HDloader v HDadvance (FAO lufcfan)

[CEOrko]

Originally Posted by snake2

1)you can take the disc out of the ps2 to load it on another ps2

2)hang yourself you still need to do the knife swap and that will f**k up your ps2 (and you can do the same thing on hd loader)

3)while you patch hd loader you can put in custom skins

4)hd loader can do the same i use a 250GB hd

i dont give money to bastard that steal code i would gladly spend the $5 on a mod chip

and you can install dvd9 game to hd loader the same way. i have metal gear solid 2 substance on my hd loader and it plays perfect same goes for imports

1) I was just figuring that you would need the HDLoader/Advance disc in the PS2 to start and run the software. Say, maybe two persons with two PS2s were to wish to run the program at the same time. Insignificant in all, I know...

2) Knife Swap? *shudders* That isn't what it sounds like, is it? Knifing a poor little PS2? That's just not cool. So, with either program you need a modded PS2 to read backup and import game discs, no exception? That would make sense, I wouldn't want to rely on console software to cancel the region check on discs. *starts constructing gallows*

3) But you can avoid having to patch for some recent updates for the HDLoader, can you not? This would be a bit more subtle, as some people would not have a mod-chip in this particular situation. Of course, you will not get as many useful patches that you could downloading them, but some people can just brush that matter aside. What's more is skins were never that vital an add-on for any software, and whether or not you have the original format or a custom one is irrelevant.

4) Could you list or link to a list how to do that? If I can get HDLoader to recognize more than 137GB for a HDD I won't have to use HD Advance 2.0 since it's advantage of larger HDD support would cease. Please?

[snake2]

Originally Posted by CEOrko

1) I was just figuring that you would need the HDLoader/Advance disc in the PS2 to start and run the software. Say, maybe two persons with two PS2s were to wish to run the program at the same time. Insignificant in all, I know...

2) Knife Swap? *shudders* That isn't what it sounds like, is it? Knifing a poor little PS2? That's just not cool. So, with either program you need a modded PS2 to read backup and import game discs, no exception? That would make sense, I wouldn't want to rely on console software to cancel the region check on discs. *starts constructing gallows*

3) But you can avoid having to patch for some recent updates for the HDLoader, can you not? This would be a bit more subtle, as some people would not have a mod-chip in this particular situation. Of course, you will not get as many useful patches that you could downloading them, but some people can just brush that matter aside. What's more is skins were never that vital an add-on for any software, and whether or not you have the original format or a custom one is irrelevant.

4) Could you list or link to a list how to do that? If I can get HDLoader to recognize more than 137GB for a HDD I won't have to use HD Advance 2.0 since it's advantage of larger HDD support would cease. Please?

1) once the game is loaded the cd is no longer used

2)yeah knife swap is bad news

3)im sure most people would want to spen the $30 on a mod and patch hd loader themselfs than spend it on an "upgraded" disc

4) Here is where you get the 48bit patch (to use bigger hds) just apply it to the hdl elf file

[CEOrko]

Thanks snake.

Okay, it's been about five and a half days since HD Advance 2.0 came in (still waiting for HD Loader... damn UPS) and I've uploaded and tested several of my games on it. Most of them worked (GTA:SA;VC;3, Virtual On Marz, Prince of Persia:WW, Sims Bustin' Out, Monster Hunter, DBZ Budokai, Devil May Cry, etc.) and most worked rather well. Of these, Tenchu Wrath of Heaven was the only game that didn't run correctly. Rikimaru's game didn't even start up and in Ayame's the control was so lagging that you could tap triangle and have to wait a second or two for her to use an item. Impossible to work with if you intend of doing anything. Multiplayer still seemed to be intact though and ran rather well, but without any real advantage over using the CD.
I was a bit worried about San Andreas not working because I keep hearing reviewers say that it is a dual-layered DVD and the only other PS2 game I know of that is dual-layered is Champions of Norrath, which you need to load using your computer's DVD-ROM. However it worked and besides the shorter load times, the only glitch I have observed was when I was yelled at for blocking traffic the first time I did after loading the game, the voice of the driver sounded like he was sucking helium. I have, however, had no repeats of this glitch. Also, Prince of Persia:WW would not load if there was a disc in the disc tray when you started up the game, but once there's no disc, there's no problem.

After playing a few games I went into the browser for the HDD (I think only official Sony HDDs have this option) and to my disgust, the icons for all of the uploaded games used the HD Loader logo in their stead. Three words: Theiving, unoriginal bastards. It's not like I didn't know HD Advance and HD Loader, but it is like their just rubbing it in (whether or not it is at Sony or the HD Loader software is anyone's guess) that they just used HD Loaders original program code. I hope HDLoader gets here soon so I can just start using it, but I will still download to my HDD using both programs to see if there are any compatability issues between the two that could be useful for others wishing to get either product. *cough* HDLoader *cough*

And one more thing. Looking into the instruction manual for HD Advance 2.0, it has a section on copying backup and import games discs. While this sounds good, there have been plenty a time that someone has lied or rather bent the truth to sell something, and from what I know...
[Shutup, Orko, you're rambling. You don't know whether or not you need hardware of software to eliminate region code scanning.]
[Shh! This is my moment of triumph!]
[What triumph? You're just sounding like an idiot. Drop it while you can and back away or it'll come back and bite you in the ass.]
[You blind fool, you'd never understand! *knifes the Ego of Orko*]
...I'm not entirely sure a region code scan can averted without a mod chip. This could likely be a way of saying you can backup imported and burned discs without mentioning that you need a mod chip to do so. I'd test this, but I've not a DVD burner so I'm going to have to cooperate with several friends to find this out. No large obstacle, but I'm not the most social of persons and this will likely take much longer than it should.

Just some points of my current experience with HD Advance 2.0, and sorry for dragging it out so long.
WHERE ARE YOU HDLOADER!?