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HOW to backup WII GAMES.(guide)
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qwik3r2
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16. April 2007 @ 07:45 |
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Originally posted by discoboy:
I have read all 23 pages of this thread and I am a little wary of getting told off for asking a question that has already been answered. That is the problem with long threads. Anyway here goes ... I have successfully backup up one of my games and the backup plays perfectly. Another game backup, however, does not play at all. Any ideas anyone? I have used the same software and procedure in both cases. I read in another thread that someone downloaded an iso that failed to be read by the Wii but I don't see that as too similar to my problem.
Since your problem is related to ripping wii games then a problem with a downloaded iso (unless that is what you have) really need not apply here.
It could be anything, this isn't a gauranteed science, I have read that plenty of games refuse to work regardless of the rip or region code etc. It depends on your mod chip, media type, burn speed, programs running while burning etc etc. Some stuff just doesn't work. If one HAS worked then I would assume it would be the latter. Try ripping it again, maybe in safe mode, try another type of media like verbatim or something, if it doesn't work then guess you can't rip that game. BTW what game is it.
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flavioo
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16. April 2007 @ 07:58 |
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Originally posted by tivaclare:
Maybe someone can help me with this.
I want to start making back-up games, but I only have a laptop (no desktop) is there any other drive I can use? Or is there a way to mod the LG to use as external?
Sorry if it seems dense. I'm 100% new to this.
i never did this but theres no reason it shouldnt work get a external dvd drive case and put the lg drive inside..im no computer genius but you get the basic idea...
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qwik3r2
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16. April 2007 @ 08:21 |
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Originally posted by tivaclare:
Maybe someone can help me with this.
I want to start making back-up games, but I only have a laptop (no desktop) is there any other drive I can use? Or is there a way to mod the LG to use as external?
Sorry if it seems dense. I'm 100% new to this.
This has been covered in this thread already. You have to get an external enclosure and use it like a USB drive. Search through the pages for further clarificaiton.
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qwerty323
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16. April 2007 @ 12:40 |
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anyone get this to work in linux?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. April 2007 @ 17:32
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N0_0ne
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16. April 2007 @ 15:17 |
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Hi, I orderd this lg drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?s...G%20Electronics
and I have downloaded rawdump and the frameware 2.0 downloaded and installed, I try to copy a wii game and I get this message
"Unhandled exceptionhas occurred in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. I f you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Arithmetic operation resuled in an overflow."
btw I using a copied wii disc , is it that I need the actual purchased copy to do this , if so how do I copy a copied disc?
thanks
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lramos85
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16. April 2007 @ 15:27 |
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Originally posted by qwerty323:
anyone get this to work in linux?
Meaning running rawdump on Wine or Crossover? or as in a native linux program? or just the burning part?
I'll be testing running rawdump on Wine/Crossover and will post something back. I have not heard of a native Linux program yet. Maybe this is something to try, is rawdump opensource?
edit: It works fine using Windows XP on a VMWare inside of Linux (Gentoo), I can do everything except burn the iso's for some reason. I am required to copy then and burn them from native Linux or native Windows.
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qwerty323
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16. April 2007 @ 15:32 |
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Quote:
Originally posted by qwerty323:
anyone get this to work in linux?
Meaning running rawdump on Wine or Crossover? or as in a native linux program? or just the burning part?
I'll be testing running rawdump on Wine/Crossover and will post something back. I have not heard of a native Linux program yet. Maybe this is something to try, is rawdump opensource?
edit: It works fine using Windows XP on a VMWare inside of Linux (Gentoo), I can do everything except burn the iso's for some reason. I am required to copy then and burn them from native Linux or native Windows.
i meant a native program but running it under wine would be just as good.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 27. April 2007 @ 14:51
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DStefani
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17. April 2007 @ 07:52 |
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To use it on Linux, why don't you just run WINE (it's an little program which will run Windows applications). But chances are they aren't ever going to make a RAWDUMP for Linux because way more people have Windows.
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lramos85
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17. April 2007 @ 08:11 |
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Originally posted by DStefani:
To use it on Linux, why don't you just run WINE (it's an little program which will run Windows applications). But chances are they aren't ever going to make a RAWDUMP for Linux because way more people have Windows.
Thats what we've been talking about DStefani...however I was not successful in running Rawdump 2.0 under Wine, maybe other people might though. Every Linux is different and so it depends. I was able to install everything from the .net framework, but was not able to run Rawdump correctly. Good Luck.
Works well on VMWARE though.
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N0_0ne
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17. April 2007 @ 10:07 |
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someone please help me with this, Im pretty sure I have the right drive yet it doesnt work , I orderd this lg drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?s...G%20Electronics
and I have downloaded rawdump and the frameware 2.0 downloaded and installed, I try to copy a wii game and I get this message
"Unhandled exceptionhas occurred in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. I f you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Arithmetic operation resuled in an overflow."
btw I using a copied wii disc , is it that I need the actual purchased copy to do this , if so how do I copy a copied disc?
thanks
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dorian614
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17. April 2007 @ 10:08 |
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I am running into a problem ripping Gamecube games. I am able to rip Wii games just fine using the LG drive and Rawdump 2.0. I put in the original Spiderman movie game for the Cube to try and rip.. it works just fine until there's about a minute to go in the rip process. The image file got to 1.33GB in size... Then it just hangs there and doesn't do anything anymore..
So I tried other cube games I have with the same issue.
