Memor32, FMCB & Backup Games

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05-04-2011, 04:37 AM
Archangel768

Memor32, FMCB & Backup Games

To start off, I have no real knowledge of how to do the following.

1. Install custom software onto the memory card.
2. And run backup games using it.

What I have done. Following this guide, Memor32

I have a Memor32 which I have transferred to the Noobie package.
I have a USB stick with the folder BOOT and the BOOT.ELF that I extracted from the Noobie Package in it.

The guide told me to have the BOOT folder and BOOT.ELF on the Memor32. But, turning on my PS2 holding R1 as instructed did not do anything. On another forum someone said to put the BOOT folder and BOOT.ELF on a usb stick and hold down on the pad and hold R1, R2, L1, L2 as I boot the PS2

Booting off the USB stick worked. I now get the Ulaunch menu up.

Next I went to load FMCB from the Noobie Package Folder. There was none in the Noobie Package folder. So, I downloaded FMCB 1.8 and transferred that onto the Memor32 into the Noobie Package Folder.

I loaded FMCB on my PS2 and I formated my official Sony 8mb PS2 memory card and I did the normal install onto the Memory Card. Before it installs, it says

'No USBD.IRX, USBHDFSD.IRX found in INSTALL/MODULES folder FMCB loader will not have access to USB device... Continue?'

I continued, it then said 'No BOOT.ELF detected in your INSTALL folder! Continue?

I continued. It installed it.

Now when I load up my PS2 with my 8mb it goes to Free McBoot Version 1.8

In the Menu it has.

1. Browser
2. System Configuration
3. Launch disc
4. Reload configuration

It does not have the uLaunchELF or ESR option in the menu like what is shown in the picture on the tutorial in the link earlier.

I tried making a backup copy of Xenosaga Episode 1. Using Sony DVD+R which is capable of 16x

I also used Memento Disc Patcher 0.9e

I burned the disc using ImgBurn with the Write Speed: AWS (MAX)

Now all I have done is trying to put the disc in my PS2 and choose 'Launch disc' from the FMCB menu. It goes to do something but the disc drive just makes some funny reoccurring noise. Nothing comes up on the screen.

My Hardware

Macbook Pro 2010 Model. DVD drive according to ImgBurn is MATSHITA DVD-R
PS2: PAL Australian SCPH-39002 Model

My PS2 is not modded in anyway.

All I am trying to do is run backup games like Xenosaga using a softmod.

Xenosaga is NTSC and my PS2 is PAL. From what I've read, this isn't a problem when running it as a backup. My TV is a 46" Samsung LCD. Purchased in 2009. I'm assuming it supports NTSC signals.

Anyone that could tell me what I'm doing wrong and how to do it right would be greatly appreciated.

I also have a 640GB portable USB hard drive. If someone could explain to me how to run backups off of it, that would be appreciated as well.
05-04-2011, 05:35 AM
SP193

First, you have to get FMCB installed again with uLaunchELF and the USB modules.
Download the latest version of uLaunchELF here.

Without the USB modules and uLaunchELF, it's almost as good as not having FMCB at all.

Next, you can either use Open PS2 Loader (OPL) or PS2ESDL to load your games off a USB disk.

OPL supports the internal HDD (Of older PS2s), SMB and USB devices, and has VMC and IGR support.
PS2ESDL supports only USB devices and IEEE1394A disks, but is tuned for USB device support (And therefore has better performance in general for USB disks).

Download either (or both) of them, and stick them your USB device (or memory card, if you want to).

Next, you have to install your games.
If you want to only use PS2ESDL, you can use PS2DCDMP (PS2ESDL's game installer) to install your games.

Otherwise, you have to use tools that can install games in formats that both loaders can use like iso2opl, usbutil, ul_install.exe (And so on...).

You may also use .iso disc images too, but the limit for games then would be 4GB/game.
Also, .iso disc images are only supported by the prototype PS2ESDL v0.816 and newer (The public stable v0.810 does not support .iso disc images).

You have to make sure that none of your games are fragmented too (No fragmented regions whatsoever).
Download the Auslogics Disk Defrag utility and use it to defragment your disk.
Never use the Windows disk defragmention utility, or Power Defragmenter unless you know how to use it properly.

Lastly, launch uLaunchELF by holding the key which you had binded uLaunchELF to earlier on at bootup, and uLaunchELF should boot up.

Finally, launch PS2ESDL or OPL by selecting their executables in the file browser.

Happy gaming! :)

PS: Your console was probably making that odd sound because it was unable to read the disc you burnt.

Try using verbatim DVD-R discs (Discs that manufactured by either Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubushi) instead.

Also, if your console was making a scrapping noise: Place some tape on the inner hub to make the disc thicker to give your console a better grip on it.
I used sticky tape was that was not too thin.
05-04-2011, 10:26 PM
Archangel768

Quote:

Originally Posted by SP193

First, you have to get FMCB installed again with uLaunchELF and the USB modules.
Download the latest version of uLaunchELF here.

Without the USB modules and uLaunchELF, it's almost as good as not having FMCB at all.

Next, you can either use Open PS2 Loader (OPL) or PS2ESDL to load your games off a USB disk.

OPL supports the internal HDD (Of older PS2s), SMB and USB devices, and has VMC and IGR support.
PS2ESDL supports only USB devices and IEEE1394A disks, but is tuned for USB device support (And therefore has better performance in general for USB disks).

Download either (or both) of them, and stick them your USB device (or memory card, if you want to).

Next, you have to install your games.
If you want to only use PS2ESDL, you can use PS2DCDMP (PS2ESDL's game installer) to install your games.

Otherwise, you have to use tools that can install games in formats that both loaders can use like iso2opl, usbutil, ul_install.exe (And so on...).

