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*PCSX2 FAQ v0.1*
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This FAQ has been written for PCSX2 v0.6
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FAQ Written by: CKemu & shadow
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_________________________________________________________
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Q: What is PCSX2?
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A: PCSX2 is a WIP PS2 (PlayStation 2) emulator, written by
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linuzappz, shadow, florin. basara, asadr, goldfinger. PCSX2 is
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constantly WIP (work in progress), and is in the early
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stages of development (so don't expect much yet ;) ).
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Q: Why doesn't XYZ game work?
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A: PCSX2 is able to get many games to show 'screens'. Some of the games can reach ingame
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and less more can be consider playable. Speed is too slow on many of them so 'viewable' is
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a beter way to describe it :)
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Q: Why don't these games work?
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A: PCSX2 is in the early stages of development. It can run some games (many of them without glitches)
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but the speed issue prevent us of making the emu more compatible.
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Q: Where abouts do I find these demos?
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A:You can find some demos at http://pcsx2.ngemu.com or
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http://ps2dev.livemedia.com.au. There are proberbly more
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sites with PS2 homebrew demos.
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Q: Does PCSX2 require a 'real' PS2 BIOS.
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A: PCSX2 can use a 'real' BIOS, and is preferable to HLE
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BIOS as it is more compatible. But HLE does work well
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with many homebrew demos.
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Q: Why not use HLE?
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A: HLE is a difficult thing to do for a PS2. Game
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developers use their own modules for each game. That
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would mean we would have to HLE each module. This would
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be a massive task, and not a good idea, as emulating
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the real BIOS will mean compatibility with all released
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games.
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Q: Where do I get a BIOS?
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A: You can dump the BIOS from your own PS2, DO NOT ask us
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or anyone else for a BIOS, the BIOS is copyright of SONY
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and is illegal to download, so we won't help you with
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that.
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Q: I try to run a game, or the BIOS, but nothing happens!
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A: If no BIOS screen shows from attempting to run a
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CD/DVD, your BIOS maybe incorrect. Go to
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'config>configure', and under the BIOS menu, check that
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firstly you haven't got the HLE BIOS selected, if you do
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change to a 'real' BIOS. If you have a 'real' BIOS
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selected and it still doesn't work, check that NO
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percentage is written next to the BIOS, if it is for
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instance "40%", your BIOS is to small (by 60%), or
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corrupt (by 60%), you may need to redump it. Also if no
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'real' BIOS is listed, check its not compressed 'eg
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*.zip / *.rar' and extract it to the BIOS dir (note
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sub-folders NOT supported, it must be in /BIOS/).
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If that is not the case, your BIOS isn't an actual PS2
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BIOS. To ensure that doesn't happen, dump your own ;)
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Q: I see lots of glitches with games/demos, why?
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A: Incomplete emulation of the GS, Vector Units etc, this
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is a WIP emulator, and will have many bugs for some time,
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until more is known about the PS2 hardware. Things
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generally improve with each release, so you never know,
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it may be fixed in the next release.
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Q: How can I help fix these bugs?
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A: Report these bugs to us, post at the offical PCSX2
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forums at http://www.ngemu.com. Make a post describing
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the bug/glitch, perhaps with a screenshot showing it,
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and details on your system setup, what plugins your
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using etc.
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If you find any other bugs, with regards to the debugger,
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plugins, or differences between what you see in the
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emulator and a real PS2, feel free to email us.
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Q: How can I help develop for PCSX2?
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A: You can find the open-source plugins at
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http://pcsx2.ngemu.com , coding a GS plugin or and SPU2
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plugin would help us greatly. Also if you have any
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technical information on the PS2, please email us,
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anyhelp is greatly appreciated.
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Q: Your emulator sucks!! I don't want to use it!
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A: Then don't, buy a real PS2. If you don't like it,
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just don't and there is no need to tell us you don't
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like it, the PCSX2 team put alot of hardwork into this
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emulator, and don't care to know.
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Q: Can you give me some more 'technical' answers?
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A: A technical FAQ would be massive, and take months to
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write. Instead email shadow / linuz with your questions.
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Q: When is the next release?
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A: The next release will happen when there is something
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to show, internal changes, and technical changes don't
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mean anything to the user, if they don't see something.
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Pestering us will make no difference :P
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Q: GSsoft is s..l..o..w!!
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A: Then use one of the OpenGL plugins found at our site
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http://pcsx2.ngemu.com or the GStaris plugin
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( http://gstaris.ngemu.com ).
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Q: The emulator even with GStaris / GSmax is slow! Why?
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A: First of all, the PS2 is a powerfull piece of
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hardware, and will require a powerfull machine to achive
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NEAR correct speeds,
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Given that PCSX2 does not run any 'complex' commercial
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games, it is hard to judge the system requirements that
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will be eventually needed. Plugins and Emulator will get
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faster as new releases are made, but you can improve
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preformance by turning OFF "Enable Console Output" and
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"Enable Interpreter CPU" under 'config>CPU>' in the menu.
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Q: Do I need a DVD drive?
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A: Yes, if you want to read a DVDrom you will need a DVD
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drive, many PS2 games are written to CDrom, so its not
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essential, unless you have a DVD based game you wish to
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try.
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You can also use 'Linuz's CDVD ISO' plugin to run PS2
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games in ISO / BIN format from your HDD. Note only
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NTFS Format drives (eg not FAT32) can store greater than
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4GB in a single file.
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Q: I hear no sound!
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A: SPU2 Plugins are being worked on by a few coders, but
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as of now the only SPU2 plugin is nullSPU, which outputs
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no sound, If you are a coder, and feel you can help with
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SPU2, please email us.
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Q: Where can I get help!!!
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A: You can get help from the people over at
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http://www.ngemu.com or on IRC. Using an IRC client, log
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onto #PCSX2 or #NGEMU (EFnet). You can politly ask for
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help there (No BIOS / ROM / ISO requests, or you shall be
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banned). If you cannot get help there, email the PCSX2
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team.
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_________________________________________________________
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This FAQ was based on shadow's original FAQ, so thanks to
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him. This was written to clear up some of the basic
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questions you may have, and I hope it was of help.
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Written with very little sleep and too much coffee, so
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please excuse the mistakes, they will be fixed shortly :D
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*Thanks to:*
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The PCSX2 team for making me a betatester, and providing us
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with a fantastic PS2 emulator, and the opportinity for me to
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work on SPU2 (highly WIP :P )
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shadow, Linuzappz, Absolute0, [Tyranid], F|res, Roor,
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Goldfinger, Florin, basara, asadr, CpUmaster, snake785,
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mike9010, bositman, DWatcher, Keith, Martin64.....and many
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more I am sure :D
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My lady, Lucy. Without her I would be lost.
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Coffee, where would we be without coffee :D
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**********
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*Contact:*
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**********
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If you think I should add something to this FAQ, or you
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spotted a bug, you can contact me (CKemu) via IRC in
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the #PCSX2 (EFnet) channel.
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You can contact the authors via:
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http://pcsx2.ngemu.com (homepage)
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http://www.pcsx2.net (homepage)
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http://www.ngemu.com (offical forums)
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or on IRC:
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#PCSX2 (EFnet)
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Enjoy PCSX2!!
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Best Regards CKemu ( http://www.ckemu.com ).
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/EOF/ |