[Tutorial] Tag game backups that require disc to play before loading them.

**Jay-Jay** · 12-11-2010,11:04 AM

Ever since the issue with the game backup of "Assassins Creed Brotherhood" -- that if you try to load it without a disc, it will mess up with your HDD directory and corrupt some files.

I've been editing the PARAM.SFO file for any game that requires a disc to play with PS3 SFO Editor v0.80 (Download) and I add a hint (O) in the title of the game, so when I load it with any backup manager, it will say now say the title of the game plus my hint (O): (see picture of Gaia Manager attached below)

Assassins Creed Brotherhood (O)
Call Of Duty: Black OPs (O)
and any other game you have that require a disc in order to play...

(O) = Need Disc - I wish I knew how to make that hint into the pattern of a disk, so it would be more apparent than just (O).

BTW, I don't mark the games that don't require a disk. Obviously if it doesn't have (O) in the title of the game, I should not worry.

Patched Mode?
Also, if your disk requires to be in Patched Mode, you can also add (P) to hint you when you need to apply it. And if the game requires a disc and be also in patched mode, then you should just add (O) (P). -- And keep in mind that these are just hints, you still have to manually insert a disc or enable patch mode in order for the game to play.

Grand Tourismo 5 (P)

(P) = Patched Mode

P.S. When you are editing and then Saving with the PS3 SFO Editor, be sure that when you click SAVE, it is actually saving the file in the correct directory where it should. Seems that the app only remembers where it last saved a file, meaning if you load the file from another directory, it will try to save it in the last directory where it last saved, instead of the most recent directory where you loaded the new file. I think this is what causes many noobs confusion, because they might be saving the file in the wrong place.

P.S.S. I used to be able to remember which games needed a disc, because they are a few that do, but now with massive large HDDs to my disposal and a cool USB HUB, it's easy to forget. So this trick helps me remember to make sure to load a disc before trying to execute the game backup. Because (as you may already know) sometimes if a disc is not loaded, we get a black screen, and then the PS3 sometimes reboots forcing us to JB the PS3 all over again to continue. Good thing some games that require a disc, just sends you back to the XMB if you forget to insert a disc. But there are a few that don't play nice.

So before putting a game back up on my HDD, I check the compatible lists below, and if they report a disc is required, I make sure to alter the PARAM.SFO file game title before going forward.

Here at the two compatible lists I always check:

1 - PS3 Working and Non-Working Games.
2 - PSJCL.com

(screenshot of PS3 SFO Edit)

(screenshot of GAIA Manager)

**eril0809** · 12-11-2010,02:27 PM

Never knew such editor exists. Anyway, this would serve as an excellent reminder.

I think I'll also include other games that require disc but not corrupting the system files if tried without disc. (e.g. Enslaved Odyssey To The West-EUR, Borderlands-EUR, etc.)

**steam** · 12-11-2010,02:51 PM

sounds good, i should do that

**[C*]** · 12-11-2010,03:16 PM

Good idea. Personally though I remember which games do and don't

**Jay-Jay** · 12-11-2010,05:36 PM

Cool thanks!

I was thinking it would be cool if the devs that make us those fancy backup managers, could implement a feature that could remind us which games require a disc in order to play. Perhaps something we can edit on a .ini file or we could mark them on the home page or something? What do you guys think about that?

**amp2006** · 12-12-2010,12:55 AM

well i just look at mine call of duty black ops and most of my games but none of them showed ND .

i will post a screen shot later .

**deeptrap** · 12-12-2010,01:56 AM

Originally Posted by Jay-Jay

Cool thanks!

I was thinking it would be cool if the devs that make us those fancy backup managers, could implement a feature that could remind us which games require a disc in order to play. Perhaps something we can edit on a .ini file or we could mark them on the home page or something? What do you guys think about that?

Open Manager 2.1I works with ini files to store the settings for a game.
maybe he could set it up on disc code and place it on the root of the usb drive

**Jay-Jay** · 12-12-2010,02:35 AM

Originally Posted by amp2006

well i just look at mine call of duty black ops and most of my games but none of them showed ND .

i will post a screen shot later .

I did change my first post and decided instead of (ND) it should be (O). (see above pictures)

I was able to see the marks "(O)" in both Gaia and multiMAN. What manager did you test them with after you edited and saved those PARAM.SFO files?

Originally Posted by deeptrap

Open Manager 2.1I works with ini files to store the settings for a game.
maybe he could set it up on disc code and place it on the root of the usb drive

Yes, that would be very cool! Hopefully you can tell him about it. Perhaps it can be done.

**bitsbubba** · 12-12-2010,02:41 AM

I've found that a hex editor for PARAM.SFO editing works just the same, never liked PS3 SFO Edit because all I ever got was errors

**amp2006** · 12-12-2010,03:34 AM

I was able to see the marks "(O)" in both Gaia and multiMAN. What manager did you test them with after you edited and saved those PARAM.SFO files?

damn i miss understood the whole thread i havenot used any manager .i thought it appear on PARAM.SFO edite .

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