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NONE recovery mode is implemented in the official firmware (so called: BIOS) of SCPH and KDL models (COH and DESR are separate categories and require a separate guide), because it has never been and will not be needed by the user. PS2 firmware (BOOTROM and DVDROM) lies on ROM chips, which are...

Hi! Is it possible to reorganize the game partitions after delete them in OPL so I can retrieve that empty space as available? Or if i delete a game partition do i need to rebuild all again to make that space available again?

Hello, I recently stumbled into a strange problem with my FAT PS2. I upgraded to an internal SSD and installed PS2 FHDB. Everything mostly works. The console boots up, all the options show up and work... but when I load a game through OPL(regardless of the version used) the console seemingly at...

Hello,dear forum members.I have a problem with my PS2 SCPH-50001. I Have an Original PS2 Adapter with Sata Mod in it. I've tried formatting my drive using different versions of WLaunchElf,PFS Shell,WinHiiip, everything that is possible. This is my problem:When I Use a WlauncherElf or...

Hello guys, is there anywhere an update for FMCB - noobie package with 1.966 etc.? If not, may we list the "must" have homebrews with the latest version + download link. Here we go: -FMCB FMCB v1.966 (2019/04/13)...

Hey guys. I'm having some issues with my Ps2 setup and I'm thinking the best course of action might be either repairing, or just removing everything and redoing it, but I want to ask for some possible advice. My Ps2 has stopped loading up both OPL, and the native Ps2 Browser. Both just black...

Hello there! Currently I have an APA-parted disk and have HDDOSD (Browser 2.0) and OPL installed. Now I'm looking for woalthroughs for installing linux on a PS2 and have some questions: According to kernelloader's readme, The HDD should be formatted with mbr partition table, but it is also said...

HOW TO HACK PLAYSTATION 2 IN 2025? [ROADMAP] We are now early 2025 and there are still enthusiasts in the world ready not only to play on such an ancient console, but also to find new ways to explore it, write and improve homebrew programs. If you’re a new user, you’ve probably already managed...

Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to the PS2 modding community so please bear with me here if I say something that's a bit incorrect. I just recently bought a PS2 SCPH-50001/N with an official Sony Network adapter and a working 250 GB IDE Hard Drive and was able to successfully mod it using the...

Complete PS2 HDD & OPL Video Setup Guide for large Backup Collections: Covers the whole process start to finish. From a PS2 and a HDD to a PS2 with as many PS1 or PS2 backups that your HDD will fit, all games with cover art setup for each game. All the tools needed included in one 7zip file...

Hello guys.I have a problem.I bought PS2 FAT(SCPH-50001) from EBAY,4 months ago.Also I Bought A GameStar HDD SATA Adapter for it.I installed a FreeHDBoot and added bunch of games on hard drive and it worked so great.And then console was left untouched for one month.Yesterday I turned console...

SoftDev2 SoftDev2 is an MBR program for PS2 fat models equipped with an internal HDD. When installed, SoftDev2 boots from your __mbr partition in HDD and will launch OPL (hdd0:__sysconf/softdev2/OPNPS2LD.ELF) by default. In addition, hot keys were added which will launch corresponding...

I replaced the default fan on my scph-30001 to a fan from an spch-50001 console. It is dead silent which is what I wanted. I ordered a WD blue 3.5" hdd that I'm going to be using to add storage capacity for my PS2. My question is does the v9 fan push as much air as the v3 fan?

SoftDev2 is an MBR KELF built by using my kelftool release (https://www.psx-place.com/resources/kelftool-fmcb-compatible-fork.1104/) along with a minimalist installer based on @sp193 FMCB/FHDB installer and some homebrew (OPL and ULE). SoftDev2 will boot from your HDD (__mbr partition) by...

Hi, finally I got NA for my PS2 and successfully installed FHDB. However, I have a question. Does this installation stick in some way to this specific PS2 (like i.e every OSDSYS Update "exploit" on MC sticks to it's kc/kb bits)? I cannot test it myself because I have access to only one PS2...

INTRO: Well, the name pretty much says it all. I made some updates to my OPL ART archive. Just a quick recap: I took the entire OPL Manager image archive, updated it a bit, removed extra screenies and background files and made sure every file was named in a format OPL can actually read. Since...

Hello everybody first post here So I was playing around with argon to play videos from usb drives and it just show a black screen for a long time, therefore I decided to force shutdown the PS2. Unfortunately, that resulted in my only memory card with FMCB to be corrupted, which means I lost...

Here is a FMCB\FHDB Noobie Package that comes with four* versions. V1 (Simple) takes ~1850 KB on Memory Card, it has: FMCB v1.966 from 13\04\2019 wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14\01\2019) Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0 ESR r10f direct Download V1...

What is FMCB? Free Memory Card Boot (FMCB) is a homebrew software which is designed to setup your PlayStation 2 console and provide you with a means of launching homebrew software, without the need for any extra hardware, modifications to your console or dangerous tricks like the legendary swap...

The PS2 Community is still going strong and developer @sp193 continues to make improvements across the board on the PS2, with some of the dev's latest work coming with a series of new updates to Free Memory Card Boot (FMCB), Since June of this year the dev has provided the progress and reports...