Game:

Final Fantasy X (2001)

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Tutorial

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How to Rip Playstation 2 games on Linux:
This tutorial covers 2 ways to backup your PS2 games into an usable ISO file.

Chapters :
0:34 Cmdline way
2:07 Gui Tool (k3b)
3:34 Bonus - Testing your dump

* Commandline way :
Open a terminal emulator
dd if=/dev/sr0 of=yourbackupisoname.iso
(were /dev/sr0 is your cdrom device's name)
But be aware that in case of reading errors, dd will stop the reading process (resulting in a partial backup!)

ddrescue is a much better option,
ddrescue /dev/sr0 yourbackupisoname.iso

* Using a GUI (k3b as an example) :
With a simple cd/dvd burning tool you can make an iso out of your original Playstation 2 discs.
For instance, in k3b simply go in the menu Tools / Copy Medium
Tick the "only create image" option
And select a path for the output file

* Bonus : Testing your dump - Thanks ShuShaeShen for the hint :)
The disc preservation project at http://redump.org/ host many md5 hashes of the original game disc so you can compare your iso to other users.
For instance, to test my Final Fantasy X image backup:
md5sum /home/john/FinalFantasyX.iso
7be5d6faddbe6e118436682bd873a8ef /home/john/FinalFantasyX.iso

* Bonus, quick PCSX2 plugin configuration :
GS plugin : GSdx
Renderer : OpenGL (Hardware)
Tick : Full depth emulation
Internal resolution : Native
Texture filtering : Bilinear (PS2)
Anisotropic filtering : Off
Blending unit accuracy : Medium
Automatic CRC level : Partial (opengl recommended)

PAD plugin : OnePAD
Clear all button mapped and configure a key for each buttons

SPU2 plugin : SPU2-X
Module : SDL Audio
Portaudio : Alsa
SDL API : Alsa
Synchronisation mode : Timestretch

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