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[paziulek]

Hi, I decided to "optimize" the 8+GB ISOs, in batch, for later extract or conversion to GOD.
It saved approximately 40% of space ( 100+ ISOs )
Then I found out that extract-xiso changes the default.xex file in a way that it is an invalid file - xextool does not detect the xex format anymore - game is unusable.
and of course, i removed all original ISOs....
I compared the xex's with few original ones I got and they have the same file size but the data is WAY different....
is there any way to revert/undo/fix the changes done to default.xex?
Thanks!

ps: i used "extract-xiso v2.7.0 (09.30.11)"

[paziulek]

Thanks for your reply steveo1978,
yes, the only way is to extract the xex from the originals, I will try also exiso,
The funny thing about extract-xiso is the release dates, and the changelog included in the sources:

extract-xiso v2.7.0 (09.30.11) for linux - written by in <[email protected]>
                                           modified by Aiyyo & somski

extract-xiso v2.6.4 (12.01.31) for linux - written by in <[email protected]> - modified by Aiyyo

the 2.6.4 inludes changes in 2.7.0 + has one option more - in the changelog - beginning of the .c :

01.31.12 aiyyo: Added new command line switch (-o ftp port number) - kind of funny

the "iso optimize" code is really written for xbox1 ( xbe ), there is no instance of trying to open a xex file, just xbe, and that code is quite ooold, so I am quite surprised that all my "optimized" isos have the xex file messed up... ( the file header is "garbage" )
Well, I will try a few things more, in  the meantime I extracted a few of my originals to see what could go wrong....

Thanks again!