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Trouble2333

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Ok so I am confused as hell and there's a lot of conflicting information out there. Can a PS2 running OPL play PS1 games from a USB drive? Yes, I know the PS2 is backwards compatible with the PS1 but it's at a non profit community center aka we have no fliping money to buy games, everything is donations. I spent most of yesterday trying to figure out how to do it and the video I just followed didn't work because it's 4 years old. So, is it actually possible? Could it run on a MX4ISO because that would be a lot easier unless it has to be FAT32.
 
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Thanks. I'll look into later this week.

jolek said:
You can launch PS1 games through POPStarter (+POPS):
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/popstarter.19139/.
If you want to launch games directly look for wLE_kHn_20200810 in the attachments.

User guide:
https://web.archive.org/web/2023080...ssin/popstarter-documentation-stuff/wiki/Home.

BDM Assault (for MX4SIO support):
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/bdmassault.42352/.


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I am confused about renaming the .elf file. You only have one file, do I just download it multiple times?

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jolek said:
You can launch PS1 games through POPStarter (+POPS):
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/popstarter.19139/.
If you want to launch games directly look for wLE_kHn_20200810 in the attachments.

User guide:
https://web.archive.org/web/2023080...ssin/popstarter-documentation-stuff/wiki/Home.

BDM Assault (for MX4SIO support):
https://www.psx-place.com/threads/bdmassault.42352/.


Reason for editing: fixed links.​
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I give up. This is way to fucking complicated, it should be put the fucking files in the pops folder and that's it. Every .elf file just crashes, what's the point of having a pops folder included in OPL if it doesn't work. Is there some setting I am missing or something? I just found the application start mode and turned that to manual but that didn't work.
 
Trouble2333 said:
I am confused about renaming the .elf file. You only have one file, do I just download it multiple times?
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Which file you have in mind? POPSTARTER.ELF?
If yes, then you can download it many times or simply copy this file it in the same folder:
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Shortly after you can rename it to e.g. XX.Vikings.ELF.
Next file to XX.Crash.ELF, etc.
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Trouble2333 said:
I give up. This is way to fucking complicated, it should be put the fucking files in the pops folder and that's it. Every .elf file just crashes, what's the point of having a pops folder included in OPL if it doesn't work. Is there some setting I am missing or something? I just found the application start mode and turned that to manual but that didn't work.
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OPL means Open PS2 loader and this app is for launching PS2 games, not PS1.
Did you bother yourself to read:
https://web.archive.org/web/2023120...arter-documentation-stuff/wiki/quickstart-usb.

You also need this additional file in POPS folder: POPS_IOX.PAK - MD5 checksum: a625d0b3036823cdbf04a3c0e1648901.
Search for it e.g. using DuckDuckGo, Google, etc.

Here is how your POPS folder might looks like:
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When you have all the file just launch an ELF file (e.g. mass:/POPS/XX.Diablo.ELF).
 
jolek said:
Which file you have in mind? POPSTARTER.ELF?
If yes, then you can download it many times or simply copy this file it in the same folder:
View attachment 47921
Shortly after you can rename it to e.g. XX.Vikings.ELF.
Next file to XX.Crash.ELF, etc.
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OPL means Open PS2 loader and this app is for launching PS2 games, not PS1.
Did you bother yourself to read:
https://web.archive.org/web/2023120...arter-documentation-stuff/wiki/quickstart-usb.

You also need this additional file in POPS folder: POPS_IOX.PAK - MD5 checksum: a625d0b3036823cdbf04a3c0e1648901.
Search for it e.g. using DuckDuckGo, Google, etc.

Here is how your POPS folder might looks like:
View attachment 47923

When you have all the file just launch an ELF file (e.g. mass:/POPS/XX.Diablo.ELF).
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Then how come I've seen videos of people playing PS1 games from OPL? There's even a section for them in the OPL manager, seems kind of weird to have a section for something the app can't do. Your VCD files need to be in your POPS folder? And yes I read it.
 
Trouble2333 said:
en how come I've seen videos of people playing PS1 games from OPL? There's even a section for them in the OPL manager, seems kind of weird to have a section for something the app can't do.
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Because OPL may work as a loader. Something like wLaunchELF, but way too limited and buggy.
But it is not its main purpose.
That is why you have APPS and in some forks PS1 section\bookmark.
Original OPL does not have PS1 bookmark and support for it.

Trouble2333 said:
Your VCD files need to be in your POPS folder?
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Yes they do.

Trouble2333 said:
And yes I read it and it wasn't much help since they split the instructions into three different storage methods and I wasn't sure which one to follow.
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In your 1st post you mentioned a USB drive and MX4ISO, so I am a bit confuse.
If you want to use MX4ISO or a USB drive read the guide for USB:
https://web.archive.org/web/2023120...arter-documentation-stuff/wiki/quickstart-usb.

The only difference between MX4ISO and USB are the "drivers".
For the USB you do not any additional steps.
For MX4ISO you have to download MX4SIO for POPStarter.7z from here, unpack it and put on your memory card (mc?:/POPSTARTER).
 
POPSLoader simplify the process to preparing POPS emulator and its module pack. All the rest, POPSLoader handle itself (including BDMA drivers for all devices; POPStarter executable etc.). However, for BDMA, the PS2 Memory Card or MMCE is mandatory. User can also freely name disc images.

In upcoming week, there will be released last update before focusing on GUI.

OPL doesn't supporting PSX games. OPL DB does via build-in POPStarter. Random people on eg. YT are not aware what OPL DB is, what fork meaning etc. etc. The only valid source of knowledge are developers and well known scene enthusiasts, not random ppl.
 
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