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READ FIRST

• Most common type of ISOs are .bin/.cue, .pbp (eboot) and .ccd/.img/.sub. I'm only covering those since that's the only ones I tried.
• In following steps, whenever I'll say "add/select your game in hakchi2" that means: -Add the .cue file for a .cue/.bin game. -Add the .pbp file for eboot. -Add the .ccd file for a .ccd/.img/.sub game.
  
• This may seem obvious to some but maybe not for newcomers: RetroArch and PCSX ReARMed core MUST be installed.
  
• BIOS are optional but highly recommended (better compatibility, better performance, etc.)!
  
• Technically you can now add EBOOT larger than 2GB with hakchi2 CE, BUT it is not recommended! Use playlist instead (if you really need the compression, you can convert each individual disc into eboot and put them in the playlist).
  

Installing BIOS files

• BIOS filenames should be lowercase, extension included.
• You don't have to install all 3 BIOS, if you're going to play only US games for example you can install only scph5501.bin if you want.
• Recommended MD5 (I'm using HashTab to check these, it adds a Hash tab when you right click > properties on a file): -scph5500.bin (JP): 8dd7d5296a650fac7319bce665a6a53c -scph5501.bin (NA): 490f666e1afb15b7362b406ed1cea246 -scph5502.bin (EU): 32736f17079d0b2b7024407c39bd3050

Hakchi Bios Installer

• Download Hakchi Bios Installer hmod.
• Extract the Hakchi_Bios_Installer.hmod folder in \hakchi2\user_mods.
• Copy/paste your BIOS files in \hakchi2\user_mods\Hakchi_Bios_Installer.hmod\etc\libretro\system.
• Open Hakchi2 and go to Modules > Install extra modules, check the mod and install.

• Create a transfer folder (lowercase) in usb:\hakchi and copy/paste Hakchi_Bios_Installer.hmod (with your BIOS inside of course!) in usb:\hakchi\transfer.
• Plug the USB drive to your console and power it ON, the console will reboot a second time when the transfer will be done.

FTP

• Simply connect to FTP and upload your BIOS files in /etc/libretro/system.

If you're using External RetroArch

• Simply copy/paste your BIOS files in the usb:\hakchi\libretro\system folder!

Options menu

• Both options above are a bit annoying on USB HOST because you need to unplug the OTG adapter then directly plug the console to your PC.
• Install CompCom's Options Menu 1.2 (for NES version, go here).
• On the root of your USB drive create a data folder, enter it and create a ra_bios folder then copy/paste your BIOS in usb:\data\ra_bios.
• On SNESC UI hold L+R (down+B on NES) to open Options Menu (by default, you can change the combo if you want), go to Retroarch Options and click Transfer BIOS file(s).
• See here if you need more info.

Check if the BIOS are correctly installed

• Load a PS1 game or just the PCSX core then go to Information > Core Information you'll see "Present" if they're installed. If it says "Missing" you did something wrong!

Adding games (video here if needed)

• Open Hakchi2 CE.
• Click Add more games.
• Select your game.
• On the window that will pop, highlight your game, select the system (Sony - PlayStation) and the core (PCSX ReARMed [NEON]).
• Click Apply then Close.
• .cue/.bin files: -Uncheck Compress. -Press F4 or right-click on your game and select Show in Windows Explorer. -Copy/paste your .bin file(s) in this folder. -Double check the filenames by opening the .cue file.
  
• .ccd/.img/.sub files: -Uncheck Compress. -Press F4 or right-click on your game and select Show in Windows Explorer. -Copy/paste your .sub/.ccd files in this folder. -Rename the .sub/.ccd files to match EXACTLY the filename of the .ccd.
  
• Double check the command line for the game (/bin/pcsx /vagames/CLV-*/game.pbp or .cue or .ccd).
  
• Sync/Export your games!
  

