[PS2] POPS stuff & POPStarter

also your usb must de defragmented put all your games in the usb and use defragler todefrag the usb drive

 

I don't think so, only OPL needs defragmented files to work since it does not have FAT driver ingame.

 

Fragmentation happens due to the filesystems when are copied and deleted files constantly, and FAT which is the
filesystem used in the PS2 for USB devices, is the one which suffers more the fragmentation compared with NTFS,
EXT, etc.
Another thing is that the fragmentation affects a lot less the PSX games than the more big PS2 games,
but fragmentation exists and can cause glitches in the sound, loading times, and complete freezes
on the games.

Best regards.

 

Can someone please help me , i hade 4 games to use on cue2pops_V2.0 two of them worked fine but the other two one of them gives me an error says ( Cue sheets of splitted dumps aren't supported ) and the second one cue2pops always crashs in it , what should i do to fix both of them , please help , 1st game is Etemal Wings and the 2nd is Toy Story 2.

 

Fragmentation will result in poorer performance because the driver will have to read from different parts of the disk, but in no way should the emulator crash.
krHACKen mentioned that sometimes POPS will hang when fragmentation exists, but nobody knows the actual reason for it. But one thing for sure, the reason behind the need to defragment games is definitely not the same as with OPL.

 

If you have games with files splitted in various "track.bin" files is needed rebuild the game image again,
with Daemon Tools mount the cue file in a virtual CD unit, with Ultraiso create the new rebuilt bin/cue game.

That's why i said that freezes because krHACKen mentioned it, if there are no freezes by fragmentation anyway
can cause problems of performance to the games, thanks for the clarification.

Best regards.

 

Yeah it worked great Elpatas thank you soo much ^_^ , you are the best

 

You are welcome, enjoy the emulator and the games.

Best regards.

 

There will be a New Version POPSTARTER do ? Thank you very much in advance

I wonder if Tomb Raider works with sound? Thank you very much in advance

 

Just thought I'd mention this, the hdd mode compatibility list cannot be viewed without requesting permission, unlike the usb mode compatibility list which can viewed fine. I requested permission anyway and a French guy emailed me asking me what my intentions were with regards to contributing, and if I only wanted to read it I wouldn't be given access... (I don't speak French so I had to use the built in google translate so it may not be exactly what he said but it seems pretty much to that affect).

I replied anyway, and told him I only wanted to read it and that he seems to have his permission settings on the document messed up but, I don't speak French and either he doesn't understand English or he's just ignored me because he hasn't replied since, and the settings on the document haven't changed.

Perhaps someone that knows the guy or has access to the list can sort it out. To reiterate, the hdd compatibility list is blocked and you have to request permission to view it. And apparently the guy in charge doesn't realise this.

I don't have anything to contribute either, so that's why I only want read only access like the usb list. I haven't ever used popstarter before in fact, I just wanted to see if any of my ps1 games would work if I ran them off my ps2 hdd... Anyway, thanks.

 

Bien, alors je vais vous répondre sans que cela ne vous gène, monsieur.

Le problème viens du grand nombre de personnes qui se connectent à la liste et qui ne font que "passer" dessus. Ils ne participent pas à la liste, ils la regardent seulement. Mes amis, connaissances et autres font un effort, tout le monde doit le faire, sans exception, pour faire avancer une liste grandissante et viable.
Deux listes sont bloquées, la HDD et la SMB. La USB reste libre car certaines personnes y participent, ils ne sont pas nombreux mais, eux, ils n'attendent pas les "copains" pour faire valider leur résultats.
kHn a besoin des résultats des listes HDD et SMB pour améliorer POPStarter, sachez-le.

Continuez d'ignorer mes demandes et vous irez voir ailleurs pour les compatibilités. Seuls seront renseignés ceux qui voudront donner leurs rapports.

Il n'y a pas d'autre alternative ...


In English.

Well, then I'll answer without this gene, sir.

The problem come from the large number of people who connect to the list and that only "go" above. They do not participate in the list, they only look. My friends, acquaintances and others make an effort, everyone has to do it, without exception, to advance a viable and growing list.
Two lists are blocked, the HDD and the SMB. USB remains free because some people are involved, they are not numerous, but they, they do not expect the "buddies" to validate their results.
KHN needs the results of HDD and SMB lists to improve POPStarter, know it.

Continue to ignore my requests and you will go elsewhere for compatibility. Only those who will be informed to give their reports.

There is no alternative ...

 

As I already said here and in the email I sent you I don't have anything to contribute so there's no point giving me access which is also why I didn't bother replying and posted here instead (I thought perhaps you didn't understand what I was saying but clearly now you have intentionally locked your list away for selfish reasons). I don't want access and I don't really feel your "policy" is doing you any favours either, but that's your prerogative.

