Unofficial LaunchELF releases by EP + dlanor + various contributors

LaunchELF v4.42b (2012.04.13)

-Updated ps2sdk and existing source files from ps2dev SVN rev 1682 to github rev
891.
LaunchELF v4.42a (2010.07.11)
-Added subprogram MISC/OSDSYS to launch MC-based OSDSYS kelf (as used for FMCB).
For most cases the default path should work with standard FMCB installations, b
ut it is also possible to configure a user-defined path for it, so as to experim
ent with multiple such kelf files on the same MC.
LaunchELF v4.42 (2010.06.12)
-Added kernel patcher and kernel patch as designed by jimmikaelkael to make v0 j
apanese consoles compatible with newer models in use of homebrews. This cures v0
problems for many other applications too (including ESR) as the kernel remains
patched for the duration of a session (until next hard reset/power on). This pat
ching is compatible with that to be added into new versions of "Open PS2 Loader"
too, and includes conflict protection when multiple patchers are used. This cha
nge has no effect at all on newer consoles, but was required to make it possible
to keep the homebrew MC modules in future versions of uLE, and still retain uLE
compatibility to all PS2 models.
LaunchELF v4.41a (2010.06.03)
-Fixed a problem with uLE initialization, causing problems with the new MC drive
rs when used on a PS2 of very old model. This change means that 'initsbv_patches
' is now called early in 'loadBasicModules', and nowhere else.
-Reinstated MC drivers by jimmikaelkael, and thus FileBrowser renaming on MCs
-Added corrections by jimmikaelkael to the EE_SIO debug output module of ps2sdk
-added the 'sior' module to uLE with changes in "makefile", "launchelf.h", "iopm
od_name.h" and "main.c"
-Added 'SIO_DEBUG' flag to "launchelf.h" for use only in compiling special debug
versions of uLE, that use EE_SIO interface for debug feedback instead of PS2LIN
K
(NB: This is required for debugging with oldest models, as PS2LINK won't work...
)
-Remerged all of the changes described for beta v4.40j described further below
LaunchELF v4.41 (2010.05.30)
-Updated ps2sdk and existing source files to SVN rev 1682.
-Fixed some compiler warnings with the vmcfs driver due to changes in the latest
ps2sdk revision.
-Removed the modified screen update delay methods, restoring previous functional
ity.
LaunchELF v4.40j (2010.05.29)
-Added libcdvd_orig folder to CSD folder, so as to provide original libcvd sourc
e now that it is no longer available for download at ps2dev.org, and edited setu
p.sh accordingly so as to use the local copy.
-Edited VMC sources to correct hundreds of incorrect references to "vmcfs" modul
e which is in fact named "vmc_fs". This was mainly in 'DEBUGPRINT' error message
s. This also required some editing of the main uLE source files.
-Changed vmc_fs from being an 'uncheckable' module to being 'checkable' (changes
in "main.c" and "iopmod_name.h")
-Started work on merging smbman by jimmikaelkael into uLE
-SMB routines now allow successful server connection, using a test menu inside t
he subprogram "MISC/Debug Info". Note that the SMB functionality requires a suit
able "SMB.CNF" file stored as "mc0:/SYS-CONF/SMB.CNF"
LaunchELF v4.40i (2010.04.09)

-Updated ps2sdk and existing source files to SVN rev 1678 and removed a previous
source file as it's no longer needed.
-Updated the vmcfs driver with Polo35's changes to vmc_io.c in order to possibly
fix virtual memorycard corruptions.
ps2ftpd new additions and changes:
-Added a fix to better resolve the hard drive compatibility issue with later ps2
sdk updates.
LaunchELF v4.40h (2010.02.12)
-Modified screen update delay methods, so as to avoid freezing in PCSX2 use due
to their incomplete implementation of EE timers.
-Reverted to use MCMAN and MCSERV modules from bios, as required not only for co
mpatibility to PCSX2, but also for compatibility to v0 PS2 consoles.
LaunchELF v4.40g (2010.02.09)
-Updated gsKit and existing source files to SVN rev 1664.
-Readapted and added a few changes back to the gsKit to resolve issues with noninterlace mode.
-Fixed a compiler warning, do to a change with the newer ps2sdk, by changing the
data type from "ee_thread_t" to "ee_thread_status_t" for the ReferThreadStatus
prototype.
LaunchELF v4.40f (2010.02.08)
-Added preclearing of icon.sys struct buffer for
(Needed to avoid crashing Sony Browser of v0 PS2
-Emphasized warning of old partition destruction
-Corrected gsKit coordinate rounding (for proper

"New Icon" command

consoles at showing such icons)
for HddManager Format command
'upside-down' JPG display)

LaunchELF v4.40e (2010.01.26)

-Modified load_ps2host function to eliminate 'stalling' of its network init, by
adding a setupPowerOff() call before the load_ps2ip() call.
LaunchELF v4.40d (2010.01.24)
-Updated ps2sdk and existing source files to SVN rev 1663 after resolving a long
-standing issue with the poweroff handler.
-Fixed an issue that would have caused problems with ps2netFS and ps2ftpd networ
k devices using newer ps2sdk versions.
-Reorganized parts of the setup to build LaunchELF with newer versions of the ps
2sdk.
LaunchELF v4.40c (2009.10.13)
-Special test version, reverting to MC drivers from bios instead of the new ones
NB: This is only intended for temporary debug testing, not for wide distribution
LaunchELF v4.40b (2009.09.14)
ps2ftpd new additions and changes:
-Forced memory card items to two, mc/0 and mc/1, in order to prevent the possibl
e trigger of a buffer overflow noted by jimmikaelkaele for use with the new mc d
rivers.
-Changed PFS items to only look for 4 mount points as before. This change was on
ly made do to the earlier change of DEVICE_UNITS being set to ten for USB device
s.
-Fixed an issues that prevented PS1 memory cards from appearing in the listing w
ith the new mc drivers. Now should work correctly for either driver.
LaunchELF v4.40a (2009.09.13)
-Modified gsGlobal usage at rez init and changes, to better follow standards
-Merged EPs bugfix for FTP server's HDD mount bug, reverting it to SVN rev 371
LaunchELF v4.40 (2009.09.08)

-Reimplemented 'paddata', to allow button combos independent of debounce

-Merged in a new mcman module by jimmikaelkael, fixing the FTP server bug
LaunchELF v4.39aa beta (2009.08.24)
-Fixed a weird 'strcat' bug that used to break TextEditor 'Save As...' pathname
-Suppressed FileBrowser display of garbage filesize + timestamps for ".." links
-Rearranged init of pad & CDVD modules to avoid problem detecting pad mode
-NB: The above fixes an old problem with pad running amok with disc-control ON
LaunchELF v4.39z beta (2009.04.09)
-Fixed a bug from previous beta v4.39y preventing access to MC folders having a
'hidden' attribute bit set.
LaunchELF v4.39y beta (2009.04.06)
-Merged in new MCMAN and MCSERV modules by jimmikaelkael
-Modified FileBrowser to allow renaming of all MC file/folder objects
-Fixed "DEVICE_UNITS" again, to really allow 10 USB drives/partitions in FTP
LaunchELF v4.39 (2009.02.17)
-Updated gsKit and existing source files to SVN rev 1470.
-Upgraded USBHDFSD to SVN rev 1534 by radad.
-Updated ps2ftpd and existing source files to SVN rev 587.
-Changed "DEVICE_UNITS" from 4 to 10 for the newer USB driver.
-Altered an old workaround to allow multiple USB devices to show up properly wit
hin FTP clients.
LaunchELF v4.38 (2009.01.22)
-Fixed a bug affecting two of the timeout functions changed in v4.37
-Modified CDVD tray checking for browsing to cdfs:
LaunchELF v4.37 (2009.01.21)
-Changed VSync-based timeouts to use Timer() instead, to eliminate PAL/NTSC vari
ations and cure an old bug causing uncontrolled button repeats
-Changed CDVD tray checking, to eliminate a case of FileBrowser freezing
LaunchELF v4.36 (2009.01.19)
-Fixed 'disc control' bugs in FileBrowser and JpgViewer browser
-Improved recognition of disc types, displayed in main menu. ESR discs are shown
as "ESR DVD (off)" if ESR driver needs to be activated to access disc contents,
but as "ESR DVD (on)" if no driver activation is needed (if already running, or
when used with a modchip)
-Upgraded USBHDFSD of uLE to SVN rev 1516 by radad, fixing a bug in FAT16 usage
LaunchELF v4.35 (2009.01.17)
-Merged in the latest USBHDFSD version by radad (SVN rev 1513) to further improv
e compatibility
LaunchELF v4.34 (2009.01.13)
-Fixed some bugs that could sometimes prevent 'Left'/'Right' buttons from activa
ting elf launches defined by user for those buttons
-Changed to use fioGetstat instead of fioDopen+fioDclose to scan for USB drives
-Restructured main menu event loop and centralized GUI screen redraws to it
-Changed from dynamic to static font buffer allocation (as it's always needed)
-Modified USBHDFSD to eliminate an irritating and unnecessary delay
-Added rom0:ROMVER content to "MISC/Debug Info" screen (shows PS2 bios version)
LaunchELF v4.33 (2009.01.12)
-Raised a debug constant which limited v4.32 USB_mass drives to 4 instead of 10
-Added a horizontal offset to the "About uLE" display

LaunchELF v4.32 (2009.01.11)

