PSX XMB Manager v3.1

Changes in PSX XMB Manager v3.1

• Fixed possible crashes
• Check for internet before loading game covers & infos
• Add message for missing 'wmic' command for Windows 11 users

PSX XMB Manager v3

New in PSX XMB Manager v3

General

• Adapted .gitignore
• Added "PS1 Games Library"
• Installation progress is now shown in a separate window
• "Projects" menu item renamed to "Manage Projects"
• "Partition Manager" menu item renamed to "HDD Partition Manager"
• "Game Library" menu item renamed to "PS2 Games Library"

Projects

• It is now possible to create a PS1 game project
  • Game must be in VCD format
  • Supports multi-disc games and creates DISCS.TXT automatically
  • The game ID can be loaded automatically from the VCD file (prompt)
  • The game title will also be loaded automatically from the VCD file
  • The required partition space will be calculated automatically
  • Before the actual installation begins you will be prompted to confirm the creation of the given partition with its new name and required size
  • The installation process can look like stuck/frozen but continues in the background, do not interrupt before any dialog appears!
• It is now possible to delete a project

Game Resources Editor

• Now supports loading PS1 game projects and its resources
  • Game cover and all other information can be loaded automatically from PSXDatacenter if a game ID and title is given

PS1 Games Library

• Added a new PS1 games library to load backups on PC
  • Loading games on PSX HDD is maybe planned for the next release
• Supports loading .BIN and .VCD files
• Easily create a new PS1 game project for the PSX directly from the game library (Right click on the game within the game library)

PS2 Games Library

• Improved the quick game project creation in case there's no data on PSXDatacenter

XMB Tools

• New Asset Browser

  • Open a _system or xosd folder to load, view and edit its content
  • Display image files (.jpeg, .jpg, .png), .dds)
  • Edit image files (Work in progress)
  • Display .ttf Font files
  • Open & Edit .xml & .dic files

• Files list context menu options:

  • Open the folder that contains the file
  • Replace the selected file with another one

• New Text Editor for .xml & .dic files

  • Includes syntax highlighting
  • Automatically translate strings to most languages

Fixes

• The "PSX HDD Mount Status" gets now updated correctly when connecting to a HDD for the first time

PSX XMB Manager v2.3

New in PSX XMB Manager v2.3

General

• New application icon
• Comboboxes now show the project's file name (without extension) instead of the full path
  • Comboboxes now use the new class 'ComboBoxProjectItem' and hold the full path in the ComboBoxProjectItem.ProjectFile property
• Pass 'MountedDrive' completely to other windows
• Fixed Dokan Library installation detection for latest drivers
• Fixed a crash when installing homebrew
• Fixed an issue that made some games unbootable due to wrong game 'PP' partition naming

Game Library

• Fixed a possible crash when loading data from PSXDatacenter
• Use different method to load BitmapImage
• Try to load game cover from different source if PSXDatacenter has no data for selected game
• Try to load game cover from different source if PSXDatacenter has no cover but only infos

Game Partition Manager

• Fixed a possible crash when unmounting a game partition

Homebrew Editor

• Fixed a possible crash when saving homebrew resources

PSX XMB Manager v2.2.1

Bug fixes

• Application -> [Fix] MountedDrive properties were not set correctly after the first connection and PSX XMB Manager required a restart
• Application -> [Fixed] PSX XMB Manager did not close correctly and was still available in the task manager
• Application -> [Improvement] Now indicates on 'Start' if the Dokan driver is installed
• Projects -> [Fixed] Crash while trying to install / after installing a game
• Projects UI -> [Fixed] Progressbar now displays correctly while installing
• New Game Project -> [Update] Now loads also the game id of japanese games from the ISO file
• New Game Project -> [Fix] Some games (4GB+) were not installed correctly
• Partition Manager -> [Fixed] Create partition did crash PSX XMB Manager
• Game Library -> [Fixed] Duplicated games with no cover were shown in list after a reload
• Game Library -> [Update] Now loads also the game id of japanese games from the ISO file
• Homebrew Resources Editor -> [Fixed] Cover could not be changed because of the missing default cover
• Game Resources Editor -> [Fixed] Error or crash if no data is present in PSXDatacenter
• Game Resources Editor -> [Fixed] Saving did crash PSX XMB Manager if no background picture was present
• Game Partition Manager -> [Fix] Game partition did not update after editing and hitting "Save & Update Game Resources"
• Game Partition Manager -> [Improvement] Game cover can now be changed if none is present in the partition

