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Has anyone been successful running PS2 homebrew apps on a PS3? I've tried via the ps2 linux RTE, but that doesn't boot on a ps3. I was kind of surprised, since it should just be a 'game' disc. It even had a special error message for me that I've never seen when booting a normal game. I've also tried...

Actually isn't it better than line doubling because it will alternate odd/even rendering? When I take a 480i game and play it through my TV card, the odd and even lines are different. When I play SC2 (soul calibur 2) through Dscaler, on 'odd only' or 'even only' deinterlace modes I have a 240 line p...

Thanks, I'll take a look at the gs driver source. The mode I'm looking for though isn't exactly standard. I want 640 by 960, which I can actually get from linux, but I don't want a 960-height framebuffer. I want to do field rendering with a 960-height screen using a 480 height framebuffer, the same ...

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

I was actually able to get very close to the mode I want while in Linux using the setcrtmode command.

Are the GS registers read/write? That is, on ps2 linux, if I use setcrtmode to get a mode I want, can I then run a small console app that reads SMODE1 and SMODE2?

Hi, I am trying to find a way to make the GS's CRTC to output a custom resolution: 640x960 interlaced. I've heard of a product which overrides GS settings, allowing games that internally use a 480 line buffer to output in progressive scan even though the game doesn't specifically support 480p. (Ther...

Oh yeah I forgot about the interlocks. We didn't study interlocks that much. The original MIPS stood for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages. (Well that's what Prof. Patterson told us.)

SPIM is great for starting out or practicing MIPS code. But for PS2 stuff, keep in mind the memory, IO and all that type of stuff will be different. I used SPIM in school to practice MIPS, and it's pretty good. There is a slight difference with load delay slots: I think in SPIM the value you load is...

it's been relegated to my ever-growing pile of semi-finished projects. Haha, sounds like what happens to most of my projects. For me school has mostly been a vicous time-sucking vampire. This weekend I'll mess around with some ps2 graphics stuff: play around with dreamgl, gskit, and the vu's. Thank...

I looked through the DreamGL headers, and couldn't find any blending functions. If dreamGL had fog and alpha blending, it would be practically perfect for what I need. It doesn't seem to have texture coordinate generation, but I can do this myself. Also, does DreamGL support different texture format...

Thanks for the info. Yes, I do have the linux kit. In fact I find using reload1 to be a very clean and easy way to boot programs (Thanks mrbrown) Since the libraries only access APA, I will probably read all the files off of host. I'm going to try messing around with ps2gl compiled in native mode to...

I've had the ps2linux kit for quite a while, and want to get myself more into native development. I've been working in a game engine project on the PC, which I want to port over to the ps2, and am considering native mode over linux. Before I start, I have a few questions: -I've got the latest ps2gl ...

However, we should all remember that, unless the Court itself mentioned video game consoles specifically, then they should still be considered "untested" in court. I would agree wholeheartedly that any such court case would be eventually lost to the plaintiff suing under the DMCA, if it r...

Great idea!

You don't need a modchip. And this is the wrong forum for that sort of thing.

The RTE is a program that runs underneath ps2 linux, and controls the ps2's IOP (The ps1-like processor that controls I/O). The RTE acts like a fake device, that ps2 linux can interact with. The RTE then passes information to/from the real hardware. It exists for two reasons, -Linux likes having com...

This is the wrong place to ask these types of questions. This site is manily concerned with running our own homemade programs, not finding ways to boot commercial programs. By the way, you cannot make an elf of a cd. The cd contains an elf. I think you mean ISO. You also can't directly boot from eit...

Well one way to do it is with a Gameshark type device. It supports "joker" codes which just scan the pad for the buttons being pressed. A gameshark works nicely for changing little variables (like ammo), but I don't think it can reset a ps2. http://hellion00.thegfcc.com/index.html has som...

Which version of ps2menu did you use?

See a reason yet? ;) Yeah, those psx cards don't hold very much. This thread at least confirmed that I wan't doing something wrong. I do have a workaround though. To backup a save: Copy a save to a ps2 memory card. Copy the 8k file off of the ps2 card. This is your backup. Make a note of what save ...

I have been experimenting in linux with memory cards. Inside linux, I can copy a whole ps2 save's folder to another memory card, and it will work fine. For instance, I can play Soul Calibur 2 using a save that was copied in Linux. But, when I mess with ps1 saves the story is entirely different. I co...

I tried installing the newest inlink on my pc (windows 98), but after that I found that winsock was competely messed up. I has to recopy the original winsock off of the windows cd. Has anyone else ever had this problem?

I am trying to get p2link (using version 1.22) to work with reload1. I am running ps2 linux, and have got ps2link embedded within reload1.elf. I placed this file in /mnt/mc00/BWLINUX and added the appropriate line to ps2lboot.cnf. I've tried placing a IPCONFIG.DAT and all the .IRX files in the PS2LI...