PStwo Free MC Boot
Background: Free MC Boot for the Playstation 2 is an exploit that once installed onto a memory card, can execute without a trigger disc and allows for executable files (elf format) to be launched. As a result of not requiring a trigger disc, this can be used on systems with a dead laser. The two downsides is that it has to be installed/compiled onto the memory card individually (cannot be copied from one memory card to another) and it will only work on whatever region the PStwo is using. (Example: If installed on a European PStwo, it will only work with other European PStwos.) This will work on any model prior to the SCPH-9000x series which was released at the start of 2008.
Simple Guide: http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/FMCBv1.8_for_dummies.html
Detailed Guide: http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/FMCBv1.8.html
Tutorials on how to boot the installer:
http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/en_armax.htm (Action Replay Max Evo)
http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/Install_via_ps1_exploit_armax.... (Action Replay Max and Independence exploit) [Note from Amp: It should be possible to boot the installer with just Action Replay Max as the version I have can launch elf files.]
http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/en_cb.htm (Codebreaker 8.1)
http://bootleg.sksapps.com/tutorials/fmcb/en_swapmagic.htm (Swapmagic 3.6 or newer)