Two questions re: OPL and IDE HDD's

1. I am used to the HD Loader "modes". What will the nine modes in OPL do to my HDD games to help compatibility?

2. What version HDL dump server is integrated into OPL 0.8?


Thanks for reading!

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Originally Posted by adam31

1. I am used to the HD Loader "modes". What will the nine modes in OPL do to my HDD games to help compatibility?

2. What version HDL dump server is integrated into OPL 0.8?

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1. They do exactly that HD Loader's compatibility modes do :). However, modes in OPL have differents meanings compared to HDL, the only exception is "mode3", which is the same for both OPL and HDL. Combined with DMA's settings, the OPL's modes provide a much better compatibility than HDL.

2. Version 0.8.6.



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Thanks for your reply, does anyone have more details about the compatibility modes in OPL as in what they do?

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Originally Posted by adam31

Thanks for your reply, does anyone have more details about the compatibility modes in OPL as in what they do?

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On each "about' page of the devices in the User guides is a breif description of each mode.

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Originally Posted by User Guide

Mode 1 - Loads an alternate EE core at a higher address (may fix games that freeze on a green screen)
Mode 2 - Uses an alternative read method
Mode 3 - Unhook syscalls. (similar to HDL's mode3)
Mode 4 - skip PSS file reads ( bypasses the loading of many FMVs)
Mode 5 - Disables DVD9 support
Mode 6 - Disables IGR (In Game Reset)
Mode 7 - Reduced cdvdfsv buffer
Mode 8 - Hide dev9 module (fix for NFS:U2)

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In OPL, when you highlight each mode, you will also see a brief description in the lower right of the screen.

If you need more in-depth details of the modes technical functions, you can find that in the Repository for OPL, in the changesets.