Noob....

[mentalstrike]

Hey, I'm new to hacking and stuff (as in I've never done it before, but I decided why not) So....how should I start and what should I start with?

[Tesseract]

If you've got the Phat PS2, all you need is a MemCard and a ARMax Cheat Device (or a friend who's modded their PS2.) The instructions for the Independence Exploit are pretty straight-forward and are right on this site.

If you've got a Slim PS2, then you'd need to actually go out and get a ModChip.

[SSaxdude]

If you've got a Slim PS2, then you'd need to actually go out and get a ModChip.

I have a slim PS2 and I use Swap Magic. I use Magic Keys to prevent the PS2 from knowing when it is closed or not.

Using Swap Magic is much easier than modchiping your system.

[mentalstrike]

....aaand I have no idea what either of you just said...