Curious: I have access to Disc!

[TnA]

I played around a little bit.

I have FMCB 1.2b BETA installed on my MC.
After uLE + Autostarts, I configure it to load the new ELF to load PS2Browser.
Initial Delay and Timeout are set.

I disabled my Modchip an install DVD-Update 2.10.
My PS2-Version has 2.13E in ROM, so I changed the text in "dvdplayer-e.ver", "dvdplayer-j.ver" and "dvdplayer.id" from 2.10E to 2.14E (only a "newer" Version-Entry).
I copied my osdmain to DVD-Player-Folder and rename it to "dvdplayer.elf".
Now it loads uLE.
Before I changed this texts, the "new DVD-Player-Update" won't load.

So,... When I insert DVD-Video, it starts uLE when I do this Mods.
While Init delay, I switched Burned DVD-Video-DVD-R to burned Black-Backup.
When I use Filebrowser and go on cdfs: I have access to all files.
I disabled the Chi every time and I also replicate this experiment again.
It works more than one times.
I will test it on NoMod today.

I use the EJECT-Button, to swap the discs, so no Slide-Tool.

Only a burned pree-boot-dvdvideo-disc then the burned PS2-DVD-Game.

[TnA]

I also forgot to mention, that this backup is NOT PATCHED.
Need testing on NoMod.
I boot the Game by choosing the ELF through Filebrowser.
Doesn't test more till now.
Sorry that, but if it works on NoMod it'll be great I think.

Even for start.

regards TnA

[l_oliveira]

If what you tested really worked, then what I said about "special mode" is a lucky* guess, huh ? ;P

[zx16384]

After uLE + Autostarts, I configure it to load the new ELF to load PS2Browser.

PS2Browser.ELF cannot have anything to do with it... there's no patching done at all, just launches with skipping the osd update check.

I [...] install DVD-Update 2.10. My PS2-Version has 2.13E in ROM, so I changed the text in "dvdplayer-e.ver", "dvdplayer-j.ver" and "dvdplayer.id" from 2.10E to 2.14E (only a "newer" Version-Entry). I copied my osdmain to DVD-Player-Folder and rename it to "dvdplayer.elf". Now it loads uLE.

It seems you found out how the dvdplayer update gets launched. And that should then be launched even when not booting with free McBoot.

[l_oliveira]

PS2Browser.ELF cannot have anything to do with it... there's no patching done at all, just launches with skipping the osd update check.



It seems you found out how the dvdplayer update gets launched. And that should then be launched even when not booting with free McBoot.

I think the point here is whenever the drive is unlocked or not for non PS2 discs instead of how does the DVD player boots.

[zx16384]

I think the point here is whenever the drive is unlocked or not for non PS2 discs instead of how does the DVD player boots.

I think the point is exactly how the DVD player boots, because it may be that the osd first unlocks the drive (to look for the video_ts folder), and then launches dvd player or its update.

[l_oliveira]

I think the point is exactly how the DVD player boots, because it may be that the osd first unlocks the drive (to look for the video_ts folder), and then launches dvd player or its update.

Actually not, because the OSD don't need to know which DVD video it is... (I mean it doesn't need to see the data inside the disc so no unlocking is needed. Also having the unlocking commands into the OSD would be giving the gold to the bandits, not ? lol)

Just IF it is a DVD video disc. And reading the DVD drive register for disk type seems enough for that, not ?

[zx16384]

Just IF it is a DVD video disc. And reading the DVD drive register for disk type seems enough for that, not ?

Good point.

Anyway, my initial point was that it shouldn't matter how the OSD was launched... If TnA is using the dvdplayer update feature that would also be launching uLE if his PS2 wasn't booted using free McBoot. A simple memory card having only the dvdplayer-update folder should also do that without first booting to free McBoot -> uLE -> PS2Browser. But I won't be testing that because i can't... I only have original games and no interest at all in launching backups.

[TnA]

Maybe it pauses cdvd-init on startup, when I swap the discs.
The old Disc is still verified as DVDV, uLE starts the PS2-Browser again and DVD-Update again starts, but this time no swap.
The DVD is still verified to mechacon as DVDV and uLE initializes cdfs: (instead of "DVDV" it will be recognized as PS2 disc) when going to Filebrowser-cdfs.


Btw.: I installed my DVD-Player through FMBC, if this makes any difference.

[atchuss]

TnA:

Could you shared the "DVD-Update 2.10"?