Put one CD game or DVD rip on a DVD by JRLS
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Most of the time you are interested in putting more than one game on a DVD, since this will save you some discs and money. But in some cases you just want to put one CD or DVD rip on a DVD.
If you followed the tutorial, you know there is an easy way of doing it. Just add the CDloader with only one game in the menu, patch your CD game or DVD rip with DVDScanlite 3.5 and add it to the compilation, but since you have only one game, you can of course leave out the the CDLoader menu.
Please note:
Not all DVD rips and CD games on DVD will work. The success rate for putting DVD rips back on
DVD is pretty high. Putting CD games on DVD is a pain in the ass, and it depends on the quality of
the DVD Scanlite tool by Sonix which should patch is correctly for DVD.
Anyway, I will show how to put one CD game or DVD rip on a DVD. This will follow the previous tutorial globally, so please read the previous tutorial carefully before asking questions. Hints and tricks I said there and usage of the programs I won’t repeat here again.
Anyway, the following stuff you will need for your project:
• An ISO’s or BIN/CUE file for your DVD rip or CD game, or the original CD if you have it.
• ISOBuster.
• DVD Scanlite 3.5 by Sonix.
• Sony CDVDGEN 1.5.
• DVD Decrypter for burning an image.
• A Dummy file creator. (I’ve used “Dummy creator by Infected Bajs”. Small and pretty fast)
Use ISObuster to open your ISO and save all the files to a separate folder on your hard disc. If you have the original CD, you can just copy the files using windows explorer (or something similar).
For this example I’ve used “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (PAL version), which is an original CD game, so I’ve used explorer.
With all the game files on hard disc, it’s time to patch the game, so that it works on DVD.
Open up DVDScanlite 3.5 and choose “DVD-R” option if you are using a CD game and “Restore” if you are using a DVD rip (I’ve chosen “DVD-R” of course since my game is a CD game) (LOOK AT DIAGRAM 1)
and scan the SLES or SLUS file and other files that can be scanned.
In this case, I’ve patched file “SLES_512.18” and file “IOPRP243.IMG” which was in folder “IOP”. (To know what files are candidates to be scanned, please read the previous tutorial or the guide that comes with DVDScanlite 3.5 or just scan them all).
With your CD game or DVD rip patched, it’s time to make the DVD.
Open up ISO buster and look at the LBA values of your image (if you are using an original CD, you can also make a BIN/CUE file with CDRWIN and open that image with ISObuster and see the LBA values).
Open up CDVDGEN and again create a new project and make a new DVD-ROM master disc, and drag all the files from windows explorer into the right pane of CDVDGEN in ascending order of the LBA values you are seeing in ISOBuster. In this case of course you must use the “SYSTEM” file of the game (not the one from CDloader). Lastly you must add a dummy file of at least 600MB that you should create with your dummy file creator and drag it in your compilation also.
I got this compilation
DIAMGRAM 2)
Now, click the “VOLUME” button to fill in the details.(DIAGRAM 3)
Again, the Disc Name must match your executable, so I’ve chosen “SLES” and “51218”. The license Area should match the game, so if you have a PAL game, use “Europe”. For an USA game, choose America. The volume can be anything (I’ve chosen “SLES51218” but this should not be necessary).
Press the (DIAMGRAM 4)
button and follow the previous tutorial from that point. If CDVDGEN gives you an error that the image is too small (not enough sectors), you should remove the dummy file and add one that’s a little bit bigger. Try adding a dummy file that’s 50MB bigger. If not enough, another 50MB bigger etc. until CDVDGEN accepts it.
Make the image, burn it and then pop it in your PS2 and hope for the best!
DIAGRAMS
= END ADDITION =
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Known problems
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• Not all games will work!!
• DVD Scanlite will not patch all DVD rips and CD games correctly. Just try and see.
Especially games where an intro or patch or PAL/NTSC selector was added might not patch correctly.
• Some games have all kinds of LBA checks that prevent you from putting more games on one
disc, so that some games won’t work. Not only the order in which files are on the disc, but
also on what LBA “position”.
• There seems to be a limit of 30 files (folders not included) that can be in your root. If you have
more than 30 files, this compilation won’t work, so avoid this. People are working on this to
maybe crack the 30 files limit.
• Some games share the same folders. Files from separate games can me merged into the same
folder, but there is no guarantee it will work correctly. If the same file names are shared, you
can rename the file in something else that has the exact same file name length and then scan
each file with an HEX editor and replace it with this new name. For example, if the file
“SCREEN.IRX” is shared in both games, say game “A” and “B”, then you can rename the file
of game “B” to “SCRENN.IRX” (keep the same number of characters) and then scan every
file of game “B” for the string SCREEN.IRX and replace it with SCRENN.IRX everywhere
you find it. The same can be done with folders. No guarantee that this will always work
though. Best way is to just avoid this, by putting games on one disc that do not share
anything. People have reported this as working (sometimes). I haven’t tested this personally,
so give it a try!
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Tests
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The following games I have tested with success and are working on a DVD:
• Auto_Modellista_USA_PS2-CSiSO (DVD rip)
• Clock_Tower_3_USA_PS2-MIRACLE (DVD rip)
• Paris.Dakar.Rally.2.DVDRIP.PAL.PS2-ConFuSiON (DVD rip)
• Mortal_Kombat_Deadly_Alliance_USA_PS2-MiRACLE (DVD rip)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (CD game)
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Most of the time you are interested in putting more than one game on a DVD, since this will save you some discs and money. But in some cases you just want to put one CD or DVD rip on a DVD.
