How to make your own Memory Card Exploit using the Independence Installer

You want to use a cdr to put a save on the mc? that seems like a huge waste to me.

If I were you I would just get a pen drive and codebreaker or ARmax. VERY easy, VERY simple. As far as that link is concerned, I don't use ps2 menu. Locks up to much for my taste.

And if you are like me, you will get ALOT of use out of the pen drive.

 

codebreaker 8.1 and up have usb support. that will be your best bet to definitely get your gamesaves from pc to mc. i can only assume that the cdr thing works for someone. and unless there's something magic that ps2menu does that you CAN'T do with launchelf, i would suggest not using ps2menu. i recommend using launchelf, because that also has usb support and you can copy from pc to usb, then usb to mc pretty much directly.

 

ERROR: No "FILES" directory

sorry, but can somebody tell me what I did wrong?
thanks

 

@neo: what were you doing to get that error message? i've never seen it before.

 

Hey im new here and I have'nt realy read everything but i was wondering if anyone new how to get HD loader on to your memory card

 

Dude, start at the beginning of the forum and read.

 

it's called a "memory card exploit". use the search feature, in this forum, and you'll find answers. search for MC exploit, trigger disc, and various other stuff will be available to you. i suggest that you read about what you need, then get your equipment together. my method of exploitation was using the codebreaker 8.1 (or above) and a usb drive. also check out http://www.exploitstation.com and http://www.ps2hd.com

 

Sorry I should probally post this in another forum, but I've been following this one, trying to make a mem exploit, and it seems to be filled w/ knowledgeable people.

Somehow I managed to screw up my Hard Drive full of games, I made a rookie mistake and ran HD loader non patched (eg <127 gig) on a drive that I had succesfully been installing games over 127 gigs.

Now both versions tell me harddrive error. Something got written to the drive when I put the older hd loader in, how can I fix this? Am I screwed?

For reference, the old version I used (that messed up drive)is an orginal HD loader retail disc. The patched dics I was running prior I found online, it's boot up pic was a final fantasy girl and koren text, was being used in conjunction with magic swap 3.6 & a slide card, it recongized over 127 gigs and was working great... I shouldn't have messed w/ it. but I got lazy and sick of slide trick (y I had been looking here)

Anybody kno anyway I can get my games back from the drive? Would I need to connect to a PC to fix this? Should I just start again? I got another drive to test with (even bigger!) but installing the games again will be a pain in the ass.

Any help would be appreciated! Thanks, Ali

 

yeah this post is prob'ly in the wrong spot. if you've got a bigger drive to test it on, then that is good. hooking up your old one to transfer games wont be as bad as you think. just make sure you format the Bigger one first with whatever method. then hook them both up to the pc and run Winhiip 1.7.X to copy files from one drive to the next. if it's 30+ games , then it may take a couple of hrs.

 

Ok, I've been trying some stuff with this for a while now, and I can't figure out whether I can even get it to work or not.

If I use Gameshark 2, will that allow me to load the CDR with the exploit on it? I don't have a modded ps2, so I was wondering if Gameshark would be enough.

I know you guys get lots of dumb people like me asking the same supid questions, but I would appreciate any help.

Thanks

 

Hi all,

Just want to say thanks so much to everyone who's posted on this thread coz it's really appreciated.

Been trying to sort out a MC exploit using hdld_server.elf which I've renamed boot.elf. I've been trying to trigger from the PS1 disks Time Crisis and Tony Hawks thingy. I've created the title.db with the disk id's i got from opening the system file in notepad.

Basically what I have found is my ps2 won't boot up the ps1 disk first time - it goes to the screen with the memory card and the disk selector. I select the disk several times and it eventually loads.

The result is 1 of 2: 1 - Using BOOT.ELF the game just loads normally, or 2 - using boot.elf, I get a complete red screen and ps2 locks up.

has anyone else had this problem when trying mc exploits? Is it an issue that if it doesn't load up first time from the ps1 disk it won't work? Kinda stuck now and was sooooooo close!

Cheers for any help in advance

 

my network stopped acting right and i ended up double posting. sorry.

 

what i say that you do, is use launchelf as your boot.elf file. then you can load any other elf file you want at your leisure. OR you can set the hdlserver file as your default, which will have that file to run automatically. it's fun and easy. go give it a shot.

you might be able to just readjust your files, and change the hdlserver from boot elf and rename launchelf as your boot elf and go from there. but if that doesnt work, just redo your exploit. personally i'd go with the second one to MAKE SURE.

 

OK, I'm trying to get the MC exploit to work...I opted to get a USB-PS2 memory card adapter, rather than a modchip/swapmagic/etc. The thing works fine, I can download and upload saves to the memory card, but I thought there'd be some option to copy files over. How can I get my .elf, title.db etc. on the memory card? Is there some way to use the "edit game" feature to add these files in the right place? Has anybody used this method successfully? I sunk some money into this adapter and a new memory card, so hopefully somebody can help me out!

 

Dont worry, i miss read

 

Hey kingscott check out the program PS2savebuilder off of http://www.ps2savetools.com ,you will have to build an exploit save with this program then transfer it to your memcard.I'm not sure,but there is a guide on the pen drive method on here somewhere.Oh it is on page 2 of this thread,guide by iMNeW using a USB adapter and Action Replay.You can skip some parts,was just wondering are you using the EMS adapter for the PS2.Hope this helps you out,not sure if I can explain it any better than what iMNeW already mentioned though when building the exploit.

 

Hey kenflip the GameShark2v2 can be used to install the independence exploit,jonjakjam cleared it up on one of these pages.You will have to use a slidecard/fliptop technique in order for it to work though.It is to trick the PS2 into thinking the tray hasn't been ejected.Good Luck and hope it works out,haven't really been keeping up with this thread like I should but there is alot of help on here on this issue which is a good sign.The memory card exploits are the shiznit if you ask me,the more people use them the better they get.

 

does this exploit work eith the pstwo slim?

 

Thanks L-Burna! That's very helpful...the one problem I'm having now is that the USB/PS2 adapter software wants a file format of .psu or .psd and PS2 Save Builder doesn't seem to support this format (unless one of the formats is the same thing with a different extension name?). So I guess I need to find a way to convert the files....I'm working on it now, I'll let you know if I have any luck. If anybody has more suggestions please let me know!

 

oops, I forgot to answer your question...yes, I'm using the EMS USB adapter.