DVD+RW Backup for PS2

[santita]

Hi everybody....

I´m trying to backup some of my PS2 DVD games (FIFA 2004, Price, WRC 3) but I can´t have complete success.

I have a DVD+ burner (Sony DW-P50A) which I know it´s not the best for being + and not -, and I´ve tried using Nero (v 5.5.10.54) for the 3 games and only WRC3 worked at the first try. The other two (FIFA 2004 and Prince) do not work. I use Swap Magic DVD version 2 to boot the games. WRC3 works perfectly, Prince seems to start booting and I get the Loading... message from Prince (same message I get when I boot with the original one) but it stays on that screen forever. FIFA 2004 doesn´t even do anything (I just hear the laser moving around but nothing happens). The media I use is Verbatim DVD+RW discs (I used this media for testing, I didn´t want to burn on +R to throw them in the garbage).
I also used Alcohol 120% (version 1.4.8 build 1222) and RecordNow Max (version 4.50) with the exact same results on both.
My PS2 is a SCPH-50004 (version 9 as far as I know) which should be able to read +/- DVD-RW. No mod chip is installed on the console, only using Swap Magic discs and swap tool.

The strange thing is that WRC 3 worked perfectly fine on a DVD+RW Verbatim media and Prince seems to load at least the beggining of the game, but FIFA 2004 doesn´t load at all.
I know that + media is not the best (from what I read on different threads) but the backup of WRC 3 worked fine with that media.
Unofrtunatelly I don´t have any other DVD recorder.

Any ideas?

[chef1366]

Are you getting anything or a disc error message? Have you tried cd loader? I've had no problem with nero 5.5 but i do use -r. I have had no luck with +rw or +r and I have a v 5 version. I also, like you use the slide card with swap magic.

[ps2king]

Tell you what, get your V9 chipped! Then I'm SURE your problems will be resolved. I personally recommend Messiah 2 Pro v1.33b chip. Also I wouldn't be sticking anything into my new V9 if I were you.

chef1366- v5's cannot read DVD-RW. Some v7's can do it. Only v9's are capable.

[santita]

Hi guys....

I finally made it work.....
I did the backup with Recordnow Max on DVD+R Verbatim media and FIFA 2k4 and Prince worked perfectly..... WRC 3 was working fine with DVD+RW Verbatim Media.

Apparently DVD+ media works fine with PS2 SCPH-50004 (version 9). Even +RW works fine cause WRC3 backup worked perfectly with this media, and also DVD movies backed up on +RW also are read perfectly on this PS2.
But I guess there is some kind of protection on some games that checks if its a stamped DVD (or Recordable) or if it´s a rewritable one.

Thanks for all the info.....