Cracked games with ERROR protections - Page 13

AmigaFan · 04 February 2009, 17:57

Success! I managed to write dlfrsilver's Twin World image back to disk, and the game runs fine on an Amiga 500. First I used a hd floppy, and something with the sounds was messed up; for instance when you shot it kept beeping. Next I tried a dd floppy, and now it works.

Thanks for your help, Boo Boo.

dlfrsilver · 04 February 2009, 18:17

Yes twinworld can be written back easily if you now the sync word used ($5542).

Tonight i do Agony

because agony too can be written back when you know the sync

on a standard drive

Retro1234 · 04 February 2009, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

Yes twinworld can be written back easily if you now the sync word used ($5542).

Tonight i do Agony

because agony too can be written back when you know the sync

on a standard drive

Nice games dlfrsilver

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaFan

Success! I managed to write dlfrsilver's Twin World image back to disk, and the game runs fine on an Amiga 500. First I used a hd floppy, and something with the sounds was messed up; for instance when you shot it kept beeping. Next I tried a dd floppy, and now it works.

Thanks for your help, Boo Boo.

Thats great - DF1 is working ok?
When you get a chance can you test with your cyclone cartridge.

AmigaFan · 04 February 2009, 20:30

Yes, df1 is fine. I don't think the cyclone cartridge is functioning properly with Powercopy; I can't make an image of Turrican 2 (which has long tracks). I starts reading track 0, but never finishes (ABORT doesn't work).

However, I made an image of Apprentice which seems to be working fine. Uploaded it to the Zone

Supamax · 04 February 2009, 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaFan

However, I made an image of Apprentice which seems to be working fine. Uploaded it to the Zone

Apprentice was uploaded 2 days ago by Denis...

His PC000...159 files are much more "coherent" (same length, more or less), so his dump is better. But hey, don't be discouraged, you just started using Powercopy.

EDIT: Boo Boo's AR3 dumps seem to work correctly (great work, Boo Boo!). We are still eagerly waiting for a full beautifully cracked version by Galahad or StingRay

dlfrsilver · 04 February 2009, 21:35

Yes apprentice is protected by MFM tracks, but not longtracks. and it uses $4489 as sync.

dlfrsilver · 04 February 2009, 21:35

Amigafan, you can write back Woody's World too

!!

Retro1234 · 04 February 2009, 22:31

Good Stuff

dlfrsilver could you upload a DEV with a game that Needs hardware to write back for testing cyclone hardware.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Supamax

Apprentice was uploaded 2 days ago by Denis...

His PC000...159 files are much more "coherent" (same length, more or less), so his dump is better. But hey, don't be discouraged, you just started using Powercopy.

EDIT: Boo Boo's AR3 dumps seem to work correctly (great work, Boo Boo!). We are still eagerly waiting for a full beautifully cracked version by Galahad or StingRay

Thats cool it was a good idea of yours

I never thought it would work on an A1200 - I guess it answers this thread

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=26372

dlfrsilver · 04 February 2009, 23:05

no problem ! Just use Pinball dreams as IPF under winuae, with the parameter file related.

This game uses very long tracks $19xx !

Supamax · 04 February 2009, 23:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

no problem ! Just use Pinball dreams as IPF under winuae, with the parameter file related.

This game uses very long tracks $19xx !

Hi Denis, are your Powercopy saves (those ones uploaded to The Zone) obtained from .ipf files (under WinUAE, as I do) or from your real floppies (on your real A1200)?
In the second case, have you some games not yet SPS'ed/ipf'ed?

dlfrsilver · 04 February 2009, 23:31

yes i have some, but they are not in english. I can give you powercopy disk images
from winuae and from my real amiga

Supamax · 04 February 2009, 23:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

yes i have some, but they are not in english

I'm interested! I'm a mad collector

.

Unless, since you bought them original, you don't want to share them (in that case I would understand you) for any reason.

Retro1234 · 04 February 2009, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by dlfrsilver

no problem ! Just use Pinball dreams as IPF under winuae, with the parameter file related.

This game uses very long tracks $19xx !

Ok hows about something a bit easyer.
Im not saying this will work.

dlfrsilver have you tried with your wire only Cyclone -Speed On?
Those old wire only cartridges could be very effective and probably not that hard to assemble.

