Someone claims they have a ps2 game selector and you can play more than 1 game on a disc? Is this for real? I have read about it and i new it was under development stages but i didn't think it was out yet.
Thanx

ohh... i got one of those... on a demo disk... i really doubt its realy cuz u must have ripped games to like 1 meg to actually get them on a cdr woith more games.. unless dvdr maybe possible

i just got it! I will test it tom.! I keep u guyz updated!

updates?

not yet? I just got up! I will try and burn 2 games on a dvd-r and see if it works. I will get back to you in about 3hrs. I have some stuff to do.

I tried burning the iso image onto a dvd-r and I got a Pink border instantly. It think i burned it wrong though. I used recordnow! Max and i loaded the iso image. Is there any way to set it to the correct format for a ps2 dvd? The dvd that it created is unreadable even in my pc? What about if i just drag all the files into a data disc templete in recordnow! Max? Would that be the right format? Does anybody else want to give the program a try. I might just try and burn one game onto a cdr using the game selector files and see if it loads even then.

just try it

it didn't work. I wasted 2 dvd-r's and a cdr and it didn't work! anyone else wanna give it a try?

I'll give it a try if you let me know where you got the game selector prog si i can d/load it . Cheers.

same for me, i`ve still got a few bulkpaq dvd-r`s so i`ll try it

i got it from here m8's
xxx.xxx.xx.xx/130785/up by m_andrade/for TNA/PS2 Game Selector

I hope u post how u did. Good Luck!

i have downloaded it. do you have to make an iso image with cdgenps2 and then burn it with nero ? cause i dont understand a f*ck of it, the .nfo is very vague

im having a go now

ya that is what ya have to do. I didn't work 4 me though.

Thats pubstealin, tagged for TNA, reported to mods.

yodadoesitjedistyle it isn't pubstealing, since this isn't an ISO sharing board, it's just miss-posted (no games etc bein posted less it's ISO folder:D, anyway the fact that it doesn't work anymore means its just rubbish text;)

- Konga123

Originally posted by yodadoesitjedistyle
Thats pubstealin, tagged for TNA, reported to mods.
What the hell is your problem? If u are not going to help me get this to work or give me some usefull insight on how to get it to work why are u posting? It just so happens that i am good friends with the people at TNA and they don't mind it if it will benifit other members of the board in some way! Im sorry if by posting that link i have broken some of the rules on this board but im just trying to get some help and this board is the greatest when it comes to that. if anyone else needs this file please PM me I will take away the ftp link now!
Thanx

it dont work at all!

ya that is what i though too. O well maybe in a few months they will release a btter version or something.

Originally posted by yodadoesitjedistyle
Thats pubstealin, tagged for TNA, reported to mods.


Jees, take a chill pill man, hanging people out to dry wont inrease your stats or likeability for when you have probs to post!

So does it work or what. It probably doesn't......

If it did, I probably would of been using it or have it :p

noone has gotten it to work yet! I gues it is just a scam!

Anyone else have anything to say?
Bump*

yeah i burned it last night with 4 games on a bulkpaq generation 4 2x disc with nero

and the results were????????????????????????????

good, but 1 game wouldnt play (galerians ash)

anyone know where to d/l this?

ya i know but what a minute b4 u try it. grandmaster F what settings did u use with nero. Can u please give a step by step on what u did? Did u make an image with ps2gen or did u just drag the files into nero? Please i need some insight. What other games did u use and what method are u using to boot the games?
Thanx

i dragged the files into nero

thats all ur gunna tell us! What settings did u use? I'm dieing 2 know!

like pulling teeth

yoda whats his face, is a d*** now the site is gone. i want it!!!!!!

hold on minute! I will find a more perminant place 4 this file. It is only like 95kb.

ok here it is! Good Luck!
http://us.f1.yahoofs.com/users/5ccd5c1d/bc/My+Documents/PS2+Game+Selector.rar?bcy7bO.AOApywApF

the link don't work

2 steps forward, 1 step back, 2 steps forward, 1 step back,.....well, at least we're getting somewhere with this.....i think. its all you grandmaster, holla if ya hear me!!! oh yea, as jockyboy said, "the link don't work".

goto www.packetnews.com and d/l it from irc - btw i have not got it working yet though...

and i aint got irc

oh well - its easy to find www.mirc.com..

hold on! I will fix the linky!

Ok here it is! This one should work:
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/gsturbo15
BTW: GsTurbo15 is my e-mail so noone report me for stealing!
Thanx

nice try m8

there's nowt in the folder.

LOL - i noticed that - thought i was doing something wrong :)

Try here dud
Also yahoo-briefcase
cross fingers..
doesn't work on frre service
and i aint gonna pay $$ for it

mail....

