-Scooter- Guitar Hero World Tour -Civic-

[Scooter]

whoelts:
Im not sure if you want me to post your "Fix" that you have now on the front page or if you just want me to wait for your next release for tomorrow..
If you would-please let me know what you would like me to do..

For now I will hold off till I reseave a reply back..

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JetCat:
I dont know what the proublem would be other then the media, laser or the way you burned the ISO or even how the ISO was exstracted in the first place..

I will need more info if you dont mind..
1. Media used?
2. Version of ESR?
3. What app did you use to burn with?
4. What is your DVD burner?
5. Is your Firmware up to date on your burner?
6. What version is your PS2?
7. Have you ever adjusted your pots or your laser in any way?
8. Does other DVD9 backups work on your PS2?

Its alot of questions I know but this will help out on diagnosing problems..

Plus you can try whoelts "fix".. I'm not sure if it will work or not as I have not reseaved any replys about playablity from it..

If you do use the fix please let us know your out comes..

Thank you,
Scooter/Civic

[whoelts]

@Scooter: I should have this finished by tomorrow so I guess just wait till then

@JetCat: the FIF files are basically a second TOC for each layer
they map out the location of each file on that layer and the size of the files. If you don't change the size of any files or the placement, then you don't need new FIF files and therefore don't need my script.

[Scooter]

@Scooter: I should have this finished by tomorrow so I guess just wait till then.

Ya got it bud..
Thanx for the quick response..

Later,
Scooter/Civic

[jetcat]

whoelts:
Im not sure if you want me to post your "Fix" that you have now on the front page or if you just want me to wait for your next release for tomorrow..
If you would-please let me know what you would like me to do..

For now I will hold off till I reseave a reply back..

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JetCat:
I dont know what the proublem would be other then the media, laser or the way you burned the ISO or even how the ISO was exstracted in the first place..

I will need more info if you dont mind..
1. Media used?
2. Version of ESR?
3. What app did you use to burn with?
4. What is your DVD burner?
5. Is your Firmware up to date on your burner?
6. What version is your PS2?
7. Have you ever adjusted your pots or your laser in any way?
8. Does other DVD9 backups work on your PS2?

Its alot of questions I know but this will help out on diagnosing problems..

Plus you can try whoelts "fix".. I'm not sure if it will work or not as I have not reseaved any replys about playablity from it..

If you do use the fix please let us know your out comes..

Thank you,
Scooter/Civic

Here is some info from me
1..Verbatim DVD+DL Fullface Printable
2..ESR disc patcher GUI v0.24a
3..Img Burner 2.4.2.0
3..NEC 4550
4..fw 1.08
5..Ps2 v9 CC 2.0 fw34 Ps2 v15 Duo3Ultra
6..The v9 is working good and the v15 is 1 month old
7.. GT4 and God Of War is working great and they are burned on the same media but just toxic patched.

I shall look for the other fix and try that...

[whoelts]

GHWT-Fix v1.2 (LINK) by selyb

Changes:
*Added browse dialogs for IML file and to find base files folder
*Added support to FIF for each layer
*Sorted hardcoded hash table and removed array sort function
*Added smarter and extra error handling
*Added code to make it easier to support other regions


How to make flattened DVD9

1) Extract all files from both layers to one folder e.g. "C:\GHWT"
2) Delete FIF1.FIF
3) Open CDVDGen (I used v1.5 patched)
4) Choose new project then DVD-ROM Master Disc (middle option)
5) Add "FIF0.FIF" first (This file cannot exist beyond LBA 65535)
6) Add the rest of the files and folders from both layers
7) File > Export Iml File, Save As "GHWT.IML" e.g. "C:\GHWT\GHWT.IML"
8) If you want to use CDVDGen to create the disc image then save the project now
9) Double click GHWT-Fix.vbs and follow instructions
10) Receive a Done! messagebox
11) Use your preferred method of creating an iso from the iml
(I used gdvd4-iml2iso)
12) Enjoy


