Guide to dump bios through USB

[JazzyCorps]

I am not able to boot the ISO image file from the CD-R on the PS2. Do you really need to modify the PS2 to boot optical media CD-R's?

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Last edited by JazzyCorps; September 16th, 2008 at 09:21.. Reason: Excercising metatarsils

[yongwh1986]

Originally Posted by cahsolo

Hi G!lg@me$h,

i'm currently stuc at the mass: step.
it always stop and hang when i press that directory.
what do u suspect?

thx

I'm having the same problem as him, i already formatted my USB to FAT format and keep trying for many times.
is there any problem with the allocation size when format the flash drive?
thank you

[Bluesbird]

Hi
I have exactly the same problem like yongwh1986 and cahsol.
if I select the mass:/ device my USB Stick blinks 3-4 times and then the Programm freezes. It is a older 256MB Verbatim USB 2.0 Stick. I tried to completly reformat it via diskpart under Vista to erase everything like old Bootloaders from DOS and so on (my stick was bootable) but nothing works. I used Fat32 and Fat that also didn't help. Everytime the same problem

**Update**
I think I solved the problem. I tried 3 different USB Sticks my first with 256 MB and one fast with 4 GB and the third is a really cheap 4 GB Stick. It's read and write speed is horrible but this damm thing works. I think that Sticks with a to high read and write speed fail on the PS2 because the Controller couldn't handle that I/O Traffic. So just search a cheap slow Stick and the dump will work IT is crazy LOL

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Last edited by Bluesbird; September 22nd, 2008 at 23:14..

[Poro]

I have a problem. It gets stuck in the BIOS dumping screen. My console is SCPH-30004, PAL region and version 3. In the dump screen it only says "Dumping BIOS". That is where it hangs. What's wrong?

[Bluesbird]

I think you have the same problem like me. Try different USB Sticks from other Brands. Be sure that you have Fat or Fat32 as Filesystem and the Stick is formated.

[Poro]

Thanks Bluesbird! I got it to dump succesfully, when I used my old and crappy USB Flash stick. Thanks!

[Nar Matteru]

worked like a charm. Didn't even need a blank cd, just extracted the elf from the iso and put on usb.

[xcyril]

thanks you i ts working!
BIOS scph 77004 v02.20(10-02-2006)

[JazzyCorps]

I purchased the package with cd and dvd to boot the PS2. This crap doesn't work.

[Nar Matteru]

Which package? AR MAX?

list the steps you took?

[greyhorseman]

I don't know if this matters but the reason you might need to use old slow usb sticks is because as far as i know PS2 uses only usb1.0 ports so a 2.0 stick might be to fast for the data transfer

[redlofredlof]

USB 2.0 data drives can run at both speeds so you can use any

[xivlia]

Hi G!lg@me$h. erm when i put my cd-r in with the files, it says please enter playstation or playstation 2 format disk....and YOU said u need to mod ur ps2 to use cd-rw but im using cd-r....so why is it being gay?

[priesh27089]

i cant run the cd in my playstation2, it says insert a playstation2 format disc

[xivlia]

yeh exactly

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[kylewf]

is there a nother program that i will nee to run dumpbios-usb.iso in my psp, i've tryed others in the past few days an an now getting to this one and am worried that it won't work like the others since i barly get any time alone to try it since i'm only 15 and that i't my fathers.
p.s. i'm new to this emulator stuff an think its real cool

[lachyisded3]

Will a ps2 not read a cd with usbadvance or usbextreme or anything on it unless its modded? can someone explain to me my options please as money is limited for the time being and im attempting to play a game you cant get in australia (dragonballz: sagas) on a ps2 but the ps2 isnt modded, i have usbadvance on cd and it loaded through an emulator i have on here but id assume the emulator is around the same as being modded anyways...i have an NRG file of the game on my hard drive, an external 500gig, a pen drive thats a 2 gig (the games about 1.3gig) unlimited cds and dvds at my disposal for burning, a ps2 with no modding or anything in the expansion bay, however im pretty sure it has a lan and usb port built into it (its not here but is being brought back in the next few hours) can you let me know if my idea is possible? and or how i could do it without modding it or paying more money than i have at the moment. If there is a possibility that its doable with any random common parts i may have lying around or are easily accessable to me cheaply, could they be taken into consideration as well please. It would be much much appreciated, sorry for rambling.
Lachy.

[jone6502]

hi i gat a PS2 ( not modded) i gat that memory thing and disks anything i can do to make the bios with those?
plz Im rally disport.
thanks if u can help me ill be greatfull.
oh and a flash sitck or what that may be also my comp dont hold space to put any PS2 devices( memory card and console etc..).

[jone6502]

i was able to make a bios from my friend ps2 so i can play so i did it and i gat the bios now i com to active it and all go nice but than nothing happen how the hell i loading the game?
thanks if u can help me

[charmed]

Originally Posted by WingsSF

Hi
some newer (USB 2.0 ????) USB sticks will not work with the PS2!!!

try using iPod to launch uLe by SwapMagic disk. Mostly, iPods are friendly to PS2s.

according to ian209, page 2 of this thread,

Originally Posted by ian209

one thing, do NOT try to dump this on an MP3 player... I tried it with my Zen Vision:m and it messed the USB drive up. I had to format the thing to get it working again.

it happened to me using the DUMPBIOS-MASS.ELF,

maybe it isn't compatible to SCPH-9000x Series,

i don't know but i've just grabbed a dumper in the net, which covers the new PS2s,
maybe they're referring to Slims.

i can upload it here, too bad, its not present on my usb stick,i'll just upload it here, if it is not already here.

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Last edited by charmed; May 27th, 2009 at 09:54..