Selfboot image builder

[Squaresoft74]

Is there any existing tool/method to build a full selboot image on Hd only.
I mean a tool able to build the multisession image (audio/data) without having to burn anything at all unlike the regular selfbooter kits.
That in order to do some testing with Chankast and a virtual drive without wasting time/cdr burning.

 

[Guru64]

Yeah, that would be fucking handy. And a tool for adding, deleting and replacing files in a CD image would be very handy too.

 

[HyperYagami]

fastboot.

although it's a bit buggy.

 

[$tergio$]

You could also use bin2boot. Just download isobuster and make a bin image of the game.

 

[Squaresoft74]

Won't do.
It generates data/data sessions only .
I need it does the regular audio/data sessions.

 

[$tergio$]

It worked for my soul caliber.

 

[Ennok]

a data/data cd supposedly works if setup right using bin2boot. I haven't tried it myself tho.

 

[OzTm]

I have tried it, and it worked. I created RECV images on my HDD only, and converted them to self-boot. You can read a description on this thread:

http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=20884

Good luck with it!

 

[Squaresoft74]

Thanks but that still generate a data/data session image.
After mounting the produced *selfboot* image , i can't browse the virual cd content while i can from regular selfboot audio/data sessions cds.
Plus it gives me i/o error , while the game i tested with , works fine in its original selfboot form redumped to an nrg image.

 

[Dreamlover]

@OzTm: Can you gibve us a tutorial how to make it ? Please tell it step by step.

 

[fatalM4]

where can i find fastboot? i found many utilities called 'fastboot' on google but they were not related to dc

 

[MegaManXGC]

yea someboday should make a win32 based program that easily converts any DreamCast game cd image to a SelfBoot.

 

[Hexidecimal]

Man I used to do this all the time when I first got my dreamcast, i used to make the game on a CD-RW, then make an ISO with WinISO, then i used bin2boot w/ gui to make it selfbootable, then i used auto dummy to make the fille 700 megs, burned with nero and then played, worked like a charm.

 

[OzTm]

Dreamlover: it is described step-by-step, just see the thread
(http://www.emutalk.net/showthread.php?t=20884)

 

[Squaresoft74]

Well after doing a full Os re-installation to get ride of all previous problems :yucky: , i could reinstall Daemon Tool 3.29 again.
Thanks to it i can finaly mount those data/data images made with that fastboot kit and do all the tests i need without wasting any cds .
Thanks for the tip OzTm arty:
Let's hope next Daemon Tool and Alcohol virtual drive will be able to mount those images properly.

 

[SeiferAlmasy]

This tip works

good job OzTm... arty: