SMS - Playstation 2 Simple Media System SMS - Playstation 2 Simple Media System Next SMS - Playstation 2 Simple Media System User Manual Copyright © 2005-2006 The SMS Documentation Team, Contributors: Dave T, Juddman. Translators: Nuno Bento License This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SMS - Playstation 2 Simple Media System 2.3.1.1. Starting the FTP Server (uLaunchELF) 2.3.1.2. Starting the FTP Server (ExecFTPs) 2.3.1.3. Starting the FTP Client 2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) 2.4.1. Creating Your Own CDR (Modchip Only) 2.5. Using a bootable SMS DVDR (Modchip only) 2.6. Configuration 2.6.1. Network Configuration 2.6.1.1. Example configuration 1 2.6.1.2. Example configuration 2 2.6.2. General Configuration 3. Usage 3.1. Controls 3.1.1. 3.1.2. 3.1.3. 3.1.4. 3.1.5.
SMS - Playstation 2 Simple Media System 3.9.2. Applying a Skin A. Frequently Asked Questions A.1. I've made my CDDAFS CDR but my PS2 won't boot from it - It just sees it as an audio CD. What's wrong? A.2. How does SMS playback quality compare with PS2Reality Media Player? A.3. I can't see my network files - what's wrong? A.4. What's an exploit? This sounds bad. Can I go to prison for running an exploit? A.5. What is the “Independence Exploit” and how does it help me? A.6.
Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction Prev Next Chapter 1. Introduction Simple Media System (SMS) is a result the original author's (Eugene Plotnikov's) curiosity about Sony's Playstation2, MIPS, DivX and MP3. His original goal was to create a simple DivX player able to play good resolution movies at good frame rate on an unmodded PS2 without any extra equipment such as HDD and network adapter. Why create a complete "system"? Just because having only a player program is not enough.
Chapter 2. Installation Chapter 2. Installation Prev Next Chapter 2. Installation 2.1. Installation Overview 2.2. Requirements 2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) 2.3.1. Copying SMS to your memory card using FTP 2.3.1.1. Starting the FTP Server (uLaunchELF) 2.3.1.2. Starting the FTP Server (ExecFTPs) 2.3.1.3. Starting the FTP Client 2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) 2.4.1. Creating Your Own CDR (Modchip Only) 2.5. Using a bootable SMS DVDR (Modchip only) 2.6.
2.1. Installation Overview Prev 2.1. Installation Overview Chapter 2. Installation Next 2.1. Installation Overview Figure 2.1. Installation overview. Prev Chapter 2. Installation Up Home http://sksapps.com/sms/en/sms-installation-overview.html[2011/09/27 09:52:25] Next 2.2.
2.2. Requirements 2.2. Requirements Chapter 2. Installation Prev Next 2.2. Requirements In order to run SMS you will need a working technique to run homebrew PS2 .ELF applications, e.g. a working boot manager such as uLaunchELF. The options you have available to you depend mainly on which PS2 variant you have: A chubby PS2 (V11 and below) needs one of the following: Independence Exploit (tutorial 1, tutorial 2) Modchip A slimline PS2 (V12 and above) needs the following: Modchip If you can't launch .
2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Prev 2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Chapter 2. Installation Next 2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) First download a copy of the latest SMS.ELF. The latest release is available at http://home.casema.nl/eugene_plotnikov/ also, some older versions are held at http://ps2dev.org/ps2/Projects. Developers can download the source from svn://svn.ps2dev.org.
2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Once you are happy with the settings, select SAVE and press O: Figure 2.5. uLaunchELF Network Settings - step 3 On the main screen select OK and press O: Figure 2.6. uLaunchELF Network Settings - step 4 You should see a message saying that the configuration has been saved: Figure 2.7. uLaunchELF Network Settings - step 5 Now you need to assign a button to launch the FTP server.
