DreamShell 4.0 RC 4

[SWAT]

(17.04.2016 09:27)LT777 писал(а):  

(02.02.2016 22:24)SWAT писал(а):  Отзывы и баг-репорты к версии DreamShell 4.0 RC 4 пишем сюда.

http://www.dc-swat.ru/blog/dreamshell/1139.html

Будет ли RC4 изображение может быстро запустить его ?
Budet li RC4 izobrazheniye mozhet bystro zapustit' yego ?

Write on english. I not undestand, seems you use translator.

[Gillbert]

In case anyone is still interested, I manage to get San Francisco Rush 2049 working with Dreamshell RC4.

I used the CDI version found at TiZ/Emuparadise and converted it to SDISO (CDI and GDI versions don't work at all). The game have to be loaded from 0x8cfe0000 ISOloader settings. It worked from both SD Card and HDD using RC4.

Curiosity I was not able to make an working SDISO for this game from GDI format by using ISO Maker Pak. I also tried converting CDI to ISO with "cdi2iso" bat file, but still the resulting ISO didn't work with Dreamshell. Then I made an ISO on Dreamcast with GD Ripper app but again, no dice

The only method that really worked was that one I watched from Alex YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEfFjzHC...Ug&index=1 by the way, thanks @Alex!

Why those other methods didn't work (specially the GDI to ISO conversion method)?

[SWAT]

GDI to ISO you mean optimization or repack? If just optimized GDI doesn't works, seems in CDI version something hacked. It's not a first game with this result. If you mean repack, so hacking LBA seems do incorrect. In this case easy way to use binary (1ST_READ) of CDI version and make ISO with LBA as in CDI.

[Gillbert]

I meant with repack.bat. But I tried optimized GDI too and even non-opmized GDI, none of these methods worked.
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SWAT, in the ISO Maker PAK there is a bat file called "descramble.bat", what it does exactly?
In which situation I have to use it?

Another question, if a game doesn't have the IP.BIN file, can I just use the IP.BIN that comes with ISO Make PAK? If so, can I edit the "Fenix Engine v0.93 build 4..." text in order to have a correct game name showing in the ISO Loader?

Thank you very much for your attention!

[SWAT]

(18.05.2016 23:49)Gillbert писал(а):  I meant with repack.bat. But I tried optimized GDI too and even non-opmized GDI, none of these methods worked.

Repack works from time to time. The main problem it's a LBA hacking and maybe some other protections that hacked by group of rippers for CDI version. So in this cases CDI versions can works, but repacked GDI is not. In best case use optimized GDI (no need hack LBA) or repacked CDI versions with original of it LBA. But of course you can try and repack GDI.

(18.05.2016 23:49)Gillbert писал(а):  ---
SWAT, in the ISO Maker PAK there is a bat file called "descramble.bat", what it does exactly?
In which situation I have to use it?

It's need do only for homebrew 1ST_READ.BIN. You can ignore it if select Homebrew manually in ISO Loader settings.

(18.05.2016 23:49)Gillbert писал(а):  Another question, if a game doesn't have the IP.BIN file, can I just use the IP.BIN that comes with ISO Make PAK? If so, can I edit the "Fenix Engine v0.93 build 4..." text in order to have a correct game name showing in the ISO Loader?

The game can not doesn't have IP.BIN file, it should be in boot sector of image.
In any case, you can try use IP.BIN from ISO Make Pack (or from another game), if binary name as in it (1ST_READ.BIN). You can rename this file, if it is not a 0WINCEOS.BIN (this file should not be renamed!).
But you can't use presets, because filename for preset generated from IP.BIN data, so you will be rewrite it from game to game and use one preset for several games.
You can edit info in IP.BIN by IPBIN4WIN (or somethig) from IP.BIN Tool Pack - http://www.dc-swat.ru/page/download/
I recommend just use original IP.BIN, you can extract it from boot sector with just hex editor or with some util.

[Gillbert]

Thank you very too much for all these info SWAT! Now I understood a lot of things and been able to make working ISOs from some CDI formats!

