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    I've done everything I can to convert .ecm files back to .bin, but Kega still won't load them as games, only audio. If I change a filename so that it doesn't have (U) or anything including parentheses or spaces, is that damaging the file itself? I can't uncompress the ecm with spaces or parentheses in Ubuntu Terminal.

    I'm pretty much a Linux no0b, but have scoured various forums, but every single one tells me the same thing.


    Are there any available downloads in which the .bin HASN'T been turned into an .ecm?
    That would be the easiest solution, but besides Snatcher, I can't find any others.


    ANY help is GREATLY appreciated!
    I can pay in virtual hugs.

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    http://www.epforums.org/showthread.p...light=sonic+cd

    There ya go and I Highly suggest you use Retroarch with the Genesis Plus GX core instead to run Sega CD, million times better than fusion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by themolluskk View Post
    If I change a filename so that it doesn't have (U) or anything including parentheses or spaces, is that damaging the file itself?
    No; file names (essentially) act only as labels for the end-user, and extensions just tell your system what to do with a file when its double-clicked. None of the important data is modified or damaged by changing either of those.

    As for your ECM issues, for future reference, you'll need to extract them using ecm tools, which can be found here. Extract that archive, go to the docs folder from it and find the file named "unecm" (the unecm.exe in the preceding folder is the windows binary, this is the linux one). To extract your ecm files, just drag and drop them onto the unecm file.
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    Thank you guys so much!

    Like I said before, Linux is new to me (see: started running it 3 days ago knowing nothing about it), so your info, MaslowK, was super helpful. When I google "ecm linux for dummies," I guess they weren't expecting someone THIS dumb hahaha.

    & Warrior: thanks for the tip on this other emulator! I'm still learning what the best to use on Ubuntu.

    Problem solved!

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