You have been doing a great service to everybody in the community. Somebody need to show some mass appreciation. So thorough for a tutorial . Concise. This is what a tutorial should be. Now I just need to get a PS2 and we are set
A quick tip for you guys: I burnt a patched game iso using this method and at first it didn't work (black screen). I assumed an error occurred during the burning process (wrong speed, bad DVD-R brand...) so I burnt the same iso on another blank DVD-R. Same result (black screen). Then I had an idea and changed the PS2 default language to English in the main configuration menu, restarted the console with the same burnt DVD-R (the second one) and it worked!
Ps2 modding is reaching sweet spot slowly. No longer need modchip or swap magic and take ps2 apart. To get started all need is any dvd burner and dvd-r disk which are dirt cheap nowadays compared 10-15 years ago. You can get decent multilayer dvd rw drive for under 10€ and dvd-R disks are under 1€ per disk. You can just pop patched game in and it boots with expection of few early ps2 models that will be supported on future hopefully. Opl and esr are improving compability over time and soon we are on sweet spot like on wii where very easy run backup or any game
Been waiting for this man, I remember the good old days when I bought a Modbo and got too scared to do it so I just payed some random dude on local selling site to do it for me haha! Now I just need to buy a spindle of those weird shiny coasters
I just tried this with an import game, and it works first off. no more swapmagic! i wonder if it would be possible to create a boot disc from this like a swapmagic, but that doesnt care if you open the drive so you don't have to block all the sensors and such. really liked the video, keep it up! :D
The only thing i don’t understand, do i still need freemcboot ?? I’ve saw a video saying all i need is dvds, i got dvds, i got no usb for ps2, so can i put the video_ts on any ps2 game and launch it ??
I would say that Open PS2 Loader gets pretty close, with PS2 games, at least... and there is of course POPStarter for PSone games, but the less said about that the better...
"like an optical drive"? It IS started from an "optical drive"... ESR just isn't 100% compatible yet, but ffgriever (the developer of ESR) returned and already published updates after 12 years. The compatibility is VERY HIGH (above 95%) and will be increased even further!
I tried this on Battle Gear 3 which is an untested game an it freaking works, was a little jumpy in the opening cutscene but the game was perfectly playable
I have FIVE PS2 Fat systems, all of them are 3.02 or earlier :-( Gonna have to do it the old school way and break out the soldering iron :-) Aside from that, you have a great way of conveying the information. Keep up the good work.
I have a ps 2 slim. SCPH-70004; DVD Player: 3.10E (so it should work) I used an iso of nfs most wanted black edition and when i try to start the game my ps2 goes back into browser and displays the message: „DVD Player is not set up“
I did what's explained on the video but nothing happens at all, console is reading the DVD but then nothing more happens, just black screen, anyone know what could it be?
Sadly, this doesn't work for me :( This looked like the easiest way to load backups, but the ps2 just stays on a black screen after loading... there were glitches for a second and then... nothing, got my hopes up for a bit. Tried with Diagnosis on but still didn't work Sometimes it even pops up "unable to read disc", randomly. Even if it does detect it as a DVD Video, I guess it's a problem with my ps2, but I don't think I'll try this again Tried with Ratchet and Clank 1, and 2 EDIT: Yes, my version is 3.11, tried booting in many ways, but it just doesn't want to work :(
@@theantgre Hey can you please help me. I also have the exact same problem. My ps2 recognises the game and it loads up. It shows the "PlayStation2" logo and then it starts the game. I tried this on ratchet snd clank too btw. It loads the insomniac logo and then it just get stuck on the black screen
I wish someone would create an iso ready to go on all the currently cracked DVD drive firmware versions. I think it would be worth the time to have ready to burn images for utilities like the 240p test suite, and a FreeMcboot maker. I'm kind of confused how to do this for my 2.12U DVD firmware fat PS2.
So do i need to install FDVDB on my unmodded ps2 for the ISO (esr patched) to work? Or do i just patch the iso and pop the disc in and play? (Forgive my 1iq brain)
"A CD cannot be a DVD" that sentence fired a question directly into my brain: can the PS2 play Video CDs? They're the direct predecessor to the DVD-Video format.
I'm confused, does this mean you don't even need to install freemcboot to a memory card if you patch the backup with the ESR backup? Your PS2 UI was the standard one not the free mc boot one. Also I'm getting a DVD player not ready error when I try to launch the game on my PS2 with my freemcboot memory card in.
In case anybody is following this tutorial in 2022, DVD+RW discs also work for this (I tested with silver Verbatim DVD+RW media, I don’t have DVD-RW discs, but I assume those work too).
