How rip Gds using a normal cd drive

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· 6 years ago

 
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   How rip Gds using a normal cd drive by KORTEX (Original text by YURSOFT)

Before to begin, i want say that my english isn't good, then sorry if my words don't are correct ;)
This method is for make private copies, please don't use this tutorial for ripping rental games.... bla bla bla.

Tools that you need:

CDRWIN 3.8 or higher
Cd drive compatible reading 122 minutes
Fake data cd with 122 minutes
Fake audio cd with 122 minutes
GD Lister 1.6
Pararcd
Extract
Hex editor, or GDK, or some tool for fix the executable (1st_read.bin...)

Notes:

Never the cd drive will read if you put how first sector 450000 or higher.
Never the cd drive must read 4x or higher if you want that all are right (4x how max.) ;) it's a advice.
Try to that the gd is more clean possible ;)
Extract the gd until 122 minutes, don't think that extracting 99 minutes you can do something (the 1st_read.bin is the last file in a gd, and this is in 1xx minute)
And finally be patient with your cd drive, if it doesn't read well gds, you don't set fire it or hit it :D (i hate that it fail to 99 per cent :D)

Steps:

Open your cd drive (strip it - yeah you must remove the metal casing of the cd drive, lines down you will know why)
Burn 2 cds with the 122 minutes tocs (one for data, other for audio).
Put the fake data cd with 122 minutes in the cd tray, after open CDRWIN and clik on 3° option "Extract disc/tracks/sectors", select your cd drive with the magic cd :D
Now use Pararcdp.exe for stop your cd drive (if you don't stop it, the cd will blow up and it kill you :D)
Remove the fake cd and put the gd (don't open the cd tray or your cd drive detect the gd, and you cannot extract the data) in your cd drive (this is the reason why you must strip the casing of the cd drive)
In Cdrwin select all this things (:D):

Start sector: 45000
End sector: 46000
Datatype: Data Mode 1 (2048)
Error recovery: abort
Jitter: Auto
Read retry: 5
Data speed: 1x to 4x ( I always select 1x for the cd drive read well)
Audio speed: 1x to 4x (bla bla bla)
Save the file how toc.iso in a temporal folder.

When the Cdrwin finish (very faster if you cd drive read well gds :D), open GDLister.exe and open the toc.iso, you will see the gd's tracks, the begin sector for each one and the finish sector for each one too (the next steps are obvious, no?)
Extract each track; if the track is an audio track use the fake audio cd (if you use the fake data cd, the process will be unsuccess), and if the track is a data track use the fake data cd, it's easy :D

When you will have all tracks in a temporal folder, is time to extract the files... for it, use extract.exe (put it with the tracks in your temporal folder) in msdos window, for example: if you gd only has one data track and you extract it with cdrwin, write in msdos "c:\your_temporal_folder\extract data.iso" and the program will extract all files (your drive will be C: or D: or X: ....
2° example: if you gd only has one data track but you extract it in two parts (the first part 45000 to 300000, and the second part 300001 to 549140), write in msdos window "copy /b data1.iso+dato2.iso data.iso" (data1.iso= 1∫ part, data2.iso= 2∫ part; data.iso= all part in one ;) I usually extract my gds in two or more parts for my cd drive read all very well), now you must extract the files how the 1∫ example.
3° example: in this moment you must think the tutorial is a pain in the arse (hahaha :D), but if you want rip your gds you must continue reading :D, well the 3∫ example: if you gd has cdda, then you have in a temporal folder some audio tracks and two data tracks, all right?, then write in a msdos window "c:\your_temporal_folder\extract data1.iso data2.iso 400150" well, you must write the first sector for the SECOND DATA TRACK + 150 (VERY IMPORTANT ADD 150!!!)

If the files are more than 700 MB, rip music (stereo to mono) and video (down the quality...), relinking files (languages, videos...), and fix the 1st_Read.bin for 11700 or 11702 lba (now you must read the echelon selfboot tutorial, because i'm tired and i want to go to sleep ;) ), if you game is a wince game (0WINCEOS.BIN), you must use binconv, this program convert the 0Winceos.bin in a 1st_Read.bin and then you modify the ip.bin adding "sega os" with the program ipbin4win of dextrose ;)
Play with your game and enjoy it! if you rip a gd-r don't forget give me an iso for me ;) hahaha.

OTHER NOTES:

The last sector isn't 549100, is the 549140 ;) ripping to 549140 you are sure that the 1st_read.bin extract well.
Some games, how quake 3 arena, jet set radio, msr ... it's necessary fix some more that the lba (45000 for 11700) and skies of arcadia is impossible (well, no is impossible if you know how development a compress to fly how echelon did it :D)
Don't delete the tracks until you are sure the game works well ;) other advice :D
And the best advice only for expert people, if your cd drive sucks, you can move the powermeter (i don't sure if this is the correct work, powermeter is the screw down the lens) for you cd drive read more better, BUT YOU MUST BE CAREFUL OR YOU CD DRIVE WILL DIE!!! HAHAHAHA (i killed two old cd drive but how they were old not problem :D)

This is my list of cd drives that read well gds ( maybe more cd drives read well gds, but i only tested with these):

Artec 50x (It's the best!)
Actima 48x
Nec 40x scsi
Yamaha 2100s
Artec 52x
Artec 54x
Acer 50x
Lg 52x (not current cd drive, because current lg 52x only read until 99 minute :(, some day when i will know program in assembler i hope will modify the firmware ;) how people did with dvds for read xbox disc ;) )
Dvd Pioneer dvd500m
Dvd Lg ...
And more cd and dvd drives not tested :D

GAMES WITH DIFFERENTS PROTECTIONS:

- JET SET RADIO:
You must modify jet.bin and jetpal.bin this secuencie 0BD23732028B for 0BD20800028B, and the normal fix for selfboot.

Greetings:

Yursoft (for your original tutorial and all your tools ;) ), ECHELON, KALISTO, EURASIA, GENIUS, ISOSPHERE, SOULDC, DCISO, Belokk, Megalex, the people from FZONE (Infenok, Wizzard, Houston, Matalaranya, Dreamspain, Pololin, Evil_tgn, Darkcaptain ...), KrAxH, Hostbridge, Segata_Shansiro, Guybrush, Temjin, super_meji, El_Santo, Lamalayelpecado, the people from Dreamcast EOL forums and all people from Assembler :D