This One Hack Lets You Install PS2 Games On An exFAT Hard Drive

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[@blainelocklair]

How To Make A Free McBoot Memory Card PS2 Guide ➡ kzbin.info/www/bejne/haWqf4ynfL2foaM

[@arielaguero9627]

I installed DARKWACHT.... and it didn't work for me, the others that I have tried, more than 50 have worked this way..... have you tried this game.

[@i_unfriend_u]

I just finished the Ultimate PS2 HDD mod from your other video and I gotta say - as simple and straightforward as this method is, I appreciate the extra content that comes with the ultimate mod. Sure, the process is more advanced and time consuming (especially if you're dealing with a large number of files), but the end result is worth the effort. I see this method as ideal for someone who's new to the homebrew scene or doesn't have the time to do the ultimate mod.

[@Screamlover91]

What are the benefits? Sounds interesting

[@i_unfriend_u]

@@Screamlover91 It allows you to install any number of games to a hard drive and boot directly from the console through OPL. In essence, you can have as many games as you want without having to wear out your physical copies/swap discs.

[@cakebox_]

@@i_unfriend_u That sounds like the same exact same result from following this video.

[@d.silence8034]

Hi Blaine. I'm D from Toledo, Ohio. I just finished doing this!! Thank you!! This tutorial was amazing!! This was my first time trying anything like this. I have been watching this tutorial for almost a month. I finally decided to order everything and attempt to add more games to my PS2. I can't believe I did it! You have a lifelong fan in Toledo!!! Keep making these tutorials!!

[@nexusofgames8640]

Great news, I bought a PlayStation 2 this Christmas. Did everything on your tutorial and I'm now a proud owner of a modded PS2. Games and everything work perfectly with the new version of OPL. Can't wait to jailbreak a PlayStation 3 next year!

[@sparta1000]

From where you downloaded the games ? ( or turn the rar to iso if u did )

[@DjCinamation]

After a long day of looking for a solution to this really specific problem, I finally came across you! Thank you so much!

[@ohiograssman1564]

Thanks so much for these tutorials! I have a 4 TB Hard Drive coming for the ps2 😅 my sons are gonna have a blast not having to take care of the antiques

[@bigzbig1]

I followed your other guide on playing ps2 games on my hdd. This method seems a lot simpler. Would I have to reformat my old drive and start over in order to use this method? Also, just to clarify, this method no longer forces you to use hdl batch installer? Thanks for all your videos, super helpful!!

[@Artificial_IntelligenceX]

I'd like to know this as well. I'd like to update opl and add a few more games without having to start from scratch on my current hdd

[@Adam-C]

Well there it is, a guide to the GrimDoomer OPL update! Great walkthrough, Blaine. You’re a credit to the retro community! 👍🏻

[@blainelocklair]

Glad to see you back here. 😊

[@gibbo9089]

Brilliant as ever,and clearly explained.

[@blainelocklair]

Thank you! Always good to see you here. :)

[@TheSuperStylishSmurfs]

You helped me out a ton! The lazer in my PS2 Slim is really struggling to read my games, this new version of OPL helped out a lot It just means my games need more time to load since I don't have the Original PS2 but I don't care about that

[@Lblovewar]

Blaine is the man 💯

[@blainelocklair]

Thank you for the kind words. Stick around, there's more modding fun to be had.

[@gimmicx3798]

Yes yes he is

[@ricardorego4139]

Great video, love the clarity on each step by step! Such a useful update to OPL. I still had issues with games appearing in the OPL Games List and in the OPL Settings and in the BDM / Block Devices section turned HDD to Off - which seems counterintuitive but the games appeared! For CD games mine were all in Bin/Cue format and only OPL Manager worked to convert them into ISOs that showed up in the OPL list. I hope this helps someone out there! I'm now trying to figure out how game saves work as my FreeMcBoot Memcard in Slot 1 is almost full and most games don't seem to allow you to choose the Memcard in Slot 2. I've been physically switching after booting a game but its not ideal - any suggestions welcome!

