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All the 'magic' happens int he PS2's memory so nothing about it is permanent. Advanced users can even install FreeMcBoot onto the internal hard drive of a PS2 Fat, but even this can be undone by removing or reformatting the hard drive. Nothing about FreeMcBoot is permanent. Will It work with my PS2? Free Mcboot will work with almost any PS2. IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP! Built In Swap Magic, HD Loader, USB Extreme And Much More! PS2 FreeMCBoot (FMCB) Official Memory Card.It's Like The Swap Magic, Only BETTER! Bringing all of the same ease of use and hassle free gaming as the Swap Magic Discs - but offering a huge feature set and an almost limiteless pre-made options for adding extra software to your PS2 memory card.

Items you will need

  • PlayStation 2 (PS2)

  • PS2 memory card (at least 3.5Mb)

  • USB/Flash drive

  • Free McBoot 'Noobie' package file download

  • Auto-boot file for Free McBoot 'Noobie' package

Free McBoot works with PlayStation 2 Memory cards and homebrew application. These games are not officially licensed and often programmed by nonprofessional game designers. Free McBoot allows these homemade games to be launched on the PS2 game console. Using Free McBoot simply involves downloading and installing the game. It is a fairly straightforward process that almost any regular gamer will be able to complete.

Download the Free McBoot Noobie Package that has 'FREE_MCBOOT.ELF' and 'INSTALL' files. A link to the website containing these files is provided below. Click the Package file to start the download. Save the file in your choice of locations on your computer.

Open the Free McBoot Noobie Package. Locate and click on the file folder on your computer. This opens a new window containing all the files within the folder.

Right click and copy both the 'FREE_MCBOOT.ELF' and 'INSTALL' files. Open your USB stick drive window. Click the drive file containing your USB stick. Paste the files onto your USB stick drive window.

Turn on your PS2. Press the power button on the front of the game console.

Launch 'FREE_MCBOOT.ELF' on your PS2. Insert your USB stick into your PS2. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation. The installation places the program in the OSD, or main, menu of your PS2. The installation file will be automatically detected when you insert the USB stick into your PS2.

Play a homebrew game on your PS2. The game should launch properly with the newly installed Free McBoot files. No further action need be taken to use Free McBoot because of its ability to auto-run and work with the homebrew game.

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Items you will need

  • PlayStation 2

  • PlayStation 2 compatible memory card

  • Blank USB drive

  • SwapMagic disk

While many gamers have moved on from the PlayStation 2 (PS2) to its more powerful successor, a group of enthusiasts have been using the PlayStation 2's powerful hardware to run homebrew applications. One such application, Simple Media System (SMS), allows you to play Mp3's and videos from a USB drive or burned CDs, effectively turning your PS2 into a powerful media center. The key to installing these programs is a retail product called SwapMagic, which allows you to boot PS2 applications from a USB drive.

Instructions

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Download both the Free McBoot Noobie Package and uLaunchELF from the resources section.

Connect your USB drive to your computer. Right-click the drive and select properties. Make sure the file system line says FAT32. If it does not, click format and select FAT32.

Note: Formatting the USB drive will erase any data on it.

Copy the FREE_MCBOOT.ELF file and the INSTALL directory from the Free McBoot Noobie Package archive into the root directory of your USB drive.

Create another folder in the root directory called SWAPMAGIC. The folder name must be in all caps.

Extract the BOOT.ELF from the uLaunchELF archive into the new SWAPMAGIC directory.

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Rename the BOOT.ELF file that you just extracted to SWAPMAGIC.ELF. The file name must be in all caps.

Remove the USB drive from your computer and plug it into your PlayStation 2.

Plug your memory card into slot one.

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Boot up your SwapMagic disk. The SwapMagic splash screen will appear. Then, uLaunchELF will start.

Enter uLaunchELF's browser by pressing O.

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Navigate to 'mass:/' and run FREE_MCBOOT.ELF This will bring up the Free McBoot installer.

Select the 'Normal Install' option and select 'slot 1' from the following prompt. This will install Free McBoot onto the memory card. You may now unplug the USB drive.

Select 'Launch FMCB' once the installer has finished. You will see new options in the Sony main menu. Select the 'SMS' option. This will start the Simple Media System (SMS).

Plug the USB drive with music files into the front USB port.

Select the USB icon in SMS and browse to the music file you wish to play. Press x to play the file. Enjoy.

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