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* describe how to transcribe data from PCBs (e.g. chip serials, PCB serials, holes that tell you the manufacturing date(?), components on the board)
* describe how to transcribe data from PCBs (e.g. chip serials, PCB serials, holes that tell you the manufacturing date(?), components on the board)
* file attachments in PSN dats are the response header of the file download. If <code>!response-header-retrieved-through-2nd-download</code> is in the Comment+, that means that another download was started to get the header.
* file attachments in PSN dats are the response header of the file download. If <code>!response-header-retrieved-through-2nd-download</code> is in the Comment+, that means that another download was started to get the header.
* Sony - PlayStation Portable (UMD Music) and Sony - PlayStation Portable (UMD Video): some/all dumps have 0 byte DATA.BIN and EBOOT.BIN files in PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/UPDATE (those files should contain data). todo: An old dumping tool, fastloader or umddumper or something, may be able to make proper dumps (non-empty update files), on old PSP firmwares.
Some old dumps are  underdumped too. todo: write a script to check which ones have these problems, then mark them as such in DoM - note in comment field for the 0 byte problem, and for under dumps note in comment field and marked as bad.
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* [[Naming Convention]]
* [[Source Convention]]
* [[File Convention]]
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* [[Aftermarket Guide]]
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* [[General dat notes|General]]
* [[General dat notes|General]]
* [[Nintendo - Family Computer Disk System dat notes|Nintendo - Family Computer Disk System]]
* [[Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System dat notes|Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
* [[Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System dat notes|Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
* [[Non-Redump - Sony - Sony PlayStation 2 dat notes|Non-Redump - Sony - Sony PlayStation 2]]
* [[Nintendo - Satellaview dat notes|Nintendo - Satellaview]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo 64 dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo 64]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo DS dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo DS]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo DS dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo DS]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo DSi (Digital) dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo DSi (Digital)]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo DSi (Digital) dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo DSi (Digital)]]
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* [[Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS (Digital) dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS (Digital)]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS (Digital) dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo 3DS (Digital)]]
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo Switch dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo Switch]] (for digital too ATM)
* [[Nintendo - Nintendo Switch dat notes|Nintendo - Nintendo Switch]] (for digital too ATM)
* [[Sega - Game Gear dat notes|Sega - Game Gear]]
* [[Non-Redump - Sony - Sony PlayStation 2 dat notes|Non-Redump - Sony - Sony PlayStation 2]]
* [[IBM - PC and Compatibles (Digital) (itch.io) dat notes|IBM - PC and Compatibles (Digital) (itch.io)]]
* [[Unofficial - Obscure Gamers dat notes|Unofficial - Obscure Gamers]]
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* [[Serial oddities]]

Latest revision as of 09:35, 26 March 2024


todo:

  • a lot of the stuff here should have their own fields in DoM and should be automatically checked
  • describe how to transcribe data from PCBs (e.g. chip serials, PCB serials, holes that tell you the manufacturing date(?), components on the board)
  • file attachments in PSN dats are the response header of the file download. If !response-header-retrieved-through-2nd-download is in the Comment+, that means that another download was started to get the header.
  • Sony - PlayStation Portable (UMD Music) and Sony - PlayStation Portable (UMD Video): some/all dumps have 0 byte DATA.BIN and EBOOT.BIN files in PSP_GAME/SYSDIR/UPDATE (those files should contain data). todo: An old dumping tool, fastloader or umddumper or something, may be able to make proper dumps (non-empty update files), on old PSP firmwares.

Some old dumps are underdumped too. todo: write a script to check which ones have these problems, then mark them as such in DoM - note in comment field for the 0 byte problem, and for under dumps note in comment field and marked as bad.