GTA not working right!!!

[ProcircuitCR80]

Hey guys,
I just tried to burn GTA: San andreas and it will work fine all the way until it's about to start the game after the begining loading screen. I burned it onto a Verbatum DVD+R. And im using The solder free mod-chip with the Swap Magic discs. Do u think the game would work if i burned it onto a DVD-R? Also, it does the same thing for THUG 2 which is also burned on a verbatum DVD+R, Do u think its my discs? Like when its trying to load the game, i can hear the laser inside the PS2 trying to read the disc, but it cant , so it just keeps trying and trying and after a couple minutes it might work. Please help me! thanks

[bladezero]

verbatim are one of the best DVD+R available so i dont think its that. what speed did you burn it on? i think its probably the speed is too fast so it gets errors writing.

[spacemonkey]

Im my experience the burning speed doesnt matter as long as your HD is defragged and your burning onto quality DVDr.

I have found that DVD-R (with G04 dye) never fail, skip or have any play back issues.

This is with a A05 burner at x4 and a 30003 ps2.

DVD+R are a different story.... some work , most dont. -R all the way for me.

[ProcircuitCR80]

i burn my games on the slowest possible speed, to make sure there are no errors. Spacemonkey, how do i know if the DVD-R's have G04 dye in them? Does it say it on the pack or something?

[wrath0fb0b]

Verbatim does not make their own media. They buy it from other factories (not always the same one) and rebrand it.

Therefore, the quality of Verbatim is sometime good/sometimes not depending on the factory they bought it from.

Lots more information at

http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

[agee]

did ya try to run the game with dvdloader/cdloader??...I don't think the game need that to work but it might help...usually if the game boot but go blank after the loading screen...it's a protection....but I dunno if this apply to GTA:SA because you're the first one to report this problems...others have success in backing and play it....It could very well be your media too....

[Festering]

I recently made backup copies of both GTA:SA and Thug 2 using Ritek DVD-R without a single problem. So far, the only trouble I have experienced is with the Guy Game. Only because it's 7.9 Gigs!

[tommyinajar]

I NEVER got rw or +r to work right.
Ritek -R all the way...

[Allenylc]

my ver 7 ps2 can read - and + ^_^ hehe

i guess u should burn it wit the SLOWEST speed and check vertify wit dvd decrypter heh
if that still doesn't load well.. then it's def. ur laser!! u should clean it or just replace the whole thing heh ^_^

i tihnk it's just a rumor that burn'n slower speeds is good for the laser? lol i burn at highest speeds (4x) and i had no probs yet!! (movies and ps2 games )

[ProcircuitCR80]

the only problem is that i dont have a store around me that carries ritek dvd-r's. What would be the next best kind of DVD-R?