If you followed the tutorial, you know there is an easy way of doing it. Just add the CDloader with only one game in the menu, patch your CD game or DVD rip with DVDScanlite 3.5 and add it to the compilation, but since you have only one game, you can of course leave out the the CDLoader menu.
Please note:
Not all DVD rips and CD games on DVD will work. The success rate for putting DVD rips back on
DVD is pretty high. Putting CD games on DVD is a pain in the ass, and it depends on the quality of
the DVD Scanlite tool by Sonix which should patch is correctly for DVD.
Anyway, I will show how to put one CD game or DVD rip on a DVD. This will follow the previous tutorial globally, so please read the previous tutorial carefully before asking questions. Hints and tricks I said there and usage of the programs I won’t repeat here again.
Anyway, the following stuff you will need for your project:
• An ISO’s or BIN/CUE file for your DVD rip or CD game, or the original CD if you have it.
• ISOBuster.
• DVD Scanlite 3.5 by Sonix.
• Sony CDVDGEN 1.5.
• DVD Decrypter for burning an image.
• A Dummy file creator. (I’ve used “Dummy creator by Infected Bajs”. Small and pretty fast)
Use ISObuster to open your ISO and save all the files to a separate folder on your hard disc. If you have the original CD, you can just copy the files using windows explorer (or something similar).
For this example I’ve used “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (PAL version), which is an original CD game, so I’ve used explorer.
With all the game files on hard disc, it’s time to patch the game, so that it works on DVD.
Open up DVDScanlite 3.5 and choose “DVD-R” option if you are using a CD game and “Restore” if you are using a DVD rip (I’ve chosen “DVD-R” of course since my game is a CD game) (LOOK AT DIAGRAM 1)
and scan the SLES or SLUS file and other files that can be scanned.
In this case, I’ve patched file “SLES_512.18” and file “IOPRP243.IMG” which was in folder “IOP”. (To know what files are candidates to be scanned, please read the previous tutorial or the guide that comes with DVDScanlite 3.5 or just scan them all).
With your CD game or DVD rip patched, it’s time to make the DVD.
Open up ISO buster and look at the LBA values of your image (if you are using an original CD, you can also make a BIN/CUE file with CDRWIN and open that image with ISObuster and see the LBA values).
Open up CDVDGEN and again create a new project and make a new DVD-ROM master disc, and drag all the files from windows explorer into the right pane of CDVDGEN in ascending order of the LBA values you are seeing in ISOBuster. In this case of course you must use the “SYSTEM” file of the game (not the one from CDloader). Lastly you must add a dummy file of at least 600MB that you should create with your dummy file creator and drag it in your compilation also.
I got this compilation
DIAMGRAM 2)Now, click the “VOLUME” button to fill in the details.(DIAGRAM 3)
Again, the Disc Name must match your executable, so I’ve chosen “SLES” and “51218”. The license Area should match the game, so if you have a PAL game, use “Europe”. For an USA game, choose America. The volume can be anything (I’ve chosen “SLES51218” but this should not be necessary).
Press the (DIAMGRAM 4)
button and follow the previous tutorial from that point. If CDVDGEN gives you an error that the image is too small (not enough sectors), you should remove the dummy file and add one that’s a little bit bigger. Try adding a dummy file that’s 50MB bigger. If not enough, another 50MB bigger etc. until CDVDGEN accepts it.
Make the image, burn it and then pop it in your PS2 and hope for the best!
DIAGRAMS
= END ADDITION =
========================================================================
Known problems
========================================================================
• Not all games will work!!
• DVD Scanlite will not patch all DVD rips and CD games correctly. Just try and see.
Especially games where an intro or patch or PAL/NTSC selector was added might not patch correctly.
• Some games have all kinds of LBA checks that prevent you from putting more games on one
disc, so that some games won’t work. Not only the order in which files are on the disc, but
also on what LBA “position”.
• There seems to be a limit of 30 files (folders not included) that can be in your root. If you have
more than 30 files, this compilation won’t work, so avoid this. People are working on this to
maybe crack the 30 files limit.
• Some games share the same folders. Files from separate games can me merged into the same
folder, but there is no guarantee it will work correctly. If the same file names are shared, you
can rename the file in something else that has the exact same file name length and then scan
each file with an HEX editor and replace it with this new name. For example, if the file
“SCREEN.IRX” is shared in both games, say game “A” and “B”, then you can rename the file
of game “B” to “SCRENN.IRX” (keep the same number of characters) and then scan every
file of game “B” for the string SCREEN.IRX and replace it with SCRENN.IRX everywhere
you find it. The same can be done with folders. No guarantee that this will always work
though. Best way is to just avoid this, by putting games on one disc that do not share
anything. People have reported this as working (sometimes). I haven’t tested this personally,
so give it a try!
========================================================================
Tests
========================================================================
The following games I have tested with success and are working on a DVD:
• Auto_Modellista_USA_PS2-CSiSO (DVD rip)
• Clock_Tower_3_USA_PS2-MIRACLE (DVD rip)
• Paris.Dakar.Rally.2.DVDRIP.PAL.PS2-ConFuSiON (DVD rip)
• Mortal_Kombat_Deadly_Alliance_USA_PS2-MiRACLE (DVD rip)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (CD game)
