xbox discs

[markriley83]

I had trouble reading the IFPI numbers:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AlxYWxW6UVwdjaERZT93WOB8dm3FNw
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AlxYWxW6UVwdjaESARvVXxGlTG8zhg

In case someone can do a better job.

[Jackal]

I had trouble reading the IFPI numbers:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AlxYWxW6UVwdjaERZT93WOB8dm3FNw
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AlxYWxW6UVwdjaESARvVXxGlTG8zhg

In case someone can do a better job.

IFPI 0784 < added as 07B4 (could be wrong)
IFPI 0739 < that's the best I can make of it too

[markriley83]

I had trouble reading the IFPI numbers:

https://1drv.ms/i/s!AlxYWxW6UVwdjaERZT93WOB8dm3FNw
https://1drv.ms/i/s!AlxYWxW6UVwdjaESARvVXxGlTG8zhg

In case someone can do a better job.

IFPI 0784 < added as 07B4 (could be wrong)
IFPI 0739 < that's the best I can make of it too

Thanks.

Also, just tested languages:

Languages (selected by BIOS)

English
German
French
Spanish
Italian

I was a bit too eager to get this submitted.

[limbo43]

Well I despair with this game.
This copy couldn't be in any better condition (see picture attached) but still fails with sense error around 15% with one Kreon drive (sh-d162c) and around 35% with another (TS-h353 cross flashed)  have tried around 5-6 attempts on each drive so far. Both drives have been fine for dumping other Xbox discs.

Gonna strip an old Xbox down and see if I can get an original Xbox drive attached somehow.

Got the bugger!

Submitting dump data now.

Could you clarify what specifically you did to get this working?

I have a few games exhibiting similar behavior. Dead to Rights and Rally Fusion are two current examples, but there may be more (I have a backlog of 100+ undumped games)

[markriley83]

You won't like my answer...

I kept buying new copies until one worked. I think I had to buy 3 or 4 copies altogether.

[user7]

I got an answer from yiles via DM. He said he bought 3 or 4 copies before he found one that worked.

[TonyLizard]

I got a similar problem with a game, Medal Of Honor Frontline https://redump.info/disc/53375/
The disc is literally LIKE NEW not a single visible scratch no dirt no fingerprints and so on.
I just tried 10 times in a row, the dump always locked at around 50-55% to completion.
I got tired, and hooked it up the kreon drive to the pc again the day after... And it worked at the first try.
It's probably a firmware bug, if you ask me. Just keep trying a lot of times or like yilez said before, buy another copy and maybe it will solve the problem...

[user7]

h0lylag seems to be having the same problem as well with: Official Xbox Magazine Demo Disc 02: January 2002

He's already bought two copies in great shape. One won't even get recognized by the computer.

[limbo43]

If you're using FreeCell, there is very limited retry logic. Not sure about DIC

I have found that on really stubborn discs, an 0800 drive + XBC set to 1x and 20x sector retries will often successfully read the disc. I haven't completely controlled for all variables so it's possible the read speed doesn't matter, but this has worked for me specifically on discs that look completely pristine but won't read properly for some reason.

[h0lylag]

The first copy of Official Xbox Magazine Demo Disc 02: January 2002 reads as a blank disc by windows and was in absolute pristine condition. The second copy I got had a few scratches, but not bad at all. Should have dumped ok by any means. It would error out on bad sectors about halfway through. I took it to get resurfaced today and it came out looking great. Tossed it back in to try again and now it fails even earlier. I've tried it before and after resurfacing with DIC and with XBC and my 0800 drive too and it is not reading correctly.

I have Official Xbox Magazine Demo Disc 01 as well that is in really nice condition and the drive times out trying to read it.

I think the discs are just bad? Or rotten I guess.