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I've been using a Plextor drive on a USB enclosure forever and haven't had an issue until recently.  I had to tweak the default memory for c2 from 65535 to 1024.  Haven't tried a higher value than that, but most of the disc I dump don't need c2 error correction.  Usually, when they have c2 issues, it just goes on forever without actually fixing anything.  I just stick to good discs, lol.

But yea, that was more of a memory problem than USB limitation I guess.

My system:
Win 7 64bit
4gb RAM
PX-W5224A

That looks good.  I managed to match the data track and the last audio track using a net image and it indeed shows more than 5000 errors.  Track 2 was cut off on the net image but the hashes actually match some other dumps like Treasures of the Deep and one of the Playstation Underground dumps.

Should be good to submit.

Maybe your drive doesn't read into lead-in/lead-out.  Or maybe the pregap contains some data.

Try this.  Dump track 02 using isobuster "Extract from-to"  you'd need to calculate the exact sectors so it includes the pregap too.  Then manually fix the offset.  If your combined offset is +48, then remove 192 bytes from the beginning of the track, and add 192 bytes of 00s at the very end.  See if that way it matches at least.  I doubt it would serve as a verification since it's such a roundabout method, but at least you can see if you can match the track.

Voted yes, but the question can be misleading.  It doesnt mean to switch to the tool clonecd and just dump everything with that tool.  It just means if we should use the .ccd/.img/.sub format for cd dumps instead of current .bin/.cue

Of course, I'd rather have a new format made where you can have split tracks + subs + cuelike thingy, but who will make that...

Yea, can't submit anything if you don't get good dumps out of it.  Ringcodes and the like wouldn't be much use if we don't have hashes.  And there would still be no way to actually store the data on the DB without an entry. 

Try getting it resurfaced at a local shop.  If you dig around, I'm sure you can find a place where they can charge you $5 tops to resurface it.  Or, if the disc doesn't look too bad, you might wanna try some home alternatives like "Brasso" which has worked for me a few times.

I say, if they come with a game, it should be on redump.  If it's a stand-alone video/audio disc, then not.

Hmm.. I thought it was a known rule to always have more free space that required to dump a game just because of something like this.  MS are cheaper nowadays so I guess this shouldnt be that much of a problem anymore.

But thanks for the info though.  Basically, dump the game fully to MS or don't dump it at all!

By running them on the console and checking in the "Options" menus.   

Impressive work.  Can't believe the dumps have more than doubled since I joined this awesome project.  Some of the sets are even nearing completion as far as retail discs goes.

Congrats!

Before creating a .dat, make sure the field under "Dat-File" is properly filled.  It won't prompt you after hitting the button like usual proggies do.  Once it's filled, you should be able to "Create" a .dat.

Then open that .dat file with notepad and copy/paste the hashes if needed.  If you are dealing with a single .iso file, then this is pretty much not necessary since using a simple tool like "HashCalc" can do it faster with a single drag & drop of the file.  Clrmame's dir2dat function is cool when dealing with multi-track discs.

Great news!  Hopefully we can continue to spread the word and help turn more people into capable dumpers.

Yes, it's normal for some discs to have duplicate audio tracks.  Why they did that, I have no clue, but I've seen it quite a few times before already.