BTW a little more info on the steps would be great aint it?
only saying its working isn't enough
please leave the steps(dra/drop in wich order etc..)

thxs fo any guide...
its to risky for getting DVD toasters

keeps saying "folder empty" yet it also says there are 4 items - i dont get it

i used the standard settings for dvd-iso in nero, i have version 5.5.10.0

yeh that empty folder is quite large for having nowt in it.

i don't get it. WHen i click on it. The file is there????

maybe because when we click we go in as guest??

when you do it you may get owner or summit like that??

i think you have to be a premium user to share items..

how about e-mail??

it's not very big is it??

yeah emails good . crash_hard@hotmail.com :) please and thank you.

hold on. I will find a good place to upload! Sorry bout this!

Here ya go m8's! It is a working link! U have to click on it. U cannot click save target as...
http://download.server2.come2store.com/ERcRacer14/ps2gameselector.rar

got it m8,cheers

but i try to unrar it and it says 'unexpected end of file' ???

looks like it's not big enough??

no way! I just downloaded it to make sure it worked and i overwrote my old (working) file. I will try and find again and upload it again.

i found it! gunna up again!

yep,i have downloaded it 4 times and each time it says the same.

e-mail would be easier for you i think m8.

Ok it works this time!
http://download.server2.come2store.com/ERcRacer14/ps2gameselector.rar

beast i got it now i need to get some blank dvd-rs. thanks alot m8!

:bouncing: :bouncing: :bouncing: whoopy doo,it works:bouncing: :bouncing: :bouncing:

i'll play with this over the weekend and post my findings on monday.

cheers m8

ok thanx

n e one else get any results?

im burning 3 games onto a cd-r right now ill post the results in 5 mins. im gonna get some dvd-rs when im done. :)

AND........ IT WORKED! i burned the media player an ar2 v2.2 and dynasty warriors 2 on a blank cd-r with using the selector files and it worked! i used the ps2 cdgen and followed the readme insrtuctions. im gonna get some dvd-rs now. bye. good luk it worked for me :)

nice to hear crash hard.

would like to hear what happens with games on dvdr.

i'll be watching for your results

ok the shop was out of dvd-rs! ,dam they said theyre gettin stock tomorrow though. sorry but itll be tomorrow b4 i can get any results. :(

Crash

i hope it works on the dvd-rs. It is kindof pointless on cdr. Agreed?

Has anyone tried it on cdrs?
Before I start burning... can you please tell me if I need to put the games in different dirs or all in the same root folder?

Originally posted by CRASH HARD
AND........ IT WORKED! i burned the media player an ar2 v2.2 and dynasty warriors 2 on a blank cd-r with using the selector files and it worked! i used the ps2 cdgen and followed the readme insrtuctions. im gonna get some dvd-rs now. bye. good luk it worked for me :)
i think he may have but im not sure:-) I thin ur supposed to put all the games in the root dir.

yeah you put all the game files and folders in the root directory. just copy and paste it off the cd and into the same folder.

i tryed it on dvdr and it didn't work

was thinking it was something wrong with the way i generated the image as u dont need to select cd or dvd

a dvd has a different boot sector type thing then a cd

thats why it may be working on a cd but not a dvd

crash what exe file did u use ine the game.txt document for the media player?

try looking at the structure of an original game and try to follow that.

or if you have a demo disc,look in that and try and decifer what should go where.
after all it is the same thing we are trying to do but with full games

well it says in the tutorial to copy the game slus(exe) name into the game.txt file. In the media player it does not have a slus or exe file so how did he get it to work?

i used the .elf it only boots 5/10 times tho

lol it v 0.0000001 of the game selector. i wonder what v 0.0000002 will be like!

ya

oh by the way! dont copy the .cnf file from the game just delete it use the one from the game selector! :)

i hope my swap magic discs will load it. For some reason they will not load up codebreaker 4 me. I'm burning a disc right now with the dvd update disc, ps2 media player & small vid, and codebreaker. Hopefully it works. BTW: Im burning these on a cdr.

good luck. btw sometimes , well most of the time it goes to the ps2 browser screen when you choose a game from the selector but if you keep trying it will probably load if you use the method i used. btw its a bit shabby its a boring black background with rubbish text names for the files. a little star goes up and down and its by... coldblooded :confused:

ok It burned and i loaded it into my ps2! It LOADED! but there was a problem. I said Loading game list....Games.txt not found. I brought the cd over to my pc and the file is there. What is up with that?

could it be my swap magic disc working against me again?

hmm i dont know did you leave it as it was and just replace the games in the text and not make a new one or did you make a new one? make sure you have the games in the text file all right, maybe you made a mistake in the text file? i dunno.

i just opened the text and replaced the games w/ my games. Here is what it looks like:
DVD Update;PBPX_952.08
cbv4;SLUS_202.02
media player;MPLAYER.ELF
I only used the first 3 lines and that is it.

