Does this Bootstar Chip work?
 

First thing to say is: I´M A NOOB!
sry that I didn´t take hours of time to look through all threads before posting, but searching the forum for Bootstar didn´t give a result. ;)
Now my questions:
Does anyone own a Bootstar and can tell me, how good this thing works? Are there any problems? How is it installed?
I´d really appreciate info on this, because this chip isn´t the cheapest and I want to know if the performance equals its cost.

Thx

bootstar is just another name for the messiah. and the messiah is the best chip, period.

messiah rulez but it is very hard to install. 22 wires

ah yes....
The messiah, yeah? Okay, hard to install with 20 wires will make it impossible for me to do the job.
Yet:
at gamefreax.de this thing looks like a card. Still have to this wirething?
And they say, that I won´t have to any swaptricks when I own this chip. True?
Thx again

this might help ya about the messiah
 

The modchip will stretch the picture to full screen when playing
imported games (PSX). Using your console

V3 console
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A) To play PS2 games, simply insert the game and play (all formats)
B) To play PSX backups, import originals & HK silvers, power-on the
console, then press the reset button twice quickly (double press),
this will then reset the console to play back these titles.
C) To play DVD films, press the reset button twice (double press) after
power on to set the console to play back DVD titles.

V4 console
""""""""""
A) To play PS2 games, simply insert the game and play (all formats)
B) To play PSX backups, imports & HK silvers, power-on the console,
then press the reset button twice quickly (double press) this will
then reset the console to play back these titles.
C) If your DVD driver version is 2.10 or higher (this can be checked
by viewing the version information at the browser screen), to play
DVD films, press the reset button twice (double press) after power-on
to set the console to play back DVD titles.

V5 console
""""""""""
A) To play PS2 games, simply insert the game and play (all formats)
B) To play PSX backups, imports & silvers, power-on the console, then
press reset button twice quickly (double press), this will then set
the console to play back these titles.
C) To play DVD films, press the reset button twice (double press) after
power-on to set the console to play back DVD titles.

Please note
"""""""""""
To return to PS2 mode from DVD or PSX mode at anytime will require a hard-reset
(holding the reset button for a couple of seconds).

it's NOT a plugin chip. the contacts at the bottom are for programming the chip with the mod data, you have to solder to the round points around the edges.
the chip will boot everything WITHOUT a swap.
you can also send your PS2 to gamefreax, they'll do the modification.

Yeah! Thank you both. That were the answers I was looking for.