multiMAN Version 04.19.05 Update Out!

Published on 02-07-2013 08:02 AM

52 Comments

Yesterday Deank dropped by with an update to multiMAN. Unfortunately I had my head up my a.. Ahem. So without further delay here is version 04.19.05 of multiMAN which includes support for PS2 add-on discs. Be sure to follow Deank's instructions found in the quote below. I have also included some info from the release thread containing various comments made by Deank and our members, so be sure to read them so that you can get yourself up to date.

About multiMAN 04.19.05:

multiMAN 04.19.05 minor update is available online and in the web column (CEX/DEX/STEALTH).

Added support for PS2 disc add-ons for PS3 games like SingStar:

"[PS2" prefix in folder name required
Example: /dev_hdd0/GAMES/SingStar-Dance/[PS2 Pop] where [PS2 Pop] contains a backup of your PS2 disc

You can have up to 10 [PS2] add-on discs per PS3 game. In the screenshot above the following folder structure was used:

/dev_usb000/GAMES/SingStar-Dance <--- This is the PS3 game listed in the Game column

mM detects the add-on PS2 discs and will list them in the pop-up menu when you load the game:

/dev_usb000/GAMES/SingStar-Dance/[PS2 Pop]
/dev_usb000/GAMES/SingStar-Dance/[PS2 Disney]
/dev_usb000/GAMES/SingStar-Dance/[PS2 Party]
/dev_usb000/GAMES/SingStar-Dance/[PS2]

To have a PS2 disc to be listed in the pop-up menu the folder name must start with [PS2 like in the examples above.

[Hermes] option for BD-ROM Emulator must be used and a PS3 disc is required. Later for the PS2 swap you'll need an original PS2 disc.

Don't forget that you can backup your original PS2 discs in folder format using mmOS.

Thanks to @Portnyashka for the tests and suggestions.

Dean

Click below for comments made earlier regarding this release.

click here

Originally Posted by JOshISPoser

i still have the issue where if i pause for a long time (well, a few minutes), the game will either lock up or lock up the next time it loads. when i go to quit, the ps3 beeps a few times and turns off. idk if maybe my hard drive idles or something since it seems like no one else has pointed it out. then again, i know most people don't game like me; i pause a lot, make sandwiches, watch tv, etc.

Originally Posted by deank

I left few PSX games for over 2 hours and later returned and continued the game. Tested both from internal and external. Some external USB HDDs go to sleep (like western digital) but there is nothing I can do about it.

Originally Posted by underball

A few specifically that had trouble running from ps1_emu.self:

Tony Hawk Pro Skater NTSC (stuttering on FMV video, crashes in-game)
Dead or Alive NTSC (stuttering on cut scenes, interlacing pixallation problems in game)
Return Fire NTSC (Game freezes on Vehicle Selection screen)
Gran Turismo 2 NTSC (stuttering on FMV opening, audio pops and lag in-game)
Wipeout NTSC (locks up at title screen)

All of these work 100% flawless with ps1_netemu.self (either from back-up CD's in mM or as ISOs in Iris.

Originally Posted by deank

I'm getting Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 [SLUS-01485] and GT2 to test with.

Originally Posted by JOshISPoser

i've played the original tony hawk fine on my ps3. i have all four for psx on disc and i think i have the second one backed up because of scratches. i'm pretty sure i've beaten all of them with like at least 3 or 4 characters, too, if that applies (4 excluded)

Originally Posted by deank

The disc compatibility is usually 100% in multiMAN because it picks the proper emulator to launch the disc with. The issue seems to be with the BIN+CUE file backups and I'll be able to test these two games tomorrow to see what with them.

Originally Posted by deank

I just tested GT2 (Arcade and GT)... Both disc CUE+BIN backups work perfectly... The initial video + music is so cool and I didn't know they did such for PS1 No stuttering or problems. I finished a race and the only problem I noticed was while saving to memory card: the audio stuttered a bit (but I used my SLOWEST usb stick/flash for the tests and not a usb hdd or internal hdd). There was no music stuttering or pops during playback and all was smooth.

My version is a PAL version [SCES_123.80], so all is ok. The interlace artifacts are not cool, but game plays 100%.

May be you can check with the latest mM just to be sure we're on the same page. The latest is: Download multiMAN ver 04.19.05 UPD (20130206).zip from Sendspace.com - send big files the easy way

Also in my case mM switches the display to 50Hz because the game is PAL and the emulator plays in 576p. If your version is NTSC it should run in 1080p @ 60Hz.

