Agent under fire softmod

[BillyGlenn]

hi,

i tried to softmod my ps2 with the help of the agent under fire trick. I used this tutorial PS2 Softmod Install. At phase 10 after i used the swap tool to get the modified backup into the console the ps2 freezed and i restarted it. Now my ps3 can´t read discs anymore. i tried the usally things like adjust the screws of the dvd drive but it just wont read them.

any advice?

[dlanor]

hi,

i tried to softmod my ps2 with the help of the agent under fire trick. I used this tutorial PS2 Softmod Install. At phase 10 after i used the swap tool to get the modified backup into the console the ps2 freezed and i restarted it.

You mention nothing about your PS2 model here, but my guess here is that you have a fat PS2 console and that the 'swap tool' you refer to is the kind that yanks at the internal tray mechanism to eject the tray without having it noted by the CDVD controller chip (aka: "mechacon").

In so doing it is possible to angle the tool incorrectly and yank/poke at incorrect parts inside the console, causing various types of damage. It is also possible for the yanking of the correct parts to cause physical misalignment resulting in read problems.

Now my ps3 can´t read discs anymore.

And that is probably why it froze after the swap too, since it was then at a stage where it had no option but to read a disc. So when that failed it was stuck.

i tried the usally things like adjust the screws of the dvd drive but it just wont read them.

any advice?

I'm no expert on CDVD drive servicing, but you can still use the console discless, by sending your MC to one of the FMCB installer volunteers. There are lots of users nowdays who never use any discs, regardless of whether their CDVD drives work or not.

I've gradually become one of those users myself, without having planned it and despite the fact that the CDVD drives of my consoles work fine.

But with the LAN support of OPL it is just so much more convenient to run all my PS2 games from storage on a PC, simply selecting them in a GUI menu instead of having to shuffle physical discs all the time like in the 'bad old days'...

And with a fat PS2 you also have the option of using internal HDD, with the same kind of convenience and using the same OPL application to run the games.

So with these options available there is no reason to despair even if you fail to fix the CDVD drive.

Best regards: dlanor

[Player1]

Posibbly you fried your LA6508 IC, which controls optical unit.
It happened when your ps2 its a 50xxx model , your tray mechanism is stacked and the rest is...death.
Solution: change LA and lens + fix the original electonic design error from that area.


If you have a 39 model possibly your lens is dead.

I just can show you this in spanish
( Pic Systems • TUTORIAL: Proteger LA 6508 ( placas V9, V10) // Proteger BA 5815 (modelos3x) : Modchips para Ps2 )


Test your laser whit any CD (not DVD), if you can play it, then no problem whit LA, but dont put discs anymore till fix the problem , but your lens bobbins are gone, change it.

Go for an expert, a modchip is cheaper.

[BillyGlenn]

You mention nothing about your PS2 model here, but my guess here is that you have a fat PS2 console

oh yeah sorry its a fat one

I cleaned the laser another time, adjusted the screws and potis but sadly its still not working.

The dvd starts spinning and after about 5 sec it makes a click sound, stops spinning and starts spinning again....

maybe im gonna try out a new laser

[TnA]

Where would installing a modchips give him any advantages now.
FMCB for free obviously is a better choice in this case.

[djflexmaster79]

Where would installing a modchips give him any advantages now.
FMCB for free obviously is a better choice in this case.

Hey bro if you check 95% of the posts that guy is making is TELL members to install a mod-chip.

I guess he wants to help, but doesn't know what he's talking about..

DJ

[TnA]

Hey bro if you check 95% of the posts that guy is making is TELL members to install a mod-chip.

I guess he wants to help, but doesn't know what he's talking about..

DJ

Maybe it is a problem for him with his foreign language.
I mean: Maybe it is a problem for him to translate it properly into english, or he has some other problems with this language.

That's why I correct his statements, where I really think it's necessary.


@BillyGlenn: Which FAT PS2-Version do you have?
SCPH-XXXXX?

Sounds, like your BA/LA-Chip is o.k.
Maybe the Drive-Mechanics is mal-adjusted...

