1 Reply by mictlantecuhtle

(1 replies, posted in General discussion)

I've been trying to track this for UK coverdiscs for a while, so I've moved over my notes for most of the smaller magazines now, hopefully some of the pages are looking a bit more filled out.

I've got a fairly comprehensive list for PC Zone but will take a while for me to get the most recent updates translated properly to wiki formatting - just a note so that people focus efforts elsewhere, I can definitely get that page complete in time.

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2 Reply by mictlantecuhtle

(1 replies, posted in Verifications)

I wasn't sure what was better between creating a topic per disc or a single topic for the whole bundle, but went for the latter.
Let me know if it isn't the right process.

In this case, or for future similar cases, I think doing it this way is fine - the discs are all part of the same package, even if they represent different entries on the site.

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3 Reply by mictlantecuhtle

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sarami wrote:

@mictlantecuhtle
I'm changing the code for dumping the multi-session disc https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImag … issues/208 . Please wait a few days.

EDIT
Updated test version. https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImag … r_test.zip
- deleted: /ms and the related code

@sarami

Thanks for this, unfortunately it doesn't solve the issue I'm having. In order to correctly calculate the session lengths (see comments for http://redump.org/disc/102164/) we need _disc.txt to contain the following as it did previously:

- Lead-out length of 1st session
- Lead-in length of 2nd session
- Pregap length of 1st track of 2nd session

No version after 20220909 (including the test version above) includes this information. As such we are unable to process some multi-session dumps made with recent DIC builds

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4 Reply by mictlantecuhtle

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FAO sarami

Recent builds of DIC (tested with 20230309 and 20230413) appear to be outputting incorrect information for multi-session discs. As far as I can see it is no longer correctly analysing the 1st sector and its lead-out, and is effectively treating the entire 1st sector as if it were lead-in for the 2nd. See as follows info from _disc.txt for http://redump.org/disc/102164/:

20220909

Set OpCode: 0xd8, SubCode: 8(Raw)
 Lead-out length of 1st session: 6750
 Lead-in length of 2nd session: 4500
 Pregap length of 1st track of 2nd session: 150

20230413

Set OpCode: 0xd8, SubCode: 8(Raw)
 Lead-in length of 2nd session: 208897
 Pregap length of 1st track of 2nd session: 150

Track sizes and hashes remain consistent across builds, it appears to just be the information output that is incorrect.

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5 Reply by mictlantecuhtle

(2 replies, posted in Guests & account requests)

Balle wrote:

Hello, i would love to join this project.

I mainly wanna contribute with budget series(main focus is Sold Out Software and Ubisoft eXclusives) and odd titles.

Hey, welcome and thanks for your interest!

Great that you want to contribute - I personally have an interest in UK budget labels so excited to see more on that front.

There are only a couple of people who can approve accounts and they're both very busy so it could take a little while. In the meantime, a lot of the community is active on the VGPC Discord so feel free to join that and chat while you wait for your account to be approved.

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6 Topic by mictlantecuhtle

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I have a copy of PocketPC Power-Pack (https://usk.de/usktitle/12597/), a compilation of games and applications for PocketPC published on a DVD. Could DVD be added as an option for Pocket PC submissions please?

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7 Topic by mictlantecuhtle

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Would like wiki access please to be able to help curate some info around undumped IBM PC discs

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8 Reply by mictlantecuhtle

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Digitoxin wrote:

I tried using a flatbed scanner, but the resolution wasn't high enough (Only does 300 DPI).

My phone was a little better, but getting the right angle was difficult and there were too many reflections.

I ended up going with a 15x handheld magnifying glass with a built in light.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7KN2YC?ps … ct_details

I use a combination of the smartphone method from this forum post, which works well for 99% of discs I've tried it on so far, plus a cheap loupe with 30x/60x magnification that I picked up from Amazon. That helps to get some of the really tiny mould SID details that a camera won't capture.

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