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sTo0z
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 Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 00:29 Post subject: [PS2] How does it work? |
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I've never been a part of the PS2 "scene" nor have I owned a PS2 in a long time.
Now that a new chip is out for the newer versions, and it's solderless, I might jump back into it and try out all the titles I've missed over the years... But I'm just curious to what point the PS2 "scene" is at.
Do you have to burn each release to play them? Can you stream over a harddrive or anything? Can you attach a harddrive to the PS2?
And what needs to be done when you have a chip installed? Just burn the game image and toss the game in and it runs? Or is there more to it?
Thanks for info!
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Epsilon
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 00:38 Post subject: |
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You need a chip, then you can install a harddrive in it, you can buy adapters so you can use ordinary ide harddrives and it's possible to put them inside the case if you got the first edition ps2, with the slim version theres not enough room so you have to have an external hd, to my knowledge atleast.
Go for it you can transfer iso's to the harddrive and run them from there no prob, but wii is out soon so why get a ps2 
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Weedo
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 02:44 Post subject: |
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Wait, afaik you DO NOT need a chip if you use a product like HDAdvance, USBeXtreme etc. to transfer games to a HDD and play them from there.
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 16:20 Post subject: |
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You don't need a chip to run games games from a hard drive. This trick can be use to play playstation 2 games only. It doesn't work with playstation 1 games nor with playstation 2 games that use 9 GB DVDs.
What you need is a memory card, a playstation 1 game, the modem adaptor, and a hard drive. I'll recommend to check this site:
http://www.exploitstation.com/
I got everything that I needed from there. For me it has a lot of benefits reduce loading time, you don't have to worry about scratching the game discs. Personally I acquire the ps2 not long ago. I found it is well worth it especially with great library of games that the ps2 has.
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 17:10 Post subject: |
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Ive just started messing about with connectiong a HD via USB to my sons ps2.. Ive tried a few hD's out of my computer/ones i had spare.. so far found it will only recognise a really old one (well over 5 yrs old - old for a hd) The 160 gig i tried was not even recognised..
Sorry to hijack this thread but does anyone know why? ive ried a couple of progs - usb extreme and one called hd loader (or similar name)
btw thanks for the link above.. looks like a handy site
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fwb73
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 17:27 Post subject: |
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when setting up my usbextreme on the ps2 i found that it would only recognise drives upto 40gb... this isnt a limitation of usbextreme but of the usb-ide adaptor supposedly but when using the same adaptor for pc use only i can get it working with drives upto 200gb (maybe more but havent tried). threfore i assume that the limitation is with usbextreme. be sure to follow the usbextreme instructions on formatting the drive as it was quite fussy at first but once working has been great for over a year with very high success rate. i've only had a handfull of games not work - God of War & Shadow of the Collosus & the eyetoy games - gow and soc were designed not to run on usb & the eyetoy games use usb themselves & although will run they dont then recognis the eyetoy....
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Elazul
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 17:39 Post subject: Re: [PS2] How does it work? |
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| sTo0z wrote: |
And what needs to be done when you have a chip installed? Just burn the game image and toss the game in and it runs? |
Yes, it´s as easy as that, just use good discs like Verbatim and you will do fine.
"Thats no prob kanee! Suck your cock! A Firmware flash is more than fucking enough!" - Supermax2004
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| Posted: Wed, 13th Sep 2006 17:51 Post subject: |
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| fwb73 wrote: | | when setting up my usbextreme on the ps2 i found that it would only recognise drives upto 40gb... this isnt a limitation of usbextreme but of the usb-ide adaptor supposedly but when using the same adaptor for pc use only i can get it working with drives upto 200gb (maybe more but havent tried). threfore i assume that the limitation is with usbextreme. be sure to follow the usbextreme instructions on formatting the drive as it was quite fussy at first but once working has been great for over a year with very high success rate. i've only had a handfull of games not work - God of War & Shadow of the Collosus & the eyetoy games - gow and soc were designed not to run on usb & the eyetoy games use usb themselves & although will run they dont then recognis the eyetoy.... |
Thanks - yeah i did follow the instructions.. was mucking about with it for ages.. will give it another try
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Dec 2006 01:25 Post subject: |
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Sorry to revive this thread...
So I now have a slim PS2 with the ethernet port in it, does that get me anywhere? Via the ethernet port or some kind of HDD setup?
EDIT: Also.. with USBEXTREME... how does the PSTwo boot the usbextreme dvd if the PSTwo hasn't been modified in any way?
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Dec 2006 01:48 Post subject: |
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| manut wrote: | You don't need a chip to run games games from a hard drive. This trick can be use to play playstation 2 games only. It doesn't work with playstation 1 games nor with playstation 2 games that use 9 GB DVDs.
What you need is a memory card, a playstation 1 game, the modem adaptor, and a hard drive. I'll recommend to check this site:
http://www.exploitstation.com/
I got everything that I needed from there. For me it has a lot of benefits reduce loading time, you don't have to worry about scratching the game discs. Personally I acquire the ps2 not long ago. I found it is well worth it especially with great library of games that the ps2 has. |
my friend is using this method to
he' uses thsi method already 1year
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sTo0z
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Dec 2006 02:01 Post subject: |
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Yah that method don't work on PSTwo unfortunately... apparently not much does...
What are my PSTwo options?
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Dec 2006 13:04 Post subject: |
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Just get a swap magic disc and a pack of the clip things.
I looked up "gormless" in the dictionary, it said "without gorm" .... so i looked up "gorm" but it wasn't there ????
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Weedo
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Dec 2006 15:34 Post subject: |
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| sTo0z wrote: |
EDIT: Also.. with USBEXTREME... how does the PSTwo boot the usbextreme dvd if the PSTwo hasn't been modified in any way? |
Well that's easy - you must buy the original. But I've read HD Advance is much better than USBExtreme. USBExtreme is supposed to be very unreliable. But I think you can't use HD Advance with a PS Two because you can't connect a normal HDD to a PS Two, right? Well I guess I shouldn't write more about this since I never used one of those things myself.
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Godlikez*
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Jenni
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| Posted: Mon, 18th Dec 2006 18:18 Post subject: |
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I used to have HDA. Quite honestly I thought it was crap.
I'd rather have a chip any day of the week.
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