-Upgraded USBHDFSD to SVN rev 1503 by radad, which cures the bug causing large-f
ile corruption in the previous uLE release, and also adds support for multiple p
artitions (each accessed as a separate mass?: drive) and extends the hotplugging
limits (max 5 simultaneous devices with a total of max 10 partitions). Exceedin
g the limits will cause no harm, but the additional devices/partitions will not
be accessible.
-Upgraded USBD to SVN rev 1494 by radad, making uLE "mass:" identical to that of
old applications when using multiple USB drives in uLE.
-Improved MISC/PS2Disc subprogram to support launch of either DVD-Video disc or
ESR-patched disc (but might not recognize disc type if a modchip is active)
-Added "ESR elf" entry to "Startup Settings..." configuration menu
NB: If no ESR elf has been configured a default of "mc:/BOOT/ESR.ELF" is used
LaunchELF v4.31 (2009.01.04)
-Added new "MISC/About uLE" subprogram, displaying a program credits screen
-Enhanced FileBrowser to support multiple hotplugged USB mass drives
-Upgraded usbhdfsd to SVN rev 1490 by radad, for multiple USB drive support. Not
e that this may require running the new "setup.sh" script, for those who wish to
compile uLE themselves. (Or use the new script "upgrade_usbhdfsd.sh".)
-Fixed various issues with TextEditor (inability to insert CRLF at CRLF etc)
-Fixed a partition unmounting issue, that sometimes caused non-fatal failure of
the TextEditor to show proper partition contents when browsing for a text file
NB: usbhdfsd rev 1490 is now known to have a bug in writing/deleting large files
.
LaunchELF v4.30 (2008.09.30)
-Fixed HDD mountpoint issues in HddManager (due to changed methods from v4.23)
LaunchELF v4.29 (2008.09.25)
-Fixed a new bug in the CNF parser, introduced when fixing the previous one. Tha
t bug cause the character after the equal sign in a variable assignment to be sk
ipped. This should not matter for uLE or FMCB CNF files, where that character wi
ll always be a space. But it does matter when parsing SYSTEM.CNF for PS2 discs,
since those files sometimes have no space in that position. This caused some dis
cs to fail booting, both with the uLE MISC/PS2Disc command, and with the disc la
uncher of FMCB.
-Minor changes to CDVD checking
-Added DVD-Video launch capability for MISC/PS2Disc
LaunchELF v4.28 (2008.09.07)
-Fixed a bug in the CNF parser, preventing variables from being accepted when no
t separated by any other character from the '=' character preceding its value st
ring. This bug affected all CNF file parsing, including that used for the PS2Dis
c command, as well as that used for the CNF files of uLaunchELF.
NB: Since uLE always uses a space separator in creating CNF files, this bug has
never affected CNF files created by uLE, but only CNF files edited by 'hand' and
the SYSTEM.CNF files of game discs, causing some of those not to work with the
PS2Disc command of uLE. So try again now, with games that failed earlier.
LaunchELF v4.27 (2008.09.04)
-Added ability of MISC/PS2Disc subprogram to also boot PS1 discs
(Based on ideas and examples contributed by jimmikaelkael @ psx-scene)
LaunchELF v4.26 (2008.09.02)
-Fixed a bug preventing detection of PAL/NTSC mode on some slim PStwo units.
(Now reads "rom0:ROMVER" instead of using gsKit's function "gsKit_detect_signal"
)
LaunchELF v4.25 (2008.08.19)

-Fixed a bug preventing proper updates of IPCONFIG.DAT (open file)

-Fixed a bug preventing Cancel command from working in some file selections
-Modified Skin CNF saving to allow selection of existing filenames
-Corrected cursor positioning for LNG translated network settings
LaunchELF v4.24 (2008.08.15)
-Fixed a bug preventing unmounting of VMC devices for some cases
NB: Though VMC usage should no longer be able to interfere with normal HDD acces
s, it may still lock up in some VMC operations. This VMC driver is still to be c
onsidered a beta version, though the uLE release is otherwise stable. You should
therefore not use VMC operations without backup of each VMC file used.
LaunchELF v4.23 (2008.08.15)
-Fixed a bug that made it possible to select uLE configurable files (drivers, sk
ins, etc) on VMC
-Fixed a bug preventing psuPaste from restoring PSU files to gamesave folders on
VMC
-Restructured the HDD mountpoint usage to eliminate conflicts between VMC and ot
her browser needs. Conflict should now only be possible between ftp server and V
MC browsing, so these activities should never be combined (user responsibility)
-Enforced 32 character limit for vmc object names in FileBrowser (same as on MC)
-Modified VMC mounting to last only throughout a FileBrowser session. Leaving th
e FileBrowser automatically unmounts any mounted VMC files
-Fixed a VMC driver bug causing it to consider a VMC to be mounted even after a
failure to do so due to unformatted content
LaunchELF v4.22 (2008.08.14)
-Fixed various bugs that could crash the RunELF function when called with improp
er device names or paths to non-ELF files. From now on on real launch attempts a
re made only after accessing the file and checking its ELF header.
-Fixed a bug dealing with SYSTEM.CNF files for the "MISC/PS2Disc" subprogram (st
ring termination for a file buffer from malloc was made one byte beyond the allo
cated area)
-The above changes also fix the inability of the previous beta to launch ELFs fr
om virtual memory cards.
-Made a new revision of 'ps2client_for_uLE'. This rev8 fixes a problem with file
open modes that prevented the new VMC driver from mounting VMC files over netwo
rk.
NB: Mounting VMC files over network is not recommended at this stage, since it i
s very slow. The VMC driver will need a new caching strategy to make network use
practical.
LaunchELF v4.21a beta (2008.07.21)
-Embedded virtual memory card driver by Polo35 and ubergeek42, and implemented i
ts use in FileBrowser. Note that vmc0: and vmc1: will not be shown in FileBrowse
r until some VMC file has been mounted, using new commands in the R1 menu of Fil
eBrowser.
LaunchELF v4.21 (2008.07.20)
-Changed FileBrowser icon colour assignment to use Color5, Colour6, and Color7 f
or folders, ELF files, and generic files, respectively
-Changed default colour values for FileBrowser icons to be yellow, green, white,
used for folders, ELF files, and generic files, respectively. This change also
affects HddManager pie charts as they use two of the same colour definitions
LaunchELF v4.20 (2008.07.17)
-Implemented an icon mode for the FileBrowser, where each file/folder name will
now be prefixed with a small coloured icon. The icon shape for folders is differ

ent from that for files, and three different colours are used. One for folders,
another for ELFs, and a third for all other files.
-Implemented a new CNF variable 'FB_NoIcons', which may be set to disable the ne
w FileBrowser mode. By default it is zero, enabling the new mode. There is no en
try in the configuration menus for this variable, so you must add or change it b
y text editor (as yet).
LaunchELF v4.19 (2008.07.17)
-Fixed a bug preventing launch keys D-Pad Left and D-Pad Right from working, whe
n redefined from defaults, and only one menu page was used (== only one CNF)
-Fixed missing implementation of "uLE:/" search for some device related configur
able files (mainly alternate USB drivers and regional keyboard maps)
LaunchELF v4.18 (2008.07.09)
-Modified loading of IPCONFIG.DAT to use "uLE:/" (so also found in uLE dir). If
no initial IPCONFIG.DAT is found, any new one edited will be saved as "mc0:/SYSCONF/IPCONFIG.DAT".
-Fixed a number of bugs affecting display and functionality of the default comma
nds "Configure", "Load CNF++", "Load CNF--" for various combinations of settings
for skin and menu control. Note that direct button linking was not affected, so
pressing the correct button always gave the correct response. But highlighting
a command and pressing the 'OK' button did not always work.
-Consolidated some PAL/NTSC GUI menu routines, and corrected a slight error in t
he placement of button text for D-pad 'Right' button
LaunchELF v4.17 (2008.07.05)
-Fixed a bug that made some launch links malfunction for 'childsafe' setups
-Modified loading of ELISA100.FNT to use "uLE:/" (so also found in SYS-CONF/)
LaunchELF v4.16 (2008.06.16)
-Fixed missing driver inits for cases where uLE is launched from host: with IOP
reset ON
-Fixed a bug causing launch to crash if an elf was launched through a "uLE:/" pa
th when stored in the same folder as the uLE elf on mass: or host:.
LaunchELF v4.15 (2008.06.14)
-Fixed a bug preventing initial CNF load from defaulting to mc?:/SYS-CONF/
LaunchELF v4.14 (2008.06.13)
-EP added 2 changed source files for PS2SDK, to eliminate a conflict between tho
se libs and the method used by uLE for loading JPG files from HDD.
LaunchELF v4.13d beta (2008.06.12)
-removed loadConfig adaption of CNFs from obsolete uLE versions
-Fixed some bugs in "Save As" command of TextEditor
-Implemented "Load Skin CNF" and "Save Skin CNF" commands in "Screen Settings".
The save skin command will create a CNF file similar to LAUNCHELF.CNF, but conta
ining only 18 variables relevant to skins. The load skin command can accept eith
er such files created by the save skin command or a complete LAUNCHELF.CNF file.
In the latter case only 18 variables relevant to skins will be loaded, with the
rest of the CNF file being ignored. It is also allowed to edit skin files to re
move variables, which will then be unaltered when such a skin file is loaded.
LaunchELF v4.13c beta (2008.06.11)
-Fixed a bug in cursor movement for colours in "Screen Settings"
-Implemented uLE-related file selection. Using R3 on a file in FileBrowser will
return a pathname like "uLE:/filename.ext" (assuming "filename.ext" was selected
). Reference to a file with the "uLE:/" prefix will cause a search for that file
in some uLE-related folders. First the active CNF folder, then the SYS-CONF fol
ders of memory cards, starting with mc0 unless the active CNF folder is on mc1.

Using R3 on a folder in FileBrowser will just navigate to active CNF folder.

LaunchELF v4.13b beta (2008.06.01)
-Compiled with an older lib setup, but using exactly the same sources as v4.13.
This cures a bug of v4.13 making it unable to load JPG files from HDD.
LaunchELF v4.13 (2008.05.30)
-Fixed Linux issues with the makefile do to case sensitivity.
-Changed draw.c and updated gskit source files to fix issues with the newer gsKi
t.
-Added script setup.sh to the "Changed source for external projects" directory f
or setting up outside projects.
-Moved libjpg\include\libjpg.h into libjpg parent directory to match up with myP
S2's SVN sources location.
-Reverted to an older working version of ps2sdk(revision 1420).
-Reverted back to the older SMS network modules(revision 588) resolving a severe
bug, which was first introduced in the 4.12 betas.
-Rearranged ps2ftpd sources and LaunchELF's makefile, removing the IRX module fr
om the source package.
-Updated libcdvd source files so it can be correctly built without the old ps2li
b library.
-Modified uLE source package further so that precompiled binaries are neither re
quired nor included.
-Fixed bug in reloadConfig(), skin wasn't loaded if using various CNF files and
one had GUI_SKIN enabled.
-Added option to disable text in menu screen under skin settings when GUI_SKIN i
s enabled.
-Commented out fixed PS2DEV environment variable in the gsKit Makefile.pref file
.
-Added code from betas minus vmc: related things with changes noted further belo
w.
outside source file additions and changes:
gsKit\Makefile.global
gsKit\Makefile.pref
gsKit\ee\gs\src\gsPrimitive.c
gsKit\ee\gs\src\gsTexture.c
libjpg\libjpg.h
ps2sdk\iop\system\iomanx\src\ioman_sbv.c
libcdvd\makefile
libcdvd\ee\makefile
libcdvd\iop\cdvd_iop.c
libcdvd\iop\makefile
libcdvd\iop\ps2lib_ioman.h
LaunchELF v4.12 Betas (2007.05.10) through (2007.06.17)
-Added support for GUI-like skin JPG for alternative use in main launch menu. Th
is is largely based on a design contributed by 'suloku' in the ps2-scene forums.
Note that when such a skin is in use the skin JPGs will be reloaded at each ent
ry to and exit from the main menu, so they must then be on continuously availabl
e media. Note also that the brightness setting is shared between the two skins,
as are all the text colour settings, so the GUI skin needs to have average brigh
tness and colour tone similar to the main skin.
-Corrected interlace setting in distributed LAUNCHELF.CNF to reflect the current
default, which is to have interlace active (as opposed to original default).
-Adjusted timestamp display for compatibility to methods in Windows XP, for use
with host: browsing (affects only timestamps with raw year value larger than 225
6)
-Fixed a bug in browser changes preventing user from manually canceling transfer
s
-LNG authors should note that this version has additional vocabulary in lang.h,

