Need major help playing backups with MCBoot and ESR

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Originally Posted by LopoTRI

ESR don´t work with cd´s. Only with DVD´s. You must rip a game in .iso and patch that iso with ESR-Disc-patcher, and then burn it....

And if you want to rip a "cd" then you have to make it to a "DVD", patch it and burn it....

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So no matter what I always have to put it on a dvd? I can't burn a cd?

What LopoTRI said is true but you can with some games make a DVD version of a CD game look around if you really want the game to work their is a thread for converting CD games to DVD for PS2 use with ESR

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Originally Posted by RandQalan

What LopoTRI said is true but you can with some games make a DVD version of a CD game look around if you really want the game to work their is a thread for converting CD games to DVD for PS2 use with ESR

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Ok so you recommend I do convert it to dvd? I really just want to test if my ps2 can read any kind of backup.

Well either convert or rip a dvd game to iso patch then burn to check :)

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Originally Posted by RandQalan

Well either convert or rip a dvd game to iso patch then burn to check :)

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But I've already tried that as stated back in the beginning of the thread, but as you suggested, I need to burn onto a verbatim disc for it to work.

Or try it directly without waiting to boot PS2.

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Originally Posted by kraxyk

I turned on my system bringing me to the MCBoot menu. I clicked ESR. ESR Loaded and I inserted my burned copy.

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So turn PS2 off, put ESR-patched-Disc in, turn PS2 on. The logo of ESR must come up automaticly. You don´t have to run ESR manually first....

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Originally Posted by LopoTRI

Or try it directly without waiting to boot PS2.



So turn PS2 off, put ESR-patched-Disc in, turn PS2 on. The logo of ESR must come up automaticly. You don´t have to run ESR manually first....

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If the PS2 is off how do I put the disc in? Would I have to use swap magic or something like that?

Sorry, my brain was on a "slim".....

No, i just mean that you don´t have to wait till PS2 boots up and you don´t need to start ESR manually......

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Originally Posted by LopoTRI

Sorry, my brain was on a "slim".....

No, i just mean that you don´t have to wait till PS2 boots up and you don´t need to start ESR manually......

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So your saying that it should launch the disc automatically, which its not, therefore I'm doing something wrong. But again I'm not using verbatim dvd's

Ok question about using a hdd. I know it has to be an external hard drive, not usb powered. What other criteria is there? Also, I know I need to use usbextreme or usbadvance. What are the differences? Is there one that is better? Finally, what makes a game incompatible with usb hdd? I know not all are supported.