F1ReB4LL wrote:

http://redump.org/disc/5577 -- r09, could you check the ringcode?

CTDX-004293 1

No IFPI code and no letter.

In my disc, the first non-zero byte is at 0x24648. It looks like this:

http://www.r-09.net/redump/dxbonus1.png

I just redumped the disc with a BenQ DW1620 (+618). I get the exact same gaps and checksums as with the Plextor. The ring code is different in my disc (VX010-J1-1F instead of 2F) so they are probably two different pressings.

That's strange. I'll try to dump it with another drive and see what I get.

Ah, didn't know that. It's still strange that the tracks don't match the US version (except for the size), but if this is normal I'll submit the dump info.

So, I've just bought the European version of D2, which isn't in the database (but the US version is), and I'm having a little trouble with the offsets. I'm getting a write offset of 0 samples with both px_d8 and the "going back 150 sectors" method (my drive is a PX-708A, so the read offset is 30):

3DE5D18BE275412AB6CF36D416DF4ED8
34F4977B2EA35C79F9E2C2C99196EC6E
CDEC558DFF257CD3C8EEB37785DFA321
B9D872DAA59B3B2B535F7DF821824B04
4D2B4B76A0BF780C2285D9A31AF9CB02
D7419EB068742EA75C7A414BA985B73D
DE61D81C5A89FB26C35AD1FB1C4349F1
F6C4CD43B95FA52400FFFFFFFFFFFFFF
FFFFFF00018200610028001E80086006
A802FE8180606028281E9E886866AEAA
FC7F01E0004800368016E00EC8045683
7EE1E0484836B696F6EEC6CC52D5FD9F
01A8007E80206018280A9E8728629EA9
A87EFEA0407830229419AF4AFC3701D6
805EE0384812B68DB6E5B6CB36D756DE
BED8705AA43B3B53537DFDE181886066
0000 : 3D E5 D1 8B 85 5A B7 9C  B6 CF 36 D4 16 DF 4E D8   =....Z....6...N.
0010 : 7B 71 97 7B 2E A3 5C 79  F9 E2 C2 C9 91 96 EC 6E   {q.{..\y.......n
0020 : CD EC 55 8D FF 25 C7 DB  D0 84 9D F1 08 3B A3 21   ..U..%.......;.!
0030 : B9 D8 72 DA A5 9B 3B 2B  53 5F 7D F8 21 82 0B 04   ..r...;+S_}.!...
0040 : EC 26 E5 FE D7 23 78 0C  22 85 D9 A3 1A F9 CB 02   .&...#x.".......
0050 : D7 41 9E B0 68 74 2E A7  5C 7A 81 18 81 9B B5 BB   .A..ht..\z......
0060 : 34 AA D8 1C 5A 89 FB 26  C3 5A D1 FB 1C 43 49 F1   4...Z..&.Z...CI.
0070 : F6 C4 1C 43 05 B7 BF 50  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ...C...P........
0080 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0090 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................

But when I dump the disc with EAC (+30 combined offset), it seems that a small part of the end of every track gets "shifted" into the pregap of the next track. For example, this is the end of track 3:

0750 : 01 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0760 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0770 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0780 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0790 : 03 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00  01 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00   ................
07A0 : 00 00 FE FF 01 00 01 00  FE FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
07B0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
07C0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
07D0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 01 00 01 00   ................
07E0 : FF FF FE FF 00 00 01 00  01 00 FE FF FE FF 01 00   ................
07F0 : 02 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0800 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0810 : 03 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00  01 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00   ................
0820 : 00 00 FE FF 01 00 01 00  FE FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
0830 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
0840 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
0850 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
0860 : FD FF FE FF 01 00 01 00  FF FF FE FF 00 00 01 00   ................
0870 : 01 00 FE FF FE FF 01 00  02 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0880 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0890 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
08A0 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
08B0 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
08C0 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00   ................
08D0 : 01 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00  00 00 FE FF 01 00 01 00   ................
08E0 : FE FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
08F0 : FE FF FE FF 01 00 01 00  00 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00   ................
0900 : 01 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0910 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0920 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................

