tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979176749314572541.post2779424114041430629..comments2024-01-14T14:24:33.985-05:00Comments on Yet another blog...: Black Textures on BioShockR Calocahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408750277652548588noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979176749314572541.post-23863995287247173282008-10-22T13:47:00.000-04:002008-10-22T13:47:00.000-04:00No, the SecuROM is actually a rootkit in that it i...No, the SecuROM is actually a rootkit in that it installs a service that (I think) hooks into the ntfs services and checks for that particular folder, 'fixing' it, so you can't 'easily' crack it...R Calocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408750277652548588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979176749314572541.post-64823896182164892642008-10-20T13:14:00.000-04:002008-10-20T13:14:00.000-04:00But for the SecuROM to mess around with ntfs, woul...But for the SecuROM to mess around with ntfs, wouldn't it create a "file not found" problem instead of a "corrupted content file" one? I don't have even a tiny idea of how does all those texture files work (the only way I'm related with game companies is that I buy games...) but, shouldn't they be checked with some sort of checksum by the game engine to avoid someone to try to put something else there? :$ :$ or is this in some (or a lot) way out of what it really happens with files loaded by the game engines? :$ :$ :$<BR/><BR/>For what you say on installing / deinstalling a demo version, it sound more like the demo uninstalls in a "dirty" way leaving behind files or configs (I would check for .DLL / .INI files or changes on registry).Edmundo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11482569416890428966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979176749314572541.post-71996885223071239772008-10-15T11:18:00.000-04:002008-10-15T11:18:00.000-04:00Yes, that seems like a very, very strange bug. My ...Yes, that seems like a very, very strange bug. My theory is that the SecuROM system made some changes somewhere in the filesys which was corrupted (since SecuROM seems to mess up the NTFS system pretty nice in order to 'copy protect').R Calocahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408750277652548588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979176749314572541.post-85905088322674656572008-10-15T00:22:00.000-04:002008-10-15T00:22:00.000-04:00It really makes you wonder how in heck such a bug ...It really makes you wonder how in heck such a bug could even happen. What in the world could possibly be going on under the hood that this repro path would make a difference?Crashworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15770945922411360903noreply@blogger.com