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Subject: Disc Unreadable

Posted by: sfgiants55
I hate to be the bearer of bad news Rsz Zlayer, but if you are getting the disc read error like we are, then changing the disc will actually have no affect. The problem is not with the disc but rather something wrong with the console/software coding.



Maybe not, a Air bubble will cause the disc to be unreadable, so if that's the cause, then he's lucky and should be able to play once he has a new disc, provided it has no air bubbles.

  • 09.24.2009 9:55 PM PDT
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Yes, I'm sure he magically got an air bubble in his disc.....(sarcasm)

I thought it was pretty obvious by the mods post in this thread that the problem has something to do with the halo 3 and halo 3 odst connectivity/compatibility.

  • 09.24.2009 10:05 PM PDT

Jeff

this whole situation sucks. i get the disk read error. and now wen i play halo 3 the gameplay is way faster than it should be. its as if the disk is spinning faster than it should

  • 09.24.2009 10:09 PM PDT

Posted by: SovietSlayer
Yes, I'm sure he magically got an air bubble in his disc.....(sarcasm)

I thought it was pretty obvious by the mods post in this thread that the problem has something to do with the halo 3 and halo 3 odst connectivity/compatibility.



if it was there from the start (which he said it was) then that can be the cause of his problem, not like there cant be more then one cause of disc read errors.

  • 09.24.2009 10:11 PM PDT

Oh well, so much for that. Just got back from the third section of Mombasa Streets and I got a disc read error after about 40 minutes of exploring the city, then a game lock up on the following try. Not a perfect solution but at least the game was working for awhile.

Posted by: Swordsman Yong
I have an update on my own situation(details back a couple of pages, like page 15 I think). Both discs worked perfectly when I wasn't using the HDD, even loaded faster. Theorizing that the problem is isloated only in the HDD, I went and bought a used memory unit from Gamestop. Haven't had any problems with it thus far. at least now I can play the game during the weekend. However I'm still waiting for an actual solution that will NOT involve me having to format my HDD. I have too much irreplacible data on there that I can't move anywhere else.

Anyone who's having problem with either disc and hasn't tried removing their HDD, give it a try and see if that works. The sooner Bungie isloates the problem the sooner we'll get a fix.

  • 09.24.2009 10:17 PM PDT

We mouth the vilest sacrament
And adhere to these tacit skirmishes
All for one day ideal and saffron-drenched
We ate each other's hearts out of serving dishes

Posted by: Swordsman Yong
Oh well, so much for that. Just got back from the third section of Mombasa Streets and I got a disc read error after about 40 minutes of exploring the city, then a game lock up on the following try. Not a perfect solution but at least the game was working for awhile.

Posted by: Swordsman Yong
I have an update on my own situation(details back a couple of pages, like page 15 I think). Both discs worked perfectly when I wasn't using the HDD, even loaded faster. Theorizing that the problem is isloated only in the HDD, I went and bought a used memory unit from Gamestop. Haven't had any problems with it thus far. at least now I can play the game during the weekend. However I'm still waiting for an actual solution that will NOT involve me having to format my HDD. I have too much irreplacible data on there that I can't move anywhere else.

Anyone who's having problem with either disc and hasn't tried removing their HDD, give it a try and see if that works. The sooner Bungie isloates the problem the sooner we'll get a fix.


GrRrRrRrRrRrR... this seemed to be the only thing that worked so far and even then... Failure. All thats left is the waiting game, unless someone can pull a fix out of their ass.

Btw: called MS support, claiming i was having problems with ODST (even though i don't own it yet.) upon mention of ODST i heard dead silence, they hung up on me. same with the second and third tries.

[Edited on 09.24.2009 10:28 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2009 10:20 PM PDT
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I've been fighting with this xbox for a day now, until I stumbled upon this thread
I have a Xenon motherboard with a samsung and it will not read. I tried 3 lasers then 5 dvd drives all models, samsung, hitachi, benq and liteon and it always gives a dirty disc error in the same spot, the loading screen after the 1st cutscene. I tried 2 completely different copies of ODST, from gamestop with same DDE at the same spot.
The games work on another brand new xbox, no problem, but back to the xenon and no go.

and to the last post, these xboxs have had no HDD's on and it made no diffrence, so its not an HDD problem

[Edited on 09.24.2009 10:30 PM PDT]

  • 09.24.2009 10:27 PM PDT
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Yo everyone listen up! When you popped in ODST did your xbox get an update? Because mine didn't. I phoned up xbox today and they'll update me on it in a couple of days. This could be the problem but, I'm not sure.

  • 09.24.2009 10:36 PM PDT
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This is definitely the most popular thread in this forum...I wonder how long it will be until we hear some news from bungie or ms?

  • 09.24.2009 10:36 PM PDT

Posted by: Xx itherion xX
Yo everyone listen up! When you popped in ODST did your xbox get an update? Because mine didn't. I phoned up xbox today and they'll update me on it in a couple of days. This could be the problem but, I'm not sure.

No, no update what so ever. There isn't supposed to be one as far as I know. Weird since most new games I've bought that have Live features required an update on first insert. Weird, but not unlikely.

