about multi game dvd-r's

[dcsurfer]

 
well, yesterday i started a post about games that dont work on multi game dvd-r, as it turns out all games will work on multi game dvd-r (atleast so far). even games that gave me a damaged disk error now work. how you ask? well i am glad you asked... i did some searching on the board and was reading about "beta patching". now just an FYI here... i use a homebrew 2.4 which isint beta. however, i figured what the hey and tried some beta patching... low and behold it works on every game so far... i even put 4 games that refused to work (from various attempts/compilations) on the same disk and every one of them worked like a charm. now there was an exception to the standard beta patch procedure. moto gp riot release... offset 214 was different it was like 0702 or some such... also just next to that was ffff ffff. i changed 214 to ffff ff00 and the ffff ffff to ffff ff00. now even that game works .


now for burning, i have been using calg's method with prassi and it works every time. however i have noticed alot of laser activity... and i mean alot, as well as longer loading times. i am going to try and compile an iso and compare loading times and listem for heavy laser activity.... hopefully this will help with both or either issue. i dont know if the udf format is just taking a toll on the laser or what, but i dont wanna be stuck with a burnt out laser.

[Cal_G_UK]

Nice post mate, very interesting. The problem with burning with Prassi is that i believe it puts things in alphabetical order which for games isnt exactly great as everything goes out of place and it takes the laser ages to find some things.

DOA 3 for example took ages to load when burned onto a multi cos an .iso was not created before hand, the guide is more suited to projects that dont contain that many files, am yet to find something better though. Xiso is total crap, still on the lookout for a good .iso creating tool, maybee update the guide then or totally change it.

The guide still works well for the media player e.t.c. though so its of some help.

Peace

Cal_G

[dcsurfer]

thats what i was thinking myself cal_g ,alphebitical order. i have just gotten my hands on a copy of xboxisotools v1.1. i am gonna give that a try, if that dont work i suppose i'll have to "buy" an xdk and try gdfimage... i will have results on the xboxisotools v1.1 tomorrow. i'll post em here... good, bad or ugly.

on a side note i think nero has some type of file ordering in there somewhere... i just dont use nero that much.

[Jaymus]

Sweet, nice info guys. Same situation here, always wondered about the multigame, and why some games wouldn't work.

Also, still waiting to find a good ISO maker that works. XISO images I make myself never burns correctly.

dcsurfer, I added your section to the FAQ under merdoff's Beta patching, since I guess using Beta patching will make it so that the game can be used on any compliation where it wouldn't before.

[dcsurfer]

well, i cant testify about xboxisotools v1.1 my cpu froze up. so i bought an xdk, and gdfimage works quite nicely. also alot less work for my xbox laser now .

[Cal_G_UK]

Lo mate, there any guides anywere on how to build an .iso with the xdk because, how strange is this, i also bought one, it took my life savings to get it but am happy now

Any info much appreciated.

Thanks

Cal_G