Katamari Damacy Read Error

[wchl]

Hey everyone. I am trying to create an image for this ps2 game called Katamari Damacy. at 99% right at the end of reading the game to make a image, it gives me a read error. I have used DVD Decryptor and Recordnow Max. I have a SONY DRU-500AX burner at firmware 2.1a.

Are new games write protected? Does this happen to any other games? any help would be great. Thanks.

[lufcfan]

No, just sounds like a dirty disc. Even if it doesn't seem it, give it a quick rub over with some car polish and retry with RecordNow MAX. The disc should then make a successful image

[Neipas02]

Car Polish.. Good tip.. I'd never heard about that until now.
Thanks

[wchl]

i think it is some copy protection, because i have seen other poeple on other sites with the same problem. any help would be great, thanks

[spratster]

i think lufc if prob right i have backed up several new releases like t woods 2005 and star wars battlefront and had no probs with the image or burn my only problem was t woods wouldnt let me patch the dnas but hey got orig for online so try just cleaning it

[lufcfan]

There aint no copy protection bud - There never is

[Warlock]

No PSX or PS2 has intentional read errors for protection. If you get a read error then the disc is dirty or damaged. Try the car polish, it works.

[belokk]

actual i think there is some type of protection on this disc. me and my two roommates all bought this game and we all have the same error at 99%. but i did find a way around it. in dvd decrypter. go to your option and go to the I/O tab and check ignore read errors and set your read error retries to 20. go to the next tab over (device) set you hardware error retries to 10. once it gets to 99% the program won't error out but will keep on trying to read the disk and collect the missing bytes, it will be slow but you will get a complete image. i bunn't the image and had to problems with the game whats so ever.

=belokk=

[spratster]

a read error isnt protection !! its a dirty or faulty disc sometimes you will get these but as you say your program should be set to ignore read errors thats my opinion n e way

[lufcfan]

Sprat's right - it ain't protection. It is a well known fact that some programs work better at reading images of certain discs - but if they all do it, give it some car polish and viola!