This video is MVP! Ive had my MX4SIO for like 2 years.. couldn’t get it working the first time so gave up. Stumbled across this video and it worked. Amazing. Even got it working with a SANDISC SD 32gb card working using Rufus exFAT format. Thank you.
Thank you for this tutorial video! I was having so many problems trying to get the HDD method working, but MX4SIO was so much simpler to get up and running!
I've tested about 80 games over the last few months and there have only been a few (about 4 or 5) that were problematic. For example, the sound in the cutscenes of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" stutters. But all in all, this is really a great thing. For me, this is the greatest discovery in recent years. Yay, I can definitely recommend it.
Great guide, very much appreciated! Just a tip for anyone who is stuck with OPL not seeing their games, but seeing there is a storage media there, and being able to view it in LaunchElf, it could be the model of SD card you are using. I was troubleshooting with a Sandisk 32gb for a solid 2 hours trying and retrying everything, then figured as a last ditch effort id try a different model of card, and sure enough the micron I tried worked first try.
Bit late, but to add, this was somewhat the same here. Sandisk didn't work. Luckily i had a Samsung which worked straight away. Then later read that Sandisk almost never works, if at all. And that's basically what i always use. The samsung was because i got it on an amazing deal so, was lucky to have it and not in use.
Another reason I've recently bought the MX4ISO card, is that when you are running games from the network, you can't play games online. A great tutorial. Now to wait for my shiny new wireless controller.
Whenever I set MX4SIO under block devices to on, OPL won't save the settings. Doesn't matter if its on manual or auto, if I select MX4SIO to on, it loads endlessly on the "Saving Config" screen... Do you have any idea on how to solve this?
Just got mine set up. Luckily the MCBoot card I got already had the programs I needed to run from the SD. This is really amazing; my disc drive was going, and being able to dump my discs and run from the Memory Card is a godsend!
WARNING: Keep an extra FMCB memory card around while performing the FMCB uninstallation part. I didn't have an extra one, uninstalled FMCB and when I went to reinstall it, it said there was "insufficient space" for the install. Long story short, I uninstalled and had no way of reinstalling. So... I lost homebrew access on my PS2 and had to buy another FMCB card.
To get around this I installed several different versions of OPL. Some work, some don't. Just the reality of the software unfortunately. Grimdommer's versions seem to be the most stable.
When I try to boot the latest Open PS2 Loader I just get a black screen. It never gets to the menu options. I have tried different SD cards in my MX4SIO. Any ideas?
Games aren't showing up for me on OPL. Also for me it says O for ok and when I save the settings it saves to Mass:/0 instead of MC:/0 even though no usb is inserted.
Omg the ps2 modding scene has changed so much since i did it! I remember having to buy agent under fire and all that but due to my mcboot being so old I'm having to redo the entire thing 😭 Got 2 slims and it's the first time.
@@ArchadesGamesalot better, software improved greatly too. I'm sure these SD/PS2 cards didn't exist when I started 🙈 Thank you. For explaining this very simply. Can I just ask what would you advise me to do to update everything ?
I bought an MC2SIO memory card about 2 years ago, and the games that I had running on it for the most part work but obviously there's issues. I also have a PNY micro SD card. I hear that Samsung and/or SanDisk SD cards have better compatibility. I have both a fat model PS2 and a slim model and maybe it's me but I prefer the HDD method because you don't need format that to FAT32. For a short while, I tried playing a game with a flash drive and that's not something I'll do again.
I need some help. When i insert the usb stick into the console, it stays on the fmcboot loading screen but when i take it out it works normally. What could be the problem and how do i make the console able to read my USB? It was formated as shown in the video and has the necessary programs to go with it.
@@ArchadesGames Yes it seemed like that fixed this issue, but another came up after that. When i finish configure my OPL settings, for starters it doesn't save the changes, because when i turn the console back on the settings seem to be reset every time. And second when i got into the game list i just have two empty ''BDM Games'' and ''HDD Games'' directories.
I followed everything you did start to finish. My issue is when i insert the mx4sio into the ps2 slim go into open sp2 loader, input the settings. When i hit save, all it does is stay on the saving screen with the spinning circles in the corrner. Im using a Onn 256gb microsd card from walmart. Any ideas what i could be doing wrong that is causing this issue?
