[HDD] Transfer VCD files using PFSSHELL 0.2a

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Hardware Requirements :

• PS2 HDD formatted, with a __.POPS partition, locally connected to your PC

Software Requirements :

• PFSSHELL 0.2a (running under winxp – or enable XP compatibility mode). You can find an updated version of this program here by @uyjulian – but you have to compile it yourself.

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Video tutorial : here

Text version – based on the video :

Transfer one VCD :

1. Put your VCDs files in the psshell 0.2a folder.
2. Run pfsshell.exe
3. Select your PS2 HDD using the following command line :

device hddX:

X = the number of your PS2 HDD.

If you get this message : “ps2hdd: drive status 0, format version 00000002”, continue.

4. You now need to mount the __.POPS VCD partition, using the following command line :

mount __.POPS 

5. Transfer your 1st VCD file using the following command line :

put NAMEOFYOURVCD.VCD

6. Once the transfer is over, you can transfer another VCD or quit the programm running :

umount

then

exit 

7. Done.

Transfer several VCD at once :

[Original tutorial by ElPatas] @elotrolado – [.bat files thanks to deba5er ]

1. Get these files.

2. Open command prompt, then type “cmd”.

3. You need to launch the .bat file from it’s folder. In the example below, pfshell is placed into D: partition, into a folder named “CD Juegos PSX”.

4. Execute the .bat running the following command line :

pfs.bat hddX: __.POPS *.VCD

• where X is the number of your PS2 HDD;
• __.POPS the partition where the VCDs will be transfer;
• *.VCD means to tranfer all files with .VCD extension.

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