Method found to Dump Wii Discs - Takes FIFTY HOURS!

[Zeus]

A method for copying Wii discs has been found via the use of LG-8164b or LG-8163b DVD-ROM drives. Via running an app called DVDInfo, read access to the disc is collected and via the use of some rawdump access a Wii disc can be backed up in as little as FIFTY hours :).

[Yokotuna]

According to guy from wiinewz there is a way to dump faster but they are not releasing into yet.

[imforpbj]

Well at least it's been done. Things seem to be moving along quite nicley for the Wii owners, though I still can't seem to decide wich next gen console to get.

[Sal]

As far as I know you just have to disable some kind of check in your DVD Drive Firmware and then you can rip the Wii disc and unscramble it with unscrambler 0.4: ( out of code/readme -> unscramble not standard IVs scrambled DVDs thru bruteforce, intended for Gamecube/WII Optical Disks. )

No need for some kind of long run degub code dump method, imo :D

[Yokotuna]

As far as I know you just have to disable some kind of check in your DVD Drive Firmware and then you can rip the Wii disc and unscramble it with unscrambler 0.4: ( out of code/readme -> unscramble not standard IVs scrambled DVDs thru bruteforce, intended for Gamecube/WII Optical Disks. )

No need for some kind of long run degub code dump method, imo :D

What "check" is that? This is the same method that was used by the guys who made the unscrambler software so if you know a faster way then please let us know.

[da_ibsta]

Does that mean the backed up copy of the game can then be played on the Wii?

[retrozelda]

where do u get those drives anyway?

[cubenoob]

Does that mean the backed up copy of the game can then be played on the Wii?
No I think without hardware modification it wont be possible but the wii is similar to the gc and the drive key has also been extracted it was the same key as on the gc drive but in lower case lol

[Friks]

Nop , this mean that u can make a raw dump of your original games ! But there isn't any chip or any "whatsoever way" to run copys of originals.

Well dunno why but i'm not doing any updates from Wii Network :rolleyes: .

things are going damm fast for Wii Scene ... WOW !! I Want to play backups ;) Just love this Console !!

[Vic Vance]

This is good i guess, will you ever be able to play like wii iso's on the wii? i mean since the wii don't have a hdd how can this be done!? i know the wii can have memsticks and so but you know having the iso's on memstics don't seem like a clever idea to me, maybe some great team will build a hdd to it

[Craigsblackie]

This is good i guess, will you ever be able to play like wii iso's on the wii? i mean since the wii don't have a hdd how can this be done!? i know the wii can have memsticks and so but you know having the iso's on memstics don't seem like a clever idea to me, maybe some great team will build a hdd to it
Thank god for the DVD DRIVE then.

[PSPWAD]

This is good i guess, will you ever be able to play like wii iso's on the wii? i mean since the wii don't have a hdd how can this be done!? i know the wii can have memsticks and so but you know having the iso's on memstics don't seem like a clever idea to me, maybe some great team will build a hdd to it
DATEL!!!! LMFAO! jk ;)

[manu_xl]

50h ... at least it's a begin :rolleyes:

[bowser2]

i just tried my hitachi h10n and got an error that it was an incompatable drive and that dvd info was probly not running in the backround so i clicked detect media in dvdinfo and then i tried it again and it started dumping but it didnt give a dvd name

[Dirtie]

Edit: Never mind.

[BadAdd]

According to guy from wiinewz there is a way to dump faster but they are not releasing into yet.
Why doesnt this surprise me:p

[bowser2]

anyone here got the version with the dump.bat file?i hate this new one too

[panyan1991]

well, there arent that many games, if we all take one now, wiil be done in 50hours, just 2 days .....and a bit:p

[msa]

finaly a method to dump wii-disc in a relatively easy way.

now one thing is missing, though: a way to play these backups on our wii's ^^

[MadonnaProject]

just upload these pieces of crap so we can download em and come out with a way to play em on the wii. QUICKLY. im losing my patience.

[The_Eggman_1972]

Takes my Gf just as long to perform a dump :) or it seems like it when i need the bathroom lol.

[KennYMcCormick]

Just tried with a Pioneer 111D, apparently working (dumping right now, no error visible)

[Osiris]

Wii dumps have been all over the net for AGES.
First i heard of them was:

Red Steel USA Wii-PARADOX
2006-12-25 23:02:07

[manu_xl]

finaly a method to dump wii-disc in a relatively easy way.

now one thing is missing, though: a way to play these backups on our wii's ^^
how long are you following the several scenes? it always begins with raw dumps of the game discs. not vice versa my friend :rolleyes:

[MSBoB]

Sweet! Now I can finally backup Happy Feet.

heh - My guess is that the authors will make 2-3 updates to the program BEFORE anyone finishes ripping a game.

[mcmanic]

well we have to start somewhere but you gotta be real desperate to want to wait over 2 days to read a wii disc, talk about how to burn out your dvd drive

[imforpbj]

where do u get those drives anyway?

