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StartingLine
11-01-2003, 07:24
i burned the vice city with princo white label
and i ma having trouble playing the game on a ps2 with magic 3 chip
it freezes i manage to load it but after that when i change stations i get a error
saying:
error reading dvd gta vice city:confused:
derek in aus
11-01-2003, 07:49
I had same Prob with same game what type of media do u use it will need to be good quaility. I used poor quaility disk and it would freeze take out the memory card and it would start to run again for a little bit then it would freeze again try better media i used sony DVD+R my backup runs no worrys now
ste_b
11-01-2003, 07:57
is there any chance gta vice city would work on cd-r. or would that be almost impossible?
derek in aus
11-01-2003, 08:09
dvd to cd rips aint easy and its a lot of stuffing around i was told if u have a dvd burner dont bother doing rips there to much effort.
also it may seem strange to all but if u put labels on dvd's it can effect the reading of the disk and cause it to have read errors I made sure not to put a label on mine any more
StartingLine
11-01-2003, 08:14
princo white label i used on...
the vice city back up..
:confused:
bighap
11-01-2003, 08:17
derek: he didn't apply labels. Princo white labels is a type of media they make.

Vice city does alot of loading while playing and some people don't have good results with Princo. I higher quality media should resolve your problem. What prog. did you use to burn it anyways? Rip kits are made for fitting a dvd game onto cdr(s) but this has yet to be done for GTA: VC. Like my young grasshopper derek said, they is really no point for ripping games if you have a dvd burner.
StartingLine
11-01-2003, 08:26
i burned wiht primo
the same program i used for making
the image..

:confused:
bighap
11-01-2003, 08:31
That's fine. Try a higher quality media.
StartingLine
11-01-2003, 08:33
what media do you recommend
verbatim and what other?:confused:
derek in aus
11-01-2003, 08:34
att: bighap do you think theres any chance[i know its not the prob here now] of the label effecting the running of the game my Gta vc worked fine the first time when i tested it [learnt the hard way to test before wasting covers on coasters] and then i had these dramas after labeling it. and how do u print on these pre label dvd's i cant see them going though my printer very well[forgive me if i'n dumb]
bighap
11-01-2003, 08:40
Do NOT put labels on your discs. They cause problems like you are having. I personally just write the name of the game of the disc with a Sharpie.
BG
11-01-2003, 08:57
Originally posted by bighap
Do NOT put labels on your discs. They cause problems like you are having. I personally just write the name of the game of the disc with a Sharpie.

EXACTLY..... Labels can cause the disk to be unbalanced, making it harder for the PS2 laser to focus and read the disk correctly...

Do what bighap said...... Use a Sharpie... :) Thats how I label all of my discs also...
StartingLine
11-01-2003, 09:00
but..
for people that has magic 3
and has problems with vice city?
i dont use labels..
and my game freezes

i burned them on princo white top label discs
:confused:
derek in aus
11-01-2003, 09:01
R thanks guys this is golden advise It shall become my knew religon
BG
11-01-2003, 09:03
@ StartingLine

You are going to have to follow the simple rule..... Find the brand media that works best in YOUR PS2.......

Which Princo discs are you using.....? Do they have just a plain white top with no writing????
If so, those discs suck.....
I used Princo white tops (they had Princo 4.7GB DVD-R printed in black on the label...)
They worked fine....

I now use Ritek DVD-R's....They use the same dye as Traxdata and are absolutely PERFECT.......
bighap
11-01-2003, 09:09
The problem could also be you Magic 3. Alot of people have problms playing GTA: VC and Kingdom Hearts with their Magic 3.
StartingLine
11-01-2003, 09:17
yeah i used the princo ones that are white on the top with no writing...

i used those with my xbox and i dont have problems
but o well


well ritek they have a lot of dvd r media

wich ones should i use?
so i can order those and test..

and what about verbaim?
Waazaap
11-01-2003, 13:36
Yup, I had the same problem after making a 1:1 VC backup a few days ago. It locked up within playing it for like 15 minutes.
I used an Imation DVD-R. Gonna test it now with Maxell DVD-R.

Hope it works! :(
orion731
11-01-2003, 18:42
I have a GTA Vice City back-up and have the same white label princos WITHOUT the writing and it has never froze on me, ever. I have an apple chip though... I agree with big hap that it could be the magic 3 conflicting with GTA Vice city. Sharpie's rock for writing on games!!!
satd153
11-01-2003, 20:19
ok i know iam new to the ps2 scene but somewhere i read that magic 3 chips have a problem with heat if you dont use the propper wire size or maybe have a cold solder joint. doesnt vice city constantly load data off the dvd causing the ps2 and the chip to work harder and produce more heat. somewhere i saw a company was putting a thermal pad between the chip and the metal cover so the pad would transfer the heat to the cover acting as a heat sink and dropping the temp of the magic chip by over 10 degrees C. this stopped the games from freezing.