Hey guys & girls, this is a tutorial on how to boot PlayStation 2 ISO’s on the PS3 (20/60GB NTSC/JAP) via an external HDD. Those with a 20 or 60GB launch PS3 are in luck! That is, if you’re a pirate. Use at your own risk, we at ps3-hacks / Dashhacks Inc. cannot take responsibility if you damage your ps3 with this tutorial. Remember, we will not tell you where to get ISOs from… That said, lets continue…
What you need:
- Swap Magic 3.6+/3.8 (Purchase here) (Must be actual copy, burned copies do NOT work).
- Launch PS3 (20/60gb) – NTSC/Japanese (Must have emotion engine, only launch PS3’s had this).
- Flash Drive (PSP in USB MODE will also work).
If you are a Japanese PS3 user you need to rename the folder BADATA-SYSTEM to BIDATA-SYSTEM -This guide will assume you are a USA user and call the folder “BADATA-SYSTEM” in the download pack.
- Download the USBAdvance Tutorial File Pack.
- Extract the contents of the folder USBADVANCE to the root of your flash drive/PSP.
- Boot up SWAPMAGIC and once loaded into the menu screen, people who are using swapmagic v3.6 press UP (on D-Pad)+L2 on your PS3 controller to browse through your flash drive. People that are using Swapmagic v3.8 go to the SMBOOT menu and select uLaunch from there. In the pack provided uLaunch is SMBOOT1. Go to configure, select any button you want (I usually use X or O), go to MISC and select FILEBROWSER binding it to the selected button, go down and hit ok. Now go to the browser. (Props to Crono for telling us how to use v3.8 Swapmagic). If you are unable to view your flash drive, then it is not compatible (use another one).
- Copy the BADATA-SYSTEM folder and USBLD_01.ELF file to your Virtual Memory Card (on PS3).
- Go inside BADATA-SYSTEM folder and cut/move the Pictures and SWAPMAGIC folder to ROOT the Virtual Memory Card.
- Remove your FLASH DRIVE, press the PS button and quit the game and go back to XMB and launch swap magic.
- At this point you should move the Playstation 2 ISO’s of your choice to your external HDD/flash drive. You need to have them properly formmated and copied over via USBExtreme or USBUtil (is included in file you downloaded above). If you are not sure how to do this, there is a quick tutorial that guides you through the process. Make sure your USB/Flash drive is plugged into your PS3.
- Once booted, browse and launch USBLD_01.ELF
- And there you have it, if you followed this tutorial properly you should see the Playstation 2 ISO’s there and just click and launch
How to copy PS2 ISO’s to a external USB/flash drive
Note: Ps3-Hacks will not link anyone to pirated ISOs — Find them on your own.
Method 1
- Download the USBAdvance Tutorial File Pack. (Ignore if you downloaded it in last tutorial), and extract the folder USB EXtreme to you desktop.
- Plug in your USB HDD (or Flash drive)
- Put a PS2 game into your disc drive (if the game is already on your computer you can mount it with Alcohol 120)
- Open up the USB EXTREME tool on your computer.
- Select your Disc Drive the PS2 game is in, Media type (most are DVD’s) and your USB/Flash drive.
- Now you can name the game and hit start.
- There you have it a properly copied game to your HDD, just pop it in your PS3 and follow step 8 from above.
Method 2 (Easier Method)
- Download USButil
- Format your external drive/usb drive to FAT/FAT16/FAT32 format.
- In the download pack you downloaded there should be a folder called USBUtil, go inside that and run the EXE.
- Go to FILE and click on “OPEN ISO to create game”.
- Search and click on your PS2 backup, and click CREATE.
- The program will now copy the ISO over to your pendrive (it takes some time).
- source: ps3hax.net
Comments (86)
Good news!! i’ll be trying this later!!
JESUS SAVES +++
AND SO DOES TEH SCENE.. now if i can make use of my internal 750 gb hdd :) my resistance is getting very scratched up
Go to Jesus in faith before bill gates attacks with his alien buddies .. after u have eternity secured… then play a lil bit of hacked ps3 + + +
This works great by the way !
