Copy Games On Ps2 Using Xdumb For Mac
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Any way to add games to a PS2 HDD for use with HD Loader using an external USB PATA HDD enclosure or a burned DVD? I softmodded my PS2 almost a decade ago and play games using HD Loader v0.8c. The way I used to add games to the HDD, other than doing so from an official DVD, was to connect the HDD to my computer's PATA port and use the Windows. Once you rip your PS1 BIOS, you need to copy and paste the archive into the BIOS. Guide explaining how to use a PS4 controller on a PC or Mac. From here on out, you can play your PS1 games using whatever. When you're done with ePSXe, here's how to emulate your favorite PlayStation 2 games.
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Backup Protected CDs CD/DVD Protections NewBie Hints |
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Backup Protected Game CD/DVDs |
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| The previous The Best CD-Reader article was totally outdated as we now know more about the SafeDisc & SecuROM protections than back when it was written. There for we've created this article on how to make a working backup of a Protected Game CD or when this is not possible, because of hardware limitation, to at least be able to play a Protected Game CD from an imperfect backup. It is still possible to create working Backups of most Copy Protected game CDs without the use of additional patches. The only thing required is a CD-Reader & CD-Writer which can read & write RAW DAO & Sub-Channel Data and software which supports writing in RAW Mode with Sub-Channel Data. These software packages are: - Alcohol 120% - The best available Game Backup software currently available!
When it is not possible to select the RAW Mode then most likely the CD-Reader or CD-Writer does not support this mode. It is however still possible to make a backup but additional tools are required to remove the actually protection (see Non RAW Backups). |
| Identifying a CD/DVD Protection |
There are a few utilities available which can identify which CD Protection is being used on your game CDs. Here is a complete overview of these tools, available @ CD Media World: The best tool available is Protection ID as it detects all available CD protections & is updated regularly! Clony XXL is also a good alternative but is not updated anymore! |
| If your CD-Writer/Reader does not support RAW writing/Reading then it is not possible to make a 100% working standalone backup but it is still possible to play a backup using these utilities: Executable Unwrappers These tools are able to remove the CD Protection from the main executable which starts the game. Idl 8 license keygen for mac free. IDL was tested on Mac OS X using XQuartz 2.7.11. Install IDL from a web download or a DVD as follows: Start the installer: Web download: Navigate to the idlxx-mac.pkg file that was downloaded to your computer and run it. DVD: Insert the DVD. If the installer does not automatically start, navigate to the disk drive and run idlxx-mac.pkg. - unSafeDisc v1.5.5 - SafeDisc
- unSafeDisc v2.40.10 & 2.51.xx - SafeDisc v2
- UnSecuROM v1.0 - SecuROM & SecuROM v2
Protection Emulators These tools run in the background and intercept calls from the CD Protection to the CD-Reader, to check if the original CD is in the reader, and always tell that everything is ok. - DAEMON Tools v4.x - SafeDisc, SafeDisc v2, SecuROM, SecuROM v2 & LaserLock
- PlayBackup v2.1 - SafeDisc v2, SecuROM & SecuROM v2
- InseKtors v1.1 - SafeDisc & SafeDisc v2
| NOTE: | The creators of the SafeDisc protection have added a 'blacklist' feature into their protection to detect if one of the above Protection Emulators is active in memory. This can be the reason that a game is not working (even original CD's), just upgrade to the latest version (if available) or temporarily disable the emulator! For example MaxPayne v1.01 was blacklisting DAEMON Tools v2.74 & PlayBackup v2.1. The MaxPayne blacklist problem was again fixed in DAEMON Tools v2.79. But keep in mind that this process will happen over and over again. It's just a cat & mouse game with every new version of the SafeDisc v2/v3 protection! |
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| CD-Writers supporting RAW DAO & Sub-Channel Data |
Most of the Philips, Lite-On & Plextor CD-Writers can handle any CD Protection, a lot of CD-Writer manufacturers have been using Philips drives in their own drives so these will also work fine. Here is an overview of the Philips CD-Writers to date: Here are a few websites which go deeper into this matter: - BlindWrite - Tested CD-Writers
A real good overview of CD-Writers which support DA0-RAW modes. - CD Media World - CD-Writer Technology
The best available resource to see which CD-Writer manufacturer is using which drive on the inside! - [email protected]@K - SafeDisc 2 Compatible Writer List
A very complete overview of CD-Writers which can handle the SafeDisc v2 CD-Protection. - CloneCD - Manufacturers of CD recorders
A complete overview of all available CD-Writers which are compatible with CloneCD (and in which mode they work the best). - CD Mate - Supported CD recorders
A complete overview of all available CD-Writers including which writing modes they support! - RAW Writing Mode List for RICOH CD-R/RW Drives
A complete overview of Ricoh CD-Writers which can handle DA0-RAW mode.
