
- PS2 USB GAMES OVER 4 4GB HOW TO
- PS2 USB GAMES OVER 4 4GB INSTALL
- PS2 USB GAMES OVER 4 4GB FULL
Enter "sudo raspi-config" in the terminal window. SSH or Secure Shell, gives you the ability to control your Pi's terminal over your PC, well that's basically what you need to know.įirst, we're going to enable SSH from the Pi, so this is the only part where we will be needing the keyboard on the pi. That's all for the OS part, you can start the guide now. it will ask you for the login, type pi, and for the password type: raspberry.
You should see your IP address in the terminal somewhere along the lines, keep note of that. after it finishes installing, you'll be thrown to the terminal where you need to be. PS2 USB GAMES OVER 4 4GB INSTALL
After connecting to your WiFi, a couple of New OS options will appear, install the raspbian without Desktop, because we dont need it. After it finishes with it's necessities, Using the keyboard or a mouse, navigate to the WIFI tab and connect to your router(THIS IS NEEDED FOR THE GUIDE). put it in the pi, boot it up, and wait. PS2 USB GAMES OVER 4 4GB HOW TO
There are a lot of guides explaining how to get your OS started but here's a summary: (NOTE: in this guide, i used the raspberry pi 4 since i had no other available, but it should work with the 2 and 3b+ as well! not sure of the others)įor the OS, i used the Offline and network NOOBS package provided by raspberrypi itself, it can be found here. So in this guide, ill teach you how to use the SMB method for your PS2 portable and optimize it for power efficiency and portability. I've had a lot of trouble with PS1 games being stubborn over SMB loading but i got it to work in the end.
PS2 USB GAMES OVER 4 4GB FULL
The main reason why i made this guide is because i wanted full compatibility with PS2 AND PS1 games.
Some games are larger than 4GB that wouldnt be compatible on a FAT32 usb drives except if you use some programs, This is eliminated by the usage of NTFS since the pi can read it, hence, letting the ps2 read it!. It supports a lot of USB drives that are hit or miss on the PS2 directly. Big compatibility list.(and still growing as the devs are doing a great job on that). The SMB method is the only method here that can give you the best results for portability game loading. I wont get into HDD since it's not relevant to portablizing community. However, USB is still an option if you dont mind those. I personally have had long loading times with GTA SA. Not everygame is compatible.(Check the compatibility list here).
So what usually happens when you use the USB method? You see, the PS2 is an old console, and it utilizes USB 1.1, and the reading speeds you could get from using the USB method is way slower than the PS2 reading from a disk, in fact, according to this thread, the USB slot speeds go up to 1.5MB/s, while the CD/DVD can go from 3.6MB/s to 5.28MB/s. However there's a big downside to this method. Usually, people opt to the USB method because of its simplicity, all you need to do is connect a USB slot from the PS2 motherboard and connect your USB drive to it. Hello everyone, This is my first guide for this community.Ī small introduction into game loading methods of the ps2.