Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Copying PS/2 game CDs

[Daniel da Veiga]

On 6/21/06, Teresa and Dale <teendale@×××××××××××××.com> wrote:
> Raymond Lewis Rebbeck wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, 21 June 2006 11:38, Teresa and Dale wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>I want to make copies of our PS/2 game CDs so that they can use the
> >>copies and we can put up the originals.  They seem to either scratch
> >>real easy or they are really touchy about scratches.  Does anybody here
> >>know of a way to do this?  This is Linux, surely someone has found a way.
> >>
> >>Thanks.  Sorry so far off topic.  I can't be the only one with kids
> >>around.  ;-)
> >>
> >>Dale
> >>
> >>:-)
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Copying the CD/DVD is easy enough, just use your standard tools although I
> >don't believe dual layer discs can be copied properly yet ie. Gran Turismo 4.
> >
> >However, getting them to actually play on the PS/2 is a whole other matter.
> >You'll need to have your PS/2 modded to support playing copied games, which
> >may or may not be legal where you live.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Crap.  We recently had a $60.00 game to get scratched.  Maybe they need
> to play Uno or something.

Do as some of my friends do. Rent the discs at a local store...

>
> I would hate to mod the thing but I wish there was a way to copy it and
> it work.  I may try it just to see.  I still beleive in the fair use

It won't, you have to take it to someone to install a modchip, and
that's, well, pretty illegal, at least where I live.

> thing.  I'm not going to sell the copies.

Well, they really don't care about that...

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