2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Figure 2.9. uLaunchELF: Assigning a Menu Button - step 2 Figure 2.10. uLaunchELF: Assigning a Menu Button - step 3 Note PS2Net is the name of the FTP server program that comes built in to uLaunchELF's BOOT.ELF file. Once you've pressed O to confirm, then OK, and O again, you'll see the following screen: Figure 2.11. uLaunchELF: Assigning a Menu Button - step 4 You'll now see the above screen every time BOOT.ELF starts up.
2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Figure 2.12. uLaunchELF: Starting the FTP server You can check that the connection between the PC and PS2 is working by starting a command prompt on the PC (start->run, 'cmd' ). Then type ping 192.168.0.10 (or whatever the IP address of your PS2 is). If it's working, you'll see reply from ... shown on the screen. Now that you've got your FTP server running, skip ahead to Section 2.3.1.
2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Figure 2.16. Screenshot of ExecFTPs running using custom IP configuration. You can check that the connection between the PC and PS2 is working by starting a command prompt on the PC (start->run, 'cmd' ). Then type ping 192.168.0.10 (or whatever the IP address of your PS2 is). If it's working, you'll see reply from ... shown on the screen. The configuration settings for ExecFTPs are stored in mc0:/BxDATA-SYSTEM/CONFIG.
2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Figure 2.18. FileZilla FTP client while connected to PS2. In the 'Remote Site' section you should see 'hdd, mc, pfs'. These are the storage devices on your PS2. Hdd is the hard disc drive, and mc is the memory card. (if you don't see anything, try pressing F5 to refresh). Double click mc, then '0'. The two memory card slots are accessed via /mc/0 and /mc/1 (slots 1 and 2 on the Playstation2). I'd recommend putting your SMS.
2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) Prev 2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) Chapter 2. Installation Next 2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) The author of the SMS website has kindly contributed pre-made CD images for SMS. This means you don't need to go to the bother of creating your own image. PAL and NTSC versions are available, on the page linked above. When you first use this disc, you will get the default uLaunchELF settings, which is just the file browser.
2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) Figure 2.21. Files ready for CDGenPS2. Open CDGenPS2, and in order: Drag system.cnf into the main window. Drag BOOT.ELF into the main window. Drag SMS.ELF into the main window. (Don't rush, do them one at a time). Right click system.cnf -> edit. choose Fix LBA, and enter '12231': Figure 2.22. Fix LBA option in CDGenPS2. Go ahead and add some other files and folders now if you want, such as MP3s and videos...
2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) Figure 2.23. CDGenPS2 window after adding files. Choose File -> Create CD. Save the file as type BIN files. (the name doesn't matter, so long as you remember where you saved it). Burn the image using Disc at Once. If you already know how to burn a CD image, you're done here. just burn the disc and put it in your PS2. if not, read on. Open Nero, and cancel the wizard that appears.
2.4. Using a bootable SMS CDR (Modchip only) Figure 2.25. Burning the image, step 2. That's it. you're done. If you don't want to include uLaunchELF on the CD, just rename SMS.ELF to BOOT.ELF. Prev 2.3. Copying SMS to your memory card (Independence/Modchip) Up Home http://sksapps.com/sms/en/installation-bootablecdr.html[2011/09/27 09:55:04] Next 2.5.
2.5. Using a bootable SMS DVDR (Modchip only) Prev 2.5. Using a bootable SMS DVDR (Modchip only) Chapter 2. Installation Next 2.5. Using a bootable SMS DVDR (Modchip only) If you're fortunate enough to have a modchip, Swap Magic, or HDLoader/HDAdvance, and access to a DVD writer, the easiest way to get up and running with SMS is to download the DVD .iso image from the SMS Media Player website, and burn it to a blank DVD-/+R. Refer to your DVD writer application instructions for how to burn ISO images.
2.6. Configuration 2.6. Configuration Chapter 2. Installation Prev Next 2.6. Configuration Tip Normally there is no need to change any configuration files to get SMS running. If you are just using SMS in standalone mode, you can skip this section. You only need to change the configuration if you want to use SMS in network mode (i.e. play files over a LAN). 2.6.1.
