PS2 [REQUEST] Dualshock3/4 (ds34.irx) into PS2OSD

[Nameless32]

Hello, since we have nice options to load homebrews into our beloved PS2 and it's really hard to find a good genuine DS2 controller, would be nice to have a chance to use DS3 or DS4 ( and someday DS5? ) on boot of the exploit.

long ( very long time ago ) before OPL had anykind of DS3 support, someone who i really cant remember relese a little elf that just boot and return to OSDSYS but after that we could use a DS3 trought USB into PS2 OSD and manage MCs, PS2 oficial configs, etc...
but this homebrew exist only in my memory now.

Well some time ago, xerpi release a great project "DS3" and "DS4" IRX modules.

https://github.com/xerpi/libds3ps2
https://github.com/xerpi/libds4ps2

after that belek666 give us the awesome "libds34bt/libds34usb" and now we can use DS3 and DS4 into OPL and games, one of the most amazing OPL feature.

https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/tree/master/modules/ds34bt
https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/tree/master/modules/ds34usb

couple of month ago @alexparrado release the incredible SoftDev2
https://github.com/parrado/SoftDev2

with this awesome project we can automatically boot some homebrews, one of the options is to load OSDHDD.

after this long intro i want to give some ideas.

since we have a option to load external IRX modules, would be possible to during FMCB/FHDB, OpenTuna/Funtuna boot, load a "ds34usb/bt" IRX module in the same directory of exploit or any predefined directory.

or create a little MBR.XLF like SoftDev2 for those who have PS2 with NA and HDD with the same option to load the "ds34usb/bt" IRX module, so we can use DS3/DS4 to manage/boot HDDOSD objects/games, MCs Saves and/or boot things trough FMCB/FHDB.

 

[alexparrado]

That idea of adding DS3/DS4/BT support from the very entry point has been spinning in my head several months ago, as well. It's doable for SoftDev2, even for FMCB by using v1.8 sources, but not quite for OpenTuna.

 

[Nameless32]

That idea of adding DS3/DS4/BT support from the very entry point has been spinning in my head several months ago, as well. It's doable for SoftDev2, even for FMCB by using v1.8 sources, but not quite for OpenTuna.

looks like @krHACKen already made something like that into POPStarter.

https://bitbucket.org/ShaolinAssassin/popstarter-documentation-stuff/wiki/ds34

maybe he can help.

 

[tktagmedia]

looks like @krHACKen already made something like that into POPStarter.

https://bitbucket.org/ShaolinAssassin/popstarter-documentation-stuff/wiki/ds34

maybe he can help.

While it's not an elegant solution, I simply bypass the OSD by booting straight into OPL with Bluetooth already enabled.

If only POPStarter had better BT support...

 

[Nameless32]

While it's not an elegant solution, I simply bypass the OSD by booting straight into OPL with Bluetooth already enabled.

If only POPStarter had better BT support...

Yes, it's simple to boot directly to OPL, but the idea is to use DS3/DS4 into OSD to manage contents of MCs/HDD and change PS2 official settings without need of a PS2 controller

 

[alexparrado]

Yes, it's simple to boot directly to OPL, but the idea is to use DS3/DS4 into OSD to manage contents of MCs/HDD and change PS2 official settings without need of a PS2 controller

Keep in mind adding this feature to homebrew such as SoftDev2 and OpenTuna is "easy". Not so for OSD, actually it's a huge challenge.

 

[tktagmedia]

Yes, it's simple to boot directly to OPL, but the idea is to use DS3/DS4 into OSD to manage contents of MCs/HDD and change PS2 official settings without need of a PS2 controller

With the exception of a couple memory cards I keep around for Magic Gate signed game saves (ie games that don't support VMCs), I've switched to VMCs for nearly everything else, largely putting away my need for management.

 

[Vertinhol]

Did anyone manage to include support for DS3/4 in FHDB/FMCB please?

 

[1052]

@Vertinhol use BlueRetro or Wingman PS2.