libHdd has been released

**loy** · 11-02-2003,12:16 AM

libHdd is a set of drivers and source code which provides access to a hard disk drive (hdd) connected to your PS2. The library allows you to manage partitions and provides access to filesystems on the hdd.

It can be downloaded at http://ps2dev.org/kb/kb.asp?T=967

**MaJJaL** · 11-02-2003,04:25 PM

will this let you use any harddrive? and what can you use it for now, keep saves on it?

**Sgt_Strider** · 11-02-2003,08:31 PM

I'm kinda confuse as well. What will this driver allow me to do with a hard drive connected to the ps2?

**loy** · 11-02-2003,08:41 PM

read the pdf in the downloadable zip

**ravihpa** · 11-02-2003,09:06 PM

Originally posted by loy
read the pdf in the downloadable zip

Yes thats what I was going to say, but in the end it becomes kinda confusing

but anyways they do say...

"Something important to note that Playstation 2 hdd-enabled games use the same APA partion system which libHdd supports, so both hdd-enabled games and homebrew software can access the hdd without conflicts. However, libHdd cannot be used to access partitions/filesystems created by these games."

I didn't understand the part after "however"

In the pdf, its written "Development of parts of libHdd (specifically, the utility library, APA driver and PFS driver) was sponsored by DMS Technologies, the makers of the excellent DMS3 PS2 modchip." Now thats COOL....

**ravihpa** · 11-02-2003,09:12 PM

Also, will it work with backup copies of those "PS2 hdd-enabled games"

and also do we need to install the PSBBN I think that is required to "install" those "PS2 hdd-enabled games"

If PSBBN is not required, then it would be GOOD as PSBBN kills the modchip

sjeep · 11-03-2003,01:45 AM

libHdd is a development library for use in homebrew PS2 software. It will not do anything special by itself, but it will allow developers to add support for the PS2 HDD into their applications. Examples of possible uses for libHdd are enabling emulators to load roms from the HDD, and media players to load movies, music from the HDD. Currently there is no homebrew software released which utilises the PS2 HDD, but I will personally be making a few releases of HDD enabled software over the next few weeks. Unfortunately, I cant give away any more details at this stage. Stay tuned for details.

cblue72 · 12-03-2005,04:02 AM

Originally Posted by sjeep

libHdd is a development library for use in homebrew PS2 software. It will not do anything special by itself, but it will allow developers to add support for the PS2 HDD into their applications. Examples of possible uses for libHdd are enabling emulators to load roms from the HDD, and media players to load movies, music from the HDD. Currently there is no homebrew software released which utilises the PS2 HDD, but I will personally be making a few releases of HDD enabled software over the next few weeks. Unfortunately, I cant give away any more details at this stage. Stay tuned for details.

hay sjeep I wonted to ask you a qustion about ps2mame on hdd using hdadvance. I tryed for a weeks now to get in to my hdd and I findly got it to download on to my hdd but I can not get hdadvance to boot the roms
do you know a way I can get thim to work or know a mame emulator that can work on hdavance?

thank you for your time in replay C..

**HypERSoniC** · 12-03-2005,04:26 AM

im not sure if you have noticed, but this thread is almost 3 years old... and way before hdloader. sjeep does not post here anymore.

**barf** · 12-03-2005,07:07 AM

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