[@jaydarke]

Go into the elfEMU, and then configure OSDSYS configuration. Then down to item number, change it to OPL. Within that’s settings you can change it to look for it in either memory card a lot. Bear in mind they’re label 0 and 1 for the slots. Not 1 and 2.

[@arielaguero9627]

You can put the memory card with the program in slot #2 and it works fine. If you have configured an elf file from the free mcboot menu, make sure to change the path to mc1.

[@arielaguero9627]

@@jaydarke I didn't understand what this configuration would be used for.

[@ArthurFreitas96]

Same here, about the hdd off config. Thank you.

[@solidvault3698]

Thanks ALOT the HDD was off on mine but it didnt detect, but once i turned it on it worked!

[@OBenn1Kenobi]

Where can you put the ART folder to get the box & disc art?? I have it on my HDD, but they don’t show up Any help is much appreciated

[@Invisiblememory]

Doesn’t work, games don’t appear no matter what, I’ve done all steps correctly, works on old opl but this new version and method is just blank

[@ixfhj]

Same thing happened to me did you ever get it resolved

[@nearvanaman]

Although I'm an experienced user, I still appreciate the micro attention to detail of Blaine's guides. 👍

[@neomhor]

Is there a 3D-printer file for the HDD spacer ? Besides, I love your tutorials and I unlocked so many consoles I own myself following your guides. Very detailed and very well explained.

[@electro_chemistry]

Worked like a charm, didn't even have to replace the *.elf file since my FMB MemCard had various versions pre-installed already!

[@jaydarke]

Your videos are amazing. I just completed this one, step by step. But for some reason my games list is not showing up. Unsure as to why.

[@lizardking3268]

@@brighterfuture7219can you guide me how to do this? My list doesn’t show up either, and can’t find an alternative method that is up to date. Im okay with using third party software, just unsure how to.

[@tristanferri9008]

Thank you so much for both of these tutorials, Blaine. I did learn something - and stoked on playing some classics

[@irvingrivero9192]

Just did it today sir & it worked flawlessly, I previously had it on usb but some games were janky & the hard drive works wayyyy better. 🎉🎉 thanks you sir.

[@colinmanton2992]

I always love your guides, and I was wondering if you could do a follow up video on adding artwork to the exFat file system drives, preferably without needing the USB stick. Keep up the great work Blaine

[@JasonHooks-hl8hu]

You can use OPL and set the target folder to your exFAT drive when its connected to your pc and do all of your editing, batch artwork from there. Working fine for me so far.

[@madmax2069]

Can't you just use the OPL manager?

[@DdragonPT]

I have got to say you have some of the best tutorials on console modding on KZbin, your work is thorough and simply fantastic

[@GiFrey]

Anyway we can use this method to load PS1 games as well?

[@scottlumsden8117]

What's the simplest methods to get PS1 games playing from the same HDD?

[@flyingwings4740]

How do you add the Artwork with this new OPL ?

[@kd4pba]

No clue but it didn't work for me. After removing the OPL directory there is simply no OPL option anymore

[@pimpedoutstereos9747]

Thankyou Blaine. I did this mod not so long ago but I couldn’t figure out how to put the OPL onto the memory card. I’ll try this method fairly soon

[@XxEmoliciousXGothxX]

Qestion I have is how do I setup PS1 games on it as well or if it can do PS1 games.

[@RaptorZX3]

SO basically, with this, you can just drag-and-drop ISOs without needing softwares like HDL-Batch-Installer to detect the PS2-formatted hard drive? And also doing the same things with ART, CFG, VMC folders as well? If i understand this well, it doesn't use a "+OPL" partition, it use the BDM folder system that the MX4SIO (and OPL Manager) use, but with all the advantages of the HDD, and you can copy ISOs of over 4gb as well?

[@blainelocklair]

That would be a Yes to all of the above.😁

[@RaptorZX3]

@@blainelocklair Also, is it only the Grimdoomer's OPL that support exFAT?

[@blainelocklair]

​@@RaptorZX3 For exFAT on internal hard drives, yes.

