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Liocer
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11. June 2006 @ 11:54 |
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Need help with these files..ive downloaded magiciso and converted the .mdf file to .iso and i think it went perfectlly because the size is the same as the .mdf but now i have this .mds file .. that's my problem right now..so what do i have to do with the .mds file its 4,314 bytes in size
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11. June 2006 @ 12:15 |
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mdf and mds files are just like bin and cue files dont really need convertin, i use alcohol and the image finder on it will find the file and then its ready to burn
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Liocer
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11. June 2006 @ 12:47 |
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so i can just leave it as .mdf & .mds files then burn it and my PS2 will read it ? ok got it but since there is a .mdf file and a .mds ..what do i do with the extra .mds? its 2 seperate files
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11. June 2006 @ 12:52 |
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yeah dont worry one of them either the mdf or the mds cant remember which one is just a cue file and that will tell ur program what to burn, also do u have a modchip or swap magic or it aint gonna play
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11. June 2006 @ 17:23 |
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12. June 2006 @ 05:56 |
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hi, i'm new here and i'm having trouble trying to make a ps2 game work. i've read most of the psotings on burning .mdf and .mds files and i have a game that i ahve finished downloading and it contains a mdf file (about 800 mb) and a mds file (about 80 kb) and i burned the mds file using Alcohol 120% onto a dvd and popped the dvd into my ps2 and it didin't play please help me sorry if this posting is too long
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12. June 2006 @ 06:04 |
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btw the game is a torrent file that i have finsihed downloading and it it Virtua Tennis 2. I burnt the mds file onto a DVD+R using Alcohol 120% and my ps2 still can't play it any help at all will be appreciated thank you
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12. June 2006 @ 06:19 |
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do u have a modchip or swap magic too boot the game, also whats the exact size i thought that was a cd game an not dvd
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12. June 2006 @ 06:32 |
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yeah i have a mod chip, and virtua tennis i tihnk is a cd agme but the file was over 800mb so i used a dvd+r
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12. June 2006 @ 06:37 |
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how do i burn the mdf and mds files onto dvd so that my ps2 can play them
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12. June 2006 @ 06:39 |
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bit of advice dont keep replyin use the edit button until sum1 asn ur question, did alcohol giv u the choice of burnin it too cd, giv it a go
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12. June 2006 @ 06:42 |
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ok let me try but will it fit onto a cd because the file mdf files is over 800mb and the standard cd-r's can only hold upto 700mb
ok i tried it, alcohol didn't give me any option on what disks i wanted to use
and btw the files are mdf(over 800mb) and mds (about 80kb)
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12. June 2006 @ 06:46 |
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not sure what to suggest as i aint got the game, wait for a bit and sum1 who has it might be able to help more
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12. June 2006 @ 06:46 |
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oh ok. one more thing do u know how mounting images work? I've read somewhere that i should mount the images and then copy the drive but i don't know how to copy the drives and other people told me u can mount the mdf and mds files as iso. how does that work??
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12. June 2006 @ 10:33 |
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You need to get some 800mb CD to burn this, you shouldn't need to mount the image before you burn it - just burn it using the "Image Burning Wizard", use a 800mb CD, and under "Datatype" select "Play Station 2" and it should work fine
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12. June 2006 @ 11:00 |
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image mounting is more for pc programs and games, so eg it saves u burnin a pc game to disc were u can mount it and install from there, as dan said ps2 games never need to be mounted
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12. June 2006 @ 11:15 |
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Oh and by the way, .mds contains the image information and .mdf is the actual image itself, if you only have one .mdf file then you can burn either (.mds or .mdf), but if there's more than one .mdf file for some reason (e.g. if your partition on the computer is FAT32 and you have a DVD image, then chances are it'll get split into two files becaues FAT32 only supports up to 4gb, while most DVD images are just over 4GB) then you'll need to select the .mds file for it to burn correctly.
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12. June 2006 @ 11:48 |
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ohhh ok i get it now, but is there such thing as a 800mb cd????? I can only find 650mb and 700mb around my house.
also, when i'm burnig the mdf and mds files to a cd will alcohol 120%automatically convert the files to iso format???
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12. June 2006 @ 12:00 |
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Yep, they aren't as common as the 700mb ones, but they do exist.
Alcohol 120% doesn't convert the files to iso... .iso, .mds/.mdf, .cue/.bin are all just different ways of storing CD/DVD image files on the computer, the contents are the same, but different format. It's like different ways of compressing files, .zip and .rar are different formats, but when you extract them, you get the same thing :)
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12. June 2006 @ 12:55 |
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oh alright, so when i burn the mdf and mds files onto a cd using Alcohol 120% it should work fine on my ps2 right?
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12. June 2006 @ 13:05 |
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Yep :)
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jimmmy
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15. June 2006 @ 20:58 |
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Will it make a difference if you burn a game thats 700mb to a DVD instead of a CD?
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16. June 2006 @ 01:50 |
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Bonez23
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17. June 2006 @ 07:20 |
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Hey everyone, I have one quick question. If I burn a mds. file game, will my ps2 still be able to read it? I also have a modchip.
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17. June 2006 @ 07:21 |
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yeah mds is just like an iso or bin and cue if u get stuck have a look at dans guide in his sig
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