Calling on all great minds...here is a great mystery

[Markus Naslund]

I have a Version 5/6 Playstaions modded with an Auto DVD 3-wire V2.7 modchip and am using the Game Shark V2 Cd V1.99D. All PS2-CDR's that I have tested work fine (originals and backups), as well as all of my older PS1 games (originals and backups). The problem is ONLY with DVD-R Backups as the unit play DVD Movies and DVD Original Games fine. I have tried EVERY boot method conceivable (including a few newly invented ones by me) all to no avail. I have used DVD Originals with larger TOC's than the Backups, I have tried the posted boot methods and have even cleaned the laser a few times. No luck. I have read and re-read the forums and gone over the Modchips instructions all with no success. The DVD-R Backups I have made on a Pioneer A04 w/latest firmware and I have tried Pioneer DVD's as well as some OptoDisc with no luck. I backed these up using NERO 5.594, Alcohol (latest D/L) and CDRWIN 5.05d. Everything looks fine on the DVD's when I view the Backups from Win Explorer, but they won't work. The Auto 3-wire 2.7 DVD is SUPPOSED to work quite fine with DVD-R's, but there MUST be something I have overlooked. ANY SUGGESTIONS would be welcome.


Cheers,

-Markus

P.S. Yes, I have thought about the Magic 2 w/CLIP (supposedly only 6 solder connections. BUT, I only have 3 DVD games and am hoping to make this stupid Modchip work for now. Thanks again.