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MrFixit
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7. December 2002 @ 10:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just bought a DVD burner and I want to play my PS2 backups. My next step is to buy a modchip. I've been reading a lot of these threads and I see a lot of people promoting modchips like "messiah" and "magic3". Does it really matter what modchip to buy? A modchip is a modchip. Shouldn't ALL modchips do what they were created for: play PS2 back ups?

I know some users prefer modchips that don't require a boot disk. I don't care about this. The only thing that matters to me is if the modchip will actually work.

I am a little scared about trying to solder a modchip to my PS2 so the modchips I've been interested in are the "USB modchip" and the "NO SOLDER modchip" I rarely hear you guys talk about these two. Are they reliable? If all I have to do is plug them in and possibly purchase Gameshark, then that is absolutely fine with me.

The descriptions at www.modchips.com say that these are very easy to install, but I'd prefer hearing one of you guys confirm that. What are your opinions?
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Smartman1
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7. December 2002 @ 18:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What is the boot disc and does magic 2 modchip need it?
nazojin
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17. December 2002 @ 21:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
To anyone:

Hi, there! I have ps2(Don't know what version) modified with Neo2 and use GameShark2 disc. I have been able to play cr-r backup games using swap trick, but unable to play any dvd-r backups. I tried to use "too many code" method, but could not find the screen where I can create or modify codes. What should I do. Should I find out a way to convert my dvd-r backups to cd-r backups? Please help. Thanks!
sheldon
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19. December 2002 @ 04:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hello I did a search for a ps2 boot disk. I found a site that sells one that dose not need a mod chip or anything else. But I don’t want to order it incase it is a ripoff. Does any one know anything about it? the site is http://www.ps2-bootdiscs.co.uk/playstation2.htm
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20. December 2002 @ 11:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Re: Tee Gee

You will have to solder the Neo key / Sbox into the PS2. I have done these before and they do not work unless you solder one wire. Here are the diagrams http://www.modchip.ca/install/ps2/neokey/neokey.htm you will also not be able to plat DVD-R Backups with that mod.

Re: MrFixit

A USB Mod and no-solder mod are 2 different chips. One is obviously a USB plug in chip that needs to be soldered in (1 wire only). And the no-solder mod you connect to the board of the PS2 by putting it inline at the specific spot.


Re: Nazojin

To boot DVD-R's you have to try a few different ways to get it to work. Do a search here on google.com or use mt tutorial here
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/15105

Re: Sheldon and Anyone else

There is only one working boot disc available called Swap Magic Discs. There are 2 discs, one for CD-R's smaller than 650 megs (which limits you to which games you can play) and one for DVD-R's, in order to use it you have to do 1 of 3 things....

1. Have a modchip like neo 2.2 or similar installed in your PS2 and use the Swap Magic discs to boot the game. Very easy simple swap, no need of inputting/selecting/deselcting codes

2. Have a PS2 without a modchip and do a normal swap disc but you need to have a special PS2 "cover" that pops up like the old PS1. More info here http://www.ps2cover.com/

3. Have a PS2 without a modchip and do a normal swap disc but you need to have a "swipe card" that allows you to pull open the tray when prompted to swap disc. More info here http://homepage.ntlworld.com/checkmate/swipe.html

The boot disc is not a perfect mod (yet) but it does work for the majority of backups out there.
roberto30
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26. December 2002 @ 14:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i also got that file (iph-bxdr.bin) but not tested yet. is it true that it doesn't work ? i don't hope so ... why is everywhere on the internet then saying that it's working ? these f*cking pps
Kenji-san
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26. December 2002 @ 16:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
this doc will explain everything you need to know...

How to burn and play PS2, and PSX games on your PS2 without a modchip”


Welcome! Thank you for reading the “How to burn and play PS2 (Playstaton 2) games”. In this guide, you will learn the very easy method of making copies of your PS2 and normal Playstation games so that they are playable on the PS2. This guide will provide you with all the information you need to burn PS2 games.
You will need the following things to burn PS2 games:
-a computer with a cdburner
-a blank cd-r (don’t use the re-recordable type a.k.a. cd-rw)
-CDRWIN – The version in this guide is 3.8D
-FireBurner –
-PS2 patcher –
-GameShark 2 for PS2
-the GameShark 2 is available at most stores that sell video games,
a few examples would be Best Buy, Circuit City, or Target. You
want version 1.0 of the GameShark 2. I have heard that all other
versions work, but I have only tested version 1.0. GameShark2
costs about 29.95. Believe me, its worth it!!!
-and a PS2 to play the games.

Burning the PS2
The process of burning ps2 games is easy. It is really only a 3 step process.(read
the game, patch the game, and burn the game.)
1) insert game into cd drive.
2) Open up CDRWIN and click on the extract disk/tracks/sectors button.
3) Your settings should be as follows:
For “extract mode” select disk image/ cue sheet
For “read options” select “raw”
For “error recovery” select “abort”
For “jitter correction” select “auto”
For “subcode analysis” select “auto”
Data Speed and Audio Speed should be the same
For “read retry count” type 0
For “subcode threshold” type 300
Make sure you selected the drive that your PS2 game is in
Make sure you typed in the file name (just type the name of the game) and
Check the directory that you’re putting your file in.
Then just press “start”



If you get an error in the middle of reading the disk that says something like “can’t read sections xxxx-xxxxx of disk”, it is becase the disk is scratched and CDRWIN can’t read it. Try to clean the disk, if that doesn’t work you just have to use a different game (a different copy of the same game)


4) Once CDRWIN is done, click ok and then exit CDRWIN. Open up the
PS2 patcher, select the game file you just created and patch it (make
sure you select the “RAW” option.
4) Close the PS2 patcher, next open up Fireburner. Click on the visual
cue burner button. When you created your .bin file (the game file) in
CDRWIN, a .cue file should have automaticly been created. In that
case, drag and drop the .cue file into the Fireburner window. If the
.cue file was not created, just drag and drop the .bin file into the
Fireburner window. After you have done that, right click (click with
the right side button on your mouse) on your file in the Fireburner
window, and select “Burn/Test burn”.
5) In the options window that appears, select your cdwriter, select your
write speed(doesn’t really matter), and make sure you select “Track at
once (TOA) for the recording method. As for the options on the right side of the options window, make sure only the following are checked:
“eject cd” and “close session”. When you have selected the options, click ok and your PS2 game will burn. That’s all you have to do to burn a game.



