Race Driver Grid [FULL Backup] (DVD9 to 2x DVD5)

[nando2002]

@willywilly: can be protected to avoid what you try to do.

@snu66l3s: great yoiu make it fit into a DVD5. Just one thing: delete the credits.bik cause it will crash the game as soon as is displayed. I try with the intro (1 frame only) and the game crash; if the fali doesn't exists it will continue.

Originally Posted by nando2002

@snu66l3s: great yoiu make it fit into a DVD5. Just one thing: delete the credits.bik cause it will crash the game as soon as is displayed. I try with the intro (1 frame only) and the game crash; if the fali doesn't exists it will continue.

No, already tried it in game, have to say that's it's not 1 frame. it's, a little bit more.

Here's the file (it's your converted video cutted down to 44 frames with RAD Video Tools): credits.rar

[nando2002]

OK. the game must check if at least can play 1 sec. video (44 frames can make that 1 sec.).

now... let play with RAD - just for fun
if you set to compress video as grayscale & the scaling type to low quality and compress the audio to 99% and 8 bit mono you'll get a 10.4k file.
if you resize the file to 102x57 (10x less than actual size) you get a 8.98k file.
its almost 6x shorter than your file. can reduce it to 1 pixel size and the game be able to play it? - am going to try latter. lol.

[Gekkepop]

Originally Posted by nando2002

DVD9 to DVD5 - English only

Copy the files in the DVD to a folder (name it GRID for exemple - name doesn't matter) on your Disk.
Extract the files downloaded from this address (182MB) to that folder
Run REMOVE.BAT - it will delete the US videos from GRID as well as the audio files for the languages: French, German, Italian and Spanish
<wait 'til finished>
Run REPLACE.BAT - it will add the videos in the Video folder to the installation.
<wait 'til finished>
Remove the files ISCAB.EXE, MEDIABUILD40.DLL and ISTOOL.DLL
:edit: delte the video folder also
Create a new folder to store the crack/mini-image (find it in GCW) and it's done!

Burn the folder content into a UDF DVD (data2.cab is 4GB)
Install and Play!

REMOVE.BAT don't do it his work, cmd here are not anymore in the list right mouse button sinds service pack 3

[Joe Forster/STA]

Run "cmd" or get a decent file manager (FAR Manager or Total Commander).

[nando2002]

you must rename it.
I don't update my post.

Yes, you must rename the folder "videos" to "video" before run REPLACE.BAT

[bo_3li_h]

Guys, would anyone please tell me how do i control iscab to split 2 cab files equally?
example 1 6GB .cab file to 2 (3GB) files? instead of 4GB

[ravd]

Originally Posted by bo_3li_h

Guys, would anyone please tell me how do i control iscab to split 2 cab files equally?
example 1 6GB .cab file to 2 (3GB) files? instead of 4GB

Read here how to edit layout.bin and change cab size

[mikey_rs]

@nando2002: Is there any chance to also fit patch 1.1 on DVD5?
Thanks

[nando2002]

the patch is 188MB + 12MB for the crack = 200MB
its too much to fit in the DVD5 conversion even if you remove the videos (intro & credits - the others are used inside the game) and the DirectX it won't fit.
I've tried to include the patch inside the installation - after you install you get v1.1 instead of v1.0 - but there are new files included in the patch (which oversized the installation) and the setup gives me error when installing and I give up.
Too much work for a patch (and this patch has new bugs they may fix in another patch).

To answer your question: no, there's no chance to include such big file into the DVD5 conversion.

[aiexbadboy]

thanks to freeman100 & marbrothax
tested and working perfectly after install XD

[mondragon]

@ecik-CZ
try that

Originally Posted by FREEMAN100

RACE DRIVER GRID DVD9 TO 2X DVD5 (FULL BACKUP)

(DVD1)

[1] COPY THE DVD9 TO A NEW FOLDER CALLED GRID

[2] EXTRACT MY RAR FILE TO THAT NEW FOLDER SAYING YES TO ANY PROMPTS: [use link belowe]

[3] RUN THE MODIFY.BAT FILE & WAIT (APPROX TIME= 10 MINS)

[4] DELETE THE FOLLOWING FOLDERS FROM THE GRID FOLDER

Support
Executables

[5] DELETE THE FOLLOWING FILES FROM THE GRID FOLDER

repack_cabs.txt
LIST.INI
MediaBuild40.dll
MODIFY.BAT
ISCAB.EXE

[6] REMOVE THE FILE DATA3.CAB FROM THE GRID FOLDER & PLACE ON YOUR DESKTOP

[7] MAKE A NEW ISO FROM THE GRID FOLDER USING THAT AS ITS VOLUME NAME

(DVD2)

[1] DELETE THE FILE DATA2.CAB INSIDE THE GRID FOLDER & REPLACE WITH DATA3.CAB

[2] EDIT THE AUTORUN.INF TO LOOK LIKE THIS

[autorun]
OPEN=0
icon="autorun.exe"

[3] MAKE A NEW ISO FROM THE GRID FOLDER USING THAT AS ITS VOLUME NAME

NOT TESTED...

[ecik-CZ]

Thanks mondragon,conversion works fine.

[cuchisito]

Thank you very much FREEMAN100!!!
it`s work very fine!!!
I wish like you when I`m grow!!!! :P

[85e]

the 1dvd5 conversion works perfectly, no error at all. Too bad the update take almost 190 mb... so it can't fit into single dvd5. But hey, thank you very much!