GT Legends ?

[buLLiTbuZZtard]

It is possible to play this one without DVD! It has SF 3.6

[Muji-FightR]

Yep, with Daemon, SFCure and a good image with DPM, just use the search ;)

[Joe Forster/STA]

According to Nforce, the game has been released two days ago so, probably, forum rule #6 applies here.

[buLLiTbuZZtard]

Sorry i but i dont want a crack for this one because i want to play it online so i only want a safety copy to let my original without damages!

@muJi.fiGHt3r
Do you mean the same way like the way of SC? beacuse you cant use DT for that!

[Muji-FightR]

1. Create a good image of the DVD using Alcohol 120%, use the StarForce3 profile and read with DPM at 1x speed, the rest can be read at 8x or higher
2. get a copy of sfcure/SFAFSB, use the search button
3. install SFCure
4. unplug your CD/DVD drives (ANY !) by taking off the power cable
5. mount the image with Daemon and install the game
6. start the game, it wants you to restart the PC, do so
7. start SFCure (just read the manual how to install and run it)
8. mount the image with daemon, activate RMPS emulation
9. run the game, should definetely work.

This way works with every SF3 game available, e.g SC3, Trackmania sunrise, Brothers in Arms 2, Panzers 2, ...

[glenbo]

bit of a pain in the a$$ to do that evertime,i heard that daemon toolz 4 will run any starforce game from a good mini image mounted.

[superfracazzone]

1. i got it
2. i got it
3. install stay for run !setup.bat? i do it
4. yes, before point 2 and 3 (problem with this?)
5. i do it
6. start the game, no request to restart..
7. start stay for run !start.bat? i do it
8. the image is already mounted with RMPS
9. run the game --> request key --> i give to it --> control disc failed

i tried to restart between point 6/7, no change..
i tried with daemon or alcohol (not both install together..), no change
i tried to not remove the power cable but using starforcenightmare, no change

pls help me
sry for bad english

[weston]

You have to disable node with SFNightmare and physically disconnect CD/ DVD drives for it to work. ;)

[superfracazzone]

when disable node and when take off the power cable? (take off the power cable means that computer is off..)

[DABhand]

You can do either..

Use Starforce Nightmare to disable Node and Secondary IDE channel.


Try now

[DUKE_NUKEM]

Oh my God, here we are again, talking about disabling\unplugging drives, hiding progs and so on.
As for GTR, I give up and wait for a REAL crack for this game. In the end, all protections will be bypassed (as it happened few days ago with Toca Race Driver 2).
Anyway, I hope Starforce 3.7 will not ask me to unplug my TV or anything else, I'm seriously thinking about coming back to console easy-gaming.
I am getting too old for this kind of things, you know... :D :D :D

[weston]

You have to disable the DVD/CD drives (by removing ide cable usually- haven't tried the power connector) AND turn off node with SFN (which is not strong enough to bypass the new starforce on it's own). The computer , of course is still connected!

[DABhand]

SFN has worked for me, no need to remove any power from the drives..

Removing power from the drives, just stops windows from picking them up on restart. Essentially when you disable the Secondary IDE channel, you are doing the same.

[DUKE_NUKEM]

Weston, of course I was joking :D
But the problems are essentially 2:
1.I don't want to disassemble my pc any time I want to play (virtual cd hide and tetris are already too much for me!!!)
2.I have a laptop, so it's not so easy to unplug drives, at least for me.
No way, I'll leave my copy of GT legends on the shelf of the store (and buy F.E.A.R. instead ^^).

[glenbo]

honestly though guys,whats more hassle...dismataling your pc and removing power cables blah blah or just insert a dvd in your drive.

bit of a no brainer.

[weston]

Dabhand, I'm interested that you've got it to run with SFN. What did you disable? (I tried node, secondary, and then the individual drives but they were still detected).

[Joe Forster/STA]

@weston: Read the info file included VERY carefully. If you miss one step, it won't work. Trust me, I intentionally left out one or two, and it didn't work; with all of them followed, it did.

[ChaosTheory]

can i run this game on win media center and win Vista ?

[glenbo]

you have vista???????? wtf?

[ChaosTheory]

I don't have Vista.but vista is published in our country.:D
one more thing: what is wtf ?:rolleyes:

[Joe Forster/STA]

@ChaosTheory: Windows Vista is still in beta phase; if you bought it in a store, that's a pre-released pirated copy. As for WTF, it means What The F*ck (see http://www.acronymfinder.com for such acronyms).

[DABhand]

Dabhand, I'm interested that you've got it to run with SFN. What did you disable? (I tried node, secondary, and then the individual drives but they were still detected).


Technically I disabled, node, secondary and ATA (I have SATA HD's) and mounted a full image of the disc with daemon.


But if you have IDE try some other proggies out there.

[glenbo]

i want windows vista now! i have checked microsoft.com and apparantly you are not allowed beta 1 unless you are a designated beta tester,as i thought you would be able to download it liek you could windows 64 gold (trial version)

:( i wanted to put it on my other hard drive,so i didnt have to use it as a full operating system and just as a optional one.