G'day mate, I'm a middle aged guy who has owned most systems over the years (and kept them all). I do own a mod chipped PS1 and an original Xbox loaded with goodies. Both I paid to get modded years ago, never tried myself. Recently I dusted off my old Fat PS2 and Slim PS2 and stumbled across your channel. Wow, great stuff 👍 Just ordered a pre loaded McBoot Memory Card, and am about to order the 3rd party Fat PS2 Network backing. Your videos sparked something, and are easy enough to follow to give old blokes like me the confidence to have a go ✌️ I think if I manage this, I might start looking at my Xbox 360 and PS3.
I've done everything exactly as in the video, reviewed it several times to ensure accuracy. I do not get the green screen, but i get the dvd icon. i end up being black screened indefinitely. any ideas? everything is compatible, 4x burn speed
Awesome vid, been waiting on a tutorial for this since the video of the guy played shadow of the colossus on a burned disc. Any recomendation on which type of DVD should be used? DVD-/+/RW?
If you change the file extension from bin to iso while backing up a cd in imgburn, it will give you a snarky message and offer to do the proper conversion automatically. I don't know why it doesn't just offer a button that says "backup cd as iso", but at least it works.
@@MrMario2011 With the method he mentioned, you neither need to convert anything nor need an additional program! You just select to save it as an ISO and it will ask you, if you want to dump the disc as Mode1 Level 1 ISO! NO ADDITIONAL STEPS NEEDED, beside choosing ISO as Image-format and confirming the convertion-question. IMGBurn DIRECTLY dumps it correctly then! ;)
@@Nightcre 4:40 is, where you select the name and folder... At the bottom it automatically chooses bin&cue... Change that to ISO, start the dump, confirm the request to dump/convert it as Mode 1 ISO, DONE!
Lies... All I get by trying this is "Disc Cannot Be Read"... Not sure why as I'm doing exactly what you are doing. Disc cannot be read. Does not show up in PS2 Browser at all... :( What am I doing wrong ? (PS2 Slim, DVD-R, using ImgBurn and FDVDB_ESR_Patcher) PS2 can read DVDs
Hi! This just happened to me too, what I did is that I just put something a little heavy on the ps2's lid and apparently that's the problem. The lid isn't closing well so it doesn't read the disc. After I did this the disc worked
I got so excited about this method when I found out about it, only to have my dreams crushed when I found out Parappa 2 (The ONE game I wanted to burn a disc of) isn't compatible with ESR.
hello! i love your tutorials!! just with this one, ive been having problems. the disc is recognized by the ps2 as a "DVD Video", but it always writes "Unable to read disc" when i try to play the disc. The only step i skip from your video is the UltraISO steps, as my game (Resident Evil 4) is a DVD-based game and already comes as an ISO file. All i do is use the ESR Patcher to patch my ISO. is this correct?
If you have a ps2 slim. Try pressing firmly on the disc top tray while the disc is being read by the console. I did this morning and now it's playing just fine.
Hi! I got a little problem. I wanted to burn half life, and i patched it to dvd (cuz its cd game) and after that, i patched it in the patcher, after that the iso is blank, and dvd that i burned is also blank, but for other cd games it ran great. Can you help me?
I tried this process twice for Time Splitters. I followed it step-by-step.Both times were a failure. The PS2 could not read the disc. Any ideas would be more than welcome. Cheers.
Is there a collection of pre-patched ISOs around, any hints? Great that there's a selfboot trick. Personally i actually believe PS4 could be self-booted as well, but conflicting interests mean no one would ever release the full collection of exploits required (especially now there's a PS4 emulator to help creation of exploits)
Felt so unreal to see my backup game load without any swap trick/disc maybe now my bc PS3 can take a little break of playing my ps2 games and even lower the power bills lol
I apologize if this was addressed in the video, but does this work for any region game? I would like to find some versions of translated Japanese games that never made their way to the US, but I'm concerned that they will be region locked.
@@MrMario2011 Wow, thank you for the fast reply. That's very good to know. The next thing, if you don't mind, do I need a separate memory card for Japanese games? The Gamecube has an issue where having saves from multiple regions might format the memory card. Is that an issue with PS2?
I tried the freedvdboot patch method with a bunch of backups, but for some reason some worked and some didn't. My ps2 is SCPH 90004 with matrix infinity 1.99 Worked: Silent Hill 2, 3, 4 GTA San Andreas Teen Titans Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire Didn't work: Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 Timesplitters (CD based) Quake 3 (CD based) Rule Of Rose The Suffering 007 Nightfire Fatal Frame 2 (even tho the first worked) Note that all these games didn't work unpatched, even with my modded device. Can anyone help me?
Can I use the ESR Patcher GUI on 2.12U? This guide only includes the 3.10 and 3.11 firmware, but Cturt has since then added 2.12 but the FreeDVDBoot ESR GUI patcher hasn't been updated to include more firmwares..
None of this worked for me at all. I have a SCPH-77002 model slim PS2 with the DVD player version of 3.11A. The PS2 just says that there's no data on the disc. Anyone know what to do?