[@RaptorZX3]

@@blainelocklair Alright. It seem to be the same as the regular OPL, except some changes in menus maybe. So instead of pointing OPL Manager to my computer's hard drive, i can point it to the PS2 storage when plugged on my docking, for easy access to files, and everything else. So much more simplier this way, than having to copy games thru HDL-Batch-Installer, then copying all the arts and CFG to a USB drive, and then having to copy all that to the PS2 storage when plugged in. Now all that's missing is easy file transfer thru FTP on the console and it would be even more simple!

[@vermilionpt0]

@@RaptorZX3 basically yes. ditch the old software that devs are clinging to, and show grimdoomer some support and love for his work. this is so much more convenient.

[@zombiekohhi3586]

You skipped the part where you have to configure OPL to load up on the free mcboot menu which is done in the free mcboot configurator. At least you have to do this if you made your own free mcboot memory card because OPL isn't on there already.

[@monchopr3511]

Amazing. Thanks a lot! 😎 The old metjod had me carzy with errors appearing from the programs I had to use to copy the games to the SSD.

[@AveryKiwi]

What about images, Box art, etc showing up on OPL? I saw someone testing this new version of OPL with everything like the box art showing up for every game.

[@LuisQuiles-x3x]

Yes it works. I use OPL Manager to get the box art and OPL will display the box art. Also, patience is important due to the large HDD. I currently have over 1200 ps2 games on a 14TB HDD and at first took a bit to load all the games. Seems after cache it starts loading faster after the initial start ups. I've been waiting for this to do a complete NTSC library. Almost done and can't wait (on letter R)

[@blainelocklair]

​@@LuisQuiles-x3x That's quite impressive and you're right. OPL manager is a fantastic tool that works great with this build.

[@LuisQuiles-x3x]

@@blainelocklair Thank you Blaine! Also, thank you for all the content you continue to upload. You're most certainly one of the best (one of my favorites) when it comes to tutorials. Thank you again!

[@JohnMichaels-l3n]

I followed this tutorial and I got it to work. I love it so far. I have 2 questions. 1. Can you add cover art to this version of opl? If so how? 2. Can you play ps1 games with this version of opl? If so how?

[@Toysmite]

Quick question would it work on ps2 phat Japan console?

[@singlastbender4234]

Great walkthrough, Blaine how to set up ps1

[@boredstudent]

I like that this OPL is also compatible with MX4SIO.

[@bit-map]

Thank you for this video. Was also stumped until you said to enable BDM in the settings. So far is there a way to run PS1 games via popstarter with this version of OPL?

[@Moogle007]

Loved this video, works great and tutorial is very easy to follow. Can you do the same adding ps1 games on the same way. 👍🏻

[@epicworldofgames8736]

❤The most soothing person to listen and best tutorials❤

[@blainelocklair]

Thank you. Just want to give it my best and help as many people as I can. Thanks for being here.

[@Toysmite]

hi i followed every steps and opl shows my game list, but when i click play it gos to black screen please help

[@paultv6636]

SAME FOR ME HOW TO FIX THIS

[@Hamzzini25]

Thanks for the method followed it step by step it actually worked

[@bigfella6629]

How does one tell what games go in the CD or DVD folders?

[@alexsmith8021]

Just discovered your channel, great content sir!

[@ATthemusician]

The first time i did this i got games to show uo in HDD games. Turned off console, went back into the menu, and now nothing. No games listed. Booted HDD up on computer and everything looks fine. Whats going on?

[@GrimmHollywood]

did you ever figure it out? it's Day 1 of this for me. pulling my hair out.

[@ymiggs]

@@GrimmHollywoodwe live the same life. Did you get it figured out?

[@GrimmHollywood]

I did actually bro! You need to relaunch the new OPL file that you just put in the Free McBoot card everytime, instead of going straight to the OPL on the main menu. So what you are doing is telling the memory card to launch this new version. Go through and set everything up, and in Block Devices put HDD on. You'll know it's working beforehand because the settings of OPL will look different and have more options. Then tinker around with refreshing the games list and they'll pop up. Just remember to access the games by going through the boot drive in the PS2, by booting up this new version of OPL. Lemme know if it works. if not I can make a video.

[@dannym2330]

Thanks for the video Blaine. It's also possible play ps1 games?