Thanks a lot for your video! Still a question though: I've loaded a bunch of games into my micro sd, but can only see one in the game list screen. Do you know why?😢
Thank you very much for your video. Do you have any recommendations for a portable dvd drive to connect to a laptop? I have ps2 games but no dvd drive on my laptop.
I tried everything with the latest release 1.2.0 beta 2068 and it didn't work, then I tried the previous 1.2.0 beta 2049 and now everything was fine, games from SD, covers, saving in the right path.
Nah, I like my 512 wide PS2 games to not be improperly stretched to 640 and my texture details of all games blurred by the PS3 output regardless of resolution or smoothing settings.
@@ArchadesGamesmy hunch is that this has a greater compatibility than the PS2 Classics mounting too... but in all honesty I really could do with researching these more. The compatibilities of MX4SIO vs various HDD setups vs PS3HEN vs PS2 emulation. Is there a clear winner?
I am very new to this and very excited by this video! My question is can I do this starting with a regular PS2 slim that hasn't been modified in any way, or would I be missing something maybe from another video? My slim is not HDMI modded and is exactly as you would find it in a sealed box. Would buying the 3 required items and following all that is shown here be all I need?
@@ArchadesGames Thanks for the response and for all the effort you put into your videos. Your one of those heroes of the internet! Ima give this a go I'm planning to run this in a 2007 van for roadrips 👍
I tried to download all my game configs from network update and I’m getting the error 310: No network connection. I have got my Ethernet cable directly from my router to my PS2 TV…
@@ArchadesGamesdo i have to tweak any settings to make it work? When i boot games with the ps2 loader, It says my memory card is full, but it actually isn't, there's a lot of free space 😢
@@ArchadesGamesnevermind... it worked! 😂 For some reason, i can't save while playing 'We Love katamari', but the saving functionality works fine with other games
Can one simply use it to add saves there? I've just bought mine and brought it home thinking I could have some fun by either replaying games I had to delete on my 2 memory cards when this technology wasn't possible
I uninstalled then reinstalled then exited out and now my free mc boot screens are all gone now and I can’t get them back, any help would be appreciated 🙂
@@ArchadesGames Thanks for the reply, I installed Funtuna and the latest version of OPL directly to my memory card and then I just started the latest version of OPL trough Ulunch Elf just to test and it's working I managed to play some games, but My SD card Is still in FAT32 can I format it to exFAT or do I need to install something else to make it work? Also I have another question after the game boot can I remove do memorycard with Funtuna/OPL or it still needs to be on the PS2
exFAT should work fine if not just go back to FAT32. I believe you can swap the memory card out once the game loads but I haven't ever had reason to try it 😅
Great guide! thank you helping me get this running. I was curious if there is anyway to leave the USB stick in and get MX4SIO to work off the micro SD card. Micro SD works without issues, but if I plug the USB stick in, it will not read the SD card. Thanks!
Hello! I put Mk Armageddon premium edition on my SD San Disk format in EXFAT. This game include ultimate mortal kombat 3 inside. If i play just mk Armageddon the games work good but when i try to change to UMK 3 remain stuck at LOADING. The same game i have on usb pen drive in format fat 32 and work with no issue.
@@ArchadesGames mx4SIO is more fast than USB, but in finaly i solved the problems. Before i have fmcb 1.966 but was installed normaly not fmcb setup for EXFAT. i unnistalled old fmcb and then reinstall setup for EXFAT and now work good with mx4sio card in EXFAT. But i see If have an usb memory stick in EXFAT inside fmcb remain stuck at start up.
I just updated FMCB following the instructions and now uLaunchElf just goes to a black screen and I can’t continue. Same happens with FMCB configurator and other apps, any idea what would be the issue or how to fix?
I managed to fix this. What I did was rename LaunchELF to RESCUE.ELF and put it at the root of my USB stick, this bypassed FMCB and directly launches LaunchELF. I then did a clean install of FMCB version 1.965, and after the installation was done everything started working well! It seems FMCB version 1.966 just didn't want to cooperate.
