OpenPS2BIOS 0.5

Fixes hangs, crashes, missing audio and stuttering in another batch of games.

Fixed:

• Resident Evil Code: Veronica X no longer stays on a black screen. Fixes #16 (54c538c)
• The Simpsons: Hit & Run no longer gets stuck on LOADING. Fixes #24 (54c538c)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance no longer gets stuck in the first codec call. Fixes #30 (4cf08b0)
• Family Guy no longer freezes when skipping cutscenes. Fixes #22 (eb4ce44)
• SOCOM II gets past the loading screen. Fixes #25 (76e62f1)
• Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal no longer crashes when pausing. Fixes #23 (91c9760)
• Secret Agent Clank: music and voices play again. Fixes #26 (f218bc4)
• The Matrix: Path of Neo no longer stutters in game. Fixes #18 (f218bc4)
• Sonic Heroes no longer freezes when the save select loads. Fixes #29 (d826bf1)
• Sonic Mega Collection Plus: starting Sonic 3 no longer crashes PCSX2 dev builds. #17 (1fa4e23)
• Monster House no longer stays on a black screen at boot. Fixes #19 (d2b1554)

Also:

• The IOP schedules threads and hands data to the EE faster, which helps games that move a lot of data between the two (d826bf1)

If something that worked in 0.4 stops working, please open an issue.

Downloads:

• OpenPS2BIOS-0.5.bin: the 4 MiB ROM image. Select it as your emulator BIOS.
• OpenPS2BIOS-0.5.bin.sha256: SHA-256 checksum.

Full changes: v0.4...v0.5

For emulator use only. Do not flash or install this BIOS on a real PS2.