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Guide: How to unpack ITG ps2 disk
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Kalek
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180. PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a super in depth guide on how to do this, since a lot of people seem to be having problems.

First, Rip all of the files from the ITG PS2 disc (if you don't want ITG1 songs, just rip everything except for files that start with D in the PCKS folder, but you do need DA0A****.PCK). You do not need the PCK.IDX file.

Next, take the songs you want to add. Convert all music files to a 48 KHZ OGG vorbis file (I used audacity and goldwave to do this, goldwave has a batch convert so its easier, but it didn't accept some of my MP3s, so for that, I used Audacity). Make sure all banners are .PNG 256x80, and backrounds are also .PNG 320x240 (I used "Picture Resize Genius" to do this). Also, make sure all songs are in the .sm format (DWI isn't tested, feel free to do that). BGVideos, if any, should be 320x240 Mpeg 1 30 FPS, and I'm not even sure if it would work like that.

NOTE: Feel free to test formats not listed, and tell if it works.

Now that everything is in the right format, put everything that you want to pack on the root of the drive that you are going to pack off of (meaning, for songs, pack it in C:\Songs\In The Groove 2\etc). The file structure should be exactly the same as StepMania. Open up the PCK Packer. Click on "Browse for Source File Folder" and choose the folder(s) that you want to pack. Now, for songs, choose "Datafile" and check "Generate Cache". In the comment, put "default[insert anything here]" (meaning, you can have any comment, as long as put default at the beginning) then click "Choose Filename & Save" and choose where you want to save it. Do NOT change the filename.

After all that, make sure all the PCK files you want on your ITG ISO are in the same folder. Open up PCK IDX Wrapper. Click on "Browse for PCK file folder" and navigate to the folder with all of your PCKs in it. Then just click on "Generate IDX file" and it will create a PCK.IDX for you.

Now, open up Sony CD/DVD Generator. Choose new project then single layer DVD. Drag N Drop all of the files from ITGPS2 in this exact order:

1. the .IMG
2. PCKS
3. SLUS 211.77
4. SYSTEM.CNF
5. BOOT.PAK

Also, you need to go into the volume tab in CD/DVD gen and enter some stuff in those (I'm not sure if everything is needed, but its probably a good idea to do it all)

DISC NAME: SLUS 21177
PRODUCER NAME: PLAYSTATION
License Area: America
Copyright Holder: ROXOR GAMES
Volume: IN_THE_GROOVE
Publisher: REDOCTANE
Volume Set: 1
Data Preparer: GLENN MAYNARD

THIS STEP IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE BUILDING ISOS WITH NO ITG1 SONGS: If you are getting an error about how it hasn't reached the minimum sector or something like that, find a dummy file (I just use the 400ish MB song file from ITG because I had it handy) and put it in the root of the ISO after BOOT.PAK.

Now, go to File>Export IML File. Open up IML2ISO and choose that file then click build ISO. Burn the ISO and enjoy.

This is all assuming you're adding songs.
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181. PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

E1.gif Thanks kalek

ok i got the songs to work and all, but they all play really fast. like the speed of the mp3 and steps are much faster then they should be..

any ideas?

EDIT: nm the songs that were to fast were at like 41khz or something then i changed them to 48khz and they worked fine.
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182. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey guys,

When I try to use un-pkf thru CMD, it says "Failure! PCK has a file who's name is too long".

Anyone help me on this?

Thanks.
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183. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

DamienKC wrote:
Hey guys,

When I try to use un-pkf thru CMD, it says "un-pkf (name of PCK) in CMD and it says "Failure! PCK has a file who's name is too long".

Anyone help me on this?

Thanks.
Shouldn't you just drag n' drop the .PCK onto the un-pkf.exe?

