Reply With QuoteHi, I'm a new member. This looks like a really nice thorough guide but I just have 1 problem. The files I've downloaded are not in .CDI format. They are zipped, but when I extract them with WinRar, I get BIN files etc.
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April 1st, 2006, 04:45 #1DCEvolutionary
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Tutorial: How to create and/or burn a Dreamcast disc in 5 minutes
This tutorial has three sections:
1 - General Info you should know.
2 - Burning a .CDI with BootDreams
3 - How to create and burn your own DC image with BootDreams
1General Info:
Media:
You'll need CDRs. Best are 80min/700Mbyte. CDRWs and other media are -NOT- supported.
You do -NOT- need a modded DC. About any Dreamcast will work with CDRs. Very, very few won't.
Format:
Standard in Dreamcast software is the DiscJuggler .CDI format. Nero's .NRG format would not work on MAC and LINUX, also any Nero version newer than 5.5 had its problems with the DC format.
Most downloads for Dreamcast come as .ZIP or .RAR files. WinRAR should help you with unzipping/unraring:
http://www.winrar-rog.com/eindex.html
2 Burning a .CDI file with BootDreams:
To burn a *.CDI file, it's recommend to use BootDreams' CDI-burner. BootDreams is VERY easy to use and it's for free:
Website: http://dchelp.dcemulation.com/?BootDreams
1. Download BootDreams and install it to e.g. C:/BootDreams/
2. Download the image you'd like to burn and unzip/unrar it somewhere, e.g. to C:/
3. Start BootDreams and choose "CDI Burner". Now click on "Browse" and point BootDreams to the CDI you would like to burn.
4. Click on "Burn CDI Image". That's it.
Other:
Nero Burning ROM isn't recommend for Dreamcast software but Alcohol120% (in TAO mode) works good too. Download the free trial version here:
http://trial.alcohol-soft.com/en/download_120.php
3 How to create and burn your own DC image with BootDreams:
1. Download BootDreams and install it to e.g. C:/BootDreams/
2. Download the emulator/game/app you would like to burn and put it in a dedicated folder, e.g. C:/BootDreams/SNES4ALL/
3. Now unzip/unrar your emulator/game/app into that same folder. The 1ST_READ.BIN contains the actual DC programme.
4. Start BootDreams and point it to C:/BootDreams/SNES4ALL/. It will then guide you trough the process. I recommend the 'CDRecord' method.
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April 19th, 2006, 15:22 #3Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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Originally Posted by v2freak
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April 19th, 2006, 15:23 #4DCEmu Newbie
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Oh alright, thank you!
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April 27th, 2006, 08:27 #5Now with Blast Processing!
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Thanks for the guide. Got my "new" dreamcast running some genesis classics.
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May 2nd, 2006, 04:17 #6DCEmu Newbie
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{no warez}
thanks.
DC for life!
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June 6th, 2006, 20:39 #7DCEmu Newbie
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hey I tryed the download link for dream boot and got a empty page with a red x is something wrong with it.
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June 6th, 2006, 20:47 #8Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
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June 6th, 2006, 23:11 #9DCEmu Pro
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The page was moved.
http://www.consolevision.com/members...cts:BootDreams
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June 7th, 2006, 17:10 #10DCEmu Newbie
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I tried to download from the link in DCEMU but the file i got said it was corrupt when i tried to extract it. I was able to download a working version from Fackue's page. Thank you for the info/tutorial it may prove to be very useful.
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