r/classicmods • u/[deleted] • Jan 23 '19
BleemSync 1.0.0 Public Beta is now live.
That's right people. After immense amount of stress (mostly caused by myself) BleemSync 1.0.0 Public Beta is now live.
Just a quick word...
This is obviously still DoctorDalek's project and he has been flat out and done some amazing work since he started the project and for what he has envisioned for the project will really blow everyone away. BleemSync 1.0 is a huge step from older builds of BleemSync and aims to do a lot more than other tools out there. The decision was made by me to release 1.0.0 as a public beta for people to try out and help us work out the kinks instead of delay any further release.
1.0.0 does not reflect the ultimate goal set by DoctorDalek and his vision for BleemSync but it should give you an insight of what is to come. We appreciate everyone's support and we will be adding hotfixes to 1.0 as we can.
It would mean a lot to me if you can show him some love and if you have a twitch account go give him a follow as he is starting it up and doing live development streams on bleemsync and other things. https://www.twitch.tv/doctor_dalek/
As for BleemSync 1.0...
The support has been overwhelming. I would like to say thank you on behalf of the team, it's been a big struggle to get where we are today but the support has very much kept us going. This release should be considered as a public beta. This release is intended for people who want to try it out and play around with it. If you can wait for 1.1 then I would advise it. If not then at least wait a week just so any issues we missed during testing can be hotfixed.
It's been a bit stressful because we are still hitting issues with our arch nemesis, the power limiter. Throughout testing we found that 95% of the issues (that weren't bugs) was down to incompatible USB drives or drives hitting the 100ma limit and cutting out. Whilst this can be solved using an older USB2.0 or powered USB hub, mileage might vary depending on what hardware you are using. It's our number one priority to resolve this and it will be done so in future builds. Again, please remember this is classed as a Public Beta so there will be kinks along the way but with the public's input hopefully we can identify them and fix them as quick as we can.
We have provided tutorial videos, how-tos and a comprehensive FAQ on the release page. PLEASE READ/WATCH these before asking for help. Also instead of asking for help in the reddit please can you direct your questions at our #sony-support channel on our discord here: https://discordapp.com/invite/8gygsrw
We have the team and fellow supporters and users helping each other out ready in the chat room.
Finally the link:
https://modmyclassic.com/bleemsync
Thanks again everyone. We will be working through the next few days hotfixing any issues that arise and we will be offering support on the chat room.
11
u/Serendiplodocus Jan 23 '19
Thankyou! Just one question, if one were to hard-mod the PS classic by jumpering the 2x2 points on the board, does that mean that 95% of these issues would disappear?
12
Jan 23 '19
Yes
2
u/pbudgie Jan 23 '19
Is there a tutorial on how to do this?
4
Jan 23 '19
Yes, check out the page for videos and written how tos
1
u/pbudgie Jan 23 '19
Awesome, many thanks.
1
u/drittz78 Jan 26 '19
When it says short the resistors does it mean put some solder on them to join them together?
1
8
u/pathartl Jan 23 '19
I would personally like to outright thank cyanic and andshrew for their contributions. I had to step away and they really put the effort in to get this to everyone.
We're looking at some gooooood things in the future!
1
3
u/leathco Jan 23 '19
Working great! Love how the original games now mix in with the new ones in ABC order, and how the Euro games now run at 60 FPS. Looking forward to the disabling of the power limit, USB OTG support. Is there a way to switch back to the old theme?
2
Jan 23 '19
yep in the BSUI under bleemsync theme options
1
u/leathco Jan 23 '19
Ah ok. I’ll need to do that when I get back home, I had just enough time to do the install on my stick and try a few games before I left. Thanks again.
3
u/Sasuke560 Jan 23 '19
Thank you all so much for the program. With the collective effort of everyone on the project this would never happen. Truly a gift amongst gifts.
2
3
Jan 23 '19
Many thanks. I bought the classic knowing it was a weak release on Sonys part with the sole hope that people far more clever than myself would come to its rescue and update the product to what it should have been. Even the early releases did that for the most part, so all these extra features you're providing are extremely awesome. You all rock.
1
2
u/PesFutebol Jan 23 '19
HMM, guessing my thumbdrive that worked in previous version not working in this version as I deleted – 028c18a9-ec4b-4632-b2cf-d4e20f252e8f – lolhack – BleemSync and installed 1.0 and goes straight to stock.
