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Sony PlayStation 2 - discussion
How many playStation consoles do you have?
How many playStation consoles do you have?
PS2 (1 or more consoles) [ 216 ] ** [29,23%]
There are 2 console [ 158 ] ** [21,38%]
There are 3 Console [ 129 ] ** [17,46%]
There are 4 Console [ 80 ] ** [10,83%]
There is all but portable (Ps1 -Ps4) [ 16 ] ** [2,17%]
Fan of the PlayStation (there are almost all console) [ 116 ] ** [15,7%]
Megafanat (has everything including PS TV) [ 12 ] ** [1,62%]
Ultramanyak (there is even pocketstation and SONY PSX) [ 12 ] ** [1,62%]
Total votes: 739
 



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PS2 FAQ

AUDIT and a bit of history, characteristics
Story
Sony PlayStation 2, PS2 is the second game console released by Sony, the heir of the PlayStation and the predecessor of the PlayStation 3. The start of development was announced in March 1999, the sale of the console in Japan began on March 4, 2000, in North America - October 26, 2000 in Europe - November 24, 2000, in Russia - November 7, 2002.

Game console of the sixth generation, which has become the fastest-selling and most popular game console in history. In the third quarter of 2011, nearly 155 million PS2 units were sold worldwide.

On December 28, 2012, production in Japan was discontinued, and on January 4, 2013, Sony confirmed that PS2 production was discontinued worldwide. Thereby, PS2 was produced for almost 13 years, it is one of the longest life cycles in the history of the gaming industry.

A source: WiKi


Console varieties
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The first three editions of the PlayStation 2 (SCPH-10000, SCPH-15000 and SCPH-18000 models) were sold only in Japan and did not have the DEV9 extension port, which is in the current models of PlayStation 2, the PCMCIA port stood instead. For these models, the PCMCIA adapter was produced in Dev9. SCPH-10000 and SCPH-15000 did not have a built-in player player to play DVD, instead, the encrypted player was copied to the memory card with a CD included. V3 was significantly different from previous models with its internal structure, it had several printed circuit boards. Starting with V4, everything except the power supply was placed on one fee. In V5 there were minor internal changes. The only change in V6 (sometimes called it v5.1) was the position of the conclusions leading to the on / reset button - this was done to combat the use of mod chips. V7 and V8 were also very similar. With version V9 (SCPH-50000 / SCPH-50001), the PlayStation 2 assembly was transferred to China, the infrared port for the remote control DVD was added, the FireWire port was removed, the possibility of reading DVD-RW and + RW discs was added, progressive sweep added For DVD and less noisy fan. V10 and V11 had small changes.

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In September 2004, Sony introduced the third editorial board of the console (V12, the SCPH-70000 model) is significantly smaller, more thin, quiet than the old version. In addition, a built-in Ethernet port appeared in the new model. In some regions, the model also had a built-in modem. Because of the small size, the expansion slot was excluded from the new model; Thus, compatibility with an internal hard disk from the previous model was lost, but it did not interfere with the 70xxx IDE loop to the strapping CXD9731AGP / CXD9731GP chip. The power supply from the internal became external. For sale, this editorial office entered November 2004.
The appearance of incompatibility with a hard disk became the subject of criticism, since there were several games (such as Final Fantasy XI) that required a hard disk; His availability also required the official PS2 Linux package. The expansion of Multitap for SCPH-70000 also changed. Sony is currently selling only a new Multitap model, which means that the owners of old PlayStation 2, if they want to play in four or even more companies - must find a used Multitap or take a multitap of another manufacturer. It was possible to also purchase adapters from third-party manufacturers to connect a hard disk, but the possibility of connecting to the IDE was completely removed in the V14 edition.
In 2006, Sony released the V15 (SCPH-77001a and SCPH-77001b), the first time they went on sale in Japan on September 15, 2006, then in North America and other parts of the world.
Since July 2007, Sony has begun to deliver a new edition of the thin PlayStation 2 Slim - V16 (SCPH-79000) weighing 600 grams (compared to 900 grams in the SCPH-77001 model); the weight of the power supply was also reduced to 250 grams (350 grams in the previous edition). The next edition of the V17 (SCPH-90000) was announced for sale in Japan on November 22, 2007, with a revised interior design, which this time included the power supply, resulting in a total console weight of 720 grams

