SecuROM *new* V 4.8x

[IceBreaker]

For the moment, Plextor Premium is the only burner that can do a true 1:1 backup of this protection (99.9% close to 1:1 according to a german site!) thanks to Gigarec built into its firmware (This only works with latest Blindwrite and only with Securom 4.8x though, not Starforce)

HOWEVER: 1:1 backup is not needed, it is possible to make a working copy that does not need any active securom emulator (ie. loaded in memory, like Alcohol 120% securom emulation). To this day only Blindwrite can do this using built-in 'twinpeaks' method.

Download the latest Blindwrite, it has a tool called 'BWAbuilder' which creates a small .BWA media descriptor file (like the .MDS Alcohol files) containing the sector density layout info of the CD. Just follow the BWA instructions in the enclosed .doc file.

-> Remember to give the .bwa file the same name as the .bwi CD image.

-> the backup created from the Blindwrite image and the .bwa file is a working copy, but since it is not 1:1, ie. it does not have the sector density variations of the original, you MUST store the .bwa file aside should you later need to make a copy of the backup.

there are 10 types of people in this world: those who understand binary and those who don't