Race Driver Grid [FULL Backup] (DVD9 to 2x DVD5)

Originally Posted by nando2002

It's easy.
Download the file 2x+1 and I post (find in previous posts).
Open the file "remove.txt" and delete any line you found with "audio\speech\ge" (that's the german audio).
run remove.bat and then replace.bat (don't forget to rename the "videos" folder to "video") and see if it fits in a DVD5
If don't fit, you must delete the intro.bik or the credits.bik or both.
to accomplish that follow the steps:
1.- edit file "remove.txt"
2.- delete all the content from that file and write this to the file:

[ISCAB Info]
Product=ISCAB
Version=2.0

[GameFolder]
File701="video\credits.bik"
File706="video\intro.bik"

save and run remove.bat
see if it fits now a DVD5.

to see the intro, install the game using your original dvd after all this is a conversion created to avoid using your original one everytime you ant to install and play the game.

Have now my Race Driver on one DVD5 (German only) with Mini-Image instead of the cracked EXE, cause it won't let you go online with it.

Total ISO-Size: 4.683.890.688 Bytes Bytes.

Files/Folders on the DVD:
<german> -> 50.263 Bytes
<Mini-Image> -> 6.771 Bytes
_Setup.dll -> 332.744 Bytes
Autorun.exe -> 1.418.544 Bytes
autorun.inf -> 67 Bytes
data1.cab -> 5.453.328 Bytes
data1.hdr -> 951.766 Bytes
data2.cab -> 4.294.968.319 Bytes
data3.cab -> 379.196.745 Bytes
ISSetup.dll -> 540.976 Bytes
layout.bin -> 711 Bytes
setup.exe -> 378.160 Bytes
setup.ini -> 478 Bytes

Changes in Setup.ini:
EnableLangDlg=N
CheckMD5=N
Default=0x0007
count=1
key2=0x0007

But after deleting all entries with "audio\speech\ge" you have to add all "audio\speech\eng" from the list.txt to the remove.txt too, otherwise it won't fit on one DVD5. Also i had to make a one frame video (credits.bik).

Thank you for the files and your great tutorial.

By the way, I didn't removed the intro.bik.

[nando2002]

yes. I just recompress (medium quality - 1024x575) 3 of them:
intro
career intro
credits
the others remains as is

[nando2002]

@willywilly: can be protected to avoid what you try to do.

@snu66l3s: great yoiu make it fit into a DVD5. Just one thing: delete the credits.bik cause it will crash the game as soon as is displayed. I try with the intro (1 frame only) and the game crash; if the fali doesn't exists it will continue.

Originally Posted by nando2002

@snu66l3s: great yoiu make it fit into a DVD5. Just one thing: delete the credits.bik cause it will crash the game as soon as is displayed. I try with the intro (1 frame only) and the game crash; if the fali doesn't exists it will continue.

No, already tried it in game, have to say that's it's not 1 frame. it's, a little bit more.

Here's the file (it's your converted video cutted down to 44 frames with RAD Video Tools): credits.rar

[nando2002]

OK. the game must check if at least can play 1 sec. video (44 frames can make that 1 sec.).

now... let play with RAD - just for fun
if you set to compress video as grayscale & the scaling type to low quality and compress the audio to 99% and 8 bit mono you'll get a 10.4k file.
if you resize the file to 102x57 (10x less than actual size) you get a 8.98k file.
its almost 6x shorter than your file. can reduce it to 1 pixel size and the game be able to play it? - am going to try latter. lol.

[nando2002]

you must rename it.
I don't update my post.

Yes, you must rename the folder "videos" to "video" before run REPLACE.BAT

[bo_3li_h]

Guys, would anyone please tell me how do i control iscab to split 2 cab files equally?
example 1 6GB .cab file to 2 (3GB) files? instead of 4GB

[ravd]

Originally Posted by bo_3li_h

Guys, would anyone please tell me how do i control iscab to split 2 cab files equally?
example 1 6GB .cab file to 2 (3GB) files? instead of 4GB

Read here how to edit layout.bin and change cab size

[mikey_rs]

@nando2002: Is there any chance to also fit patch 1.1 on DVD5?
Thanks

[nando2002]

the patch is 188MB + 12MB for the crack = 200MB
its too much to fit in the DVD5 conversion even if you remove the videos (intro & credits - the others are used inside the game) and the DirectX it won't fit.
I've tried to include the patch inside the installation - after you install you get v1.1 instead of v1.0 - but there are new files included in the patch (which oversized the installation) and the setup gives me error when installing and I give up.
Too much work for a patch (and this patch has new bugs they may fix in another patch).

To answer your question: no, there's no chance to include such big file into the DVD5 conversion.

[aiexbadboy]

thanks to freeman100 & marbrothax
tested and working perfectly after install XD

[mondragon]

@ecik-CZ
try that

Originally Posted by FREEMAN100

RACE DRIVER GRID DVD9 TO 2X DVD5 (FULL BACKUP)

(DVD1)

[1] COPY THE DVD9 TO A NEW FOLDER CALLED GRID

[2] EXTRACT MY RAR FILE TO THAT NEW FOLDER SAYING YES TO ANY PROMPTS: [use link belowe]

[3] RUN THE MODIFY.BAT FILE & WAIT (APPROX TIME= 10 MINS)

[4] DELETE THE FOLLOWING FOLDERS FROM THE GRID FOLDER

Support
Executables

[5] DELETE THE FOLLOWING FILES FROM THE GRID FOLDER

repack_cabs.txt
LIST.INI
MediaBuild40.dll
MODIFY.BAT
ISCAB.EXE

[6] REMOVE THE FILE DATA3.CAB FROM THE GRID FOLDER & PLACE ON YOUR DESKTOP

[7] MAKE A NEW ISO FROM THE GRID FOLDER USING THAT AS ITS VOLUME NAME

(DVD2)

[1] DELETE THE FILE DATA2.CAB INSIDE THE GRID FOLDER & REPLACE WITH DATA3.CAB

[2] EDIT THE AUTORUN.INF TO LOOK LIKE THIS

[autorun]
OPEN=0
icon="autorun.exe"

[3] MAKE A NEW ISO FROM THE GRID FOLDER USING THAT AS ITS VOLUME NAME

NOT TESTED...

[ecik-CZ]

Thanks mondragon,conversion works fine.

[cuchisito]

Thank you very much FREEMAN100!!!
it`s work very fine!!!
I wish like you when I`m grow!!!! :P

[85e]

the 1dvd5 conversion works perfectly, no error at all. Too bad the update take almost 190 mb... so it can't fit into single dvd5. But hey, thank you very much!