docs/RESEARCH GAPS AND VERIFICATION.md

Research Gaps and Verification Checklist#

Must verify by package inspection#

• POPSTARTER_MC-Network.zip
• Confirm exact filenames.
• Confirm required MC paths.
• Confirm .DAT vs .DAY.
• Confirm poweroff.irx vs poweroff.irc.
• Confirm whether filenames are case-sensitive.

• POPSTARTER_MC-Network_BDM.7z
• Confirm BDM module names and exact placement.
• Compare to BDM Assault README.

• POPStarter_20190605.7z
• Preserve original folder tree.
• Extract readmes, changelog, Misc Stuff, wLE_kHn, CUE2POPS, POPS2CUE if included.
• Do not publish Sony binaries.

Must verify by archive/source scraping#

• ShaolinAssassin Bitbucket wiki pages:
• special-cheats
• cheat-engine
• igr
• igr-textures
• multi-disc
• debug-mode
• advanced-settings
• irx-loader
• bios-osd-handlers
• apps-last-version
• changelog

• Archive.org item:
• backup-popstarter-documentation-stuff-wiki-from-2017-and-2020
• Download all files.
• Diff 2017 vs 2020 pages.
• Prefer newest page, but preserve deltas.

• PSX-Place POPStarter thread:
• pages 1-19
• extract posts by krHACKen, TnA, El_isra, BloodRaynare, jolek, Peppe90, hugopocked, Ripto
• tag anecdotal reports separately from confirmed maintainer statements

• ElOtroLado first post:
• capture fully
• translate command descriptions
• keep original Spanish for citations
• check page edits and version list

Verification status labels#

• verified-primary
• verified-cross-source
• verified-package-inspection
• verified-hardware-user
• unverified-single-source
• stale-or-dead-link
• conflicting
• do-not-publish-yet