Great video, just a quick question. When you go into the opl settings and use the network update function how do you get that to work. Mine just hangs on a please wait and never loads the updates. I have no network settings done. Not sure what needs to be. Thought it might be like the Wii homebrew loader and just get the data through magic. Thanks
@@Des_Zee yup I plugged it in thought it would hope it connected to whatever it needed to. It never did. Just was waiting for connection. Whatever I just manually change them if have to.
I'm going to try this out on a ps2 slim, just wondering i know its better to run games through a internal hard drive on the ps2 fat, but i only have a ps2 slim, isn't trying to play games on a memory card would bottleneck it laggy game or something, would it be better on the ps2 usb instead, what are your thoughts which one to run games on memory stick or usb on a ps2 slim?
Please help me anyone I’m really confused, i have ps2 75004 from the old days without any modifications. What should i do exactly? What is the initial steps to do before watching this video? Btw My ps2 showed Sumo light every time I turned it on
I have a rather annoying problem. I use 2 slots. slot 1: FMCB 1,966; slot 2: Mx4sio I use OPL 1.1 to run the game. But it cannot find slot1 (mc0) to save the game. Is there any way to fix that error?
@@ArchadesGames i got everything onto the drive and plugged into the ps2. launched elf & there's nothing in the mass pathway to install. madly confused.
Complete newbie here. Is there a way to save games using both Mc slots at the same time? Can you just use the fmcb or mx4sio as a normal memory card while you’re playing games off of them?
I downloaded the files in the links, but they weren't zip files. Any suggestions? By the way, I am someone who knows absolutely nothing about what I'm doing, so if you give me an answer, make sure it's dumbed down as much as possible, please! Thanks!
Hey man, I am using the bravia TV ps2 and I cannot get the ps2 to recognize the SD card. Is there any fix that you could think of? would really appreciate it! thank you
Bitfunx is a bad company to support to be clear. They steal designs and products from other creators and not just open source ones. That's why they are usually known as ButtFuks or Buttfunx in the community.
Can anyone help me? I deleted my freemcboot install and then I went to install the new one and it said not enough space. It needs a MB but only has 564kb...I have no idea what to do.
You need more space on the memory card. Delete saves off the memory card. But you will need a different exploit method to reinstall FMCB once you leave the installer.
@@ArchadesGames Everywhere it says to just buy it, so where did everyone else get theirs that they didn't need to include deleting the other apps first in the instructions?
how the heck do i do this WITHOUT the installer? im trying ot set up a 90k, it still loads fmcb even if indirectly but the installer refuses to touch the memory card because its not magic gate compatible which is a problem because the hacks for 90k work better without magic gate
@@ArchadesGames Hey does the setup work exactly like in the video if I have FunTuna installed? Like do I also need to do the step with the FMCBInstaller_EXFAT.elf file to update FMCB or do I have to skip that step because I'm using FunTuna?
@@ArchadesGames Alright thanks so then I just do the steps with the OPNPS2LD File and the BOOT-EXFAT-MX4SIO File or does FunTuna not support EXFAT format at all?
@@ArchadesGames "Multi instillation detected! Please uninstall first." Should I just go to "Uninstall MI" ? I just would really like to make sure that I don't mess anything up..
@@ArchadesGames one more question what do you do with games that’s more then one disc like Xenosaga 3 or star ocean ? Make them separate or make a folder
From my own experience, game compatibility issues put this dangerously close to the border of acceptability and it doesn't seem to have seen that much improvement over the past two years. If these things weren't so cheap I'd recommend against them in favor of a hard drive with an adapter for OPL instead.
This video is MVP! Ive had my MX4SIO for like 2 years.. couldn’t get it working the first time so gave up. Stumbled across this video and it worked. Amazing. Even got it working with a SANDISC SD 32gb card working using Rufus exFAT format. Thank you.
Nice, hope you enjoy your newly setup system, happy gaming!
This has got to be one of the best and coherent tutorials on YT and I've watched a lot of them! Very well done, thank you!
Thank you for this tutorial video! I was having so many problems trying to get the HDD method working, but MX4SIO was so much simpler to get up and running!
