CD32 Games & Demos Compilation Release.. - Page 8

SeeD32 · 22 November 2005, 20:56

Top man!

'every little helps!'

Hmmm just had to get that joke in there somewhere!

Will give tescos cdr's a try!

Rochabian · 22 November 2005, 21:17

Hi!

Just one thing about burning CD32 isos:
You don't need to use CD-R from trademarks like Verbatim, BASF or other any "well-known" trademark
Why??
Because as you surely know, the CD32 drive IS NOT made to read CD-R in fact
Some expensive CD-Rs have some additionnal layers to protect your CD like Gold layer etc..etc...
It's not better in any way because the laser of the CD32 is not powerfull enough to go through those additional layer and read the CD successfully and fast...
As you surely know, CD-R needs more laser power to be read....

The best result i've got with CD-R on my real CD32 is by using the CHEAPEST CD-R of the world and burning it In 2X speed..
I mean CD-R in splindle with no printing on it.........
It has worked for my friends too

About Os Flashing and loading, Whitesnake is right:
It's because of WHDLoad wich loads all the data in ram, so when there is not enough ram to put the program in it, WHDload just take a pause to refresh ram with new datas and unload used ones when it's needed.....

Mnemesi · 23 November 2005, 16:36

I can back the cat up on that. When I was doing backups on my Saturn, which is probably the same general era of CD-Console games unit, the games that ran the best were burned to those HORRID NAKED FOILTOP CDRS. The ones that are ruined if you barely touch them. I'm sure they have some that had SOME protection on top, but honestly those worked great. Just... had to be sure you backed them up somewhere on a better medium of storage...

SeeD32 · 23 November 2005, 17:54

Believe it or not, the cheapy-cheap plain ones were the ones I used first, they loaded eventually... but anyway... I now think my cd32 laser maybe off slightly.

If this gets posted in another help thread then ok, but to be honest I started this thread to do with this compilation, so will type this here for now.

The cd spins up, then kinda reverse spins for a second, slows down, then stops, then spins up again... this repeats for say 12 times, until something loads.

With the games & demos comp in this thread, it usually loads the title screen fine, then seems to take an extra 30 seconds to load the music. But it's when I select either Games or Demos (red or blue button) that it takes forever loading, sometimes not loading at all! Constant spin ups, stop spin, spin up again, stop spin, etc etc. And to move from A section to B section sometimes takes almost 2 mins!

Ok, obviously you're thinking, try other cds, especially originals. Well I have a few backup copies and originals. The original of Liberation works perfectly!The backup of Liberation (which I burnt a good 2 years ago) seems to take longer and sometimes does this same thing of cd spin stopping, then retrying. Simon the Sorcerer Original skipped once when loading speech during the intro, kinda funny how the last second of speech is repeated like a stuck record, as the cd spins, stops, spins, stops, spins and then loads the next part. The backup seemed to work fine. Also the intro to the backup of Pinball Illusions, the music on the 2nd opening credits (just before you select the table) was about 45 seconds late due again to the failed loading and re-spinning.

So... does anyone know about re-aligning the cd laser? I remember a page on the net from a good 2 or 3 years ago, but cannot find anything now.

Also, has anyone else ever experienced this problem? Almost my entire collection of about 50 cd32 original games seem to be fine, but a few skipped and had to re-spin a few times to load.

I'm tempted just to buy a new cd32, I remember my old CD32 had similar problems, but only with backup cds... strangely I used to find that by tilting the console slightly it would load everything perfectly. Sadly that doesn't help this one.

Can anyone help?

Or has anyone had this problem before?

<< Sorry if this thread should be moved, if I add anything new to this, I'll do it in a new thread in Problems section >>

Rochabian · 23 November 2005, 19:54

I've got this problem too before.....
On aminet if you search for "CD32 alignment" you will find a file wich is called
cd32-adjust.lha....i've not tried it but the method surely works
Personally i've opened my CD32 and just adjust the potentiometer near the lens to have more voltage on the lens (that mean less Ohms for the potentiometer) .......and it works well........BTW,try it at your own risk

Good Luck!!

musashi5150 · 24 November 2005, 10:02

Someone is selling CD32-200 on eBay again

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CD32-200-Origi...QQcmdZViewItem

Could someone report them - I haven't got time this morning

Rochabian · 06 December 2005, 17:46

Hi!!!!

