Most of what is written below is taken directly from the SP192 personal website.
Preface[edit]
- Free McBoot allows these homemade games to be launched on the PS2 game console. We previously showed you how to create a Windows 10 USB installation media when performing a clean install of Windows 10, but there might be an instance where the only machine you have available is a Mac.
- Launch 'FREEMCBOOT.ELF' on your PS2. Insert your USB stick into your PS2. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation. The installation places the program in the OSD, or main, menu of your PS2. The installation file will be automatically detected when you insert the USB stick into your PS2.
This is an Free Memory Card Boot (FMCB) installer. It was previously known as the 'Unofficial FMCB v1.8C' installer.
No part of it was directly re-used from FMCB v1.7 itself, but parts of it were based or referenced from the code of FMCB v1.7.
The files in the fmcb-install folder are from Jimmikaelkael's PS3MCA project. Of course, I didn't include the questionable files which Sony claimed as a breach of their copyright.
Since FMCB v1.9 was born, the FMCB installer has been used for installing FMCB.
Re: Fmcb freezes at boot. Well that went well. Replacing BOOT.ELF resulted in a black screen after restarting my ps2. Reinstalling FMCB and replaced BOOT.ELF via USB works better. However, the boot issue still persists with 4.42d so I'm led to believe my stick is the culprit. Free Harddisk Drive Boot (FHDB) is basically FMCB that gets installed onto the PlayStation 2 console's HDD unit. It does everything like FMCB does, but is meant to be used with the Sony HDDOSD (Browser update v2.00). Patched/modified copies of the HDDOSD may not work, although non-Sony disks are supported by FHDB itself.
How To Use[edit]
- Download the archive linked to in the downloads section
- Extract the contents into a USB Mass Storage device (e.g. USB thumb drive, HDD).
- Launch the installer with your PlayStation 2 console
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Install | Performs a normal installation of FMCB |
| Multi-Install | Performs a 'multi' installation of FMCB. A multi-installation can boot on all consoles of any region, and not only on the console it was installed with. |
| Uninstall FMCB | Removes a normal installation of FMCB from a memory card. |
| Uninstall MI | Uninstalls a multi-installation, turning it back into a normal FMCB installation. |
| Format MC | Formats a Memory Card. |
| Dump MC | Dumps a Memory Card to an image installer's directory. |
| Restore MC | Restores a Memory Card from an image located in the installer's directory. |
| Shutdown | Switches off the Playstation 2 console. |
| Exit | Exits the installer and returns back to the OSDSYS menu. |
Known Bugs[edit]
Known bugs:
- None
Known limitations:
- Some USB devices (i.e. Kingston) are known to be incompatible with PlayStation 2 homebrew software. To avoid a loss of data, please do not use them to store dumps from your memory cards.
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Additional Notes[edit]
I've spent slightly over a hundred hours working on this, and I hope that it works well.... but of course, anything could go wrong - so I have provided a memory card dumping and restoration facility within the installer.
A dump of a memory card in slot 1 will get saved as mc0.bin, and a dump of a card in slot 1 will get saved as mc1.bin. The file will be saved to the directory where the main executable of this installer resides in. Caution! You can only make one dump of a card from each port. Making additional dumps will overwrite the previous dump.
Supported installation media:
- USB devices only
Warnings Against Potential Pitfalls
!!! WARNING !!! If you make a multi-install, do not delete any of the B*EXEC-SYSTEM folders or any of the OSD*.elf files inside them! Doing so might result in SEVERE data loss. Do not delete uninstall.dat from the SYS-CONF folder either, or you will probably be stuck with the multi-install files forever.
Lastly, read the included README file for more details.
Notes Regarding The Sources[edit]
The sources have been released. :) Check out the downloads section below.
Within the sources, I have created:
- SECRMAN, a clone of the Sony Security Manager (SECRMAN) module that has card-binding functions (SecrDownload*).
- SECRSIF, a clone of the Sony Security Manager SIF RPC server.
- MCTOOLS, a RPC server module that provided misceallenous functions for the memory cards like dumping and restoration, and filesystem manipulation.
- UDNL, the Updater module. Used for updating the IOP with newer modules (Which is only SECRMAN for this installer).
Hopefully, they will be useful for the homebrew community after their release.
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Supported Languages[edit]
| Language | Status |
|---|---|
| Japanese | Unassigned |
| English | Completed and built-in. |
| French | Translated by ShaolinAssassin. |
| Spanish | Translated by ElPatas. |
| German | Translated by Delta_force. |
| Italian | Translated by Davidreamer. |
| Dutch | Translated by port187 |
| Portuguese | Translated by gledson999. |
Updates[edit]
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- Update 2019/04/13: v0.987 (FMCB v1.966) released.
