verb3k
September 7th, 2007, 05:42 PM
UPDATE: Another version of PSXIM featuring a GUI has been released. If you prefer using graphical user interfaces see this topic: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=664656
Hi all,
A while back , I started backing up some of my valuable PSX games to protect them from extinction ( you know , games like Resident Evil and Silent Bomber :) ) but the process was a little bit tiring and time consuming , so I decided to write a script to take care of it , then I thought about making it portable , and finally I decided to optimize it and share it with you. This script eases the process of backing up your PSX games using cdrdao. It creates a directory and places the backup files in it, and clearly you can play your backups using a PSX emulator like epsxe while keeping the game's CDs in a safe place. Hope you benefit from it , and comments are warmly welcome.
Using the script is easy , first download the script attached below and then install it by opening a terminal and entering the following commands respectively (assuming you downloaded the script to your Desktop) :
$ cd Desktop
$ chmod a+x psxim.sh
$ sudo cp ./psxim.sh /usr/bin/psxim
Now the script is installed , let's use it ....
The script can be used as follows:
#Usage:
$ psxim <game_name> <device> [<output_directory>]
#Example:
$ psxim silent_bomber /dev/hda /home/user/Desktop
Note that the output directory is optional. If it is not given , the current working directory will be used instead.
If you don't know the device name of your CD/DVD drive just enter the game name only and psxim will list all cdrom drives on your machine. Example:
user@ubuntu:~$ psxim resident_evil
No device name supplied... it should be one of these:
/dev/hda
/dev/hdb
Usage : psxim <game_name> <device> [<output_directory>]
Example: psxim silent_bomber /dev/hda /home/user/Desktop
user@ubuntu:~$
In the above example , psxim told me about the CD/DVD drives on my system , it may be different in yours.
One last thing , if you want to include spaces in your game's name you must put the name between quotation marks ("") like this:
$ psxim "Resident Evil" /dev/hdb /home/user/Desktop
If you include spaces without quotation , the script will not function properly, so be careful.
Additional notes:
1-Using CD-RW drives to back your games is preferred , because I've noticed some games may not be backed up correctly using CD-ROM drives.(thanks for acoustibop for the tip)
2-In case you don't know, PSX refers to the popular gaming console PlayStation (or sometimes called PlayStation one )
I am really interested in knowing whether it works for you , so feedback is really appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
verb3k
Update (June 10 2008 ) :
Another minor change (Note that the download counter drops to zero every time the file is changed here :) so it doesn't represent the number of people who tried the script)
Update (September 25 2007) :
Minor correction.
Removed a useless message string.
Hi all,
A while back , I started backing up some of my valuable PSX games to protect them from extinction ( you know , games like Resident Evil and Silent Bomber :) ) but the process was a little bit tiring and time consuming , so I decided to write a script to take care of it , then I thought about making it portable , and finally I decided to optimize it and share it with you. This script eases the process of backing up your PSX games using cdrdao. It creates a directory and places the backup files in it, and clearly you can play your backups using a PSX emulator like epsxe while keeping the game's CDs in a safe place. Hope you benefit from it , and comments are warmly welcome.
Using the script is easy , first download the script attached below and then install it by opening a terminal and entering the following commands respectively (assuming you downloaded the script to your Desktop) :
$ cd Desktop
$ chmod a+x psxim.sh
$ sudo cp ./psxim.sh /usr/bin/psxim
Now the script is installed , let's use it ....
The script can be used as follows:
#Usage:
$ psxim <game_name> <device> [<output_directory>]
#Example:
$ psxim silent_bomber /dev/hda /home/user/Desktop
Note that the output directory is optional. If it is not given , the current working directory will be used instead.
If you don't know the device name of your CD/DVD drive just enter the game name only and psxim will list all cdrom drives on your machine. Example:
user@ubuntu:~$ psxim resident_evil
No device name supplied... it should be one of these:
/dev/hda
/dev/hdb
Usage : psxim <game_name> <device> [<output_directory>]
Example: psxim silent_bomber /dev/hda /home/user/Desktop
user@ubuntu:~$
In the above example , psxim told me about the CD/DVD drives on my system , it may be different in yours.
One last thing , if you want to include spaces in your game's name you must put the name between quotation marks ("") like this:
$ psxim "Resident Evil" /dev/hdb /home/user/Desktop
If you include spaces without quotation , the script will not function properly, so be careful.
Additional notes:
1-Using CD-RW drives to back your games is preferred , because I've noticed some games may not be backed up correctly using CD-ROM drives.(thanks for acoustibop for the tip)
2-In case you don't know, PSX refers to the popular gaming console PlayStation (or sometimes called PlayStation one )
I am really interested in knowing whether it works for you , so feedback is really appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
verb3k
Update (June 10 2008 ) :
Another minor change (Note that the download counter drops to zero every time the file is changed here :) so it doesn't represent the number of people who tried the script)
Update (September 25 2007) :
Minor correction.
Removed a useless message string.