to cope with some new features. (5 new entries were added, for a total of 319).
But we do not request any new LNG contributions until the next stable release, s
ince we may make additional changes before that. So save your efforts for that s
table release.
LaunchELF v4.12 (2007.02.16)
-Fixed an issue with the makefile that messed up the network functionality in La
unchELF after exiting from another PS2 application.
-Updated to latest SMS TCPIP driver.
-Removed the prior SMS network modules, and then changed the makefile so EEUG's
network modules(SMSUTILS, SMSTCPIP, and SMSMAP) now require the compiled sources
from SMS to build uLE.
LaunchELF v4.11 (2007.02.02)
-Fixed a bad bug that smashed the storage path for content of copied folders. In
stead of being stored inside the proper folder the files were stored beside that
folder, with the folder name attached as a prefix to the proper filename. This
was due to a single faulty string reference in "filer.c", which has now been fix
ed.
LaunchELF v4.10 (2007.02.02)
-Modified a file of the latest iomanx source in PS2SDK, which eliminated all pro
blems we've had with recent versions of the iomanx.irx module
-Modified use of LNG definitions, to avoid using translated strings as gamepad b
utton names in tooltips (mainly for the 'Select' button). Please report if I mis
sed any !
-Fixed a bug in copying files with names longer than 32 characters to MC, which
caused creation of both a folder and a file with truncated name. The new code wi
ll truncate the names to be used on MC before being applied to any MC functions.
If a filename to be truncated contains any period ('.') characters, then all tr
uncation will be done in front of the last of these, so as to preserve the final
file extension. But if the extension itself is too long (meaning it's not reall
y an extension), then truncation will be made from the end of the full name. Not
e that if you attempt to copy many files with long names to MC, this truncation
may make all those names identical, if they differ only in some final characters
, and the end result will be that only the last file copied remains on MC. To av
oid such problems, try to make sure that files for MC have valid name length. A
generic object name length limit is now applied to other devices too (all file s
ystems have some limitation), but that limit is currently set to 256 characters.
LaunchELF v4.09 (2007.01.27)
-Updated to use the current ps2sdk changes added by jbit.
-Cleaned up the external source package and updated some of the ps2sdk source fi
les.
LaunchELF v4.08e Beta (2007.01.27)
-Upgraded to a newer version of EEUG's networking module "SMSTCPIP.irx". This up
grade should eliminate some data corruption seen with the previous beta
-Added a new LNG definition, LNG(KB_RETURN), to be used only to designate such k
eyboard keys (virtual or physical), as it seems that some languages need this te
rm separate from other uses of similar words. The english version of this term i
n "lang.h" is just "RETURN"
-Fixed a bug in generating SJIS-encoded title strings for "icon.sys" files creat
ed by the new browser command "New Icon". Note that this bug was not inside the
source of uLE, but in the source for a string function of PS2SDK, so if you want
to compile this correctly you'll need a very recent update from the SVN reposit
ory for PS2SDK
LaunchELF v4.08d Beta (2007.01.07)

-Added some newer network drivers from SMS by EEUG, raising host: speed to 1450
KByte/s
-Removed usbhdfsd both from the modules folder and from the 'Changed source...'
folder, as the standard PS2DEV version now has adopted all our modifications for
it (SVN 1366)
-Added makeicon.c to the uLE source. This is heavily based on example programs a
nd advice contributed by 'ubergeek42' and 'ffgriever' at 'ps2-scene.org'. It all
ows the FileBrowser to add PS2-style icon sets to existing folders through a new
command in the 'R1' menu. You can fine adjust text positioning in these icons b
y including some control characters into the icon text string, though at present
this requires a USB keyboard. As yet these text entry dialogs use the same old
routine we use for filename entry etc, but this will be improved in some later v
ersion, to gain the same abilities for gamepad as for a USB keyboard.
The control characters for icon texts are:
HT == Ctrl_I => Step past half a character width (to center text horizontally)
VT == Ctrl_K => Start new row half a character height down (to center text verti
cally)
CR == Ctrl_M => Start new row a full character height down (normal multi-row tex
t)
Rows will also be automatically 'broken' once every 8 chars, and characters that
would pass beyond the bottom right corner will be ignored. If the current path
already contains an icon.sys and/or icon.icn file, you will be asked if you want
to overwrite or not.
NB: Do NOT overwrite in your B?DATA-SYSTEM folder, as that will result in an inv
alid system save, and an exploit user will then lose the ability to boot properl
y !!!
-All features added in earlier v4.08 betas are also included in this release
LaunchELF v4.08c Beta (2007.01.03)
-Modified Host interface to adapt to some changes in 'ps2client_for_uLE_rev3'.
-One such change now allows browser display of file sizes and modification times
for 'host:', except for an 'elflist' root, since that is just a pseudo-device
-There's also an improved method for testing object types. This was made possibl
e by the elimination of an old bug from ps2client (cured by others at ps2dev.org
), so that uLE no longer has to trial-open every single object like we had to do
in earlier versions
-All beta features from the last beta version are also included, unchanged
LaunchELF v4.08b Beta (2006.12.19)
-Changed networking to use IRX modules by EEUG, for 40% speed increase of host:
-Changed browser to use dynamic spacing to allow more characters to be displayed
for long file and folder names. Filenames can now be displayed with 49 characte
rs in 'details' mode and with 81 characters in 'filename only' mode. Filenames l
onger than that are shown with 80 correct characters and a final '~' character t
o indicate the abbreviation. Folder names are treated the same way, except with
one character less, to ensure that the final '/' character will be visible, even
for an abbreviated name
-Changed browser of JpgViewer to use dynamic spacing in list mode, as described
above
-Changed browser of JpgViewer to only use L2 for switching transition effects
-Changed browser of JpgViewer such that R2 opens the PathPad popup for path sele
ction
NB: Some info shown in the JpgViewer help screen is now incorrect for browser, t
hough it remains correct while viewing a picture/slideshow, as R2 retains its ol
d meaning in this mode. IMO this is not a bug, since that help screen can only b
e seen in picture viewing mode, which also has different tooltips from browsing
mode
LaunchELF v4.08 (2006.12.07)
-Modified use of BrowserModePopup, to make it usable also for config browsing.

-Fixed a bug in font loading of ELISA100.FNT

-Fixed a bug that could crash if "Debug Info" screen was used with latest LNG fi
les
LaunchELF v4.07 (2006.11.30)
-Modified MC attribute handling to ensure compatibility of PS1 gamesaves
-Improved HddManager unmounting, to prevent failure of some partition commands
-Added new "Debug Info" popup to the "MISC" pseudodrive (its use may vary in fut
ure)
-Extended FileBrowser from 2 display modes to 3
-Extended FileBrowser from 2 sort modes to 4
-Added 8 new character definitions to "font_uLE.c", for use as 4 double-width ch
aracters, representing the 4 D-Pad buttons
-Added a new popup menu to FileBrowser, to control the new display and sort mode
s. The new popup is opened by the button L1, as it obsoletes the old Title ON/OF
F functionality
-Added new LNG definitions to cover all new features
-Modified initialization of uLE to improve compatibility with SwapMagic ELF laun
ching. These changes allow uLE to find its CNF in the same folder as the ELF whe
n launched on mass: by SwapMagic, despite the incorrect path passed in argv[0] (
"mass0:\SWAPMAGIC\"). Note that this is NOT the same modification used in earlie
r betas, which caused other bugs. This method does not involve IOP reset, and sh
ould therefore be bug-free. That has been verified both for exploit booting and
the 'back to browser' feature of SMS, which were both bugged by the old method.
-Shortened the LNG(Modes) lang.h definition of earlier betas to LNG(Mode)
-Extended HddManager size limit for logical partitions to 128 GB
-Corrected a bug in HddManager sizeSelector tooltips (missed using an LNG defini
tion)
-Modified HddManager sizeSelector to use L2/R2 to step partition size -/+ 10 GB
-Modified tooltips for HddManager sizeSelector to include new features
LaunchELF v4.06 (2006.10.13)
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Changed partition filter and removed the codebreaker partition from the hdd par
tition listing.
-Fixed a future year attribute issue with dlanor's fix.
ps2sdk changes:
-Changed tcpip to use the older working version of lwip(revision 1158).
-Changed to an older working version of iomanX(revision 1332).
outside source file additions and changes:
ps2ftpd\src\FileSystem.c
ps2sdk\iop\tcpip\tcpip\makefile
ps2sdk\iop\tcpip\tcpip\src\ps2ip.c
ps2sdk\iop\tcpip\tcpip\src\include\lwipopts.h
ps2sdk\iop\system\iomanx\makefile
ps2sdk\iop\system\iomanx\src\exports.tab
ps2sdk\iop\system\iomanx\src\imports.lst
ps2sdk\iop\system\iomanx\src\iomanX.c
ps2sdk\iop\system\iomanx\src\irx_imports.h
LaunchELF v4.05 (2006.10.05)
-Modified USB mass: driver to reduce delays in browsing large directories
-Fixed USB mass: driver to permit file/folder names beginning with a period ('.'
)
-Bugfixed USB mass: driver to eliminate a memory leak at disconnection/hotswap,
which was responsible for occasional freezing after hotswaps
LaunchELF v4.04 (2006.09.23)
-Reverted one of my changes in usbhdfsd, because it seems to have broken dir cac
hing. Unfortunately this means that we're back to the original super-slow dir re

