[ Каскадный ] · Стандартный · Линейный Запуск игр с HDD посредством эксплоита на MC, Нечипованная PS2

[Boris]

Приобрел нечипованную ПС2 с винтом, теперь необходимо создать эксплоит для запуска его с карты памяти (Memory Cart). Почитал различные FAQ'и, нужна прога CogSwapLoader_Exploit. По старым ссылкам скачать не могу, они уже битые. Помогите советом, кто в курсе темы. Оригинальный диск для PS1 (GTA2) также имеется

[eXell]

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IMPORTANT NOTE: The ESR application requires my cdvdinit fix to be loaded first, so either use FMCB with default launcher (it will contain my fix) or launch it manually (using RUNME1.1a). If you cannot access cdvd after applying cdvdinit fix, then you're out of luck, sorry (you'll have to wait until I will find a way to fix the init procedure). It's been tested mostly with first versions of FMCB (that used crosslinking - easier to test on whole variety of consoles) and using my RUNME1.1a (but should work with any others as long as cdvdinit fix is used).

Take a note, that current releases will not work with mrbrown's ps1 exploit.

Short background: ESR is an application that gives you the possibility to launch DVD discs patched to DVDV format on unmodded consoles.

I'm attaching set of three applications. One is intended for launching games directly from dvd (but can also launch homebrew apps from DVDV discs, just SYSTEM.CNF and proper elf is needed) - "dvd direct" version . The other is to launch elf files in either mcx:/BOOT/BOOT.ELF or mcx:/B?DATA-SYSTEM/BOOT.ELF - "mcard" version. The third is "dvd direct off" version, which is almost the same as the "dvd direct" but will disable ESR after first full successful IOP reset (think about it as "mode 3" in hdloader. All should have similar compatibility (with obvious limitations for "off" version).

All will let you access dvdv patched, burned games (and not only games). You can use it to launch uLE with DVDV support, as well as HDLoader to install such games (then, the games will work under hdl without any problems - but you'll have to poweroff console and run hdloader again. It's because main program of hdloader uses the same memory space that my launcher, so running a game in hdl while ESR is active would cause freeze. In GUI version there will be option "Disable ESR after first IOP reset" that will solve also this problem).

The game's compatibility should be quite nice. ESR has been tested internally with ~100 games (and many more by other users).

The homebrew compatibility is worse. It's because some homebrew applications will try to use the same memory that ESR uses.

All versions are placed at 0xf0800. Additional stack is placed at 0xf07d0. Intermediate iop replacement images are written (if needed) to 0x88000. All versions should have the same compatibility.

DNAS protected games can be played, but you'll have to patch them with proper number first (windip and co.).

DVD9 games can be played. You have two choices. You can patch it with toxic patcher then dvdpatch and burn... or simply make image, patch it and burn it (this part is under testing - patching might not be excellent, though it works with GOW2).

CD games can be played only after converting to DVD (not all are easy to do... due to absolute LBA addressing - just use some tuts available on the net).

Take a note, that some console versions will require the dvd disc to have DVD-ROM book type for DVD+R/+RW media. Make sure you've changed it manually or selected it to set the booktype automatically in your burning software. DVD-R should also work fine. As for DVD+/-RW... it really depends on your laser unit quality, they're just much harder to read.

Use good quality media, so you won't have to submit nonexistent bugs!

Take a note, that all versions require DVD/DVDV in drive before launching them... else they'll freeze on black screen and wait for you to put the disc in (then they'll resume the work).

Now, the last, but also very important notice:

ESR has been tested quite a lot, but some big changes were made recently. So take a note that the software is still in beta stage. Some unknown erros may ocurr. If you're not willing to help make it better, don't download it. If you're having some problems, give as much details as you can: console model and region, game name and region. Game ID and iop replacement image version it uses, steps that will be helpful to reproduce the bug, what colors flashed on screen and how many times (red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, white).


Legall stuff (the easy version):

1. The project is written from scratch and homebrew ps2sdk has been used.
2. It doesn't contain any copyrighted materials.
3. It's intended to be used with homebrew applications as well as backups of legally owned games and applications.
4. Author is not responsible for any damage caused by the software.
5. If you like to modify it - ask first. Maybe your changes can make into the official release... it will also make me able to keep everything clear (which is vital during beta stage... it would be hard to gather info on issues caused by many versions if not all were released by me).
6. The ESR application cannot be used for commercial purposes under any circumstances.

If you redistributing ESR, please leave original names and the readme inside. Also, until stable version is made, do not embed ESR in other applications. It's necessary to keep the same nomenclature and version numbers. It will help me keep bug reports clean and understandable.

Source code of both IOP and EE side application will be released with first stable version.



For patching use either bootsector's cmd line version of ESR Patcher, his java GUI version or simple win32 GUI version of ESR Patcher.

Short tutorial for games:

1. Put your original game in drive and make image of it.
2. Patch it.
3. Burn it.
4. Put it in your PS2 and launch ESR (direct DVD version).
5. That's it!

Short tutorial for homebrew apps (launching from DVD):

1. Start new compilation of DVDVideo.
2. Put all necessary DVDV structure files.
3. Put your SYSTEM.CNF in root directory of disc (remember about the ;1 ISO version extension).
4. Put apropriate executable (same as in SYSTEM.CNF)
5. Make sure the DVD will be hybrid udf/iso.
6. Burn it.
7. Put it in your PS2 and launch ESR (direct DVD version).
8. That's it!

... or just put your homebrew app as mcx:/BOOT/BOOT.ELF or mcx:/B?DATA-SYSTEM/BOOT.ELF, whete mcx is either mc0 or mc1 and ? means reagional code. Now run the second file (mcard version). Though, the best choice is to have uLE in one of the paths and launch other apps from it.

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