Installed Mcboot, have problems though.

[witnessmenow]

Hey all,

I installed mcboot 1.6 on my slim Ps2, but i cant figure out what to do next?

The free mcboot splash screen comes up when i turn on the console, then it goes from there straight to browser screen(white background, where you would select a memory card or game).

I dont seem to have any more options on my menu screen or anything, anybody know what im doing wrong? Installed using Action replay max media player using a usb stick thats formated to fat 32

Thanks in advance

[ps2dragon]

That's where you should be, you just have to select the memory card that has Free MC Boot on it, and then it will bring you into the menu screen where you can select whatever applications you have installed. You can configure Free MC Boot to automatically start up at this menu screen. It's setup the current way by default, because if you have a disc in your PS2, it will load the disc instead of sending you to the menu screen (work around solution). So if you want to change this, first go to the menu screen after selecting the memory card I mentioned above. Then you need to go into the Free McBoot Configurator, then under "Configure OSDSYS Options" and change the "Go to Browser" option to "OFF". This you can also find in the Free MC Boot Tutorial here (half way down the page).

EDIT: I believe the next version of Free MC Boot will have a fix for this issue with having to start up in the PS2 memory card browser by default.

[JNABK]

Originally Posted by ps2dragon

That's where you should be, you just have to select the memory card that has Free MC Boot on it, and then it will bring you into the menu screen where you can select whatever applications you have installed.

Just press the O button and it takes you to the Sony main menu {OSD screen} and then you can select any of the apps that were properly placed in the INSTALL folder during the installation.
Selecting the Memory Card from the MC Browser menu will only show you the MC's contents as icons.

[witnessmenow]

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replies.

When i get to the white background screen I select the memory card, as in just click into it? Cause that seems to bring me into as if i was browsing a normal memory card (but it does have the mcboot file on it and two mcboot folders, but clicking them does nothing)

When i press circle (i have a EU ps2 so thats back) i just get to plain ol ordinary ps2 screen, on both this slim and a phat one.

i attached my folder layout of my memory stick if it helps. I also inserted the eu file into the inject folder and renamed it

Cheers again

[ps2dragon]

Originally Posted by witnessmenow

Hey guys,

Thanks for the replies.

When i get to the white background screen I select the memory card, as in just click into it? Cause that seems to bring me into as if i was browsing a normal memory card (but it does have the mcboot file on it and two mcboot folders, but clicking them does nothing)

Yea I'm sorry about that, I forgot exactly how to get back to the main screen, because I'm at work and couldn't double-check to see how it was done. You just need to press the Circle (O) button like JNABK explained.

[Kevsmif80]

I dont know if its just me but when i put in my memory card and hit the reset button as soon as i restart my playstation i hold down the ( O ) button and then the Free McBOOT logo apears. If i dont hold down the ( O ) at startup then it will just boot up regularly and give you the ordinary browser screen. Dont wait until it boots up to hit O hold it down as soon as you reset it. Sometimes i have to reset a couple of times before it boots up.

[ps2dragon]

@Kevsmif80: sounds like there might be a problem with your memory card, or where you placed the "BOOT.ELF" file on your Memory Card, which is causing this to happen. If I was home right now to test, I might be able to figure out why that is happening. I personally have never had that problem and never have to hold the Circle (O) button on starting up my PS2. I only need to press Circle (O) to exit back to the PS2 Browser screen. Although, I have my Free MC Boot, on my second ps2 without a modchip, now configured to just bring me straight to the PS2 Browser screen, which it does flawlessly every time my PS2 starts up. Also note that witnessmenow did say he was automatically being sent to the Memory Card Browser, which is how Free MC Boot is supposed to work by default.

[Kevsmif80]

I must have mis understood him PS2 Dragon. I was thinking he was just getting the regular Ps2 boot and was tring to run FreeMcboot by entering into his Memory card. Yes if I hold down the (O) i will be automatically taken to my memory card as well but if i load in my memory card and just power up my playstation then it just does the normal sound and the regular Ps2 boot loads. I followed the exact instructions line for line. I just have to fool with it to get it to work sometimes. I think my problem is I am using one of those knockoff sony cards that are like $10 for a 64mb card from china. The guide says not to use them but hey its the only one i have lol

at least that is what I am assuming causes this. once it boots up i have no problems using ESR, Uluanch, or running nes emulators from my USB.

[witnessmenow]

When i press circle it brings me to the normal playstation menu screen. And it only has the two standard choices "browser" and "configuration"(?).

Is there something wrong with my folder layout on my usb key or anything?

I've tried on two official sony 8mb cards and both are giving the exact same result.

The mcboot install is just over 1mb (1.3mb i think) So i think its including the elfs i put on but im not sure.

Sorry if these are really dumb questions!

Thanks!

[ps2dragon]

Originally Posted by Kevsmif80

I must have mis understood him PS2 Dragon. I was thinking he was just getting the regular Ps2 boot and was tring to run FreeMcboot by entering into his Memory card.

No problem, there is always a chance you could be right, and caught some detail I missed. Sometimes things seem one way, but turn out to be something completely different, you just have to depend on the person reporting the problem to be as accurate as possible. So your help is appreciated.

Originally Posted by witnessmenow

When i press circle it brings me to the normal playstation menu screen. And it only has the two standard choices "browser" and "configuration"(?).

Is there something wrong with my folder layout on my usb key or anything

I haven't had that much experience yet with other scenarios (Installed on European PS2) other then how I have my Free MC Boot setup (Installed on North American PS2), so there is a chance I might not completely understand what is wrong here, but I will offer what I think might be the problem. I think it might have something to do with you using the "INJECT" folder. Have you tried not using it at all?

