does this mean the dvd is to small?

[zx25_gt]

hotswap DVD is too small..........how big does it have to be i started going through my dvds the really long ones like lord of the rings and that stuff but i still get the hotswap DVD is too small is there a list of dvds that are more than the needed gig and im goin by the video guide on this site

 

[hmelo]

Search on this site. This discussion has been had before. I personally have never done the hotswap method, but i seam to recall Gladiator working.

Caster.

 

[Phunky]

you need a 7.5gig or more movie.

 

[zx25_gt]

you need a 7.5gig or more movie.

i tryed king kong and hitch i still get an error

 

[bigsean713]

Hey guys I'm trying to get some help I am trying to backup Call Of Duty 3 with the DVD Underworld Evolution which is 7.95GB and after I open the DVD drive and put the game in and then hit spin drive again then i try to find magic number but when i click it I get an error message saying "hotswap DVD is to small" I'm trying to figure out what is wrong any help please.

 

[jujupinto85]

There are two schools of thought regarding when to "find magic number". One is after spinning up your 7.95+ Gig DVD. The other is after you have swapped in your 360 game. I get the error you are talking about when I swap in my 360 game and click on "find magic number". However, I've now resorted to clicking on "find magic number" when I put Gladiator in. I also "save layout" after finding the magic number because I usually have to edit the layout file to get a full read of my game. I've backed up several games this way. Search this site for instructions on saving the layout file and modifying it to copy or "dummy" certain unreadable sectors.

 

[zx25_gt]

There are two schools of thought regarding when to "find magic number". One is after spinning up your 7.95+ Gig DVD. The other is after you have swapped in your 360 game. I get the error you are talking about when I swap in my 360 game and click on "find magic number". However, I've now resorted to clicking on "find magic number" when I put Gladiator in. I also "save layout" after finding the magic number because I usually have to edit the layout file to get a full read of my game. I've backed up several games this way. Search this site for instructions on saving the layout file and modifying it to copy or "dummy" certain unreadable sectors.

ok so what your tellin me is to put in Gladiator let it loed then i pust stop drive the i put my little papper clip to make my dvd drive open then i put in the game spin drive the find magic # and it should work

 

[jujupinto85]

No. I'm telling you to load Gladiator and then click on "find magic number". Save the layout file. Find the tutorial on backing up games on this site where they explain how and what to modify in the layout file. Modify the layout file and save it back to disk. Swap out Gladiator for your game disc. Load the modified layout file. Spin up your game disc. And then dump it to your hard drive.

 

[zx25_gt]

No. I'm telling you to load Gladiator and then click on "find magic number". Save the layout file. Find the tutorial on backing up games on this site where they explain how and what to modify in the layout file. Modify the layout file and save it back to disk. Swap out Gladiator for your game disc. Load the modified layout file. Spin up your game disc. And then dump it to your hard drive.

ok i was goin by the video tutorial but i no why it said that is was cuz my when i make the dvd burner open through that little hole it made it so it wont find the # so i removed the top of the dvd burner and just removed the moive and put game in and if found # just find but now i have a new problem when i open SS and then go to loed the ISO its sits there for a long time and i get a system error and bunch of stuff

 

[Textbook]

You find the magic number after swapping for the 360 game. As stated so in many tutorials. I don't know where you read to find the magic number with the movie DVD, but it is wrong. The whole point in finding the magic number is to find the offset values of difference between your DVD and the game.

"Hotswap DVD is too small" is either just that - your DVD is too small. Or, it's that you're trying to use the pinhole when most drives don't work with it.

 

[zx25_gt]

You find the magic number after swapping for the 360 game. As stated so in many tutorials. I don't know where you read to find the magic number with the movie DVD, but it is wrong. The whole point in finding the magic number is to find the offset values of difference between your DVD and the game.

"Hotswap DVD is too small" is either just that - your DVD is too small. Or, it's that you're trying to use the pinhole when most drives don't work with it.

yeah the pinhole thing was making it it and i fixed my dvd burner but now ss merger program is saying that there is no connection to the datta base or somthing like that

 

[jujupinto85]

Here's a thread on team xecuter that "finds the magic number" from the movie DVD.
http://www.team-xecuter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40838&highlight=wxripper

Here's another one from engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/21/how-to-create-backup-copies-of-your-xbox-360-games/

I only mention these because I've never gotten wxripper to "find the magic number" after swapping in my 360 game. It always says "dvd too small" and that's using Gladiator. I've only made successful wxripper backups by finding the magic number from the movie dvd.

I'll post a couple other sites that show this method later tonight.

 

[jujupinto85]

Here's another one with pictures:

http://www.360-scene.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=104

 

[bigsean713]

oldhacker. Have you actually gotten the games to work after you backed them up that way?

 

[jujupinto85]

Yes. Just need to burn them with the correct layer break and the injected SS.bin. I also had to change the "C" to "D" in the first 3 lines of the layout file. See TEXTBOOKs pdf on backing up games. He shows editing required for bad sector reads. I did it on Dead Rising and Perfect Dark Zero. Both backups boot up and play fine on my flashed 360.

 

[Textbook]

Hrmm.. that's interesting. I am sorry, I must be wrong. That really makes no sense to me, as I always thought the "find magic number" was for finding the offset/difference between your DVD and game. Well, if it works, might as well use it that way.