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On 03/12/2018 17:50, Dale wrote: |
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> Jack wrote: |
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> I was wondering if the checksums could be checked? If the OP can find |
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> the checksum for the DVD as it comes from the factory, then he could |
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> check what he has against that. Question is, is that info even |
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> available or does it vary over batches of DVDs? If it varies, it may |
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> not be possible to test that way even if checksums are available. |
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> Just throwing that out there in case checksums are available and it |
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> could be done that way. Sort of doubt it tho. |
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Checksums do exist. The Redump project is trying to collect all relevant |
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disc information for every video game ever made, basically. |
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http://redump.org/disc/57802/ |
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The process to generate this information is very specific and requires |
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software that isn't made for Linux unfortunately. But the MD5, CRC32, |
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SHA1 is there which can be usually be checked with `dd /dev/sr0 | |
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sha1sum` for a basic disc. |
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PS1 and PS2 games can be checked without special hardware in this case, |
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but for others, specific hardware is required. |
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In my case I have a JTAG Xbox 360, so the best way for me to check a |
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game is to have my Xbox 360 dump the disc contents entirely with an app |
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that would not be available on a normal Xbox 360. If this fails at any |
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point it's a bad disc (or it needs cleaning/repair). |
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