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


= Emulation =  
= Emulation =  
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== PCSX2 ==
== 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://github.com/ps2homebrew/PS2Ident/releases/tag/stable  
  1/ get latest ps2ident from https://github.com/ps2homebrew/PS2Ident/releases/tag/stable  
  2/ extract somewhere on an USB mass storage
  2/ extract somewhere on an USB mass storage
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= PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay =
= PlayStation 2 Expansion Bay =


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


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=== install wLauncher ===
=== install wLauncher ===


In order to be able to launch unofficial softwares, you can :
In order to be able to launch unofficial software, you can:
* launch a dvd with [https://cturt.github.io/freedvdboot.html FreeDVDBoot]
* launch a dvd with [https://cturt.github.io/freedvdboot.html FreeDVDBoot]
* have a modchip
* have a modchip
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=== install FHDB (Free HDBoot) ===
=== install FHDB (Free HDBoot) ===


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


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


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) :
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
   $ hdl_dump install /dev/sdb Final\ Fantasy\ X\ \(France\).iso
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=== Samba ===
=== Samba ===


works fine - example soon.
Works fine - example soon.


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


* PC side (client) :
* PC side (client):


PS2 doesn't support TLS, use plain FTP. (tested with filezilla)
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.
Launch ps2net. You need to activate hdd  (exploring it in uLaunchELF for example) before ps2net to share it.