This only works on PS3s that contain the PS2 HARDWARE! That means, Emotion Engine (CPU), and Graphics Synthesizer (GS) + RAM. It does not work on software PS2 backward compatible models, and CERTAINLY will not work on models that DO NOT have it at all!
It is very simple to understand, no HARDWARE, no USBAdvance. This is why it is working on JAP 20/60 models, they HAVE the PS2 hardware.
what about the 60BG european ps3? does it work with that one?
PAL tutorial will be up ASAP.
Good to see something happerning, but its about 1 to 2 weeks behind ps3 hax!!
Lets get on it and get it done and work more!
If finaly PS3 isos could be launched on the ps3 i would never sell my pS3 and would not buy an xbox:) .. Sorry guys but if the ps3 could run backups i would immediately buy one :)
So, you will sell your PS3, but if you could run backups you would BUY ANOTHER ONE? WTF
yeah i must admit, that is a pretty retarded logic :-)
No he is going to sell his ps3 but if the ps3 could run backups or whatever than he would not sell it.
I think it’s wrong that the application that makes the PS3 able to boot PS2 games costs money. And I don’t think that you have to buy this application. Why wouldn’t it be possible to install a hacked version?
Why make this app work with USBExtreme when the external HD is going to be sooooooooo slow in loading games.
Why not take the HDLoader elf and apply the same changes so that you can dump the games on the internal HD of PS3 and load PS2 games from there. Now that would be sweeeeeeet and efficient
Well, smart guy, Get cracking on that….
This is only the first step of probably many to come, and there are already complaints.
WOW
i am confident in teh ps3 scene after many doubt .. so i guess the 60 gb i bought for 200 wasnt a bad buy after all !! i was mad .. now happy .. cant wait to play beyond ps 1 & 2 on my ps3 .. go Hdd .. Go scene .. you can do iT .. yES WE CAN … yeS WE CAN :)
IM GAY AND IM ONLY 8
Will this work with both PAL and NTSC games? If so I’ll buy the swapmagic. My PS3 is jp from launch, so it can only play legit jp games, so I wonder if this hack can bypass that lame region lock.
This came out time ago a bit late… LOL ;P
wahaay! this is excellent news, i was waiting for something like this for some time!
sweet! now we just gotta wait for this to work for US 60 gig-ers. (like me) this is so sweet!
but ya know, the instant this DOES work for US systems, sony will just throw out an update to fix it. lol
um.. it does work for the US systems, ryo. I was able to get through with the swap magic but the thing is that the isos i convert using USBEXTREME doesn’t wanna work.
I tried Persona 4 and Soul Eater Battle Resonance
dude it says right in the title “How to play PS2 ISO’s on PS3 via USBAdvance (20/60GB NTSC/JAP)”
Pay special attention to the ‘60GB’ thats you 60giger, or whatever racial comment that was ;p
read much? :-)
Were you able to load isos.gigabyte ? I’m sure I did all the methods correctly. Just doesn’t make sense that no isos worked.
wats the latest on firmware updating for BC any guarantees that are going to do this? cnt get a straight answer from anyone else so wat do u hav to say?
I’D PUNCH A FUCKING BABY IN THE GOD DAMNED FACE IF I GOT THIS WORKING ON MY 80GB
But it’ll get knocked the fuck out via firmware update.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally some advancement. Thank you all of you who made it possible.
dam i have the 80 gb dat doesnt play ps2 games
So what is the difference between the 60 and 80 gig? i have the 80gig so im a bit bummer. what are the chances of this being used on the 80?
wow.. ain’t that something?
60gig and 20 gig has a hardware that supports backward compatibility. Where as 80,40,160gb ones do not.
hi guys, do i have to use the jpn version of swap magic for ntsc/j ps3, or i can just use any version?
You need to use the one matching your console.
SWEET FINALLY A COOL LITTLE HACK/TWEAK!!!
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Really wish I had a 20/60GB Model, lmao…oh well i don’t care, keep em coming you guys. I know I speak for everyone when I say that we really appreciate it!!
^_^
Does this work with PSX isos?
for now its ps2..
Anyway, I still can’t to get the isos to work. I installed via USBExtreme. I go to the usb loader and it mentions something about picking up an Error in spanish. Can anyone help please?
When loading the ISO, it shows an error in spanish, but I still waited and the ISO loaded fine.
