Posted: 2/27/2011 4:02 PM
Post subject: ISO dump and checking for good dump
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ventuz
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I'm currently using ImgBurn to dump ISO. It seem great program, but seem to giving me read error on one of game (so far).. is Valkyrie Profile. ImgBurn seem to completed ISO dump after skipping few of those read errors, but game giving me problem in PSXjin, battle freezing up animations. Is it because bad dump or it just emulator? Is there way to check for good dump? Is there better ISO dump program than ImgBurn? (better as in least read error)
Posted: 2/27/2011 4:17 PM
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Is your disc dirty or scratched?
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Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
Posted: 2/27/2011 4:19 PM
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Looks slightly scratch, it's used game from GameStop. But this game runs fine on PSone console.
Posted: 2/27/2011 4:21 PM
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Actually, arukAdo just told me that Valkyrie Profile needs a game-specific hack enabled for it in PSXjin to work. Did you try that? Edit: Nevermind, that's for PCSX.
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Edit: I think I understand now: It's my avatar, isn't it? It makes me look angry.
Posted: 2/27/2011 4:28 PM
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I tried all of them, none fixes that freezing up animations in battle part. That's a planned fix for later PSXjin updates right?
Posted: 2/27/2011 4:34 PM
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Ok let me explain what you "should" do now. Open pcsx-rr (1.3 preferably), record a movie, set hotkey "irq/spu hack" (somehow i remember one affect that game) and see if the bug is avoided by using one of those keystroke. If it does work, then report us so the spu can be fixed for that game. No guarantee this will work btw, or that you have a good dump.
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Posted: 2/27/2011 5:11 PM
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Ok I can see Irq/SPU hack fix for Valkyrie Profile from sound plugin in PCSX-RR which is not in PSXjin. But I cannot start NEW GAME from title screen. Seem like I cannot figure out anything at all with this game, not worthy for a TAS then. Better off do other PSone game I guess.
Posted: 2/28/2011 12:56 AM
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ventuz wrote:
But I cannot start NEW GAME from title screen.
Like i just sayd, set hotkeys (in PCSX-RR, not PSXjin), youll have to USE them obviously or things are not going to work. Looking forward if you can make it _farther_ than with psxjin.
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Posted: 2/28/2011 1:52 AM
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Ok I see that now. I had to flip them on and off at different time to make game go farther but by the time I get to battle part, no matter when I turn it on or off, it doesn't fix battle animation freezing. Same place as PSXjin.
Posted: 2/28/2011 1:57 AM
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Ok, this mean it wasnt working in pcsx-rr, afaik they wont fix the core further on, so this is basicly a dead end, game is not compatible. Sorry. (cross fingers for later releases eventually!)
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Posted: 2/28/2011 3:39 AM
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By the way redump.org is probably the best resource to check if you have a good dump.
Posted: 2/28/2011 11:40 AM
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You're best off downloading a dump rather than making one yourself, however unlikely it is that small dump errors would cause an emulation desync. This may or may not be legal where you live. Using a publicly available version is probably the best way to be certain that whoever ends up testing or encoding your run has the exact same setup.