MAMEWorld Forums - News - Re: DU: Zombies and bingo

> This is a WIP but depending on who you ask, there are multiple methods and I think
> mamedev will accept more than 1 dumping method and some of this info extracted is
> only currently used by some groups and not mamedev. Nobody send me tech questions,
> just take it or leave it or ask F1ReB4LL. If you want to send in a dump you can rar
> it all up and up it to a host like mega and send me the link and the credits and I
> can make sure it gets sent out to several mamedevs and people in various preservation
> groups.
>
>
> PC CD Game Dumping - The Full Monty Version 0.0 (alpha)
> info: F1ReB4LL
> editing: Smitdogg
>
> There are multiple ways to dump a PC CD. This is an extensive preservation effort
> format constructed by F1ReB4LL to get all the info you could ever need.
>
> Get a Plextor drive from the following list off eBay or other source:
> IDE Models: PX-760, PX-755, PX-716, PX-714, PX-712, PX-708, PX-704, Premium2,
> Premium, PX-W5224, PX-4824, PX-4012
> SCSI Models: PX-W4220T, PX-32TS/CS, PX-83CS/85CS, PX-63CS/65CS, PX-43CS 43CE
> 43CH/45CS 45CE 45CH, DM-3028/5028, DM-3024/5024, DM-3021/5021, DM-3020/5020
> 708UF is an external version of PX-708, it’s good. SATA models have “A” at the end,
> they are also fine.
>
> https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator/releases
> Dump your disc using the “DiscImageCreator.exe cd X: dump 4 /c2” where X: is the
> letter of your drive. Additionally, you can run it with “DiscImageCreator audio X:
> TOC-PREGAP 4 -5000 -1100” afterwards to preserve the TOC and the -150 to -1 sectors
> (pregap).
>
> TOC+pregap contains the last iteration of TOC extracted from the dump and the whole
> pregap area (MAME may decide to switch to full monty dumps some day). subdump tool:
> http://smitdogg.mameworld.info/du/subdump.7z
> Try to use the plex_d8.cmd command, the other 3 will be useful for dealing with
> protected discs (like, reading with the plextor’s 0xD8 command wipes out SecuROM
> protection sectors, 0xBE should be used for them). Be patient because it reads the
> disc 5 times before producing a final sub.

Sigh. I tried contributing stuff to Redump (I have a friend who helps with console game dumping) but the ridiculous requirements for a Plextor drive just drove me away. I can provide a bit by bit match copy of a dump with my hardware but they refuse to even consider it because it's not a Plextor.