PSBBN Update: Definitive Patch v2.10 – Big Game Installer Changes & More!

This is the Definitive English Patch for Sony's "PlayStation Broadband Navigator" software (also known as BB Navigator or PSBBN) for the "PlayStation 2" (PS2) video game console.

PSBBN is official Sony software for the PlayStation 2, released exclusively in Japan. Introduced in 2002 as a replacement for the PS2’s OSD, it required both a hard drive and a network adapter to function. It added many new features:
Launching games from the hard drive in the Game Collection
Accessing online channels
Downloading full games, demos, videos, and pictures
Ripping audio CDs and transferring music to MiniDisc recorders in the Music Channel
Watching videos in the Movie Channel
Transferring photos from a digital camera and viewing them in the Photo Channel

This project aims to translate PSBBN from Japanese to English, introduce modern features, and make it a viable daily driver in 2025 and beyond.

The PSBBN Definitive English Patch is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/CosmicScale/PSBBN-...

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PSBBN Art Database:
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HDD-OSD Icon Database:
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00:00 Intro
00:21 Partitioning
02:27 PSBBN Image Update v2.10
03:17 Game Installer Update
06:13 PSBBN Art Database
06:54 HDD-OSD Database
07:27 Outro

Full Changelog:

PFS Shell.elf & HDL Dump.elf:
PFS Shell updated to support creating 8 MB PFS partitions
HDL Dump updated to properly modify their headers

PSBBN Disk Image Updated to Version 2.10:
Disk image created with a new version of PFS Shell for full compatibility with 8 MB PFS partitions
Added a direct link to the Game Collection in the Top Menu
Improved boot time for users without a connected Ethernet cable
Modified the startup script to format and initialize the Music partition, allowing it to be smaller or larger than before.
Reduced delay before button presses are registered when booting into Linux
PS2 Linux partition now uses `ext2` instead of `reiserfs`
Removed ISP Settings from the Top Menu
Removed Open PS2 Loader shortcut from the Navigator Menu (user can add a shortcut to their choice of game launcher manually)
Modified shortcuts to `LaunchELF` and `Launch Disc`
Updated the About PlayStation BB Navigator page
Enabled telnet access to PSBBN for development purposes
Corrections to the English translation

02-PSBBN-Installer.sh:
Prevents the script from installing the PSBBN Definitive Patch if the version is below 2.10
Partitions the remaing space of the first 128 GB of the drive:
Music partition can now range between 1 GB and 104 GB
POPS partition can now range between 1 GB and 104 GB
Space reserved for 800 BBNL partitions
Removed POPS installer (now handled by the Game Installer script)
Code has been significantly cleaned up and optimized

03-Game-Installer.sh:
Added a warning for users running PSBBN Definitive Patch below version 2.10
The PS2 drive is now auto-detected
Added an option to set a custom path to the `games` folder on your PC
Allows new games and apps to be added without requiring a full sync
BBNL partition size reduced from 128 MB to 8 MB, enabling up to 800 games/apps to be displayed in the Game Collection
Fixed a bug preventing games with superscript numbers in their titles from launching
General improvements to error checking and messaging
Fixed issues detecting success/failure of some `rsync` commands
`rsync` now runs only when needed
Improved update process for POPStarter, OPL, NHDDL and Neutrino
Game Installer now installs POPS binaries if missing
Reduced number of commands executed with `sudo`
ELF files are now installed in folders and include a `title.cfg`
Code has been significantly cleaned up and optimized

list-builder.py:
Merged `list-builder-ps1.py` and `list-builder-ps2.py` into a single script
Now extracts game IDs for both PS1 and PS2 games

list-sorter.py:
Game sorting logic has been moved here from the previous list builder scripts
Sorting has been significantly improved

General:
PSBBN Installer and Game Installer scripts now prevent the PC from sleeping during execution
Added a check in each script to ensure it is run using Bash
Updated README.md

Music: "Arms Depot" from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty