PS2 FMCB/FHDB v1.9 series release thread

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https://www.mediafire.com/file/vldpxyk03bdz9m1/FMCB.zip/file
 
I am having an issue trying to install the FMCB. When I launch the installer elf from the mass (usb), it boots the Japanese menu. I tried to navigate through this by just approximating via youtube videos that have the english menu but somehow this ended up deleting everything on the memory card... For reference I am using a PHAT PS2 model with no modchip.
 
duiz said:
I am having an issue trying to install the FMCB. When I launch the installer elf from the mass (usb), it boots the Japanese menu. I tried to navigate through this by just approximating via youtube videos that have the english menu but somehow this ended up deleting everything on the memory card... For reference I am using a PHAT PS2 model with no modchip.
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我的硬盘安装了fhdb，在没有chip ic 的 ps2 控制台上运行良好，但是在有modbo的控制台上无限黑屏，这损坏了硬盘里的fhdb，导致在没有chip ic的控制台上面也无限黑屏，请问我怎么修复这个硬盘？


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I have fhdb installed on my hard drive, it works fine on a ps2 console without chip ic, but infinite black screen on a console with modbo, which damages the fhdb in the hard drive, resulting in infinite black screen on consoles without chip ic , how can I repair this hard drive?
 
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我的硬盘安装了fhdb，在没有chip ic 的 ps2 控制台上运行良好，但是在有modbo的控制台上无限黑屏，这损坏了硬盘里的fhdb，导致在没有chip ic的控制台上面也无限黑屏，请问我怎么修复这个硬盘？


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I have fhdb installed on my hard drive, it works fine on a ps2 console without chip ic, but infinite black screen on a console with modbo, which damages the fhdb in the hard drive, resulting in infinite black screen on consoles without chip ic , how can I repair this hard drive?
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Welcome to the forums please use a translation app next time. I have done that for you. Now that being said you have to disable the chip. Please see here it should help you to identify and disable it.


欢迎来到论坛，下次请使用翻译应用程序。 我已经为你做到了。 既然这么说你必须禁用芯片。 请在此处查看它应该可以帮助您识别和禁用它。


https://www.psx-place.com/threads/modchip-disable-procedure.31585/
 
It doesn't damage HDD, just freezing on boot. There is no permanent solution for that other than just removing modchip (which BTW is quite useless nowadays anyway). Some older versions can work, like 1.95x or 1.93x.

BTW: Could You tell me how good is this auto-translation?
HDDにはダメージを与えず、起動時にフリーズするだけです。modchipを削除する以外に永久的な解決策はありません（ちなみに最近はかなり役に立ちません）。1.95xや1.93xのような古いバージョンでも動作することがあります。
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leonada2008 said:
我的硬盘安装了fhdb，在没有chip ic 的 ps2 控制台上运行良好，但是在有modbo的控制台上无限黑屏，这损坏了硬盘里的fhdb，导致在没有chip ic的控制台上面也无限黑屏，请问我怎么修复这个硬盘？


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I have fhdb installed on my hard drive, it works fine on a ps2 console without chip ic, but infinite black screen on a console with modbo, which damages the fhdb in the hard drive, resulting in infinite black screen on consoles without chip ic , how can I repair this hard drive?
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In fact, modchip has damaged the hard disk file where I installed fhdb, and I have to remake it, but there are already many game images in it, what I want to ask is how can I repair this hard disk
 
It hasn't. Not physically, nor logically.

Never use disk images until Your drive capacity is the same as target image or else You will encounter APA problems. Instead run FMCB Installer and install FHDB.

For attempt to repair logic, You can try HDDChecker. If You want retrieve games first, try IsoBuster.
 
Hi! I've got PS2 FAT with Free HDBoot 1.93 which I got from some HDD Image I've downloaded from the net. Now I want to update to v1.966. But i didn't see such option, only ability to create a Memory Card with v1.966. Need you advice how to update my FHDB from 1.93 to 1.966. Thx!

Case solved, i was blind to see there was a second page.
 
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APA-Chain problem remains if you used an image... Don't use that TRASH............. FORMAT and FRESH installation.....!
 
Hello everyone!
I'm quite overwhelmed by the amount of information on here. My goal is to run my PS2 games on an SCPH-39004 from HDD. I have a FreeMcBoot card, but it would be cool to avoid having it inserted all the time. I also have the original network adapter, which is still IDE-only, but will update it soon to accept SATA drives.

My biggest problem: my PC has Linux Mint. I have no easy access to a Windows machine, that would allow connecting a SATA hard drive. I do have access to a Win11 laptop, but it's from work, not my personal machine, so I want to avoid using it for this.

So far, my understanding from reading this forum is, I've got two options:
1. format HDD with exFAT, put my ISOs on there and boot the PS2 with a FMCB memory card that uses the newest OPL capable of loading games off of exFAT drives
2. install FreeMcBoot on my harddrive ("proper" FreeHDBoot), but the HDD needs to be formatted by Windows specific tools (and copying ISOs will also require a Windows machine).

Is there a way to use option 2 when with GNU/Linux? Don't hesitate to recommend some command line applications, I feel comfortable with it. Is it possible to install FreeHdBoot with "dd"? Somehow like this:

dd if=[working-free-hd-boot-dump] of=/dev/[myhdd]

That would at least put me half way there (still need to somehow get the ISOs on this drive).

Please point me to the right thread, if there is one that I missed.

Regards,
Igorevich
 
@Igorevich You don't need Windows for anything.

OPL not supporting exFAT on MBR/GPT for internal HDD. OPL GD does. But recommend is APA and putting games via hdldump.

FMCB cannot be installed on HDD. FHDB can.

FMCB/FHDB Installer can format it, uLE can, HDDChecker can. On PC side: pfsshell.

Never write disk images or clone disks with APA. It will not work properly in long term. Internet is full of bullshit about that so be ware.

https://github.com/ps2homebrew/pfsshell
https://github.com/ps2homebrew/hdl-dump
 
Thanks a lot Berion! I see that hdl-dump needs PS2SDK. Do I need to essentially check ps2dev/ps2dev from github out and run build-all.sh for that one?
 
I never compiled any of them, There are binaries so as long Your Linux using libc6 it will work. But if You do not trust ELFs, then, well, I cannot help (however why ps2sdk would be needed is beyond my imagination, it is PC app, not PS2 app). ^^
 
I don't see the binaries? The github repo does not seem to have them. The readme just says:

"First of all, you have to update your PS2SDK."

That being first step in compiling hdldump.

Its not that I insist on reading all code that is about to run on my PC, lol. I assumed it is not available as binary, except for Windows.
 
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