httpd-ack

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Httpd-ack
Released by ackmed (at) gotwalls.com
Name httpd-ack
Genre Tool, Utility
Release date Jul 7, 2018


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Description

Original Release Announcement

dreamcast gd-rom dumper, requires bba

Usage

  • Assign a static IP to your Broadband Adapter using a web browser like XDP or Broadband Passport.
  • Burn the CDI image to a disc and boot the Dreamcast. Alternatively, boot the Dreamcast using dcload-ip and load the elf file with dc-tool:
dc-tool -t <dreamcast ip> -n -x httpd-ack.elf

On a PC connected to the same network as the Dreamcast, load a web browser and enter the Dreamcast IP in the URL bar. A menu interface will appear that will allow you to dump tracks from the GD-ROM by clicking a track to "download" it via your browser. By modifying the parameters of the links given to each track, you can manipulate the dumping options:

Dumping Parameters
Option Description
track%d dump track %d (or end sector if >= 100)
session%d dump session %d (or start sector if >= 100)
ipbintoc%s 1 = use cdrom TOC thats in IP.BIN for session 2
0 = use cdrom's TOC
(this option is useful for dumping GD-Rs with swap trick)
p%d unknown param when initializing the cdrom.
8192 and 4096 seem to be valid numbers. 8192 for data, 4096 for audio?
cdxa%d something to do with cdxa.
0, 1024, 2048 seem to be valid numbers. 1024 for data, 0 for audio?
sector_size%d what sector size to initial the cdrom with for reading.
2048 or 2352 are valid. 2352 doesnt always seem to stick and somehow depends on p and cdxa values.
gap%d the end sector for tracks is unknown (except for the last track in a session).
so the end sector is calculated by ((start sector of next track - 1) - gap%d).
dma%d 1 = use dma when transfering from cdrom
0 = use pio
sector_read%d number of sectors to read in each cdrom_read_sectors() call, max 128
sub%d 0 = dont dump sub channel
1 = use syscall method to dump sub channel
2 = use cdrom_read_sectors method to dump sub channel (dma will be forced to 0, sector_read will be forced to 1)
abort%d 1 = abort on read error
0 = continue on read error
retry%d if cdrom_read_sectors() call returns an error, the number of times to retry before giving up

Screenshots

Technical

  • Dumps GD-ROMs using a BBA over the network to a PC

Source

https://www.gotwalls.com/