If I'm not mistaken, the second one (which is exclusive to Redumper CD dumps) is meant to be useful for Redump mods because it counts the C2 errors a dump has that are not part of a copy protection. Here's the GitHub issue that caused that addition.
1 2024-09-13 18:26:49
Re: Disc Form - Error Count Question (3 replies, posted in General discussion)
2 2024-09-11 21:15:44
Re: How to dump ring-protected DVD games? (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Hi,
There's no limit for number of retries. I usually specified 10 retries not to hammer the drive much...
I was interested in a minimum because the ring covers 29K sectors. I settled for 3 retries, which I hope is enough. So far, the last sector re-read (in reverse) was 486603, once I'm done I'm submitting the dump.
3 2024-08-13 18:57:52
Re: [PC][DVD ROM] Ring code info – Could someone walk me through this? (2 replies, posted in General discussion)
Redump does not take CD-keys. The serial for the manual (which seems to be 300020796) is useful, however. You may also specify the region of this specific release, even if in the database still figures Europe.
Based on the scans you've provided, the submission information for the first disc should probably include:
Disc Serial: 30020792
Data Side Mastering Code (laser branded/etched): sonopress<tab>51342491/5003734<tab>S<tab>21
Data Side Mastering SID Code: IFPI LB47
Data Side Mould SID Code: (REQUIRED, IF EXISTS)
Data Side Additional Mould: (REQUIRED, IF EXISTS)
Label Side Mould SID Code: (REQUIRED, IF EXISTS)
Barcode: 4 012160 346054
Comments:
[T:UID] 300020788 (Cover), 300020796 (Manual)
UID is the site code for Ubisoft ID. You can find the special site codes here.
The distance between the "5003734" and the "S" is the same between the "S" and the "21", in my opinion. Given that a Mould SID appears in the scan of the second disc (IFPI 07S4), but not the first one, I'm going to suppose that it does not have it, which is also the case of another disc already present in the database.
Just in case, this disc is a verification of this entry, and once you're ready to submit it, you should do so via the Verifications forum, linking the entry with which your disc image matches.
4 2024-08-11 06:41:04
Re: How to dump ring-protected DVD games? (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
I am ashamed to say this, but until I read this post, I thought that CDArchive was to be used on its own to dump ring-protected DVD games, given that it is the only program mentioned in the DVD section of the article.
I dumped Patrician III: El imperio de los mares with CloneCD and DiscImageCreator, and in general terms the range of the ring seems to cover the sectors 478738-508447.
The original CloneCD image did not have anything between the sectors 478720-478737 and 508448-508480. I got the missing sectors with CDArchive that will be attached to this post. DiscImageCreator did obtain data for those sectors, however. Should I re-read the 478738-508447 sectors? How many retries should I do?
5 2024-07-01 13:12:43
Re: Question about the elegibility of discs in a set (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Encarta and all digital interactive encyclopedias are way too much out of scope for redump.
I've added the comment that says that there was an Encarta evaluation disc also bundled but it's not being added to the database.
Understood, thanks.
6 2024-06-29 06:33:05
Re: Question about the elegibility of discs in a set (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Hi Lugamo good question. The rule was decided specifically for VCD format after deliberating with mods on the rules in a huddle, so I don't want to speak broadly about this contingency for other systems without mod agreement.
My suggestion is to submit both discs and note in the comments that the non-game disc was bundled with the game disc. This will encourage mods to come to a decision.
OK, thanks for the reply. I will submit them as soon as I can.
7 2024-06-22 20:49:21
Re: Question about the elegibility of discs in a set (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Another release, but the question is very much the same, and this time there is elegible content beyond any doubt. I recently acquired a Billiken Compu release with two discs. One of them has BHunter, and the other disc has an (expired by now) evaluation for Microsoft Encarta 2001. Are both discs elegible for Redump or just the first one? Photograph attached.
8 2024-06-19 20:44:17
Re: Question about the elegibility of discs in a set (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
I finally checked them, and I could not find anything that it is a step above in "gaming-ness" than the included mini-games in the bonus enhanced CD of The Blue Cat Club.
