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Game Forum / Action Games / Grand Theft Auto / September 2006PS2 Freezes randomly when playing GTA:SA
...or at least semi-randomly. I bought this particular version of San Andreas off of Amazon...it has some minor scratches, so I don't think its the fault of the disk, though I'll try to get a second opinion as soon as possible. Anyway, the game will freeze while randomly driving, or when I enter a red marker or building. Its insanely annoying, as I'll often have to restart six or seven times to get something done. I think its the fault of my PS2, which is fairly old [bought it 3 years ago, used - but never any problems until now]. But, I don't really know about SA's glitches, so I just want to make sure. Can anyone help or offer any recommendation? > ...or at least semi-randomly. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Can anyone help or offer any recommendation? sadly as it's an old ps2 and san andreas you have hit the worst combination. It virtually killed my old ps2, which stopped working completely, making awful vibrating noise when trying to play anything. I did find some instructions on cleaning stuff and straightening lazer arms etc and got it to play other games but if I so much as walk past it with san andreas in my hand it yelps and runs off to hide :O) Of course all games can crash but as it's happening to you a lot I'd say you could try cleaning up the disc, which you can do with some brasso rubbed gently on the silver side with something very soft. I don't know if it's best to stick to the scratched spot or clean the whole surface, but it will remove the scratches, just don't go crazy and wear everything away! i got a bad copy of the getaway to play using brasso. Obviously you could clean the lens with a cleaning disc but that may not help or you could open her up and have a dabble. Some older machine have a very thing silver ribbon connecting lid to base though so it has to be done with care, but as it is only SA doing this I would say leave well alone internally and try the scratch removal, specially if you're not getting that vibrating noise when it crashes.  SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >...or at least semi-randomly. > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Can anyone help or offer any recommendation? SA is notorious for putting stress on the PS2, due to the way data is constantly streamed off the disc, rather than being loaded in chunks into memory. if your PS2 is quite old, then chances are it might just be struggling to cope with this excessive disc access. other than getting a new ps2 i wouldn't know what else to suggest. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb Do you think I could get sony to replace my PS2? I don't have a warrenty, but I think its kinda messed up that my PS2 is virtually incompatiable with a newer game for the system. If that doesn't work, I guess I'll have to save up for a new PS2... > >...or at least semi-randomly. > > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb >Do you think I could get sony to replace my PS2? I don't have a >warrenty, but I think its kinda messed up that my PS2 is virtually >incompatiable with a newer game for the system. If that doesn't work, I >guess I'll have to save up for a new PS2... not a chance. you have no warranty with them. they may offer to repair it, but they'll charge you and that'll probably cost almost as much as a new PS2. even if you did have a warranty with them, it would have run out long ago and i doubt this would be covered by it anyway as it would be classed as "general wear and tear" no doubt. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb Damn...Know any places to get a ps2 cheap? <_< > >Do you think I could get sony to replace my PS2? I don't have a > >warrenty, but I think its kinda messed up that my PS2 is virtually [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > Damn...Know any places to get a ps2 cheap? <_< £96 delivered? http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation2/4-/488881/Black_PSTWO/Product.html some bundles from Game http://www.game.co.uk/lowdown.aspx?lid=1613&cat=9 some offers from pcworld http://tinyurl.com/fjpsg and a couple of five game packages from Comet http://www.comet.co.uk/comet/html/cache/600.html SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ > > Damn...Know any places to get a ps2 cheap? <_< > > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Stop and Look > http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ good hunting! :O) SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >> Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ > >good hunting! :O) frankly i wouldn't bother getting a PS2 now. in fact, if i didn't still have a load of RPG's im playing through he could have had mine ;) Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >> Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb :O) I am not so sure about that. I don't see a mad rush to kill the thing off like the Xbox. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >> >> Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ >> > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > :O) I am not so sure about that. I don't see a mad rush to kill the >thing off like the Xbox. i just don't think it's worth buying a new one now, when the PS3 is out within months and will drive the price of the old machine down. well, at least it would if the PS3 wasn't ridiculously expensive and lacking in numbers! Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >> >> Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ > >> > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb I'd love to think so but I have my doubts in the uk, they really have treat us like sh.t over the price. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ ROFL.......... Out in MONTHS!?!?!?!! Not in Europe my friend............try Xmas 2007........... SignatureM ------ "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." [Benjamin Franklin] "War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it." [Erasmus] "A collision at sea can ruin your entire day." [Thucydides] >>> >> Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ >>> > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > well, at least it would if the PS3 wasn't ridiculously expensive and > lacking in numbers! >ROFL.......... >Out in MONTHS!?!?!?!! > >Not in Europe my friend............try Xmas 2007........... christmas is in march now? Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb After all the European shite $ony have done so far you still trust them??? We'll see my friend........ SignatureM ------ "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." [Benjamin Franklin] "War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it." [Erasmus] "A collision at sea can ruin your entire day." [Thucydides] >>ROFL.......... >>Out in MONTHS!?!?!?!! >> >>Not in Europe my friend............try Xmas 2007........... > > christmas is in march now? >After all the European shite $ony have done so far you still trust them??? >We'll see my friend........ trust them? lol i wouldn't trust sony as far as i could throw them. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > ROFL.......... > Out in MONTHS!?!?!?!! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > -- > M wouldn't make any difference to me, I ain't paying half a grand for a game machine SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >> ROFL.......... >> Out in MONTHS!?!?!?!! [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >wouldn't make any difference to me, I ain't paying half a grand for a >game machine but it's not a games machine. it's a high definition home entertainment multimedia portal. that plays games. ;) Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >> ROFL.......... > >> Out in MONTHS!?!?!?!! [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > ;) ha ha... I wouldn't pay half a grand for one of them either. :O) SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > wouldn't make any difference to me, I ain't paying half a grand for a > game machine Why don't we all club together and ram-raid a Dixons? We'll get away with it, as long as they don't install moats at any stores. GTA? A bad influence? Pah! Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > > wouldn't make any difference to me, I ain't paying half a grand for a > > game machine [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Cheers, > Rob Heh! a great idea... you supply the ski masks and skis and I'll sit here by the fire. Call me when you have the machines and I'll have a black one :O) SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > > > wouldn't make any difference to me, I ain't paying half a grand for a > > > game machine [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Stop and Look > http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ Heh - well, to do it in a TRUE GTA stylee, we'd all just Uzi-up, hop on some PCJs, drive in though the door & stick up the place (I call bagsy on a yellow PCJ). And if any checkout girls aren't complete munters, on the back of the bike they go (to be creatively, um, 'discarded' along with the bike at a later point) Mwahahaaa!! =) > > > > wouldn't make any difference to me, I ain't paying half a grand for a > > > > game machine [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > a later point) > Mwahahaaa!! =) :O) sounds like a plan. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > And if any checkout girls aren't complete munters, on the back of the > bike they go (to be creatively, um, 'discarded' along with the bike at > a later point) > Mwahahaaa!! =) Best avoid the Wimbledon branch, they're all ugly blokes that work there (Unless that flicks somebody's switch). Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. Would it be too much to ask that you beat 'em faster? =P *sigh*...I don't know what I should do. I guess I'll just ask one of my friends if I could borrow their PS2 - all my other titles work fine, I'm sure one of them would be alright with a temporary trade or something... > >> Thanks, I'm checking out the links you gave me ^_^ > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > Would it be too much to ask that you beat 'em faster? =P > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb If you don't want to buy a new one, why not try to get a used one? As ebay is dodgy as always, I wouldn't. What I'd do is get a used one of one of your local small local gamer stores. Aside from used games, they usually also sell used consoles. Bound to work as these stores also fix/chip consoles so whatever h/w they sell is bound to work OK. I've got 2 PS2s, but then I don't think I could bring myself to part with either one. Be like losing a favourite pet (except the PS2s are house trained). =) > > Would it be too much to ask that you beat 'em faster? =P > > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > with either one. Be like losing a favourite pet (except the PS2s are > house trained). =) If I were going to buy a used one, even the slimline, I'd be tempted to ask if I can play san andreas in it first before buying, and a good play too, not just a minute or so. On the old machine I found one of the biggest stumbling blocks seemed to be the changing rooms in shops, my game would glitch and crash at those points and it was in one of those where it eventually gave up the ghost and refused to play in my old ps2 ever again. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays San Andreas. Don't want to make that mistake again... > > > Would it be too much to ask that you beat 'em faster? =P > > > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > Stop and Look > http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll >look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays >San Andreas. Don't want to make that mistake again... you'd think so, but when i worked in a games shop around the time the slimline and SA were released, we got a fair few of the machines returned because they were overheating. i don't think this was down to SA, mind you, just the initial batch of slimline machines being a bit dodgy. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll > >look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb Yeah, I recall that period. