MegaDev9 plugin !!! - Page 5

KabooZ · August 17th, 2008

thx i'll look what i can learn and do ^^

MiKE41 · August 17th, 2008

After doing some looking around (on ebay) I found the Sony part number for the HDD they shipped with Final Fantasy XI was SCPH-20401... A quick google turned up this

PS2 Hard Drive Compatibility Chart

What I found interesting is under Manufacturer, you see Maxtor (previously mentioned), Sony (well, duh), and Seagate, it also lists the seagate model number as ST340015A

Quick google of that turns up the product manual

http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/...cuda5400pm.pdf

And thats all I have time for right now, gotta run >_>

**Luigi__** · August 17th, 2008

thanks.

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**GiGaHeRz** · August 17th, 2008

NHervé: cdvdGigaherz 0.7wip4 Is somewhat stable now, and I have got "reports" of it changing discs properly.

I don't have any hdloader disc around so I can't test it atm, but you can give it a try if you want (as a note, ps2linux will detect the second disc but just say "wrong disc").

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"There's only one absolute truth in our world: shït happens." - Gigaherz (whoever decided "s-h-i-t" is a obscene word needs to grow up a few years)

The Book and other stories:
Tears of Fantasy - An Online Book... by ME!
MetaLife, Inc. (intro)
SubGaea (intro)
Crow Blade (intro for now)
Memories - Prayer from the fallen hearts.

My weblog... not like if there was too much to read on it tho.
For anyone interested, there's a mirc script which converts "/me 's" into " * nickname's whatever" and adds a nice "/my" command.

**Luigi__** · August 17th, 2008

Okay, I'll test it when I'll find the time.

KabooZ : I agree with you, the Sony HDD is a normal HDD with a firmware that has been modded to support the "SCE security control" command. Sending this command to a normal HDD would give an error, though some models seem to don't report an error when receiving this command and so work right.

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tich · August 18th, 2008

NHervé, it IS a loop since it repeats this indefinitely when HDLoader hangs... Also i found on some HDLoader site that the size of the HDD should be AT LEAST 40GB so maybe this is why some people have problems with it (other than the cdvd timings).

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**Luigi__** · August 18th, 2008

Yes, I know. I wanted to try 40 GBs, but I don't have enough free space on my real HDD.

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tich · August 21st, 2008

hey NHervé i had a look at the plugin source and according to what i understand from it, you haven't implemented 32-bit reads and writes or even 8-bit reads and writes. And 16-bit support is only for "some" addresses (those reffering to registers) o_O
Please could you explain to me where i'm right or wrong?
thx

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ameppe · August 22nd, 2008

Hi Nhervè, thanks for your plugin.
I have a problem with it,infact when i am in megadev9 configuration window i choose the path of raw file and the size but when i click ok the raw image is always a 0 Kb .raw image.
Where is the problem?

cyclonmaster · August 22nd, 2008

What bios are you using? Did you format the hard disk using HDLoader?

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**Luigi__** · August 22nd, 2008

tich : that's normal, the IDE has a 16-bit bus and the HDD programs use 16-bit reads / writes only.

aneppe : that's normal too. You must launch a program in PCSX2 and the HDD file will be zero-filled.

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ameppe · August 23rd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyclonmaster

What bios are you using? Did you format the hard disk using HDLoader?

I am using Europe v. 2.00 (14/06/2004)

When i try to load hdloader it says Hard disk not detected

Nherve, what kind of program i have to launch to make it zero filled?

**bositman** · August 23rd, 2008

Man,read the first post,bios from slip PS2s will not work because they do not support HDD

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tich · August 23rd, 2008

NHerve,
Thx for your reply. But what about the "Switch(addr)" statement? it clearly denotes that some addresses point to specific registers. I fully understand that, but why in "Default:" ( when addr doesn't point to a specific register), the plugin does nothing? Shouldn't it "write" to the HDD file at the specified addr?

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PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

Last edited by tich; August 23rd, 2008 at 12:10.. Reason: Forgot something :p

**GiGaHeRz** · August 23rd, 2008

tich: the hardware registers have nothing to do with the data itself.

when the game writes to the registers, it's "sending" data to the IDE controller.
to actually access the data IN the disk, the game needs to send a "read sectors" or "write sectors" command, and then wait for the controller to give it the sectors (assuming DMA is enabled, this happens automatically, without the program needing to actively read the stuff itself).

__________________
"There's only one absolute truth in our world: shït happens." - Gigaherz (whoever decided "s-h-i-t" is a obscene word needs to grow up a few years)

The Book and other stories:
Tears of Fantasy - An Online Book... by ME!
MetaLife, Inc. (intro)
SubGaea (intro)
Crow Blade (intro for now)
Memories - Prayer from the fallen hearts.

