Hey guys I am only new here not really that proficient with computers but after reading every word of the threads I decided to back up my original copy, never played Super Smash Bros Brawl. My Wii is an early model with latest Wii key installed and version 3.33 software. SO to me while it looked complicated I also thought it was a pretty straight forward process. I have a nearly new dual core PC with a LG GSA-H55N burner and an LG 8163B DVD ROM.
SO I took my pristine disc Australian Pal version and loaded it into the LG 8163. I had already downloaded the following programs
So I started by following the instructions as set out in the thread (first page by sld87 ...thanks man...I made a few mistakes trying to get the cd\ to change but it worked.
Frii dump started and took exactly 9 hrs and 1 minute a long time if ur waiting but not so long if you went to the beach to watch whales on a sunny winter afternoon in Sydney.
The image file was in the Frii Dump folder called SSBB and was 7.89gb or 8,283,968 KB
I thne openend image burn 2.4.1 and left all the settings as default except speed. I set the speed to 2.4 exactly like have been suggested throughout the threads. I used a TDK DVD + R Dual Layer 2.4 Speed 8.5 gb disk.
I jammed it all in as normal into the LG GSA-H55N burner and fired it up. It buffered at full capacity for about 38 minutes with approximately another 10 minutes to verify.....i am not even sure if the verify needs to be on as I burn movies without it?. maybe someone who knows more than me....lol that wouldnt be hard.
Went downstairs at 10 30 pm the kids were playing the original game so i got them to pause save and try the backed up copy, they started playing form where they left off with the backed up copy, you would not notice any difference.
Absolute perfect copy.
A couple of things I have learned.....alwyas follow the instructions to the letter.
And I burned a couple of other games using Rawdump and Image Burn, Mario Cart and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics they too work perfectly but wait for it, I decided to go one step further and put labels on the discs, like full round labels, they were perfectly fitted but the Wii rejected the discs didnt even want to load them so I had to remove the labels and now they work fine.
I would hate to think anyone went to all this trouble and thought they had a corrupt disc when its only the label causing the problem.
Anyways I'm off to burn some more of our original games and then lock the originals away in the safe..
The Wii drive apparently doesn't like the extra thickness from the label. I found this out early on and started using hub printable DVDs and have had no problems since.