I tried using the CD -> DVD conversion thing on Timesplitters but the disk does not boot on my PS2. Could I be missing some extra steps? I am using component cables if that matters.
So the game I want to play - Jak and Daxter: the Precursor Legacy, to play that with ESR I need to enable the two settings below. - Disable ESR after first IOP reset - Use Synchronous Mode How would I go about enabling those options using this method?
I'm trying to run a PAL-CD (Heman), I did the Ultra ISO patch to turn it into a ISO DVD IMAGE as you had shown on the ESR video. Then patched it, but it's not working.. all I get is a black screen.
When using UltraISO, after I OK changing the properties to 4.37 DVD etc, the Image Box doesn't change and it still displays Mixed Mode CD, and then doesn't offer me ISO as Save As filetype. Have tried a few versions of UltraISO.
When ripping the game, why does it come as two files: one windows.iso file and the other one just a regular disc image file. The latter has 5kb size and the windows.iso is the full size it looks like
Questions: are you able to save your game from the dvd just like you would with a normal game? Will this damage your ps2 laser in any way (I read something about that)?
Hey, so I have a little issue going on. I've burnt Guitar Hero II Deluxe on a disc at 6x, but as I place it in it says: "Please insert a Playstation or Playstation 2 format disc." Nevermind, I just had to use the launcher for my disc instead. Thanks!
Tried this for my 2.12u ps2, I use it's payload. In the end it gives me the message "TV system doesn't match", but if I load the same disc with the freemcboot memory card, then it will load the game. Do you know what could've caused it?
I don't believe this program has been updated with the non-Slim payloads? I told someone else here recently, but dropping in a payload isn't that simple either. The hybrid payload was modified in some way compared to the one on GitHub and it wasn't documented.
I got one question because I test it already with One PS2 clock is working but I also check in with another PS2 with the clock is not working the battery clock is not working but the DVD boot iso games es note could that be a problemy the DVDboot game ISO is not working Mr Mario ????
Awesome tutorial, but I ran into some issues. I had a blue disk NTSC game lying around with no way to play it on my PAL console. So I tried this method and the bin file of the game from the original disc works just fine on an emulator. When converting the game from cd to dvd should I select the image file or rather the working bin file to convert and burn? But I selected the image file converted it, then applied a NTSC to PAL patch (yfix) and the 3.10 and 3.11 hybrid patch, because I have 3.11. Then I burnt the DVD+R. When I put it into my ps2 slim the game tried to read, but after a bit it displayed a message saying ”Disc could not be read”. That was exactly what the original game said when inserting it. I think the process of the cd to dvd conversion is the problem, because I read a comment saying that something with the game needs to be changed to read correctly. Or is it the language of my ps2 which I read in another comment? Some solid advice could help me a lot. Thanks for reading.
Hope you found a solution in the past 8 months, but try putting your console in English. Also did you apply the NTSC to PAL patch BEFORE converting to DVD? I think if you convert to DVD first, it won't work.
I can unzip de FreeDVDBoot ESR but the folder then does not include the exe file when I try to drag it from WinRAR to the folder it just won't copy it. My Antivirus keeps putting it in quarantine so I've disabled my Antivirus but still I cannot access the program.
Hey man, what do you use to capture your PS2 footage? It's so sharp! I have an Elgato HD60S (which is I assume what you use), but what do you use to output from your PS2?
soo what ive learned from this. search dvd version number download the patcher with the dvd drive version you have patch the iso and just burn it ? i use esr patcher because i have fmcb installed but i dont really get it
Doesn't work with "Marvel vs Capcom 2" despite been compatible. Watched video 3 times, slowed down one time to follow each step. wasted 2 disc Seems to work for dvd games, trying to do bin/cue failing mentioned above
Unfortunately it doesn't work on my 90004 slim. Even with v0.4 instead of 0.2 it just doesn't boot itself. I need Funtuna started on my MC to start everytime for every game. And one game already broke my Funtuna and I had to copy it again with FreeDVDBoot
Will this work on a Launch model Japanese PS2? I am not sure if I remember, but I think it doesn’t have the DVD movie player already installed. I think you had to purchase a disc. Plus it is NTSC-J. So, would the method shown in the video still work?
Hi! I don't get it why you have 3 similar videos - I'm confused how to softmod my ps2 * regular fmcb * fortuna * funtuna for fortuna ? Please help! I have a slim ps2
so im confused, you say i need to combine this patcher gui with freedvdboot, how do i do so? i have no memory card at the moment and i only got the freedvdboot disc to boot ONCE, it hasnt worked since then and everything i have is compatible
I looked at the game compatibly and some of the games that say “YES” did not work for me. For example Gran Turismo 3 and 4 did not boot. Grand Theft Auto Vice City and 3 booted up but keep freezing and getting the error message about reading the disc.
Gran Turismo 4 is a dvd-9 game (dual-layer), you have to rip that dvd-9 to dvd-5 (single-layer), then patch it and burn it.. been years since i've done it but look it up on google.
