Cant play burned dvd movies

[genericuser]

In the thread describing my experience with initial installation of CC 2.0 on V5/6 PS2 (thread=51967) I mentioned that I was unable to auto boot burned dvd movies. My question was if there had ever been a version of the firmware that could auto boot burned movies. That thread never found a solution. I then posted the same question in the version 29 bug thread and there were some responses indicating that my dvd format was incorrect. This thread will hopefully explore the problem and figure out a solution.

Firstly I would like to mention that most of my responses were to get a dvd player and use that instead of using the PS2. At first I was against this solution. I purchased the CC 2.0 and it should be able to do everything it advertises. However, I do believe that >my< final solution will be to purchase a dvd player and a switch box.

Posters mention that using the PS2 as a dvd player is a waste of the laser. After thinking about this for a few days I am agreeing. I have 3 PS2 units. They are all aproximately the same age. One of them was having a hard time playing burned dvd movies so I purchased a cheapie dvd player for that room. The other 2 units were used as consoles/dvd players. Recently, 2 of the 3 units died. I am not certain how to tell if the laser is dead, but the units were working and then simply stopped playing movies and games. Sounds like a dead laser to me. Anyone willing to take a guess as to which 2 units died? Yes, the units used as dvd players died and the one that is only being used as a console is still working...

However, I am still interested in discovering the reason why CC 2.0 does not reckognize my movies as dvd movies. So I hope to get some help from the more experienced users here.

One of the first suggestions was that my media sucked. A perfectly valid first guess. I am disregarding this guess. I am not a novice at backing up my DVDs. I use only the highest quality Taiyo-Yuden DVD+R media that has been bookmarked to DVD-ROM for maximum compatibility. This media is made in japan. I refuse to use any made in taiwan media. I burn using a BenQ burner and all testing for defects on burned discs show very few errors. Also, the discs play perfectly in the PS2 if the CC 2.0 is in HSM. There is never any freezing or skipping of the movie.

Another suggestion was to run the dvd player from the BM instead of enabling HSM. I agree with that poster. However, I am a novice with CC 2.0 and did not realize the capabilities of the BM. I will explore that possibility tonight and I suspect it will work great.

It seem like in verison 30/31 that there was a way to bind a controller button to an action. Would it be possible to set up something like a "pressing O at BM will run the dvd player executable"?

This would allow a shortcut to be put in place. It would make life easier, but it still does not anwer the question as to why the burned movie does not auto boot.

When sitting at the BM and inserting an original dvd movie, the icon in the upper, left corner changes to indicate a DVD movie has been inserted. The icon is a dvd with a piece of film stcking out from the middle.

When I insert my burned dvd, the icon changes to a generic looking dvd icon. So firmware 29, 30, and 31 do not think it is a valid movie.

Here is my next question. Does anyone know what the firmware looks for to determine it is a dvd movie?

During my process of backing up my originals I convert DL to single layer. This typically requires re-encoding of the movie. The results of my re-encoding are a video_ts folder and uhmmm.... Oh shoot, I forget the name of the other folder. The output of my reencoded dvd is in a .iso file and I use dvd decrypter to burn that to my dvd.

Looks like I have stripped something out that the firmware is looking for. Anyone know what that is? I supose I can try writing out using nero instead of using dvd decrypter.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[Jones23]

To recognize a DVD-Video disc, BM checks for the VIDEO_TS folder:

IF EXISTS "cdrom0:\VIDEO_TS"
SET "BM.DISC_CONTENT" "DVDV"

Maybe the discs that are not working are using lowercase folder name, else I don't know what could be the cause.

To use one button to execute the PS2 DVD Player, just refer to the readme

- "Shortcuts" allow you to assign a shortcut to one of the 7 "user buttons": L1, L2, R1, R2, Triangle, Square, and Start.
Usage:
Inside any BM menu that contains an option you wish to create a shortcut to:
1. Press "Select" button.(the cursor should turn green and you cannot move the cursor.)
2. Press the "user button" you wish to assign the shortcut to.
3. Select the option you wish to create the shortcut to and hit "X".
4. The cursor should return to normal.
5. Every time you press the "user button" assigned, the shortcut will be called.

Note: If you hit "Select" again at any time during the shortcut recording the shortcut will be canceled.
You can use this to delete a shortcut by pressing Select then the button you wish to delete the shortcut
from then pressing Select again.

best regards Jones23

[spedmetal]

@genericuser why did you start a new thread for all this? It should have just continued in your other one.

The DVD-R movies that I have that auto boot with the CC2.0 I made from home movies with myDVD. The DVD-R movies that don't auto boot and need to be manually booted from within BM I have made with DVD Decrypter. The only noticeable difference in the 2 discs are that the DVD Decrypter one has a empty AUDIO_TS folder and the myDVD disc has no AUDIO_TS folder at all. Both discs have the VIDEO_TS folder all in caps. I dont know if this is the reason why one boots and the others dont, just pointing out what I have noticed.

Yes you can set a button even in R29 to execute an action like launching the Sony DVD player. Just so you know you can execute the Sony DVD player through BM by going to Application Browser/ Run/ CCFlash/ Sony DVD player.

But really you should just get a cheap $40 standalone player as lasers for your console alone with out shipping will easily run you $50, and the quality of these lasers will be questionable (the new 3rd party ones aren't too bad) since Sony has stopped making lasers for the fat PS2's and now only supports the slim consoles.

[genericuser]

Sped - I started this thread up so that others who are specifically looking for this info can find it easily. My previous post about this was in the firmware bug thread and I didnt think it was appropriate to continue it there since it appears to be the manner in which I build the DVD, not in the firmware.

Thanks for the info on the directory name. I went home and tried two different burned movies. One auto booted, one did not. I checked and both had VIDEO_TS in all caps. I will investigate the AUDIO_TS directory Sped mentions tonight.

I set up a button to run the dvd player. That is sweet funtionality. I love the BM... Very simple to do.

My final soultion is going to be to get a cheapie dvd player. I suspect I can find what I need for even less than $40. I am just trying to figure out what is happening that the BM does not think that some of my burned dvds are movie dvds.

[CrystalChip]

Did you end up trying to boot the disc in HWSM? If so, what was the result?

[genericuser]

When I enable hardware sleep mode, all of my DVD movies auto play correctly. It does not matter if they are originals or burned by me.

If I simply run the dvd player from the BM, the movie plays fine also.

To tell the truth I have not checked out what sped mentioned. I promise I will, though. If I figure out why some work and some dont, I will let you know.