Medievil Problem

Matt_K · April 22nd, 2003

I have an original PAL version of Medievil and it runs perfectly- until I attempt to start level 4 that is, The Mausoleum. At this point the game claims it can't recognise the CD and it freezes.
Does someone know what I can do about this and get it to continue running in ePSXe? If it's a CD check problem specific to ePSXe's code, does one of the other emulators get along better with Medievil?

ryousuke · April 22nd, 2003

Have you tried making an ISO of the cd?

Matt_K · April 22nd, 2003

A) Does that work or is it a suggestion?
B) I don't know how. I'm entirely new to this scene. Is an ISO a straight CD image such as a .cdi made by disc juggler or is it something else? I may answer this question myself as I'm off to find some FAQs but if someone can answer these questions, or at least A, that'd be much appreciated

Mr. Killjoy · April 22nd, 2003

Even if you're using the original CD, the copy-protection doesn't allow you to play the game in an emu. without one of the tricks
we all know:

1/ subchannel reading
2/ PPF patching

Matt_K · April 23rd, 2003

I got the PPF patch for the European PAL version which I 'think' is what I have- it's definitely PAL, but I can't see anything labeling the geographic territory. How do you know which it is?
Anyway, I made a .cdi of Medievil and renamed it as a bin, then tried applying this ppf patch but it told me that it couldn't find the correct information inside the image. So either:
A) I don't have the European version and refer to the question I asked earlier in this post.
B) Renaming a cdi is not how you make a bin file and I'm a dumb-ass. If that's the case, how is a bin file made? I looked at the internet to answer this question myself but apparently it's such an obvious thing that noone bothers adressing it anywhere. Is there a program I need to extract a bin from a CD or convert a .cdi into a .bin?

Mr. Killjoy · April 23rd, 2003

yoy can't patch a cdi with a PPF,
you'll have to make a bin with CDRwin, and then patch it

Or you use the trick explained in the epsxe manual:
-put the patch in the patch folder
-rename it like the boot file of the game (SLES_xxx.xx)
-set epsxe to autoapply PPF
and run the game

April 22nd, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Matt_K Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3	Medievil Problem I have an original PAL version of Medievil and it runs perfectly- until I attempt to start level 4 that is, The Mausoleum. At this point the game claims it can't recognise the CD and it freezes. Does someone know what I can do about this and get it to continue running in ePSXe? If it's a CD check problem specific to ePSXe's code, does one of the other emulators get along better with Medievil?

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Mr. Killjoy [Suggest a custom title] Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,753	Even if you're using the original CD, the copy-protection doesn't allow you to play the game in an emu. without one of the tricks we all know: 1/ subchannel reading 2/ PPF patching __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 2GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: GF8800GTS 512MB OC - Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec Trio 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - WindowsXP-Pro SP2 --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/

April 23rd, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Mr. Killjoy [Suggest a custom title] Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Somewhere I don't belong (La Rochelle, France) Posts: 7,753	yoy can't patch a cdi with a PPF, you'll have to make a bin with CDRwin, and then patch it Or you use the trick explained in the epsxe manual: -put the patch in the patch folder -rename it like the boot file of the game (SLES_xxx.xx) -set epsxe to autoapply PPF and run the game __________________ Leader of "The Pessimists' Club" CPU: Core 2 Q6600@3GHz - RAM: 2GB DDR2 (Corsair PC6400) VGA: GF8800GTS 512MB OC - Mobo: Gigabyte EP35C-DS3R - PSU: Antec Trio 650w 24Mb/1Mb ADSL - WindowsXP-Pro SP2 --------------------------------------------- All ePSXe plugins up-to-date http://mrkilljoy.deviantart.com/

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April 22nd, 2003	#2 (permalink)
ryousuke Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 68	Have you tried making an ISO of the cd?

April 22nd, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Matt_K Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3	A) Does that work or is it a suggestion? B) I don't know how. I'm entirely new to this scene. Is an ISO a straight CD image such as a .cdi made by disc juggler or is it something else? I may answer this question myself as I'm off to find some FAQs but if someone can answer these questions, or at least A, that'd be much appreciated

April 23rd, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Matt_K Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3	I got the PPF patch for the European PAL version which I 'think' is what I have- it's definitely PAL, but I can't see anything labeling the geographic territory. How do you know which it is? Anyway, I made a .cdi of Medievil and renamed it as a bin, then tried applying this ppf patch but it told me that it couldn't find the correct information inside the image. So either: A) I don't have the European version and refer to the question I asked earlier in this post. B) Renaming a cdi is not how you make a bin file and I'm a dumb-ass. If that's the case, how is a bin file made? I looked at the internet to answer this question myself but apparently it's such an obvious thing that noone bothers adressing it anywhere. Is there a program I need to extract a bin from a CD or convert a .cdi into a .bin?