Battlefield 2142 Fixed Mini Image Request

[Megaschwanz]

Virtual CD v8 : Options: Everything set on "Automatic" and "read CD Geometrie". The Image has ending ".vc4". Iso don't work, because you can't read cd geometrie with .iso.

That's it. I was surprised how easy. First try and it works. Alcohol didn't work.
You don't have to disable cd-roms or something like that !!!

I've heard, the programm works with gothic 3, too. I test it later.

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German:
Virtual CD v8 runterladen.Habe alles auf automatisch bei den Settings eingestellt, Häkchen bei "Geometrie Daten lesen" und das war's. Image hat .vc4 Format. "Iso Format" funzt nicht, da bei Iso keine Geometrie Daten gelesen werden können. Lästiges Deaktivieren von Laufwerken oder sowas entfällt auch !

[Grumpy]

@myckee

anyone posting on this forum, and benefitting from any information posted here, is engaging in illegal activity.

Regardless of what you may think of the legalities of decompiling, modifying etc we are all still allowed and entitled to create one working backup of our expensive DVD/CD's.
It is the publishers who force us to use modified files because of their protections.
If they really wanted to play fair they would supply us with 2 copies of the game. Then none of us would have an excuse to use modified files.

We can not stop people from downloading or using warez, what people do is entirely up to them, but we can stop them from talking about it on these forums. Discussing warez is not tolerated on these forums.

Many countries have different laws, I come from a country which allows me to create a backup. Most times I have to use a crack to make that backup work. That in my opinion is the fault of the publishers!

Brings me to the question! Why did you originally come and visit Fileforums? Was it to maybe obtain a crack!?

[Nitrius]

Tried to make a backup with alcohol 120%(the latest version) but it dosen't work.

Everytime i try to launch bf2142, it says that i need to have the dvd in my drive.

Yes, i've tried to use pr0t.stop and i've tried to disable my plextor dvd drive. But it dosen't work.

So i wonder if i've overlooked some options or maybe my dvd writer is just unable to make functioning image backup?



Edit: And when i want to make the image of bf2142, why can't i choose which cd protection to do it with? like i know its possible to choose "safedisc" but that options is gone.

[Yummy Sprinkles]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

@myckee
Brings me to the question! Why did you originally come and visit Fileforums? Was it to maybe obtain a crack!?

No man, he came here to give us his little diatribe and to feel like a holier than thou queef of a man.

Maybe he's just a gimmick account. There can't be that much to do in Zimbabwe.

[Megaschwanz]

Originally Posted by Nitrius

Tried to make a backup with alcohol 120%(the latest version) but it dosen't work.

Look at my thread and use virtual cd v8.

I own original cd, but i hate cd in my drive. During booting the cd drive is very noisy. Aarrgh. And CD-Check is faster with image. I'm silent freak.

[Zippox]

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

Look at my thread and use virtual cd v8.

I own original cd, but i hate cd in my drive. During booting the cd drive is very noisy. Aarrgh. And CD-Check is faster with image. I'm silent freak.

Can anybody upöoad this vc4 file plz ?
And can i use this only with virtual cd v8 ?

[Alien Firefox]

@myckee mate if grumpy was any kind of moderator and this is not actually directed to grumpy this is an opinion he would have you banned.

if i buy a game its mine i have every right to use fixed exe for it or a fixed image.

if the publishers dont like that then they can buy it back off me but until that happens i own that data on the disk.

if punlishers have an issue with that then as i said they can buy it off me

i have a original copy of manhunt and postal 2 both banned in australia

but there mine until the company that made them illegal in the great country of australia buys them back.

hope you understand this mate anyone witha quarter of a brain would.

[Zulu]

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

Virtual CD v8 : Options: Everything set on "Automatic" and "read CD Geometrie". The Image has ending ".vc4". Iso don't work, because you can't read cd geometrie with .iso.

