Mace1337, great job, luv it (IMG:
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Following is how to verify that each component is present on your backup DVD. The DMI/PFI part is adapted from information published by FuzzyLogic for at xboxhacker.net , all credits to him.
Samsung(fw 5.3 or before) /Kreon SS onlyAnother key point, it seems that
SS extracted with Hitachi drive may be detectable and backup made with such ss files will not boot under the new firmwares. You will therefore need SS extracted with either a Samsung ms25/ms28 or a Kreon fw drive (SH-D162C/SH-D163A).
There is no way to test this, but you should know how you have made your backups. Note that the new firmwares will prevent you to boot from a SS extracted on a Hitachi Drive so that will tell you.
Until then we suggest you do not use backups if you are unsure the SS were made with Samsung/Kreon Drive
Video partitionInsert your backup in your PC DVD drive and if you click on that specific drive in Explorer you should see something like this.
(IMG:
http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_05_23/23_37_02_video.jpg)
If you cannot see that structure Audio_TS/Video_TS directory with similar files, then you do not have a valid video partition on you backup. Note that the file may vary in size (the two larger files should be typically in the 2000 to 4000KB). There is sometimes 1 or 2 additional files.
If you
do not have a structure like that, or that
there is no files in it then you do not have a valid partition and should redo your backup from the orginal.
Note that the label (in this case XBOX360) can vary.
For a more advanced validation, you can extract your video partition with XBCreator from your original. It requires ripping the entire image and extracting the
video section (in Image Tools) The resulting file is in .bin format and can be mounted with Alcohol or daemon tools, and you can then confirm that you see the same files and label. In my case this is what I have
(IMG:
http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_05_24/01_01_45_video2.jpg)
Backup done with XBCr (or Schtrom) and a Samsung/Kreon drive using the Complete backup methods, that section should present.
Physical Format InformationThe PFI is relatively generic and only a few games have minor differences in it.
You can view the PFI info on your backup using DVDInfoPro: put the bakup in, select the proper drive, in the right-bottom corner choose
Read blocks from media and enter 1FB1D and hit
Read.
(IMG:
http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_05_24/01_15_40_dvdip1.jpg)
You will get the info currently at the PFI position displayed.
The first line (line 00000000) should contain some data and all the rest should be 00
(IMG:
http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_05_24/01_19_15_dvdip2.jpg)
If the entire file is filled with zero, or not as per the pattern above, we suggest you redo your backup.
For a more advanced validation, you can extract your PFI with XBCreator from your original. The resulting file is in .bin format and can be open with an Hex editor allowing to compare to what your backup contains.
Backup done with XBCr (or Schtrom) and a Samsung/Kreon drive using the Complete backup methods, that section should present.
Disc Manufacturing InformationThe DMI has significant differences from one game to the next.
You can view the DMI info on your backup using DVDInfoPro: put the bakup in, select the proper drive, in the right-bottom corner choose
Read blocks from media and enter 1FB1E and hit
Read.
You will get the info currently at the DMI position displayed.
The first 4 and the last 29 lines (lines 00000000 to 00000030 and lines 00000630 to 000007F0) should contain some data and all the rest should be 00.
(IMG:
http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_05_24/01_34_24_dvdip3.jpg)
If the entire file is filled with zero, or not as per the pattern above, we suggest you redo your backup.
For a more advanced validation, you can extract your DMI with XBCreator from your original. The resulting file is in .bin format and can be open with an Hex editor allowing to compare to what your backup contains.
Backup done with XBCr (or Schtrom) and a Samsung/Kreon drive using the Complete backup methods, that section should present.
If you have more information, comments or suggestions, plse post them (while respecting the XS posting rules and the one in the first post above)
Hope it helps,
thks, -soso
This post has been edited by sosotiit: Jul 4 2007, 10:11 PM