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Common Swap Magic Problems Resolved-Post your Probs/Solutions Here
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boroboy
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27. June 2006 @ 04:37 |
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that was titanbium my usual discs are
TTH02
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AfterDawn Addict
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27. June 2006 @ 13:00 |
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Yeah CMC Mag is awful, and the TTHO2 is the same ID as MIJ TDK's, neither one is great. I recommend getting some 4x or 8x Taiyo Yudens or Verbatims. Even if your other backups work, using CMC Mag is putting extra strain on your laser and speeding it towards an early death.
86. Q. Where can I find good deals on legit Taiyo Yuden's and Verbatim's?
A. http://www.supermediastore.com
Great List of Merchants locally, online, in the U.K., etc:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/dvdguides/buyerguides/buymedia.htm
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klcvi
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16. August 2006 @ 19:11 |
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Name of Game - Super Mario RPG
Game Region (PAL/NTSC) NTSC
Media Make - Maxell
Media ID
Disc Max Speed 52x
Speed of Burning 52x (but I turned it down to 8x, I dont have the option in Nero for 4x)
PS2 Modification (Swap Magic Version+Tool used /Name of Modchip) - DMS 4 PRO SE
PS2 Version (V1-Vx) - V4
Game acquired (downloaded/original disc/back-up disc) downloaded (its a rom)(SNES Station)
Rebuilded (Yes/No) no
Rebuilding Software no
Burning Software - Nero (but an old version)
The game Im trying to play is Super Mario RPG and its on the SNES station thing. I burnt it to a maxell CD along with many others roms. RPG is one of the two that doesnt work. It has a really bis lag and is impossible to play. Would it help if I burnt only this rom to a CD. Would it help if I burnt only this rom to a DVD? Is there any difference?? Thanks.
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AfterDawn Addict
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16. August 2006 @ 20:04 |
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Try burning at 12x. It's a good idea to burn CD-ROM games at 1/4 the rated speed of the CD. The other possibility is that it's a compatibility issue or bad rom. Try downloading another version of the ROM, if that doesn't work, try it on a SNES emulator on your PC. If it works fine on your PC, then it's likely a compatibility issue with SNES Station. I personally found a ton of compatibility issues with SNES Station, so I just use my Xbox for emulation purposes. ZSNES and Snex9x are the best SNES emus for PC.
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makavali3
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16. August 2006 @ 22:31 |
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Ok look I have over 50 games from Indonesia and Kuwait and I have swap magic 3.6 with swaptool pro i bought from modchip.ca ... Everytime i open the Ps2 it says Insert bigger TOC disc and then i put in any of my "import games" (by the way i tried them all) and then i close the lid and it says invalid Ps2 disc i still try to load them and it doesnt work but when i put an origial game and it says Invalid ps2 disc and i press Load program it still works.. I really dont know what to do i tried reinstalling my tools over and over and over and it still doesnt work my Tool B seems to be always loose.. any help is appreciated i really wanna play my games (by the way they work on my friends ps2 which is modded and an older verison his is the big fat one and mines is the slim line)
thanks
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pingoo
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17. August 2006 @ 09:47 |
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Name of Game Fatal frame III
Game Region (NTSC)
Media Make Local media
Media ID ??????
Disc Max Speed 8X
Speed of Burning 4X
PS2 Modification (Swap Magic 3.6+magic tools )
PS2 Version (V12)
Game acquired (back-up disc)
Rebuilded (No)
Burning Software Nero
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AfterDawn Addict
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17. August 2006 @ 18:04 |
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@pingoo What's the Media ID of the discs you're using?
