Problems regarding PS2

[Windows_10_User]

My PS2 is making a lot of noise and if I insert the MCs the farthest possible, they aren't recognized (if I loose them a bit, they are). I have these problems for years and recently my DualShock 2 has had left analog stick drift after it dropped.

 

[Windows_10_User]

iirc, the older ps2's have a voltage regulator where one is ps1 games; the other ps2. whether that's the problem or not, I don't know.

It's not reading PS1 and PS2 discs. Does that have to do with this problem? It makes an odd noise. My PS2 is Slim so I don't know if it can be considered old.

 

[godreborn]

It isn't reading PS1 and PS2 discs. Does that have to do with this problem? It makes a strange noise. My PS2 is Slim so I don't know if it can be considered old.

probably the laser. may need to buy a new one or a new system with a working laser.

 

[Windows_10_User]

probably the laser. may need to buy a new one or a new system with a working laser.

I opened the PS2 tray, pulled that thing around the center, cleaned the space between the center and that thing since it had dust and now it's reading the PS1 and PS2 discs but it's making an odd and loud spinning noise when playing the only PS1 disc I have so I can't test others to see if it's the PS2's fault or this game's.

I tested this PS1 disc on the PS3 and it also makes an odd noise, but quieter so it may be the disc's fault.

 

[CoolMe]

First of all, why are you replying with the same thing on 3 different threads, including this one? Here and here?
Just one quotation is enough.

So, the PS2 component cables arrived and although I don't notice a difference between them and the PS2 to HDMI Converter I'm not having the flickering screen problem and so far the TV is also not having the black screen issue too, although the latter was random and so I guess I should wait some more time.

Ok.

To get PS1 bought games to work on my HDTV via component cables (just like before with the PS2 to HDMI Converter), I had to follow this (I didn't change offset settings but it still worked) and it looks like I'll have to do it every time I want to play PS1 bought games, which is annoying.

They aren't not working for you because the resolution of PS1 games is 240p/i depending on the game, with component they can display 240p/i just fine & should be work on the crt tv. but since you're using an hdtv which doesn't support 240p/i, you'll need an upscaler device to upscale it to 480p/i for it to be recognized on an hdtv.
i assume that's what the guide's trying to do?

What would I do if I didn't have a FMCB MC? Would I have this issue on a modern TV if using component cables together with portta?

Yes, on any hdtv if you wanna play PS1 you'd need an upscaler. For PS2 games, since they're 240p/i most of the time, they should be displayed just fine.

Weird, now the PS2 isn't reading any discs! Could it be the PS1 disc broke it? I'm tired of having bad luck.

Well, the PS2 laser, either for slim or fat, has 2 separate components one for dvds and one for cd bsed games (either PS2 or PS1), CDs in particular put alot of strain on the laser, and yes that loud noise is part of it.
Now if your laser no longer accepts dvds, you might wanna open up the PS2 and adjust the potentiometers on the back of the laser assembly, there's 2 one for dvd lens and one for cds, adjust only the dvd potentiometer.
Though you need to look up online the exact Ohm setting for the dvd potentiometer, and turn it just a hair either clockwise (or anti-clockwise i forget)..
And test a dvd and see if it gives the rsod again or not.

It isn't reading PS1 and PS2 discs. Does that have to do with this problem? It makes a strange noise. My PS2 is Slim so I don't know if it can be considered old.

Look above.

Weird, I opened the PS2 tray, pulled that thing around the center, cleaned the space between the center and that thing since it had dust and now it's reading the PS1 bought game and the HSP2 bought games but now it does a weird and loud spinning sound when playing the only PS1 bought game I have so I can't test other ones to see if it's the PS2's fault or this game's.

I tested this PS1 disc on the PS3 and it also makes a strange noise, but quieter so it may be the disc's fault.

No, the PS2 will have a hard time with all CD's, and for fresh new laser it will only take a few plays before it starts showing some symptoms.. Sony really fucked up there..

 

[Windows_10_User]

First of all, why are you replying with the same thing on 3 different threads, including this one? Here and here?
Just one quotation is enough.

Ok.

They aren't not working for you because the resolution of PS1 games is 240p/i depending on the game, with component they can display 240p/i just fine & should be work on the crt tv. but since you're using an hdtv which doesn't support 240p/i, you'll need an upscaler device to upscale it to 480p/i for it to be recognized on an hdtv.
i assume that's what the guide's trying to do?

