DC 3D BIOS hack tutorial [SPEUD/Dream Explorer vmu tool]

PLEASE NOTE: due to some bbcodes being NON-existent here (assembler) the [/quote] board tag wrapper will replace ALL the [/code] tag entries.
unable to supply relative info as RAW, so suck it up, i have to!
on a side note: if you haven't got anything worthwhile to contribute/ADD to this subject, AVOID IT!
(if the original archive would like to be shared here, no sweat. i DON'T have an FTP account with ASSEMbler, i'm NOT asking for one either, take the initiative!)
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Credit where credit's due. Anthony817, atreyu187, ElektroDog, and DCDannyDoom23 ALL had direct influence and assisted where possible. I wouldn't have the swirl if they didn't help...
atreyu187 is responsible for the youtube tutorial on this as I based this text tutorial on it, just thought I'd bring a "readable alternative" to the table, have fun!! (this written up tutorial was shared at five other places)

The "SPEUD/Dream Explorer vmu tool v0.8.5 [oRARs]" archive is available HERE at my mediaWHORE account!
Download the archive and copy and paste the following string into the archive handler password requester to decrypt/expand it...(archive is OFFSET with a soundtracker module '.xm' to protect against content detection)

Thanks for the share atreyu187! :friendly_wink:

Once expanded, you'll be presented with a '.cdi' imagefile, just use 'IMGBURN' (or any capable disk writing program of your choice) and set disk write speeds to '8x' and go!
Should that fail, set disk write speeds to whatever the optical medium label definitions are and try again! (I STRONGLY recommend using anything 'RITEK' at the core but DC's gdi assemblies are picky bastards so use whatever disks work for you!)

This has been tested on the standard sega 1mb flash lcd-vmu, done one vmu at a time! (blank eeproms at default 200 blocks)

1, Startup up Dream Explorer and choose the theme of loadup, Once loaded...

2, Select "open vmu" then select the vmu and go into it. scroll down the options and select "format vmu" press start and let it do it. when done...

3, Select "extra blocks" and highlight "yes" and press start. Now goto "extra icon edit" and select it.
When the mock vmu screen is displayed, press "start" to save and the option to "add a real menu hack?" will appear, just press start and let it save!

AT THIS POINT you've got the default "blue swirl" so it's up to you if you want just that, this tutorial ends, reset the console and press "start" after normal dc startup-sequence, you'll see the difference!

4, For the background image as well (still in Dream Explorer "SPEUD" vmu tools) select "bios bg image" and search the "DE" disk for the resident "jpg and png" files, choose one and there's four choices of resolution. Select the size you desire. (Remember, the bigger the image, the more memory it uses on the vmu) confirm the final actions, allow the background image to be written to the vmu then power off console for a few seconds.
Now power back up, after dc's startup-sequence, press start and you should be writhing in 3D, background image as well casty swirliness...you'll geek, i did...ENJOY!!!

HERE's the video for "Dream Explorer" 3D BIOS vmu setup.... (the video I translated to text)
[ABOVE LINK NO LONGER VALID/ACCOUNT CLOSED BY USER]

And HERE's the reward! (default blue swirl background but NO vmu image featured, DON'T be swayed by this clip's lack of the other half!)

Go to Blue Swirl for the FULL SPEUD/Dream Explorer vmu tool usage instructions!

"Dream Explorer" (speud) has piss-poor compatibility with most third party peripherals and is not recommended for use with this hack...results may vary, you have been warned...

additional...

.....taken from the item description at *** where this file is clouded and will be exporting the original uploaders description.

nfo...

[amended 18:00 GMT 03/05/2014]
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