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Source file#

research/raw/web/elotrolado-first-post.md

Source Notes: ElOtroLado First Post#

URL: mention-only source; no public outbound link

Checked: 2026-06-21

Captured Observations#

  • First post was visible as edited 379 times, last on 2026-06-07.
  • It identifies r13 Beta 2019/06/05 as final.
  • It lists final beta notes, including USB drivers dated 2019-01-14 and likely $IGR5 fix.
  • It documents HDD setup with hdd0:/__.POPS/ for VCDs and hdd0:/__common/POPS/ for common POPS files.
  • It warns that __.POPS spelling and case matter.
  • It documents SMB config filenames as IPCONFIG.DAT and SMBCONFIG.DAT.
  • It shows poweroff.irx in the memory-card POPSTARTER network module file tree.
  • It says SMB debug text cannot be disabled in SMB mode because it is forced to show connection/error status.
  • It warns OPL network Auto mode can cause HDD POPStarter Apps launch black-screen hangs.
  • SMB direct-launch route:
  • Share a PC/NAS folder named POPSTARTER.
  • Keep VCDs under POPSTARTER/POPS/.
  • Rename per-game launchers with the SB. prefix, for example SB.Medievil.ELF.
  • Copy the network module/config folder to mc?:/POPSTARTER/.
  • SMB OPL Apps route:
  • Share a PC/NAS folder named PS2SMB.
  • Use PS2SMB/POPS, PS2SMB/APPS, and PS2SMB/ART.
  • Put SB.-prefixed renamed POPStarter ELFs in APPS.
  • conf_apps.cfg examples use smb:/APPS/SB.<Game>.ELF, with a note that newer OPL betas may require smb0:.
  • SMBCONFIG.DAT examples:
  • 192.168.0.254 POPSTARTER
  • 192.168.0.254:139 POPSTARTER
  • optional username/password lines for authenticated shares.
  • IPCONFIG.DAT example format is one line with PS2 IP, subnet mask, and gateway/router IP.
  • SMB VMC files are created on the PC/NAS share, so the share must be writable.

Site Decision#

The site uses .DAT and poweroff.irx as confirmed filenames, while marking user-note .DAY and .irc strings as likely typos.