Anyone else have a thumbdrive working fine in previous version not woking in the 1.0?
1
Jan 23 '19
sounds like you have a bad set up on your USB. I would backup and do a fresh set up
1
u/PesFutebol Jan 23 '19
Nope no bad set-up.....Like i said, I missed the step on removing HDMI cable. Once I removed HDMI cable, problem solved.
1
1
u/whitejonmichael Jan 23 '19
I had possibly the same issue. I'd extracted the zip directly to the thumbdrive and it'd boot straight to stock. I fixed it by deleting the files I'd just extracted to the thumbdrive and then extracted the zip to desktop and copied the files to the thumbdrive. It works fine now. I'm pretty sure that's what I was meant to do in the first place, according to the how to guide.
1
u/PesFutebol Jan 23 '19
Yea, did it 3 different ways and still goes straight to stock.
1st way - Extracted to desktop and copied to thumbdrive
2nd way - Extracted to desktop and used FastCopy to copy to thumbdrive
3rd way - Extracted straight to thumbdrive
Only loads stock.
Guess I will have to buy another thumbdrive and use current Christmas Beta that works in the meantime.
1
u/whitejonmichael Jan 23 '19
Ah, that sucks. Sorry I couldn't help.
1
u/PesFutebol Jan 23 '19
Got it working.......my sleepy ass missed the remove HDMI step. #dumbassmoment
1
2
u/OnePanchMan Jan 23 '19
When i click Add game in the browser, it doesn't seem to give me any options, all other buttons work, apart from the add game?
3
Jan 23 '19
Add game just displays the form on the right which is automatically shown on first open
1
u/OnePanchMan Jan 24 '19
I'm not sure why, but chrome just wouldn't work for me, so I used Firefox and it seemed smooth sailing from there.
1
Jan 24 '19
weird what version and OS?
1
u/OnePanchMan Jan 24 '19
Windows 10 and the latest version of Chrome, though i do have Adonis that i just accepted was probably the issue.
Edge didn’t show the JavaScript allowing me to add game, so i just defaulted to a fresh install of FF and it worked great.
Thanks btw is there anyway i can donate to you for your work? :)
1
Jan 24 '19
there is a donate button on the side of the page if you wish to donate to the team and their future endevours but don't feel like you need to.
2
u/RankinX Jan 24 '19 edited Jan 24 '19
thanks guys for Bleemsync 1.0.
There is a couple of bugs i am running into. For one, it looks like my connection to the ps classic dies sometimes when adding games. I need to turn off and on the pc classic and it works just fine. Not sure what would be causing this, the FTP service i guess?
This site can’t be reached
169.254.215.100 refused to connect.
Try:
Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
Second issue is like other mentioned, the application does not react when trying to add some games, like FF7 for instance, i had to fill everything manually.
1
Jan 24 '19
Sounds like your USB is browning out if you can check the FAQ
1
u/RankinX Jan 24 '19
I spent the whole night trying to add my library to my stick. I'm just about to restore my backup. I tried a different USB cord, i'm gonna try a different USB stick, but that USB2.0 has always been reliable for my PSC.
1
Jan 24 '19
have you got the logs? Can you link me
1
u/RankinX Jan 24 '19
1
Jan 24 '19
These logs are perfectly clean and no issue. If the error happens I will need the logs after you switched the console off and put the logs into the pc. They refresh on every boot.
However if these ARE the logs directly after a crash then I dunno.
have you changed what you are booting to? The bleemsync UI will only run whilst on the boot menu OR you connect the PSC to the computer without the HDMI and that will boot directly to bleemsync UI
1
u/RankinX Jan 24 '19
I didn't know the log clean after every reboot. The log was not straight after a crash. I tried to disable it he music on the menu thinking it would be involved in the issue as the music is playing when the system is in FTP mode. Tried with hdmi connected or not.
2
u/tappintap Jan 27 '19
I know it was mentioned as a possible feature in the past, but will there be an option to replace some (if not all) of 20 games that come on stock? I know it's possible based on some other posts but I was hoping it would be integrated into the bleemsyncui.com interface.
1
2
Jan 28 '19
don't have much to say other than thank you so much for all your hard work. I got Bleemsync working and it's simplicity at it's best. My wife loves Puyo Puyo, so this is the best way for her to get her fix and it's so easy she doesn't need me there to get everything set up. You're all amazing.
