soft modding my ps2. i have swap magic.

[007]

I have two PS2s one I got in 2005 the other in 2006. I have swap macgic. Tired of swapping discs.

If I free mc boot what do I also need to install to the memory card so i can turn the ps2 on drop a backup in and boot?

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[Acid_Snake]

what you need:
- a way to load homebrews (you already have swap magic, so no problems here)
Note: swapmagic must be version 3.6, otherwise read at the end
- UlaunchELF
- Free MC Boot installer
- ESR
- ESR disc patcher
- a USB pen drive or USB HDD
- imgburn (others work, but I strongly recomend this one)

instructions:
1- create a folder named "SWAPMAGIC" on the root of the USB.
2- rename FMCB installer to "SMBOOT0.ELF" and UlaunchELF to "SMBOOT1.ELF", then put them in the "SWAPMAGIC" folder
3- boot up swapmagic (make sure is version 2.6 and up), when loaded press L1+UP to load "SMBOOT0.ELF"
4- FMCB should start, follow instructions to install it.
5- remove memory card and reboot into swapmagic, now press L2+UP to load "SMBOOT1.ELF"
6- reinsert the memory card, load swapmagic filebrowser, create a folder in the root of the memory stick named "BOOT" (actually it should already be created by fmcb), go to mass0 (usb) and copy "SMBOOT1.ELF" from the "SWAPMAGIC" folder to the "BOOT" folder and rename it to "BOOT.ELF". Now UlaunchELF should automatically start, you can now run ESR from anywhere (mc, usb, cd...) and many other homebrews, if you don't want ULE and prefer ESR just copy "SMBOOT0.ELF" instead of "SMBOOT1.ELF".
7- Now you need to properly burn the games: create an iso with imgburn (or any other program), use ESR disc patcher to patch the iso, then burn it with imgburn (or any other program)

for swapmagic below 3.6:
instead of copying ULE to the usb, burn it on a cd (there are instructions on the net, just google it), then using ULE run FMCB installer

for swapmagic above 3.6:
Use the menus to load ESR.

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