[mic]

Hi All

can anyone tell me, what could be wrong if the Settings for games in iso loader are not being saved.
For ex. I am Setting for Crazy Taxi 0x8cfe8000.Saving it through the disc Symbol. Game starts. Everything OK.
After next boot or reset, this Setting is gone.
I am using a HDD via a 2nd bios. Booting Dreamshell from HDD. Newest version


thanks
mic

[Gillbert]

(20.05.2016 22:37)mic писал(а):  can anyone tell me, what could be wrong if the Settings for games in iso loader are not being saved.
For ex. I am Setting for Crazy Taxi 0x8cfe8000.Saving it through the disc Symbol. Game starts. Everything OK.
After next boot or reset, this Setting is gone.
I am using a HDD via a 2nd bios. Booting Dreamshell from HDD. Newest version

You have to set the "save as preset" box on IsoLoader settings.
However unfortunately there is a bug on IsoLoader which causes a clash in the loader the next time you run a game with a saved preset. But you can give it a try even so.

A way to circumvent this problem is to make desktop shortcuts for your games.

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By the way SWAT, concerning this presets problem, do you think that could be a timing error or something like that? It's because depending on the HDD type and the cluster size I'm able to get presets working correctly, but even so sometimes it fail. Also, if loading the DS contents from SD Card instead the HDD the presets work fine for me most of times (because doing this way the presets are saved in the SD Card instead of HDD), specially if I use a smaller SD such 2GB with 32K cluster size.

[SWAT]

(20.05.2016 23:15)Gillbert писал(а):  By the way SWAT, concerning this presets problem, do you think that could be a timing error or something like that? It's because depending on the HDD type and the cluster size I'm able to get presets working correctly, but even so sometimes it fail. Also, if loading the DS contents from SD Card instead the HDD the presets work fine for me most of times (because doing this way the presets are saved in the SD Card instead of HDD), specially if I use a smaller SD such 2GB with 32K cluster size.

Yep, something like that. I still can't find the problem...

[aldair]

[SonicDcer]

Sonic Adventure 2 Used to work with DMA in RC3, now only works without DMA and get slowdown issues ingame , I never got Sonic Adventure 1 work with DMA even it says in the list is compatible. My GDIs are Optimized.

[SWAT]

Try DMA without true async (use emu async 8).

[SonicDcer]

I just tried with both games, didn't work

I have a list of new tested games to update the main list, some games that are not listed i got working and others even work with DMA. Should i post the list or you like to keep your own list?

I want to help you guys as much as possible, this project really matters to me. A list of console commands would be useful, or commands i can use in XML tu load homebrew and emulators? or even games? all from HDD.

[SWAT]

Write to main list thread about compatibility.
Type "isoldr" in console without arguments and you see usage text.
Or look it on GitHub - https://github.com/DC-SWAT/DreamShell/bl...ule.c#L535

[Astraller]

Имеется дрим с биосмодом и HDD. Isoloader упорно отказывается грузить оптимизированные gdi, содержащие более 3 треков. Т.е. если трека три, то игра грузится (в соответствии со списком совместимости) с файла track3.iso, а с какого файла грузить игры с большим кол-ыом треков?
Не могу понять, что я делаю не так.
Если что, GDROM на месте.

[megavolt85]

с *.gdi, но раз ты спрашиваешь, значит ты не поставил последнюю версию Dream Shell.
P.S. какой биос прошит?

[Astraller]

Dreamshell с гитхаба из папки build. Биос boot_loader_devkit

[megavolt85]

*.gdi файл лежит в папке с игрой?

[SWAT]

Видимо .gdi файла нету в папке с треками, образы надо запускать с него.
Если бы он там лежал, DS сама его бы нашла и тебе в папку даже заходить не пришлось бы.

[Astraller]

.gdi в той же папке, что и треки. Игры из дампа TOSEC. Проблема появлялась на всех регионах. Просто черный экран. Дабы не быть голословным приведу примеры игр, которые не взлетели:
Incoming NTSC
Sega Bass Fishing 2 NTSC
L.O.L. JP
Это из недавнего и того, что во всех списках совместимости идет "зеленым". Перед этим такая проблема была на куче многотрековых PAL образов (Incoming, Sonic Adventure 2) но как только я закончил тесты и хотел спросить на форуме об этом - жесткий диск погорел.
Пробовал основные адреса загрузчика, тру асинк выкл. и дма выкл. Ни в какую. При выкл. фастбуте виснет на Loading executable...