Press to stop): Open Ps2 Loader Server Loading Part 2: Setting up your PC (Windows 10)Ĭonnect your Ethernet cable to the PS2 Ethernet port and to your PC. You know the server is working because it'll show this screen (HDL SERVER Running. Select it and the PS2 will now start the server. Now if you saved, you should see Run HDL Server under 'Save Changes'. Make your Network Settings look like this (we are still in OPL):Īfter this, select 'Save changes', this is important. Next we'll set up the Network Configuration. I won't go into details about how to install Open PS2 Loader or how to run it, it's expected you have that figured out.įirst boot up OPL and go to settings.

HDLoader - for after you install the game you can play it.

Free MCBoot or some way to load the PS2 apps.

HDL Dump GUI V2.3 - Window/Linux Application.

Also, I won't be hosting any of these files but I will tell you the exact versions I am using. So I'm going to show you how to do that since the data to actually get this working is scattered all over the place. If you have a Ps2 specific hard drive + the Ethernet port installed into your PS2 you can use a few tools to rip backup of your legally owned games straight to the hard drive for play with HDLoader. Well to my surprise, with Free McBoot and all of it's ELFs you can't run Japanese games from the disc on an American PS2. I just bought from japan 'Initial D: Special Stage' last week and it finally came in the mail. This is totally the case for the PS2 scene as most of it's tools are from 2008. As the years go by, it gets harder and harder to use older home-brew tools.

Open ps2 loader apps