"God only helps those who help themselves".
Afterdawn only helps those who give complete information. so, unless you give complete info, you are unlikely to receive help. so for heaven's sake follow this format and mention everything.


Name of Game
Game Region (PAL/NTSC)
Media Make
Media ID
Disc Max Speed
Speed of Burning
PS2 Modification (Swap Magic Version+Tool used /Name of Modchip)
PS2 Version (V1-Vx)
Game acquired (downloaded/original disc/back-up disc)
Rebuilded (Yes/No)
Rebuilding Software
Burning Software

Problem

An example of an ideal post:

Name of Game King Kong
Game Region PAL
Media Make RiDisc
Media ID RitekG04
Disc Max Speed 4x
Speed of Burning 2x
PS2 Modification Swap Magic 2.0 + slide tool
PS2 Version V5
Game acquired original disc
Rebuilded No
Rebuilding Software N/A
Burning Software DVD Decrypter

Problem After i get past the insert disc screen, the whole screen goes black. any idea how to resolve this? thanx in advance.

91. Q. What is the Media ID of a DVD and how can I find it?
A.The Media ID of a DVD is the true measure of it's quality. It contains prerecorded info about the disc's manufacturer. The quality of the disc will vary depending on the media code. The media code isn't visible on the disc or the packaging. To check the media ID, Open DVD Decrypter, insert your disc, and check what it says under Media ID or Manufacturer ID. You can also use a program called DVD Identifier which is very useful. You can find it here: http://www.afterdawn.com/software/video_software/dvd_tools/dvd_id...
Last but not least you can use DVD Info Pro: http://www.dvdinfopro.com/
Compare the Media ID to this link: http://www.digitalfaq.com/media/dvdmedia.htm

What version is my PS2?

http://mod-chip.com/en/ps2version.htm

Nice one, down side is, you know not all of the noobs will read this first, that's the only bad thing, even if it is stickied.. there will continue to be many posts sorrounding the same subject with little information passed on.. that's the way it is on the internet, but nice shot though.

I suggest PM'ing a Mod if you wish for it to be stickied.

-Mike

ok guys, how do we make sure that every noob reads and follows this?

i added this to my sticky but it made no difference.

any solutions apart from cursing lazy noobs?

banning them immediately for not reading rules? sad as it is, until everyone online learns to follow a standard forum protocol, we're all gonna be swamped with idiotic, repetitive posts :D

@auslander- lol.

Yeah, it's true..

-Mike

whats worse is half that stuff, newbies dont know. sum1 acctually asked my whats the diff between NTSC and PAL, i wish i could've punched him in the face.

must admit blessed has a point a newbie is never going to search to find out all that stuff when they just want to play a backup

not knocking its a great idea but think back then you were one would you have know half of that

Yes, but believe it or not, some people don't know half the knowledge that other people do.

-Mike

yeah you are right noobs won't know have the stuff.

i will edit, i am off to do some cut and paste with tokijin's ever-helpful faq. a shame that no noob reads it.lol.

even better have something that shows them how to find that stuff

Yeah the number of repitive posts is alarming lately. I used to enjoy AD, now it seems like more of a chore.

nice post sulaim :) great job. I think the only way to get Noobs attention is to change topic name to CLICK HERE FOR FREE GAMES BEFORE POSTING. lol

lol no they wont get they will be looking for there game!!! (not being funny)

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I used to enjoy AD, now it seems like more of a chore.

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Agreed!!!!

-Mike

Glad I'm not the only knowledgeable user who feels that way, Mik3h. You're a moderator at XS, correct?

I was, then the server was down, and now I'm not. Even after developing the XSMessenger tECH still doesen't have it on the site, and he hasn't had me upto to a mod but whatever..

Yeah I agree. I've noticed that.. I used to really like the place, but now it's just not the same..

-Mike

Yeah honestly, it's probably a good thing. I spend too much time on AD anyway. I need to pursue real life endeavors like school and meeting new people. I'm kinda tired of spending the weekends answering posts. Here's a link to a blog entry I wrote about the State of AD, if anybody's interested.
http://my.afterdawn.com/tokijin/blog_entry.cfm/243/stateofad

XS seems like a cool site. I'm not really much into the chat room deal, but there are a lot of people I know there from AD. I know you, Paddymail, Lethal, Steimy and a couple others. I've only posted one reply on their site, but I'll probably be on there more in the near future. Cheers!

Yeah I totally agree with the blog, and I agree, I hate spending weekends answering posts.. have to get out more.. lol. Don't want to end up like ddp.. lol. Only joking :P :)

-Mike

*DDP Powers up to Super Saiyan 4 and uses his Instant Ban Kamehameha attack to ban Tokijin and Mik3h for life.* lol.

Hehe... for some strange reason I can see that happening! :O

-Mike