ading, where time delay increases proportional to the square of the object count
. So this version is very slow for large directories, but at least they work rig
ht...
LaunchELF v4.03 (2006.09.23)
-Fixed a bug that would freeze bootup if loading a font from HDD
-Fixed a bug that could corrupt HDD, mainly observed when making PSU backups. Th
is was due to some problem with changing timestamps via fileXioChStat. (HDD driv
er bugs ?) That timestamping code has now been removed, which is no loss, as it
never worked right. Note also that timestamps are still preserved inside PSU bac
kups, which is where it matters.
-Replaced embedded mass: driver with a revised version of Herben's usbhdfsd (as
in uLE v4.02a Beta). The revisions eliminate some serious bugs that would occur
when writing directories containing many objects. I want to emphasize that the b
ugs now eliminated exist in *all* older mass: implementations, not just Herben's
(he merely inherited them).
LaunchELF v4.02 (2006.09.16)
-Merged loadable font system contributed by Polo
-Fixed memory leak for ELF launching (LNG buffer was not released)
-Modified 'genFixPath' function slightly to allow more generic usage
-Modified 'loadSkin' function to make better use of 'genFixPath' (as suggested b
y Polo)
-Improved the LNG loader to ensure fallback to default language for any strings
not included in the LNG file loaded (mainly for old LNG files used with new uLE
versions)
-Prepared bugfixed versions of old usb_mass drivers useful as external modules w
ith either the old or the new uLE versions (the old drivers also work, but have
more bugs, like showing wrong timestamps in uLE). These drivers are for users wh
o find the new embedded usbhdfsd driver incompatible with their USB mass storage
devices. The bugfixed versions of the old drivers are released separately, so l
ook for them in the thread for uLE support files. Note also that 'bugfixed' does
not mean that all bugs have been fixed, as that could also affect their compati
bilities. Always use the newest driver that works for you, as the older ones hav
e more bugs.
LaunchELF v4.01c beta (2006.09.07)
-Replaced old usb_mass driver with the new "usbhdfsd.irx" (now embedded)
-Modified FileBrowser to allow display of timestamps on mass: and hdd0:
-Modified FileBrowser to include original timestamps when pasting from most devi
ces to MC, but in the present form, pasting a file from host: to MC will produce
new timestamps.
-Modified FileBrowser to include original timestamps when pasting to non-MC devi
ces too, but due to lacking 'fioChstat' support in mass: and host: these are exc
epted from that usage, this means it's really applied only to HDD and as yet it
has no effect there. The 'fileXioChStat' calls for files and folder on the pfs d
evice seem to be ignored, at least when it comes to timestamps.
-Patched gsKit to prevent 'lost' rectangle plots in non-interlace mode
-Made ShowFont display font twice, with different row alignment. First even, the
n odd
-Added earlier init of language arrays (setting default language)
LaunchELF v4.01 (2006.09.01)
-Fixed bug that caused the 'Back' tooltip to be duplicated in FileBrowser menu
-Fixed bug in editor that caused it to scroll past every second 'page' without s
topping
-Made some minor source alterations suggested by EP, to reduce compiler warnings
-Upgraded usb_mass to latest version from ps2dev.org SVN (plus our usual changes
). This version fixes a bug in the last version, dealing with start/stop of USB
storage devices, so anyone who had trouble with the last version should try this

one. (If you installed an external driver to fix that, try configuring to use t
he default again instead.)
LaunchELF v4.00 (2006.08.30)
-Tweaked init order to eliminate problems with JPG skins on HDD
LaunchELF v3.99 (2006.08.29)
-Tweaked some config menus that lacked spaces between some tooltips
-Fixed bug that prevented use of LNG files stored on HDD
-Fixed bug that made failed load of initial CNF be shown as success
-Fixed bug that made CNF switch messages use language valid before switch attemp
t
-Tweaked init to allow LNG diagnosis dialog to work for bootup LNG failures
-Made JpgViewer fullscreen flag persistent, changed only by user and CNF loading
-Removed partition blocks for "__net", "__system", and "__sysconf"
-Implemented Square as space key for FileBrowser virtual keyboard
-Implemented some more characters for FileBrowser virtual keyboard <>{}:"/|\* Bu
t be aware that using '/' will not always work as expected, since it is the PS2
folder separator.
-Moved some graphics characters we use out of the proper font area
-Replaced characters 0x60 and 0x7B-0x7F with proper ascii standard characters
-Erased all graphics characters from font range 0x80-0x9F (as preparation for ne
w chars)
LaunchELF v3.98 (2006.08.29)
-Merged additional font characters contributed by Polo. The font now has most na
tional characters for languages using Latin-style alphabets.
-Modified the 'ShowFont' subprogram to display 256 font characters
-Fixed a bug that caused LNG switch to be incomplete if the old LNG used a name
shorter than 4 characters for the "MISC" pseudo-device
LaunchELF v3.97 (2006.08.28)
-Increased font resolution from 8x8 to 8x16 (replaced font5200.c with font_uLE.c
)
-Used the new font resolution to improve the symmetry of some characters. As yet
this includes "ABEFHPRSU"
-Fixed the inclusion of the new FTP server improved by EP, which I botched in v3
.96

LaunchELF v3.96 (2006.08.27)

-Increased font size to 256 characters, but still with '_' appearanc for many of
them
-Implemented 'extra' vowels of german and swedish for font. This covers "". Note th
is implementation is still rather ugly, due to the low resolution of our font.
-Corrected an old bug made visible by the new characters, using top pixel row of
font
-Added error diagnostic dialog box for LNG loader, to help in debugging LNG file
s
-Merged improved FTP server by EP, for better handling of mountpoints and MCs
-Improved partition filter to reject all non-PFS partitions and CodeBreaker part
itions
-Added CNF variable for fullscreen mode of JpgViewer
LaunchELF v3.95 (2006.08.26)
-Merged multi-language support contributed by Polo (but not ready for public rel
ease)
-Rewrote large parts of the Multi-language support for better coding efficiency
etc.
-Extended the 'setting' struct and CNF, to add 15 MISC/ device and subprogram na
mes

-Modified various parts of configuration management, to improve multi-language s

afety
-Improved text symmetry of ynDialog boxes (most of the ones with OK/CANCEL choic
e)
LaunchELF v3.94 (2006.08.19)
-Fixed a bug of v3.93 that made PSU restore use incorrect gamesave folder names
LaunchELF v3.93 (2006.08.19)
-Fixed a new bug that let FTP server interfere with FileBrowser through PFS0
-Fixed an old bug that let FTP server interfere with FileBrowser through PFS1..P
FS3
-Fixed a new bug in title handling that caused weird results with some PSU backu
ps
-Improved screen cleanup for some command progress reports
-Merged PSU_NoOverwrite implementation contributed by ffgriever at ps2-scene. Th
is eliminates redundant backup work when a timestamped PSU filename is identical
to the one that would have been used for a new backup file. NB: Setting it requ
ires text editing.
-Changed pad initialization to cater for digital controllers, and to unlock the
controller mode switch (explicitly) for digital or unrecognized (even absent) co
ntroller. This has cured some problems that occurred with faulty detection of ga
mepads and their types. But some cases still exist where you need to set the typ
e manually, by pressing the analog mode button between the joysticks.
-Added Paste+Rename command, which only affects top level selections. It is used
by pressing the 'Square' button instead of the normal OK button ('Circle' or 'C
ross'), with the 'Paste' command selected in the R1 menu. This works only for st
andard 'Paste'. Its intended use is for installing stuff to memory cards using n
ew folder names, and to allow 'pseudo' renaming on MC and mass: by using a combi
nation of 'Cut' and 'Paste+Rename'. But you should never do this unless you have
as much free space as the data selected, and can accept the copying delay (whic
h can be huge on these slow media).
LaunchELF v3.92 (2006.08.15)
-Fixed a new bug (v3.88) that interfered with free space calculations for HDD
-Improved PSU title naming, so it works even if title mode was activated after '
Copy'
-Improved confirmation dialog for folder overwrite, to include gamesave title (i
f any)
-Modified folder overwrite for 'mcPaste' and 'psuPaste', to remove old folder be
fore pasting. This is to avoid combining contents of differing gamesaves with id
entical names. Normal 'Paste' does not delete old folders at overwrite, so such
pasting will combine files. This means that any file unique to either source or
destination will exist in the destination after pasting. For normal folders that
is appropriate, though it's not for gamesaves
-Added CNF option PSU_HugeNames to make PSU names combining original folder name
with the gamesave title, like in this example: "BESLES-5245800_Disgaea(1) Ep.1
LV1.psu"
-Added CNF option PSU_DateNames to make PSU names with an appended timestamp, ta
ken from the original gamesave data as in this example: "Disgaea(1) Ep.1 LV1_200
6-07-23_14-46-33.psu". Naturally the two new options can be used in combination
as well.
NB: As yet these two new options are not in any config menu. Use TextEditor inst
ead.
LaunchELF v3.91 (2006.08.14)
-Corrected PSU name filter which was incorrect for HDD destinations
-Implemented title display mode for PSU files (using icon.sys stored in each fil
e)
-Implemented optional use of save title for PSU filename. This is based on displ

ay mode, so the name chosen will be the same as that displayed. However, since t
itles use Shift-JIS characters and filenames need ASCII, the title strings will
be filtered to use only normal european characters. Any other character will be
changed to underscore ('_').
-Modified JpgViewer so that rotating a picture during slideshow will reset the t
imer so that a full normal viewing period is alloted after the rotation is perfo
rmed.
LaunchELF v3.90 (2006.08.13)
-Fixed a bug that prevented proper restore of zero-length files from a PSU to MC
-Fixed a bug that prevented proper backup of zero-length files from MC to a PSU
-Fixed a bug that could break backup to PSU if a file size was a multiple of 1K
LaunchELF v3.89 (2006.08.13)
-Fixed a bug that prevented PSU files from being created on HDD
-Added name filtering to ensure valid PSU filenames, both for PC and PS2 filesys
tems
-Modified PSU save format slightly, to conform better with current standards of
EMS. This means that for some very rare saves this version may be incompatible w
ith v3.88, so you may need to restore saves made with v3.88 to MC using that ver
sion, and then again save them to PSU with v3.89. If you do it that way, then th
e new saves will be fully compatible both with new uLE versions and with EMS PSU
tools.
LaunchELF v3.88 (2006.08.13)
-Implemented 'psuPaste', a new command for the R1 menu, used to Backup/Restore M
C folders to/from PSU files. Each created PSU file will be given the same name a
s its MC folder, but with the extension ".psu" added. When restoring PSU files t
o MC, their names do not matter, as the proper name for the MC folder is stored
inside the PSU file. The PSU files preserve all MC specific attributes, timestam
ps, and other bytes, including those lacking any proper documentation. The psuPa
ste command is only available for copying from MC to non-MC devices, or vice-ver
sa. Restoring PSU files to MC should only be done in the root directory of that
MC, and backup to PSU files should also only be made with folders in an MC root
directory selected, and those folders must not have any subfolders (always illeg
al on MC by Sony standards). This first implementation does not enforce all thos
e rules, so it's up to each user to be aware of them.
LaunchELF v3.87 (2006.08.10)
-Fixed a bug preventing proper display of 'Tooltips' for the PathPad dialog
-Modified JpgViewer Prev command to go from the first file to the last file.
-Modified drawChar and drawChar2 to use one gsKit_prim_sprite call instead of tw
o gsKit_prim_point calls. (Polo's idea, slightly extended.)
-Fixed a gsKit buffer overflow that could crash program on text-rich screens, by
allocating 50% greater buffer. This fix should cure all crashing reported both
for TextEditor and for FileBrowser.
-Increased line thickness to 3 (for frames etc), to minimize interlace flicker.
-Tweaked various dialogs to work better with the new line thickness
-Modified virtual keyboard of FileBrowser to use highlight colour for cursors
-Modified JPG Brightness scale to widen the range from 32..224 to 16..240
LaunchELF v3.86 (2006.08.08)
-Fixed a bug that caused some horizontal frame lines to be lost in non-interlace
d modes
-Fixed a bug making text 'fuzzy' when aligned to odd pixel rows in non-interlace
d modes
LaunchELF v3.85 (2006.08.08)
-Merged in JpgViewer changes by Polo. It now uses DPad Up/Down for picture rotat
ion.

