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TUTORIAL: How to play backups w/o mod chip, only Max Drive Pro Memcard
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Bakuryu42
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14. March 2006 @ 16:23 |
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Does the age of the gamecube have any effect on the results, I got mine the year it came out.
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brian007
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14. March 2006 @ 16:33 |
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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??
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playajcc
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14. March 2006 @ 22:24 |
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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!!!
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komakino2
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15. March 2006 @ 03:20 |
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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.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 15. March 2006 @ 06:37
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playajcc
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15. March 2006 @ 06:59 |
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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!
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Nelson419
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15. March 2006 @ 21:17 |
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Poll:
How long did it take to get your max pro in the mail from the day you ordered it?
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playajcc
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15. March 2006 @ 21:20 |
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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!!
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vkng
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16. March 2006 @ 09:55 |
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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 :)
Update : I found a workaround, just download the latest version of the software :P
Here's the link http://uk.codejunkies.com/support_article_detail.asp?c=GB&cr=GBP&...
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. March 2006 @ 04:33
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Bakuryu42
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16. March 2006 @ 12:46 |
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So the older they are the less likely the mini disks will work? how old is your (forget the name of topic owner)
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playajcc
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16. March 2006 @ 13:44 |
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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!
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pcm2a
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17. March 2006 @ 05:46 |
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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.
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ninjapath
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17. March 2006 @ 19:50 |
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what dvd brand are you guys using?
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18. March 2006 @ 10:41 |
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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.
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playajcc
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18. March 2006 @ 11:03 |
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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!!!
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playajcc
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18. March 2006 @ 11:07 |
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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?
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Bakuryu42
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20. March 2006 @ 14:22 |
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brucedlx: How old is your gamecube?
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20. March 2006 @ 16:39 |
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if u look a mere 3 posts up you will see that I said it is about 3 years old
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playajcc
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20. March 2006 @ 17:35 |
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any other bios for max drive pro besides gcos 1.5??? i think thats my only choice... just dunno what to use!
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20. March 2006 @ 17:40 |
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It's possible but not supported by this tutorial (Cuz I've never used anything but myself :P)
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NJJackals
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20. March 2006 @ 17:52 |
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Any bios you can find in .dol format should work. I have not tried any others since GCOS works like a charm for me but I have read that NinjaShell, GCOM, Ananconda, and others should work as well. Chack out the download section at tehskeen.com.
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blf12
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21. March 2006 @ 07:28 |
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hi, can someone send me the GcoS and the Wiped GCM Fixer, the sites that are on the page are not longer working, thanks
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playajcc
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21. March 2006 @ 11:17 |
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i thought ninjashell and all those you could only use if u had a specific mod chip... im only using MDP... are you sure?
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Bakuryu42
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21. March 2006 @ 13:12 |
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brucedlx: Is that about when it first came out? 3 years ago?
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21. March 2006 @ 17:02 |
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who knows? use google for such a question dude!_!
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NJJackals
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21. March 2006 @ 17:37 |
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i thought ninjashell and all those you could only use if u had a specific mod chip... im only using MDP... are you sure?
No, I'm not sure. As I said above, MDP with GCOS works great for me. When doing research on playing backups I ran across evidence of using other BIOS files with MDP as long as there are in .dol format. Why don't you just try it. As I said, MDP with GCOS works fine for me. I have no plans to test others for you. Let us know how it goes.
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