[Eagle-666]

do you not have a no dvd crack or image?

is it so difficult to crack a game with starforce protection?

[Schhhh]

I didn't got it to work with just SFN, I had to use StarF..k 0.83 also.
I use Alcohol 120% with RPMS option checked. Tried with Daemon but
with no success.

1. You must have Windows XP with SP2 in order of playing xxxxxxx!?
2. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers!?
3. Unpack file sfcure01 that's in tools.rar and launch file !setup.bat
through MS-Dos Prompt and reboot your box.
4. If u have AMD64, then use sfcure_x64 that works same way as the other.
5. Check if all option of Daemon or Alcohol are activated especially
RMPS option.
6. Mount Alcohol 120% img and install the game.
7. Once installation is complete, launch sfdrup.exe to update
StarForce3 drivers and reboot the box.
8. Launch through MS-Dos Prompt the file !start.bat that's in the
unpacked file sfcure01.
9. Unpack file sfn.rar e launch sfn.exe (StarForce Nightmare 1.12)
10 Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and
the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o
Sc. Slave ) , depending on how your IDE units are connected
11. Launch the game.
12. Play.


Try this if above fails, you must have gone through step 1 to 9 first:

Do it in this order:
1. First of all, mount the image with Alcohol 120%

2. Run StarF..k and select StarForce x.x.x.x and then disable CD Roms
(keep the program running)

3. Then run SFNightmare, disable CD, disable Node, disable Channel
(keep the program running)

Run game, if it doesn't work try with SFN again (No need to restart SFN) Maybe change disabling order.

GL! :)

[inflatedcow]

I gave it a shot, it beat me :( Im running on Windows 2003 Server, so perhaps the fault sits there. But i followed the instructions given, and i still cant play! The best i got, was burning it to DVD then giving me CD error, now all i get, is a small freeze/high cpu usage at the beginning of the checking process gets half way through and bombs out. If anyone still has any suggestions

Ive disconnected my drive, disabled node, and CD, run the sfcure01 driver, still no sucess. My OS is also unpatched.




-
Updated i got it working :

I patched my OS (2003 Server) to SP1 - Used SFCURE01 + 2003 NODE Tool that some geezer made, works a charm! + Alchol 120%

-

[DABhand]

i want windows vista now! i have checked microsoft.com and apparantly you are not allowed beta 1 unless you are a designated beta tester,as i thought you would be able to download it liek you could windows 64 gold (trial version)

:( i wanted to put it on my other hard drive,so i didnt have to use it as a full operating system and just as a optional one.


Your not missing anything really.

Its buggy.

Its got a ****ty see through toolbar (frosty type of glass)

And dont forget the horrible looking IE7

[leezer3]

Ditto that :(
The see-through Window titles make me seasick :eek: (Need a vomit emoticon!)
Anyway, anything remotely interesting is still disabled.

Cheers

-Leezer-

[Raapuska]

I do as posted but sf still says that i have wrong cd key? What went wrong?

[HarryHoden]

same here... tried all here named possibilties but still no luck... cd key error eventhough i tried the key that came with it... searched all over the internet and everyone is using the same key. doesnt seem to work for me :(

[inflatedcow]

Ok i think, dont quote me on it, but your copy of Windows needs to be patched/upgraded to the latest service pack!

All i did was the following
*** PATCHED MY WINDOWS TO SP1 (Was unpatched, didnt work) ***
1. Unplug the data cable to your CD+DVD's (Power might work, but dont count on it)
2. Install sfcure01 (use the instructions given)
3. Mount the image with Alcohol 120% (DTOOLS Might work ,not tried it)
4. Install the game with the mounted image
5. Disable NODES (I used Win2k3NodeDisabler, because i run Win2003, SFNightmare might do the job, but i think Win2k3NodeDisabler works with XP also)
6. Start SFCURE01 (!start.bat)
7. Run the game.

SFCURE01 needs to be launched each time you wish to run the game, or each time its been stopped (i.e : pc restarted etc, unless you set it to auto start)


Give that a bash!
P.S : I had wrong cd key error :confused: , patch your Windows to the latest ServicePack! :cool:

If you successfully get it running beacuse you've patched your Windows, then please post back to let me know, to rule out the possibility of it being a fluke on my behalf!

[HarryHoden]

I have win xp sp2 so my windows is patched... but thanks... ive tried everything mentioned in any combination but i always get that damn cd key problem...

[inflatedcow]

I have win xp sp2 so my windows is patched... but thanks... ive tried everything mentioned in any combination but i always get that damn cd key problem...

Does it take a while before it says this problem? 'Checking CD.....' how long does that process take? A minute? Two? If so, then you've done something wrong, perhaps you didnt install SFCURE correctly, or NODE disbale wasnt properly done (Have you tried Win2k3NodeDisabler?) - In SFNightmare disable, CD, NODE, and the channel your CD/DVD is on (Also unplug it completly) Its pretty crap just to play a backup of a copy you LEGALLY own. But im not risking scratching my disks up!

