IBM PC Compatible Moderation Guide

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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

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)
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