Yes, on any hdtv if you wanna play PS1 you'd need an upscaler. For PS2 games, since they're 240p/i most of the time, they should be displayed just fine.

Well, the PS2 laser, either for slim or fat, has 2 separate components one for dvds and one for cd bsed games (either PS2 or PS1), CDs in particular put alot of strain on the laser, and yes that loud noise is part of it.
Now if your laser no longer accepts dvds, you might wanna open up the PS2 and adjust the potentiometers on the back of the laser assembly, there's 2 one for dvd lens and one for cds, adjust only the dvd potentiometer.
Though you need to look up online the exact Ohm setting for the dvd potentiometer, and turn it just a hair either clockwise (or anti-clockwise i forget)..
And test a dvd and see if it gives the rsod again or not.

Look above.

No, the PS2 will have a hard time with all CD's, and for fresh new laser it will only take a few plays before it starts showing some symptoms.. Sony really fucked up there..

Just to update the threads since I talked about this problem in all of them and for others to know I found a solution if accessing them in the future.

I assume that too but just to be sure does that mean I'll have to do that every time I want to have display in PS1 games on my PS2 on a HD TV with component or HDMI cables? Would I have that problem on 4K/8K TVs as well?

Yes, my PS2 makes even more noise when playing PS1 games but it wasn't making all this noise and what about the new loud spinning one (so, I have two noises at the same time)?

What RSOD? It gave me a red screen once saying to insert a PS1/PS2 game after inserting my PS1 disc while on the PS2 Browser when I did nothing besides being on the latter because I had that red screen right after inserting the disc.

So, what do you mean is that a PS2 with a new laser might stop reading CDs (and maybe DVDs) after reading some PS1 and PS2 CD games because PS1 and PS2 CDs wear the laser a lot or at least playing them makes a loud noise? If so, that doesn't make sense and it's another reason to avoid PS1 (and PS2) CD games. Maybe playing this PS1 CD is really messing up my PS2, like I said. If so, I guess playing burned PS1 and PS2 CD games wear it even more. What about playing PS1 and PS2 games on a PS3, does it wear the PS3's laser more? And what about playing non-game CD discs and DVD discs on the PS2 and on the PS3 and non-game DVD discs on the PS3?

 

[Windows_10_User]

First of all, why are you replying with the same thing on 3 different threads, including this one? Here and here?
Just one quotation is enough.

Ok.

They aren't not working for you because the resolution of PS1 games is 240p/i depending on the game, with component they can display 240p/i just fine & should be work on the crt tv. but since you're using an hdtv which doesn't support 240p/i, you'll need an upscaler device to upscale it to 480p/i for it to be recognized on an hdtv.
i assume that's what the guide's trying to do?

Yes, on any hdtv if you wanna play PS1 you'd need an upscaler. For PS2 games, since they're 240p/i most of the time, they should be displayed just fine.

Well, the PS2 laser, either for slim or fat, has 2 separate components one for dvds and one for cd bsed games (either PS2 or PS1), CDs in particular put alot of strain on the laser, and yes that loud noise is part of it.
Now if your laser no longer accepts dvds, you might wanna open up the PS2 and adjust the potentiometers on the back of the laser assembly, there's 2 one for dvd lens and one for cds, adjust only the dvd potentiometer.
Though you need to look up online the exact Ohm setting for the dvd potentiometer, and turn it just a hair either clockwise (or anti-clockwise i forget)..
And test a dvd and see if it gives the rsod again or not.

Look above.

No, the PS2 will have a hard time with all CD's, and for fresh new laser it will only take a few plays before it starts showing some symptoms.. Sony really fucked up there..

If I want to have display in NTSC PS1 discs I have to select the "NTSC" setting on GSM but then the screen looks distorted so how can I fix it? Also, how can I play NTSC-J PS1 discs?

 

[CoolMe]

If I want to play PS1 american discs I have to select the "NTSC" setting on GSM but then the screen becomes distorted so how can I fix this? Also, how can I play PS1 japanese discs?

Make sure your PS1 games are patched for POPSTARTER etc. and are placed in the POPS folder on the root of drive. Opl will launch the game as long as it's compatible, and of course with the right video cables..

 

[duwen]

If I want to play PS1 american discs I have to select the "NTSC" setting on GSM but then the screen becomes distorted so how can I fix this? Also, how can I play PS1 japanese discs?

