Dreamcast Ripping Guide v.1.0 [NON CDDA]

This is an old guide used during the Dreamcast era to copy GD-ROM data to a computer Harddisk.

@Dreamcast

Published in 

Dreamcast

 · 6 years ago

 
    ____|__.._____________________________________________________________|____ 
        |                                                                :| 
				            - M i S T E R C - 
         _____  .__  __________________________________________________   
        /     \ |__|/   ____ /\__    __ /\_   ____ /\______   \_   ___ \  
       /  \ /  \|  |\_____  \   |    |    |    __)_  |        /    \  \/  
      /    Y    \  |/        \  |    |    |        \ |    |   \     \____ 
      \____|__  /  / ______  /  |____|   / ______  / |____|_  /\______  / 
              \/           \/                    \/         \/        \/ TuS 
   _____|______________________________________________________________ __|____ 
        |                                                                 | 

     `- Proudly Presents:....Dreamcast Ripping Guide v.1.0 [NON CDDA] 

     Game.....: N/A 

     Origin...: N/A                  -  Filename.....: misterc_ripping_guide  
     Released.: 02.02.2001           -  Format.......: .txt  
     Platform.: Sega Dreamcast (DC)  -  CD(s)........: N/A  
     CD1 Info.: 1 txt file / ?? MINS -  Ripped.......: N/A 

 
   - --- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------> 
  
     This guide is in no way intended to be used for piracy, and is in no way  
     associated with or endorsed by SEGA, use of this guide is for educational 
     puposes only, I will not be held responsible for any damage caused by using  
     it, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! 

     Ok first things first, things you need before we start 
	 
     1 DC--PC Serial Link cable Either build (Instructions can be found here: 
       jules.thegypsy.com) 
       or buy one from here (www.lik-sang.com, 20 Greenbacks cant be bad) 

     2 The infamous Serial/Slave Image from Marcus (mm.pp.se/dc) 

     3 DreamRip and Hack from BERO can be found here: 
       (www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/2004/dcdev)	 

     4 TeraTerm Pro, terminal emulator needed to connect to and receive the  
       ripped GD data. (can be found all over the net just look and you will find) 

     5 And to be able to burn/selfboot/basically fuck about with your images these: 
       WinZip,CDRWIN or what ever,Echelon's self boot guide. 

     6 And to down sample/size Video,Music files etc these: 
       Sfd2mpg,Adx2wav,Wav2adx, All of which can be aquired from here: 
       (www.geocities.co.jp/Playtown/2004/dcdev) 

   - --- COM Settings!! --------------------------------------------------> 

     Firstly I would recomend that you configure your chosen COM port, the settings  
     go like this: (e.g. COM 1 ) 
	 
     Bits per second:	115200 

     Data bits:		8 

     Parity:			None 

     Stop bits:		1 

     Flow control:	Harware  
  
   - --- Let It RIP!! ----------------------------------------------------> 
	 
     OK so now connect your DC to your PC with your cable, Done it? Good! 
	 
     Now boot up your Serial/Slave image, leave it until you see the blue border 

     TeraTerm Pro, set up as follows: 
	 
     Select: SETUP, SERIAL PORT and set: 

     Baud rate: 		 57600bps 

     Data rate: 		 8bit 

     Parity bit: 	         None 

     Stop bit: 		 1bit 

     Flow Control:	 Hardware 

     Select the correct COM port and OK 

     Select : SETUP, TERMINAL SETTING and set: 

     Transmit new line: CR+LF 

     Select OK 

     Press enter in the terminal window and you should see this >. 

     Now Select : FILE, SEND FILE and select (e.g.) G:\Dreamrip\dreamrip.srec  
     (you will now see lots of these >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the terminal window  
     whilst the file is sent) 

     When the file is sent you will see a message "Please set to 115k and hit OK"  

     Now  Select: 	        SETUP, SERIAL PORT and set: 

     Baud rate: 		115200 

     Select OK 

     Select: 		CONTROL, MACRO and select (e.g.) G:\Dreamrip\dcrip.ttl. 

     The file will now be saved and the XMODEM Recive window will appear.  

     When complete you will have a file or files called trackxx.xxx.gz. trackxx.iso.gz  
     this is the data (game) file, trackxx.raw.gz is the CDDA (audio) tracks. 

 
     OK, Now I am not going to kid you here this process can and probably will  
     take anything from 2 up to 24 HOURS so be carefull you DC doesnt melt. 

   - ---Prepare the ISO!! -------------------------------------------------> 

     WOO HOO so far so good. 
	 
     Load WinZip and unzip the file trackxx.xxx.gz to your (e.g.) G:\Dreamrip\whatever 
     directory you will be left with trackxx.iso.  

     Then open your DOS window and change directory to where ever you have your files  
     e.g. G:\Dreamrip\dciso  

     Type ..\extract ..\trackxx.iso. All the files from the GD will be extracted 
     to your chosen directory. it is likely you have chosen the directory you have  
     your Dreamrip and Extract exe files. 

   - --- Not So Fast!! ----------------------------------------------------> 

     So you have your files and all is good until you realise that your files are to  
     big and cant get them to fit on a CD-R. 

     That is where the tools (Sfd2mpg,Adx2wav,Wav2adx)mentioned in No.6 of the 
     requirements list come in these can be used to downsample Audio/Video etc etc 
     instructions can be found in the readme files in each of the tools respectivley.... 

   - --- MMmmm FREE GAME!! -------------------------------------------------> 

     If you have followed the above to letter you will now have an ISO or the  
     extracted files of a GD on your hard drive, if your image doesnt need downsampling 
     in any way you can use Echelon's self boot guide to help you hack your ip.bin/  
     1st_read.bin and play your newly backed up game once burned, however if you have to  
     work on it (Downsample 'n' shit) you will have to experiment encoding and decoding 
     to downsize various files/audio/video etc etc. 

     And remember Do believe the hype this method works onehundred% sweet. 

     Thats it now you go play 
	 
    - --- GREETS!! ---------------------------------------------------------> 

		dRUNKeN mASTeR, rOSSCo, cAMP aL, NICKy, DAZ 
		  BERO, MC, tHE dENTIST, BLAH BLAH blahh 

     		 AND ALL OF THE GROUPS THAT HAVE KEPT 
                    THE MASSES HAPPY ON THE DC SCENE