PCSX2 0.9.

8 FAQ Section I: General questions about the project

What is the aim of this project?
The aim of this project is to emulate the Playstation 2, allowing people to play their PS2 games on a pc. This requires having an original Playstation 2 console (for the BI S! an" of course having the original games as well.

Is the project open source?

#es, the project is open source, an" it is license" un"er the $%& $eneral Pu'lic (icense v).

Can I he p the project?

Sure you can, please refer to this threa" *+,+.

Is the re ease pac!a"e comp ete? Can I p a# out of the $o%?

%o, the release pac-age is not complete. #ou nee" to "o at least 2 things 'efore you can play. / 0irst, you nee" to put in your own BI S. 1ump your Playstation 2 BI S from your own console. The BI S "umper is *+,+. / Secon", you nee" to configure the plugins in the emulator. #ou can use the official gui"e foun" *+,+. / ( ptional! Thir", you may nee" to up"ate your 1irect2 in or"er for $S"3 to wor-. $S"3 is our suggeste" graphics plugin. &p"ate 1irect2 with the we' installer *+,+.

Section 2: General questions about the emulator

What are the re&uirements for usin" this emu ator?
4inimum 5 6in"ows7(inu3 S 5 8P& that supports SS+2 (Pentium 9 an" up, :thlon;9 an" up! 5 $P& that supports Pi3el Sha"ers 2.< 5 =>24B ,:4 ,ecommen"e" 5 6in"ows ?ista 7 @ )2'it7;9'it 5 8P&. 8ore 2 1uo, 8ore i)7=7@, Phenom II (all at ).9$hAB! 5 $P&. CC<<$T or 'etter 5 >$B ,:4 (2$B if on ?ista 7 6in"ows @!

'oes the emu ator support ( cores?

%o, currently only 2 cores are supporte". To ma-e P8S22 efficiently use ) or more cores will require major co"e changes. So "onDt aswhen qua"/core support will 'e availa'le, since it wonDt 'e anytime soonE *owever, P8S22 will run fine on your qua"/core processor. It just wonDt 'enefit from the e3tra 2 cores. $S"3 in software ren"ering can use e3tra processing threa"s 7 cores for a mo"erate spee"up.

Wh# is m# CP) oa* ess than +00,?

:s sai" a'ove, P8S22 only uses 2 cores, so if you have more the 8P& usage will 'e way less ><<F. +ven if you have e3actly 2 cores, the emulator will not cause ><<F 8P& usage 'ecause of the way threa"ing wor-s. This "oes % T mean P8S22 isnDt using the full power of your 8P&, it is normal.

Is S-I.Crossfire usefu ?
%o plugin is programme" to use more than one $P&.

Wh# not use C)'A to ma!e thin"s faster?

8&1: wor-s 'est with many parallel threa"s, something P8S22 "oes not use. So even if we got 8&1: support, it woul" pro'a'ly run very slow.

Is "ame X p a#a$ e?
There is a compati'ility list on the site, *+,+. If youDre luc-y, your game has 'een teste" 'efore an" you can checthe status there.

'o PS+ /PSX0 "ames 1or! 1ith this emu ator?

%o, this emulator only wor-s with Playstation 2 games. In or"er to play PS> games, you will nee" a PS> emulator such as the popular ePS2e.

2# "ame 1or!e* in an ear ier 3ersion4 an* no1 it *oes not4 1h#?
1ue to changes in the emulator some games may not wor- as well as they "i" in the previous release, as you will fin" with most emulation projects, you fi3 one game, you can 'rea- another somewhere.

Wh# is the emu ator so s o1?

Because the Playstation 2 is a comple3 console with a lot of parts which must 'e emulate" at the same timeG for a 'etter e3planation refer to this threa".

Where can I "et 5I6S an* 7ames?

#ou have to get your BI S from your own Playstation 2 console. #ou can use games from your collection, acquire them from a game store or use +'ay for some ol"er titles.

8o1 *o I p a# a "ame?

>! 1ump your own BI S an" put it into the BI S fol"er. 2! 8onfigure the emulator (rea" section ) 'elow!. )! $et your PS2 game "isc rea"y, or ma-e an IS of it for faster access (the free HImgBurnH software wor-s great for this!. 9! 8onfigure the 81?1rom plugin or the internal IS rea"er to point to your IS 7"isc. =! 8hoose System/IBoot 8171?1.

8o1 *o I compi e the S9: source?

,ea" the compile gui"e *+,+. Jeep in min" that while you can post 'ugs a'out your own compile" S?% revisions, we "o not offer support for them.

When 1i the ne%t 3ersion $e re ease*?

It will 'e release" when it is rea"y. 1onKt waste your time an" ours as-ing a'out that, o-ayL G!

Section 3: Configuration questions

8o1 can I confi"ure the emu ator?
Please refer to the official P8S22 gui"e *+,+.

What a$out the frame imitin" options?

The frame limiting options are often necessary for an enjoya'le e3perience. ,ea" out the e3planation in the configuration "ialogue, itDs very "etaile".

What is the norma spee* for P a#station 2 "ames?

%TS8 games have a normal spee" of ;< frames per secon". P:( games have a normal spee" of =< frames per secon". %ote that these spee"s are unli-e what happens in normal P8 games. Soun", graphics, :I, everything is cloc-e" to that spee". : %TS8 game running at )< frames per secon" is truly going at half the spee" it shoul" 'e.

What are these "amefi%es?

$amefi3es are, li-e the name says, special fi3es for certain games. P8S22 comes with a set of -nown gamefi3es ena'le" 'y "efault. #ou can also manually ena'le some to chec- if they fi3 a pro'lem in your specific game.

Are spee* hac!s safe?

Spee" hac-s are, li-e the name says, hac-s that ma-e games go faster. &se spee" hac-s at your own ris-, they 1i $rea! many games. % T+. 1o % T report 'ugs unless you also trie" the game with H%othingH selecte".

What a$out the a*3ance* options?

:"vance" options can 'rea- games spectacularly sometimes. The help inclu"e" in the configuration "ialogue is very "etaile", rea" it.

What a$out the p u"ins?

6e inclu"e" the latest sta'le versions of the 'est plugins out there in the pac-age. #ou will nee" to configure them. ,efer to the gui"e.

Wh# is the soun* $a*?

6e ma"e SP&2/2 the "efault plugin, as it has 'ecome a very nice choice 'y now. Some games "onDt wor- very well with it though (especially some Squaresoft games!. If you have trou'le with the plugin, try MeroSP&2 as well (also inclu"e"!.

Section IV: Useful links

5I6S 7ui*es;
,eichfuherDs gui"e to "umping your Playstation 2 BI S

<rror.Pro$ em 7ui*es;
6ill P8S22 run fast on my computerL 6hy is P8S22 slowL

2emor# Car* 7ui*es;

8onvert $ame0:N saves to P8S22 memory car" with 4y48 (new!

8o1 *o I use patches in "enera ?

*ow pnach files wor-

8o1 *o I p a# on ine?
*ow to play online gui"e

8o1 *o I run precompi e* Pcs%2 $inaries on =( $it )$untu 1ithout a >2 $it chroot?
O*owtoP P8S22 on :41;9 &'untu

8o1 *o I ma!e m# PS> contro er 1or! un*er =($it Win*o1s?

PS) 8ontroller on ;9 'it win"ows 2.<E

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