It's now possible to back up dc games withs a cd/dvd reader/burner !!!

[--=FamilyGuy=--]

So... I failed to do this one... I'll probably NEVER do a working realeasable iso of this bleemcast disc, but, one day,before i die, even if I must buy a custom pressburner/gd-writer, I'll copy this disc !!!

Randy Linden, You're the Damn GOD of the Dreamcast

All my respect go to you, because you've done what SEGA never been able to do with this wonderful console, an "unbackupable" disc !!!! even if you where using in fact a backup-like way to boot it

-=FamilyGuy=-

[--=FamilyGuy=--]

But at least... now we know where are the bad seectors on the bleemcast disc :P


-=FamilyGuy=-

Originally Posted by --=FamilyGuy=--

So... I failed to do this one... I'll probably NEVER do a working realeasable iso of this bleemcast disc, but, one day,before i die, even if I must buy a custom pressburner/gd-writer, I'll copy this disc !!!

Randy Linden, You're the Damn GOD of the Dreamcast

All my respect go to you, because you've done what SEGA never been able to do with this wonderful console, an "unbackupable" disc !!!! even if you where using in fact a backup-like way to boot it

-=FamilyGuy=-

No wonder why some of the best groups in the "DC scene" couldn't hack those bleemcast discs...

So the guys at Bleem! indeed made a good protection scheme.

[--=FamilyGuy=--]

Yes, It's true , they made and wonderful job... Some game developper should follow their example :P

If I was a guy at M$ I would have bought the right on this protection scheme many years ago !!!!!

Even if it seems to waste some disc space ...

-=FamilyGuy=-

[--=FamilyGuy=--]

UPDATE:

I've been able to create a cd with the same TOC that a real GD-Rom

SESSION 01
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
REM MSF: 00:00:00 = LBA: 0
TRACK 02 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:13:22
REM MSF: 00:13:22 = LBA: 997

SESSION 02
TRACK 03 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 10:00:00
REM MSF: 10:00:00 = LBA: 45000

Lead out : 549150
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I put this cd in my dismantled drive, I wait for it to load, I swap with a gd-r, I open with isobuster, then I'll see a generic File system ( not the gd files) so then I open the isobuster's options and check show both lilttle indian and big indian ( only to make the gd rescanned) the true gd filesystem now apear like magic !!! (I then uncheck the lil' + big Indian flag)

I can extract everyfile directly from the gd-r directly this way using isobuster and I can create a sort.txt

I tested it with chancast but it don't work.

That's what it looks like with the sega magazine feb 2000:



I just wanna share this interesting discovery with you.

-=FamilyGuy=-