UAE4ALL Burning Tutorial

**tinku** · October 17th, 2004, 11:32

it sure is

You need to have the BroadBand Ripping Kit.whats that? i never needed that to make selfboot diskz

tinku ???

**Soldiaz** · October 20th, 2004, 09:47

... i am familiar with those different manners of making selfboot discs, but using bin2boot has got a huge disadvantage compared to the echelon method.
You cant read the disc properly. Each time you want to grab files from that disc, you have to use isobuster and hope that its going to extract the files.

Again...how can i build a disc using cdrecord and NOT bin2boot or suppn like that.

The disc shall be readable afterwards....

**BlackAura** · October 21st, 2004, 05:29

I've never had any problems reading a data/data disc...

As for burning a disc with cdrecord, if you're doing it manually...

Get a small audio sample, and burn that to a CD as an audio track
Get the multisession info off the disc
Create the second session using mkisofs
Insert the IP.BIN into the second session image
Burn the second session image using cdrecord

Selfboot can do it though. Just choose the cdrecord method, and follow the instructions.

**Soldiaz** · October 21st, 2004, 12:23

ok this tutorial fits to UAE4ALL:

Step.1 - Get your SCSI ID
From a DOS prompt, in your selfboot directory, type the following command.

cdrecord -scanbus

Cdrecord will give you a list of all attached devices that it can identify. Locate your CD-Burner on this list. Write down the 3 numbers it gives you.
For example, if your CD burner is at 0,1,0 write those numbers down, just like that.
(See notes if you have problems here)
From now on, these numbers will be used where ever you see the command: "-dev=x,x,x" where x,x,x are your device's SCSI ID numbers.

Step.2 - Burn the First Session
From a DOS prompt, in your selfboot directory, type the following command.

cdrecord -dev=x,x,x -multi -audio audio.raw

When CD Record finishes it's task, you will have successfully burned the first session and first audio track

Step.3 - Getting Multi Session off-set numbers
From a DOS prompt, in your selfboot directory, make sure your CD-R is still in the drive an type the following command.

cdrecord -dev=x,x,x -msinfo

When CD Record finishes it's task, it will print on the screen two numbers. a Zero, and most likely either the numbers 11700 or 11702 which are the most common off set numbers for a CD-R with nothing but 4 seconds of blank audio on it (which is exactly what the first session is)
(see notes if you have read the general tutorial on making "disk warning" audio tracks)
When you have the numbers on screen, write them down. The first one will always be 0, but the second one can vary depending on your burner, and the length of the audio track burned in session 1. These numbers will be referred to from now on as "x,y" and will be used in the burning on the second session, and possibly the creation of the selfbooting image. Keep this in mind.

Step.4 - Setting up the files
From Windows, create a sub-directory (folder) inside your selfboot directory. Name this sub-directory "data". In this new directory, copy ALL the files needed for the program you are trying to make self booting.

1st_read.bin (scrambled bin). *
kick.rom : amiga bios renamed. *
df0.adf : Floppy disk image.

Make sure you have ALL files in root directory e.g. c:\selfboot\data\files_go_here.
The top level (i.e. the root of "data&quot

should contain a file called ip.bin, and 1st_read.bin. You need to move your IP.BIN file from your data folder into your main directory. You do NOT want the IP.BIN in your "data" directory.

Step.5 - Hacking the boot-up files
Ok, i'm leaving this as a step for one important reason. To warn you NOT to try and running binhack on the UAE4ALL 1st_read.bin file. For those of you that make self-boots on a daily basis, you may be used to running binhack on all your ip.bin and 1st_read.bin files.

Step.6 - Creating the Selfbooting Image
From a DOS prompt, in your selfboot directory, type the following command.

mkisofs -C x,y -V SOLDIAZ -l -o data.iso data

Make sure that in the command, you substitute in your off set numbers instead of x,y.

After the program is done, you will have a new file in your selfboot director called "data.iso"

Step.7 - Injecting the boot sector
From a DOS prompt, in your selfboot directory, type the following command.

ipins

The ip inserting program will run, and it will ask you for the name of the boot sector. You will type "IP.BIN". it will then ask you for the name of the ISO image. You will type "data.iso". After the program completes (doesn't take very long) you will be ready for the final step.

Step.8 - Buring the second session
From a DOS prompt, in your selfboot directory, type the following command.

cdrecord -dev=x,x,x -xa1 data.iso

after the program completes (this will take several minutes) you should have a self-booting DC CD-R of UAE4ALL. Eject the disk when finished, and try it in your Dreamcast. Have fun!! Note: This last step does not work for a lot of people, you can also use CDR Win to burn the iso, just burn the iso in regular Mode 1.

taken from dcemulation.com and a bit modified

**VampiricS** · October 21st, 2004, 12:30

Damn seems like people are looking for way to complex method for people having problems burning those emulators. Stuff that is needed is pretty much just the files from the emulator release in 1 folder, add an IP.BIN file, the BIOS file,and the ADF files you want to try with the emu,all in the same folder. Then just use DIR2BOOT.EXE to selfboot the files that are into that folder. That's all. So far it worked for me each time.

**claus** · November 9th, 2004, 04:07

Hello
I did put the:
ip.bin
1st_read.bin
kick.rom
and some adf images in the sub.
But it boots after the sega screen then i was wondering if i could put the adf. files into a folder like i do in dcastaway.

**law56ker** · January 2nd, 2005, 03:22

Ok what is the name of the bios i must rename to kickstart, aren't there more then one atari bios'. Also could please message me on how or where to find the adf files i need to run the emulator. Help whould greatly be appreciated i have tried to burn this and ruined many cds.

**zuschauer** · May 24th, 2005, 21:10

hi!

i put

IP.BIN (of selfboot directory)
1st_read.bin (UAE4ALL archive)
kick.rom (was kickstart1.3)
df0.adf
and many adf files

in a directory and started selfboot!!!

i burned the cd and boot it up in dreamcast.

the dreamcast and after the sega logo appeared and the it starts over and over again. it loops....

any hints? ideas?`

thx.