My point is, In my case, I have one game that I felt like emulating because it's an NTSC game and I have a PAL console. Beyond that I'm more than happy to carry on using my discs in the console to play my PS1 games on my PS2 but because I don't have a mod chip I can't play this one particular NTSC region game (I have instead played it on my PC with an emulator but I always thought it would be nice to play it on the console just because). So, what if the game's on your private llist already? If it is great, I'll know if the game will work OK or not. If it's not on there, you want me to contribute. But how exactly, I don't have Popstarter installed and I'm not going to install it just to test one game that I happen to own, all so I can gain access to a list that I wanted to look at in the firs tplace to see if the game I'm testing for you was playable.

If you don't get what I mean there then never mind. Ultimately I really, really don't care if you're going to deny me access because of this reason (me not contributing), because now I've already found a different project called ps2psxe and that has a compatibility list that's just freely open to whoever wants to look at it. It's useful, people can add to it if they want, people can just read it and see if there games are compatible, which is the whole point of the list. So, yea, thanks but no thanks. I don't want to contribute to your list so I don't want access.

And I suggest you reconsider your stance for future players. I mean, I do wonder how many people have you given access but they haven't done what they said they would? I could quite easily have told you in that first reply "oh yes I'll contribute I have many games I can try!", then looked at your list and never returned. How many others before me have done that to you? Maybe not so many, I suspect people like me would just see the "access required" and do what you so willingly suggest and went and found a different compatibility list.

That's just plain bonkers if you ask me. But hey, it's your list. So, no hard feelings I hope? Bye.

 

Bonjour.

Puis-je vous demander "argotoot" de passer par mon gmail SVP qui est : "allangollem@gmail.com" ?
J'ai bien compris votre motivation et je vous demande de l'exprimer simplement par un petit mail. Je vous enregistrerai et ainsi vous pourrez participer aux listes SMB et HDD car elles sont loin d'être pleines. Sachez seulement que depuis que j'ai renseigné les listes avec des compatibilités sur la WIP06b13, les "consultations" ont explosé sans que quiconque y entre les siennes ou autre. C'est comme si mes quelques proches, mon épouse et moi même étions pris pour des testeurs et que les autres, ils regardent seulement. C'est ce qui me fait bondir et réagir. kHn me comprend.

À vous de voir si votre réponse vaux la peine de m'être faite.

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Hello.

Can I ask you "argotoot" to go through my gmail SVP which is "allangollem@gmail.com" ?
I understand your motivation and I ask you to express it simply a mail. I will register you and so you can participate in the SMB and HDD lists because they are far from full. Just know that since I filled the lists with compatibility on WIP06b13 the "consultations" have exploded without anyone enters his or another. It is as if my few relatives, my wife and myself were taken to the testers and the others, they look only. This is what makes me jump and react. kHn includes me.

To you to see if your answer worth it to myself made.

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No, unfortunately the audio CD music in the Tomb Raider games still not works.

Best regards.

 

@ krHACKen
Hi, I'm trying to boot Tekken 3 with analog support. The game works perfectly on POPStarter_r13_WIP_05, with PATCH_4.BIN, but the left analog stick is not functioning, even thought have the CHEATS.TXT file is in memcard folder. When i try to to use later versions of POPStarter, like POPStarter_r13_WIP_06 BETA 13, the game wont boot, I just get black screen. Is there ant fix for this ? Any help is appreciated , thanks

nvm, I got tekken 3 working now with analog using POPStarter_r13_WIP_06_OBT_20150622. Also I have PATCH_4.BIN in the VMC folder. There's still a problem. The Screen is flickering during gameplay. Is there a fix ?

 

No, there is not any fix for the flicker of Tekken 3, any graphic problem on the games which do not fix the patch_4
do not have a solution.

Best regards.

 

Here's a mirror for those multi disc psx game kits:
https://mega.nz/#F!QFkASaaS!hG9yjYJVS_5Mfnh70khjOQ

 

I don't know if anyone else experiences this but I use component cables to my HDTV and I need to use IGR then X to cancel to reset the video properly at the introduction to many games. If the IGR is not used, the screen is stretched vertically off of the bottom, and most is not visible. This is not a big deal to do at the start of a game, but I am wondering if others with HDTVs see this also (NTSC-US).

 

Is well know that some HDTV's have problems for show the 240p resolution or they don't support it at all,
try in another HDTV, or try to force the games to 480p with GSM, or use a CRT TV.

Best regards.

 

Will someone tell me how to use toolbox when I am trying to write a command it is closing automaically