I've tested about 80 games over the last few months and there have only been a few (about 4 or 5) that were problematic. For example, the sound in the cutscenes of "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" stutters. But all in all, this is really a great thing. For me, this is the greatest discovery in recent years. Yay, I can definitely recommend it.
Very nice!
A kingston sd card 64g is good for mx4sio ps2 slim 77k?
The "sands of time" stutters even from network
@@zshady6ix911im using a highspeed adata 64gb
Kako se ubacuju igre na tu SD karticu?
Yeah, MX4SIO was promoted for us with that purpose (portability) as well as better speeds than USB! ;)
Yup, it is a nice option for slim owners!
Great guide, very much appreciated! Just a tip for anyone who is stuck with OPL not seeing their games, but seeing there is a storage media there, and being able to view it in LaunchElf, it could be the model of SD card you are using. I was troubleshooting with a Sandisk 32gb for a solid 2 hours trying and retrying everything, then figured as a last ditch effort id try a different model of card, and sure enough the micron I tried worked first try.
Bit late, but to add, this was somewhat the same here. Sandisk didn't work. Luckily i had a Samsung which worked straight away. Then later read that Sandisk almost never works, if at all. And that's basically what i always use. The samsung was because i got it on an amazing deal so, was lucky to have it and not in use.
Another reason I've recently bought the MX4ISO card, is that when you are running games from the network, you can't play games online. A great tutorial. Now to wait for my shiny new wireless controller.
Watched all the video and it doesn't work.
Whenever I set MX4SIO under block devices to on, OPL won't save the settings. Doesn't matter if its on manual or auto, if I select MX4SIO to on, it loads endlessly on the "Saving Config" screen... Do you have any idea on how to solve this?
I hope the compatibility gets better on this device one day
Just got mine set up. Luckily the MCBoot card I got already had the programs I needed to run from the SD. This is really amazing; my disc drive was going, and being able to dump my discs and run from the Memory Card is a godsend!
Always good to be able to save the original discs!
This is really cool Jerry! Thank you!
I'm enjoying it!
WARNING: Keep an extra FMCB memory card around while performing the FMCB uninstallation part. I didn't have an extra one, uninstalled FMCB and when I went to reinstall it, it said there was "insufficient space" for the install. Long story short, I uninstalled and had no way of reinstalling. So... I lost homebrew access on my PS2 and had to buy another FMCB card.
Can I put games of 4 GB or more into it and play them with this method? Because the gof series causes problems with some programs and drivers
hi loaded the free mc boot onto memory card press on it but it goes back to ulaunchelf back ground black
And I will say this; the instructions were super easy to follow, even if I didn't need most of them haha. Definitely worth a sub.
Nice!
When I try to save my settings with OPL it just stays stuck in an infinite Save loop and never saves.
To get around this I installed several different versions of OPL. Some work, some don't. Just the reality of the software unfortunately.
Grimdommer's versions seem to be the most stable.
This is the only video you need. ❤
When I try to boot the latest Open PS2 Loader I just get a black screen. It never gets to the menu options. I have tried different SD cards in my MX4SIO. Any ideas?
Try an older version and see if it still occurs
Where does one buy these?
When it save game, where does it save? FMCB?
I just saw the numbers. We are heading to 50k subs till Christmas !
I had hoped to hit 50K by end of year but it is going to be a hard goal to hit
It looks like it indeed but at the same time ... it only takes 1 video :) @@ArchadesGames
Still trying to find that one vid!
Followed everything to the part when I finished copying my isos to the SD cad and put on the MX4SIO card reader then it freezes. Any ideas?
How did you connect your ps2 to the internet for network update?
Plug in an Ethernet cable to your router or get an Ethernet to wifi bridge
Great tutorial - Thanks!
Games aren't showing up for me on OPL. Also for me it says O for ok and when I save the settings it saves to Mass:/0 instead of MC:/0 even though no usb is inserted.
me too
did you find a solution for this, having both of those issues
I did figure it out by myself actually. Don't use latest OPL. Get OPL 1.2.0 2049 and you should be good to follow tutorial after that.
Omg the ps2 modding scene has changed so much since i did it!
I remember having to buy agent under fire and all that but due to my mcboot being so old I'm having to redo the entire thing 😭
Got 2 slims and it's the first time.