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=3713136&search=dvd+rom+lg+8163

[momdad]

Just tried with a Pioneer 111D, apparently working (dumping right now, no error visible)

In the end, did it work?

[forumimp]

50+ hours seems a bit off. My LG-drive is identified as a "DVDRAM GSA-4160" and dumps about 10 megabytes in 20 seconds.

9000 (9 gigabytes) / 10 mbytes * 20 seconds = 18000 seconds = 300 minutes = 5 hours

I tried to dump a complete disc, but the programm crashes every once in a while. :( The most I got in one session was 470 megabytes.

My other drive a "DVD-ROM GDR8162" is much slower. I am no expert but my guess is, it is because of the buffer size (2048KB compared to 256KB).

[marmic]

i just tried my hitachi h10n and got an error that it was an incompatable drive and that dvd info was probly not running in the backround so i clicked detect media in dvdinfo and then i tried it again and it started dumping but it didnt give a dvd name

hmm i tried it too.
with my toshiba sd m1712

the same prob like you same error but than after i tried it again and again its now dumping? but will it work correctly i don t know what do you mean?

[muyrec]

Tried on my NEC 3550A. It's working. Seems to be doing 100mb every 3-4 mins.

[bowser2]

hey marmic it doesnt work i took the disk out while dumping and it kept going so yeah....

[STKD]

This works with virtually any drive using the swap trick. The question is how many of you aren't too lazy to actually do it. :P

[Gherudos]

in about 40 minutes i got 1.40GB from Wii Sports DVD with my Pioneer 111D

[dernettemann198]

It works with NEC DVD RW ND3540A too.
Speed: 100 MB in 5 minutes.

[Dirtie]

Are you sure? Because I don't think it should work with your drive, let alone go that fast. Chances are you're getting junk - do me a favour, open DVDInfoPro, select the right drive, and let it run in the background (or you'll get junk either way), then dump the first little bit of a Wii disc, open it in a hex editor, and see if you can see a 4 letter code (serial) in plain ASCII on the first couple of lines, then I'll believe you.

[muyrec]

Well i just tried it again, this time without a disc in the drive. It still read the 'dvd'. It's a useless program.

[pspmte]

My nec started working it dumped 9gig lol over night

I really think its just rubish tho, a guide would be really nice

Dvdinfo what icon do you select ect and whats the bat file all about

So if one of you nice guys who has got this could do a Noobz guide would be gr8t


Mte

[KennYMcCormick]

Are you sure? Because I don't think it should work with your drive, let alone go that fast. Chances are you're getting junk - do me a favour, open DVDInfoPro, select the right drive, and let it run in the background (or you'll get junk either way), then dump the first little bit of a Wii disc, open it in a hex editor, and see if you can see a 4 letter code (serial) in plain ASCII on the first couple of lines, then I'll believe you.

Finally, it gave me junks with my Pioneer and Benq :(

[pspmte]

GDR8161 Works LG

heres the hex for Wii sports RSPP01 is the hex code

Yipeeeeeee



Good luck guys

[kadafi]

I hope I can play my backups soon!!

[Pspchecker]

I´m dumping with my pioneer 111D, very slow @6MB/min.

But it also works without DVDInfopro running in background:eek:

[Yokotuna]

All of you people using non-supported drives are probably dumping nothing but garbage. Just because it says it's dumping doesn't mean you are getting the real data off the disc. The program uses the debug commands in these specific drives.

[Dirtie]

All of you people using non-supported drives are probably dumping nothing but garbage. Just because it says it's dumping doesn't mean you are getting the real data off the disc. The program uses the debug commands in these specific drives.
Hence my post a little bit further up the page.

Honestly, if you don't have a Hitachi/LG drive (or one with Hitachi chipset) there is no point in even trying - your 'dump' will just be rubbish.

[Gherudos]

All of you people using non-supported drives are probably dumping nothing but garbage. Just because it says it's dumping doesn't mean you are getting the real data off the disc. The program uses the debug commands in these specific drives.
thats true,with my pioneer i have a 8GB garbage .wod file full of A3A3 strings

[LordDog]

WOW !! I Want to play backups ;) Just love this Console !!

If you love the Console - why you dont want to support it buying Originals?
If you "Like it - Buy It"...

[11111]

If you love the Console - why you dont want to support it buying Originals?
If you "Like it - Buy It"...

OK no.1 you live in Germany. I'm sure your area is 110% all pirated crap. no.2 it's maxconsole, at least half of the people here are smart enough to backup their shi*

[PSPWAD]

OK no.1 you live in Germany. I'm sure your area is 110% all pirated crap. no.2 it's maxconsole, at least half of the people here are smart enough to backup their shi*
You forgot to say "outside of the PSP section"...as since the PSP became "easier to downgrade"...yeah...no comment :rolleyes:

[Loco001]

OK no.1 you live in Germany. I'm sure your area is 110% all pirated crap.

what a fucking crap you say............. u must be from usa right :P ?

