Solution to "Loading GUI String Table...FAILED"

[suram884]

There are two problems. First is the CR/LF characters, as dlanor noted. To solve this one simply download the program called UltraEdit32. Use that to edit your config.dat file. When you open up config.dat, it was ask you if you want to convert the file to DOS, select YES. It will only make it display the file properly but will not convert the file. When you click save, the file will be saved in UNIX format, which is how we want it. Add the two hdd lines at the end. But, before you save it you need to do one more thing...

myPS2 interperts the LF character as the end of the line, so you need to add an extra empty line at the end of the file. Position the cursor at the end of the last line and press enter. Just click save and you're all set.

Also, I've noted that some people have empty lines between their config parameters. One such person is darkarmyofone. (I had to point you out since you were complaining about it so badly) myPS2 thinks that it's at the end of the file if it encounters an empty line. So do not leave empty lines between parameters.

Here is a visual:

[firehawk]

I'm currently using Vim to edit the configuration files. It does not ask to convert or anything like that, just add the lines and save. But Vim is not easy to use, you'll have to try it out for a while to get use to it.

[darkarmyofone]

i wasnt complaining, i was trying to get help. dont make examples out of people unless its needed. and it wasnt in this case. thanks.

[darkarmyofone]

anyways, i understand what your saying, but i cant seem to get ultra edit 32 to do what your asking. ive tried and tried many different things. i was wondering if you could post a predone config.dat using my partition names... i would appreciate it. if not thats alright. but i still aim to conquer this obstacle

[wallacee]

try notepad2 over at

http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html

it has the correct line formattings in it

[Neocronicum]

None of your points apply to the config.dat i created for darkarmyofone's system but it still didn't work. So there has to be some other problem in his case.

[darkarmyofone]

i got ultra edit 32 to do exactly as u posted in the first post. i opened it, it asked me if i want to change it to dos. i did. i went and removed my line spacing. i also placed that blank line at the end just like you told me too. and then clicked save. and i still get the same error at the same spot... should my partition be pfs0 or +MYPS2 i guess in theory according to MYps2 those partitions are the same. it used to show up as pfs0, but when myps2 v1.1 or 1.2 came out they corrected it to display the real name "+MYPS2" so im now confused as to what i need to do now. i no longer have faith that my partition names are arranged correctly in my config.dat

my HD has the one partition on it that everyone else with MYPS2 has, pfs0 AKA whatever you named it, in my case +MYPS2. and DIRECTLY inside of that partitions root directory, like RIGHT when you open it is a folder called MYPS2. and that folder contains all of the Myps2 v1.2 shit, skins, fonts, myps2.elf, you know what i mean.

so it should be like

hdd_boot_part = hdd0:+MYPS2
hdd_boot_path = /MYPS2/

or

hdd_boot_part = hdd0:+pfs0
hdd_boot_path = /MYPS2/

or

hdd_boot_part = hdd0:+PFS0
hdd_boot_path = /MYPS2/

"not sure if its pfs0 or PFS0, im pretty sure its lower case.

any suggestions as to how i should write those two lines... or is the way i had it the way it should be? the first of the three examples is the way i have it and was told to write it.

i also checked to make sure that every single skin and media file for Myps2 was accounted for on my HDD "took FOREVER" but its all there in the proper places. so i know the integrity of the files are ok. the ****ing think just wont load them... this is weird, can someone with a WORKING config.dat post it on here, like one that allows you yourself to launch myps2 from the hard drive. i'd like to compare it to my non functioning config.dat that i created by following this tutorial.

thnx guys.

[suram884]

It is suppose to be like:

hdd_boot_part = hdd0:+MYPS2
hdd_boot_path = /MYPS2/

There might be a problem with having the partition and folder the same name. My myPS2 folder is located in a partition I created named +ELFs, and I also have a +MYPS2 partition which is empty right now, but I will fill it up with some media later.

My config looks like this:

hdd_boot_part = hdd0:+ELFs
hdd_boot_path = /myPS2/

On a side note, pfs0 is not a real partition. It is just a reference that gives easy access to the current mounted partition.

[Neocronicum]

this is weird, can someone with a WORKING config.dat post it on here, like one that allows you yourself to launch myps2 from the hard drive. i'd like to compare it to my non functioning config.dat that i created by following this tutorial.

The one that attached to my post in the other thread did work for me. I created a partition and folder structure based on your description of your system and it all worked just fine. Perhaps you should try and delete your current partition and recreate it.

[darkarmyofone]

im going to try changing the name of my myps2 folder to APPS and see if that works. if that doesnt work. im going to delete and recreate the partition. this is rediculous lol. i bet its something wrong thats right under my nose. theres no way ive dont this wrong. its been tried like well over 100 times and im knoledgable to the subject. lol, thats luck for ya.

thanx for the suggestions guys. im trying em out as i type.