The installer will calculate the
amount of space that is to be used for your install and show the free
space as well.
NOTE:
It is
important to watch the overall file size when adding apps to your
installation folders.
Also consider skins, roms,CNF files, images, etc... will
add to the size if your using them
from the
MC.
Each of the folders included in the
install package serve a purpose and
should NOT be deleted unless you understand what they are for and can
judge if they are necessary or not.
APPS -
Details This folder is
for any additional files you wish to add to your MC .
INJECT -
Details Put your
"DVDELF.BIN" or "EMBED.ELF" file here, they will be used for the
DVDELF injection.
More info...
MODULES -
Details This folder comes with
USBD.IRX
and
USBHDFSD.IRX files.
These are required by Free McBoot to use a USB device.
FMCB_CFG -
Details The
FMCB_CFG.ELF
is
Free McBoot's Configurator (
made by Suloku
from psx-scene).
Free McBoot MUST be
installed to a Memory Card and can not be copied off another. A
copy will only work on the MC it was installed on.
Cross Region
installations will not work! This means
installing with a console from one region will not work on
another console from a different region.
Installer Options:
Normal
install will install the required system
files for your console version its installed on.
Multi-Version install will
install additional files for other console versions of the same region
to work from
the same MC.
Launch fmcb will load the
newly installed Free McBoot .
fmcb configurator Launches
the Configurator Application
format mc If you
dont have anything worth saving on the MC, then format the card for a better
chance of a successful install.
uninstall multi-version
reverts a multi-install to normal install
*NEW for v 1.8
You now have the option to install to either MC from slot1 or slot2
The Installer will detect if you have
a BOOT.ELF to install, if no BOOT.ELF is found, you are given a chance
to abort the install so you can put a BOOT.ELF in the proper location,
as described above and in the correct file extension of all CAPS.
Or you can continue the
installation without it, but you were warned, so dont say you werent!!
If you dont have
a BOOT.ELF already present on your MC from an earlier install, you
should add it to the INSTALL folder.
A successful
install should look similar to the below images:
There are 2 ways you can configure Free
McBoot, using the
Configurator in the PS2 after the installation or
manually
create a CNF
file on your PC and
include it in
the installation's FMCB_CFG folder.
Using FMCB
Configurator
Once the Installer has successfully installed, you can go right to the
configurator app by selecting the fmcb configurator from the
top menu.
You will first see an option for button layout, meaning what button do
you prefer to be the OK and Cancel buttons, so press the
one you would rather use. At
the bottom of each screen is a key
legend of what buttons to press for specific options per screen.
Next the main menu appears.....
Default
example:
The FREEMCB.CNF is
loaded from mc0: by
default , unless a FREEMCB.CNF is present on the root of an attached
USB device.
Load
CNF from MC0
Loads a CNF from MC slot1
Load
CNF from MC1
Loads a CNF from MC slot2
Load
CNF from Mass
Loads a CNF from a connected
USB device
Configure
E1 launch keys...
Configure E2
launch keys...
Configure E3 launch
keys...
Default
example:
Here you can assign
apps from a path to
load with a button press,
Configure
E1 launch keys...
is the
first location
the launcher will look in for an app to load, if not found,
it will go to the next set of paths for that button in
Configure E2 launch keys... as
the
second location set,
then on to Configure
E3 launch
keys.... as the
third
location set. If still no files are found in any of those
locations for that button press, it will by default load the OSD,
unless you have changed it from default.
At the bottom key legend you see
[] : Map to any
MC
Pressing Square will set the path to
mc?:/ mapping to both
MCs in either slot. So you can set 2 different folders on a MC and
still put the MC in either slot and FMCB will search both locations.
Example:
mc?:/BOOT/BOOT.ELF
mc?:/BADATA-SYSTEM/BOOT.ELF
This will
make fmcb search both folders in both MC slots, giving you 4 paths to
be searched from just 2 entries.
Recommended apps are
pre-configured as default settings as shown in the example image above.
This is very useful if MC space is important to save, you can assign
all your apps in the
Configure
E1 launch keys... to
mass:/
{USB stick} and then assign
Configure E2 launch keys... to
look on the same MC or on a second MC by using
mc?:/ FOLDER/FILE.ELF.
This makes it very flexible when using a number of MCs and/or USB
sticks.
Most people will only need to configure
Configure E1 launch
keys..., but for the advanced user this is a very useful method
when
using multiple sets of devices.
Configure
OSDSYS Options...
-OSD Settings menu:
--Hacked
OSDSYS
ON - Default setting
Displays list of apps in
Sony main menu to be selected for
booting
OFF - Disables the OSD Hack
--Configure
Item :
Press left or right to select an item from 1 to 100
---Name: Displays in the OSD Menu {Sony Main screen}
---Path1: First location
searched for by FMCB
---Path2: Second location
searched for by FMCB
---Path3: Third location searched for
by FMCB
Here you can assign apps
and give them a name that will display on the Sony main menu screen.
