Battlefield 2142 Fixed Mini Image Request

[Megaschwanz]

Virtual CD v8 : Options: Everything set on "Automatic" and "read CD Geometrie". The Image has ending ".vc4". Iso don't work, because you can't read cd geometrie with .iso.

That's it. I was surprised how easy. First try and it works. Alcohol didn't work.
You don't have to disable cd-roms or something like that !!!

I've heard, the programm works with gothic 3, too. I test it later.

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German:
Virtual CD v8 runterladen.Habe alles auf automatisch bei den Settings eingestellt, Häkchen bei "Geometrie Daten lesen" und das war's. Image hat .vc4 Format. "Iso Format" funzt nicht, da bei Iso keine Geometrie Daten gelesen werden können. Lästiges Deaktivieren von Laufwerken oder sowas entfällt auch !

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

Virtual CD v8 : Options: Everything set on "Automatic" and "read CD Geometrie". The Image has ending ".vc4". Iso don't work, because you can't read cd geometrie with .iso.

That's it. I was surprised how easy. First try and it works. Alcohol didn't work.
You don't have to disable cd-roms or something like that !!!

Virtual CD 8 is capable of remapping its virtual drive to a physical one, thats why the SCSI blacklisting of SD doesn't work here. Using Alcohol's/DT's virtual drive one has to deactivate optical drives in devive manager.

btw. there is no need to read "CD/DVD Geometrie" (Topology/Data position) as Safedisc media don't have special physical characteristics like e.g. Securom or Starforce ones.

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

Virtual CD v8 runterladen (gibt's kostenlos bei ....).

There is a difference between free and stolen.

[myckee]

@Grumpy

I'm here for the same reason as everyone else; to make a backup of my expensive disc.

@Alien

Grumpy read my post in context, and understood I posted my 'diatribe' to make a point.

[Nitrius]

Hope that some sort of image gets uploaded soon.
Alcohol dosen't seem to work for me so..

[Grumpy]

@myckee, Alien Firefox and Yummy Sprinkles

The three of you need to calm down a bit. It is pointless to argue over these sorts of issues.
Normally people will never agree on the same thing.

@Alien Firefox
I do want to correct something you have said.

if the publishers dont like that then they can buy it back off me but until that happens i own that data on the disk.

Under no circumstances do you ever 'own' the data on the disc! You will only ever own a 'license' which allows you to use the data on that disc and it can only be used on the one PC at a time.
Thats just how it is.

Also, and some may find this hard to believe, but I do not enjoy banning people. I will only ban people if they have broken one of the more serious forum rules.
If people were to take the time to read and understand the forum rules then no-one would ever be banned.
Rarely does a long term member get banned as they are aware of and abide by these rules.

@myckee
On this particular forum those with the higher post counts or those who have been a regular contributer for many years are normally the more trusted people. But that is not to say newer people cannot be trusted.
Bad information is usually scrutinized very quickly here so we soon know who to trust and who not too.
Like anywhere it takes time to learn who to trust, that is a part of everyday life, even away from the net.

@Yummy Sprinkles
Honestly if you dont agree with what myckee has to say then yes feel free to say so but please dont get in to a flaming war, especially about myckee's country.

[Yummy Sprinkles]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

@Yummy Sprinkles
Honestly if you dont agree with what myckee has to say then yes feel free to say so but please dont get in to a flaming war, especially about myckee's country.

Hey, it was just a joke. I don't think there's much harm in speculating there may be little to do in someones home country.

I mean, look at your Benelux countries; there's so little to do it's all drinking till your blind and suicide over there.

[Megaschwanz]

Originally Posted by Zulu

.... there is no need to read "CD/DVD Geometrie" (Topology/Data position) as Safedisc media don't have special physical characteristics like e.g. Securom or Starforce ones.

There is a difference between free and stolen.

o.k. maybe the image works without reading cd geometry. But I thought it would be better to turn on this function (read all wrong sectors of Safe Disk )

You can't buy this programm legal in germany Against Law.
And I only use it temporarly, till a mini image appears

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

But I thought it would be better to turn on this function (read all wrong sectors of Safe Disk )

There are no wrong/defective sectors on SD DVD media, only on CD (where this function also wouldn't make things better for Safedisc)

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

You can't buy this programm legal in germany Against Law.

You are wrong informed.

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

And I only use it temporarly, till a mini image appears

There is a trial version for temporary use

... and it's a maxi image, not a mini image that works

***DELETED*** cause i misread something

[Alien Firefox]

blindwrite is for idiots who cant work protections out

5star game copy is by far the best DVD emulator out there

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by Alien Firefox

blindwrite is for idiots who cant work protections out

As i misread something i first thought you want a burned copy; and for that purpose your program for idiots would be the only choice

Originally Posted by Alien Firefox

5star game copy is by far the best DVD emulator out there

[bushstar]

Originally Posted by solwayuk

Make a full image with Alcohol 120%, call it the same as the original disc.
I ticked skip read errors, and advance sector scanning.
When its done, download the latest daemon tools.
Mount the image.
Now in order for it to work, disable all REAL hardware optical drives via device manger (admin tools, or control panel>system) right click and go disable.

now it should work.

This is only to be used if you have Bought Original Game. and are only using it for a no-CD/DVD options, to keep the disc safe from damage.

Use your own disc to create the image, since the image would be 3.4gb.

Thanks for the above solway, worked as stated. I didn't even use Daemon Tools just mounted it in Alcohol 120% and the game loaded. Now I can play BF2142 at home and at work

[DABhand]

Originally Posted by Alien Firefox

blindwrite is for idiots who cant work protections out

5star game copy is by far the best DVD emulator out there

Its so good, you had to make a thread on looking for help with another game, americas 10 most wanted?

[Alien Firefox]

Originally Posted by DABhand

Its so good, you had to make a thread on looking for help with another game, americas 10 most wanted?

it is so good

infact its the only program that allows me to use a backup of the game at all.

im after a fixed exe so i dont have to use a disk at all


so yes it is so good

[DABhand]

Originally Posted by Alien Firefox

blindwrite is for idiots who cant work protections out

5star game copy is by far the best DVD emulator out there

NO I do believe you started it Alien with this post.


Blindwrite is for idiots? Cause they cant work out protections?


Why you using 5 Star? Doesnt that work out the protections for you also? Hmm?

Its you yourself that is carrying the torch by replying to say how good it is each time and defending it like mad.

[Alien Firefox]

5star is able to scan protections and copy that protection its only just off being able to run securom 7 games.

and im not defending it like mad im just saying its the best program from my point of view.

blindwrite doesnt do this as it only has one type.

5star works like alcohol does for cds