I've just finished to upload my comp in my new website (still under construction..

)

For now, you can grab my comp with good download speed and the 2 Frostworks Comp ( CD32-444 & CD32-888) at good speed too..........
Just go in Frostworks Compilation or Rochabians Compilation sections because the others Menu links are not ready now....I'll add others comps for download later in the week......

Just go here: http://deadwoodinc.net/Rochabian/Index.htm

I wish that people who wanted these comps can now enjoy them.....

That's all for now

Cya

HOL2001 · 06 December 2005, 19:52

Yeah ! Finally !

Thank you Rochabian !

EDIT: Hmm, the DL of 888 did not work (the archives were damaged). Now I have to wait for 24h, before I can try again?
Because I now get the message from the server, that I reached my DL maximum....

HOL2001 · 07 December 2005, 19:21

Hmmm ?
Just tried to continue the DL of 888 from yesterday. But now there are no files to download anymore ? http://esnips.com/web/CD32-888

Just only received 6 of 9 Parts...

woody57 · 07 December 2005, 19:35

Looks like Rochabian is going to have to use a different free file thats accepts split files of larger size projects.

I will remind him that has now increased it maximum split size to 100mb now and it has NO limitation on HOW many times is Downloaded or HOW BIG the TOTAL eventual size is.

Rochabian · 07 December 2005, 20:56

Ok Ok Mea Culpa

I've not read carefully the terms of use of esnips.com.........
I'll try some others services then update again my webpage for others comps.....

Sorry

Cya

EDIT: BTW, The most important is that my comp is downloadable......

Whitesnake · 08 December 2005, 15:34

Just a quick message for frostwork if he is reading.

Humans on cd 888 doesn't work, any idea? perhaps
audio track absense?

Whitesnake · 08 December 2005, 15:53

Also have you tried James Pond 3? i get this error when i just simply copy the cd contents into a dir and load it. Also noticed the iso has a bogus size like System 3 ones

maybe another protection scheme?
http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?i...p3error1zx.png
Could this be the work of cd32.tm?
Edit: I also read from an article that the copy protection on James Pond 3 is classed as "invisible"

frostwork · 09 December 2005, 12:57

Hi!

@Rochabian:

Thanks a lot for inclunding my comps on your HP

@Whitesnake:

Humans3: Sorry no idea! I did most work under e-uae, as
my cd32 was dead at this time...

JamesPond3: Yep, i know this error too good (have it seen often

)
I guess it has s.th. to do with a mixture of
"too many files on the cd",
"James Pond has to lie in the root dir of the cd"
"volumename"

Sorry for not having been very helpful!

cheers
frostwork

Whitesnake · 09 December 2005, 14:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by frostwork

Hi!

@Rochabian:

Thanks a lot for inclunding my comps on your HP

@Whitesnake:

Humans3: Sorry no idea! I did most work under e-uae, as
my cd32 was dead at this time...

JamesPond3: Yep, i know this error too good (have it seen often

)
I guess it has s.th. to do with a mixture of
"too many files on the cd",
"James Pond has to lie in the root dir of the cd"
"volumename"

Sorry for not having been very helpful!

cheers
frostwork

The Humans 3 works it is The Humans that doesn't work

Also i got that error when i just tried James Pond 3 from a root
directory. "I copied the cd contents into a folder and used that folder
as a cd in WinUAE"

HOL2001 · 09 December 2005, 21:16

@frostwork: Is there a chance to get the 888 compilation somewhere for DL?
As you know, the DL link on Rochabians HP does not work anymore.

Rochabian · 10 December 2005, 00:16

just to help you HOL

-> http://www.rochabian.info/downloads/CD32-888_&_Merv.rar

Now it works fine

(Average DL speed : 75Ko/s ->pessimistic)

EDIT: Sorry for those who have thought that my new website was slow: at 2:06 GMT+1, the
download rate was about 450Ko/s

www.rochabian.info/index.html

For now, you cangrab CD32-444,CD32-888 and CD32 Games & Demos Compilations

New stuff wil be added soon

HOL2001 · 10 December 2005, 09:30

Hi Rochabian !

Thank you very much !

DL is running !

gunatm · 10 December 2005, 14:58

Thx a lot for the good work!

com · 11 December 2005, 18:30

Very nice.

Thanks.