Well, well, well look at that. A Hack? Amazingly.
Well I have a 60GB launch PS3 with the PS2 hardware inside so I’ll have to read up on this to see about how to do this when I get some free time. Provided there’s no new mandatory firmware update coming out before then. Of course since this only works for models with the PS2 chips inside them, the firmware update might be tricky for sony as they’ll have to make any update to patch and stop this works correctly on the launch editions of the PS3 and doesn’t screw up on the models that don’t have the PS2 hardware compatibility inside them.
So will a ps2 game compatible ps3 80GB work or not!?
oh my!!! Dark_Alex, please try to help out the PS3 community, join us in accomplishing the impossible!!! I summon the gods of the psp and xbox world!!! help these band of brothers/sisters in overcoming the conglomerateworld of Sony, and assist in continuing this little-sole crack. oh please help us!!! ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!
wow….I guess somethings never change… People’s blatant behavior for piracy is insane…
Would you buy a car if you can’t pay for insurance, gas or maintain it? or a house if you can’t pay mortgage or taxes?
If you founded Sony, would you like to hear your garbage?
What did Sony ever do to you?
Would you work for free?
Would you like it if people were ripping you off?
Your ignorance is off the chart man. At least be discreet about it jeez…
you retarded piece of crap
i have the 80 gb ps3… i might trade it for a 60 gb one now after reading this.
If anyone has a link to show this workin may get me to download and install. till the i remain ever the sceptic, but great job guys
has any one tried this with a 80gb backward compatible model???
sorry bud, it won’t work.
you should read more, it’s in the title. ;)
Just because it says it can’t doesn’t mean no one has tried, dick
“Just because it says it can’t doesn’t mean no one has tried, dick”
how do you figure this one out?
Did you not read the title?
“How to play PS2 ISO’s on PS3 via USBAdvance (20/60GB NTSC/JAP)”
if 80 gigs worked then it would have been 20/60/80 gigs
As powerslave would say,
Time for school.
20/60 gig (launch models) ps3s work with this because of “emotion chip” that was included with this specific models. Sony later on took this option out and used software emulation to cut back on the cost of the machine. (original 80 gigs) That’s why the people specifically stated for “20/60″ gig models. Also, they have more people testing out their programs then you think. So yea I’m 99.99999% sure that they have tried it on 80 gig models. (both new and the older version)
look man, just stop it right here, you are starting to look stupid…. notice that your the only one that’s talking about getting it to work on your 80 gig and believe it or not, I wasn’t trying to be mean with my previous post. I simply gave the answer and directed it to the post where it clears states it.
Not my fault that you are
a.) too lazy to read the whole post. (well title in this case)
b.) can’t read
c.) all of the above.
if you want to be a bitch and act like a 12yr old girl with vaginal discharge then be my guest. Just be sure you know your shit before you start talking.
will it work on the xbaws 360?
what do you think?
if you really like playing ps2 games, why not buy modified ps2 which is much cheaper than ps3. getch?
This may be a stupid question, but does this make it so you can play imported iso’s as well
Wow… this thing sucks…
can’t load a single game…
please help me to download usbextreme iso im not bye the original versin in iran pleas help my frends.
will this work on my 80GB HONG KONG NTSC/J? it isnt the same as the 80gbs out now it has 4 usb ports and it plays ps2/ps1 games , i dont know if its hardware or software emulated
does it matter if the swap magic is PAL or NTSC ????
What Version of swap magic should I buy? japan version? my ps3 is 60GB NTSC-J
For some reason my USB memory stick does not load when i press UP and L2, i tried other combination s of UP and L( ) with no success.. I tried this with 3 different flash memory sticks (FAT32 format) and still that was a “no go”… any ideas guys?
Any help would be appreciated.
I got my Swap Magic 3+ disck from http://www.overstockdistributing.com , which was one of the “to buy” places listed in the swap magic website.. but im starting to thing i got a bootleg version of the disc.. they bootlegged a bootlegger LOL!!!
Yes my PS3 is a launch PS3, i got it on day one.
Thanks
For some reason my USB memory stick does not load when i press UP and L2, i tried other combination s of UP and L( ) with no success.. I tried this with 3 different flash memory sticks (FAT32 format) and still that was a “no go”… any ideas guys?
