Quake 4 SafeDisc blacklist ?

[Methadon]

I didn't change any settings at all.
I did just go to "Image Making Wizard" and created the image, I didnt even use the "Skip reading errors" function, which is said to be good to use on SD games.

I have no idea why it did work so easily for me when some people don't get it to work at all.

[Underheaven]

image of Quake 4

I think its impossible to make an image of Quake 4 without "Skip reading errors" checked. Did you mean you did not check "Fast skip error blocks (Not every device supports this function)"?

[Nikos]

What profile did you use in Alcohol 120 to make the image? I've tried a few time and every time I get dozens if not hundreds of disk read errors. I'm using the latest version and it has no clear SafeDisk 4 support.

Just use the "Safedisc 2/3" profile.

The errors are normal of course. After all, it's Safedisc.

[Methadon]

I think its impossible to make an image of Quake 4 without "Skip reading errors" checked. Did you mean you did not check "Fast skip error blocks (Not every device supports this function)"?

Yes, I did an image of quake without "Skip reading errors", it is not impossible I did it an hour ago just to double check and it works.

Just use the "Safedisc 2/3" profile.

The errors are normal of course. After all, it's Safedisc.

I couldn't even choose and profile/datatype when I inserted my Quake 4 DVD, but it worked anyway.

[Kitna]

SafeDisc DVD has no read errors which is why you didn't need to skip any.

[Methadon]

SafeDisc DVD has no read errors which is why you didn't need to skip any.

That explains it why it's not impossible.
If you have the cd version, then it's a must to use "Skip reading errors".

[Nikos]

Oops... I forgot that this was the DVD version. You should not ignore read errors with DVD safedisc, since any errors you encounter are because of scratches/dust/etc and not part of the protection.

[tr1nity]

I just made an image using the latest Alcohol 120% and upped it using DaemonV3.47 and I had no problems whatsoever. Am I just lucky or what? I was expecting huge dramas.

[Nikos]

I just made an image using the latest Alcohol 120% and upped it using DaemonV3.47 and I had no problems whatsoever. Am I just lucky or what? I was expecting huge dramas.

You mean it runs from image without an anti-blacklisting tool?

[tr1nity]

Yes, I don't understand it after reading this thread!

[Nikos]

Yes, I don't understand it after reading this thread!

What safedisc version does A-Ray Scanner detect? (Full string please.)

[Methadon]

What safedisc version does A-Ray Scanner detect? (Full string please.)

Does Q4 have any other version of SafeDisc than this?

[16:42:18] Signs on CD/DVD indicate SafeDisc 4.00
[16:42:19] SafeDisc 4.60.000 detected -> F:\Setup\Data\Quake4.exe
[16:42:22] --- File(s) Scan Finished [2.94s] ---

I can aslo run Q4 without any anti-blacklisting tool.

[Nikos]

Does Q4 have any other version of SafeDisc than this?

Signs on CD/DVD indicate SafeDisc 4.00
SafeDisc 4.60.000 detected -> F:\Setup\Data\Quake4.exe

Same as mine. But I can't run it from image without SF4Hide. Strange. Really.

Sure you didn't activate some anti-blacklisting tool in the past but forgot to deactivate it again?

EDIT: Are we talking about the DVD version? Because that's what I have.

[Methadon]

Same as mine. But I can't run it from image without SF4Hide. Strange. Really.

Yes that is strange.

Sure you didn't activate some anti-blacklisting tool in the past but forgot to deactivate it again?

Nope I have never even installed any anti-blacklisting tool since my format.

I tried to use SF4Hide to get my mini-image to work, but I didn't get it to work.
And it is not because of SF4Hide that I am able to play with my clone because I was able to play with it even before SF4Hide was released.

EDIT: Are we talking about the DVD version? Because that's what I have.

And yes I am also talking about the DVD version.

[Nikos]

Well, I give up then. Either there's something in your system that prevents Q4 from detecting the virtual drive, or the protection differs slightly for discs sold in your country.