9 2024-05-09 02:07:57
Re: DiscImageCreator (3,508 replies, posted in General discussion)
http://forum.redump.org/topic/55215/neo … odown-iii/
When dumped with DiscImageCreator, it does not produce a CATALOG in the cuesheet. When dumped with redumper, it does. Which one is correct?
DIC logs: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tBKDvZ … sp=sharing
Between 20240101 and 20240401 DiscImageCreator changed how it creates .cue files from being based on subchannel information to being based on the TOC (more context in this issue). Those logs were made with 20230606, does this happen with the latest stable version?
10 2024-05-06 17:15:36
Re: Dumping on Linux (1 replies, posted in General discussion)
Yes, you have to use the command line interface:
http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title= … _(DIC_CLI)
http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title= … _(DIC_CLI)
http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title= … umper_CLI)
Additionally, make sure that your logs include the list of files mentioned here:
11 2024-04-25 18:03:56
Topic: Question about the elegibility of discs in a set (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
I recently bought a set of state-sponsored CDs made for schools without a good Internet connection [For more info (in Spanish): source 1, source 2 -the set has 9 discs, tho-]. I haven't checked the contents of the discs themselves due to a lack of time, but apparently some discs have games according to the box, and the sources mentioned before. My question is: if one of them has Redump-elegible content, does that mean that all the discs in the set are elegible too? I ask because of one item in the Video CD Moderation Guide article in the wiki:
Bonus or bundled discs which are not game related, but another disc in the set is qualified for Redump entry.
I know it's a different platform, but I thought that it could apply to PC discs too. But I'm not completely sure, reason why I'm making this thread.
12 2024-04-17 16:10:55
Re: DiscImageCreator (3,508 replies, posted in General discussion)
Try to use 20240401 version.
https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImag … g/20240401
I just did, and indeed it shows no errors now. That's good to know. What changed between versions that fixed this error?
13 2024-04-16 18:30:45
Re: DiscImageCreator (3,508 replies, posted in General discussion)
http://redump.org/disc/113764/
Dumping this disc has matching results between DiscImageCreator and Redumper, but DiscImageCreator throws 75 errors for some reason, whereas Redumper does not. Do you know what could have caused this behaviour? It's nothing important, since it's a correct dump, it's just curiosity.
14 2024-03-03 17:59:39
Re: How to dump ring-protected DVD games? (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
Maybe you forgot to set corect current directory? 2 - error file not found.
Indeed, I did. I forgot to include the folder "ISO". I can't believe I've made such a basic mistake.
The new command being:
CDArchive.exe --mode=ext --extrdiscmode=dvd --extrdrive=F --extrsectdir="I:\CDArchive\ISO\SH5" --extrstart=461733 --extrend=493055 --extrrefcue="I:\CDArchive\ISO\SH5\SH5.cue"
However, this did not work, and I still get the same error.
I'd also select different directory for extracted sectors...
Is enough to extract them in a different folder outside of "I:\CDArchive" within the I:\ partition or it would be better to have them extracted in a different partition or hard disk?
Edit: Tried three options ["I:\ISO\SH5\SH5.cue", "M:\ISO\SH5\SH5.cue" (different partition, same disk), "J:\ISO\SH5\SH5.cue" (different partition and disk)], neither worked out.
15 2024-02-22 16:27:43
Re: How to dump ring-protected DVD games? (6 replies, posted in General discussion)
I have been trying to dump Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper, which according to Alcohol 120% has ring protection between the sectors 461733 and 493055. Thanks to (I think) a tutorial to fix the "This app has been blocked for your protection" error, now CDArchive no longer flashes.
I tried using the following command:
CDArchive.exe --mode=ext --extrdiscmode=dvd --extrdrive=F --extrsectdir="I:\CDArchive\SH5" --extrstart=461733 --extrend=493055 --extrrefcue="I:\CDArchive\SH5\SH5.cue"
The .cue file has this format:
FILE "SH5.ISO" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE3/2048
INDEX 01 00:00:0
However, I still get the following error:
Error extracting sectors: 2
What can I do?
16 2024-01-08 14:11:29
Re: Account Creation Request (8 replies, posted in Guests & account requests)
For the record, you can use pretty much any DVD drive to dump (most) DVD games. OG Xbox games are an exception.
http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title= … 2F_DVD-ROM
DVD-Video and DVD-ROM dumping is supported with virtually ANY drive that supports the DVD format. For your first dump/submission, please dump twice to verify matching hashes for any potentially misbehaving DVD-ROM drives.
