HDL Image Installer (WinHIIP V1.5 beta 1) PC->PS2 HD

[GadgetFreak]

I have just uploaded a newer beta version @ http://forums.psxforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=22748

The main highlights are upto 40Mb/s transfer rate with images.
Erase, Format & Copy Drive functions.
Images can be in several formats both single & multipart and upto 7.99Gb.
Batch adding of images from one or more folders with transfer rate, time taken, progress bar and status.
Adding of images direct from your PC's CD/DVD drive.
Batch extraction of iso's to a single folder.
Batch removal of images.
Editing of HDL Display name, boot file & compatability modes.
Print option for installed image data.

[Da Brass]

Frontpaged and creditted. Thanks GadgetFreak. I mirrorred the file here as a courtesy to everyone (unmodified, unlike that *OTHER* web site)

[Jonnoj]

Does this one support ccd files? I downloaded an Ape Escape 2 ISO last night and I wansn't able to put it on my hardrive using version 1.4.

[blisstik]

GadgetFreak... ur f*ckin it up man... good job!

How bout an installer for DMS HDD Explorer? That's gotta be a challenge for you and a TREAT for DMS users =)

[kaioshade]

And here i just got 1.4 final. Keep it up.

[FighterWario]

Whow, this is really nice! Only thing missing is the ability to copy files to regular ps2-partitions :-)

What will happen if I install an image with winhiip after having installed several others with hdl_dumb? I heard something will go wrong, but I _really_ wan't to use this program instead!

[blisstik]

if u want to use WinHIIP, i suggest you start over from skratch... 1st, back up all ur ISOs into ur PC then format with WinHIIP and do the batch transfer

using WinHIIP after HDL_Dumb caused my GAMELIST to disappear except the 1st game I installed

[GadgetFreak]

What will happen if I install an image with winhiip after having installed several others with hdl_dumb? I heard something will go wrong, but I _really_ wan't to use this program instead!

For some people it works fine, but you must have booted your drive in a PS2 with HDL before using WinHIIP.
The reason is that unlike the other programs, I create the correct HDL Settings info and always validate this with the partitions when scanning a drive.

[RAPEAPE]

Does this one support ccd files? I downloaded an Ape Escape 2 ISO last night and I wansn't able to put it on my hardrive using version 1.4.

Just rename the IMG to BIN and write a cue file for it.

[b081]

I have few remarks I wish to share. Even if WinHIIP "modifies" gamelist.log, it does not alters the length of the file. That means, that even the real data is located where it should be, noone will ever look for it there, since it is behind end-of-file, or worse - data will not be there (since one or more games have been deleted), because file size is longer that is should be.

Here is how to verify this:
- get a PS2 HDD with no games installed;
- install two games using WinHIIP;
- connect HDD to PS2 and copy gamelist.log file to the PC (my method: copy to mc with ps2menu & use ps2link); file size is 32 bytes and game names are not there;
- start HD Loader, restart the console and copy the file again;
- now gamelist.log file is 432 bytes long and names of the games are there (that looks like 32 bytes header + 200 bytes per game);
- install two more games from the PC using WinHIIP;
- gamelist.log is not changing its size nor the new games are there; they will be, if you run HD Loader first.

So what is the conclusion? Even the chosen path looks right it is not. And the goal achieved is incompatibility with other Windowz installers, but does it really worth it?