problem installing freemcboot

[scwintz101]

i follow the tutorials for swapmagic install

and when it says to load swapmagic up with the usb in it freezes at the swapmagic splashscreen

ps2 is scph-50001
Swapmagic 3.6
uLaunchELF
tried freemcboot versions 1.6, 1.7, 1.8

they all freeze at the splashscreen

[spud42]

try a different usb key formatted as fat 32 maybe that will help... i use an old HP branded 128M key no probs....

[scwintz101]

ive tried using a micro sd to do it too

still failed

[dlanor]

i follow the tutorials for swapmagic install

and when it says to load swapmagic up with the usb in it freezes at the swapmagic splashscreen

ps2 is scph-50001
Swapmagic 3.6
uLaunchELF
tried freemcboot versions 1.6, 1.7, 1.8

they all freeze at the splashscreen

Of course they do.
Since 'they' freeze at the SwapMagic splashscreen, it is not 'they' who freeze at all.
It is SwapMagic which freezes because it is somehow incompatible with your USB drive or its formatting.
So if any one of the FMCB versions freezes that way, then all the others will too.

Make absolutely certain that the USB device is formatted as a single FAT32 partition.
(Not NTFS, not FAT16 nor just FAT (same thing as FAT16))
And if that does not work, then try another USB drive.

You may also need to doublecheck that you are following the tutorial correctly, using the correct file and folder names on the USB device.

Others have succeeded so it is definitely possible for you as well.

Best regards: dlanor

[scwintz101]

it finally worked with a 320 gb external hardrive