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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:53 am Post subject: Opening BIN files from torrents ... |
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So I finally got around to installing a torrent client the other day. And I downloaded some dvd's that are labelled as just .bin files.
I downloaded the daemon emulator and it seemed to rip the dvd's fine, but now when I press play on the panel. All I get is the sound and the wmp klaedoscope thing. Why can't I get video on my downloads ?
PS: also, why are my torrent uploads around 3 times as fast as my downloads ? |
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chiaa
Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: |
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You do not have the proper codec.
Visit vcdhelp.com
They have all the codecs you will need, be able to tell you what they are, and a program that will tell you if you are lacking the proper codec or not "gspot" be its name (and may I suggest, you do not do a google search for that when your students are around. yes I did it) |
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Bulsajo

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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daemon tools.. Google them. |
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dbee
Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys,
wrench, I had installed daemon tools already and that's the software I was using to play the bin files. I have the cue files downloaded with the file. I'll try vcdhelp tonight to try and figure out which codecs I'm missing. Nice one. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Try Klite codec pack. Plays everything and anything. |
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jazblanc77

Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Wrench wrote: |
daemon tools.. Google them. |
Also google "virtual drives" and learn why using daemon tools can be a very risky business. |
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tweeterdj

Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Location: Gwangju
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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jazblanc, why don't you give actual links instead of expecting us to leap at your command? Get off your high horse man...
fyi i just googled "virtual drives" and came up with nothing negative. what should i be looking for exactly? |
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Clutch Cargo

Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Location: Sim City 2005
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Google VLC media player, download (free) and install. It plays everything. |
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Demophobe

Joined: 17 May 2004
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:03 am Post subject: |
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tweeterdj wrote: |
jazblanc, why don't you give actual links instead of expecting us to leap at your command? Get off your high horse man...
fyi i just googled "virtual drives" and came up with nothing negative. what should i be looking for exactly? |
Google "relaxation ideas" first, then later, go here for some thoughts on this matter.
Jaz is right man...a 'wahtever' attitude with Daemon tools can really hose a system. |
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tweeterdj

Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Location: Gwangju
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:43 am Post subject: |
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i've been using daemon and alcohol for quite some time and have never had any problems. Nor have i ever heard of someone having problems, more than "it doesn't work" or "i don't know how to use it".
i'm sure "jaz" appreciates you coming to his aid, but his post just sounded a little aloof, and didn't really add to the discussion. and you must be some kind of magician to tell if i was relaxed or not when i posted that. at least you gave a link. that's all i was saying to jazblanc. if it bugs you that i pointed that out then fine, but don't expect me to take you seriously when you make google jokes. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:49 am Post subject: |
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I had problems with daemon tools that because I had a raid scsi configuration in my system and when daemon installs it uses a scsi emulation hosed m system once. |
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jazblanc77

Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
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tweeterdj wrote: |
jazblanc, why don't you give actual links instead of expecting us to leap at your command? Get off your high horse man...
fyi i just googled "virtual drives" and came up with nothing negative. what should i be looking for exactly? |
I spend a lot of time on tech support forums all over the internet troubleshooting and participating in discussions about different devices and software. So, if occasionally I don't feel like doing all the leg-work for an issue that has been answered cyclicly for too long, then let it rest. Even on this site, this question tends to come up about once every other month. There's no "high horse" involved here except in your defensiveness. I was simply alerting you to the fact that daemon tools is not as straight forward as some would have you believe. As for links, you needn't have gone any further than the daemon tools forums to find out what I was talking about. Learn how to use google before you come back here and attempt to blast from the hip about people being unhelpful.
Truth be told, you already had your solution in that tutorial on how to make CUE files (Bulsajo knows his stuff, so listen to him). You could have just ignored my warning altogether if you thought it too high-brow. No, that would be expecting too much of the users of this board! Speaking of contributions, how do you think your trolling improved the discussion towards the issue? |
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jazblanc77

Joined: 22 Feb 2004
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:51 am Post subject: |
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BTW, to make a CUE sheet, this is how:
They are quite easy to make yourself. The first thing you need to do is download CDMAGE so that you can determine which type of BIN image file it is (mode 1 or mode 2). Take note of the mode and the corresponding that will probably be 2048 or something like that. With this information you can make your CUE sheet.
Now, open up a new file in Notepad which you can find in your accessories folder in the program menu. Copy and paste the following text into your new file:
FILE "your BIN file name.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
You need to change only two aspects of this coding, the filename in the first line and the mode/number in the second line. The filename has to be exactly the same as the BIN file that you are trying to extract. To get the exact filename, right click on the BIN file and select "properties". Copy the filename from there and just paste it into the top line of the CUE. Next, change the "MODE1/2352" part according to the CDMage settings. Finally, save the CUE file by selecting 'save as', and changing the section 'save as type' to 'all files'. Now, using the same filename (paste it again), but be sure to delete the .bin extention at the end, and replace it with a .cue extension.
You have just created a CUE sheet. Now, to use your BIN file, simply open your CUE sheet (not with VLC player... I know that for some stupid reason BINs and CUEs are automatically associated with this media player but it is just plain wrong), and make sure that it opens with your CD burning program like Nero Burning ROM, Easy CD Creator, etc.. The CUE sheet will instruct your burning software on how to deal with the BIN file. Select the option for 'CD at once' and proceed to make a disk from the file.
When it is finished burning the new disk from your BIN file, open your CD-Rom tray and push it back in. It should autoplay and install or play whatever files you just put there. In essence, you have just created an exact copy of an original install disk or CD-ROM. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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jazblanc77 wrote: |
BTW, to make a CUE sheet, this is how:
They are quite easy to make yourself. The first thing you need to do is download CDMAGE so that you can determine which type of BIN image file it is (mode 1 or mode 2). Take note of the mode and the corresponding that will probably be 2048 or something like that. With this information you can make your CUE sheet.
Now, open up a new file in Notepad which you can find in your accessories folder in the program menu. Copy and paste the following text into your new file:
FILE "your BIN file name.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
You need to change only two aspects of this coding, the filename in the first line and the mode/number in the second line. The filename has to be exactly the same as the BIN file that you are trying to extract. To get the exact filename, right click on the BIN file and select "properties". Copy the filename from there and just paste it into the top line of the CUE. Next, change the "MODE1/2352" part according to the CDMage settings. Finally, save the CUE file by selecting 'save as', and changing the section 'save as type' to 'all files'. Now, using the same filename (paste it again), but be sure to delete the .bin extention at the end, and replace it with a .cue extension.
You have just created a CUE sheet. Now, to use your BIN file, simply open your CUE sheet (not with VLC player... I know that for some stupid reason BINs and CUEs are automatically associated with this media player but it is just plain wrong), and make sure that it opens with your CD burning program like Nero Burning ROM, Easy CD Creator, etc.. The CUE sheet will instruct your burning software on how to deal with the BIN file. Select the option for 'CD at once' and proceed to make a disk from the file.
When it is finished burning the new disk from your BIN file, open your CD-Rom tray and push it back in. It should autoplay and install or play whatever files you just put there. In essence, you have just created an exact copy of an original install disk or CD-ROM. |
I never had a problwem burning just the bin file with out a Cue file, most programs can easily figure out what mode it is. I think fireburner use to create cue files from bin files. |
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