Start NBD server

[LukeThomasNY]

Im used to seeing start HDL server but the newest 1.1 release only offers the option to start an NBD server. I usually use HDL dump helper to connect but when im running the NBD server instead of HDL I can't connect. Is this function still for transferring games to the ps2 HDD or should I use a standalone elf for HDL? If it is a new better way to load games to HDD how do I use it?

[AKuHAK]

If you are using latest hdl_dump beta it has an ability to connect to nbd server

[LukeThomasNY]

But whats an NBD server? I'm sorry but I've tried googling it a bunch of different ways but I dont quite understand. Is it something I can use to transfer games over ethernet to my ps2 HDD or is it for something different? If it is for transfer like HDL was then what do I use PC side to transfer games to the PS2 via NDB? It seems to have replaced that option so I assumed it would have the same functionality to some extent

[zappepappe]

#410
https://github.com/NetworkBlockDevice/nbd/blob/master/doc/proto.md

[LukeThomasNY]

I really appreciate it but im not gonna lie thats all way over my head. I'll stick to using the HDL server for game transfers On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 1:11 AM, ***@***.***> wrote: #410 https://github.com/NetworkBlockDevice/nbd/blob/master/doc/proto.md — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.

[zappepappe]

So, I haven't used it myself since I haven't used my PS2 in a while. But as far as I understand it NBD is the new built-in protocol for transferring games to/from the PS2 harddrive over Ethernet in OPL.
The NBD server is started on the PS2 to allow it to be accessed by a client, just like with HDL.
Then you use a NBD compatible client to access the server, just like with HDL.

Apparently the beta version of hdl_dump is NBD compatible.
https://github.com/ps2homebrew/hdl-dump/releases/tag/latest

hdl_dump is a CLI application, if you want a GUI use hdl_dumb instead.

[AKuHAK]

In fact, I am also not pretty sure if we can connect directly via hdl-dump to nbd server. Maybe @bignaux can help with it?

[LukeThomasNY]

Someone named zappepappe said they think the latest nightly builds of hdl dumb support NDB connection he thinks On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 10:19 AM, ***@***.***> wrote: In fact, I am also not pretty sure if we can connect directly via hdl-dump to nbd server. Maybe @bignaux can help with it? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.

[bignaux]

To be clear and simple, the nbd client (PC side) mount a fake hard drive so every hdl-dump is compatible with the nbd client. I developed it on linux, i tried the main clients, nbd-client and nbdfuse, both works, people claimed they successfully run it on windows, but they used same client with wsp (nbd-client). i still would like people try native client, https://cloudbase.it/ceph-for-windows/ , but no one wants to try, that seems to risk their life i imagine (you never know if it could explode your device). But btw, just retain that the beautiful piece here, hdl-dump doesn't need any change, since it provides you a complete transparent device on the OS.

[AKuHAK]

thanks for the detailed answer - I will add this information into the main opl readme (I think that people just are confused by this new feature). this also means that we still need some NBD clients between opl and hdl-dump.

[LukeThomasNY]

There's a screen shot of what he said exactly in case this helps On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 2:26 AM, ***@***.***> wrote: thanks for the detailed answer - I will add this information into the main opl readme (I think that people just are confused by this new feature). this also means that we still need some NBD clients between opl and hdl-dump. — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.

[bignaux]

Yes you need an nbd client, but you can use the hdd in ps2 like any other hard drive, so you can use all software, for example pfsshell (and now this one has fuse support, so you should be able to littery mount any PFS partition via network). Another useful thing, in the future, you could mount any PS2 block device on your PC using same stuff, like MC.

[LukeThomasNY]

Tbh that all goes way over my head but this other answer someone gave me implied that the latest nightly builds of hdl dumb use NBD instead of HDL On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 10:42 AM, Bignaux ***@***.***> wrote: Yes you need an nbd client, but you can use the hdd in ps2 like any other hard drive, so you can use all software, for example pfsshell (and now this one has fuse support, so you should be able to littery mount any PFS partition via network). — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.

[bignaux]

In fact, you can use every old hdl-dump version, because it's the nbd client you will install on PC that will transparently create an hdd device OS side, and you can use hdl-dump like you would if you have it directly connected to the PC. it's very simple as DAEMON Tools mount an ISO like it was a true cd/dvd drive.