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Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Trippe2k on May 27, 2004, 05:53:00 PM

.mdf and .mds files, what are they and how do you get them to work. can you use them in pcsxbox, if so how, and also if you cant use it, how do you convert it to any usable formate, or what the hell is mdf and mds files used for and one that can  help, please do, I got metal gear solid and i want to play it on my xbox but its mdf and mds, please help.

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Reaper527 on May 27, 2004, 06:16:00 PM

i think either blindwrite or alcohol 120% burns them, could be mistaken though, why not google it?

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Trippe2k on May 27, 2004, 06:33:00 PM

I did try to google it I couldnt find anything, if no one knows how come they come in those formates?

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: UnLckyN on May 27, 2004, 06:58:00 PM

Found this on filext.com.
Alcohol 120% CD Image File    Alcohol Software    
Specific Notes    
One of several CD image formats that Alcohol 120% can mount. Alcohol 120% is used for media backup.

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Trippe2k on May 27, 2004, 08:09:00 PM

thanks man, I am getting that program right now and gonna give it a shot, I will figure this out, searched everywhere and found nothing on it. Thanks for your help, any other help is greatly accepted

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Jamaicanyouth on May 27, 2004, 08:44:00 PM

The .mds is a Alcohol 120 % image.  Get Alcohol 120% mount the image with the virtual drive Alcohol makes and then use cdr-win to convert it to Bin/Cue.  So you will use Alcohol to mount then load up the cdr-win then choose "extract" then you will use cdr-win to extract from the virtual drive and it will be in Bin/Cue format, you need Bin/Cue for the PSX emulator.

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Trippe2k on May 27, 2004, 08:54:00 PM

Thank you, I am going to give that a try, I was trying to make it create an image .ccd but i guess that was wrong thank you.

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Perplexer on May 27, 2004, 07:25:00 PM

Dumbass.

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Trippe2k on May 27, 2004, 11:26:00 PM

thank you Perplexer

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Jamaicanyouth on May 28, 2004, 11:18:00 AM

So how did it turn out?

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: Trippe2k on May 28, 2004, 01:55:00 PM

as it turns out i think the mds file i was trying to use was corrupt, because i tried it with another one and it did work thank you, also i used alcohol to copy file straight off a ps1 game and it worked thank you for your help.

This post has been edited by Trippe2k on May 28 2004, 08:56 PM

Title: .mdf Files What Are They
Post by: ImOkRuOk on June 02, 2004, 12:38:00 PM

an easier way to go about it.. imo
  get ultra-iso or magic iso, and just convert to another format...