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emulating other gamepads like DS3/DS4 and passing them as PS2 compatible DualShock 2 controllers via **PADEMU ** and also injecting cheats into games at runtime.
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### ➛ Determining the best configuration for our OPL install:
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Now that we have a good idea of *what OPL is*, we will now proceed to understand the various configurations it can be adapted to so you can determine which one works best with your particular setup.
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### ➛ Determining the best configuration for our OPL install
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Now that we have a good idea of *what OPL is*, we will now proceed to understand the various configurations it can be adapted to so you can determine which one works best with your particular setup.
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<strong>Note: </strong>It is recommended that you read <ahref="https://ps2wiki.github.io/get_started.html#Getting-started-with-PS2-Modding-1">this section of 'Get Started'</a> to find out about the various PS2 Models.
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#### For Phat PS2s
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If you have a Phat model PS2 or a SCPH-70XXX model slim with the IDE HDD mod, you can use these setups below (sorted: best to worst):
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1. APA Jail setup (APA Partitions + exFAT partitions on same disk)
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2. Pure exFAT format HDD
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3. APA HDD Method
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4. MMCE
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5. MX4SIO
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6. UDPBD
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7. SMBv1 share
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8. exFAT format USB Storage
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9. iLink (only on models <SCPH-50XXX)
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#### For Slim PS2s
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If you have a Slimline model PS2, you can use these setups below (sorted: best to worst):
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1. MMCE
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2. MX4SIO
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3. UDPBD
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4. SMBv1 share
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5. exFAT format USB Storage
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### ➛ APA Jail
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Phat model PS2
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> 2. Network Adaptor
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> 3. HDD/SSD
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### ➛ exFAT format HDD
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Phat model PS2
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> 2. Network Adaptor
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> 3. HDD/SSD
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### ➛ APA HDD Method
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Phat model PS2
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> 2. Network Adaptor
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> 3. HDD/SSD
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### ➛ MMCE
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Any model PS2
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> 2. MMCE device like SD2PSX, Memcard Pro 2
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### ➛ MX4SIO
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Any model PS2
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> 2. MX4SIO card
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### ➛ UDPBD
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Any model PS2
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> 2. Network Adaptor (if Phat model PS2s)
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### ➛ SMBv1 share
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> 1. Any model PS2
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> 2. Network Adaptor (if Phat model PS2s)
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### ➛ exFAT format USB Storage
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> Requirements:
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> 1. Any model PS2
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> 2. USB Storage medium like Pendrive, external HDD
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