Stein's HDFs

MethodGit · 27 February 2006, 01:32

Remember that site from Emuviews many years back?

I wonder if anyone managed to backup all the games off there and kept them?

Would be fun if they were all unearthed once more!

mr_0rga5m · 27 February 2006, 20:16

no i dont remember .. got a url ?

maybe you can grab it via archive.org.

MethodGit · 27 February 2006, 20:48

Tried archive.org..... no such luck! It used to be at steinshdfs.emuviews.com.

Stein · 27 February 2006, 22:12

whoa, somebody out there remembers me?

I never had too many visitors, and had to shut down when JoseQ started having his BW problems.

But yes, I did keep them all and have even added a few over the years. I uploaded the whole collection to a few different FTPs but since that time the FTPs have either quit or have had physical drive failures.

Right now I've just started installing my WHD games to HDF, I think I'm in the B's or C's somewhere hehe.

Cheers
Stein

MethodGit · 28 February 2006, 01:14

Ooooh I didn't know you were registered here! Hehe, I do believe I used to post a few times on your old board back then Stein. I seem to recall discussing Hook a little bit mostly.

Is it possible you could upload some of your masterpieces to the Zone if you still have them, thanks?

Stein · 28 February 2006, 03:25

I do remember the Hook discussion

was a bugger to make work.

What would you be interested in? I'd be glad to share...

(I'll post a list a bit later)

Stein · 28 February 2006, 04:26

ok, here's a list of my non-whd installed HDFs, there's fewer than I've had in the past as I'm slowly converting to WHD now that I've finally registered

Code:

 
1869
 
bally V
bane of the cosmic forge
bards tale
bards tale2
bards tale3
bards tale construction set
battle chess
battle chess 2
battle isle
beneath a steel sky
black crypt
bloodnet aga
budokan
 
champions of krynn
civilization
combat air patrol
curse of the azure bonds
 
dark queen of krynn
darkseed
defender of the crown
desert strike
dune
dune2
dungeon master
dungeon master 2
 
eye of the beholder 
eye of the beholder 2
 
f18 interceptor
flashback
flight of the amazon queen
frontier
 
gateway to the savage frontier
 
hare raising havoc
hillsfar
hook
 
it came from the desert
 
jetstrike
 
kgb
king pin
 
leander
lemmings 3 aga
lionheart
lotus trilogy
 
megalomania
microprose golf
monkey island
monkey island 2
 
nick faldo golf cd32
ninja mission
nuclear war
 
pinball dreams and fantasies
pinball fantasies aga
pinball illusions aga
pirates
pool of darkness
pool of radiance
populous
project x - special edition
 
scorched tanks aga
secret of the silver blades
sim city
simon the sorcerer
slam tilt
spirit of excalibur
star trek 25th anniversary aga
superfrog
swos 97
syndicate
 
test drive 2
the clue aga
the lost vikings
the settlers
theme park aga
turrican 3
tv sports basketball
tv sports boxing
 
ufo enemy unknown
 
walker
willy beamsih
wings
worms the directors cut
 
zany golf

Methanoid · 28 February 2006, 08:54

If this is a LOT of stuff the Zone might not be up to it.. depending on "demand" ED2K or Torrent might be better or a post to usenet (alt.binaries.emualtors.amiga) ?

MethodGit · 28 February 2006, 13:45

Or perhaps?

Heh, the funny thing is I can't even remember what the problems I discussed regarding Hook back then were about...... messages popping up at startup? Game not saving properly? Whatever they were, I do remember it was the JST version. I take it you tested the WHD one since then Stein?

Nice list btw! I'd love to check out all of them but I know it would be a burden to the Zone. I'm not too sure about ED2K links though because I've tried eMule a few times before and every single time it would fail to download anything at all, even with the port settings sorted out! I haven't used Usenet in a long while and am starting to think what out there could be better than Agent this time....?

BippyM · 28 February 2006, 17:01

Guys after a brief chat with Stein.. It looks like he might be joining me in the WHD-HDF project

Keep your eyes peeled

andreas · 06 March 2006, 03:46

Hmm, Hare Raising Havoc?
Stein, if you did not remember to REPLACE the main file by the cracked one, this game would be unplayable. I discovered that myself by scanning thru an old CD with a rare seventh disk which I've never seen before in the SKR set. It contained the cracked executable, without which a manual will be mandatory to not get booted out right after the manual check.

Stein · 07 March 2006, 08:04

well, I installed the HDF from my own amiga disks which I dumped via my a1200... I finished the game once or twice on my amiga so I know my version works. I installed the HDF years ago, before I started my site, which is now years dead so I really don't know how I installed it, just that I'm usually pretty thorough. I was just playing my HDF after you mention it and it works good

MethodGit · 09 March 2006, 02:46

Say Stein, if you're up for upping (lol) your HDF sets for the time being, you could try or FileLodge for storage purposes.

MethodGit · 11 March 2006, 03:38

Bippy, I was reading the Lemonade FAQ and noticed this piece in particular:

Quote:

Does Lemonade support hard disk files and WHDLoad installs?
Lemonade doesn't have HDF support yet, but it will definately be there in version 1.1. HDF packs from WHDLoad installs are currently being created by bippym, and Lemonade will support these by adding the CRC32 algorithm to our database. They will then automatically be added and set as playable during a game scan, in the same way as ADF files.

