CC Software 30 hacked

[Jones23]

Here it is, the ready to burn bin/cue release of the latest hacked CC software.

It was worth the long wait, release 30 contains many new features and bugfixes, e.g. In-Game-Reset, which allows you to reset your PS2 with the controller. This is CC exclusive, but it doesn't work with all games.

The APPINFO.PBT scripts have changed again, so the old MegaPack won't work with this release. And besides that, uLE and SMS need the SHUTDOWN "MM" again to work.

Here's the complete list, taken from the readme of the official release.

Release 30 -

NOTE: Loading BM from older versions of PS2LINK will not work since PS2LINK used an older version of PS2SMAP.IRX. Use
the latest PS2LINK with the latest PS2SMAP.IRX only! Encourage others to update PS2SMAP.IRX in their projects too.

NOTE: Release 30 contains BM 2.1.0 which requires small changes to APPINFO.PBT scripts. Older MegaPacks will not work.

Additions:
- "Shortcuts" allow you to assign a shortcut to one of the 7 "user buttons": L1, L2, R1, R2, Triangle, Square, and Start.
Usage:
Inside any BM menu that contains an option you wish to create a shortcut to:
1. Press "Select" button.(the cursor should turn green and you cannot move the cursor.)
2. Press the "user button" you wish to assign the shortcut to.
3. Select the option you wish to create the shortcut to and hit "X".
4. The cursor should return to normal.
5. Every time you press the "user button" assigned, the shortcut will be called.

Note: If you hit "Select" again at any time during the shortcut recording the shortcut will be canceled.
You can use this to delete a shortcut by pressing Select then the button you wish to delete the shortcut
from then pressing Select again.

By holding down the button desired and pressing "Select", you will enter "shortcut record mode". You can cancel
this mode by hitting "Select" again. In Shortcut Record Mode, the cursor will turn green when it's above a valid
widget that can be used as a shortcut. When you've highlighted the widget you want to create a shortcut to, hit
"X" to assign the shortcut. This can be used to launch an application, enter a menu, start network/hdd, etc all
by pressing a single button!

- "In-Game Reset"(IGR) allows you to reset your PS2 simply by pressing(and holding) L1+L2+R1+R2+Start+Select on your controller!
This feature has been very popular for XBOX1 users so we decided it was time the PS2 users were able to
enjoy the same. Please note that this feature will not work unless the PS2 is actively reading the controller.
For example some games do not read the controller while showing intro screen, etc.
This will not work in PS1 games.
This will also not work if the PS2 is crashed since all software is dead in that case...
THIS FEATURE IS DISABLED BY DEFAULT!

- Added "Miscellaneous Configuration" menu with the following options:
- In Game Reset: enable/disable "In Game Reset". DEFAULT: OFF
- GS Hook: enable/disable the "GS Hook" used for PS2 video fixes. DEFAULT: ON

- PBAT scripts:
- "PROGCCI" is no longer supported, see "PROGFW".

- "PROGFW" will write a binary to a specified address in the CC on-chip EEPROM/flash.
Syntax: PROGFW start_address file
Arguments:
start_addr is the starting address, in either hexadecimal(0x..) or decimal, in EEPROM/flash to which the data will be written.
filename is the name of the file to load and program to the EEPROM/flash.
Example: PROGFW 0 MYFILE.CCI
Notes: This command will overwrite the specified areas in the EEPROM/flash, possibly requiring you to use Recovery Mode
to boot an Upgrade Disc!

- "ERASEFW" will erase the entire contents of the CC on-chip EEPROM/flash.
Syntax: ERASEFW
Arguments: None
Example: ERASEFW
Notes: This command will erase the entire EEPROM/flash chip and you will lose all firmware, applications and settings
stored on the chip!

- Added "N2EPACK.EXE" to allow you to pack any file with N2E compression for use in CC firmwares.

- Added "CCITOOL.EXE"(replaces CCIGEN.EXE) to allow you to supply the necessary "CCI Header" to
firmware loader binaries.

- ???(Various forgotten additions I'm sure..)

Fixes/Changes/Updates:
- IMPORTANT: The Crystal Chip firmware image(.CCI) file format has changed. There is no longer a 32-bit checksum at the start
of the file. BootManager v2.1.0 and later will only support the new format.