How to rebuild DVD DL

1) Extract all files from each layer into different folders
2) Edit/remove files as desired
3) Open CDVDGen
4) Choose new project then DVD-ROM Master Disc DL (bottom option)
5) Add "FIF0.FIF" first (This file cannot exist beyond LBA 65535)
6) Add rest of files for layer 0
7) File > Export Iml File
7) Switch layers with the little square unlabelled button
8) Add all files for layer 1
9) File Export Iml File, Save with different file name as layer 0 iml
10) If you want to use CDVDGen to create the disc image then save the project now
11) Double click GHWT-Fix.vbs and follow instructions
12) Receive Done! messagebox
13) Use your preferred method of creating an iso from the iml
(I used gdvd4-iml2iso)

[Scooter]

FRONT PAGE UPDATED

whoelts Flattened FIF file can be found on the post above or on the front page..

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whoelts: A link to your post above as been listed on the front page..
If you find any findings on users benefiting from your file.. Please post the findings here if you would..
Thanx for the update..
You have been givin credit where its due as promised..
If your file happends to get lost I will host it.. For now thou I have just made a link to your post above..

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Here is some info from me
1..Verbatim DVD+DL Fullface Printable
2..ESR disc patcher GUI v0.24a
3..Img Burner 2.4.2.0
3..NEC 4550
4..fw 1.08
5..Ps2 v9 CC 2.0 fw34 Ps2 v15 Duo3Ultra
6..The v9 is working good and the v15 is 1 month old
7.. GT4 and God Of War is working great and they are burned on the same media but just toxic patched.

I shall look for the other fix and try that...

Hmm your settings as well as your media are correct..
You burner is fine as well as your firmware..

Your loading issue is running toward the 2nd layer..

I have done a lot of research for ya and I have yet to see that the Duo 3 Ultra mod chip can play DVD9 backups with out first being patched with the toxic patcher..
This is also true with your V9 with the CC chip..
If I can find any other info I will post it for you ASAP..

Im asking many others around the net to try to get an answer to your issue..
So please stay tuned for further info..

Sorry,
Scooter/Civic

[whoelts]

um, I think maybe you misunderstood

What I made is a program (visual basic script) that will generate a new FIF file.
All ISO's have a TOC that defines where the files are located on the disc.
GHWT loads its own TOC by reading FIF0.FIF for layer 0 and FIF1.FIF for layer 1.

Let's say you put a custom song in place of another song and your new one is bigger than the original. That means that every other file on the disc that comes after your custom gets pushed back to a higher number index. Well, if you don't update the TOC (and FIF files) with the new addresses for the files then the game looks for the files at their original locations and it reads completely wrong data.

GHWT-Fix will make a new FIF after you have created the layout of your game. You need this if you:

1) add a custom song
2) remove data from one of the archives
2) flatten a DVD9 for the hdd
3) use the DVD5 ripkit and then add a custom or change the layout or size of any files
4) need to rebuild the ISO without the original layout for any other reason

You do NOT need GHWT-Fix if you do not rebuild the iso.

To use GHWT-Fix, you need to make all necessarey changes to game files, build the disc layout, then run GHWT-Fix as the last step before you build the ISO.

[jetcat]

It´s true that the CC chip can play DL-games without the Toxic-patch
but then you must have the BM installed cause there is an auto DL patcher on the BM.
But the Duo3Ultra(it´s the same with Duo3Gold,Duo3) must have the toxic-patch otherwise it won´t work.(I have tried)
After almost 600 Crystal and Duo(and a lot of other brands) Ps2 chipping-installs
the only chip I´ve had a failure with even a org.game like GT4 is the old trusty
RIPPER 3 chip it won´t play the DVD9 game if you don´t switch the chip off.

[Scooter]

whoelts:
Ya I did misunderstand you.. Thank you for clearifing this..
I will update the front page for ya..

Jetcat:
Thanx for clearing this up as well..
Im still looking into why your having issues around the "USA gig"..
Ill keep you informed on further info if I find any..

Later,
Scooter

[whoelts]

Complete DVD5 Ripping information:
All but 3 Stages were ripped, rest are relinked

Correction: Only 3 stages were kept and the rest were relinked to these