Yeah, it's very easy now!
@@ArchadesGamesalot better, software improved greatly too.
I'm sure these SD/PS2 cards didn't exist when I started 🙈
Thank you. For explaining this very simply.
Can I just ask what would you advise me to do to update everything ?
PS2 slim with ethernet adapter embedded you can run iso from a network share.
I bought an MC2SIO memory card about 2 years ago, and the games that I had running on it for the most part work but obviously there's issues. I also have a PNY micro SD card. I hear that Samsung and/or SanDisk SD cards have better compatibility. I have both a fat model PS2 and a slim model and maybe it's me but I prefer the HDD method because you don't need format that to FAT32. For a short while, I tried playing a game with a flash drive and that's not something I'll do again.
when i try to launch "freemcboot installer exfat", it says that this file is not an elf folder what is wrong with it
I need some help. When i insert the usb stick into the console, it stays on the fmcboot loading screen but when i take it out it works normally. What could be the problem and how do i make the console able to read my USB? It was formated as shown in the video and has the necessary programs to go with it.
If it doesn't load then you need to try a different USB drive
@@ArchadesGames Yes it seemed like that fixed this issue, but another came up after that. When i finish configure my OPL settings, for starters it doesn't save the changes, because when i turn the console back on the settings seem to be reset every time. And second when i got into the game list i just have two empty ''BDM Games'' and ''HDD Games'' directories.
Hey thank you for this tutorial. Could you explain how to handle DL DVDs which are greater than 4.7 GB? Thank you 😊
Exfat allows files bigger than 4gb. I assume that it runs like any other iso file
@@filipehenriques8405 Many thanks
Can you make a tutorial on how to get ps1 games to run on OPL?
Thanks!
🙏
awesome
I followed everything you did start to finish. My issue is when i insert the mx4sio into the ps2 slim go into open sp2 loader, input the settings. When i hit save, all it does is stay on the saving screen with the spinning circles in the corrner. Im using a Onn 256gb microsd card from walmart. Any ideas what i could be doing wrong that is causing this issue?
Try a different SD card
I switched to a Onn 64gb. Works fine now. Thank you @ArchadesGames
It also works with the onn 128 gb micro sd
Nice
i followed this but now when i turn my ps2 on the freemcboot doesnt start up :(
Thanks a lot for your video! Still a question though: I've loaded a bunch of games into my micro sd, but can only see one in the game list screen. Do you know why?😢
I don't have bdm start mode at all in my settings
Thank you very much for your video. Do you have any recommendations for a portable dvd drive to connect to a laptop? I have ps2 games but no dvd drive on my laptop.
Can't go wrong with anything from LG, Hitachi, Asus, or Verbatim as far as external DVD drives are concerned.
I am hopeing the memcard pro2 gets this fuctionality.
Yeah that would be really nice to have all the functionality in one card!
How does Ps2 games with multi discs work on mx4iso? How would you swap to a disc 2 if ever prompted?
A kingstone canvas select plus is good for mx4sio? Or i have to buy a silicon power sd card.
I tried everything with the latest release 1.2.0 beta 2068 and it didn't work, then I tried the previous 1.2.0 beta 2049 and now everything was fine, games from SD, covers, saving in the right path.
How is the performance ? Have you had issues?
Any ps3 with hen or cfw is a better option then this. It's good to see the homebrew community supporting the ps2 still tho.
Nah, I like my 512 wide PS2 games to not be improperly stretched to 640 and my texture details of all games blurred by the PS3 output regardless of resolution or smoothing settings.
@@ArchadesGamesmy hunch is that this has a greater compatibility than the PS2 Classics mounting too... but in all honesty I really could do with researching these more. The compatibilities of MX4SIO vs various HDD setups vs PS3HEN vs PS2 emulation. Is there a clear winner?
I am very new to this and very excited by this video! My question is can I do this starting with a regular PS2 slim that hasn't been modified in any way, or would I be missing something maybe from another video? My slim is not HDMI modded and is exactly as you would find it in a sealed box. Would buying the 3 required items and following all that is shown here be all I need?
