n00b with Config issues for THPS series ISO files...

I'm hoping someone can help.

I jailbroke a PS3 recently (first time) after wanting to play some games from my childhood, plus others I did not get to experience, this being spurred on by the recent THPS1&2 remaster.

I Jailbroke my PS3 using Ferrox Cobra and it was succesful (I later switched to Rebug to see if it would iron out some issues there). I loaded up my ISO files and have used both Multiman and Managunz to mount them. Unfortunately most of the titles either fail to load past a loading screen, or if they do, they're graphically damaged and look awful. They're playable, and thats a start. I initially wanted a Jailbroken PS3 after I couldn't get on with using the PSXS2 Emulator, which played games at practically half speed, if not slower.

I have had some successes here and there faffing with different ISO files, but the general consensus is that the graphics need fixing. I've ended up making ISO files practically unusable after mounting them in Managunz and using a certain config file with the ISO, and upon removing said Config file from the PS2ISO folder, they still don't load (Black Screen).

I've had a trawl on google as well as on here, and see people have mentioned these issues before, but I cannot get my head around how they have fixed it exactly.

I've gone to the Managunz Github to try and obtain various Config files. But ultimately I need to know which ones I would need to use for my game(s) and how to apply them. I cannot seem to download all Configs from Github at once. I was hoping they would all download in various .zip formats for me to just chuck in a folder on my PS3 and hope that would sort everything, but unfortunately its not that simple. Haha!

I also found this on the PS Dev Wiki, but I have no clue what it is and how to implement it.

00000000 3D 00 00 00 89 3D 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 80 =....=..........
00000010 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 80 00 00 40 53 00 00 00 80 ..........@S....
00000020 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 80 00 00 40 D3 14 00 00 00 ..........@Ó....
00000030 00 00 00 00 ....

If anyone can spare any insight in to how I can get these games running great, I would be appreciative.

My next strategy would to be adding four duplicate ISO files onto my HDD with added suffix of the four different types of Config file (GX, CUSTOM, SOFT & NET), and just try them all out and hope for the best. Otherwise I am pretty stumped, and its getting frustrating.

The games I am wanting to use are:

THPS4
TH Underground
TH Undergound 2
TH American Wasteland

(THPS3 seems to run fine with no issues).

If there are any other package files that I could utilise alongside Managunz and Multiman to get things working successfuly, I would be appreciative. As well as any advice or links to resources and whatnot.

Many Thanks.
 
I'd also like to add that if anyone has any knowledge on the four different types of Config files, what they mean and how they work, that would be great :)
 
Try copying these CONFIG files in the same folder of the PS2ISO with the same name of of the ISO + .CONFIG
http://ps3.aldostools.org/ps2config.html?q=tony

They were collected from this thread: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/compatibility-list-ps2-on-ps3.1306/


ENC = CONFIG already encrypted for use with PS2 Classic or HEN

CUSTOM = The CONFIG files posted by kozarovv, mrjaredbeta, etc. in the thread above for use with PS2ISO. They usually fix additional errors

NET, GX, SOFT = CONFIG files that exist internally in the 3 kind of PS2 emulators (ps2_netemu, ps2_gxemu and ps2_softemu).

Generally CUSTOM is the preferred for PS2ISO and ENC for PS2 Classics.

Use NET, GX, SOFT if there is not one found in CUSTOM or if the one tested failed.
 
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Thank you for your replies.

The Good news is that I now have THPS4, THUG2 & THAW working after faffing with Config settings in Managunz. Said ISO files now load fine in Multiman too.

The Bad news is that I cannot get THUG to work. I've tried a load of different Config settings and files, and all I seem to get is either an unresponsive system that requires a manual press of the power button to bring me back to the XMB screen, or I initially get the PS2 logo and the developer title sequences (Activision/Neversoft), but after those load, I get a blank screen, which I can close out of from the PS button on the controller.

Is anyone aware of a working Configuration for Tony Hawks Underground, or a way to successfully make one? Once I have this game sorted, I may utilise the PS2 Classics Placeholder and make them in to PKG files that are available on my XMB, rather than having to mount them each time.

Speaking of which, am I able to do the same thing with PSX games? It would make life easier if all available games were easily obtained from the XMB, especially as I plan on having my six year old boy use this console too. Anything where he wouldn't get lost in different programs and settings would be a bonus.

All four of those games have working Config files, so mounting any of them in ManaGunZ (as you mentioned doing) should automatically place the .CONFIG in dev_hdd0/PS2ISO.

Would you happen to have a link to a working Config for THUG at all please? That's the only title I'm struggling to get working.

Many Thanks.

Try copying these CONFIG files in the same folder of the PS2ISO with the same name of of the ISO + .CONFIG
http://ps3.aldostools.org/ps2config.html?q=tony

They were collected from this thread: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/compatibility-list-ps2-on-ps3.1306/


ENC = CONFIG already encrypted for use with PS2 Classic or HEN

CUSTOM = The CONFIG files posted by kozarovv, mrjaredbeta, etc. in the thread above for use with PS2ISO. They usually fix additional errors

NET, GX, SOFT = CONFIG files that exist internally in the 3 kind of PS2 emulators (ps2_netemu, ps2_gxemu and ps2_softemu).

Generally CUSTOM is the preferred for PS2ISO and ENC for PS2 Classics.

Use NET, GX, SOFT if there is not one found in CUSTOM or if the one tested failed.

Thank you for your knowledge of the different Config files.

I'm having trouble locating a working Config for Tony Hawk Underground. I've used Aldostools and Managunz Configs and I still have no luck, so feel a bit stuck!
 
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