Newsgroup: it.comp.console.playstation
Titolo: Come copiare GIOCHI PSX protetti con FREELOCK?

Salve a tutti,
   avete qualche idea di come copiare i giochi protetti con FREELOCK? E'
ovvio che non si possono usare:
- CDRWIN, NERO, CD CLONE, CD RIGHT, ... poiché prima di iniziare fanno un
controllo sulla TOC e trovandola illegale nonché corrotta non iniziano
nemmeno la lettura e molto spesso fanno andare in CRASH il debole Windows.
Per la verità ho due programmini che dovrebbero funzionare alla grande ma
non sono sicuro che i CD OTTENUTI funzionino sulla PLAY! Per ora ho solo
fatto prove sui riscrivibili con ottimi risultati ma la PLAY, si sa, è
un'altra cosa! Ho confrontato i due dischi: quello protetto ha la traccia
leggibile leggerissimamente  più "grande" mentre a quello "sprotetto" pur
avendo lo stesso identico contenuto (inoltre è completamente leggibile -
l'ho provato con il drug & drop) manca qualche settore per avere la stessa
dimensione........sarà qualche byte di chiusura??? <in effetti in quella
zona i programmi da me usati hanno interrotto la lettura al 99%>. Ho letto
che pochissimi lettori (guarda caso Plextor e pochi altri.......tutti
modelli economici vero?) sono in grado di leggere fino in fondo queste
tracce xò dubito che ciò possa corrispondere al vero. Si tratta, infatti, di
tracce volutamente danneggiate che non contengono alcunché.
   Aggiungo, infine, che poco tempo fa' mi hanno dato FIFA2000 protetto con
CD-Protector (creato in Pascal da un italiano......CIAO!). Questo programma
è simile a FREELOCK ma aggiunge una sola traccia illegale anziché due e sono
riuscito tranquillamente a fare l'immagine con PSXCOPY5.1 (non con CDRWIN,
NERO, ...) senza avere un PLEXTOR....<ho un PIONEER IDE 36pere>. FREELOCK xò
credo sia migliore: PSXCOPY parte a fare l'immagine, si blocca al 99% (con
FIFA non si era bloccato!) e, purtroppo, non mantiene la traccia fatta sino
a quel punto.
FATEMI SAPERE, non ho ancora usato CD-R poiché per ora non ne ho ancora
avuto l'occasione (non ho intenzione di RIcopiare i miei CD x fare delle
prove...) xò prima di rischiare ho preferito interpellare il NEWSGROUP!
CIAO.
Per chi non sapesse cos'è e come agisce FREELOCK ho aggiunto qualche riga
sotto la descrizione tecnica.
PLAYSTATION CD-ROM PROTECTION FOR CDRWIN / DAO                      VERSION
1.2
Freely Distributable                                          (c)1999
XPERIENCE
WHAT FREELOCK DOES
==================
Freelock alters the layout of a CD image prior to recording, making the
resulting copy virtually impossible to duplicate.  This prevents most people
making copies of your copies.
Freelock's standard protection works by adding two additional tracks to the
CD, a "Mode 1" data track and a "Mode 2" data track.  This is "illegal", and
most writing software will refuse to copy the disc.  Just for good measure,
though, the file used for the tracks is deliberately damaged (have you tried
copying it yet?), so the writing process will ALWAYS fail!
Freelock's "overburn" protection is different.  This adds extra tracks to
the
CD, boosting it up to 95 minutes.  Each of these extra tracks (a random mix
of audio, "Mode 1" and "Mode 2" tracks) adds around 10Mb to the CD,
potentially pushing the CD contents off the edge of the disc!  When you
write
this CD, all of the PlayStation data will be written, then the CD will be
filled up until the CD writer runs out of space and spits out the disc!
The overburn feature of Freelock requires an extra 11Mb of your hard disk to
store the track data.  The file used for this can be created by running
GENLOCK.EXE, found on the Freelock diskette.  The file created by Genlock is
of random length between 9 and 11Mb (but is a multiple of 2352 bytes in
length - this is required by CDRWIN) and contains random data.
NOTE: When Freelock is used to protect a CD, the copying process will be
abandoned when CDRWIN or DAO encounters the (deliberate) errors in the last
tracks.  In other words, CDRWIN OR DAO WILL ALWAYS STOP WITH AN "ERROR" WHEN
YOU WRITE A FREELOCKED CD!  This is normal.
A new option has been added to support drives such as the HP 8100, which
cannot write Mode 1 and Mode 2 tracks on the same CD.  Using the /M option
forces FREELOCK to add either Audio or Mode 2 tracks, and prevents the
addition of Mode 1 tracks.
BASIC USAGE
===========
A:FREELOCK c:\cd.cue
--------------------
This will add two tracks to the cuesheet called C:\CD.CUE.  The first track
is Mode 1, the second is Mode 2.  CDRWIN or DAO will fail when it tries to
write these tracks.
A:FREELOCK c:\cd.cue /M
-----------------------
This will add two tracks to the cuesheet called C:\CD.CUE.  The first track
is Audio, the second is Mode 2.  CDRWIN or DAO will fail when it tries to
write these tracks.
A:FREELOCK c:\cd.cue /O
-----------------------
This will keep on adding tracks to the cuesheet until it contains 95
minutes.
The added tracks are a random mix of audio, mode 1 and mode 2 tracks.
CDRWIN
or DAO will read the extra track data from the C:\FREELOCK.DAT file.
