PS2 Classic Manager (& Placeholder) for PS3. PS2 Classics Placeholder R3 and the exdata directory with the RAP. Manage your PS2 classics (iso.bin.enc files). Now you need to download the RAP File to activate your PS2 Classics Placeholder so go to google and search. How to Play PS2 Games on any PS3 with PS2Classics PS3.
For HAN Users, there is an easier method. This is a guide for PS3 CFW users inject your own PS2 games into pkg format for those who only get black screen and unsynced controllers following all other 'ancient' guides, aimed mostly at noobs. This technique was honed using out-of-date instructions that either are obsolete and missing tools, or require you to use that ugly 'placeholder' pkg, and also sweat, tears and sleepless nights.
For those that are familiar with PS2 classics injection and package install, I simply delegate the encryption to the console with MultiMan. For the noobs, I will try to be as thorough as I can, but you still have to acquire all the files yourself; easy (unless you can't use google)! Prerequisites.
PS3 with non-DEX CFW (I have Ferrox 4.82, no Cobra). Computer (I use Win 7). USB Mass Storage Device.
Internet Access (Hi!). Knowledge of PKG install on PS3. Knowledge of basic image editing. A Brain What You Need. Google. A backup of your favorite PS2 game, ISO format. The latest release of MultiMan for PS3, pkg base version is sufficient.
TrueAncestorPKGRepackerv2.45, or your favorite pkg packer, PS2 compatible. PS2 Classics game in pkg format, with RAP file or preactivated, smaller is better, faster. PS2 Classics Placeholder r2 (r3 might work, untested)(Only temporary, we will be making pkg games). Paint.NET or your favorite image editor w/ transparency support, PNG 32-bit support. Font SCEPS3 Rodin.
PSNPatch What to Do. Gather the tools and supplies listed above using Google. You can download the placeholder from inside Multiman.
Extraxt the pkg PS2 game and TrueAncestor to a 'working folder'. On PS3, install Mulitiman, PSNPatch, and the placeholder, (download placeholder in Multiman, all the way to the right).
Install PS2 Classics pkg game. If NOT preactivated, i.e. It has a RAP file, put RAP in folder EXDATA on the USB root, run PSNPatch and press L1 to activate the game. This activates the EDAT file we need to craft games with. You can uninstall the PKG game from the console now, or keep it if you wish. Back on PC, put the PKG game we had installed, then uninstalled, in the pkg folder in 'TrueAncestorPKGRepackerv2.45 pkg' folder. Run TrueAncestor and unpack PKG.
Go to 'TrueAncestorPKGRepackerv2.45 game' folder, there is our base template. Open it, open USRDIR folder and delete ISO.BIN.ENC, and CONTENT and SAVEDATA folders, we don't need them. We DO need ISO.BIN.EDAT, so DO NOT DELETE IT!!. Get the Title ID (SLUS2XXXX), a very short summary of the game, and box art for the game we are injecting from Google, save this info. 'Edit' PIC0 and ICON0 png's in Paint.NET.
ICON0: Use Box Select tool to select the picture PS2 box only not the border, make note of the bounding box size in pixels. Resize your new box art to this size, then type CTRL+A and CTRL+V to copy it, go back to the ICON0 tab and tpe CTRL+V to past it. Line it up to the border and save as PNG 32-bit. PIC0: You will notice there is a gradient top to bottom (two, actually) To delete the words (either the summery or the title, one at a time), select a skinny column of gradient with the Box Select tool that looks like the following character: next the body of text to delete, and a little taller than the text. Use move tool to stretch it over the text body. Repeat for other text body i.e. The game title.
Type your info in, use bold with the font 'SCEPS3 RODIN'. Use your judgment for size of summary font. Title font should be 34 points large. Type black first, then repeat with white, slightly up and to the left of black text, to create text shadow effect. If you desire, paste over a correct ESRB label.
Save as PNG 32-bit. Launch TrueAncestor and go to edit PARAM.SFO, choose template folder.
Edit in the game name, and type in the title id. Make sure it says is a '2P PS2' game (it doesn't mean '2 player').
Save system file, and hit OK on the warning pop up. Exit the editor. Rename the template folder to the title id of the new ps2 game (SLUS2XXXX-like format) This is our template. You can copy contents to a folder with a different ID for a different game and repeat!.
Put your PS2 ISO backup on the USB device in the folder PS2ISO. Insert into the rightmost USB Port on PS3. Launch MultiMan, go over to 'Retro' icon and select your PS2 game with (X), 'Install game as package?' , select yes.
Wait for encryption. Load the new game that pops up with PS2 Classics bracket. You can delete the other one from USB now. Back in XMB, launch PS2 Classics Placeholder (now loaded with your game). This will encrypt the Memory card files.
Exit after it gets to the main game menu. Launch MultiMan. Press SEL+START to get to the mmOS desktop. Open: Root HDD000: PS2ISO and copy the game folder within, (O) then (X). Open: Root USB000: and paste game folder to the USB Device. You can now go back to mmXMB and delete the game completely from 'Retro' icon.
Exit MultiMan. Repeat for each game you wish to inject. Plug USB device into PC and copy the contents of the your game's folder (ISO.BIN.ENC and folder SAVEDATA) into the template folder in TrueAncestorPKGRepackerv2.45 game TitleID USRDIR.
Launch TrueAncestor. Type 2 (custom package), 9 (PS2 Classic), and select your game folder Title ID. When it asks, type the ID in the following format where 'A' can be any letter, '5' can be any number, and 'X' is any number or letter, but AAAA55555 should be the Title ID of the PS2 game: 2P0001AAAA5555500-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. For X I like to use 000000001. So for example, I made Mega Man X8 as: 2P0001SLES-52901. Hit enter and let it do its thing. The PKG file is in the TrueAncestorPKGRepackerv2.45 pkg folder.
Put it on USB and install. Repeat for each game folder.
After you are done making PS2 games, you can delete the PS2 Classics Placeholder from the PS3 forever! That's all there is to it, just using the PS3 to encrypt the ISO. Enjoy your new PS2 classics!
Click to expand.I'll be sure to wake you up soon. EDIT: Rather than publish a PSX tutorial, I'll link to the instructions from the developer themselves: aldostools It is as simple as: 1. Create EBOOT.PBP from iso with PSX2PSP (Compression:0-None) 2. Place EBOOT.PBP in workbench directory 3. Run FixEBOOT.PBP.exe (wait until EBOOT.PBP is moved to PKG directory) 4. You can make the PKG with TrueAncestor; it has a PSOne Classics option. You can reuse part of my guide here to make a base using an extracted PSOne Classics pkg or online templates (tool might come with templates).
No activation (other than of the console) is required. That page also has instructions by another poster to make multi-disc games.
PS2 Classics Manager PS2 Classics Manager is a tool that helps users manage their PS2 games collection and convert them easily to PS2 Classics encrypted format. Main Features (Quick List) - Set PS2 converted games active in PS2 Classics Placeholder - Encrypt valid PS2 ISO(s) / BIN(s) as PS2 Classics and automatically patch LIMG segment (no need for anything else, just the ISO / BIN) - Import External PS2 games (ISO / BIN / ENC). Split games supported (.ISO.66600 /.BIN.66600 /.ENC.66600) - Game List with display of Cover images, Information box, Title ID, Title acquired from a text DB and more. Memory Cards manager to easily switch between your collection of VME, and assign them as SLOT 1 or SLOT 2. Automatic export / decryption of the active Memory Cards to XMB-Memory Card Utility as VM2. More at the change log.