Hello, that's 8.0.K out,
Cheers as always for all the help with it 😄

Highlights:
- GDB debugging via nops/vscode/etc (Thanks Skitchin)
- New ROMs including Tonyhax & nocash bios on the CD
(Thanks to Squaresoft74, no$, MottZilla & TonyHax peeps!)
- Can install FreePSXboot on 64k scam memory ...

@leafy

Aaah nice one!
Congrats on getting it up and running,

If you're up for it it might be possible to play some of those games with the nocash unlock if you add a switch to your mod chip. I vaguely remember for example that Medievil works fine with no$, but moans when it finds the chip as you ...

I just wanted to update that after all my issues back when, I ended up finding a suggestion online to flip my machine upside-down to see if burned games played better. They did. From there I ended up buying a for-parts PSOne machine with the better disc drive and swapping it into my SCPH-1001. Now ...

https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1/releases/tag/8.0.J

Some nice new stuff :)
Features:
- Settings menu/saving + Autoboot
- Disc identify routine
- Scam memcard detection (512k)
- Memcard Hex Editor
- Much faster booting (usually)
- Sped up the card screen a bit ...

Nice mix of devloper-focused features and quality of life stuff.
Aside from Elf and PCDrv support, there's some nice compatibility fixes, and an updated rom set from Squaresoft74

Download:
https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1/releases/tag/8.0.I

As always, thanks ...

Octane wrote: June 24th, 2021, 10:50 pm I can't get either the Japanese nor PAL versions of Bishi Bashi Special to run, and it's the only game I've encountered that doesn't boot.

Thanks for letting me know

Sweet, thanks for sharing

mistamontiel wrote: April 14th, 2021, 10:03 am Got vE now, Baby Universe runs but skippy tracks and then even the Playstation Developer DIsc working

But Heaven's Gate SLPS-00667 now does not even try hangs on green screen UniROM

Thanks, I'll take a look at Heaven's Gate.
What model are you on? (ping me on discord if it's easier, cheers)

Hiya, 8.0.Eish and 8.0.Fish were minor releases while we got the FreePSXBoot stuff ready so here's 8.0.G; the first major release in a while:

https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1/releases/

Key features include the memory card manager and the FreePSXBoot ...

ps2 boots and things


Honestly I'm not sure about the PS2 boot process.
Every time I try to get FMCB to not auto boot or something it wipes settings and loses the boot folder so I'm done trying.
I *did* have "launch disc" and some other fun things but those are gone now!

If you're desparate you ...

I had issues with two games...


That should be fixed in the next version, I'll check those games are running alright!


dumping to mcpro

Lol, finally an excuse to dump to memcards!
Yeah, alright, 8.0.E has a memory card manager and I have a beta unit, so I'll have a shot tomorrow
Can send a ...

montiel: prod me on discord, lol


I have installed the 8.0.d x-men vs street fighter freeze in the standard piracy text message.

Scph 7502-pal

I have in another GameShark the no cash bios and it boot o.k

Edit it work in fast boot mode(pressing R1 directly at boot) , but not in normal mode ...

nothing is happening, i have soldered rx to tx and tx to rx like dan said. but on the psxserial page it says tx to tx and rx to rx. which is right?

Might have to try both; with my CP2104 it's TX-RX & RX-TX, but IIRC with the arduino I had to use TX-TX & RX-RX.
While you're setting things up what ...

BTW, what does the PSX serial hardware do as far as logic, protocol, voltage levels... is it a RS232 implementation?


So you can get away with either the basic 3-wire TX/RX/GND (and forget ground even, if you're not paying attention).
But it does support the more involved protocols with more ...

@leafy
Aaah yeah, tbh I didn't think anyone would *not* have .NET in 2020!
There's a bunch more information over on the Nops page btw, I just added a pretty comprehensive user guide:
https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/NOTPSXSerial
you might be interested in /fast

XFlash CD:
just call something ...

How does the disk stop

Heh, there's a debug command just to stop it!
I've heard that action replay on the PS2 used deliberately bad sectors to stop the disc, but not the case here!


What do you think, 50mA is enough, or do I need the 250mA? I would guess 50mA, that is the first cable on the ...

Having some issues with Legend of Mana, myself. Videos are skipping, which I'm generally okay with, burning it at a slower speed did help a lot with the audio kicking in later than normal. However, a couple of times I got this error, which, while slightly annoying, though understandable, it made ...

@puppydogpals
That's a weird one, it really should just work after a second or so.
I can't replicate it at all, but if you can put up with it for now, I'll get on it!

Ty for the tip about TR2 btw, I think it know what might be up.



I've rolled back a version for now anyway.

The unlock thing ...

@tomexplodes
Yay, sounds like success!
Glad the new CDR fixed it.

@puppydogpals
That's a weird one, it really should just work after a second or so.
I can't replicate it at all, but if you can put up with it for now, I'll get on it!

Ty for the tip about TR2 btw, I think it know what might be up ...

New release!
Notably it's built on a completely new toolchain with tons of changes under the hood.
https://github.com/JonathanDotCel/unirom8_bootdisc_and_firmware_for_ps1/releases/tag/8.0.C



@sickle Thanks and what should I flash then? :D And to be clear, my GameBuster is only 128k or 256k with ...