Problem loading games

n00zler · October 9th, 2009

Hi,

So, I've used ePSXe in the past and haven't ever had any problems. However, I just reinstalled it on my (newish) computer, and I'm having issues.

First, I've used the 1001 and 7502 bios's, and gpuPete's D3D, OpenGL, and OpenGL2 plugins. Every combination giving the same results.

Whenever I try to load a game (the two I have are FF7 and FFT, using ISOs in .bin format), the SCEA logo shows up, followed by the squaresoft logo. At that point, nothing else happens. The Squaresoft logo stays on the screen. No matter what settings I try, nothing happens. I thought perhaps it was because I run SLI, but after disabling it and restarting, the same thing happens.

Now, I have a friend with FFT and he sent me a save file. If I load FFT and then immediately load his save, it works perfectly. I can load the game from that point and play without problems.

Does anybody have any suggestions/ideas? I'm getting pretty frustrated. The logs show nothing - it doesn't appear to crash (i.e. hitting escape still takes me back to the ePSXe main screen and allows me to load/save, etc), it just doesn't continue past that point, no matter how long you let it sit.

EDIT:

I'm running vista 64. All my drivers, etc are up to date.

**jonc2006** · October 9th, 2009

can you test your games on another emulators?

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n00zler · October 9th, 2009

pSX 1.13 is working for both games. Weird.

**jonc2006** · October 9th, 2009

can you get the BIOS to run with epsxe? do you have DEP disabled?

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n00zler · October 9th, 2009

Yes, the bios does run with ePSXe. DEP is not disabled.

**jonc2006** · October 9th, 2009

turn DEP off then and see what it does.

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n00zler · October 9th, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonc2006

turn DEP off then and see what it does.

DEP disabled for espxe.exe and still doesn't get past the squaresoft logo. (I did restart after changing the setting)

**jonc2006** · October 9th, 2009

are you mounting the images on a virtual drive?

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n00zler · October 10th, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonc2006

are you mounting the images on a virtual drive?

I've tried mounting it and just running straight from the bin. Both give the same result. I'm now getting an error in PSX as well. The first battle in FFT goes just fine, but when you get to the second one (the first "real" battle) it crashes as soon as I try to take an action other than movement. I know this copy works - I've used it in the past to go much further than this

**jonc2006** · October 10th, 2009

at this point im going to say it could indeed be the image itself or maybe the just format that is giving you trouble. unlike epsxe, psx uses no kind of plugin system (which is why i find it useful in troubleshooting with epsxe), so the bad plugin choice/settings possibility can most likely be ruled out now.

i would recommend making a new image but use a different fomat like .ccd or mdf this time, multiple tutorials can be found in the link below if you are not sure how to do this.

How to Make a Perfect Backup of PSX Games

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n00zler · October 10th, 2009

I indeed made a new image using .ccd and it is working again in psx. Still nothing in epsxe, just hangs at the squaresoft logo. FF7 also works in psx, but just hangs in epsxe still. Nooo idea whats going on

**jonc2006** · October 10th, 2009

have you tried using other versions of epsxe like 1.6.0 or 1.5.2?

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October 9th, 2009	#1 (permalink)
n00zler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 6	Problem loading games Hi, So, I've used ePSXe in the past and haven't ever had any problems. However, I just reinstalled it on my (newish) computer, and I'm having issues. First, I've used the 1001 and 7502 bios's, and gpuPete's D3D, OpenGL, and OpenGL2 plugins. Every combination giving the same results. Whenever I try to load a game (the two I have are FF7 and FFT, using ISOs in .bin format), the SCEA logo shows up, followed by the squaresoft logo. At that point, nothing else happens. The Squaresoft logo stays on the screen. No matter what settings I try, nothing happens. I thought perhaps it was because I run SLI, but after disabling it and restarting, the same thing happens. Now, I have a friend with FFT and he sent me a save file. If I load FFT and then immediately load his save, it works perfectly. I can load the game from that point and play without problems. Does anybody have any suggestions/ideas? I'm getting pretty frustrated. The logs show nothing - it doesn't appear to crash (i.e. hitting escape still takes me back to the ePSXe main screen and allows me to load/save, etc), it just doesn't continue past that point, no matter how long you let it sit. EDIT: I'm running vista 64. All my drivers, etc are up to date.

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October 9th, 2009	#2 (permalink)
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD. Posts: 9,026	can you test your games on another emulators? __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

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n00zler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 6	pSX 1.13 is working for both games. Weird.

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jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD. Posts: 9,026	can you get the BIOS to run with epsxe? do you have DEP disabled? __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

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n00zler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 6	Yes, the bios does run with ePSXe. DEP is not disabled.

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jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD. Posts: 9,026	turn DEP off then and see what it does. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

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jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD. Posts: 9,026	are you mounting the images on a virtual drive? __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

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jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD. Posts: 9,026	at this point im going to say it could indeed be the image itself or maybe the just format that is giving you trouble. unlike epsxe, psx uses no kind of plugin system (which is why i find it useful in troubleshooting with epsxe), so the bad plugin choice/settings possibility can most likely be ruled out now. i would recommend making a new image but use a different fomat like .ccd or mdf this time, multiple tutorials can be found in the link below if you are not sure how to do this. How to Make a Perfect Backup of PSX Games __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

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n00zler Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA Posts: 6	I indeed made a new image using .ccd and it is working again in psx. Still nothing in epsxe, just hangs at the squaresoft logo. FF7 also works in psx, but just hangs in epsxe still. Nooo idea whats going on

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jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD. Posts: 9,026	have you tried using other versions of epsxe like 1.6.0 or 1.5.2? __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection