Tool drives

WOOOOHOOO! Welcome to the club and congratulations!

 

Sure can I am using a SCPH-1x000 drive right now instead of the drive that came with the TOOL. Works perfect!

I have already mentioned this, but my SCPH-1x000 drive has a KHS-400C laser, so I can confirm that there is no need to go looking for those hard to find KHS-400A og KHS-400B lasers.

 

Great! good to hear you are in the same boat so did you start the game remotely or local on the commandline? and did you already see the older posts on making starting a game easier?

 

I start them locally, but I have added aliases for "dsreset 2 100" and "dsreset 0 0" in bashrc

All my 5 discs work:
- JPN DVD: PS2 Linux Boot disc
- US DVD: GTA Liberty City Stories
- PAL DVD: Fantavision
- JPN CD: Rez
- Masterdisc patched CD-R of JPN CD: Rez

Sweeeet

 

Brilliant news! :clap:

 

Just little ol' me to go now......

 

UJ, Parris, port187, thank you so much for your help - couldn't have fixed my TOOL without you. I am so happy now My TOOL seems to be working perfectly. Of course running binaries from HD is most important for dev, but it is certainly feeling good to know that your hardware is fully working.

My problem was the FlashROM. It simply wasn't flashed. Now I have flashed it a few times with firmware release 270 and 300. Release 270 seems to be far more stable on my TOOL, so I will use that for now, and reflash to 300 if I have to.

Here is a small FlashROM guide. You need the following files:
- dsflash (script for flashing)
- romflash (the actual binary program for writing to flash)
- t10000-relxxx.bin (the FlashROM dump, such a t10000-rel270.bin and/or t10000-rel300.bin)

I installed these by putting them on a ftp server, and downloading them to the TOOL over ftp to root's homedirectory /root. I wanted to copy the FlashROM dumps over to /usr/local and the flashing software to /usr/local/sce/bin. The /usr partition was mounted read-only and in use by lots of processes, so I rebooted into "tool single" and did:

Code:

umount /usr
mount -o rw /dev/hda5 /usr
cd /usr/local
cp /root/*.bin .
cd /usr/local/sce/bin
cp /root/romflash .
cp /root/dsflash .
chmod 755 romflash
chmod 755 dsflash

and shutdown the system.

Before flashing it is very important to put the TOOL in WS mode. So set the switch to WS and boot with the "tool" linux kernel as usual. Login as root. Make sure you have dsreset in the path. Test with

Code:

[root@devtool /root]# which dsreset

if it isn't found, add /usr/local/sce/bin to the path real quick:

Code:

[root@devtool /root]# export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/sce/bin
[root@devtool /root]# which dsreset
/usr/local/sce/bin/dsreset

The rest is pretty much explained in the PS2 Development Environment Setup Guide, but I'll show you real quick how I did it:

Code:

[root@devtool /root]# cd /usr/local/sce/bin
[root@devtool bin]# ./dsedb

This is just to make sure you can start dsedb without any error messages. Do nothing, except to type "quit". Doublecheck that the switch in front is set to WS mode. Then flash:

Code:

[root@devtool bin]# ./dsflash -mpu4shadow /usr/local/t10000-rel270.bin

It starts flashing. Touch nothing until it says "Complete!". Then shutdown. Then set switch in front to TOOL. Boot into the "tool" kernel as always. Run /usr/local/sce/bin/dsidb if you want to verify that the flashing worked. It will report the version of the FlashROM software

I recommend trying different versions of the FlashROM and check which works best for you by booting a few games. Remember to set the TOOL in TOOL mode to use games and WS mode to flash

Cheers!
CF

 

Nice work done on this one! I will try 270 just for fun as my 300 doesnt play all the games (retail US for example) so where did you get the bin files from?

 

You should flash in WS mode only if the flashing failed in Tool mode, in case of a badly timed power shortage for example, the command to flash in Tool mode is a bit different, so don't use the one given by ConsoleFun while in Tool mode...
He got the files from me.

 

God, I love software people!

So, the other kit I have that doesn't read anything but Blue titles could be reflashed too! Wooohoooo!

.....slight hitch.....

I am NOT as confident doing that kind of thing as just taking it to bits. Shame I couldn't just download a Port197, UJ & ConsoleFun PS2Tool team!

Nuts!

The guide seems very clear, but the error possibilities on my part are huge!

UJ, in what way do the commands differ in TOOL mode?

 

You have the setup.pdf file in docs/general or docs/tool, open and read!
I think to remember the -mpu4shadow option is missing when in Tool mode, but don't take my word for it.
You can also flash the Tool with the Target manager and/or Cwcomutil if you prefer GUI over commandline, and I know you do!

 

Shame I can't download a Parris, because I am not that confident pulling things apart maybe we can swap places one day to have perfect tools

 

Read??? Are you KIDDING ME? I never read instructions fer gawd sake lol

LOL, no only joking, but those manuals look like the inner ramblings of an insane mariner discussing a fishing trip to hell!

Well, I guess I am reduced to reading rather than someone coming up with a bite sized, microwaveable step-by-step guide.

UJ I'll pay the airfare for you to come do this lol... :lol:

 

That or try to install SSH on your tool (CJ's guide) and have one of use do it remotely for you lol but you will have to do the switching WS/TOOL mode , open up your firewall for port 22 + port forwarding to your tool and take responsibility for anything that might go wrong

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14827

 

See it's the "might go wrong" bit that puts the fear of God into me! I am perfectly in my element with hardware. Can rummage around inside a unit, pull it apart, repair it, clean it, fix it, solder it perfectly well without a moments grief....

The second some guy says "oops, this is a software issue" my heart pounds as I am not knowledgeable enough to feel confident about recovering a unit I've turned into a large doorstop!

Will definately go read properly on this one. I suspect there are no second chances. h:

 

I didn't forsee any problems it's just my usuall disclaimer ;-)

 

Ha! I have to go offline just now (sunny day, youngest running around here as not at nursery today) and I feel the need to have a break from the PC. I'll speak to you later on and see whether maybe I could update the unit. It seems a shame to be this close to a unit that could be upgraded and not do it because I am a chicken! OH:

 

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Thats a good idea you look quite pale on your avantar, go out and get a tan! :nod: