PCSX2 black screen issue

[cimerians]

Ok I tried their forums but it seems nobody seems to know anything about this issue so I return to reliable Atari Age and hope someone has a little advice.

 

 

Black Screen issue:

I have all the BIOS files from my PS2 and even tried renaming them to .rom1, rom2 etc. The issue is a black screen when running an ISO of a game. One thing I noticed is when I click on Config-->Plugin\Bios selector I see the following error appear on the console window:

 

Path: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5350.dll

File is not a valid dynamic library.

Some kinda plugin failure: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5350.dll

 

The plugin and DLL file of course are there as this is the default install.

I have installed PCSX2 on my D: drive to avoid rights issues and have also tried running it as admin. I read somewhere about compatability issues with Intel chips and Graphics cards using GSDX but pretty sure my i7 and Nvidia 580 are ok. I switched to SSE2, SSE41 and SSSE3 and same issue. Now I'm thinking it may be the BIOS files.

 

I run Win7 64. Here's a copy of the log:

 

PCSX2 1.0.0.r5350 - compiled on Aug 1 2012

Savestate version: 0x9a080000

 

Host Machine Init:

Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit

Physical RAM = 16375 MB

CPU name = Intel® Core™ i7 CPU 960 @ 3.20GHz

Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 05)

CPU speed = 3.206 ghz (8 logical threads)

x86PType = Standard OEM

x86Flags = bfebfbff 0098e3bd

x86EFlags = 28100000

 

x86 Features Detected:

MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2

 

Reserving memory for recompilers...

 

Loading plugins...

Binding GS: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\gsdx32-sse4-r5350.dll

Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (8.17.13.142)

Binding PAD: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\lilypad-r5350.dll

Binding SPU2: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\SPU2-X.dll

Binding CDVD: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll

Binding USB: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\USBnull.dll

Binding FW: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\FWnull.dll

Binding DEV9: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\DEV9null.dll

Plugins loaded successfully.

 

(GameDB) 9640 games on record (loaded in 154ms)

Path: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5350.dll

File is not a valid dynamic library.

Some kinda plugin failure: D:\Library\Video Games\PS2\Emulation\PCSX2 1.0.0\Plugins\gsdx32-avx-r5350.dll

 

Bios Found: USA v02.20(05/09/2006) Console

[Rex Dart]

I have it working under the same OS. Assuming I remember, I'll check this out later & see what I'm doing that you aren't.

edit: I have similar hardware too (Q6600 & GTX 9800), so I doubt hardware is the issue. I do know that my copy of the emulator is several months older than yours, so maybe try one from June or so in the meantime?

Edited August 13, 2012 by Rex Dart

[cimerians]

Good idea thanks. I'll try an earlier build and maybe redump the BIOS files but it seems more of a graphics issue than anything else. Ugh......

[Rex Dart]

What game is it?

 

Here's my log, if it's any help:

 

 

****User's GPU/RAM/CPU Information****

GPU Name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+
-2 MB<Minimum Specs

PCSX2 0.9.8.r4600  - compiled on Apr 27 2011
Savestate version: 0x9a010000

Host Machine Init:
Operating System =  Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (build 7600)
64-bit
Physical RAM     =  4094 MB
CPU name         =  Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU    Q6600  @ 2.40GHz
Vendor/Model     =  GenuineIntel (stepping 0B)
CPU speed        =  2.399 ghz (4 logical threads)
x86PType         =  Standard OEM
x86Flags         =  bfebfbff 0000e3bd
x86EFlags        =  20100000

x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3

Reserving memory for recompilers...

Loading plugins...
Binding GS : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\771svn GSdx 1.8 sse2.dll
Binding PAD : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\lilypad-r4600.dll
Binding SPU2 : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\spu2-x-r4600.dll
Binding CDVD : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\FWnull.dll
Binding DEV9 : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.

(GameDB) 9082 games on record (loaded in 478ms)


****PCSX2 Configuration****

[interface]
Output(Console) Enabled = True
App Priority = Normal

[Plugins]
GS=GSdx9.dll
-Plugin Not Implemented Yet
SPU2=SPU2null.dll
CDVD=CDVDnull.dll
PAD1=LilyPad.dll
PAD2=PadSSSPSX.dll
DEV9=DEV9null.dll
USB=USBnull.dll
FW=FWnull.dll

[Cpu Options]
Frame L. = Limit
-Custom FPS = 60
EERec on = True
VU1rec on = True
VU0rec on = True
DC on = True
MTGS on = True

[Misc]
Patches on = True
Hacks
-Disable ABS hack = True
-EE/IOP SYNC hack = True
-Tighter SPU2 Sync = False

Report Created: 08-13-2012 Ver:1.12

Edited August 14, 2012 by Rex Dart

[cimerians]

Cool...I still haven't gotten it to work but at least I can reference your config. I'll be doing another report today when I get home and compare it more closely.

 

One thing I did notice is that even though I'm running PCSX2 0.9.8.r4600 like you are....the binding for GS is different for me. Another thing is that with version 0.9.8 I no longer get any errors in the console. Everything looks ok but when running a game its still just a black screen. I tried two different games that were on the compatability list (ripped the CD's using IMGburn). Anyway I'll play around with the settings again tonight and maybe redump those BIOS files as a last resort.

 

 

Binding GS : D:\games\emu\PS2\plugins\771svn GSdx 1.8 sse2.dll

[Rex Dart]

Yeah, I don't think my CPU supports SSE4 instructions. SSE2 seems like a good fallback.

I also have so many BIOS files in my BIOS directory, I don't know which corresponds to which in the in-app menu. I'd send you my working files, but I can't identify 'em. I could send the whole 12MB mess if you think it might help.

 

edit: I guess I could zip the entire directory, since it seems self-contained.

Edited August 14, 2012 by Rex Dart

[cimerians]

Yeah, I don't think my CPU supports SSE4 instructions. SSE2 seems like a good fallback.

I also have so many BIOS files in my BIOS directory, I don't know which corresponds to which in the in-app menu. I'd send you my working files, but I can't identify 'em. I could send the whole 12MB mess if you think it might help.

 

edit: I guess I could zip the entire directory, since it seems self-contained.

 

Cool I'll try them if you can zip them up or somehing. However you want. When I dumped mine (I have a modded slim PS2) it didnt show any errors during the dump but I saw the files didnt exactly match what it says on their FAQ. Like they say ROM1, ROM2 and I had ROM0 and ROM1. Plus there some others in there I have no idea what they are. Possibly a file for the PS2CD drive and another for something else. I just put them all in the BIOS folder and it liked it.