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'''Ringed Discs''' have [https://web.archive.org/web/20220611141152if_/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6l8AAOSwBxJgjOFU/s-l1600.jpg physical separators], preventing the disc from being properly dumped by typical means.
*Note: this guide is not for Dreamcast / GD-ROMs which also have rings, see [[GD-ROM Dumping Guide]]. Nor is it for Multisession CD's which are dumped with the general [[Disc Dumping Guide (MPF)|Disc Dumping Guide]].
*Warning: This is a long process, make sure you have set aside adequate time before using this guide. Ring dumping is exceptionally difficult and can take multiple days of work.
*This guide assumes you are using Windows and have basic Windows Command Prompt knowledge, if you are having difficulties, consult the Redump forums for assistance.
*Some PS2 unlicensed ringed discs (GameShark, Code Breakers) are compatible with the general [[Disc Dumping Guide (MPF)|Disc Dumping Guide]], and do not require use of the Ringed Disc Dumping Guide.
*Some specific types of ringed discs ([/CodeLok_/_CopyLok Ringed Copylok] and [/Copy-X Copy-x with audio tracks]) require special treatment and are only partly covered by this guide. See the relevant DRM page for info.
* There are currently two accepted methods for dumping ringed discs. One older involving DIC and CloneCD and another involving Ringlock and Redumper. The former is slightly less involved but requires a lot more time (Sometimes days) compared to the other.  

==CD-ROM Dumping==
===Hardware Required (Both)===
* Liteon/HP SOHD-167T or Sony DDU1613 [Rebadge of SOHD] (Firmware appears to matter, needs testing)
** [[SOHD-167T Firmware Testing]] -- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704074504/http://codeguys.rpc1.org/firmwares.html FW Updates] -- USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

===Hardware Required (CloneCD and DIC)===
* [/Optical_Disc_Drive_Compatibility:_CD Any DIC Compatible Drive] 

===Hardware Required (Ringlock and Redumper)===
* Any of the below drives:
** [/Optical_Disc_Drive_Compatibility:_CD TS-H353C/SH-D163C]
** [/Optical_Disc_Drive_Compatibility:_Xbox_%28original%29_%26_Xbox_360 TS-H353B/SH-D163B] 
** [/Optical_Disc_Drive_Compatibility:_CD Ribshark/Omnidrive compatible drive] (Not recommended)

===Tools Required (Both)===
* [https://forum.redump.info/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&item=2342&download=1 ECCEDC.exe] (Old Version)
* [https://forum.redump.info/post/79852/#p79852 CDArchive]
* [https://archive.org/download/CDmage.v1.02.1.B6/CDmage1-02-1B6B.rar CDMage]
* [https://github.com/namazso/OpenHashTab OpenHashTab] (Or any other hashing software with CRC32, MD5, and SHA-1 support. This includes Redumper)

===Tools Required (CloneCD and DIC)===
* [https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator DIC]/[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF MPF]
* [https://www.redfox.bz/en/clonecd.html CloneCD] (Free Trial)

===Tools Required (RingLock and Redumper)===
* [https://github.com/superg/redumper Redumper]/[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF MPF] (Standalone Redumper is recommended)
* [https://codeberg.org/MoriGM/ringlock Ringlock] (See also [[User:Morlit/Ringlock]] for more info on using this program)

==Dumping (CloneCD and DIC)==

'''Step 0''': First determine if your disc is actually ring protected. To do this, examine the data side of the disc and look for [https://web.archive.org/web/20220611141152if_/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6l8AAOSwBxJgjOFU/s-l1600.jpg visible dark circle(s)]. If you are unsure, attempt a normal dump or post an image in the Redump forums or the VGPC Discord for assistance.

'''Step 1''': Before dumping, first we will acquire metadata for submission using DIC. Begin a normal dumping process with your DIC-compatible drive with /c2 disabled. When it encounters the ring errors (it'll get stuck) click in the console window to freeze the process. Eject the disc at this time, and then continue the DIC process by hitting enter. After 10000 or so sectors (it doesn't have to be precise), freeze the process again, re-insert the disc, and then start the process again. Allow DIC to finish normally at this time and save the output info and logs for later. If multiple rings are present, you may be required to do the eject method multiple times.

