How i can use the Utopia Boot Cd?
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).Trotterwatch
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Mount the image using Daemon tools/Alcohol 120% as you normally would (or burn it to CD). Once the boot CD has loaded, then mount the game image you want loading.
Whirlinurd
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I can only say that all the Utopia boot disks I have work in VGA mode and in NTSC mode. If a game really doesn't want to boot with the Utopia method. If the game is 'COMPATABLE' with Chankast the only thing you need is make it bootable. I suggest doing this with Exoboot. You can find downloads in the 'GUI for selfboot' topic.
The following steps are neccesary with the latest 1.25 version:
- Mount the game image in virtual drive software.
- Copy the contents with or without any dummy.dat file to your hard drive. (like 00AA.DAT, 00AA.ECH or simular)
- In exoboot choose 'Data to CD or Image' -> Follow the steps.
Important: Do not forget 'Writer Bus ID' and 'Game Name'. You will get an error message but it will not work without. If you are using Windows 2k/XP it could be possible to copy the wnaspi32.dll from the exoboot folder and in your '\\Windows\system32\' folder. (Maybe possible you need a restart before ASPI works but I do not think so.) Use the 'burn selfbootable game in a CD-rom' or it will not work.
- Insert CD-RW and press continue.
- Let it finish untill the cd is ejected from the drive.
- Use Nero Burning Rom, CD Discjuggler or any other burning program to make an image from the cd-rom.
Important: Any direct image I made to Hard Drive with FASTBOOT, EXOBOOT, SELFBOOT, DREAMBOOT and what not else 'DID NOT' work with me. It still boots as audio and gives a corrupted unreadable DATA track. This seems to only count for users not using Deamon Tools 2.29 as there virtual drive software.
Edit
Correction: If the image is created directly and opened with Deamon Tools 2.29 they will work. Since they do not work with alcohol 120% I still advise to copy the image with your burning program to create a fresh image. That new image works with Deamon Tools and Alcohol 120%.
Hope this helps for all of you. Good luck.
The following steps are neccesary with the latest 1.25 version:
- Mount the game image in virtual drive software.
- Copy the contents with or without any dummy.dat file to your hard drive. (like 00AA.DAT, 00AA.ECH or simular)
- In exoboot choose 'Data to CD or Image' -> Follow the steps.
Important: Do not forget 'Writer Bus ID' and 'Game Name'. You will get an error message but it will not work without. If you are using Windows 2k/XP it could be possible to copy the wnaspi32.dll from the exoboot folder and in your '\\Windows\system32\' folder. (Maybe possible you need a restart before ASPI works but I do not think so.) Use the 'burn selfbootable game in a CD-rom' or it will not work.
- Insert CD-RW and press continue.
- Let it finish untill the cd is ejected from the drive.
- Use Nero Burning Rom, CD Discjuggler or any other burning program to make an image from the cd-rom.
Important: Any direct image I made to Hard Drive with FASTBOOT, EXOBOOT, SELFBOOT, DREAMBOOT and what not else 'DID NOT' work with me. It still boots as audio and gives a corrupted unreadable DATA track. This seems to only count for users not using Deamon Tools 2.29 as there virtual drive software.
Edit
Correction: If the image is created directly and opened with Deamon Tools 2.29 they will work. Since they do not work with alcohol 120% I still advise to copy the image with your burning program to create a fresh image. That new image works with Deamon Tools and Alcohol 120%.
Hope this helps for all of you. Good luck.
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Shing
Unicorn
Hey Fiol,
Are you using Chanka version 0.25? I tried the bootdisc on v0.1, v0.2 and v0.25.
It seems not working properly on v0.1 and v0.2. But v0.25 is working okay.
Also, you may download a VGA patched bootdisc. It is easy to find on Internet.
Making the CD self bootable is the best way, but some games are not allowed to be made bootable. So the bootdisc is still useful.
Try to get a VGA patch version!
Perhaps you can also check whether you game CDs/cdi are destoryed. It is sensitive to the bootdisc. @_@
Good luck!
Are you using Chanka version 0.25? I tried the bootdisc on v0.1, v0.2 and v0.25.
It seems not working properly on v0.1 and v0.2. But v0.25 is working okay.
Also, you may download a VGA patched bootdisc. It is easy to find on Internet.
Making the CD self bootable is the best way, but some games are not allowed to be made bootable. So the bootdisc is still useful.
Try to get a VGA patch version!
Perhaps you can also check whether you game CDs/cdi are destoryed. It is sensitive to the bootdisc. @_@
Good luck!