[HarryHoden]

it takes ages checking. at least 2 minutes if not longer. I did try that win2k3nodedisabler. I opened my pc and one cd rom was only power unpluged. unpluged it completly and still not better. I have 2 cdrom in my computer but they are disconected all the time i only use a external usb cd/dvd writer. Im using sfcure but im not sure what u mean when u say maybe i didnt install it correctly. is there anything one can do wrong? !setup reboot !start. I use nichtmare disable cd, node use sfcure and win2k3nodedisable then start game...

[Appl3.Pi3!]

damn i've the same problem....i did all steps in any order...i unplugged both cdplayers...i start the game and it takes 3/4 minutes and then...wrong cd-key....this evening i try with w2k3nodedisabler :(

[SteGER]

read alot about starforce and stuff...so i tried to play gt legends without my orig dvd. a friend did it with an extern usb-drive, but i got none.

i unplugged my dvd-rom (power and IDE), disabled my Secondary Master with SFNightmare. Disabled Node with Win2k3NodeDisabler (tried with SFN too!). installed SFCure and ran it. Started the game, but got the Key-Problem too. :(

[Sirrus]

i don't understand why are you trying to play your GT Legends game with a "copied image or cd" instead of your "purchased original copy"!?

everyone here acts like he/she has the original game and trying to find a way to play the game without the original cd because "he/she doesn't want the original cd used or scratched..." I call this BS!

Who (that have the original game) wants to play a game like an idiot with disabling power cables and does lots of tricks to bypass the protection because of loving his/her original cd!???! is your original CD (or DVD) really so important that to prevent your accessibility to your computer?

A standard gamer can finish the game by playing in 1 week and then put the cd with its case on shelf. And 1 week of usage of a cd doesn't make it break (you're welcome) So why bother that much?

Everyone here is owner of the original games, why are you so curious about cracking the copy protection system? it is weird, isn't it?

And the ones who doesn't make gt legends run; :D
After unplugging your media drivers use SFnightmare with following order: disable node, disable cd, disable node... that's all you need to disable.

if it doesn't work, check your image file... anyway Rpms must be on, if you're a "licensed" alcohol %120 user ;)

[SteGER]

ok, i got it.

1. You must have Windows XP with SP2. Don#t know if it works on other systems.
2. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers.
3. Unpack SFCure and launch file !setup.bat an reboot.
4. If u have AMD64, then use sfcure_x64 that works same way as the other.
5. Check if all option of Daemon or Alcohol are activated especially
RMPS option.
6. Mount Alcohol 120% img and install the game.
8. Launch the file !start.bat that's in SFCure.
9. launch StarForce Nightmare 1.12
10 Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and
the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o Sc.Slave), depending on how your IDE units are connected
11. Launch the game and type in the serial.
12. Play.

worked for me. i took the *.mds-File from http://www.copybase.ch
go to "datenbank" an search for GT Legends. "Show DPM-Data" an take the second one.

[glenbo]

lmfao or just plop your disc in the drive.

i mean come on lol.

[DeDouwes]

Over here i tried all the ways of installing this game. and none of them were working.
Even the MDS file of copybase.ch didn't work
I still have the Error when starting the game.
Anyone got a solution?????

[glenbo]

yeh put in your legit disc and double click the shortcut lol

[HarryHoden]

same here doesnt work...

maybe my problem is related to pont 2:
"2. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers."
How di i check if this is so?

[Joe Forster/STA]

For Windows XP (English): Control Panel, Adminstrative Tools, Computer Management, Device Manager, IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers.

[inflatedcow]

i don't understand why are you trying to play your GT Legends game with a "copied image or cd" instead of your "purchased original copy"!?

everyone here acts like he/she has the original game and trying to find a way to play the game without the original cd because "he/she doesn't want the original cd used or scratched..." I call this BS!

Who (that have the original game) wants to play a game like an idiot with disabling power cables and does lots of tricks to bypass the protection because of loving his/her original cd!???! is your original CD (or DVD) really so important that to prevent your accessibility to your computer?

A standard gamer can finish the game by playing in 1 week and then put the cd with its case on shelf. And 1 week of usage of a cd doesn't make it break (you're welcome) So why bother that much?

Everyone here is owner of the original games, why are you so curious about cracking the copy protection system? it is weird, isn't it?

And the ones who doesn't make gt legends run; :D
After unplugging your media drivers use SFnightmare with following order: disable node, disable cd, disable node... that's all you need to disable.

if it doesn't work, check your image file... anyway Rpms must be on, if you're a "licensed" alcohol %120 user ;)

I couldnt care less if someone has a pirated copy or not, im only trying to help fellow gamers. Im sure the majority of people on this forum have some form of illegaly cracked/pirated software/movie/game on their PC, but who am i to judge? :) I wont make any excuse for it, its not fair on the people who invest hours apon hours of their time making this stuff, but there are bigger issues in the world = G W. Bush.

[dede]

i don't understand why are you trying to play your GT Legends game with a "copied image or cd" instead of your "purchased original copy"!?

everyone here acts like he/she has the original game and trying to find a way to play the game without the original cd because "he/she doesn't want the original cd used or scratched..." I call this BS!

