Unable to backup

[tinkertron]

I was told that this software would be able to back up my Wii Games but it seem that my DVD-ROM is unable to locate the files on the Wii disc. Any advice, or instruction that I need to be looking at to backup my games. Thank you.

Edited December 27, 2010 by tinkertron

[LIGHTNING UK!]

You were told wrong.

 

Wii games are copy protected and ImgBurn won't touch the stuff - nor will 99.9% of drives.

 

Sorry but you'll have to go elsewhere for help with this.

[tinkertron]

I later found out that some of LG drives can read Wii games dics, so that 99.9% is incorrect. For like 98% of drives are like that.

[Rincewind]

Thats not really accurate actually. A drive is just a drive and doesn't care about the 'format' of the disc. It is up to your OS to be able to interpret what is on the disc called the 'filesystem'.

 

Any program like imgburn or maybe even a disk utility can 'discover' that there is some kind of data there (RAW form), however consoles now like the Wii, 360, and PS3 use a non-standard FS that only their respective consoles understand. The only way your drive on your PC can actually SEE any files from these discs if you have a driver that lets your OS be able to interpret correctly what is on said discs.

 

Also some discs are just produced in a more unconventional way (see Dreamcast GD-ROM Discs).

 

And actually, the oldest console that I know of that uses a FS not readable at all are discs from the 3DO Multiplayer console. Those discs cannot be read even in modern systems, merely because the FS does not contain a standard ISO9660 FS, but a FS call OperaFS.

[tinkertron]

Thats not really accurate actually. A drive is just a drive and doesn't care about the 'format' of the disc. It is up to your OS to be able to interpret what is on the disc called the 'filesystem'.

 

Any program like imgburn or maybe even a disk utility can 'discover' that there is some kind of data there (RAW form), however consoles now like the Wii, 360, and PS3 use a non-standard FS that only their respective consoles understand. The only way your drive on your PC can actually SEE any files from these discs if you have a driver that lets your OS be able to interpret correctly what is on said discs.

 

Also some discs are just produced in a more unconventional way (see Dreamcast GD-ROM Discs).

 

And actually, the oldest console that I know of that uses a FS not readable at all are discs from the 3DO Multiplayer console. Those discs cannot be read even in modern systems, merely because the FS does not contain a standard ISO9660 FS, but a FS call OperaFS.

 

Well that is funny cause I just have one of those LG drives laying around and I hooked it up to this same computer with the same OS and guess what, I can see the files now. So what do you say about that?

[cornholio7]

bully for you

its still nothing that you will get help with here

as LUK said , you will have to find answers elsewhere

[tinkertron]

I found what I needed. Thanks anyways!

[LIGHTNING UK!]

Rincewind,

 

That's not the case with Wii discs. The issue is a physical difference with the media (the way it's recorded/stamped or whatever - I don't know the specifics) and not anything to do with the file system.

 

Most drives can't initialise Wii discs (obviously my 99.9% comment wasn't ever intended to be an accurate figure, I said it to make a point) and that prevents any software from being able to do anything with them.