06 December 2005, 17:46	#147
Rochabian The Big White Cat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Age: 44 Posts: 828	Finally some real links for fast downloads Hi!!!! I've just finished to upload my comp in my new website (still under construction.. ) For now, you can grab my comp with good download speed and the 2 Frostworks Comp ( CD32-444 & CD32-888) at good speed too.......... Just go in Frostworks Compilation or Rochabians Compilation sections because the others Menu links are not ready now....I'll add others comps for download later in the week...... Just go here: http://deadwoodinc.net/Rochabian/Index.htm I wish that people who wanted these comps can now enjoy them..... That's all for now Cya

06 December 2005, 19:52	#148
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Yeah ! Finally ! Thank you Rochabian ! EDIT: Hmm, the DL of 888 did not work (the archives were damaged). Now I have to wait for 24h, before I can try again? Because I now get the message from the server, that I reached my DL maximum.... Last edited by HOL2001; 07 December 2005 at 07:52.

08 December 2005, 15:53	#153
Whitesnake Martin Shaw Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 456	Also have you tried James Pond 3? i get this error when i just simply copy the cd contents into a dir and load it. Also noticed the iso has a bogus size like System 3 ones maybe another protection scheme? http://img230.imageshack.us/my.php?i...p3error1zx.png Could this be the work of cd32.tm? Edit: I also read from an article that the copy protection on James Pond 3 is classed as "invisible" Last edited by Whitesnake; 08 December 2005 at 16:06.

10 December 2005, 00:16	#157
Rochabian The Big White Cat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Age: 44 Posts: 828	just to help you HOL -> http://www.rochabian.info/downloads/CD32-888_&_Merv.rar Now it works fine (Average DL speed : 75Ko/s ->pessimistic) EDIT: Sorry for those who have thought that my new website was slow: at 2:06 GMT+1, the download rate was about 450Ko/s www.rochabian.info/index.html For now, you cangrab CD32-444,CD32-888 and CD32 Games & Demos Compilations New stuff wil be added soon Last edited by Rochabian; 10 December 2005 at 02:43.

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22 November 2005, 20:56	#141
SeeD32 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Age: 48 Posts: 44	Top man! 'every little helps!' Hmmm just had to get that joke in there somewhere! Will give tescos cdr's a try!

22 November 2005, 21:17	#142
Rochabian The Big White Cat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Age: 44 Posts: 828	Hi! Just one thing about burning CD32 isos: You don't need to use CD-R from trademarks like Verbatim, BASF or other any "well-known" trademark Why?? Because as you surely know, the CD32 drive IS NOT made to read CD-R in fact Some expensive CD-Rs have some additionnal layers to protect your CD like Gold layer etc..etc... It's not better in any way because the laser of the CD32 is not powerfull enough to go through those additional layer and read the CD successfully and fast... As you surely know, CD-R needs more laser power to be read.... The best result i've got with CD-R on my real CD32 is by using the CHEAPEST CD-R of the world and burning it In 2X speed.. I mean CD-R in splindle with no printing on it......... It has worked for my friends too About Os Flashing and loading, Whitesnake is right: It's because of WHDLoad wich loads all the data in ram, so when there is not enough ram to put the program in it, WHDload just take a pause to refresh ram with new datas and unload used ones when it's needed.....

23 November 2005, 16:36	#143
Mnemesi Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North America Age: 55 Posts: 58	I can back the cat up on that. When I was doing backups on my Saturn, which is probably the same general era of CD-Console games unit, the games that ran the best were burned to those HORRID NAKED FOILTOP CDRS. The ones that are ruined if you barely touch them. I'm sure they have some that had SOME protection on top, but honestly those worked great. Just... had to be sure you backed them up somewhere on a better medium of storage...

