Good idea, I just might.





Tyler!

i got gt4 image on the hdd, but im stuck. that "fully patched hdl" wont boot, i think its a bad image..ive never had a prob booting any good disc b4, its not the media im using cuz ive used it for difft games b4 w/ no problems. the fully patch'd hdl iso is only 1.something mg's, my old hdl is like 20g's, i think its a bad image. any other download sites?

That ISO is good Ive tested it myself. You could try injecting a 100mb dummy in there.






Tyler!

i tried w/ a 14 and a 73 mg dummy, maybe im doing it wrong (its been awhile), i opened the iso w/ winiso, added a 73mb mpg and thats it right? dont need to change the file ext of the dummy do i? im up to 3 coasters..at least theyre cd's. and does the dummy need to be b4 the cnf/elf, or after, does it matter?

Well if your laser isnt up to it then you could try burning it to a DVDRW with a 100mb dummy. That way you dont get anymore coasters. Heck Im bootin that ISO off a cdr without dummies or anything without probs.


Either that or just try and figure out the exploit and use the hdl.elf inside the iso for it.




Tyler!

its NOT the laser, i ve now tried it in mode 1 9660 --which is what comes up when i click burn image->that.iso, ive tried it in mode2/xa..both w/ 195mb dummies. no go. does it matter WHERE the dummy goes into the iso, cuz when i add it it goes to the end. burn the disc, put it into the comp drive and open it it comes up in the order of comedy centrl (dummy).mpg ->elf ->sys cnf

Well i dont know what to tell you man cause I dont need to use the dummy.



Tyler!

will it read rw's not sure ive ever tried

Well it depends on your particular ps2. But mine will read either +RW or -RW's.






Tyler!

well the lasers being a little picky tonight, 2 tries to boot my other 2 hd cds--but they do boot and i think theyre like 20 mb. btw if i hadnt said it yet, the last dummy was 195bmb. i try not to swear on here, but man im gonna have to f*ck w/ that exploit bu))shti pain in the ass

Yup.



Tyler!

Its definately not the ISO, I just burned it with dvd decrypter to a Cheap cd-r with no dummy file added and it boots every try.

default settings on decryptor? ive never used that prog for this b4

heres where im @: i got the patch'd hdl to boot finally, its a pain in the ass and takes like 5-10 tries everytime, which i dont understand cuz EVERYOTHER disc i have cd or dvd boots fine. but any rate, the patch'd hdl boots, but gt4 hangs after the scea presents: screen just like w/ the old hdl. i used decryptor to make the gt4 iso (4.94gb) and ftp'd it to the hdd. did i miss something? after decrypt made the iso, it also created another file:gt4.mds--whats that? did i have to use that for something? please help this is getting to be a big headache and im sooo close. thanx

The mds is just like a cue file and not needed. I used the exact procedure I mentioned to boot my Retail unpatched, untouched GT4 image. Did you use Winhiip to upload? If you used anything else I cant say if itll work or not.




Tyler!