Sony PSX DESR-5000 power supply
Hi all, I have a PSX DESR-5000 that I'm looking to convert the internal power supply from the original 100v Japanese one to a Australian/European 240v. Has anyone attempted this at all yet? And if so,...
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Hi all, I have a PSX DESR-5000 that I'm looking to convert the internal power supply from the original 100v Japanese one to a Australian/European 240v. Has anyone attempted this at all yet? And if so,...
View ArticleNo Disk Spin, No Error, NEW Laser Moves and Clicks.
Hello, I am trying to resurrect an old PS2 I used to play as a kid. Looking around, I thought it was simply a laser issue, so I bought a new laser on Amazon and installed it. (Yes, I removed the solder...
View ArticleLooking for help with optical drive
30001R takes 3 minutes to read a disc. It reads every type of disc, but they all take 3 minutes. Once loaded, everything operates normally. replaced the laser twice, replaced dead worm gear, replaced...
View ArticlePS2's builtin PS1 functions: documentation?
Is there any good documentation on how the builtin PS1 stuff works? (Is it an emulator or is it hardware-backed?) I'd like to poke at it a little, see what happens in weird scenarios.
View ArticleAbout the alleged PSX (PS2 DVR) overheating issue
There is this myth about the PSX having overheating issues floating around the internet. However, I highly doubt that's actually true. My DESR-7700 only measures around ~30 - 32 °C after playing...
View ArticleMechacon crash fix?
Hi So do we have any working fix for Mechacon that fixes laser burnout issues? Year ago after dumping mechacon someone wrote: It may be possible to fix the laser burnout issues (especially when using...
View ArticleHow to load games from USB
Hello Everyone, I brought a new Memory card and it's showing dev.i and OPL open ps2 loader, After selecting any of the options its asks to copy and "no destination available for copying to." What...
View ArticleBest DVD that will not scratch ?
Hello . I've been giving some attention to my PS2 lately and i came upon some questions . As most of you have read, the best DVDs would be Verbatim , those with MCC code . But they will scratch so...
View ArticleWhat is Wrong With this PS2?
The PS2 model in question is a NTSC-J SCPH-50000 PS2 with a GH-029 motherboard. Console was warranty sticker sealed so never modded. Symptoms: Without a memory card, audio and movie disks appear in the...
View ArticleTool that was used to create PS2
Hello What is the name of the tool that was used by Sony to create and design PS2? I know it was even mentioned in some dumps but I can't find it. It was internal name. found it. it was GmainX(MINIRA)
View ArticleWhat Bios version DTL-T10000 use?
What Bios version DTL-T10000 use? It is newer than 2.30?
View ArticleWhat the heck?!? ESR is not working!!
I’m trying to play Persona 3 FES. I patched the iso, I’m using Verbatim discs and when I open ESR GUI, it says unknown media type. What am I doing wrong!?
View ArticleHow to install ESR
How do I install the latest version of ESR on FMCB 1.966. I tried renaming the dvd direct file to ESR.ELF but it did not work(black screen). Did I miss a step or two? I didn’t use the source code file,...
View ArticlePSX DESR needs hdd
Today i just got a psx desr 5100s for 10$ plus shipping, but with no hard drive andi know that the hard drive is encrypted to each machine and i'm trying to making it work again by give it a new hard...
View ArticleMODBO 5.0 problem on scph 90000 console
So I finally managed to mod my ps2 to somebody and when i use it on day 1 everything fines it boots up very fast and it works normally (i mean still it is but we're just getting started) so technically...
View ArticleHow to get POPStarter via SMB to work?
Whenever I run the renamed POPStarter.ELF via SMB, it says: "Connecting to smb... LOGON has failed (0).".
View ArticleEditing the OSDSYS' entries with Notepad makes OSDSYS messed up
If I edit the OSDSYS' entries with Notepad it makes OSDSYS messed up. Editing it with FMCB Configurator takes a lot of time.
View ArticleFMCB Inject Function
I remember there being a version (1.8C?) that you could create a folder named INJECT in the root of your USB with the rest of the installer files. In that folder you renamed an ELF file EMBED.ELF (like...
View ArticleFreeDVDBoot and ESR Patcher by Jabu
Just one question for now: is this patcher still considered "experimental" or has it been a proven patcher?
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