And this is the start of track 4:

0000 : 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  FF FF FF 00 00 02 00 02   ................
0010 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0020 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0030 : 03 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00  01 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00   ................
0040 : 00 00 FE FF 01 00 01 00  FE FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
0050 : FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FE FF FE FF 01 00 01 00   ................
0060 : 00 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00  01 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00   ................
0070 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0080 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00   ................
0090 : 01 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00  00 00 FE FF 01 00 01 00   ................
00A0 : FE FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
00B0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
00C0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
00D0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
00E0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
00F0 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00   ................
0100 : FC FF FE FF 03 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 01 00 01 00   ................
0110 : FF FF FE FF 00 00 01 00  01 00 FE FF FE FF 01 00   ................
0120 : 02 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0130 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0140 : 03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00  03 00 FE FF FC FF 01 00   ................
0150 : 03 00 FE FF FD FF 01 00  01 00 FE FF FF FF 01 00   ................
0160 : 00 00 FE FF 01 00 01 00  FE FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
0170 : FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
0180 : FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
0190 : FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
01A0 : FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00   ................
01B0 : FD FF FE FF 02 00 01 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
01C0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
01D0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
01E0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
01F0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0200 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0210 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0220 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0230 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0240 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0250 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0260 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0270 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0280 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
0290 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
02A0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
02B0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
02C0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
02D0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
02E0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................
02F0 : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00   ................

As far as I know, if the offset is corrected the pregaps should be empty, so I think I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know what. hmm

Can someone help me with this?

Well, that's understandable. Anyway, I was thinking mainly about a few Amiga magazines and compilation CDs I've had lying around for ages, so I'll try to get those dumped.

We have a lot of games in the database, and that's very nice, but I was wondering if other kinds of CDs, like applications, operating systems, shareware/freeware compilations, PC/Amiga magazine coverdisks, etc. would be acceptable (as long as they come from original pressed discs, of course). There aren't many people dedicated to archiving those kinds of CDs, but I think they are an important part of the history of computers, too, and they should be preserved. What does redump.org think?

59

(5 replies, posted in General discussion)

Be careful, there are some Plextor drives under the 760 that are rebranded models, too. For example, the PX-740A is actually a BenQ DW1640.

There are a lot of drives where the trap disc method doesn't work. I have tried it with 5 different drives, and only one (my Plextor PX-708A) works. And I can't even use it to dump Dreamcast discs, just normal CDs.

As far as I know, it's perfectly normal for psxt001z to detect an error in the last sector of the data track. If it's fixed you shouldn't worry. And the pregap thing is a known bug in EAC with CDs that only have one audio track. Just add it manually and it should be OK.

By the way, I find it really strange that the audio track in this game seems to end suddenly, as if it was cut off, but I've dumped it with a couple of drives that support overreading and I always get the same result. If you get it too I think we can safely say that it's correct.

This is a bonus audio CD that comes with every copy of the original edition of Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku (PSX). I dumped it assuming a write offset of 0 samples, as discussed in this thread.

By the way, I finally got a Plextor drive, so from now on I will be able to dump almost anything. smile

Title: Akumajou Dracula Music Collection
Alt: 悪魔城ドラキュラ ミュージックコレクション
Category: Audio
Region: Japan
Language: Japanese
Edition: Original

ClrMamePro data:

