Final Fantasy IX freezes...

mystiqu · February 24th, 2003

Are there any known problems with FF9 :confused:
If so, are there any patches? My game freezes after the "theatre fight" in the castle (Disc 1, beginning of the game). Everything goes black. (the disc is fine, no scratches!)

I´m using epsxe 1.5.2 on a AMD Athlon XP 1800 with Creative Geforce 2 MX400 & 512 DDR.

**_E_** · February 24th, 2003

well, simply. if you are using the PAL version of FF9, you ll need a patch for it to work

patchs can be found here
http://www.ngemu.com/psx/ppf.php

mystiqu · February 24th, 2003

I´m using the NTSC version.
Anymore ideas?

// Mikael

mystiqu · February 24th, 2003

By the way, I´m running the game from the cd, not from a bin file.

**_E_** · February 24th, 2003

well, what are your GPU specs? your plugin configuration settings?

mystiqu · February 24th, 2003

What is GPU?

(Im a newbie, just wanna play ff9

Anyway, these are the plugins Im using:

Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.57
--Using the "nice" setting + Offscreen drawing 3 and Texture Filtering 6

ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2
ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K core 1.5.2

**_E_** · February 24th, 2003

sorry, i should have elaborated before.

I was talking about Pete OpenGL plugin
first of all, upgrade it to the latest version
second of all, post all configuration setting here ( theres a useful button on the right hand corner in the configuration menu which you can use- "copy settings to clipboard" )

get the latest version from here:
http://www.ngemu.com/psx/plugins/win...gpupete168.zip

mystiqu · February 24th, 2003

Okay, now I have updated the plugin
Sorry for taking such time, damn girlfriend =)
Here is the setting:

Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.68
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce2 MX/AGP/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 640x480 Fullscreen - Desktop changing [32 Bit]
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 6
- Hi-Res textures: off
- Palettized tex windows: off
- Garbage collection: on
- VRam size: 0 MBytes

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: Auto

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 3
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Framebuffer access: 0
- Alpha multipass: on
- Mask bit: on
- Advanced blending: on

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Screen smoothing: off
- Screen cushion: off
- Game fixes: off [00000000]

mystiqu · February 24th, 2003

Perhaps I should add that even if the game is frozen (incl. the sound, sounds like a sine function), I´m still able to pause the game, and reset it by pressing L1+L2+R1+R2+Start+Select.

**Kane** · February 24th, 2003

Hmm... only thing I can think of is that the CD is not reading properly for whatever reason. You may wish to try making an ISO.

mystiqu · February 25th, 2003

I made an ISO (tried both clone cd and nero) but the game wont load, the screen gets all blank. I even tried to wait for a mindblowing 10! minutes

but nothing happened...

Here is a screenshot:

**Yeloazndevil** · February 25th, 2003

what are your other settings?

mystiqu · February 25th, 2003

I pasted my settings before, scroll up a bit

**Kane** · February 25th, 2003

Hmmm....
/me is perplexed.
Anyone know if certain CDRoms just don't like PSX cds?

mystiqu · February 25th, 2003

I have tried on 2 different cdroms and with different plugins, but still ending up with a blank screen after the "theatre fight".

I´ve tried different video plugins and settings too, but it wont work.

:hmm: I´m begining to suspect there is something weird with the disc (which should be fine) so I´m downloading an iso from a friend to see if that one works better. While waiting, I´m gonne get some sleep

zZzZzZzZzZzzz

mystiqu · February 25th, 2003

Well, I tried the new iso and now it´s working

(damn, must have been something wrong with my cd)

Thank you all very much for all help!!
This forum is the best!

February 24th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	Final Fantasy IX freezes... Are there any known problems with FF9 :confused: If so, are there any patches? My game freezes after the "theatre fight" in the castle (Disc 1, beginning of the game). Everything goes black. (the disc is fine, no scratches!) I´m using epsxe 1.5.2 on a AMD Athlon XP 1800 with Creative Geforce 2 MX400 & 512 DDR.

