Dead disk?

iviv · July 9th, 2006

I've been looking through my loft recently, and found my old Hogs of War psx cd. Since I'm having a few friends around later, I thought it would be a good game to have going.

So, I decided to play through some of the missions, and it was slightly stuttey sometimes, but nothing that tweaking some plugin options shouldn't fix. However, when I try to start the 3rd mission, I get the same error:

SPEC opcode 2f UNK (PC 00060cf4) (00060cf4) (62988,128)

After looking through the forums, it seems this could be caused by a duff CD. Plus, when trying to copy it using alcohol 120%, there are 3 sectors that it can't copy. This means that when it is set to playstation settings it can't complete the copy, and if I skip the errors, I just get a blank screen when the mission loads.

Anyone know an easy way to revive dead CDs? It looks slightly scratched, but not that bad :/

JKKDARK · July 9th, 2006

make an ISO, or buy a new one.

**hushypushy** · July 9th, 2006

jkkdark, he just said that his problem was with making the ISO. so telling him to make an ISO is kind of pointless...

anyway, what you can do is examine the CD. any top side (label) scratches? if so, you are positively out of luck. you'll have to get a new one. if there are scratches on the bottom, you have hope. if they are light, you can polish them out with home CD repair tools. if they are deep, you might have to get it fixed professionally.

Willard · November 2nd, 2007

I'm using an .ISO of Hogs of War and I get the exact same error in every emulator I use While it tries to load the third career mission 'Trench Warfare'

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...verin/hogs.jpg

It's unlikely my disk is damaged in the same way.
Plus it runs just fine on the playstation itself.

I've downloaded the patch also placed that in the patch folder. still no luck.

what can do?

iviv · November 2nd, 2007

Holy thread ressurection, Batman!

The cause of my problems was that there was damage to the non-date side of the disk. It was letting light through, which I assume prevented the laser from reflectitng properly.

Willard · November 2nd, 2007

I know, old thread lol, but you know what they say, 'Search first'.

If the non data side is scratched then maybe dab the scratch with permanent marker.
I recommend PowerISO for copying disks for use on an emulator (purely to save wear and tear

) and save it as a .bin file.
Though I genuinely think our emulation problem is the same.
I would play the P.C. version of Hogs of war but no computer on earth will run it.

July 9th, 2006	#1 (permalink)
iviv Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Stratford Posts: 12	Dead disk? I've been looking through my loft recently, and found my old Hogs of War psx cd. Since I'm having a few friends around later, I thought it would be a good game to have going. So, I decided to play through some of the missions, and it was slightly stuttey sometimes, but nothing that tweaking some plugin options shouldn't fix. However, when I try to start the 3rd mission, I get the same error: SPEC opcode 2f UNK (PC 00060cf4) (00060cf4) (62988,128) After looking through the forums, it seems this could be caused by a duff CD. Plus, when trying to copy it using alcohol 120%, there are 3 sectors that it can't copy. This means that when it is set to playstation settings it can't complete the copy, and if I skip the errors, I just get a blank screen when the mission loads. Anyone know an easy way to revive dead CDs? It looks slightly scratched, but not that bad :/

July 9th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,837	jkkdark, he just said that his problem was with making the ISO. so telling him to make an ISO is kind of pointless... anyway, what you can do is examine the CD. any top side (label) scratches? if so, you are positively out of luck. you'll have to get a new one. if there are scratches on the bottom, you have hope. if they are light, you can polish them out with home CD repair tools. if they are deep, you might have to get it fixed professionally. __________________ Dedicated to mediocrity and repetition since 1994. 2008 "How Not to Post" guide

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July 9th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
JKKDARK Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 6,349	make an ISO, or buy a new one.

November 2nd, 2007	#4 (permalink)
Willard Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Didcot Posts: 2	I'm using an .ISO of Hogs of War and I get the exact same error in every emulator I use While it tries to load the third career mission 'Trench Warfare' http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...verin/hogs.jpg It's unlikely my disk is damaged in the same way. Plus it runs just fine on the playstation itself. I've downloaded the patch also placed that in the patch folder. still no luck. what can do?

November 2nd, 2007	#5 (permalink)
iviv Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Stratford Posts: 12	Holy thread ressurection, Batman! The cause of my problems was that there was damage to the non-date side of the disk. It was letting light through, which I assume prevented the laser from reflectitng properly.

November 2nd, 2007	#6 (permalink)
Willard Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Didcot Posts: 2	I know, old thread lol, but you know what they say, 'Search first'. If the non data side is scratched then maybe dab the scratch with permanent marker. I recommend PowerISO for copying disks for use on an emulator (purely to save wear and tear ) and save it as a .bin file. Though I genuinely think our emulation problem is the same. I would play the P.C. version of Hogs of war but no computer on earth will run it.