I'm gunna burn it one more time. I re-did the games.txt file. Would it matter if the name of the file is in caps? on the ps2 it looks like it is in caps. on my pc it is lowercase.

i did it exactly as the ps2 filename was.

i like what he writes at the end of the tutorial. 5.Burn and hope it works.

lol it worked first time for me !:D

got any results yet ERcRacer14?

same thing! I'm gunna try it on a friends v4 ps2 + gsv2. I will keep u updated.

ok, im gonna get some dvd-rs today. ill let everyone know i get on. i might no be able to post till tomorrow tho.

cant get this to work

I just want to say one thing! Anyone who is thinking of getting a V7 w/ a no-solder swap don't! They suck! It wont boot codebreaker, it wont boot, some kalisto releases, and it wont boot this stupid game selector!!! It just went to a friends house and his PS2 using gs v2 booted the game selector fine. Of course it was on a cdr but it still booted! Is this case with a no-solder mod on say a v5 ps2? Or is it just the V7 that have these bootinf problems w/ a no-solder mod?

lol bad luck man.

it works fine for me an my good ole v3 pal ps2. :D

maybe its the swap magic disks try using an ar2.

the only way to boot a back up on a V7 PS2 is with swap magic.

well i've tryed it and i can't get the damn thing to work at all.

i will sit down and have a look at it in more detail with a clean system install and try using other games aswell,then maybe,just maybe it will work.

fingers crossed.

make sure u only use the sysytem .cnf that comes with the selector and not the games system.cnf

how did u burn these working dvdrs?

my dvd-writer is playin up ill get it fixed asap and post results asap :D

Should i be looking out for anyone selling these in www.**********.com any time soon???

i've tryed/tested 2 dvd-r's
2 times no luck,they sound like going to boot but then keeps spinning thats all

can give you the screenshots how i did it?!
Stop trying DVD-R's on this guys till someone can proof with guide/shots how he did it!
its useless to keep trying...

Im gonna do these on BST if i can get them working!

just follow the readme files. 've only got it to work on cd-r, why dont u try it on cd-r. it definetly works, it worked for me :D (1st time)

couldnt get it to work either...

Tried twice.
Far as I got was to the menu screen, then you select a game
then it goes to (blank)black screen. You can hear the disc still
spinning.
I had Marvel vs Capcom 2,PSMS, and Harvest Moon on the cd
and nothing works :idea:

I'm not going to waste anymore of my time with it until more possitive
results are found (with other members,& a guide to going along with).

PS2 Game Selector - Burning and Booting.

1) You'll need to copy 2 (or more games) to a directory on your hard drive.
Hopefully the games won't share any of the same files or directories.
If they do, then this probably won't work.
I believe the PS2 has a 30 file limit per directory, so don't pick games
that have a lot of files in the root directory.

2) Use this system.cnf file. Ignore the games system.cnf just use the one supplied with the game selector.

3) Edit the games.txt file in the following format: (1 line per game)
eg-
Star Wars Bombad Racing;PBPX_952.001
Capcom vs. SNK;PBPX_952.01

The executable is pretty easy to pick out. It usually has the word SCUS or SLUS in it then some numbers.
If 2 games have the same name, you can rename one of them to something else. If you
are having trouble, look at the games systen.cnf file in notepad. (first line).

3) Build Image. Use the ps2cdgen for cd-r games to create the image (mode 2) and nero or prasii for dvd-r. Include all the files from all the games exept the games system.cnf , and the game selector files - main.elf, system.cnf, and games.txt included with the game selector in the root.

4) Burn it onto a blank cd-r/dvd-r and boot it up with a modchip or the swipe card method.

which i tryed and dont work!
grrrr

It DOES work thats what i did and it works! GRRRRR :)

**** it i give up!

goes straight to the ps2 browser for me

But where is it to download?

try looking on about 4 or 5 of this post!

I have tryed all links but its saying file is corrupt

the file is fine shut up and download it. :D

Yeah it works great its wonderful..
now all they need is a in-game reset

Will the game selector work on Macs?

what do u mean work on macs? it for ps2!

did it work with cdr or dvdr? and what games were used? thanks!!!

If I am running a Mac will I be able to use it to burn PS2 games?

Thanks,

Joe.

i used dynasty warriors 2 ar2 2v2 and the media player, yes u can burn it using mac and use cdrwin to burn .cue files.

Burned ok, but when you pick a game to load it just hangs on a black screen.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Joe.

what games did u burn? and was it on cd-r or dvd-r?

