SelfBoot DATA/DATA PACK!

[-FamilyGuy-]

Je release ici en primeur mon selfboot pack pour le 45000LBA, lisez comme il faut le README.TXT et le commentaire au début et à la fin du BAT file pour comprendre comment utiliser le pack !

 

-=Self-BootDATA=-.rar

 

En passant c'est toujours mieux de partir d'un gdi ou de fichiers 100% originaux (non-hackés) avec ce pack.

 

Voici le README:

Self-BooTDATA Pack by Familyguy			(v1.1)


This pack is meant to easily selfboot a games in 45000LBA data/data mode.
It doesn't support CDDA tracks, but if you don't mind playing with no sound it'll work.
WinCE games should works, but it's untested.


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USE:

1) Run Image2Data.bat and follow the instructions, it'll extract the data in your image files into
  the data folder, and put the ip.bin in the root folder of the pack.
  TIP: The starting LBA of the last data track can be found in the GDI file or by running gdinfo_FG
       on the ip.bin (or track03.iso) of the game. gdinfo_FG.exe is in the Utilities folder.
2) Downsample the content to fit a cd if needed
3) COPY about 65MB of data to the data1 folder (only if the games fits tight)
4) Apply any non-lba based hack the game requires (game-specific copy protection)
  Go to the Ripping Database to find if your game is protected: http://www.bucanero.com.ar/dreamcast/ripdb/?
5) Run SELFBOOT.bat
6) Burn with alcohol or Nero, old nero versions seem not to support the tweaks used
7) PLAY !

* You can add a 0.0 file to the data folder as a dummy, it won't apear in the filesystem.
** You can add a sorttxt.txt file to the root directory of the pack to sort your backup.
*** You can add a logo.png to the root directory of the pack to add it to the boot screen.

Note:	The BOOT.BIN specified in the ip.bin must be in the DATA folder, for binhacking purpose.
Duplicated files will be burnt once!


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To help you downsample and mess with files, some utilities were included in the Utilities Folder

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ADX(folder):  Downsampling tools for ADX files
             Use: Read ADX\ADXLoopCalculator.txt for info on how to downsample and loop adx files
	   A batch file to downsample wav files in 22050Hz as been included.

bin2iso:      Convert a bin file to a iso file, to use with extract.exe
             Use: bin2iso <binfile.bin> <ouput_isofile.iso>

DUMMY:        Create a file of any lenght, to create a 0.0
             Use: Dummy <FILENAME> <size_in_bytes>

extract:      Extract the content of a iso.
             Use: extract <Iso_with_TOC> <Iso_with_files> <Iso_with_files_physical_start sector>
                  Exemple for a 5 track DC game: extract track03.iso track05.iso <track05_physical_start_sector>
           Exemple for a 3 track DC game: extract track03.iso
      REM: The physical start sector is the LBA of the track+150  (ex: track03.iso physical start sector is 45150)
	   The disc TOC can be found in its gdi file, or by analysing its ip.bin with gdinfo_fg.exe

IP.BINHACK:   Hack a ip.bin to 45000LBA without modifying the BOOT.BIN, used for 45000LBA data/data backup
             Use: Run with a ip.bin in the same folder, the hacked ip.bin will be named ip.hak, the BOOT.bin 
                  specified in the ip.bin must be in the DATA folder, it won't be modified.
             REM: AUTO.BINHACK in the root folder of the pack is the same, but with no "pause", for automated purpose.

Makesort:     Convert a isobuster filelist.txt (relative path) to a sorttxt.txt (with 0.0) usable with mkisofs
             Use: Run and follow the directions

gdinfo_FG:    Gather informations from the ip.bin and outputs it in a "game info.txt" file
             Use: Run with a ip.bin in the same folder, OR Drag and Drop a file to it (ex: track03.iso)
	   It can also retreive the disc TOC from the ip.bin

ISOFIX1.3:    Can create a fixed.iso file with a readable filesystem from track03.bin or <track03.bin+dummy+LastDataTrack.bin>
             To use with isobuster to create a filelist.txt (relative path)
             USE: Run, follow the directions (track03.bin start sector is 45000).


AFS(folder):  Contain tools to mess with AFS files

AFSCompactor: Compact AFS files by removing unused data. Save about 0.5MB per AFS, losslessly. 
                     USE: Run, follow the directions, the 1 option doesn't work, choose 2048.
                     TIP: It's suggested to select the pack folder, check "process folder recursively" and choose 2048.

AFSUTILS:     Can extract and create AFS files.

IDXCREATOR    Can create a IDX file that matches a modified AFS.


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I hope you'll find them useful

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THANKS:

Thanks to Xzyx987X for the nrgheader technique, ECHELON for the BINHACK program, M$ for bat files,
Neoblast and Indiket for the FILL program, Indiket for the NRGHEADER program, DarkFalz for the 
ADX/Sort/AFS Tools I included in the pack, JJ1ODM for the bin2iso program and Manic for his AFS Tools.

I hope you'll like this little pack, I spent a lot of time on it, trust me.

FamilyGuy 2008

 

Donnez-m'en des nouvelles! À noter que les jeux WinCE ne devraient pas fonctionner avec ce pack.

 

FG