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Noobie Package Mcboot

  • Free Mcboot 1.95 Noobie Package Dec 21, 2016 Many applications can be used with Free mcBoot, but none will be included with the Official FMCB release package. However, due to the increase of noobies, I have created a Noobie Package you can download (see Download section above), containing the recommended apps already set into the INSTALL folder.
  • Just search eBay for “Free McBoot” and purchase a 8MB memory card with the Free McBoot hack already installed on it. Keep in mind that you still need a Free McBoot-compatible PS2 slim for this to work (details for determining your PS2 slim version are below).
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I'm trying to install free mcboot the flash drive I'm using is a HP v125w 4gig, that has been formatted FAT32, when i place the Noobie Package on my USB and go to the media player it skips the FREEMCBOOT.ELF completely and just goes into the install folder so i put it in the install folder and it still didnt read it, it picks up FCEU.ELF but.

FreeMCBoot is one of the most tried and tested softmod methods you can find. Once you have a memory card that is FMCB‘ed, the PS2 will detect it on the Memory Card and boot it up. This guide will show you how to create a Memory Card capable with FMCB capabilities, as well as explaining how it will work. An exploited memory card will work on all versions of the PS2.

This softmod requires access to a console has already been modded, which will be used to transfer the mod data to the Memory Card.

Back up the Memory Card you wish to install FreeMCBoot on. If something goes wrong during install, you could potentially lose your game saves.

You must have either of these:

  • A hardmodded PS2 console (had a chip installed to give it modded abilities).
  • An original (Fat) PS2 with FreeHDBoot softmod installed on it.
  • An already existing, working FreeMCBoot Memory Card.

You also need:

  • A computer (operating system does not matter).
  • A USB removable storage drive (512MB or more).
  • An 8mb Memory Card (official 8mb is preferable, third party is a risk).

You also need the following software (all free):

  • FreeMCBoot (original).
  • uLaunchELF or other ELF launcher (supplied by existing mod).

The FreeMCBot package comes with a file that ends with .ELF. ELF file are executable by a modified PlayStation system, and in the package provided comes with a FreeMCBoot installer. Unfortunately, that’s why you need a pre-modded console.

Mcboot

FreeMCBoot Installer

Firstly, download the files above and place them on a FAT/FAT32 formatted memory stick. Extract the entire zip archive onto the memory stick, as all the files in the zip archive are required for the console to be able to open it. Safely eject the memory stick from your machine to ensure the files are correctly written to the memory stick, and then transfer it to the PS2.

Boot up the PS2 and open up uLaunchELF. Navigate to MASS:/ to access the memory stick we have plugged in. The memory stick should show up similar to above (files beginning with a dot is junk from my mac, which may not be there for you – which is fine). If so, launch up FMCBInstaller.elf.

The launcher will display the FreeMCBoot Installer, a multi-purpose tool which will allow you to prep a memory card for FreeMCBoot, as well as install FreeHDBoot to a hard drive and various other memory card related functions. For the purposes of preparing FreeMCBoot for another console, we will need Multi-install.

The FMCB installer will warn you about the multi-installation process. So long as you backed up your Memory Card, this should be okay. The warning is that the filesystem needs to be modified to allow all systems to be able to read the FreeMCBoot exploit, which is obviously not a designed function for the Memory Card. If something goes wrong during install, your Memory Card could become corrupted. FMCB Installer can revive the Memory Card, but your save data will be lost. If you back up your saves, you will be fine. If you do not back up, beware.

The system will then ask you what memory card you will like exploited. If only one is present in the Memory Card slots, it will automatically detect it. Select OK and the FMCB Installer will proceed to exploiting your Memory Card with FreeMCBoot.

Once the installation is complete, you can safely exit out of the installer. Once the console drops back to the browse menu, turn it off and plug your newly exploited memory card into your non-exploited console.

FreeMCBoot

When you boot your PS2 up with the FreeMCBoot memory card inserted, you will find the boot sequence will not execute. Also, instead of just ‘Browser’ and ‘System Configuration’, you should now have a lot more options available. If so, congratulations you have successfully softmodded your console!

If you have opted for a multi-install as instructed in this guide, then the memory card can be used to execute the FreeMCBoot on any console that is not the latest release of the slimline console (SCPH-9000x). This means that combined with the memory stick (unless you copy your FMCB Installer files to your memory card via uLaunchELF), you can potentially install this on your friends’ consoles, and then everyone can benefit from the world of softmodding.

FreeMCBoot without Pre-modded Console

For those new to the scene, it’s a pretty tall ask to already have a modded console. If you are unable to go through the FreeHDBoot method which can be done without one, then your next course of action is to purchase a FreeMCBoot memory card.

Unfortunately we do not provide such service (yet), however the PS2 Reddit community has a contact that will do this for you with no labour charge. Simply pay the fee for the memory card unit, and they will send you one with multi FreeMCBoot pre-installed. Like mentioned in this guide, this will work for all PS2 consoles excluding the last production range (SCPH-9 range). Details can be found in the sidebar on Reddit (mobile users, click community information).

