Esr Disc Patcher Ps2 Mac
Toccara Delacerda
Creating a clone with CCC/DiskDuper/Macrium all end with a copy that doesn't boot so I applied the opencore legacy patcher after disabling SIP via a separate MacBook. The MBR was written succesfully, but stil no boot via that disc.
Hello- I use both SuperDuper and Macrium Reflect to create fully working bootable clones without having to perform any further modifications-i stopped using CCC long ago because it started give me issues( which I guess are personal and not universal to others). What I find is Macrium has the ability to copy the EFI perfectly whereas with SuperDuper I find that occasiobnally, I have to update the EFI otherwise no boot-all this might be specific to my hack and cannot verify if this is related to your issue. All my disk are fully dedicated SSD for both BigSur and Ventura using the APFS file systems.
PS1 DemoSwap Patcher can apply 2 different patches to PSX game disc images, with the end goal to properly boot unlicensed discs on PS1 consoles using only CD-Rs and real PSX game discs!
The TOCPerfect Patch can be used on the SCPH-1000, early SCPH-3000, early SCPH-1001, and early SCPH-1002 consoles which have the CD Player Swap Trick. The TOCPerfect Patch enhances booting a CD-R with the CD Player Swap Trick found in early-manufactured PS1 consoles. The CD Player Swap Trick is the only swap trick which involves swapping while the CD drive motor is off/stopped. There is no hot-swapping while the CD/motor is spinning. In combination with a TOCPerfect Patched CD-R, the CD Player Swap Trick is arguably the best method to boot CD-R backups for the PS1 consoles that support it.
Both TOCPerfect and DemoSwap methods require you to block the lid sensor of the PS1 console to trick it into thinking that the CD Drive lid is closed at some point in the process of using these patches. The lid sensor is highlighted by the red circle and arrow in the images below. On the original grey fat PS1 consoles (SCPH-1000 to SCPH-900X) the lid sensor is located in the top right corner, it is is shaped like a circle. Ideally you press it down with a bent pen spring as shown. You can also use a bent QTIP, scrap of paper, aluminum foil, or even tape cut to size. On the slim PSone consoles (SCPH-100 to SCPH-102) it is in the lower right corner to the side of the edge of the CD drive. For these consoles it is best to use a piece of tape or paper to slide in and press it down as shown.
This is an exploit only available on early (very old, among the first manufactured) PlayStation consoles, it is the only swap trick that does not involve swapping a moving disc making it the best swap trick ever available. It was first described in the original Swap Trick Guide from 1996, and in short this is how to use it on compatible PlayStation consoles:
All SCPH-1000 consoles (the original Japanese console model) are compatible. These consoles are either System BIOS v1.0J and CDROM Controller VC0A (example serial number A5532655) or System BIOS v1.0J and CDROM Controller VC0B (example serial number A6145548). Note that no date of manufacture is available on Japanese consoles.
Early SCPH-1001 consoles (the original American console model) are compatible. These consoles have a serial number lower then U592XXXX (where X can be any number) according to the original Swap Trick Guide from 1996. These consoles are either System BIOS v2.0A and CDROM Controller VC1A (example serial number: U5361469, July 1995 manufacture date) or System BIOS v2.1A and CDROM Controller VC1A (example serial number: U5860989, October 1995 manufacture date).
Early SCPH-1002 consoles (the original European console model) are compatible. No serial number based info is available for this console model at this time. There also appears to be no date of manufacture available (like Japanese consoles), so it is truly a roll of the dice if a specific SCPH-1002 console has the CD Player Swap Trick or not.
Almost all of the Dance Dance Revolution games contain an additional EDC-based anti-piracy protection measure. For these games, You must run edcre on the TOCPerfect patched data track bin file (the first or only track in the CD image) after TOCPerfect patching. Then you must burn the disc image RAW. A new enough CDRDAO can do this.
NOTE: The Japan version of the first Dance Dance Revolution game is not yet able to be TOCPerfect patched successfully. This is some kind of issue with PS1 DemoSwap Patcher and not due to EDC protection. The USA version of the first Dance Dance Revolution game and all other EDC protected games do not have such an issue.
The SCPH-3000 has a region lock so even with the CD Player Swap Trick it refuses to boot any discs without the Japanese license data. The SCPH-1000, SCPH-1001, and SCPH-1002 do not have any region locks and do not have this problem.