Yeah, some games load fine, but most refuse to start, or simply stop loading in the middle if the game. I don't know if its the media straining on the laser reader, or the patcher just has terrible compatibility.
Hey man, fdvdb works on my fat ps2. But when I try to use esr patched discs ( I have tried to use the patcher with the 2.12 payload and patching manually myself) the disc loads into the dvd menu. So *something* is working but I'm not sure what. I have used this exploit for the Slim and it works perfectly, really struggling to understand why it won't work with the fat?
I patched my back up iso via the FDVDB ESR method, but my ps2 still can't read it. Might there be something I'm missing? EDIT: I have a slim ps2 console. I had to press firmly on top of the disc cover as the disk was being read. Then it finally registered as a dvd.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong I followed this exactly and yet my ps2 slim is unable to read the dvd. Tried checking the game compatibility list and it should work.
Will this eventually be compatible with DVD 3.00? I tried doing all this just now (game was Echo Night Beyond), but while the console recognizes it as a DVD video, attempting to run it results in "Playback halted due to malfunction".
You have been doing a great service to everybody in the community. Somebody need to show some mass appreciation. So thorough for a tutorial . Concise. This is what a tutorial should be. Now I just need to get a PS2 and we are set
Thanks, appreciate it!
A quick tip for you guys: I burnt a patched game iso using this method and at first it didn't work (black screen). I assumed an error occurred during the burning process (wrong speed, bad DVD-R brand...) so I burnt the same iso on another blank DVD-R. Same result (black screen). Then I had an idea and changed the PS2 default language to English in the main configuration menu, restarted the console with the same burnt DVD-R (the second one) and it worked!
Yep, FDVDB needs English.
This worked for me
Ps2 modding is reaching sweet spot slowly. No longer need modchip or swap magic and take ps2 apart. To get started all need is any dvd burner and dvd-r disk which are dirt cheap nowadays compared 10-15 years ago. You can get decent multilayer dvd rw drive for under 10€ and dvd-R disks are under 1€ per disk. You can just pop patched game in and it boots with expection of few early ps2 models that will be supported on future hopefully. Opl and esr are improving compability over time and soon we are on sweet spot like on wii where very easy run backup or any game
Truly!
I got 50 discs for 25 $ Canadian that's 50 cents a disc!
@@TechProRUclips They can be cheaper on some places. I got mine from retail store
@@MrScienceman2000 0,50 EUR/disc for blank Verbatim DVD-R in 25 spindle ;)
this is really neat, I have all my games running off an HDD since my drive has died
That's still my preferred way of doing it.
I heard performance during cutscenes is poor, is this true?
@@dapperfan44 Yep, thats because usb read speeds are way slower than dvd's
@moon boots on my boots well, its not the hdd problem, its the usb input problem, ps2 has usb 1.1 witch is slower than reading discs
@@WetterThanIce Internal HDD (Only Fat) its the fastest method to load games and External HDD (Usb) its the slowest.
Absolutely amazing, and with an excellent tutorial video to boot. Thank you for the demonstration Mr. Mario.
You're welcome!
Been waiting for this man, I remember the good old days when I bought a Modbo and got too scared to do it so I just payed some random dude on local selling site to do it for me haha! Now I just need to buy a spindle of those weird shiny coasters
I just tried this with an import game, and it works first off. no more swapmagic! i wonder if it would be possible to create a boot disc from this like a swapmagic, but that doesnt care if you open the drive so you don't have to block all the sensors and such. really liked the video, keep it up! :D
The only way to do that would be with a chipped console, but we can dream!
@@MrMario2011 maybe if Playstation comes out with a PS2 mini.
The only thing i don’t understand, do i still need freemcboot ?? I’ve saw a video saying all i need is dvds, i got dvds, i got no usb for ps2, so can i put the video_ts on any ps2 game and launch it ??
Omg that's awesome! I can finally play Wrestle Kingdom 2!!!
IT'S TIME I'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE THE EXPLOIT CAME OUT YESSSSSS
Haven't we all?
The Patcher is available since a month or so... ^^6
i only have a blackscreen after i try to start a game?
any ideas?
Finally i can play my ps2 games without a magicgate memory card. I love your videos they show exactly what to do. They are easy to understand. Thanks
Wish there was 100% compatibility, like an optical drive. That would be the ultimate. This is pretty amazing still.
That's the dream.
I would say that Open PS2 Loader gets pretty close, with PS2 games, at least... and there is of course POPStarter for PSone games, but the less said about that the better...
"like an optical drive"?
It IS started from an "optical drive"...
ESR just isn't 100% compatible yet, but ffgriever (the developer of ESR) returned and already published updates after 12 years.
The compatibility is VERY HIGH (above 95%) and will be increased even further!