Converting multiple discs in one eboot file (video here if needed)

• First you'll need PSX2PSP.
• Open PSX2PSP, on top-left click the 3 dots next to ISO/PBP File 1 and chose the first CD of your game.
• Select ISO/PBP File 2 and load 2nd CD.
• Select ISO/PBP File 3 and load 3rd CD, etc.
• (optional) Personally in Options > Folders I checked Create main game title folder, this way the folder will be created with the game name instead of the ID, I think it's easier to navigate.
• In Output PBP folder chose where you want to save your file.
• Click Convert and wait, this may take a while depending on the size and the number of CDs.
• OK, now you should have EBOOT.PBP on the newly created folder, containing all the CDs at once!
• I highly recommend to rename EBOOT.PBP in something else, because when you'll add multiple games and you want to make a Game Overrides config it will be saved as EBOOT.cfg so your config will be loaded for every games named EBOOT :/

Creating a playlist for multiple discs games (video here if needed)

• Open a text editor and copy/paste the name of the CD1 .cue/.ccd file, hit enter to go to the next line a copy/paste the name of the CD2 .cue/.ccd file, etc. IN THE CORRECT ORDER!
• Now go to File > Save as... and make sure All files is selected in Save as type, type the name of your game in File Name followed by the .m3u extension (e.g. Final Fantasy VIII.m3u).
• If done correctly it should look like this: https://i.imgur.com/U59bQOv.png.
• Open hakchi2, add the .m3u file we just created and uncheck "Compress".
• Press F4 or right-click on your game and select Show in Windows Explorer.
• Copy/paste your .cue/.bin or .ccd/.sub/.img files in this folder and double check the filenames.
• Double check the command line for the game (/bin/pcsx /vagames/CLV-*/game.m3u).
• Sync/Export your game!

Combining eboot compression + playlist

• Open PSX2PSP and load CD1, convert and rename the EBOOT.PBP into Your game (Disc 1).pbp or whatever.
• Now REPLACE CD1 in PSX2PSP by CD2, convert and rename the EBOOT.PBP into Your game (Disc 2).pbp or whatever.
• Replace CD2 by CD3, etc.
• Open a text editor and copy/paste the name of the CD1 .pbp file, hit enter to go to the next line a copy/paste the name of the CD2 .pbp file, etc. IN THE CORRECT ORDER!
• Now go to File > Save as... and make sure All files is selected in Save as type, type the name of your game in File Name followed by the .m3u extension (e.g. Riven.m3u).
• If done correctly it should look like this: https://i.imgur.com/EMJqcRl.png.
• Open hakchi2, add the .m3u file we just created and uncheck "Compress".
• Press F4 or right-click on your game and select Show in Windows Explorer.
• Copy/paste your .pbp files in this folder.
• Double check the command line for the game (/bin/pcsx /vagames/CLV-*/game.m3u).
• Sync/Export your game!

Changing disc on ingame prompt (video here if needed)

• When the game asks you to change disc, open Retroarch menu (start+select) then go to Quick Menu > Disk Control.
• Click once on Disk Cycle Tray Status to simulate the opening of the CD drive, then select the correct disc in Disk Index, and finally click once again on Disk Cycle Tray Status to close the virtual CD drive.
• Go back to Quick Menu and select Resume, the correct disc should now load :)

Starting game from CD2, CD3, etc. (video here if needed)

• Start your game, open Retroarch menu and go to Quick Menu > Disk Control.
• Click once on Disk Cycle Tray Status, select the correct disc in Disk Index and click once again on Disk Cycle Tray Status.
• Go back to Quick Menu, click Resume, re-open Retroarch menu and click Restart.
• If you don't click Resume before Restart the CD will not load (PCSX ReARMed bug): https://youtu.be/uuK9cELsPNg
• OR, you can turn OFF the Pause when menu is actived OFF in Settings > User Interface, this way you don't need to press Resume before pressing Restart!

Combining multi tracks disc into a single .bin

• If you have this kind of game file with multiple tracks (1 .cue but multiple .bin): https://i.imgur.com/fjwWYUZ.png
• It should only be needed if you're planning to convert the game into an eboot, if you want to keep .cue/.bin format you can simply add the .cue to hakchi2 and the .bin files to the game folder.

