
RunCDVD - New feature explained
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Q: What CDVD stands for?

A: It is a short form for CD/DVD i.e. CD or DVD.

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Q: Can I run games?

A: What do you mean by games?
   There are two types of games: commercial ones and homebrew ones.
   There are also two types of demos: from magazines and homebrew.
   Homebrew SW will run first as they are simpler and are open-source sometimes.

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Q: Can I run commercial games?

A: Yes, but this answer is not good for you:P
   You cannot play them...
   Technicaly, the game starts but it does not go very far,
   because this is only the beginning...

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Q: So, what's the deal then? Is there any game that run? more?

A: Yes, but as far as we know, not any comercial game.
   Homebrew iso version of PSMS runs ok.
   Also we cannot test with all the games as we don't have them all:P

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Q: When can I play game X ?

A: Dunno, only time can say that...
   We only added the CDVD loading option for now.
   You will have to wait for another version of the emu to see any screenshot.

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Q: How do I run a CD/DVD game or iso/bin?

A: You need a CDVD plugin.
   Get the CDVDbin for Windows & CDVDlinuz for Linux
   from http://pcsx2.ngemu.com (Download section) or from http://www.ngemu.com
   Place it in Plugins directory. Run the emu and in configure dialog choose
   that plugin. Then Run->Execute. When using the CDVDbin plugin
   you will be promted to choose a file to use.
   Select the iso or the bin of the game you own.
   (To test that use psms.iso)

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Q: I have the game X on CD/DVD. What's the iso/bin stuff anyway?

A: Well, if you have a game on CD/DVD and a bad CD/DVD drive,
   you can backup it on the harddisk with a CD/DVD recording program or a simple
   iso/bin ripper. That program will make an image of the CD/DVD disc
   on the harddisk and you can use that image with the CDVDbin plugin.

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Q: What's the difference between .iso and .bin formats?

A: Bin is an image with raw sectors of 2352 bytes.
   Iso contains only the data part from a CD sector; ie. 2048 bytes

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Q: I have more questions. Where are the answers?

A: First of all, think twice before asking a question.
   It might be already answered or the answer is toooooo simple.
   Also, there can be more questions that i missed. Use the PCSX2 forum
   on http://www.ngemu.com for that. Thank you!


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Florin (florin@ngemu.com)



