So apparently mine is kicking the bucket, OR IS IT???

The main problem with my ps2 is that for some reason it decided to not read copied discs anymore. Well, it *does* read them, like after turning it off/on for like, 50 plus times, then it MAY read it and then its perfect, untill you turn it off and turn it on later....

The weird thing is that this is happening with only the discs I copied, and not the copied ones I buy. Originals are, well, one shot start, so are the copied ones I bought.
The fucked up part is that it was fine like, last week. This game I was playing was awesome, but now it doesn't even start, (and neither does the rest of the self copied ones), unless i restart about 40-50 times, (needless to say about the 10th time in I'm ready to give it the hammer)

The second issue is the vibration. I just bought a new controller because i thought the old one was busted or something, but no, the new one doesn't vibrate either, but it does on a friends ps2, which leads me to believe that my ps2 vibration is fucked.

Anyway, vibration aside, has anyone had the same problem, or know how this could be fixed?

He lives in fuji or something and has to use alternative methods to play a lot of games.

I don't think its the laser, because like I said, original games run at first go, and even bought copied ones, all except those I copied myself. I don't want to send it to repair, last time I did it, they charged me $95, and didn't even fix it. (And a new one is like $399)

@straightXedge

retarded? how rude man. If you can't help, then don't post. And yes, bought copied games, they sell em for like $20 (or $8 for old ones) and it even has the labels on the disc and everything.

Thanks for that but I don't have any kind of card or anything, so I can't send money, but FUCK, $20 for a used PS2? Damnnnnn.

BTW, mine is the old one, not the new slim one, I just wish someone knew what to fix, because as it stands, I can play anything I want except those I torrent and burn.

Maybe its the disc I'm using???? What kind of disc is recommended for burning games? The ones I use are the LG brand dvds with the plain white top.

(unless that kinda thing isnt allowed then nevermind)

Did it used to do a good job reading them with different disks?

If what you say is true, it might be that your PS2 can't read dvd discs anymore. Try running a dvd movie on it to see if it works. If it doesn't, I'm right.

New update.

Apparently, some of the discs I copied, waaaaay back, (but the same LG brand DVD) STILL WORK  and yet some games burned as far back as last week, (and some today) DON'T work   

For example, I burned FFX some time back, yet when I tested it, BOOM it started, no problem. So I copied it again (from my original FFX) on the same disc with the same settings, YET IT DOESN'T WORK (unless you reset it a billion times) and neither do any of the oher latest burns (like Shadow Hearts 2, which I did yesterday)

Are you using the same program? Maybe your optical drive is fucking up the burn?

Sounds ultra awesome, but not feasible

Maybe Alec is on to something, I'm gonna try to burn using another comp and see what happens.

Check on how you copy the game. You must have burned it wrong maybe that's why. 

Well, today I loaded Shadow Hearts2, and it started in one go, no "reseting 50 times". I mentioned the media I'm using above, but I'm not sure at all what the store is using, because unlike the blue/purple underside that normal blank dvd's have, the ones they use has kind of a goldish, yellowish underside, which is definitely something regular blank dvd's don't have.

And I read how to adjust the laser, but the weird thing is that I can't see the cog they are saying to turn. My top cover is off, so I can see the disc, if I eject the tray, the whole thing is wide open, but I can't see for damn any cogs or shit, only the laser head, (which comes up and down with the power)