My current method of the dumping _only_ works with the Hitachi GD-2500 so if you don't have that drive you are out of luck. The only thing I could offer is dumping and coverting the discs for you. ;-)
I think Ive still got a GD-2500 around Dot, I can make sure it works (it was loud at the time, but I cant remember if it works correctly or not)
crediar, just so Im not misunderstanding you, if I got one of these dvdroms you speak of, would you able to help me in ripping some discs? Borman, cool
yes, but so far I have only tested it on one firmware version of the drive, so cross your fingers that you either get/got a drive with the correct firmware or that it works on either versions too.
I know the GD-2500 can be used to rip Xbox games too, which is neat (modded of course). Edit: nevermind, its the GD-5000 that I have, doubt the firmware is the same.
I just looked at one gd-5000 firmware and it doesn't look too bad it should on it too, maybe with small adjustments. If you want I could create a small test version.
first I think its the best to get your drives fw I wrote a small tool to dump it: http//crediar.no-ip.com/HITTest.rar You might need to install the VS2008/2005 redist: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&DisplayLang=en http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=200b2fd9-ae1a-4a14-984d-389c36f85647&DisplayLang=en
Ill do it sometime this week Gotta see if it'll fit into my mac, otherwise Ill be rigging up another PC anyway.
I saw the vid before and I know you said the game was messed up,but Im happy you got everything working.What special requirements would I need to run RVT-R games,also do you think its possible to run NR games.
If you care to share the knowledge of getting an RVT disc running on a retail unit in more detail, I'm sure this forum would be all ears. As far as dumping the original disc, is there any real reason why homebrew can't be run on an RVT? Wouldn't that be the most straightforward way to dump? -hl718
you can't read RVT-R discs on retail Wiis for (simplified) two reasons: -different encryption key used for the disc data -RVT-R ciscs have a little change in the sector data which makes them unreadable even on retail Wiis you can dump RVT-R discs on certain (PC DVD-ROM) drives. To get them working on a retail Wii you have either to change the keys and everything of the disc to retail or install an IOS which uses the dev keys(you still need to adjust the disc data a bit but don't have to reencrypt it). You can get homebrew running on RVT-R readers but as most stuff uses the retail keys and certifications the RVT-R reader will refuse them. You need to use the dev keys/certs instead.
I´ve dumped the Wii Menu Changer v1.13 disc, here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG6cbDu8hVM