@@TAGMedia7
krHACKen and hugopocket are working on a "TROJAN-File", which is dropped into the POPS-Folder and fixes many problems and games!
@@tnaplastic2182 I thought krHACKen abandoned the project, and Trojan patches have been around since the start of POPStarter?
Used to rebuild CDs as DVDs using the PS2 DVD Generator, it was a PITA. This is much easier, thanks.
Glad it helped!
I feel like a kid again. I love the PS2. Simply the best console ever!!!
Woo!
I tried this on Battle Gear 3 which is an untested game an it freaking works, was a little jumpy in the opening cutscene but the game was perfectly playable
Helpful and thorough guide. Thanks a lot!
Glad it was helpful!
Your are DA bomb! You make the best tutorials and so easy to follow. Keep up the awesome work!
Glad this helps!
Picking up a retrotink has renewed my interest in my PS2. So happy this is an option now for slim PS2s that can't load from HDD.
I have FIVE PS2 Fat systems, all of them are 3.02 or earlier :-( Gonna have to do it the old school way and break out the soldering iron :-)
Aside from that, you have a great way of conveying the information. Keep up the good work.
Keep an eye out on the FreeDVDBoot repository!
@@bongoman9578 I do have a 2.10U ~ however it already has a MODBO 5.0 installed in it! DOH.
for some reason ive only gotten one game to work this way tried burning two other games that are on the list and i just get black screens when booting
You doing the lords work my brother'
Very clear and easy to follow video !
I appreciate that!
@@MrMario2011 Likewise, it is nice to see the import games are even compatible with this method.
I love me some Super Robot Wars (SRW)
Do dvd9 games work? Like Gran turismo 4?
Man I wish we had this 10 years ago😂 but damn my drive is on 1. Something.
Buy a second hand ps2 slim before this hack becomes well known. Prices will go up insanely.
U explained it the easy way its just 1 extra step different then dreamcast burning
Would it be possible to run PSX games this way by doing the same workaround for the CD based games?
Seriously thank you for this video. I was having a hard time finding any documentation that made sense and this worked like a charm
I have a ps 2 slim.
SCPH-70004; DVD Player: 3.10E (so it should work)
I used an iso of nfs most wanted black edition and when i try to start the game my ps2 goes back into browser and displays the message: „DVD Player is not set up“
I hope one day PS1 games can be booted like this on PS2, would really be helpful to me. But thank you this is a great video.
Rebuilding PS2 CD games to DVDs is a lot simpler than when I was trying to meticulously rebuild disc images manually and failing...
I did what's explained on the video but nothing happens at all, console is reading the DVD but then nothing more happens, just black screen, anyone know what could it be?
Same
My PS2 slim tries to boot the disc but then some pixels come up for half a second and never boots up the game
Sadly, this doesn't work for me :(
This looked like the easiest way to load backups, but the ps2 just stays on a black screen after loading... there were glitches for a second and then... nothing, got my hopes up for a bit. Tried with Diagnosis on but still didn't work
Sometimes it even pops up "unable to read disc", randomly. Even if it does detect it as a DVD Video, I guess it's a problem with my ps2, but I don't think I'll try this again
Tried with Ratchet and Clank 1, and 2
EDIT: Yes, my version is 3.11, tried booting in many ways, but it just doesn't want to work :(
FIXED!! I JUST NEEDED TO SET THE LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH
@@theantgre Hey can you please help me.
I also have the exact same problem. My ps2 recognises the game and it loads up. It shows the "PlayStation2" logo and then it starts the game. I tried this on ratchet snd clank too btw. It loads the insomniac logo and then it just get stuck on the black screen
@@mkm9519 this method is too slow so I just used the SMB one, this one worked (for a bit and then it stopped lol)
@@theantgre SMB is the ethernet thing right?
@@mkm9519 yep, that one, you need an usb device to connect to your router, opl manager for ps2 and a good dose of patience
I wish someone would create an iso ready to go on all the currently cracked DVD drive firmware versions. I think it would be worth the time to have ready to burn images for utilities like the 240p test suite, and a FreeMcboot maker. I'm kind of confused how to do this for my 2.12U DVD firmware fat PS2.
So do i need to install FDVDB on my unmodded ps2 for the ISO (esr patched) to work?
Or do i just patch the iso and pop the disc in and play?
(Forgive my 1iq brain)
"A CD cannot be a DVD" that sentence fired a question directly into my brain: can the PS2 play Video CDs? They're the direct predecessor to the DVD-Video format.
no.
I'm confused, does this mean you don't even need to install freemcboot to a memory card if you patch the backup with the ESR backup? Your PS2 UI was the standard one not the free mc boot one.
Also I'm getting a DVD player not ready error when I try to launch the game on my PS2 with my freemcboot memory card in.
In case anybody is following this tutorial in 2022, DVD+RW discs also work for this (I tested with silver Verbatim DVD+RW media, I don’t have DVD-RW discs, but I assume those work too).
