FMCB 1.5 USB problems

Until yesterday i was using fmcb 1.4b on my memorycard and everything was fine. When i updated to 1.5, when i have my kingston datatraveler 8gb plugged in the ps2 when it boots it freezes. This flashdrive needs custom usbm.irx driver to be recognised in ULE and SMS so i think the problem is the rescue function in fmcb 1.5(the one that launches mass0:/RESCUE.ELF before everything else). Is it possible to disable the rescue function or even better embed my usbm.irx into osdmain.elf?

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Originally Posted by gamidi

Until yesterday i was using fmcb 1.4b on my memorycard and everything was fine. When i updated to 1.5, when i have my kingston datatraveler 8gb plugged in the ps2 when it boots it freezes. This flashdrive needs custon usbm.irx driver to be recognised in ULE and SMS so i think the problem is the rescue function in fmcb 1.5(the one that launches mass0:/RESCUE.ELF before everything else). Is it possible to disable the rescue function or even better embed my usbm.irx into osdmain.elf?

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Its a safety precaution so that in case the cnf is messed up or ur BOOT.ELFs are deleted, u shouldnt be stuck. This will override all the other settings. If a support for disabling this is available, then again makes this feature dependant on the cnf and the whole point is lost.

It is possible to include the custom usbm.irx but u would need to recompile the stuff with your usbd.irx. Better yet. You can ask jimmy to include support to look for the custom irx file on the mc:/SYS-CONF or FMCB-CONF folder and if not found , then load the default irx. How about it?? :)

I havent tried compiling the 1.5 code yet. But let me try. May be I can compile a version for you and send the changes to jimmy also if needs to implement it :D.

Could u pm me with ur usb irx file?

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Originally Posted by gamidi

Until yesterday i was using fmcb 1.4b on my memorycard and everything was fine. When i updated to 1.5, when i have my kingston datatraveler 8gb plugged in the ps2 when it boots it freezes. This flashdrive needs custon usbm.irx driver to be recognised in ULE and SMS so i think the problem is the rescue function in fmcb 1.5(the one that launches mass0:/RESCUE.ELF before everything else). Is it possible to disable the rescue function or even better embed my usbm.irx into osdmain.elf?

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Embedding additional stuff into the limited space allowed for by the 75KB DVDPLx files is probably not a good idea, even if there is room for it, as we want to reserve some space for future changes.

But it could be done by a smaller change allowing FMCB to load the mass: driver IRX as an external file (like both uLE and SMS do it) when commanded to do so by a new configuration variable in the CNF (like uLE) or simply doing it when the driver is found to be present in a specific MC folder (like SMS). This would only need addition of some code to check that variable on loading the CNF or checking for the driver presence on MC, plus some more to do the IRX loading, but it should still be much less than what's required to embed the entire driver.

Best regards: dlanor

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Originally Posted by dlanor

Embedding additional stuff into the limited space allowed for by the 75KB DVDPLx files is probably not a good idea, even if there is room for it, as we want to reserve some space for future changes.

But it could be done by a smaller change allowing FMCB to load the mass: driver IRX as an external file (like both uLE and SMS do it) when commanded to do so by a new configuration variable in the CNF (like uLE) or simply doing it when the driver is found to be present in a specific MC folder (like SMS). This would only need addition of some code to check that variable on loading the CNF or checking for the driver presence on MC, plus some more to do the IRX loading, but it should still be much less than what's required to embed the entire driver.

Best regards: dlanor

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Ok dlanor, Ur wish is granted .... :D

@gamidi:
Can u re-install using this? Put ur USBD.IRX or USBM.IRX or both in FMCB-CNF or SYS-CONF ? post the results here.

http://www.4shared.com/file/54734322...5_ext_usb.html

I like the idea,... (of external IRXs). ;)

Well, I think that if new features are added, then someday there won't be enough room even with external irx files, so we'll had to move to a simple loader which loads a elf file (boot.elf at /BOOT on mc). Then the new elf should have all those features allowing to load elfs also.

The customized version works! Thank you very much coolaan. I can even load elfs on bootup from the flashdrive. I hope it is officially implemented in the next fmcb. I had the file in SYS-CONF folder(didnt move it since it is used by ule).

I have sent jimmy the change i made. If he sees it is good, he will implement it :) .

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Originally Posted by coolaan

I have sent jimmy the change i made. If he sees it is good, he will implement it :) .

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coolan, could you please forward to me those IRX files that works with kingston pendrives? I have a 4GB kingston that never worked with my PS2.

Thanks!

bootsector

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Originally Posted by bootsector

coolan, could you please forward to me those IRX files that works with kingston pendrives? I have a 4GB kingston that never worked with my PS2.

Thanks!

bootsector

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Sure bro,

I got this from one of gamidi's posts itself. But I am reposting so people with this issue can find it here. First u can try with only the USBM.IRX alone, it it still doesnt work, try using both USBD.IRX and USBM.IRX .

http://www.4shared.com/file/54774876...v_for_ps2.html