PS2 Debugging Station (Test) DTL-H30001 PS2 Backup Help

I just got my hands on a PS2 Debugging Station DTL-H30001. I had to replace the laser as the flex circuit had a nice big tear in it causing the discs to not spin. I replaced the laser and discs are spinning! Woo Hoo. However, I am struggling to successfully get a PS2 Master Disc to boot up. PS1 CD-Rs will load and play.

Either the laser is only reading CDs or I am not successfully patching and burning the DVDs. Here is what I have tried to get a copy of Ratchet and Clank going:
- Using the DiscPatcher on the ISO using the settings of PS2, Master Disc, DVD, America, Exe SCUS_971.99
- Burned the patched ISO on Verbatim DVD-R
- Used IMGBurn at the lowest speed on my DVD burner (tried 2 different DVD burners)

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

Does anyone have a DVD image that is known to work on one of these so I can eliminate the DVD laser as an issue?

 

Why dont you try a retail game?

 

It was my understanding that retail PS2 games do not work in a debugging PS2, they need to be master discs. I did try it anyway to no avail.

I did patch and successfully burn a PS2 CD based game (ICO). So either my blank DVDs stink or the DVD Potimeter needs adjustment. Unless someone else has an idea.

 

Debugstation consoles are generally region-free and can play presses retail games from any region.

Are your Verbatim DVD-R discs made by either Taiyo Yuden or Mitsubishi?

Avoid burning at the lowest speed because that may result in poorer quality burns. If your burner is decent, burning at even the maximum speed (as supported by both the burner and disc) should be better.

Does the console even correctly recognize the inserted burned disc?

 

Thanks for that info. I didn't know that. I get a disc read error.

Maybe I got a bad laser?

 

Did you replace the laser with the right type? A SONY laser (KHS-400A/B/C) must be replaced with another SONY laser. Likewise, a Sanyo SF-HD7 must be replaced with another Sanyo SF-HD7.

If this is a brand-new laser, did you desolder the anti-static point? While tweaking with the potentiometers should be avoided if unnecessary, it is known that the defaults for some 3rd party laser are too high and need to be slightly lowered before the photodiodes can be used to read the disc properly.

 

Yes, I matched the laser model and desoldered the anti-static points. When I didn't do that, it wouldn't spin any discs.

I tried adjusting the DVD pot, but still no luck. Think I may have gotten a lemon laser.

 

A new laser Beam did the trick! It can really play any disc I throw at it.

 

Hello,

Is it possible to have the reference of the spare parts you have changed ? (I know that it may be hard to get them as the thread is a year old).

Thanks !

 

You should make a 1:1 replacement, if possible.
Likely, he just changed the whole optical block (i.e. laser).

 

Thanks ! I will do so. But I will try something else first. The problem I have is that my DTL only read retail games, and not beta/debug disk. Thanks to what you told me yesterday, I have checked if I have data in section 12 and 13 of the disk and it is not the case. So I will try to master patch one of my CD, burn it and try it. And if it still doesn't work, I will order the needed part.

Thanks again for your yesterday help !

 

If the DEX just cannot read your burned discs, they could be either bad or you used cheap discs. Also, DVD-Rs are generally more compatible.

 

I try to read an official akklaim debug disk. So I guess they used to burn quality disk. Will try to patch the disk and burn it again. DVD-Rs are best ? Thanks for the info

You may help me on using disc patcher 3. Do I need to use a special name for the Exe filename ?

Thanks a lot !

 

Good burnt discs with no or a bad MASTER DISC sector will "read fine" (as in being detected and identified really fast) but will give you the usual red screen you get from non modified retail units when a CD/DVD-R is inserted. The DEX identifies the kind of burnt disc inserted by the presence (or not) of a MASTER DISC sector.

If the media is CD-R and no master disc sector is present, it will assume PS1 game and try to boot it as such. If it finds "BOOT2=" on system.cnf but no MASTER DISC sector you will have the RSOD.

On DVD-R discs it will fully lock the drive and stop the disc if it doesn't find any MASTER DISC data. Will give RSOD.

Retail original PS2 discs are dealt with in the same way as retail units do, but ignoring the regional locking.

The point of this MASTER DISC sectors thing is prevent the unit from playing straight copies of retail discs. (lol)

RSOD= "Please insert Playstation or Playstation 2 disc."