MechaPwn
By MechaResearch
Open-PS2-Loader
Game and app loader for Sony PlayStation 2 (by ps2homebrew)
| MechaPwn | Open-PS2-Loader | |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | 61 | |
| 363 | 1,969 | |
| 1.7% | 2.9% | |
| 0.0 | 7.6 | |
| about 2 months ago | 17 days ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 only | Academic Free License v3.0 |
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MechaPwn
Posts with mentions or reviews of MechaPwn.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-30.
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Are these consoles compatible with mechapwn ?
As per the MechaPwn GitHub page, you can use it on:
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Region Locked PS2 Games
MechaPwn can make your PS2 region-free via softmodding. More people should know about it. It doesn't work on the launch model PS2 though.
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PS2 Region Unlocked Purchase
Mechapwn does exactly that but without needing a modchip.
- best and most cost-efficient option for playing PS1 and PS2 games on CRT?
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Hardmodding advice
These days it's best not to use a mod chip as there are better methods available, one such method is mechapwn which patches disc protections in software, it has a few limitations that mod chips don't have such as requiring the discs to be Master patched (if not using Force unlock) or if you enable force unlock you won't be able to use CDs or PS1 games.
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I’m confused.. the FAQ states this is impossible without hardware mods but there are plenty of youtube videos and tutorials showing how to do it…? what am I missing here??
You can but there's a missing step. Certain model PS2s can make use of something called MechaPwn. However, in order to run MechaPwn (which is homebrew), you would need a way to run homebrew -- which is what Free MC Boot or Free DVD Boot is for.
- Can I make my ps2 schph-70004 region free?
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Is There any way to mod ps2 fat (scph-50004) with freedvdboot or something similar?
And also remember that on your model, you can also apply mechapwn if you want to run psx games. More info in https://github.com/MechaResearch/MechaPwn
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PAL PS1 Games
If you're looking to play PAL games on an NTSC PS2 and don't mind soft modding your console, check mechapwn to see if your console is eligible: https://github.com/MechaResearch/MechaPwn
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Japanese ps2
The Japanese PS2 has both English and Japanese options available in the OSD by default. On versions later than Deckard slims you can change the OSD Region with Mechapwn and unlock other region specific languages.
Open-PS2-Loader
Posts with mentions or reviews of Open-PS2-Loader.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-25.
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Games won't load from OPL even after doing the right steps
Always latest OPL: https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/releases/download/latest/OPNPS2LD.7z
- Ps2 iso
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Does anybody has an working ISO from Poinie's Poin for the PS2?
You've probably read it already, but here's the Open PS2 Loader Read-Me document.
- Got this fairly recently is there any way to play 50hz games on it?
- My PS2 rom shows a white screen when i launch it.
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Anyone know how to get Phantasy Star Universe working in OPL 1.1.0?
Apparently the problem is still going on according to this github issue report the difference is that report is from SMB.
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Guitar Hero/Rockband Freezes when microphone plugged in - only when using OPL
Can you test it with this OPL version here?. I found it on github and this supposedly fixes things that plagued OPL on 7500x slims and up.
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Brook Wingman PS2 Joystick Calibration Wrong
Funny, I just saw similar report on OPL's github about this problem the difference is that report is using PADEMU instead of adapters.
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Issues with getting PS1 games recognized in newer version of OPL.
OPL-DB (Daily Builds) is unofficial and outdated. It's best to use the official OPL Builds for the best compatibility. Unofficial builds like OPL-DB tend to introduce certain issues and compatibility problems not found in the official builds.
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need help with opl!!
Replace it with the official latest builds of OPL instead.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing MechaPwn and Open-PS2-Loader you can also consider the following projects:
FreePSXBoot - Exploit to allow loading arbitrary code on the PSX using only a memory card (no game needed)
OPL-Daily-Builds - OPL "Daily" Builds (Releases)
FreeDVDBoot - PlayStation 2 DVD Player Exploit
OPL-Server - A dedicated SAMBA (SMBv1 Protocol) Server for OPL
pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator
maxcso - Fast cso compressor
mechadump
iso2opl - Fork of iso2opl, taken from the Open Ps2 Loader repo. It has a better makefile in order to build succesfully
cartreader - A shield for the Arduino Mega that can back up video game cartridges.
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