You can select up to 100
apps and they will be linked to the Sony menu.
Pressing L2 will allow
you to copy the selected
Item and you can paste
{press R2} it into another
Item number by pressing < | >, if you wish to re-arange
them for your OSD menu. This way you dont need to input everything all
over. A small pop-up window appears when you press R2 to Paste showing
the info your about to change and asks for a confirmation. Press Cancel or OK button.
The 3 sets of paths will
be the search order the launcher will follow when booting the
selected
app from the list. The recommended
apps are already pre-assigned and named.
Default
example:
---Configure
Scrolling options
---Scroll Menu :
ON Default
setting turns on the scrolling effects
OFF disables scrolling effects
---Displayed Items :
7 Default
setting 4 to 10 items can be selected
---Menu y : 110 Default setting
- centered in the screen
The
range is 0 to 220
You can
adjust the entire list up { lower number } or down {
higher number }.
But use caution or the top might be cut off if your Displayed
Items is set to a high number, as shown in the up & down example
images.
Example settings:
Menu y :
0 {too high}
Menu y :
110 {centered}
Menu y : 220 {too low}
You can
save
and go to the PS2Browser (
FMCB restart) and see the results, then
return to the configurator if you need to make more changes.
---Cursor Max Velocity
: 1000 Changes the distance the cursor indicator moves
across the
screen
---Cursor Acceleration :
100 Changes the speed the cursor indicator moves
---Left Cursor: o009 10
char. max.
---Right Cursor: o008 10
char. max.
---Top Delimiter: y-99Free
McBoot
c1[ r0.80Version 1.8 r0.00] y-00 80 char. max.
---Bottom Delimiter:
c0 r0.60 y+99Use o006/ o007 to browse list y-00 r0.00 80 char. max.
--Video Mode: AUTO,
PAL, NTSC {
AUTO is
default setting }
-
-Skip MC update check:
ON -Default setting
Controls DVD Player Update check from mc
OFF - Does normal searches for updates
--Skip HDDupdate check:
ON -Default setting
Stops PS2 OSDSYS from
searching for update files on the HDD.
{HDD doesnt power up}
OFF - Powers on HDD and searches, then powers down HDD
--Skip Disc Boot:
Details
ON -Default setting
Prevent a disc (if inserted on
power-on/reset) to boot through OSD.
OFF - disables option.
--Skip Sony Logo:
ON -
Default
setting
Skips the "Sony Computer
Entertainment"-Logo , helps speed up boot
process.
OFF - Disables option
-
-Go to Browser:
ON - Free McBoot loads to MC browser menu
OFF - Default
setting Free McBoot loads to Sony main menu
--Selected Color -
changes the color of the selected item
in Sony's main menu
--Unselected color -
changes the color of the unselected item
in Sony's main menu
--MenuX
: 320 Default setting
- centered in the screen
Range is 0-640.
You can
adjust the entire list to the left { lower number }or the right {
higher number }.
But use caution or the words might be cut off, as shown in the
left & right example images. So adjust in small
amounts at a time.
You can
save
and go to the PS2Browser ( FMCB restart) and see the results, then
return to the configurator if you need to make more changes.
MenuX :
0 {too far left}
MenuX :
320 {centered}
MenuX : 640 {too far right}
--Enter
X:
030
Y:
-01 Default setting
--Version
X:
-01
Y:
-01 Default setting
Settings range X =
left{000}
to right {640} Y =
top
{000} to bottom {256}
X: 000 to 520
Y: 000 to 210 {NTSC}
X: 000 to 520
Y: 000 to 242
{PAL}
The above are the setting limits before going off the screen.
So use caution when making your changes, experiment for best
results.
You can
save
and go to the PS2Browser ( FMCB restart) and see the results, then
return to the configurator if you need to make more changes.
Examples:
Enter is set to - X:
525 Y:
000 and
Version is set to - X:
520 Y:
210
Enter is set to - X:
000 Y:
000 and
Version is set to - X:
000 Y:
210
Configure ESR Path...
You can assign the locations you want
Free McBoot to search for direct ESR launch.
Default
example:
FastBoot:
Details
ON - Fastboots a disc if found
OFF -Default
setting Disables option
Debug screen:
ON - Displays a green screen when it doesn't
find any ELF to launch
OFF -Default
setting It launches the PS2
OSD when no ELF found
Pad
Delay:
Details
0.0 Default setting
Save CNF to
MC0
Saves changes to mc0:/SYS-CONF/FREEMCB.CNF
Save CNF to
MC1
Saves changes to mc1:/SYS-CONF/FREEMCB.CNF
Save CNF to
Mass
Saves changes to mass:/FREEMCB.CNF
Return to Loader
Boots the BOOT.ELF { Searches for mc?:/BOOT/BOOT.ELF, then
B?DATA-SYSTEM/BOOT.ELF (first pal,
then usa, finally jap)
PS2Browser
(FMCB restart}
Boots to PS2Browser and restarts Free
McBoot {unless MC has been
removed}
Places to find
help:
