ip.bin in 1st_read.bin Question

Infinity_Engine · #1 16-01-2003, 06:07

Some selfboot games don't have an ip.bin, i mean its inserted in the 1st_read.bin as far as i know.
The problem is that when i try to re-make the cd (for different reasons) or make a nonboot game selfboot, i dont have the original ip.bin to insert into the 1st_read.bin.

For some games (like crazy taxi, power stone,etc) i used an ip.bin from another game and it worked just fine.

On the other hand other games didn't work, so i was wondering is
it because of not using the original ip.bin.

diz.mx · #2 17-01-2003, 03:41

ip.bin is not inserted into 1st_read.bin.

to extract ip.bin from cd you can use cdrwin. Run it and select third option "Extract Disc/Tracks...", next at the top of the window choose "Select Sectors" and in the Sector Selections field enter Start: 11700, End: 11715, Datatype: Mode 2/ Form1.
Now, you only need to choose some name for image file (ip.bin) and press start.

For some games the start is 11715, end: 11730, and for Data/Data games Start is 0, 115 or 165 (I don't remember right value but you can dump ip.bin and try it in IPBIN4WIN to see if it's ok)

Infinity_Engine · #3 17-01-2003, 09:33

thanks for the help i really appreciate it

I'm gonna try that now

Infinity_Engine · #4 17-01-2003, 20:09

I made it. The problem was not in the ip.bin though, i was using cdrecord to burn a game and was continually making coasters (binhacked to 11702). I extracted the ip.bin using 11700 and checked it with IPBIN4WIN it was ok. So i decided not to hack anything and used CDRWIN to burn the game and of course it worked just fine.

Thanks again, you helped alot and made things clearer