Download: multiMAN 04.19.05 - MIRROR

News Source: ps3crunch via Deank @ psx-scene

PSX-SCENE: The Pinnacle Scene Xenocracy

● Latest News ● Report News ● Search Forums ● Hall of Fame ●
● Facebook.com/PSXScene ● RSS ● Twitter.com/psx_scene ●

Share
- Share this post on
- Digg
- Del.icio.us
- Technorati
- Twitter

niccoooodu61, RazorX, STLcardsWS and 2 others like this.

Categories:

_{Tags :

backup manager,

deank,

file manager,

mmos,

multiman,

multiman 04.19.04,

ps1 emulator,

ps1 iso,

ps2 add on discs,

ps3,

psx,

rom manager}

52 Comments

cyto - 02-07-2013, 09:59 PM
- Reply
Originally Posted by esmjanus

As far as I know, Sony has improved the PS2 emulator (ps2_netemu) since 3.70, and now is releasing PS2 games (trough PSN/SEN, just like they did with PS1 games) that runs with that emulator, such games works on both BC and non BC consoles.
The good news is that flat_z, according to his twitter, has managed to decrypt the ps2_netemu. Maybe in the future he can release something to play any PS2 game on non BC consoles, Or Estwald, Deank or someone else could patch the ps2_netemu, just like they did with the ps1_emu.

This is what I am waiting for. I just don't want to pull the old PS2 outta the closet to play a few games. I'd rather just rip the ISOs to the PS3 USB HDD and play them that way. It's not a huge priority so I haven't even considered the Cobra dongle.

JOshISPoser - 02-07-2013, 10:09 PM
- Reply
Originally Posted by Hakuoro

Thank you!
So, img and iso are not supported, right? Should i patch something, or just put the games inside the folder and play? Can i put a cover inside the folder?

No, they're supported. Most images are supported plenty well, but if say you can pop the disc into the computer and it'd play like a cd, you need bin/cue for the music of that game to work.

You just put them in a folder named whatever and refresh the retro column in multiman. You can use a cover, but i can't remember the details.

You should really just read the link. It'll provide exact information. It's not that long of a read at all actually.

lwilli - 02-08-2013, 12:13 AM
- Reply
Originally Posted by nubeet

"nice fast mirror" only to those who have premium...other than that, original mirror -sendspace- is way better.

If you don' have premium then use Unrestrict.li | Home | Unrestricting your links!

Your welcome...

JOshISPoser - 02-08-2013, 11:05 AM
- Reply
well burt reynolds!

i thought i found something to improve my hard drive sleep time but it seems to have made it worse.
i did a google with very a basic search, whereas i was doing some specifics, and came up with hddscan. it's supposed to be able to turn off sleep mode or extend it to whatever. now it seems to be doing it way more quickly.

oh, i guess i forgot to say....HELP?!

pretty unrelated but apparently the move wheel doesn't work with backup images. it is said to work with any game. i mean, i can change it to controller port one but the motion doesn't work and the paddles don't even respond as r1 and l1...i thought that was weird.

Steveola - 02-10-2013, 10:29 AM
- Reply
Hum this update broke something....

backups no longer work from USB HDD... they either lock up multiman completely or I get the error starting game.

Reverted back to 04.19.03 and everything started working again.

What gives?

JOshISPoser - 02-10-2013, 11:05 AM
- Reply
you might be the only one. i would think someone else would have said something like that.

i'm pretty pumped for whatever deank has in store next. i think it's gonna blow our minds!

underball - 02-10-2013, 11:37 AM
- Reply
Originally Posted by JOshISPoser

you might be the only one. i would think someone else would have said something like that.

i'm pretty pumped for whatever deank has in store next. i think it's gonna blow our minds!

He's no the only one. All PS3 games set to "BD-Mirror" in Multiman 04.19.05 running from external lock up the PS3.

You know, I know you want to be supportive of Dean, but accusing everyone of being a liar when they report bugs is getting kind of tired Josh. People don't post these things to pisyou or Dean off. They do it to simply report bugs so they get looked at and fixed in the next release.

JOshISPoser - 02-10-2013, 11:50 AM
- Reply
all i said is no one has posted that... i used the words might and think. i was not calling anyone a liar. i believe he is having problems. you don't need to have a problem with me.

underball - 02-10-2013, 11:57 AM
- Reply
BD-Mirror still works in 04.19.04. - so something broke it in .05.

