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MemoryStick Contents Missing(seems like the root memory was modified after playing FFVIII PSN version) #51

Closed GoogleCodeExporter closed 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. playing psx final fantasy VIII
2. i changed the display to custom
3. i quit the game using "Home"button then i browse my videos and games. now 
its telling me "no contents"

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Pro B-6 permanent;psp3000 3g

Please provide any additional information below.
i checked the memory stick contents on a pc and what i found out are these 
files:CONFIG.BIN, ICON0.PNG, SCEVMC0.VMP, SCEVMC1.VMP

i checked the properties of MS and it seems the files are still there but the 
path or memory path has been modified when i quit psx FFVIII.
Memory stick information:

User Capacity: 7690MB
Free Space: 406MB

so, the contents are still there but the correct file path has been modified 
some sort of.
i do not want to reformat my MS as i have no backup with my plugins and 
modified cheat database and some important files.

i hope you can help me quick with this issue.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by jamor5...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2011 at 2:56

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
It seems that the save game folder of your FFVIII PSX has gotten remapped as 
the root of your MS.

This problem might actually not specific to PRO CFW. I have encountered exactly 
the same problem twice before when I was using 5.03 GEN-C on my PSP-3000; none 
so far since I had PRO-B3 and above. The first case I encountered was quite 
fortunate, as it was the entire PSP folder that turned to the MS root; hence, I 
can salvage all my save data. That time I was playing Breath of Fire 3 on CSO 
image.

The second time was when I was playing Chrono Cross PSX game, and it was 
exactly the same as your problem. The game save folder became the root of the 
MS. I tried some file recovery software, and it did not return any useful 
information. Running windows scandisk only recover useless fragments of data 
(better don't do it). I ended up reformatting the MS and losing all of my other 
save games except for the Chrono Cross.

My suggestion is keep a backup of your important data regularly, as I found 
that this is a very much random occurrence. So far, I have never been able to 
reproduce the effect, and in my cases, both happens when I turn the PSP on from 
sleep. So, I always try to avoid putting my PSP to sleep mode while playing a 
game.

Original comment by aditi...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2011 at 3:42

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
i am glad someone experienced the same problems.
actually i have been busy just awhile ago recovering the files. i did get a lot 
of .chk files but i cannot convert it to the correct file types.
maybe i will just reformat my memory stick then and move on. though i was lucky 
enough to recover all "saved game data".
i was just worried about my modified cheat database and some plugin 
configuration as i need to experiment again.

yeah, i should backup regularly. thanks for dropping by "aditi".
i hope this is just random and not a critical bug.

Original comment by jamor5...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2011 at 6:34

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
i am done reformatting my memory stick.
i loaded the usual games and plugins but now its worse, i can no longer play 
FFVIII PSN version. everytime i run the game, i only get black screen then 
after few seconds my psp just shut off.
i am also having problems with patapon3, the saved data says corrupted after 
loading it.

I guess i need to revert back to pro-b5. everythings working pretty fine with 
pro-b5.

Original comment by jamor5...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2011 at 4:11

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
by the way, just to be clear, i am using  6.20 pro-b6 with permanent patch.
after reverting back to b5, i will update if i still experienced the same 
issues.

Original comment by jamor5...@gmail.com on 8 Jun 2011 at 4:14

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago 
Most likely it's caused by a faulty memory stick with bad blocks remapping to 
critical blocks such as the ones FAT table allocated on.

Original comment by outma...@gmail.com on 10 Jun 2011 at 11:19

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Original comment by outma...@gmail.com on 16 Jun 2011 at 1:16