epsxe 1.70 issue

theesh · June 9th, 2008, 04:45

Ok, this is what i have tried and i am not sure why 1.70 isn't working any longer.

I downloaded the new version and, transferred all my plugins, bios etc. It ran just fine until I restarted. Now I get nothing but a black screen with the controller symbol in the upper right hand corner. I have tried switching and reconfiguring the plugins. I have tried removing the *.dill's that are needed and reinstalling them I have tried re-downloading and xPsxe itself. I even tried unzipping it into a different location and repeating the installation process.

Before you ask, yes my computer is completely up to date. I am running 2gigs of ram an Athlon xp 2100+ and a Radeon 1800+ SLI graphics card. So I can run this emulator smoothly.

Like I said it was running perfectly fine until I restarted. And no, I didn't install anything before i restarted besides epsxe 1.70...

Now, epsxe 1.60 runs just fine.... If possible i would like to get 1.70 running again. Thanks in advance. Any suggestions?

edit: through a little bit of further testing I have found that when running just the bios it works just fine. It is only when loading a game does it hang.

Last edited by theesh; June 9th, 2008 at 05:09..

**3x3cUt0r** · June 9th, 2008, 05:27

Add ePSXe 1.7.0 ".exe" to the same folder as 1.6.0 just with a different name, it must work.

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theesh · June 9th, 2008, 05:30

just tried as you suggested with the same "black screen" result

karas81 · June 9th, 2008, 05:43

which game?

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theesh · June 9th, 2008, 05:47

doesn't mater what game i try... i get the same result.... but these are what i have tried.... Suikoden(1&2), Star Ocean, and Tales of Phantasia

**jonc2006** · June 9th, 2008, 05:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by theesh

Ok, this is what i have tried and i am not sure why 1.70 isn't working any longer.

I downloaded the new version and, transferred all my plugins, bios etc. It ran just fine until I restarted. Now I get nothing but a black screen with the controller symbol in the upper right hand corner. I have tried switching and reconfiguring the plugins. I have tried removing the *.dill's that are needed and reinstalling them I have tried re-downloading and xPsxe itself. I even tried unzipping it into a different location and repeating the installation process.

Before you ask, yes my computer is completely up to date. I am running 2gigs of ram an Athlon xp 2100+ and a Radeon 1800+ SLI graphics card. So I can run this emulator smoothly.

Like I said it was running perfectly fine until I restarted. And no, I didn't install anything before i restarted besides epsxe 1.70...

Now, epsxe 1.60 runs just fine.... If possible i would like to get 1.70 running again. Thanks in advance. Any suggestions?

edit: through a little bit of further testing I have found that when running just the bios it works just fine. It is only when loading a game does it hang.

what game and how are you playing it, disc or image (if its an image state what format you made it in)? make sure your drivers are up to date, especially if you are trying to use the OGL plugins. does the emulator itself freeze or anything like that (does it force you to shut it down via task manager)?

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**3x3cUt0r** · June 9th, 2008, 05:49

Are you using internal CDR plugin?

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karas81 · June 9th, 2008, 05:59

Ask him how he did run his games with the emulator (doubts that he can't even understand how to run/mount an image while in same time his bios works properly

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**jonc2006** · June 9th, 2008, 06:02

what?

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karas81 · June 9th, 2008, 06:10

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Originally Posted by jonc2006

what?

JONC2006 stop pretending that you're so smart, and read his first-updated post, you'll get it

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V1ncent · June 9th, 2008, 06:13

@theesh: Can you tell us your configurations and plugins ?

theesh · June 9th, 2008, 06:20

ok, problem solved.... I did a lot of tinkering... but this is what i did to get it working again. I deleted both 1.60 and 1.70 folders.... I ran CCcleaner to get rid of any oddball files that might have gotten written while running the program. Then I re-downloaded and reinstalled 1.70 I put the bios back and used pete's OpenGL 2.9 driver, i'm using the internal sound Driver... now everything works fine.

I honestly wish I could have figured out exactly what the problem was, but I couldn't. I could only come up with the solution

For those who are wondering while i was testing everything I ran *.bin, *.img, and *.ccd file types... I even tried mounting the image on a virtual drive and that still did not work. I am hoping that my solution works for others besides myself who might run into the same problem. Thanks for your suggestions!!

