Binhack - What changes does it make?

[darklegion]

I use the latest version of cdrtools(mkisofs,cdrecord,readcd etc ) compiled from source on debian linux.I think this option has been around a while however..the version that comes with the echelon kit and similar tools is badly outdated.There are a few things to look out for when using newer cdrecord though,since there has been some changes..i.e use -xa instead of -xa1.Also I noticed that people around here input -C 0,0 when doing a data/data disc ...it is not needed since it is the first session and will start at lba 0 by default

1.Yes I worked that one out
2.The reason I would rather avoid binhack is that it requires me to boot into vmware(a virtual machine prog),which is somewhat annoying and I don't want to have to rely on vmware.From what I can tell only utopia and original ip.bins are needed to be hacked and that the lba is not important here either.I could just use a pre-hacked ip.bin in any case.
3.Laser works fine,but tends to make certain sounds which indicate a badly created discs at times..hard to figure out really as I haven't been able to replicate it recently(must be doing something right then : ) )

Also where can I get hold of dahack,hack2,hack3 etc ? I might be able to use those instead,if they can be run under wine(windows compatability layer)..

Thanks