Play DVD-R games in GameCube Guide (none modchip Max Drive Pro method)

[Zorlon]

INDEX

To Be Updated
There is enough info here to run backups but I still have more to add
I also need to reindex this guide so for now avoid using the index links

• Items Needed Post #2
• Installing GCoS Post #3
• Running GCoS Post #4
• Preparing and burning GameCube DVD Images Post #5
• Keeping up to date and other links Post #6
• More fun with the Max Drive Pro Post #7

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[Zorlon]

Items needed:-

• Max Drive Pro (Datel) *
• GCoS dol file
• Fstfix
• DVD Burner
• High quality Mini DVD-R's [Ritek Dye]

*Note:- You must get the Pro version of the Max Drive for this to work, the original Max Drive had no features for running custom dols from a memcard, you can get these at www.codejunkies.com

Max Drive Pro Contents:-

• Max Drive [Memcard]
• Max Drive [PC Software]
• Max Drive [USB Cable]
• Max Drive Pro [GameCube Software]

Optional Items

• GameCube Screwdriver or Screwdriver Bit
• Replacement Top Case to use Normal sized DVD-R/+R's
• Normal sized high quality DVD-R/+R's [Ritek Dye]

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Installing GCoS Post #3

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Installing GCoS

• Preparing Max Drive Pro for PC transfers
  1. Make sure Max Drive memcard is not connected to USB cable
  2. Remove any memory cards from GameCube
  3. Insert Max Drive into GameCube
  4. Boot up the GameCube Max Drive Pro software
  5. Press A
  6. Result of this should say PC ready on the right of the screen
  7. Remove Max Drive memcard
  
• Transfer GCoS to Max Drive memcard
  1. Make sure to remove Max Drive memcard from GameCube
  2. Connect USB cable to Max Drive memcard
  3. Extact GCOS v1.4.zip
  4. Run PC Max Drive software
  5. Drag and Drop extracted GCOS v1.4.dol to the right side of the PC Max Drive software
  6. Click Yes to convert file
  7. Remove Max Drive memcard from USB cable
  
• Preparing Max Drive memcard for GameCube use
  1. Make sure Max Drive memcard is not connected to the USB cable
  2. Remove any memory cards from GameCube
  3. Insert Max Drive into your GameCube
  5. Boot up GameCube Max Drive Pro Software
  6. Wait for Max Drive Pro software to set the Max Drive mamcard up for GameCube use**
  **The right hand side will say it's ready for PC use this will only say GameCube only use if you copy or delete anything from the Max Dive memcard using the GameCube
  
• Optionally to run from a normal memcard
  1. Remove any discs from GameCube
  2. Insert normal memcard and the Max Drive memcard
  3. Boot up GameCube
  4. Copy GCOS v1.4.dol from Max Drive Pro memcard to the normal memcard

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Items Needed Post #2
Running GCoS Post #4

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Running GCoS

• Insert memcard that contains GCoS
• Boot Max Drive Pro GameCube software
• Press Start over the GCoS dol file
• Select Boot Backup Game
• Press A when ready
• You will be prompted to swop disc's in 8 seconds
• Open the disc lid and swop for your DVD-R game, close lid
• If all has gone fine you will be presented with a display of the Name and Region of the game if this dosn't show correct info start again
• There are a few options here to force display in NTSC or PAL using X or Y or A to auto select

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Installing GCoS Post #3
Preparing and burning GameCube DVD Images Post #5

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Preparing and burning GC iso's:-

• Rename *.gcm to *.iso
• Check file size is 1.35 gig
• If less use fstfix with the options s f to rebuild the iso to 1.35 gig
• Some games need the files reorganised to fix music again use fstfix with t s f flags on
• Use DVD-R's with Ritek Dye
• Burn with Nero Burning Rom making sure the Finalize DVD option is on

Note:- The fstfix.zip I uploaded also has 2 bat files with it one for s f options used on a file renamed to sf.iso and one for t s f options used on a file renamed to tsf.iso, for those not used to command line dos prompts

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List of known games that need music fixing:-

• 007 Agent Under Fire
• 1080
• 18 Wheeler
• Alien Hominid
• Amazing Island
• Bloody Roar Primal Fury
• Bomberman Generation
• Crash Bandicoot
• Crazy Taxi
• Dakar 2
• Darkened Skye
• Dreammix World Fighters
• Eternal Darkness
• Freestyle Metal-X
• GT Cube
• Godzillla destroy all monsters melee
• Harvest Moon
• Ikaruga
• Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
• Legend of Zelda: Master Quest
• Lost Kingdoms
• Lotus Challenge
• Naruto 1,2,3
• Pool Paradise
• Pro Rally
• Red Faction 2
• Resident Evil 4 Preview Disc (RE4 Demo)
• Speed Kings
• Splinter Cell: Pandora's Tomorrow
• Starfox adventures
• Super Monkey Ball
• Top Gun: Combat Zone
• Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
• Tube Slider
• Urban Freestyle Soccer
• Virtua Striker 3 Ver. 2002
• Wave Race: Blue Storm
• Worms Blast
• XG3 Extreme G Racing
• Zoids Battle Legends

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[Zorlon]

Links to keep up to date with GCoS and the Boot to Memcard [Action Replay Trick] and other links.

• GCoS section over at MaxConsole's forum
• www.ps2repairs.co.uk GameCube Screwdriver bit (UK Only online shop)
• www.jpcomputersales.co.uk GameCube Upper Case to fit full size DVD-R's (UK Only online shop)
• CodeJunkies - The place to order and update you Max Drive Pro

Please note, I can't recomend any none UK sites to buy from as I have only had personal experience with the UK ones I linked

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More fun with the Max Drive Pro

To Be Updated

• GameCube Saves
• Other