PS2 Troubleshooting SSD issues in OPL / NHDDL + Neutrino

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Splatsby

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I have spent several hours trying to figure out why my PS2 wont read data from the SSD I bought. Here is my current status:

Equipment:
  • My PS2 is model SCPH-39001
  • I have tried both a Kaico SATA adapter as well an an OEM Network Adapter with SATA Mod
  • 500GB SSD - exFAT formatted with the OPL required file directory (DVD and CD directories with games in them)
  • FCMB Memory card with v1.966
What I have tried:
  • When I open HDD Manager in uLaunchElf, HDD Manager sees there is an HDD present but that it's not formatted properly, which is correct.
  • If I use HDDManager to format the drive that seems to work.
  • I have tested the latest two version of the Grimdoomer OPL build. I have verified that HDD is enabled in the Block Devices menu. In each case, OPL can successfully launch games from a USB drive, but nothing is found when trying to read from the hard drive.
  • I have tested v1.1.2 of NHDDL, using version 1.6 of Neutrino. The results are the same as OPL - I can read from a USB drive but not the hard drive. If I launch NHDDL without a USB drive, I get a "No Devices Found" error.
  • I have actually tested two different Kaico adapters, and two different OEM network adapters to rule out a hardware issue.
  • I have opened up my PS2 and tested fuses PS2, PS7, PS9, PS10 and PS16 for continuity, as these are the fuses responsible for communication with the network adapter.
  • I tried using MX4SIO as an alternative, but was very unhappy with how much stuttering occurs during FMV's. Most of the games I play are more narrative in nature.
At this point, I am pretty lost as to what else I should try.
 
Decide what you want: exFAT on MBR or GPT, or disc images on APA.
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/internal-memory-vs-external-memory.44728/

uLE not understanding anything but PFS on APA. Like nearly all PS2 homebrew, because that is the native logic structure here. Nearly nothing understanding MBR/GPT and exFAT on them because that's still quote fresh on PS2 scene (nearly one year old). OPL GD is intendent to work with exFAT (however, that changes has been long time already merged with OPL). Of course we talking here about internal HDD.

Also read about APA-Jail if you want to "have cake and eat cake". To be setup by PS2HDH.
 
Yeah - I was hoping to stick with using the exFAT format because that makes it much easier to add/remove games from the hard drive. I am a mac user, and nearly every tool out there which handles APA is overly complicated and runs on Windows.
 
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