Swap Magic problem

[Kaykun[Stoked]]

I wish I knew what you're talking about, Nilmind. Thats a pretty wild hardware story.

[nilmind]

Originally Posted by Kaykun[Stoked]

I wish I knew what you're talking about, Nilmind. Thats a pretty wild hardware story.

Sorry, here's a tl;dr version.

If the song is still trying load up on the gameplay screen (and failing), the problem probably has to do with the way the disk is spinning. If that's so, open up the fliptop for a few seconds, then close it. There were actually a few others here who tried it, who were successful. If you want a more permanent solution, check your hardware to see if there's anything interfering with the way the disk is spinning.

[Kaykun[Stoked]]

OH! Slimline!

No kidding. I use the fat ps2 fliptop, thats why I didn't understand. Wow, that's really interesting why a wire would get in the way of gameplay... strange.

[nilmind]

Oh actually, I used a fat ps2 as well (with manually installed fliptop), although I can imagine that something similar can happen to the slimline. And yeah, it was pretty annoying how there was something wrong with the way this thing was manufactured.

In case you're really curious as to how my problem is visualized, think about that coiled wire that's wrapped around the hinge of the fliptop. After the coil, the wire sticks out and was actually long enough to touch the disc .

[Kσn]

it may just be you have an old PS2, or your PS2 laser is going bad. Mine would do that when I had a swap magic, so I ended up buying 2 PS2s (one U.S., and one Japanese).

[Kaykun[Stoked]]

[FS] Beatmania IIDX 9th style, jpn koc, modded ps2

Go for it, DaveSpen.

[word]

Originally Posted by eureka1

When it happens to me i can change the high speed modifier but the song doesnt load, neither do the 7 keys or TT display as working.

Ok eureka pretty much summed it up <3

When the song fails to load, can you change the speed modifier or not?

If not - new IIDX
If yes - new PS2

[Razer]

Originally Posted by ΩOMEGAΩ

it may just be you have an old PS2, or your PS2 laser is going bad.

My PS2 is five years old and works fine.

Is mine immortal or something?

[Kaykun[Stoked]]

ya frill.

[FFR4EVA_00]

Originally Posted by nilmind

A temporary solution was to simply open the fliptop whenever the problematic song is trying to load, then close the fliptop. The permanent solution was to actually cut and file that piece of wire off.

I remember this showing up in a Happy Sky CS discussion thread.
So, DaveSpen, try opening the fliptop for a few seconds, then close it. If the song doesn't load, then turn the PS2 off and cut off the wire that nilmind described. Only if that doesn't work should you get a new PS2.

[tomokosasaki]

mine does the same, my iidx red works fine, but my happy sky and distorted dont. some songs dont load at all.

[eunju_이은주]

same here, i had the same problem. i used swap magic to boot up happy sky. it worked all fine, movies loaded and such, but when i chose MEI, it would load, then at the play screen, the song would load. you could change the speed, and there were animations like the SKY lettering, but it would just never load. i didn't try fixing it.

[BITCH I LOOK LIKE GOKU]

I've just got a general question, if anyone in here has a slimline...

I used the tape and tissue mod on my slimline PS2, and was wondering: Is the disc supposed to stop spinning when you open up the tray? I had BMUS in there, and opened it up while it was loading. The disc stopped, but the laser stayed on, and it stopped loading.

Was that supposed to happen?

[word]

Originally Posted by linkismyhero

I've just got a general question, if anyone in here has a slimline...

I used the tape and tissue mod on my slimline PS2, and was wondering: Is the disc supposed to stop spinning when you open up the tray? I had BMUS in there, and opened it up while it was loading. The disc stopped, but the laser stayed on, and it stopped loading.

Was that supposed to happen?

Yeah, it's meant to carry on spinning even when you open the lid. The idea is that the console doesn't detect that you've swapped your disk.

Are you sure you got both the sensors?

[BITCH I LOOK LIKE GOKU]

Originally Posted by seizuremania

Yeah, it's meant to carry on spinning even when you open the lid. The idea is that the console doesn't detect that you've swapped your disk.

Are you sure you got both the sensors?

I used two pieces of duct tape on the internal sensor, and made sure that was pressed down... and I also taped down the tissue.

Erm, which of the two sensors would stop the disc, and which would control the laser? Is the laser the internal or external sensor?