The thing is, HDF files can have radically different CRCs depending on how many and what exact files exist inside it. How can you make sure they all remain the same throughout the existence of the collection? Or are they going to be spread as a set like the TOSEC stuff?

Dalai · 11 March 2006, 17:55

Hmm, also where will the WHDLoad key go?

mr_0rga5m · 11 March 2006, 18:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalai

Hmm, also where will the WHDLoad key go?

Yea i was wondering this too ..

Stein · 13 March 2006, 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalai

Hmm, also where will the WHDLoad key go?

One way is to have two HDFs for each game config; one HDF will have the game and startup script, the second HDF will be one of two things, an HDF containing your legal key and WHDLoad or an HDF containing just WHDLoad.

But there might be another/easier way...

BippyM · 13 March 2006, 09:19

Guys keep your eyes peeled for my HDF's when I get round to re-writing the gui and prefs etc..

The WHDLoad key will be copied BY THE USER to the boot hdf!

MethodGit · 24 March 2007, 18:32

*bumpity-bump*

So Bippy, what happened to this WHD-HDF project then? Still in the backburner?

BippyM · 24 March 2007, 19:01

it's on hold as other things always get in the way lol..

I will get back to it someday.. i promise

27 February 2006, 01:32	#1
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Stein's HDFs Remember that site from Emuviews many years back? I wonder if anyone managed to backup all the games off there and kept them? Would be fun if they were all unearthed once more!

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27 February 2006, 20:16	#2
mr_0rga5m Tik Gora :D Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Round yo momma's Posts: 1,273	no i dont remember .. got a url ? maybe you can grab it via archive.org.

27 February 2006, 20:48	#3
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Tried archive.org..... no such luck! It used to be at steinshdfs.emuviews.com.

27 February 2006, 22:12	#4
Stein Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US Posts: 56	whoa, somebody out there remembers me? I never had too many visitors, and had to shut down when JoseQ started having his BW problems. But yes, I did keep them all and have even added a few over the years. I uploaded the whole collection to a few different FTPs but since that time the FTPs have either quit or have had physical drive failures. Right now I've just started installing my WHD games to HDF, I think I'm in the B's or C's somewhere hehe. Cheers Stein

28 February 2006, 01:14	#5
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Ooooh I didn't know you were registered here! Hehe, I do believe I used to post a few times on your old board back then Stein. I seem to recall discussing Hook a little bit mostly. Is it possible you could upload some of your masterpieces to the Zone if you still have them, thanks?

28 February 2006, 03:25	#6
Stein Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US Posts: 56	I do remember the Hook discussion was a bugger to make work. What would you be interested in? I'd be glad to share... (I'll post a list a bit later)

28 February 2006, 08:54	#8
Methanoid Retired Quartex Sysop Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Roman Verulamium Age: 58 Posts: 1,873	If this is a LOT of stuff the Zone might not be up to it.. depending on "demand" ED2K or Torrent might be better or a post to usenet (alt.binaries.emualtors.amiga) ?

28 February 2006, 13:45	#9
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Or perhaps? Heh, the funny thing is I can't even remember what the problems I discussed regarding Hook back then were about...... messages popping up at startup? Game not saving properly? Whatever they were, I do remember it was the JST version. I take it you tested the WHD one since then Stein? Nice list btw! I'd love to check out all of them but I know it would be a burden to the Zone. I'm not too sure about ED2K links though because I've tried eMule a few times before and every single time it would fail to download anything at all, even with the port settings sorted out! I haven't used Usenet in a long while and am starting to think what out there could be better than Agent this time....?

28 February 2006, 17:01	#10
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Guys after a brief chat with Stein.. It looks like he might be joining me in the WHD-HDF project Keep your eyes peeled

06 March 2006, 03:46	#11
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Hmm, Hare Raising Havoc? Stein, if you did not remember to REPLACE the main file by the cracked one, this game would be unplayable. I discovered that myself by scanning thru an old CD with a rare seventh disk which I've never seen before in the SKR set. It contained the cracked executable, without which a manual will be mandatory to not get booted out right after the manual check.

07 March 2006, 08:04	#12
Stein Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US Posts: 56	well, I installed the HDF from my own amiga disks which I dumped via my a1200... I finished the game once or twice on my amiga so I know my version works. I installed the HDF years ago, before I started my site, which is now years dead so I really don't know how I installed it, just that I'm usually pretty thorough. I was just playing my HDF after you mention it and it works good

09 March 2006, 02:46	#13
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	Say Stein, if you're up for upping (lol) your HDF sets for the time being, you could try or FileLodge for storage purposes.

11 March 2006, 17:55	#15
Dalai Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: UK Posts: 148	Hmm, also where will the WHDLoad key go?

13 March 2006, 09:19	#18
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Guys keep your eyes peeled for my HDF's when I get round to re-writing the gui and prefs etc.. The WHDLoad key will be copied BY THE USER to the boot hdf!

24 March 2007, 18:32	#19
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 39 Posts: 2,731	bumpity-bump So Bippy, what happened to this WHD-HDF project then? Still in the backburner?

24 March 2007, 19:01	#20
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	it's on hold as other things always get in the way lol.. I will get back to it someday.. i promise

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