2.6. Configuration 2.6.1.1. Example configuration 1 This configuration is for a PS2 and PC connected directly with a crossover cable, or for both connected to a network switch. There is no internet gateway device to connect to, so the gateway is set to the IP address of the PC. PS2 Settings PS2 IP Address: PS2 Subnet Mask: PS2 Default Gateway: 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 mc0:/SYSCONF/IPCONFIG.DAT PC Settings PC IP Address: PC Subnet Mask: PC Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0 192.
2.6. Configuration SMS general configuration information is stored in mc0:/SMS/SMS.cfg. This file is written by the application when you save the configuration data, and is not designed to be edited by hand. You do not need to create this file. SMS will create the file when you save the configuration from within SMS (see configuration menu in usage section). Note If you are having problems with the configuration settings, it is suggested that you delete your mc0:/SMS/SMS.
Chapter 3. Usage Chapter 3. Usage Prev Next Chapter 3. Usage 3.1. Controls 3.1.1. 3.1.2. 3.1.3. 3.1.4. 3.1.5. During Startup During Navigation During Playback Player Menu Scrollbar 3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network 3.2.1. Playing Media Files Using a Windows Shared Folder 3.2.1.1. Setting Up The Shared Folder In WinXP (PC side) 3.2.1.2. Setting up SMS to access the shared folder (PS2 side) 3.2.1.3. Accessing the shared folder from within SMS 3.2.2.
Chapter 3. Usage run. Next, if you're using LaunchELF/uLaunchELF as your boot application, you can run SMS by navigating to SMS.ELF and pressing O. You may want to assign a shortcut button to it so it is easier to load next time. Tip If you use SMS regularly, you may want to assign it as the 'default' option in LaunchELF, so that it starts automatically, after a short delay. Once you've got SMS running, you should see the nice SMS graphical interface on your TV set.
3.1. Controls 3.1. Controls Chapter 3. Usage Prev 3.1. Controls 3.1.1. During Startup Button Action Select + R1 Select + R2 Select + R1 + SQUARE Select + R2 + SQUARE NTSC PAL Non-interlaced NTSC Non-Interlaced PAL 3.1.2. During Navigation Button UP/DOWN LEFT/RIGHT START SELECT Action Navigate Files Select between file menu and device menu (e.g.
3.1. Controls SELECT + R1 SELECT + L2 SELECT + R2 Adjust screen position right Adjust screen position up Adjust screen position down 3.1.3.
3.1. Controls Figure 3.2. Screenshot showing Player Menu. Menu Item Language: Display: Auto power-off: (sleep timer) Description X to change the audio language (for avi files with multiple audio streams) X to cycle between 5 display modes: letterbox, pan-scan 1, pan-scan 2, pan-scan 3, fullscreen. Letterbox display mode shows the full width of the original video with black bands at top and bottom of screen.
3.1. Controls Figure 3.3. Screenshot showing Scrollbar feature. Yeah, that's all well and good, but how do I play my DivX movies? There are several ways of playing video files: Streaming over a network From a CD From a DVD-R From a PS2 internal hard disc drive From a USB drive attached to the PS2 (also called USB mass storage device). Prev Chapter 3. Usage Up Home http://sksapps.com/sms/en/usage-controls.html[2011/09/27 11:02:28] Next 3.2.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Prev 3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Chapter 3. Usage Next 3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network First of all, you'll need to have a working network configuration. That means you'll need a network switch with a patch cable to your PS2 and a patch cable to your PC, Alternatively you can use a single crossover cable directly linking your PS2 to your PC.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Figure 3.4. Setting up a windows XP share, step 1 In the box that opens up, click the option saying that you understand the security risks but want to share the files without the wizard. Figure 3.5. Setting up a windows XP share, step 2 In the next box, click 'Just enable file sharing', then click OK. Now the properties box will have changed, showing the network sharing options. Tick the box 'Share this folder on the network' and enter a share name, e.g.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Figure 3.6. Setting up a windows XP share, step 3 Next click OK (unless you are one of those people who feels more comfortable by unnecessarily clicking 'Apply' first). Either way, you'll now have a shared video folder. You should see a 'hand' underneath the folder icon: Figure 3.7. Shared folder in windows XP That's it. if you have another computer on your network, you may wish to test the share out before trying it on your PS2.