23 November 2005, 17:54	#144
SeeD32 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: london Age: 48 Posts: 44	Believe it or not, the cheapy-cheap plain ones were the ones I used first, they loaded eventually... but anyway... I now think my cd32 laser maybe off slightly. If this gets posted in another help thread then ok, but to be honest I started this thread to do with this compilation, so will type this here for now. The cd spins up, then kinda reverse spins for a second, slows down, then stops, then spins up again... this repeats for say 12 times, until something loads. With the games & demos comp in this thread, it usually loads the title screen fine, then seems to take an extra 30 seconds to load the music. But it's when I select either Games or Demos (red or blue button) that it takes forever loading, sometimes not loading at all! Constant spin ups, stop spin, spin up again, stop spin, etc etc. And to move from A section to B section sometimes takes almost 2 mins! Ok, obviously you're thinking, try other cds, especially originals. Well I have a few backup copies and originals. The original of Liberation works perfectly!The backup of Liberation (which I burnt a good 2 years ago) seems to take longer and sometimes does this same thing of cd spin stopping, then retrying. Simon the Sorcerer Original skipped once when loading speech during the intro, kinda funny how the last second of speech is repeated like a stuck record, as the cd spins, stops, spins, stops, spins and then loads the next part. The backup seemed to work fine. Also the intro to the backup of Pinball Illusions, the music on the 2nd opening credits (just before you select the table) was about 45 seconds late due again to the failed loading and re-spinning. So... does anyone know about re-aligning the cd laser? I remember a page on the net from a good 2 or 3 years ago, but cannot find anything now. Also, has anyone else ever experienced this problem? Almost my entire collection of about 50 cd32 original games seem to be fine, but a few skipped and had to re-spin a few times to load. I'm tempted just to buy a new cd32, I remember my old CD32 had similar problems, but only with backup cds... strangely I used to find that by tilting the console slightly it would load everything perfectly. Sadly that doesn't help this one. Can anyone help? Or has anyone had this problem before? << Sorry if this thread should be moved, if I add anything new to this, I'll do it in a new thread in Problems section >>

23 November 2005, 19:54	#145
Rochabian The Big White Cat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Age: 44 Posts: 828	I've got this problem too before..... On aminet if you search for "CD32 alignment" you will find a file wich is called cd32-adjust.lha....i've not tried it but the method surely works Personally i've opened my CD32 and just adjust the potentiometer near the lens to have more voltage on the lens (that mean less Ohms for the potentiometer) .......and it works well........BTW,try it at your own risk Good Luck!!

24 November 2005, 10:02	#146
musashi5150 move.w #$4489,$dff07e Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Norfolk, UK Age: 42 Posts: 2,351	Someone is selling CD32-200 on eBay again http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CD32-200-Origi...QQcmdZViewItem Could someone report them - I haven't got time this morning

07 December 2005, 19:21	#149
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Hmmm ? Just tried to continue the DL of 888 from yesterday. But now there are no files to download anymore ? http://esnips.com/web/CD32-888 Just only received 6 of 9 Parts...

07 December 2005, 19:35	#150
woody57 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Manchester Posts: 801	Looks like Rochabian is going to have to use a different free file thats accepts split files of larger size projects. I will remind him that has now increased it maximum split size to 100mb now and it has NO limitation on HOW many times is Downloaded or HOW BIG the TOTAL eventual size is.

07 December 2005, 20:56	#151
Rochabian The Big White Cat Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: France Age: 44 Posts: 828	Ok Ok Mea Culpa I've not read carefully the terms of use of esnips.com......... I'll try some others services then update again my webpage for others comps..... Sorry Cya EDIT: BTW, The most important is that my comp is downloadable......

08 December 2005, 15:34	#152
Whitesnake Martin Shaw Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 456	Just a quick message for frostwork if he is reading. Humans on cd 888 doesn't work, any idea? perhaps audio track absense?

09 December 2005, 12:57	#154
frostwork Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 152	Hi! @Rochabian: Thanks a lot for inclunding my comps on your HP @Whitesnake: Humans3: Sorry no idea! I did most work under e-uae, as my cd32 was dead at this time... JamesPond3: Yep, i know this error too good (have it seen often ) I guess it has s.th. to do with a mixture of "too many files on the cd", "James Pond has to lie in the root dir of the cd" "volumename" Sorry for not having been very helpful! cheers frostwork

09 December 2005, 21:16	#156
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	@frostwork: Is there a chance to get the 888 compilation somewhere for DL? As you know, the DL link on Rochabians HP does not work anymore.

10 December 2005, 09:30	#158
HOL2001 Amigamaniac Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Neheim / Germany Age: 50 Posts: 564	Hi Rochabian ! Thank you very much ! DL is running !

10 December 2005, 14:58	#159
gunatm Retronerd Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hamburg (Germany) Age: 49 Posts: 86	Thx a lot for the good work!

11 December 2005, 18:30	#160
com Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: home Posts: 13	Very nice. Thanks.

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