Yes my PS3 is a launch PS3, i got it on day one.
Thanks
same with me. everytime i press up and L2, with swap magic 3.6+, the screen just freezes until i hit the PS button and manually exit. two different flash sticks. running out of ideas…
If you swap magic does freeze, its your td, try another one.
Great hack! Finally able to play burned ps2 games. I can now enjoy ff12 on my ps3, thanks ;)
oh yeah, i can now proceed to throw my old ps2 out the window ;)
Hello I have 40 gb PS3 it russian region.
Can I play PS2 iso backups ?
If yes, how?
i have swap magic 2.6 F****! now i gotta buy swap magic 3.6+
Is there a list out there with compatible flash drives? The 2 that I have freeze swap magic and I don’t want to go out and buy another one to not have it work as well.
so do you need swapmagic 3.6 or 3.8 or both????
of wich of those 2 is the besT??
where can we download ps2 iso that works with swap magic on the ps3
give links
So I can use this on my 60 GB NTSC PS3?
I have an American one.
So there’s no problem right?
I was just about to purchase a PS2 for a 100 bux…is this worth it?
Or should I just buy the PS2?
Ok a few questions.. Where are the save files to the game saved? the flash/Hard Disk drive or the PS3 internal HDD, and secondly for those using Swap 3.8 is there a way to use the Action Replay codes when loading the ISOs?? Help will be greatly appreciated.
well it looks like this hack only works on limited titles from my test. i was able to get resident evil 4 and NCAA football to work yet when i tried it with tales of the abyss, shadows of the collosus and god of war they didn’t seem to work at all. anyone happen to have a compatibility list of the games that can work? or does anyone have plans to make such a list?
Which swap magic disc do you use? The CD or DVD? I havent bought SM yet, but I see that the CD version is purchasable seperately. Can anyone verify that which disc you use doesnt matter?
the Fat32 file system, which is the only system the PS3 can read has a 4GB limit… I cant transfer an ISO that is larger than 4GB to my 8GB Fat32 flash drive…
can anybody tell me a way around this.. SMT Persona 4 iso is 4.10GB, i cant play it on my PS3 coz i cant transfer it on my flash drive
You could use an External Plug and Play HDD
That’s what I usually do.
The best would be a 320GB Western Digital Passport Drive! ;)
@ Mr. Shooli
lol, did you even read the instructions?
Any1 getting error: An error occurred during the start operation, CODE 80028f17. I have the 60gb PS3 ver 2.80. Swapmagic3 plus USA 3.6 original disk. I tested disk on PS2 and works fine. Please help. Thanks
in case anyone still cares bout this try the following:
-use USBUtil ver 1.02 and not USB EXtreme!!!
-check this site out list.sksapps (dot) com
-use cd swap magic for cd format game (like “The Thing”)
-use dvd swap magic for dvd game (like “Katamari”)
it seems that if the game has too many videos it will not work and if there is a long video at the beginning of the game (right after loading the disc) it will not work but aside from that it works alright.
this works i tried with my own legit kingdom hearts disk, i repeat LEGIT STORE BOUGHT DISK THAT BELONGS TO ME. and it works awsome now i can put away this classic wich i bought on the release date and keep it safe. thanks to the guys who figured this out.
im going to try with again my own SSX because its a little scratched up(lent it to my nephew) if it works then ill store this one to because its awsome and very entretaining when im bored
Ok. YES THIS WORKS.
BUT… it’s -really- slow. So slow, in fact, that’s it’s not worth doing at all. Glad I wasted my time. Don’t waste yours.
i have a japanese ps3 does this mean i can use this to boot an american ps2 title? i know swap magic was used for region code stuff on ps2 but i havent heard any mention of it for ps3. anyone play out of region games and it work? dont wanna buy if it doesnt fix my region code issue
hi i have a 60 ntsc hardware emulations.
just wondering would this work for PAL iso’s
thanks
i think we should start posting, all the games that are working.
no need just visit the web site: hxxp//www.list.sksapps.com
remember to switch xx with tt.
This is beyond bullshit LMFAO. And yes i have a 60GB NSTC PS3.