Thanks, that means I can reuse the same disc for different games right? 😌
@@ludafva Yes
omg this is exactly what I've been trying to find now. Thanks so much!
I have a 70012 with 3.10 dvd firmware but I'm getting "dvd player is not set up" anyone figure how to fix this?
Can't wait to test it myself. Imagine if this was present in the old days.
Right?!
Is this work for PS2 slim with dvd player version 3.11E?
G'day mate,
I'm a middle aged guy who has owned most systems over the years (and kept them all).
I do own a mod chipped PS1 and an original Xbox loaded with goodies. Both I paid to get modded years ago, never tried myself.
Recently I dusted off my old Fat PS2 and Slim PS2 and stumbled across your channel. Wow, great stuff 👍
Just ordered a pre loaded McBoot Memory Card, and am about to order the 3rd party Fat PS2 Network backing.
Your videos sparked something, and are easy enough to follow to give old blokes like me the confidence to have a go ✌️
I think if I manage this, I might start looking at my Xbox 360 and PS3.
Have fun!
How do you put the other paylods? I can only find pre-built ISOs opf the 2.12 payload... I want to patch ISOs and not use some boot disc.
amazing video man. clear concise. easy to follow.
Is there a region lock? Or can I play us/jp games on my europe ps2?
it didnt work on mine, i dont know what i did wrong, i pached an iso and burned into a blank dvd_r
i get a dvd player is not set up error when trying to start the backup, fix pls?
I've done everything exactly as in the video, reviewed it several times to ensure accuracy.
I do not get the green screen, but i get the dvd icon. i end up being black screened indefinitely. any ideas?
everything is compatible, 4x burn speed
what @allmight97 said. do put it in english, it should work fine then.
It's in English by default. @@liammusgrove6334
Awesome vid, been waiting on a tutorial for this since the video of the guy played shadow of the colossus on a burned disc.
Any recomendation on which type of DVD should be used? DVD-/+/RW?
I've used DVD-R for these just fine, although I've used DVD+R in the past.
If you change the file extension from bin to iso while backing up a cd in imgburn, it will give you a snarky message and offer to do the proper conversion automatically. I don't know why it doesn't just offer a button that says "backup cd as iso", but at least it works.
Yeah, just easier to dump to bin/cue anyhow since you'll need to convert the game again outside of ImgBurn.
@@MrMario2011
With the method he mentioned, you neither need to convert anything nor need an additional program! You just select to save it as an ISO and it will ask you, if you want to dump the disc as Mode1 Level 1 ISO!
NO ADDITIONAL STEPS NEEDED, beside choosing ISO as Image-format and confirming the convertion-question.
IMGBurn DIRECTLY dumps it correctly then! ;)
@@tnaplastic2182 all yea show me
@@Nightcre
What do you want to say?
@@Nightcre
4:40 is, where you select the name and folder... At the bottom it automatically chooses bin&cue... Change that to ISO, start the dump, confirm the request to dump/convert it as Mode 1 ISO, DONE!
Lies... All I get by trying this is "Disc Cannot Be Read"... Not sure why as I'm doing exactly what you are doing. Disc cannot be read. Does not show up in PS2 Browser at all... :(
What am I doing wrong ?
(PS2 Slim, DVD-R, using ImgBurn and FDVDB_ESR_Patcher)
PS2 can read DVDs
Hi! This just happened to me too, what I did is that I just put something a little heavy on the ps2's lid and apparently that's the problem. The lid isn't closing well so it doesn't read the disc. After I did this the disc worked
Finally! Thank you from Italy!
You're most welcome!
I got so excited about this method when I found out about it, only to have my dreams crushed when I found out Parappa 2 (The ONE game I wanted to burn a disc of) isn't compatible with ESR.
this would have been useful back in 2004
You're not wrong!
hello! i love your tutorials!! just with this one, ive been having problems. the disc is recognized by the ps2 as a "DVD Video", but it always writes "Unable to read disc" when i try to play the disc.
The only step i skip from your video is the UltraISO steps, as my game (Resident Evil 4) is a DVD-based game and already comes as an ISO file. All i do is use the ESR Patcher to patch my ISO. is this correct?
If you have a ps2 slim. Try pressing firmly on the disc top tray while the disc is being read by the console. I did this morning and now it's playing just fine.
Hi! I got a little problem. I wanted to burn half life, and i patched it to dvd (cuz its cd game) and after that, i patched it in the patcher, after that the iso is blank, and dvd that i burned is also blank, but for other cd games it ran great. Can you help me?
I tried this process twice for Time Splitters. I followed it step-by-step.Both times were a failure. The PS2 could not read the disc. Any ideas would be more than welcome. Cheers.