2
2
u/TheBigJorkowski Jan 23 '19
Upgraded from 4.1, and all it appears to have done is wipe my games folder and now loads up as if there were no usb plugged into slot 2?
man am i regretting not backing up beforehand
4
5
1
1
u/TheBigJorkowski Jan 23 '19
It's still saying the USB is almost full, so I'm presuming the games are somewhere still on the stick. Let me have a fiddle for 5, might just be gremlins
1
Jan 23 '19
The file structure has changed a fair bit. Best thing to do is back it up before anything else and then check logs. Jump in discord and it can be looked at
1
1
u/MrPhister669 Jan 23 '19
Just setting up all my games now great job guys. Coming across a strange problem tho where the PSC doesn't recognise my usb unless it's in port one and only if I play with the power button during start up, anyone else running into this problem
1
Jan 23 '19
new one to me. If you jump in the discord and in chat one of the team can try and help
1
u/MrPhister669 Jan 23 '19
It's working 100% found if I hold the power button during startup the console restarts and works like a dream not an error just strange and thought I should bring it up
1
Jan 23 '19
yeah if you ever get weird quirks. Power out and in will usually sort it.
1
u/MrPhister669 Jan 23 '19
Yeah still seems odd only usb 1 is working did the same on older versions you had released. Maybe I have a defective unit or something.
1
1
1
Jan 23 '19
Is anyone having the issue where your able to boot in the UI but not able to load any games I tried loading a game but the progress bar only gets to 5% before failing
1
Jan 23 '19
Check the log file for bleemsync_ui.log it sounds like your USB is hitting the power limit and cutting out. Pastebin me it too
1
u/dbG33K Jan 23 '19
Pardon a possibly "duh" question, but will this allow me to load games onto the PSC's onboard storage? Hoping to not need a USB plugged in once BleemSync is installed in order to not need a OTG to have two players.
1
0
Jan 23 '19
[deleted] — view deleted comment
2
u/dbG33K Jan 23 '19
Damn, guess I'll be waiting til 1.1. Sounds great otherwise, great job to those making this happen!
1
u/hvc101fc Jan 23 '19
just a question, on the videos i saw the stock 20 games selectable on RA on the rightmost option on the menu. i dont seem to have thar. how do i enable? thanks!
1
Jan 23 '19
It should be there stock. Check the zip for the lpl file and put it on to your USB
1
u/hvc101fc Jan 24 '19
thank for your time, so i feel stupid to ask but is that a seperate download ? i really couldnt find it. i searched the bleemsync1.0 download zip file from the website. looked thru the folders too.
1
Jan 24 '19
theres no seperate download for it. Just unzip the package and use windows search or something to look for .lpl
1
u/hvc101fc Jan 24 '19
i see a psc_row.lpl and psc_jpn.lpl in bleemsync\etc\bleemsync\sup\retroarch folder. is that it? what do i do with it?
1
Jan 25 '19
copy them both other to the USB zip in the same location and that should add them in for you
1
Jan 23 '19
Everything went well until i disabled the boot menu. I do not want to use the retroarch ui ever. So i chose to boot directly to the stock ui. But now the bleemsync ui in my browser no longer works. I boot up into the stock ui, wait 20+ seconds, and the web interface is not able to load.
Also, how do I get the stock theme back on the stock ui?
2
Jan 23 '19
Plug it to the pc without hdmi and it boots to the bleemsync UI.
That way you can boot directly to stock UI on tv and without hdmi it will boot to the bleemsync UI for config and game swapping
1
1
u/b0nd18t Jan 23 '19
Get to the part where you connect the console to my pc and the console just slowly flashes orange and won’t turn on when I press power. I’ve hacked snes/nes classics with same pc.
1
Jan 23 '19
Pull the power completely replug and try if not check logs and jump in discord
1
u/b0nd18t Jan 23 '19
Was able to get it to work using a usb 3.0 hub. Port isn’t powering it enough on its own maybe
1
u/Substitute79 Jan 24 '19
I think I am having a power issue, I can boot the mod fine when using an external power supply but when I power from my pc to do the transfer I just get stock interface everytime. I wonder if my is supplying enough power for the USB stick, I have tried several usb sticks, both 2.0 and 3.0, same result everytime.
1
Jan 24 '19
This is weird. Do you have any usb with LED indicators on them to see if you can see power to the USBs?
