FF7/8 cause ePSXe to lock up

Fuzzy · August 30th, 2002

Ok, so awhile ago I posted about FF8 causing epsxe to lock up (when I ran from the robot spider thing at the begining of the game)

Well, I did some more testing, and it turns out it locks up WHENEVER my characters run... from the spider, from other guys, starting a new game and making them run... the CD goes quiet, the hard-drive light doesnt blink... nothing... dead...

I hit ESC and it quits to the epsxe menu... I left it for dead, moved on, been playing Black and White, Fallout 2, etc...

Recently, however, I realized that I hadnt tried any other games, so I tried playing FF7... now it turns out, this problem is running rampant, and whats more, it's getting worse... in FF7 the game locks up at the end of a battle, win, lose, or run... dont matter...

now its doing the same for FF8...

what the heck is going on?

-Fuzzy

grahf · August 30th, 2002

Make an ISO and see how it goes. It might just be a scratch disk according to your describe symptoms.

Also, post your system specs as well as what EPSXE config you're using.

Fuzzy · August 30th, 2002

List of things I've tried:

Different Video Plugins (software, OGL, D3D)
Different Audio Plugins
Different CD Plugins
Different Versions Of ePSXe
ISO of FF8, not 7 though

I've also gotten it working on a friend of mines copy of VGS... and on his PSX... but seeing as I cant exactly use those over here, at my house... thats not really a solution...

I'm wondering why the older versions of ePSXe dont work any more... I mean, they used to play the games fine... heck 1.5.2 used to play them fine... this is a NEW problem...

Whats confusing me probably the most, is the fact that it's happening in both FF7 and FF8... I bet if I tried another game something similar would happen...

Anyways, heres my system config:

Intel Celeron 900mHz
Asus CUV4X-C
Win98
320MB PC133 RAM
15GB HD 3.45GB Free
50X CD (though the speed tests I've done say its actually a 12X max)
GeForce2 MX 100/200 32MB

Oh... and I dont use savestates, but I dont see how it would make a difference, seeing as this is now effecting my game WHEN I START!!! I'm talkin' first battles here, cloud jumps off the train... *boom* fights the baddies, and at the end of the battle... nothing... just him standing there as if the CD cover had been opened... (In FF8 it actually goes to the booty screen where you get XP/GP... but just empty blackness from there)

-Fuzzy

Fuzzy · September 2nd, 2002

anybody? or has this problem moved beyond the realm of solvable and into the forbidden realm of 'unsolvable emulation problems: wait for update'?

-Fuzzy

SomeUserGuy · September 2nd, 2002

have you tried any other ps games?

**Kane** · September 2nd, 2002

No one else seems to have had this problem. Have you tried running hte game from an ISO?
What setting do you have framebuffer access/textures on?

Fuzzy · September 3rd, 2002

Tried an ISO, and it didnt help... but it runs on VGS and on a real PSX...

Framebuffer Access: GFX card buffer & software
Framebuffer Textures: GFX card reads and moves

*sigh*

probably just end up fixing it with a clean format of my hard drive... 's been a long time since I did that... probably needs it anyway... 's a lot of work tho... Oh well

-Fuzzy

August 30th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Fuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle... ish Posts: 21	FF7/8 cause ePSXe to lock up Ok, so awhile ago I posted about FF8 causing epsxe to lock up (when I ran from the robot spider thing at the begining of the game) Well, I did some more testing, and it turns out it locks up WHENEVER my characters run... from the spider, from other guys, starting a new game and making them run... the CD goes quiet, the hard-drive light doesnt blink... nothing... dead... I hit ESC and it quits to the epsxe menu... I left it for dead, moved on, been playing Black and White, Fallout 2, etc... Recently, however, I realized that I hadnt tried any other games, so I tried playing FF7... now it turns out, this problem is running rampant, and whats more, it's getting worse... in FF7 the game locks up at the end of a battle, win, lose, or run... dont matter... now its doing the same for FF8... what the heck is going on? -Fuzzy

August 30th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
grahf Weltall Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 458	Make an ISO and see how it goes. It might just be a scratch disk according to your describe symptoms. Also, post your system specs as well as what EPSXE config you're using. __________________ SIS motherboard \| WindowsXP pro \| Athlon XP 2200+(1.8 Ghz) IBM 120gb 7200rpm \| 512Mb DDR PC2100 @133mhz \| C-media 3d sound\| Pixelview geforce4ti4200 64mb\| 12x8x32x CDRW \| 300watt power supply

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SomeUserGuy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 640	have you tried any other ps games? __________________ Yea.......

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Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	No one else seems to have had this problem. Have you tried running hte game from an ISO? What setting do you have framebuffer access/textures on? __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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August 30th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Fuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle... ish Posts: 21	List of things I've tried: Different Video Plugins (software, OGL, D3D) Different Audio Plugins Different CD Plugins Different Versions Of ePSXe ISO of FF8, not 7 though I've also gotten it working on a friend of mines copy of VGS... and on his PSX... but seeing as I cant exactly use those over here, at my house... thats not really a solution... I'm wondering why the older versions of ePSXe dont work any more... I mean, they used to play the games fine... heck 1.5.2 used to play them fine... this is a NEW problem... Whats confusing me probably the most, is the fact that it's happening in both FF7 and FF8... I bet if I tried another game something similar would happen... Anyways, heres my system config: Intel Celeron 900mHz Asus CUV4X-C Win98 320MB PC133 RAM 15GB HD 3.45GB Free 50X CD (though the speed tests I've done say its actually a 12X max) GeForce2 MX 100/200 32MB Oh... and I dont use savestates, but I dont see how it would make a difference, seeing as this is now effecting my game WHEN I START!!! I'm talkin' first battles here, cloud jumps off the train... boom fights the baddies, and at the end of the battle... nothing... just him standing there as if the CD cover had been opened... (In FF8 it actually goes to the booty screen where you get XP/GP... but just empty blackness from there) -Fuzzy

September 2nd, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Fuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle... ish Posts: 21	anybody? or has this problem moved beyond the realm of solvable and into the forbidden realm of 'unsolvable emulation problems: wait for update'? -Fuzzy

September 3rd, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Fuzzy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle... ish Posts: 21	Tried an ISO, and it didnt help... but it runs on VGS and on a real PSX... Framebuffer Access: GFX card buffer & software Framebuffer Textures: GFX card reads and moves sigh probably just end up fixing it with a clean format of my hard drive... 's been a long time since I did that... probably needs it anyway... 's a lot of work tho... Oh well -Fuzzy