  • 09.24.2009 10:42 PM PDT
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Posted by: x C4T4LY5T x
This is definitely the most popular thread in this forum...I wonder how long it will be until we hear some news from bungie or ms?


We could use some public pressure from the gaming press, but almost all of the major ones are too busy with Tokyo Game Show. :(

Anyway, it was strange that there was no software update on the day of the release. Isn't there usually an update for all these new games?

  • 09.24.2009 10:43 PM PDT
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there was a minor update sometiem within the week befor launch, dont remember what day, not sure what it did, doubt its the culprit

  • 09.24.2009 10:45 PM PDT

I sent a tip to joystiq.com Tuesday night, now it's on the site. They really didn't add any insight into the situation or anything though and most of the comments consisted of bickering between Xbox and PS3 owners.

I did learn that one of the writers for joystiq also received the DRE on his Elite, it shows just how wide spread the problem is.

  • 09.24.2009 11:21 PM PDT

About that Air Bubble thing, i had it on my second try disc. I didn't change anything. I had same problems in the same scenes and firefight didn't work. So i don't think it has anything to do with those problems. It has to be bad coding or hardware issues. But we don't know yet, we just have to be patient. I don't recommend running to stores where you bought the game to switch all time discs because as we all know, it doesn't help at all unless you want to get your money back. But let's just wait and believe that Bungie delivers us what we deserve: a working ODST ja load of excellent gameplay. Like Halo 3 commercial campaing said: Believe.

  • 09.24.2009 11:21 PM PDT

Posted by: Monoflow
But let's just wait and believe that Bungie delivers us what we deserve: a working ODST ja load of excellent gameplay. Like Halo 3 commercial campaing said: Believe.


That was so entirely corny, yet it somehow needed to be said. Haha!!!

  • 09.24.2009 11:29 PM PDT

The strongest Rivals are also the strongest allies.

Posted by: guy la deoche
I'm having the same problem it has to be a data corruption cause everything that happend to you and everything you attempted to alleviate the problem is exactly what I did and still no dice...

I cannot finish the last three missions in campaign, Co-op or otherwise....

I don't know what to do...
cry, for now you can not obtain recon the easy way.

  • 09.24.2009 11:31 PM PDT

Well im pretty mad because all I want to is play this game because ive been waiting for it for a long time and then this happens. CMON!!! I'm calling MS again tomorrow to complain about this and see what excuse they put up.

  • 09.24.2009 11:32 PM PDT

Yeah little bit corny but still it has nice ring to it. I just want to believe that in matter of days we all will be playing without problems of any kind. And that is the goal what we've been waiting for. Hope they find a solution fast.

Edit: Also here in Finland, gaming sites have been noticing this problem so this is spreading like wildfire. Excellent.

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  • 09.24.2009 11:34 PM PDT

Hey. Just got up. Good to see that some americans kept it going. Any news on an update, it seems to be growing on gaming sites.

  • 09.25.2009 12:57 AM PDT
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nothing new, bungie tester dude is still taking pms about details(see first post) but nothing new from them. its curious to see how much emphasis he put on finding out if halo 3 campaign worked now.

  • 09.25.2009 1:07 AM PDT
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Hello

Well I am pretty frustrated with the lack of Bungie participation in this thread. This problem was reported over 3 days ago and we have had one response from them. MS are as useful as a fart in a jam jar so no point wasting you time and money calling them. I have a game that does not work and now a broken halo 3. Big fan of Bungie but I think I will return the game and buy it again in a few months for half the price. So back to COD5.

  • 09.25.2009 1:11 AM PDT

Yea im another person with the same problem, the funny part is that i have to rely on the opinion from other gamers on what to do instead of bungie. Hey bungie u know why the first halo was so good cause i didnt know wat the hell bungie was. thanks for ruining halo and making me spend 60 bucks on odst i hope reach blows because of one of ur mess ups like in odst. number 2 and 3 was cool but i was still pissed because u were working out the online gameplay. Now with odst the campaign has problems! just give up we could go back to xbox connect we don't need you to make things worse. even though i know nothing about ur role in halo this is my impression, the minute bungie came in the picture halo went to hell. Everyone put the first halo in their system and enjoy the best halo game cause theres never gonna be another one.

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  • 09.25.2009 1:14 AM PDT

GREAT!!!!!!!!Now the second disc for Halo 3 multiplayer is giving me the disc unreadable message! How wonderful! GRRR This is not cool.

  • 09.25.2009 1:31 AM PDT
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Just tried my third copy. Still fails. I'm really disappointed with Microsoft and Bungie, they know better than this. If they want me to buy a new system, just tell me to go -blam!- myself rather then make me run in circles for nothing.

But at least we're being heard. Just by the wrong people. If this doesn't get addressed in a few days, I propose a Class Action.

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/formats/xbox360/halo-3-odst-no t-working-on-some-xbox-360s-$1329544.htm

  • 09.25.2009 1:32 AM PDT

It could be but when i got the game my system did not update on the first day. When I got a 2nd copy from Game (UK) the system updated.
Xbox MFR: 2006-10-01
Another game that is giving problems and is owrse of now is Fight Night Round 4. Blooming game does not even load up passed the EA splash screen :(

  • 09.25.2009 1:42 AM PDT