'''Step 2''': Move the disc over to the SOHD-167T drive, this will be used for the rest of the guide. Open CloneCD, select the "Read to Image file" button, and select the SOHD-167T drive. Right click the "Protected PC Game" profile. Go to the "Error Handling" tab and disable all options including "Intelligent Bad Sector Scanner" and "Fast Error Skip Settings" then hit OK, select the profile, and proceed to the next screen. IMPORTANT: Check the box where it asks to create a Cue-Sheet (.CUE) file, this is required for future steps. Save the IMAGE file wherever you'd like in an easy to access spot for future Command Prompt access. Begin the dumping process at this time. Allow CloneCD to finish dumping, this will take a while and may appear like it is making no progress, but let it continue, this may take a day or two. CloneCD will 0x55 error the ring protected sectors and generate a (nearly) complete dump. The drive will eject the disc on completion, remember to insert it back when the dump is complete. Before closing CloneCD, be sure to save the log output for submission. Note that this step can take between 1 hour to several days. When done save the CloneCD log and move on to ''Refining''. 

==Dumping (Ringlock and Redumper)==

'''Step 0''': First determine if your disc is actually ring protected. To do this, examine the data side of the disc and look for [https://web.archive.org/web/20220611141152if_/https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/6l8AAOSwBxJgjOFU/s-l1600.jpg visible dark circle(s)]. If you are unsure, attempt a normal dump or post an image in the Redump forums or the VGPC Discord for assistance.

'''Step 1''': Load disc into your drive of choice and type ''ringlock check –drive=[Drive letter]'' into CMD, press enter and wait for it to finish. Depending on how many ring sectors the disc contains. This can take between 5 minutes to 1 hour. When finished it will produce a --skip command.  

'''Step 2''': Copy the resulting skip command and move to the folder where Redumper is located. There type redumper ''--verbose --force-split [Skip command from Ringlock]'' into CMD or load it as a custom command into MPF (Make sure you remove ''--retries'') and wait for it to finish the dump. Note that you will find C2 near the edges of the ring, but these are nothing you need to worry about. If using Standalone Redumper run MPF check on the dump now.

'''Step 3''': If the hashes of the disc match any in the Redump database. Fill in MPF like normal and submit it as a verification on the forums and ignore the rest of the guide. If not take note of the number of errors present and move on to ''Refining''. 

==Refining (Both methods)==

'''Step 1''': Now we will be using ECCEDC.exe to detect what sectors have errors in our CloneCD IMG file or Redumper BIN file. Open a Command Prompt in the location you placed ECCEDC.exe and run the following command:<br> 
''ECCEDC.exe checkex <location of '''cue''' file>''<br>
ECCEDC.exe should have generated a log file (IMAGE.cue_EdcEcc_Track_1.txt). Open and search for the first line that says "2336 bytes have been already replaced at 0x55." The LBA of this line is your first ring sector. Scroll to the last uninterrupted instance and that is your last ring sector. Document this range somewhere, and repeat if there are multiple rings. 
Note for the Redumper method: Sometimes dissc can carry mastering errors outside of the rings which wasn't replaced by 0x55. Ignore those for now.


'''Step 2''': If not there already, Move your disc to the SOHD-167T drive and open an elevated (admin) Command Prompt window where you placed CDArchive.exe and run the following command after filling in the required information:<br>
''cdarchive.exe --mode=ext --extrdrive=<DriveLetter>  --extrstart=<FIRSTRingSector> --extrend=<LASTRingSector> --extroverread=0 --extrretries=100 --extrskip=1000 --extrdirection=<f or b> --extrdiscmode="cd" --extrsectdir="<SectorExtractionDirectory>" --extrrefcue="<PathToIMAGE.cue>"''<br>
"SectorExtractionDirectory" is where the successfully read new sectors into the ring will be placed. "extrdirection" can be f for forward or b for backwards, supposedly the SOHD drive reads better backwards but this is unconfirmed. Once the command is run, CDArchive will attempt to read sectors at the edges of the ring protection (the end if you used b, the start if you used f). If CDArchive is not able to read a sector after multiple attempts, it is safe to assume that's all that can be read and you can close CDarchive and move onto the next ring if multiple if present. The drive may get hot, if this happens give the drive a break, as it will not read as well when it is overheating. Attempt to read into the start and end of every ring present. When you are satisfied, move on to the next step.


'''Step 3''': While still in the Command Prompt and navigated to where CDArchive.exe is, run the following command after filling in the required information:<br>
''cdarchive.exe --mode=mer --merdiscmode=cd --mersrcdir="<SectorExtractionDirectory>" --meroutcue="<PathToIMAGE.cue>"''<br>
This will merge all the newly acquired sectors by CDArchive into the CloneCD IMG or Redumper BIN. Copy all of the acquired sectors into your .ZIP log file for staff examination.


