Free Vast Continues

**zer0xx** · 07-02-2008,07:25 AM

My suggestion for the next version to be able to add/choose our Elf on ps2 main menu
other then FMCB

**TnA** · 07-02-2008,07:29 AM

@suloku: Think we should collecting src and ways, for features that will maybe integrated and bugfixes, if found.
In a few days/weeks, we decide what's next.

**kevstah2004** · 07-02-2008,07:33 AM

I don't know why don't just integrate Argon and mcboot together Argon already has a elf loader doesn't it? it just needs options for loading ESR and a sub drop down menu for loading your favorite elf's.

**kevstah2004** · 07-02-2008,07:46 AM

Originally Posted by TnA

A decrypted ROM1-Dump will be usefull to me.
I have a V7 PAL 39004.
Hope I could get some (complete) dumps from different regions, but V7 to compare.

Btw.: What is OSDCNF?

@kevstah2004: Now "DVD-Mode-Load"-ELF works for me.
Boots back to original OSDSYS.

Well I got all these locations from an unpacked osdsys and ps1drv.
OSDCNF in my bios dump is a folder it contains
EXTINFO

Code:

   H20020319-181154,osd.conf,osdconf.bin,kuma@rom-server/~/g30kEJ/g/app/rom

IOPBTCONF

Code:

@800
SYSMEM
LOADCORE
EXCEPMAN
INTRMANP
INTRMANI
SSBUSC
DMACMAN
TIMEMANP
TIMEMANI
SYSCLIB
HEAPLIB
EECONF
THREADMAN
VBLANK
IOMAN
MODLOAD
ROMDRV
ADDDRV
STDIO
SIFMAN
IGREETING
XSIFCMD
REBOOT
XLOADFILE
XCDVDMAN
XCDVDFSV
SIFINIT
XFILEIO
SECRMAN
EESYNC
RMRESET
CLEARSPU
XSIO2MAN
XMTAPMAN
XMCMAN
XMCSERV
XPADMAN
OSDSND

RESET - Blank file with no data I think all the RESET are the same.
ROMDIR

Code:

RESET          ROMDIR    L P   EXTINFO     \   IOPBTCONF  7

**PALGamer** · 07-02-2008,10:06 AM

Originally Posted by suloku

This can be directly added to the fmcb's launcher, in fact, my fmcb does actually do it, but I'm not sure if I'll upload that.

Did u change anything on the settings in the .cnf, or did you repogram the launcher/?

the settings i can do myself, the launcher is a bit too much for me

**Bootlegninja** · 07-02-2008,10:42 AM

Amazing. Just by looking at the new posts this morning, I can see it's madness with all the posts on the new version. Precisely why I suggested that the launcher be slim down by removal of FMCBOOT.CNF.

I'll send you a PM later regarding this TnA.

**slicer74** · 07-02-2008,10:42 AM

Where can i get a 75kb DVDELF.bin ?

**Neme** · 07-02-2008,11:02 AM

Originally Posted by Bootlegninja

I'm fairly certain that Neme can shed some light on this. Before he started there wasn't any launching from the main menu on on the sony browser. I'm sure with a bit of change in the code, it's possible to launch uLE directly from there instead of relaunching FMCB entirely.

I've made some quick tests and I managed to launch SMS and the builtin DVD player from the browser menu the same way the OSDSYS does, using LoadExecPS2 and "moduleload" as filename. The OSDSYS launches the osd replacement at startup like this:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "-x mcx:/BxEXEC-SYSTEM/osdmain.elf";
      args[4] = "mcx:/BxEXEC-SYSTEM/osdmain.elf";      // arg
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

To launch the builtin dvdplayer:

Code:

      args[0] = "-k rom1:EROMDRV";
      args[1] = "-m erom0:UDFIO";
      args[2] = "-x erom0:DVDELF";
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload2 rom1:UDNL rom1:DVDCNF", 3, args);

When you use "moduleload2" you can specify a config to use for IOP reset, otherwise it's reset with rom0:EELOADCNF. The -m switch means to load a module, -k to load an encrypted module, -x to launch an encrypted ELF, no switch means launch an unencrypted ELF.

