Black Screen of Death

Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 03:04

Black Screen of Death - epsxe refuses to load a game resulting in a constant black screen - Solved -- Check Page 2

I've been having the same problem as a lot of other people, the black screen of death.

Game: Final Fantasy VIII PAL
epsxe: 1.70

This is what I've tried:
*All internal plugins
*Enabled/Disabled subchannel
*Disabled CDDA
*Tried loading from both image and cd (CD is not scratched and is original)
*Reinstalled about 3 times, each time completely clearing all registry settings for every plugin and epsxe
*Tried external plugins
*Tried different bios's
*Set affinity to one CPU
*Changed compatibility of the exec to windows 2000
*Enabled logs to check console (no errors)
*Disabled/Enabled sound
*Ran the BIOS, works fine

Result: Still the black screen of death

Specs:
AMD4000+ 2.1ghz
2GB DDR2
160GB HD SATA
ASUS EN8800GT 512mb

Previous Computer Specs:
Intel Celeron 2.4ghz
1gb DDR400 ram
120gb IDE hd
Radeon 9550

I have no idea why it's doing this as this game used to work fine on my old computer using 1.60 fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Last edited by Trigrx00; July 3rd, 2008 at 05:35..

**jonc2006** · June 16th, 2008, 03:19

what does it do under other versions of epsxe (1.5.2/1.6.0)? is this the only game that does this? what format did you make the image in, .bin/.cue? did you try mounting it on a virtual drive?

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Lord Budweiser · June 16th, 2008, 03:32

If you are using Vista, run ePSXe as Administrator. Also be sure to disable Data Execution Protection.

It seems to be a problem with the disc/image plugin. Try using another plugin.

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Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 03:39

Well well, it works fine on epsxe 1.60 very odd.

I'm using daemon tools .mdf image and I have mounted it on a virtual drive as well as loading at as an image. It happens to every game.

And i'm running windows xp SP2

**jonc2006** · June 16th, 2008, 03:44

try making a .bin/.cue image instead and try loading it mounted and/or not mounted on a virtual drive.

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Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 03:59

Just converted then, and tried mounting it and running it. Still the same, also tried non mounting and running from the bin file, same problem.

**Hard core Rikki** · June 16th, 2008, 04:02

Configure the internal soft plugin first.

Ideally set it to the same resolution as the other gpu plugin youre using (both either windowed or both fullscreen. both to the same color depth as the desktop as well: 32 bits)

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**jonc2006** · June 16th, 2008, 04:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigrx00

Just converted then, and tried mounting it and running it. Still the same, also tried non mounting and running from the bin file, same problem.

dont convert the image format, make a totally new image in .bin/.cue because format conversion usually doesnt work.

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Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 04:27

Converted it properly, still doesnt work, tried setting the internal soft plugin the same as the gpu plugin, still doesnt work.

**Hard core Rikki** · June 16th, 2008, 04:36

Retried the config wizard ?

Mind to tell the exact plugins and settings in you are using in one of your combinations that show the black screen?

Is the cdr plugin properly set btw (check drive letter and ppf patch. other cdr plugins )?

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**jonc2006** · June 16th, 2008, 06:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigrx00

Converted it properly, still doesnt work, tried setting the internal soft plugin the same as the gpu plugin, still doesnt work.

do your .bin and .cue files have the same file name and extension?

edit- are you launching epsxe via shortcut or a frontend? if you are, try using the actual epsxe executable to launch the emulator.

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Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 07:03

Config1
BIOS: SCPH1001 USA
GPU: Petes OpenGL2 Driver 2.9 - Everything on nice
SOUND: ePSXe SPU core 1.7.0
CDROM: ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K Core 1.7.0

I'm launching from the direct exec

And the .bin and .cue are the same file name

karas81 · June 16th, 2008, 07:05

Instead of running games, Did you ever succeeded in running the BIOS ?

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Lord Budweiser · June 16th, 2008, 07:13

Do you have any other games to try?

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Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 07:15

Yeah I have tested the BIOS and it works fine, and its all games that goto the black screen.

**jonc2006** · June 16th, 2008, 07:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by hanibal81

Instead of running games, Did you ever succeeded in running the BIOS ?

he said he did in the 1st post. its got to have something to do with the copy protection on the games or something if the BIOS are working fine.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigrx00

Config1
BIOS: SCPH1001 USA
GPU: Petes OpenGL2 Driver 2.9 - Everything on nice
SOUND: ePSXe SPU core 1.7.0
CDROM: ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K Core 1.7.0

I'm launching from the direct exec

And the .bin and .cue are the same file name

you say none of the other video plugins work either? what about the software one?

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Squall-Leonhart · June 16th, 2008, 08:55

Your CD drives might not support Subchannel reads

you should get one that does.

Ferenn · June 16th, 2008, 10:33

Actually, I had this same problem a few days ago after ripping my FF8 PAL discs, too. I just patched it with a PPF patch from this site and it started working perfectly :x No idea if that's what's wrong here though.

Trigrx00 · June 16th, 2008, 13:18

Yeah tried all plugins that came with the software as well as external plugins, its still unsuccessful. I can't work out why it works on ePSXe 1.60 and not 1.70.

Subchannel is irrelevant also because I'm mounting from a virtual drive.