'''Step 4''': IMPORTANT: Before starting this step, create a backup copy of the IMG, CCD, SUB and CUE files or BIN and CUE. Store them somewhere safe as this step can compromise your dump. After that is done, open CDMage and drag your copy of the .CUE file into the window. Click the "Action" tab at the top, then "Scan For Corruption." Click Scan and allow CDMage to check all sectors. If any are found to be corrupt, click "Action" again then "Repair Corrupted Sectors". If none are found to be corrupt, or none are repaired, you can delete your backup copy of the files and move to the next step. If any are repaired, save the file and the files created by CDMage become your new main files for the rest of the process. Please include a note in your submission if sectors were repaired with CDMage.


'''Step 4.5''': (Only required if CDMage repaired any sectors) Open a Command Prompt and navigate back to ECCEDC.exe is placed. Run the following command on your CDMage repaired .CUE file:<br>
''ECCEDC.exe fixex <location of IMAGE.'''cue''' file>''<br>
This will repair sectors corrupted by a CDMage bug (Sectors which are already filled with 0x55 pattern are edited to fill a reserved field with 0x00 value).

==Submitting (Both methods)==

'''Step 1''': Now we will be using ECCEDC.exe to gather updated ring sector ranges. Open a Command Prompt in the location you placed ECCEDC.exe and run the following command again:<br> 
''ECCEDC.exe checkex <location of IMAGE.'''cue''' file>''<br>
ECCEDC.exe should have generated a log file (IMAGE.cue_EdcEcc_Track_1.txt). Open and search for the first line that says "2336 bytes have been already replaced at 0x55." The LBA of this line is your first ring sector. Scroll to the last uninterrupted instance and that is your last ring sector. Document this range somewhere and repeat if there are multiple rings. These are your final ranges and must be included in your Redump submission comments. If no other errors than those with 0x55 is present, then the final error count from this log should also be used for your Redump submission.

'''Step 1.5''': If any errors other than 0x55 are present in ECCEDC, move to the folder where Redumper is located and run ''redumper info --image-name="[Name of BIN/IMG]" --image-path="[Path to folder where dump is located]''. It will produce a "REDUMP.ORG errors" line and this is now your final error count. 

'''Step 2''': If you have installed OpenHashTab, right click your latest IMG/BIN file and click "Hashes." OpenHashTab will generate new hashes for you to include in your !submissioninfo file and Redump submission. Alternatibly you can also run ''redumper hash --image-name="[Name of BIN/IMG]" --image-path="[Path to folder where dump is located]"'' and get hashes this way. 

'''Step 3''': Submit the disc and all logs (CloneCD+DIC/Redumper logs, all ECCEDC outputs and extracted sectors) gathered to Redump but replace the hashes (ClrMamePro data) from submissioninfo with those from OpenHashTab or Redumper log from step 2. Also replace the error count with the number from ECCEDC.exe or the same log. Include updated ring ranges in comments like https://redump.info/disc/30979/.

===CDArchive Variables===

 --mode -> Could be "ext" (extract) or "mer" (merge), to extract or merge sectors;
 --extrdrive -> Drive Letter for SOHD-167T
 --extrstart -> Start of sector range you want CDArchive to scan
 --extrend -> End of sector range you want CDArchive to scan
 --extroverread -> Read X amount of sectors before/after the range (Helpful for resetting drive to a "valid" state)
 --extrretries -> Number of times CDArchive will attempt to read a sector before moving on
 --extrskip -> Number of unread sectors until stopping, count resets upon successful sector read.
 --extrdirection -> Can be "f" (Forwards) or "b" (Backwards) for which direction you want CDArchive to scan. Backwards is recommended.
 --extrdiscmode -> Media type (CD or DVD)
 --extrsectdir -> Folder where you will place the extracted sectors (remember to create this folder before running this application)
 --extrrefcue -> is for the CloneCD cue file related to the previous image file

==DVD-ROM Dumping==

===Hardware Required===

* Any DVD-ROM Drive (Unconfirmed)

===Tools Required (CloneCD and DIC)===
* [https://github.com/saramibreak/DiscImageCreator DIC]/[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF MPF]
* [https://www.redfox.bz/en/clonecd.html CloneCD] (Free Trial)

===Tools Required (RingLock and Redumper)===
* [https://github.com/superg/redumper Redumper]/[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF MPF] (Standalone Redumper is recommended)
* [https://codeberg.org/MoriGM/ringlock Ringlock]

===Tools Required (Both)===
* [https://forum.redump.info/misc.php?action=pun_attachment&item=4916&download=1 CDArchive (DVD friendly version)]
* [https://github.com/namazso/OpenHashTab OpenHashTab] (Or any other hashing software with CRC32, MD5, and SHA-1 support. This includes Redumper)

==Dumping==

The process for dumping Ringed DVDs is identical to that of CDs. Se CD section above.

