Dual layer original games will not load.

[Warlock]

Try using the Toxic DL patcher. You can find it at www.ps2hd.com

[maxxxpain]

I was reading about that patcher before. Up to this moment i have not actually made a dual layer back-up , but had success with single layer.
I was surprised when the game i mentioned did not load considering it was the original pressed copy. I remember reading on here that some playstations may have problems reading a dual layer game wether it is a back up or not. Surely this is more common on older machines?

To get back to what you mentioned about the patcher, are you basically saying that if i made a patched back up of that game that the playstation would have a better chance of loading it than the original pressed copy itself?

[lufcfan]

It could indeed = and therefore could mean it could affect your machine.

If you have a 30003R, you MAY have a V4R - and V4 don't read Dual-Layer media as they are in the + format.

I'd try the patcher first though before jumping to these conclusions

[Warlock]

Originally Posted by lufcfan

If you have a 30003R, you MAY have a V4R - and V4 don't read Dual-Layer media as they are in the + format.

I'm glad you pointed that out. I didnt realize a v4 wouldnt read DL+ media . Though i should have, Alot of older consoles dont read regular DVD+R

[khafan]

You can rip this game with "sonix god of war tool" to dvd5, so you have better chance for running that game on your old ps2.

[maxxxpain]

When you say this machine may not be able to read the dual layer games that are backed up in the + format , are there any - dual layer media available at this time ? I havent noticed any just wondered are they on the way?

The fact that the machine will not boot the original pressed copy of the game , would that not indicate that my PS2 simply can not read any dual layer media wether it be original or backed up? I read some information in this forum under a sticky which gave info about laser and media issues . The following is from that post >>>

DVD9 games conform to Sony's special protection check which is a complex algorithm based on a sequence stored in a data wobble deliberately pressed into the groove at the start of the disk.

This deliberate aberration has to be focussed and read in via the laser and this is where, I believe, the PS2 laser has difficulty at such low reflectivity.

I was just wondering could this be the problem and if i tried a patched backup instead of original disc maybe it would load as that information is left out of the copy? Forgive me if i am mistaken about what info is actually left out of a copied disc , i have not been reading up on this for a while. Im just trying to work out if my PS2 simply will not read dual layer at all. Its a shame if it doesnt read the original dual layer games , because thats what it was suppose to do! lol.

[reikirex]

My origanal PS2 (version1) does not read God of War because it is a dvd 9. That sucks.... I am going to try and rip it onto a dvd 4.7. Is there no DVD 9s on DVD R-? Could you also recomend good brands of CDs and DVDs? My burner doesnt do the cheap green tinted discs. But higher priced disc always works. I get great results with sonys($1.oo a disc), but I have to sell a kidney7 to afford some...