My weblog... not like if there was too much to read on it tho.
For anyone interested, there's a mirc script which converts "/me 's" into " * nickname's whatever" and adds a nice "/my" command.

tich · August 23rd, 2008

Oh i see...
Thanks for the info :d

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PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

**Luigi__** · August 31st, 2008

Version 1.0.1 is out ! Don't wait ! Download it !
Read first post to know the changes.
Most noticeable change is that the games that need a Sony HDD will (or at least should) now work without needing to be patched !

EDIT : GiGaHeRz : I tested your plugin. It works perfect now. I ran BIOS with empty drive, then inserted a game and the game has been perfectly detected, I've even been able to run it ! But BIOS doesn't work with the experimental version that has the CDVD fix.

EDIT2 : I've just discovered that the PS2 BIOS has HDD managing functions. In next version I'll attempt to get it recognizing the HDD.

__________________
If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again.

Last edited by Luigi__; August 31st, 2008 at 20:29.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

tich · September 1st, 2008

mm it seems that formatting is much faster now, i dunno if it's caused by the prior zero-filling of the HDD or by optimizations to the plugin. But nice work NHervé, keep it up

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PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

**Luigi__** · September 1st, 2008

Yes, this is caused by prior zero-filling.

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jonemon1 · September 1st, 2008

hi NHervé i have a problem with the plugin the games hdloader and thie bios cannot detect my hdd what is the problem this is my configuration
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jonemon1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ? Posts: 174	hi NHervé i have a problem with the plugin the games hdloader and thie bios cannot detect my hdd what is the problem this is my configuration untitled.JPG snap001.jpg snap002.jpg snap003.jpg __________________ Spoiler: cpu-z link dolphin build link Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 2.66 GHZ ram 2GB ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT windows XP 32 bit Click here to level up my card! Click here to level up my license!

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August 17th, 2008	#81 (permalink)
KabooZ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lübeck Posts: 23	thx i'll look what i can learn and do ^^

August 17th, 2008	#82 (permalink)
MiKE41 Title goes where?! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 112	After doing some looking around (on ebay) I found the Sony part number for the HDD they shipped with Final Fantasy XI was SCPH-20401... A quick google turned up this PS2 Hard Drive Compatibility Chart What I found interesting is under Manufacturer, you see Maxtor (previously mentioned), Sony (well, duh), and Seagate, it also lists the seagate model number as ST340015A Quick google of that turns up the product manual http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/...cuda5400pm.pdf And thats all I have time for right now, gotta run >_>

August 17th, 2008	#83 (permalink)
Luigi__ Formerly NHervé Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peach__'s castle Posts: 712	thanks. __________________ If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again.

August 17th, 2008	#84 (permalink)
GiGaHeRz B( o Y o )BS! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 892	NHervé: cdvdGigaherz 0.7wip4 Is somewhat stable now, and I have got "reports" of it changing discs properly. I don't have any hdloader disc around so I can't test it atm, but you can give it a try if you want (as a note, ps2linux will detect the second disc but just say "wrong disc"). __________________ "There's only one absolute truth in our world: shït happens." - Gigaherz (whoever decided "s-h-i-t" is a obscene word needs to grow up a few years) The Book and other stories: Tears of Fantasy - An Online Book... by ME! MetaLife, Inc. (intro) SubGaea (intro) Crow Blade (intro for now) Memories - Prayer from the fallen hearts. My weblog... not like if there was too much to read on it tho. For anyone interested, there's a mirc script which converts "/me 's" into " * nickname's whatever" and adds a nice "/my" command.

August 17th, 2008	#85 (permalink)
Luigi__ Formerly NHervé Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peach__'s castle Posts: 712	Okay, I'll test it when I'll find the time. KabooZ : I agree with you, the Sony HDD is a normal HDD with a firmware that has been modded to support the "SCE security control" command. Sending this command to a normal HDD would give an error, though some models seem to don't report an error when receiving this command and so work right. __________________ If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again.

August 18th, 2008	#86 (permalink)
tich PCSX2 BIG FAN Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 68	NHervé, it IS a loop since it repeats this indefinitely when HDLoader hangs... Also i found on some HDLoader site that the size of the HDD should be AT LEAST 40GB so maybe this is why some people have problems with it (other than the cdvd timings). __________________ PC: INTEL Pentium D 3.4 GHz , 1GB DDR2 Kingston, Geforce 7600GS 512MB PCI-X , Win XP Pro SP2 PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

August 18th, 2008	#87 (permalink)
Luigi__ Formerly NHervé Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peach__'s castle Posts: 712	Yes, I know. I wanted to try 40 GBs, but I don't have enough free space on my real HDD. __________________ If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again.

