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andydawog

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21. April 2006 @ 08:20

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Hey all,
lately all my backups of ps2 games dont seem to be working.
Some boot the playstation two logo, then go black, and some just show a black screen.
i use dvd-decryptor mainly and princo or sony dvds.
funny thing is that it used to work.
ive been trying to backup matrix path of neo and ssx on tour, but they dont seem to work. i got fed up and thought it was my reader so i downloaded the ssx on tour iso and that didnt work either.
im at my wits end lol.
ive tried two computers so far and no luck. any ideas? i burn at 2X btw.
i just cant see where the problem is.
Cheers, any help will be appreciated.

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gjl2002

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21. April 2006 @ 09:51

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Try cleaning the laser, Princo discs are not at the high end of the market, try to use better media (like taiyo yuden, verbatim or similar) sony Made in Japan disc are good media.
make sure your firmware is up to date

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andydawog

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21. April 2006 @ 18:38

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thanks dude, but the lasers clean and the problem occurs in my brothers brand new ps2 so i doubt thats it. im updating the firmware now, but i was just thinking is there some sort of new copy protection on newer games that make them harder to burn? could that be it? coz a lot of people seem to be having problems

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gjl2002

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21. April 2006 @ 18:43

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it is not a copy protection problem or it wouldn't let you back it up in the first place.
it is probably the media if firmware doesn't resolve it. are you using dvd+ or dvd- ?

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andydawog

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21. April 2006 @ 18:56

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im using DVD-R princo disks. so then it definately comes down to the disks? changing disks should give me good burns?

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gjl2002

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21. April 2006 @ 19:06

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dvd-r is best to use for ps2's so that is all good. as for the princo's - i would definatley get a better brand of media, a lot of the cheaper media will give burn/read errors and a lot of cheap media does not last very long after 6-12 months it is useless. try some taiyo yuden or verbatim discs as i & many others highly recommend them & i have had 100's of successful burns using them.
try them & see if it solves all your problems. (i think it will)
let me know the results.
BTW what country are you in? if in USA & have a local best buy store they have verbatim DVD-R on sale (until sun i think) - 50 for $15.
good luck

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andydawog

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21. April 2006 @ 19:11

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cheers thanks for ur help, im in australia. yeah ill try some verbatim disks, i dont think we have the other kind here. again thanks for ur help, ill let u know.

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gjl2002

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21. April 2006 @ 19:21

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you are welcome. good luck

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andydawog

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22. April 2006 @ 00:29

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hey sorry about this but i was just thinking, shouldnt the games at least run? sluggishly or skipping wateva...but at least run. i cant understand its like theres nothing on them.

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gjl2002

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22. April 2006 @ 00:44

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no, some discs will just quit working if on cheaper media

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andydawog

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22. April 2006 @ 00:58