And my PAL version is ENG Australia, and there is no PPF patch for it.

karas81 · June 16th, 2008, 14:12

Redownload ePSXe v1.7.0 (your exe is corrupted)

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June 16th, 2008, 03:04	#1
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Black Screen of Death Black Screen of Death - epsxe refuses to load a game resulting in a constant black screen - Solved -- Check Page 2 I've been having the same problem as a lot of other people, the black screen of death. Game: Final Fantasy VIII PAL epsxe: 1.70 This is what I've tried: All internal plugins Enabled/Disabled subchannel Disabled CDDA Tried loading from both image and cd (CD is not scratched and is original) Reinstalled about 3 times, each time completely clearing all registry settings for every plugin and epsxe Tried external plugins Tried different bios's Set affinity to one CPU Changed compatibility of the exec to windows 2000 Enabled logs to check console (no errors) Disabled/Enabled sound Ran the BIOS, works fine Result: Still the black screen of death Specs: AMD4000+ 2.1ghz 2GB DDR2 160GB HD SATA ASUS EN8800GT 512mb Previous Computer Specs: Intel Celeron 2.4ghz 1gb DDR400 ram 120gb IDE hd Radeon 9550 I have no idea why it's doing this as this game used to work fine on my old computer using 1.60 fine. Any help would be appreciated. Last edited by Trigrx00; July 3rd, 2008 at 05:35..

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June 16th, 2008, 03:19	#2
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	what does it do under other versions of epsxe (1.5.2/1.6.0)? is this the only game that does this? what format did you make the image in, .bin/.cue? did you try mounting it on a virtual drive? __________________ 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 16th, 2008, 03:32	#3
Lord Budweiser One of the most... Join Date: May 2006 Location: On my throne. <br> Bin posts: 2702 Posts: 953	If you are using Vista, run ePSXe as Administrator. Also be sure to disable Data Execution Protection. It seems to be a problem with the disc/image plugin. Try using another plugin. __________________ dedicated t mediocrity and repetition too...

June 16th, 2008, 03:39	#4
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Well well, it works fine on epsxe 1.60 very odd. I'm using daemon tools .mdf image and I have mounted it on a virtual drive as well as loading at as an image. It happens to every game. And i'm running windows xp SP2

June 16th, 2008, 03:44	#5
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	try making a .bin/.cue image instead and try loading it mounted and/or not mounted on a virtual drive. __________________ 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 16th, 2008, 03:59	#6
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Just converted then, and tried mounting it and running it. Still the same, also tried non mounting and running from the bin file, same problem.

June 16th, 2008, 04:02	#7
Hard core Rikki Moving into the beat Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perpetual Hawaii Posts: 11,296	Configure the internal soft plugin first. Ideally set it to the same resolution as the other gpu plugin youre using (both either windowed or both fullscreen. both to the same color depth as the desktop as well: 32 bits) Bud, no witch hunting, please. __________________ deviantART \| Blog \| VBA-M \| GeneralEmu \| XTemu \| FMVTool2 \| @ES \| Shendo new NGemu toolbar http://ngemu.ourtoolbar.com

June 16th, 2008, 04:27	#9
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Converted it properly, still doesnt work, tried setting the internal soft plugin the same as the gpu plugin, still doesnt work.

June 16th, 2008, 04:36	#10
Hard core Rikki Moving into the beat Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perpetual Hawaii Posts: 11,296	Retried the config wizard ? Mind to tell the exact plugins and settings in you are using in one of your combinations that show the black screen? Is the cdr plugin properly set btw (check drive letter and ppf patch. other cdr plugins )? __________________ deviantART \| Blog \| VBA-M \| GeneralEmu \| XTemu \| FMVTool2 \| @ES \| Shendo new NGemu toolbar http://ngemu.ourtoolbar.com Last edited by Hard core Rikki; June 16th, 2008 at 04:45..

June 16th, 2008, 07:03	#12
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Config1 BIOS: SCPH1001 USA GPU: Petes OpenGL2 Driver 2.9 - Everything on nice SOUND: ePSXe SPU core 1.7.0 CDROM: ePSXe CDR WNT/W2K Core 1.7.0 I'm launching from the direct exec And the .bin and .cue are the same file name

June 16th, 2008, 07:05	#13
karas81 .:Enigmatic Protagonist:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TOKYO Posts: 2,283	Instead of running games, Did you ever succeeded in running the BIOS ? __________________ "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 16th, 2008, 07:13	#14
Lord Budweiser One of the most... Join Date: May 2006 Location: On my throne. <br> Bin posts: 2702 Posts: 953	Do you have any other games to try? __________________ dedicated t mediocrity and repetition too...

June 16th, 2008, 07:15	#15
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Yeah I have tested the BIOS and it works fine, and its all games that goto the black screen.

June 16th, 2008, 08:55	#17
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	Your CD drives might not support Subchannel reads you should get one that does.

June 16th, 2008, 10:33	#18
Ferenn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Up north :] Posts: 15	Actually, I had this same problem a few days ago after ripping my FF8 PAL discs, too. I just patched it with a PPF patch from this site and it started working perfectly :x No idea if that's what's wrong here though.

June 16th, 2008, 13:18	#19
Trigrx00 Legend .. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64	Yeah tried all plugins that came with the software as well as external plugins, its still unsuccessful. I can't work out why it works on ePSXe 1.60 and not 1.70. Subchannel is irrelevant also because I'm mounting from a virtual drive. And my PAL version is ENG Australia, and there is no PPF patch for it.

June 16th, 2008, 14:12	#20
karas81 .:Enigmatic Protagonist:. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TOKYO Posts: 2,283	Redownload ePSXe v1.7.0 (your exe is corrupted) __________________ "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."