I need help...SOON, PLEASE!!!

Testament · Post by **Testament** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:50 am

Okay, I installed DreamSNES succesfully, got it running, etc....
But it says "Probe for CD-ROM units failed. Only image creation will be available." I even downloaded and installed the "Aspi" thing and got it to "repair" my CD Drive or whatever. So, I have these questions:

1. What does this message mean, and how can I fix it???
2. By image, does it mean ROM images, or just pictures?

BlackAura · Post by **BlackAura** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 2:57 am

It means image, as in "CD Image".

Testament · Post by **Testament** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:47 pm

I think I'll just use the classical method. Tell me if this is correct:

1. I d/load "DreamSNES 0.9.8 zip archive" and unzip it.

2. I put it all in a folder named "mkisofs".

3. I toss all the roms in there with it.

Oh, and I had a question. If I already have a boot disk, is it absolutely neccesary to use "cdrecord", etc. and make it a bootable CD-R, and follow the instructions on the CD-R Page, or can I just use the above steps to ease the progress?

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:50 pm

Yes, if you've burned a boot disc, the rest of your stuff can be burned as standard data.

Testament · Post by **Testament** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:32 pm

Thank you. I hold you all in high respect.

You know, I like it around here...I might stick around...

NycThaStreetz · Post by **NycThaStreetz** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:09 am

i get that same problem and i dont understand the classic way how to do it

OneThirty8 · Post by **OneThirty8** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:15 am

There are 2 really easy ways to get DreamSNES working.

The first is to just download a pre-made image from DCEmu and burn a seperate ROM disc. The rom disc simply needs a folder called ROMS with your Snes roms in it, and one called "SOUND" with one or more MP3's.

The second is to use Selfboot Inducer from http://www.sbiffy.com and burn roms and emus on one disc. If you use the sbi from Sbiffy, then your ROMS folder is called "Snes", but your MP3's still go in SOUND afaik.

Testament · Post by **Testament** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 3:31 am

Thank you so much. *Goes to try it*

NycThaStreetz · Post by **NycThaStreetz** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 4:07 am

i just made it and it takes a long ass time to boot and nothinh comes up? my dreamcast is from September 2000

someoneElse · Post by **someoneElse** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 4:45 am

And just for completeness, there is also DSSBS.
(My personal favorite)

curt_grymala · Post by **curt_grymala** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 8:50 am

What takes a long time to boot up? The DreamSNES emulator? If that's the case, have you created a romlist, or are you just letting the emulator search for files? If you have not created a romlist, DreamSNES will take a whole lot longer to boot up than it does with a romlist.

Testament · Post by **Testament** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:22 pm

Okay, I know how to make the Rom Disk (I have Nero). I just got the Uberboot thingy. Now what do I do???

NycThaStreetz · Post by **NycThaStreetz** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 2:50 pm

i made a boot disc and the shit dont boot nothing i get the dreamcast thing and then it goes to the where it says play, vmu etc i still dont get this

OneThirty8 · Post by **OneThirty8** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 2:56 pm

What specifically are you doing? I mean, step by step. Obviously, something is going wrong with the burn, but it could be a number of things from a burner that won't burn Selfbooting DC stuff properly to an incompatible DC (a few don't work with CD-R, none work with CD-RW without some risky hardware modification) to human errorr somewhere along the line.