PS2 [Tutorial] FMCB Installation with Free DVD Boot

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FMCB Installation with FreeDVDBoot

Or, the prelude to The Great PS2 AIO Guide.

The Great PS2 AIO Guide is now complete (bar a section dedicated to FreeDVDBoot)
Find it HERE.

All Slim models are now compatible. Choose the ISO that matches your DVD Player Firmware.
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Credit goes to @CTurt for developing this exploit.

As you may have heard, a new exploit has been discovered that allows for the running of unsigned code such as homebrew and even games. The only difference with this exploit is its simplicity, it requires only a blank DVD-R and a DVD burner.
This is a quick and dirty tutorial to install FMCB onto a Ps2 Memory Card using this new exploit, Free DVD Boot (are we calling this one FDVDB?).
This is also a sort of prelude to my current work in progress, The Great AIO Ps2 Guide (every time I make some progress, something new hits the scene and I hold off)
Without further ado, here we go:

FMBC Installation​
1. Prerequisites 2. Checking Your DVD Version 3. USB Flash and DVD Prep 4. FMCB Installation 5. What do I do now?

  • Before we get started, we need to download a few things.

    First we need to get the premade FDVDB ISO from CTurts github page, found HERE.
    Next we are going to need the FMCB installation package, found HERE.
    And lastly, we will need some kind of disk burning software, I use IMGBurn, found HERE.

    Hardware wise, you will need a USB flash drive, an Official Ps2 Memory Card and, of course, a DVD-R and DVD burner.

  • As previously mentioned, this exploit was developed and tested on DVD Firmware 3.10E. So your milage may differ if your ps2 has a different version.
    So lets check what version we have before moving forward.

    - Boot Ps2
    - At the main Ps2 screen (OSDSYS):
    - Tap Triangle
    - A list will appear containing all the version numbers of the various devices.
    - Under "DVD Player", check your version number.
    - If you have 3.10E, excellent.
    - If you don't have 3.10E, note down your version number and continue as normal through the guide.

    Please report back with your DVD Player version number if the exploit was successful (Currently only 3.10E has been confirmed working)

  • Here we are going to copy the FMCB Installation files to the correct location as well as burn the ISO to a DVD.

    First the USB Flash Drive
    - Extract:
    INSTALL folder
    lang folder
    FMCBInstaller.elf
    to the root of an USB flash drive
    - Insert USB into Ps2

    Then the DVD
    - Open IMGBurn
    - Select "Write Image File to Disc"
    - Click the little folder icon under Source
    - Navigate and select the Free DVD Boot ISO
    - Select your CD/DVD Burner
    - Set burn speed at half the recommended disc speed and use reputable blank discs like Verbatim
    - Select the Write option bottom left of window
    - Wait for burning to complete.

  • Now we move onto the final step. Installing FMCB onto a Ps2 Memory Card.

    - Insert Official Memory Card (to install FMCB onto)
    - Insert USB Flash Drive
    - Set system language to English
    - Insert FDVDB disk
    - Allow Ps2 to boot from disk
    - The screen may flicker
    - uLaunchELF will start
    - Select File Browser
    - Select 'mass'
    - Select 'FMCBInstaller.elf'
    - FMCBInstaller will now start
    - Use R1 and L1 to navigate menus
    - Navigate to 'Memory Card Menu'
    - If you want to back up anything from your memory card, select 'Dump MC'
    - Select 'Format MC'
    - Allow for format to complete
    - Use L1 to navigate to 'Main Menu'
    - Select 'Install'
    - Select 'Normal'
    - Allow application to finish installing

    You are now finished, FMCB has been installed onto you memory card. Awesome stuff.

  • Ahhhhhhhh, the mighty question on everyone's mind after their first exploit... WHAT THE HELL DO I DO NOW?
    Well, there's plenty to look for here in the forums, and I "promise" I'll finish this guide one day. Maybe sooner rather than later.
    But a couple of suggestions are OPL (Open Ps2 Loader), ESR and Retroarch.
 
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The "slow wins the race" is a debateful topic, haha... :D

I already read parts of the unfinished tutorial, but it is soooo big!
 
DVD Firmware 3.11E
Model: SCPH-90004 (8A) BIOS 220

Can confirm will boot into FMCB, however waiting for my memory card to show up before I can confirm installation works!
 
Black_Licker said:
FreeDVDBoot works on 3.11.
But as I understand, FMCB does not work with SCPH-90004 2.30 ? Or is there a way? < besides modchip
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im not sure if there is a tutorial or tool yet but freedvdboot can run homebrew by itself from disc. homebrews will need to updated to see the files on the disc but the wlaunchelf on the disc is updated. you can use it to start other homebrew from usb or mc.
 
Coro said:
im not sure if there is a tutorial or tool yet but freedvdboot can run homebrew by itself from disc. homebrews will need to updated to see the files on the disc but the wlaunchelf on the disc is updated. you can use it to start other homebrew from usb or mc.
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Cturt himself said its possible, with details on his github.

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