-Merged in display init changes by Polo. This should eliminate screen border gar
bage, and fix a problem with non-interlaced TV mode shifts between PAL and NTSC.
-Fixed a bug that prevented v3.79-v3.84 from finding a CNF in the same folder as
the ELF when started from a USB mass storage device.
-Added function wrapper 'drawOpSprite' for calls to gsKit_prim_sprite.
-Purged most use of gsKit_prim_line from the program, as its coordinate handling
is not compatible with other gsKit_prim_ functions, and is also inconsistent wi
thin itself. (This was the main cause of incorrect dialog boxes.) I've used 'dra
wOpSprite' in its place.
-Purged most direct gsKit calls for line and rectangle operations from other sou
rce files than "draw.c" which now handles most such calls for most other section
s of the program. Exceptions are the JpgViewer, the circle drawing in HddManager
, and the jpg loading of "main.c", which still use some such gsKit functions dir
ectly.
-Implemented a new CNF variable "USBMASS_FILE", which may be used to specify ano
ther 'usb_mass' driver than the one embedded in the program. This choice can be
set by the user in the submenu "Startup Settings..."
LaunchELF v3.84 (2006.08.01)
-Merged in gsKit non-interlace support contributed by Polo
-Merged in Analog controls for JPG viewer contributed by Polo
-Upgraded PS2SDK libs from ps2dev.org SVN
-Upgraded usb_mass driver from ps2dev.org SVN. Note that this includes huge chan
ges to the detection and initialization of USB storage devices. This means that
such as did not work before may do so now, and even 'hotplugging' now seems to w
ork well with many devices.
-Corrected a bug introduced by gsKit changes and affecting multiple CNF loading.
As a consequence of these changes it's now possible to switch between CNFs usin
g different TV modes and interlace settings. So switching between PAL and NTSC C
NFs no longer requires a restart, but will immediately switch the TV mode.
-Implemented CNF file variables JpgView_Timer and JpgView_Trans, which will over
ride the defaults for slideshow timer interval and picture transition choice.
LaunchELF v3.83 (2006.08.01)
-Corrected a timer variable to be 'u64' instead of 'int'
LaunchELF v3.82 (2006.08.01)
-Added anti-aliasing flag for gsKit setup (improves all picture quality)
-Modified screen update methods to eliminate interactive flickering
-Modified joystick reading to work with 'worn-out' gamepads
LaunchELF v3.81 (2006.07.31)
-Merged gsKit adaption contributed by Polo
-Replaced some remnant libito defaults with ones appropriate for gsKit
-Added screen offset conversion for compatibility to old CNF files
-Modified some screen offset adjustments to match standard LaunchELF practice
-Modified dialog navigation for screen settings to make it more consistent
-Added another console check, to avoid NTSC offsets for PAL console with no CNF
-Modified "RunElf" and "checkELFheader" functions to improve error checking for
HDD. This eliminates a bug that caused program crash when attempting to use a la
unch key to a deleted file on HDD.
LaunchELF v3.80 (2006.07.19)
-Changed some incorrect strings in the supplied example LAUNCHELF.CNF
-Merged JPG viewer contributed by Polo
-Merged EE timer functions contributed by Polo
-Modified paste progress calculations for better precision
LaunchELF v3.79 (2006.07.01)
-Changed "MISC/Configurator" to "MISC/Configure"

-Fixed a bug that made TextEditor unable to save files on HDD

-Added PathPad_Lock as a CNF variable. Text edit this to a non-zero value if you
want to prevent any changes to your PathPad array. This will then prevent the c
ommands to clear or set PathPad entries from having any effect. You can still us
e them, but not change them.
LaunchELF v3.78 (2006.06.12)
-Added ability to use 'Select', 'Left', and 'Right' as normal launch keys, by gi
ving them optional string definitions. If those are not used, the old default us
age applies, with these keys being used to enter configurator and to switch CNF
pages. If the new strings are used, but set to empty strings, then these keys ar
e disabled, and if you use the new strings for proper launch paths, then those w
ill be used as for normal launch keys.
-Added three new MISC/ commands:
-"MISC/Configurator" corresponds to the default action for 'Select' button
-"MISC/Load CNF--" corresponds to the default action for 'Left' button
-"MISC/Load CNF++" corresponds to the default action for 'Right' button
-Fixed several cases of incomplete PFS unmounts (caused occasional browser error
s)
-Made some changes to various text messages for better english and consistency
-Changed TextEditor to use 'Select' button to toggle virtual keyboard OFF as wel
l as ON
-Fixed a TextEditor bug that caused insert mode to be missed when cursor at CR+L
F line end, thus causing the CR+LF combo to be overwritten when entering a chara
cter.
-Tweaked TextEditor colour brightness, from 255 to 160 as max component value
-Fixed TextEditor popups to use standard GUI colours and to obey the Popup_Opaqu
e flag
LaunchELF v3.77 (2006.06.11)
-Merged in the text editor contributed by Polo
-Changed ELF file names from BOOTc.ELF + BOOT.ELF to BOOT.ELF + uncompressed_BOO
T.ELF
-Added support for using uLaunchELF on such CDVD filesystems that are limited to
8+3 characters for filename+extension, by also allowing a CNF file to be loaded
even when renamed LNCHELF.CNF (or LNCHELF1.CNF etc for multiple CNFs). This pat
ch only applies to loading CNFs. CNF files saved will always use the longer form
of the name (LAUNCHELF.CNF etc).
LaunchELF v3.76 (2006.06.09)
-Added ability to display HDL game info and to rename such games (for the gameli
st). This feature is based on a modified version of an IRX module contributed by
Polo.
LaunchELF v3.75 (2006.06.06)
-Speed optimized various aspects of HddManager
LaunchELF v3.74 (2006.06.05)
-Modified HddManager to make more partitions visible
-Added lots of changes to HddManager to improve speed and reliability (still slo
w init)
-Fixed a bug that affected creation of a partition of exactly 2048MB
-Fixed a bug that made HddManager miss subpartition sizes of 4096MB in total sum
LaunchELF v3.73 (2006.06.02)
-Added "MISC/Set CNF_Path" command that sets the CNF_Path variable by direct bro
wsing. Note however that this does not work properly for HDD paths (yet). For th
ose you can only use the CNF_Path variable in the "Startup Settings"
-Added "MISC/Load CNF" command that simply reloads CNF (useful with CNF_Path var
iable)

-Added CNF_Path variable (Startup Settings) to override normal CNF path choice
-Fixed a PathPad bug causing free space of another device to be shown for host:
-Fixed Overwrite query to show real folder names, never titles (not unique)
-Fixed a bug in usb_mass that prevented backup of MC saves using backslash in na
mes
-Fixed a bug in HddManager that caused freezing with Sony-style protected partit
ions
-Raised an index limit for partition arrays from 100 to 400 for larger disk supp
ort
-Added progress messages to GetHddInfo function (mainly for debugging)
-Changed HddManager to cause partition list refresh for the FileBrowser when nee
ded
-Changed HddManager to use configurable colours
-Added four more configurable colours to Screen Settings for GUI graphs (eg: Hdd
Manager)
-Merged HddManager contributed by Polo. It can be launched as MISC/HddManager
LaunchELF v3.72 (2006.05.24)
-Fixed a bug that sometimes caused incorrect display of free MC space
-Fixed a bug that prevented correct display of file size sums of 4GB or more
-Fixed a bug that prevented correct display of free size for HDD partitions > 4G
B
-Changed various configuration menus for better consistency and appearance
LaunchELF v3.71 (2006.05.21)
-Changed browser to allow MISC/ pseudodevice for manual browsing (except 'FileBr
owser')
-Changed browser to select folder created by 'New Dir' command
-Changed browser to select object preceding object(s) removed by 'Delete' comman
d. For multiple marks the object preceding the first deleted one will become sel
ected, and at delete failure an attempt will be made to keep selection unchanged
(may fail though).
-Removed test message from triggerPowerOff function (was visible at PS2PowerOff)
-Fixed a bug that made 'Disc Control' necessary for Launch Key paths using CD
LaunchELF v3.70 (2006.05.18)
-Fixed a bug from v3.69 that messed up screen when switching CNFs or canceling C
ONFIG
-Changed text for ynDialog used to confirm Delete operations
LaunchELF v3.69 (2006.05.18)
-Changed MISC/PS2PowerOff function to work without either HDD or Network Adaptor
-Changed MISC/PS2Net message to "Loading NetFS and FTP Server Modules..."
-Changed Clipboard indicator to make it larger (now 14 pixels total width)
-Changed 'New Dir' command to avoid 'automatic' navigation (stay in old dir)
-Changed display of file names during Paste/mcPaste operations
-Changed ynDialog and nonDialog to preserve operational messages on screen
-Changed ynDialog to clean up screen background after completion
-Changed text for ynDialog used in query to continue/abort paste operations
LaunchELF v3.68 (2006.05.14)
-Added LED-like clipboard content indicator Red=CUT, Green=COPY (overlaps scroll
bar)
-Added ability to abort Paste/mcPaste file transfers (partial dest file is remov
ed)
-Added loadable custom key maps for the USB keyboard driver. Note that the built
-in font used at present is not capable of displaying non-english characters. So
me such keys may correspond to graphics characters in this font, and will then b
e displayed as such, while other national keys may not have any corresponding fo
nt character. Those keys will then be displayed simply as an underscore characte

