| Term | Definition | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| POPStarter | A PS2 homebrew launcher by krHACKen that starts PS1 games through Sony's PS2 POPS emulator. Rev13 does not include the emulator binaries. | PSX-Place POPStarter release thread Retro-Jogos POPStarter guide home |
| POPS | Sony's PS2 PS1 emulator, also known in sources as SLBB-00001. Required binaries must be supplied legally by the user. | PSX-Place POPStarter release thread ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| VCD | The POPStarter game image format produced from PS1 BIN/CUE sources by CUE2POPS. The extension should remain uppercase. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| VMC | Virtual Memory Card files created per game folder, usually SLOT0.VMC and SLOT1.VMC. | Retro-Jogos POPStarter guide home ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| CHEATS.TXT | Per-game text file used for raw cheat codes and POPStarter special directives such as $IGR5, $HDTVFIX, or $SMOOTH. | PSX-Place POPStarter page 4 - PATCH_9.BIN loader-disable post ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| IGR | In-Game Reset, POPStarter's in-game exit/reset flow. It can show a menu or close POPS directly depending on $IGR commands. | PSX-Place POPStarter page 15 - IGR and BOOT.ELF discussion ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| ELF loader | 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. | PSX-Place POPStarter page 4 - PATCH_9.BIN loader-disable post PSX-Place POPStarter page 15 - IGR and BOOT.ELF discussion |
| BDM Assault | A modern driver-substitution project that gives exFAT USB support to closed-source homebrew that loads external USB drivers, including POPStarter. | BDM Assault GitHub repository |
| POPSLoader | A Lua/Enceladus-based standalone POPStarter launcher by El_isra, later forked for additional devices and HDD fixes. | POPSLoader by El_isra Ripto/NathanNeurotic POPSLoader fork |
| wLE_kHn | A modified wLaunchELF/uLaunchELF build used to launch POPStarter VCDs without a per-game renamed ELF workflow. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) User uploaded operational notes |
| APA/PFS | The PS2 internal HDD partition/filesystem environment used by POPStarter HDD workflows. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) User uploaded operational notes |
| __.POPS | Internal HDD partition/path for POPStarter VCD files. The dot and case matter. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) PSX-Place POPStarter page 4 - PATCH_9.BIN loader-disable post |
| __common/POPS | Internal HDD common POPS folder used for files such as POPS.ELF, IOPRP252.IMG, POPSTARTER.ELF, and sometimes POPS_IOX.PAK. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) User uploaded operational notes |
| SB. prefix | SMB-mode prefix used when renaming POPSTARTER.ELF for a network launch, for example SB.Crash Bandicoot.ELF. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) User uploaded operational notes |
| XX. prefix | USB-mode prefix used by the classic renamed-ELF workflow, for example XX.Gran Turismo.ELF paired with Gran Turismo.VCD. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| PP. prefix | Legacy internal-HDD partition prefix for HDDOSD-visible POPStarter installs, where IMAGE0.VCD lives inside a PP.<game> partition. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ShaolinAssassin POPStarter documentation wiki |
| __. prefix | Legacy hidden internal-HDD partition prefix for partition-installed POPStarter games, distinct from the modern shared __.POPS VCD location. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ShaolinAssassin POPStarter documentation wiki |
| POPS0-POPS9 | 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. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ShaolinAssassin POPStarter documentation wiki |
| POPSTARTER.KELF | KELF build of POPStarter used for HDDOSD / Sony Browser 2.00 style launch paths. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ShaolinAssassin POPStarter documentation wiki |
| SYSTEM.CNF | PS2 disc/partition metadata file. Legacy partition-installed POPStarter games can point BOOT2 at pfs:/IMAGE0.VCD. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ShaolinAssassin POPStarter documentation wiki |
| CUE2POPS | PC utility used to convert PS1 BIN/CUE images into POPStarter .VCD images. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| PFS_WRAP.BIN | Older external PFS wrapper artifact that later became embedded in POPStarter's Beta 8 line. | POPSLoader recovered POPStarter documentation site (mention only) ShaolinAssassin POPStarter documentation wiki |
| IPCONFIG.DAT | POPStarter SMB memory-card config file containing PS2 IP address, subnet mask, and gateway/router IP on one line. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| SMBCONFIG.DAT | POPStarter SMB memory-card config file containing SMB host IP/share name, with optional username and password lines. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| smb0: | OPL Apps SMB path prefix reportedly required by some later OPL betas instead of smb: for conf_apps.cfg entries. | ElOtroLado POPS emulator for PS2 thread (mention only) |
| title.cfg | 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. | User uploaded operational notes |
| BDMA | BDM/BDM Assault mode used by modern workflows to support non-HDD devices such as USB exFAT, MX4SIO, or MMCE through replacement device drivers. | BDM Assault GitHub repository Ripto/NathanNeurotic POPSLoader fork |
| PATCH_X.BIN | External POPStarter patch file family. Individual numbers map to different behaviors; the full map still requires package/archive verification. | PSX-Place POPStarter page 4 - PATCH_9.BIN loader-disable post POPSLoader by El_isra User uploaded operational notes |
| TROJAN_X.BIN | External fix bundle family mentioned in seed notes and Hugopocked-related workflows. Full mapping remains missing. | User uploaded operational notes Hugopocked fixes for POPStarter |
| Hugopocked fixes | Game-specific compatibility fixes discussed on PSX-Place, placed in the per-game folder matching the VCD basename. | Hugopocked fixes for POPStarter User uploaded operational notes |
Glossary
POPStarter terms with source links.