BM vs. LaunchELF

Hi,

is there any way to delete BM from MC and starting Launchelf from MC instead as default?

Copied LaunchELF to /BOOT on MC0 renamed it to BOOT.ELF.
Just got a black screen.

Any suggestions?

Oni

I'm sorry but I can't really help you in this matter.
But why not simply using UlaunchELF as application within BootManager?
Both applications offer features that the other one doesn't. So they both complement one another.

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Originally Posted by e-oni

Hi,

is there any way to delete BM from MC and starting Launchelf from MC instead as default?

Copied LaunchELF to /BOOT on MC0 renamed it to BOOT.ELF.
Just got a black screen.

Any suggestions?

Oni

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You can set launchelf to load after bm starts up. I'll put up the script later.

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Originally Posted by TheAgent

You can set launchelf to load after bm starts up. I'll put up the script later.

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That´ll be nice. Let me know where to get it when you´re ready.

Oni

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Originally Posted by TheAgent

You can set launchelf to load after bm starts up. I'll put up the script later.

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So, autoboot of elf files from memory card is possible?
This is quite interesting news. In this forum there are several theads concerning this issue. However, it was assumed that this feature wasn't working in BM 1.6. It's really great to hear that those suppositions were wrong.

interesting especially because it was asked numerous times and never got answered ;-)

or, is this maybe a feature of the new firm we all wait for?

Try opening your BMINIT.PBT in a hex or text editor and adding this to the very bottom. it should work. Keep a close eye at where i set the MC directory to. If you dont want it there then be sure to change it before you save your BMINIT.PBT

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LOADEXEC "PS2" "-m rom0:SIO2MAN" "-m rom0:MCMAN" "mc0:/BOOT/APPS/LAUNCH/LAUNCH.ELF"

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Hi,

I´m just getting a black screen after editing the .PBT file.

Oni

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Originally Posted by TheAgent

Try opening your BMINIT.PBT in a hex or text editor and adding this to the very bottom.

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It doesn't work for me either. When turning on the PS2, the screen stays black.

After adding this command to the very end of the BMINIT.PBT, the PBAT script looks like this:

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#
# Boot Menu script for Crystal Chips BootManager
# http://www.crystal-chips.com/
#
# This file is executed on BM startup.
#

# Reboot the IOP if not loaded from host(naplink/ps2link)
IFNOT ISIN "host:" "$PWD$"
    REBOOTIOP "rom0:UDNL rom0:EELOADCNF"
ENDIF

#
# !! IMPORTANT NOTE !!
#
# BMINIT.PBT *MUST* load these 3 modules!
#
LOADEXEC "IOPELF" "rom0:XSIO2MAN"
LOADEXEC "IOPELF" "rom0:XMCMAN"
LOADEXEC "IOPELF" "rom0:XPADMAN"

#
# Set up some environmental variables
#

# Location of BootManager files
SET "BM.BM_PATH" "$PWD$"

LOADEXEC "PS2" "-m rom0:SIO2MAN" "-m rom0:MCMAN" "mc0:/BOOT/APPS/ULELF/ULELF.ELF"

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As you can see, I have changed the directory's and the elf's name according to their names on the memory card. Do you see any scripting error?

um do you two see the bm screen flash up at any time or do you just get black screen and nothing more? Can you try the shutdown_mm feature inside of the script for hdloader please?