r ('_').
-Added MISC/ShowFont for reference purposes (Displays font on screen until next
input)
-Added 'Show Launch Titles' to main CONFIG with CNF variable Menu_Show_Titles. W
hen set this causes Launch Key titles to be displayed instead of ELF pathnames.
The variable Menu_Hide_Paths is no longer involved in that decision, though it w
as earlier.
-Moved 'TIMEOUT' config to 'STARTUP SETTINGS' as it only takes effect on startup
-Corrected a bug with tooltips for configurable files
-Rearranged various font operations to allow for larger fonts (more characters)
later
-Corrected bug in string drawing routines (missing test for 2byte char validity)
-Corrected bugs in char drawing routines (missing tests for font array limits)
-Corrected a usb_mass bug (false error msg for folder creation in root directory
)
-Updated ps2sdk's libpad.c in external projects source package. This is the same
bugfix that EP added to libpadx.c in v3.67
LaunchELF v3.67 (2006.05.13)
-Added PS2PowerOff function to MISC. Only works with PS2's that have a hard driv
e installed?
-Updated ps2sdk's libpadx.c in external projects source package.
-Added fixed header files to the libito external projects source package. This e
liminates all the compiler warnings related to libito when building launchELF. N
ote: includes ito.h, itodma.h, itotypes.h, itomisc.h, itosyscalls.h, and itoimag
e.h.
LaunchELF v3.66 (2006.05.11)
-Added Triangle as quick exit button for all CONFIG menus, and at top level this
acts the same way as the 'Cancel' command. The purpose of this is to allow you
to exit and recover original settings, if you accidentally create settings that
make the screen text invisible. All you need do in such a case is to press Trian
gle repeatedly. When you reach the main menu, all settings will have been restor
ed.
-Added ability to complete boot without any gamepad connected. Note that you'll
need a USB keyboard to use uLaunchELF without gamepad, and that this keyboard mu
st be enabled in the CNF (also default). If you connect a gamepad after booting,
then it needs to be a Sony original, or fully compatible, otherwise it may fail
to work correctly.
-Added startup setting to enable (also default) or disable the USB keyboard driv
er. This setting uses the new CNF variable USBKBD_USED.
-Added startup setting for external keyboard driver as alternative to that built
in. Note however that this is not compatible to Sony drivers, but only to those
from PS2SDK. This setting uses the new CNF variable USBKBD_FILE.
-Modified browser for CNF paths, to block browsing USB to set USB drivers (can't
work)
-Modified browser for CNF paths, to block browsing MISC for anything except laun
ch keys
-Fixed a bug in the initialization of the keyboard, which made it work only if m
ass: had already been accessed in the boot process (either for booting, or for s
kin loading).
-Fixed a bug causing the wrong tooltip to be shown for Init_Delay in 'STARTUP SE
TTINGS'
-Fixed a bug which has prevented external USBD.IRX drivers from being used. This
bug never reported any errors, but merely caused the internal driver to be used
at all times. The new routine will only fall back on the internal driver if loa
ding of the external one really fails, or if no external driver was specified.
-Fixed a bug in skin loading that caused a file handle never to be closed if a J
PG file was selected with zero size, or a size for which memory allocation fails
. (Not likely to happen, but still a bad bug.)

LaunchELF v3.65 (2006.05.09)

-Implemented 'Rename' for PS1 MC files (still not possible for PS2 MC)
-Merged support for USB keyboard in filename entry, contributed by Polo
-Added support for USB keyboard as alternate gamepad in uLaunchELF.
NB: See separate file "keyboard.txt" for additional details.
LaunchELF v3.64 (2006.05.08)
-Fixed some bugs in launch key title management.
LaunchELF v3.63 (2006.05.07)
-Implemented user defined launch key titles for use in the main menu, in place o
f the ELF names. Such titles can be edited in the main CONFIG menu, but doing so
is completely optional. The file name will be used (as previously) if no title
is defined for an entry. Titles will only be displayed if the option "HIDE FULL
ELF PATHS" is set ON in the CONFIG menu. Otherwise the full ELF path is shown (t
hat setting replaces the old entry "PRINT ONLY FILENAME"). Titles will be saved
to the CNF file in the form "LK_xxxx_Title", where xxxx is some button designati
on (eg: "Circle", "Square", etc. By editing the CNF directly you can also define
some titles that are not accessible in CONFIG. These are LK_Select_Title, LK_Le
ft_Title, and LK_Right_Title, and those titles will then be used for the corresp
onding entries in the main menu, even though these are not really launch keys. N
ote that the current virtual keyboard places a 33 char limit on these titles. Th
is limit will be extended later. All other parts of the implementation allows fo
r 70 characters.
-Modified timeout halting, so that timeout will continue even if a button is pre
ssed, if that button lacks any defined purpose in uLaunchELF. This is intended t
o allow button commands to mod chips without affecting the timeout of uLaunchELF
.
-Added configurable init delay, so that button commands to mod chips can be used
in the starting of uLaunchELF, and yet allow the user time to release those key
s before uLaunchELF starts responding to any buttons. If a default program has b
een defined, its timeout delay will not start until the init delay has completed
. You can control the new delay through the new CNF variable Init_Delay, which h
as a default value of zero. This new delay method also replaces the one used for
emergency booting, as introduced in v3.62, but using a default delay of two sec
onds for that boot method (since no CNF is expected then).
-Dropped the 'emergency' CNF inhibit feature introduced in last version, as it i
nterferes with compatibility to other launchers. (Partly some gamepad driver iss
ue.)
LaunchELF v3.62 (2006.05.06)
-Improved free space calculation, to make it work correctly for PS1 memory cards
-Changed browser display to show final slash for all links to directories, which
was not done previously for ".." or for gamesave titles.
-Added support for PS1 gamesave titles, both as separately copied gamesave files
, and in the standard form produced by the built-in PS2 browser (save file in fo
lder of same name). You can easily tell the difference from the fact that folder
s always have a slash at the end of the string, even in title mode.
-Reimplemented string cursor blinking for virtual keyboard
-Added support for both keypads, in parallel. Use both or either one, with no ne
ed for the other to be connected.
-Added emergency CNF inhibit. Pressing 'Select' button during startup will preve
nt the normal loading of "LAUNCHELF.CNF". This can be used either to load an "EM
ERGENCY.CNF" file holding user-defined defaults, or to fall back on the built-in
defaults (simply by not having any "EMERGENCY.CNF" file). When the emergency bu
tton is used there will be an extra 2 second delay from program init until butto
n commands are accepted, to allow the user time to release the 'Select' button (
so it is not misinterpreted as a normal command).

LaunchELF v3.61 (2006.04.18)

-Added PathPad array for user defined browser shortcuts which can be accessed in
browser by pressing R2 to bring up the PathPad submenu. Though not strictly a C
NF variable, since it doesn't really configure anything, this array is saved at
the end of each CNF file, so the paths can be reused in future sessions. (The ma
in purpose of this is to minimize repetitive manual browsing) NB: There is no se
parate save command for this feature, so you must enter the CONFIG menu and then
exit it with 'OK', to resave a CNF with PathPad.
-Modified some menus for consistent use of Triangle button
-Modified MISC/PS2Browser to make it go directly to that browser (as before v3.5
0)
-Slightly modified CD init for MISC/PS2Disc launching (eliminated a rare error c
ase)
LaunchELF v3.60 (2006.04.11)
-Split the background colour usage into one colour used by libito/GS for pixels
outside of the normal screen area, and another used inside the normal screen are
a. The former will now always be max black (value 0) while the latter will remai
n as used previously. This change eliminates the inconsistent colouring of scree
n borders, making them consistently black from now on.
-Added configurable option for opaque popup menus to the 'SCREEN SETTINGS' subme
nu.
-Fixed a bug in loadSkin function, that prevented skins from being loaded from H
DD folders using long path strings (as for deeply nestled folders or very long n
ames). That bug may have caused other errors too, depending on path strings used
-Fixed a cosmetic bug that affected top right corner of menu frame in filebrowse
r, when using simple colour setup instead of JPG skin.
LaunchELF v3.59 (2006.04.04)
-Modified 'CONFIG' so that 'CANCEL' restores original skin state
-Modified 'SCREEN SETTINGS' so that 'DEFAULT SCREEN SETTINGS' turns off skin
-Modified main menu so that 'LOAD CONFIG++' and 'LOAD CONFIG--' will update all
screen settings correctly. This was already done for skin, but not for screen of
fset and interlace.
-Fixed a bug that made v3.58 use wrong default value for vertical screen offset
LaunchELF v3.58 (2006.04.04)
-dlanor: Fixed a bug that could corrupt a Launch Key setting, if you started to
browse for a new ELF of a launch key whose old ELF was on MC, and then cancelled
out of the browser
-dlanor: Tweaked some display parameters to improve visibility of characters at
the 'edges' of the screen. Mainly needed for top and bottom lines (esp corner ch
aracters)
-dlanor: Readjusted some display parameters so that file browser now uses 26 row
s for PAL, and 22 rows for NTSC.
-dlanor: Modified the methods of handling display parameters, to make it easier
to modify screen layouts
-dlanor: Corrected various implementation bugs of the new resolution for NTSC
-dlanor: Added support for either PAL or NTSC TV modes on either PAL or NTSC con
soles. The TV mode is configurable in 'STARTUP SETTINGS', and requires reset of
the console to activate a changed mode
-dlanor: Renamed the "SKIN SETTING" submenu to "SKIN SETTINGS" as it has two set
tings now
-Polo35: Reimplemented much of the graphics routines, to provide new higher reso
lutions of 640x512 for PAL consoles and 640x448 for NTSC consoles
-Polo35: Added brightness control for skins. This allows skin pictures to be use
d that would not work otherwise because they contain both bright and dark areas,
so that text would become invisible on parts of the background. By adjusting sk
in brightness you can ensure text readability with any picture. Brightness is co
nfigurable in 'SKIN SETTINGS' submenu

LaunchELF v3.57 (2006.04.02)

-Fixed a bug that interfered with timeout for default ELF launching
LaunchELF v3.56 (2006.04.02)
-Added CONFIG option 'Menu Frame:'. Default is ON, stored in CNF
= 1"
-Modified all menus/submenus to minimize redundant display calls
he purpose of this change is mainly to reduce the risk of screen
other side effect is that the program may be more responsive, as
stes time on unneded work
-Fixed a skin problem by adding 'itoGsFinish()' calls after skin
lls

as "Menu_Frame
(offload GS). T
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it no longer wa
texture load ca

LaunchELF v3.55 (2006.03.30)