If it's a slim PS2 that's not been mod chipped you can't play PS1 disks from a different region.
If it's a phat PS2 that's not been mod chipped, you can use tonyhax to boot any region PS1 disk including backups, but only if it's a low enough revision of the system.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Make sure your PS1 games are patched for POPSTARTER etc. and are placed in the POPS folder on the root of drive. Opl will launch the game as long as it's compatible, and of course with the right video cables..

But I was told to not use that OPL version.

If it's a slim PS2 that's not been mod chipped you can't play PS1 disks from a different region.
If it's a phat PS2 that's not been mod chipped, you can use tonyhax to boot any region PS1 disk including backups, but only if it's a low enough revision of the system.

Thanks. It seems I'm forced to use the OPL Daily Build forks, then.

 

[CoolMe]

But I was told to not use that OPL version.

?

 

[Windows_10_User]

?

I was told in PSX-Place that OPL Daily Build is a fork and the official project was stolen by PS2-Home. Anyway, the official OPL versions don't even support PS1 games.

 

[CoolMe]

I was told that version (from PS2-HOME) is a modified version from the original one (from GitHub) and the project was stolen. Anyway, the original doesn't even support PS1 games.

Then how were you launching PS1 games?

 

[Windows_10_User]

Then how were you launching PS1 games?

By precisely using the OPL Daily Build forks since they can directly run them because they have integrated POPStarter. Anyway, I think the PS3 is more compatible with PS1 games so I guess I should use instead of the PS2.

 

[Windows_10_User]

probably the laser. may need to buy a new one or a new system with a working laser.

It seems the problem regarding the MC not being recognized if inserted the farthest possible returned and the Multitap isn't recognizing my 64 MB MC. It appears the latter only recognizes official 8 MB MCs.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Dude, if you want a quality video connection for your PS2 there's only two options:

1. Official Sony Component Cable
2. HD Retrovision Component Cable

Both will cost more than a PS2, but the difference in quality between the cheap generic Chinese adapters/cables and this is night and day.

I used to use a generic component cable and there were loads of times the screen would just go black. That was even more annoying when I was playing NFS ProStreet where the races were incredibly fast and I needed to be careful not to crash.

 

[Windows_10_User]

Dude, if you want a quality video connection for your PS2 there's only two options:

1. Official Sony Component Cable
2. HD Retrovision Component Cable

Both will cost more than a PS2, but the difference in quality between the cheap generic Chinese adapters/cables and this is night and day.

I used to use a generic component cable and there were loads of times the screen would just go black. That was even more annoying when I was playing NFS ProStreet where the races were incredibly fast and I needed to be careful not to crash.

Like I said, I've been using official component cables for some months and I haven't had blackouts.

 

[Windows_10_User]

probably the laser. may need to buy a new one or a new system with a working laser.

Dude, if you want a quality video connection for your PS2 there's only two options:

1. Official Sony Component Cable
2. HD Retrovision Component Cable

Both will cost more than a PS2, but the difference in quality between the cheap generic Chinese adapters/cables and this is night and day.

I used to use a generic component cable and there were loads of times the screen would just go black. That was even more annoying when I was playing NFS ProStreet where the races were incredibly fast and I needed to be careful not to crash.

I'll buy a new TV and it'll be a 4K one unlike my current TV (which is 1080p). I guess I'll buy Portta Component to HDMI Converter as well.

 

[godreborn]

I'll buy a new TV and it's 4K unlike my current one (which is 1080p). I guess I'll buy Portta but according to what I've read, it has blackouts during games.

You'll need an upscaler for ps1 games. They output at 240p, which most new tvs can't do.

 

[Windows_10_User]

You'll need an upscaler for ps1 games. They output at 240p, which most new tvs can't do.

But I think they were talking about PS2 games too.

@BOBdotEXE says 3 PS2 games and most PS1 games will have no display.

Also, I no longer have physical PS1 games, don't plan on having and I can't make downloaded PS1 games work on the PS2 if running POPStarter via SMB so I'll only run them on the PS3. Can that problem happen on the latter?

 

[godreborn]

But I assume they were talking about PS2 games too.

This user told 3 PS2 games and most PS1 games won't show up.

Also, I no longer have physical PS1 games and don't plan on buying them and I can't make them work in POPStarter SMB so I'll only play them via PS3. Can I also have that problem in the latter?

Buy a ctr then