Backing up Guitar Freaks Drummania V

Megamanny · 11-10-2006, 02:37 PM

So, I recently got my fresh copy of GFDM V just recently. And I've been trying to get an exact copy of it so I wouldn't have to use my original.

Now for SOME REASON there is always something wrong with copy. Sometimes the music doesn't play, sometimes the keynotes are NOT what they are supposed to be. Hell, sometimes the background doesn't play.

Am I doing something wrong? Or is GFDM V just isn't possible to get an good exact copy?

I've tried everything, I've been using memorex dvd+r's, those didn't work well so I used Maxell and it was a LITTLE better but still had the same problem.

Does anyone here have a good working copy? If so, could they tell me what they did? I heard best media to use was verbatim but my wal-mart only had dual layered versions.

Maybe its possibly the program I'm using? I've been using dvd decrypter to extract it from my GFDM DVD and burning it at max.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

shin-arudo · 11-10-2006, 02:55 PM

burn it at 2X or 4X as slow as it can be.. faster burning will made probs.
use DVD decrypter and burn with slowest burn speed. see if works fine

Ztype · 11-10-2006, 04:03 PM

I had the same problems with both V and MPS and I was using Memorex DVD+Rs, so I switched to Memorex DVD-Rs and didn't have the problem.

Megamanny · 11-10-2006, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ztype

I had the same problems with both V and MPS and I was using Memorex DVD+Rs, so I switched to Memorex DVD-Rs and didn't have the problem.

Any way to tell if your ps2 mainly reads better with -r's or +r's?

Lapsus Antepedis · 11-10-2006, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Megamanny

I've been using memorex dvd+r's

Personally, I'd be willing to bet that that's your problem right there. On any ps2 that I've tried, using dvd+r just causes problems. I've burned games at 16x onto dvd-r and never had a probem with any of them. Try burning at a low speed to dvd-r, and it should work [I used to burn at 1x, but I have a newer burner now ^^;]

mjtIIDX · 11-10-2006, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Megamanny

Maybe its possibly the program I'm using? I've been using dvd decrypter to extract it from my GFDM DVD and burning it at MAX.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

There is your problem right there. ALWAYS burn at half the media speed and no more than that.

Megamanny · 11-10-2006, 04:30 PM

Just to clarify, I should either trying using different dvds. Preferablly -R from what people have told me.

Burning at half the max speed or at 4x.

I'm not so sure if my dvd burner can do -R's.

but it says this

Philips DVD+-RW

I'm guessing I can do both huh?

Thanks for the help guys.

Lapsus Antepedis · 11-10-2006, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Megamanny

Just to clarify, I should either trying using different dvds. Preferablly -R from what people have told me.

Burning at half the max speed or at 4x.

I'm not so sure if my dvd burner can do -R's.

but it says this

Philips DVD+-RW

I'm guessing I can do both huh?

Thanks for the help guys.

Yep, a +-RW will indeed burn both types of disc, and burning as slow as possible [if you're patient enought to wait for a few hours] minimizes errors when writing to the disc.

LouieT · 11-10-2006, 06:22 PM

Sony DVD+R discs play well on PS2s as long as the data is written at a low speed.

Ztype · 11-10-2006, 08:17 PM

In my experience, some games run only on DVD+Rs, and some will run only on DVD-Rs. I have no idea why, but almost all Bemani games require -Rs.

Melchior · 11-10-2006, 08:19 PM

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Sony DVD+R discs play well on PS2s as long as the data is written at a low speed.

Sony DVD-R discs will not play at all on mine. Memorex DVD-R work just fine though.

maruchan_192000 · 11-10-2006, 10:13 PM

Yo manny switch to -R

thats what my copy of V is burned on and it works great.

mjtIIDX · 11-10-2006, 10:34 PM

Actually I got a bunch of Memorex +R's and have never had a problem when I set the speed correct. I have tried all different kinds of back-ups including bemani.

Megamanny · 11-11-2006, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mjtIIDX

Actually I got a bunch of Memorex +R's and have never had a problem when I set the speed correct. I have tried all different kinds of back-ups including bemani.

I tried your method first and it works PERFECTLY now. Not a single problem. I just got to make a return on these dvd's I bought before =(

Opethian · 11-11-2006, 05:18 PM

i use Princo +R and they work fine at 4x