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(3 replies, posted in General discussion)

DICUI prompts for information that goes into a !submissionInfo.txt, which I usually submit directly (sometimes I edit it afterwards to tweak language, version, or contents info).

Ah, I see. I have been using the command-line version since I am on Linux. That version doesn't prompt for that info, so I suspect I will have to do some things manually. I'll have to check later to see if I can use the GUI guide to see what else I might be missing on the command-line version.

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(3 replies, posted in General discussion)

I had a few questions to make sure I don't do anything wrong when submitting dumps and was directed here.

1. I saw on the Wiki that submission requests dumping with 2 different tools as well as 2 different drives to confirm correctness. For my CD-based games with SafeDisc I currently only have a LG WH14NS40, which does work (I also have a Plextor PX-708UF drive but it is broken and I don't have any immediate plans to attempt repair). I only have that 1 working drive, not 2. I assume this isn't as big a deal for duplicate submissions that match, but for ones that aren't on the site I'm wondering if that is sufficient? For DVDs I do have several other drives I can use.

2. My WH14NS40 successfully dumps my SafeDisc discs without issue, and for those which are already on the site, the hashes match. This is with the firmware that shipped on the drive (I haven't checked the version, since it has worked). Is there a particular reason I'd want to cross-flash to the ASUS if the stock LG firmware works? The wiki implies this is somehow an ideal FW but I didn't see an explanation of why that might be the case.

3. When I dump a disc, I notice the DAT file is XML-like with placeholder data. Should I be filling this out myself or leaving it the way DiscImageCreator generated it, and submitting the file as-is?

Thanks!