hi if i want to make a backup of a safedisc 2 protected game like mohaa or battlefield1942, i select safedisc 2 profile in alcohol and start reading. after 2 seconds, it says reading error xxxx and doesnt stop with reading errors. since im new using alcohol, is that normal? shall i just let i continue reading? i read this:http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/38350 so simply continue reading? and: is it normal that it reads wit x0,4 at the beginning? will it go faster? and for last: isnt it better to use clonecd for safedisc 2? i made perfect copies of mohaa
This is [bold] normal [/bold] when reading Safedisc 2.x cd protection. That's why you have the option to "ignore". Bad sectors of the Safedisc cd protection are found within the first 1-10,500 of the cd or image. I don't read any faster than 20\24x and burn at 8\12x. Hope you have a "2 sheep burner" m8. Yes and no. Depends on your brand name burner. Some Liteys can defeat Safedisc 2.8-2.9 using CloneCD, some can't. It's a "hit& miss"(roms abilty to read pre-gap) using CloneCD. The best way that I know of to test if your "rom" can read "pre-gap" is to use Paddus DiscJuggler and burn the Safedisc 2.8-2.9 protection on a cdrw and play the backup in your [bold] dvd\cd-rom [/bold] If the backup plays then the "rom" you chose to read the image can read "pre-gap", if the backup don't play, the "rom" can't read "pre-gap". Shoey _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Certified Computer Technician http://www.afterdawn.com/general/legal.cfm Mobo: MSI KT4VL-6712 CPU: AthlonXP Barton 2500+ Ram: 512 SD-DDR (PC-2700) nVidia GeForce4 MX440-8x Maxtor ATA\133 80 gig hd DVD-ROM: LiteOn LTD 165H CDRW: Memorex52MAXX 2452[/small]
thx for reply shoey my burner is a sony crx201e or something, i found it in ur list of 2 sheep burners. so i can just let it continue reading? and do u know some kind of lexikon where all those words like rom, efm etc. are explained? coz im really a noob
Keep reading the Safedisc cd protection and ignore the read errors . After doing so use the Safedisc 2 datatype profile and burn RAW DAO at 8x. Your backup "should" play without the aid of emulation. Shoey
