# Can't find PCSX bios location **URL:** \ **Category:** Emulators\ **Created:** [February 7, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715 "2019-02-07T22:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a183cd/32.png) [@Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kenneth_DeTalente)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/1 "2019-02-07T22:45:44Z")
Basically title. Trying to put in a new bios for mgs, but can’t find the location. ---
**Author:** ![Elvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@Elvin](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Elvin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/2 "2019-02-07T22:59:30Z")
What I did was make a new folder called bios and then changed the directories of the emulator to go to said folder for the bios ---
**Author:** ![Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a183cd/32.png) [@Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kenneth_DeTalente)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/4 "2019-02-07T23:38:28Z")
I don’t see the option to change the directory. Are you using the default PCSX that came installed with the system? ---
**Author:** ![Elvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@Elvin](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Elvin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/5 "2019-02-07T23:45:44Z")
I am using retroarch with the pcsx rearmed core found on these forums because its more optimized for the gameshell ---
**Author:** ![Elvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/858c86/32.png) [@Elvin](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Elvin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/6 "2019-02-07T23:46:28Z")
in retroarch you are able to change the directory ---
**Author:** ![infernalmaster](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/infernalmaster/32/1622_2.png) [@infernalmaster](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/infernalmaster)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/7 "2019-02-08T00:02:24Z")
By default BIOS file should be in the same folder where game file located. You can change it in Retroarch: Settings \> Directory \> System/BIOS ---
**Author:** ![Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a183cd/32.png) [@Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kenneth_DeTalente)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/8 "2019-02-08T01:08:55Z")
PCSX still uses HLE even though I have the bios in the same folder as MGS and the directory set in RetroArch. ---
**Author:** ![eman11500](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/eman11500/32/1630_2.png) [@eman11500](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/eman11500)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/9 "2019-02-08T05:50:16Z")
Are you using the correct BIOS file? (…1001) /home/cpi/launcher/Menu/GameShell/20\_Retro Games/Pcsx/bios If there’s not a bios dir, create one in Pcsx and place .bin within the new dir. ---
**Author:** ![Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a183cd/32.png) [@Kenneth\_DeTalente](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Kenneth_DeTalente)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/10 "2019-02-08T16:56:40Z")
This was the answer I was looking for. So I put my ps1 bios into a folder and then tried to move it into the correct directory through ssh. Still no success. I continue to get the no bios error. Here is the way I moved it. ``` cp -a /home/cpi/games/ps1/bios/. /home/cpi/launcher/Menu/GameShell/20_Retro\ Games/Pcsx/bios/ ``` ![37%20PM](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/clockworkpi/original/2X/c/ce1c5214e84142a8abad1bb3e76e12ae40e52492.png) ::EDIT:: The bios file has to be all lower case(scph1001.bin)! Thanks everyone for the help! ---
**Author:** ![eman11500](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/eman11500/32/1630_2.png) [@eman11500](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/eman11500)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/11 "2019-02-09T01:28:57Z")
Someone can correct me if i’m wrong, but I think it’s just the .bin part that must be lowercase for it to register. Either way, glad you got it working! PS1 emulation has been by far my favorite part. ---
**Author:** ![duckyvirus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/duckyvirus/32/6280_2.png) [@duckyvirus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/duckyvirus)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/12 "2019-07-09T02:43:03Z")
UPDATE: with version 0.4 of the OS using the built in PCSX the bios go in /home/cpi/apps/emulators/bios/ and case does not matter as you can select the correct file ---
**Author:** ![limin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f9ae1b/32.png) [@limin](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/limin)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/13 "2019-07-10T04:44:16Z")
tried to open a game from launcher and it says no bios file found for psx, what to do please help also I have downloaded the PS1\_Bios\_SCPH1001.zip ---
**Author:** ![duckyvirus](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/duckyvirus/32/6280_2.png) [@duckyvirus](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/duckyvirus)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2019, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/14 "2019-07-10T13:53:14Z")
see my post right above yours. they go in /home/cpi/apps/emulators/bios/ getting to this via the windows share (SMB) is not going to work, so what I recommend to the novice is to follow the below under GAMES make a bios folder for your PSX then using putty or similar terminal application (and ssh’d into the clockwork - see other posts for how) > mv /home/cpi/apps/emulators/bios/\* /home/cpi/games/bios/ > rmdir /home/cpi/apps/emulators/bios > ln -s /home/cpi/apps/emulators/bios /home/cpi/games/bios what this does is BASICALLY relocate the folder into the games sub folder but linked to the original location to nothing gets broken. it is what I did on mine and it works fine. alternatively you can reconfigure the emulator to use a separate folder for JUST the PSX bios but i figured it would be a bit of extra clutter. ---
**Author:** ![bbxiongmous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bbxiongmous](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bbxiongmous)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/15 "2019-07-12T07:26:58Z")
Hey guys, I have the same issue and I have tried all the solutions list above. None of them works. PCSX keeps saying that there is no bios file found. My os version is 1.2.4. Anyone can help on this? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2019, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/16 "2019-07-12T09:38:09Z")
Are you using the RetroArch core or the standalone emulator? ---
**Author:** ![bbxiongmous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bbxiongmous](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bbxiongmous)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/17 "2019-07-13T01:13:49Z")
No, I’m using the stand-alone version. My retroarch sometimes get stuck. ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2019, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/18 "2019-07-13T08:30:45Z")
Then the bios should be in a bios folder in the directory of the emulator, as far as I know. Maybe you also have to change something in the settings of the emulator (maybe add the directory). ---
**Author:** ![bbxiongmous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bbxiongmous](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bbxiongmous)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/19 "2019-07-15T08:58:03Z")
Thanks Rebusmind, The emulator doesn’t show warning now. But in the Options, I cannot change the bios file. It’s still hle… ---
**Author:** ![Rebusmind](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.clockworkpi.com/rebusmind/32/2713_2.png) [@Rebusmind](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/Rebusmind)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/20 "2019-07-15T11:41:26Z")
Have you tried pressing Start when on the bios option in the settings? Or left and right? ---
**Author:** ![bbxiongmous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@bbxiongmous](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/u/bbxiongmous)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 4:30am UTC](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715/21 "2019-07-16T04:30:31Z")
Sure, I’ve tried every button on GS… No luck… I think I might go for retroarch now… [Next page](https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/cant-find-pcsx-bios-location/2715.md?page=2)