[LordDog]

OK no.1 you live in Germany. I'm sure your area is 110% all pirated crap.

xbox v1.0 xec.2.2 160 gig WD+cathodes
xbox v1.0
ps2 w/magic V
ps2 w/mesiah (asia version)
(2) psp 1.5 w/2 gb sandisk+512+512
nds w/supercard+1gb high
nds lite w/scl + 1gb micro
(3)snes w/old school mod.
ps1 w/stealth
Wii!



sounds like a kid..
with alot of backups and he is proud to have them...

[Friks]

If you love the Console - why you dont want to support it buying Originals?
If you "Like it - Buy It"...

WHAT ?!?! Are u joking with me ? Go be a pain in the ass with somebody else !!

That shity scene phrase doesnt set on me.

1 Wii 2.0 + 4 Wiimotes + 4 Nunchakus + Wii Sports + Zelda + Rayman + 3 x Wii Plays ( there isn't in portugal other wat to buy wiimotes ) + Red Steel.

So more than 650€ in this .... Get a life in Portugual the minimum wage it's 450€ SO IF I DONT HAVE MONEY TO BUY IT I AT LEAST GIVE A CHANCE AND IF THE GAME IS THAT GOOD I BUY IT!!OR AT LEAST I TRY !!
:mad:

Well i see that u are already messing with other member ... so i will not loose any more time with u ...

[gboshort]

Hence my post a little bit further up the page.

Honestly, if you don't have a Hitachi/LG drive (or one with Hitachi chipset) there is no point in even trying - your 'dump' will just be rubbish.

No problem. The recycle bin (and delete key) work fine for rubbish. On the other hand, if the dump happens to be useful....

My pioneer wasn't busy last night, and needed a little exercise (nothing to burn lately), so I let it tear into Tony Hawk. 3.7GB and couting of rubbish....

[Loco001]

WHAT ?!?! Are u joking with me ? Go be a pain in the ass with somebody else !!

That shity scene phrase doesnt set on me.

1 Wii 2.0 + 4 Wiimotes + 4 Nunchakus + Wii Sports + Zelda + Rayman + 3 x Wii Plays ( there isn't in portugal other wat to buy wiimotes ) + Red Steel.

So more than 650€ in this .... Get a life in Portugual the minimum wage it's 450€ SO IF I DONT HAVE MONEY TO BUY IT I AT LEAST GIVE A CHANCE AND IF THE GAME IS THAT GOOD I BUY IT!!OR AT LEAST I TRY !!
:mad:

Well i see that u are already messing with other member ... so i will not loose any more time with u ...

True,

BUT do u need this to life? What would u say if u work for 450€ a month and code a game in 2 years, and when its realeased..its 1 hours later in shitty p2p networks, it doesnt get sold and u maybe lose ur job. Myself as a programmer (not of games but software..) can think about a situation like this.
All i want to say is that there are 2 sides of the medal and u have to think about both not only about the things that are better for you. Most local software companys here died in the last years because of several reasons and on of it was the internet and the ewasy way to get copys, even dongle protected software gets copied most of the time.

[harald]

if i have only AEAE strings in a hex editor i´ve garbage? sorry for my bad english^^

[11111]

sounds like a kid..
with alot of backups and he is proud to have them...

Sounds like a hypocrite

[pspmte]

I posted the NeC worked it didnt just rubish came out in the end

Sorry

The Mods right the only drive it works on is LG 81--

You can tell when its worked by these indications

1 Title in Rawdump says "SPorts Pack for REvoution" if you are backing up wii sports

2 Hex edit the .wod file and you will read eg Wii sports RSPP01 is header

3 The drive led flashes like its reading



Hope this helps

well i have been ripping for a day now 1.8g lol

I think we maybe able to do a swap trick to try back ups out?

[Yokotuna]

The guy from wiinewz.com who leaked this app says that using any other drive than the LG or some Hitachi ones will only dump garbage. This is confirmed. He told me the dumping speed has been intentionally capped in these versions and maybe sometime they will release faster dumping tools. :cool:

[XviD]

Ok, to the people on the forum here that say the NEC-3520 works.. you are wrong!
I tried it but it doesnt even read the disc contents while dumping!
If you don't believe me let it rip for 2 mins then abort, open the .wod file with a hex editor, behold the crapness!
The mods on the forum say it only works with LG and Hitachi and maybe, just MAYBE some other drives.
The best thing you could do is just backup your games using a LG drive or just download the images off the net.
Btw if you live in holland and want to get the LG-8164B drive check www.computerland.nl it has the drive for 18€.

Peace,
XviD

[rodiabloalmeida]

This is not working with my LG 8165b, it gives me an error:
"Run DVD info on background or
incompatible DVD Drive"
I cant believe it. Only by one step! Whats the diference between 8165 and 8164 anyway?

[ds_barf]

ok, so if i downloaded a backup that is in this raw format, what do i have to do/run/whatever to burn it on a disc?

[Boss2u]

is it just me or is there not dump.bat in this file?