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bwa files usable for different versions of games?
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lumbjack
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11. September 2003 @ 00:13 |
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hi
im trying to copy my gothic 2 (securom new 4.x). in shoeys great tutorial, he writes to use a downloaded bwa-file if you can get one. well i have one, but i dont know if it is from the english or german version of the game. does this matter? because i have the german version and the site where i got the bwa was in english.
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Praetor
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11. September 2003 @ 04:19 |
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1. It shouldnt matter
2. You can always make your own BWA file
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lumbjack
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11. September 2003 @ 08:25 |
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hmm it now works with with my downloaded bwa. but my bwa made with shoey's guide doesnt work :( i tried several times but when i want to intsall, it aborts. do you know a site where you can get lots of bwas?
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Shoey
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11. September 2003 @ 13:24 |
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lumbjack
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12. September 2003 @ 01:56 |
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ok thanks
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Praetor
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13. September 2003 @ 09:54 |
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Did you try making the BWAs yourself also?
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lumbjack
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14. September 2003 @ 01:45 |
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yes sure i did. i tried twice with gothic 2 but both didnt work. one didnt install and the second aborted installation at its end. so i took the bwa which was included in a blindwrite-profiler. any suggestions why mines didnt work? i did everything as told in the guide.
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Shoey
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14. September 2003 @ 04:30 |
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Use the CloneCD\TwinPeak Tool method and be sure that you saved your bwa files you created with your drives. Sure you're gonna waste a few cd-r(w)'s but in the long run it's well worth it because I'm confident you can achieve a working backup m8.
How to backup SecuROM 4.8.3^up using CloneCD\TwinPeak Tool:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/43802
Shoey :)
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lumbjack
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14. September 2003 @ 05:27 |
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ok thanks once again guys. next game with that copyprotection will be a victim of that guide hehe
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lumbjack
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15. September 2003 @ 01:51 |
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can i use cd-rw's for making backups??? i read somethere that there will be a difference between cd-r's and cr-rw's.
yes and about gothic 2. i burned the backup once again to be sure that it works on any computer. well, i tried at my neighbour's and there it isnt working. it just starts the game, black screen and then back to windows. ill try to get it working, gonna see. my question is: is it possible that the backup is works on one pc but not on another one?
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Shoey
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16. September 2003 @ 01:53 |
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is it possible that the backup is works on one pc but not on another one?
A) Yes
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can i use cd-rw's for making backups???
A) Yes
Don't give up m8! If you struggle to get a working backup then install BlindWrite Suite on your friends pc then make a couple of bwa files with his\her drives= save to floppy
Shoey :)
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lumbjack
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16. September 2003 @ 03:00 |
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ok it now works at my neigbour. i just had to install a patch, so my backu-up was working but it seems that his computer had some problems as i saw a tech-helpforum for the game where the same back-to-windows bug was described. ill now try to make my own working bwa.
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lumbjack
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16. September 2003 @ 03:20 |
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ok now this is strange
i started bwa-builder and loaded my own bwa and the downloaded working one to see where the difference is. well there is none (at least not a big one)! so i now wonder why one cd works and the other one doesnt. i read my own bwa with my burner, a SONY CD-RW CRX201E1, which is a 2 sheeper, isnt it? maybe the guy who uploaded his bwa had a better reader?
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Shoey
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17. September 2003 @ 00:40 |
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i read my own bwa with my burner, a SONY CD-RW CRX201E1, which is a 2 sheeper, isnt it?
A) Yes your cd burner is a "2 sheep burner", but has nothing to to (EFM encoding) when backing up SecuROM 4.8.3&up.
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maybe the guy who uploaded his bwa had a better reader?
That's a possibiliy m8, but no guarentee. Did you read at 4x creting your bwa file? Have you tried the CloneCD\TwinPeak Tool method?
Shoey :)
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lumbjack
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17. September 2003 @ 07:27 |
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yes i read and burned at 4x. i havent tried the clonecd method yet, my school just started but ill give i a try sometime. ill keep you up2date.
thx
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lumbjack
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23. September 2003 @ 08:59 |
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yeah i finally managed to make my own working bwa, games running like original. thank you very much for your help
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