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Figure 3.8. Saving the SMS.smb file Now you must copy this SMS.smb file onto your memory card, into the SMS folder. As you've already got a networked PS2, I'm going to assume you'll use FTP to transfer the files (see Section 2.3.1, “ Copying SMS to your memory card using FTP ” for how to set up an FTP connection). Copy the file to /mc/0/SMS/SMS.smb. Figure 3.9. Screenshot of SMS.smb upload via FTP Once the transfer is finished, restart your PS2 and load up SMS.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network 3.2.1.3. Accessing the shared folder from within SMS On the PS2: Load up SMS, then open the Device settings menu (press START, select Device settings..., press X. Figure 3.10. Device settings menu If the Autostart network option is turned on, turn it off: Figure 3.11. Device settings menu (Autostart network disabled) Press TRIANGLE to leave this menu, then select Save settings, from the main menu and press X. Now restart SMS.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Figure 3.12. Device settings menu (Select SMB/CIFS Network protocol) Now select Start network support and press X. After an Intialising Network... message, you should now see a new icon in the PS2 browser: Figure 3.13. SMB share connected (right hand icon in top menu bar) At this point you may wish to turn 'Autostart network' back on, if you do so, don't forget to Save settings afterwards.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Figure 3.15. Navigating an SMB share - selecting file for playback Figure 3.16. Playback started Tip If you have problems, check the settings in your SMS.smb file. Make sure that you have the correct IP address entered (the IP address of your PC), and make sure the SMB server name is in CAPITALS. 3.2.2.
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Figure 3.17. RadHostClient in operation. If you have not done so already, start SMS on your PS2, then On the PS2 press START to bring up the SMS config menu, then select Nework settings..., then select start network interface now and press X. Within 10 seconds you should see a new device icon at the top of the SMS screen: Figure 3.18. Screenshot of SMS with network support activated, (note additional icon at top of screen).
3.2. Playing Files Over A Local Area Network Do not close RadHostClient while your PS2 is browsing files shared via the client. This will cause both RadHostClient and the PS2 to crash. If the PS2 crashes or restarts, you may need to restart RadHostClient. 3.2.3. Playing Network Video Files Using PS2Client-gui Note The recommended (and easiest) way to play networked media on SMS is to use an SMB share (feature introduced in SMS 1.9). This section is only provided for legacy support.
3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) 3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) Chapter 3. Usage Prev Next 3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) Note To play video files from a CD, you need to burn the CD in a special format. The PS2 cannot read the data from ISO format CDRs. The “special format” is created using CDXplorer.exe. 3.3.1. Instructions in Short Download CDXplorer.
3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) reads them. Clever huh? The developer has written a utility (CDXplorer.exe) to create the .cue/.bin files from your .avi files, ready to burn to CDR. Then, provided your CD burning software knows how to read .cue/.bin files, you can burn them to CD. Important You must not simply write the .cue and .bin files to an ISO (data) CD format. This will not work. You must use a CD burning application which understands .cue and .bin files.
3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) Figure 3.21. Screenshot of CDXplorer showing avi file testvid.avi after dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer. Click file->SaveAs, then type in a name (e.g. 'test') then press . This will automatically save two files test.cue and test.bin in the current folder. Now you can close down CDXplorer. Next open up your CD burning application. This must be a CD burning application that allows you to load .cue files. Open the cue file.
3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) [dave@blue ~]$ cdrdao write --speed MAX --force test.cue Cdrdao version 1.1.9 - (C) Andreas Mueller SCSI interface library - (C) Joerg Schilling Paranoia DAE library - (C) Monty Check http://cdrdao.sourceforge.net/drives.html#dt for current driver tables. WARNING: Track 1: Length is shorter than 4 seconds. Error trying to open /dev/cdrecorder exclusively ... retrying in 1 second. Using libscg version 'schily-0.
