Thread: Awful Loading Times

Save your DVDs and look into USB loading (OPL).

I know Rogue Galaxy works. I have burned on Memorex DVD-R. The same applies to FF XII!

Originally Posted by Warlock77

Save your DVDs and look into USB loading (OPL).

I know Rogue Galaxy works. I have burned on Memorex DVD-R. The same applies to FF XII!

Isn't USB loading even slower because of the 1.1 usb slot? I don't think its a good idea with these 2 games since they're loaded with FMV's and real-time rendering.

It works for me too like I mentioned. The loading is the problem here. Is there a patch or something for these occasions that Im missing?

What brand of DVD are you using? Make sure that the DVD's are DVD-R and not DVD+R. Usually a good brand of DVD-R should work fine (Verbatim, Sony...), but some consoles can be picky even among them. Avoid cheap brands at all costs.
Also, if you have the possibility to try an other dvd burner, in my experience laptop burners gave me almost always bad results.
If nothing mentioned above works you can try to carefully clean the lens of your PS2 with rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs. There are some good guides around the net that will show you how to do it. And if that does not help, your laser might be about to die or you might have to adjust it... but I wouldn't really recommend that if you are not experienced with stuff like that, since it can shorten it durability even further.
Otherwise I would recommend the SMB method over USB, if you have a router that is. Works better.

With the games that I play via USB, there isn't any slow downs as far as game play is concerned (that may depend on the drive being used as well). FMVs are still touch and go but you can always fast forward through all of that junk. LOL

I haven't been able to tinker with SMB loading but I've heard that it's better than USB.

Originally Posted by Coolman Moe Joe

What brand of DVD are you using? Make sure that the DVD's are DVD-R and not DVD+R. Usually a good brand of DVD-R should work fine (Verbatim, Sony...), but some consoles can be picky even among them. Avoid cheap brands at all costs.
Also, if you have the possibility to try an other dvd burner, in my experience laptop burners gave me almost always bad results.
If nothing mentioned above works you can try to carefully clean the lens of your PS2 with rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs. There are some good guides around the net that will show you how to do it. And if that does not help, your laser might be about to die or you might have to adjust it... but I wouldn't really recommend that if you are not experienced with stuff like that, since it can shorten it durability even further.
Otherwise I would recommend the SMB method over USB, if you have a router that is. Works better.

I used TDK brand dvd-r to write the games. Is TDK considered a bad brand? Another related question: are taiyuu yuuden still in production of dvds? From previous experiences those were pretty high-quality as well...I'll try some verbatims when I have the chance to buy them.
I dont think there's a problem with the lens since we're talking about a newly aquired ps2 in mint condition with about 20-30hours of gameplay on it. And that SMB method looks quite tedious but if there's no other way i'll try that.

Originally Posted by Warlock77

With the games that I play via USB, there isn't any slow downs as far as game play is concerned (that may depend on the drive being used as well). FMVs are still touch and go but you can always fast forward through all of that junk. LOL

I haven't been able to tinker with SMB loading but I've heard that it's better than USB.

I like FMVs myself since its more or less a necessity in the genres I want to play. Gonna try USB method anyways.

thanks for the feedback!

Well that is weird... Do you have any warranty on the console? Was the console in its package and protected from dust before you acquired it? How do original games play?
TDK should be ok, but your PS2 may not "like" them. Wouldn't know about Taiyo Yuuden since I never had the chance to buy them, but Verbatims that are made in Japan are made by them.
Yeah, SMB is a bit of a hassle... but I was surprised how well the FMVs run. I tested 50 Cent Bulletproof which is a dual layer game and Batman: Vengeance. Both intros run without stuttering. Still, its not perfect, some other games FMV do stutter and not all games work, but it definitely works better than USB.

Originally Posted by Coolman Moe Joe

Well that is weird... Do you have any warranty on the console? Was the console in its package and protected from dust before you acquired it? How do original games play?
TDK should be ok, but your PS2 may not "like" them. Wouldn't know about Taiyo Yuuden since I never had the chance to buy them, but Verbatims that are made in Japan are made by them.
Yeah, SMB is a bit of a hassle... but I was surprised how well the FMVs run. I tested 50 Cent Bulletproof which is a dual layer game and Batman: Vengeance. Both intros run without stuttering. Still, its not perfect, some other games FMV do stutter and not all games work, but it definitely works better than USB.

I got it from a glass display at a shop. From the looks of it they kept it quite clean. After that I used an electric blower to clean any possible dust from the inside and nothing came out. The cd lends looks fine and primp as well. Is there a possibility that it might not actually be clean? To the eye it looks clean so I wouldn't know if there's something amiss.

I guess verbatim are my last choice now. Gonna get some next week probably and try again. Having suspicions about my dvd writer as well...

Are you using a laptop DVDwriter? They are known to give bad results. And what speed are you burning? Try a slow 1X or 2X speed