Another potential fix for "Unable to read disc"

[KingPeeko]

Hello, everyone reading this!

I spent some time looking for a reason as to why my PS2 Slim responded with "Unable to read disc" when I tried to use my DVD-R.

I tried the following before finding a fix:

• Tried playing a normal DVD movie (This worked fine)
• Bought new DVD-R (Verbatim DVD-R, I had previously tried TDK DVD-R)
• Cleaned my laser with isopropyl.
• Tried ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP with all different settings I've seen recommended (OPC for ImgBurn. Compatibility and finalizing for CDBurnerXP)
• Detaching memory card, controllers, etc.
• Turning on debug on my PS2.

What ended up working, was changing the DISC SPEED to "fast" and TEXTURE MAPPING to "smooth". I also had Debug turned on.

You can also do this by starting your PS2 -> Press triangle for "Version" in the menu -> Press triangle on PlayStation Driver for Options
-> Change both from standard to fast and smooth.

This ended up fixing my issues. If this could be added as a potential solution for reading issues, that would be swell. I think it may come in handy for saving hours of troubleshooting!

Cheers!

[FarruxGG]

Hello! how u turned on debug mode? can you explain

[FarruxGG]

my ps2 didn't read my dvd+r disc i installed fdvdb to dvd+r bc i couldn't found anything else than dvd+r and cd-r.

[Tatan5443]

Hey friend, I had a problem, it didn't want to work either, but try this one. -Press the power button on the console many times with the DVD inside and it will open the ulancher. I hope it helps you.