A:FREELOCK c:\cd.cue /O d:\fl\fl.bin
------------------------------------
This will keep on adding tracks to the cuesheet until it contains 95
minutes.
The added tracks are a random mix of audio, mode 1 and mode 2 tracks.
CDRWIN
or DAO will read the extra track data from the D:\FL\FL.BIN file.
A:FREELOCK c:\cd.cue /M /O d:\fl\fl.bin
---------------------------------------
This will keep on adding tracks to the cuesheet until it contains 95
minutes.
The added tracks are a random mix of audio and mode 2 tracks.  CDRWIN or DAO
will read the extra track data from the D:\FL\FL.BIN file.
To create the overburn data file, use A:GENLOCK.EXE to create
C:\FREELOCK.DAT,
then move the file to wherever you want (or leave it there).
HOW TO USE FREELOCK WITH CDRWIN
===============================
These are a rough guide, as they are different depending on which version of
CDRWIN you use.  If you've never used CDRWIN before, read its user guide to
find out more.
Load CDRWIN
From the on-screen options, choose to Copy Disc
Choose to copy the CD to the hard disk - you don't write to the CD yet!
Choose a filename, eg. C:\CD.BIN
Read the CD
You should now have two files on your hard disk, eg. C:\CD.BIN and C:\CD.CUE
From a DOS prompt, run Freelock on the CD file, as follows:-
   <--EITHER-->
   A:FREELOCK C:\CD.BIN
       (if you want the standard Freelock protection)
   <----OR---->
   A:FREELOCK C:\CD.BIN /M
       (if your drive won't cope with Mode 1 and Mode 2 tracks together)
   <----OR---->
   A:FREELOCK C:\CD.BIN /O
       (if you want the "overburn" Freelock protection instead)
   <----OR---->
   A:FREELOCK C:\CD.BIN /M /O
       (if you want the "overburn" Freelock protection, but your drive won't
       cope with Mode 1 and Mode 2 tracks together)
In CDRWIN, choose to Record Disc
Click on "Load Cue Sheet"
Choose the cuesheet from the list, eg. CD.CUE
Click on "Start Recording"
When the writing process fails, the CD is done
HOW TO USE FREELOCK WITH DAO
============================
Use DAO to read an image of the CD to the hard disk
Run Freelock with or without the /M and /O options as described above
Use DAO to write the image to a blank CD
When the writing process fails, the CD is done
HANDY HINT
==========
If you always save to the same file name (eg. C:\CDRWINXX.BIN) you can set
up
a shortcut to "A:\FREELOCK.EXE C:\CDRWINXX.CUE /O" on your desktop.  There's
a suitable icon (A:\WINDOWS\FREELOCK.ICO) on the FREELOCK diskette - copy it
to your Windows directory.  Then copy A:\WINDOWS\FREELOCK.PIF to your
desktop.
IMPORTANT
=========
Do NOT run any disk repair tools, such as ScanDisk, on the Freelock disk, as
this will destroy the protection (and the program itself).
Do not use CDRWIN's "Finalize session/disc" option on a Freelocked CD, as
this may render the CD unusable.
QUICK QUESTION-AND-ANSWER ROUND
===============================
Your thirty seconds start... now
I Freelocked a CD, and the write failed at 99%.  What happened?
---------------------------------------------------------------
Freelock did its job, the CD is OK and protected.
Can Freelocked CDs be copied?
-----------------------------
Yes, but with extreme difficulty.  I (Scooby II) can't copy them, but
another member of Xperience can.
Why is Freelock free?
---------------------
Because some people charge around $50 for software that does exactly what
Freelock does, and Scooby II basically wanted to piss them off.
Can I use Freelock to protect audio/PC/VCD discs?
-------------------------------------------------
No.  These formats, unlike PSX discs, can be copied on a file-by-file or
track-by-track basis.  Freelock can only be used to protect discs which can
normally ONLY be copied in disc-at-once mode.
Can I use other copying software with Freelock?
-----------------------------------------------
Freelock can ONLY be used with CD copying software that uses the same
.cue and .bin files as CDRWIN and DAO.
Why copy-protect PlayStation CDs?
---------------------------------
To stop every guy with a writer buying from you then selling to YOUR mates!
What are the future plans for Freelock?
---------------------------------------
Better protection, if we can figure out how to do it.
Where can I get the latest version of Freelock?
-----------------------------------------------
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Code/6061/
LICENCE AGREEMENT
=================
Employees of Microsoft or its subsidiaries are not permitted to use or
possess
this software.
This software should not be used to assist in the development of commercial
copy protection that removes the ability to make single backup copies of an
original CD.  Software owners are entitled to make a single backup of any CD
that they have a licence for, this software should not be used to violate
this right.
Anybody not affected by the above clauses may copy, distribute and use this
software by any means available to them.
Violation of this licence agreement may result in prosecution - you don't
own
this entire planet yet, Gates, so don't step on our toes.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
=========================
Written by Scooby II of Xperience, using Turbo Pascal 6.0 by Borland.
This software was written without the use of any Microsoft application
development tools or libraries.  It's also fast, efficient and well-written.
Bit of a coincidence, eh?
Thanks to everybody who made this software possible - you know who you are.

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 > dati mode 2, mi ritroverň il cd con 3 traccie 1 dati mode2 (gioco) le
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Bit of a coincidence, eh?
Questa è la cosa + bella che hai riportato...
Comuqnue sei ot.
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 >Bit of a coincidence, eh?
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dove posso scaricare freelook (se cosě si scrive)?
Be non č che usare quel programmino sia proprio da persone
intelligenti...
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