NEO4ALL AES burning help plz

[quadomatic]

I used bootdreams to burn a NEO4ALL/AES cd. I put the aes files in the root dir along with the 1st_read.bin and the NEO4ALL folder had these files in it:

* Background_AES.bmp
* Beep.wav
* Colors.txt
* Loading.bmp
* Memcard.bin
* Patch.prg
* Splash_AES.bmp
* Startup.bin
* Text.bmp
* Text2.bmp
* Window.bmp

The dreamcast-scene guide said that I could delete the other files that were originally there so I did.

In bootdreams I used CDRecord and burned a DATA/DATA disc.

For some reason when I ran the disc it didn't boot. Why is that?

[dave auto]

I'm unfamiliar with bootdreams; does it automatically generate an ip.bin file for you? If not, you may have to add one yourself. I just plucked the ip.bin from another DC emulator and dropped it into the root directory.

You may want to double-check to make sure you've got the proper bios files, as well. It took me a few tries to find the right ones. That guide on dreamcast-scene is excellent (thanks, Christuserloeser!) and should steer you right. I, personally, am a blithering idiot, and even I managed to get it working

Hope this helps, good luck.

[quadomatic]

it did generate an ip.bin, i would think the cd would at least boot even if its a bios problem, but i'm sure its not

[dave auto]

Yes, you're right about the bios, now that I think about it. Maybe it's the manner in which you're burning? I suspect my own method is completely different (I'm on a Mac), but, for what it's worth, I burn as a Multi-track CD-ROM XA in two sessions, because the DreamInducer program I use produces two files, "fixed.iso" (which is the first session) and "header.iso." For me, at least, this has produced a useable disc almost every time.

I'm not sure if any of this even applies to your situation, tho Anyone else out there have any advice to offer on using bootdreams?

[Christuserloeser]

In bootdreams I used CDRecord and burned a DATA/DATA disc.

For some reason when I ran the disc it didn't boot. Why is that?

Try using the AUDIO/DATA method.


Btw: Thanks for the thanks Dave

[dave auto]

No, no, no, thank YOU...for thanking me...for thanking you...for writing that tutorial in the first place
BTW, who is that a picture of in your sig, if you don't mind my asking?

[Christuserloeser]

Nah, it's Klaus Kinski in "For a Few Dollars More":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_a_Few_Dollars_More

More about Kinski, a great Polish/German actor:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Kinski

My nickname also comes from Kinski's "Jesus Tour" in 1971: "Christus Erloeser tour" - Yes, one could say I'm a fan