Hide "Bad sector?" messages

babareto1 · 7 December 2019 09:13

Hi guys,

when i play some games, it appears the error Bad sector? with some numbers, but the emulation is ok without any crash/freeze of the game.

So, is there a way to hide the message?

thanks

ImnoTapLumber · 7 December 2019 09:37

By disabling the following settings:

Settings - User Interface - Menu Widgets
Settings - Onscreen Notifications

But that wil get rid of any kind of notification.

I would suggest to fix/redump/update your games, as this is the much more saver way

babareto1 · 7 December 2019 11:18

thanks for the reply.

Is there any program that fix bad sectors of bin/cue games?

ImnoTapLumber · 7 December 2019 11:52

Best way is to re-dump (no pun intended) your disks: http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Dumping_Guides

Most disk-based systems work best with dumped games after those specifications: Redump > Trurip > TOSEC

github.com

libretro/libretro-database/blob/master/README.md

# RetroArch Database

RetroArch incoporates a ROM scanning system to automatically produce playlists. Each ROM that is scanned by the playlist generator is checked against a database of ROMs that are known to be good copies.

## Contents

- [`cht`](cht) Cheats to various games
- [`cursors`](cursors) Provides methods in order to query the playlists
- [`dat`](dat) Customized DAT files, maintained by the libretro team
- [`metadata`](metadata) Different metadata and third-party DATs available to the systems
- [`rdb`](rdb) The compiled RetroArch database files
- [`scripts`](scripts) Various scripts that are used to maintain the database files

## Sources

Generally, RetroArch's scanner is configured for ROMs that have been validated by [No-Intro](http://datomatic.no-intro.org) or Redump DAT files but many other source databases are also in use.

|System|Source|Repository|
|----|---|---|
|The 3DO Company - 3DO|Redump > Trurip > TOSEC|[libretro-dats](https://github.com/robloach/libretro-dats)|

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Fixing bad sectors will take definitively more time and hustle than dumping/searching for a proper disk.