You're very much right about CDs, though.
17 2023-12-03 16:22:58
Re: DiscImageCreator (3,508 replies, posted in General discussion)
@Nemok, Lugamo
Thanks. I fixed it. https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImag … issues/254
It works fine.
18 2023-12-03 15:24:57
Re: DiscImageCreator (3,508 replies, posted in General discussion)
At least with my setup, the latest release is completely unusable: getting c2 errors on every sector, and a warning that the drive does not support subchannel pack mode, while the 20230909 release had no problem (bw-16d1ht + ribshark firmware + sata to usb adapter).
I can confirm this.
19 2023-11-21 15:43:37
Topic: Question on some Serie MAX releases and DAT filenames (0 replies, posted in General discussion)
In the wiki, there's this guideline:
For IBM PC, "Xplosiv" and "Sold Out Software" are added to version (datfile) for said editions, because these discs have modified (branded) autoruns and setups.
While this does not apply to most Serie MAX release, I've found this to be the case with some of them. All of the examples I could find are attached to this thread.
There was an original (likely big box) release of Fallout which came with this manual, which wouldn't have this Serie MAX launcher. There's also an undumped Serie Plus release of Virtual Pool 2 (available for sale sadly without the big box) which also wouldn't have this new launcher. And finally there are two versions of Bugs Bunny: Perdido en el tiempo (Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time), a regular edition, and a Serie MAX release, one of which likely has the custom launcher. The original local release of Actua Soccer 3 was originally published by Microbyte, too.
My question is, should those releases which have a new launcher have their DAT name changed?
20 2023-10-02 16:31:37
Re: Dumping DVDs RAW - An ongoing investigation (we need your help!) (61 replies, posted in General discussion)
Disc: Split/Second (Argentina) (En,Fr,De,Es,It).
Drive: Plextor PX-755A.
21 2023-10-02 10:04:58
Re: Dumping DVDs RAW - An ongoing investigation (we need your help!) (61 replies, posted in General discussion)
ehw wrote:BTW, if for whatever reason it seems like its way too slow (like 3+ hours) or seems like it stalled, feel free to stop it by using Ctrl+C and upload what you have. Some drives just don't like being bruteforced to that high value. I could probably restrain the values it's bruteforcing with but you never know if a vendor might be sneaky and put something at 3C FF FF or something, lol.
Here you go. I will try with another DVD later.
It has finished, here it is. The dumped disc is Earth 2160.
22 2023-10-01 06:27:44
Re: Dumping DVDs RAW - An ongoing investigation (we need your help!) (61 replies, posted in General discussion)
BTW, if for whatever reason it seems like its way too slow (like 3+ hours) or seems like it stalled, feel free to stop it by using Ctrl+C and upload what you have. Some drives just don't like being bruteforced to that high value. I could probably restrain the values it's bruteforcing with but you never know if a vendor might be sneaky and put something at 3C FF FF or something, lol.
Here you go. I will try with another DVD later.
23 2023-10-01 04:30:41
Re: Dumping DVDs RAW - An ongoing investigation (we need your help!) (61 replies, posted in General discussion)
Source code:
https://github.com/hiddenpalaceorg/DVDRawBruteforceNew release, added a progress bar:
https://github.com/hiddenpalaceorg/DVDR … 2023-09-30
Have you considered adding a license?
Dump update: It has been stuck in F1 0C for a while now.
24 2023-10-01 00:43:05
Re: Dumping DVDs RAW - An ongoing investigation (we need your help!) (61 replies, posted in General discussion)
Lugamo wrote:I got an error that appeared twice saying that "cygwin1.dll" was missing, and then the program closed.
Redownload the zip and try again, it needs cygwin installed and I forgot to include some of the .dlls inside.
Now it works. I'll reply again with whatever it generated once it finishes. This is the disc I'm dumping right now, with my LG WH14NS40.
25 2023-10-01 00:37:15
Re: Dumping DVDs RAW - An ongoing investigation (we need your help!) (61 replies, posted in General discussion)
I got an error that appeared twice saying that "cygwin1.dll" was missing, and then the program closed.