Potentially blown Intel MMX chip on PS2 TOOL PCI card - queries

Firstly, Pikkon thanks for the information mate ;-)

Second, I agree with J (TheDeathcoaster) who assisted with giving me all the new Linux commands. The issue was that I used a newer version of Linux and the HDD were automatically mounted for us. That meant the commands UJ provided needed to be changed.

So for the benefit of anyone using Knoppix and finding error messages, try this.

If your copy has a GUI, then check the HDD that are listed and write down the exact locations of the PS2 HDD toolhdd files (which are the images of the HDD) and also write down the destination HDD (i.e. the actual PS2 HDD you have placed inside your PC case).

For the sake of example I am using mine.

hda1 = the location of the toolhdd folder containing the original PS2 Tool HDD dump

hdb = where I want to put those files, which is the PS2 Tool HDD I want to place back in the Sony unit.

toolhdd1.gz = the file name of the HDD image I was provided - yours may differ! (I am not assuming that anyone is going to provide images of anything so readily in the future, it is just here as an example).

Firstly, as UJ mentioned I used a larger version with a GUI (purely because I want to go back and use it as an OS later on) so hit "Ctrl > Alt > F2" and you'll get to the prompt (UJ called is BASH I believe).

(To get OUT at the end of session hit F1, that starts to close the session. To speed things up, then hit Ctrl > Alt > Delete and the PC spits out the CD of Knoppix and powers down (remember to hit open/close DVD tray before it powers down otherwise you'll have to manually close it and that damages the motor))

UJ command line (for newer Knoppix versions that automatically mount HDD) should be changed to:

cd / media/hda2/toolhdd (instead of the mount commands!)

then type:

ls

that command should display the files in toolhdd. For example:

toolhdd1.gz
toolhdd1.mds (this one is NOT needed, so don't worry about it)

you then type:

gzip -dc toolhdd1.gz ¦ dd of=/dev/hdb

<** Note, the version of Knoppix I used offered US, French & German keyboard layouts and not English (UK), so depending on your region settings you'll possibly have to hunt for the symbol in the middle of that text. It was there, somewhere though on my keyboard!

You then, as UJ states, lose control of BASH (in otherwords your prompt disappears and your HDD light on the PC goes a bit nuts. To transfer and uncompress the 270Mb on one HDD took a few hours, so forget about using your PC for a while.

When it is complete, you get:

>58600080+0 records in
>58600080+0 records out
300003240960 bytes (30 GB) copied, 6750.1 seconds, 4.4Mb/s

>root!tty2:

Which displays the fact that you have copied over the HDD successfully.

It might vary, depending on the length of time it took and your original image source.

Close Knoppix (f1, then wait, then CTRL > ALT > DEL)

Remove HDD and replace inside PS2 Tool.

If you have done things correctly then you'll see the unit boot further than it did previously. You are then presented with a prompt to login to the unit. Depending on the source of the dump image, depends on what that will be.

Anyway, that is the alternate version as assisted by TheDeathcoaster who saved my sanity at midnight (he's a local lad and we just chatted our way through this on telephone until it was finished).

His input was not as minimal as he suggests ;-)

As for the "community" aspect of it. I've been here for a while and certainly this thread has grown considerably, has seen an increase in interest from new Tool owners and from those genuinely interested in the process. It's been good talking to everyone. The sad thing is, it seems to be continuing as others report errors and damaged units. A double edged sword.

One user (PA) has informed me on another forum that his PS2 Tool actually died whilst this one of mine was being worked on. He stood on a board and it cracked. h:

P.S. There was nothing WRONG with what UJ wrote, his command lines would have worked had I not gone for the version of Knoppix I did. I brought the confusion upon myself! (As always!)

 

On a related note, I'm doing HDD 2 today. Fingers crossed OH:

Just reviewing the images of the 2 damaged units UJ obtained from YJ. Not good!

 

Okay,

The 2nd HDD has something on it. I first of all booted into Windows to see whether it could view the HDD (or not if fully Linux).

It's nothing exciting, but 20.1Mb of MS files on there.

Download (empty Folder)

Drivers98
>Docs
<which includes MS mv viewer. When I click on that it's all about installing hdd or equipment inside ancient PC cases!?

