NEED YOUR HELP WITH RIPPING DC GAMES
 

Right, where do I start??? I have ripped the .gz files to my Hard Drive using the DC Coders Cable.. I have then unzipped them. and then extracted the ISO, and converted the Raw2wav.... What Do I do Next???? I am not too bothered about it being self_booting. Can Someone talk me through it step by step... I have tried using the prog DC_cdr but I get blue screens... Also it is unclear how 2 use it..

Thanks in Advance

aight, belive it or not, its easier to make em self boot then not (as there are no bin hacking progs for non self boot) i'll assume that since you got this far, you know how to use a computer and dos so download echelons toolkit and go for it. you wont need to get cd-record and mkisofs n stuff as the dc cdr burner thing comes with it. if there are 1 or 2 .raw files (usually the case) just delete them, as they are stupid stuff like the "this game is intended for sega dreamcast" and other sounds you dont need. if there are like a bunch of those, then its a cdda game and the process will be a little trickier. Anyway, get cd-r win and click the first icon (this process is in the echelon manual but ill let you know what your in for ahead of time) if this is a normal game (not cdda) just hit load tracks, choose all files, and hit audio.raw. it should say 6 seconds disc running time. choose open new session and not finalize. speed doesnt matter. this will burn (FIRE FIRE!!!) then go to your self-boot directory and hit start|run and type dosprmpt. type cdrecord -dev=0,0,0 -msinfo (note,000 is my burners id. you can find yours using the method in the echelon documet) it will give you a number (usually 11700 for me) DONT LOSE THIS NUMBER as the game will not work if you do. then just do what the manual says to make the iso. open cd-rwin again and burn the iso with the instructions the manual gives you. if it is a cdda game, extract the raw files (guess you already did) and go to cdr-win and load all of these wav files as tracks making sure to NOT finalize and DO open new session. Then burn game data like usual. this will end up like an enhanced cd. the songs you put in there will actually play in a normal cd player (putting in your own music is cool and you can skip the .raw tracks to rip it faster) but you will only see the game data when you put it in your comp. good luck.

Thanks for replying to my post Kev..... Ok I have got the DC Self Boot Kit from Echelon Now... When I extract the files track03.iso and track08.iso...... I end up with several folders. Do I leave the files in the folders????? Thanks

Also in step 5 It says

5) Insert the Utopia Boot-CD version of the game into your CD-ROM drive, Copy over the IP.BIN and 1ST_READ.BIN from the CD over to the "selfboot" directory on your hard disk.

How do U do that if u have ripped it from the Original Game That I own??

i dont even have a utopia boot disk anymore so i dont know what your tripping on. when you rip a game it has its own ip and 1st_read... but for the previous post, i guess. most games have folders like graphics, music, data, etc like pc games do.

OHHHH. i see what you were saying. yeah, that kit is for games you already have copies of. you just take the data off the cd and put it in there. substitute taking the data off the disc by putting your ripped data in the selfboot\data folder and putting in the ip.bin and 1st_read.bin into C:\selfboot. i thought you meant taking those files off of the boot disc to make the game self boot.

OK, LAST QUESTION!!!!! When I enter, cdrecord -dev=x,x,x -msinfo. It comes up with an error message, saying cant scan bus. If I type cdrecord -scanbus it comes up with a blue screen of death... ANY IDEAS???? I presume it is to do with ASPI drivers maybe???

Thanks In Advance

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