91. Q. What is the Media ID of a DVD and how can I find it?
A.The Media ID of a DVD is the true measure of it's quality. It contains prerecorded info about the disc's manufacturer. The quality of the disc will vary depending on the media code. The media code isn't visible on the disc or the packaging. To check the media ID, Open DVD Decrypter, insert your disc, and check what it says under Media ID or Manufacturer ID. You can also use a program called DVD Identifier which is very useful. You can find it here: http://dvd.identifier.cdfreaks.com/
Compare the Media ID to this link: http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm
Huge List of Media ID's (Thanks to DogBomb): http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/155431
@ makavali3 Swap Magic can't load games bigger than it. TOC=Table of Contents, the size of the disc. SM's TOC=4.37GB's. You need to boot the game with a High TOC orignal game, anything that's Dual Layer will work. So Swap Magic, hit square, High TOC original game, then backup.
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makavali3
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17. August 2006 @ 20:56 |
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So I have to put Swap Magic in.. wait for it load and everything then press Square wait for it to load again.. then swap it with Origial larger TOC disc and then hit square adn then put the backup and press X?
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AfterDawn Addict
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17. August 2006 @ 22:46 |
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Yeah that sounds right. The official site is down, here's a post from Sly 61019
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So, the steps would be Swap Magic CD > Press eject on ps2 > put in high TOC original DVD game > press X (maybe not needed) > backup. BUT since you have a slimline, i don't know if you can to a TOC refresh.
That's probably correct, Sly is a long time Swap Magic user.
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kakihara
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26. August 2006 @ 16:15 |
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Name of Game: Berserk Millennium Falcon
Game Region: NTSC J
Media Make: Fujifilm
Media ID : DVD+R
Disc Max Speed 16x
Speed of Burning 2.3x
PS2 Modification: Swap Magic 2.0 + slide tool
PS2 Version V3
Game acquired: Downloaded
Rebuilded No
Rebuilding Software N/A
Burning Software: DVD Decrypter/Nero
Problem After i get past the insert disc screen by inserting the game and pressing X, I get the blue border then the whole screen goes black. any idea how to resolve this? thanx in advance.
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kakihara
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26. August 2006 @ 17:20 |
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^correction.
I used maxwell DVD+R; 8X.
Burned at 4X.
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AfterDawn Addict
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26. August 2006 @ 18:21 |
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Try using quality 8x Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim media, works great for PS2 backups.
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kakihara
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27. August 2006 @ 10:32 |
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Are those +R?
Should I burn at X4 again....
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31. August 2006 @ 04:28 |
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davkel
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1. October 2006 @ 13:34 |
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Name of Game : Devil May Cry 3
Game Region : PAL
Media Make : verbatim
Media ID : MCC 03RG20 DVD-R
Disc Max Speed : 16x
Speed of Burning : x4 x8
PS2 Modification : Swap Magic 3.6 + slide tool
PS2 Version : V12
Game acquired : original
Rebuilded : no
Rebuilding Software : none
Burning Software : DVD Decrypter
"not a valid Ps2 Disc" appears when i switch discs
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mikeinsc
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7. October 2006 @ 23:41 |
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Name of Game - Can't really say... leaked Oct1... you know what I'm talking about. ;)
Game Region (PAL/NTSC)- NTSC
Media Make - NexxTech
Media ID - UME01
Disc Max Speed - 8x
Speed of Burning - 4x
PS2 Modification - Swap Magic 3.6
PS2 Version - v12
Game acquired - Torrent, was confirmed to work for many people on torrent's comments
Rebuilded (Yes/No) - No
Rebuilding Software - N/A
Burning Software - Nero 7.0 / DVD Decrypter
I'm using Swap Magic, it boots up fine. I swap out for the game, press X (also tried pressing square). It goes to a black screen, and I can see and hear the lens & motor searching the disc. The lens is going for a good 3 minutes while still on a black screen. It seems like it's reading something, but the game never really boots up.
Tokijin: I found your posts to be very well described and you exhibit infinite patience. Do you think it's the media I'm using? If the lens is searching the disc rapidly like it's trying to load, is that an indication that it's the media at fault?
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ace1uk
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8. October 2006 @ 03:53 |
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Definately the media. Go for a much better quality, like RITEK G05.