Using CDmage (video here if needed)

• Download here.
• Extract the file and run CDmage.exe.
• Go to File > Open... and select the .cue file.
• Go to File > Save As..., chose where you want to save the new .cue/.bin files.
• Make sure MODE2/2352 is selected in both Convert tracks options and click OK.
• You should now have only 1 .bin file!

Using IsoBuster (video here if needed)

• Download here.
• Go to File > Open Image File, load your .cue file and highlight CD on the left side.
• Go to File > CD > Extract CD > RAW (*.bin, *.iso).
• In Type select .bin, rename your game and click Save. Then save the .cue file too.
• You should now have one .bin! The .cue looks a bit different than usual but it works just as well!

Using Daemon Tools and ImgBurn (video here if needed)

• You'll need Daemon Tools and ImgBurn.
• Mount the .cue with Daemon Tools.
• Launch ImgBurn and click Create image file from disc.
• In Source select your virtual drive with the .cue file mounted, in Destination select where you want to save the image and rename it if you want, example: https://i.imgur.com/Euzr4p7.png
• Click the big button and wait!
• You should now have only 1 .bin file!

Converting .bin.ecm and/or .ape files into .bin files (video here if needed)

• Sometimes ISOs can be with multiple .ape files + a .bin.ecm file in a .7z one.

.bin.ecm

• You'll need unecm.
• Extract unecm.exe in the same folder as your .ecm file.
• Extract the .bin.ecm file.
• Convert it to .bin by draging it to unecm.exe and wait until the conversion is done.
• Rename it with the correct Track 01 filename.

.ape

• You'll need Monkey's Audio.
• Open Monkey's Audio and switch to Decompress mode.
• Go to File > Add File(s)... and select your .ape files then click Decompress.
• Now you'll have a bunch of .wav files, you can remove the .ape ones.
• Rename the .wav in .bin, you can simply do it by opening a command prompt and type ren *.wav *.bin in the game folder or use Ant Renamer or a similar program.

When everything is in .bin

• If you don't have a .cue, you can use PSX Cue Maker to create one (use the .exe in the \dist folder).
• If you want to leave it like that, double check the filenames in the .cue file and add it in hakchi2 as usual and copy/paste every .bin files to the game folder (see "Adding games" section).
• If you want to convert it to a single .cue/.bin (e.g. for eboot conversion) check the "Combining multi tracks disc into a single .bin" section above.
• If CDmage gives you an error and ImgBurn doesnt work (progress bar stuck at 0%), use IsoBuster.

Bypassing protection on some PAL games

• Some EU games just wont start without a patch, for example with Resident Evil 3 - Nemesis (Europe) you'll get stuck on that screen: https://i.imgur.com/H0fjd40.png
• Download the SBI pack from redump.org.
• Extract the corresponding .sbi file in your \hakchi2\games_snes\CLV-* game folder and rename it with the exact same name as the .cue file (not the .bin!), or the same name as your .pbp or .ccd/.sub/.img.
• If you're not using linked export and the game is already on your USB drive, just find the correct CLV-* folder for your game in usb:\hakchi\games and extract/rename the .sbi directly here.
• If you're using multi-discs .pbp file add _X at the end of the .sbi filename, where "X" is the number of the disc, e.g. Final_Fantasy_VIII_1.sbi, Final_Fantasy_VIII_2.sbi, etc.

Controller not responding in some games

• Controller will not work by default in some games, for example Legend of Mana.
• Open RetroArch menu, go to Settings > Configuration and make sure Load Content-Specific Core Options Automatically is ON.
• Go to Quick Menu > Options, change Pad 1 Type to analog then click Create game-options file (or else analog will be default for every games and controller may not work anymore on other games like Castlevania SotN or Crash Bandicoot).
• Go to Quick Menu and click Restart.
• Sadly controller just doesnt work in some games, like Korokoro Post Nin, nothing to do in this case except to wait for a fix ¯\_(ツ)_/¯