PlayStation 2 - Out Of the Box Experience (All Variants)

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This is the setup process the PS2 console goes through when you start it up for the very first time. Most people forget about it, since there is no official way to re-trigger it on an actual console.

You can theoretically re-flash the modified NVRAM with homebrew tools, but since there is a small risk of bricking the console, most sane people don't do it.

I've used PCSX2 in this video. If you want check it out with an emulator like I did (which is completely safe to do), there are two ways to trigger the OOBE:

1. Delete the .nvm file from the bios folder
2. Zerofill the .nvm file at specific offsets (guide: https://www.ps2-home.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3628)

Timestamps:
0:00 No disc inserted
1:13 PlayStation 2 disc inserted
1:51 Unrecognized disc inserted (red screen)
2:24 PlayStation 1 disc inserted (\w older BIOS version)

Avaldati: 10.12.25
Failinimi: ps2oobe.mp4
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