Specifications
Processor: 64 discharge "Emotion Engine" on a clock frequency 294.912 MHz (in late versions of 299 MHz), 10.5 million transistors
Memory: 32 MB of RAM RDRAM manufactured by Rambus with a capacity of 3.2 Gb / s
Main processor: MIPS R5900 64-bit CPU core
Floating-point coprocessor
Vector modules: VU0 and VU1, 128-bit at 150 MHz. VU0 is typically used to transform polygons, physics, and other things related to gameplay. VU1 is commonly used to transform polygons, lighting, and other computations associated with visualization.
Floating-point operations performance: 6.2 gigaflops
3D geometric conversion performance: 36 million polygons per second per VU
Compressed Image Decoder: MPEG-2
Cache memory: for instructions - 16 KB, for data - 8 KB + 16 KB
Graphics processor "Graphics Synthesizer" at a clock frequency of 147 MHz
Image resolution: variable, from 320x240 to 1920x1080i (when connected via a component, but the games themselves are not more than 720x576i, or use the GS Mode Selector to select VGA, Full HD, and other resolutions)
Video memory: 4 MB eDRAM with a capacity of 48 GB / s. In addition, 32 MB of main memory can be allocated for video memory.
Memory exchange bus: 2560-bit - 1024 for writing, 1024 for reading, 512 for reading / writing
Pixel format: RGB, alpha channel, Z-buffer
I / O processor - central processor from PS1 at a frequency of 33.8 or 36.8 MHz (in different versions)
Sound: 48-channel audio with a sampling frequency of 44.1 or 48 kHz
Interfaces:
2 ports for game controllers
2 memory card slots, MagicGate encryption technology used
2 USB 1.1 ports
IEEE-1394a for connecting external peripherals (on SCPH-10000 - 3900x only)
Infrared port for remote control (SCPH-500xx and later)
Expansion Bay for 3.5 "HDD and Network Adapter (SCPH-300xx - 500xx models) [14]
PC Card slot for Network Adapter (PC Card) and external hard drive (SCPH-10000, SCPH-15000, SCPH-18000 models)
DVD drive
Supported formats: PS2 CD-ROM, PS1 CD-ROM, audio-CD, PS2 DVD-ROM (4.7 GB), video-DVD (4.7 GB), DVD-9 (8.5 GB). Latest models also support DVD + RW and DVD-RW.


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Network adapterI use this, but there areSata version
HDMI adapterWorks with games from PS2 allowing you to play on the monitor. Not all programs are displayed through it. In general, its pros and cons. The picture is much better.overview
Wireless gamepad temper myself, while I wait later I will write about his work, the reviews are positive.Come, here are a couple of words
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Post has been editedsid1989 - 04.02.21, 17:43



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Eh ... There would be a way to fall out some kind of fee to 75008 to connect the HDD ... sorry I do not have 70008.



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As I understood, looking at the photo Mat.Blat, - 7000x is, in fact, the phase in the slimki housing. Chips are separated (with the 75th of both chip combined) and even there is an Expansion controller of the tire. And it seems even at 7000x, as in the good old days, IOP is native percent of PS1. Then he was replaced with the PowerPC processor and the work of the PS1 games were transferred to emulation. But I can be wrong.

Post has been editedAstraVE - 14.12.17, 17:05



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The percent of the first puffer does not steat me as the only 2 games from the first without problems go through Pops. I am picking contact for the loop, which seems to be removed at 7500 *



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Astrave @ 12/14/17, 17:04*
As I understood, looking at the photo Mat.Blat, - 7000x is, in fact, the phase in the slimki housing. Chips are separated (with the 75th of both chip combined) and even there is an Expansion controller of the tire. And it seems even at 7000x, as in the good old days, IOP is native percent of PS1.
All right! 7000-na goes with a fully original chipset (from PS1 original RISC processor + emulation of the video subsystem). And 7500 is already a modification, by the way, on it even some PS2 games go not with 100% compatibility. I certainly did not come across this, but the fact is a fact.