I have used this drive to rip Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii, along with Red Steel, so I know it works..... What am I doing wrong as far as Cube games go??
I'm using Windows XP Media Center edition...
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qwerty323
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17. April 2007 @ 11:46 |
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i have been meaning to install VMWARE so i can run any windows program and not have to worry whether or not wine will run the program
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Daddyb07
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17. April 2007 @ 19:47 |
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Originally posted by N0_0ne:
someone please help me with this, Im pretty sure I have the right drive yet it doesnt work , I orderd this lg drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?s...G%20Electronics
and I have downloaded rawdump and the frameware 2.0 downloaded and installed, I try to copy a wii game and I get this message
"Unhandled exceptionhas occurred in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. I f you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Arithmetic operation resuled in an overflow."
btw I using a copied wii disc , is it that I need the actual purchased copy to do this , if so how do I copy a copied disc?
thanks
Hey the reason no_one is answering you?
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qwik3r2
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18. April 2007 @ 07:56 |
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Originally posted by N0_0ne:
someone please help me with this, Im pretty sure I have the right drive yet it doesnt work , I orderd this lg drive http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?s...G%20Electronics
and I have downloaded rawdump and the frameware 2.0 downloaded and installed, I try to copy a wii game and I get this message
"Unhandled exceptionhas occurred in your application. If you click continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. I f you click Quit, the application will close immediately. Arithmetic operation resuled in an overflow."
btw I using a copied wii disc , is it that I need the actual purchased copy to do this , if so how do I copy a copied disc?
thanks
You can't dump copied games, read the thread
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andy1974
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18. April 2007 @ 11:09 |
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if you already have the iso for the game do you need to do anyhting to it or do you just burn it?
thanks andy
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rnarco
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18. April 2007 @ 16:05 |
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Has anyone confirmed that this process works fine with Windows Vista? Sorry if this question has already been asked.
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braves95
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18. April 2007 @ 18:37 |
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rnarco can you READ!!!!!!
13th page 1/2 way down let me show you again as you can't use the search button on the page. People need to read plain and simple. This has been a waste of time on this thread. If you read and use the search feature you wouldn't be asking these questions. Everyone asks the same thing over and over again. And if you say no yopu aren't reading. There should be more time doing other things than answering the same thing over and over.
I have went through all these pages for this thread. And what i have come up with is that we could shorten this to 2 pages at best.
1 you need the LG forget about asking abouth others.
2 You need a modchip.
3 I burned mine with imgburn 2.3.2.0. Props to the maker
4 At the first post it stated it can only work on the Wii if it matched a certin # but twice ( Farcry and Sonic) Comes up with htis number 4,589,824kb and seems to work fine.
5 I am working with Vista Ultimate Edition.
6 When i use Rawdump(Props do here as well) It gives me errors at first but i resart the program and it works fine then.
7 I am using FUJI Film DVD-R
8 I am using Plextor Usb Burner at 4x and seems fine.
9 Also using the Wiikey
So please keep the silly questions down and the answers up . Also there is a cool thing called the Fu**in SEARCH BUTTON.
Well there is my 2 cents worth.
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macjeff
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18. April 2007 @ 19:06 |
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Anyone have success backing up Wii games on a mac?
If so how?
Jeff
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braves95
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18. April 2007 @ 19:07 |
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Now you see that was a good question and not asked once on this thread.
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PhoenixGB
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19. April 2007 @ 09:49 |
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Hi All
Good thread apart from repeated questions ad infinitum...
Just a couple of points
The LG drive is available from www.cclonline.com (based nr Bradford, West Yorks), good guys, i have been buying from them for about 8 or 9 years.
Also if u want iso images of wii games check out...
www.phoenix.easynews.com
loads of them on there. So far all worked ok (apart from a few corrupt rar's which SmartPar fixed no prob!)and only about £4.50 a month for 20Gb worth (30GB if u use NNTP rather than HTTP)
Wish my spare PC would dump in 2.5 hrs! Still doesnt matter when its just sat there doing nothing else!
Cheers
I'm a Wii Free Man...
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TheCrowe
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19. April 2007 @ 13:11 |
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Does anybody know if there is a way to backup multiple gamecube games on one DVD-R? I have a Wiikey installed, backed up Wii games work find. If possible, I'd like to put multiple gc games on one DVD-R to save discs. Is this possible with a Wiikey?
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ltkerr0r
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19. April 2007 @ 16:27 |
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braves95
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19. April 2007 @ 20:09 |
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In the first post the number to look for when you know that you have a good dump is tricky. The reason as follows.
1.) If you look at what was dumped in the rawdump dir.it has 4,589,824kb as i found out was a good dump after dumping it 3 times.
2.) Now if you don't look at the rawdump dir. but if you use imgburn when you burn it it has 4,699,776kb in there.
So either way you have a good dump depending where you look. Hopes this helps someone.
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DStefani
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20. April 2007 @ 08:45 |
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No, you cannot put multiple discs on one DVD-R because each of those discs are labeled (with a number or something else) and whenever the game needs a certain file it is directed to the 2nd, 3rd, etc. disc and it knows which one is inside by it's label. One disc can only have one label, so when it needs a certain file it will want disc 2 (of course since your disc label is 1 it will think it is only disc 1 and none other). So you have to make multiply discs, not a single.
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20. April 2007 @ 19:05 |
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Would making gamecube backups using this method work on a modded gamecube ? or is it just for the wii ?
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