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With 155 million sold, the PS2 was the best-selling gaming console ever. Home-brew development is still going on, and many games recover online gaming capability since developers are rewriting the game server. A list of PlayStation 2 Online Games is available [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbxOGm4dPxZ4Vbzyu3XxBnZmuPx3Ue-cPqBeTxtnvkQ here].

= Emulation =

This section explains how to run Playstation 2 games on NixOS. ~~A dedicated [[Games]] page lists games and reports on their successful execution on NixOS.~~

This section explains how to run Playstation 2 games on NixOS.

== PCSX2 ==

You need a legal copy of your ps2 bios. There are many ways to do it, i just describe an easy but ~~slowly~~ one using uLaunchELF :

You need a legal copy of your ps2 bios. There are many ways to do it, so I will just describe an easy but slow one using uLaunchELF:

1/ get latest ps2ident from https://~~www.ps2-home~~.com/~~forum~~/~~viewtopic.php?p=11926#p11926~~

1/ get latest ps2ident from https://github.com/ps2homebrew/PS2Ident/releases/tag/stable

2/ extract somewhere on an USB mass storage

3/ launch it from uLaunchELF (mass:) , then select USB as save device

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== Building the open source PS2SDK on NixOS ==

You can use the following nix-shell script to build the open source PS2SDK through [https://github.com/ps2dev/~~ps2toolchain ps2toolchain~~].

You can use the following nix-shell script to build the open source PS2SDK through [https://github.com/ps2dev/ps2dev ps2dev].

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name = "ps2dev";

targetPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs; [

autoconf

automake

libtool

gnumake

clang

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texinfo

bash

file

bison

flex

gettext

gsl

gnum4

gmp.dev

gmp.out

mpfr.out

mpfr.dev

libmpc

cmake

zlib.dev

zlib.out

]);

runScript = "bash";

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name = "ps2dev-shell";

nativeBuildInputs = [ fhs ];

hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];

shellHook = ''

# or whatever you want

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export PS2SDK=$PS2DEV/ps2sdk

export PATH=$PATH:$PS2DEV/bin:$PS2DEV/ee/bin:$PS2DEV/iop/bin:$PS2DEV/dvp/bin:$PS2SDK/bin

export CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PS2DEV

exec ps2dev

'';

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= ~~Retail~~ =

= PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay =

Read more about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay

Only genuine Sony adapter offers network capability, you can upgrade them to sata thanks to a SATA mod kit from bitfunx or maxdiypower. On slim model, you can find kit too, but you will need to solder on the motherboard.

== HDD Partitioning ==

Playstation 2 use PFS filesystem. You could use pfsshell on PC. pfsshell's author advises you to not use it as root.

Playstation 2 use PFS filesystem and APA partitions see [https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/kernelloader/Sony%20Linux%20Toolkit/Package%20Update%20Files/apa/libhdd_ref.pdf?viasf=1 libHdd Reference Manual] for more information. You could use pfsshell on PC to create APA partition and format to PFS. pfsshell's author advises you to not use it as root.

# chown myuser /dev/sdb

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0x0100 1024MB __common

</syntaxhighlight>

=== install wLauncher ===

In order to be able to launch unofficial software, you can:

* launch a dvd with [https://cturt.github.io/freedvdboot.html FreeDVDBoot]

* have a modchip

* boot with a FMCB installed memory card

* boot on HDD with an elf launcher like wLauncher or [https://github.com/parrado/SoftDev2 SoftDev2]

Extract [https://web.archive.org/web/20221210004709/https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/download/file.php?id=15758&sid=f956d2accefb993288a6791c7c85a5c0 this archive] (wLE_kHn_20200810.7z md5:430af5615895736d96b4f7156e92b2b0 [https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5128 dl source]) then call hdl_dump:

$ hdl_dump initialize /dev/sdb MBR.KELF

=== install FHDB (Free HDBoot) ===

~~Alternatively you could simply use an image disc with dd ( as windows people use HDDGURU~~: ~~HDD Raw Copy Tool) , for example FHDB image disc ( like~~ https://~~www~~.~~ps2-home~~.com/~~forum~~/~~download~~/~~file.php?id=12450 ) , that way you can use homebrews too :~~

Get FMCB installer from official website: https://sites.google.com/view/ysai187/home/projects/fmcbfhdb

~~<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">~~

You should be able to launch it following the instruction there.

~~dd if=FHDB.img of=/dev/sdb status=progress~~

~~</syntaxhighlight>~~

~~FHDB is slower than FMCB but you can use~~ it ~~to install FMCB~~.

=== Install games ===

Use hdl_dump (see hdl_dump help) :

Games doesn't use PFS but HDLoader partition so we can't rely on pfsshell to install them. Use hdl_dump (see hdl_dump help):

$ hdl_dump install /dev/sdb Final\ Fantasy\ X\ $France$.iso

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=== Samba ===

~~works~~ fine - example soon.

Works fine - example soon.

=== FTP transfer ===

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A very slow solution ( ~ 500KB/s ).

* PC side (client) :

* PC side (client):

PS2 doesn't support TLS, use plain FTP. (tested with filezilla)

* PS2 side (server) :

* PS2 side (server):

Launch ps2net. You need to activate hdd (exploring it in uLaunchELF for example) before ps2net to share it.