-dlanor: Rearranged colour configuration in 'SCREEN SETTINGS' to make more room
-dlanor: Moved menu title configuration to 'SCREEN SETTINGS'
-dlanor: Added colour patches and descriptive labels to colour configuration
-dlanor: Changed colour configuration format to hex, so as to match CNF file
-Polo35: Moved skin configuration to 'SCREEN SETTINGS'
-Polo35: Added JPG skin preview
LaunchELF v3.54 (2006.03.29)
-Removed limitation that prevented use of JPG skins stored on HDD
-Improved readability of source code by adding a new drawSprite function
LaunchELF v3.53 (2006.03.28)
-dlanor: Added user editable menu title (individual per menu page)
-Polo35: Sealed some memory leaks in the JPG background skin implementation.
-Polo35: Improved vertical resolution of JPG skin by 87.5% (240/128)
LaunchELF v3.52 (2006.03.26)
-Merged in JPG background implementation, contributed by 'Polo35' at PS2-Scene.
-Combined hdd patches to a single IRX for both PS2 and PStwo, eliminating the ne
ed for model-dependent ELFs. Now all models of PS2 and PStwo can use the same EL
Fs.
-Modified the partition 'hiding' of both the main program and the FTP server, so
as to allow normal file/folder access to the partition "__common", used by the
Sony HDD browser for memory card backups.
-Modified the timeout method so that pressing any gamepad keys will permanently
halt the timeout. The timeout will also be halted once the DEFAULT action has be
en performed. This is useful for those who set up "MISC/PS2Net" as DEFAULT actio
n, to start FTP server.
-Modified menu handling, to prevent all file/folder write access to the pseudo-f
older of "host:/" which is equivalent to the "elflist.txt" file on the host syst
em (normally your PC). Such access is meaningless, but the commands were not blo
cked previously.
LaunchELF v3.51 (2006.03.03)
-Added experimental support for HDD on 'slim PStwo' models, released as separate
ELFs in the same release ZIP. Developers should be aware that this patch adds a
new module to PS2SDK, named "ps2hdd_slim_PStwo.irx" and serving the same purpos
e for those models that "ps2hdd.irx" does for traditional PS2 models. Thanks go
to 'lonwern' at PS2-Scene for pointing out the precise function in the source co
de that needed patching.
LaunchELF v3.50 (2006.03.01)
-Modified the ELF loader so it can reside at the same address used in LaunchELF
versions earlier than v3.46, and still retain compatibility with current version
of PS2Link. This eliminates the incompatibility that v3.46-v3.49 had with some

unpacker stubs, and thus with all programs using those stubs, (notably myPS2). F
ull compatibility is now restored for those programs.
LaunchELF v3.49 (2006.02.26)
-EP Fixed an issue where garbage could be displayed at startup when LaunchELF wa
s booted by another program's generic launcher function. (Note: Issue only appea
red to occur randomly with the packed ELF when using only one CNF).
LaunchELF v3.48 (2006.02.25)
-EP corrected a bug in the reading of free size on MC. This bug could cause menu
commands to fail with extremely slow MC. (Noted with 64MB MCs from Datel.) Than
ks go to 'cmal1492' for bringing this bug to our attention. (It is older than th
e uLaunchELF project.)
LaunchELF v3.47 (2006.02.22)
-Corrected a serious bug in the IOP Reset routine (reverse logic for SifIopSync)
.
LaunchELF v3.46 (2006.02.20)
-Modified the ELF loader of LaunchELF to improve compatibility with PS2Link. Thi
s resulted in slightly smaller code, and as a side effect the loader will no lon
ger display the name of the ELF to be loaded on screen. The major benefit is tha
t LaunchELF will work well with the new version of PS2Link, also released this n
ight. Thanks go to Drakonite for his advice on how to improve this compatibility
.
LaunchELF v3.45 (2006.02.19)
-Fixed a LaunchELF bug that prevented folder overwrites when pasting to HOST.
-Fixed a PS2Client bug that prevented detection of folder conflicts on HOST.
-Added a progress report (written file bytes counter) to 'Paste' and 'mcPaste'.
-EP fixed a few issues that prevented PS1 memory cards from appearing in FTP lis
ting. (Note: Files on PS1 memory cards lack timestamps so the timestamps come fr
om the current PS2 system time).
LaunchELF v3.44 (2006.02.18)
-Implemented HOST interface write access to networked PC. This uses a new CNF va
riable named "NET_HOSTwrite" which has a default value of "0" meaning it is disa
bled. For reasons of safety there is no way to change this value from the config
menu. Edit it yourself, and set its value to "1" (or any other non-zero value)
to enable the new abilities, which include the following menu functions 'Cut', '
Paste', 'mcPaste', 'Delete', 'Rename', 'New Dir'. Note that most of the new func
tions require a very recent version of ps2client or RadHostClient to function, a
nd at present the 'Rename' function only works with the ps2client version specia
lly patched for LaunchELF. (Available in the LaunchELF forum.) (NB: file writing
seems bugged in RadHostClient v1.5)
-Added modified sources for ps2client to the folder "Changed source for external
projects".
LaunchELF v3.43 (2006.02.16)
-This release is purely a bugfix for an old bug in the HOST interface. That bug
was mostly harmless in older versions, but became capable of freezing the consol
e in v3.41u and v3.42.
LaunchELF v3.42 (2006.02.15) NB: switched date format to YYYY.MM.DD
-Implemented mcPaste command in submenu. Like the old Paste command this copies
all selected files and folders (recursively), but it is specially intended for M
C backups. It can only be used either to copy from MC to non-MC (making backups
from MC) or to copy from non-MC to MC (restoring backups to MC). These backups o
n non-MC media will have an extra file in each folder, holding the original MC a
ttributes and timestamps of all files in that folder. This data will be used whe

n restoring the backups to MC, so that games will accept the restored files as b
eing the originals. The 'extra' files are filtered out from such copying so they
don't appear among the restored files on MC. Those 'extra' files all use the sa
me filename, which is "PS2_MC_Backup_Attributes.BUP.bin" (to avoid any confusion
with 'real' files).
LaunchELF v3.41u (02/13/2006)
-Implemented new standards for handling of file and folder attributes on PS2 mem
ory cards. This ensures that all gamesaves copied from one such MC to another su
ch MC will have all attributes and timestamps preserved, so the copies remain ac
ceptable to the games. It also improves the chances of successful backup/restore
of gamesaves to/from non-MC devices, by using standard attributes for files and
folders that match what the majority of games use.
-Implemented a patch to the 'Get Size' command, so that it will display real att
ributes and modification timestamp of a file/folder on MC. For non MC this will
show a standard attribute and zeroed timestamp, so that's not very useful. This
patch is just a temporary thing, until we make something better.
-Implemented selection of external USBD.IRX files, for those that have trouble u
sing the one embedded into LaunchELF. (This change was contributed by 'sincro'.)
LaunchELF v3.41t (02/03/2006)
-Implemented a new CNF format and various new defaults for the settings. Essenti
ally this means that all settings are specified as named variables, and line ord
er is no longer significant. This will allow easy human editing as well as many
new features in the future. For details on new defaults, study the enclosed LAUN
CHELF.CNF
LaunchELF v3.41s (01/13/2006)
-Modified a comment in fat_write.c to fix an IOP 3.2.2 compiler issue for the us
b mass driver.
-Added a new line to the end of imports.lst to eliminate an IOP 3.2.2 compiler w
arning for host.
-Rebuilt everything with the IOP 3.2.2 compiler. (Note: includes cdvd, ps2ftpd,
and usb_mass modules).
-Modified the makefile to use the ps2dev9.irx module from the PS2SDK instead of
the older one from the original LaunchELF source package. (Note: Are there still
reliability problems?)
-Updated "Development related issues.txt" removing both the ps2dev9.irx reliabil
ity issue that now appears fine and the ps2ftpd.irx issue that is now fixed.
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Fixed a bug with the IOP 3.2.2 compiler by moving "int iOpened = 0" variable de
claration in function FileSystem_OpenFile to the top with the other variable dec
larations. (Note: this fixes the crashing issue that occurred when transferring
a new file to the memory card).
-Rewrote some of the auto-mount partitions code to also work with the IOP 3.2.2
compiler.
-Updated issues.txt removing the issue with the IOP 3.2.2 compiler.
-Altered files: draw.c=version_id, fat_write.c=comment fix, imports.lst=IOP warn
ing fix, makefile=use sdk's ps2dev9 module, FileSystem.c=ps2ftpd changes
LaunchELF v3.41r (12/25/2005)
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Fixed an issue with auto-mounting hdd partitions for those using Internet Explo
rer as their ftp client.
-Altered files: draw.c=version_id, FileSystem.c=ps2ftpd changes
LaunchELF v3.41q (12/24/2005)
-Updated host and all its source files with EEUG's changes to fix a possible iss
ue with host.
-Made a couple of changes to radad's latest changes to hdd_fio.c in the ps2sdk.

(Note: Included hdd_fio.c, which compiles with the older iop-2.8.1 and gives acc
urate sizes for hdd partitions).
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Changed hdd partitions to show up as directories instead of files.
-Added the ability to auto-mount hdd partitions to pfs/0. (Notes: Once a partiti
on's directory is opened, the partition is auto-mounted to pfs/0. The directory
is then also changed to pfs/0. Partitions are un-mounted at hdd/0 and also just
prior to being auto-mounted).
-Cleaned up the source code a bit to fix an unused variable compiler warning.
-Finished the UNIX-style LIST format after many other changes were made. (Note:
Now the LIST format does either "MMM DD YYYY" or "MMM DD hh:mm" based on the da
ys between calculation).
-Made some slight changes to read the ps2's system clock.
-Added the ability to read the ps2's system clock so now root and device dirs us
e this instead of "1/1/1970".
-Added a days between dates calculator in order to complete the UNIX-style LIST
format. (Note: Now if the modified date of a file/dir is within the last 182 day
s the "hh:mm" format will appear in place of the "YYYY" format as it's suppose t
o).
-Commented out all the extra debug printf's as they are currently no longer need
ed.
-Added a new uitoa function that can deal with larger sizes.
-Fixed an issue with size so now hdd partitions and files can accurately display
size in bytes.
-Added issues.txt that lists the only issues left to be resolved with ps2ftpd.
-Altered files: draw.c=version_id, hostlink.h + imports.lst + irx_imports.h + Ma
kefile + net_fio.c + net_fio.h + net_fsys.c + ps2host.c + Rules.make=updated hos
t source files also now diff compatible, FileSystem.c + FileSystem.h + FtpClient
.c + imports.lst + irx_imports.h=ps2ftpd changes
LaunchELF v3.41p (11/19/2005)
-Updated "Development related issues.txt" removing the iomanX.irx issue as it ha
s now been fixed at the sdk level.
-Updated the source package removing iomanX things as radad's changes made it in
to the ps2sdk.
-Updated the makefile to use the iomanX.irx from the sdk.
-Updated the rest of dlanor's ps2sdk source files so they're more diff compatibl
e.
-Updated the source package that fixes an inconsistency with created files/dirs
hour timestamp for hdd and usb mass devices.
-Changed usb_mass driver slightly to allow the reading of Date/Time Created, Dat
e Accessed, and Date/Time Modified.
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Reverted back to the UNIX-style LIST format as it appears to be the most compat
ible overall.
-Placed printf's in the driver to show timestamps and other attributes for possi
ble future debugging purposes that will hopefully only be temporary.
-Altered files: draw.c=version_id, fat.h + fat_driver.c=support for reading more
of usb mass timestamp attributes, fat_write.c + misc.c + misc.c=fixes for hour
timestamp issue, makefile + libmc.h + libpad.c + libpad.h + libpad.h + libpadx.c
=updates, FileSystem.c + FtpClient.c + FtpCommands.c=ps2ftpd changes
LaunchELF v3.41O (11/13/2005)
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Fixed a bug with MS-style list format and many ftp clients.
-Changed MS-style list format slightly to show 12:00AM instead of 00:00AM, which
was wrong earlier. (Note: some ftp clients will get this wrong and show 12:00PM
instead so be aware).
-Altered files: draw.c=version_id, FtpClient.c + FtpCommands.c=ps2ftpd changes

