I'm no rookie when it comes to burning but 1st PSX backup attempt is a no go!

TippyCanoe · #1 05-06-2001, 00:01

Ok, I've been burning for years. Have all the cd burning programs and know how to use them. A buddy of mine has FIFA 2000 (PSX1) and I attempted a backup for the hell of it. He's modchipped his PSX2 (not sure which chip at the moment). Read a whole whack of tutorials first on how to burn. I used CDRWin v3.8a (with keygen) to image (bin/cue) the sucker to the drive. Made sure it was in raw format. Read it at 2x speed. CD Reader was an ASUS CD-S500/A, the burner is a HP 9350i. Looked up whether FIFA 2000 needed any patches, couldn't find one. Saw that FIFA 2000 was on a list of "unprotected games" in the U.K. and made the assumption it was the same for the U.S. NTSC version and simply burned it to a Maxell Gold blank using CDRWin at 2x speed with no problems. Tried it in his PSX2 (holding down the reset button as instructed by a tutorial at modchip.com) but no-go. Tried to read up on what could be the problem, but can't find a definite answer. All I came up with is that maybe I should have used either Memorex or Verbatim or maybe I should have used an earlier version of CDRWin as I heard that the version I have is protected like hell and even though my keygen said it was now fully functional, maybe it did something to the bin?!

Also, I bin/cue'd NHL 2001 (PSX2) in the same manner and applied a PPF patch to it (which worked) and it's ready to be burned to a blank, but I thought I'd hold off until I hear your thoughts. I do know that he has to use a Gameshark to make the PSX2 backups work, but according to everything I've read so far, its not needed for PSX1 and thus FIFA 2000 should have worked.

Thoughts, comments, suggestions, anyone?

Thanks!

phOny2001 · #2 05-06-2001, 01:26

Hello!

Firstly I have also heard that ANY version of CDRWin will corrupt .bins if you are using a dodgy key file (which you shouldnt do!). I always run my version in demo mode, OK you have to burn at 1x but thats the best way anyway...

Secondly regarding the CDR's dont believe everything people tell you about certain makes being better than others, In my experience I have burnt backups onto 4x max PC World own brand, 12x max PC World own brand, totally unbranded from a boot sale, Maplins own brand, Kodak, TDK, Memorex, MMore and others...I read somewhere that there are only a handfull of factorys that make CDR's anyway and most of them come from the same factory (dont know how true this is....)

If you have #####ed all the other things the only thing I can think of is that either a)It's just a dodgy copy (it happens!), The modchip may be faulty or the dodgy key has buggered CDRWin up...

Hope this helps...##### out www.totallyunreal.co.uk it rocks!

BOT · #3 05-06-2001, 04:10

CDRWin does NOT corrupt .bins!
All it does is burn a coaster if the key is bad.

#4 05-06-2001, 05:08

try copying with clonecd if your cdwriter is 100% compatible then you dont have to worry about the patches.
and yes i didnt the stupid thing and used a bad keygen and all i got was coaster after coaster.

If CDrwin doesnt work still try Fireburner it is just as good.
you will still need cdrwin to make the image but just use fireburner to burn back to CD

phOny2001 · #5 05-06-2001, 07:16

Quote:

BOT-CK (05-06-2001 12:10):
CDRWin does NOT corrupt .bins!
All it does is burn a coaster if the key is bad.

Yeah and I thought it did it by corrupting the .bins, how does it do it then? you obviously know a lot more than me....

TippyCanoe · #6 05-06-2001, 07:37

Thanks guys. I do have Clone CD and it IS compatible with my burner. I was gonna use that in the first place, but everything I read said "no use CDRWIN". So if I use Clone CD, I don't have to patch either PSX1 or PSX2 games? Ever? And it will still work with a mod chip? Thanks for the help.

backitup · #7 05-06-2001, 07:50

to cd clone what it does it copies the protection so you don't need to patch but for never needing to patch you will need to patch if its mod chip protected

Dal · #8 10-06-2001, 09:02

Hi,

I totally agree with what your saying about using Clone cd, but does anyone know where you can get a list of what games are mod-chipped protected, i assume if you want to add a patch you waould use ppf o matiac then CDR Win or Clone???

Cheers

Dal