Following all the rules, still big problems - Page 2

#16 20-04-2001, 00:46

yep i got the same problem with ff8 cinematics. i the used cdrwin and it skipped real bad. then i used a program called blindread which made the game work perfectly without a single glitch. i even burnt at 4x. use this program im sure it will fix your problem.

good luck

NEO_462 · #17 20-04-2001, 20:38

Hey, Mortise.

I am not trying to be sarcastic in any way, but, My games don't skip, they just dont' play at all. But my plugin mod chip has a opening screen that allows me to play the sound and movie files. I use it first test the sound and movie files on the disk and they always skip at regular intervals of about .3 seconds and the skips are just silent and last for like .5 seconds. I will try that blindread and blindwrite programs though, hell, I have tried everything else so far.

#18 20-04-2001, 22:03

did it work???

NEO_462 · #19 21-04-2001, 11:19

Nope, Blindread and Blindwrite didn't work. When I tryied to access the CD, it acted like it was an one-track music CD. I have used other CD copy programs that have done the same thing. If I use the "finalize CD" option on NERO, it does the same thing. One more thing, it is not drive fragmentation causing it.

#20 22-04-2001, 00:14

your doing something wrong mate, i have burnt with blindwrite plenty of times. maybe your burner isnt compatible. is it IDE? cause they are no good when burning psx. i myself had an IDE and it never worked so i got a SCSI and never had a problem since. why dont you get a friend to backup a game of yours. if it doesnt work, then your playstation is obviously the problem!!

#21 22-04-2001, 07:51

Sorry mortise but your comment on IDE burners is aload of rubbish. I myself have a Ide burner and have never had problem so far and neither have my mates.

Neo have you tried clone cd its abrilliant prog and you don't need to patch them either.

just thought i'd ask.

NEO_462 · #22 22-04-2001, 14:49

Yes, I have tried every burning program out there. Clone CD, Nero, blind, perfect copy, you name it. About the only thing that I havent tried yet is getting a internal mod chip. I can't really do that right now because I don't have the money. I have a program on my computer called "XA-play", it will play the XA file off of the Tony Hawk 2 game, and when I play the XA (or movie) file on my computer, it works fine. It just does that skipping thing when I try to play the XA file on the playstation.

Warlock · #23 22-04-2001, 15:16

There is nothing wrong with IDE burners!! Do yourself a favor Neo, save your money and buy a internal mod chip.almost all of the people i know with plugmods complain about skipping

spooky · #24 22-04-2001, 16:20

I can see this one is gonna go on for ages.

Firstly most IDE burners are fine for PSX, but steer clear of Phillips based machines (Freecom, Iomega etc.) as these can cause more trouble than their worth, although some people have worked out a way of burning copies with these machines, but it seems a bit of a palava.

You mentioned that you had an LG burner which you fried when trying to upgrade the firmware, well what did you replace it with?

If it was another LG machine then i suggest that you get some TDK media, some burners are fussy about the media you use when burning PSX games (I learnt this through bitter experience first hand).

What model of PSX do you have?, just because it plays originals perfectly does'nt mean it will play backups perfectly, your PSX laser may need tweaking.

Personnaly i recommend using CDRWin, set your read speeds low about 4x and your write speed to 2x, this itself should help reduce FMV skipping and audio problems.

Also take some time to set up your system, dissable any virus software, schedualed tasks, etc. the best way to do this is to go down to your tast bar and click START, then RUN, in the box type "msconfig" without any drive letters, this will bring up a menu, on the top right there is a "start" selection. Here you can remove all the rubbish that runs in the background on your system, for an example i only have "ScanRegistry", "System Tray" and the two "LoadPowerProfiles" #####ed in mine. After doing this you will need to reboot for the settings to take effect. When the system reboots you will have a selective start up warning, just click ok.
You will also loose most of the icons on the right of you task bar but dont worry the programms arnt deleted.

A couple of other quick notes.

Never record "on the fly" always create an image even if you dont have a patch to apply.

I strongly recommend you have an internal mod chip installed as some of these plugmods can cause trouble!

Hope you get it sorted and let me know how you get on!

NEO_462 · #25 22-04-2001, 16:20

Thanks Warlock, I will do that. I will be sure to let you know if it worked or not

spooky · #26 22-04-2001, 16:56

DOH! i spent ages typing all that crap.....

and Warlock gets the thanks.....

Thats what i call rough justice!

Just kidding lads.

Warlock · #27 22-04-2001, 17:05

LOL Spooky, rough justice indeed!!

NEO_462 · #28 23-04-2001, 14:17

Oops, Sorry spooky, I somehow missed that big long reply you sent. To answer you questions, I updated my old LG with a firmware for a different model LG than mine. I got a new one at Fry's electronics. The new one doesn't really have a name brand. I bought 10 TDK CD-Rs and it ate all of them too. I only image and record at 2x or 4x. About the laser; I tried using the upside-down playstation trick and it still didn't work. My friend has to turn his upside-down to fix the laser problem, but I know you are just going to tell me that it doesn't always work. My Playstaton model is 5501. And I have tried the shutting down all the background program tricks. Sure, any of these could be problems but I have had 3 people now tell me to get an internal mod chip, so I am going to do that first.

Thanks to everyone who posted truly helpful advise (spooky, warlock, mortise, skewesy, backitup, and becken) And to all those brain-dead-AOLers, I say "Learn how to use forums damnit! they aren't chat rooms!"

I will be sure to tell you guys if it worked or not.

ned2000 · #29 25-04-2001, 15:24

What I do to eliminate skipping video using my memorex CD writer (IDE), external mod chip and CDR Win is to record an image and then burn. If you do them both at 1x it takes ages but the video plays perfect. Secondly you have to use a good quality CD is not you may get two problems firstly the skipping video and audio and secondly the problem you get with FF7 it not loading at all. If the psx cant find the correct data due to the poor quality CD then it will presume that it is an Audio CD.

I hope this helps so you don't have to pay out for a new mod chip!