FF7 Black Screen between scenes.

Wormbo87 · July 17th, 2008, 06:05

Greetings {emuforums},
I have been running FF7 successfully under epsxe 1.6.0 for few months now. However since the last format (where i also took the opportunity to replace my aging DVD drive) i have had an issue running the game. I have had the same issue when running the game on epsxe 1.7.0

Sometimes when FF7 changes 'scenes' from one setting to another or to a menu the game changes to a black screen and stays there. The music continues to play as normal and as far as i can tell the emulator receives no inputs from the controller. The computer still runs normally (as I can exit epsxe). The game just seems to stop working fairly regularly.

My computer is currently a:
2800 Sempron CPU
nVidia 6200 256 Mb
1.5 Gb ram

Not impressive, but it has run the game without issue before.

I have run the game from ISO and CD-rom with no improvement. I have also run it with Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.9 and P.E.Op.S. Soft Driver 1.17 with no success.

Has anyone has similar issues?

Many thanks.
-Wormbo87

**jonc2006** · July 17th, 2008, 06:50

how does it run on other emulators like psx? is this the only game that this is happening in or is it any game you try?

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Wormbo87 · August 2nd, 2008, 09:59

Solution found!

The Error was not the result of the Emulator at all. Examining my new DVD drive I confirmed my second deepest fears! My ASUS DWR 2014-L1T is a lemon. The firmware and its upgrades are lackluster and fail at the only task I trusted them with: Operation.

The Black screens were the result of the DVD drive losing track of the track it was supposed to be reading.

So if your Emulators black out between scenes then check the health/effectiveness of your DVD Drive.

Also as far as trying other emulators it seems ePSXe is the only one that will work without me sub-majoring in software and control systems. Good work ePSXe team.

-Wormbo87

KrossX · August 2nd, 2008, 15:12

Quote:

[...] I have run the game from ISO and CD-rom with no improvement [...]

So it makes corrupted images too? I guess it's time for a replacement. I had one with troubles at playing, but it was fine for making images.

And by the way, I like your last post. ^^

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Wormbo87 · August 3rd, 2008, 10:27

Danke, i had noticed a number of small errors in a few other burns, a strange skipping when playing audio CDs and an inability to read DVD movies. A pity, I did like the colour.

Now... where did I leave my proof of purchase and warranty card?

Squall-Leonhart · August 4th, 2008, 08:21

use a DVD-RW instead of a CD-RW or DVD/CDRom

Wormbo87 · August 4th, 2008, 12:06

Are you referring to the Disk itself or the Drive?
The games I own are surprisingly enough; Legit. I went to a third world country and picked them up where 1990's tech was being sold as new. My fellow countrymen will know this place as the state of Queensland.

I have a spare Drive, sounds like a blower-vac but she reads true I say.

Squall-Leonhart · August 4th, 2008, 12:50

i mean the Drive itself, most CDRW/Rom drives don't support the necessary subchannel read modes. every DVD-RW i've owned however, does.

July 17th, 2008, 06:05	#1
Wormbo87 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 4	FF7 Black Screen between scenes. Greetings {emuforums}, I have been running FF7 successfully under epsxe 1.6.0 for few months now. However since the last format (where i also took the opportunity to replace my aging DVD drive) i have had an issue running the game. I have had the same issue when running the game on epsxe 1.7.0 Sometimes when FF7 changes 'scenes' from one setting to another or to a menu the game changes to a black screen and stays there. The music continues to play as normal and as far as i can tell the emulator receives no inputs from the controller. The computer still runs normally (as I can exit epsxe). The game just seems to stop working fairly regularly. My computer is currently a: 2800 Sempron CPU nVidia 6200 256 Mb 1.5 Gb ram Not impressive, but it has run the game without issue before. I have run the game from ISO and CD-rom with no improvement. I have also run it with Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.9 and P.E.Op.S. Soft Driver 1.17 with no success. Has anyone has similar issues? Many thanks. -Wormbo87

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July 17th, 2008, 06:50	#2
jonc2006 Mod of Douchebagness™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA MD Posts: 9,793	how does it run on other emulators like psx? is this the only game that this is happening in or is it any game you try? __________________ 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

August 2nd, 2008, 09:59	#3
Wormbo87 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 4	Solution found! The Error was not the result of the Emulator at all. Examining my new DVD drive I confirmed my second deepest fears! My ASUS DWR 2014-L1T is a lemon. The firmware and its upgrades are lackluster and fail at the only task I trusted them with: Operation. The Black screens were the result of the DVD drive losing track of the track it was supposed to be reading. So if your Emulators black out between scenes then check the health/effectiveness of your DVD Drive. Also as far as trying other emulators it seems ePSXe is the only one that will work without me sub-majoring in software and control systems. Good work ePSXe team. -Wormbo87

August 3rd, 2008, 10:27	#5
Wormbo87 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 4	Danke, i had noticed a number of small errors in a few other burns, a strange skipping when playing audio CDs and an inability to read DVD movies. A pity, I did like the colour. Now... where did I leave my proof of purchase and warranty card?

August 4th, 2008, 08:21	#6
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	use a DVD-RW instead of a CD-RW or DVD/CDRom

August 4th, 2008, 12:06	#7
Wormbo87 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 4	Are you referring to the Disk itself or the Drive? The games I own are surprisingly enough; Legit. I went to a third world country and picked them up where 1990's tech was being sold as new. My fellow countrymen will know this place as the state of Queensland. I have a spare Drive, sounds like a blower-vac but she reads true I say.

August 4th, 2008, 12:50	#8
Squall-Leonhart Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 23,270	i mean the Drive itself, most CDRW/Rom drives don't support the necessary subchannel read modes. every DVD-RW i've owned however, does.