It also has a few Sony related dll and txt files. One relates to the emulation (damn, this thing used to have 14k card installed!)

Win98 (folder)
Stuff about ATi usage

And Yamaha setup (sound card?)

Anyway, I copied all this stuff to my desktop for viewing later, but the real nuts of this is that I cannot get Knoppix to copy the HDD. It comes back with errors. It APPEARS to work, then gives up.

Should I format the drive in PS2 Tool?

 

Knoppix mounts the drive automatically you said earlier, isn't that the problem here?

 

Nope! It actually did exactly as had happened with HDD1 - then reported in 0 out 0, 00000000 data and 0 sec

As if there was nothing to copy. It had SEEN the folder and knew where to place it, but just failed to.

I copied down everything that I did with HDD1. All I've done is change the folder details and that's it.

I'll go back to it as soon as I've downloaded the file you mentioned

 

Strange, verify the comand you type, you may have made an error...

 

LOL how well you know my typing skills lol

 

it's easy to miss a character, it happens to me as well

 

No typo, it stopped on 2nd attempt also. As I can see the HDD and it's contents (the MS files) in the GUI section does that mean it is perhaps partitioned and not letting me copy the files due to something like the size of the partition.

Looks like a dead HDD,

"FATAL ERROR : BAD PRIMARY PARTITION 1 : PARTITION ENDS AFTER END-OF-DISK. Press any key to exit cfdisk"

Damn!

 

Formatted HDD. It came back fine in Windows (had to format it as FAT32). It shows all 4.0Gb available and no bad sectors.

I type:
cd / media/<source>/<file>
ls
<file>
gzip -dc <file> ¦ dd of=/dev/<destination>

BASH goes quiet and HDD light goes nuts for about 10mins

then an error.

"ran out of space"

With 4.0Gb showing, how on earth is it struggling to dump just 240(approx)Mb ?

I tried cfdisk and it doesn't see the HDD. It shows my main HDD and a partition on it created by Dell. That's all.

A dead HDD no doubt, or just some Linux b*ll*cks I have yet to learn! Thought this was going to be easier second time around.

 

You need a 30GB drive just like the first one.

 

This is the one that came with the unit when I bought it and it had Sony PS stuff on it, could this have been a THIRD HDD? i.e. emulation?

I'll go hunt for a replacement in the coming days. What on EARTH made me not spot the 4Gb? I'm too worried about getting the Linux stuff wrong to notice the glaring error in my face! Wood for the trees said Shakespeare and he ain't wrong!

 

I'll open the tools with the emu board later to see the type of hdd, I'll let you know what's inside.

 

Here! Here! Well said, I totally agree.

This is a fine example of what can be done for the good of many.

 

Yes, all errors are expertly stage managed and planned to ensure that whomever comes after us has a sporting chance if they run into any of the problems we have engineered so skillfully..... <cough!>

;-)

It has been and continues as a great community effort and I've spoken to more people via MSN, PM and the like since posting my original query than the previous months spent on AG. Nothing against anyone, I just think it has been good timing and sparked a lot of interest. Everyone has their input and it's all welcome. :nod:

Re reading that, it's not just welcome, it has been necessary!

 

UJ - I ftp'd the file I found on the 4Gb HDD. Mostly MS stuff and not sure whether of any interest what so ever. See what you make of them. ;-)

 

Useless stuff, the drivers from the machine the hdd was taken from I guess,
you have a 4GB hdd for your w95 machine at least.

 

Bought a new HDD. Smallest I could find was 80Gb, but it if not suitable for any reason I can use it elsewhere. I've just copied over the dump image of HDD2 successfully. Closed everything up.

 

how much did the drive cost you Parris?

 

Pictures from the damaged Tool:
http://lorezan.free.fr/ps2/tool3/emuboard.jpg
http://lorezan.free.fr/ps2/tool3/emu_ide_cable.jpg
http://lorezan.free.fr/ps2/tool3/under_dvd.jpg

There are 2 hdds in it, the boot one wich doesn't work and the second one not connected to the white ide connector below the pci pentium board but on a cable that goes behind(the cable shown on the picture).
You'll notice that on the third picture the serial cable is not connected as it should be.