Popstarter Guide - PS1 Games on your PS2 USB HDD or Internal HDD

[psalmsamuel]

You will need either FMCB Softmod or a Modchip, so that you can use ulanuchelf to run the .elf files for the PS1 Games you will be adding to this guide, I've included the "Popstarter" apps this guide references in a pack:

PRE-SETUP (If using the official package)
1. Delete .KELF files (for HDDOSD only)
2. Delete .PAK files (combines POPS.ELF and IOPRP252.ELF files)
3. Add "BIOS.BIN" to the "Virtual Memory Card or VMC" of your game. (if not using the standard bios in "POPS.ELF") (you can also add CHEATS.TXT to games "VMC" folder for specific cheats)
4. "Compatibility Mode Patches" go into the "Virtual Memory Card or VMC" of your game (see the folder's readme, or skip to second post)
5. "In Game Reset or IGR" files, one goes in the root of your "__POPS" partition or "POPS" folder for USB, for all games. Or each game is done manually using the "Virtual Memory Card or VMC" of your game (see the folder's readme or just use the preloaded default in the program of "L1 + L2 + Select + Start")

USB or Hard Drive Setup
4. Format USB Stick or USB Hard Drive to 32bit, if using Internal Harddrive use "WinHIIP_V1.7.6" to format, then add your PS1 games from USB or FTP using UNLAUNCHELF (Winhiip only installs ps2 games)

POPSTARTER SETUP USB HDD (13WIP5, or 13WIP6beta12)

USB DEVICE (USB Stick or USB Hard Drive) (USB Loads slower than hdd)
POPS/POPS.PAK (required only for USB)
POPS/PFS_WRAP.BIN (not needed for 13WIP6beta11,current or future releases)
POPS/IOPRP252.IMG
POPS/POPS.ELF
POPS/Wild Arms.VCD (.CUE/.BIN to .VCD using toolbox or cue2pops go in "POPS" Folder, all games)
XX.Wild Arms.ELF (Root of USB Device, POPSTARTER.ELF renamed, all games, lower case ".elf", "XX." is added before each game name, you select this file to start the game)

Internal Hard Drive (you must create the partitions that you don't have, named exactly)
__common/POPS/IOPRP252.IMG
__common/POPS/POPS.ELF
__common/POPS/CHEATS.TXT ($SMOOTH, for auto smooth graphic filter)
__.POPS/Wild Arms.VCD (all your .CUE/.BIN converted games go in this partition) (Max Size 131 Gigs, or create more partitions ... "POPS1", "POPS2" upto 10)
+OPL/Wild Arms.ELF (all your .ELF, POPSTARTER.ELF renamed files go in this partition, allows "Open PS2 Loader" to show your games on a list) (goto Hddmanager, and make sure this partition is, 128mb to 256 or large enough for all your POPSLOADER FOR VCD.ELF renamed files, and game images if any you add) (allow OPL to run once to create this partition, then resize it using hddmanager, see below)

Adding Game Entries to OPL so it reads your PS1.ELF files

Add the game to your "conf_elm" file or create it (located in your "OPL" save folder, found in memory card, created for you in the package, using windows notepad or a text editor), and just add another entry, renaming "Wild Arms=pfs0:Wild Arms.ELF" ... to the name of your game .ELF file, repeat as necessary ... that is the location of the partition you created from ulaunchelf on your Internal Harddrive. The +OPL partition will be created automatically after running "Open PS2 Loader", enable Harddrive to Auto and ELM to AUTO, then create the "APPS" folder in the +OPL partition that was created to add your POPSTARTER.ELF renamed files. Don't forget to save your settings in OPL before you exit, HDD and ELF to "Auto", Pressing "START" after setting the options shows the menu for HDD and ELF (direction pad "right").

Updated Popstarter Package 12/02/2015 (English Translated "In Game Reset" Screen) (POPS.ELF files fixed now - Tested)
Download Links:
Links are hidden from guests. Please register to be able to view these links. Recommend using 13WIP6beta12 on an Internal Hdd for the Following Reason

These Features and Hotkeys were added
Press Select+L1+R2 to enable the smooth texture mapping
Press Select+L2+R1 to disable the smooth texture mapping

(to do this automatically create a "CHEATS.TXT" file and add "$SMOOTH" to it without the quotes, add the "CHEATS.TXT" file to your "Virtual Memory Card" for that game (its save folder)

Grab a .CUE/.BIN image of your game you want to use, and drag the .cue sheet on "CUE2POPS" in the "cue2pops/toolbox" folder. I will test a few games later, but you can google for some results. Pick which version you want to use, there both setup for you to use the "PS One" Bios. Both releases the stable one and the current one use the same compatibility fix files and In Game Reset files. I just wrote this guide but I will test more later ... grab the official package for some other stuff, which if your new to this would make things too complicated and troublesome.

1. Added Opl Build 886 with no logo and no hdd template (template design looks messy), with invisibility Icons (same as fmcb 1.8 included)
2. Added Ulaunchelf - "ule_wip7", replaced "About ULE" with "HddManager" (ule_khn_20150602, replaced "About ULE" with "JpgViewer"
3. Added GSM to change video mode if TV does not display correctly or at all
4. (Add Seven Hard Coded "IGR - In Game Reset"skins to POPS + picture preview, just select which POPS.ELF you want to use) (POPS.ELF in "Popstarter" folders, has Original Translated Skin)
5. Exit "Popstarter" using "In Game Reset" option, and holding the "CIRCLE" button when you confirm exit, to go back to "Open PS2 Loader" (the entry was modified in the "FREEMCB.CNF" configuration file for the FMCB 1.8 installation, but you can do this manually using FMCB Configurator in a later version of FMCB)
6. Hopefully everything is correct here, so I can just remain on post 2 our compatibility list (the current build of OPL 886 is included in the FMCB pack and the archive, and the current version of ulaunchelf wip7. The only thing I haven't done is a proper setup test, thats where post 2 comes in below
7. In Game Reset Command is "L1 + R1 + Select + Start" by default (adding a "TROJAN" file in the VMC can change this behavior)
8. The names of your .ELF popstarter game files should be in all CAPS, OPL appears to be sensitive to this
9. To Do - Give GSM option to boot to OPL directly, instead of going through Ulaunchelf, "boot.elf"