You just need to have a FMCB memory card setup.
ruclips.net/video/XgegRZo1l7c/видео.htmlsi=r0wtQLo04b-S0AS6
@@ArchadesGames Thanks for the response and for all the effort you put into your videos. Your one of those heroes of the internet! Ima give this a go I'm planning to run this in a 2007 van for roadrips 👍
I tried to download all my game configs from network update and I’m getting the error 310: No network connection. I have got my Ethernet cable directly from my router to my PS2 TV…
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Happy gaming
One thing. How does saving games function? Where do you save your games?
You save them to your memory card like always
@@ArchadesGamesdo i have to tweak any settings to make it work? When i boot games with the ps2 loader, It says my memory card is full, but it actually isn't, there's a lot of free space 😢
@@ArchadesGamesnevermind... it worked! 😂 For some reason, i can't save while playing 'We Love katamari', but the saving functionality works fine with other games
You download the optimal game settings in OPL?
I have a question can i save my game without worrying?
You use a normal memory card to save games
@@ArchadesGames But it automatically saves on the first memory card and that is the FMCB. Can I then take it out to save my game or how do I do that?
You can save games on the same card as FMCB
@@ArchadesGames ok because on the packaging stands: not to be used for game saves as can corrupt file structure.
I wish PS1 games could be played from it.
Yeah...
Can one simply use it to add saves there? I've just bought mine and brought it home thinking I could have some fun by either replaying games I had to delete on my 2 memory cards when this technology wasn't possible
I uninstalled then reinstalled then exited out and now my free mc boot screens are all gone now and I can’t get them back, any help would be appreciated 🙂
Very nice video my friend. Good bless you. Thanks.
Would i be able to use a bluetooth usb adapter (for ps4 Controller support) simultaneously without conflict
I'm confused, does this work with SCPH-9XXXXX models?
It should, the latest OPL has the exFAT driver for MX4SIO so just run it through Fortuna/FunTuna like normal.
@@ArchadesGames Thanks for the reply, I installed Funtuna and the latest version of OPL directly to my memory card and then I just started the latest version of OPL trough Ulunch Elf just to test and it's working I managed to play some games, but My SD card Is still in FAT32 can I format it to exFAT or do I need to install something else to make it work?
Also I have another question after the game boot can I remove do memorycard with Funtuna/OPL or it still needs to be on the PS2
exFAT should work fine if not just go back to FAT32. I believe you can swap the memory card out once the game loads but I haven't ever had reason to try it 😅
Great guide! thank you helping me get this running. I was curious if there is anyway to leave the USB stick in and get MX4SIO to work off the micro SD card. Micro SD works without issues, but if I plug the USB stick in, it will not read the SD card. Thanks!
The USB takes precedence so you have to leave it out to use MX4SIO
Dang i was hoping there was something I was doing wrong @@ArchadesGames
Should i do this or the HDD? I am leaning with this because transferring games is going to be easier.
If you can use an HDD that should always be the first choice. This has more compatibility issues
@@ArchadesGames ok that is good to know. I have put off getting the HDD and adapter because I was not sure if this would be an easier way to do it
Hello! I put Mk Armageddon premium edition on my SD San Disk format in EXFAT. This game include ultimate mortal kombat 3 inside. If i play just mk Armageddon the games work good but when i try to change to UMK 3 remain stuck at LOADING. The same game i have on usb pen drive in format fat 32 and work with no issue.
Run it from USB then?
@@ArchadesGames mx4SIO is more fast than USB, but in finaly i solved the problems. Before i have fmcb 1.966 but was installed normaly not fmcb setup for EXFAT. i unnistalled old fmcb and then reinstall setup for EXFAT and now work good with mx4sio card in EXFAT. But i see If have an usb memory stick in EXFAT inside fmcb remain stuck at start up.
I just updated FMCB following the instructions and now uLaunchElf just goes to a black screen and I can’t continue. Same happens with FMCB configurator and other apps, any idea what would be the issue or how to fix?
I managed to fix this. What I did was rename LaunchELF to RESCUE.ELF and put it at the root of my USB stick, this bypassed FMCB and directly launches LaunchELF. I then did a clean install of FMCB version 1.965, and after the installation was done everything started working well! It seems FMCB version 1.966 just didn't want to cooperate.
