[ISSUE]: Silent Hill 2 (Greatest Hits) Black Screen

[KronaDComics]

Checks

• [X] I have checked existing OPL issues for duplicates and found none
• [X] I am using either OPL latest stable version, or archived version or OPL beta version

Describe the issue

stuck at black screen when trying to boot

Console model

SCPH-90004

OPL version / revision

OPNPS2LD-v1.2.0-Beta-2017-0d6f884.7z

In which device(s) have you experienced this issue?

SMB, MX4SIO

Context and extra information

http://redump.org/disc/32480/

pademu used

[BloodRaynare]

What if you booted with PADEMU disabled?

[10522]

Silent Hill 2 Greatest Hits [SLUS_202.28]:

OPL Stable 1.1.0 SMB - works well

OPL Beta 1.2.0 2017 SMB - works well

My PS2 model is SCPH-90008. I use redump images and don't use PADEMU, VMC, GSM.

[KronaDComics]

What if you booted with PADEMU disabled?

Same error

[KronaDComics]

Silent Hill 2 Greatest Hits [SLUS_202.28]:

OPL Stable 1.1.0 SMB - works well

OPL Beta 1.2.0 2017 SMB - works well

My PS2 model is SCPH-90008. I use redump images and don't use PADEMU, VMC, GSM.

I tried disabling them all and same error. It only boots 1/18 times after repeated tries with vmc pademu gsm off. Both SMB and MX4SIO

[KronaDComics]

Guess ill be more specific and say I have a PAL SCPH-90004

[moriljn1]

Can you try with Opl beta 1968 version? Same thing happened to me on USB. With the 1968 version the game worked without problems. Then I switched to one of the newer Opl updates and it didn't work anymore which is why I'm playing the PAL Director's Cut version which works flawlessly.

[KronaDComics]

Can you try with Opl beta 1968 version? Same thing happened to me on USB. With the 1968 version the game worked without problems. Then I switched to one of the newer Opl updates and it didn't work anymore which is why I'm playing the PAL Director's Cut version which works flawlessly.

PAL Director's cut works with latest too, we want the Greatest Hits NTSC (The best version) to run which is bugging me out.

[KronaDComics]

Can you try with Opl beta 1968 version? Same thing happened to me on USB. With the 1968 version the game worked without problems. Then I switched to one of the newer Opl updates and it didn't work anymore which is why I'm playing the PAL Director's Cut version which works flawlessly.

I would try the beta you mentioned but I sadly cannot find it.

[moriljn1]

I still have the file 1.2 beta 1968 version that I used to play Silent Hill 2 Greatest Hits. I uploaded to Mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/0m37vdtdoralz7u/OPNPS2LD-v1.2.0+1968.ELF/file

The reason I'm playing Silent Hill 2 Director's Cut now is just that, Greatest Hits gave me black screen in the last updates. I don't remember exactly from which version, if I remember correctly I went from 1968 directly to 2004 and it no longer worked for me, the exact same backup of the game I was playing with the 1968. I have been playing Director's Cut ever since and have never played Greatest Hits again in recent updates. In any case, I play from USB and you from SMB, maybe things could be different.

[KronaDComics]

I still have the file 1.2 beta 1968 version that I used to play Silent Hill 2 Greatest Hits. I uploaded to Mediafire: https://www.mediafire.com/file/0m37vdtdoralz7u/OPNPS2LD-v1.2.0+1968.ELF/file

The reason I'm playing Silent Hill 2 Director's Cut now is just that, Greatest Hits gave me black screen in the last updates. I don't remember exactly from which version, if I remember correctly I went from 1968 directly to 2004 and it no longer worked for me, the exact same backup of the game I was playing with the 1968. I have been playing Director's Cut ever since and have never played Greatest Hits again in recent updates. In any case, I play from USB and you from SMB, maybe things could be different.

did not work either sadly

[10522]

@KronaDComics, on the net they write that this game is incompatible with some PS2 models and some modchips. Disable or remove the modchip if you have one. Also check this version of the game, it is also NTSC and has English language.

[KronaDComics]

@KronaDComics, on the net they write that this game is incompatible with some PS2 models and some modchips. Disable or remove the modchip if you have one. Also check this version of the game, it is also NTSC and has English language.

Checked with modchip disabled entirely, same thing happened where it boots 1/4 attempts. Yeah i'm gonna try a different version.