Why some discs work and others don't?

[andre104623]

Hello all I'm new to your site but been in the hacking scene for years. I'm been collecting game system since I was a teen so about 2 months ago I was doing some spring cleaning and found my gamecube's I have 3. 2 DOL-001 and 1 DOL-101 so I thought it was time to hack one of these so first thing was to look for a modchip. Viper and qoob are no where to be found so I had to settle with xeno gc which I found on ebay for 15.00 free shipping from china (yes I know its a clone) also a gameboy player for 10.00 dollars without start-up disc. So I installed the xeno gc in the newer gamecube DOL-101 turned the pot down to 210 and bought a 20 pack mini TDK dvd-r with a disc id of CMC MAG AF1 this is where the problems started I was getting DRE's left and right so I found the ridata G04 discs online for 3.99 for a 10 pack everything is going fine now but sometimes I get DRE's and I bought philips mini dvd-r with the same disc id as the TDK but they play better then the ridata WTF??! So why are the Philips discs play better then the ridata?

[novenary]

It depends on the quality of the disc materials and your burner, not the disc id.

[megalomaniac]

Take the pot down to about 50 ohm and try all the discs again to determine if there is any performance improvement...

[andre104623]

Take the pot down to about 50 ohm and try all the discs again to determine if there is any performance improvement...

I did that the laser wouldn't read anything I took the pot to all levels from 10 ohm to 350 ohm and everything in between I even got a new laser/ new (images)/ checked solder points on the chip/ use other burners DVD and BLU-RAY I just don't get it but a lot of games work just fine but mario kart dbl dash I get DRE's Ridata or not

[novenary]

I heard Verbatim discs are superior to Riteks. Maybe try them ?

[andre104623]

I heard Verbatim discs are superior to Riteks. Maybe try them ?

Do Verbatim make mini dvd-r's? I use Verbatim dvd+r dl for my xbox360 games and I swear by them. The only reason I bought the Ridata is because everyone says (They are the discs to use for gamecube)

[andre104623]

I heard Verbatim discs are superior to Riteks. Maybe try them ?

Do Verbatim make mini dvd-r's? I use Verbatim dvd+r dl for my xbox360 games and I swear by them. The only reason I bought the Ridata is because everyone says (They are the discs to use for gamecube)

Just checked they "did" make mini dvd-r's but they are discontinued by manufacturer and any that is left are very pricee maybe I will de-solder the xeno gc and install it to one of my older gamecubes

[novenary]

Actually it would be less hassle to swap the laser assembly than to move the chip. Also I'd recommend moving the modded drive to one of your DOL-001. These have the digital out which might prove interesting for future mods.
There are a couple guys selling full size DVD cases here, but they are expensive so you may not be too interested. If you have a Wii, you could also try to load your ISOs with Dios MIOS. Or Devolution if you have working originals.

[webhdx]

I'm using the same TDK discs. I'd recommend trying burning them on different burner. All TDK discs, burnt on some cheap DVD burner in my laptop work with no DRE's.

[megalomaniac]

I just don't get it but a lot of games work just fine but mario kart dbl dash I get DRE's Ridata or not

only one title is giving you problems??

[andre104623]

Actually it would be less hassle to swap the laser assembly than to move the chip. Also I'd recommend moving the modded drive to one of your DOL-001. These have the digital out which might prove interesting for future mods.
There are a couple guys selling full size DVD cases here, but they are expensive so you may not be too interested. If you have a Wii, you could also try to load your ISOs with Dios MIOS. Or Devolution if you have working originals.

I have a modded wii already. I modded the gamecube to have a modded gamecube. full size dvd cases are crazy expensive a few games give DRE's Resident evil remake, mario kart, hitman 2 I made a sd card adapter but for some reason it will only take 2gb sd cards because I was thinking of using sdload for the games that dont work on disc

[novenary]

If you want to boot backups off of your SD adapter, burn Swiss. It's far superior to SD Load (which is only a homebrew loader, not a backup launcher, and even at that Swiss beats it) and it supports SDHC and even SDXC.