- Removed "Button Configuration" menu as the "Button Configuration" has been replaced by Shortcuts which can do the same thing
and more.

- Fixed "Themes" so you can now change the theme correctly after installing a new theme.

- Fixed Autoload "NODISC".

- Rewrote CC hardware drivers, now much more efficient, stable, faster and supporting flash chips up to 4MByte.

- Rewrote all CC firmwares, CC2.0 will notice much faster BM loading from flash and CC1.x users should get some slight improvements too.

- Fixed some compatability issues with some games.

- Fixed an issue causing crashes relating to HDD(No HDD, etc).

- Fixed some scrolling issues in menus.

- Fixed some typos in the Configuration Menus(options mislabeled, etc).

- Updated PS2SMAP.IRX and USBHDFSD.IRX from PS2DEV.ORG SVN source.

- Various bug fixes, cleanups, etc. Should result in better compatability/stability.

- ???(Various forgotten fixes/changes/updates I'm sure..)

Just burn the bin/cue files with your favorite burning software.
E.g. with Nero: goto burn image in the recorder menu, select the bin and set mode2, then burn it to CD. Or just select the cue and burn away.
Look at the official CC homepage for more detailed burning instructions: http://crystal-chips.com/main/content/view/70/62/

Boot the disc in Recovery Mode in your PS2, install firmware and BootManager, reset, sit back and enjoy.

Have fun, playing your backups.

[dr99]

thanks for all your hard work jones23

[tonybologna]

Thanks Jones!

[tonybologna]

I can't get it to work Jones! I've tried burning with both Nero & BAO with no success. All I'm getting is a black screen. I've burned all other hacked firmwares without any problems! What might be the problem? Thanks!

[gelato]

How do you update with USB?

[dr99]

i tried to boot this disk in enhanced mode and it went to a black screen. now when i turn on the ps2 all i get is a black screen. the boot manager that i had installed to flash previously from the 29 release will not come up.

[tonybologna]

Hey Jones! I think you've uploaded an older version! I extracted the files from the BIN & nearly all the files are dated 11-06-2004. That's where our black screen problems are coming into play! I know hacked firmware29 had the BM2.ELF file as a date of 09-06-2006 so that alone compared to the 2004 dates on the hacked30 shows something went wrong & I suspect you mistakenly uploaded the wrong hacked firmware!

I went back to test to make sure no problems with my chip too! I used both hacked24 & 29 versions without any problems so there appears to be some kind of what I think is just a mistake! Thanks!

@dr99

i tried to boot this disk in enhanced mode and it went to a black screen. now when i turn on the ps2 all i get is a black screen. the boot manager that i had installed to flash previously from the 29 release will not come up.

What you might have to do until we get this figured out is get your hacked29 CD back out & try to re-install the firmware & BM! Thanks!

[dr99]

i tried to boot this disk in enhanced mode and it went to a black screen. now when i turn on the ps2 all i get is a black screen. the boot manager that i had installed to flash previously from the 29 release will not come up.

i was able to use recovery mode and format my flash, then install the 29 flash and bootmanager. i was worried that my chip was messed up. in the future when upgrading should i format my flash everytime or just remove bootmanager from flash then just overwrite the old firmware. thanks.

[tonybologna]

i was able to use recovery mode and format my flash, then install the 29 flash and bootmanager. i was worried that my chip was messed up. in the future when upgrading should i format my flash everytime or just remove bootmanager from flash then just overwrite the old firmware. thanks.

With the older versions of firmware/BM then you had to always manually remove these before installing over them. Now, you don't have to do that. I don't remember when this was fixed but I have been just installing over the older versions for a while now without any problems! Thanks!

[Jones23]

The release is fine, at least it should be. I tested it before releasing it and everything was good.
You should be able to boot the disc in recovery mode and only in recovery mode. I guess some of the changes in BM are responsible for that.

from the CC homepage:
Software Release 31
12.01.2007
We've just uploaded CrystalChips Software Release 31 to resolve a problem with loading PS1 discs from BM. This was caused by a minor path error in BOOTMENU.PBT.

Also, we'd like to let people know that if they've got BootManager currently installed on their PS2 that they should use Recovery Mode to boot the upgrade disc. Some of the older BootManager software can interfere with the latest version.

That bug is already fixed in the hacked version 30, so I'll wait till tomorrow before releasing hacked version31.

best regards Jones23