diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 8557a40..0ba188e
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ README.txt
 By Ross Ridge
 Pubic Domain
 
-@(#) mymc README.txt 1.5 08/02/06 13:26:26
+@(#) mymc README.txt 1.6 12/10/04 19:18:08
 
 
 This file describes mymc, a utility for manipulating PlayStation 2
@@ -109,15 +109,15 @@ saves to someone else to use or just keep them on your hard drive as a
 backup.  The following command demonstrates how to export a save in
 the EMS format using mymc:
 
-    c:\mymc\mymc c:\pcsx2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2 export BASLUS-20448-000D
+    c:\mymc\mymc c:\pcsx2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2 export BASLUS-20448-0000D
 
-This will create a file called "BASLUS-20448-000D.psu" in the current
+This will create a file called "BASLUS-20448-0000D.psu" in the current
 directory.  To create a file in the MAX format instead, use the export
 command's -m option:
 
-    c:\mymc\mymc c:\pcsx2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2 export -m BASLUS-20448-000D
+    c:\mymc\mymc c:\pcsx2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2 export -m BASLUS-20448-0000D
 
-This creates a file named "BASLUS-20448-000D.max".  Note the "-m"
+This creates a file named "BASLUS-20448-0000D.max".  Note the "-m"
 option that appears after the "export" command.
 
 Importing save files is similar.  The save file type is auto-detected,
diff --git a/gui.py b/gui.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3733679..b5d2220
--- a/gui.py
+++ b/gui.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 """Graphical user-interface for mymc."""
 
-_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mymc gui.py 1.3 08/02/06 13:15:41\n"
+_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mymc gui.py 1.4 12/10/04 18:51:51\n"
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -482,12 +482,17 @@ class gui_frame(wx.Frame):
 	def mc_error(self, value, filename = None):
 		"""Display a message box for EnvironmentError exeception."""
 
+		if filename == None:
+			filename = getattr(value, "filename")
 		if filename == None:
 			filename = self.mcname
-			if filename == None:
-				filename = "???"
-		filename = getattr(value, "filename", filename) 
-		strerror = getattr(value, "strerror", "unknown error")
+		if filename == None:
+			filename = "???"
+					
+		strerror = getattr(value, "strerror", None)
+		if strerror == None:
+			strerror = "unknown error"
+			
 		return self.error_box(filename + ": " + strerror)
 
 	def __init__(self, parent, title, mcname = None):
diff --git a/guires.py b/guires.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/lzari.py b/lzari.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f5d2571..f80f6f0
--- a/lzari.py
+++ b/lzari.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ a two level dicitionary look up during compression rather than
 LZARI.C's binary search tree.
 """
 
-_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc lzari.py 1.5 08/02/05 16:00:34\n"
+_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc lzari.py 1.6 12/10/04 19:07:53\n"
 
 import sys
 import array
@@ -655,6 +655,8 @@ else:
 		# print r, compressed.value, comp_len
 		if r == -1:
 			raise MemoryError, "out of memory during compression"
+		if compressed.value == None:
+			return ""
 		ret = ctypes.string_at(compressed.value, comp_len.value)
 		mylzari_free_encoded(compressed)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/mymc.py b/mymc.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 732f046..54f3262
--- a/mymc.py
+++ b/mymc.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 """A utility for manipulating PS2 memory card images."""
 
-_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc mymc.py 1.11 08/08/11 14:12:26\n"[:-1]
+_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc mymc.py 1.12 12/10/04 19:09:16\n"[:-1]
 
 import sys
 import os
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ def do_setmode(cmd, mc, opts, args, opterr):
 		ent = mc.get_dirent(arg)
 		if value == None:
 			ent[0] = (ent[0] & clear_mask) | set_mask
-			print "new %04x" % ent[0]
+			# print "new %04x" % ent[0]
 		else:
 			ent[0] = value
 		mc.set_dirent(arg, ent)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ def do_format(cmd, mcname, opts, args, opterr):
 		pages_per_cluster = (ps2mc.PS2MC_CLUSTER_SIZE
 				     / ps2mc.PS2MC_STANDARD_PAGE_SIZE)
 		pages_per_card = opts.clusters * pages_per_cluster
-	params = (True,
+	params = (not opts.no_ecc,
 		  ps2mc.PS2MC_STANDARD_PAGE_SIZE,
 		  ps2mc.PS2MC_STANDARD_PAGES_PER_ERASE_BLOCK,
 		  pages_per_card)
@@ -632,7 +632,9 @@ cmd_table = {
 		   [opt("-c", "--clusters", type="int",
 			help = "Size in clusters of the memory card."),
 		    opt("-f", "--overwrite-existing", action="store_true",
-			help = "Overwrite any existing file")]),
+			help = "Overwrite any existing file"),
+		    opt("-e", "--no-ecc", action="store_true",
+			help = "Create an image without ECC")]),
 	"gui": (do_gui, None,
 		"",
 		"Starts the graphical user interface.",
diff --git a/ps2mc.py b/ps2mc.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 1c916bb..6165229
--- a/ps2mc.py
+++ b/ps2mc.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 """Manipulate PS2 memory card images."""
 
