Source file#
src/data/glossary.json
[
{
"term": "POPStarter",
"definition": "A PS2 homebrew launcher by krHACKen that starts PS1 games through Sony's PS2 POPS emulator. Rev13 does not include the emulator binaries.",
"sourceIds": [
"psx-place-popstarter-thread",
"retro-jogos-home"
]
},
{
"term": "POPS",
"definition": "Sony's PS2 PS1 emulator, also known in sources as SLBB-00001. Required binaries must be supplied legally by the user.",
"sourceIds": [
"psx-place-popstarter-thread",
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "VCD",
"definition": "The POPStarter game image format produced from PS1 BIN/CUE sources by CUE2POPS. The extension should remain uppercase.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "VMC",
"definition": "Virtual Memory Card files created per game folder, usually SLOT0.VMC and SLOT1.VMC.",
"sourceIds": [
"retro-jogos-home",
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "CHEATS.TXT",
"definition": "Per-game text file used for raw cheat codes and POPStarter special directives such as $IGR5, $HDTVFIX, or $SMOOTH.",
"sourceIds": [
"psx-place-popstarter-page-4",
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "IGR",
"definition": "In-Game Reset, POPStarter's in-game exit/reset flow. It can show a menu or close POPS directly depending on $IGR commands.",
"sourceIds": [
"psx-place-popstarter-page-15",
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "ELF loader",
"definition": "POPStarter's exit-chain loader that can attempt to launch BOOT.ELF. Some BOOT.ELF targets black-screen, and PATCH_9.BIN can disable this path.",
"sourceIds": [
"psx-place-popstarter-page-4",
"psx-place-popstarter-page-15"
]
},
{
"term": "BDM Assault",
"definition": "A modern driver-substitution project that gives exFAT USB support to closed-source homebrew that loads external USB drivers, including POPStarter.",
"sourceIds": [
"bdm-assault"
]
},
{
"term": "POPSLoader",
"definition": "A Lua/Enceladus-based standalone POPStarter launcher by El_isra, later forked for additional devices and HDD fixes.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-el-isra",
"popsloader-fork-ripto"
]
},
{
"term": "wLE_kHn",
"definition": "A modified wLaunchELF/uLaunchELF build used to launch POPStarter VCDs without a per-game renamed ELF workflow.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread",
"user-notes"
]
},
{
"term": "APA/PFS",
"definition": "The PS2 internal HDD partition/filesystem environment used by POPStarter HDD workflows.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread",
"user-notes"
]
},
{
"term": "__.POPS",
"definition": "Internal HDD partition/path for POPStarter VCD files. The dot and case matter.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread",
"psx-place-popstarter-page-4"
]
},
{
"term": "__common/POPS",
"definition": "Internal HDD common POPS folder used for files such as POPS.ELF, IOPRP252.IMG, POPSTARTER.ELF, and sometimes POPS_IOX.PAK.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread",
"user-notes"
]
},
{
"term": "SB. prefix",
"definition": "SMB-mode prefix used when renaming POPSTARTER.ELF for a network launch, for example SB.Crash Bandicoot.ELF.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread",
"user-notes"
]
},
{
"term": "XX. prefix",
"definition": "USB-mode prefix used by the classic renamed-ELF workflow, for example XX.Gran Turismo.ELF paired with Gran Turismo.VCD.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "PP. prefix",
"definition": "Legacy internal-HDD partition prefix for HDDOSD-visible POPStarter installs, where IMAGE0.VCD lives inside a PP.<game> partition.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"shaolin-bitbucket-wiki"
]
},
{
"term": "__. prefix",
"definition": "Legacy hidden internal-HDD partition prefix for partition-installed POPStarter games, distinct from the modern shared __.POPS VCD location.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"shaolin-bitbucket-wiki"
]
},
{
"term": "POPS0-POPS9",
"definition": "Additional USB POPStarter folders scanned after POPS. They can hold VCDs, but many support files must be copied into each folder rather than inherited from mass:/POPS.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"shaolin-bitbucket-wiki"
]
},
{
"term": "POPSTARTER.KELF",
"definition": "KELF build of POPStarter used for HDDOSD / Sony Browser 2.00 style launch paths.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"shaolin-bitbucket-wiki"
]
},
{
"term": "SYSTEM.CNF",
"definition": "PS2 disc/partition metadata file. Legacy partition-installed POPStarter games can point BOOT2 at pfs:/IMAGE0.VCD.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"shaolin-bitbucket-wiki"
]
},
{
"term": "CUE2POPS",
"definition": "PC utility used to convert PS1 BIN/CUE images into POPStarter .VCD images.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "PFS_WRAP.BIN",
"definition": "Older external PFS wrapper artifact that later became embedded in POPStarter's Beta 8 line.",
"sourceIds": [
"popsloader-docs-reference",
"shaolin-bitbucket-wiki"
]
},
{
"term": "IPCONFIG.DAT",
"definition": "POPStarter SMB memory-card config file containing PS2 IP address, subnet mask, and gateway/router IP on one line.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "SMBCONFIG.DAT",
"definition": "POPStarter SMB memory-card config file containing SMB host IP/share name, with optional username and password lines.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "smb0:",
"definition": "OPL Apps SMB path prefix reportedly required by some later OPL betas instead of smb: for conf_apps.cfg entries.",
"sourceIds": [
"elotrolado-pops-thread"
]
},
{
"term": "title.cfg",
"definition": "OPL Apps metadata file placed beside an app ELF. For these workflows it normally contains a visible title line and a boot= line matching the ELF filename.",
"sourceIds": [
"user-notes"
]
},
{
"term": "BDMA",
"definition": "BDM/BDM Assault mode used by modern workflows to support non-HDD devices such as USB exFAT, MX4SIO, or MMCE through replacement device drivers.",
"sourceIds": [
"bdm-assault",
"popsloader-fork-ripto"
]
},
{
"term": "PATCH_X.BIN",
"definition": "External POPStarter patch file family. Individual numbers map to different behaviors; the full map still requires package/archive verification.",
"sourceIds": [
"psx-place-popstarter-page-4",
"popsloader-el-isra",
"user-notes"
]
},
{
"term": "TROJAN_X.BIN",
"definition": "External fix bundle family mentioned in seed notes and Hugopocked-related workflows. Full mapping remains missing.",
"sourceIds": [
"user-notes",
"hugopocked-fixes"
]
},
{
"term": "Hugopocked fixes",
"definition": "Game-specific compatibility fixes discussed on PSX-Place, placed in the per-game folder matching the VCD basename.",
"sourceIds": [
"hugopocked-fixes",
"user-notes"
]
}
]