quick question (its about my service kinda lol)

[Dangwoot]

anyway i have someone from Australia and they want me to install fmcb but im in the us and im not exactly sure how i would go about doing this can someone help me figure out how i'd install it?

i downloaded embed13R1PLUS_v2.zip but the instructions are abit confusing so some clarification would be great thanks guys ^_^

[dlanor]

anyway i have someone from Australia and they want me to install fmcb but im in the us and im not exactly sure how i would go about doing this can someone help me figure out how i'd install it?

i downloaded embed13R1PLUS_v2.zip but the instructions are abit confusing so some clarification would be great thanks guys ^_^

As far as I know it doesn't help what tools you have, if you don't also have a console of the same region as the guy you are installing for. Since the Sony elf signing is MG-region dependent you should not be able to use a US console to install FMCB for use on an Australian console.

Best regards: dlanor

[Dangwoot]

well this is from the readme in the .zip

<Still incomplete>
This package contains all the files needed to build a 75kb OSD file for memory card boot.

It's a quick and dirty drop in of several files from the internet, but it works.

I made some quick'n dirty batch files to help users who can't use the command prompt.


What's needed:

1- Playstation 2 Console with exploit, modchip, swapmagic, rubberband, etc ... All you need is a mean to boot uLaunchelf, to copy files to your memory card and have access to a USB flashdrive.

2- uLaunchElf

3- An USB flashdrive known to work in the Playstation 2 and uLaunchelf.


Preparations:

First figure out the REAL region of your Playstation 2 console. This can be done by turning it on without a disc and pressing triangle at the screen with the word "Browser". There you will see the console model number, which is the information we need now.

This is what I know about Playstation 2 model numbers:

Existing series

SCPH-10000  (This series is japan only. Models 10000/15000/18000) 
SCPH-3000x  (There is a 37000 series but it's actually the same thing as the 30000)
SCPH-3900x
SCPH-5000x
SCPH-7000x
SCPH-7500x
SCPH-7900x
SCPH-9000x

The real regions, which have not much to do with the game region (NTSC UC/NTSC J/PAL, etc ...) are actually indicated by the last
digit of the model number:


Digit     Country         DVD region   Bios looks for    "Magic Gate" Region

  0       Japan             NTSC 2     BIEXEC-SYSTEM             J
  1       USA and Canada    NTSC 1     BAEXEC-SYSTEM             U
  2       Oceania           PAL  4     BEEXEC-SYSTEM             O
  3       England           PAL  2     BEEXEC-SYSTEM             E
  4       Europe            PAL  2     BEEXEC-SYSTEM             E
  5       South Korea       NTSC 3     BAEXEC-SYSTEM             A
  6/7     China             NTSC 6     BAEXEC-SYSTEM             C
  8       Russia            PAL? 5         ????                  R
  10/11   Mexico            NTSC 4     BAEXEC-SYSTEM             M


Pick the proper file for your console region.

Currently this package contains decrypted/usable files only for:
Japan:      All models with last number being 0             "makeJPN.bat"
USA/Cnd:    All models with last number being 1             "makeUSA.bat"
Mexico:     All models with last number being 10 or 11      "makeMEX.bat"
Europe:     All models with last number being 3 or 4        "makeEUR.bat"    
Oceania:    All models with last number being 2             "makeOCE.bat"
Asia:       All models with last number being 5             "makeASI.bat"


Not yet working: (Files still needed)
China:      All models with last number being 6 (Continental China) or 7 (Hong Kong) 
Russia:     All models with last number being 8


Copy the file "mcid.elf" to your USB flash drive along with the file DVDELF.bin from the folder which has the last letter matching with your console "Magic Gate" region. Both files should stay on the root directory of the USB flash drive.

Using your exploit/modchip/swapmagic, boot uLaunchelf on the console. Replace the memory card with the one you plan to install the bootfiles.
Mcid.elf will access both the DVDELF.bin file and your PS2 memory card, creating a valid signature for it which will be saved as "mcid.bin" in the root directory of the flash drive.

Once you obtained your mcid.bin (signature for the elf file on the memory card) copy it to the folder you copied the DVDELF.bin file from.

Run the batch file for your region.

Copy the resulting folder to your flash drive and use uLaunchelf to copy the folder to the memory card.
Also, copy the folders SYS-CONF and BOOT contained on this package.

i guess i misunderstood the whole point of the .zip file.
cause it has the dvdplo folder in it for their region and a makeOCE.bat but i will take your word for it if anyone else has any idea's lemme know.

[kevstah2004]

Can FMCB be installed on a PCSX2 virtual mc? then by extracting a pcsx2 memory card image you could put the extracted the files onto a real non-formatted memory card with uLE? using a BIOS from his region "Illegal I know but google is your friend".

[dlanor]

Can FMCB be installed on a PCSX2 virtual mc? then by extracting a pcsx2 memory card image you could put the extracted the files onto a real non-formatted memory card with uLE? using a BIOS from his region "Illegal I know but google is your friend".

This too would most likely fail, as each memory card has a unique MG ID, and that ID code is included as a key for the signing process.

So an FMCB installation intended for a specific memory card must also be created on that card. Creating it on another card and then just copying it over will not work, because when the bios is to boot the file it will use the MG ID of the MC to decrypt it. And if the file was created on another MC, with another MG ID, then the decryption will just produce garbage.

The only cases where copying an FMCB installation can work is when using non-Sony MCs of some kind that have identical MG IDs instead of unique ones.

Best regards: dlanor