TUTORIAL: How to play backups w/o mod chip, only Max Drive Pro Memcard

hmmm... so how am i suppose to transfer it... i would have both cards plugged into the gamecube and then transfer them over via what? Is there a forum or something i can go to... i thought running it straight from the max drive pro was the smart way to do / only way to do it... thanks!

 

you transfer the files from pc to the MDP then put in the GC left slot run dvd then after importing all the files(dvd to card ) restart GC plug non MDP mem card into right slot turn gc on with nothing in it...look where it says mem card choose that then copy the gcos1.5 file from left slot(MDP) to right slot(non MDP card)then after that is done take out your MDP and use other card you just copied gcos 1.5 to....

 

ok, so since i have gcos on mdp already... all i have to do is transfer it over to the other card? whats all this about transfering stuff from dvd?

 

when you first put the MDP in and start the mini disk(gamecube disk) that comes with it it imports file from the dvd to the MDP if you dont MDP will get card not recoginized...after you do that just transfer the gcos to other card thats it

 

sweetness! so thats also why my game saves haven't worked!!! i feel smart once again! lol, off to wal-mart to get a card!

 

Does the age of the gamecube have any effect on the results, I got mine the year it came out.

 

I don't know if it was already posted. Can you load backups using the pso-bba and loading the dol files instead of using the max drive pro??

 

ok, i got the mem card... did the whole transfer thing... then tried to load the games via gcos on the new mem card... nothing!! same exact errors... the game starts... and then it stops on me! gets to the opening screen and says error... what to do!!!

 

OK! Got all of the stuff eventually (mini dvd-rs, gamebit screwdriver, replacement case, max drive pro etc) and successfully loading backups. However, the following info might help people:

I have 3 gamecubes in the house at the moment (No, I'm not mad, it's just a big household). A purple one from over 3 years ago, and 2 black ones from just over a year ago (all brand new at the time).

The purple (older) one will boot full size dvd-r no probs with a replacement case, but will not boot up any Ridisc mini dvd-rs I've tried (media not recognised error). However, the black cubes (newer) will boot up the mini dvdr-s no problem!

Also, probably because of gamecube model differences, when I boot the games from GCOS on the black machines, it comes up with a screen asking me to choose video mode, but on the purple cube it just goes straight into the game. I know there are setting inside GCOS to do this ('force always ask' etc) but it saves them in SRAM as far as I know and not on the MDP card so it's not my doing as far as I can tell).

I haven't done any pot adjustments. It'd be worth someone getting a newer cube if they're having severe difficulty recognising dvd-r media. They're pretty cheap now.

 

like when im doing this, it reads my gamedisc.. it ask me to choose x/y/a to run the program... and i press a to auto pick while in gcos... but then it starts the game and like the nintendo thing might pop up, but after 5 secs of running, it screws up! help!! i added gcos to my new memory card!

 

Poll:

How long did it take to get your max pro in the mail from the day you ordered it?

 

a week... but anything to my question right above... im so close to getting it to work!! i see the screen come up... and then it doesn;t work... what else is there to do!!

 

Hi there,

The card seems to work but I can't get the "Cube" right panel of the PC software to update... I can't drag/drop into it

I prepared the MDP with the minidisc provided in the package, what can be a solution to make it work ?

Cheers


[bold]Update : I found a workaround[/bold], just download the latest version of the software
Here's the link http://uk.codejunkies.com/support_a...&cr=GBP&cs=%A3&r=1&l=1&p=7&i=16&g=2&ProdId=10

 

So the older they are the less likely the mini disks will work? how old is your (forget the name of topic owner)

 

mines brand new!!! and it sill just runs about 3 seconds worth of the game and then stops playing... what to do! help! anything i will try!

 

What does the black screen signify?

After I pick to boot my Mini DVD with GCos 1.5, the dvd spins up and then i get the black screen forever. I have adjusted the POT to every value inbetween 150-600. If I go too low or too high I get the DRE.

These same Mini DVDs work perfectly in a friends GC with the same GCos 1.5 method.

 

what dvd brand are you guys using?

 

my gamecube is about 3 years old

most people use ritekg04 minidvd-r for best results

playajcc: go the site I posted on the first post of this thread which deals with DRE's and try those methods.

 

yeah, i tried umm all... but to no avail... it sux because i use to get just error screens... then it gave me hope by showing the begining of the game.. basically saying... i can work, but u need something else... grrrr!!!

 

what other bios can be used besides gcos for me... im using max drive pro... if i had another bios... maybe for some reason it would work?