You may also use .iso disc images too, but the limit for games then would be 4GB/game.
Also, .iso disc images are only supported by the prototype PS2ESDL v0.816 and newer (The public stable v0.810 does not support .iso disc images).

You have to make sure that none of your games are fragmented too (No fragmented regions whatsoever).
Download the Auslogics Disk Defrag utility and use it to defragment your disk.
Never use the Windows disk defragmention utility, or Power Defragmenter unless you know how to use it properly.

Lastly, launch uLaunchELF by holding the key which you had binded uLaunchELF to earlier on at bootup, and uLaunchELF should boot up.

Finally, launch PS2ESDL or OPL by selecting their executables in the file browser.

Happy gaming! :)

PS: Your console was probably making that odd sound because it was unable to read the disc you burnt.

Try using verbatim DVD-R discs (Discs that manufactured by either Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubushi) instead.

Also, if your console was making a scrapping noise: Place some tape on the inner hub to make the disc thicker to give your console a better grip on it.
I used sticky tape was that was not too thin.

Hey, thanks so much for your reply.

I'm still having some problems. Could you please answer a few of my questions?

I installed a game (Dark Cloud) using 'PS2DCDMP-GUI' to a USB drive.

When loading PS2ESDL from my 4gb usb drive through Ulaunch, it says to plug in a compatible USB devices. (I loaded Auslogics and found the usb drive is heavily fragmented. So at the moment I'm defragmenting my usb stick as I type this post so I haven't had the chance to try it again. Could the fact the it is fragmented so much be the reason PS2ESDL couldn't detect my usb stick?)

I also tried loading USB Advance from my usb stick and it seemed to see my usb stick but couldn't see any installed games. (Is this because the installer isn't compatible with USB Advance?)

I managed to reinstall FMCB and now it has ESR in the FMCB menu when booting the PS2. When going to load a backup disc. Would I be correct in waiting for the FMCB menu to load, then placing the disc in, then pressing ESR in the FMCB menu?

Also, what is the USB modules you mentioned at the start of your post?

Would you also be able to tell me if these dvds would be good to use?
VERBATIM DVD-R 4.7GB 16x 5 Pack | Dick Smith Online Shopping

Would any Verbatim DVDs be manufactured by Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubushi like you mentioned? Or do I specifically have to look to make sure they are manufactured by Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubushi?

At the moment, I'm going to format my 160GB Maxtor USB HD to FAT32 and install a game on that and try and launch it using either USB Advance and PS2ESDL.

Again, thanks for taking your time to help me.
05-04-2011, 11:08 PM
SP193

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Originally Posted by Archangel768

I installed a game (Dark Cloud) using 'PS2DCDMP-GUI' to a USB drive.

When loading PS2ESDL from my 4gb usb drive through Ulaunch, it says to plug in a compatible USB devices. (I loaded Auslogics and found the usb drive is heavily fragmented. So at the moment I'm defragmenting my usb stick as I type this post so I haven't had the chance to try it again. Could the fact the it is fragmented so much be the reason PS2ESDL couldn't detect my usb stick?)

No. But if your disk has a damaged filesystem, that might happen.
To maximize compatibility with PS2 homebrew software, try to ensure that your USB devices is:

1. FAT32 formatted.
2. Has only one partition (And is active).
3. Is only a USB mass storage device and is not a multi-function device.
4. Has no filesystem errors.
5. For performance: Use a USB HDD.

Of course, there's also a small chance that your disk is not compatible with PS2ESDL (Especially if it's a Kingston USB disk).

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I also tried loading USB Advance from my usb stick and it seemed to see my usb stick but couldn't see any installed games. (Is this because the installer isn't compatible with USB Advance?)

That is true. USBExtreme/USBAdvance does not support the native format that PS2ESDL supports.

Anyway, please do not use USBExtreme/USBAdvance.
That software suffers from extremely poor game compatibility rates, and the performance it offers is also very poor.

Plus it was never updated after it's release.

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I managed to reinstall FMCB and now it has ESR in the FMCB menu when booting the PS2. When going to load a backup disc. Would I be correct in waiting for the FMCB menu to load, then placing the disc in, then pressing ESR in the FMCB menu?

Yes, but your game must be patched with the ESR disc patcher first (Look at the ESR thread.).

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Also, what is the USB modules you mentioned at the start of your post?

USBD.irx and USBHSDFSD.irx.
I believe that you can download them from the uLaunchELF thread if your FMCB installer did not come with them.

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Would you also be able to tell me if these dvds would be good to use?
VERBATIM DVD-R 4.7GB 16x 5 Pack | Dick Smith Online Shopping

Sorry, but it's impossible to tell just by looking at it.
The only way to tell if a pack of discs are good is to buy a set, insert one of them into an optical drive, and use a software like IMGBurn (Click on create button, but I think that other modes also displayed the disc manufacturer's ID) to look for the disc manufacturer's ID.

If it was manufactured by Mitsubishi, you will see something like "MCC 02RG20".
If it was manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, it'll be either TYG02 or TYG03.

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Would any Verbatim DVDs be manufactured by Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubushi like you mentioned? Or do I specifically have to look to make sure they are manufactured by Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubushi?

Unfortunately, no. :(
Some were manufactured by some medium-tier manufacturer like CMC Magnetics, and the quality of those discs are not as good.

Even if your console can read them, they do put a strain on the laser (Especially if it's a fat PS2).

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At the moment, I'm going to format my 160GB Maxtor USB HD to FAT32 and install a game on that and try and launch it using either USB Advance and PS2ESDL.

OK, but like what I said above, do not use USBAdvance or USBExtreme.

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Again, thanks for taking your time to help me.

Hey, no problem. ;)