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The Punisher !!!!
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Alien13
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27. July 2005 @ 02:45 |
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Hey,
Im really getting annoyed and am going to go broke soon, i have a version 7 PS2 no flip top and im using SwapMagic 3.6 PLUS PAL and have got 6 or 7 coasters trying to back up The Punisher, whenever i swap the discs it loads...... then the error message "Not a valid PS2 disc", i dont know whats going wrong, ive used Laser, Teac and verbatim DVD-Rs yet the same message all the time, if someone could help i would much appreciate it im getting really annoyed. :(
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27. July 2005 @ 03:06 |
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if you think the image you have is working and the media you use is ok,then try the "if all else fails method"
open up the image in isobuster,and on the left hand side where it says "session 1",...>right click on this
then,select "extract session 1 <image>"...user data *tao,*iso
this will give you image named blah blah.TAO
extract it to a folder
rename the "tao" text to "iso",and burn it
see if that works
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Alien13
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27. July 2005 @ 03:18 |
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Burn it with nero? If so what type DVD.....?
EDIT: also i did what you suggested, but what do i rename when i did the thing with ISObuster it gave me one file the TAO file which was 1.73GB?
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27. July 2005 @ 04:25 |
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do your other backups work ok then? you mention that you have NO fliptop.. so you must be using a slidecard then?
I got the punisher to backup just by using dvd decrypter to copy the iso to the harddrive then used nero to burn the iso to a dvd-r disc.. i usually use ritek g04/g05 discs or verbatims are good too.
What speed were you using to backup? ... I normally use 8x, but some people's computers can't handle that speed for some reason and they end up with coasters...so I'd suggest trying 4x and seeing how that goes.
Hope it works for you...good luck
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27. July 2005 @ 06:21 |
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"do your other backups work ok then? you mention that you have NO fliptop.. so you must be using a slidecard then?"
same thing i was wondering, what boot method are you using?
I also had no problem with that game. Burned with DVD Decrypter at 4X
on Philips 8X DVD-R
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27. July 2005 @ 13:20 |
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it gave me one file the TAO file which was 1.73GB?
yes rename the "tao" part to iso,then burn it with whatever software you use,dvd decrypter/alcohol 120 etc
burn at x 4
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Alien13
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27. July 2005 @ 14:21 |
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you mention that you have NO fliptop.. so you must be using a slidecard then?
Yes, im using the slide tool to boot them.
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do your other backups work ok then?
I have no other backups am new to this.
And for Hursty how do i rename the TAO to ISO?
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27. July 2005 @ 14:27 |
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just hover the mouse arrow over it,and right click,
select "rename"
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Alien13
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27. July 2005 @ 14:50 |
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When i rename it is it supposed to change from TAO to ISO? Coz its still TAO but i Renamed it ISO.
[EDIT] I will be at school till 3:10 australia time so i wont be able to reply till then :)
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Alien13
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28. July 2005 @ 23:40 |
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I figured out how to do it now. I opened it with IsoBuster then select "extract session 1 <image>"...user data *tao,*iso then saved it as the punisher.iso now its an iso image, is that right or wont it work? If it wont work im confused :(
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29. July 2005 @ 13:11 |
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i normally rename it after i have extracted it
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Alien13
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29. July 2005 @ 17:44 |
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I burnt it with dvd decryptor at 4x/6x but still get the not a valid ps2 disc error. :( I dont know what to do :(
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29. July 2005 @ 23:50 |
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you say you havent any other backup's?,have you got any copies to boot before,
are you using the swapmagic set correctly?,i.e dvd swapmagic disk?
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Alien13
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29. July 2005 @ 23:55 |
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Yes im using the dvd disc, i havent got any other dvd backups, ive used stinkys aio disk with cd swap magic and it worked fine. When the insert disc screen shows i swaped it for an original copy of san andreas and it loaded and the swap magic screen went red like its supposed to, so does that mean its the backup?
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30. July 2005 @ 00:24 |
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When the insert disc screen shows i swaped it for an original copy of san andreas
WHAT???
pls dont tell me thats the method you are trying to boot the punisher?
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Alien13
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30. July 2005 @ 00:32 |
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Ok, now im confused. What im saying is that the red screen does come up.
No thats not how im trying to boot it. I put in swap magic dvd, it comes up with the load program, video mode: normal screen, i use the slide tool left-right, put in the punisher backup push tray closed, left-right-left press x then get error message. :)
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30. July 2005 @ 00:37 |
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to boot a ps2 game with swapmagic
you do the following
you do not need to use an original copy of san andreas,i dont know who told you that???
load the swapmagic DVD DISK
when prompted,use the slide card to remove the swapmagic disk frpm the ps2
put the COPIED game in the tray,and use the slide card to close it
press x (or whatever button it is)
it should boot
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Alien13
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30. July 2005 @ 00:40 |
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Yeah thats what im doing, the gta:sa thing is just to say, the Red Screen shows when a game loads properly. which is what happens when i put in gta:sa, im not using it to play the punisher backup im just saying it shows the red screen.
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30. July 2005 @ 00:41 |
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seen you edit the post
i have got a feeling you need to get your swapping method down to a tee
try another game,
without reading bak through the post what are your full specs?
media
ps2 version
speeds
etc etc
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Alien13
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30. July 2005 @ 00:45 |
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The media i have used is, Laser DVD-R, teac DVD-R and verbatim DVD-R, i have a v7 ps2, i burn at 4x and once at 6x.
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30. July 2005 @ 00:53 |
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hmmm v7, should be ok,but maybe it dont like the DVD-R type,but thats very unusual
ands verbs are very good
have you got any DVD+R?,try burning at x 2
have you got another dvd burner you could burn the dvd's on?
have you tried copying san andreas?
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Alien13
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30. July 2005 @ 01:22 |
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Nah, i dont have any DVD+R i just bought the DVD-R and a cd labeler, so might have to wait awhile, i havent tried backing up gta. Nope i dont have another dvd burner, only the DW-U18A.
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30. July 2005 @ 01:28 |
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try san andreas
and dont stick labels on the disks
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Alien13
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30. July 2005 @ 01:30 |
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Ok, what speed should i burn at, some people said 4x didnt work for them but 8x did.
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newkid999
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30. July 2005 @ 01:49 |
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you should burn them at the lowest speed possible for the best results
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