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[sublime90]

does anyone know a fairly simple way to make backups of medal of honor allied assult: spearhead and black hawk down. what is the process and what do i have to do to make playable backups of these protected games?

thanks
sublime

[v3688e]

Check this thread.
http://www.fileforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43666

[sublime90]

i checked that out before posting i couldnt figure out how to get it working

sublime

[gh0sth@cker]

What exactly couldn't you figure out?
Help us to help you ;)

[gh0sth@cker]

Don't deny us the opportunity of hearing your humour

[sublime90]

what i dont understand is the process i have alcohol and all that good stuff but i dont know what step 1 would be and so on, it wont let me make 1:1 copies so im guessing i have to make an image file and mess with that?


sublime

[gh0sth@cker]

I thiink the two games are Safedisk 2, so read and write the image with the Safedisk 2 profile.

"He who laughs last, thinks slowest"

[RincewindTheWiz]

If it's safedisc 2, you'd better check here (http://www.elby.ch/english/products/clone_cd/writers/a.html) to see if your writer supports correct EFM-encoing (two sheep), otherwise it may not work.

[The-S-Owl]

Medal Of Honor Spearhead: Safedisc v2.80.10
Delta Force Black Hawk Down: Securom v4.84

[sublime90]

ok i tried making a copy of medal of honor spear head using alcohol, safe disc 2 but it wont let me uncheck "read sub channel data" and i keep getting disc read errors, probably because i only have the trial version right? how much does alcohol go for?

sublime

[RincewindTheWiz]

I think the Alcohol120% demo is only time limited and should work exactly like the real thing, so there's probably something else wrong.

[GLH]

The disc errors are normal with Safedisc 2 and have nothing to do with Trail Version of Alcohol !!!

[sublime90]

its normal to get like a million of them??

sublime

[gh0sth@cker]

Originally posted by sublime90
its normal to get like a million of them??

sublime
So long as they are between sectors ~800-10000 then they are normal. Not sure why it wont let you UNcheck subchannels, but having it enabled won't disturb the reading of the Safedisk game - it's just not needed

[sublime90]

allright cool i'll check it out again thanks

sublime

[nzweasel]

when i first started buring it used to make me thinking i was doing something wrong, those first read disc errors can be up to like 5% of the burning and it goes at an agonisingly slow speed but after that first 5% (or when the disc errors stop) the process speeds up heaps and is then done pretty quickly, it is normal to take up to an hour or more. So just let it run its course thern give it a go.

[gh0sth@cker]

To speed up the reading of the errors, download Daemon Tools and read its online manual and look at the Fast Dump feature. The errors should fly by in a few seconds with this feature.

[sublime90]

ok i did what you guys said to and it sucessfully made a copy of spearhead. now the only problem is when i go to play the backup i get the screen (play, uninstall, readme..etc,etc) when i click play it acts like its loading up like normal then i get a blue screen saying error has occured press any key to continue, then it closes it should i try again but burn it really slow?

sublime

[RincewindTheWiz]

The blue screen is not normal. Normally if the burn was bad, you'd get a dialog box saying something like "Please insert the original disc", not a Blue Screen Of Death :D So, does it work with the original cd ? If not, it's time to update your video card drivers. You could also try that backup on another pc and see if it runs there.

[sublime90]

yeah the original works fine i wonder why it does that though....

sublime

[RincewindTheWiz]

Mmmmmmmm..... the plot thickens :D Now that we've established that it's not a driver problem since your original works, it's time to look at the backup itself. Try making one at 4x speed. You can change the read speed in Alcohol120%, and this usually helps with bad copies. Now, can you install the game from that backup or does that do funny stuff too ?

[sublime90]

i just made a copy of black hawk down using securom and i made another coaster. it lets me install it but when i go to play it i get the hour glass then it disapears and thats that. as for medal of honor i'll try burning it slower and installing that see if i can get anything

later
sublime

[gh0sth@cker]

Always test on re-writables

[Pro-Svet(SPB)]

That's very easy:the MOH(AA)2cd(normaly)copy(manual) all files from cd to the CD-R or hard disc.

No-CD Instructions:
Install the game - Full Installation.
Replace the original MOH_AA.EXE executable with the one from the Executable Archive.
Play the Game

:D

[gh0sth@cker]

Yes that is the second option. The first being to copy it 1:1 with Alcohol 120%

[tavener13]

Pro-Svet(SPB) what do you mean by "Replace the original MOH_AA.EXE executable with the one from the Executable Archive." As I am trying to get DFBHD to work as well.

gh0sth@cker copying 1:1 lets you install etc. but not play the game itself.

[Pro-Svet(SPB)]

tavener13

First of all you need to have Alcohol 120% to make 1:1 copy,check the copy options,DFBWD normaly protected by secuROM v.4,CD-checks and s/n,so Alcohol 120% can copy CD with that protection.You will find it when you'll start to make image from cd,the option below including that type of protection.



enjoy the game.:p