11-28-2020, 11:05 PM
PCSX2 doesn't list my BIOS in the first-time configuration wizard. I followed the instructions in the readme that came with the ps2dumper tool. I'm not sure whether my BIOS is bad or if there's something I can be doing differently. Here are the steps I've taken so far:
I dumped the BIOS from my PS2 Slim to a USB flash drive. I used an 8GB MagicGate PS2 memory card with FreeMCBoot to copy ps2dumper.elf (V2 by Florin) to the memory card, and uLaunchELF to run the dumper. I tried dumping the BIOS three times: twice I removed the USB drive before turning the PS2 off, once I turned the PS2 off first, every time I waited a few minutes after the DONE message appeared.
I copied the files to my PC, ran the batch file, and added my system's serial number, separated by an underscore, to the end of the file name. I installed PCSX2 (v1.16.0 stable) in C:/Games and added the bios in C:\Games\PCSX2 1.6.0\bios to avoid Windows permissions issues. I double-checked that I have the right directory by clicking "Open in Explorer". I tried running PCSX2 normally and as an administrator, and I've tried turning off my antivirus.
Here are some relevant specs, a few repeated from above:
Am I dumping the BIOS the wrong way? Can I verify or validate the BIOS somehow? Do I need to change something with PCSX2?
PC Specs:
I dumped the BIOS from my PS2 Slim to a USB flash drive. I used an 8GB MagicGate PS2 memory card with FreeMCBoot to copy ps2dumper.elf (V2 by Florin) to the memory card, and uLaunchELF to run the dumper. I tried dumping the BIOS three times: twice I removed the USB drive before turning the PS2 off, once I turned the PS2 off first, every time I waited a few minutes after the DONE message appeared.
I copied the files to my PC, ran the batch file, and added my system's serial number, separated by an underscore, to the end of the file name. I installed PCSX2 (v1.16.0 stable) in C:/Games and added the bios in C:\Games\PCSX2 1.6.0\bios to avoid Windows permissions issues. I double-checked that I have the right directory by clicking "Open in Explorer". I tried running PCSX2 normally and as an administrator, and I've tried turning off my antivirus.
Here are some relevant specs, a few repeated from above:
- PS2 model number: SCPH-79001 US
- PCSX2 version: 1.16.0 stable
- PS2 Dumper version: 2.0
Am I dumping the BIOS the wrong way? Can I verify or validate the BIOS somehow? Do I need to change something with PCSX2?
PC Specs:
- OS: Windows 10 build 19041.630
- CPU: Intel i5 Core-6600K @ 3.50 GHz
- Motherboard: ASRock Z170A-X1/3.1
- GPU: GeForce GTX 1070
- RAM: 8GB