[[Category:Gaming]]

[[Category:Applications]]

[[Category:Hardware]]

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+With 155 million sold, the PS2 was the best-selling gaming console ever. Home-brew development is still going on, and many games recover online gaming capability since developers are rewriting the game server. A list of PlayStation 2 Online Games is available [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bbxOGm4dPxZ4Vbzyu3XxBnZmuPx3Ue-cPqBeTxtnvkQ here].
 = Emulation =
-This section explains how to run Playstation 2 games on NixOS.  A dedicated [[Games]] page lists games and reports on their successful execution on NixOS.
+This section explains how to run Playstation 2 games on NixOS.
 == PCSX2 ==
-You need a legal copy of your ps2 bios. There are many ways to do it, i just describe an easy but slowly one using uLaunchELF :
+You need a legal copy of your ps2 bios. There are many ways to do it, so I will just describe an easy but slow one using uLaunchELF:
-/ get latest ps2ident from https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=11926#p11926
+/ get latest ps2ident from https://github.com/ps2homebrew/PS2Ident/releases/tag/stable
 / extract somewhere on an USB mass storage
 / launch it from uLaunchELF (mass:) , then select USB as save device
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 == Building the open source PS2SDK on NixOS ==
-You can use the following nix-shell script to build the open source PS2SDK through [https://github.com/ps2dev/ps2toolchain ps2toolchain].
+You can use the following nix-shell script to build the open source PS2SDK through [https://github.com/ps2dev/ps2dev ps2dev].
 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
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    name = "ps2dev";
    targetPkgs = pkgs: (with pkgs; [
+    autoconf
+    automake
+    libtool
      gnumake
      clang
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      texinfo
      bash
+    file
+    bison
+    flex
+    gettext
+    gsl
+    gnum4
+    gmp.dev
+    gmp.out
+    mpfr.out
+    mpfr.dev
+    libmpc
+    cmake
+    zlib.dev
+    zlib.out
    ]);
    runScript = "bash";
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    name = "ps2dev-shell";
    nativeBuildInputs = [ fhs ];
+  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
    shellHook = ''
      # or whatever you want
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      export PS2SDK=$PS2DEV/ps2sdk
      export PATH=$PATH:$PS2DEV/bin:$PS2DEV/ee/bin:$PS2DEV/iop/bin:$PS2DEV/dvp/bin:$PS2SDK/bin
+    export CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PS2DEV
      exec ps2dev
      '';
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 </syntaxhighlight>
-= Retail =
+= PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay =
+Read more about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2_Expansion_Bay
+Only genuine Sony adapter offers network capability, you can upgrade them to sata thanks to a SATA mod kit from bitfunx or maxdiypower. On slim model, you can find kit too, but you will need to solder on the motherboard.
 == HDD Partitioning ==
-Playstation 2 use PFS filesystem. You could use pfsshell on PC. pfsshell's author advises you to not use it as root.
+Playstation 2 use PFS filesystem and APA partitions see [https://master.dl.sourceforge.net/project/kernelloader/Sony%20Linux%20Toolkit/Package%20Update%20Files/apa/libhdd_ref.pdf?viasf=1 libHdd Reference Manual] for more information. You could use pfsshell on PC to create APA partition and format to PFS. pfsshell's author advises you to not use it as root.
 <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 # chown myuser /dev/sdb
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 x0100  1024MB __common
 </syntaxhighlight>
+=== install wLauncher ===
+In order to be able to launch unofficial software, you can:
+* launch a dvd with [https://cturt.github.io/freedvdboot.html FreeDVDBoot]
+* have a modchip
+* boot with a FMCB installed memory card
+* boot on HDD with an elf launcher like wLauncher or [https://github.com/parrado/SoftDev2 SoftDev2]
+Extract [https://web.archive.org/web/20221210004709/https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/download/file.php?id=15758&sid=f956d2accefb993288a6791c7c85a5c0 this archive] (wLE_kHn_20200810.7z md5:430af5615895736d96b4f7156e92b2b0 [https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5128 dl source]) then call hdl_dump:
+ $ hdl_dump initialize /dev/sdb MBR.KELF
 === install FHDB (Free HDBoot) ===
-Alternatively you could simply use an image disc with dd ( as windows people use HDDGURU: HDD Raw Copy Tool) , for example FHDB image disc ( like https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/download/file.php?id=12450 ) , that way you can use homebrews too :
+Get FMCB installer from official website: https://sites.google.com/view/ysai187/home/projects/fmcbfhdb
-<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
+You should be able to launch it following the instruction there.
-dd if=FHDB.img of=/dev/sdb status=progress
-</syntaxhighlight>
-FHDB is slower than FMCB but you can use it to install FMCB.
 === Install games ===
-Use hdl_dump (see hdl_dump help) :
+Games doesn't use PFS but HDLoader partition so we can't rely on pfsshell to install them. Use hdl_dump (see hdl_dump help):
    $ hdl_dump install /dev/sdb Final\ Fantasy\ X\ \(France\).iso
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 === Samba ===
-works fine - example soon.
+Works fine - example soon.
 === FTP transfer ===
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 A very slow solution ( ~ 500KB/s ).
-* PC side (client) :
+* PC side (client):
 PS2 doesn't support TLS, use plain FTP. (tested with filezilla)
-* PS2 side (server) :
+* PS2 side (server):
 Launch ps2net. You need to activate hdd  (exploring it in uLaunchELF for example) before ps2net to share it.
+[[Category:Gaming]]
+[[Category:Applications]]
+[[Category:Hardware]]