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--- discs:general [2022/01/17 22:24]
hiccup [Recommendations]
+++ discs:general [2022/01/17 22:32]
hiccup [Aaru - command line]
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 ==== MPF with DiscImageCreator ====
-For dump information added to redump.org, it is currently necessary to use DiscImageCreator. Please see [[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Dumping_Guides|their dumping guides]] for more information about DiscImageCreator and how to submit information to the redump.org database.
+Please see [[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Disc_Dumping_Guide_(MPF)|the Redump.org general disc dumping guide]].
 ==== Aaru - command line ====
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 For now, **use version 5.3 LTS**. **__Do not use any 6.0 pre-releases!__**
-Aaru has its own image format that's deduped and compressed, and can be converted into a myriad of other compatible formats. It stores almost every aspect of the disc, so we recommend using this tool for preservation purposes, and then you can convert your resulting image to another format for other uses.
+To run Aaru using the command line, you put your disc in your compatible drive, and run the following command (with d: being your DVD drive and e: being an external drive you use for storing dumps):
-To run Aaru using the command line, you simply put your disc in your compatible drive, and run the following command (with d: being your DVD drive and e: being an external drive you use for storing dumps):
 <code ->
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 </code>
-To verify your dump against other existing dumps, you can then look into the resulting GAMENAME.cicm.xml to find all information needed such as size, hashes, etc. Make sure you look at the right set of information - for multi-track hashes on redump.org, for instance, information is stored per "Tracks", not the whole image.
+You can see the hashes for individual elements of the dump in the resulting GAMENAME.cicm.xml.
-So look into your GAMENAME.cicm.xml file and you will find something similar to this, which you can then verify against other existing hashes in databases such as redump.org:
+For example:
 <code ->