PS2 Doesn't play ps1 backups or original games

Beez · #1 03-02-2003, 19:41

My ps2 is modded with a Messiah 2 mod chip. It will not play any psx 1 back up games or even the original games. Does this mean that there is something wrong with my ps2 mod chip install?? Please respond thanks.

bighap · #2 03-02-2003, 19:57

Are you holding reset until the blue light comes on?

Beez · #3 03-02-2003, 19:59

I am doing what i am supposed to do. Holding until the blue light comes on. I get a message of no data. Even though the psx backup works on my psx1 that i have modded. So i know that the disc is ok.

BG · #4 03-02-2003, 20:05

Ok... Try turning the Messiah 2 off and check to see if your original PS1 game will boot.....

If it does, then suspect the chip or the scex wire (I think thats the one...) Maybe Dust or Charlie can elaborate on this....

bighap · #5 03-02-2003, 20:05

I would check to see if you have solid connections and no bridged points.

Beez · #6 03-02-2003, 20:14

I am not quite sure how to turn off the messiah

BG · #7 03-02-2003, 20:16

Hold the reset button until you see the electrons swirl on the screen.

kooldraco · #8 03-02-2003, 20:26

Do ps2 cd based games boot, what about DVD movies?

Beez · #9 03-02-2003, 20:28

When i turned off the chip the original psx game booted. The backup will not. To answer the other question i have one cd based game and its a backup and no that will not boot also.

BG · #10 03-02-2003, 20:34

Check the connection of the scex wire.... I beleive this is the one.. Charlie_PS2 or Dust2Dust will be able to confirm (or say I wrong

) this and be able to help you out more about the technical side of the install....

Beez · #11 03-02-2003, 20:37

Thanks guys for all your help i will look at that.

kooldraco · #12 03-02-2003, 20:46

So you can't boot any type of cd-r based game (ps2 or ps1) with the chip on. If this is the case I would definitly check the connections, specially the bios chip connections and W. If all the connections seem fine, you might need to adjust the laser for cd-r games.

Beez · #13 03-02-2003, 21:43

It plays games i downloaded but not hte one that i ripped myself.

kooldraco · #14 04-02-2003, 10:45

So let me get this straight, it plays DVD-R games and CD-R PS2 games (1:1 copies only), and it doesn’t play ps1 backups or ps2 rips.
For ps2 rips, are you remembering to patch them, because they are no longer on a DVD.
For ps1 backups, first answer me this do DVD movies play ok?

Beez · #15 04-02-2003, 13:49

what it does is this. It plays all dvd-rom ripped games that I burned onto a cd-r. Those work fine. The ps2 will not play the playstation 1 games or the cdrom based ps2 games that i burned onto cd-rs. The playstation 1 backup games do work because I already own a psx1 that has a mod chip in it and they work. The only way my ps2 will play a psx original game ( real copy of the game not a backup) is if the mod chip is switched off. I get a screen that says no data when i put in a psx1 backup game. I follow all the directions and thats what i get. Also the ps2 will not play cd-rom based backup games. They were burnt by clone cd and if i put it in my cd-rom drive it look identical to the original ps2 game. So is that understandable or no??