OK,
after a little more tinkering with a new laser, things are reading fine again. However, the old PS2 CD problem still exists. If I boot the PS2 to browser, and put a PS2 CD Backup in, the disc spins up, and validates as a PS2 CD - and the blue disc appears. When I press X, it goes to boot, goes black, stops and goes to RSOD.
I think it could be a mod problem... What do you guys think? I know you're probab;y sick of me whinging on, but I need to get this sorted. Thanks a lot for any input...
LUFCfan