August 21st, 2008	#88 (permalink)
tich PCSX2 BIG FAN Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 68	hey NHervé i had a look at the plugin source and according to what i understand from it, you haven't implemented 32-bit reads and writes or even 8-bit reads and writes. And 16-bit support is only for "some" addresses (those reffering to registers) o_O Please could you explain to me where i'm right or wrong? thx __________________ PC: INTEL Pentium D 3.4 GHz , 1GB DDR2 Kingston, Geforce 7600GS 512MB PCI-X , Win XP Pro SP2 PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

August 22nd, 2008	#89 (permalink)
ameppe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Caserta, Italia Posts: 28	Hi Nhervè, thanks for your plugin. I have a problem with it,infact when i am in megadev9 configuration window i choose the path of raw file and the size but when i click ok the raw image is always a 0 Kb .raw image. Where is the problem?

August 22nd, 2008	#90 (permalink)
cyclonmaster EmuAddict-_-;; Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sarawak, Malaysia Posts: 2,423	What bios are you using? Did you format the hard disk using HDLoader? __________________ Windows XP SP2 \| Monitor BenQ FP 91G+\|AMD Athlon 64 3000+(9x239=2.145GHz) \| Corsairs 512MB RAM 3-3-3-8 Dual Channel Albatron 6600GT 128MB PCI-E \| Albatron KXT890 ProII \| WD SATA 120GB \| SONY DVDRW DW-Q30A

August 22nd, 2008	#91 (permalink)
Luigi__ Formerly NHervé Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peach__'s castle Posts: 712	tich : that's normal, the IDE has a 16-bit bus and the HDD programs use 16-bit reads / writes only. aneppe : that's normal too. You must launch a program in PCSX2 and the HDD file will be zero-filled. __________________ If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again.

August 23rd, 2008	#93 (permalink)
bositman Angel of Death Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 3,628	Man,read the first post,bios from slip PS2s will not work because they do not support HDD __________________

August 23rd, 2008	#94 (permalink)
tich PCSX2 BIG FAN Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 68	NHerve, Thx for your reply. But what about the "Switch(addr)" statement? it clearly denotes that some addresses point to specific registers. I fully understand that, but why in "Default:" ( when addr doesn't point to a specific register), the plugin does nothing? Shouldn't it "write" to the HDD file at the specified addr? __________________ PC: INTEL Pentium D 3.4 GHz , 1GB DDR2 Kingston, Geforce 7600GS 512MB PCI-X , Win XP Pro SP2 PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA Last edited by tich; August 23rd, 2008 at 12:10.. Reason: Forgot something :p

August 23rd, 2008	#95 (permalink)
GiGaHeRz B( o Y o )BS! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 892	tich: the hardware registers have nothing to do with the data itself. when the game writes to the registers, it's "sending" data to the IDE controller. to actually access the data IN the disk, the game needs to send a "read sectors" or "write sectors" command, and then wait for the controller to give it the sectors (assuming DMA is enabled, this happens automatically, without the program needing to actively read the stuff itself). __________________ "There's only one absolute truth in our world: shït happens." - Gigaherz (whoever decided "s-h-i-t" is a obscene word needs to grow up a few years) The Book and other stories: Tears of Fantasy - An Online Book... by ME! MetaLife, Inc. (intro) SubGaea (intro) Crow Blade (intro for now) Memories - Prayer from the fallen hearts. My weblog... not like if there was too much to read on it tho. For anyone interested, there's a mirc script which converts "/me 's" into " * nickname's whatever" and adds a nice "/my" command.

August 23rd, 2008	#96 (permalink)
tich PCSX2 BIG FAN Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 68	Oh i see... Thanks for the info :d __________________ PC: INTEL Pentium D 3.4 GHz , 1GB DDR2 Kingston, Geforce 7600GS 512MB PCI-X , Win XP Pro SP2 PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

August 31st, 2008	#97 (permalink)
Luigi__ Formerly NHervé Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peach__'s castle Posts: 712	Version 1.0.1 is out ! Don't wait ! Download it ! Read first post to know the changes. Most noticeable change is that the games that need a Sony HDD will (or at least should) now work without needing to be patched ! EDIT : GiGaHeRz : I tested your plugin. It works perfect now. I ran BIOS with empty drive, then inserted a game and the game has been perfectly detected, I've even been able to run it ! But BIOS doesn't work with the experimental version that has the CDVD fix. EDIT2 : I've just discovered that the PS2 BIOS has HDD managing functions. In next version I'll attempt to get it recognizing the HDD. __________________ If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again. Last edited by Luigi__; August 31st, 2008 at 20:29.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

September 1st, 2008	#98 (permalink)
tich PCSX2 BIG FAN Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lebanon Posts: 68	mm it seems that formatting is much faster now, i dunno if it's caused by the prior zero-filling of the HDD or by optimizations to the plugin. But nice work NHervé, keep it up __________________ PC: INTEL Pentium D 3.4 GHz , 1GB DDR2 Kingston, Geforce 7600GS 512MB PCI-X , Win XP Pro SP2 PS2: SCPH-70012 v12 USA

September 1st, 2008	#99 (permalink)
Luigi__ Formerly NHervé Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peach__'s castle Posts: 712	Yes, this is caused by prior zero-filling. __________________ If you're wondering where Mario__ is, he is currently saving Peach__ once again.