Who (that have the original game) wants to play a game like an idiot with disabling power cables and does lots of tricks to bypass the protection because of loving his/her original cd!???! is your original CD (or DVD) really so important that to prevent your accessibility to your computer?

A standard gamer can finish the game by playing in 1 week

and then put the cd with its case on shelf. And 1 week of usage of a cd doesn't make it break (you're welcome) So why bother that much?

Everyone here is owner of the original games, why are you so curious about cracking the copy protection system? it is weird, isn't it?

And the ones who doesn't make gt legends run; :D
After unplugging your media drivers use SFnightmare with following order: disable node, disable cd, disable node... that's all you need to disable.

if it doesn't work, check your image file... anyway Rpms must be on, if you're a "licensed" alcohol %120 user ;)

60 € to play 1 week! it is more expensive than gold! has this price there is necessary to protekt its original you do not believe!!
STOP TO WRITE USELESS SH*T !!!!! :D :D

[HarryHoden]

Word :D :D

btw... still doesnt work :( :(

[inflatedcow]

edited...

[HarryHoden]

i'd love 2 race u but... unfortunatly i still havent gotten past the cd key error... of course i could play with my ORIGINAL CD/DVD but its 2 dangerous. My DVD could get a scratch or something :) so ill just wait untill someone can help me... :(

when it works ill race u.

Cheers.

[Joe Forster/STA]

@inflatedcow: Please, keep your posts on-topic (backing up original games and playing with backups). Thanks!

[SuperTroop]

what's RMPS and how can I enable it in Alc.120%?
has anyone get GT legends working without Sp2 yet?

PS:StarForce really is a pain in da a$$

[Sirrus]

60 € to play 1 week! it is more expensive than gold! has this price there is necessary to protekt its original you do not believe!!
STOP TO WRITE USELESS SH*T !!!!! :D :D

if you try (or able?) to understand what did i say, you wouldn't bla bla like that. first of all it is not expensive then gold, where do you live? dubai?

secondly the cd or dvd rom drive doesn't hurt your cd. İt is not made of saws and twists! so the point is: even buying a second original release instead of crying that "waaaa, where is the fixed exe?!?!??!",is much simple and rationale in this case!

p.s. this is a useless sh*t too. but only for your brain!

[Joe Forster/STA]

@Sirrus: If you had children, you'd know that scratches, made by the CD/DVD-ROM drive, are not the worst problem! ;) (No, I don't have children but many other forum members, including some of the moderators, do.) And, yes, dede is right: in most countries and for most games, you have the right to make a backup, to protect your investment (whether 10 cents or 50 dollars, it doesn't matter). If you don't understand this, I wonder why you're using GCW or FileForums...

[SuperTroop]

About StarForce Nightmare (if you didnt read it):

Also, the using of this program can cause physical damage of your IDE drives. There is no other way to find it out, if the drive is fully supported or not, as to try it! BUT THIS CAN CAUSE HARDWARE DAMAGE OF YOUR DRIVES! USE IT ALWAYS ON YOUR OWN RISK!
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, DELETE THIS PROGRAM!

I really hope some big brains will find something very soon.
Why isnt it possible to modify the files that the disc-protection is just eliminated?
Its just a program, one could write it so one should be able to change it as well.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Compare the technology between the little china pig, that you collect your pocket money into, and the titanium door of a bank's vault, and you will understand the difference between simple and very complicated copy protections. ;)

[Sirrus]

@Sirrus: If you had children, you'd know that scratches, made by the CD/DVD-ROM drive, are not the worst problem! ;) (No, I don't have children but many other forum members, including some of the moderators, do.) And, yes, dede is right: in most countries and for most games, you have the right to make a backup, to protect your investment (whether 10 cents or 50 dollars, it doesn't matter). If you don't understand this, I wonder why you're using GCW or FileForums...

no, you get it wrong. i didn't say that "why do you people using no-cd cracks & back up your originals??"

i said that "why do you people prefer to unplug your cables for playing your game with a copy instead of using your original??"

my main questioning is why bother so much to play 4 or 5 SF protected game? for evading from the risk of scratches? if the materials of computers -such as discs- are so sensitive it is more risky to unplugging ide cables from your computer. My old PIII 450 has problems on its ide slots on motherboard. Because of rapid ide cable replacements. it recognizes HDs randomly...

i have finished GT Legends from my original instead of waiting on this post (this is the difference).

backing up is an important thing, i know this. by reconsidering that discs have a limited lifetime and take damages even from air, backing up is priceless for a collector, like me. so i can't dare to criticize the back up is legal or not, needed or not. but i think (hope) i explain that i am mentioning about something different than that..

[ProjectV8]

Hi All!
Sorry the BAD ENGLISH, but i`ll do my best :D

GLT runs at my PC fine, with all cables conected, no probs.
I would like to know if i can reduce the size of image making a mini image, because the game stays twice in hards disk.:(

Thnks everybody:) !

[al21]

Hi All!
GLT runs at my PC fine, with all cables conected, no probs.


