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Ok just kidding, im just a normal dude, just wanted to get you intelligent peoples feedback, dont flame please Q('. 'Q). I had a question that is making my head throb with "Can it be fucking done?", and "if it is not supported can it be forced regardless of a successful outcome?" The topic is video display, init, video mode, I am not sure which category it ultimately pertains to. First of all, I would like to bring up Classy gamers, you know who you are. Decent HDTV with 480p/1080i support. For Ps2 gamers that equals Gran Turismo4, God of War..... ok. So now, is this a setting that can be forced, altered, modified, examined, within the .elf file?? Also, if it is an init type setting, can you hex edit this string so that you may force whatever the command is that translates to the PS2 as "Allow me to be displayed!!! I'm Supported!" to other games that do not have this function/command? I have GranTurismo4 and god of war, First of all 1080i blows its wad all over 480p. However, 480p looks WAY BETTER than the default display mode. I am willing to help in any way i can. And I know a few of you may already know the answer or may not know if it can be forced or may not know both. What I do know is that I have no idea on where to even attempt trying anything. With that said, Please, I ask if there is ANY information reguarding the above mentioned query, that you please reply and that my happiness can come from responses such as: "You can fuck up your ps2, but I know of a way" and "It may damage your expensive tv that you almost cried about when leaving best buy, but this could be a possibility". I have looked up and down forums, and no where is anything like this covered . Thank you for your time and patience. P.S. sorry im not hot and a female :(

I found these while hex editing the SCUS_973.99 elf(god of War). at address 0x001B6550 - ProgressiveScan.....pX..DeFlicker............X..
0x001B9020 - 480P Toggle Lock........MFX.....
and this which i thought was funny, even though i have no clue what it means :)
0x001B2690 - PS2-IS-GREAT............Debug...RCM_%s..RCM_....

This is an unpatched legally copied elf from my game which serial number is available upon request, is located here ( URL BALEEETED!!) Help me by clicking here :)[/url]
The linking of this file is solely for examination, educational purposes only. I do not believe this can propose a ban from the forums or a lawsuit from sony. Since it is a copy of the file, non-modified, preserved in rar format on my personal verizon webspace.

You want to add 480p/1080i support to games, eh?

Hexediting the executable to do whatever you want is certainly possible, but there's a few technical reasons why this wouldn't work and they all center around the fact that there's only 4MB of vram. This makes games very careful about vram usage and upping the resolution would require more to be set aside for the framebuffer than the program is expecting.

Textures start overlapping and you get garbage onscreen.

Please don't link to copyrighted information, btw.

sorry about posting the file, i just figured if someone with the know-how saw the post but didnt actually have the game, then that would = 0 results :( yeah i love texture garbage, i want to see my ps2 explode!
Well, not really, Grant Tursimo 4 having 1080i and 480p (both which my tv can handle--> yes it brings tears to eyes that ps2 can look this good...)god of war looks amazing at 480p, (but give me a fucking break 640x480 whoopdee freaking doo da a pentium 1 machine with 4megs of ram can output 640x480 on a voodoo 1 card..) so whats limiting the 1080i mode, i think it isnt too much of a difference except for the 1920x1080 resolution compared to 640x480 LOL ... hmm raises too many questions.... ok, so lets up the resolution, and use interlaced mode instead of progressive. lets all start chanting for a prog that does this, then the heavens will deliver one to us. Assuming that games like God of war is a matter of a "Toggle" so to speak, can it not be given different values even if its retarded looking, knowing it works and working crappy is better than me not knowing ever and hating myself :) Also devil may cry looks like absolute dicks, 1080i should have been standard for that whole genre of games that spun off of the devil may cry rendering engine.. which is slike every game that is out for ps2 :P. fucking sony... "HEY LOOK AT ME IM A ReALLY TOP NOTCH COMPANY LETS PUT ALL THIS COMPATIBILITY AND NOT USE IT. INSTEAD LETS MAKE A HANDHELD COSTING OVER 200 US DOLLARS(for consumers) AND JUST RE-HASH PS1 PARTS CAUSE SMALLER SCREENS = LOOKS GOOD, WE DO MINIMAL WORK. OMFG IS THAT SPYRO THE DRAGON IT LOOKS SO AWESOME IN ITS NATIVE 320x240 SCREEN IM THE BEST COMPANY EVER!!" <-thats my impersonation of sony. fuck you sony. no hard feelings

Put down the crack pipe. Pick up the phone. You brain misses you and would like to apologize for leaving you when you were young.