If that's the case then I'm afraid 2 say, you've got a major prob comrade.
Indeed the protection used on the UK version of SOA seems to be a very tough nut to crack, there's a 2-page thread that discusses it
here .
Apparently it's like a deadlier strain of Securom 4.8x, some sort of Securom 4.8 + bad sectors
hybrid, the read errors thus thwarting BWAbuilder's attempts to complete extraction of physical media information. I've never heard of such a devilry before.
There's only one way 2 find out.
1st things 1st, download and install latest Blindwrite.
To find out if your reader(s) are compatible with BWAbuilder, run it on a
normal CD-ROM or CD-R at 8x speed or even higher. If the reader supports it, then you will see a smooth parabolic curve.
!!!
Remember to disable all non-essential applications when running BWAbuilder, especially when a CD can be hardware-protected, ie Securom 4.8x, Starforce, etc... !!!
Now run BWAbuilder on the original CD at 4x speed with automatic set to last sector and see the results (never mind if reading aborts on error): is the curve - or partial curve - a smooth parabola or does it have 2 or more irregularities making it look "thicker" in some places?