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Is there a collection of pre-patched ISOs around, any hints? Great that there's a selfboot trick. Personally i actually believe PS4 could be self-booted as well, but conflicting interests mean no one would ever release the full collection of exploits required (especially now there's a PS4 emulator to help creation of exploits)
Felt so unreal to see my backup game load without any swap trick/disc maybe now my bc PS3 can take a little break of playing my ps2 games and even lower the power bills lol
Good ole PS2, saving our power bills and hearing.
I apologize if this was addressed in the video, but does this work for any region game? I would like to find some versions of translated Japanese games that never made their way to the US, but I'm concerned that they will be region locked.
It does!
@@MrMario2011 Wow, thank you for the fast reply. That's very good to know. The next thing, if you don't mind, do I need a separate memory card for Japanese games? The Gamecube has an issue where having saves from multiple regions might format the memory card. Is that an issue with PS2?
I tried the freedvdboot patch method with a bunch of backups, but for some reason some worked and some didn't.
My ps2 is SCPH 90004 with matrix infinity 1.99
Worked:
Silent Hill 2, 3, 4
GTA San Andreas
Teen Titans
Harry Potter Goblet Of Fire
Didn't work:
Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2
Timesplitters (CD based)
Quake 3 (CD based)
Rule Of Rose
The Suffering
007 Nightfire
Fatal Frame 2 (even tho the first worked)
Note that all these games didn't work unpatched, even with my modded device.
Can anyone help me?
Can I use the ESR Patcher GUI on 2.12U? This guide only includes the 3.10 and 3.11 firmware, but Cturt has since then added 2.12 but the FreeDVDBoot ESR GUI patcher hasn't been updated to include more firmwares..
im here for the same reason. I hope they update it in the future
None of this worked for me at all. I have a SCPH-77002 model slim PS2 with the DVD player version of 3.11A. The PS2 just says that there's no data on the disc. Anyone know what to do?
Mr Mario ,,, you are real professional,,, thank you always
Hey Mr Mario big fan... Need some help. Can you burn dual layer games on a dual layer disc and will they work on ps2?
I tried using the CD -> DVD conversion thing on Timesplitters but the disk does not boot on my PS2. Could I be missing some extra steps?
I am using component cables if that matters.
So the game I want to play - Jak and Daxter: the Precursor Legacy, to play that with ESR I need to enable the two settings below.
- Disable ESR after first IOP reset
- Use Synchronous Mode
How would I go about enabling those options using this method?
I'm trying to run a PAL-CD (Heman), I did the Ultra ISO patch to turn it into a ISO DVD IMAGE as you had shown on the ESR video.
Then patched it, but it's not working.. all I get is a black screen.
It’s not working anymore because it says no payload found what does that mean?
Is it possible to use this process to make self booting PS1 games run on the PS2? With the UltraISO>Free2DVD conversion?
When using UltraISO, after I OK changing the properties to 4.37 DVD etc, the Image Box doesn't change and it still displays Mixed Mode CD, and then doesn't offer me ISO as Save As filetype. Have tried a few versions of UltraISO.
I only got a Japanese game to work once. Whenever I insert a disc into my PS2 it doesn't even work at all. How do I fix this?????
When ripping the game, why does it come as two files: one windows.iso file and the other one just a regular disc image file. The latter has 5kb size and the windows.iso is the full size it looks like
Questions: are you able to save your game from the dvd just like you would with a normal game? Will this damage your ps2 laser in any way (I read something about that)?
yes, you can save. no, you can not damage it.
Setting the read speed higher wears the laser faster
Hey, so I have a little issue going on.
I've burnt Guitar Hero II Deluxe on a disc at 6x, but as I place it in it says: "Please insert a Playstation or Playstation 2 format disc."
Nevermind, I just had to use the launcher for my disc instead. Thanks!
Tried this for my 2.12u ps2, I use it's payload. In the end it gives me the message "TV system doesn't match", but if I load the same disc with the freemcboot memory card, then it will load the game. Do you know what could've caused it?
I don't believe this program has been updated with the non-Slim payloads? I told someone else here recently, but dropping in a payload isn't that simple either. The hybrid payload was modified in some way compared to the one on GitHub and it wasn't documented.
I got one question because I test it already with One PS2 clock is working but I also check in with another PS2 with the clock is not working the battery clock is not working but the DVD boot iso games es note could that be a problemy the DVDboot game ISO is not working Mr Mario ????
Awesome tutorial, but I ran into some issues. I had a blue disk NTSC game lying around with no way to play it on my PAL console. So I tried this method and the bin file of the game from the original disc works just fine on an emulator. When converting the game from cd to dvd should I select the image file or rather the working bin file to convert and burn? But I selected the image file converted it, then applied a NTSC to PAL patch (yfix) and the 3.10 and 3.11 hybrid patch, because I have 3.11. Then I burnt the DVD+R. When I put it into my ps2 slim the game tried to read, but after a bit it displayed a message saying ”Disc could not be read”. That was exactly what the original game said when inserting it. I think the process of the cd to dvd conversion is the problem, because I read a comment saying that something with the game needs to be changed to read correctly. Or is it the language of my ps2 which I read in another comment? Some solid advice could help me a lot. Thanks for reading.