[Player1]

DJ, a person who ruined his console touching harware or having to open it, have to know he can do one more step and put a chip, that is not saying DONT USE SOFT in your PS2.
Anyway thats not the whole solution. I m a frecuent (unofficial) FMCBOOT installer in my country and i know both sides of the cuestion and recommend boths, but when hardware is compromised in any way, whats the problem with a modchip??
This time i proposed a fix for Modo, if where the case.
We know that a patched esr copy its the safest soft way to play import and backups.Fmcb+esr and enjoy.
If the case is he cant launch softmod (no hard problems here) then ill say what i know about it, you should'nt read only the "modchip" word. If that is a bad word here then just tell me and ill use "diplomatics" way to say it or not to say it. Thats the cuestion???

And YES i want to help , but if you find my ways doesnt match whit this forum, then ill return to my reader stage.No problem.

Muchas gracias.
Saludos.

[TnA]

DJ, a person who ruined his console touching harware or having to open it, have to know he can do one more step and put a chip,

Sorry, but that is some weird logic.
1. Not everyone gets a modbo for 3-4$.
2. Not everyone can solder and even then , a PS2 is somewhat harder than some other consoles.

You think that 'pimping' a PS2 which has 'dead' (maybe not totally 'dead') dvd-drive with a modchip, gives him any advantages?
Beside paying money for the modchip and the risk to 'cramp' his PS2 even more,... Which advantages would a mochip offer in this case, over a 'softmod'?

that is not saying DONT USE SOFT in your PS2.

I didn't said, that you implied that.
Even then,... I do not see one reason, why not using software and/or softmods, even if a PS2 is hardmodded.

Anyway thats not the whole solution. I m a frecuent (unofficial) FMCBOOT installer in my country and i know both sides of the cuestion and recommend boths, but when hardware is compromised in any way, whats the problem with a modchip??

No, not 'what's the problem with a modchip', what's the point in using/having a modchip' in his case, especially with a 'cramped' console.

This time i proposed a fix for Modo, if where the case.

Even if he requested FMCB in the first place...?

We know that a patched esr copy its the safest soft way to play import and backups.Fmcb+esr and enjoy.

Import, Backups, ESR? Erm,... 'dead drive'?

If the case is he cant launch softmod (no hard problems here)

First off,... He has a FAT PS2. Why the hell, shouldn't FMCB work for him (in any case)?

then ill say what i know about it, you should'nt read only the "modchip" word. If that is a bad word here then just tell me and ill use "diplomatics" way to say it or not to say it. Thats the cuestion???

Nope,... As you can see, we even have dedicated sub-forums&forums here for Modchips...

And YES i want to help , but if you find my ways doesnt match whit this forum, then ill return to my reader stage.No problem.

I just do not like seeing 'half-truths' (regardless, from where it comes).

If you really want to help, just also post the text in your native language and someone hopefully correct your issues, or helps you explaining it in better words.

Muchas gracias.
Saludos.

Best regards,
TnA

[Player1]

Thanks for your response TnA,
When i said "fix for Modo" the correct is "fix for MoBo(motherboard)" for an non dead LA(just try to read all as a block).

You are right, english ist not my first language, some things i write arent clear and logical for an anglospeaking person, but i take kind off offensive comming from and admin who read all my posts to say i dont know what i m saying.

Several years reparing,modding,softmodding,modchipping every model and mobo of this console and moderating an harware consoles spanish forum(picsystems) give me knowledge enought to share some good things.
I preciate your positive change about my posts TnA, that is what a real and good moderator do.
Possibly DJ could do the same soon.

I say, for last time about me(im tired of this,its all i receive from the begginning) im not trying to perturb the forum´s peace and structure, im a technician dedicated to videogames consoles, and ALL i want from you, if my words arent clear: dont just disqualify all from me, simply ASK what you think is wrong in my posts, thats all, may be a simple edition correct it all.


ABOUT BillyGlenn´s problem, i repet, he should fix LA if he has a 50 model, no choice, next time the lens could burn it all.THEN is when he can decide to install a chip, moBo is allready naked and ready for it.It this correct?
A 39 or before model doesnt need it but you can do it, no problem.

If he decide just to calibrate or replace the lens, also clean and lubricate every moving part of optical unit, that way softmodding flows. Correct?

Thats all.
Ill try to keep simple and direct to the point my answers.

SALUDOS!!!