[@geoffnaylor3734]

OPL isn't in my boot folder for the free mcboot memory card I have.

[@lizardking3268]

I followed macho nachos guide and my games don’t populate, anyone else have this issue?

[@ryans9557]

The ps2 has been a nightmare for me.

[@scoobertgaming69]

fr

[@Ichabod_Jericho]

Admittedly, this requires some cash to get goin. Seems about $120 in supplies. I can’t imagine what I’d use a hard drive reader for in the future. 😅 but once it’s done, you’ve got quite the gem. Best to have your collection digitized before it rots away!

[@Doomfloyd]

@@Ichabod_Jericho I just used the sata port from my mobo it saves a couple bucks.

[@Gamerstan80]

I just bought a USB hd and put games on it and I thought I could just put games on the hd and then open it with free mcboot card the freemcb doesn't even load if the hd is plugged in to the ps2

[@matthewdaly565]

@@Gamerstan80there is a setting you can change for that

[@DJGalaxyHome]

This is really cool and fast, Thanks for this video

[@lybniss7913]

Love your vids Blaine, thank you for all the detailed tutorials, you always save me from hours of confusion and research

[@blainelocklair]

Glad to be of help. If you need anymore help, either myself or a friend of mine in the comments will help. I really love the community we've built here.

[@abdelll9737]

How am I supposed to know which game is dvd and which is in cd format? Things can't just be easy. Now I gotta go figure out for each of the 100+ games which is cd and which is dvd. I give up man!

[@yungcerr]

did you ever find out?

[@AhCrap1]

@@yungcerr DVD is ISO format, CD is BIN/CUE

[@123jerry11]

Do you have link for the 3d printed bracket you used?

[@Fvcc_boy]

Thank you so much bro! I'm new to the retro gaming scene. I've been so frustrated and literally been close to tears the past 3 days trying to figure out how to add iso games on my external hard drive, I tried everything and watched tutorials on KZbin but I ended up failing... Thanks to you I finally did it! The way you explain things is just so much clearer and didn't know it was this easy. Thanks bro!

[@abdelll9737]

I did what you said and you messed up my pc dude! It says: “reboot and select proper boot device…” and it wont go away. I should’ve never done this man!

[@zanehowell5796]

I tried following MachoNachos guide and this guide and while i have installed the version of OPL correctly, no games are showing up, they are separated in the CD and DVD files and are correctly formatted to ISO, am completely stumped, any help would be great Cheers

[@Averdin7]

I am having the same issue.

[@Benzyl_Penoxide]

@zanehowell5796 Any luck? Having the same issues

[@carblazer31672]

Also having the same issue

[@GrimmHollywood]

@@carblazer31672 anyone found a fix? Currently doing this right now. The one step that Blaine here has done differently is to delete the old version of OPL within the Free McBoot memory card, and replace the NEW OPL file in that. However, still no games are coming up.

[@GrimmHollywood]

anyone found a fix? Currently doing this right now. The one step that Blaine here has done differently is to delete the old version of OPL within the Free McBoot memory card, and replace the NEW OPL file in that. However, still no games are coming up.

[@Toysmite]

Hi I did the steps the the OPL folder is missing please help

[@igodreamer7096]

Great work there, Blaine. PS2 can shine again! Hahaha

[@blainelocklair]

It's always been shining. It's people like you and the others in this community that keep it shining. The Playstation 2 is a fantastic system.

[@joejr253]

Blaine, where’d you get that 3.5” Hdd stl for 3d printing? I was going to print my own

[@TurtlePower99]

Now it just needs PS1 Game support... then im all set

[@alexchandler3756]

And you just add Iso game on CD or DVD on hardrive ?

[@rodolfocosta2503]

I found one HDD in a store that is the same model but the difference is that it's "7200RPM", will it work too?

[@darkmods3645]

I do the procedure as in the video but it does not recognize the hdd in the opl, I use the same network adapter, any suggestions?

[@BALDOGON]

Hey Blaine, does your ps1 video method to play them on USB via opl compatible with this opl as well? Awesome video by the way!!😁

[@jonbrumbaugh332]

I'm trying to find an answer to this but hosting them on HDD on this exfat set up

[@sunlightcrusader2824]

I have a Mac, my windows laptop won't charge so I'm going to be attempting this on a Mac. I'm sure it'll be fine, but I'll update everyone just in case. This is obviously a much easier process on windows!