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ I guess I'll be getting a used slimline then...in the meanwhile, while I wait, I guess I'll content myself with borrowing a friend's ps2 - maybe he'll let me trade with him for a while. My ps2 works fine with plenty of other games, I actually checked yesterday...so I think it'll be alrights...lets hope someone is generous. > > >The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll > > >look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Stop and Look > http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > I guess I'll be getting a used slimline then...in the meanwhile, while > I wait, I guess I'll content myself with borrowing a friend's ps2 - > maybe he'll let me trade with him for a while. My ps2 works fine with > plenty of other games, I actually checked yesterday...so I think it'll > be alrights...lets hope someone is generous. If the disc is really scratched I'm serious about the brasso thing. it really works. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >> I guess I'll be getting a used slimline then...in the meanwhile, while >> I wait, I guess I'll content myself with borrowing a friend's ps2 - [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >If the disc is really scratched I'm serious about the brasso thing. it >really works. or the boiling water trick. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >> I guess I'll be getting a used slimline then...in the meanwhile, while > >> I wait, I guess I'll content myself with borrowing a friend's ps2 - [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb I ahven't actually tried that one, does it remove the problems or somehow restore it without removing scratches? SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >> >> I guess I'll be getting a used slimline then...in the meanwhile, while >> >> I wait, I guess I'll content myself with borrowing a friend's ps2 - [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >I ahven't actually tried that one, does it remove the problems or >somehow restore it without removing scratches? it only works with light scratches, i think. supposedly it removes a thin layer of plastic coating from the data side of the disc, and thus takes any superficial scratches with it. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >> >> I guess I'll be getting a used slimline then...in the meanwhile, while > >> >> I wait, I guess I'll content myself with borrowing a friend's ps2 - [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thin layer of plastic coating from the data side of the disc, and thus > takes any superficial scratches with it. similar t the brasso, only my scratches on that one were awful, I really thought it was a gonner, which is why didn't worry about the brasso. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ > If the disc is really scratched I'm serious about the brasso thing. it > really works. I imagine it must work for audio CDs too? My Supergrass 'In It For The Money' CD (Amongst others) is absolutely f****d. Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > > If the disc is really scratched I'm serious about the brasso thing. it > > really works. > > I imagine it must work for audio CDs too? > > My Supergrass 'In It For The Money' CD (Amongst others) is absolutely f****d. I'd say so Rob. just be gentle and don;t rub away more than you need to. I don't know what the best material to use is but I'm sure you're clever enough to work that out :O) I think I used a very soft clean rag. What I like about doing this is you can see it happening right before your eyes, so it's easy to know when to stop. SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ Best thing for that band IMHO.......... SignatureM ------ "Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." [Benjamin Franklin] "War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it." [Erasmus] "A collision at sea can ruin your entire day." [Thucydides] >> If the disc is really scratched I'm serious about the brasso thing. it >> really works. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > you'd think so, but when i worked in a games shop around the time the > slimline and SA were released, we got a fair few of the machines > returned because they were overheating. I have it on good authority that early batches had a problem with their laser lens too, something about mis-alignment (Quite a common PS1 problem too). > i don't think this was down to SA, mind you, just the initial batch of > slimline machines being a bit dodgy. A friend of mine recieved one that was ordered from a reputable online store that lacked a functioning 2nd controller port, I'm pretty aure that wasn't a one-off. My old style PS2 is three years old and still plays perfectly (Yeah, ok, I give it a yearly dust. But that's not cheating!). Cheers, Rob Signature.__ __ |__ |__ .|__ __ | Rob White, Half Man Half Biscuit. | / \| \ | | || ||| /__\ | robthemod@googlemail.com | \__/|__/ |_|_|| |||__\___ | Wimbledon, London, England. "Do sugar cubes have dots or is that a dice I just put in my tea?" To the world you are somebody, but to somebody you are the world. > The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll > look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays > San Andreas. Don't want to make that mistake again... There was a small panic in america with the satin silver slimline, I think, where it refused to play some older games, but apart from that I don't think I have noticed anyone complain that the slimline doesn't play SA SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ >> The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll >> look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I don't think I have noticed anyone complain that the slimline doesn't >play SA both models have problems with some games. it's a tiny percentage, but apparently it was down to the way they restructured the architecture of the chipset. Signaturegamertag: Chrisflynnuk http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb > >> The slimlines should have no problem playing SA, right? I think I'll > >> look for a used slimline...and I will most definetly ask if it plays [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://live.xbox.com/member/Chrisflynnuk > Current eBay auctions: http://tinyurl.com/hutcb I suppose all machines will have something to bug them. Have they got anywhere near stability with the 360 yet? SignaturePaul (This sky, too, is folding under you) ------------------------------------------------------ Stop and Look http://www.geocities.com/dreamst8me/ |
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