Hope you found a solution in the past 8 months, but try putting your console in English.
Also did you apply the NTSC to PAL patch BEFORE converting to DVD? I think if you convert to DVD first, it won't work.
You don't need to convert the game from NTSC to PAL. Just use the patch, burn the disk and it should work fine.
i have 3.11 and it says disc cannot be read
GREAT work. Confirmed working 3.11E MK armageddon
Good Job! Thanks 4 the video 💪🏻
I can unzip de FreeDVDBoot ESR but the folder then does not include the exe file when I try to drag it from WinRAR to the folder it just won't copy it. My Antivirus keeps putting it in quarantine so I've disabled my Antivirus but still I cannot access the program.
Hey man, what do you use to capture your PS2 footage? It's so sharp! I have an Elgato HD60S (which is I assume what you use), but what do you use to output from your PS2?
I wouldn't recommend my setup, so I won't say what it is.
soo what ive learned from this.
search dvd version number
download the patcher with the dvd drive version you have
patch the iso
and just burn it ?
i use esr patcher because i have fmcb installed but i dont really get it
thank you for this tutorial it is 100% flawless
Glad it helped!
Are the burned games region locked? I've burned two games, one NTSCU and one NTSCJ, and only the U works. Both games are listed as compatible.
im not sure. ive just tried burning a patched NTSC-U game to run on my JP console and it doesnt seem to be working. it was listed as compatible too
Doesn't work with "Marvel vs Capcom 2" despite been compatible.
Watched video 3 times, slowed down one time to follow each step. wasted 2 disc
Seems to work for dvd games, trying to do bin/cue failing mentioned above
Not working for me, either black screen despite game being compatabile or needing to launch ESR from mass or MC
Unfortunately it doesn't work on my 90004 slim. Even with v0.4 instead of 0.2 it just doesn't boot itself. I need Funtuna started on my MC to start everytime for every game. And one game already broke my Funtuna and I had to copy it again with FreeDVDBoot
Will this work on a Launch model Japanese PS2? I am not sure if I remember, but I think it doesn’t have the DVD movie player already installed. I think you had to purchase a disc.
Plus it is NTSC-J. So, would the method shown in the video still work?
Hi! I don't get it why you have 3 similar videos - I'm confused how to softmod my ps2
* regular fmcb
* fortuna
* funtuna for fortuna ?
Please help! I have a slim ps2
so im confused, you say i need to combine this patcher gui with freedvdboot, how do i do so? i have no memory card at the moment and i only got the freedvdboot disc to boot ONCE, it hasnt worked since then and everything i have is compatible
I'm probably going to sound dumb by asking how do you install ESR utility on the FMCB menu? It is not showing in mine ... thank you.
Thanks. I really wanted to play the Japanese version of Gran Turismo 3 and didn't want to buy a another playstation 2 just for one game.
Hey, i’ve done everything you showed but everytime when the game starts it directly freezes. PLS HELP :(
I looked at the game compatibly and some of the games that say “YES” did not work for me. For example Gran Turismo 3 and 4 did not boot. Grand Theft Auto Vice City and 3 booted up but keep freezing and getting the error message about reading the disc.
It could be spotty due to just loading off a burned disc as well, as opposed to an original disc.
The version of ESR that is being used in this method is an older beta, so compatibility is worse than the last release.
Gran Turismo 4 is a dvd-9 game (dual-layer), you have to rip that dvd-9 to dvd-5 (single-layer), then patch it and burn it.. been years since i've done it but look it up on google.
Yeah, some games load fine, but most refuse to start, or simply stop loading in the middle if the game. I don't know if its the media straining on the laser reader, or the patcher just has terrible compatibility.
Can a worn out laser cause issues? My PS2 still has it’s original laser. It works just fine with original PS2 games.
Thanks for the very rewarding video, I love you so much
Hey man, fdvdb works on my fat ps2. But when I try to use esr patched discs ( I have tried to use the patcher with the 2.12 payload and patching manually myself) the disc loads into the dvd menu.
So *something* is working but I'm not sure what. I have used this exploit for the Slim and it works perfectly, really struggling to understand why it won't work with the fat?
I patched my back up iso via the FDVDB ESR method, but my ps2 still can't read it. Might there be something I'm missing?
EDIT: I have a slim ps2 console. I had to press firmly on top of the disc cover as the disk was being read. Then it finally registered as a dvd.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong I followed this exactly and yet my ps2 slim is unable to read the dvd. Tried checking the game compatibility list and it should work.
Will this eventually be compatible with DVD 3.00?
I tried doing all this just now (game was Echo Night Beyond), but while the console recognizes it as a DVD video, attempting to run it results in "Playback halted due to malfunction".