[@bigzbig1]

Are you able to install OPL directly to the exfat HDD like in your other video? Or is that only possible with fat32 HDDs?

[@Mackten420]

ive got this spare 500G IDE laying around i was gonna put in....will this work for it?

[@Saar1981]

Buy sata hdd

[@Mackten420]

@@Saar1981 lol i just have a 500gig ide that works is all

[@michaelwebber9986]

what about art covers. is it drag and drop also?

[@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem]

Yeah

[@Adam.212]

I don't know if its related to me using a exFAT hard drive , but resetting the console doesn't work properly, it hangs for a while then completly shutdowns

[@UmarAbid]

How do i play ps1 games were do i put bin and cue files?

[@chrisjbrown147]

Worked great, thanks so much!

[@danbaucom]

Now we need any size internal HDD for PS3. ~1.5TB isn't enough.

[@blainelocklair]

I'll agree with you there. The further you go along in game generations, the more storage games take up

[@pokedholes]

Blaine, do you think the hard drive method is best way of all to jailbreak the ps2? Since just the mcboot and usb method doesn’t have fast/smooth results

[@DaOptimus1]

I guess this isn't compatible with every drive. I used my original sata drive that I had setup. Reformatted drive to exfat per instructions and updated opl to the latest version. Drive isn't being recognized after saving the opl settings. I read the read me file and apparently this is the case of drives not being compatible and or additional changes are necessary to ulaunch as it was indicated in the read me. What's strange is that I used that drive previously with the opl formatting it. Oh well thar process was long. I won't redo it and much rather wait or look for another drive.

[@gabriellundes7062]

Hey, random question, but did you use the SABRENT USB 3.0 to USB to connect your hard drive to your computer?

[@americangamer1632]

I for some reason wasn't able to copy the opl files over, in that case you can just launch it from the usb and it will still work

[@majorgear1021]

It’s sad that development stopped on this update. it had a lot of promise to make playing games from hdd easier.

[@volvoguy804]

What if you're setting this up for the first time and don't have OPL? Your previous video had more steps. I'd rather go the exfat way, so I don't have any issues with games over 4gb. Update: Following the other video, it worked out great. Still using HDL Batch Installer to add games, but its updated version is a lot better. And games over 4gb work fine.

[@carlmad103]

Will this work with external hard drive

[@Jackmiov]

I try this option and it didnt show me the opl folder to delete

[@itsjyso3325]

same u can help ?????? @blainelocklair

[@volvoguy804]

I think he did a previous video of installing OPL and this video is an update of OPL he helped install before It's confusing because he did not incude a lot of steps he did in the past video.

[@Jackmiov]

@@volvoguy804 oh man thats unlucky i will try the other method with hdl batch installer it didnt worked for me because i had a sata usb cable and it didnt gave the hdd enough power

[@volvoguy804]

⁠@@Jackmiov yea definitely would recommend the dock, I had no issues with mine. They're only about $40. BTW the HDL batch installer is an updated version and is much easier to use. Still, just follow his steps from his previous video, and when you get to that part, you'll see what I mean.

[@foxworks]

Has anyone run into a game limit with this version of OPL? Mine will freeze up loading the games list. Was able to get it successfully load at around 200. Still testing.

[@foxworks]

Solved my own issue, I have a corrupted iso image backup. Thankfully it's in the CD folder which is much smaller than the DVD, making finding the culprit easier.

[@DokesConspiracyNetwork]

​@@foxworkshow'd u find the corrupt iso?

[@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem]

I did every step you did, and when I launch a game, it's just a black screen. Any help?

[@JayZhu]

Can you please cover how to transfer games through local network? and if this exist then how: transfer games from USB to internal HDD?

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

I can see the games on my ps2 but none of them will load. Just goes to a black screen.

[@OBenn1Kenobi]

can you copy the directory on the USB stick onto either the FMCB card or the HDD so you don’t have to launch OPL from the USB stick?

