USB Hard Drive Compatability List

[darkenrahl]

I just recently managed to install free mcboot to my memory card, that works great, I have an issue though and I have gone in alot of different directions with it. When I connect my USB External HD (Simple Tech is the maker, and its called Simple Drive, capacity is 130 gigs). PS2 is a black slim able to run free mcboot. Anyways if I connect my USB external hd and try to access it the system locks up, if its on at startup, it freezes at the splash screen....now comes to some rather confusing parts. I want to play the games from the external hd, they install fine on my pc, ntsf format first, then used usb extreme to format into fat32. Everything ive looked at is up to date.

I tried usb advanced, it was able to access my external and play games.
I tried openps2loader, when it tries to start the HD it freezes, either if its on manual or automatic.
I tried uloadelf, it freezes when I select mass.
If I have a flash drive plugged into slot 1 and external in slot 2 it loads, but no mass1 pops up, just the mass for the usb stick.
I am fairly sure that uloadelf and openps2loader's problems are probally connected, since both those have problems where as usb advanced wont.

I want to get this system able to access my mass storage, I have no idea if its a compatability issue or what, ive tried looking for compatability lists and all I get are lists of games that are reported to work....which is NOT what im looking for, Obviously since usb advanced work my HD is getting accessed somehow, so whats the issue? If anyone figures it out would help me alot....in the mean time, does anyone have a compatability list for usb hard drives (and interal ones as well with a enclosure) list. Ive read alot of posts on here and I think such a list would benefit everyone involved and end up with less threads about this topic.

If anyone has any answers well....im all ears....or is it eyes since im technically reading the responses.

[LopoTRI]

I want to play the games from the external hd, they install fine on my pc, ntsf format first, then used usb extreme to format into fat32. Everything ive looked at is up to date.

If you connect USB-HDD into PS2 it must be formated to FAT32.

I tried openps2loader, when it tries to start the HD it freezes, either if its on manual or automatic.

I hope you turn in OPL the "USB-device start mode" to "AUTO" or "MANUAL" and not the "HDD-device start mode"

I tried uloadelf, it freezes when I select mass.

First it named uLE (uLaunchElfl) and not uloadelf.....
What version of uLE you have?? You can see it if you boot to uLE in right above corner.

If I have a flash drive plugged into slot 1 and external in slot 2 it loads, but no mass1 pops up, just the mass for the usb stick.

Thats normally in uLE. If you browse for the first time in uLE, it shows only one of the flash´s/hdd´s.
So you must browse in one time to "mass:", and when you go back to main, then you see the second "mass1:".....

So myabe your USB is incompatible, or you format it wrong (the USB must have only 1 Partition in FAT32)

otherwise try to play it over SMB (LAN)......

[SP193]

I just recently managed to install free mcboot to my memory card, that works great, I have an issue though and I have gone in alot of different directions with it. When I connect my USB External HD (Simple Tech is the maker, and its called Simple Drive, capacity is 130 gigs). PS2 is a black slim able to run free mcboot. Anyways if I connect my USB external hd and try to access it the system locks up, if its on at startup, it freezes at the splash screen....now comes to some rather confusing parts. I want to play the games from the external hd, they install fine on my pc, ntsf format first, then used usb extreme to format into fat32. Everything ive looked at is up to date.

I tried usb advanced, it was able to access my external and play games.
I tried openps2loader, when it tries to start the HD it freezes, either if its on manual or automatic.
I tried uloadelf, it freezes when I select mass.
If I have a flash drive plugged into slot 1 and external in slot 2 it loads, but no mass1 pops up, just the mass for the usb stick.
I am fairly sure that uloadelf and openps2loader's problems are probally connected, since both those have problems where as usb advanced wont.

I want to get this system able to access my mass storage, I have no idea if its a compatability issue or what, ive tried looking for compatability lists and all I get are lists of games that are reported to work....which is NOT what im looking for, Obviously since usb advanced work my HD is getting accessed somehow, so whats the issue? If anyone figures it out would help me alot....in the mean time, does anyone have a compatability list for usb hard drives (and interal ones as well with a enclosure) list. Ive read alot of posts on here and I think such a list would benefit everyone involved and end up with less threads about this topic.

If anyone has any answers well....im all ears....or is it eyes since im technically reading the responses.

All hard disk drives should be compatible. The only thing that matters is the enclosure. Some enclosures are just not compatible.

Have you tried using PS2ESDL yet? http://psx-scene.com/forums/f253/pla...ps2esdl-63375/ (Playstation 2 External Storage Device games Loader (PS2ESDL))

It's tuned for USB support, and occasionally has observed better device compatibility.
Performane has been reported to be slightly better too.