[ISSUE]: Metal Slug ISOs go to grey screen / You have to use "Enter" on OEM multimedia remote or OPL 1984 crashes "X" used to boot OPL fine

[JMaxxL]

Checks

• [X] I have checked existing OPL issues for duplicates and found none
• [X] I am using either OPL latest stable version, or archived version or OPL beta version

Describe the issue

After updating to beta 1981 ALL my metalslug backup ISOs would not boot. They just go to a gray screen forever, I was able to delete them then re-install over FTP (HDLserver) & reboot the console then they all started first try after this. Almost every other game worked great besides metal slugs's (XX & Anthology were the important ones since anthology has the others metal slugs built in) Also I updated the default's inside the OPL menu before re-installing to see if it would fix the issue but it did not.

Console model

50001

OPL version / revision

1981

In which device(s) have you experienced this issue?

HDD

Context and extra information

Metal Slug XX & Metal Slug Anthology NTSC would not boot it just goes to grey screen, after I deleted then reinstalled over HDLserver the game booted normally

note I have SATA converted OEM modem on PHAT model dont know if this is normal that SSDs will have issues or not but its new to me after updating to 1981 metal slugs all broke (5 games in total even after updating the defaults inside their option menus)

[JMaxxL]

ulaunchelf has the same issues with the multimedia remote were you HAVE to hit "ENTER" to get it to start "X" will crash ULelf, on the wireless multimedia remote OPL 1984 beta is doing the same thing OPL 1981 DID NOT you could use "X" and all lower beta's would also start OPL fine with "X" button instead of enter...

The flash when OPL crashes from hitting "X" reminds me of the flash you get on the bottom right of the screen when the video output mode is set to SCART/RGB (MY VIDEO ADAPTER SUPPORTS SCART) & you try to start OPL. it seems OPL dose or did not.... MOST PS2 games are NOT progressive scan so really component gets over rated once you play all the 480p games & all the PS1 games would benefit from RGB my original PS1 console looks better than my PS2 on an OLED I'm sure most TV you cant tell but TVs are getting better and better color options matter more and more

[rickgaiser]

Issue 1) Reading through your issue it looks like a game would not start. That can have multiple causes. This happens often when a a config is changed, or a feature used by the game (like PADEMU/VMC/GSM) is broken. Or it could be that your games got corrupted on HDD. That would be a serious issue if caused by an update. Can you retest with the latest OPL (1987)? If it no longer happens, and you cannot reproduce the issue, then we can close this part of this issue.

Issue 2) "Enter"/"X" on OEM multimedia remote. I didn't even know we supported this :). OPL has a setting where you can choose what buttons enter/back is. This is a regional thing, and uLE also supports this. In my region, "X" is enter, "O" is back. But in other regions, this is the opposite. I'm assuning the button mapping for the controllers is the same as for the multimedia remote.

Can you retest with the latest OPL (1987)? And also play with the settings? Report here with: "X" = expected behavious, resulting behaviour "O" = expected behavious, resulting behaviour "enter" ? = expected behavious, resulting behaviour

We're talking about this controller right?:

Perhaps the issue is related to https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/pull/724 ? @israpps any ideas?

[israpps]

Issue 1) Reading through your issue it looks like a game would not start. That can have multiple causes. This happens often when a a config is changed, or a feature used by the game (like PADEMU/VMC/GSM) is broken. Or it could be that your games got corrupted on HDD. That would be a serious issue if caused by an update. Can you retest with the latest OPL (1987)? If it no longer happens, and you cannot reproduce the issue, then we can close this part of this issue.

Issue 2) "Enter"/"X" on OEM multimedia remote. I didn't even know we supported this :). OPL has a setting where you can choose what buttons enter/back is. This is a regional thing, and uLE also supports this. In my region, "X" is enter, "O" is back. But in other regions, this is the opposite. I'm assuning the button mapping for the controllers is the same as for the multimedia remote.

Can you retest with the latest OPL (1987)? And also play with the settings? Report here with: "X" = expected behavious, resulting behaviour "O" = expected behavious, resulting behaviour "enter" ? = expected behavious, resulting behaviour

We're talking about this controller right?:

Perhaps the issue is related to #724 ? @israpps any ideas?

Why would it be related?

OSD Settings only enforces OSD Language value. the rest of settings on that struct is taken from what the console actually has configured

[rickgaiser]

Why would it be related?

I thought this also changes the behaviour of the "X"/"O" ok/back buttons, but diving into it further that seems not the case. CONFIG_OPL_SWAP_SEL_BUTTON is the functionality I was looking for, and it's been in OPL much longer. Sorry for the ping :).

[israpps]

Why would it be related?

I thought this also changes the behaviour of the "X"/"O" ok/back buttons, but diving into it further that seems not the case. CONFIG_OPL_SWAP_SEL_BUTTON is the functionality I was looking for, and it's been in OPL much longer. Sorry for the ping :).

no problem XD. only thing I know that can effectively change the X/O behaviour on certain models is mechapwn

[AKuHAK]

@JMaxxL as you said that game reinstallation fixed an issue, seems that issue is no longer in place. Feel free to reopen it if you get corruption again. Remote Control issue is a completely different thing, so it moved into #932

[JMaxxL]

https://github.com/AKuHAK

;-) I understand if OPL dose not support the multimedia remove also its technically the PS2 dash -to> OPL

I've never changed any button configs since I started using OPL. I just know going from 1984 to 1987 I had to start hitting [enter] instead of X.

I actually use my PS2 alot.... Sometimes I think people who have SSDs installed dont really use their systems much, I want to go back to HDD none of the disk tools will work when I run them. The scans all fail, An actual hardware engineer tried to explain why SSDs in retro console's & PCs might not be a good idea but I cant remember what he said other then when it gets full you will defiantly notice anyway I have all sort of issues im not best person to report bugs lol