A few questions

[kuptmor65]

So I've got a PS2 with a 250GB HDD using the PSX exploit.
I'm wondering how do I go about copying burnt games to the HDD. I'm using the patched HDLoader and it only allows originals. I know how to do it via networking but I'd like to have backup copies at the same time.

Second, I installed MyPS2 1.2 to my boot partition with the added lines of code. When I go to run it, it tells me "Could not mount partition (errno -6)". I've searched around and can't find anything on fixing it. Any Advice?

Lastly, could someone give me a run down of how the HDD partitions work? I know I need a new partition for each game and the programs do it automaticly, but why is that? I know you can expand the partition which plain confuses the hell out of me. And I know you can add partitions for random files. What else do I need to know?

[dlanor]

So I've got a PS2 with a 250GB HDD using the PSX exploit.
I'm wondering how do I go about copying burnt games to the HDD. I'm using the patched HDLoader and it only allows originals. I know how to do it via networking but I'd like to have backup copies at the same time.

Making a backup copy on DVD-R is always a good idea, in case of HDD crashes etc, but there is no way to install such a disc to HDLoader without networking. Neither the exploit nor HDLoader itself can circumvent the protection checks of the BIOS, so a DVD-R disc will not work in the PS2 tray. The only ways to do that are with a mod-chip or disc-swap methods (and I advise against using the latter).

Second, I installed MyPS2 1.2 to my boot partition with the added lines of code. When I go to run it, it tells me "Could not mount partition (errno -6)". I've searched around and can't find anything on fixing it. Any Advice?

Since the author of myPS2 no longer frequents this site, and appears to have dropped all support for the program, you might want to reconsider using it.

Lastly, could someone give me a run down of how the HDD partitions work?

That's a pretty big subject, so please make your question more specific.

I know I need a new partition for each game and the programs do it automaticly, but why is that?

That's because HDLoader doesn't store a game as normal files. Instead it stores each CD/DVD ISO image as a separate partition. So installing a game always implies the creation of a new partition. Naturally the same method is also used by all alternate HDL installers.

I know you can expand the partition which plain confuses the hell out of me.

Correction:
You can only expand the size of NON-GAME partitions. Trying to do it for an HDLoader game partition would serve no purpose, and might even cause it to malfunction. The HDD tools may allow it to be done, but there is no way for HDLoader to cope with such a change.

And I know you can add partitions for random files.

If by 'random' you mean normal files as used on any PC, that is correct. And as stated above, it is only for such partitions that you should 'expand' the size, if you find that you need some more than you assigned to it originally.

What else do I need to know?

Not much, really. There's quite a lot that could be said about how the filesystems used for the PS2 differ from those used on a normal PC, but there's no reason for a normal user to bother with that info, as most of it has no bearing on what you need to do in using your PS2.

Best regards: dlanor