February 24th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,635	well, simply. if you are using the PAL version of FF9, you ll need a patch for it to work patchs can be found here http://www.ngemu.com/psx/ppf.php __________________ -= Now watching=-

February 24th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,635	well, what are your GPU specs? your plugin configuration settings? __________________ -= Now watching=-

February 24th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,635	sorry, i should have elaborated before. I was talking about Pete OpenGL plugin first of all, upgrade it to the latest version second of all, post all configuration setting here ( theres a useful button on the right hand corner in the configuration menu which you can use- "copy settings to clipboard" ) get the latest version from here: http://www.ngemu.com/psx/plugins/win...gpupete168.zip __________________ -= Now watching=-

February 24th, 2003	#9 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	Perhaps I should add that even if the game is frozen (incl. the sound, sounds like a sine function), I´m still able to pause the game, and reset it by pressing L1+L2+R1+R2+Start+Select. __________________ *There is no game like Final Fantasy VII* Programming is cool! I suck at it, but it´s fun! Technical Stuff: AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 256MB DDR RAM, nVidia Geforce 2 MX400, Soundblaster Live 5.1. Windows XP Pro SP1 brings it all to life! ePSXe 1.5.2 [Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.68] [ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2] [Pete's CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10]

February 24th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	I´m using the NTSC version. Anymore ideas? // Mikael

February 24th, 2003	#4 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	By the way, I´m running the game from the cd, not from a bin file.

February 24th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	What is GPU? (Im a newbie, just wanna play ff9 Anyway, these are the plugins Im using: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.57 --Using the "nice" setting + Offscreen drawing 3 and Texture Filtering 6 ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2 ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K core 1.5.2

February 24th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	Okay, now I have updated the plugin Sorry for taking such time, damn girlfriend =) Here is the setting: Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.68 Author: Pete Bernert Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation GFX card: GeForce2 MX/AGP/3DNOW! Resolution/Color: - 640x480 Fullscreen - Desktop changing [32 Bit] - Keep psx aspect ratio: off Textures: - R8G8A8A8 - Filtering: 6 - Hi-Res textures: off - Palettized tex windows: off - Garbage collection: on - VRam size: 0 MBytes Framerate: - FPS limitation: on - Frame skipping: off - FPS limit: Auto Compatibility: - Offscreen drawing: 3 - Framebuffer texture: 2 - Framebuffer access: 0 - Alpha multipass: on - Mask bit: on - Advanced blending: on Misc: - Scanlines: off - Line mode: off - Unfiltered FB: off - Dithering: off - Screen smoothing: off - Screen cushion: off - Game fixes: off [00000000]

February 24th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Hmm... only thing I can think of is that the CD is not reading properly for whatever reason. You may wish to try making an ISO. __________________ >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

February 25th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	I made an ISO (tried both clone cd and nero) but the game wont load, the screen gets all blank. I even tried to wait for a mindblowing 10! minutes but nothing happened... Here is a screenshot: __________________ *There is no game like Final Fantasy VII* Programming is cool! I suck at it, but it´s fun! Technical Stuff: AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 256MB DDR RAM, nVidia Geforce 2 MX400, Soundblaster Live 5.1. Windows XP Pro SP1 brings it all to life! ePSXe 1.5.2 [Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.68] [ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2] [Pete's CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10]

February 25th, 2003	#12 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	what are your other settings?

February 25th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	I pasted my settings before, scroll up a bit __________________ *There is no game like Final Fantasy VII* Programming is cool! I suck at it, but it´s fun! Technical Stuff: AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 256MB DDR RAM, nVidia Geforce 2 MX400, Soundblaster Live 5.1. Windows XP Pro SP1 brings it all to life! ePSXe 1.5.2 [Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.68] [ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2] [Pete's CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10]

February 25th, 2003	#14 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	Hmmm.... /me is perplexed. Anyone know if certain CDRoms just don't like PSX cds? __________________ >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

February 25th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	I have tried on 2 different cdroms and with different plugins, but still ending up with a blank screen after the "theatre fight". I´ve tried different video plugins and settings too, but it wont work. :hmm: I´m begining to suspect there is something weird with the disc (which should be fine) so I´m downloading an iso from a friend to see if that one works better. While waiting, I´m gonne get some sleep zZzZzZzZzZzzz __________________ *There is no game like Final Fantasy VII* Programming is cool! I suck at it, but it´s fun! Technical Stuff: AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 256MB DDR RAM, nVidia Geforce 2 MX400, Soundblaster Live 5.1. Windows XP Pro SP1 brings it all to life! ePSXe 1.5.2 [Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.68] [ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2] [Pete's CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10]

February 25th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
mystiqu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 10	Well, I tried the new iso and now it´s working (damn, must have been something wrong with my cd) Thank you all very much for all help!! This forum is the best! __________________ *There is no game like Final Fantasy VII* Programming is cool! I suck at it, but it´s fun! Technical Stuff: AMD Athlon XP 1800+, 256MB DDR RAM, nVidia Geforce 2 MX400, Soundblaster Live 5.1. Windows XP Pro SP1 brings it all to life! ePSXe 1.5.2 [Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.68] [ePSXe SPU core 1.5.2] [Pete's CDR ASPI/IOCTL Driver 1.10]

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