Maybe you already understand this, but you really don't need to use that folder when installing Free MC Boot. It's only necessary if you want to completely replace the "FMCB's OSD ELF Loader with an external ELF file", meaning it will instead try to boot whatever you put in there instead of Free MC Boot, which is explained inside the Free MC Boot tutorial. Although, I only now just figured out what that folder was for in the first place, since I never used it when I did my install. So from the tutorial, you would of had to rename whatever ELF (such as ESR to directly load backups) you wanted to replace Free MC Boot with as "EMBED.ELF ", and also include the file "DVDPLE" (renamed to "DVDELF.BIN") into the INJECT folder (all folders and files case-sensitive on the memory card). So just re-install Free MC Boot and skip this step, so you can try and isolate what is wrong with your setup.

Also, when you originally installed Free MC Boot, did you use the "Normal Install" or the "Multi-Version Install" option? Installing the Multi-Version Install is what you need to do if you want to get Free MC Boot working on a different PS2 then the one you originally installed Free MC Boot on, but only if both PS2s are from the same region.

[tigerlocc]

Hey witnessmenow, I just came across the same problem you had while upgrading my FreeMCBoot 1.5 to 1.6! And you know what the solution was? It was really simple actually, when you install Free McBoot, make sure the "FREE_MCBOOT.ELF" file is NOT in the "INSTALL" directory.

Instead, place this file in the ROOT of your flash drive. So when you load up ULaunchElf, browse to the ROOT of your flash drive and select "FREE_MCBOOT.ELF". Then it will install FMCB, as well as your other selected ELFs correctly. I had to try a few times before I got this right!

Oh yeah, one more thing, if you're trying to install your homebrew apps to make them available on the main screen, make sure you use ALL CAPS when you name the elf files! Don't forget you have to name it exactly as it is specified in the installation documentation.

Good luck, and let me know if that did the trick!

[witnessmenow]

Hey guys, thanks for all your responses.

I finally got it working!! The problem was "fceu.elf" ( i cant even remeber what it actually is!). Only that was being reconised by my action replay, i was using that to launch mcboot. I decided, just for the sake of it to use fceu to launch ulaunch and then launch mcboot and it worked first time! Weird, but im happy now, thanks!

[yogurt23]

sorry guys, i've gone through the tutorial several times and still can't figure out how i should configure freemc boot. I've already installed it on my memory card however every time i boot up my ps2 it just shows the regular browser screen. anything that i might have missed guys. Sorry for being a bother this is my first time to use this and sort of a newb on this. hope you guys can help me. thanks again.

[ps2dragon]

Originally Posted by witnessmenow

I finally got it working!! The problem was "fceu.elf" ( i cant even remeber what it actually is!). Only that was being reconised by my action replay, i was using that to launch mcboot. I decided, just for the sake of it to use fceu to launch ulaunch and then launch mcboot and it worked first time! Weird, but im happy now, thanks!

Yea, that was mentioned in the Installing Free McBoot with a Retail AR Max EVO tutorial.

Originally Posted by yogurt23

sorry guys, i've gone through the tutorial several times and still can't figure out how i should configure freemc boot. I've already installed it on my memory card however every time i boot up my ps2 it just shows the regular browser screen. anything that i might have missed guys. Sorry for being a bother this is my first time to use this and sort of a newb on this. hope you guys can help me. thanks again.

You should give us more detail on what you have done so far, for example, which tutorial are you using from the tutorials? I'm assuming you have everything required from the tutorial you chose...

[yogurt23]

sorry about that dragon. well what i've used was the codebreaker tutorial and i've installed it on my memory card succesfully. I have the scph-5xxxx6 model and i'm not sure if it works with this type. the problem is after installing i go to fcmb configurator then i don't know what to do. I just used the fmcb.cnf on the tutorial and then that's it. I don't know which else to change or what i need to take note of. So what i do is i choose fmcb restart at the bottom of the configurator, then my ps2 just goes to the regular browser screen. I tried pressing the buttons but nothing happens. Sorry for being a bother. I just would like to learn more about this. thanks guys.

[artdevil]

hey guys, i have the same problem on my scph 50006 fat ps2 console NTSC-J. i already installed fmcb on my 8mb orig mmc, but when i restart the console it goes to the normal mc browser where the save games are. there are 3 items when i browse the mc icon (1)boot (2)freemcb (3)sys-con or something.. then as you've said to press O, it goes again in the mc browser. i followed your previous instruction, forums threads line by line word by word but i didn't find any answer.

first thing first, i used codebreaker as per the installing instructions then the fmcb appear. then i press the select button to format my mmc to be sure, so that no other file could bring an error. then i choose X button for normal install, then it say successfully installed. then i go to the configuration so i press O, i change the E1 launch keys to assign.

L1 = BOOT.ELF
R1 = HDL.ELF
L2 = ESR.ELF
R2 = SMS.ELF
nothing else. E2 & E3 launch keys are not been configured.

then i configure the OSDSYS option the item 1-5 paths etc. as per your instructions.

then the go browser is turned OFF. then return to the main page then i save the cnf. then i go to fmcb restart. after that nothing happen it goes to the mc browser where you can see the save games. the 3 icon...(1)boot (2)freemcb (3)sys-con...

please kindly guide me.. H E L P... pls...

[JNABK]

Do you have a disc in the tray ? If yes, then this is normal behavior as Skip Disc is ON by default.
Try turnoing OFF the Skip Disc option without a disc in the tray and see if it now goes to the Sony main menu.

When you save the CNF, make sure its says 'saved to mc0:/SYS-CONF/FREEMCB.CNF' at the top before restarting FMCB.

My first time i didnt wait and it didnt save, which seems to be the case for you artdevil.