rom ( name track01.bin size 68701920 crc 060bb712 md5 47393f188ff00fafbdf77b5eb771dbd3 sha1 ef991d90b284b0c92ab2b4eb0eb77942e32bb98c )
rom ( name track02.bin size 16600416 crc 54e80281 md5 21e59dc9029132e40317c4197605da31 sha1 1eae9b560f694e0373ac04c7360113eeea3fc3cb )
rom ( name track03.bin size 63555744 crc 89d1841e md5 d6c1cd3801fa52471bacdf0bf2140a7b sha1 b3a4e1dc1c014336dd6851488599ba48e942af80 )
rom ( name track04.bin size 41249376 crc db04fd6e md5 cf9ae6d775e8b3889d645f685f1139f4 sha1 e0ed57dade2287a64872060f0ca28b6bde3dd685 )
rom ( name track05.bin size 54886272 crc a17c1fdb md5 a0333d9c5957d119c13237dee8aa7644 sha1 f497ebbf92bad1aec00b08acde9daaf88fecf637 )
rom ( name track06.bin size 41550432 crc 6b2e51ad md5 dd8e725b2adb7718c96c51e80d59d46d sha1 f554b1d0dd6acaacade13a7b2eb46b5ca5041119 )
rom ( name track07.bin size 45541776 crc fbc67596 md5 6ee7aa2a7d8d5c58a422f37d9d7803ff sha1 d10d4870d2a85a48b40121fcabf0359d90e5455d )
rom ( name track08.bin size 82719840 crc e50e4fa6 md5 79f385f8ddf64c6a370deb0a74778a09 sha1 305190042fcc0f4a3dc9871cbb9cd82dc2fd98f7 )
rom ( name track09.bin size 31164000 crc 49f16b9b md5 5f1caae1e250fcb43cbf0464c20eef1c sha1 da4b452a3c8d25d29e4dc949d36cb50f554901e4 )
rom ( name track10.bin size 56426832 crc 0d496bc8 md5 c672eeee0c5c9d4d467d5c6a237f926c sha1 d140b894ddc933ee15f8fe03a1181d568151dbae )
rom ( name track11.bin size 57374688 crc 7957e97a md5 fd3029b3e603b595944e9931ca0a025c sha1 f4f9c8e62bc3352f3d1737d4debf6132350b27d7 )
rom ( name track12.bin size 36578304 crc b42f9edd md5 1d0ba62b2672b912440493f62fd57888 sha1 0c9c31b5512df8bc4a7037c2b27b24e0fdb927ec )
rom ( name track13.bin size 70124880 crc e523badd md5 f3143c079649531cd176c50b18fdae5e sha1 316ac58118502c5952649e41d7a30fed438b3440 )
rom ( name track14.bin size 34809600 crc 301e0500 md5 31db2d0f85b153127787fe2e5b0d9af5 sha1 c5394375ab3799be4dda9ea2276f2aafb54afa8c )
rom ( name track15.bin size 41905584 crc 0c894891 md5 23c896f50f06d298138c6090c1453a3b sha1 64fb6a5748f94da2f0878ab80cedb5e9c286afe8 )
rom ( name track16.bin size 35785680 crc 0add6b25 md5 ff2a828836f741f0aade7bb9fca23214 sha1 9cc7f1abe93643288f515b9a68ef1dca3f214e81 )

Cuesheet:

REM DISCID F8113F10
REM COMMENT "ExactAudioCopy v0.99pb4"
PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
TITLE "Unknown Title"
FILE "Track01.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track01"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:37
FILE "Track02.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track02"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:49
FILE "Track03.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track03"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:29
FILE "Track04.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track04"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:74
FILE "Track05.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track05"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:01
FILE "Track06.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track06"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track07.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track07"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:69
FILE "Track08.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track08"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:11
FILE "Track09.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track09"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:24
FILE "Track10.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track10"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:29
FILE "Track11.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track11"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "Track12.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track12"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:51
FILE "Track13.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track13"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:24
FILE "Track14.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track14"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:00:49
FILE "Track15.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 15 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track15"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 00 00:00:00
    INDEX 01 00:01:62
FILE "Track16.wav" WAVE
  TRACK 16 AUDIO
    TITLE "Track16"
    PERFORMER "Unknown Artist"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00

EAC log:

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 29. July 2008, 21:08

Unknown Artist / Unknown Title

Used drive  : PLEXTOR DVDR   PX-708A   Adapter: 0  ID: 0

Read mode               : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache      : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : Yes

Read offset correction                      : 30
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out          : Yes
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks   : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations       : Yes
Used interface                              : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling                                : Appended to next track

Used output format : Microsoft PCM Converter
Sample format      : 44,100 kHz; 16 Bit; Stereo


TOC of the extracted CD

     Track |   Start  |  Length  | Start sector | End sector 
    ---------------------------------------------------------
        1  |  0:00.37 |  6:29.47 |        37    |    29258   
        2  |  6:30.09 |  1:33.63 |     29259    |    36296   
        3  |  8:03.72 |  6:00.67 |     36297    |    63363   
        4  | 14:04.64 |  3:52.65 |     63364    |    80828   
        5  | 17:57.54 |  5:11.10 |     80829    |   104163   
        6  | 23:08.64 |  3:56.35 |    104164    |   121898   
        7  | 27:05.24 |  4:18.30 |    121899    |   141278   
        8  | 31:23.54 |  7:48.08 |    141279    |   176386   
        9  | 39:11.62 |  2:56.55 |    176387    |   189641   
       10  | 42:08.42 |  5:19.37 |    189642    |   213603   
       11  | 47:28.04 |  5:25.70 |    213604    |   238048   
       12  | 52:53.74 |  3:28.00 |    238049    |   253648   
       13  | 56:21.74 |  6:36.65 |    253649    |   283413   
       14  | 62:58.64 |  3:18.38 |    283414    |   298301   
       15  | 66:17.27 |  3:55.55 |    298302    |   315981   
       16  | 70:13.07 |  3:22.65 |    315982    |   331196   


