I STILL can't get my backup discs working

Well where to start? First Imation's are some of the worst media around, get some Taiyo Yuden's or Verbatim's. Second, you need to flash the DMS 4 EZI Pro with Toxic OS in order to get it to play backups and imports.

86. Q. Where can I find good deals on legit Taiyo Yuden's and Verbatim's?
A. http://www.supermediastore.com
Great List of Merchants locally, online, in the U.K., etc:
http://www.digitalfaq.com/dvdguides/buyerguides/buymedia.htm

104. Q. I can't get my DMS 4 Pro , to boot backups/imports, what's going on?
A. You need to flash the chip with the latest firmware to boot backups and imports.
DMS 4 Pro SE: http://www.savefile.com/files.php?fid=3138141

Use Alcohol 120% to burn the firmware to CD-R.
Alcohol 120%: http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_120_

Burn the Firmware to CD-R with these instructions:
1. Unzip the firmware.
2. Insert your blank disc.
3. Open Alcohol 120%.
4. Go to File-->Open and browse to the cue file. Double click it.
5. Once it's open under Alcohol 120%, right click the cue file and click image burning wizard.
6. Select your recorder, leave the write method alone, set the write speed to 4x, set the datatype to PS2, and click next.

 

thanks for the help ill try that i have a lot of work ahead but you made it alot eazier. thanks

 

Tokijin
I use Nero myself it has never made a coster unless the image was bad!
I always burn at 4X
I built a V9 PS2 that could run RW discs :3 to bad the mobo died and the 2 I got dont work >< I wound up gettign a Vr7 it runs great and palys -/+Rs great ^^ I need to get that DSM soderless pro for it *L*

Trinijoy
I ahve a few PS2 magnet disc holders so I can run with or with out the top open.


tank21
I have a flip top 2,I love it :3
I need to get that kind of mod chip you have :3

 

Well your Mobo probably died because you were using DVD+/-RW's lol. It's not so much the PS2 can't read them (v.1-3 PS2's can't), they're terrible for the PS2 laser. The PS2 laser has to strain to read them. Don't bother with the DMS 4 EZI Pro. It's a good chip, but a lot of people butcher their PS2 when installing it. It's about $30 more than the DMS 4 Pro SE. A lot of people end up soldering them in anyway. Pay a pro to install a DMS 4 Pro SE or Matrix Infinity. It costs about the same, and it's gaurunteed.

26. Q. I'm in the market for a modchip or premodded console. What are some reputable sites I can order from?
A. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/251223 In addition http://www.modchip.com and http://www.norcalmods.com are supposed to be reliable. http://www.Xmodds.com is another quality mod site. If you're interested in a premod or modchip, be sure to order from one of these high quality sites.

 

Sly and Tokijin.

Taiyo Yuden has many different types at supermedia store: 4x, 8x, 16x, InkJet Printable, CakeBox Spindle, Tape Wrap, Shiny Silver (For the eye-gazing during those boring moments, lol). Would it be best to get Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R Media Silver Thermal Lacquer 50 Pack in Cake Box Spindle DVD01X0165-050 OR Taiyo Yuden 4X DVD-R Media Silver Shiny in Tape Wrap 100 Pack - Free Ground Shipping DVD01X0238-100
Authentic Taiyo Yuden????

Thanks for the heads-up on OptoDisc no longer being rated as highly. This brings up another point that is definitely apples and oranges, but may benefit some of our other noobs, specifically a question like this:
Q: "I've burned/backed up dozens of dvd movies without a coaster with dvd media xxxx, does this mean it still may not be good enough to try at 1/2 it's rated max burn speed when attempting a backup of any of my PS2s?"
A: YES!, there is no correlation, PS2 backups need much better media to play because....(I don't know those specifics, but you guys would be able to explain the rest).

Reason I bring this up is that I've made around 25 dvd movie backups with OptoDisc, and I've had NO coasters. Food for thought that crap PS2 media doesn't necessarily mean crap dvd media, for those of us that may be attempting to do the same types of 'activities'.

 

i have never used ty but i think these ones shud be good

Taiyo Yuden 8X DVD-R Media Silver Thermal Lacquer 50 Pack in Cake Box Spindle .

but get someone's elses recommendation as well coz as i said i have never used ty myself

 

ps2's are a lot more picky when it comes to reading disks,
the average dvd player will read just about anything you throw at it,even fried pancakes.....as long as they have no sugar/syrup on them

 

Yup. You could probably get away with throwing all the CMC Mag in the world at your DVD Player, and it'd play okay. I'm not advocating CMC Mag, it blows, noone in their right mind should use it. But if you want your PS2 to last, use quality media like Taiyo Yuden or Verbatim. The quality dyes go easy on the laser, and as Hursty said the PS2 laser is a lot more finicky that a DVD Player's laser.

 

Once again, all of you, this insight is superb. As I said, most people have no idea that your average Free Coby DVD player will play nearly a burned pancake, while PS2 is extremely more picky.

Also, the point about better DVD media actually being better on the PS2 laser than the crappy media, is very great insight, I had no idea, I never even considered that plausibility, yet, it makes perfect sense.

As someone said, this could be a sticky for the top. Why even use 'lesser' media, when the advantages and avoidable headaches and wrongful permutations are so large, it's like process of elimination, except one is eliminating 99% of the processes right away.

Just my 2 cents from reading massive amounts of digest in 1 month.

bran

 

There already is a sticky about "best media"... and in most posts you will see the more experienced members mention that using good quality media is better for your ps2 and more likely to not have problems booting/skipping etc.