I tried to launch a normal unencrypted ELF this way but I got BSOD:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "mc1:/SMS/SMS.ELF";      // file to launch
      args[4] = "mc1:/SMS/SMS.ELF";      // argument
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

I think it didn't work because there is probably a bug in rom0:EELOAD. When it finds no switch it calls SifLoadElf with the filename then for some reason it calls SifLoadElf again. However i tried to launch an encrypted ELF - a dvdelf that had SMS embedded and it worked like this:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "-x mc1:/BOOT/SMSEMBED.ELF";
      args[4] = "mc1:/BOOT/SMSEMBED.ELF";
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

With this SMS started fine. So to launch normal ELFs either we need to use some other code to load them correctly, or... tell a small encrypted loader what file to launch:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "-x mc0:/BEEXEC-SYSTEM/osdmain.elf";    // the loader
      args[4] = "mc1:/SMS/SMS.ELF";                  // argument
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

What if osdmain.elf would load OSDSYS by default and load uLaunchELF or other apps only when given such param.

**PALGamer** · 07-02-2008,11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Neme

I've made some quick tests and I managed to launch SMS and the builtin DVD player from the browser menu the same way the OSDSYS does, using LoadExecPS2 and "moduleload" as filename. The OSDSYS launches the osd replacement at startup like this:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "-x mcx:/BxEXEC-SYSTEM/osdmain.elf";
      args[4] = "mcx:/BxEXEC-SYSTEM/osdmain.elf";      // arg
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

To launch the builtin dvdplayer:

Code:

      args[0] = "-k rom1:EROMDRV";
      args[1] = "-m erom0:UDFIO";
      args[2] = "-x erom0:DVDELF";
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload2 rom1:UDNL rom1:DVDCNF", 3, args);

When you use "moduleload2" you can specify a config to use for IOP reset, otherwise it's reset with rom0:EELOADCNF. The -m switch means to load a module, -k to load an encrypted module, -x to launch an encrypted ELF, no switch means launch an unencrypted ELF.

I tried to launch a normal unencrypted ELF this way but I got BSOD:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "mc1:/SMS/SMS.ELF";      // file to launch
      args[4] = "mc1:/SMS/SMS.ELF";      // argument
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

I think it didn't work because there is probably a bug in rom0:EELOAD. When it finds no switch it calls SifLoadElf with the filename then for some reason it calls SifLoadElf again. However i tried to launch an encrypted ELF - a dvdelf that had SMS embedded and it worked like this:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "-x mc1:/BOOT/SMSEMBED.ELF";
      args[4] = "mc1:/BOOT/SMSEMBED.ELF";
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

With this SMS started fine. So to launch normal ELFs either we need to use some other code to load them correctly, or... tell a small encrypted loader what file to launch:

Code:

      args[0] = "-m rom0:SIO2MAN";
      args[1] = "-m rom0:MCMAN";
      args[2] = "-m rom0:MCSERV";
      args[3] = "-x mc0:/BEEXEC-SYSTEM/osdmain.elf";    // the loader
      args[4] = "mc1:/SMS/SMS.ELF";                  // argument
      LoadExecPS2("moduleload", 5, args);

What if osdmain.elf would load OSDSYS by default and load uLaunchELF or other apps only when given such param.

strangly enough, that's what I expected, for it to launch signed elfs only, so another small launcher will be needed, but now I wonder, can booting from the browser give specific parameters to fmcb to launch a certain file, so if the ps2 is launched, it launches OSDSYS, but if fmcb is activated via the browser it gives a parameter to launch say Ulaunch..

**TnA** · 07-02-2008,11:28 AM

@Neme: Sounds o.k. It handles it like FMCB as an OSD-Update again, but from another given path, right?

Suggestions:
--> CNF-Entries in FMCB-Config, which name are shown in OSD and where the path links to.

Hope we can talk about it in IRC.

THX & regards

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