Detect System by inspecting disc filesystem contents

[gingerbeardman]

49 requested detect disc type and also mentioned detect system.

detect disc type has been added in #73

detect system would be very useful for those platforms it is possible for.

Below is edited version of what is at https://github.com/SabreTools/DICUI/issues/49#issuecomment-397791742 thanks @dizzzy77

Work in progress guide:

Sony

• PS1:
  • has a SYSTEM.CNF that contains BOOT line
• PS2:
  • has a SYSTEM.CNF that contains BOOT2 line
• PS4
  • has PSLogo.ico in root

Sega

• Saturn: not sure
• Mega/Sega CD:
  • has one of:
  • 0LOADER.BIN
  • FILESYSTEM.BIN
  • IP.BIN
  • IPL.BIN
  • MAINOS.BIN
  • SHELL.BIN
  • SP.BIN
  • SP_AS.BIN
  • or has all of:
  • ABS.TXT
  • BIB.TXT
  • CPY.TXT
• Dreamcast:
  • is a GD-Rom
  • has a IP.BIN

Microsoft - not sure about these

• Xbox:
• Xbox 360:
• Xbox One:

Misc

• Vtech Vsmile Pro
  • Has a 0SYSTEM in the root
• Audio CD / Jaguar CD
  • all Audio tracks

[mnadareski]

Clarification question: For Sega CD, are all of those files supposed to be present? Or is it just some of them?

[gingerbeardman]

Good question!

Any one of them.

But... it's an incomplete list. Have added a few more to it now.

[mnadareski]

Even further clarification: Before, the files like IP.BIN for SCD were all listed as being under a _BOOT directory. Is this true for those files or any of the others listed?

[gingerbeardman]

I read that somewhere but I've been unable to verify it myself. I've only found those files at root level.

[mnadareski]

I'm going to close this since the core of the request has been fulfilled a few times now. If more systems come up, they should be submitted as separate issues.