Burning a Playstion (PSone) game

1) If you want, you can spend 5 minutes using the same method as above
to burn your playstation game, but its not necessary. For a playstation game (not PS2) all you need to do is use a program that lets you make an “exact copy” or a “backup disk (CDRWIN)” You don’t need any selected options, you just need to start the game on the PS2 the same way you would a PS2 game.




Starting the game on you PS2

1) Now for the fun part (and challenging part the first couple of times)
This may sound a little complicated at first, but after you do it 3 or 4
times, it’s supper easy. First things first, you must remove the front of your game drive on your PS2(not a big deal, it can snap on and off).
2) Now insert your gameshark 2 cd(make sure the gameshark memory
card is in one of the 2 slots, doesn’t matter which one.)
3) In the gameshark options, choose “start game”, then “without”. Your screen should read “Please insert game disk then press X to continue.”
4) Now this part can be trickey for beginners, so I will provide pictures
-the main purpose of this starting method is to open up the PS2 and
swap the gameshark disk with your burned game without the PS2
knowing you did it. DO NOT press the eject button on the PS2!!!
-with the PS2 cd tray cover removed, you will be able to look in and see a while tab inside the PS2. With a credit card (or something like it) gently slide the white tab all the way over to the right, if you did it correctly, this should allow you to manually pull open the PS2 cd tray.
5) Next, take the gameshark disk out of the PS2 and put in your burned
game.
5) Gently push the PS2 cd tray fully back into the PS2 (Don’t press the
eject button).
6) Now you need to slide that white tab all the way back to the left (its
origional position). To do this you get a strong papper clip(needs to be a strong one) stick it into the PS2 on the right side of the white tab and push the tab back to the left.
7) If you pushed the tab all the way back to the left and did every thing
else right, you are ready to play your game. Just press X on your PS2 controler and watch as your burned game loads. ( It may load slower than an original game, depending on the cd-r you are using, I use Verbatim cd-r’s and have no problems.)

now if you follow those instructions to burn your boot disk it'll work without a modchip... then you won't ever have to do that peice of crap procedure again...
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26. December 2002 @ 18:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That guide is fallen out of date now! Also most ps2 games are now dvd games and are much harder to copy than explained above, especially since some hold up to 7 gigs. I just want to make sure that every1 knows that thats a cd-rom game tutorial and to waste a cd trying to copy a dvd game straight to a cd-r.

Also cdrwin version 3.8d doesnt have the support for most new cd writers so ppl may have to find an alternative way around that.

They way forward is to learn how to dvd rip cause it'll be no good when there are no more cd-rom ps2 games! http://www.megagames.com/ps2/

ye all might have to go on a bit of a hunt around for guides here but it hosts the DVDRIP Tutorial and tonnes of tools to help you along the way.

to boot dvd games, your best shot is a modchip (come on guys, forget this boot disk crap). The boot method here is originally the plastic knife method that appeared on Ps2 Booting For Dummies. It also contained a cog method which was a little harder.

Also there is another problem called the EA game! EA games need to patched for use with the knife method. The link above has patching info so read it all!! EA games make the best of games!
player69
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9. January 2003 @ 16:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I FOUND A SITE THAT SELLS BOOT DISCS !!! WWW.BOOTDISCWORLD.CO.UK !! CHECK IT OUT !!!
BOOT DISCS FOR PS2? ARE THEY REAL?
Wizkid
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9. January 2003 @ 22:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What's with the Caps !?!

I've seen about a 100 sites that offer you such boot-disks.
Don't believe everything you read. Mayby it will work with some sort of no solder chip.

If you want Try it out and let us know...

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johnkeo
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15. January 2003 @ 13:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
R u ppl 4gttin that te PS2 is just a downsized PC. The same goes 4 the camecube and xbox. All the games are created on the pc and "ported" to those crappy machines. Ne way u are able to play copy and imported games without a mod chip or boot disk. Y the hell wud u need a boot disk. The ps2 already has its own boot sector. If u want to know how to do it, ask nice and i will tell. Please stop tryin to change the ps2 an work on the games. U only have to convert the SQL files and another few. Wanna know the rest? mail me. i wont spam u or ask u to buy ne thin.
player69
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15. January 2003 @ 13:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey johnkeo whats your e-mail so i can now how to do that?
MBan
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15. January 2003 @ 19:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
johnkeo
I would love to chat with you about this and other programming things such as porting
I think I would pay to hear some information you can help me with. If you dont want to post your email address I will post mine just let me know
nomorelyz
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18. January 2003 @ 12:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
HEY ASLZ!
WHY DON'T YOU TELL THE TRUTH ALREADY INSTEAD OF TRYING SELL YOUR STUPID WORTHLESS MOD CHIPS
QUIT JERKING EVERYONE OFF
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Sparkz247
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28. December 2003 @ 11:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Is there a method of burning PS2 games without needing to use a modchip? I see alot of sites out there offer software like Gamecopy Pro and others that say no chip is required, is that true?
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