PCSX2 Game Troubleshooting Guide

[dantes]

naruto ultimate ninja1 (Ntsc),
Problem: the game crashes when play (scenario) Saga modes, i have used the inspectr program and gives that (read the text file), i play this with pcsx2 svn 343 but with all versions happen the same problem

Attached Files

crash20080404233823.rar (85.5 KB, 45 views)

---

Last edited by dantes; April 5th, 2008 at 05:04..

[GeominorAI]

Originally Posted by dantes

naruto ultimate ninja1 (Ntsc),
Problem: the game crashes when play (scenario) Saga modes, i have used the inspectr program and gives that (read the text file), i play this with pcsx2 svn 343 but with all versions happen the same problem

The purpose of this thread is not to report bugs but to generate well-documented and formatted reports to aid the end-user in problem diagnosis and troubleshooting.

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Patch Application Failure

SYMPTOMS
Console output displays
XML Loader returned an error. Trying to load a pnach...
patch file for this game not found. Can't apply any patches.

CAUSE
The patch file for the game is not found in the emulator patches directory.
There does not exist an installed patch for the game.

RESOLUTION
This is not an error. No action is required.
A patch does not have to exist for the game to run.

WORKAROUND
User-made patches can be found here.

STATUS
Reported by multiple members.
This is not an error.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all recent releases

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 5th, 2008 at 07:35..

[GeominorAI]

Sub-Index

KB Articles:

1. Ineffectual Attack - [?]

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 5th, 2008 at 08:14..

[GeominorAI]

Ineffectual Attack

SYMPTOMS
Attacking the first boss has no effect, and thus the game cannot continue past the stage.

CAUSE
This bug is caused by the PCSX2 emulator.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
There are no workarounds that are currently available.

STATUS
Reported by multiple members.
No official confirmation exists.
This game has been listed in the compatibility list as having problems in-game.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 0.9.4 to 0.9.5 SVN 343
• Shadow of The Colossus [?] - (?)

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Corrupted Graphics

SYMPTOMS
Graphics contain missing or corrupted geometry.

CAUSE
This bug is caused both in part by the PCSX2 emulator and the graphics plugin.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
The graphics plugins, GSdx and ZeroGS, contain a specific hack for the game.
For GSdx, enable the NLOOP hack.
For ZeroGS, enable the FFX hack - 00000080.

STATUS
Reported by multiple members.
Official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all recent releases
• GSdx9/10 all releases
• GSdx all recent releases
• ZeroGS 0.97.x
• Final Fantasy X [?] - (?)

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Errors in tri-Ace Incorporated Games

SYMPTOMS
The game crashes the emulator, causes loop-backs, or refuses to continue past a stage.

CAUSE
This is caused by the tri-Ace programmer's hardcoded memory check subroutine as a likely legitimate product integrity solution.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
There are no workarounds that are currently available.

STATUS
Reported by a few members.
Official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all recent releases
• Radiata Stories [PAL/NTSC] - (?)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time [PAL/NTSC] - (?)
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: Director's Cut [PAL/NTSC] - (?)
• Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria [PAL/NTSC] - (?)

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Random Crashes While Loading Saved States

SYMPTOMS
The emulator crashes while attempting to load particular save states.

CAUSE
This issue is caused by the PCSX2 emulator handling of saved states.
The save state is not the optimal saving solution.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
Save the game to the memory card.

STATUS
This issue has been confirmed.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all releases

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 6th, 2008 at 03:27..

[GeominorAI]

Graphical Black Bars

SYMPTOMS
Multiple solid black bars appear throughout the graphics canvas.

CAUSE
This issue is caused by the graphics plugin rendering in an aspect ratio different from that of the native resolution.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
Set the resolution to be a multiple of the original ratio components or use the native resolution.

STATUS
Reported by multiple members.
Official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all recent releases
• GSdx all recent releases

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Convert Saved Games

OBJECTIVE
Convert MAX Drive (.max), EMS (.psu), SharkPort (.sps), X-Port (.xps) and Code Breaker (.cbs) formats to be used in the PCSX2 memory card.

REDIRECT TO

• mymc, a PS2 Memory Card Image Utility - External

Back to Index

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 14th, 2008 at 06:22..

[GeominorAI]

Sub-Index

KB Articles:

1. Memory Card - Quit to desktop
2. Random Crashes While Loading Saved States
3. Incompatible Saved States
4. Saved state swap skips every other number
5. Transfer Saved Games
6. Convert Saved Games

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 13th, 2008 at 22:42..

[GeominorAI]

Unable to Load Graphics Plugin

SYMPTOMS
The emulator displays the message Error Opening GS Plugin, and all graphics fail to render.
OR
The emulator crashes with a black graphics canvas upon the start of the game.

CAUSE
The graphics plugin's minimum system requirements have not been met.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
Use an alternate version of the plugin or a setup with lower system requirements.

STATUS
This is a known issue.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all recent releases
• GSdx, ZeroGS all recent releases

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 14th, 2008 at 00:10..