How can this be possible without the original? :confused:

[chaussette]

hello
for me too, it's fine working.
i have xp sp2, i installed with daemon 4, rmps emulation activated. Updated the sf driver.
i installed sfcure, ran start.bat, etc, but don't think in the same order as specified. I ran sfn and disabled much things.
the game refused to start, saying to put the disc in another drive.
i rebooted the system, unplugged secondary ide, and then the game starts in a few seconds, not starting sfcure anymore, just mounting the image with rmps.
a friend of mines is still trying without result. Why ? don't understand.

[BONEZUK]

Can anyone help me with GT Legends cos my sfn dose not disable my cd rom & dvd rom i. I have done every thing it says do but it stil not working please
can someone help :mad: :confused: :mad: ive re install my windows about 5 times this iz my setup if it helps



Operating System NONE 64bit Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
CPU Type amd sempron 1800+64bit, 1800 MHz Motherboard Name k8u-x
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6600 (256 MB)

[Joe Forster/STA]

Please, read the FAQ, for a few more tricks to try. (Ohhh, 64-bit Windows is not good!)

[BONEZUK]

Operating System NONE 64bit Microsoft Windows XP Professional

i should have put 32bit windows lol

[PimpedYourMom]

I have Windows XP Pro Version 2002, AMD XP 1600, 768 mb of RAM, NVidia GeForce 5500 OC (256mb) and still not working with SFCure, SFNightmare, and Daemon 4.0. Need some help. Also getting the insert in another drive error. What version of Windows is this, SP1 or SP2 or SP None? This is a copy of some of the error report.

[Disc Labels]
GTL

[System Information]
System Information report written at: 12/19/2005 10:35:25 PM
System Name: XP-TXM
[System Summary]

Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name XP-TXM
System Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
System Model MS-6330
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 6 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~1394 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG, 1/7/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.2
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\System32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.0 (xpclient.010817-1148)"
User Name XP-TXM\Owner
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 455.07 MB

[Joe Forster/STA]

Have you tried all the tricks listed in the FAQ?

[BONEZUK]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Can anyone help me with GT Legends cos my sfn dose not disable my cd rom & dvd rom i. I have done every thing it says do but it stil not working please
can someone help ive re install my windows about 5 times this iz my setup if it helps



Operating System 32BIT Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
CPU Type amd sempron 1800+64bit, 1800 MHz Motherboard Name k8u-x
Display:
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6600 (256 MB)




DO U THINK IT COULD HAVE SOMETHIMG TO DO WITH MY CHIPSET??????

[inflatedcow]

Two days old, so its not an old bump :rolleyes:

But yeah, ive recently downloaded DaemonTools4 (which might i add is phucking sweet as beans!!) and pulled up an old backup of GTL i made a while ago.

This time, all that was required was that i pull the powercable + IDE cable from my cd/dvd rom, install the SFCure driver and enable all the options (SafeDisc/SecuRom/Laserlock/RMPS) for DaemonTools4 and it worked. I previously thought i needed SP1 (Server2003) for it to run, but this isnt the case. No SFNIGHTMARE or NODE Disabling.


P.S : Send me a private message if you require any further assistance, or fancy a game online :D :D :D


- My dvd/cdrom is obsolete -

[Greenjaguar]

Hey great news

RELOADED just cracked GT LEGENDS!!!:)

[glenbo]

were did you get this info?

[Greenjaguar]

qDupe

but damn ppl in pre channels are saying its a fake...

[glenbo]

fake guarenteed

[glenbo]

well nobody has posted it,so i take it as yes :(

[Monzter]

First when i downloaded the game and installed it, it worked fine for about 5 days ore soo (just used sfnightmare and disabled cd and node), but then suddenly it say's that the cd-key doesen't correspond to the cd mounted ore so.
Wierd that it work's first, and then after some days doesen't!

This game is so good, best game ever if u ask me..:)

Need to get it going again! Why can't anyone crack the f... starforce man?

[Grumpy]

@Monzter
when i downloaded the game
You may have been a member for a few years now but it appears youve never read the rules!?
If the game is so good, like you say, then go and buy it!!!!!
You are now banned from using these forums! :rolleyes:

[hance]

Maybe it is some thing not so interesting to request and take such a long time to find and try playing this game with out his CD origin .
Bref , i have followed all these step in oder to make it be able to play .. but may be i ll have to keep it in mode setup and wait for another solution.
It s really a hot game racing ...........

http://www.tothegame.com/res/game/4175/feature/2005-07-15/screen14_large.jpg

But anyway , i still waiting for a a little lucky star ^^

[Edit by Joe Forster/STA] Nice picture, but don't waste bandwidth with it!

[Muji-FightR]

Maybe it is some thing not so interesting to request and take such a long time to find and try playing this game with out his CD origin .
Bref , i have followed all these step in oder to make it be able to play .. but may be i ll have to keep it in mode setup and wait for another solution.
It s really a hot game racing ...........
But anyway , i still waiting for a a little lucky star ^^
lol seems to me you did NOT buy the game (in a shop including spending money :eek: )
with out his CD origin :rolleyes: omg
Well and stop posting such images, noone cares about it.
If i wanted to see that , i visit 3dgamers.com
This is hardly 56k friendly, not at all

[Joe Forster/STA]

I see nothing warez-related in that post... (Picture removed, you're right.)

