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Setting up uOPL on your PS2

Table of contents

PS2 side

Open uOPL and press "Start" to open the menu

01-menu

Next, press X to select "Settings". If you'd like uOPL to open quickly, make sure all of the device start modes are set to manual. If you are using MX4SIO, be sure to enable it in the BDM Devices menu. Once you're done, select "OK" at the bottom.

02-settings

Next, select "Display Settings". Make sure "Cover Art" is set to "On" if you want to display artwork in the menu. Select "OK" to save your settings and go back to the menu.

03-display-settings

Select "Audio Settings". Here, you can enable or disable any sound effects or background music. Select "OK" at the bottom to save your settings and go back.

04-audio-settings

If you have a non-standard controller you want to setup, select "Controller Settings", then go to "Configure PADEMU".

05-controller-settings

If you'd like to tweak the screen size or language setting, you can select "OSD Settings" and change those there.

06-osd-settings

Next, if you're using OPL Server or an equivalent, go to "Network Settings" to setup its connection.

Important

In order to alter the port for the SMB server, you'll need to set "Advanced Options" to "On". If you're using OPL Server, you'll need to set the "Share" to "PS2".

Select "OK" at the bottom to save your changes

07-network-settings

Last but not least, make sure to select "Save Changes" to save your changes to your memory card. That way, next time you load in, you won't have to go through all of these menus again.

08-save-changes

PC Side

  1. Download OPL Manager, then extract it to a folder of your choosing.
  2. Run OPL_Manager.exe.
  3. When it prompts you for a folder and mode, select "Normal (iso + zso + ul.cfg)", then for the folder, point it to where your PS2 ISOs/ROMs are stored. OPL will automatically make folders for you to put your ISOs/ROMs into.
    • NOTE: You can set OPL to use any folder and then just move your ISOs into the DVD folder it creates.
    • e.g., if you point to "C:\MyPs2Isos", OPL will create "C:\MyPs2Isos\DVD", "C:\MyPs2Isos\CD", etc.
  4. Download OPL Server via the latest release
  5. Extract the archive, then run the OPLServer.exe file.
  6. Select "Select Folder" from the menu.
  7. Point it to the folder where OPL is pointed to (e.g., "C:\MyPs2Isos")
  8. Select "Server is stopped (press to start)" to start the server.

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