You didn't need to say anything if you didn't bother to test whether his bug report was correct or not, that's the point. You just assumed he was the only one. Taht's rude and only makes it harder to confirm whether bugs exist or not.

Dean is a fantastic dev, and everyone here knows it. But bugs happen in some releases, that's why we test everything. We don't need you here insinuating people are wrong when reporting bugs without bothering to check it out first. Next time, instead of saying "It might be only you, dude, LOL!!!11!", test it out yourself and confirm if the bug exists or not. That's how it works best for everyone.

JOshISPoser - 02-10-2013, 12:14 PM
- Reply
point taken and possibly noted. sorry for being wrong, aka human, every once in a while. you seem to not like me ever since i told you to stop posting the same thing over and over. i'm cool with you, man. i have no problem and i generally trust people until i shouldn't.

just checked, i wouldn't have had a problem according to his post but i would according to yours. all the games i'm currently playing don't need bd-mirror or i have them on disc. so if i tested and directly replied to only his, i would have actually completely disagreed with his post instead of posting maybe, might, i think, or w/e i posted.

just tested a bd-mirror game and it took quite a few to find one and it didn't lock up my ps3, it just black screened. maybe it is the game i tested, but idk.

the reason i boost deank up is cause i know that i like compliments. if all i got were bug reports, i'd be overwhelmed. compliments would make me wanna keep going; maybe that's just me. i don't like to be ridden hard all the time

now, for my bug report or...weirdness report. i had a game in img and noticed that it had a second cd. i got the second cd from a site and it came with bin/cue of both cd's, so i just copied over the save. everything was fine and dandy loading up. the weird thing though is that i noticed the game seemed to be like a lil more choppy. it seemed to have more noticable load points than with img.

it's not terrible but what has happened with two different games now is that i go to save, and it says there's no memory card. for one game, i got lucky and saved to the second memory card and just completely restarted. for another game, it only sees memory card one so i pretty much just have to restart cause i don't wanna go any further without being able to save.

with it being two different games, i'd suspect it's not just a rip of a game. the two games are Tomba! and Heart of Darkness. I save a bunch in both of them, so maybe that is it, idk.

Steveola - 02-10-2013, 02:49 PM
- Reply
Originally Posted by underball

He's no the only one. All PS3 games set to "BD-Mirror" in Multiman 04.19.05 running from external lock up the PS3.

You know, I know you want to be supportive of Dean, but accusing everyone of being a liar when they report bugs is getting kind of tired Josh. People don't post these things to pisyou or Dean off. They do it to simply report bugs so they get looked at and fixed in the next release.

Phew,,,, I'm glad I am not the only one... thanks for the confirm.

seamusskye - 02-10-2013, 02:56 PM
- Reply
cheers

seamusskye - 02-10-2013, 02:59 PM
- Reply
nice one

db256 - 02-10-2013, 03:43 PM
- Reply
so is this Multiman automatically stealth?

JOshISPoser - 02-10-2013, 04:04 PM
- Reply
no to my knowledge. i think you have to set it up as stealth first but i'm not positive.

Jay-Jay - 02-10-2013, 04:08 PM
- Reply
Those having BD-Mirror lock ups? What CFW are you guys using?

underball - 02-10-2013, 04:31 PM
- Reply
Originally Posted by Jay-Jay

Those having BD-Mirror lock ups? What CFW are you guys using?

Kmeaw 3.55

JOshISPoser - 02-10-2013, 04:49 PM
- Reply
oh, see, i'm on rebug 4.21.2 and it seems to just black screen on bd-mirror games but i un-bd-mirrored a game and it still worked cause i remembered deank saying he fixed it...he might have said he made games more direct bootable; it's one of those

Nightbird - 02-10-2013, 08:25 PM
- Reply
Originally Posted by JOshISPoser

oh, see, i'm on rebug 4.21.2 and it seems to just black screen on bd-mirror games but i un-bd-mirrored a game and it still worked cause i remembered deank saying he fixed it...he might have said he made games more direct bootable; it's one of those

...or you have since installed an update for that game or game data has been installed and it only need to be in BD-Mirror mode on first run.

JOshISPoser - 02-10-2013, 08:30 PM
- Reply
no install data and the update is has 4.3+ keys so i didn't update it. maybe i put on bd-mirror to be safe but it doesn't need it to run at this moment.