[Muji-FightR]

and try playing this game with out his CD origin
have followed all these step in oder to make it be able to play .. but may be i ll have to keep it in mode setup and wait for another solution.
well, maybe its paranoia, but it seems to me like hes a warez user...
hmm... sure theres nothing really obvious but... ah forget about it :)
just an impression, i often categorize people after a short time, seems i was wrong ;)
Sorry for blaming you, dude

[hance]

sorry guys , bcos I usually post a little image with my post . and i didnot read carefully the rule :D . I ll never do it again ;)
Oh my Engl is poor , i know that so it was a little try from me :D

Yup .
I ve found a little introduction installing from one 4rum

".........really it is a collection , i dont know who wrote it , so forget me if some one reconize where it came from :D "

....................................

GT Legends (Applies to Demo also) - Protected by Starforce 3.6.10.06

This is what I had to do to run this game from image file. It may be more information than you need or want but it all factors into my eventual success.

First off, it is worth noting that I have an NForce4 MB, which means the Starf*&k and Staforce Nightmare tools are not necessary.
This is apparent after reading the below quote from the DT Forum:

A special note for nForce 3/4 users

The IDE controller that is used on nForce 3/4-based motherboards cannot be directly addressed by today's copy protections;
as a result, SCSI blacklists don't work on those systems. If you are fortunate enough to have an nForce 3/4-based system,
you should be able to run all the latest SafeDisc-, SecuROM- and StarForce-protected games with your IDE CD/DVD drives
plugged in and working. Edit: This doesn't always seem to work, and sometimes it works only with some copy protections.

(You can read the above thread in it''s entirety here: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/showthread.php?t=7576 )

The same forum, though, also says the following:

The combination of nForce 4, SATA, StarForce 3 and Daemon Tools v4 leads to a reboot. We know this and are investigating it.

(Again, you can read the above thread in it''s entirety here: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/showthread.php?t=7353)

But, the statement that having an Nforce 3/4 blocks current protection schemes is apparently only valid if you are running the Nvidia IDE Drivers, not the native Windows IDE drivers. This also is what negates the need for the usual Star Force tools mentioned above. I was a little hesitant to install the Nvidia IDE Drivers, as many reported nothing but grief and problems running them. So, I installed Version 6.70 for XP of the Nvidia IDE Drivers. Absolutely no problems during the install, or as of this time. Also, I am running one SATA drive and several PATA drives; it is necessary to put the image file on an SATA drive and also install the game to an SATA drive. The reason why is that you will have to disable all of your PATA IDE devices. Many have had to do this by actually unplugging the power or ribbon cables but with Nforce3/4, this is not necessary!

The first thing to do is remove all traces of SF from your sustem, from any other previous attempts to install and run games protected by it? Star Force makes a tool I used to accomplish this, obtainable here:

http://www.onlinesecurity-on.com/protect.phtml?c=55

Make sure your virtual drive letter is the first free one after all physical drives. I am not sure if this is necessary, but I read of others doing so and so I did the same. I could not achieve success with Alcohol, but DT 4.00 worked, with all Emulation options turned on.

Go into Windows Hardware Device Manager and find the IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers selection; you will see "Nvidia NForce 4 Parallel ATA Controller" - right-click it and select disable. You will have to reboot.

Mount and install the game using DT 4.00 - remember, install it to your SATA drive. Move a copy of your image file to same SATA drive.

After installing, run the game. You may get a crash and reboot or the BSOD? If not, the game will want to reboot to check the Star Force protection. Go ahead and reboot.

After rebooting, either by choice or by crash, you must run the following update, referred to as "Star Force Fix"

http://www.gt-legends.com/demo_en.php

Another reboot will be triggered. Running the game again from your DT 4.00 virtual drive, you will be asked for your Key. Type it in and it will check the disk ... could take some time but you shoud be able to play now!

(When done playing, you will have to re-enable your PATA IDE controller.)

.................

So , I think that , with this methode , we dont have to care so much a bout crak or something , personnally , I have followed theses steps and the rest is borrow a friend of mine a little CD key if he dosent might :)
Thanks for ur notice !

[Edit by Joe Forster/STA]Fixed links to Daemon Tools forum!

[Joe Forster/STA]

Nope! Don't borrow any kind of CD key from anyone; use your own!

[ziph]

I have found a way that works for me, to play GT Legends without unplugging my dvd drive.

after installing however you want...

1. Mount the image.
2. Launch sfn
3. disable node
4. disable cd
5. disable cd again
6. disable cd AGAIN

This works every time for me. The image is on an ide drive.

I Have tried this on 2 different machines now, with different chipsets and CPU's and it works for both. I made my image with sf3 profile in alcohol 120% at 4x.

may not work for everyone, but it sure works here.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Yeah, and the name of both chipset start with "nForce"? ;) Can you test it on even more PC's and list the exact names of the chipsets where this solution worked, without having the unplug physical CD/DVD-ROM drives?

[ziph]

Yeah, and the name of both chipset start with "nForce"? ;) Can you test it on even more PC's and list the exact names of the chipsets where this solution worked, without having the unplug physical CD/DVD-ROM drives?

