Action Replay and FMB problems

**mahatma19** · 07-22-2009,01:05 PM

I have all the FMB files that they say are necessary to install it to the memory card along with several compress .iso action replay files. I burnt all of them to a CD-RW and no of them seems to work. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong.

**amp2006** · 07-22-2009,01:09 PM

first is your PS2 able to run backups and homebrew ? because you cannot just burn action replay max or any other Homebrew or backups and then put it to ps2 ..

**mahatma19** · 07-22-2009,01:27 PM

hwo can i get my ps2 to run back ups and home brews

**amp2006** · 07-22-2009,01:31 PM

like Modchip or FMCB along with ESR to run Patched DVDs or Swap Tricks like Swap Magic .etc.

**mahatma19** · 07-22-2009,01:39 PM

Dont want to be a pest but i have all those software, except the mod chip, and i can seem to get anthing out of it.

**Northbear** · 07-22-2009,02:46 PM

Do you have retail copy of Action Replay and Swap Magic or did you just download it ?

**mahatma19** · 07-22-2009,03:09 PM

I downloaded it.

**TnA** · 07-22-2009,04:25 PM

Please do not create multiple threads, if they are in relation to each other.

1. You need a retail-disc/an original disc, to swap with (or atleast have a method to run an ELF).
2. If you´re not able to do it yourself, there is a Sticky-Thread, right here in this sub-furum, where friendly Install-Volunteers install FMCB for you on your MC.

**dlanor** · 07-22-2009,05:48 PM

Originally Posted by mahatma19

I have all the FMB files that they say are necessary to install it to the memory card along with several compress .iso action replay files. I burnt all of them to a CD-RW and no of them seems to work. Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong.

Like others have already told you, there is no way to burn any CD or DVD disc so that it will boot by itself on a completely unmodded PS2 console, without even a working 'softmod'. You will have to perform some trickery (aka: disc swapping) to make the console believe that it is booting an original disc, instead of the burned disc you've 'swapped' into the drive. There are many tutorials on those methods, so please search out and study those.

However, even when you have studied the 'swapping' tutorials and learned how to do that, you also need to use suitable media. None of my PS2 consoles (four total, two of which I still use regularly) have ever been able to use any "-RW" media. Neither CD-RW nor DVD-RW work at all. And I know this to be true for many other console users as well.

Only a few people have managed to use such discs on their consoles, and even there it is not a good idea. The -RW media will definitely shorten the lifetime of your PS2 CDVD lasers quicker than anything else, so please avoid using such discs.

Personally I use nothing but Verbatim DVD-R and CD-R discs, and have made (literally) hundreds of working backups of both kinds. Using cheaper or unsuitable (-RW) media is a sure way to disaster.

Best regards: dlanor

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