That's it. I was surprised how easy. First try and it works. Alcohol didn't work.
You don't have to disable cd-roms or something like that !!!

Virtual CD 8 is capable of remapping its virtual drive to a physical one, thats why the SCSI blacklisting of SD doesn't work here. Using Alcohol's/DT's virtual drive one has to deactivate optical drives in devive manager.

btw. there is no need to read "CD/DVD Geometrie" (Topology/Data position) as Safedisc media don't have special physical characteristics like e.g. Securom or Starforce ones.

Originally Posted by Megaschwanz

Virtual CD v8 runterladen (gibt's kostenlos bei ....).

There is a difference between free and stolen.

[myckee]

@Grumpy

I'm here for the same reason as everyone else; to make a backup of my expensive disc.

@Alien

Grumpy read my post in context, and understood I posted my 'diatribe' to make a point.

[Nitrius]

Hope that some sort of image gets uploaded soon.
Alcohol dosen't seem to work for me so..

[Grumpy]

@myckee, Alien Firefox and Yummy Sprinkles

The three of you need to calm down a bit. It is pointless to argue over these sorts of issues.
Normally people will never agree on the same thing.

@Alien Firefox
I do want to correct something you have said.

if the publishers dont like that then they can buy it back off me but until that happens i own that data on the disk.

Under no circumstances do you ever 'own' the data on the disc! You will only ever own a 'license' which allows you to use the data on that disc and it can only be used on the one PC at a time.
Thats just how it is.

Also, and some may find this hard to believe, but I do not enjoy banning people. I will only ban people if they have broken one of the more serious forum rules.
If people were to take the time to read and understand the forum rules then no-one would ever be banned.
Rarely does a long term member get banned as they are aware of and abide by these rules.

@myckee
On this particular forum those with the higher post counts or those who have been a regular contributer for many years are normally the more trusted people. But that is not to say newer people cannot be trusted.
Bad information is usually scrutinized very quickly here so we soon know who to trust and who not too.
Like anywhere it takes time to learn who to trust, that is a part of everyday life, even away from the net.

@Yummy Sprinkles
Honestly if you dont agree with what myckee has to say then yes feel free to say so but please dont get in to a flaming war, especially about myckee's country.

[Yummy Sprinkles]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

@Yummy Sprinkles
Honestly if you dont agree with what myckee has to say then yes feel free to say so but please dont get in to a flaming war, especially about myckee's country.

Hey, it was just a joke. I don't think there's much harm in speculating there may be little to do in someones home country.

I mean, look at your Benelux countries; there's so little to do it's all drinking till your blind and suicide over there.

[Monkey-Spank]

Ok, I used CD virtual V8 and followed your instructions and I've got the following;


Now what do I do?

[Alien Firefox]

@grumpy then they can buy it back.

also all moderators enjoy banning people cause they all enjoy having power.


@everyone else

there is a way to make a working backup of this game

use 5star Game Copy

it'll emulate it for you

but you'll need to run it off a backup dvd

and not off an image

its a way to run a backup of the game and works pretty bloody good.

but i still need a fixed image otherwise i may as well just use the original dvd

afterall since i only own a licence to it the company has to send me out a new disk anyways free of charge too

[Lishua]

Being a forums and server admin for a UT/BF2/FEAR based multigaming clan, I can say for sure that ALL mods and admins with more than a few months experience would prefer that everyone follow the rules. This makes everyone's life much eaiser and removes the natural suspicion that surrounds new people.

@Alien Firefox.... the Gamejack idea is a good one. My concern is my 3 yr old... known as Gramma's Revenge. He's payback for when I was a kid. He has destroyed 4 CD's/DVD's already. And these were hidden.

At about 25 cents each I don't mind making a half dozen backup disks, so if Gamejack will run them properly then PERFECT. Granted it's easier to load an image...

With regards to the publishers most are very easy to have replace the disk. They sometimes ask that you pay a small shipping and handling fee, but sometimes they simply replace them without asking at all.