How to backup a PS2 disk using a mac

[PS2Daddy]

For those that need help with a mac
You need to use Toast Titanium 5.01 or Higher
Open toast

If you just have a CD-RW and want to save it to your drive first

1. Select image copy (third option from the left at the top of the toast window)
2. insert CD game
3. Select "Save as image " under the file menu
4. Double Click on the image then Record image

(note you must have enough space on your hard drive to do this)

or

If you just have a CD-RW and want to just burn it

1. Select image copy
2. insert CD game
3. Click on record
it will ask you to place in a blank CD-R When ready

(note you must have enough space on your hard drive to do this)

If you have a CD-RW and CD-Rom drive and want to copy on the fly

1. Select image copy
2. Drag CD to window
3. Click on record


If your cds are scratched there is a differnt method lemme
know if you have problems
Try burniing at a slower speed

How to make an image using astarte

1. Insert the disk and click on the “select all button” then hit save.

2. Make sure your preferences look like my attachment I included


How to patch games

Obtain PPF-o-Matic for the mac goto http://www.psxcopyworld.com
Obtain the required patch from that same site look in the psx patches and utilities sections

1. Open the program and select the Astarte iso you just created
2. Select the patch it is the file that has .ppf on the end
3. Click on apply patch



How to burn PS Game with audio tracks

1. Open toast 5 and select the “others” file cabinet in the top of the Toast window
2. Do a right click and select “Multitrack CD-Rom XA”
3. Then click on select and pick the iso file then click on “Add” repeat for each audio file and make sure that you put them in order
4. Select Record

Without Audio Tracks

1. Just double click on your Astarte image and it will put everything in the correct format in Toast Titanium 5 and click record

How to do DVD’s

For those that need help with a mac

You need to use Toast Titanium 5.01 or 5.02
Open toast

If you just have a superdrive and want to save it to your drive first

1. Select image copy
2. insert DVD game
3. Save as image
4. Record image (don't use burnproof)

(note you must have enough space on your hard drive to do this)

or

If you just have a superdrive and want to just burn it

1. Select image copy
2. insert DVD game
3. Click on record
it will ask you to place in a blank DVD-R When ready

(note you must have enough space on your hard drive to do this)


If you have a DVD-RW and DVD-Rom drive and you want to copy on the fly

1. Select image copy
2. Drag DVD to window
3. Click on record

[PS2Daddy]

Goto misplacemac and get the Gumby program use gi to iso then select disk image in toast and burn

http://gumby.misplacedmac.com/

Review of instructions
1. Select image copy
2. Drag CD to window
3. Click on record

[PS2Daddy]

Scavenga gets the credit for this one

For image files containing just .mds and .mdf, it's sufficient to rename the .mdf to .iso. Burn as image file in Toast.

For image-files containing an .md0-file, You need "Split and Concat"
http://download.com.com/3000-2179-10212101.html

Here's how:
Leave the .mds-file alone - You don't need it.
Rename the other files, for instance:

File.mds - 8kB
File.mdf - 3,99 GB
File.md0 - 69,9 MB

to

File.mds - 8kB
File.iso.001 - 3,99 GB
File.iso.002 - 69,9 MB

Of course, the .mdf is the first - and main - file, so it should be named 001.

Open Split and Concat,
click on "concat", and locate and choose the two .iso files (click the first and shift-click the other to select both). Click "open".

Now, Split and Concat should present You with a nice progress bar, so sit back and relax.

When finished (it takes no more than a few minutes), check the size of the new .iso-file to see that it's roughly the same as the size of the old .mdf and .md0 combined.
If it's the same size as just one of the old files, double-check the renaming-process.

When successful, burn in Toast!

[PS2Daddy]

For dual layer games if you have an older modchip that doesnt allow DVD+R DL games to play

Thanks endlessflood for this one :)

What you need:
1. Virtual PC 7 for Mac (version 6 won't work)
2. Your Virtual PC file system has to be NTFS, which means you need to be running WinXP or Win2000. The FAT32 file system won't work. If you're already running WinXP under FAT32, you can convert it to NTFS without losing any data. Just do a google search for the PC instructions.
3. Toxic dual layer patcher for PC (to be run in Virtual PC)
4. DVD Decrypter 3.5.4 for PC (to be run in Virtual PC) [free]
5. Toast for Mac (tested with version 6.1.1).
6. A dual layer burner whose default book type for dual layer media is "DVD-ROM". This is most new dual layer burners, but some burners set the book type to DVD+R, which won't work.

What to do:
1. Insert your dual layer PS2 original disc into your mac with Virtual PC running.
2. Run DVD Dycrypter in Virtual PC. Go to Tools on the Menu bar, select "Settings...". Click the "ISO Read Mode" tab. Untick the box that says "Create MDS File". Click OK.
3. Click Mode on the Menu bar and select ISO - Read. Set the Destination and required file name. Finally click the large image which shows a DVD pointing to a Harddrive. The resulting ISO should be over 5GB in size.
4. Run the toxic dual layer patcher in Virtual PC, after reading the instructions that come with it. Click the "..." button, and select the ISO you created. You should get a confirmation that the patch was applied succesfully.
5. Transfer the patched ISO from Virtual PC back into the Mac OS X side of things.
6. Open Toast, select the patched ISO, and burn it to a DVD+R DL (that's DUAL LAYER) disc at 2x. Verbatim media is recommended. Test in your PS2.