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Source Notes: BDM Assault#

URL: https://github.com/israpps/BDMAssault

Checked: 2026-06-21

Captured Observations#

• BDM Assault describes itself as bringing exFAT USB support to old closed-source PS2 homebrew that can load external USB drivers, including POPStarter.
• POPStarter placement:
• bdm_assault.irx as mc?:/POPSTARTER/usbd.irx
• usbd_bd_assault.irx as mc?:/POPSTARTER/usbhdfsd.irx
• FreeMcBoot placement is separate and uses mc?:/SYS-CONF/USBD.IRX and mc?:/SYS-CONF/USBHDFSD.IRX.

Site Decision#

Document BDM Assault as USB driver substitution. Do not describe it as native internal exFAT support for POPStarter core.