IBM PC Compatible Moderation Guide
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=== SecuROM === | === SecuROM === | ||
SecuROM discs with active protection always have one single error in the data track, always in the third from the last sector. | SecuROM discs with active protection always have one single error in the data track, always in the third from the last sector. | ||
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| + | ==Periodic Checks== | ||
| + | Link to plaintext list of discs in database (minus discs you have marked as "have"): http://redump.org/list/miss/<yourusername>/<br> | ||
| + | Check for:<br> | ||
| + | *Double spaces<br> | ||
| + | *"! -"<br> | ||
| + | *"? -"<br> | ||
| + | *Articles at the start of a title instead of end. | ||
| + | **English: A, An, The | ||
| + | **French: Le, La, L', Les | ||
| + | **German: Der, Die, Das, Des, Dem, Den (Ein/Eine/Ein* ?) | ||
| + | **Italian: Il, I | ||
| + | **Spanish: El, La, Lo, Los, Las | ||
| + | **Dutch: De, Het | ||
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| + | ===Invalid barcodes=== | ||
| + | Download the datfile: http://redump.org/barcodes<br> | ||
| + | Use the text import wizard in Excel, Delimited with Semicolon. The first column are the disc id's, e.g. 51805 = http://redump.org/disc/51805/. | ||
| + | Use text to columns, delimited with a comma, to split all the barcodes for each row into different columns. | ||
| + | Move all the barcodes in the different columns to a single row (this takes some excel handiness). Remove any T's, spaces and special characters. | ||
| + | UPC's should have 11 digits and EAN 12. If a number in the excel sheet has 10 digits or less, then you probably have to add leading zeroes. Format the cells as custom with 00000000000. | ||
| + | Use a website like www.eancheck.com to enter all the barcodes. if you find erroneous ones, look up the corresponding disc id in the excel sheet or .dat and determine the correct one. | ||
| + | In some cases, EAN numbers have extra numbers behind them. This is correct for magazine titles. These numbers should be omitted from the check. | ||
| + | If you find an erroneous barcode, but the barcode field is locked, then ask the admins to fix it. | ||
| + | It should be possible to make this check scripted/automated, or to build a validation check into the forms. | ||
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| + | ===Wrong errors count=== | ||
| + | CDs with functional SecuROM protection should have 1 error, not 0. Use keyword filters to search for these discs: | ||
| + | http://redump.org/discs/quicksearch/securom/protection/only/media/cd/errors/0/ | ||
| + | http://redump.org/discs/quicksearch/securom/protection/only/media/cd/errors/null/ | ||
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[[Category:Moderation Guides]] | [[Category:Moderation Guides]] | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 22 September 2023
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General Notes
- Most of the IBM PC Legacy Guide still applies.
- When a DVD-ROM version of a multi CD-ROM game is added, add "DVD-ROM" to both edition and datname. Example
- If two titles from different developers share the same name, add the developer name to the less common title's datname. Example
Notes on specific editions
Sold Out Software
Dumpers will occasionally mistakenly add e.g. "SOV. 2.5.4" to either the serial or version fields. This should be removed, as this is an internal publisher reference and is not a serial nor does it relate to the true version number of the software.
Notes on specific copy protections
As a general guideline, for multi disc releases please add the protection only to the disc that actually contains the protected executable file, usually it's just the first or the last disc. For example, on a 3 disc release, if the main executable is on the first disc, only the first disc should have the protection field filled.
CodeLock / CodeLok / CopyLok
Due to a known bug in the Plextor firmware, any dump of these discs made using a Plextor and any tool is likely to be bad. It incorrectly reports the total number of errors, usually multiplying this by 2 or 3 times.
For example, when dumping http://redump.org/disc/53929/ with either DIC or redumper and a Plextor drive, the error count is incorrectly reported as 1516, exactly double the correct 758 errors
An incorrect _c2Error log looks as follows:
LBA[002312, 0x00908] Detected C2 error 380 bit
LBA[002313, 0x00909] Detected C2 error 20 bit
A correct _c2Error log looks as follows:
LBA[002312, 0x00908] Detected C2 error 300 bit
LBA[002322, 0x00912] Detected C2 error 300 bit
These discs can be correctly dumped using a non-Plextor drive and any of the following tools:
- DIC (using an ASUS or compatible firmware drive)
- redumper
- CloneCD (note: may require fixing with CDMage and manual replacement of error sectors with 0x55)
SafeDisc
SafeDisc discs with active protection always have some errors in the first 10000 sectors. The number can be really small (under 100 errors, SafeDisc Lite) or up to 800+ errors, in some cases. If you see 0 errors in the data track, the protection is not active, and it doesn't need to be added to the protection field.
SecuROM
SecuROM discs with active protection always have one single error in the data track, always in the third from the last sector.
Periodic Checks
Link to plaintext list of discs in database (minus discs you have marked as "have"): http://redump.org/list/miss/<yourusername>/
Check for:
- Double spaces
- "! -"
- "? -"
- Articles at the start of a title instead of end.
- English: A, An, The
- French: Le, La, L', Les
- German: Der, Die, Das, Des, Dem, Den (Ein/Eine/Ein* ?)
- Italian: Il, I
- Spanish: El, La, Lo, Los, Las
- Dutch: De, Het
Invalid barcodes
Download the datfile: http://redump.org/barcodes
Use the text import wizard in Excel, Delimited with Semicolon. The first column are the disc id's, e.g. 51805 = http://redump.org/disc/51805/.
Use text to columns, delimited with a comma, to split all the barcodes for each row into different columns.
Move all the barcodes in the different columns to a single row (this takes some excel handiness). Remove any T's, spaces and special characters.
UPC's should have 11 digits and EAN 12. If a number in the excel sheet has 10 digits or less, then you probably have to add leading zeroes. Format the cells as custom with 00000000000.
Use a website like www.eancheck.com to enter all the barcodes. if you find erroneous ones, look up the corresponding disc id in the excel sheet or .dat and determine the correct one.
In some cases, EAN numbers have extra numbers behind them. This is correct for magazine titles. These numbers should be omitted from the check.
If you find an erroneous barcode, but the barcode field is locked, then ask the admins to fix it.
It should be possible to make this check scripted/automated, or to build a validation check into the forms.
Wrong errors count
CDs with functional SecuROM protection should have 1 error, not 0. Use keyword filters to search for these discs: http://redump.org/discs/quicksearch/securom/protection/only/media/cd/errors/0/ http://redump.org/discs/quicksearch/securom/protection/only/media/cd/errors/null/