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| Alcohol 120% Backup Instructions |
Here are the instructions to make a working backup of most Protected CDs using Alcohol 120% in combination with a CD-Reader/CD-Writer which can both can handle RAW DAO:- First identify which CD/DVD protection is being used on your Game CD/DVD (see Identifying a CD/DVD Protection).
- Startup Alcohol 120%.
- From the [Main] Menu click 'Copy Wizard'.
- Select the CD/DVD Device from which the Game CD is being read.
- Select the CD/DVD protection from the Datatype pull-down button at the bottom of the window.
This will auto-configure Alcohol 120% for the optimum backup settings. - When ready Click the [Next >] button.
- Select 'Image Location' where the Game CD Image should be stored.
- When ready Click the [Next >] button.
- Select the 'CD/DVD Recorder' to which the CD Image will be written to.
All settings are again auto-configured for the optimum backup settings. - When ready Click the [Start] button.
- Play the game!
| NOTE: | Keep in mind that some CD/DVD protections, like TAGES & StarForce, can NOT be backed up. |
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| CloneCD Backup Instructions |
Here are the instructions to make a working backup of most Protected CDs using CloneCD 4 in combination with a CD-Reader/CD-Writer which can both can handle RAW DAO: - Create the following directory (if it exists already empty it):
- Create a CD-Image using CloneCD 4 with these Game CD settings:
- Data Read Settings Tab:
- Set Read Speed Data to 1x (176 kByte/s)
- Select Read SubChannel Data from Data Tracks (default)
- Select Regenerate Data Sectors (default)
- Audio Read Settings Tab:
- Set Read Speed Audio to 1x (176 kByte/s)
- Set Audio Extraction Quality to Medium (Fast) (default)
- Select Read SubChannel Data from Audio Tracks (default)
- UnSelect Only read the first Session (default)
- Error Handling Tab:
- Set Fast Error Skip to Automatic (default)
- Set Sector Skip to 100 (default)
- UnSelect Abort on Read Error (default)
- Select Don't report read errors (default)
- Select Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner (default)
- When ready burn the modified CD-Image a CD-R using CloneCD 4 with these Game CD settings:
- Set Write Speed to any desired speed
- Select Don't Repair SubChannel Data (default)
- Select Always close last Session
- Play the game!
Here are the instructions to make a working backup of most Protected CDs using CloneCD 3 in combination with a CD-Reader/CD-Writer which can both can handle RAW DAO: - Create the following directory:
- Create a CD-Image using CloneCD 3 with these settings:
- Set Read Speed to 1x (176 kByte/s)
- Select Read SubChannel Data from Data Tracks
- Select Read SubChannel Data from Audio Tracks
- Select Fast Error Skip
- Set Read Retry to at least 5
- Set Error correction to None
- UnSelect Don't report bad sectors
- UnSelect Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner
- When ready burn the CD-Image a CD-R using CloneCD 3 with these settings:
- Set Write Speed to any desired speed
- Select RAW DAO
- Select Don't Repair SubChannel Data
- UnSelect Simulate Writing (if available)
- Select Burn Proof/Just Link (if available)
- unSelect Perform Laser Power Calibration
- unSelect Wait until Buffers are full
- Select Always close last Session
- Play the game!
| NOTE: | CloneCD v4 includes a CloneCD Tray utility which is active when your startup your PC. This utility includes a feature Hide CDR Media which can be very helpful when playing a backup from a CD-Writer. Some games try to detect if they are run from a CD-R media and this tool let's them think it is an original CD. Keep in mind that some CD/DVD protections, like TAGES & StarForce, can NOT be backed up. |
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| Here are some general hints when making a 1:1 CD-Copy: - Use your CD-Writer to also read the CD-Image - In most cases the CD-Writer can handle more protections!
- To avoid coasters always make a CD-Image on harddrive before writing it to a CD-R.
- Read the CD-Image at 1x or at a maximum of 8x speed. Reading the CD-Image at 1x speed takes a long time to complete but it is the safest speed to correctly read the image from any CD-Reader. Most modern CD-Readers can handle faster speeds. Just experiment!
- CD-Writer software like Adaptec Easy CD Creator will NEVER be able to copy protected CDs and in most cases only interferes with other CD-Writers software! Software like CloneCD, Nero & CDRWIN are far better products!
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| The instructions shown on this page only show how to remove a CD-Protection, like SafeDisc or SecuROM, from the main executable but most of the games also have a CD-Check in the main executable. In this case the original or backup CD is required to play the game. No-CD Patches are needed to bypass the additional CD-Check(s), these are available at GameCopyWorld. |
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05-28-2011, 01:04 PM
Hi there, as the compatibility of PCSX2 has grown substantialy with the release of 0.9.8, I now want to backup all my original PS2 games to my computer and retire my console to its box for now. I have quite a few so I only want to do this once so I need some advice with the correct way to do this, as you would making a flac with .cue and .log files for an audio cd for example. I want to make a 'perfect' image of the original DVD. Is there a database to verify CRC's against?
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