Note

• To enable game partition mounting in the game library, please install the new required Dokan driver (required for pfsfuse).
  • https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/wiki/Installation
• If you remove a game then do not try to re-install it again (same region) or it will have issues creating the partition, intall another game before a re-install.
• Removing a game directly from the XMB will NOT delete the game completely from the HDD, the hidden game partition remains intact.

PSX XMB Manager v2

New features

• New user interface

• PS2 CD games can now be installed too (.iso is recommended but .cue is also accepted when creating the game project manually)

• New game library

  • Acts as backup manager for PS2 games
  • Allows browsing PS2 (.iso) games stored in a folder (includes sub folders) on the PC (Game Library -> Games on PC)
  • Allows browsing installed games on the PSX (Game Library -> Games on PSX HDD)
  • Shows how much HDD space is left when browsing the PSX HDD (colored indicator)
  • Shows total amount of games
  • Now shows also the game title even if no game information has been found within PSXDatacenter's database

• Easily create a new game project for the PSX directly from your PC's PS2 game library (Right click on the game within the game library)

• New game partition manager for games that are installed on the PSX HDD

  • Automated mounting & unmounting of partitions with pfsfuse [Requires new Dokan driver], editing is done with pfsshell
  • Mounts the game's PP partition to read its content (Game Library -> Context menu -> Modify game partition)
  • Modify game properties like title, uninstall message, ... and save the changes on the partition (Game Partition Manager -> Save & Update Game Resources)
  • Update the EXECUTE.KELF to the latest OPL-Launcher (Game Partition Manager -> Update & Replace EXECUTE.KELF with latest OPL-Launcher)

• Uninstall games on the PSX, this will remove all associated partitions and could be destructive (hidden + PP) (Game Library -> Context menu -> Remove)

Bug fixes & other changes

• [FIX] GUI freezes when connecting to the PSX for the first time
• [FIX] Game cover can now be set manually too, this was only possible for homebrew projects
• [FIX] Typo fix "Ressources -> Resources"
• [Changes] Improved reading of hdl_dump when installing a game/homebrew (a new progressbar has been added too)

PSX XMB Manager v1.3

• Fixes the following issue :
  • Homebrew cover could not be changed.

You can select your own cover by clicking on the default one.

PSX XMB Manager v1.2

Changed KRYPTO for the ELF to KELF wrapper.

• Fixes the following issue :
  • Games or homebrew do not boot from XMB on first DESR models.

Thanks to the "PS2 Scene" Discord where the issue has been discovered.

PSX XMB Manager v1.1

• New Partition Manager :

1. Load all partitions from HDD

2. Create a new PFS partition with desired size

3. Delete a partition (Right-click menu)

4. Change partition visibility (Right-click menu)

5. Modify game partitions (Right-click menu)

   • Rename game title
   • Change game flags
   • Change DMA

• Fixes following issues :
  • Allow a connection to no HDD.
  • Game ID not added automatically when editing game ressources for the first time.
  • Error when searching for game art when no Game ID is entered.
  • Overwrite already existing cover art and screenshots.
  • WNBDClientProcess did not always use the signed WNBD Client.
  • A missing command .txt file in (Tools\cmdlist) could throw an error.

PSX XMB Manager v1

The first release is finally out for testing. Here are the features of v1:

• Allows to connect to a PSX's HDD over NBD (recommended) or locally
• Create & edit saved homebrew / game projects
• Homebrew / Game ressources editor to add a cover, screenshots, informations ...
• Simple installation process that does all necessary steps for you when installing a homebrew / game