The TOC is not updated from the original PSX disc used in the CD Player Swap Trick. This causes CD audio to not play at all in some games, or even causes crashes. TOCPerfect updates the TOC before booting the game to fix this.
Most anti-piracy detention (such as in Dino Crisis) is partly checking for Swap Tricks by comparing the TOC of the current CD with the one expected to be read from a real Dino Crisis disc during proper booting. This can cause the anti-piracy check to trigger and prevent playing the CD-R with the CD Player Swap Trick on even the SCPH-1000/SCPH-3000 consoles. Again, TOCPerfect fixes this.
On stock SCPH-1000 and SCPH-3000 consoles anti-piracy detection is completely bypassed when using a TOCPerfect Patched CD-R. SCPH-1001 / SCPH-1002 consoles are using the Tonyhax International APv2 Bypass System to achieve the same results automatically.
Enables you to patch a rip of one of the commonly found psx game demo discs supported by PS1 DemoSwap Patcher that you own an authentic copy of to boot a special Tonyhax when doing a simple disc swap from the original authentic PSX game demo disc to the patched backup CD-R of the same PSX game demo disc. This special simple disc swap trick does not require any tricky timing, and best of all works on all PSX consoles.
When you remove the original PS1 demo disc you do not need to rush to replace it with the DemoSwap Patched CD-R. When removing the disc the motor and laser will try to read the disc you have removed for a few seconds before giving up. After that you can easily place the CD-R into the console. When you take your next action the CD-R should begin spinning and reading. However if you removed the disc at a time when data was being read the system may lock up. Read the notes below to know when you should be removing the original disc and swapping in the CD-R.
You can add support for an unsupported PS1 demos disc by editing the DiscLib.txt file (found in the same directory as the PS1 DemoSwap Patcher executable) to include information on how to patch the CD image of the (currently) unsupported PS1 demos disc. Follow the steps below to add manual support for your PS1 demos disc:
Socram8888 is the original developer of the Tonyhax loader, which is the base that the heavily modifed special Tonyhax loader now known as Tonyhax International used by PS1 DemoSwap Patcher. The original Tonyhax loader credits are below, in alphabetical order:
I have the Island Paradise disc inserted. The disc is in mint condition and my computer reads other discs just fine so it has to be an issue with the game. If I try to run it through the launcher it says disc authentication failed/insert disc. If I bypass the launcher, it stops me at the select/create save game screen saying "No game disc found! Please insert The Sims 3 ISLAND PARADISE game disc to continue." No matter how many times I click retry it never senses the disc. I've purchased so much content for this game and it's completely unplayable.
@Ariezona117 If the game is asking for a disc then you have not redeemed your game in Origin. The DRM of SecuROM and SafeDisc is no longer supported by Windows and OS X. Your game would continue to play until you install new DLC or reinstall the game. You need to upgrade the game to Origin. Origin has been the DRM for this game since 2012. Get the base game to version 1.67 with the manual super patch - link - Sims 3 version 1.67 super patch and Origin will then patch the game to version 1.69. There is no manual 1.69 patch - it has to be done in Origin. Once the version 1.69 patch is complete the you will no longer have an install limit and you not require a disc to play.
There are a few steps you can try before updating to patch 1.69. Clean your disc, and make sure your game is patched with the Super Patcher, which only goes to 1.67. Try playing without logging in at the launcher level or even entirely offline. Temporarily disable your antivirus software. Some people have had success using the disc from their second-newest pack, although maybe they were confused about the release order of the expansions.
You could also try the clean folder test, which just means dragging your Sims 3 folder out of Documents and renaming it. The game won't be able to find it and will be forced to spawn a new one. This is more a fix in-game glitches and loading failures, but it can't hurt, and you can put the contents of the old folder in the new one if it works. (Or just put the entire folder back if it doesn't work.)
This is an old post, and refers more to computers with a global failure to read discs, but perhaps uninstalling your DVD drive is worth a shot. If you reboot immediately, your computer will recognize it again.
Installing to patch 1.69 will tie your game to Origin, meaning that you won't be able to play without Origin running in the background, and the update also comes with a pack selector that has proved frustrating for many people. (Others like it, so maybe do some googling to decide whether it's something you want.) After applying this patch, you won't be able to revert to 1.67 unless you have every pack on disc as well as a base game that was manufactured before September 2012, which is when new base game discs started requiring Origin to be installed. You also won't be able to bypass the launcher anymore. Just some things to consider before making the leap.
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