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I'm new, where and how to download bios?
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06-28-2012, 07:45 AM (This post was last modified: 06-28-2012, 07:47 AM by ZomBrony.)
Title pretty much says everything.

Edit: An afterthought: Can I use anything other than bios to play games? (Like ISOs, roms, or anything else)


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06-28-2012, 08:26 AM
*sigh* Read the rules. No piracy allowed. No discussion on how to obtain the bios file, except by legal means. If you want to use a pirated bios, you'll have to figure it out on your own.
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06-28-2012, 08:34 AM
plus, bios and iso are two different things, you can't simply ignore one of them and use pcsx2...
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06-28-2012, 11:57 AM
Downloading the BIOS is illegal. The BIOS is a part of the Playstation 2 console and has nothing to do with Playstation 2 games.
To legally obtain a BIOS file you need to get it from your PS2 console. Here are some guides on how to do this:
http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Guide-to-...s-over-LAN
http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-BIOS-dump-help
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06-28-2012, 01:08 PM (This post was last modified: 06-28-2012, 01:10 PM by Livy.)

  1. Piracy is not allowed here (downloading a BIOS is considered piracy).
  2. To get the PlayStation 2 BIOS, you must dump it from your own PS2.
  3. PCSX2 team provide a tool that help you do it.
  4. To run that tool, you need a modded console, either hard-modded using modchip or soft-modded using Swap Magic.
  5. In the bottom line, those who have a modded console are...
  6. Repeat from the 1st statement. Laugh
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06-28-2012, 01:54 PM
(06-28-2012, 01:08 PM)Livy Wrote:
  1. Piracy is not allowed here (downloading a BIOS is considered piracy).
  2. To get the PlayStation 2 BIOS, you must dump it from your own PS2.
  3. PCSX2 team provide a tool that help you do it.
  4. To run that tool, you need a modded console, either hard-modded using modchip or soft-modded using Swap Magic.
  5. In the bottom line, those who have a modded console are...
  6. Repeat from the 1st statement. Laugh

modding your OWN hardware or Software is not illegal as long as you don't distribute modded versions ...
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06-28-2012, 02:09 PM (This post was last modified: 06-28-2012, 02:10 PM by ZomBrony.)
Well I assumed you wouldn't be able to download them just to clarify that but I didn't know what other word to use then. Thanks for telling me btw
(06-28-2012, 08:34 AM)Archerko Wrote: plus, bios and iso are two different things, you can't simply ignore one of them and use pcsx2...
I also knew that, I was just asking if I can use anything else
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