Man you're a cynical old bugger aren't ya!!:p
Everytime I post you ride me...

FYI no...neither computer has an nforce chipset. Mine is an old MSI Kt7 Delta FIS2R (VIA KT600), and my girlfriends is a WinFast 755FXK8AA-8EKRS (SiS755FX). I Have tried on my htpc (which IS an nf4 board) and it doesn't work. like I said....It works for some but not for others.

Have a little possitivity in your attitude dude...you sound like the glass is always half empty.

Peace

[Joe Forster/STA]

Posts without real information, such as chipset names, only create rumors, which are even worse than no information at all. (I would say that, until the Daemon Tools or Alcohol Soft crew confirm it officially - the former confirmed only nForce 3/4 so far -, all such guides that exclude the disconnection of physical CD/DVD-ROM drives are rumors.)

(I'm sorry if you think I'm deliberately pissing you off every time you do a post. First, you're not on my black list; second, I sometimes piss off everyone. ;) Third, you may want to include more information in your posts before sending them in so that there will be nothing left for me to piss you off about.)

[ziph]

lol...sweet as dude...I didn't really think you were having a go...

I posted at the DT forums a couple of days ago about this subject, but so far only nforce users have tried it and as I said before, it doesn't work on my nforce4 mobo either.

But I am waiting for someone else with a different one to try it...

All i know is that it works for me on my old gaming box, and on my girlfriends newer box (VIA and SIS chipsets respectively). And when it comes down to it, that is all that matters ay.:D

btw...what real information am I forgetting to post? I posted my chipset and that i'm running the image off an ide drive (forgot to add parallel) and from what I can tell so far that seems to be all that matters with sf...but then again, I'm probably wrong...

Full system specs for my crappy gaming rig:

athlon xp 2400+
MSi kt6 delta fis2r (VIA kt600)
1024mb ram
cyber drive dvd/rw
3 x pata hard drives
1 x sata hard drive
cheapy 450w psu
legend 6600gt (overclocked a lil' bit)
onboard sound/lan

sata drive only has music and videos on it, all os and game files are on pata drives
any more detailed info just ask:)

peace

[ally_PL]

where i can find sfdrup.exe , plz help me ;<<<<

[Joe Forster/STA]

See http://www.star-force.com/protection.phtml?c=91 for a download.

[ally_PL]

thank you . But now i have problem . I do everything execaly like in NFO. In SFN i shutdown all channels ( without my hard disk ) cuz i dont know on which channel my cd rom is ( i have laptop ) . I have sp2 and sfdrup and everything like in nfo but it doesnt work , plz help.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Please, read the FAQ for more tricks.

[rlsuth]

I have an older PC that for some reason, just wont let Windows XP be installed on it. Rather than dispose of it, I looked for a way to use it, with Windows 2000, which installed and worked fine. I removed the CD/DVD drive and made it my Starforce only rig. Yes, it has an nForce 3 ASUS motherboard in it, so I made a 1 to 1 copy of two games, GT Legends and Splinter Cell, and copied them over via the network, loaded them with Daemon and they both work perfectly. Although I'd rather have Starforce-free versions of these games, this was a good use for an old machine.

[ally_PL]

Please, read the FAQ for more tricks.
which faq... i dont think that ur saying about file forum fag , which is oposite to member list and user cp..?

[Joe Forster/STA]

See my signature.

[OG61065]

I didn't got it to work with just SFN, I had to use StarF..k 0.83 also.
I use Alcohol 120% with RPMS option checked. Tried with Daemon but
with no success.

1. You must have Windows XP with SP2 in order of playing xxxxxxx!?
2. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers!?
3. Unpack file sfcure01 that's in tools.rar and launch file !setup.bat
through MS-Dos Prompt and reboot your box.
4. If u have AMD64, then use sfcure_x64 that works same way as the other.
5. Check if all option of Daemon or Alcohol are activated especially
RMPS option.
6. Mount Alcohol 120% img and install the game.
7. Once installation is complete, launch sfdrup.exe to update
StarForce3 drivers and reboot the box.
8. Launch through MS-Dos Prompt the file !start.bat that's in the
unpacked file sfcure01.
9. Unpack file sfn.rar e launch sfn.exe (StarForce Nightmare 1.12)
10 Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and
the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o
Sc. Slave ) , depending on how your IDE units are connected
11. Launch the game.
12. Play.


Try this if above fails, you must have gone through step 1 to 9 first:

Do it in this order:
1. First of all, mount the image with Alcohol 120%

2. Run StarF..k and select StarForce x.x.x.x and then disable CD Roms
(keep the program running)

3. Then run SFNightmare, disable CD, disable Node, disable Channel
(keep the program running)

Run game, if it doesn't work try with SFN again (No need to restart SFN) Maybe change disabling order.

GL! :)
Been using this forums for awhile now, thanks to all of you who take the time to put up constructive help and info, great for those of us who are poor or just plain tight and who still want to game!!!
Please Schhh, or anybody that knows, how do I find out how my IDE channel for my CD/DVD unit is connected? Am I showing my ignorance or what!!!!
"Thank-You in advance" as they say.