True, the emulation is very accurate PS1, almost identical to 100%!

Post has been editedandus_try - 14.12.17, 19:57



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* andus_try , 100% PS2 game compatibility was lost later due to the fact that the original SPU2 (PS1 sound subsystem) was drank.



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Astrave @ 15.12.17, 07:15*
The 100% compatibility of the PS2 games was lost later due to the fact that the original spu2 was drank (PS1 sound subsystem).
Did he somehow be involved in PS2 games?

By the way, maybe such an accurate emulation of PS1 from the fact that you added some MIPS MIPS instructions? Emulation is almost perfect. Quality is even better than on PS1 (in contrast, clarity), with rare exception.



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Astrave @ 12/13/17, 23:17*
And I also noticed that all the same bbw is less "noise" by component. Slumka has small, as if ... strips slipping throughout the screen (as if VILLIN).

I generally happen on a snimka for 2 seconds the image disappears. Can it be from a non-original cable?

Post has been editedantrus4 - 15.12.17, 11:54



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Antrus4 @ 12/15/17, 11:54*
The image disappears 2 seconds.

Perhaps due to the adaptation of the TV to resolution change. If when the gameplay menu is transitions.



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* k_86 No, it is in games that. More often such interference for 2 seconds are found in Resident Evil 4 in the resolution of 576p. Shooting for example in zombaks and you immediately disappears the image for 2 seconds. Telek first writes that there is no signal and immediately starts showing from the console. In other games, this happens not often.



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Antrus4 @ 12/15/17, 12:21*
in a resolution of 576p.

put less 480 p



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* andus_try,
Yes. SPU2 was involved in PS2 games. No iron in PS2 "did not idle in vain"



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Hmm People! I tried to launch Linux Devian 9 with DVD. I was cutting a sussamb, somehow it seemed to be configured, but the folders did not show. Outcome: PS2 sees the SMB server, but does not see the folder (CEP) = Egor 303. Who knows something about setting up a samba under the curl?



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It happened! Came from China Wireless Gamepad for our console
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Summary for solid 5. No complaints, not creaky, pleasant plastic. Buttons are certainly not canonical, but later I think I will change the original. The soft buttons, tactile pressing very close to the original, the lower bitches are slightly different, but not critical. It connects very quickly, there is sleep mode, and do not always turn on and off. The most imputed poems that I kept at PS2, definitely better than the original used one that I had. In a word I am satisfied.
The FAQ has a link to this gamepad.



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Hello!
There was a problem with Free McBoot.
It pretends that everything is installed, everything is fine, but it starts from only from the installer, that is, after the reboot it does not start.
I put on the formatted MS2
How to treat, who can tell me?
PS2 Slim



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It pretends that everything is installed, everything is fine, but it starts from only from the installer, that is, after the reboot it does not start.
I put on the formatted MS2
How to treat, who can tell me?
PS2 Slim

If the original memory card is most likely to blame the modchip. On some chips to shut down it, you need to hold the "Reset" button when turned on, or try another, a newer version of FMCB.
P.S.: Slimka is not 9000x?

Post has been editedsid1989 - 16.12.17, 21:25



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sid1989 @ 12/16/17, 20:38*
Came from China Wireless Gamepad for our console

I ordered the same, but another color, but it seems to be lost :(
The year is already going almost.
Thekottv @ 16.12.17, 22:14*
PS2 Slim

And the exact version?



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* ilya-fedin , SP-90008



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* TheKotTV,
And should not work. only through the modchip setting



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* sid1989 , Taak, clear.
If you understand correctly, you need to change the boot mod, right?
What to put?



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Thekottv @ 12/16/17, 22:23*
SP-90008.

This version of Sony has already removed the possibility of running Free McBoot ...


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