Problem with Mcboot and memory card?

[rocker4sure]

I followed this tutorial on how to softmod your ps2. see below

‪How To SoftMod a PS2 SLIM Without a MODCHIP OR SWAP MAGIC! Tutorial Part 1/3‬‏ - YouTube

‪How To SoftMod a PS2 Slim Without a MODCHIP or SWAPMAGIC! Tutorial Part 2/3‬‏ - YouTube

‪How To SoftMod a PS2 SLIM Without a MODCHIP OR SWAPMAGIC! Tutorial! Part 3/3‬‏ - YouTube

everything went fine and worked out great untill i got to the very end. I gt to the mcboot page where i formatted my memory card(8 mb sony master gate) and then i installed the multi system option so i could use it on other systems. It all installed. Then flashed the mcboot logo a couple of times and then the screen went black. now my memory card does not work. my ps2 turns on and works still but it will not read my card in either slot. doesn't read it at all. says to insert my mem card. And when i start the ps2 with no game and try to manage my mem card there is no data on it and it will not red it? What happened. everything seemed fine. I have even seen other tutorials and it looked the same as mine.. only thees worked of course. Is my mem card fried? what did i do wrong. is there a better tutorial?

[LopoTRI]

I gt to the mcboot page where i formatted my memory card(8 mb sony master gate)

The MC named "Magic gate" and not "master gate"......

It all installed. Then flashed the mcboot logo a couple of times and then the screen went black.

That i dont understand what do you make here.... What and why you flashed a "mcboot logo"???

I have seen all 3 links you posted for the install, but i dont see anything to flash the mcboot logo.....

So try the "mca" (Memory-Card-Anihilator). maybe it brings yor MC back to life....

[spud42]

what he ment to say is that the "Free McBoot " logo flashed up on his TV screen then it went black. did you install the newbie package from this site?
if you did then you would have the latest including uLE. that youtube video showed an old version of uLE 4.11, latest is 4.42a .
it is actually included in the newbie package so you shouldnt need to download another version. dont put the files in a folder they need to be in the root so the installer can find them. so free_mcboot.elf has to be in root on the USB and the INSTALL folder with all of the subfolders and files then it should work.
i think your install isnt working because the file were not copied over properly because the installer could not find them.........

[rocker4sure]

Thanks. i am going to try it right now. ALSO, my memory card is not being read by the ps2 since i last tried to install the mcboot and everything and i am about to try the MC annihilator mentioned above. How do i install the mc annihilator?

[RandQalan]

You don't install it just put MC annihilator on USB or FTP it to PS2
use UlaunchELF to boot it

here is the link (Release: MC Annihilator v2.0)

Newest FMCB without PS3 adapter

http://psx-scene.com/forums/f153/fmc...-2011-a-73950/ (FMCB-Nooby-Installpackage 2011)

[rocker4sure]

thanks everyone!!! will try this and let you know how it works. thanks again!

[rocker4sure]

i tried MC annihilator and the program worked and booted right up for me. BUT STILL it will not read my memory card for some reason??? When th MC Annihilator started up it showed 2 question marks. one labeled slot 1 and the other Slot 2. But thats it? I tried my MC in both slots but nothing? The only thing i did that made it stop working was yesterday when i tried to install mcboot. it asked me to format my memory card. then it told me to install multi versions mcboot. which i did. it everything loaded onto the mc then thats it. the mc no longer works in the ps2? the ps2 browser will not read it either? nor do games nor the mc annihilator. Is there anything else than can be done? i really dont wanna go search the stores and pawn shops for another ps2 mc. lol

[RandQalan]

On one of my MC i had something like that happen before if your lucky like I was
you could use a qtip and some alcohol and clean the copper connections and it might read the MC again.

[rocker4sure]

ok i will try it. but i dont think that is the problem. It had always worked fine untill i did the mcboot install on it then ever since the ps2 does not read it? i will give it a try. i think its fried or something? Thanks!

[rocker4sure]

the MC annihilator didn't work. The MC card just must be fried? All the mc annihilator showed was two question marks labeled slot 1 and slot 2. But my card did not show up?