Track  1

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track01.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:02.37

     Peak level 95.7 %
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC 060BB712
     Copy CRC 060BB712
     Copy OK

Track  2

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track02.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.49

     Peak level 90.7 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 54E80281
     Copy CRC 54E80281
     Copy OK

Track  3

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track03.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.29

     Peak level 95.5 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 89D1841E
     Copy CRC 89D1841E
     Copy OK

Track  4

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track04.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.74

     Peak level 84.0 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC DB04FD6E
     Copy CRC DB04FD6E
     Copy OK

Track  5

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track05.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.01

     Peak level 99.6 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC A17C1FDB
     Copy CRC A17C1FDB
     Copy OK

Track  6

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track06.bin

     Peak level 96.0 %
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC 6B2E51AD
     Copy CRC 6B2E51AD
     Copy OK

Track  7

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track07.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.69

     Peak level 92.8 %
     Track quality 99.9 %
     Test CRC FBC67596
     Copy CRC FBC67596
     Copy OK

Track  8

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track08.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:01.11

     Peak level 88.8 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC E50E4FA6
     Copy CRC E50E4FA6
     Copy OK

Track  9

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track09.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.24

     Peak level 92.9 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 49F16B9B
     Copy CRC 49F16B9B
     Copy OK

Track 10

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track10.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.29

     Peak level 89.9 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 0D496BC8
     Copy CRC 0D496BC8
     Copy OK

Track 11

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track11.bin

     Peak level 93.8 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 7957E97A
     Copy CRC 7957E97A
     Copy OK

Track 12

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track12.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.51

     Peak level 91.4 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC B42F9EDD
     Copy CRC B42F9EDD
     Copy OK

Track 13

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track13.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:01.24

     Peak level 81.8 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC E523BADD
     Copy CRC E523BADD
     Copy OK

Track 14

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track14.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:00.49

     Peak level 96.2 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 301E0500
     Copy CRC 301E0500
     Copy OK

Track 15

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track15.bin

     Pre-gap length  0:00:01.62

     Peak level 82.6 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 0C894891
     Copy CRC 0C894891
     Copy OK

Track 16

     Filename D:\CDs\redump.org\dxmc\Track16.bin

     Peak level 95.3 %
     Track quality 100.0 %
     Test CRC 0ADD6B25
     Copy CRC 0ADD6B25
     Copy OK

No errors occurred

End of status report

63

(2 replies, posted in General discussion)

OK, I'll post it in the dumps forum. Thanks!

64

(5 replies, posted in General discussion)

Sometimes, if the errors are not too severe, using a different drive can help. For example, when I tried to dump the Spanish version of Metal Gear Solid, my BenQ DVD writer always gave an error at the end of the first disc, but my old Toshiba drive was able to read it without problems.

65

(2 replies, posted in General discussion)

Some time ago I got an original NEC PC-98 CD game (Giten Megami Tensei: Tokyo Mokushiroku). It seems very easy to dump: only one data track, no protection, no strange gaps, no strange subchannels... but there is no category for this system in the database, and although it's similar to the IBM PC, it's definitely not the same thing (not even compatible). Should I dump it anyway?

I sent him an e-mail, but there's no response yet.

I could try, but I don't think he actually has the original CD. He just says that it is an original (official) release, and not a custom built CD with the floppy versions.

68

(3 replies, posted in General discussion)

Thank you, I didn't know about that method. I'm dumping the Cave/Arika bonus DVDs right now.

69

(3 replies, posted in General discussion)

I've seen that there are video DVDs in the PS2 section of the database, and I was thinking of dumping a few of them, but I have some questions before I start: first of all, how can I dump them? As far as I know, CSS encrypted DVDs can't be dumped directly, so do I have to use DVD Decrypter or something? And if so, which options should I use? Do I leave all the other protections intact?

And another question: I have DVDs that were given with preorders of some games (mostly from the Super Robot Taisen and Xenosaga series), so they are game-related, but not included with every copy of the game. Are they welcome in the database, too?

My apologies if this was already answered, I searched the forum and didn't find anything.