PS2 Backup

aussiejohn · #1 22-01-2003, 03:14

I am trying to backup a PS2 CD disk called SSX, When the read gets to 36% it just hangs there, I have tried other PS2 CD Disks and they read fine, It has a few scratches in the disk at about what I calculate to be about 36% from the inside, would this be the problem???

ottoman · #2 22-01-2003, 04:14

could be. Wot program are you using to copy it.

Try giving the disc a good clean. Use cloneCD with read errors off, if that not work try blind write suite as this seems to be pretty good with scratched cds.

aussiejohn · #3 22-01-2003, 04:22

Thanks Otto, I am using CloneCD 4

ottoman · #4 22-01-2003, 04:25

You only had problem copying this game?

Are you doing on the fly or making an image first?

aussiejohn · #5 22-01-2003, 04:28

Otto, I never copy on the fly, I always read to the HD, then write to disk, I read at x8 and write at x 4

aussiejohn · #6 22-01-2003, 04:32

Oh yes Otto, sorry, I have backed up several games tonight, no probs

ottoman · #7 22-01-2003, 15:03

only answer is to try blind read/write then.

good luck

let us know how u get on

aussiejohn · #8 22-01-2003, 15:09

Otto, thanks for your help, It was the suspect scatch which I polished out With Fellows Scratch Remover and repolished, after that it read fine!

ThAD0oD · #9 22-01-2003, 18:28

also try CDRWIN. that is one of the best CD ripping programs for ps2 there is.

ottoman · #10 23-01-2003, 04:14

CDRWIN okay for most games, has trouble with some cos it doesn't read and write the whole of the sub-channel, That why clonecd is better.

This is especially apparent with psx games. Final doom and Gran turismo 2 r two off the top of my head that cdrwin won't do.

Regards....................

ThAD0oD · #11 23-01-2003, 06:10

cdrwin can read sub-channel data.

when you are ripping the game, tick the CD-G option or something like that.

clonecd doesnt support many burners and it isnt the most stable of programs out there.......

lufcfan · #12 23-01-2003, 10:02

I use CloneCD and ClonyXXL and I've never had a problem with the stability or the quality of EITHER program. They are superb. I just guess that for some it works and for others it doesn't work very well. V. Strange...

ThAD0oD · #13 23-01-2003, 11:19

well you have a good burner, mine is an old POS

that will add to the situation.......

lufcfan · #14 23-01-2003, 14:24

Well yes, that ain't going to help the matter, lol!

ThAD0oD · #15 23-01-2003, 16:03

but cdrwin still is a very well made burning program. what do you think 90% of the rel groups use?