If you have any questions about FreeMCBoot, FMCB Installer or this guide, please let me know in the comments below.

Here is a FMCBFHDB Noobie Package that comes with four* versions.
  • V1 (Simple) takes ~1850 KB on Memory Card, it has:
    • FMCB v1.966 from 13042019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct

    Download V1:
    • https://www.mediafire.com/file/0tvz3g7dwbtv0gn/FMCB-FHDB_1966_%5B130419%5DNP_V1.7z.
  • V2 (Basic) takes ~1950 KB on Memory Card, it has:
    • FMCB v1.966 from 13042019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct
    • GSM 0.38

    Download V2:
    • https://www.mediafire.com/file/u4uvogt4y1t6iil/FMCB-FHDB_1966_%5B130419%5DNP_V2.7z.
  • V3 (Extended) takes ~3350 KB on Memory Card, it has:
    • FMCB v1.966 from 13042019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct
    • GSM 0.38
    • Simple Media System 2.9 rev. 4 to work with latest PS2SDK

    Download V3:
    • https://www.mediafire.com/file/4tmrkac9q4ygfo6/FMCB-FHDB_1966_%5B130419%5DNP_V3.7z.
  • V4 (Extended+) takes ~3510 KB on Memory Card, it has:
    • FMCB v1.966 from 13042019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct
    • GSM 0.38
    • Simple Media System 2.9 rev. 4 to work with latest PS2SDK
    • PS2 controller tester

    Download V4:
    • https://www.mediafire.com/file/7cmkmn3c6lxklqu/FMCB-FHDB_1966_%5B130419%5DNP_V4.7z.
  • FHDB is bundled in all versions (V1, V2, V3, V4), it has:
    • FMCB v1.966 from 13042019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct
    • GSM 0.38
    • Simple Media System 2.9 rev. 4 to work with latest PS2SDK
    • PS2 controller tester

  • uLaunchELF v4.38 boot DVD:
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/9zb7d1tbaa8rrdo/uLE+v4.38+boot+DVD+ISO.zip.
    wLaunchELF from 14012019:
    https://www.psx-place.com/threads/wlaunchelf-release-thread.13727/page-10#post-214428.
    uLaunchELF v4.40 boot CD:
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/c2db1vfh2c4byo4/uLaunchELF_v4.40_CD.zip.
    uLaunchELF v4.37 boot DVD:
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/ut1dju7jdff2bfz/uLaunchELF_v4.37_DVD.zip.
    uLaunchELF v4.37 boot CD:
    http://www.mediafire.com/file/v1fsxk6i03520zn/uLaunchELF_v4.37_CD.zip.
    ** - Requires modchip or any other way to run homebrew from disc.
  • Here are 2 versions for modchip users.
    V1 (Simple) takes ~1850 KB on Memory Card, it has:
    • FMCB v1.965 from 08122018 with USB drivers from 14012019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct

    Download V1:
    • https://www.mediafire.com/file/r0ljfkwqysxfpvs/FMCB-FHDB_1965_%5B081218%5DNP_V1_modchip.7z.

    V4 (Extended+) takes ~3510 KB on Memory Card, it has:
    • FMCB v1.965 from 08122018 with USB drivers from 14012019
    • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0
    • ESR r10f direct
    • GSM 0.38
    • Simple Media System 2.9 rev. 4 to work with latest PS2SDK
    • PS2 controller tester

    Download V4:
    • https://www.mediafire.com/file/l9x8cx50d4ozds1/FMCB-FHDB_1965_%5B081218%5DNP_V4_modchip.7z.


* - More info can be found in FHDB tab.
NoobieIf an installer will ask:
Do you want to keep 'FREEMCB.CNF' or 'FREEHDB.CNF', select 'No'.
Without updating these settings, you'll not have shortcuts for new apps (e.g. OPL v1.0.0).
I decided not to put (for now) apps for HDD in APP-HDD.
Apps for HDD will be in BOOT-HDD.PackageNoobie Package Mcboot

Free Mcboot Noobie Package File Download

All apps will be copied into 'hdd0:/__sysconf/FMCB/'.

Noobie Package Free Mcboot Download


Source of the package:
  • FMCB v1.966 from 13042019:
    http://www.psx-place.com/threads/fmcb-fhdb-v1-9-series-release-thread.13413/page-8#post-152415.
  • wLaunchELF 41e4ebe (14012019)
    http://www.psx-place.com/threads/wlaunchelf.20791/#post-152433.
  • Open PS2 Loader v1.0.0 or higher:
    https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/releases.
  • ESR r10f direct:
    https://www.psx-place.com/threads/esr.30217/.
  • GSM 0.38:
    http://www.psx-place.com/threads/graphics-synthesizer-mode-selector-gsm.19028/.
  • Simple Media System 2.9 rev. 4 to work with latest PS2SDK (with minor changes):
  • http://psx-scene.com/forums/f111/work-progress-39778/index124.html#post1211170.
  • PS2 controller tester:
    http://www.psx-place.com/threads/ps2-controller-tester.19086/.