Upgrade firmware via ps2link

[Tumnes]

is it possible to update the firmware using ps2link? I have 2 ps2's and one has a broken cdrom drive. Can I upgrade the firmware by using ps2link or somethign simmilar? Originaly I upgraded it in a different ps2 then swapped it in, but this is a pain.

[e-oni]

Hi,

that would be interesting, because I don´t want to spoil a CD-R for upgrading everytime.

[Tumnes]

Well I found my answer, you can! from the readme file included with the firmware:

After running the "makeit.bat" file, you can simply run "BOOT.ELF"(inside the "BOOT" directory) with naplink/ps2link
and follow the steps outlined above.

[spedmetal]

Well I found my answer, you can! from the readme file included with the firmware:

I have tried that with PS2Link and it just doesnt work. Someone know a true working way of upgrading the CC's FW over a network, or from the memory card?

I tried putting the R19 hacked FW on a USB stick and launching it with uLaunchELF but that failed as well. Sure would be nice to know how to do this on consoles that have poor lasers.

[ZilverZurfarn]

I don´t want to spoil a CD-R for upgrading everytime.

Heard of CD-RW?

/Zilver

[TheAgent]

I have tried that with PS2Link and it just doesnt work. Someone know a true working way of upgrading the CC's FW over a network, or from the memory card?

I tried putting the R19 hacked FW on a USB stick and launching it with uLaunchELF but that failed as well. Sure would be nice to know how to do this on consoles that have poor lasers.

This goes back to the the problem with the IRX files inside of the last two versions of BM. The files conflict with the ones that ps2link has. For now the only way you can do this is to make a ps2link emergency disc. Rename ps2link.elf to PS2.ELF and make a proper SYSTEM.CNF.

Boot the ps2 with CC with no memory card in slot 1. Your ps2 should launch ps2link. Shove in the memory card and open whatever PC side client you want. Run \fw\FILES\BOOT\BOOT.ELF and run the upgrade. It should work this way but I've never tried it with release 19.

[spedmetal]

Thanks for the reply Agent, also thanks for the help with ULE earlier

I understand what your saying here, however it would be nice to be able to flash the chip with out the use of the laser as many time people just want to be able to launch HDL from with in BM and not always do they have a working laser or one that is good enough to read recordable media anyway.

Does naplink allow you to send the BOOT.ELF over with out crashing? I dont have the pl2301 cable to use with naplink.

[LordBacon]

What is the point of modded a PS2 with a CC1.1 if it cannot read any media? Can't they just have someone softmod there PS2 rather than spending money on a modchip?

[spedmetal]

What is the point of modded a PS2 with a CC1.1 if it cannot read any media? Can't they just have someone softmod there PS2 rather than spending money on a modchip?

LOL! Well if you think about it .... if you have a PS2 with a poor laser then the softmod (which is lame compared to a quality dev1/2 mod) wont work for you either as you need a PS1 disc to trigger the exploit..... sooooo with a little thinking ...hmmmm the exploit wont work either if your laser aint working.

So a good alternative is a dev1/2 chip that can launch your apps (like HDL or ULE) from the memcard/hdd with out the need for a trigger disc hmmmm genius aint it bacon.

[LordBacon]

LOL! Well if you think about it .... if you have a PS2 with a poor laser then the softmod (which is lame compared to a quality dev1/2 mod) wont work for you either as you need a PS1 disc to trigger the exploit..... sooooo with a little thinking ...hmmmm the exploit wont work either if your laser aint working.

So a good alternative is a dev1/2 chip that can launch your apps (like HDL or ULE) from the memcard/hdd with out the need for a trigger disc hmmmm genius aint it bacon.

Hahaa ah yeah Sped it is but I would just sell that PS2 and get a new one with a modchip! i mean you can sell a PS2 for eh maybe 100$ then get a premod for about 150$ but hey it is a good idea but I think it is a waste but very smart and dumb of me