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--- blog:ps1_psio_using [2020/06/16 19:35] – [Using PSIO] john
+++ blog:ps1_psio_using [2020/06/16 20:22] (current) – john
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 ===== Updating PSIO =====
-   * Menu system - File named `MENU.SYS` in root of SD card; **file stays on SD card!**
+You need to log in to https://ps-io.com/downloads/ with the following details:
-   * ARM CPU - Firmware named `FIRMWARE.AFW` in root of SD card; removed during install
-   * FPGA - Firmware named `UPDATE.FPG` in root of SD card; removed during install
+  - The email address you ordered the PSIO from
+  - Your PSIO order number, as sent in your order/invoice confirmation
+  - Your PSIO cartridge serial number, printed on the reverse of the PSIO itself
+Downloads are restricted to users with the above information only.
+Quick rundown of what bits and pieces get updated on the PSIO
+   * Menu system
+     * This is the code run by the Playstation which shows you the game menu, browses folders, allows setting changes etc.
+     * This runs from a file named `MENU.SYS` in root of SD card
+     * When upgrading the menu, the file is replaced and it **stays on SD card!**
+   * ARM Microcontroller
+     * The code for the ARM microcontroller is named `FIRMWARE.AFW`
+     * During upgrades it is placed in the root of the SD card
+     * The upgrade tool detects the firmware and prompts the user to remove it from the SD card when it is no longer needed
+   * FPGA Chip
+     * The code for the FPGA chip is named `UPDATE.FPG`
+     * During upgrades it is placed in the root of the SD card
+     * You are prompted to remove the file after it has been flashed
+----
 ===== Using PSIO =====
+You need to put some Playstation game images on your SD card!!!
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+==== Restrictions ====
+Games need to confirm to the following:
+  * One game/title per folder
+  * Folder names limited to 64 characters
+  * Folder names are displayed //as the name// of the game contained within
+  * Only .IMG, .ISO and .BIN image formats are supported
+  * Games which have CDDA audio need to have a **cu2** file to hear the audio
+  * Games which have more than one .bin file (multi-bin) need to either have a **cu2** file, **or** be combined into a single .bin
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+==== CDDA Audio Games ====
+TO-DO, how to convert/generate cu2 file
+==== Multi-Bin Games ====
+TO-DO, how to combine to single .bin file.
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+==== Multi-Disc Games ====
+Things like Final Fantasy, etc.
+Instructions from the PSIO manual:
+> PSIO has the option to support Multi-Disc titles. To enable and use Multi-Disc images, you must create
+> a file in your game directory called “MULTIDISC.LST” (not case sensitive).
+> IE: “exoddus 1.BIN”, “exoddus 2.BIN” and “MULTIDISC.LST”.
+> EG:
+>
+>  SD:\Oddworld - Abes Exoddus\exoddus 1.BIN;
+>  SD:\Oddworld - Abes Exoddus\exoddus 2.BIN;
+>  SD:\Oddworld - Abes Exoddus\MULTIDISC.LST;
+>
+> The “MULTIDISC.LST” file must then contain your game images. Each image is defined on a new line.
+I assume that holds true for .ISO and .IMG files too.
 ===== Example Game =====
+Loading the English patched version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima|Hideo Kojima's]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policenauts|Policenauts]] which never received an English release on any system:
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