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16 March 2011, 18:35
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Converting IPF files to ADF
Is there a way to convert IPF files to normal or extended ADFs? I am asking about emulation, not a real Amiga.
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16 March 2011, 18:53
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Is there a guide on how to use uaeunp? Can you give some information? I mean completely from scratch, for example where do I put the .exe?
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16 March 2011, 19:05
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UAEUNP is a commandline tool. Unpack it wherever you want and use the Start-> Execute -> CMD command for the DOS promt. Here's an example for Turrican.
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16 March 2011, 19:21
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Ok, I just did what you said but it errors out. Any ideas?
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16 March 2011, 19:23
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What errors? Have you checked the source folder? There should be an "turrican.ext.adf" now, app. 2,11MB.
Edit: Sorry. I forgot to mention that you need the CAPSImg.dll (IPF Library). Grab it here and put in the folder with UAEUNP. http://www.softpres.org/download |
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16 March 2011, 19:27
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It gives me the common message box for Windows errors (the one with the option to report the error to Microsoft).
What source? I do not see such a folder. Do I need to put the .exe in Winuae? |
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16 March 2011, 19:28
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Read my edit.
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16 March 2011, 19:34
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K thanx. But the resulting extended ADF doesn't load in WinUae.
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16 March 2011, 19:36
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Really? I have no problem with the created extended Turrican ADF. Try an A500 Quickstart config. btw: not all copy protections are supported in an extended ADF.
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16 March 2011, 19:43
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Rainbow Islands, which I used for the first try, failed. Apidya which I just used, succeded (though I didn't play it more than just starting it). I am now trying another one to see what happens.
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16 March 2011, 19:51
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Good luck. And maybe post your results here.
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16 March 2011, 19:53
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I tried Project-X and it loaded up to the point of the last screen before the action starts. Then it crashed.
Apidya started normally. What games have you converted successfully so far? |
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16 March 2011, 19:56
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tbh: I haven't tried many games. Turrican, Apidya and 2-3 i can't remember. Some games need to be cracked, Rob Norton's copylock stuff e.g.
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16 March 2011, 19:57
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So it seems to bypass some protections but not all.
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16 March 2011, 20:01
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I guess that sums it up. Hundreds will probably work fine. But bypass is not the correct word, it keeps some protections 100% intact.
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16 March 2011, 20:15
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I doubt Turrican would work 100% as whilst extended ADF might be able to preserve the MFM format of the disk, Turrican also has a protection track which 'shouldnt' be able to be copied.
Project X won't work because it uses Copylock as Retro stated. But there are lots of games out there that simply rely on their disk format as copy protection, so an extended ADF will work in lots of cases. Best thing to do is to goto www.whdload.de and look at the notes by whoever installed a game you want to copy, as invariably the person will say what protection was encountered. |
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16 March 2011, 20:19
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Yeap, thats exactly what I wanted. I will try it on all my 28 games and post the results here.
Sadly, 6 of my games have been lost because of disk corruption, one of them recovered however from the IPFs Team17 released (Alien Breed Special Edition 92). |
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16 March 2011, 20:46
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Extended adf can support everything except any kind of bit cell density tricks.
uaeunp conversions are not meant to be perfect, especially when attempting to convert copy protected disk. It is extraction tool, not a conversion tool
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16 March 2011, 20:48
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So, is there a better tool to perform the conversion?
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