HELP! How to burn a downloaded PSX game with .mdf and .mds files

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Jinian

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20. May 2006 @ 11:34

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I'm having trouble burning a PSX game i downloaded. The file pretty much contains a .mdf which is the big file and a .mds, a very small file. Also just like to say that my playstation does run copied games.

I've seen the contents of the .mdf file using isobuster, and i used the .mds in Alcohol 120% to burn it into a cd-r. Although it was a successful burn the game did not work in my Playstation. It doesn't even start.

To help clarify my problem, i've noticed that the PSX game i burned have different layed out contents inside the disc then an ordinary PSX game that works. An ordinary PSX game's contents are more featured out like this:

DATA- folder
FMV- folder
PIX- folder
PIXUS- folder
SLUS_004.37
SYSTEM

The downloaded game's .mdf contents are more like this:

FMV0.FMV
FMV1.FMV

- the list of .FMV files goes on

GAMEWAD
ITALIAN
SCRIPT
SLES_022.41
SYSTEM
XA1.XA
XA10.XA
XA11.XA

- the list of .XA files goes on

Anyone get this noticeable difference. In a downloaded game there are no folders breaking the files up, am i supposed to use a program that automatically lays out the .mdf contents into a correct format. I was expecting an .iso or .bin file from the download, but instead i get .mdf and .mds files instead. Which Alcohol 120% seems to do a good job of burning into disc but not in a playable format recognized by my playstation.

Anyone knows how to burn these files correctly?

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dan168

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20. May 2006 @ 11:57

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You should be able to just burn the files using Alcohol 120%. What game is it, and is your playstation modified?

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Forum rules: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
Burning/ripping CD/DVD games: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/353503
Copying game saves from PC to PS2 using uLaunchELF: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/366481
Playing games from HDD using HDLoader: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/369291

Jinian

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20. May 2006 @ 22:38

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I did use Alcohol 120% to burn the .mdf file. However, it doesn't work, and i am not surprised because the contents in the cd is of different presentation and format as the contents of a working PSX disc.

My playstation is modded and it is not at all to be blamed for it not running this burned disc.

The game is Tomb Raider Last Revelation for the PSX, i downloaded it off a torrent.

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