Read without driver error

[coldfire]

Whenever I try to load a save state, the file loads up fine, but when I go to do something like, open a door, or interact with the game environment in anyway the DOS console spams 'Read Without Driver' and the game freezes? Does anyone know what might be causing this? I'm running this particular game directly from the original disc, unfortunately. I've tried making an image but it always fails. I was playing fine this morning, the game was loading fine, then I shut down PSX, came back to it this evening and none of my load states are working. Can anyone help please?

I messed with all the config settings for CDROM, but none of it helped.

[Hackers89cool]

try u running psx..as administrator.

[coldfire]

I am running as admin, also I did finally get a .mdf image made, but pSX won't even run it; it just crashes and gives me the option to create a crash dump.

ePSXe will run the image file, but the voice acting for the game isn't there. I tried using the core epsxe sound plugin and also a few others I got off of the plugins page, but none work. I don't mind playing without the voice acting I guess.. but it makes the game a lot better if it works :/

Nevermind, I fixed it, just had to check a few boxes in the sound config

[coldfire]

Nevermind, I fixed it, just had to check a few boxes in the sound config

[Gamesoul Master]

So... you fixed the problem you were having with ePSXe regarding the sound? How about the problems in pSX?

As a note (whether you want/need any further help or not), make sure that whether you use savestates or not, that you make actual memory card saves whenever possible, and load from those when you can. Running on savestates usually leads to gamedata corruption after enough game time passes.

[coldfire]

I haven't fixed the pSX yet since everything seems okay in epsxe now, but since you brought up the thing about memcard saves, I do have one question: Is it still better to use memcard saves even if running the game off of an image? If so I guess I need to go read up on how to do memory card saves.

[jonc2006]

its always better to use memory card saves, playing off an image opposed to the disc doesnt make a difference with that.

[Gamesoul Master]

Read here on how to create a memory card in pSX. And yes, *always* better to use memory card saves, as jonc2000 said.

[coldfire]

Thanks I'll check that out.

[ozzyman527]

I'm still having the same problem in PSX. I'm trying to play final fantasy IX.

I get a "read without driver" error in the dos window, and then the game freezes. This happens whenever try to go through a door, or anything similar to that.

It was working fine last night, and all of a sudden, it's not working.

I tried restarting my computer, and nothing seems to work.

Please help, thank you in advance.

[jonc2006]

do other games work?

[ozzyman527]

Yea, this game works, unless I load a save file.

When I use the memory card save file, it works fine.

[jonc2006]

so you are using save states? thats probably why then, they can become corrupted sometimes and end up producing problems similar to what you have here.

[polson136]

Did you reload the cd when you restarted the emulator?