- Update 2019/01/14: v0.986 (FMCB v1.966) re-released.
- Update 2019/01/11: v0.986 (FMCB v1.966) released.
- Update 2019/01/07: v0.985 (FMCB v1.966) released.
- Update 2018/12/08: v0.985 (FMCB v1.965) released.
- Update 2018/11/03: v0.984 (FMCB v1.965) re-released.
- Update 2018/10/27: v0.984 (FMCB v1.965) re-released.
- Update 2018/10/21: v0.984 (FMCB v1.965) released.
- Update 2018/10/21: v0.984 (FMCB v1.965) released.
- Update 2018/07/22: v0.983 (FMCB v1.964) released.
- Update 2018/07/04: v0.983 (FMCB v1.963) re-released.
- Update 2018/06/28: v0.983 (FMCB v1.962) re-released.
- Update 2018/06/20: v0.983 (FMCB v1.962) released.
- Update 2018/06/19: v0.983 (FMCB v1.961) released.
- Update 2018/06/14: v0.982 (FMCB v1.96) released (minor update to installer).
- Update 2018/06/12: v0.981 (FMCB v1.96) released.
- Update 2016/12/16: v0.973 (FMCB v1.953) re-released.
- Update 2016/12/15: v0.973 (FMCB v1.953) released.
- Update 2016/06/18: v0.972 (FMCB v1.952) released.
- Update 2016/06/09: v0.972 (FMCB v1.951) released.
- Update 2016/05/21: v0.971 (FMCB v1.951) released.
- Update 2016/01/04: v0.97 (FMCB v1.95) released.
- Update 2013/10/13: v0.96 (FMCB v1.94) released.
- Update 2013/10/13: v0.95 (FMCB v1.93) released.
- Update 2013/08/22: v0.94H (FMCB v1.92) released.
- Update 2013/08/19: v0.94H (FMCB v1.91) released.
- Update 2013/08/17: Beta v0.94D & H released.
- Update 2013/07/20: Beta v0.94C released, minor bugfix and translation update.
- Update 2013/07/16: Beta v0.94B1 released, minor bugfix.
- Update 2013/07/14: Beta v0.94B released, minor bugfix.
- Update 2013/07/12: Beta v0.94A released, minor bugfix and features update.
- Update 2013/07/11 03:21: Added a translation template.
- Update 2013/07/10: Beta v0.94 released!
- Update 2012/11/04: Beta v0.93B1 released!
- Update 2012/04/07: Beta v0.93B released!
- Update 2011/11/14: Beta v0.93A released! (Late update)
- Update 2011/10/03: Beta v0.93 released!
- Update 2011/09/20: Beta v0.92 released!
- Update 2011/09/16: Beta v0.91 released!
- Update 2011/09/14: Beta v0.90 released!
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Free Memory Card Boot (FMCB):
Changelog for v1.95:
- Fixed alpha blending for the hacked OSD.
- The FMCB version number can now be accessed through the %VER% variable in FREEMCB.CNF, for the top and bottom delimiters.
- Updated for use with the latest PS2SDK.
- Updated to build with the new PS2SDK, for stability. This includes the use of the new USB modules.
- Changed all KELF/KIRX files to type 01 (Update files), for compatibility with Debugstation consoles.
- Changed PSX updater module to be loaded from a memory card instead.
- DVD video disc sector reading is now enabled by loading a dummy DVD player-flagged KIRX from a memory card.
- Cleaned up sources and corrected (non-critical, disassembly-related) mistakes in the v1.00 and v1.01 kernel patches.
- Added FSCK tool for FHDB.
- Removed HDD support for the PSX, allowing FMCB to boot on a PSX that has lost its HDD unit.
Installer
Changelog for v0.97:- Updated to be compilable with the latest PS2SDK revision.
- Compiled with the latest PS2SDK revision for stability.
- Updated to support FMCB v1.95.
- Enlarged output buffers for S-commands within SECRMAN to 16-bytes, as CDVDMAN can assume that these output buffers are 16-bytes long.
- Added support for DEX units.
- Revamped the GUI.
- HDD unit will only be shut off if HDD support is disabled.
- Changed fonts to the Google Noto fonts.
- Added warning messages for users of unsupported consoles (ROM v2.30) and for users with HDDs that need maintenance/replacement (for FHDB).
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2016/01/06 re-release:Fixed language support and ESR support, and added a warning against the use of multi-installations.
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