linux
Linux 2.2, 2.6, 3.x, 4.x and 5.x kernels for the PlayStation 2. (by frno7)
FreeDVDBoot
PlayStation 2 DVD Player Exploit (by CTurt)
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| 6 | 50 | |
| 80 | 2,151 | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2 months ago | over 2 years ago | |
| C | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | - |
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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.
linux
Posts with mentions or reviews of linux.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-15.
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When your PlayStation2 wants to run Gentoo as well
You don't really need to cross compile anymore thanks to this: https://github.com/frno7/linux/wiki/Installing-and-booting-PlayStation-2-Linux
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Firefox 1.5 on Playstation 2 - Photo taken February 22nd 2007
Best is to install on FAT PS2 HDD. Can be run from DVD on Slim PS2, and also installed to USB, and runs from SMB (network) with some initial setup effort. But really the best result is FAT PS2 and HDD. It will install alongside games, no need to reformat drives, just adding partitions to the existing game partitions.
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Has anyone tried porting modern Linux to the PS2?
The latest kernel that is working with a full system that I know about is a version of 2.6. Someone has been working on kernel 5.4, but I don't know much about it. (link) They mention that not many devices have been ported to work on the new kernel. They also mention the possibility of running Gentoo on the ps2. I doubt the possibility of running many modern programs due to the lack of resources the ps2 has. Because of the lack of resources, you are probably going to still have to run something that looks and acts like the older distros.
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Architecture of the Playstation 2
There is a work-in-progress port of the newer Linux 5.x kernel to the PS2: https://github.com/frno7/linux
- It's 2020: Linux Kernel Sees New Port To The Nintendo 64
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
What are some alternatives?
When comparing linux and FreeDVDBoot you can also consider the following projects:
zen-kernel - Zen Patched Kernel Sources
MechaPwn
Fceumm-PS2 - FCEUmm-PS2
pcsx2 - PCSX2 - The Playstation 2 Emulator
sm64-port - DO NOT USE, USE ORGINAL. ISSUE FIXED. | PS2 Build. Fixing issues by following the instructions at: https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/sm64-port/issues/77#issuecomment-1334127828. Also includes an iso builder(BETA) ;)
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
FreeMcBoot-Installer - Custom installers for Several versions of FreeMcBoot. A homebrew bootloader and launcher for PS2
sm64-port - PS2, PS3, OG Xbox and DOS ports of sm64-port.