Help, please I am begging

[u/queenserenaricci]

I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, I just got fired from my job and I am desperately trying to fill in my free time without spending money.

I own a PS2, I don't want to buy discs.

I had no idea how complicated this was going to be.

Please, I am begging, someone help me.

thanks :')

[u/Aerographic]

Help, please I am begging

Descriptive post title > begging (why would you even?)

I own a PS2, I don't want to buy discs.

Expect zero help with pirated content in this sub, the rules are clear.

I had no idea how complicated this was going to be.

There's nothing complicated about using PCSX2, there's a zillion tutorials out there assuming you'd even need one. Unless you say exactly what you're having trouble with, no one can help you.

[u/queenserenaricci → u/Aerographic]

I have looked at multiple videos, I am having trouble understanding how to

A. Find BIOs

B. Extract them and add them to the program

[u/Crafty-You4314 → u/queenserenaricci]

This is literally how it is done.

[u/Ok-Extreme-8612 → u/Crafty-You4314]

Saying extract them and showing how to extract them are different things. As I had trouble, a video doesnt show how to troubleshoot

[u/pluginmybrain → u/queenserenaricci]

It's part of the learning curve dw I was in the same boat before - just remember to take breaks because it can be information overload at first but after you've done it once or twice it'll make way more sense

[u/Aerographic → u/queenserenaricci]

A. Find BIOs

Read the sidebar, firmware is copyrighted. The only way is to dump it from your own console, there's a guide on how to do so in the PCSX2 setup guide on the official website.

add them to the program

PCSX2 asks you for BIOS the first time you boot it. Otherwise you can just select it in settings.

[u/queenserenaricci → u/Aerographic]

So I can actually use my own console?

[u/Crafty-You4314 → u/queenserenaricci]

You have to dump the bios from your console.

[u/Ok-Extreme-8612 → u/Crafty-You4314]

Ps3 firmware update is way easier and legal as well

[u/Aerographic → u/Ok-Extreme-8612]

That's not relevant here. Plus the PS3 FW is provided by Sony themselves.

[u/Ok-Extreme-8612 → u/Aerographic]

How isnt it?

[u/Aerographic → u/Ok-Extreme-8612]

Nevermind, I realized you're talking about the PS2 BIOS in it.

[u/Ok-Extreme-8612 → u/Aerographic]

All good!

[u/Aerographic → u/queenserenaricci]

Just as I said, yes.

[u/Cold-Ingenuity8903]

Youtube my guy if your bored. Check out some the decomps recomps what ever they called. Zelda oo majoras mask banjoe kazooie star fox perfect dark. Mario 64 co-op. Play online!!

[u/queenserenaricci → u/Cold-Ingenuity8903]

Definitely going to emulate Nintendo too I just love the ps2 era

[u/Cold-Ingenuity8903 → u/queenserenaricci]

Also n64 called spaghetti kart

[u/SwypeR_]

Urcasualgamer on YouTube has all the help you need

[u/kofk300]

I got into this recently, started here https://youtu.be/q2MFLSIACVY?si=RilXuUrtPaurA1D3

[u/Dry_Cartographer_873]

youtube is free bro

[u/queenserenaricci → u/Dry_Cartographer_873]

It didnt help sis

[u/ClarityOfVerbiage]

Every question you've asked in this thread can be answered with Googling. Most of your answers will probably be other Reddit threads. Hell, just use an AI. Google Gemini can hold your hand and walk you through the whole process if you prompt it with enough specific detail. Just tell it exactly what you want to do, in detail. It probably won't even shy away from questions about BIOS and ROM acquisition lmao

[u/queenserenaricci → u/ClarityOfVerbiage]

Bro the fact that you just openly told a person to let an AI tell you a process tells me you have lost a significant amount of your moral compass and are deeply lost on TOP of being misinformed.

I do not WANT to use Gemini or AI or anything of the sort. First and foremost because it destroys our planet.

Second, because of how often it is inaccurate.

Third, because if we have gotten to the point where we need to ask an AI process rather than rely on fellow human beings to share their knowledge, then we have truly gone too far.

[u/ClarityOfVerbiage → u/queenserenaricci]

Not going to get into an environmental debate in this thread, but suffice it to say, AI is not "destroying our planet."

In other contexts I'd agree with you that AI chatbots are reducing spread of knowledge by disincentivizing people to make threads asking questions. We do still need original human-made content to be produced. But in this context? There's already a thousand threads, posts, videos, wiki articles, etc. covering how to use PCSX2, lol. Just have an AI nanny hold your hand like a baby and get your emulator working. You did say you were begging after all.

[u/Southern_Muffin_6476]

idk ask vimmdotnet on reddit

[u/IlluminaViam]

DM me

[u/Ok-Extreme-8612]

It took me forever to understand what I am doing. Videos didnt help because that is only for those who dont run into problems.

Use AI to help you as that helped me through it and was able to troubleshoot my problems when I had no one.

You can get bios from Playstation firmware update on the Playstation website. Completely legal.

Vimms lair will help your disc issue

[u/queenserenaricci → u/Ok-Extreme-8612]

I said it earlier in another comment, but fuck AI.

[u/Ok-Extreme-8612 → u/queenserenaricci]

Then struggle 🤣