Stream reading issues?

[GandalfTheWhite]

As some of you may know, I had bought some "office depot" branded mini-dvd's since someone on here mentioned they work. Well I burned 2 games and they both arn't being read on my gamecube (just get black screen). I went ahead and ordered some of those Ridata G04 mini-dvd's from blankmedia up here in canada.

In the meantime, I decided to try out the games I have downloaded using the s3-gcsim.dol file that is used for the gamecube. On the pc side, I have tried both Phoenix program and the gsim program that allows you to also stream N64 & GBA files to the gamecube. while streaming the couple games I have (mario strikers, mario tennis).. the game will give me the error about disc reading problems while playing.

With mario strikers, it seems to run ok until I score my first goal, then I get the black screen saying there is a dvd reading problem & to contact nintendo (no matter what character I choose for myself & the opponent). For mario tennis I will get the same error sometimes on the main screen (while picking what type of game I want to play, like exhibition), and other times it will just lockup within a few minutes of playing a match.

This doesn't seem to be time orientated because in mario strikers, I have scored a goal quickly, and have also just ran the ball around the field for a couple minutes and then scored.

Anyone else notice similiar issues or are there better programs out that work with this now? I'm using windows XP (all firewalls off). pc & gamecube are linked into a router.

I was able to stream FF4 for gba to my gamecube without any issues (probably because game is stored in gamecube memory). speaking of that, how does game saving work for the GBA stream... is saving streamed back upto the actual rom or is it saved in ram (and gone once gamecube is reset)

[vrsquid]

10mbit half duplex = a lot of dre.

the s3sim needs a god on the cube make sure that the disc is not the AR disc datel make the disk tricky an the cube hangs.

i have the same problem but y have no idea how to solve but with other disk not ar i have a few dres decrease.

Sorry for the broken english.

[crazyshiza]

Do you have Action Replay in the gamecube when you are streaming? If so, that is the cause. You need an original game other than Action Replay in the gamecube.

[deathrow1]

I've tried to stream games since january, but most of them have some point where DRE:s are bound to happen. For example, Zelda Four Swords always got a DRE after getting the sword and releasing Vaati, Paper Mario always got a DRE when marking the first castle on the map.

This is what I use:

Max Drive Pro
Netgear FA311
s3-gcsim.dol and gcsm.exe


Should be no problem, right? Well, there was, until I read your posts earlier today. The problem was that I use Max Drive Pro to start s3-gcsim.dol without swapping to an original game disc. I can't recall reading this before and had almost given up hope of playing anything other than emulated SNES games. Well, so far I've played both single and multiplayer GC-games for a couple of hours without problems. Thanks again for this (old) thread correcting my problems!

Please remember to swap to an original game disc before starting to stream if you're using Action Replay or Max Drive Pro to load s3-gcsim.dol!

[Helack101]

Theirs also a Softmod pack that does the job for you if you download it from a piracy group, I wont mention any names, as I am sure I readed somewheres that it wasnt allowed..