m/c booting ps2 cdr

[Rotosound_rb666]

found this out accidentally, thought I'd share it, although I'm not so sure what our mods will think.... (so I'm asking?)
anyway, whoever made HDAdvacne, also incuded a special "BOOT.ELF" that helps it (anything in the m/c called "HDA.ELF") load. Well, I tried burning it to cd-r that way, but instead of booting the HDA.ELF on the cd-r with it, it booted the one in my m/c, instead, so: we can use this ps2 cd-r to boot any elf named "HDA.ELF" in the exploit, instead of a psx title that has to be specified in TITLE.DB, for those who can't do that.

rename elf to boot "HDA.ELF" this ps2 cd-r boots it.

MODS: this is not an HDLOADER, or HDADVANCE, just the booter borrowed from HDA, mastered on a ps2 cd-r, not meant to use for HD loaders, per say, just intended as a substitute for a psx original "exploit" boot disc. Legal?

[EspI69]

so you just saved this boot mc.rar to a cd-r and it booted?
kinnda lost ,please explain more in depth

[Rotosound_rb666]

yeah, any file in your mc0:/BADATA-SYSTEM mc save named HDA.ELF, this ps2 cd-r boots it up as an alternative to a SPECIFIC psx title, thought it might be useful. So if you have one exploit file on the mc, with both a boot.elf and an hda.elf, you could boot either with either the psx title or this.

[teclis]

I see...but to load that boot disc, you'd still need a chip or to perform a swap...I'm not seeing the advantage here...

[Rotosound_rb666]

the advantage is that I don't have to add psx titles for everyone, anymore, and if you have a modchip, then you have to boot psx title booter in psx mode, where as if you boot an hddloader from this, in normal ps2 mode, you can then use your chip to rip backups and imports to your hdd in the ps2, from that menu, it works in ps2 mode, but not in the psx mode you need to boot the exploit with a psx title.
plus you can boot one of 2 elf's from the same exploit, if there's a need to.

[EspI69]

ok, but i need to get the eploit to my MC so i can run HD loader/advance.
see i download HD loader. and i need a psx game so i can put the exploit on the MC.
would thisposting be of any use to me?>

[Rotosound_rb666]

rename the loader HDA.ELF in the exploit, and use that cd-r I posted. use Jum's exploit installer cd kit, unpack this so it becomes C:\EXPLOIT, (not C:\EXPLOIT\EXPLOIT\) open the dcgenps2 with the .ps2 project save, then open the subdirectory FILES in the cdgenps2 window, so you see IPCONFIG.DAT and 3 IRX files, and add your renamed (to) HDA.ELF (or any BOOT.ELF to be run by psx title) there, click image, and burn the resaulting image to cd, that installs the exploit.

[EspI69]

LMAO! ok u just got me more confused, ok! i downloaded your 2 files
expolit.rar and boot mc.rar.... am i supposed to rename the HDloader.elf to HDA.elf?
where do those 2 files u sent get put into action and what do i do with them.....another words, how do i get eveythgin to the point where i can just burn the boot cd and loader.... then be able to use the boot cd-r to use the ps2 game to be able to use the loader? lol

[EspI69]

HERES THE DEAL....I BURNED hdLOADER , BOOT MC , AND EXPLOIT FILES TO ONE CD!, THE CD LOADS , SAYS READING , INSTALLING... THE STOPS AND SAYS "error: failed to write to destination file: HDLOADER.ELF , i also tryed this and renamed HDLOADER.elf to HDA.elf and it did same thing but said it couldnt write to destination file HDA.elf.... this more then what i have gotten last time i tryed b4 u posted this ....what am i doing wrong, please help.

[Rotosound_rb666]

sounds like you don't have enough room in your memory card.