help with reformating jp ps2 hdd

[Arcane Killer]

yes i finally got done with the pol setup and a guide said to wait until the movie was over then make a name for urself and a password. well a movie didn't show and i didn't seen anything involving a user name and password. and i'm stuck there. also on the bb navigator setup i finished it but i don't see anything on reformating the hdd. i looked at the guides on this site but they don't show what i'm looking for.

[Vic_Viper]

Take your BB Navigator disc to your PS2 (Mine, pictured at this shot is BB Navi .20 btw)
Boot it then choose the option which is in blue at my picture.

The 1st option is diagnosis of the HDD (I think both options under that menu is just a filesystem check, nothing heavy)

The second option will wipe everything on the HDD and then will install the BB Navi software.

The third option just install the BB Navi Software

The last option is DVD Driver install

After that is done, get the POL CD-Rom (the DVD is FFXI disc)
Install it. Really, there will be a short movie with the POL disc before you can start the setup. And no, the first screen isn't a login screen it's a network setup screen.

Some stuff you must know :
DNAS means Dynamic Network Authentication System. It's meant to stop any form of piracy/illegal copying. So installing FFXI and POL from copied discs are impossible. Also DNAS has obviously issues with modchips. You can be DNAS banned and if that happens, you have to either beg Sony to unban you or buy a new PS2 unit. Keep distance from copied PS2 discs and modchips ... That stuff is naughty
If you happen to own a modchip, make sure it's disabled before trying to use POL/FFXI.

And yes, I have a japanese PS2 with BB unit, but I don't have FFXI.... :dead:

[Arcane Killer]

hot damn buddy thanks a million!

k btw yes i know the movie appears when u insert the pol disc. u hit the enter key and go to the network setup screen. if i already installed and tested the connection*it works* where is the part about the user name and password.*not the jp setup part with the fake address and stuff?*

[Vic_Viper]

I think that at the screen it shows the contract (the one with 4 buttons on the low side of the screen) one of the buttons are miss labeled on the guide and it is really a button which say "I am aready a user" or something like in japanese. That appears on the PC setup version, by what I know ....

I wish you luck ....
And If I had the PS2 discs I would be playing now (with a PC account) as my PC is not enough to run the game:sweat:, but the PS2 is ...


Edit : I will borrow the FFXI discs from a friend so I'll be able to try them out ....