Did Silent Scope 3 and Rez (as they were small), and burnt to a cdr.

Joe.

what did the toal size come to if its over 650mb and ur bootin with knife method it wont work, or do u have a mod?

you should make a dvd-r with sony`s good old cdvd gen 1.20, that works the best

It was over 650mb, but i have a Neo 4 mod.

Joe.

did it boot then when u selected a game it went black? or did it not boot up atall?

Yeah, menu booted with both games in list, then when you pick a game, the screen goes black and stays like that.

Thanks,

Joe.

hmmm... im not sure but i think its the dvd protection thingy that dvd-rs ahve and cd-rs dont. im not sure tho.. anyone else here no anything?

Which program can you burn an image, with a .cue file, to a dvdr?

Thanks,

Joe.

i forgot to say i have put this on my site.. for others to try

what are using to generate a dvd iso ? for example i have 2 dvd games in directory.. now what do i use to generate the iso to burn?

how would i go about using the game selector if i am operating under a mac and am using toast? someone should make a tutorial on how to use this for windows and mac. this is like the most popular topic on this fourm.

crstofer, theres a program that comes with the instructions called cdgenps2. Copy all the files in there and it makes bin/cue files. Not sure what to use to burn back a bin/cue file, for dvdrs.

Hope this helps.

Joe.

THANKS! for the info "joe2025"

I tried on it dvd-r with rygar ,war of the monsters and black and bruised .I made the iso with cdgen like it says it the readme.The first time i burnt it nero got stuck writing the lead out and i had to reboot to get my disc back.Second time i burnt it with record now max and it burnt and you can see the data burn but the pc says no data so does the ps2 any one know what went wrong?

Hi...I'm back! WOW! This post has gotten pretty big. I dont have any news accept that is does work on a CDR. It is confirmed! I have tested it with about ten different game combintations. Of course being able to more than one game on a cdr is kindof useless. The reason they are not booting on dvdr is becouse of the cd/dvd checks on the games. It would need to come with a program that could change the "if not dvd play line" to "if not dvd don't play"
That is just my theory anyway.

yeah i thought about this for when i get my dvd writer. My ps2 won't play cd-r games inc rips so when i get my dvd-r drive i will put them on cd, then using the checks that can be found on the internet reverse them so where they were editied to be "if not dvd - play" back to "if not dvd - don't play" so they will work again!

horray

perhaps ERcRacer14 you could use my thought up method and see if it works. using hex editor to change the checks back to what they orignally were.

Where did u get the reversed dvd checks? I cant seem to find them. If you tell me i would try it a few times. Thanx

has anyone seen the checks that matt is talking about?

the checks that Matt is talking about are the ones that are in the SCUS file in every game. This check is make the game play on cd-r when you rip the game from a dvd.

I know but he said that he had a site that told you which to change to get it back to how it was on the dvd.

Edit* I wonder if there is a site that has the original slus or scus files to download? The ones unedited b with dvd checks in tact. That would be a key element to getting this game selector to work!

anouther thing...Has anyone tried putting 2 small dvd games on a dvd-r? I might try that.

I tried putting 2 small dvd based originals on a dvd-r and it didn't boot. I'm not sure i burned it right. How would I go about burning it?
Thanx

dont bother, there need to be dvd checks in the sles/scus file of the game selector software

true

ERcRacer14 - i can't remember the exact site, i just came across it when i was ripping games but an example would be like this.

4. Open slus_205.04 with hex editor and remove these checks.

offset 001A6DF4: Change 2D808000 to 01001024

offset 001AE11C: Change 2D100002 to 14000224

So in the cd rip version of this game the checks would be 14000224 and 01001024 so change them back to the originals of 2d100002 and 2d808000.

That is what i meant

wopah seemed to understand also, : have you ever tried this wopah? I am yet to get a dvd burner to see if it works but it should do

I just relized that the game selector probably has a dvd check that doesn't allow the game selector itself to boot.

I just relized that the game selector probably has a dvd check that doesn't allow the game selector itself to boot.

No I haven't try it yet. Im out of dvd-rs at the moment. I will try it soon. Unless somone figures it out before then.


btw. I think this is the page your looking for.

http://www.stormpages.com/superlinux2001/dvdcheck.html

Does anyone know if you can put the divx media player on dvd-r? That seems to be using that same sort of boot files as the game selector

Originally posted by Wopah
No I haven't try it yet. Im out of dvd-rs at the moment. I will try it soon. Unless somone figures it out before then.


btw. I think this is the page your looking for.

http://www.stormpages.com/superlinux2001/dvdcheck.html
Thanx wopah for the site. I have seen this but it is very out of date. It is a good resource asnywayz. Thanx

Np ercracer. :)

hey matt i will try and look into that.

