Clony XXL

Action · #1 12-06-2002, 13:35

I have made many a PSX backup in my time, and a few PC backups, but I have since fallen out of the loop on the latest technologies for backing up. I have Clone 4.0 and a Plex writer (1210S I think, it is at home). I downloaded clony and I am unsure of how this works.

When I run CLone 4.0 it had a cloney icon with the mixed CD, audio, and game cd options (the icons you choose when you go to burn). How do I pass my clony info onto Clone?

Also, does the game have to be installed for clony to determine the type of protection? Or can it just read it off the original disk?

Thanks!

Action · #2 12-06-2002, 13:43

I successfully used beta blocker to make a backup of max payne, it was more blind luck then know how. This program looks so simple but I am unsure of it's purpose and how and when to use it. If my writer (plex 1210S) can burn safe disk 2 (I am assuming it can, as it can read and write in RAW-DAW 96, but doesn't have EFM) then do I even need this program?

Which clone CD file do I use and how do I load it into beta blocker?

Fireburner confused me too, real simple looking interface but I just didn't understand the concept.

Thanks!

themis_t · #3 13-06-2002, 07:00

try to search young guy.....

gh0sth@cker · #4 13-06-2002, 09:14

Quote:

Originally posted by Action
Which clone CD file do I use and how do I load it into beta blocker?

You drag and drop the .img file into the Betablocker window, then click the first button to scan the image for weak sectors then when it's finished you fix the weak sectors with the second button.

But you should try using Amplify Weak Sectors (AWS) in Clone CD as it requires no work other than ticking a box. Max Payne is Safedisk 2.4 and is not as tough as 2.51. Give AWS a go for future usage to get used to it and see if it works for you.

Action · #5 13-06-2002, 14:54

Thanks gh0sth@cker, that is the file I thought was used.

themis_t "try to search young guy....."

A) I'm not young
B) What help is that? Why bother responding.
C) I have read every bit of info on this website prior to asking, a lot of the burning tips are dated or the software is not as recent as what is out today.

Thanks again ghosth@cker, you put me back on the right track!

gh0sth@cker · #6 13-06-2002, 15:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Action
I'm not young

LOL - u normally hear people say "I'm not old"

Action · #7 13-06-2002, 18:53

I agree (LOL)! I figure I logged 31 good years in while kicking it on this rock, I demand full credit

Old Dawg up in here!

Happy gaming!

podunkviller · #8 14-06-2002, 00:33

searching refers to the forum, which is updated daily by the readers and helpers here. themis is one of those. he's trying to help. by telling you to search, he's upholding the rules, and pointing you in the right direction, all at once.

Action · #9 14-06-2002, 13:03

"searching refers to the forum, which is updated daily by the readers and helpers here. themis is one of those. he's trying to help. by telling you to search, he's upholding the rules, and pointing you in the right direction, all at once."

I understand searching, did you not read my previous post as to the fact that I searched the entire forum first? I figured out all the items and software I would need to burn a successful backup ON MY OWN. The software is where I came to a sticking point in which I needed some insight from a more experienced gamer.

That's why I came here, for help. It's not like I posted "How do I burn a game dude?" This website has always been very helpful to me, I have nothing but good things to say about it.

I appreciate your concern for Themis, and I am sure he does too. However I only stated that the response of "keep searching young guy" was of no help to me.

All is cool!

themis_t · #10 14-06-2002, 13:42

well,we use to search by using some key-words....you can't have searched the whole section of the forum because it would take you about a year and after that you would be bored of posting anything in this forum....you can't just blame us because what ghostahacker told you has been writen in many other threads.....if we keep doing this all time long many of the people here will get bored and have already got bored of doin ghtis all the time so i just tell people to search and never try to post a thread before doing this....i think i only stay in this forum and keep posting because i like geting the latest news cause there are some guyz here that learn them very quickly.....i am also used to it..i can't quit now and you can't force me to....

@themis@

podunkviller · #11 15-06-2002, 01:33

i remember writing the same thing many times too....o well, maybe ill learn patience someday

themis_t · #12 15-06-2002, 13:46

i think you have to do this as quick as possible.....

hey action don't you have anything to say?

DeanI · #13 15-06-2002, 19:13

im sick o f writing copying safedisk is hardware dependent

Action · #14 15-06-2002, 21:41

"i think i only stay in this forum and keep posting because i like geting the latest news cause there are some guyz here that learn them very quickly.....i am also used to it..i can't quit now and you can't force me to...."

Okay, I won't (??????). Don't really understand where this came from, I just said your response to my question was of no help to me. I could post "keep searching young guy" under every thread in this forum, but would it be of any help to anyone? Or even worth my time for that matter? I think not.

I don't understand the following last two replies so I can't respond appropriatley.

"i think you have to do this as quick as possible..... "

"i remember writing the same thing many times too....o well, maybe ill learn patience someday"

Please explain.

Finally:

"im sick o f writing copying safedisk is hardware dependent"

If you don't enjoy helping people or answering questions then don't do it. This isn't your job, if you aren't into it then why bother? I share knowledge with peeps whenever I have the answer, I just don't help those who don't attempt to help themselves. I understand that many people are free loaders who want to be spoon fed everything as opposed to "doing the legwork" themselves, but that's not the majority.

Again I got the answer I was looking for, and for that I am VERY grateful.

podunkviller · #15 16-06-2002, 18:16

im sick of writing the same thing over and over refers to the fact that rarely does anyone search, and if they do search, they dont search very hard. another point - correct EFM reproduction is a necessity for safedisc 2, and betablocker / AWS is only necessary when your writer cannot reproduce the correct bit patterns that were there in the first place. safedisc 2.51.02x is the only protection which requires your writer to have 2 dots on clonecd's correct EFM list. safedisc 2 in general just requires 1.

i guess what i should have said is that a parrot could do this just as well as i can.

also for the record - you informing themis his post was of no help was also of no help, and therefore of even less help than themis's

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