----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bear Powell" <replicant@northstate.net>
To: tenchi@usagi.org
Subject: [tenchi:105655] Re: [OT] PS2 Problems
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 02:25:41 -0500

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joseph Riggs" <josephriggs@lycos.com>
> To: <tenchi@ml.usagi.org>
> Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 4:52 PM
> Subject: [tenchi:105652] [OT] PS2 Problems
> 
> 
> > I've got a really odd problem with my PS2, and I'm hoping someone 
> > here will know what is going on.  My apologies for the OT post.
> >
> > I've been playing the new Star Ocean recently.  Last night, I 
> > turned the game on, and when I pushed the buttons on my 
> > controller to start the game (as opposed to running the title 
> > sequence in an endless loop), nothing happened.  A test with a 
> > handy
> > DVD (Macross, volume 7 ^^ ) in my PS2 discovered a few things.
> >
> > 1.)  The only button on my controller that seemed to consistantly 
> > work was the down button.  When the highlight box reached an area 
> > on the DVD menu where it could move from side to side, it went 
> > nuts, suggesting that something's out of whack with
> > either the left or right movement button.  Star Ocean doesn't 
> > have any uses for a "Down" button at the title menu, but it does 
> > have a use for the left or right button.  But the highlighted 
> > option wasn't changing (unlike on the DVD menu).
> > 2.)  Another handy controller (from my PS1) worked fine with the DVD menu.
> > 3.)  If I used the second controller with Star Ocean, I still was 
> > unable to do anything.  Once again, I still couldn't get past the 
> > title screen.
> > 4.)  If I took all discs out of the PS2, then the second 
> > controller worked fine (i.e. on the screen that allows you to 
> > select memory cards).
> >
> > So, I'm guessing that at the very least, I've got a bad 
> > controller.  But that still doesn't explain what's going on with 
> > Star Ocean.  Any ideas?
> 
> 
> This sounds like it could be several things.
> 1) Your analog functions in the controller are going bad.
> This can cause a lot of goofy signals that disrupt normal controller usage.
> 2) You are using an extension cable that has gotten dirty or is
> also going bad. These things can cause some serious disruptions.
> 3) Your controller port is going bad or has a loose connection.
> 4) Your controller buttons, control port, or plug ends need to
> be cleaned.
> 5) Some newer games that utilize the L3 and R3 buttons have
> been found to cause issues with the basic controller functions.
> 
> I would start by cleaning everything, then checking the other options.
> Mine did similar stuff a little while back and it was because of
> a faulty extension cord. Well, faulty after my new puppy tinkled on
> it. >_<!
> 


No extension cable, so that's not it.

And as I mentioned, I'm getting odd results with different discs in the machine. 
With Star Ocean, there's no controller function whatsoever even when I switched controllers
(it was working - it just quit the other day).  I dropped a DVD in the
machine (Macross vol. 7, for the curious), and while the regular controller had problems,
the other controller appeared to work fine.

So while yeah, I've definitely got a bad controller, I'm a bit hesitant to pin the
problems strictly on the controller.  The test with the DVD suggests that the second
controller should work fine with Star Ocean - but it doesn't.

I have yet to test it with another game.  The thought didn't occur to me at the time,
and I haven't taken another look at it yet.


junior

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