Im going to the store today to pick up some dvd-r and +r. I hope I can get this thing working. If I do of course I'll tell you exactly how I did it.

thx and good luck. I don't think it wil happen though. We have to find out how to reverse the dvd checks on the game selector itself. Right now they are set cdr media.

does kalisto or someother rippin company leave an email adres in their .nfo if so why doesnt some one mail them and ask about dvd checks n thingz. i cant coz i dont play cd rips and i cant b bothered downloadin any just for an email adress.

I tried doing it on dvd-r and had no success with it.

you will probably have to put in the dvd checks yourself, you cant reverse them because they were probably never even in it. ps2 dev sites will tell you how to put them in. http://www.ps2-emulation.com has a lot of links to ps2 dev sites

thx Ill try and make heads or tails of these sites.

need help with the boot game PS2 Game Selector.
I got it to work on select the game
but when i choose the game it did not load the game.
I confuse with the edith with the game.txt
Is the game.txt is that important maybe that why i can't log the game.

the game.txt is extremly important. Just follow the instructions. It not that hard to follow.

I still don't get with the game.txt file
I trying to put mavel vs capcom 2 (usa)(jap) both in one cd.
i use notepad to open the system of the game and get this

jap version
BOOT2 = cdrom0:\SLPM_622.27;1
VER = 1.03
VMODE = NTSC

usa version
BOOT2 = cdrom0:\SLUS_204.86;1
VER = 1.00
VMODE = NTSC

what to type in the game.txt
I type this down and does not work

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 jap;SLPM_622.27
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 usa;SLUS_204.86

tell me if somethings is wrong.

Seems the right format to me.

Does anyone know if there is an order games.txt, main.elf, system.cnf files have to be in?

I'm getting the error saying GAMES.TXT not found.

I've tried renaming the file in caps, no change.
Tried putting the files in the order main.elf, system.cnf, games.txt
Tried putting them in the order main.elf, games.txt, system.cnf

any wisdom?

-Bimpn

Originally posted by ken_master
I still don't get with the game.txt file
I trying to put mavel vs capcom 2 (usa)(jap) both in one cd.
i use notepad to open the system of the game and get this

jap version
BOOT2 = cdrom0:\SLPM_622.27;1
VER = 1.03
VMODE = NTSC

usa version
BOOT2 = cdrom0:\SLUS_204.86;1
VER = 1.00
VMODE = NTSC

what to type in the game.txt
I type this down and does not work

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 jap;SLPM_622.27
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 usa;SLUS_204.86

tell me if somethings is wrong.

I think it won't work if the games have the same directory name.

I make two different directory and end with the usa and jap word at the end of the directiory.

no no no no no, u dont make a directory for each game. just copy all the files into one big root directory, and seeing as the both games are the same they will have files the same so it wont work with 2 games the same. try 2 different games. :)

i was just reading this and for the dvd games i think you have to take off the dvd checks from the original boot file of the game because if you take the files off the original dvd and or a iso image that has been released they dont take the dvd checks out of it my guess if you take the dvd checks out from the original dvd and leave everything intacked and burn it it should work because it will be just like burning a cdr back up but on a dvd dont hold me to this but thats wat i think is wrong with every one that tried to do a dvdr since i dont know how to remove checks i cant try it out

Will this game selector also work with psx game.
Is there other program like this for psx.
I got a game dbz that has 3 game in on cd.

this one wont but ther might be another one that does work with the psx.

No one has gotten 2 small dvds combined into 1 to work? I couldn't find anything about how to add dvd checks to the selector

To: ThePanda
why do you want to add dvd checks ?? because if you remove them i think it will work just like the cd rips because if you take the dvd checks it will be like a cd rip x-cept with all the content of the original wat i am thinking its the dvd checks thats messing up the 2 small dvds

I was thinking I had to leave the dvd checks in because I plan to use a dvdr, and I thought I also had to add a dvd check to the selector program. But I don't even know what a dvd check is really so any more info would be appreciated :)

i am not to sure but from wat i can tell it just checks if its a dvd or checks the size of the dvd to make sure its the original TOC or it may do both not sure i am still learning on the ps2 and xbox stuff and thats why you are able to play dvd rips on a cd because the groups remove the dvd checks

Help, I'm getting the "games.txt not found!" error message as well, and I'm absolutely positive it's there and it's well-formed :-(

ERcRacer, I read you had a similar problem -- how did you solve it? It looks like someone else on this thread has the same problem.

I'm using Swap Magic and the knife trick, by the way, would that be the cause?

cheers,
indotoonster

Ercracer14 problem was with the swap magic disks he said he tried it on his mates ps2 with gs2 and it worked, but the same disc didnt work with his swap magic discs.

