Dumping PS2 BIOS (w/ Codebreaker 7.1+).. Help its not working

[Melchior]

Took me long enough but in 2011 I was finally!! able to dump my complete v7 (2002-2003) PS2 BIOS ^_^


off-topic slightly??
I have been playing FF12 (70+ hours of grinding later loi ;D)(had to image the DVD for it to work right loi), and started a bit of FF10 before that

with a
Windows XP Pro 32bit SP3
Intel Pentium D 945 3.4GHz
Nvidia GTS 250 512 MB

I am getting "ok" frame-rates most of the time more or less more.. more intensive areas I get 20-35 PCSX2-interlaced-mode


ps: I attached a Speccy Log file with my complete system specs for the curious.

[axlffx2forever]

Your pc is really weak.....If you want to play good,need a machine with strong CPU with 4 cores like mine Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.4 Ghz Overclocked @ 4.0 Ghz (Amd are awful for emulation) ...Same for your video adapter....Nvidia GTS are really old and 512 MB RAM are not enough..System RAM minimum i suggest you 8 GB DDR3 @ 1600 Mhz or for best performance @ 2400 Mhz and use SSD hard disk for maximum performance.....

[Melchior]

I have an old 2007 LAN Center Gaming Rig + some upgrades like the GPU..

I volunteered(2008 Economy issues, so I made the choice) for a place called Galaxy Gaming here in my Home town of Dover NH, USA...
from June 2008 till he was forced to close in August of 2011 due to dwindling biz ;_;

He gave my the BEST GAMING RIG IN THE HOUSE (PC #2) ;^_^; ;^_^; ;^_^;

if/when I ever see $$$$ again... I will build a new rig ;^_^

here is the FB page I created for G2
https://www.facebook.com/GalaxyGamingppf
left up as a memorial of memories

[Melchior]

I am bringing MY topic back to active status..

I just got in today a PS2(v16)(SPCH-79001)(NTSC-USA)

so I can dump its BIOS too and hope for a better PCSX2 experience..

BUT both of my current USB flash drives are 32GB each..
the thing is the CodeBreaker UI is locking up when either are inserted..

If I remove them, CB will recover after a 3-8 seconds and be responsive again...
so Idk..
I am considering getting a 1GB flash drive as my original was only Corsair Flash Voyager 2GB I think...

My CodeBreaker is version: (v10.0)(09/02/2006)(Build: 1c6b)

MY flash drives are a:
- Silicon Power 32GB Touch T03 Unicorn Special Edition USB 2.0 Flash Drive
- SanDisk Ultra Fit™ CZ43 32GB USB 3.0 Low-Profile Flash Drive Up To 130MB/s Read- SDCZ43-032G-G46

Any thoughts??


EDIT(2017-11-01)(09:24pm):
I have used a TOOL called
- BOOTICE (v1.332)(x64)
works great for re-partitioning my spare 32GB flash drive..
BUT CodeBreaker is still locking up..
I have tried
- 1GB FAT32
- 512MB FAT32
- 512MB FAT16
and send all the rest of the allocation to the 4th partition.. left it as ExFAT and tired FAT32..
not one config worked...

I may just have to buy a NEW USB flash drive
1GB was the smallest I could find on Amazon.com...

any recommendations?!

[rikimaruaxu]

Use the bios dumping tool from here. launch ulaunch.elf with codebreaker's elf feature. and then launch it using that. But this again might be an issue with the slimline ps2s. I would say try to install freemcboot first. and then bypass codebreaker entirely. I was able to dump my bios to a 32gig usb drive so i can confirm the size isn't the problem.

[Melchior]

ooh you don't say..
what the specs for your flash drive?
make? model? size your already mentioned..


I have
- ps2dumper_v2.elf <-- PCSX2 provided
- DUMPBIOS-MASS.ELF <-- PCSX2 provided but older

- Bios.cbs file linked from a YouTube vid on PS2 BIOS dumping... not sure about this one..
I use to have the custom [ pelican.bin ] linked on the official PCSX2 BIOS dumping guide..
BUT I no longer have that file.. PLUS.. the url to it on that thread is long since BROKEN...


so anyway..
I ordered a $5 1GB Kingston USB 2.0 Flash Drive off of Amazon.com..
but I might not need it...
hmm...

- ulaunch.elf ????
I didn't see a link?
So is that one of those no no files?
That I have to Google myself? lol

While I have CB v10.0 2006
I have never seen a direct elf feature I can recall..
unless you mean renaming the file to pelican.bin??

the other point you seemed to have missed is my new PS2 and CodeBreaker is locking up when I put in either of my
USB flash drives...

[Melchior]

I hooked up my old/original PS2 SCPH-39001

loaded the pelican.bin through CodeBreaker..
loaded the SMS utility like before.. and exited to boot.elf in bad-data
was able to run....

here are the results:
- ps2dumper_v2.elf <-- v2.00, locks up, "waiting for USB flash drive" to load..
- DUMPBIOS-MASS.ELF <-- v1.00, LOADS and DUMPS just like it did in 2011 when I dumped my PS2 BIOS..

as it happens I have a McBoot memory card coming in the mail in a week or soo.
when ever the USPS feels like updating the tracker.. lol

now I wonder if it will work..
strange.. I specifically went

[smartstrike]

is your USB pen drive is in FAT32....if not it will not work at all.

[Melchior]

is your USB pen drive is in FAT32....if not it will not work at all.

LOL yeah of course it is I did mention it above a few times at least
I tried.. FAT32 and then FAT16 since the partition tool tried to set it too that
when I set the size to just 1GB or 512MB
nothing worked.. it kept causing CodeBreaker to freeze up... BUT
once I removed the flash drive... after a few seconds.. CodeBreaker became
responsive again...

[vsub]

For some reason cb is also freezing(it is actually running at really low speed)if my flash drive(1gb)is inserted during cb launch
So I just start cb and then plug the flash drive and it works fine when I want to add some new codes

I'm using modchip to start ulaunch.elf