Can't even get started! Help please

crashfanatic · May 29th, 2008, 16:41

Hi,
i've got a bunch of ps1 games i want to play on my pc, not hard to gues from my username most of them are crash bandicoot ones, in particular crash team racing. One problem. I'lve download the epsxe emulator 1.7, extracted it to my desktop and when i click on the icon to load the emulator i get an error message:

This application failed to start becuse zlib1.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.

I'm running windows xp and have intel extreme graphics 2.

Also hopefully with this communitys help this gets sorted, is it just a case of putting the game into my cd drive and running it?
Thanks

**jonc2006** · May 29th, 2008, 17:08

get that .dll file here and put it into the windows\system32 directory. you will need to set up your plugins and configure them once that is done. it would be useful to have the rest of your system specs on hand in case you run into any problems.

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crashfanatic · May 29th, 2008, 17:42

great thanks for that.

Last edited by crashfanatic; May 29th, 2008 at 18:01..

crashfanatic · May 29th, 2008, 18:01

UPDATE: Dang! Got the emulator configured, ran from CDROM, loads up fine, select adventure mode, and when i enter a level, as it should the loading screen appears. But then an error message appears as shown in the print screen attachment.
p4, 256mb, windows xp, running petes DX6 D3D Driver 1.77 video plugin

how can this be solved?
Thanks

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**jonc2006** · May 29th, 2008, 18:06

the opcode error message is addressed in the FAQ. if none of that fixes the issue post your video plugin settings as well as the rest of your plugin settings. i recommend you play from images instead of the game disc because you will often get better performance. if you need to know how to do that, read this thread.

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crashfanatic · May 29th, 2008, 18:13

ok thanks.

UPDATE2: made an image of the game using alcohol 52% error still remains.
I'll try another video plugin.

Last edited by crashfanatic; May 29th, 2008 at 18:49.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

**Pete Bernert** · May 29th, 2008, 21:40

Crash Team Racing is copy-protected (at least the PAL version is) and therefore needs a cd drive (and cdr plugin) which is able to read the sub-channel data from the game cd.

Squall-Leonhart · May 29th, 2008, 22:00

I have found that this subchannel capability differs between ASPI and IOCTL among drives,

For example, with ASPI, my old CDRom and CDBurner can read subchannel, but via IOCTL only my DVD Burners can read subchannel, Drivers, are also another variable.

You would find it best to make an image (CCD, Bin/Cue, or MDF) and mount if off a virtual drive.

Never heard of subchannel errors causing opcode crashes though... usually its just a failure to start.

**Pete Bernert** · May 29th, 2008, 22:15

I own the original CTR PAL game cd, so I know for certain that the copy protection is crashing the game exactly in the shown way.

>You would find it best to make an image (CCD, Bin/Cue, or MDF) and mount if off a virtual drive.

Of course you have to make sure that the image files contain the sub-channel data (I don't think that the BIN file format will store such).

Squall-Leonhart · May 29th, 2008, 22:30

the Bin format does seem to hold subchannel data somehow. I was using it with FF8 recently before i cleared off some space.

**jonc2006** · May 29th, 2008, 23:41

it does, its what i use the majority of the time myself.

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V1ncent · May 31st, 2008, 10:33

CTR runs fine in epsxe 1.6 via BIN image.

I just have to enable SPU IRQ hack in sound configuration, everytime I play the game.

karas81 · May 31st, 2008, 11:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by V1ncent

CTR runs fine in epsxe 1.6 via BIN image.

I just have to enable SPU IRQ hack in sound configuration, everytime I play the game.

Use ePSXeCutor instead

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May 29th, 2008, 16:41	#1
crashfanatic Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: - Posts: 4	Can't even get started! Help please Hi, i've got a bunch of ps1 games i want to play on my pc, not hard to gues from my username most of them are crash bandicoot ones, in particular crash team racing. One problem. I'lve download the epsxe emulator 1.7, extracted it to my desktop and when i click on the icon to load the emulator i get an error message: This application failed to start becuse zlib1.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem. I'm running windows xp and have intel extreme graphics 2. Also hopefully with this communitys help this gets sorted, is it just a case of putting the game into my cd drive and running it? Thanks

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May 29th, 2008, 17:08	#2
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	get that .dll file here and put it into the windows\system32 directory. you will need to set up your plugins and configure them once that is done. it would be useful to have the rest of your system specs on hand in case you run into any problems. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

May 29th, 2008, 17:42	#3
crashfanatic Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: - Posts: 4	great thanks for that. Last edited by crashfanatic; May 29th, 2008 at 18:01..

May 29th, 2008, 18:06	#5
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	the opcode error message is addressed in the FAQ. if none of that fixes the issue post your video plugin settings as well as the rest of your plugin settings. i recommend you play from images instead of the game disc because you will often get better performance. if you need to know how to do that, read this thread. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

May 29th, 2008, 18:13	#6
crashfanatic Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: - Posts: 4	ok thanks. UPDATE2: made an image of the game using alcohol 52% error still remains. I'll try another video plugin. Last edited by crashfanatic; May 29th, 2008 at 18:49.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

May 29th, 2008, 21:40	#7
Pete Bernert Emu author Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 874	Crash Team Racing is copy-protected (at least the PAL version is) and therefore needs a cd drive (and cdr plugin) which is able to read the sub-channel data from the game cd.

May 29th, 2008, 22:00	#8
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	I have found that this subchannel capability differs between ASPI and IOCTL among drives, For example, with ASPI, my old CDRom and CDBurner can read subchannel, but via IOCTL only my DVD Burners can read subchannel, Drivers, are also another variable. You would find it best to make an image (CCD, Bin/Cue, or MDF) and mount if off a virtual drive. Never heard of subchannel errors causing opcode crashes though... usually its just a failure to start.

May 29th, 2008, 22:15	#9
Pete Bernert Emu author Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 874	I own the original CTR PAL game cd, so I know for certain that the copy protection is crashing the game exactly in the shown way. >You would find it best to make an image (CCD, Bin/Cue, or MDF) and mount if off a virtual drive. Of course you have to make sure that the image files contain the sub-channel data (I don't think that the BIN file format will store such).

May 29th, 2008, 22:30	#10
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	the Bin format does seem to hold subchannel data somehow. I was using it with FF8 recently before i cleared off some space.

May 29th, 2008, 23:41	#11
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	it does, its what i use the majority of the time myself. __________________ Antec 900/Antec Truepower Quattro 1000W/eVGA 780i SLI/Windows XP Media SP2 & Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1/Intel Core 2 Duo E8400@4.0GHz/Dual eVGA e-Geforce GTX280 1GB DDR3 SLI Enabled/Creative SB X-Fi XtremeGamer/Corsiar XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400 DDR2/Dual WD Caviar SE16 500GB 7200RPM HDDs The Official jonc2006™ Emotion Chart. Courtesy of PCXL-Fan after he tried to steal my identity on Steam because I am so awesome. Official jonc2006™ Fan Club Official jonc2006™ Trophy Collection

May 31st, 2008, 10:33	#12
V1ncent \|> \|_ /\ \|\\| \|< Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: India Posts: 1,243	CTR runs fine in epsxe 1.6 via BIN image. I just have to enable SPU IRQ hack in sound configuration, everytime I play the game.