[GeominorAI]

Graphics Plugin System Requirements

[R] - Required
[O] - Optional, but recommended

GSdx9
Pre-0.10.0

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [O] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 1.1-3.0

0.10.0-0.10.4

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0

0.10.0-0.10.9

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [O] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0

0.11.0-0.11.4

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0

GSdx10
0.1.0-0.1.4

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 4.0
• [R] Windows Vista or higher
• [R] GPU that supports DirectX 10:
  Nvidia GeForce 8/9 Series
  ATI HD Series

GSdx SSE2
0.1.0-0.1.9 [DX9]

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0

0.1.0-0.1.9 [DX10]

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 4.0
• [R] Windows Vista or higher
• [R] GPU that supports DirectX 10:
  Nvidia GeForce 8/9 Series
  ATI HD Series

GSdx [DX9/10] SSSE3
0.1.5-0.1.9

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] CPU that supports SSSE3:
  Intel:
  Xeon 5100/5300/3000
  Core 2 Duo/Extreme/Quad
  Pentium Dual Core
  Celeron 4xx/Dual Core E1200
  Celeron M 520/530
  Atom
  VIA:
  Nano
• [R] Windows Vista or higher [only for GSdx DX10]
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0/4.0

GSdx [DX9/10] SSE4
0.1.8-0.1.9

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] CPU that supports SSE4:
  Intel:
  Xeon Dual-Core E3110, Quad-Core X3320+, Quad-Core E5405+, Quad-Core L5408+
  Core 2 Duo E7200+, E8190+, T9300+
  Core 2 Quad Q9300+
  Core 2 Extreme X9000+, QX9650+
  AMD:
  Opteron Barcelona
  Opteron Budapest
  Phenom Agena
  
• [R] Windows Vista or higher [only for GSdx DX10]
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0/4.0

GSdx may require additional DLL's of d3dx9_27.dll, d3dx9_30.dll, d3dx9_34.dll, d3dx9_36.dll, d3dx9_38.dll, d3dx10_38.dll and d3dx10_36.dll if the appropriate DirectX runtime environment is not installed.

ZeroGS
0.96.0-0.97.0

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [O] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0

0.97.1

• [R] CPU that supports SSE
• [R] CPU that supports SSE2
• [R] GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0-3.0

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 all recent releases
• GSdx, ZeroGS all recent releases

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; August 28th, 2008 at 00:47.. Reason: Updated: GSdx 0.1.9

[nekobaka]

Game locks in Episode 2

SYMPTOMS
After freeing Denpachi the guards lock in an animation.
The story cannot be played further.

CAUSE
This bug is caused by the PCSX2 emulator 0.9.4.

RESOLUTION
Use 0.95 SVN-Version of PCSX2 (343 worked for me)

WORKAROUND
No known workarounds.

STATUS
Reported by one member.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 0.94
• Shin Megami Tensei - Devil Summoner [PAL] - SLES_546.29

Back to Index

[GeominorAI]

Sub-Index

KB Articles:

1. Game locks in Episode 2 - [PAL] - KB article is pending confirmation

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; April 16th, 2008 at 02:20..

[baros.hendricks]

Originally Posted by GeominorAI

Freezing Video Playback

SYMPTOMS
Long videos freeze before finishing.

CAUSE
This bug is caused by the PCSX2 emulator.

RESOLUTION
There are no resolutions that are currently available.

WORKAROUND
Press START to skip the video.

STATUS
Reported by one member.
No official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 330
• GSdx, ZeroGS all recent releases
• Gundam Seed Destiny Rengou vs. ZAFT Plus II [NTSC-J] - SLPS_257.18

Back to Index

I would like to confirm this because whether the video is cinematic or using game engine if it is longer than 8-10 seconds on Devil May Cry 3 (U) the videos just stop. But here is the weird part the subtitles continue to change as if the video is playing but there isn't any video or audio output after it gets stuck

[diablo2121]

Is anyone else having trouble saving a game on the memory card for Yakuza? I keep getting save failed, and I've tried on an entire new formatted memory card.

[GeominorAI]

The purpose of this thread is not to confirm or ask about problems but to generate well-documented and formatted reports to aid the end-user in problem diagnosis and troubleshooting.

Query about problems in the PCSX2 root forum that are not already answered in prior threads found with an in-depth search.

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Freezing, Corrupted, or No Video Playback

SYMPTOMS
Videos freeze, fail to play, or contains corrupted or blocky artifacts.

CAUSE
This bug is caused by the PCSX2 emulator IPU.

RESOLUTION
This issue has been resolved for multiple games since PCSX2 0.9.5 SVN 351.
Download the latest SVN build here.

WORKAROUND
There are no workarounds that are currently available.

STATUS
Reported by multiple members.
Official confirmation exists.

APPLIES TO

• PCSX2 0.9.2 to 0.9.5 SVN 343

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

[GeominorAI]

Sub-Index

KB Articles:

1. Incomplete Ingame Dialogs - [?]
2. Cannot Complete Missions - [?]

Back to Index

__________________
Ensure complete compliance to the NGEmu/EmuForums Rules of Conduct before posting in the forums.

---

Last edited by GeominorAI; May 6th, 2008 at 02:24..