3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) Figure 3.23. Screenshot of SMS showing video file loaded via CD-R in CD drive (CDDAFS format). You can now browse to the file you copied, and press X to start playback in the usual way. If you don't see the file, and get constant whirring from your PS2, or the following 'red' icon, then there is a problem with your disc. You've probably got a coaster (i.e. wasted CDR), and will need to try again. Check the instructions and try a lower burn speed.
3.4. Playing files from a DVD-R (without a modchip) Prev 3.4. Playing files from a DVD-R (without a modchip) Chapter 3. Usage Next 3.4. Playing files from a DVD-R (without a modchip) Warning Don't do this if you have a modchip. You don't need to, and this actually prevents PS2's with some modchips from reading the DVD while the chip is turned on. Modchip users can just burn a normal Data DVD. DVD Video Discs are playable in your PS2, and because of this, they can be read without a modchip.
3.4. Playing files from a DVD-R (without a modchip) Figure 3.26. Copy dummy DVD-Video files Fill up the rest of the DVD with your favourite DivX and MP3 files. Figure 3.27. Copy your own media files. Burn the DVD. You can now play it using SMS in any unmodified console. Prev 3.3. Playing video files from a CD-R (without a modchip) http://sksapps.com/sms/en/usage-dvdr.html[2011/09/27 11:08:17] Up Home Next 3.5.
3.5. Playing video files from a PS2 Internal Hard Drive 3.5. Playing video files from a PS2 Internal Hard Drive Chapter 3. Usage Prev Next 3.5. Playing video files from a PS2 Internal Hard Drive If you have a Hard Drive (HDD) on your PS2 you can use it to store and play video and music files using SMS. You can use any type of Hard Drive you want, whether it is Sony's official PS2 HDD or any 'normal' PC HDD. For a list of different HDDs showing which ones work on the PS2, look here: http://ps2drives.x-pec.
3.5. Playing video files from a PS2 Internal Hard Drive Figure 3.28. SMS 1.6 Device Settings Menu. If you want, you can go to the 'Browser Settings' menu and change some options related to the HDD: Display HDL partitions - Enabling this option will make the partitions created by HDLoader to show up in the browser. (recommended: OFF) Hide system partitions - Enabling this option will make the partitions created by the PS2 not to show up in the browser. (recommended: ON) Figure 3.29.
3.5. Playing video files from a PS2 Internal Hard Drive Figure 3.30. SMS with HDD support activated. Select the file you want to play and press X to start playback. Prev 3.4. Playing files from a DVD-R (without a modchip) Up Home http://sksapps.com/sms/en/usage-hdd.html[2011/09/27 11:08:52] Next 3.6.
3.6. Playing video files from a USB mass storage drive connected to the PS2 3.6. Playing video files from a USB mass storage drive connected to the PS2 Chapter 3. Usage Prev Next 3.6. Playing video files from a USB mass storage drive connected to the PS2 You can play audio and video files from a USB stick connected to the front of your PS2. SMS reads files from a USB drive using a USB driver built-in to the SMS application.
3.7. MP3 Audio Playback Prev 3.7. MP3 Audio Playback Chapter 3. Usage Next 3.7. MP3 Audio Playback SMS (v1.5 onwards) contains an MP3 player with M3U playlist support. All files can be accessed in exactly the same ways as video files (via Network, CDDAFS CD-R, DVD-R, Internal HDD or USB). 3.7.1. Playing single MP3 files Playing a single MP3 is done just as though you are playing an AVI video file. Locate the file using the browser, then press X to start the playback. Figure 3.32.
3.7. MP3 Audio Playback Figure 3.33. Screenshot showing MP3 playback. 3.7.2. Playing multiple MP3 files without a Playlist You can play the contents of a folder as an automatic playlist by pressing 'O' on the folder name. The files will be played in alphabetical order. 3.7.3. Playing multiple MP3 files using a Playlist Multiple MP3 files can be played using an .m3u playlist. You may need to modify the .m3u file to make sure it only contains relative paths and not absolute paths.
3.7. MP3 Audio Playback Figure 3.35. Screenshot showing M3U playlist playing. Screenshot mostrando uma 'playlist' M3U a tocar. Warning M3U support is still in development; some users have experienced unexpected crashes. Keeping mp3 filenames as short as possible will help reduce this until the problems are permanently fixed. If you are experiencing problems, try shortenning your filenames.
3.8. Subtitles 3.8. Subtitles Chapter 3. Usage Prev Next 3.8. Subtitles Subtitle support was added in SMS v1.5. Support is included for .srt (SubRip) and .sub (MicroDVD) formats. 3.8.1. Playing Videos With Subtitles To play back a movie with subtitles, you'll need the movie .avi file and a corresponding subtitle file in the desired language. Subtitle files are available from several download sites, or you can rip your own from the DVD.
3.8. Subtitles Figure 3.37. Screenshot showing SMS while browsing for video (note subtitle file in same directory). SMS will automatically look for a subtitle file, and if it finds one, the following 'loading subtitles' message will be displayed: Figure 3.38. Screenshot showing SMS while lauching video with subtitles. During playback, the subtitles will appear on the screen (colour/position are adjustable in the player settings menu). Figure 3.39. Screenshot showing SMS playback with subtitles.
3.8. Subtitles (displayed on the status line) must not exceed 32. No error checks etc. are performed by SMS here, so use it very carefully and on your own risk :). Probably .ini file for that utility has to be adjusted on site in order to generate reduced character sets (96 and 128 characters instead of 256). By changing that .ini file it's possible to create virtually any character sets (ISO-8859-7, for instance); Prev 3.7. MP3 Audio Playback http://sksapps.com/sms/en/usage-subtitles.
3.9. Skinning 3.9. Skinning Chapter 3. Usage Prev Next 3.9. Skinning SMS allows basic 'skinning' of the player. Essentially, this means you can change the backdrop wallpaper of the browser to be an image of your choice. Note The current support for skinning only allows you to change the background image of the browser. It does not allow you to re-arrange the layout of the controls on the screen. 3.9.1. Creating a Skin The skin file is a DivX5xx/XviD encoded I-Frame, named mc0:/SMS/SMS.skn.
3.9. Skinning Figure 3.40. Pic2sms.exe application. Now click on the 'open' button and open the bitmap file you just created. Figure 3.41. Open the image file http://sksapps.com/sms/en/usage-skin.
3.9. Skinning Figure 3.42. Image file loaded You should see your image appear in the window. Click the save button to create a .skn file in the same directory. That's it - your skin is created. 3.9.2. Applying a Skin To apply a skin (whether it's one you've downloaded, or one you made yourself), you need to do the following: Get hold of your SMS.skn file. If your file is xxxxxx.skn, rename it to SMS.skn. Now you need to transfer the file to mc0:SMS/SMS.skn (i.e onto the memory card in slot 1 on your PS2).
3.9. Skinning Figure 3.43. Transfering skin file to PS2. On your PS2, start up SMS as normal, then press START to bring up the configuration menu, then select 'browser settings'. Figure 3.44. Browser settings menu. Tick the option 'Use background image' to turn the skin on. You should see the background immediately change. http://sksapps.com/sms/en/usage-skin.
3.9. Skinning Figure 3.45. Browser settings menu (skin activated). If you need to change the skin, copy a new SMS.skn over the top of the old one. Figure 3.46. Example skin. Note SMS versions 1.5 and below had a different skin format, which used a mc0:/SMS/skin.sms file instead of mc0:/SMS/SMS.skn. There was also a different version of the skin generator pic2sms.exe. The old skin generator is no longer available for download. If you have an old version of SMS, we recommend upgrading both SMS and pic2sms.
Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions Prev Next Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions A.1. I've made my CDDAFS CDR but my PS2 won't boot from it - It just sees it as an audio CD. What's wrong? A.2. How does SMS playback quality compare with PS2Reality Media Player? A.3. I can't see my network files - what's wrong? A.4. What's an exploit? This sounds bad. Can I go to prison for running an exploit? A.5. What is the “Independence Exploit” and how does it help me? A.