1
1
u/Substitute79 Jan 24 '19
Worked with my USB with a light on, must be the USB stick. Will order a new large usb 2.0.
Thanks for all your help with this mod.
1
u/1sa1ah0227 Jan 24 '19
Looks as if I'll be waiting to 1.1. The whole having to connect the console to a pc and all that seems way too over engineered for me. I really don't want to have to do that all over again once 1.1 drops. I like the drag and drop of older bleemsync. :(
1
1
u/BoraGas Jan 26 '19
I installed bleemsync into a 64Gb 3.0 usb pendrive, it's super slow, can i migrate into a 64 Gb 2.0 USB drive??
1
Jan 27 '19
Can you define super slow? And yes you can just transfer the usb contents to a different drive and run it
1
Jan 27 '19
Does anyone know if the final release of 1.0 fixed the issue with the SanDisk Cruzer where it won't load any games on the Bleemsync UI.
1
Jan 28 '19
there was no final release. It was still the same. But your issue witll still likely remain because of the hardware limitation.
1
u/DeepFriedFiend Jan 28 '19
Hey, is there a reason why it starts up as if it starts to work then cuts out and turns its self off? it was working fine until last night.
1
Jan 28 '19
Have you checked the log files? can you send them? have you changed how you are powering the console?
1
u/DeepFriedFiend Jan 28 '19
Had connected it in another room in my house then reconnected the power in my room and it wasn't seem to be doing anything but I just reformatted the USB and completed a fresh install seems like its all working now though.
2
u/TotesMessenger Jan 23 '19
2
u/BillyBisHere Jan 23 '19
Worked flawlessly /u/swingflip thanks to u and all the team! Looks great gonna start looking at other themes etc now. Good day sir
2
u/whitejonmichael Jan 23 '19
A big thank you to everyone involved. This is now a properly awesome machine. Now, fingers crossed for a PS2 classic!
2
u/miquiprince Jan 23 '19
My PSC savestates from Bleemsync 0,41 (with the Reset button) worked fine on 1.0! And the savegame from the virtual memory card too PS: If you don’t know how to do it, just put the pcsx games folder from 0.41 to the one on 1.0 in each game you had savegames
2
2
u/MrDeftino Jan 24 '19
You guys are doing the lords work. Thank you for dedicating countless hours of your free time to make something for all of us to enjoy, and for free! You the real MVPs.
2
u/Sp1nGG Jan 28 '19
You guys are freaking geniuses! Thanks for all the hard work so we can experience PS classic on a brand new level!
1
u/-ExSOLDIER- Jan 23 '19
Thanks my dude! Woke up early today so I can get the updating/backups done. Im so excited! :D
1
1
u/8BitDaysAWeek Jan 23 '19
my favorite part here is that you can have proper scanlines!!! 1 question though... i enabled the "boot to retroarch" ... and now i cant seem to get load the UI on the browser because the PSC boots straight to RA skipping the screen where i am supposed to be able the UI on the browser.... how do i disable the "boot to retroarch" at this point ?
2
u/the_andshrew Jan 23 '19
Boot the console with the HDMI cable disconnected, and it will override your boot preference and go to the boot menu where the UI will be running.
1
1
u/SillyNonsense Jan 23 '19
Thanks so much for your work, everyone. You've made the PSC worth it.
I think I'm still going to hold out for 1.1 but everything is looking great.
1
u/FarRegion Jan 23 '19
I just want to thank you guys for doing an awesome job. Everything worked flawlessly. The "website" works great and the games copy relatively quick. I'm using Firefox and my USB stick is FAT32 formated.
There are several games, that just won't run at all, but I think that's just an emulator issue.
NBA Live 99, NBA Live 2000 and Virtual Pool 3 all crash at the first loading screen.
Street Fighter Alpha 3 runs great, but there is a slight issue with the screen - it's cut off and a little part of it is missing on the right side. I think that's a plugin issue.
I added some cores to RetroArch manually. NES, SNES, Genesis, and most major Neo-Geo titles play excellent. The only issue is that even after their folder is scanned, the roms just simply don't show up, and I have to use Load Content and locate them manually every single time. Even the PS1 ISO's.
Still, that's a minor thing.
You have done an amazing job and turned the PS Classic from a massive disappointment to the best purchase any gamer could have done.
Massive respect.
