This guide will assist in the installation of Free McBoot v1.8. If another version is desired one should just swap the one in the archive with the other one (this is more precisely covered in the appropriate part of the guide). PS2 Memory card (I used the official 8Mb card) OLLi_s8h – FMCB v1.8 _ ARMax _ USB-Pack.rar ( link) Action Replay Max Evo without media player If you have a disc with Max Media Player, you’ll be better off following this guide byįor this guide one needs the following materials: This guide is intended for those who have wound up with a Action Replay Max Evo disc with no media player. Those who have the fat PS2 may also use the PS1 Exploit by pepsi_max2k, found at: I supply here a rewritten and English version of these instructions which were in German, and can be read in their original state at this link: To install linux you need the following things: #Linux boot.Credit where credit is due: OLLis8h aka N73User who have made these instructions and created the necessary archives. Memory card exploit Free McBoot (working with old slim PSTwo).Memory card exploit memory card exploit (not working with slim PSTwo).Action Replay: The ARmax media player can start (I don't have a modchip, but this method should work, you need to generate a system.cnf file to start kloader.elf).A method to boot the files is required to start 2 memory card (recommended, but not required).TV screen and a video cable (you can use the normal PS2 video cable).Network adapter SCPH-10350 or SCPH-10281 for PS2 (recommended, required to connect the hard disc).Hard disc (recommended), all data will be deleted (you can also use a USB memory stick, but then you need to change the scsi device path at your own).Please download blackrhino_baseimage-1.0.tar.gz from Sourceforge Download PS2 Linux Kernel with VFAT support (devfs).SCPH-50004 or SCPH-39004, slim PSTwo SCPH-70000 is not recommended). Note: It is easier to start the Linux Live DVD and extract the baseimage from the DVD.

The base image is at /oldroot/cdrom/SRC/BASE-1.0.TGZ. The kernel is on the DVD at BOOT/VMLINUX.GZ. To get the command line, you need to start xterm from the menu.

Then you need to enter the command 'su' to get root access.

Start 'kloader.elf' using your preferred booting method.Create directory 'ps2linux' on a USB memory stick and copy all files here (vmlinux, vfs, initrd.gz and blackrhino_baseimage-1.0.tar.gz).Note: The screen shots are from an old kernelloader version, you should use the newest version. At startup you will see the following screen.

You can use the PS2 controller to navigate through the menu. It is also possible to use a USB keyboard and press UP and DOWN keys. You can select a menu entry by pressing RETURN.

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