Hi CRASH HARD, thanks for that. Looks like I'll have to pick up a copy of AR2v2, then...

Thanks,
indotoonster

Any luck adding those dvd checks to the Selector. For anyone wondering what a dvd check does. All it does is Chech to see if the game is on the origanal media that it came on. If the game was origanally a DVD Based (silver Bottom) game The dvd check will see if it is still on dvd. That is why they are removed/modified when a dvd game is ripped onto a cdr. Hope that helps and lets crack this one. I wish i knew how to create dvd check in a Hexediting program:-(

anyone canned take 3,4 or 5 ps2 games ripp; in one dvd with ps2 game selector and they worked

We can only put ripped games on cdr right now.

I think all you would have to do is add a dvd check to the selector since the games already have them. It seems like it must be pretty simple if you know how to do it (or if the group that released the cd version knows how to do it). Maybe you have to change the TOC or something too, I don't know

i think its the oposite you just need to take the dvd checks off the original dvd files then it will be just like a rip but with all the content still in it

no, If you have the game on a dvd-r u need the dvd checks.

this dvd check thing is drivin me mad we havnt got naywhere for a week! HELP US O GREAT RIPPERS!

with meshia i think u don't need a dvd checks

its not the dvd checks on the chip its the dvd checks on the game.

hmm, not sure if this ruins the DVD Check theory or not, I recently copied Atari MX Racing from DVD, I found it was 860MB or somthin, so I ripped unwanted fmv then burnt to CD, and it worked no problems. So where's this DVD check thing your all on about???
jaybr.

we're all on about the dvd checks that the ps2 checks to see if the disc is a dvd or cd. i dont know how that above worked but ive never heard of it b4. the game slector is cd format so it dusnt work for dvd games.

It doesn't look like any progress is being made on this dvd issue. I would ask the group that made the cd version, but I don't know where to find them. I haven't tried it yet, so this weekend I will waste $1 and try to make a multi-dvd even though others have said it won't work.

How are you burning the image to a dvd?

I tried making an image using cdgenps2.

I also tried making an image using cd/dvd generator, selecting create dvd, and converting with iml2iso.

Both images are in cd format instead of dvd.

help?

-Bimpn

I'm not sure because I haven't done it yet, but I think other people have tried. I was thinking I would just use prassi primodvd to record the iso it makes, or maybe use isobuster or something to extract the files out of it then just record them. Do the files need to be in a certain order?

Originally posted by ThePanda
Do the files need to be in a certain order?

I am using swap magic disks...so for me they do. otherwise I would just burn them on a dvd. but I need to use cdgenps2 or cd/dvd generator to make the image.

I beleive the cdgenps2 only makes cd images. I know the cd/dvd generator can make dvds but since I don't have a compatible burner I have to save as an iml file and use iml2iso to convert. I believe iml2iso only converts to a cd image.

I'm having this problem with creating any custom dvd. When I try to burn the image....in serveral different progs....it tells me it is a cd image and asks for a cdr. got one to fianlly burn jimmy-riggn it, but didn't work. I think the image need to be made for a dvd.



I'm still here, is any besides me and ThePanda reading this thread anymore?

luck to all

-Berry

The only version of cd/dvd generator that I can find (1.20) says "Cannot find setup.exe or one of its components" when I try to install it. Strange.

Originally posted by ThePanda
The only version of cd/dvd generator that I can find (1.20) says "Cannot find setup.exe or one of its components" when I try to install it. Strange.

goto filemirrors.com and search for ' cddvdgen.zip '

there should be one link to a file that is aprox. 1.32MB.

that one works for me.

-Bimpn

Berry: Thanks for the link. I must be missing a dll or something because it still doesn't work. I'll try it on another computer this weekend.

I figured out that I had to put the setup file in a folder whose name was less than 8 characters and then it worked.

Cool. tell me how it goes for you.

-Berry

Does anyone know if there is any DVD-RW media that the PS2 can read? I found a post on another forum by searching google where someone said he got it to read DVD+RW in a version 7 PS2.

Originally posted by ThePanda
Does anyone know if there is any DVD-RW media that the PS2 can read? I found a post on another forum by searching google where someone said he got it to read DVD+RW in a version 7 PS2.

my ps2 reads pioneer 2x dvd-rw perfect

Originally posted by ThePanda
Does anyone know if there is any DVD-RW media that the PS2 can read? I found a post on another forum by searching google where someone said he got it to read DVD+RW in a version 7 PS2.

