Interesting BIOS hack

Mr.Smith · June 2nd, 2004

I found thing over at *deleted* and found it pretty interesting. It shows you how to hack the original Spanish/PAL BIOS to English/NTSC but its not confined to those only. Even though the BIOSes for all the regions are available to download, this can let you choose any language in any of the regions. Quite a few combinations there. :-D

And they are also convinced you can get those AV cable issues to go away by modifying the bios or the boot files on the disc.

What do you guys think of this?

EDIT: Well because one dope over there put one link to an illegal site you guys can't be linked to it. But if you want to read it check out 1emulation Site News.

hellmasterx · June 2nd, 2004

that link contains ilegal links to download the bios, remove the link now and for the love of god read the rules!

**refraction** · June 2nd, 2004

the way ive been told to get round the AV Cable problem is to somehow replace the ip.bin file (dunno how they manage it) you can get that from Emutalk on the link below.

http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=20609

Gondar · June 2nd, 2004

Just make sure the dc_flash.bin file is not write-protected and change the language in the bios settings to english. Violá Pal - English bios.

If you delete/rename dc_flash.bin to something else and start Chankast the emu will make a dc_flash.bin file with a red swirl (which would be the American version of the dc_flash.bin. Works with the bios, however I have not tested to boot games with the Chankast made flash.bin).

Happy gaming

Small trivia: the reason they swirl is blue in Europe is because the red swirl looked to much like another companys logo.

[edit:] Yes you can make the AV problem "go away" by hex-editing or patching. Thou.... Really isn't worth the trouble. Better to wait for a new version of Chankast.

June 2nd, 2004	#1 (permalink)
Mr.Smith Agent Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 391	Interesting BIOS hack I found thing over at deleted and found it pretty interesting. It shows you how to hack the original Spanish/PAL BIOS to English/NTSC but its not confined to those only. Even though the BIOSes for all the regions are available to download, this can let you choose any language in any of the regions. Quite a few combinations there. :-D And they are also convinced you can get those AV cable issues to go away by modifying the bios or the boot files on the disc. What do you guys think of this? EDIT: Well because one dope over there put one link to an illegal site you guys can't be linked to it. But if you want to read it check out 1emulation Site News. __________________ Hello Mr. Anderson... Last edited by Betamax; June 6th, 2004 at 13:15.

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hellmasterx He's watching you. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RD Posts: 1,222	that link contains ilegal links to download the bios, remove the link now and for the love of god read the rules! __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Boom Boom Dollar!!!!!! pushing all the buttons!!!

June 2nd, 2004	#3 (permalink)
refraction PCSX2 Coder $refraction's Avatar$ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 9,744	the way ive been told to get round the AV Cable problem is to somehow replace the ip.bin file (dunno how they manage it) you can get that from Emutalk on the link below. http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=20609 __________________ http://www.generalemu.net/ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz (425x8), eVGA 8800GTX 768mb, 996Gb HDs, 2Gb Corsair DDR2-800 @ DDR2-1020 5-5-5-18 Dual Channel, 14605 3dMark 06 Points CPU-Z Link 3dMark06 Score Link Dont PM me for help, use the forums, thats what its for!
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June 2nd, 2004	#4 (permalink)
Gondar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 44	Just make sure the dc_flash.bin file is not write-protected and change the language in the bios settings to english. Violá Pal - English bios. If you delete/rename dc_flash.bin to something else and start Chankast the emu will make a dc_flash.bin file with a red swirl (which would be the American version of the dc_flash.bin. Works with the bios, however I have not tested to boot games with the Chankast made flash.bin). Happy gaming Small trivia: the reason they swirl is blue in Europe is because the red swirl looked to much like another companys logo. [edit:] Yes you can make the AV problem "go away" by hex-editing or patching. Thou.... Really isn't worth the trouble. Better to wait for a new version of Chankast. Last edited by Gondar; June 2nd, 2004 at 08:43.

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