HDL Dump
hdl_dump/hdl_dumb are a set of tools to install Playstation 2 games, which are to be played using HD Loader. hdl_dump is a command-line version that is multi-platform, whereas hdl_dumb is Windows GUI based (screenshot above), but with some limitations is also WineLib compatible. Both are free and source code is released under GPL.
There are two general ways to use those tools:
- unplug Playstation 2 HDD and connect it to a PC (most external USB 2.0 boxes are compatible, Firewire boxes are reported to be compatible, also), or
- set-up a LAN between Playstation 2 and a PC, run a so-called hdl_dump server on the console, then use network connection between them.
HDL Dump HOWTO contains most common use-cases.
There are numerous of GUI wrappers, such as LordBoGaMi's hdl_dump GUI for Windows and PxPert's KHdlDump for X-Windows/QT/KDE.
pfsshell is a PFS client for PC a host. It looks like an command-line FTP client, except it deals with files and directories located on the PlayStation 2 HDD. pfsshell can copy movies, music, homebrew, etc. to PlayStation 2 HDD. As hdl_dump, it can use both: a locally connected HDD and a networked one.