Getting Started Guide: Difference between revisions

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The purpose of this page is to give you a brief overview about the process for contributing to redump and assisting the project!

More details can be found in the various sections of the wiki and on the forum, but the general process for contributing is as follows:

Getting Started

1. Request a redump account on the forum.

Apply for an account ("Register" in top-right corner) with a username, email, and password. Please check your spam folder for the registration email (and mark as not spam).

2. Review the wiki and particularly the Dumping Guides which cover a lot and answer most questions about contributions.

If you still have questions, you can reach out on the forum or in the VGPC (Video Game Preservation Collective) Discord.

3. Submit a disc dump

Login to https://redump.info/ and then click on Add Disc to go to the disc submission form.
Fill in the fields to the best of your ability, including the dumping logs (or the name/version of the dumping program if it does not produce logs), and a link to your logs zip hosted elsewhere such as dropbox or mega.nz
Wait for a moderator to process your submission. You may view the queue of current submissions to see the status. If your submission was rejected, you should re-submit the disc dump again with the requested changes (such as re-dump with new logs, transcribing ringcodes, etc).
Please note! This process is the same for new discs and also verifications. Both are submitted through this form!

4. Making fixes

If there is a mistake in your submission, wait until it has been processed and then submit an edit request. When logged in, press the Edit button on a disc change, edit the field(s) you wish to change, and submit. Just like disc submissions, it will join a queue to be processed by a moderator who will check the edit request and process it.

As you are getting started, please take your time with your early submissions. Many questions can be answered by reviewing the wiki and the submission guides / threads referenced above. However, if you still need more assistance, please reach out for help either in the Dumping help area of the forum, or in the VGPC Discord. There are plenty of people willing to assist you!

Submission Guide

Follow this visual guide for how to fill in each field in the submission form. Depending on the selected system, there may be different fields for you to fill in.

Note: The "dump log" section should contain the dumping program's log file(s), e.g. redumper's .log file, not MPF's !submissionInfo.txt file.

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 '''1. Request a redump account on the forum.'''
-:First, please read this [https://forum.redump.info/topic/12228/want-to-register-please-read-first/ thread], then make a post on the forum requesting an account.  Please provide a brief reason for your request and how you plan on contributing.
+:Apply for an account ("Register" in top-right corner) with a username, email, and password. Please check your spam folder for the registration email (and mark as not spam).
-:('''PLEASE NOTE''': We are currently experiencing some problems with both Outlook / Hotmail, and also Gmail accounts.  We apologize for the inconvenience, but please use another e-mail address to avoid delays and issues setting up your account.  Thank you!)
-:Once your account is approved, you'll be granted access to more sections of the forum, and you can start contributing!
-'''2. Review the wiki and particularly the [/Dumping_Guides Dumping Guides]''' which cover a lot and answer most questions about contributions.
+'''2. Review the wiki and particularly the [[Dumping Guides]]''' which cover a lot and answer most questions about contributions.
 :If you still have questions, you can reach out on the forum or in the VGPC (Video Game Preservation Collective) [https://discord.gg/AHTfxQV Discord].
-'''3. Submit your first disc via a thread on the forum.'''
+'''3. Submit a disc dump'''
-:'''[https://forum.redump.info/forum/11/new-dumps/ New Dumps]''' is for discs where your hashes do not match any single entry in the redump database.
-:'''[https://forum.redump.info/forum/16/verifications/ Verifications]''' is for discs where your hashes match an existing entry in the redump database (even if your disc is a new region or variant).
-:IMPORTANT: Please review this [https://forum.redump.info/topic/27378/read-this-how-to-submit-new-dumps-verifications/ thread] for guidance on submissions.
-:Please allow the mods to review and provide feedback on your first submission, before submitting more.
-After your first submissions(s) are accepted, you'll eventually get upgraded to 'Dumper' status.
+# Login to https://redump.info/ and then click on [https://redump.info/disc/submit Add Disc] to go to the disc submission form.
-:From this point forward, any "New Dumps" you have (again, where hashes don't match an existing entry) will now go on the [https://redump.info/newdisc/ New Disc Form].  You can access the New Disc Form by going to the main site, hovering over "Discs," and clicking on "New disc."
+#  Fill in the fields to the best of your ability, including the dumping logs (or the name/version of the dumping program if it does not produce logs), and a link to your logs zip hosted elsewhere such as dropbox or mega.nz
-:You will now submit "New Dumps" through this form, as explained in the forum thread under Step 3.
+#  Wait for a moderator to process your submission. You may view the [https://redump.info/queue queue of current submissions] to see the status. If your submission was rejected, you should re-submit the disc dump again with the requested changes (such as re-dump with new logs, transcribing ringcodes, etc).
-:IMPORTANT: Verifications will always go on the forum, via threads in the [https://forum.redump.info/forum/16/verifications/ Verifications] section.
+# <b>Please note!</b> This process is the same for new discs and also verifications.  Both are submitted through this form!
-As you are getting started, please take your time with your early submissions.  Many questions can be answered by reviewing the wiki and the submission guides / threads referenced above.  However, if you still need more assistance, please reach out for help either in the [https://forum.redump.info/forum/7/general-discussion/ General discussion] area of the forum, or in the VGPC [https://discord.gg/AHTfxQV Discord].  There are plenty of people willing to assist you!
+'''4. Making fixes'''
+:If there is a mistake in your submission, wait until it has been processed and then submit an edit request. When logged in, press the Edit button on a disc change, edit the field(s) you wish to change, and submit. Just like disc submissions, it will join a queue to be processed by a moderator who will check the edit request and process it.
-==Common Questions from New Users==
+As you are getting started, please take your time with your early submissions.  Many questions can be answered by reviewing the wiki and the submission guides / threads referenced above.  However, if you still need more assistance, please reach out for help either in the [https://forum.redump.info/viewforum.php?f=15 Dumping help] area of the forum, or in the VGPC [https://discord.gg/AHTfxQV Discord].  There are plenty of people willing to assist you!
-'''Why hasn't my account been added yet?'''
+== Submission Guide ==
-:Please be patient with us as it may take a bit of time for an admin to approve your account.  We recommend you use this time to join the VGPC [https://discord.gg/AHTfxQV Discord] and/or review the wiki and dumping guides to familiarize yourself with the process of dumping discs and submitting information.
-'''How do I know if my disc is a 'New Dump' or a 'Verification' ?
+Follow this visual guide for how to fill in each field in the submission form. Depending on the selected system, there may be different fields for you to fill in.
-:"New Dumps" or "New Discs" are discs where the hashes (checksums) for the tracks for your disc, do not match a full existing redump entry.  You can search any hash / checksum by using the 'Quick search' box in the upper right portion of the redump.org site.  Please make sure to check whether or not ALL tracks for a multi-track disc, match the entry.
-:We strongly recommend using the MPF Frontend for dumping software.  If you use the login settings inside MPF, when you dump a disc, it will check the database to see if your disc is new, and potentially fill in information during your dumping process to indicate an entry already exists in redump.  However, please always check the resulting hashes for your dump to make sure.
-:"Verifications" on the other hand, are discs where your hashes (for all tracks) match an existing entry in the redump.org database.  Please note: your disc could still be a verification, even if it is from a different region, has a different ringcode, or barcode, etc.
+'''Note''': The "dump log" section should contain the dumping program's log file(s), e.g. redumper's .log file, not MPF's !submissionInfo.txt file.
-'''You say to search the 'hash.'  Where do I find that?'''
-:All track hashes / checksums should be stored in the .dat file created by your dumping software.  Look for "crc," "md5," or "sha1."  Pick one of these, preferably MD5 or SHA1, and copy and paste the value inside the quotations, into the redump Quick search box.
+[[File:Guide.png|thumb|upright=3.0]]
-:If you are using the [https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF/releases MPF Software], when your dump is complete it will generate a set of logs in the same folder.  One of them is called "!submissionInfo.txt." You can find the hashes in this submission file as well.

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Getting Started

Submission Guide