==Refining==

'''Step 0''': Open up a text editor and paste this information into it: 

 FILE "FILE.ISO" BINARY 
  TRACK 01 MODE3/2048
    INDEX 01 00:00:00 

Where "FILE" is the name of your ISO. Save it as "FILE".cue (also same name as ISO) and put it in the same folder as the ISO.

'''Step 1''' (DIC + CloneCD): Look for the first and last instance of "Failure to read sector x" in the CloneCD log. This is your ring and the parameters you should use for the next step. Also take note if any gaps are present in which case you got multiple rings.   

'''Step 1''' (Ringlock + Redumper): Take note of any SCSI errors generated by Redumper. Add these to the ranges as reported by Ringlock (If Ringlock states 2560-2700 and Redumper reports SCSI on 2701-2705, your ring should be 2560-2705).   

'''Step 2''': Open an elevated (admin) Command Prompt window where you placed CDArchive.exe and run the following command after filling in the required information:<br>
''cdarchive.exe --mode=ext --extrdrive=<DriveLetter>  --extrstart=<FIRSTRingSector> --extrend=<LASTRingSector> --extroverread=0 --extrretries=100 --extrskip=1000 --extrdirection=<f or b> --extrdiscmode="dvd" --extrsectdir="<SectorExtractionDirectory>" --extrrefcue="<PathToIMAGE.cue>"''<br>
"SectorExtractionDirectory" is where the successfully read new sectors into the ring will be placed. "extrdirection" can be f for forward or b for backwards and extrrefcue reffers to the CUE you created in Step 0. Once the command is run, CDArchive will attempt to read sectors at the edges of the ring protection (the end if you used b, the start if you used f). If CDArchive is not able to read a sector after multiple attempts, it is safe to assume that's all that can be read and you can close CDarchive and move onto the next ring if multiple are present. The drive may get hot, if this happens give the drive a break, as it will not read as well when it is overheating. Attempt to read into the start and end of every ring present. When you are satisfied, write down all the new ranges and move on to the next step.

'''Step 3''': If CDarchive recovered 0 sectors. Ignore step 4 and move on to Submitting. 

'''Step 4''': Only if any sectors were recovered. While still in the Command Prompt and navigated to where CDArchive.exe is, run the following command after filling in the required information:
cdarchive.exe --mode=mer --merdiscmode=dvd --mersrcdir="<SectorExtractionDirectory>" --meroutcue="<PathToIMAGE.cue>"
This will merge all the newly acquired sectors by CDArchive into the ISO. Copy all of the acquired sectors into a .ZIP file for staff examination.

==Submitting (Redumper method)==

Run MPF Check on the new ISO and submit like normal. Make sure you include the folder with extracted sectors with the logs and the updated ring ranges in comments like https://redump.info/disc/30979/. Also add the total amounnt of ring sectors to comments aswell.

==Submitting (CloneCD method)==

'''Step 1''': If you have installed OpenHashTab, right click your latest ISO file and click "Hashes." OpenHashTab will generate new hashes for you to include in your !submissioninfo file and Redump submission. Alternatibly you can also run ''redumper hash --image-name="[Name of ISO]" --image-path="[Path to folder where dump is located]"'' and get hashes this way.

'''Step 2''': Put the CloneCD log and folder with extracted sectors into the same ZIP as the Dic logs. Submit the disc and all logs gathered to Redump but replace the hashes (ClrMamePro data) from submissioninfo with those from OpenHashTab or Redumper log from step 1. Include updated ring ranges in comments like https://redump.info/disc/30979/ and add the total amount of ring sectors to comments aswell.

==Common Ring Publishers==
*FX Interactive (ex. [https://redump.info/disc/62802/ After the War])
*Tivola (ex. [https://redump.info/disc/81628/ Webmaster])
*Dreamcatcher (ex. [https://redump.info/disc/12951/ Traitors Gate])
*Interplay (ex. [https://redump.info/disc/38672/ Descent 3])

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