Playstation 2: Apps to HDD Tutorial
A guide outlining how to store your ELFs and exploit support files on the PS2 HDD. Saves memory card space.
How To Move Applications To the HDD & Configurate Keylauncher To boot From the HDD
By: Guess_who (exploitstaion.com mod’)
Requirements
- ps2menu-k
- Keylauncher
- HDD
- ps2 save builder
Prepare your exploit as usual with the title.db config for your psx game
Determine what ps2 apps you want within your exploit save. (note must have ps2menu-k and keylauncher, available in the downloads section)
READYING KEYLAUNCHER
As usual put all the ps2 app (.elf) within the FILES folder.
change keylauncher's file name to boot.elf.
EDITING KEYLAUNCHER'S KL.DAT
AUTO=5
[]=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
/\=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
O=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
X=rom0:OSDSYS;psone backups
R1=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname;asigned name
R2=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
R3=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
L1=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
L2=hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup/APPS/appname.ELF;asigned name
L3=mc0:/BADATA-SYSTEM/PS2MENU.ELF;PS2 Advance Menu
Replace appname with the elf's name and
Replace assigned name with the name you want to name your elf
Now use ps2 save builder and make your .max save.
Transfer your save to the memory card.
Boot up keylauncher's exploit with your psx game
Press L3 ps2menu-k to launcher ps2menu-k
After ps2menu-k is loaded up. Notice the top..
You’ll see "Working Volume:” press L1 until it says "Working Volume:hdd0:PS2MENU-K MC Backup".
It’s also important that on top it also says " copying from pfs0 ".
When both match... press start and click on "new dir"
Name the directory "APPS" in upper casing
It’s very important that the directory is named “APPS” and not apps or any other name because we config’ kl.dat to match that directory
After making the folder it would automatically send you to the APPS folder.
you'll see " . " and " .. " choose any and press triangle. By pressing Triangle on " . ", " .. " or a folder you’re changing the "copy to" folder
you'll notice below now reads " Copy to pfs0:/APPS/ "
Now press R1 and select MC0:
go into the BADATA-SYSTEM or BEDATA-SYSTEM depending on your region..
Go to the elfs you wanna copy and press Triangle.
By pressing triangle on an elf or any module or data file, you are copying them to the asigned folder stated at the buttom (Copy to...).
When done copying all your elfs over to the APPS folder, restart your system and your ready to go :)