If pasting the files into ":hdd0" can I just put it directly in or do I need to select a certain folder?
If i set it up exactly like this but don't see the files in mass:/ does that mean my MX4SIO is dead? Using a 64gb samsung formatted to FAT32..
Try exfat
how you setup apps to run from the m4xsio like padtest tunoff and cheat device?
You only run games from it
usb drive doen't boot to menu.
Can i use a SD reader instead?
Great video, just a quick question. When you go into the opl settings and use the network update function how do you get that to work. Mine just hangs on a please wait and never loads the updates. I have no network settings done. Not sure what needs to be. Thought it might be like the Wii homebrew loader and just get the data through magic. Thanks
Is your PS2 connected with an Ethernet wire? That's how I updated mine
@@Des_Zee yup I plugged it in thought it would hope it connected to whatever it needed to. It never did. Just was waiting for connection. Whatever I just manually change them if have to.
Does this install work for a Memory Card Pro 2? I tried using the images he stored from another video and it didn’t work 😢
I use this with the MCP2
I'm going to try this out on a ps2 slim, just wondering i know its better to run games through a internal hard drive on the ps2 fat, but i only have a ps2 slim, isn't trying to play games on a memory card would bottleneck it laggy game or something, would it be better on the ps2 usb instead, what are your thoughts which one to run games on memory stick or usb on a ps2 slim?
Memory card is way faster than USB 1.0
Please help me anyone
I’m really confused, i have ps2 75004 from the old days without any modifications. What should i do exactly? What is the initial steps to do before watching this video?
Btw My ps2 showed Sumo light every time I turned it on
Follow this first to mod any slim!
ruclips.net/video/XgegRZo1l7c/видео.html
can you install freemcboot to the sd memory card from windows if you don't want to do the disk exploit for initial install?
No
sorry ..the TUT is working great..is you must slowly step by step ...sorry A_games ....your TUT works great ..thx :) !!
Does Sony Two support SSD card?
Who Make Your Ps2 IN 1080P QUALITY?
RetroTink 4K was used for this video!
ruclips.net/video/PnVkc5dmeLk/видео.html
I have a rather annoying problem. I use 2 slots.
slot 1: FMCB 1,966;
slot 2: Mx4sio
I use OPL 1.1 to run the game. But it cannot find slot1 (mc0) to save the game.
Is there any way to fix that error?
Use OPL 1.2
After booting the Game Just remove the fmcb Card and replace it with a regular memory card to save the Game
when i downloaded the files from github, they formatted to ELF files instead PSP Roms. I'm new to this. Is this supposed to happen?
They are elf files
@@ArchadesGames i got everything onto the drive and plugged into the ps2. launched elf & there's nothing in the mass pathway to install. madly confused.
Complete newbie here. Is there a way to save games using both Mc slots at the same time? Can you just use the fmcb or mx4sio as a normal memory card while you’re playing games off of them?
A FMCB memory card is just a normal memory card.
@@ArchadesGamesthank you so much🙌 and thank you for this tutorial! My mc’s come in the mail Friday and I can’t wait!
@@ArchadesGamesupdate, I have all of my stuff set up now and I could not have done this without you. Thank you so much for this video
Happy gaming!
I downloaded the files in the links, but they weren't zip files. Any suggestions? By the way, I am someone who knows absolutely nothing about what I'm doing, so if you give me an answer, make sure it's dumbed down as much as possible, please! Thanks!
They downloaded as .7z files.
Do I have to have 7-zip manager?
Yes use 7zip
Hey man, I am using the bravia TV ps2 and I cannot get the ps2 to recognize the SD card. Is there any fix that you could think of? would really appreciate it! thank you
You need to try a different SD card
I actually tried two SD cards till now, Sandisk and Lexar, I made sure Lexar has the exact same specifications as yours😢
just wondering did you scrape off "bitfunx" on the mx4sio or did it come like that
It came like that. The picture showed no buttfunx logo so I got it and it was just scraped off 🤣
@@ArchadesGames alr it was some weird copyright or they were just a bad company😅
Bitfunx is a bad company to support to be clear. They steal designs and products from other creators and not just open source ones. That's why they are usually known as ButtFuks or Buttfunx in the community.
