Building Utopia BootCD for Dreamcast

[zman]

What am I doing wrong?

 

Instructions:

 

Utopia Boot CD for NON MIL-CD DCs

MUCH thanks to jc of dcwarez (and xeal, of course!)

 

 

Download the cdrecord-tools, CDIRip, ISOFix, and Bin2Boot if you don't already have them.

Get the *.CDI file for the Utopia BootCD.

Extract the CDI, cdirip.exe, isofix, and bin2boot to a directory (ie, C:\JC_IS_COOL).

Open a DOS/Command Prompt in said directory.

Run the following commands:

cdirip FILENAME.CDI /iso

then do:

isofix TData02.iso 11702

 

Extract the contents of the ISO using ISO Buster into a directory with the cdrecord-tools.

Move the "bootfile.bin" from the directory where you were working with CDIRip to the Directory you extracted the contents of the fixed ISO.

Make an ISO with the following command:

mkisofs -C 0,0 -V "Utopia BootCD v1.1" -l -o BOOTCD.ISO DIR

(where "DIR" is where you extracted your fixed ISO. Take the ISO that "mkisofs" produces and put it into the directory where you have Bin2Boot.

Run the following command: bin2boot BOOTCD.ISO /nohack

Burn image.cdi with DiscJuggler and enjoy it on your "copy-protected" Dreamcast.

 

I end up with this at the end:

 

"image.cdi" which contains two files --> BOOTFILE.BIN & Track01.bin

 

I followed the instructions to the "T"...

 

My Dreamcast is a December Model, so I'm using these instructions.

 

Any info is helpfull as I can not find any more documentation on the subject.

 

Such as what to set discjuggler to for the burn. I.E. what mode to use etc.

 

Also I could use more descriptive instructions that others may have relating to the new model Dreamcast and successfully burning CD's.

 

Alright things are not working.

 

I'm trying Silver_Selfboot. The instruction say to use isobuster to extract files. The only file that extracts is Track 01.bin. Is this correct and what do I do with it. Padus Discjuggler does not work with my burner so I'm going to use Nero. I have no *.bin/*.cue and no *.wav files. Either I'm reading wrong or the Faq's are not descriptive. So I'm looking for some step by step instructions that explain how to burn an image. I have the silver_selfboot.nrg but where do I go from there.

Edited November 7, 2004 by zman

[zman]

Well this is the steps I've taken.

 

1) Run cdirip utopia.cdi -iso

(This rips the file to a raw iso and wav file. It also gives me the mode and LBA.) (For Utopia BootCD v1.2:

Session 1 --> Audio/2352 size is 426kb and LBA is 0

Session 2 --> Mode2/2336 size is 1050kb and LBA is 11826 (not 11702 as direction indicate)

 

2) I use isofix on on TData02.iso.

method: isofix TData02.iso 11826 (not 11702 as it says in the instructions) This makes "fixed.iso" for use with isobuster.

 

3) I use isobuster and rip out "0Load.bin" LBA 11850 2 MB

 

4) I Grab "bootfile.bin" and move it to "CDROM" directory where "0Load.bin" was riped to. Then I rename "bootfile.bin" to "IP.BIN"

 

5) I use mkisofs -C 0,0 -V "Utopia BootCD v1.2" -l -o BOOTCD.ISO dir

(dir is where "CDROM" directory is located)

 

6) I use bin2boot on "BOOTCD.ISO" to make "image.cdi"

 

7) I confirm that the data is before the audio in "image.cdi" I do this by using cdirip image.cdi -info

 

The info is:

Track 1-->Mode2/2336 size 1064 kb LBA 0

Track 2-->Mode2/2336 size 302 kb LBA 12464

 

This shows that the larger data file is now first and the smaller audio file is second.

 

The original Utopi.cdi is 4062 kb. My file image.cdi is 3801 kb.

 

Then I burned the image.cdi with dicjuggler v3.

 

I used:

Mode: Mode2 (because that is what the image was formed as.)

Block: 2336 (because that is what the image was formed as.)

Offset: 0 (needs to be no matter what.)

TOC: cdrom (the original method used on Utopia.)

 

(This was an unsuccessful attempt.)

 

So my questions are:

1) Alot of reports about raw write, however my CD burner supports it but does not deliver on that promise.

 

2) Alot of reports about Block: 2048 and Mode: 2 vs Mode: 1. What is the most successfully used Block size and Mode.

 

3) Alot of reports about TOC: cdrom vs TOC: CD DA. (CD DA is the audio format) So what's the best way for this.

 

4) This is what I would like, but I am unable to use raw write:

 

Mode: Mode2

Block: 2048

Offset: 0

TOC: cdrom

 

Click on raw write.

 

These are some version I have seen.

 

Mode: Mode1

Block: 2352

Offset: 0

TOC: cdrom

 

Nothing Click on.

 

Mode: Mode1

Block: 2048

Offset: 0

TOC: CD DA

 

Click on raw write.

 

So what's the best for a good burn.

 

Also for such a small sized file for the Utopia BootCD, shall I dummy the disc to burn the data on the edge.

 

Any info, suggestions or ideas will be welcomed.