Jolek

A few downsides: - speed through a USB (1.1) port in PS2 is very limited - even a USB HDD will be faster transfer than a USB DVD drive because...

Did you try any compatibility modes e.g. 6, 1+6, 3+6, 1+3+6...? Additional features (e.g. GSM, PADEMU, VMC...) may cause problems in some games, so try to turn them off.

Do you have this problem with `DHCP` or `Static` `IP Address Type`? Did you try to wait more than ~35 sec to "receive" `Failed to start NBD Server.`

I also cannot reproduce this issue... Tried the same network config as in a provided video on win 7 and Linux Mint 19.3. Could you try to delete all settings...

@hardlevel can you additionally try to unplugged ETH cable from your PS2. Then start NBD Server. You should at least get `Failed to start NBD Server.` after ~35 sec.

Theoretically all PS3 should emulate PS1 games via software, right? So there shouldn't be any difference between CECHA01 vs. CECH-2004A. I've tried to mount (BIN+CUE) Oddworld - Abe's Oddysee (SLES_006.64)...

I will also try to test Oddworld - Abe's Oddysee (SLUS_001.90). Could you try to put in your console another HDD for test? I mean something smaller (e.g. 500 GB)?

From what I remember PS3 theatrically supports up to 2TB. Some 2 TB might work, some might have problems, some might not work. Best compatibility you'll get with something smaller...

Did you tried webMAN MOD 1.47.26: [https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/releases](https://github.com/aldostools/webMAN-MOD/releases). Also you can try: webMAN Games -> webMAN Setup -> Refresh My Games -> Reboot PS3. webMAN Games -> webMAN Setup -> Refresh...

I remember that the 1st fix for this game was published here: https://github.com/ps2homebrew/Open-PS2-Loader/commit/06715ffba010294c3b2a7d287b10e4949b2beb4c.