@@ArchadesGames alr thanks for telling me ill make sure to avoid them next time
Can anyone help me? I deleted my freemcboot install and then I went to install the new one and it said not enough space. It needs a MB but only has 564kb...I have no idea what to do.
The error says insufficient free space on card.
You need more space on the memory card. Delete saves off the memory card. But you will need a different exploit method to reinstall FMCB once you leave the installer.
@@ArchadesGames I had 0 saves on the card. It was a stock FMCB from Amazon.
Then they likely loaded it with various homebrew apps that can be deleted instead
@@ArchadesGames Everywhere it says to just buy it, so where did everyone else get theirs that they didn't need to include deleting the other apps first in the instructions?
Does this work as well for normal ps2 (not slim)?
It will, but on a Phat you should be using a hard drive instead for better performance and compatibility.
Can you explain how / where to save if you have slot 1 : mx4sio & slot 2 : fmcb.
Does the game save on the sd card on the mx4sio ?
You can only save to MX4SIO if you use virtual memory card. Swap the 2 cards and you save like normal
@@ArchadesGames swap which one?
Put FMCB in slot 1
You can pull Out the fmcb Card after you booted the Game and put in a regular memory card to save
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT 1TB CARD WILL WORK ? THANKS
Put a link to the one I use in the description
Will this work on a modded fat ps2?
Yes! But on a Phat the HDD is a far better option to go with.
The laser is no longer working on my phat modded ps2, tried cleaning it , no luck, can this still work with it?
If you have a phat get a hard drive instead
That’s great, still can make use of my phat ps2. Can’t wait for your tutorial on it.
HOW TO GET CHEATS??
how the heck do i do this WITHOUT the installer? im trying ot set up a 90k, it still loads fmcb even if indirectly but the installer refuses to touch the memory card because its not magic gate compatible which is a problem because the hacks for 90k work better without magic gate
You need FunTuna
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@@ArchadesGames Hey does the setup work exactly like in the video if I have FunTuna installed? Like do I also need to do the step with the FMCBInstaller_EXFAT.elf file to update FMCB or do I have to skip that step because I'm using FunTuna?
You can't install FMCB on a fun tuna system so skip that part.
@@ArchadesGames Alright thanks so then I just do the steps with the OPNPS2LD File and the BOOT-EXFAT-MX4SIO File or does FunTuna not support EXFAT format at all?
The driver is in OPL
Does it work 9000xx series? Ps2 slim?
With FunTuna
Hi can i use the mx4iso with fortuna?
Yes
@@ArchadesGames is it the same process or different?
Setting up the MX4SIO and using OPL is the same
@ArchadesGames oh ok thanks so I can order it without worrying
Why do the files say psp rom under type ? Is this affecting anything ?
No
@@ArchadesGames "Multi instillation detected! Please uninstall first." Should I just go to "Uninstall MI" ? I just would really like to make sure that I don't mess anything up..
nvm tysm i got it @@ArchadesGames
How does this save my game data ?
You save your games on a normal memory in slot 1
So when I load the game I can take out the mcboot card with a normal one
You can save to the freemcboot card
@@ArchadesGames one more question what do you do with games that’s more then one disc like Xenosaga 3 or star ocean ? Make them separate or make a folder
will this work for funtuna
fmcboot 1.8?
Yes
@@ArchadesGames nice okay
not work ...bad TUT :(
Funny how there are hundreds of comments and a literal video saying the opposite. Might want to recheck your process and try a different SD card.
From my own experience, game compatibility issues put this dangerously close to the border of acceptability and it doesn't seem to have seen that much improvement over the past two years. If these things weren't so cheap I'd recommend against them in favor of a hard drive with an adapter for OPL instead.
How is it compared to dvd?
Not as fast so some loads are slower. But fast enough that cutscenes haven't had issues yet.
you're late 😀
I'm right when I want to be for exFAT and better compatibility
can i use this guide for fat ps2 too? because i know some version of freemcboot only work on ps2 slim
Phats have access to HDD's no reason to use an inferior product on a phat
@@ArchadesGames well i have an msx4iso laying around so i wanted to try
Great tutorial, thanks!
Happy gaming