[Hairybudda]

OK guys, i by no means, am neew to emulators, i've written many of my own (working on DC one now, but thats still a secret), and know ePSXe inside out.... Now, im having a minor problem with ePSXe and i need a little help.... It wont start at all, i've tries ISO'ing it, using different GPU, SPU, And CD-ROM plugins and i still dont even reach the screen where it says squaresoft... I've tried all the different compatability options, and tried most of the BIOS'es i can find, heres my system specs at what i normally run my PC at and ePSXe at, hope you all can help...

ThanX in advance

Game Info:
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Game: Final Fantasy 9 PAL
Disc: 1
SerailNo: SLES-02965


My System Summary
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Video Card                    : 3D Prophet II MX
Video Driver                  : nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version                : 4.13.01.2250

Sound Card                    : Creative SB Live!
Sound Driver                  : emu10k1m.sys
Driver Version                : 5.1.2526.0

DirectX                       : DirectX 8.1
Operating System              : Windows XP Professional Build 2526  5.1.2526

System
------

BIOS Info
     Name: Award
     Version: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG

CPU Info

     CPU Count: 1
     CPU Type: 880 MHz AuthenticAMD Duron
               6 3 1

     RAM: 127 MB Total
          81 MB Free
     Virtual RAM: 307 MB Total
                  211 MB Free

     Operating System: Windows XP Professional Build 2526  5.1.2526

     Temp Directory: C:\DOCUME~1\MATTHE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\
     Size: 4 MB

Direct X
--------

DirectX Info
     Version: DirectX 8
DirectDraw Info
     Version: 5.01.2526.0000
     Certified: Not certified
DirectSound Info
     Version: 5.01.2526.0000
     Certified: Certified
DirectPlay Info
     Version: 5.00.2134.0001
DirectInput Info
     Version: 5.01.2526.0000

Drive Information
-----------------

Cache size: 2476 KB

Drive Letter A
     Volume Name: PKBACK# 004
     Type: Floppy
     File System: FAT
     Total Space: 1.44 KB
     Free Space: 0.00 KB

Drive Letter C
     Volume Name: HARD DISC
     Type: Fixed
     File System: NTFS
     Total Space: 19.07 GB
     Free Space: 9.52 GB

Drive Letter D
     Volume Name: 3ds max 4
     Type: CDRom
     File System: CDFS
     Total Space: 425.32 MB
     Free Space: 0.00 KB

Drive Letter E
     Volume Name: 
     Type: DVD-ROM
     File System: CDFS
     Total Space: 615.11 MB
     Free Space: 0.00 KB

Input Device
------------

Mouse Information
Type: Genius Netscroll

Keyboard Information
Type: IBM enhanced (101- or 102-key)

OpenGL Info
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Version: 5.1

Tasks Running
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smss.exe
csrss.exe
winlogon.exe
services.exe
lsass.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
spoolsv.exe
cdantsrv.exe
mdm.exe
nvsvc32.exe
svchost.exe
fast.exe
Explorer
fast.exe
nvmax.exe
cacheman.exe
devldr32.exe


EPSXE SETTINGS SUMMARY
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BIOS:
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SCPH-1001.bin

VIDEO
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Plugin: Pete's OpenGL Driver 1.1.53
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
GFX card: GeForce2 MX/AGP/3DNOW!

Resolution/Color:
- 1024x768 Fullscreen - Desktop changing [32 Bit]
- Keep psx aspect ratio: off

Textures:
- R8G8A8A8
- Filtering: 2
- Caching: 2

Framerate:
- FPS limitation: on 
- Frame skipping: off
- FPS limit: 60

Compatibility:
- Offscreen drawing: 4
- Framebuffer texture: 2
- Alpha multipass: on 
- Mask bit: on 
- Advanced blending: on 

Misc:
- Scanlines: off
- Line mode: off
- Unfiltered FB: off
- Dithering: off
- Full vram: off
- Game fixes: on  [00000241]

SOUND
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EPSXE SETTINGS
--------------
Sound Enabled
CDDA Sound Enabled

PLUGIN SETTINGS
---------------

Plugin: Petes DSoundPSX SPU Audio Driver
Author: Pete Bernert
Card vendor: Creative
Sound card: Sound Blaster Live! 1024

General Settings:
- Volume: Medium
- Enable XA Playing: on
- Change XA Pitch, if it is played too fast: on

CD-ROM
------
EPSXE SETTINGS
--------------
Drive: e:

PLUGIN SETTINGS
---------------
Plugin: Petes ASPI/IOCTL PSX CDR Driver
Author: Pete Bernert
Drive vendor: Pioneer
Drive Name: Pioneer 16x DVD-ROM

Interface: W2K - IOCTL scsi commands
Drive: [1:0:0] Drive E:
Read Mode: BE_2(ATAPI_SPEC_2)
Caching Mode: Async Read

Error Handling:
Try Again On Reading Error: On
Retry Count: 5

 

[Xeven]

iirc, you need a ppf patch to play ffix pal version..

 

[Hairybudda]

Originally posted by Xeven
iirc, you need a ppf patch to play ffix pal version..

Any chance you could tell me where to pick up this patch plz?

 

[Ryos]

Originally posted by Hairybudda

Any chance you could tell me where to pick up this patch plz?

http://www.aldostools.com/ff9.html. Scroll down to the FF9 PAL on ePSXe section.

 

[Xeven]

yeah, here: http://www.aldostools.com/ff9.html

edit: sheeZ! Ryos.. we gotta stop this posting simultaneously thing. :lol::rofl:

 

[Ryos]

> sheeZ! Ryos.. we gotta stop this posting simultaneously thing.

No kidding. kairi has enough conspiracy theories as it is. :eyes: It's better to have numerous answers than no answers at all, no?

 

[Xeven]

Originally posted by Ryos
> sheeZ! Ryos.. we gotta stop this posting simultaneously thing.

No kidding. kairi has enough conspiracy theories as it is. :eyes: It's better to have numerous answers than no answers at all, no?

yup yup yup! .. hmm.. it's gettin kinda weird tho.. :heh:.. maybe kai will offer a better theory sometime..

 

[Hairybudda]

ThanX a lot guys {{{Xeven}}} {{{Ryos}}}

I'll try this when i get back from college