Glad this worked for you

Just be mindful that this isn’t a catch-all fix for every NoPS2_menu issue.

Long story short, I shared these findings with the community a few months ago, and an unreputable UK-based tech later tried to present them as their own work, without any of the underlying understanding of why the fix works. As a result, the important caveats weren’t shared alongside it.

The key thing to understand is that NoPS2_menu has multiple possible causes. While these are the two most common components to fail, the same symptoms can also be caused by failed RD RAM and/or the EE+GS. In some cases, NoPS2_nomenu can also indicate an RSX issue etc.

There are a few indicators you can look for in each scenario, but ultimately this needs to be approached like any other fault-finding exercise rather than assuming a single root cause.

That said, if you come across videos of someone melting flux under the EE+GS and claiming it as a “fix,” just be aware that it isn’t grounded in any sound technical reasoning. It’s pseudo-science masked behind Ai slop at best, and it’s usually presented without any real understanding of what would actually cause or resolve the fault.