A.1. I've made my CDDAFS CDR but my PS2 won't boot from it - It just sees it as an audio CD. What's wrong? A.1. I've made my CDDAFS CDR but my PS2 won't boot from it - It just sees it as an audio CD. What's wrong? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.1. I've made my CDDAFS CDR but my PS2 won't boot from it - It just sees it as an audio CD. What's wrong? CDXplorer does not create a CD-R which you can boot from. It just creates a disc that can be read once SMS is running.
A.2. How does SMS playback quality compare with PS2Reality Media Player? A.2. How does SMS playback quality compare with PS2Reality Media Player? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.2. How does SMS playback quality compare with PS2Reality Media Player? We aren't currently attempting to compare or benchmark SMS against any other media players at the moment. The only goal is to make SMS as good as possible.
A.3. I can't see my network files - what's wrong? Prev A.3. I can't see my network files - what's wrong? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Questions Next A.3. I can't see my network files - what's wrong? Check in the network settings menu (on SMS: Start->Network Settings), and if you see it, press 'start network now'. Turning on Autostart network will make SMS try to access a client at startup. If you are still having problems, try restarting the client (e.
A.4. What's an exploit? This sounds bad. Can I go to prison for running an exploit? A.4. What's an exploit? This sounds bad. Can I go to prison for running an exploit? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.4. What's an exploit? This sounds bad. Can I go to prison for running an exploit? Sony Computer Entertainment™ disapprove of exploits and mod-chips yet they continue to be sold across the world.
A.5. What is the “Independence Exploit” and how does it help me? A.5. What is the “Independence Exploit” and how does it help me? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.5. What is the “Independence Exploit” and how does it help me? The Independence Exploit is a software based exploit that allows a PS2 to run unencrypted and homebrew applications (such as SMS) from the memory card. A description of what the exploit actually is can be found here.
A.6. I can't access SMS on my DHCP network. SMS won't autoconfigure it's IP address. What's wrong? A.6. I can't access SMS on my DHCP network. SMS won't autoconfigure it's IP address. What's wrong? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.6. I can't access SMS on my DHCP network. SMS won't autoconfigure it's IP address.
A.7. Does the PS2 optical digital output (S/PDIF) work in SMS for AC3 passthrough? A.7. Does the PS2 optical digital output (S/PDIF) work in SMS for AC3 passthrough? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.7. Does the PS2 optical digital output (S/PDIF) work in SMS for AC3 passthrough? Yes, you can connect the PS2 output to an external audio processor via a fibre optic cable. You can enable the output by selecting SMS Menu -> Player settings.
A.8. What types of of writeable media (DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD-RW/CDR/CDRW) will work with SMS? A.8. What types of of writeable media (DVD-R/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVDRW/CDR/CDRW) will work with SMS? Appendix A. Frequently Asked Prev Next Questions A.8. What types of of writeable media (DVDR/DVD+R/DVD+RW/DVD-RW/CDR/CDRW) will work with SMS? Users have had success with all current types of writeable disc, but the most popular in a recent survey was the DVD-R.
Appendix B. Bits and Pieces Appendix B. Bits and Pieces Prev Next Appendix B. Bits and Pieces B.1. VESA Video Modes Prev A.7. Does the PS2 optical digital output work in SMS for AC3 passthrough? Next B.1. VESA Video Modes Home http://sksapps.com/sms/en/apb.
B.1. VESA Video Modes B.1. VESA Video Modes Appendix B. Bits and Pieces Prev Next B.1. VESA Video Modes Two additional video modes are available for SMS: 640x480@60Hz (press select+L1 during startup) 640x480@75Hz (press select+L2 during startup) These modes are not accessible in the normal SMS configuration menu - they can only be set at startup. Note These have only been tested using a viewsonic VX910 TFT monitor with the official Sony cable. Prev Appendix B. Bits and Pieces Up Home http://sksapps.
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Appendix C. GNU Free Documentation License If your document contains nontrivial examples of program code, we recommend releasing these examples in parallel under your choice of free software license, such as the GNU General Public License, to permit their use in free software. Prev B.1. VESA Video Modes Home http://sksapps.com/sms/en/legal.
