/vr/ - Retro Games

>>7806761
Fat or slim PS2?

>>7806765
based didnt even read the post replier

>>7806761
Can it play audio CDs?

>>7806761
The spindle is probably not gripping the disc. As a test, pit some masking tape on the top of the disc (don't cover the hole), and see if it reads. That should add some extra weight and grip for the spindle to keep hold of it.

I dusted off my PS2 slim and it turns out the disc reader is closer than dying to ever, almost none of my games work anymore. I'm getting FreeMcboot on it as soon as possible.

So when the drives in our PS2s start going, we can just switch to an HDD+McBoot option, right?

>>7806797
yes until the hard drives die.

>>7806801
Those are easy to replace, I've got 3-4 1TB spare drives.

>>7806823
PS2 only takes SATA. They dont even make those anymore.

>>7806829
You mean IDE?
SATA drives still exist and are dirt cheap.
Buy four of these bitches-
https://www.newegg.com/blue-wd20ezbx-2tb/p/N82E16822234469
and you're good forever. Just use an IDE-SATA adpater for it.

>>7806829
PS2 takes IDE, but you can get kits and chinky cards that let you use SATA drives, which are still common.

>>7806829
You mean PATA, and you can get either replacement boards that do SATA, or whole prebuilt adapters with SATA.

I got a slim ps2 and it also has a hard time reading DVD discs, it also does a weird scratching noise intermittently at the start when it spins the disc, then it stops making noise. I check my discs to see if there are any scratches on it but I don't see anything. Most of the games I bought still look like new because I've always put them in a nice CD case.
The ps2 runs ps1 games and audio CDs flawlessly and they don't produce that noise.

I'm trying to do random shit I find on youtube to fix it but It's still doing the same thing. Anyone here know how to fix this? I want to try to give it a repair before I give up and try fmb

>>7806761
Could be a potentiometer issue. It was a fairly common issue/fix on the Slims, not sure if they're easily adjustable/fixable on the fat ones.

>>7806761
emulator

>>7806967
Still got a long ways to go yet. Maybe if PS2s start dying more the emu devs can start working a little harder.

>>7806986
Unlikely. The few decent games have all already been ported.

Replace the laser. It costs <$15.

>>7806778
enjoy your usb 1.0 horrible loading times if youre going to try running backups that way on a slim

>>7806761
Hey dude. You need to adjust the potentiometers. It's easy to do but only if you are already familiar with how to use a multimeter. If that's not something you have on hand, feel free to look into getting one.

I didn't bother. I mailed my PS2 to eStarland and they dropped a Chinese laser in and calibrated it there. It's not perfect but close to it and I can read all the supported media types on the PS2 now. Your call.

>>7807218
I wanted to mention too that you can't just buy a laser on eBay and drop it in because none of them are calibrated, and you might find some people on YouTube trying to adjust the pots by marking them with a sharpie and adjusting by hand. Don't do this. You'll just end up breaking it.

>>7807167
You don't have to use USB. You can run games through the ethernet port with no slowdown.

>>7807167
?
you can get a nano router or setup a shared folder on a virtual IP and you'll get no issues

Yo, weird, my Ps2 fat will only read black disc PS1 discs, can't read any ps2 or DVDs

Yo dawg my thick PS2 got a fat ass.

>>7806761
It needs racial sensitivity training. idc if things were different in 2000, it's 2021 now.

>>7807347
Then it would only favor black discs and alienate the others.

>>7806761
Probably time to buy a PS3 tbf.

>sony BTFO in this thread
>my literal N64 still works

>>7807392
>I dont understand fundamentals of optical disc drives

>>7807392
>gaytendo sixtybore
what was it like growing up with divorced parents?

>>7807463
every N64 kid I ever knew was a chad with blonde hair from a well to do family. it was the PS1 kids who had the degenerate parents, every single time.

>>7807485
Lmao. The one time I ever even knew kids with an n64 it was the two fattest kids I know who were brothers and their mom and dad used to have a refrigerator for snacks in their bedroom with a padlock on it

>>7807407
>>7807463
>>7807596
cope, chad N64 owner here from the original 90s

>>7807386
Most likely.

>>7806761
>won't read black ps1 discs
explain to it how problematic that is

>>7807221
>I wanted to mention too that you can't just buy a laser on eBay and drop it in because none of them are calibrated
mine worked just fine, just make sure you get the correct model and not chinkshit

lol use hdd fagget

ps2 needs an ode solution tbqh

>>7807167
i saw testing results, and loading times aren't that bad, gta sa loads 23 seconds from USB in comparison to 20 seconds from DVD

>>7806761
It’s a common issue for certain disc drives to have issue with certain CD content. Typically CD based ps2 games go first, then PS1 games (they’re all CD)

The issue usually stems from the drive head not being able to keep up with the faster speeds at which CD content needs to spin.

Normally DVD is 3 times faster than CD. So you might expect that to go first, but in the case of games this can actually vary.
CD PS2 content spins the fastest of all PS2 compatible media formats, PS1 content will also spin faster (than normal, not sure if it beats out the stock PS2 DVD game speed, but CDs can also simply just put more strain on the drive than DVDs, explaining why it my stop working first)

if you have the disc speed set higher in the PS2 bios. Try turning this back to normal if it’s on the faster setting. I believe PS1 games at their normal setting should spin about the same speed as an audio CD. Yet it still may be harder on the drive, as it is constantly seeking content as opposed to just streaming audio.

If it can’t read PS1 games on the normal setting, the next step would be messing with tuning pots. But really it’s just a sign that the end is coming. My advice would be to grab another PS2 entirely. There are certain models to look out for which have generally longer lasting drives.


^this is all what I would normally say, however you mention you have problem reading only black PS1 games?? And not the reissued silver discs? (Typically found in the square soft reprints)

I have no idea why that would be the case, there should be 0 difference between black and silver PS1 games, the ink does not affect readability at all, it’s transparent to the laser.

>>7809731
some models are worse than others

>>7806761
>my hardware broke
emuchads win again

>>7807167
If I survived playing through the non-Greatest Hits version of Wrath of Cortex multiple times I think I can handle that.

>>7810718
>emuchads win again
Not with the PS2 sadly. Too many things still have trouble working or need too much tweaking.

>>7809795
>but CDs can also simply just put more strain on the drive than DVDs, explaining why it my stop working first)
that didn't explain anything

lol just buy a ps1, they're dirt cheap, if you want to use original disks that's the best option

I don't remember where I read this info, but legit, try putting tape on the label side of the disk. It's the weirdest fucking fix I've ever ran across, but it mostly works. The heavier the tape, the better, so use strips of duck tape on them. It has something to do with the spinning speed of the discs and I guess putting two square pieces on each side gives just enough weight for it to read. I don't blame you if you don't want to tape your entire ps1 collection though.

>>7810734
He is talking about PS1 games though. OP needs to stop wasting his drive's lifespan on those discs and emulate them. PS2 emulation is still garbage so that machine needs to last for a few more decades at least.

>>7806761
i used to work at a local used game shop. PS2 DVD lasers would go out all the time, but I don't recall ever seeing the CD laser fail.

the way we used to fix dying systems was by adjusting the potentiometers connected to the laser diodes. it's possible to up the voltage that the lasers are getting to get a stronger beam out of them, which often fixes things. unfortunately you MUST know what you are doing, because if you adjust the wrong pot in the wrong direction and by too much you can kill the laser.

i won't try to recall the which pot is for the DVD and which is for the CD laser, but you can almost certainly google it.

>>7807218
nice catch anon,how long did it take between shipping your console & the repair time?

I'd wager three weeks?

>>7806761
>black