Setting up Windows version: Difference between revisions

*'''AVX2''' supporting CPUs: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Vector_Extensions#CPUs_with_AVX2 Check here]

'''Adapter'''

Press F12 twice at any time to stop the capturing. The video produced will be automatically sped up to 100% for your viewing pleasure Smile If using SPU2-X, the audio file will be saved as recording.wav in the same folder pcsx2.exe is in.

Hit Ok to save your changes or cancel to go back to the main Configuration window

[[image:ZeroGS_Settings.png|thumb|ZeroGS]]

ZeroGS is a DirectX 9 plugin developed by '''ZeroFrog''' and is aimed for graphics cards which support pixel shaders 2.0 or higher. As noted before if your card does not meet that requirement you will get an "Error opening gs plugin" message and PCSX2 will terminate.

*If a particular set of options works very well for a particular game, then these options can saved in the game's patch file so that they are always applied every time the game is loaded. This is useful when you want these options to be enabled only for that particular game and not to affect other games.

*Each set of options in ZeroGS has a unique id. To query this id, go into the ZeroGS configuration dialog box, set the particular options, and click on the Compute OR of IDS button. Take the number generated and open the game's corresponding pnach file (usually the game's CRC.pnach). Then add in a new line zerogs=xxxxxxxx where the x's are the id.

As explained at the start of this section this is a Null plugin thus it will not render anything on screen. Press Configure to get a menu with a checkbox where you can check/uncheck "Enable Logging" which will enable/disable GS logging. It should be used for debugging and developers.

[[image:SPU2-X_Settings.png|200px|thumb|left|SPU2-X]]

The latest and best sound plugin at the time of writing this. It was first based on '''Gigaherz's''' SPU2 and later modified by '''Jake Stine (Air)''' of the PCSX2 team.

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[[image:ZeroSPU_Settings.png|100px|thumb|left|ZeroSPU2]]

This is an SPU2 plugin developed by '''zerofrog'''.

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Here you will be able to use 3 plugin:

#SSSPSX Pad v1.7.1.

[[image:LilyPad_Settings.png|200px|thumb|left|Lilypad]]

Go to Config =>Plugin/BIOS, select ''Lilypad v0.11.0'' and press the Configure button.

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[[image:Pokopom_Settings.jpg|thumb|left|Pokopom]]

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[[image:SSSPSX_Settings.png|thumb|left|SSSPSX]]

*The R3 and L3 buttons are the buttons on the analog stick of the ps2 controller, R for right and L for left as usual.

In most circumstances, you will be able to use the built in ISO loader in PCSX2 by choosing ISO in the CDVD menu, and then, under ISO Selector, either choosing an image from the list or choosing browse to add one.

<br />However, if you want to use a plugin to do things such as playing a game from the actual DVD disc or creating a dump of an ISO file, choose ''Plugin'' in the CDVD menu, and then select a CDVD plugin.

#Linuz Iso CDVD v0.9.0

#CDVDnull v0.6.0.

[[image:Cdvd_Gigaherz_Settings.png|left|thumb|Gigaherz's CDVD]]

Select Gigaherz's CDVD v0.8.0 and press configure.

{{Tip|This is the only plugin that at least partially supports disc changing. If you have troubles changing a disc that is required by a game try this plugin!}}

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[[image:LinuzIso_Config.png|left|thumb|Linuz Iso CDVD]]

*Under ''Options'' you can check/uncheck ''Enable Block Dump=>ISO name.dump''. When checked, this option will create a "ISO name".dump file in the PCSX2 root folder(where ''pcsx2.exe'' is located) from the game you ran. This file is like a small iso, '''which is mainly used for debugging'''. It will store the sectors read during the execution of the game you ran, so afterwards you will be able to load the file(using "select iso" of Linuz Iso CDVD) and run it without any image/cd/dvd. Note that if the game will try to read any other sectors from the ones not included in the dump file, it will obviously stop responding.

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This is a Null plugin just like GSnull, meaning it simply does nothing.  

<br />It doesn't have a configuration screen for obvious reasons.

Here are the plugins that handle the '''HDD''' (hard disk drive) and '''ethernet''' emulation.

<br />There is only ''Dev9null v0.5.0'' included in the 1.0.0 package, yet another Null plugin which is exactly like all the other ones.  

*Finally, there is an experimental netplayplugin from '''gigaherz''' and '''drkIIRaziel''' named ''DEV9giga-razi''. Although most of the Sony game servers are down, you can give it a try. It can be downloaded from [http://pcsx2.net/download/viewcategory/9-plugins.html here].

{{Warning|Make sure you first follow the how to play online guide.}}

Here are the plugins that handle '''USB''' (Universal Serial Bus) emulation. The release package includes ''USB Null v0.7.0'' which is yet another Null plugin. Nothing to configure for the above reason.

*There is a new USB plugin that supports USB mice, keyboards and lightguns by [http://forums.pcsx2.net/User-shalma Shalma] called ''Nuvee''. You can get it from our website [http://pcsx2.net/download/viewcategory/9-plugins.html here].

<br />For more information visit the plugin's dedicated thread on our forum [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Qemu-USB-Wheel-Storage-mod here]. You can download it from our website [http://pcsx2.net/download/viewcategory/9-plugins.html here].

Here are the plugins that handle the Firewire port of the PS2.

<br /> Only the ''FWnull v0.7.0'' is included in the release package. There are no other Firewire plugins available or in development.