Open PS2 Loader

Copyright © 2013-2022, Ifcaro & jimmikaelkael. Licenced under AFL v3.0 - Review the LICENSE file for further details.

This is a modified version of Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0.
Created for the PSX DVR (DESR) consoles that have issues booting games from internal HDD using OPL-Launcher.

This updated and modified version includes:

• OPL-Launcher support
• HDL & NBD server support
• Controller Settings Menu
• Gamepad Macros (Modification of Gamepads - Requires PADEMU variant)
• OSD Language Configuration Menu
• Apps Menu
• Expanded SMB Ports
• Allows usage of other partitions than +OPL
• Fixes & Updates from the latest Open PS2 Loader release

Thanks to ackmax, AKuHAK, bignaux, israpps, KrahJohlito, uyjulian and all other contributors of Open PS2 Loader !

Releases

When you download and extract the latest Open PS2 Loader from this repo, you will receive 5 variants:

Variant	File Name	Description
Release	OPNPS2LD.ELF	Regular OPNPS2LD release with GSM.
ALL	OPNPS2LD-ALL.ELF	With GSM and all the features below.
IGS	OPNPS2LD-IGS.ELF	With In-Game Screenshot feature.
PADEMU	OPNPS2LD-PADEMU.ELF	With Pad emulation for DS3 & DS4.
RTL	OPNPS2LD-RTL.ELF	With Right-To-Left language support.

USB Support

• USB drives must be formatted in FAT32 (MBR)
• You can format large drives in FAT32 with http://ridgecrop.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm
• USBUtil is the recommended tool to install a game on USB drives, it can split games over 4GB.
  You can get it here: https://www.psx-place.com/threads/usbutil-by-iseko.19048/

How to use the NBD server

• To connect to the NBD server you will first need an NBD client and driver on your PC.
• The Ceph MSI installer bundles a signed version of the WNBD driver.
  It can be downloaded from here: https://cloudbase.it/ceph-for-windows/
• Install the client and reboot.
• Open CMD as administrator and run:
  wnbd-client.exe map hdd1 SERVER_IP <- Shown in OPL when NBD server started.
• You can now install games with hdl_dump like:
  hdl_dump inject_dvd hdd1: "GAME_TITLE" "ISO_FILE" "BLUS_123.45" *u4
  • This process can take up to 1-2 hours depending on game size.
• If you want to disconnect from the NBD server, open a Command Prompt as administrator and run:
  wnbd-client.exe unmap hdd1

How to compile this version

• Install ps2dev requirements
• Use ps2dev v1.2.0
• Add following code to $PS2SDK/common/include/usbhdfsd-common.h

/** Check if fragments exist */
#define USBMASS_IOCTL_CHECK_CHAIN    0x0004
/** Return fragment table **/
#define USBMASS_IOCTL_GET_FRAGLIST   0x0005
/** Get the device number for the block device backing the mass partition */
#define USBMASS_IOCTL_GET_DEVICE_NUMBER     0x0006

Compile all variants

make all-variants

Compile with Right-To-Left (RTL) language support

make RTL=1

Compile with In Game Screenshot (IGS)

make IGS=1

Compile with Pad Emulator (PADEMU)

make PADEMU=1

Compile and compress elf with ps2-packer

make NOT_PACKED=0

Compile uncompressed elf

make