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Unfortunately I don't see many ACLs come out recently for fixing long filename issues with newer games. Maybe this little guide could help you to understand what to do.
You know that dvd2xbox renames files which don't fit to the fatx convention. This doesn't mean that games will run afterwards. You may think why are they then renamed ? For later use maybe... who knows :-)
Unfortunately the files are often not 1:1 linked in the default.xbe (otherwise it would be easy to code an automated process). Therefore your help is needed.
There're two methods you can use. Both start with the same actions:
1) enable logfile writing and copy the game with dvd2xbox to you harddrive
2) connect to you xbox and get the default.xbe (general media checks removed) , the defautl.xbe_orig (original xbe) and the copy logfile.
3) search the logfile for renamed filenames and try to find it in the default.xbe file
Now you have two ways to create an ACL file. Use the default.acl file as template. rename the default in the game hex ([hex].acl).
Method 1:
Since 0.5.8 dvd2xbox supports patch files in ppf format.
4) make you changes to the default.xbe file until the game runs flawless
5) use the makeppf.exe file which is provided in the dvd2xbox package to create a ppf file by calling it on your PC with:
| CODE | | MakePPF [default.xbe_orig] [patched default.xbe] [gamehexname.ppf] |
6) add the following line to your new ACL file:
| CODE | | AP|${DEST}\default.xbe|gamehexname.ppf| |
7) copy the acl and the ppf file to the dvd2xbox/acl directory
8) done
Method 2:
4) make you changes to the default.xbe file until the game runs flawless
5) compare the default.xbe with the default.xbe_orig in a hex editor and find the bytes which changes. Then create a new ACL line for each filename:
| CODE | | HR|*.xbe|1|744BE8CAFDFFFF85C07D0633C05050EB44F605|744BE8CAFDFFFF85C0EB0633C05050| |
The one indicates on which relative position the string should be replaced. 1 means the first position, * means all position if multiple occurence.
6) copy the acl file to the dvd2xbox/acl directory
7) done
Sometimes it isn't possible to use the dvd2xbox renamed filenames. But this isn't a problem either. Just create a new line in your ACL file which renames the file:
| CODE | | MV|${DEST}\dir\[filename renamed by dvd2xbox]|${DEST}\dir\[filename needed for your replacement]| |
Hopefully this simple guide will activate some more people to try writing new ACLs to help the scene.
Thanks,
WiSo
This post has been edited by WiSo: Jul 1 2004, 07:29 PM
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How To Write Acls !, guide for fixing long filename issues
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