FreeDVDBoot
PlayStation 2 DVD Player Exploit (by CTurt)
PS2Ident
PS2Ident is an identification tool that allows dumps of a PlayStation 2 console's ROM chips and MECHACON NVRAM to be made. It will also gather data from the console (by ps2homebrew)
| FreeDVDBoot | PS2Ident | |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 2 | |
| 2,151 | 24 | |
| - | - | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| over 2 years ago | over 1 year ago | |
| C | C | |
| - | SIL Open Font License 1.1 |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
FreeDVDBoot
Posts with mentions or reviews of FreeDVDBoot.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-30.
- made a case for my uLaunchELF disk
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Any news for a FreeDVDBoot port for 3.00A?
I hate to break it for you, but FreeDVDBoot hasn't seen any updates since 2020 and it's safe to say that the project was abandoned :(
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I'm desperate
The FreeDVDBoot GitHub page has a list of workarounds for disc reading issues https://github.com/CTurt/FreeDVDBoot
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Can you burn a patched game image of a game into a DVD to boot it with Free McBoot?
Here's the link FreeDVDBoot
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Brand new
The FreeDVDBoot (FDVDB) hack is more hit or miss than FreeMCBoot (FMCB). It all depends on your version information. I used it to install FMCB onto a memory card.
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how?
On certain systems yes https://github.com/CTurt/FreeDVDBoot
- Want to hack my ps2 slim
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I just bought this game shark device for my ps1, does it allow me to play imports? If it can, how do I do it and if no what other device can I buy to play imports on my ps1?
Personally, I use a memory card with FreePSXBoot installed, though you will of course need a way to get FreePSXBoot onto the memory card in the first place (I used a PS2 and FreeDVDBoot).
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Guys I’m trying to make my ps2 work, I thought the modchip was wrong be it doesn’t show the matrix logo, but it actually runs backups discs and originals, but the CIRCLE+ TRIANGLE doesn’t work, what can I do? I want to use OPL ( the chip firmware is 1.35v)
This is his GitHub and steps to follow LinkGitHub URL
- freedvdboot disc couldn't be read issue
PS2Ident
Posts with mentions or reviews of PS2Ident.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-12.
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My PS2 died on me so I fulfilled a childhood dream and replaced it with the Sliver edition. She’s a beaut.
FreeDVDBoot works on SCPH-90000 series. Go to this link and follow the instructions under "Easy setup for all PS2 Slim consoles / Bravia TV". You should boot to homebrew uLaunchELF. If this works, then your PS2 laser can read burned media AND you can use uLaunchELF to run ps2ident or the FMCB installer off of a flash drive. PS2Ident would tell you whether your BIOS is 2.20 (FMCB will work) or 2.30 (FMCB will not). Fortuna can be used on 2.30 versions (google FunTuna).
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PS2 Showing as P-Chasis from PS2ident, but R-Chasis on the sticker
Sometimes, Sony makes hardware revisions without changing the chip implementation numbers as well, hence why chip identification may be inaccurate. The chip and version IDs are, however, accurate since they are taken directly from the hardware. https://github.com/ps2homebrew/PS2Ident
What are some alternatives?
When comparing FreeDVDBoot and PS2Ident you can also consider the following projects:
MechaPwn
Simple-Media-System - Source code for Simple Media System for PlayStation 2 by Eugene Plotnikov.
pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator
CheatDevicePS2 - Game enhancer for PlayStation 2 similar to Action Replay, GameShark, and CodeBreaker. (No longer in development)
linux - Linux 2.2, 2.6, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x kernels for the PlayStation 2.
rombundler - A tiny libretro frontend to release homebrews as executables
sm64-port - PS2, PS3, OG Xbox and DOS ports of sm64-port.
herebedragons - A basic 3D scene implemented with various engines, frameworks or APIs.
FreePSXBoot - Exploit to allow loading arbitrary code on the PSX using only a memory card (no game needed)
optromloader - IBM PC/Clone 8086+ floppy-loading of option roms.
FreeMcBoot-Installer - Custom installers for Several versions of FreeMcBoot. A homebrew bootloader and launcher for PS2
FreeDVDBoot - PlayStation 2 DVD Player Exploit
FreeDVDBoot vs MechaPwn
PS2Ident vs Simple-Media-System
FreeDVDBoot vs pcsx2
PS2Ident vs CheatDevicePS2
FreeDVDBoot vs linux
PS2Ident vs rombundler
FreeDVDBoot vs sm64-port
PS2Ident vs herebedragons
FreeDVDBoot vs FreePSXBoot
PS2Ident vs optromloader
FreeDVDBoot vs FreeMcBoot-Installer
FreeDVDBoot vs FreeDVDBoot