Need help with 007 softmod

[piicnyk]

Well I did all the necessary requirements to softmod for mcboot install for my scph 30001 ps2. I bought agent under fire. Burnt it to a new DVD. yada yada yada. When I try to put the game into the drive it goes it and pops up and makes this annoying screeching sound. It isn't locking into place and it's rather pissing me off. I've been trying to do this for about a week now and can't figure anything out. HELP!

[formyhunny]

Does it do that with other games too? If it does it could be you disc drive. If not then your disc.

[piicnyk]

do i have to put the cover back on? If I do then that was the problem.

nevermind. That was the problem. Will it still be possible to swap the discs with the cover on?

[Wyrm]

nevermind. That was the problem. Will it still be possible to swap the discs with the cover on?

Google is your friend.

But yes there is. I cant remember the details exactly, but there is.

[piicnyk]

I'm just tired and frustrated lol. Can I just use the swap key method and get it out?

[Wyrm]

I did the googling for you.

This should be exactly what you need.

You need to follow the front cover removal guide first (right side).

[piicnyk]

I did the googling for you.

This should be exactly what you need.

You need to follow the front cover removal guide first (right side).

hey i appreciate it a lot. One problem though. I don't see any screw for the cover of the disc tray. I saw somewhere that you can just unclip it easily and slide the tool in there.

[Wyrm]

Yeah i think only certain ones have the screw.

All the PS2s ive ever had it just clipped on and off.

I wish i still had one tho

I have NO consoles..........

[piicnyk]

On a gaming forum but own no consoles.....classic.

[Wyrm]

On a gaming forum but own no consoles.....classic.

I can still play PSX and N64 games on my laptop though.

And as soon as i find another job, im getting me a PS2, and modding the SHIT out of it.

[piicnyk]

Well I got to the second stage and swapped the discs and did what i was supposed to and then it went to a black screen so idk.

I got it to work finally. One last question. If I go to ESR and for the status it says unknown media in drive does that mean I should use the other version of DVD for copied games? I burnt a couple games to DVD+R and bought a 25 pk of DVD-R today. Just trying to figure this out. Thanks a bunch.

[Wyrm]

I have no idea.

Like i said, i dont own any consoles, and ive never tried modding a ps2.

All i can say is GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOGLE.

Sorry i couldnt be of anymore assistance.

[Beelzebub]

I got it to work finally. One last question. If I go to ESR and for the status it says unknown media in drive does that mean I should use the other version of DVD for copied games? I burnt a couple games to DVD+R and bought a 25 pk of DVD-R today. Just trying to figure this out. Thanks a bunch.

To play burned PS2 games with MCBoot and ESR you have to patch the disc image with ESR patcher and then burn it to a DVD. MCBoot should automatically detect that a disc is ESR patched and then it should boot it automatically.

[piicnyk]

I patched both discs I tried with ESR patcher but I think it's because I need the other type of DVD. Thanks though. Going to burn some more isos to DVD-R when I get home. Hopefully they work.

[Rockstar1983]

+1 on DVD-R. For console backups, it's the only way to go.