Disc Drive emulation: Difference between revisions
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To begin with, when a disc is inserted the request goes through what's known as a '[[ | To begin with, when a disc is inserted the request goes through what's known as a '[[Emulation_issues_and_roadblocks|mechacon]]'. This chip's firmware determines whether or not a disc is valid, or should be ignored. As mentioned above, you can have PS2 CD, PS2 DVD, PSX CD, DVD VIDEO and AUDIO CD. If none of those apply, the mechacon will ignore the request and return an error, which then results in the scary red 'eject the disc'. After it has been identified it then gets sent to the respective routine to process it; | ||
PS2 DVD/CD; PS2LOGO | PS2 DVD/CD; PS2LOGO | ||
PSX CD; PSXDRV | PSX CD; PSXDRV | ||
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*PCSX2 has CD-ROM and DVD-ROM support so you can boot your game directly from your physical discs ({{YouTubeVideo|DJkl4FrDgLw|demonstration}}), however there are no DVD-Video support at the moment. [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/12032#pullrequestreview-2458230606 Audio CDs only supported when disc images virtually mounted] until [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/12037 .cue support added to the emulator]. See [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/1981 DVD-Video compatibility], [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/4880 CDRWIN's BIN/CUE format + Audio CD support] feature request pages, [[ | *PCSX2 has CD-ROM and DVD-ROM support so you can boot your game directly from your physical discs ({{YouTubeVideo|DJkl4FrDgLw|demonstration}}), however there are no DVD-Video support at the moment. [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/12032#pullrequestreview-2458230606 Audio CDs only supported when disc images virtually mounted] until [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/pull/12037 .cue support added to the emulator]. See [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/1981 DVD-Video compatibility], [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/issues/4880 CDRWIN's BIN/CUE format + Audio CD support] feature request pages, [[Emulation_issues_and_roadblocks|MechaCon section in PlayStation 2 emulation issues section]] and [https://github.com/MechaResearch/MechaPwn MechaResearch project] for more information. DVD-Video, [[Home_media_players#Interactive_media|DVDi]], and [[Modding_consoles/flashcarts#PS2|FreeDVDBoot]] are functional in custom PCSX2 builds that support MagicGate emulation: | ||
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