OPL Compatibility with modchip

[toze3]

I just want to make a thread about compatibility of OPL with modchips.

• cheap Modchips or old ones

OK,works on OPL 0.8 when you force the chip to PSX Mode,Video Mode [thanks amp2006]

• Crystal Chip 2.0 SLE

OK, no need to turn off the modchip [thanks JNABK]

• DMS 3

KO, always red screen when loading games with OPL 0.8
OK,works on OPL 0.8 after update the modchip
OK, compatible with rev after 508 (OPL 0.9 beta 19 Dez 2010) [thanks izdubar]

• DMS 4 Pro

OK,works on OPL 0.8 [thanks dlsmd & dlanor]

• Magic Series

OK,works on OPL 0.8 when you force the chip to PSX Mode,Video Mode [thanks amp2006]

• Matrix

OK, no need to turn off the modchip

• Messiah

????????

• O2 modchip

KO, OPL 0.9 rev 536 [thanks sigmaris]

• Thunder PRO II:

OK, no need to turn off the modchip

• Others????

????????

I need help and feedback from users with experience on this matter in order to build a complete table of compatibility.

[izdubar]

Compatibility with DMS has been fixed in the latest beta 0.9 revision.

[toze3]

Compatibility with DMS has been fixed in the latest beta 0.9 revision.

Thanks izdubar

Do you know any more modchip fixed with this revision (opl 0,9 beta)


Thanks

[izdubar]

He he, no need to put the "thanks", I just reported the info, the real thanks goes to the one who did the fix, that is jimmikaelkael

[JNABK]

I'll test my Crystal Chip 2.0 SLE chip in a few mins and report.....

Edit:
Works with modchip ON
Boots OPL v0.8 fine from the CC 2.0 SLE Application Browser. Didnt test anything else about it, just that it boots.

Edit2:
Tested the loading of settings and ran a game from SMB....works OK.

[sigmaris]

OPL (hg version 536) isn't compatible with the O2 Mod chip - see my post (Open PS2 Loader - Bug reports) in the bug report thread.

[izdubar]

OPL (hg version 536) isn't compatible with the O2 Mod chip - see my post (Open PS2 Loader - Bug reports) in the bug report thread.

Ah first time you mentioned a revision number.

However I don't think this information is any useful, as it doesn't seems the revision 536 have something to do with this incompatibility report.

Usually when you report a precise revision, it means the revision N-1 (here 535) was working fine.

[dlsmd]

my dsm4pro works with opl 0.8

[dlanor]

my dsm4pro works with opl 0.8

Mine too, though I haven't made extensive compatibility tests with that console. (An old v7) It may be that some specific usage is incompatible, though I missed it.

Just for a basic test right now, I booted this v7 PS2 using the DMS4pro DEV1 method to boot uLE which I then used to launch OPL v0.8 (the public release == rev 503).Once in uLE I switched to the HDD menu and activated it (I have it set for manual activation). Once the game list appeared (lots of partitions to scan take time) I then selected FFX international and pressed X, at which the game proceeded to boot normally.

For my next test I dug up an old copy of OPL v0.7 (== rev 245 I think), and again used it to select the same 'FFX Int' game from the HDD, and again it booted perfectly.

I have no clue as to why some people say this modchip is inherently incompatible with OPL, because in those tests I have made with it that is simply not the case. At least not from v0.7 and on, Only the really old versions before that were allergic against all modchips...

But I am well aware that I may have missed incompatibilities with some particular usage of the modchip or of OPL v0.7 and v0.8 which may cause them to work badly together, since I seldom test much on that console.

For example: It is quite likely that the HDD drivers used for a DEV2 boot may mess with the ability of OPL to use HDD when OPL is directly booted by DEV2 method. But that is a problem inherent with the use of DEV2, but not with the modchip itself.

Most of my OPL tests are made on a newer v15 PSTwo without any modchip and booted through FMCB, or on a v18 also unmodded and booted through SwapMagic.

Best regards: dlanor

[amp2006]

also for cheap Modchips or old one like Magic Series they can run FMCB and also OPL 0.8 when you force the chip to PSX Mode,Video Mode .

just wanted to added this info .