[RincewindTheWiz]

Go to Control Panel, then System. In the Hardware tab, there's a button for the Device Manager. In the Device Manager, there should be a line something like "IDE ATA/ATAPI-controllers, with "Primary IDE Channel" and "Secondary IDE Channel" under it (when you click on the + sign). Now for both of those, you can doubleclick on them and it should give a dialog which contains an "Advanced Settings" tab, so choose that. You'll get an overview for device 0 and device 1, these are Master and Slave on that particular channel. The easiest way to look for the optical drives is to check the Current Transfer Rate. The optical drives are almost always Ultra DMA Mode 2 or PIO while the hard drives are Ultra DMA Mode 5 or 6.

[SPEEDBREAKER]

ok, i got it.

1. You must have Windows XP with SP2. Don#t know if it works on other systems.
2. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers.
3. Unpack SFCure and launch file !setup.bat an reboot.
4. If u have AMD64, then use sfcure_x64 that works same way as the other.
5. Check if all option of Daemon or Alcohol are activated especially
RMPS option.
6. Mount Alcohol 120% img and install the game.
8. Launch the file !start.bat that's in SFCure.
9. launch StarForce Nightmare 1.12
10 Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and
the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o Sc.Slave), depending on how your IDE units are connected
11. Launch the game and type in the serial.
12. Play.

worked for me. i took the *.mds-File from http://www.copybase.ch
go to "datenbank" an search for GT Legends. "Show DPM-Data" an take the second one.
:D :D i am at step 10 and i want to know if something bad will happen if i disable pr slave and sc master and sc slave beacuase my previous atemps weren't good for my pc so can anybody answer my question?btw does it really work?:confused: :confused:

[Joe Forster/STA]

Plug your CD-DVD drive(s) to a different IDE channel (secondary IDE channel) than your hard disk(s) (primary IDE channel) and then you won't have problems with even disabling the whole secondary IDE channel.

[SPEEDBREAKER]

Plug your CD-DVD drive(s) to a different IDE channel (secondary IDE channel) than your hard disk(s) (primary IDE channel) and then you won't have problems with even disabling the whole secondary IDE channel.
but if i do what it says then i won't have to worry about anything right?:confused:

[Joe Forster/STA]

With the PC hardware architecture and Windows on top of it, sorry, you always have to be worried about something... ;)

[SPEEDBREAKER]

i think my problem is this
10 Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and
the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o
Sc. Slave ) , depending on how your IDE units are connected

question 1 what does that 'o' mean? or?
question 2 how can i see how my IDE units are connected?
question 3 what are IDE units?

I found this on the internet, its a bit different, maybe it will help


1. You must have Windows XP with SP2 in order of playing gt legends

2. IDE PCI Controller Drivers MUST be OS STANDARD IDE PCI Drivers.

3. Unpack file sfcure01 that's in tools.rar and launch file !setup.bat
through MS-Dos Prompt and reboot your box.

4. If u have AMD64, then use sfcure_x64 that works same way as the other.

5. Check if all option of Daemon or Alcohol are activated especially
RMPS option
.
6. Mount Alcohol 120% img and install the game.

7. Once installation is complete, launch sfdrup.exe to update StarForce3
drivers and reboot the box.

8. Launch through MS-Dos Prompt the file !start.bat that's in the unpacked
file sfcure01.

9. Unpack file sfn.rar and launch sfn.exe (StarForce Nightmare 1.12)

10. Select in this order "Disable node" , "Disable CD" , "Disable node" , and
the IDE channel you use for real CD/DVD units (Pr. Slave , Sc. Master o Sc.
Slave ) , depending on how your IDE units are connected

11. Launch the game

12. Play.

[RincewindTheWiz]

Speedbreaker, kindly do not post any more serials.

[SPEEDBREAKER]

Sorry My Mistake

[SPEEDBREAKER]

hello
for me too, it's fine working.
i have xp sp2, i installed with daemon 4, rmps emulation activated. Updated the sf driver.
i installed sfcure, ran start.bat, etc, but don't think in the same order as specified. I ran sfn and disabled much things.
the game refused to start, saying to put the disc in another drive.
i rebooted the system, unplugged secondary ide, and then the game starts in a few seconds, not starting sfcure anymore, just mounting the image with rmps.
a friend of mines is still trying without result. Why ? don't understand.
HOW DID YOU DO THIS EXPLANE PLZ?

[rlsuth]

HOW DID YOU DO THIS EXPLANE PLZ?



What part of that don't you understand, because that was about as simnple an explanation as you can get? Ask specific questions, because that'll make it easier to help you.

[SPEEDBREAKER]

Can You Note Everything You Disabeld?

[SPEEDBREAKER]

can somebody (who has solved the problem and is playing it with fun)explane me what you did in order to play?

[rlsuth]

I'm sorry, but in your case, I think it would be best if you just played with the original disc in the drive.

[SPEEDBREAKER]

i dont unrstand you no more

[Joe Forster/STA]

If you cannot make the image work easily, use your original CD until a no-CD patch becomes available.