[mitsos79b]

hi guys i'm back again, thanks for your replies. well things go like this. I tried your way (apart from using an older clonecd version, not yet anyway). I read the cd in 2x and again it crashed. Then I went and read it with 4x. This time(and the only one) it was read. I have an image of the game now.(whether it is functional or not I can't say, however, I load it with daemon tools, of course it can't play but I do see that it's like I loaded a cd) Anyway then I tried to write the game, always in simulation mode first and always with the use of my rewritable cd(my testing cd). I tried it in 4x 6x and 8x speeds. It crashed but not the way it did before. Before, in the reading process it crashed at around 63%. When I managed to write it had reached about 90% then the speed dropped at 0,17x for about a minute, after that it went up to 3x and was written. In the writing process, no matter the speed (from the above 3 mentioned above) and with the appropriate settings ticked, at about 93% the speed drops to 0.17x then to 0x. The last time I waited about half an hour more.......It went from 93 to 94% at a speed no more than 0.10x . I've only run across such a case when the protection is read errors. So, what gives?

I have a feeling that something's wrong with the clone cd and clonyxl cooperation. I find in clony the protection, i click on the button saying "get own settings" I answer yes in the yes no question but i don't know, I have a feeling the settings just won't go through. A lot of times I've read a protection did the procedure, but ended up having problems.

P.S. there are no scratches it's brand new cd, all the existing dirt is gone.

I await patiently for your help guys.

P.S. I live in Greece. I haven't checked what version my ps2 is but it is a pal. Should I place a messiah 1 or 2 chip?I don't really trust any technisians from here for fear of f.....g up my ps2. Any way I can do it with uou guys? Le' me know.