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As my title states, is it possible to play movie files stored in a USB Flashdrive onto a unmodded PS2 Slim? I don't really have the money currently to purchase anything and burned disks seem to damage the PS2 lens which is one thing I do not want as I still use it to game.
I was reading this page...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_you_pl..._memory_on_ps2
But I'm not sure if that method will actually work...
The method you linked to assumes that you already have some way of booting a burned disc with homebrew software, which an unaided unmodded console is not able to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by zomg_gamer
But with some aid in the form of a 'soft-mod' on a memory card nearly all PS2/PSTwo (fat/slim) consoles can gain that ability, while still remaining unmodded hardware-wise. And once you can boot homebrew software, a gate is opened to a new world of possibilities for your console.
Playing both games and movies from a USB drive is just one of many things you can do, but personally I prefer doing both over LAN instead, so I can have everything (both games and movies) stored on the PCs in my LAN, even though it is the PS2 I use to run them.
This is done for movies by using the SMS program (== Simple Media System) that you have already read about, and for commercial PS2 games it is done by the program OPL (== Open PS2 Loader) which allows running games from several devices including USB, IDE HDD (not available for most slims), or LAN (connected to PC or NAS unit).
You should browse into the Homebrew/Dev forum and read more about FMCB, which is the main soft-mod nowdays, and which works on nearly all PS2 consoles (unlike older exploits that only worked on fat PS2 models).
However, FMCB will not work for consoles that have the very latest bios v2.30. So if your console is an SCPH-900xx model, with a datecode of 8D or later, then FMCB is doomed to fail, and even for datecode 8C there is a 50% risk of having the new bios (FMCB thus failing again). But all consoles with a datecode earlier than 8C, and all those with a model code less than SCPH-900xx are guaranteed to work with FMCB.
If you should have bios v2.30, then FMCB is not for you, and the only available semi-soft mod method is to use the commercial SwapMagic boot discs. These allow booting homebrew software either from USB drives or PS2 memory cards, almost like a modchip or FMCB does, with the only difference being that the initial boot uses the disc. But once the homebrew has started you can use it just as with FMCB.
So whatever console you have there is much you can do at very little cost (if any).
Best regards: dlanor
Also, Action Replay Max Evo has a built in media player.You can buy and use that too.
Why waste money on a bad media player without flexibility when SMS can do a much better job for free ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Grey_Wolf
Best regards: dlanor
Well this seems unfortunate then. My brother won't allow me to soft-mod his PS2 Slim and the mode was in like the 7701 or something, not sure about the BIOS or date code.
He probably has an SCPH-77001 (four digits would be a PS1, not a PS2), and for that model there is no need to check bios version or datecode. This only matters for SCPH-900xx models. (The new bios did not exist when older models were made.) This console is guaranteed to work with FMCB.Quote:
Originally Posted by zomg_gamer
As for allowing you to soft-mod the console, that is not a problem since a real soft-mod does not affect the console in any way. It consists only of some data stored on a PS2 memory card, which causes the PS2 to boot differently when that card is present in an MC slot of the PS2 during its power-on or reset. This has no permanent effect on the console itself.
So if you get hold of a soft-modded memory card (like from one of our FMCB installer volunteers), then you can use the console in soft-modded ways, and when you are done with your session you can pull your MC out of the console to let your brother use it as completely unmodded as before.
But most likely, once he has seen what you can do with the soft-modded MC, he will either ask you to leave it connected or get FMCB installed on his own MC as well.
Best regards: dlanor
Oh my I forgot about that thread, that would help tremendously as the shipping would be cheaper than buying something like swap magic to get FMCB to my MC. Although one thing that caught my eye in that thread were the model types they had listed to each person. Would they not be able to take my request as I have a 77001? I live in the US and there doesn't appear to be a person doing installs with that model number. Plus it'd be a bit new as I never shipped to another person, I've only received shipments from items I bought off eBay sellers so they did all the work, I just had to pay and wait.Quote:
Originally Posted by dlanor
The 5 digit console type number contains two parts. The first three digits define the model of the console (independent of region), while the final two digits define the region.Quote:
Originally Posted by zomg_gamer
All consoles with the same region digits are fully compatible to each other when it comes to FMCB, and a few neighbouring regions are also mutually compatible (eg: UK has xxx03, while most of Europe has xxx04, but they are still compatible with each other).
For your case it means that any console with a type code of SCPH-xxx01 can install FMCB for you (where "xxx" may be any mix of digits).
If you decide to get FMCB this way, remember to read the instructions of that thread thoroughly and make sure to use proper packaging as instructed. There's no point in sending an MC off to get FMCB installed if it gets smashed in the mail sorting or transport.Quote:
Plus it'd be a bit new as I never shipped to another person, I've only received shipments from items I bought off eBay sellers so they did all the work, I just had to pay and wait.
Best regards: dlanor
I agree. I used to watch movies on my computer screen, but now I use SMS religiously. I've even been watching movies with subtitles on SMS. It's so great. I watch them right off a USB flash drive.Quote:
Originally Posted by dlanor
Recently i purchased a PS2 slim SCPH-90004 having Matrix Infinity v1.93. reading through many forums i got the info tht i cannot play dvd movies or ripped avi files. is there any way to instal FMCB to my memory card ? i also want SMS media player and ulaunch.elf in it ?? .Also my USB ports are not working.. whenever i put a pen drive in the port nothing happens.
Yeah i knnow that i am a NOOB..in this matter ,..
Installing FMCB to the mc of my friends fat ps2 and then copying it to my mc will help ??
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