jak 3 compatible

[frequency]

hey guys whats up....i just wanted to know if anyone has successfully installed jak 3 and Ratchet & Clank 3 to their ps2 hdd and played it. cause i dont know if its an error in my part or if the games cannot be played off the hdd.

[AshleyWalls]

jak 3 dont seem to work ive tried mode1 just get black screen same with mode 2 and mode 3 reboots the ps2 how odd just about to install ratchet and clank 3 and test that.

[AshleyWalls]

ratchet and clank 3 boots but crash's on level loading

[frequency]

hmm..just as i figured both games dont work. and yup ratchet and clank 3 freezes when u first get ur weapon and fight ur first enemy...how odd. it would be cool to have both games on my hdd but it seems that i was right...not hdd compatible..oh well.

[MoBiUs]

do any of the games have elf files

[frequency]

yup...ratchet and clank 3 does have an elf file..why?

[gtapex_trueno]

Jak 3 works if you hexedit the SLUS (Or whatever region your game is). I'll try to find the info, I have it here somewhere....

There is a patch for the NTSC release though. Here: Jak 3 NTSC Fix

Use PPF patcher to patch iso. (To make iso, use dvd decrypter or something of the sort (Isobuster, etc)

EDIT:
For the PAL version, patch offset 0x3ba0 of SCES_524.60 from 0c 00 40 04 to 13 00 00 10 then enable mode 3.

For the NTSC version, patch SCUS_973.30 at offset 00003bb0 to 13 00 00 10 then enable mode 3.

Use a Hexeditor then inject/update with Apache 2 or by other means (Recompile DVD/etc).

Hope this helps!

[frequency]

any luck with the ratchet and clank 3 game? im gonna try out this patch for jak 3 and see how it goes.

[frequency]

the patch worked..hey do u have more patches for other games that dont work? for example hot shots golf fore, ratchet and clank, etc.

[MoBiUs]

whats the name of the elf file

[frequency]

u mean for ratchet and clank 3? the elf file is called I5BOOTN.ELF

[MoBiUs]

copy the files on the disc to your hard drive, then using notepad edited the top line of the SYSTEM.CNF to read

BOOT2 = cdrom0:\I5BOOTN.ELF;1

Then rebuilt the ISO in nero or another program in no particular order and making sure to rename it to the original name of disc.

Dump it using HDL_DUMP(or another program) and using I5BOOTN.ELF as the Disc ID (Instead of SLES/SLUS/SCES_XXXXX)

Try loading it with all modes OFF if nothing then try with All modes and so on

[gtapex_trueno]

That elf supposedly allows you to be taken to the Multiplayer options. You're able to create a game but not join it. That's what I've heard.

[frequency]

ok so ur saying dump the files onto my computer first, then edit the system.cnf to read BOOT2 = cdrom0:\I5BOOTN.ELF;1, then rebuild the iso using nero or another program, then dump it using hdl_dump(whats this for?) and u also said to use I5BOOTN.ELF as the disc id, so ur saying to use this id for when i make the iso image?

p.s. but what if theres no system.cnf file...there is a file called system but it doesnt have an extension of some sort and there is a folder called cnf as well but there are no files containing system.cnf.

[gtapex_trueno]

hdl_dump is a PC ----> PS2 program.

The command line to dump the iso would be something like this:

hdl_dump inject_dvd hdd1: "Ratchet and Clank 3" c:\RC3.iso I5BOOTN.ELF

I believe that should be it. Although it's not going to work.....