LaunchELF v3.41o (11/12/2005)

-Updated iomanX.irx module and source file with radad's changes.
-Updated "Development related issues.txt" updating an issue that radad found a f
ix for.
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Changed to MS-style LIST format for testing. More compatible?
-Made slight changes to the previously used UNIX-style LIST format.
-Added the possibility to change within the included sources the option for goin
g back to the UNIX-style LIST format.
-Altered files: iomanX.c=radad's changes, draw.c=version_id, FtpClient.c=ps2ftpd
changes
LaunchELF v3.41n (10/30/2005)
-Changed order of loading device drivers when starting ps2net.
-Updated Slam-Tilts "NETWORK SETTINGS" with dlanor's added change to hopefully f
ix an issue some were experiencing.
-Updated ps2sdk's libmc.c, with dlanor's prior changes, to the source package.
-Updated "Development related issues.txt" removing an issue that has now been re
solved.
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Fixed attributes of newly created files/dirs on hdd that matches LaunchELF's im
plementation.
-Made a workaround for "ps2fs: Warning: NULL buffer returned" issue that occurre
d when writing files to the hdd.
-Changed list string format slightly to match a known ftp list format as it was
only off by two.
-Made the necessary changes for rename to be implemented.
-Added the ability to rename files/folders for mounted hdd partitons.
-Altered files: main.c=minor changes, config.c=ipStringToOctet changes, draw.c=v
ersion_id, libmc.c=updated, FileSystem.c + FileSystem.h + FtpClient.c + FtpClien
t.h + FtpCommands.c=ps2ftpd changes
LaunchELF v3.41m (10/16/2005)
usb_mass new additions and changes:
-Updated usb_mass driver to version 0.32 along with radad's change to fat_driver
.c.
-Added the ability of reading of day, month, and year from variable "mtime".
-Added the ability of reading of hours, minutes, and seconds from variable "mtim
e".
-Fixed a bug that caused a corrupt month timestamp with newly created files in f
at_write.c
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Added "hdd" as a supported filesystem device so it shows up with "mc", "pfs", a
nd "mass" in the root device listing.
-Changed a few things to support HDD partition viewing by fixing a sub directory
issue.
-Made changes to only show the same partitions that unofficial LaunchELF shows.
-Fixed issue where mc save folders, that are copy protected, showed up as files
instead of folders.
-Fixed protection attributes not showing up properly with mass.
-Removed workaround for "mass" and timestamp issues since it's no longer needed
do to changes to usb_mass driver.
-Altered files: fat_driver.c=usb_mass changes, fat_write.c=usb_mass month fix, F
ileSystem.c=ps2ftpd changes, draw.c=version_id
LaunchELF v3.41l (09/18/2005)
-Added a modified makefile for loader to the source package that was forgotten e
arly on.
-Added "Development related issues.txt" file to the source package.
-Added Slam-Tilts "NETWORK SETTINGS" option that allows the user to edit the IPC

ONFIG.DAT file at mc0:/SYS-CONF.

-Renamed a few things such as menus and menu messages.
ps2ftpd new additions and changes: Included ps2ftpd.irx and source changes.
-Added a fix for multiple mc directories bug, which occurs when both slots conta
in PS2 memory cards.
-Added "mass" as a supported filesystem device so it shows up with "mc" and "pfs
" in the root device listing.
-Changed a few things in order to accommodate support for USB mass fixing a sub
directory issue.
-Created a workaround to fix a "mass" listing issue do to timestamps not being a
ble to be accessed. (Note: Hopefully this is only temporary but as of now all fi
les/folders timestamps for "mass" show up as "1/1/1970").
-Altered files: config.c/launchelf.h=Network Settings option, main.c=load usb de
vice driver when launching ps2net, draw.c=version_id
LaunchELF v3.41k (08/16/2005)
-Fixed bug that prevented zero-sized files from being pasted
-Altered files: filer.c=Bugfix, draw.c=version_id
-Matrix Infinity Dev.2 boot will require the non-packed ELF
LaunchELF v3.41j (07/20/2005)
-Fixed LIBCDVD 1.15 issue with DVD-ROMs: Thanks to Neme for the explanation and
solution.
LaunchELF v3.41i (07/03/2005)
-Fixed issue with ps2ftpd root directory listing bug with other ftp clients.
-Included ps2ftpd.irx compile with source changes.
LaunchELF v3.41h (06/21/2005)
-Replaced usb_mass driver with latest version, for support of more devices
LaunchELF v3.41g (06/20/2005)
-Added config name to another failure message (missed it for 'save config' earli
er).
-Corrected a malloc size error (Reported by 'slartibartfast' at ps2-scene)
-Recompiled all components (including ps2sdk) using v2.8.1 of the IOP compiler
LaunchELF v3.41f (06/18/2005)
-Added config name to both failure messages (Name of config that failed to load/
save).
-Replaced ps2ftpd module to eliminate a problem with memory card transfers.
NB: Matrix Infinity Dev.2 boot again works with either of the ELFs.
LaunchELF v3.41e (06/17/2005)
-Changed ps2dev9.irx module from present PS2SDK to an older version, to achieve
much
improved reliability for the host: interface. All other functionality is unchan
ged.
NB: Matrix Infinity Dev.2 boot again requires the non-packed ELF for this versio
n.
LaunchELF v3.41d (06/17/2005)
-Fixed bug from v3.41c, causing IOP reset to fail in some cicumstances
This was fixed by not using initsbv_patches before IOP reset.
For future updates, we need to be aware of possible conflicts with this.
-Fixed bug from v3.41c, causing Net Config values to not be displayed.
NB: Matrix Infinity Dev.2 boot works for either ELF, with or without IOP reset
NB: Matrix Infinity Dev.1 boot works for either ELF, with or without IOP reset
NB: Exploit boot works with either ELF, with or without IOP reset

LaunchELF v3.41c (06/15/2005)

-Added key config MISC/PS2NET which starts FTP server and PS2NetFS
-Added 'host:' device with ability to browse PC filesystems (ps2client at PC end
).
-Added alternate sort order when showing titles: L1=sort_by_title, L2=sort_by_fo
lder
-Added IOP module checker to avoid many module conflicts
-Added experimental PS2SDK functions to allow IOP reset with MCMAN functionality
-Added alternate iomanX module to improve HDD access reliability
-Tweaked and twisted various stuff to improve operation in general
NB: Matrix Infinity Dev2 booting requires the non-packed ELF, and IOP reset OFF
in CNF
NB: Those things do not matter for Dev1 booting with the same chip though.
NB: Exploit booting works with either ELF, but seems to dislike IOP reset
LaunchELF v3.41b (06/07/2005)
-Changed to a cycle like function for config loading.
-Renamed newer launch screen menu items to reflect changes to config loading.
-Added new menu, "STARTUP SETTINGS", and moved "RESET IOP" to it.
-Added "NUMBER OF CNF's" to "STARTUP SETTINGS". (NOTE: Sets the max number of co
nfig files).
-Added kthu's "KEY MAPPING" to "STARTUP SETTINGS". (NOTE: Sets the X:OK and O:CA
NCEL).
-Added dlanor's many fixes including memory leak fix for loadConfig, reset IOP b
ug, memory card access issue, and config loading problems with compressed ELF's.
Note: Defaults are "RESET IOP: OFF", "NUMBER OF CNF'S: 1", and "KEY MAPPING: O:O
K X:CANCEL".
LaunchELF v3.41a (05/30/2005)
-Added reset IOP on start as a toggle (Note: off by default).
-Added dlanor's fix for the elf launching bug.
-Changed text info from "AWAY" to "SUBTRACT" in the menus because it's more prop
er to say add or subtract than add or away.
-Changed text for setting "INIT" to "INITIAL SCREEN SETTINGS".
-Added support for two total configs press d-pad left or right to switch between
configs. (Note: the two configs are LAUNCHELF.CNF and LAUNCHELF1.CNF).
-Added two menus below the Select config item - left and right to load configs v
ia menu.
Two binaries are included: BOOT.ELF - the normal binary and BOOTc.ELF - a compre
ssed binary. The compressed binary, BOOT.ELF, was packed using pixel's ps2-packe
r 1.0.
The source changes to all the files that have been modified are also included. T
his makes it possible for the author of LaunchELF to add any or all of the curre
nt changes to the official LaunchELF project. It also helps those who may want t
o contribute to the uLaunchELF project. All the files that have been modified fr
om the LaunchELF v3.41 source package are in the src folder.
Code from others was used so if anyone should get credit they should. Ideas from
other people were also used, which has been helpful.
Special Thanks to the following:
Mr. Mirakichi the original creator of the LaunchELF project, with special gratit
ude for the fact that he released its source code in retiring from the project.
'E P' Who revived the project after Mr. Mirakichi retired from it, and thus kept
it alive, adding new features and maintaining the project in general, at first
alone but later joined by:

dlanor who has also made various additions, fixes, and other work on the project
.
Polo35 for his work on JPG skinning/viewer, HddManager, TextEditor, etc
radad for enhancing the usbhdfsd driver and some other assistance
Drakonite for his help and advice on how to improve the ELF loader
sincro for his USBD.IRX selector code
kthu for the key swapping source changes, which allow the user to swap x and cir
cle buttons.
Slam-Tilt for the NETWORK SETTINGS option source changes.
sincro for the source changes that allow for the selection of external USBD.IRX
files.
chip for ps2ftpd, of which a few modifications were made to.
pixel for ps2-packer that made the small BOOTc.ELF binary.
Hermes for the early reset IOP source (BOOT.c cogswaploader).
mrbrown for the independence exploit.
The ps2dev community for the tools and assistance.
all those who like LaunchELF.