Items you will need
- PlayStation 2 (PS2)
- PS2 memory card (at least 3.5Mb)
- USB/Flash drive
- Free McBoot 'Noobie' package file download
- Auto-boot file for Free McBoot 'Noobie' package
1) to install Free McBoot with Action Replay you need AR Max EVO (old version with the media player.only.) 2) you can use Free McBoot + USBAdvance (or openPS2loader) to run ISO images from a USB pen drive or USB hdd. 3) Free McBoot can run other region games but not from the original DVD media.
Free McBoot works with PlayStation 2 Memory cards and homebrew application. These games are not officially licensed and often programmed by nonprofessional game designers. Free McBoot allows these homemade games to be launched on the PS2 game console. Using Free McBoot simply involves downloading and installing the game. It is a fairly straightforward process that almost any regular gamer will be able to complete.
Download the Free McBoot Noobie Package that has 'FREE_MCBOOT.ELF' and 'INSTALL' files. A link to the website containing these files is provided below. Click the Package file to start the download. Save the file in your choice of locations on your computer.
Open the Free McBoot Noobie Package. Locate and click on the file folder on your computer. This opens a new window containing all the files within the folder.
Right click and copy both the 'FREE_MCBOOT.ELF' and 'INSTALL' files. Open your USB stick drive window. Click the drive file containing your USB stick. Paste the files onto your USB stick drive window.
Turn on your PS2. Press the power button on the front of the game console.
Launch 'FREE_MCBOOT.ELF' on your PS2. Insert your USB stick into your PS2. Follow the on-screen instructions for installation. The installation places the program in the OSD, or main, menu of your PS2. The installation file will be automatically detected when you insert the USB stick into your PS2.
Play a homebrew game on your PS2. The game should launch properly with the newly installed Free McBoot files. No further action need be taken to use Free McBoot because of its ability to auto-run and work with the homebrew game.
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By default, Mac starts from its built-in hard disk, but a startup disk can be any storage device that contains bootable contents that compatible with your Mac. For example, if you install macOS or Microsoft Windows on a USB drive, your Mac can recognize that drive as a startup disk. This guide provides 2 ways to boot a Mac from a USB flash drive.
Requirement
Starting up your Mac from an external disk requires the following:
- Intel-based Mac.
- Bootable USB thumb drive formatted with a GUID partition type and containing an OS X installer or a usable operating system.
Let’s see how to boot a Mac from a bootable USB drive and what to do if your Mac doesn’t start up from it.
Way 1: Boot Mac from USB Drive using Startup Manager
Getting your Mac to load from a USB drive is fairly straightforward. Use the following steps, you can easily set Mac boot from an external drive in Startup Manager, so it’ll only boot from USB that one time.
Step 1: Insert the USB boot media into a USB slot.
Step 2: Turn on your Mac (or Restart your Mac if it’s already on).
Step 3: Press and hold the Option key immediately after you see the Apple logo. Holding that key gives you access to OS X’s Startup Manager. Once the Startup Manager screen appears, release the Option key. The utility will look for any available drives that include bootable content.
Step 4: Using either the pointer or arrow keys on the keyboard, select the USB drive you wish to boot from. Once selected, either hit the Return key or double-click your selection. The machine will start to boot from the USB drive.
Way 2: Set a Mac Boot from USB Drive using Startup Disk
When you use Startup Disk preferences to set Mac boot from an external drive, so it’ll boot from that disk until you choose a different one. Here is how:
Step 1: Go to Apple menu > System Preference, then click Startup Disk.
Step 2: Click the locked icon and then enter your administrator password.
Step 3: Select External drive as the startup disk, then restart your Mac.
What to do if your Mac does not boot from the selected drive
If you see a message prompts that your security settings do not allow this Mac to use an external startup disk, check the External Boot setting in Startup Security Utility, and then allow your Mac to use an external startup disk.
Step 1: Open Startup Security Utility.
Turn on your Mac, then press and hold Command (⌘) + R immediately after you see the Apple logo. Your Mac starts up from macOS Recovery. When you see the macOS utility window, choose Utilities > Startup Security Utility from the menu bar. When you’re asked to authenticate, click Enter macOS Password, then choose an administrator account and enter its password.
Step 2: Select “Allow booting from external media“.
If you want to select an external startup disk before restarting your Mac, quit Startup Security Utility, then choose Apple menu > Startup Disk.
Note: If you’re using Boot Camp in a dual-boot Windows/OS X environment, you may be unable to boot negatively into supported versions of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 10 operating systems installed on external USB hard drive.
Make sure disk has been formatted with a GUID partition type
Intel-based Macs support starting from an external USB storage device’s volume that has been formatted with a GUID partition type. If you wish to boot from the drive, it’s important to format the partition as “GUID Partition Table” rather than either of the other two ahead of time when you use that drive as a bootable drive.
Make sure your disk is bootable
Volumes that aren’t bootable and don’t contain a copy of a valid operating system aren’t listed in Startup Disk or Startup Manager. Make sure the external drive you’re trying to start from contains a usable operating system.