Besides that, I don't really know. The packer posted on the ninth page also includes an unpacker. You could always use that.
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184. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I tried dragging it to it and nothing happened. I did UnAV before with already extracted stuff in CMD and that worked, but I have more ITG data and I cant get these pck files unpacked.
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185. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PCK suite also didn't work for me
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186. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is the data that you are trying to extract from ITG PC? It won't work if that is the case.
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No.
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hey guys...great job unpacking and repacking and stuff E15.gif ...i have a question for kalek : the thing is that i dont have a HDD on my ps2, and today i did all the steps repacking my Ps2 itg with all the itg2 songs with the correct formats etc, and did the IDX wrap too, and i did the iso with the dvd generator etc etc...in other words, i followed all the steps perfectly but when i burned the iso on a dvd the game wont start E2.gif ....i think its because the game its supoussed to run from the HDD E19.gif ...anyway, my question is: is there a way for me to play the "new" itg without HDD?..or i´ll HAVE to buy a HDD?

thx in advance
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189. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaimonkey wrote:
hey guys...great job unpacking and repacking and stuff E15.gif ...i have a question for kalek : the thing is that i dont have a HDD on my ps2, and today i did all the steps repacking my Ps2 itg with all the itg2 songs with the correct formats etc, and did the IDX wrap too, and i did the iso with the dvd generator etc etc...in other words, i followed all the steps perfectly but when i burned the iso on a dvd the game wont start E2.gif ....i think its because the game its supoussed to run from the HDD E19.gif ...anyway, my question is: is there a way for me to play the "new" itg without HDD?..or i´ll HAVE to buy a HDD?

thx in advance
jaime
Should work fine with DVDs. All the HDD does is make software think its the CD drive. If you built the ISO as the wrong format (meaning CD instead of Single Layer DVD) or if you put the files in the wrong order when building the ISO, that could cause it not to boot. Same thing with forgetting to do things under the "volume" tab. The other thing I can think of that would cause it not to boot, is if there are .PCK files in the .PCK folder that are not indexed in the PCK.IDX file.
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190. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 6:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kalek wrote:
Now, open up Sony CD/DVD Generator. Choose new project then single layer DVD. Drag N Drop all of the files from ITGPS2 in this exact order:

Where would one find this Sony CD/DVD Generator?
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jaimonkey wrote:
hey guys...great job unpacking and repacking and stuff E15.gif ...i have a question for kalek : the thing is that i dont have a HDD on my ps2, and today i did all the steps repacking my Ps2 itg with all the itg2 songs with the correct formats etc, and did the IDX wrap too, and i did the iso with the dvd generator etc etc...in other words, i followed all the steps perfectly but when i burned the iso on a dvd the game wont start E2.gif ....i think its because the game its supoussed to run from the HDD E19.gif ...anyway, my question is: is there a way for me to play the "new" itg without HDD?..or i´ll HAVE to buy a HDD?

thx in advance
jaime


You need an HDLoading program or you need a modchip. You can't run burned discs as simple as just burning the image from cdvdgen.
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I find that some songs are very offbeat when compared to playing them on the computer. Does PC Stepmania load DWIs before SMs because that might explain why...
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As long as you have a modchip the DVDs work fine.
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194. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zero0920 wrote:
Kalek wrote:
Now, open up Sony CD/DVD Generator. Choose new project then single layer DVD. Drag N Drop all of the files from ITGPS2 in this exact order:

Where would one find this Sony CD/DVD Generator?

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195. PostPosted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're on your own for that, it can't legally be linked to.

Songs are +40 MS after the MP3 -> ogg conversion, probably due to the different encoding techniques. Either adjust the timing in ITG's options or do it by hand in the simfiles.
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Everything worked fine for me.. it did take alot of testing and figuring things out, but it does work.
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197. PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thx for replying kalek and the others
of course i have a modded ps2, and the things that kalek said were all done...the only thing i can think of is the order of the files when i build the iso..because the iso was very big with all the itg and itg2 songs, so i took out the PCK folder that was at the beginning of the files and when i added it again it was at the end...but the order can affect that much...??...well, im gonna try again and ill let you know what happened.

thx you all
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198. PostPosted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jaimonkey, did you rebuild the .idx file?

thanks
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PCK suite also didn't work for me


Damien,

this is not a bug report E1.gif

please be more specific E1.gif

thanks.

ps: the sun will shine....when, you ask? E1.gif
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