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[wire73]

Hi,
Just For your info.I used JTG88 method for backing up Crackdown and works fine.And yes gerzand you are correct SS merger put the iso in folder 1. Using DVD decryptor and burning at X4 speed using TDK disc.

[waynevan2000]

QUOTE(sosotiit @ Feb 24 2007, 01:35 AM)

Well guys, I was finding some of your problems strange, I reviewed the method presented a bit more thoroughly, now I think I know why.
In step 12 after you hit merge, ss merger is not asking for the output file but for the video.iso to be inserted (in fact with pad with blank it will not open that window). The output is normally in the file indicated by the "ISO FIle", and does not keep the original game.iso.

So here we go with how I see it (By the way, not saying the method of JTG88 is not working, maybe it is just me not getting it)

no need to duplicate the folder. Again just another view of it, no saying it was not working.
rgds,soso

Just tried using video.iso instead of game.iso with ssmerger and without duplicate folder.

Working 100% using COD 3 video.iso (265,873,408 bytes) with all STEALTH checks passed.  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[conners]

Erm....
Just a few things here. when i do a stealth check with XBC it fails on PFI, but when I do a check with Schtom I get a PASSED stealth, one of them has to be wrong, but which 1. The next one is that when i insert crackdown, the title has changed on the disc to XGD2DVD_NTSC not the normal one, is that inportant? Im based in the UK so was wondering if other people can confirm any of this. Is there anyway of changing the title to XGD2DVD_NTSC instead of XBOX360.

[typan]

Great work sosotiit, done as per 1 to 14b & worked the first time around, thanks

[JohnnySleeze]

Worked for me, but i didnt add the video and patched it with the blank. Seems to run fine, dont know if i will have a problem down the line

[conners]

thats why i asked the questions, im checkin to make sure its exactly as the original disc

[batman15]

I am following the directions below, When I get to step 13b, I get an error message process cannot access the file game.iso because it is being used by another process.   What am I doing wrong?:

1. Open XBC
2. Go to drive tools, hit unlock drive twice until it reads the full size of the disc.
3. go to read select current partition
4. hit start, wait for it to copy.
5. go to drive tools, extract the ss, pfi, and dmi.
6 open schtrom xtract, insert any xbox 360 game, under task choose video.iso, and extract to the same folder as your crackdown files.
7. In this folder, you should have (naming is important) a game.iso, video.iso, SS, PFI, and DMI.
9b Open SS merger
10b. choose the iso, ss, pfi, and dmi, select "add video partition" choose "insert iso" leave fixes checked.
11b. check/uncheck nme compatibility as needed.
12b. hit the "merge and create layer break" button (File->Merge does not work)
13b. window pops up, choose Video.iso +hit Open
14b. Now open imgburn, set layer break to 1913760, burn at 2.4x or 4x, If your making a backup for the Flashed FW make sure it is exactly 7.572.881.408 bytes (or 7,395,392KB), for nme360, 7.705.657.344 bytes.

This post has been edited by batman15: Feb 25 2007, 04:33 AM

[billynomates]

have you closed xbc and schtrom down at this stage?

[darthmaul]

Finally backed this game up!!  Thanks for all your help... Soso you are the man.....

[batman15]

QUOTE(billynomates @ Feb 25 2007, 01:42 AM)

have you closed xbc and schtrom down at this stage?

yes I have the only program open was Ssmerger.

[sosotiit]

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13b. window pops up, choose Video.iso +hit Open

that is the entire point  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) , in 13b you must use video.iso (not game.iso)

rgds,soso

This post has been edited by sosotiit: Feb 25 2007, 05:04 PM

[batman15]

QUOTE(sosotiit @ Feb 25 2007, 11:04 AM)

that is the entire point  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) , in 13b you must use video.iso (not game.iso)

rgds,soso

I am clicking on video.iso after clicking on merge create layer break.  Where it asks for iso file I choose game.iso, I then add the ss, PFI, and DMI files.  I click Merge and creat layer break and chose video.iso, then I get the error message.

[sosotiit]

something else is accessing your game.iso , google unlocker and you will find a freeware called unlocker 1.8.5. It will allow you to close link to whatever is calling it.

You may also try jtg88 method, maybe I did it that way for those having this problem.

rgds,soso

[batman15]

QUOTE(sosotiit @ Feb 25 2007, 01:05 PM)

something else is accessing your game.iso , google unlocker and you will find a freeware called unlocker 1.8.5. It will allow you to close link to whatever is calling it.

You may also try jtg88 method, maybe I did it that way for those having this problem.

rgds,soso

Tried both ways and I still get the same message.  I also tried unlocker and no luck.  Just for the heck of it I tried the process by clicking pad with blank instead of insert iso and the process worked although obviously the finished product was not correct.  But what that taught me was that I only get the error message process cannot access the file game.iso because it is being used by another process which leads me to believe that the other process is somehow part of ss merger 1.7.  I am at a loss, but I do appreciate all the help you have given me.  

[darthmaul]

batman15, a friend of mine is having the same exact problem and its driving us crazy.....we also tried the unlock program, but that didnt work for us either...if you figure this out will you please post the solution and we will do the same....thanks for your help