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code1
March 24th, 2003, 18:58
to load it in a ps2 emu.i want to try res code veronica x, in a ps2 emu!!to see if it will show anything.
Yeloazndevil
March 24th, 2003, 19:01
from a commerical game? if u are trying to play commerical games by extracting a .elf file it won't work
code1
March 24th, 2003, 19:10
no i am try to extract a .elf file from a ps2 manually.
Kane
March 24th, 2003, 19:12
/me twats code1 with the Dumba$$ stick.
He already explained you cant do what you are trying to do.
code1
March 25th, 2003, 02:00
than why does it say here http://nsx2.emulation64.com/index2.html

that you can extract the .elf from an iso manually!!
Kane
March 25th, 2003, 02:17
You said you wanted to extract an elf form the PS2.

Futhermore : 'If you don't understand nothing up to this sentence, don't even try to mail us :)'
Yeloazndevil
March 25th, 2003, 02:17
PS2 emulators as of right now cannot play commerical games, it has only been tested with 2 games Blade 2 and Mortal Kombat:DA and it only shown the loading screens and it can play tech demo's, but not commercial games!
code1
March 26th, 2003, 20:31
i have already extracted all of the .elf files from res code veronica x!useing romdir!!
Mad
March 27th, 2003, 11:45
whats an .elf file??
Betamax
March 27th, 2003, 12:04
In this context it is a Homebrew "demo" made by amateur programmers.
Mad
March 28th, 2003, 00:08
and original games have .elf files too??
florin
March 28th, 2003, 11:11
an .elf file is oviously a file with such an extension. and that's because it is an ELF file; that means that its format is "Executable and Linkable Format". ps2 executables are ELF files and the demo ones also have an extension accordingly. the ps2 executables from games have strange names, but one can distinguish them by looking into the system.cnf file on the game cd/dvd. that file contains a reference to the ELF file: smth. like BOOT2=cdrom0:sl...<--THAT is the ELF file. pcsx2 can get it from the cd/dvd. for nsx2 you have to extract and load it.

code1: i doubt you did something usefull. romdir tool is for extracting files out of bioses or ioprp images, witch is not the case here:) ioprp images contains elfs, but irx-elfs used by the IOP. the current matter is how to extract the main elf for the main ps2 proc i.e. EE. [see above]

if you did not understood what i wrote here...forget about...
Mad
March 28th, 2003, 11:56
Thank you for your explanation florin.
i know naght about ps2
heheheehehe
Lucidtomr
April 14th, 2003, 21:10
I wish I could turn my PS2 games into a demo thingy like the other .elf files. There is one .elf file on MGS2 Substance. I like to snap some pictures and Load gamesaves like the Lamborgini Diablo from GT3, stuff that I can't do on a PS2.
:spy:
If the programmers who made the demos teach me (I've made some programs before/No assembly), then I can help. I find this all fascinating but stressful too. I don't really know where to begin. I'm hex edited programs,made DOS programs, edited memory, and disassebled programs, but getting started gets me confused.
This attactment is a GS2 to Par vice versa converter. I got it from a friend on a GFCC