[@nijism]

Is there anyway to know if my iso is from a CD or DVD ?

[@hxclambfan]

General rule of thumb is under 700mb is a CD based game & over that is DVD. If you're ripping it from an actual disk it's the purple backed games that are CD based.

[@ZanikMuts]

Hello, i am new to the PS2 scene, and how do i know what games are CD and DVD ?

[@markcollins2704]

How do I get my PS2 to boot to opl instead of going to the browser Everytime?

[@coolsurein]

I think in this method we cannot use art files and we cannot boot without free mc boot memory card

[@charismatubagus]

My games inside my exfat hdd were not seen..even though when I filled only one game the game was seen. How did this happen?

[@GhibliNova]

Games aren't showing up. I did everything the exact same

[@mrpunjana4019]

Same issue did you find out how to get games to show? Thanks

[@GhibliNova]

@@mrpunjana4019 I kept fiddling with it, updated freemcboot, and eventually it worked, I'm not sure exactly which part made it work

[@jonbrumbaugh332]

I have a few questions. How do I run ps1 roms with this new set up? Does popstarter work on exfat? Is there a way to run popstarter to play ps1 roms as easily as drag and dropping ps2 iso? I also can't seem to get devil may cry 3 special edition to show up in OPL I can't be the only one trying to figure these out

[@cpmagneticmedia]

I’m having the same ps1 issue

[@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem]

No, you can't play ps1 games

[@jonbrumbaugh332]

@@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem yeah you can. I can't remember what I did tho 😂

[@gulas_s_houskovym_knedlikem]

@@jonbrumbaugh332 i think you also added a different version of OPL and used USB to play psx games

[@MichaelLunzer]

Can I use FreeHDBoot on the hard drive formatted as a exFAT drive (so I can boot it without a FreeMCBoot memory card) and add the games easily?

[@davidgill7412]

Not currently.

[@samfadel4997]

U can't

[@NoThanksnothanks]

How do I get the “ART” over? Is that doable in this setup?

[@wilddogg1377]

Do you know why I can't save changes in OSD settings ? Everytime I try to save it's still 4:3 RGB

[@TheVoidofNothing11]

Not working for me spent all night and it didnt work. Now I messed up my memory card had for years. I still have my old hdd with all my games but now my free mcboot wont load it. Man im upset. Edit: turns out the latest version didn't work for me tried previous and it worked now I just need to redo my memory card

[@adnanehajjiya7659]

I followed all the steps and copy all my games ISO into the hard drive, sometimes work perfectly sometimes I only got black screen when I play it again, is there anyone facing this problem, and what the solution?

[@thefam9179]

Can you use OPL on pc to download the art ?

[@Nadoriadoga]

OPL-manager, yes. Then, with this version supporting exFAT formatted drives, you can just copy paste the ART folder into the PS2

[@gustavovj]

I'm getting 221 error: harddisk drive not detected, I made sure it was formatted to exFat, any ideas?

[@R9anSmart]

Do you know why OPL would be giving me debug code pink when trying to use OPL via memory card but works fine when using OPL on USB?

[@kipper2k]

How can PS1 games be loaded now from HDD, is it possible ? Thanx for the great vid... edit.. i think there is a way to be able to get PS1 games working, will need to find the parts i need. so in theory you should be able to use 2 x SATA drives. If i can make time i will play

[@blainelocklair]

Cool. Thanks, and enjoy that PS2! Such a legendary system. :)

[@KoncadeGaming]

How do you get the art working with this configuration? I copied the art folder and contenrs to the exfat drive but the art doesnt show up

[@jinkhan7128]

Yes! Same question! Please make a video on this

[@blainelocklair]

Just wondering, did you enable artwork in settings. The great thing about this build is that the ART and CFG folders can reside on the hard drive. Please keep me up-to-date. We want to try to help as many people as we can.

[@KoncadeGaming]

@@blainelocklair will check that thanks 🙏

[@blainelocklair]

@@KoncadeGaming just remember to save settings after making the change.

[@KoncadeGaming]

@@blainelocklair yup cover art works now the art option is not enabled by default under display settings. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction 😄