HDLoader with custom BOOT.ELF?

[dciaravi]

Today we decided to release a tiny (14.2KB) custom BOOT.ELF
allowing end-users to run HD Advance directly from their Memory Card!
No longer are unnecessary files such as 'PS2Menu' required on the MC,
and triggering the Independence Exploit with any original PSX disc will
bring up the game selection menu automatically. Lastly, our BOOT.ELF
file auto-checks the PS2 BiOS, and loads the HD Advance ELF from
either BEDATA-SYSTEM, BADATA-SYSTEM, or BIDATA-SYSTEM as
necessary.

Hey guys. I was checking out another PS2 website that had a link to this software. I tested it out, it works great, and there's no need for a modchip (though you still need an original PSX game). I'm not a big fan of HDAdvance, or the particular group that came out with this software, but I've got to admit, booting directly to HDAdvance directly throught the memcard without modchip is a great feature to have. My question is why hasn't this been done already for HDLoader. If the guys at ps2nfo.com and ps2ownz.com (there I said it) can come out with a BOOT.ELF for their software, I'm sure one could be made for HDLoader as well. I'd love to see it come out, and I'm certain others would as well.

If anyone else has seen the package I'm talking about, maybe you could give me some info on the BOOT.ELF file, as compressed or decompressed, hex editing doesn't really reveal anything meaningful to me. Maybe some of you more experienced guys will have more luck with it, 'cause I'd like to take that HDAdvance loader and change it to work with HDLoader. Thanks for the help.

[agentboolen]

Kiyo posted the decompressed ELF here. It's based on cogswaploader so that thing is not original. Search for Kiyo's post

[corf]

That group you mention take credit for other peoples work. i.e. Zero-x's patches.

[ps2stuff]

that boot.elf works for hdloader all u have to do is rename hdloader.elf to HDA.elf

[ÇÐ~kÂ??]

i want this file m8 , maybe i can escape from the "black screen of no return"!

looks like i may have to return there , i didnot want to but seem only way as i`ve searched and eurasia has no such file , well guess i will use a friends isp mail box to reg there gonna reg there tomarrow and see if this thing works , bet not anywayz though

[ADW]

Here's PS2NFO's custom BOOT.ELF if you want it, don't bother registering there, it takes 5 days anyway...

[hiTCH-HiKER]

that boot.elf works for hdloader all u have to do is rename hdloader.elf to HDA.elf

I installed only the boot.elf posted here and hda.elf (I also tried naming it hdadvance.elf) to the MC via exploit. But it didn't work. After booting a PS1 CD the screen flashed white and stays black, nothing happens then.
Is it possible that I need one of the other files that came with the exploit:
fap_srv.elf
IPCONFIG.DAT
PS2IP.IRX
PS2LINK.IRX
PS2SMAP.IRX

What is the minimum files I need to copy in the FILES-directory of the exploit installer?

I had already the exploit working, so it must be a problem of the files I copy to my MC and/or the file names.

[ÇÐ~kÂ??]

which files did u have it when it worked ?

[ADW]

Try renaming the file you want to load to "HDA.ELF" in all capitals.

[hiTCH-HiKER]

the problem was ps2-packer 0.4, with 0.3b2 it worked!