@AmigaFan can you test Ive found my Cyclone but I cant find by external drive

Ill post some pics of the cyclone and its guts later.

I dont know how hard it would be to make a PowerCopy cartridge but it could be realy effective for writeing back more IPFs on a real amiga.

dlfrsilver · 04 February 2009, 23:54

the fact is that we don't know what the chips inside the hard are, since the top of them
is erased........

Retro1234 · 04 February 2009, 23:59

Are there no clues? My cyclone is chip is
P9324
GAL 16VB-25LNC

Have you tried the wired one and has PowerCopy ever used a wired one in its history?

dlfrsilver · 05 February 2009, 00:13

i don't know !

AmigaFan · 05 February 2009, 10:35

I put the 1-disk version of Katakis into the Zone. It's an R-Type clone (requires OCS).

Retro1234 · 06 February 2009, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmigaFan

I put the 1-disk version of Katakis into the Zone. It's an R-Type clone (requires OCS).

Nice one AmigaFan - Just a few more games all from IPFs in the Zone

Smash Tv
Rainbow Islands
Great Giana Sisters

mr.vince · 06 February 2009, 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boo Boo

Are there no clues? My cyclone is chip is
P9324
GAL 16VB-25LNC

Have you tried the wired one and has PowerCopy ever used a wired one in its history?

Errrm. This is a GAL, you know? A GAL (generic array logic) is a some kind of "empty chip". You fill it with logic by programming it once. So you can have two identical GALs on two devices doing very different things... So... even if PowerCopy had the same GAL - no way...

In theory the way the copy is done is the same for all programs - simply switch some wires. But how this is implemented using a GAL and which flopyy commands (read: lines) are wiggled to turn the chip on or off is the programmer's decision.

Still have MANY of the old Cyclone adapters without chip, which should work if you simply want to go for a copy, but this would require PowerCopy to accept it. Geoff offered to remove the copy protection, so he could as well enable using the old Cyclone hardware. Did I already say that I have MANY of them still left?

Best,
Chris

Retro1234 · 06 February 2009, 15:43

O well it was worth a try - Because the Disk protection has been skipped I wondered if PowerCopy would then take advatage of any cartridge.
If only your old stash of Cyclones could be put to good use

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04 February 2009, 17:57	#241
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Success! I managed to write dlfrsilver's Twin World image back to disk, and the game runs fine on an Amiga 500. First I used a hd floppy, and something with the sounds was messed up; for instance when you shot it kept beeping. Next I tried a dd floppy, and now it works. Thanks for your help, Boo Boo.

04 February 2009, 18:17	#242
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	Yes twinworld can be written back easily if you now the sync word used ($5542). Tonight i do Agony because agony too can be written back when you know the sync on a standard drive

04 February 2009, 20:30	#244
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	Yes, df1 is fine. I don't think the cyclone cartridge is functioning properly with Powercopy; I can't make an image of Turrican 2 (which has long tracks). I starts reading track 0, but never finishes (ABORT doesn't work). However, I made an image of Apprentice which seems to be working fine. Uploaded it to the Zone

04 February 2009, 21:35	#246
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	Yes apprentice is protected by MFM tracks, but not longtracks. and it uses $4489 as sync.

04 February 2009, 21:35	#247
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	Amigafan, you can write back Woody's World too !!

04 February 2009, 23:05	#249
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	no problem ! Just use Pinball dreams as IPF under winuae, with the parameter file related. This game uses very long tracks $19xx !

04 February 2009, 23:31	#251
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	yes i have some, but they are not in english. I can give you powercopy disk images from winuae and from my real amiga

04 February 2009, 23:54	#254
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	the fact is that we don't know what the chips inside the hard are, since the top of them is erased........

04 February 2009, 23:59	#255
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,812	Are there no clues? My cyclone is chip is P9324 GAL 16VB-25LNC Have you tried the wired one and has PowerCopy ever used a wired one in its history?

05 February 2009, 00:13	#256
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,507	i don't know !

05 February 2009, 10:35	#257
AmigaFan Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Germany Posts: 62	I put the 1-disk version of Katakis into the Zone. It's an R-Type clone (requires OCS).

06 February 2009, 15:43	#260
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,812	O well it was worth a try - Because the Disk protection has been skipped I wondered if PowerCopy would then take advatage of any cartridge. If only your old stash of Cyclones could be put to good use

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