Sep 29, 2016 - Open PS2 Loader (OPL) is a 100% Open source game. And USB while also maintaining compatibility with USB Advance/Extreme format.

Formatting Currently only the FAT32 file system format is used for USB gaming and you will need special format software that can overcome the FAT32 limitations in a Windows formatting. The recommened method is to first format the drive with Windows to the NTFS file system, to ensure you have full use of the drive space. Then use the USB Extreme ul_format.exe (command-line) to format to FAT32 before installing any games. Format process: NTFS Format This is recommended for used drives that have multiple partitions or limited use of the drive. Connect the USB device to the PC Goto My Computer and right-click it, select Properties > Manage. This will bring up the Computer Management window Select Disk Managment under the Storage title in the left panel window.

In the right-side window a list of all your connected device are displayed. Choose the one that is your USB device and right-click it. Select Format and in the window that appears, choose NTFS from the drop-down box, then OK to start the formatting process. Depending on the size of the HDD, it may take a while for it to complete. Note: If your drive is already using its maximum space and has a single partition, then you can skip this step and go on to formatting to FAT32.

FAT32 Format • Download the the and extract the 2 files to your C: drive, as we are going to be using the Command Prompt and it will cut down on the typing a bit. You can place them anywhere you want, but the commands will be different for your file paths if you do. Predohraniteli pezho 306. • Click on the Start bar and select Run • Type CMD or command and then OK. The Command window should appear, so type in cd C: and then press the enter key. • You should now be in the C:/ directory, so type in ul_format FORMAT (example: ul_format H FORMAT ) and press the enter key to begin the format process. ( you can just type ul_format.exe to bring up the help menu) Again, depending on the size of the drive it may take a while to complete the process. Once complete, you are ready to begin installing your games, the ul_install.exe is for installing your games, but you can choose a different application for installing or use the ISO format.

• The game-code can be found by viewing the disc contents and will appear as a filename, from the disc label or on the side of the case. Its is very important that the game-code has an underscore and.iso in lowercase in the filename, as shown in the example below.

Instrukciya po ohrane truda predsedatelya tszh. • Wrong = SCUS -973.28.GT4. ISO • Correct = SCUS _973.28.GT4. Iso • The name will be what appears in the game list. The name must NOT exeed 32 characters ( including spaces) or it will not display. You will need to create 2 folders, CD and DVD, both MUST be uppercase.

Place these on the root of the USB device. Now place the DVD ISO's into the DVD folder and the CD ISOs into the CD folder. OPL will display them in the USB Games list along with any games you may have installed for earlier versions of OPL. Useful programs opl2iso.exe - - You can convert games that were installed for USB format (.001,.002,.003, ul.cfg ), back to ISO format.

• Place the opl2iso.exe into the game folder where your USB games are installed • Run the command prompt and type the path to the directory, then the command [ opl2iso.exe] and press the enter key. Example: D: > opl2iso.exe H: PS2SMB > opl2iso.exe iso2opl.exe - - You can rename all ISO files in your directory with one command. The filename you used for the ISO will be the name used for the renaming process.

Names can NOT be more than 32 characters ( including spaces) or it will not display in OPL. Example: Despicable Me The Game.iso is renamed to: SLUS_219.33.Despicable Me The Game.iso • Place the iso2opl.exe in the directory (CD or DVD) your ISO files are located. • Run the command prompt and type the path to your directory, then the command [ iso2opl SCAN] and press the enter key. Example: D: DVD > iso2opl SCAN You ISO files should now all be in the proper format for OPL. Installing There are several applications available that are capable of installing PS2 games to the USB Extreme file format. Open PS2 Loader comes with such an application, iso2opl.exe, but you can use any of the applications you wish to.