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open_ps2_loader [2020/10/26 11:43] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation rjtopen_ps2_loader [2021/03/04 18:03] – [Games] stray brackets rjt
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 A handy thing OPL provies is the ability to quit out of a game back to the menu with the key combo ''L1+R1+L2+R2+Start+Select''. A handy thing OPL provies is the ability to quit out of a game back to the menu with the key combo ''L1+R1+L2+R2+Start+Select''.
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 ===== Setup ===== ===== Setup =====
  
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 All games need to be in ISO format. This is usually what DVD games come as, but CD ones tent to be Bin or BIN+CUE. All games need to be in ISO format. This is usually what DVD games come as, but CD ones tent to be Bin or BIN+CUE.
  
-To convert these to ISO I use [[tool:software:bchunk]]. Usage is no-fuss:+To convert these to ISO I use [[arch>bchunk]]. Usage is no-fuss:
  
 <code>bchunk [file.bin] [file.cue] [outputnmewithoutextension]</code> <code>bchunk [file.bin] [file.cue] [outputnmewithoutextension]</code>
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 </code> </code>
  
 +Another option for conversion is [[aur>bin2iso]]. It can create missing .cue files too.
 ==== Network ==== ==== Network ====
  
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 The problems I had were with the password, because there's a 31 character limit, so I had to create a unique user on my NAS so I could use such a small password. The problems I had were with the password, because there's a 31 character limit, so I had to create a unique user on my NAS so I could use such a small password.
  
-The 'Share' field also threw me, because it can't contain subdirectories. So say my Samba share is ''Media/Games/PS2'' I had to just put ''Media'' in this field, and in the regular  'Settings' menu add the rest of the path in 'ETH prefix path'.+The 'Share' field also threw me, because it can't contain subdirectories. So say my Samba share is ''Media/Games/PS2'' I had to just put ''Media'' in this field, and in the regular  'Settings' menu add the rest of the path in 'ETH prefix path'. In addition the path in the setting smenu has a length limit, and can't contain spaces.
  
 ===== Problems ===== ===== Problems =====
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 I've got this error when loading games over USB, Bit of a funny error to run into in flash memory land, and I'd forgotten about disk fragmentation since moving to [[Linux]], but anyway... I've got this error when loading games over USB, Bit of a funny error to run into in flash memory land, and I'd forgotten about disk fragmentation since moving to [[Linux]], but anyway...
  
-The easiest way to fix this on Linny is to grab a program called [[tool:software:shake]] ([[arch>shake]]), then do ''shake -pvv [path to the folder with your games on the USB]''.+The easiest way to fix this on Linny is to grab a program called [[shake]] ([[arch>shake]]), then do ''shake -pvv [path to the folder with your games on the USB]''.
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[github>ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader]]   * [[github>ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader]]
  
-{{tag>fixes}}+{{tag>fixes guide Linux open-source PS2 software}}
open_ps2_loader.txt · Last modified: 2022/04/16 14:52 by rjt