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lackyno
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29. October 2006 @ 06:54 |
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My Swap Magic Coder 3.8 disc boots my backup games fine, but when I use it together with my Action Replay Max disc (cheats activated or not), I get a black screen and my backup games don't boot. Any ideas why?
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piranha
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5. November 2006 @ 05:13 |
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Name of Game : Canis canem edit a.k.a. Bully
Game Region : PAL
Media Make : verbatim
Media ID : don't know
Disc Max Speed : 16x
Speed of Burning : 2.4x
PS2 Modification : Swap Magic 3.6
PS2 Version : don't know :S
Game acquired : downlaoded (buy it later when i have the money)
Rebuilded : no
Rebuilding Software : N/A
Burning Software : Nero
intro movie plays really badly it freezes for short periods. then the game loads and after that it writes please insert a disc into disc tray or smthg like that
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InMeKrist
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5. November 2006 @ 09:05 |
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Name of Game: Guitar Hero 2
Game Region: NTSC (I have a PAL PS2)
Media Make: TDK DVD-R
Media ID: R4.7
Disc Max Speed: 16x
Speed of Burning: 4x
PS2 Modification Swap Magic 3.3 + flip lid
PS2 Version: not sure
Game acquired: Burnt ISO
Rebuilded: Yes
Rebuilding Software: ISOBuster and others
Burning Software: DVD Decrypter
The game lags when playing a song, the music goes out of sync. Any help is appreciated.
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Nilok
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7. November 2006 @ 21:49 |
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Name of Game - CODER 3.8
Game Region - NTSC
Media Make - Verbatim DVD-R
Media ID - Not sure, sorry
Disc Max Speed - 16x
Speed of Burning - 4x
PS2 Modification - Swap Magic Version 3.6, slide tool pro
PS2 Version - V5/V6 SCPH-30003 R
Game acquired - NTSC ISO
Rebuilded - No
Rebuilding Software - None
Burning Software - Toast Titanium 7.0.2
Hey guys, I've been looking around and can't seem to find an answer to this one: I have swap magic 3.6 and slide tool pro. it works great, but recently I've wanted to use coder or some other method to add cheats to my games. I've read about a lot of methods and none of them seem to work. so I recently downloaded and burned a copy of coder DVD (SMD 3.8) which I can boot using my original 3.6 DVD.
The problem is that even though the coder dvd will boot, it wil not boot any games. Instead it goes back to the browser and brings up the menacing red "please insert a playstaion 2 disk" screen.
I've tried putting in an original high TOC game like Xenosaga thinking it may be an issue with the TOC just not being high enough, but to no avail. the game I'm trying to boot is final fantasy XII (toc 4.3gb). Any help would be greatly appriciated.
P.S. This is the first time I've had something not work using these disks and this setup with the software mentioned, so I highly doubt those have anything to do with it.
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willwick
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8. November 2006 @ 03:14 |
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Name of Game - Final fantasy XII
Game Region - NTSC
Media Make - Intenso DVD-RW
Media ID - Not sure, sorry
Disc Max Speed - Doesnt seem to have one, sorry
Speed of Burning - 4x
PS2 Modification - Swap Magic Version 3.8, slid tool pro
PS2 Version - V5/V6 SCPH-30003 R
Game acquired - Downloaded an ISO image of the american version
Rebuilded - Nope, not sure what this is
Rebuilding Software - None
Burning Software - DVD Decrypter
When i do everything the swap magic tells me, and im pretty sure im doing it right (i can seem to open and close and lock the disk tray) it just comes up with 'Insert PS2 format disk' will not load at all, any help available would be much appreciated :) thank you
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willwick
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8. November 2006 @ 03:17 |
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sorry, Media Make - DVD+RW
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Nilok
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8. November 2006 @ 08:13 |
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PS2 can't read DVD+/-RW IIRC try DVD-R and see what you get.
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willwick
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8. November 2006 @ 10:16 |
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ah, okey then :) thank you, ill see how that goes, ive ordered some Verbatim 4.7GB DVD+R 16x, they should work sholdn't they?
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