Update (3/17/99)
No, I'm not dead, just my harddrive is :-) Version
1.0 will be released as soon as western digital sends
me out a replacement harddrive. It will support auto-
setting preferences through performance profiling,
better XA Audio handling, and running games directly
(for use with PSSwitch and like utilities).
Also, many of you said you had problems downloading
from Angelfire, so I moved the files and adjusting the
links to my school account. Now you all know my real
identity :-)
Description:
This plugin allows you to run playstation disk images, straight off your hardrive or
any other device. It is meant as a replacement to Duddie's ageing (to put it nicely :-)
cdrDAO driver.
Features:
Supports CUE/BIN file formats (Created by programs like CDRWIN)
Extended ISO file format support soon!
Can load a BIN file even when missing the associated CUE file
Supports multiple tracks (except when missing .CUE file)
User configurable block buffer. Helps with programs that load the same sectors frequently (ie. Spyro the dragon)
User configurable read ahead buffer. Helps speed when playing images off slow sequential devices (ie. Tape drives :-)
User configurable default image directory.
Much faster/compatible than cdrDAO.
Much better parsing of CUE files than cdrDAO (BIN paths with spaces, Track indexes, etc)
If a BIN path found in a CUE file is wrong, it will also look in same directory as the CUE file (no more CUE editing)
Works with PSEmu 1.0.21
Version History: 0.9 (1/5/1999)
Fixed evil read ahead bug, so it's re-enabled in this version
Fixed block buffer overrun confict
Optimized buffer lookup algorithm
Raised buffer limit to 100 blocks (up to 230Kb)
Now supports older style CUE files (Reported by Pete Bernert)
CUE file parsing now case insensitive
0.8 Beta (1/3/1999)
First public release
Just found a weird bug in read ahead buffer code. Disabled it till I can fix it!
PLEASE TEST THIS AND GIVE ME FEEDBACK. I'll try to make it as compatible as possible. I only have a couple games to test it on
I'm also interested in hearing about any ideas for future versions!
