USBAdvance wide open

**spectrum3** · 06-12-2006,06:07 PM

Is possible a version of usb advance for matrix infinity to work without cd in drive?.

Thanks.

**urbigbro** · 06-15-2006,10:40 PM

Dear Devs,

Thanks for modding this soft to make it available to everyone. I looked around this and a few other forums and couldn't find the answer to the following question posted any where. Are there any versions of USBAdvance modified to use the I-link connection? I would like to know if any homebrew softs like ulaunch or SMS support this too, but I'll post those questions in the proper thread. Excuse me if this is the wrong place to post this.
Thanks for all the time you Devs have spent to make the PS2 more useful!!

store3150 · 07-20-2006,09:45 AM

HI. I'm new ps2 crystal chip user, hi to everybody.
I have 2 simple question:
-How can i backup my ps2 games into external USB HDD?
-After, how can i launch backuped games?
note: I have tried USBadvance but as options me alone the launch the backuped games and not the copy...
Anybody can help me?
THANX.
ps: I'm mac os x user.

**vvv** · 07-24-2006,02:04 PM

hello
I have a problem
when I try to start a game from the USB HDD it only shows "loading title" (or something) but the game never start
what could I have done wrong
I have USB advance, ps2 slim with crystal chip
could somebody help me

earth132 · 10-01-2006,11:35 AM

Originally Posted by vvv

hello
I have a problem
when I try to start a game from the USB HDD it only shows "loading title" (or something) but the game never start
what could I have done wrong
I have USB advance, ps2 slim with crystal chip
could somebody help me

I got the same problem as above (( loading title ..please wai)) when presing statr.
Please help.since i tried to solve this problem but i couldn't either by searching in another forms or by myself .but the question is :Is the usb of the PStwo making this ****ing problem .if so i will complian the USBExtreme company

your immediat replay in this regard is highly appreciated

**alidona** · 10-10-2006,11:17 PM

Originally Posted by Apprentice

I personnaly load USBa from MC with swapmagic 3.3. It was a bit tricky but here's what i've done :
1- made a bootable execftp CD .
2- installed that cd on the usb hdd
3- loaded it on the pstwo via SM3.3 and a burned cd of usba
4- copied the USBa elf on the MC via flashfxp/execftp (in MC/0/SWAPMAGIC/SMBOOT0.ELF)

Now I can run it just booting SM3.3 and pressing up+L1 at swap screen.
The best thing is, the CD don't spin at all and most game crash less often than before.

could any one Explain this in clear way

dose it work with a copy of swapmagic 3.3

**dlanor** · 10-11-2006,12:27 AM

Originally Posted by alidona

could any one Explain this in clear way

dose it work with a copy of swapmagic 3.3

Assuming that you need to use SwapMagic for the normal reason, that you have no mod-chip, then it is clearly impossible to boot a copy, since booting a copy would in itself require a mod-chip.

And if you have a mod-chip, then that entire procedure with SwapMagic is unnecessary.

Also, if you have an old PS2 (earlier than v11) then you can use the 'exploit' method of booting instead of SwapMagic.

To rephrase the above:
SwapMagic is only needed for new PStwo models (where exploit won't work), and only if you don't have a mod-chip. And if you do need it, then you always need an original pressed disc, not just a CD-R copy.

Btw: Are you aware that the post you replied to is over a year old, and that the user who wrote it is not around anymore...?

Best regards: dlanor

**arifinch** · 10-13-2006,01:32 PM

Yes, i would agree about the useless stuff, yet i bust my network adaptor few month ago, i fiddle with it, so...

Would buy a new one, but the price around here had tripled or so.

i'll get a hdd enclosure tomorrow, cheaper by far, hope it works.

I really hope you guys who do hdloader would do usb advance too, especially for compatibilities, would really apreciate it, thank you very much in advance.

**dlanor** · 10-13-2006,02:00 PM

Originally Posted by arifinch

Yes, i would agree about the useless stuff, yet i bust my network adaptor few month ago, i fiddle with it, so...

Would buy a new one, but the price around here had tripled or so.

i'll get a hdd enclosure tomorrow, cheaper by far, hope it works.

I really hope you guys who do hdloader would do usb advance too, especially for compatibilities, would really apreciate it, thank you very much in advance.

No matter who works on it, USBAdvance will never gain the same compatibility as HDLoader has with some games, partly due to the USB 1.1 speed restriction, and partly due to the fact that the basic CDVD emulation routines of HDLoader are more compatible to begin with, even without improvement patches.

It might be possible to improve that compatibility of USBAdvance, by new patches, but the transfer speed restriction would still remain, as that is impossible to eliminate.

Best regards: dlanor

**loumicky2002** · 11-03-2006,04:50 AM

best to use 3.6 not 3.3 and also i have found that you cant boot usbadvance chrystal chip v1.1 cant comment on other versions. I helped another user get his working here phpbb88.com/usbadvance also got a list of over 100 titles working on usb advance on there to and im updating it daily testing need 4 speed carbon tonight and b-boy

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