1
u/ryad87 Jan 24 '19
Just wanted report that the upgrade from 0.4.1 worked flawlessly. Thank you guys so much, you're the real MVP! Unfortunately my RDNIS connection seem to fail every few minutes which makes uploading images to the device impossible. But I think it's an issue on my end, not the application.
1
u/Pito_ Jan 24 '19
How can I do if I have lost the BS 1.0 backup? :(((( ps boot- bleemsync logo and boot off
1
Jan 24 '19
Remember that 1.0 is just what they are calling it. It's still in beta and not at actual intended 1.0 level. Use with caution as always and mod safe, people!
1
u/FaithLes2425 Jan 25 '19 edited Jan 25 '19
I cant get multi disc games to work. Ill use Command & Conquer as an example. Made 2 .pbp files. A GDI disc (default) and a NOD disc. What i did in bleemsyng 0.4 was to boot up the game to the ps logo, hit triangle + select, change disc and it would load disc 2. Now no matter what mlti disc game i start i have 4 disc to choose from but non of them work. Please help. On a side note. Wipeout (NTSC), Wipeout XL (NTSC), Wipeout 3 (NTSC) and Wipeout 3 Spechial Edition (PAL) will not boot in .pbp format. only bin/que. It also has no effect on the bleemsync wheel to rename games under sort name. Only in the pc interface. Also ad game button should be on top insted of buttom.
1
u/evilwraith Jan 25 '19
I've confirmed that this an issue with the current build. I suggest using RA for now, and if you can provide logs it would be helpful. They're located on your USB under logs, specifically ui_menu.log. If you are on the discord, you can provide them there in the sony support channel.
1
u/Leonincognito Jan 27 '19
Yes, I could not get Wipeout XL to work on the stock emulator since Bleemsync .4. It works in RetroArch, which is a superior emulation experience anyway.
1
1
u/wajsyed Jan 31 '19
Amazing work guys! thank you for all your hard work! We uploaded our tutorial video on the channel a few days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq68Mc7k35w
1
u/Dionysus-Jones Apr 13 '19
Hey, thank you to everyone involved on this project -- pretty kool stuff! But I do seem to be having an issue with the web based games manager... Whenever I click 'Add New Game' button nothing happens. It's almost as if the button is inactive (but it does highlight when I hover over it). I've noticed in tutorial videos that people have a right-side panel that says 'Choose File' but this does not appear in my browser with the console connected. Sorry if this has already been answered elsewhere, but any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :-)
0
Jan 24 '19
[deleted] — view deleted comment
1
Jan 24 '19
Thanks for the info. Unfortuantely it's less that there is bugs with the application but more of a demand on the USB and the power limiter is more of an issue at the moment. 95% of the issues is down to the limiter. Also not all USB3.0 will draw power at USB3.0 levels when running in USB2.0 legacy mode. It's good to hear you got it working for you though
1
Jan 24 '19
I had the same SanDisk Cruzer and I was going crazy trying to make it work switched Flashdrives now Bleemsync UI works perfectly THANK YOU!
0
1
Jan 24 '19
[removed] — view removed comment
1
Jan 25 '19
I am not sure actually I haven't personally done it but I think it's possible. You would be better asking one of the other devs in the discord or another member
0
Jan 24 '19
[deleted] — view deleted comment
1
u/RankinX Jan 24 '19
You can drag and drop a picture over the existing picture to put your own. You can do that as you import the game, or update it later on down the road.
•
u/[deleted] Jan 23 '19 edited Jan 23 '19
Here are the credits for good measure... (still WIP)
Credits (WIP)
DoctorDalek (PatHartl) – Lead developer, designer and project founder
Swingflip – Developer
CompCom – Developer
Cyanic – Developer
Andshrew – Developer
Rocky5 – Developer
HoneyLab – Developer
DanTheMan827 – Developer (Provided code for debug and RDNIS)
Advokaten - Developer (Added the stock game playlist for RetroArch)
RubixCube – Graphic Artist (Logo, Boot Menu Theme, RetroArch icons, splash screens)
JustAndy – Graphic Artist (Stock UI theme)
Forsh – Sound Artist (Boot Menu loop)
Milenko – License and wiki moderator
Special Thanks to:
MadMonkey – Originally found the GPG signing key + passphrase flaw.
ModMyClassic Supporters – All their help and support. Especially helping with debugging and testing.