Pcsx2 <running PS1 games on>
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Cyb
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It would be foolish to run a PS1 game on a PS2 emulator since the PS2 emulators are still premature and compability isn't great. PS1 emulators on the other hand are very compatible and can make most games work.
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Hi again,
First of all - I'm sorry for posting the thread in the wrong forum and with a bad title. I had tried to work out the emulator all night, but still I should be able to post in a right place and with an informable title. Sorry.
I am trying to start the game with the ePSXe simulator now - as suggested. I am finished configuring it, but it still seems to be a problem. When I try to start a game in the emulator I get two messages:
"Missing render texture extension"
"No pixel format available"
Does anyone know what I can do to make the emulator work properly?
First of all - I'm sorry for posting the thread in the wrong forum and with a bad title. I had tried to work out the emulator all night, but still I should be able to post in a right place and with an informable title. Sorry.
I am trying to start the game with the ePSXe simulator now - as suggested. I am finished configuring it, but it still seems to be a problem. When I try to start a game in the emulator I get two messages:
"Missing render texture extension"
"No pixel format available"
Does anyone know what I can do to make the emulator work properly?
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Depends on your graphics plugin and your GFX card. Try pete's plugin and the lowest settings and work your way up.
It does that on my machine as well, however you probably should wait quite a seconds before deciding it's not working.
Your original post sounds like you were using 2.xxx of pete's OGL plugin, DON'T it's only good if your card supports many of the advanced features it uses.
DX or OGL 1.XXX versions should be what you use. If you have a REALLY old card DX6 variant works well.
Another thing BE CERTAIN you have set up your CD correctly. This sounds like you didn't. Essentially the playstation thinks there is no CD. Check to be sure you set the CD plugin AND you set the drive number correctly for ePSXe to querry the drive.
My recomendation is to grab ePSXeCutor and use that it allows you a plethora of configurations for any number of games and makes your life much easier.
Cyb
You might want to make an ISO of your PSX CD(s) if you have the space as reading from CD is often quite a bit slower than reading from a hard drive.
You could also try switching to another SPU plugin like EternalSPU which works a bit better for Final Fantasy games (has a few special settings that need to be checked) if it's those in particular than have the problems.
You could also try switching to another SPU plugin like EternalSPU which works a bit better for Final Fantasy games (has a few special settings that need to be checked) if it's those in particular than have the problems.
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Nonsense. Today's drives can do it just fine. Just set to no read ahead and you'll be streaming from the CD live with no pauses.
If pauses occour, then the CD is scratched, dirty or your reader is just slow.
If it is simply pauses in the audio, then it is probably the audio plugin's fault.
AFAIK, only Null has accurate emulation, at least of FF9. The others work fine, but they cannot do everything right.
Good plugins include Null, Pete's and Eternal.
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I've switch to EternalSPU now. The music is still stopping up - it use to happen when I go into fights. Can it be something with the graphics that is slowing it down? Would it be better if I changed from P.E.Op.S. Soft Driver 1.17 to for example Pete's OpenGL2 Driver 2.8 (a newer (?) plugin)
Not nonsense. Making an ISO is common advice for skipping problems (and also a reduction of load times). I'm paraphrasing Lord Kane's ePSXe config site where it says to make ISOs from CDs as well as use EternalSPU for FF7 (and also FF9).
Lord Kane's FAQ said:
[ePSXe Configs]
His problem though is probably due to the framebuffer battle swirl that can cause slowdowns with Pete's D3D/OpenGL1 plugins.
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Toasty & Clements: I have played both FF9 & MMX6 without pausing & skipping directly from the CD / CDs. That goes to prove it isn't impossible.
Oh and btw, if you're using Pete's plugin, try pressing Delete. You'll see a little FPS counter there... It should stay on 50/60 (PAL/NTSC) respectively. If not, then your computer can't handle the emulation, and yes, that probably means you have to lower your GFX settings. If not, then it's probably the Audio Plugin's fault.
Oh and btw, if you're using Pete's plugin, try pressing Delete. You'll see a little FPS counter there... It should stay on 50/60 (PAL/NTSC) respectively. If not, then your computer can't handle the emulation, and yes, that probably means you have to lower your GFX settings. If not, then it's probably the Audio Plugin's fault.
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Memcard plugins? You don't need to download anything in order to save your game.