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__.<game> hidden partition", "storageBackend": "Internal APA HDD/SSD", "launcherFrontend": "Legacy alternate POPStarter partition launch", "filesystem": "PFS/APA partition", "requiredFiles": [ "__.<Game> hidden partition", "IMAGE0.VCD", "Matching launch ELF" ], "optionalFiles": [ "Per-game VMC/fix files inside the partition workflow" ], "exactPaths": [ "hdd0:/__.<Game>/IMAGE0.VCD", "pfs0:/IMAGE0.VCD", "__.<Game>.ELF or matching legacy launch entry" ], "sampleConfig": "", "warnings": [ "Hidden __.<name> partition-installed games are not the same as the modern shared __.POPS VCD folder.", "Do not rename the image away from IMAGE0.VCD inside a partition-installed game." ], "sourceIds": [ "popsloader-docs-reference", "shaolin-bitbucket-wiki" ], "confidence": "medium", "verificationStatus": "recovered-needs-hardware-check" }, { "id": "apa-jail-hybrid", "name": "APA-Jail hybrid - Apps on exFAT, POPS on APA", "storageBackend": "Internal APA HDD/SSD plus APA-Jail exFAT app side", "launcherFrontend": "OPL Apps page", "filesystem": "exFAT app paths plus APA/PFS POPS paths", "requiredFiles": [ "App-side launcher on exFAT", "VCD and POPS files on APA/PFS" ], "optionalFiles": [ "POPS_IOX.PAK", "Art" ], "exactPaths": [ "exfat:hdd:APPS/<Game>/<Game>.ELF", "exfat:hdd:APPS/<Game>/title.cfg", "apa:hdd:/__.POPS/<Game>.VCD", "apa:hdd:/__common/POPS/IOPRP252.IMG", "apa:hdd:/__common/POPS/POPS.ELF", "apa:hdd:/__common/POPS/POPSTARTER.ELF" ], "sampleConfig": "title=Soul Blade\nboot=SLUS_002.40.Soul Blade.ELF", "warnings": [ "POPStarter core does not support internal exFAT for VCD/POPS data; this is an app-side hybrid workflow." ], "sourceIds": [ "user-notes" ], "confidence": "medium", "verificationStatus": "verified-hardware-user" }, { "id": "smb-opl-apps", "name": "SMB - 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OPL DB / PS1 page", "storageBackend": "SMB network share", "launcherFrontend": "OPL DB / PS1 page", "filesystem": "Host filesystem over SMB", "requiredFiles": [ "POPSTARTER.ELF", "Per-game VCD", "POPS_IOX.PAK", "MC network modules" ], "optionalFiles": [ "Per-game VMC/fix folder on share" ], "exactPaths": [ "smb:/POPS/POPSTARTER.ELF", "smb:/POPS/<Game>.VCD", "smb:/POPS/POPS_IOX.PAK", "smb:/POPS/<Game>/", "mc?:/POPSTARTER/IPCONFIG.DAT", "mc?:/POPSTARTER/SMBCONFIG.DAT" ], "sampleConfig": "", "warnings": [ "Modern OPL DB/PS1-page behavior needs fork-specific verification.", "Keep this separate from the SB-prefixed OPL Apps workflow." ], "sourceIds": [ "user-notes" ], "confidence": "medium", "verificationStatus": "verified-hardware-user" }, { "id": "bdm-assault-usb-exfat", "name": "BDM Assault - USB exFAT driver substitution", "storageBackend": "Memory card IRX override for USB", "launcherFrontend": "POPStarter core or compatible launcher", "filesystem": "exFAT USB through substituted USB drivers", "requiredFiles": [ "bdm_assault.irx renamed to usbd.irx", "usbd_bd_assault.irx renamed to usbhdfsd.irx" ], "optionalFiles": [ "SYS-CONF copies for FreeMcBoot workflows" ], "exactPaths": [ "bdm_assault.irx -> mc?:/POPSTARTER/usbd.irx", "usbd_bd_assault.irx -> mc?:/POPSTARTER/usbhdfsd.irx", "bdm_assault.irx -> mc?:/SYS-CONF/USBD.IRX", "usbd_bd_assault.irx -> mc?:/SYS-CONF/USBHDFSD.IRX" ], "sampleConfig": "", "warnings": [ "This is USB driver substitution, not native internal exFAT support in POPStarter core.", "BDM Assault releases are external; do not vendor binaries here." ], "sourceIds": [ "bdm-assault", "user-notes" ], "confidence": "high", "verificationStatus": "verified-primary" }, { "id": "popsloader-fork-devices", "name": "POPSLoader fork - USB, MX4SIO, MMCE, APAHDD", "storageBackend": "USB / MX4SIO / MMCE / APA HDD", "launcherFrontend": "Ripto POPSLoader fork", "filesystem": "Device-specific; PFS for HDD", "requiredFiles": [ "POPSLoader app", "POPSTARTER.ELF on a supported path", "VCDs in device POPS folder or HDD __.POPS" ], "optionalFiles": [ "200x200 8-bit non-interlaced RGB(A) PNG art", "BDMA enabled for non-HDD devices" ], "exactPaths": [ "mc0:/POPSTARTER/POPSTARTER.ELF", "mass:/POPS/POPSTARTER.ELF", "mx4sio:/POPS/POPSTARTER.ELF", "mmce:/POPS/POPSTARTER.ELF", "<device>:/POPS/<Title>.VCD", "<device>:/POPS/<Title>.png", "hdd:/__.POPS/<Title>.VCD", "hdd:/__common/POPS/ART/<Title>.png" ], "sampleConfig": "", "warnings": [ "mc0 is required for settings and BDMA in the fork.", "BDMA is required for all non-HDD devices and only one BDMA mode can be active at once." ], "sourceIds": [ "popsloader-fork-ripto" ], "confidence": "high", "verificationStatus": "verified-primary" } ]</article></body></html>

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