Panda-

I use optodisc dvd-rw. They work for me (v7 ps2). Actually I have had better luck getting dvd-rw to play (on ps2 and dvd players) than dvd-r. More reflective is the reason I believe.

anyways check out this link for the optodiscs (50pk for $53.50)

http://www.dvd-rwmedia.com/optodisc-dvd-rw-50.html

-Berry

Thanks for the info. I was going to order 1 optodisc and 1 pioneer for testing, until I realized that the shipping cost was as much as the order! Maybe these cheap white-topped ones I have will work (Princo I think), although they don't seem to work in anything else except my computer :)

I wish there was a way to get in contact with a Good PS2 Dev Guy. Is there a DEV Guy in the House?

i asked my mate on msn about it and he said hed have a look turns out he cudnt do it and he dus dev'n as a part time job. soo... HELP!!

It turns out these princo dvd-rws don't work for crap so I ordered 1 pioneer 2x for testing from newegg.com ($10!). I will keep you posted on anything I find out.

Tried to burn a PS2REality dvd today...just the program, no movies, to keep it simple.

Used Cd/dvd generator...created a new dvd...exported as an iml file.

Used iml2iso to convert to a iso image

Opened image in nero burning rom...it opened as a cd....changed drop-down list at top-right from cd to dvd....and burned to a dvd-rw.

Dvd-rw's are good, I have burnt movies on them and they all played in the ps2.

Tried on ps2v7 with no-solder mod and swap magic boot disk

Didn't work.

I guess thats the great thing about dvd-rw's...try, try again.

-Berry

tru

My PS2 can't read this new 2x Pioneer DVD-RW either (which only writes at 1x for some reason). What a waste, I would have been better off just experimenting with 5 or 10 DVD-Rs.

I went ahead and tried a dvd-r, but it just took me to the memory card screen. I also tried asking about it in #consoles but no one answered me.

Panda--

How are you burning the dvd? Like what programs are you using?? Order of files??? What process are you trying??

what modchip do you have??

I posted a few of my tries and want to compare my process to others'.

-Berry

I followed the instructions of putting 2 dvd games in a folder along with the selector files. I edited the games.txt file as directed. I used the sony cd/dvd generator to make a dvd iml file, then I used iml2iso to make an iso out of it. I burned the iso with prassi primodvd and tried it, but it just took me to the memory card screen. I have a magic 2 modchip.

I might try other methods if this dvd-rw would work, but I don't think wasting more dvd-rs would be worth it. I've read that you can hook up an external pc dvd drive to an xbox to read media better. Is that kind of thing possible with the ps2 as well? I kind of doubt it since the xbox is so much more like a pc.

you could send the game selector to the guys at ps2dev

Been watching this thread with great interest as im a big fan of XMenu on the X-Box - What i cant understand is why a group would release a PS2 game selector that is designed for CDR (which is what it seems like it was developed for) - i mean you aint gonna get many games on a CDR - You could get up to 7 CDR Rips onto a DVDR - so why the hell did they not set up the game selector to support this? - unless it just cant be done - Would be bloody useful if it did though - Hopefully some other enterprising group will take this on and get it to work via DVDR - we live in hope

hello, I am wondering about this, the games spoken of in the experiments with CDRs are all CD-based. The question is that are you able to put 2-3 DVD-Rips into a CDR?

Thanks

no because rips are 650mb each so only one would fit on a cd-r

you can put dvd-rips on cd-r's, but you have to take off the dvd-checks....

But put more than one dvd-rip on a cd-r???????? Think man....how would 2-3 dvd rips fit on one 700mb cdr??? One dvd-rip barely fits on a cd.

-Berry

Has there been any progress in getting this to work on dvdrs?

xobitx-

I've tried many times to burn ps2reality on a dvd-r. had no luck so far

But here is my process and some info I've learned:

With swap trick, you have to set the lba to 1,600,000 (instead of 12231 for CD-R).

Use cd/dvd generator(patched--no size limit). Create a .iml file.

then convert using iml2iso (make sure it is the new version, the original doesn't work with large images)

and burn.

the dvdr media that I used works fine for games I've copied.

didn't work.

I keep trying and looking for more info on something I might be doing wrong.

Try it out and post your process(with results)

good luck.

-Berry

hi. i read through all 19 pages of the thread and i started looking at it. I begin telling u what i know for sure. CDGEN ps2 won't ever make a correct iso to fit on dvd, cause it will keep LBA to fit iso on cd. Secondly, to manage to put this selector on dvd, u will need cddvdgenerator, copyrighted by sony, and only version 1.50 or above could work. Thirdly, if dvd comes out correctly from iso creation, u will be able to put only full dvd on it, or at least if u try using dvdrip u will have to delete patched files from rip and substitute them with original files from dvd.
I will let u know more detailed results tomorrow, when i'll try to burn dvd compilation.

