Myth Lite 610 ( v1.75) not booting PSX

[flo]

Hi, i have the PS1 game Metal Gear Solid game and it's really scratched
I made a backup of it with Imgburn and burned on a CD-R at 4x
My Myth Lite 610 just fails to boot it .The screen goes black for a few seconds, then i get a screen showing the memory card " There is no data " and then the " Please insert Playstation or Playstation 2 disc" .
I have a SCPH 70004 and the game is Metal Gear Solid - PAL ( SLES_013.70 )

Tried with other PS1 games, same problem .

I even tried an alternate boot method .
In ULE you can launch the SLES file for PS2 games in CDFS and the game will start . I tried with my PSX game and ULE says " This file isn't an ELF " .

Is the modchip defective ? What can i use to boot PSX games ,since it is hard modded and recognizes burned discs ?

[SP193]

The screen goes black for a few seconds, then i get a screen showing the memory card " There is no data " and then the " Please insert Playstation or Playstation 2 disc" .
I have a SCPH 70004 and the game is Metal Gear Solid - PAL ( SLES_013.70 )

Tried with other PS1 games, same problem .

May be your disc... have you tried running any legit PS1 games that are of the incorrect region code (Your mod chip should allow you do play them)?

Since your disc is really scratched, you should try to get a good dump off the internet (But keep your original).

Corrupted game files may render your game unbootable, or may crash your game.

I tried playing a PS1 game that was burned into an Imation CD-R a few years ago recently, and it won't boot on my PS2 (No valid disc, and the laser trying to focus). Apparently the disc had gone bad (Never use cheap discs!).

What brand of CD-Rs are your using?

I even tried an alternate boot method .
In ULE you can launch the SLES file for PS2 games in CDFS and the game will start . I tried with my PSX game and ULE says " This file isn't an ELF "

You can't launch PS1 ELFs or PS1 discs that way. The PS2 needs to be set into PS1 mode first, and this can't be done with uLE (Or by any program available to the public so far).

What can i use to boot PSX games ,since it is hard modded and recognizes burned discs ?

You can't really use anything else. As stated in some other threads, the only way to play backup (Or games from other regions) PS1 games is to hard mod your console.

[flo]

Did some more tests and don't know what to think anymore .

CD Audio - Works
PS2 CD game ( TDK blank ) - works with modchip on
PS1 CD game ( TDK blank ) - doesn't work with modchip on
Original Swap Magic CD - works with modchip on, doesn't work with modchip disabled, although it should !

Is it the chip or the lens responsible for not booting PSX games ?
Do you think that program called PSXLOADER could help me ?

[SP193]

Is it the chip or the lens responsible for not booting PSX games ?

Sounds like your mod chip isn't working properly.

I remember that some chips have 1 or more wires that are responsible for PS1 game playback. Check your modchip's wiring (Especially those wires responsible for PS1 game playback).

Otherwise it seems like your chip is faulty, or not set up properly.

CD Audio - Works
PS2 CD game ( TDK blank ) - works with modchip on
PS1 CD game ( TDK blank ) - doesn't work with modchip on
Original Swap Magic CD - works with modchip on, doesn't work with modchip disabled, although it should !

It shows that your modchip is working - at least partially. It also shows that your PS2 is in working order, but unable to play backup PS1 games.

About your swapmagic disc - is it of the correct region code? It should be a PAL (Or Europe) version.

Also, you did have a flip top or Magic Switch set installed pior to using Swap Magic right?

Do you think that program called PSXLOADER could help me ?

You'll need a legit PS1 disc that can be played on your system without the modchip, and your console must be a pre-v9 (Won't work on consoles newer than v8).

It does not, and will not solve your underlying problem (But may allow you to boot your PS1 discs).

Is it the chip or the lens responsible for not booting PSX games ?

The lens is the "eye" of the PS2, and reads "books" (discs).

However, the PS2 is picky as to what "books" it will read (Region locked, and won't play unlicenced discs).

A mod chip is used to "trick" the PS2 into thinking that it's reading a licenced disc of the correct region.

So if your mod chip is faulty, you may get some playback issues (Discs not being booted, but can be actually read properly with no issues).

If your laser is faulty, you won't be able to read some discs, and you can hear/see the laser struggling to read some of the discs (Especially discs with lower reflectivity). With a failing laser, you may get disc boot issues - and eventually seeing the dreaded Disc Read Error (DRE) message as the laser wears further.

[flo]

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even tried an alternate boot method .
In ULE you can launch the SLES file for PS2 games in CDFS and the game will start . I tried with my PSX game and ULE says " This file isn't an ELF "

You can't launch PS1 ELFs or PS1 discs that way. The PS2 needs to be set into PS1 mode first, and this can't be done with uLE (Or by any program available to the public so far).

My question goes for Dlanor , do you have a workaround for this ?

[dlanor]

My question goes for Dlanor , do you have a workaround for this ?

The uLaunchELF command "MISC/PS2Disc" can launch any game disc that is readable to the PS2, which includes Both original and ESR-patched PS2 game discs as well as original PS1 discs. But for backup PS1 CD-Rs it only works with a modchip installed, and possibly not with all modchip types.

Using the uLE command MISC/PS2Disc after inserting a PS1 game disc will have approximately the same effect as normal booting of the same PS1 game disc, in that it will launch the PS1 driver and put the console into PS1 mode.

But this requires that the disc be both readable to that PS2 laser, and correctly identified as being an original PS1 CD (which some modchips can interfere with).

As usual when using uLE for disc launching you should have it configured with "Disc control: ON" which also allows the disc type of inserted discs to be displayed in the status info line of the main menu (near top left of screen).

Best regards: dlanor