PS2 swapmagic error

Requiem · Post by **Requiem** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:19 pm

I know some people on this forum use some form of mod to play imported games. I'm currently having a problem where I put in my SwapMagic boot disk, and it doesn't load. It says either "Cannot Read Disc" or "Please Insert a PS2 format disk." when it tries to load.

If anyone can help me with this, I woud be very grateful. It would be a shame not to be able to play the imported game I got.

Requiem · Post by **Requiem** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:32 pm

Sorry for the double post, but I fixed that problem and find myself having another.

Now whenever I hit "load program" in the disk menu it just takes me back to the PS2 browser.

silabus · Post by **silabus** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:48 pm

Well ,maybe could be that your ps2 hasnt got the chip that let you use the pirated game , but the thing you say i never heard of it

Dualreact · Post by **Dualreact** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:11 pm

swap magic 2-3 is getting old, for me it doesnt read games from 2004-05.

hawthorneluke · Post by **hawthorneluke** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:28 am

wheni got mine, v3.6 i think, the first time was fine, second took quite some attempts to make it read, third, i've spnt hours and its not read yet :/

thats the dvd one btw. the ps2 is old, but it can play other more scratched discs much easier

silabus · Post by **silabus** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:22 am

what is that famous swapmagic?

bigjoecool · Post by **bigjoecool** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:36 pm

Swap Magic is a disc that allows you to play imports, homebrew, and back-ups on your PS2 without a mod-chip. My Swap Magic is Ver. 3.3 and it works fine with all the newest games.

@ Requiem - Are you using the Flip-top or the slide tool?

haseoskeith · Post by **haseoskeith** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:18 pm

Requiem wrote:Sorry for the double post, but I fixed that problem and find myself having another.

Now whenever I hit "load program" in the disk menu it just takes me back to the PS2 browser.

Hmmmmmmmm I had a problem of those too... I couldn't read any game on my old PS2. I later found out that the lens was... obliterated. Assuming you haven't destroyed your lens by accidentaly smashing it like I did, it's probably just dust on your lens. DVD laser lens cleaners should do.

Do not use cleaning liquid on your lens, or it'll burn.

ReiMehari · Post by **ReiMehari** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:17 pm

I used to have that stuff for he ps2...hated it though.

The PKK · Post by **The PKK** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:09 pm

Get version 3.6 (i think this is the newest).

Mellow Grunty · Post by **Mellow Grunty** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:33 pm

ReiMehari wrote:I used to have that stuff for he ps2...hated it though.

What the hell? Swap Magic is frickin' AWESOME, 'specially for us Europeans.

bigjoecool · Post by **bigjoecool** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:48 pm

Unless you play online, you're better off just getting a big PS2 compatible hard-drive. You'll pay a little bit more, but it's more convenient than the swap method and even the regular method.

Seto Kaiba · Post by **Seto Kaiba** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 6:20 pm

i have Swap Magic version 3.6 and it plays //G.U. fine. i think the problem is your PS2.

taimer2u · Post by **taimer2u** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:05 pm

I was trying to do the tape and tissue mod, but it looks like you can't do it with your FAT ps2... I didn't find that out until I took it apart -.-' What would my best bet be for soft modding my ps2 than? Fliptop + SM3.6, Slider +3.6 something else?
Thanks for the help!

bigjoecool · Post by **bigjoecool** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:52 am

Zer0 wrote:Or if you know what you're doing, you can softmod it, and play imports, backups, and games off the hard drive without paying anything or getting any rare thing to help you :]

That's what I meant. The only drawback is that you can't play online off the hard-drive.

taimer2u wrote:I was trying to do the tape and tissue mod, but it looks like you can't do it with your FAT ps2... I didn't find that out until I took it apart -.-' What would my best bet be for soft modding my ps2 than? Fliptop + SM3.6, Slider +3.6 something else?
Thanks for the help!

Tape and Tissue? Are you working with the New or Old model PS2? By Fat you mean t he old model as opposed to the Filing system, right. If you don't play online I would suggest getting a PS2 compatable hard-drive and usind a Memory card exploit to boot the games. If you need to play your "Back-ups" online, I would use the swap magic with flip-top case. It's annoying to have to use 2 discs every time you want to play a game. Having to use the the slide-tool makes it even more annoying.

Keep in mind. Games (backups) that you want to play online need to be patched with a new DNAS code to work.