Code Monkey · June 13th, 2008, 11:41

Just remember that with emulation that your plugins and such may make registry entries of their own. If in doubt when upgrading, remove all 0plugins and clean your registry afterwards, and then reinstall the upgrade package including the plugins as if you haven't seen them before. Emulation is not perfect, so expect to have to clean some house when upgrading between distant versions.

karas81 · June 13th, 2008, 14:44

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Originally Posted by Code Monkey

Just remember that with emulation that your plugins and such may make registry entries of their own. If in doubt when upgrading, remove all 0plugins and clean your registry afterwards, and then reinstall the upgrade package including the plugins as if you haven't seen them before. Emulation is not perfect, so expect to have to clean some house when upgrading between distant versions.

That's right right

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June 9th, 2008, 04:45	#1
theesh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4	epsxe 1.70 issue Ok, this is what i have tried and i am not sure why 1.70 isn't working any longer. I downloaded the new version and, transferred all my plugins, bios etc. It ran just fine until I restarted. Now I get nothing but a black screen with the controller symbol in the upper right hand corner. I have tried switching and reconfiguring the plugins. I have tried removing the .dill's that are needed and reinstalling them I have tried re-downloading and xPsxe itself. I even tried unzipping it into a different location and repeating the installation process. Before you ask, yes my computer is completely up to date. I am running 2gigs of ram an Athlon xp 2100+ and a Radeon 1800+ SLI graphics card. So I can run this emulator smoothly. Like I said it was running perfectly fine until I restarted. And no, I didn't install anything before i restarted besides epsxe 1.70... Now, epsxe 1.60 runs just fine.... If possible i would like to get 1.70 running again. Thanks in advance. Any suggestions? edit: through a little bit of further testing I have found that when running just the bios it works just fine. It is only when loading a game does it hang. Last edited by theesh; June 9th, 2008 at 05:09..*

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June 9th, 2008, 05:27	#2
3x3cUt0r EX-Administrator Join Date: May 2001 Location: San Andres, Colombia Posts: 1,117	Add ePSXe 1.7.0 ".exe" to the same folder as 1.6.0 just with a different name, it must work. __________________

June 9th, 2008, 05:30	#3
theesh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4	just tried as you suggested with the same "black screen" result

June 9th, 2008, 05:43	#4
karas81 .:Enigmatic Protagonist:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TOKYO Posts: 2,283	which game? __________________ "I've had enough, there's no hope left for this pathetic clan." "Growth occurs when one goes beyond one's limits. Realizing that is also part of training."

June 9th, 2008, 05:47	#5
theesh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4	doesn't mater what game i try... i get the same result.... but these are what i have tried.... Suikoden(1&2), Star Ocean, and Tales of Phantasia

June 9th, 2008, 05:49	#7
3x3cUt0r EX-Administrator Join Date: May 2001 Location: San Andres, Colombia Posts: 1,117	Are you using internal CDR plugin? __________________

June 9th, 2008, 05:59	#8
karas81 .:Enigmatic Protagonist:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TOKYO Posts: 2,283	Ask him how he did run his games with the emulator (doubts that he can't even understand how to run/mount an image while in same time his bios works properly ) __________________ "I've had enough, there's no hope left for this pathetic clan." "Growth occurs when one goes beyond one's limits. Realizing that is also part of training."

June 9th, 2008, 06:02	#9
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	what? __________________ 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

June 9th, 2008, 06:13	#11
V1ncent \|> \|_ /\ \|\\| \|< Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: India Posts: 1,243	@theesh: Can you tell us your configurations and plugins ?

June 9th, 2008, 06:20	#12
theesh Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4	ok, problem solved.... I did a lot of tinkering... but this is what i did to get it working again. I deleted both 1.60 and 1.70 folders.... I ran CCcleaner to get rid of any oddball files that might have gotten written while running the program. Then I re-downloaded and reinstalled 1.70 I put the bios back and used pete's OpenGL 2.9 driver, i'm using the internal sound Driver... now everything works fine. I honestly wish I could have figured out exactly what the problem was, but I couldn't. I could only come up with the solution For those who are wondering while i was testing everything I ran .bin, .img, and *.ccd file types... I even tried mounting the image on a virtual drive and that still did not work. I am hoping that my solution works for others besides myself who might run into the same problem. Thanks for your suggestions!!

June 13th, 2008, 11:41	#13
Code Monkey GameShark H4xxorz Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 41	Just remember that with emulation that your plugins and such may make registry entries of their own. If in doubt when upgrading, remove all 0plugins and clean your registry afterwards, and then reinstall the upgrade package including the plugins as if you haven't seen them before. Emulation is not perfect, so expect to have to clean some house when upgrading between distant versions.