Something about GD-ROM

librab103 · September 1st, 2002

I went searching the web and found this site with a PowerPoint presentation click here for the site . I don't know if you guys saw this already but it pretty much tells you how to make a GD-ROM. I don't know if this is useful or not but it should help.

**_E_** · September 3rd, 2002

well,.if you looking for runnig dreamcast cds into Pc cd drives they wont work. PC cd drives cannot recognize the format of the GD-ROM, which is only used by the Sega Dreamcast

librab103 · September 3rd, 2002

Then how do people have DC games on CDs

Gamer1 · September 3rd, 2002

they are rips from a group that had tools specialized to rip gd rom so it can burned onto cd, and the isos of the gd rom are spread/ shared at mIRC

Darkon · September 4th, 2002

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Originally posted by Gamer1
they are rips from a group that had tools specialized to rip gd rom so it can burned onto cd, and the isos of the gd rom are spread/ shared at mIRC

LOL, thats probably the simplest way of saying it so if you don't get it...well...

**Chrono Archangel** · September 4th, 2002

but can you play with a copid CD-Rom on the Dreamcast since the Dreamcast uses GD-Rom?

**_E_** · September 4th, 2002

i think that when the the cd is duplicated, the exact data is copied, weather its been recognized by the computer's cd drive or not

**Kane** · September 4th, 2002

No, the DC can play rips, but certain versions apparently couldn't
For the most part tho, DCs can play normal CDs

**cooliscool** · September 4th, 2002

most can. old rips won't work with newer dcs because they were ripped in the data/audio format, newer DCs read cds using the audio/data format, new games that are ripped like that will work fine.

The thing about the Gd-Rom is that the laser can read larger pits in the discs, much larger than normal cds.

librab103 · September 4th, 2002

I thought the pits were smaller. Thats why you can put a gig on a normal CD

Salomon · September 7th, 2002

You can play GD-Roms on your PC, a audio track like this will be heard over your autostarting Audio Player : This is a GD-Rom, Don´t play it on other things then a dreamcast... or something like that

**Kane** · September 7th, 2002

*sighs* as I've said 1001 times. DC discs have 2 tracks. One that a normal CD rom can read, somethimes an track is on here, or somethimes wallpapers or other images. The other can only be read by GD rom drives.

Salomon · September 8th, 2002

Oh, sorry for my dumbness

DjaniB4u · September 8th, 2002

Wait....so how do theyt plan on emulating a media that is only readable by th dreamcast?????

Salomon · September 8th, 2002

It´s possible, but I don´t really know

**Kane** · September 8th, 2002

You have to play rips, which are read from the DC then sent to the PC either by the serial port (takes days) or via the 100BT broadband adaptor(very few made)

librab103 · September 8th, 2002

If the have to go through all this hassle to get rips. Then not even have a DC emu which reads from the cd-rom drive. Why waste the time and just play it from your DC?????

**Kane** · September 8th, 2002

There is that, but some people would rather have the option of playing it on PC. That's probably why the DC emu scene has been so slow tho.

September 1st, 2002	#1 (permalink)
librab103 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 23	Something about GD-ROM I went searching the web and found this site with a PowerPoint presentation click here for the site . I don't know if you guys saw this already but it pretty much tells you how to make a GD-ROM. I don't know if this is useful or not but it should help.

September 3rd, 2002	#2 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,577	well,.if you looking for runnig dreamcast cds into Pc cd drives they wont work. PC cd drives cannot recognize the format of the GD-ROM, which is only used by the Sega Dreamcast __________________ -= Now watching=-

September 3rd, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	they are rips from a group that had tools specialized to rip gd rom so it can burned onto cd, and the isos of the gd rom are spread/ shared at mIRC __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

September 4th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Chrono Archangel Administrator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 7,070	but can you play with a copid CD-Rom on the Dreamcast since the Dreamcast uses GD-Rom? __________________ When Pigs Fly: The Death of Oink, the Birth of Dissent, and a Brief History of Record Industry Suicide.

September 4th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
_E_ Administrator Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: somewhere Posts: 8,577	i think that when the the cd is duplicated, the exact data is copied, weather its been recognized by the computer's cd drive or not __________________ -= Now watching=-

September 3rd, 2002	#3 (permalink)
librab103 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 23	Then how do people have DC games on CDs

September 4th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	No, the DC can play rips, but certain versions apparently couldn't For the most part tho, DCs can play normal CDs __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

September 4th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
cooliscool Resident Pixel ™ Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hyda IV Posts: 6,048	most can. old rips won't work with newer dcs because they were ripped in the data/audio format, newer DCs read cds using the audio/data format, new games that are ripped like that will work fine. The thing about the Gd-Rom is that the laser can read larger pits in the discs, much larger than normal cds. __________________ Fayt: Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz @ 3.0GHz [Allendale] (1333MHz FSB), 1GB Crucial DDR2-800 Dual Channel kit @ 850MHz 3-4-4-12, 512MB BFG nVidia GeForce 7950GT OC (650/1600), Sound Blaster Audigy, MSI P6N SLi nVidia 650i mobo, 200GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), 80GB Seagate Barracuda 8MB Cache 7200RPM SATA2 (NCQ), Lite-On DVD+-RW 16x w/ Lightscribe, Lite-On 16X DVD-ROM, Aspire X-Dreamer II case, Logitech MX518 GG Optical Mouse, Asetek Waterchill kit (distilled water + Red Line Watter Wetter), T.I.M - Arctic Silver Ceramique

September 4th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
librab103 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 23	I thought the pits were smaller. Thats why you can put a gig on a normal CD

September 7th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Salomon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cologne CITY Posts: 33	You can play GD-Roms on your PC, a audio track like this will be heard over your autostarting Audio Player : This is a GD-Rom, Don´t play it on other things then a dreamcast... or something like that __________________ I´ve nothing to say to you...

September 7th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	sighs as I've said 1001 times. DC discs have 2 tracks. One that a normal CD rom can read, somethimes an track is on here, or somethimes wallpapers or other images. The other can only be read by GD rom drives. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

September 8th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Salomon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cologne CITY Posts: 33	Oh, sorry for my dumbness __________________ I´ve nothing to say to you...

September 8th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
DjaniB4u Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Hawaii Posts: 86	Wait....so how do theyt plan on emulating a media that is only readable by th dreamcast????? __________________ O.o A friend is someone who would bail you out of jail. A best friend is someone who is sitting there next to you saying that was fukin awsome.

September 8th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
Salomon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cologne CITY Posts: 33	It´s possible, but I don´t really know __________________ I´ve nothing to say to you...

September 8th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	You have to play rips, which are read from the DC then sent to the PC either by the serial port (takes days) or via the 100BT broadband adaptor(very few made) __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

September 8th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
librab103 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 23	If the have to go through all this hassle to get rips. Then not even have a DC emu which reads from the cd-rom drive. Why waste the time and just play it from your DC?????

September 8th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,255	There is that, but some people would rather have the option of playing it on PC. That's probably why the DC emu scene has been so slow tho. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Athlon 64 X2 4200+, 2Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, MSI K8N Platinum, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 500Gb RAID HDD, Vista Business Erika: (MCPC) Athlon XP 2400+, 1Gb 400MHz DDR Ram, geForce 6800 256Mb, 80Gb Hdd, XP 2005 MCE Kimiko: (Desktop 2) Athlon 64 3000+, 512Mb 400MHz DDR Ram, Asus K8V, geForce 6800 128Mb

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