FreeDVDBoot for PS2 Slim: 700xx, 750xx, 770xx and 900xx Guide
Slim owners have the easy path: one file, no firmware check, and it even works where FreeMCBoot cannot.
Short answer: Every PS2 Slim — 700xx, 750xx, 770xx, and 900xx — uses the same file: All PS2 Slims – English language.iso. Burn it to a DVD-R, set the console language to English, and boot it into uLaunchELF. Late 900xx models are the reason this matters: their BIOS blocks standard FreeMCBoot, but FreeDVDBoot still works because it enters through the DVD Player, not the memory card.
The file
All PS2 Slims – English language.iso, 1,366,016 bytes, MD5 2f79111a91c8b90f4068d8c284dd7716. Get it from GitHub first via the homepage; the Terabox link there is a labelled mirror whose copy has not been independently hash-verified, so check the MD5 after download whichever host you use.
Steps
- Download the Slim ISO (do not extract or modify it).
- Burn it to a DVD-R — not a CD, preferably not DVD+RW — at the lowest speed your burner offers, with finalise/disc-at-once enabled. See burning with ImgBurn.
- Boot the Slim with no disc, press Circle for System Configuration, and set the language to English.
- Insert the burned disc. uLaunchELF should appear within a few seconds; on a worn laser or a poor burn it can take up to about 3 minutes (README note), so wait before declaring failure.
- From uLaunchELF you can run homebrew from USB, or install FreeMCBoot or Fortuna for permanent memory-card booting (see installing FreeMCBoot).
900xx and the FreeMCBoot blockade
Late Slims (SCPH-9000x with BIOS 2.30 and later, roughly datecode 8C onward) cannot boot standard FreeMCBoot directly, because Sony removed the ability to update the ROM from the memory card path. FreeDVDBoot bypasses that entirely: it does not use the memory card to enter, so the blockade does not apply. Once inside uLaunchELF, you can install Fortuna-style triggers if you want memory-card booting on a 900xx — see the Fortuna guide.
If it does not boot
- Language not English — the most common Slim failure. Recheck it.
- DVD+R or DVD+RW instead of DVD-R, or a high-speed burn — re-burn slow and finalised.
- Disc not spinning — Slim lid sensors. See the lid-sensor guide.
- Black or red screen that persists — see black screen and red screen guides.
Next steps
Verified against: CTurt FreeDVDBoot README (Easy setup for all PS2 Slim consoles), checked 2026-10-24; FreeMCBoot 900xx BIOS 2.30 limit per PS2 Dev Wiki / ConsoleMods FMCB documentation.