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hursty

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5. June 2005 @ 09:38

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follow this guide when extracting images and rebuilding them

certain games have large TOC'S which must be rebuilt to remove/replace dummy files
however,when doing this,there are occasions when the "2gb" per file cannot be handled by nero,and there are dummy bins that need replacing

we can do this

app required

isobuster http://www.smart-projects.net/isobuster/

cd/dvd gen http://home.versatel.nl/joeriroels/Download/download.html

IF YOU HAVE ANYONE PROBLEMS WITH THIS APP

check your system32 folder for the autoexec.nt file,it may be missing

go to my comp>windows>repair folder....look for autoexec.nt

copy and paste it into system32 folder,also located in my comp>windows>system32

also make sure you have working ASPI layers installed

and lastly,CD/DVD Gen. is supposed to have 2 error messages pop up after you hit the record button. If you only have one pop up then you are missing a .dll file that you need to install into you system32 folder and system folder in Windows. You can find this file at : http://www.neromediahome.com/us/WNASPI32.DLL.html

gnies iml2iso
dummy file maker

you can get these from www.alucard.cc or ps2nfo.com and if they are not there,get then from the net somewhere

for this i will use SONIC HEROES as an example

step 1

extract the image into a new folder,remembering what order they appeared in,a good tip here is to open the empty folder,and before you start dragging them in,is to squash the folder,so its narrow,this way they will form a list type order.

you will notice there is a dummy bin,it should be 1.53 GB in size.dont put this in the new folder

step 2

we need to replace the bin image with a smaller bin file..

you can try using a text doc if you like,make a new one and press the space bar once,then re-name it as it appears exactly

OR,my preference

open up dummy file.exe and pick location(put the dummy bin in a separate folder,so you dont get mixed up),
where there is a number,i.e "1",thats the size of the dummy bin,in mb's,so leave it as "1"
click build
YOU MUST RENAME THIS NEW DUMMY BIN,AS IT APPEARS IN THE ORIGINAL GAME
in this case for sonic heroes..._DUMMY_.BIN

you should now have 1 folder full of the game filesless the dummy bin,and another folder containing the dummy bin image you made.

step 3

open cd/dvd gen

click create new project
thenDVD-ROM master disc

then click volume
where it says disc name,you need to enter the disc id from the list of files you have stored away,
for sonic heroes,the copy i have is SLUS_207.18
so enter that there,
where it says producer name.enter what you like.i.e hursty,and the license area europe,it doesnt matter

then click DIRECTORY
then open the folder which contains the game files/images etc,(get the cd/dvd gen and the folder open on the same screen,its easier)

now drag the folders,files,images over into cd/dvd gen one by one,remembering the order that they appeared in iso buster very important

dont forget the DUMMY BIN,you need to slot this in,exactly where it was,(in isobuster),in this case it was second from bottom

step 4

click REC

a new window should appear,...enter a file name,(i.e hursty),then click save
you may get some error messages pop up,but dont worry,click through them
then you should get another window pop up,with some more options

click on FILE...>..EXPORT IMAGE..
the window from before should pop up,this is where the IML FILE is going to go
so just click save again
then the IMAGE CREATING symbol should start to flash,and we are good to go,leave it alone to do its job

this is creating an iml file which we now have to convert to iso format,

step 5

you should now have a folder which contains a few files,which may look like this,001,002

gnies iml2iso is next

open the app,and on the right hand side,there is a little box,with 3 dots in it,click this,and source the folder which contains the iml files,i.e hursty.iml,select it,then.....

click start

hopefully the progress bar will start to move,and we are on the last hurdle.

the iso will be located in the folder,where the iml files are

step 6

burn it with your favorite burning app

the new TOC for this game is approx 3 gb's.(sonic heroes)

this should now boot without having to do a TOC refresh :)

if this guide has been posted before,or you have another way of doing this,pls do not critisize,as i have not seen it,and have spent time writing this out

regards to those who made the app' needed for this

regards hursty

FANTASTIC FOUR

OPEM IMAGE IN ISOBUSTER,AND DRAG THE FILES/FOLDERS INTO A NEW FOLDER

OPEN CD/DVD GENERATOR,and click as instructed below

THEN CLICK VOLUME,AND ENTER INFORMATION AS INSTRUCTED

THEN DRAG ALL THE FOLDERS INTO CD/DVD GEN AS INSTRUCTED BELOW

THEN CLICK RECORD

YOU WILL GET 2 ERRORS,JUST CLICK PAST THEM

THEN THIS WINDOW WILL APPEAR,FOLLOW AS INSTRUCTED

CHOOSE A FOLDER WHERE TO SAVE THE IML FILES

THEN OPEN GNIE'S IML2DVD

CLICK THE SMALL BOX ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE(the one with the 3 dots in it

THE ISO WILL BE CREATED,AND IT WILL TAKE A FEW MINUTES,
THE ISO WILL BE STORED IN THE SAME FOLDER WHERE THE IML FILES ARE STORED

THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BURN THE NEWLY DOWNSIZED ISO ONTO A DVD DISK


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