HDAdvance 2.0 or HDloader????

[Freak]

Ok I know HDA is a copy of HDL and I want to play games off a hard drive. But im a little confused HDA seems eaiser to use. So maybe someone can explain HDL a little better. How do I use HDL, where to download, whats all this patch stuff and with HDL can I just put the game on the HD through the ps2 or do i need a PC and anything else that might clear up the diffrances and why HDL seems more confusing

[spydermono]

they are the same, just different background images and words. HDL is more compatible if you want to hack it (I think)

[SephirothTNH]

just as he said.
hda is a complete ripoff of hdl the code is 100% the same it is no easier to use, the only diference is the menu and splash have been changed. Yes you can use hdl without a pc just not with backups unless you have a modchip. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Ohh and HdA 2.0 is just hdl with zero x and crazy c's 48bit lba patch possibly others.

[Freak]

Alright so I can find a copy of HDL and download it... but how do i patch it so it can support more games and a larger hard drive and whatever other upgrades there are

[InfinaRacer]

Follow-up question to Freak's question ^. I know Zero-X released the 48bit lba patch for hdl, but is there a file that includes hdl with the patch already on it? The actual patching of the files seems complicated...

[SHadoph]

If you look in the HDLoader Skin thread that's stuck at the top of this forum, you'll find a bat file which patches HDLoader for you. Not complicated at all. It's at the first post and is called "BMP BATCHV4.00.rar". Download it, unrar it and then double-click the file called "BMPBATCHV4.00.bat".

[Freak]

If you look in the HDLoader Skin thread that's stuck at the top of this forum, you'll find a bat file which patches HDLoader for you. Not complicated at all. It's at the first post and is called "BMP BATCHV4.00.rar". Download it, unrar it and then double-click the file called "BMPBATCHV4.00.bat".

And that file patches hdl? so i still need to download hdl which i know where to get but say i burn a cd patch it when theres a new patch do i burn a new cd also what about patches that update the game support how do i know where to find the new patches

[Alcahest]

Freak, check this thread, it's in there :
"HDLoader with 48bit LBA support testing needed!"
http://www.psx-scene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25671
Later,

Alcahest

[Freak]

Freak, check this thread, it's in there :
"HDLoader with 48bit LBA support testing needed!"
http://www.psx-scene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25671
Later,

Alcahest

Isn't that thread just to add support for a larger harddrive?

Alright I can get hdl from bittorrent but theres 2 diffrent hdl one is 11mb and the other is 133mb whats the diff?

[SHadoph]

I believe we can't tell you where to find the right HDLoader, but the size when it's packed is about 650kb. If you find it unpacked it's 2977792 bytes. That'll work too.