ps2 linux help

[max4242]

alright im using the guide from http://mitglied.lycos.de/ps2dev/tutoria ... linux.html

i have every file download and on my usb i named them right and everything
get stuck on step 7 i type in fdisk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc and i get no such file or directory, i tryed everything. since im a linux noob maybe im not typing it in right or something.


this is what my usb stick looks like

[Mega Man]

Either you don't have internally connected a hard disc or you have the same problem as described here:

http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=10452

You can enter the command:

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dmesg | less

to see if hard disc was detected while Linux startup. There is a maximum size supported. I am not sure, but I think it is 160 GB (factor 1000 instead of 1024).

[max4242]

ive just got the normal ps2 40 gig hdd hmmm
let me take it out and put it back in

does my usb drive look right?

[max4242]

hmmm i recognizes my hdd i dont know what to do...

[Mega Man]

does my usb drive look right?

Yes.

hmmm i recognizes my hdd i dont know what to do...

Normally you would use a partition manager, but I don't want to describe how to do this under windows.
So the easiest way to rewrite the partition table is to install Windows 95, 98 or Millenium on it. WARNING: Disconnect your existing (Windows) hard disc before or everything can be deleted. Short time after it begins to copy files, you can switch it off. Then reconnect it to the PS2 and try again.

[max4242]

so i wouldnt be able to format it with the ps2 hdd utility thing or anyone thing like with youlaunch elf?

i dont have a computer just a laptop.

crap im gonna try some formating tools seeing if that helps

[max4242]

i reformatted my hard drive with the sony hard drive utility didn't work, i tried the you launch elf hdd manger to format it didnt work.

it cant be the harddrive i must be doing something wrong

[Mega Man]

Did you check that the hard drive is set to master (jumper)?
Check for enabling/disabling 2GB or 36GB clip and other jumpers.
It is also possible that hard drive is just defect or not compatible.

[max4242]

cant be defective i used it with hd loader and ffxi.
its the sony one

[max4242]

i give up im trying usb

[max4242]

finnaly works after formating so i type in step seven

fdisk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/ disc

it comes up as

usage: fdisk [-b SS2] [-u[ DISK change partition table
fdisk -1 [-b SS2] [-u] DISK List partition table(s)
Fdisk -s PARTITION Give partition size(s) in blocks
fdisk -v give fdisk version

here DISk is something like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda
and partition is something like /dev/hda?
-u: give start and end in sector (instead of cylider) units
-b:2048: (for centain NO disks) use 2048-byte sectors



so what do i do now

(btw im using hdd)

[Mega Man]

fdisk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/ disc

Seems like you entered a space before "disc". Don't enter spaces in path names.

here DISk is something like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda
and partition is something like /dev/hda?

The first is correct, but the second is not.

Internal hard disc:
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc <=> /dev/hda
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 <=> /dev/hda1
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 <=> /dev/hda2
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3 <=> /dev/hda3

USB Memory stick:
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc <=> /dev/sda
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 <=> /dev/sda1
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 <=> /dev/sda2
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3 <=> /dev/sda3

-u: give start and end in sector (instead of cylider) units
-b:2048: (for centain NO disks) use 2048-byte sectors

Don't use these parameters. You will never find the correct values. Autodetection should work.

[max4242]

alright, maybe someone should make an installing video :) lol