I tried to disassemble elf file of the selector and well, very nice new... it doesn't have any kind of protection/dvdchecks, or better to say cd check. After having found this i wanted to see if such a good news could be confirmed and then... YES it booted fine on dvd :)
For now i just tried 2 dvd on 1 RW and it booted fine. And with this new cd dvd generator i managed to boot directly also divx player + avis on it. More experiment to come soon. For now at least we know it works!!!

what i would like to now is if you lets say rip the full content of one 2gig dvd game and another 2gig dvd game and i you want to put them together in one dvd would i need to take out the dvd checks in the files of the orignal game or would the dvd check on the original game wouldnt matter

for dvds i am sure u can just leave dvd intact, and if u want u can remove dummy files or padding. As for dvdrip, i am almost sure that u would need to replace patched files with the original files from the dvd, so that dvdchecks are still there.

well done oldhouse! :D how the hell dint the rest of you get it to work!! lol i couldnt get it to work on dvd-r either i used that exact same method as above on verbatim dvd-r's and it didnt work. :(

I can't find any version of cd/dvd generator above 1.2, you say theres atleast a version 1.5

Could anyone, *cough**cough* old house, suggest a filename to search for?

Or if you know a link, you could email it to me. Or I could set up a ftp to send it to.

Sounds like this is what I need to progress on solving my problems.

thanks, oh yeah....props to oldhouse.

-Berry

oldhouse what games did u use and wat dvdrw media did u use most dvdrw media doesnt work on ps2 :(

I can't get dvd-rw to work for ps2 games either....but the same dvd-rw media works on my ps2 for dvd-movies. what brand works? It'll same me some disks while experimenting.

oh yeah...and any filename or info on cd/dvd generator version 1.5 or above?

YEah, i got version 1.20 too... anyone can point me to 1.50.

btw, my PS2 plays perfectly games recorded on CD+RW.

i would like some info on version 1.5 too

ps2ownz site have information about it.
U can grab it on IRC, like i did...

yeah cdrw works but i dont know of any dvdrw that does and oldhouse says he got it working on dvdrw what brand was it im not wastin nemore dvdrs trying!!

thanks Romanov.

Just got cdvdgen 1.5 and proDGv301 of irc. haven't had a chance to try them out yet...but big relief off my shoulders that I finally have them.

check in later.

-Berry

As for me, cdgen wont work on my SONY-DRU500AX, tellin' what INVALID ASPI.
Any chance to solve this prob?

Your drive probably isn't supported. I just use iml2iso (large version) or a simular program( i believe others are sony2gh and mkps2iso) to convert the .iml file to an image then burn.

Can you please post me a link where i can get'em?

THanx.
Or google.com got them allready?
=)

word keep me posted i'd like to try this

Romanov-
You got the cdvdgen off the ps2ownz irc? thats where I got the sony2gh and mkps2iso (I haven't tried these yet.)

As for iml2iso_large.zip:

http://www.ps2collector.co.uk/ps2jsp/showtools.jsp?section=Tools

(make sure you get the large version, the origional iml2iso doesn't support large image files, needed for dvds)

-Berry

oh yeah, I almost forgot....on iml2iso, atleast the original -- I'm not sure about the new version--

I believe the path to the file has to be dos- compatible (so no more than 8 and 3 chars in the filename or directories, sorry no working on your desktop).

-Berry

Can anyone post a downlaod site for the game selector?

http://download.server2.come2store.com/ERcRacer14/ps2gameselector.rar

That Site works, sorry!

well could some one post exsactly how they did it like wat programs wat burner wat type of dvdr or dvdrw they used and so on thanks

Originally posted by mrbps2
Can anyone post a downlaod site for the game selector?

I got the link off this thread....somewhere in the middle...been a long while since I downloaded it.....can't tell you where but I know it took me a while to find.

The filename is "ps2gameselector.rar"

-Berry

BimpnBerry, thanx downloaded that proggy.
Hope it helps.
So, anyone have luck? Coz im tryin to figure out somethin and will tell u results next day...

Seems like iml2iso make files corrupt.
Will search further...

did you get the large version of iml2iso (iml2iso_large)????????

Where do I put the LBA and what should I put for the disc name in generator 1.50?

BimpnBerry, yes.
The version which support DVDs.
Its make DVD, but the some files become corrupt...
For example games.txt (file needed for Game Selector) is empty, but file size is same as before burning.
I will try another proggy and tell u results l8r.
Cya.

Alright got the loader to pop up with my game names, but when I click on the game I want it does not load and goes to the browser screen :(

I believe the lba is 1,600,000. Thats what my dvd boot disk's lba is for the system.cnf.

Is this what you guys are using? (that is u guys using swap disks)


-Berry

p.s. Romanov - interested in how the other programs work..waiting for your response.