-_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc ps2mc.py 1.9 08/08/13 15:31:32\n"
+_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc ps2mc.py 1.10 12/10/04 19:10:35\n"
 
 import sys
 import array
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ class dir_not_found(io_error):
 		io_error.__init__(self, ENOENT, "directory not found",
 				  filename)
 
+class dir_index_not_found(io_error, IndexError):
+	def __init__(self, filename, index):
+		msg = "index (%d) past of end of directory" % index
+		io_error.__init__(self, ENOENT, msg, filename)
+				  
 class corrupt(io_error):
 	def __init__(self, msg, f = None):
 		filename = None
@@ -521,8 +526,8 @@ class ps2mc_directory(object):
 		# print "@@@ getitem", index, self.f.name
 		self.seek(index)
 		dirent = self.f.read(PS2MC_DIRENT_LENGTH)
-		if dirent == "":
-			raise IndexError
+		if len(dirent) != PS2MC_DIRENT_LENGTH:
+			raise dir_index_not_found(self.f.name, index)
 		return unpack_dirent(dirent)
 
 	def __setitem__(self, index, new_ent):
@@ -624,20 +629,21 @@ class ps2mc(object):
 			self.good_block2 = sb[11]
 			self.indirect_fat_cluster_list = sb[12]
 			self.bad_erase_block_list = sb[13]
-			self._calculate_derived()
-		
-		self.f = f
 
-		self.ignore_ecc = False
-		try:
-			self.read_page(0)
-			self.ignore_ecc = ignore_ecc
-		except ecc_error:
-			# the error might be due the fact the file image
-			# doesn't contain ECC data
-			self.spare_size = 0
-			self.raw_page_size = self.page_size
-			ignore_ecc = True
+			self._calculate_derived()
+
+			self.f = f
+			self.ignore_ecc = False
+
+			try:
+				self.read_page(0)
+				self.ignore_ecc = ignore_ecc
+			except ecc_error:
+				# the error might be due the fact the file
+				# image doesn't contain ECC data
+				self.spare_size = 0
+				self.raw_page_size = self.page_size
+				ignore_ecc = True
 
 		# sanity check
 		root = self._directory(None, 0, 1)
@@ -853,7 +859,11 @@ class ps2mc(object):
 		cluster_size = self.cluster_size
 		if self.spare_size == 0:
 			self.f.seek(cluster_size * n)
-			return self.f.write(cluster_size, buf)
+			if len(buf) != cluster_size:
+				raise error, ("internal error: write_cluster:"
+					      " %d != %d" % (len(buf),
+							     cluster_size))
+			return self.f.write(buf)
 		n *= pages_per_cluster
 		pgsize = self.page_size
 		for i in range(pages_per_cluster):
@@ -1133,7 +1143,11 @@ class ps2mc(object):
 		if start == -1:
 			start = 0
 		for i in range(start, len(dir)) + range(0, start):
-			ent = dir[i]
+			try:
+				ent = dir[i]
+			except IndexError:
+				raise corrupt("Corrupt directory", dir.f)
+				
 			if ent[8] == name and (ent[0] & DF_EXISTS):
 				return (i, ent)
 		return (None, None)
@@ -1800,8 +1814,8 @@ class ps2mc(object):
 							   self.cluster_size)
 				elif (mode_is_dir(ent[0])
 				      and ent[8] not in [".", ".."]):
-					length += self._dir_size(dirname + "/"
-								 + ent[8])
+					length += self.dir_size(dirname + "/"
+								+ ent[8])
 		finally:
 			dir.close()
 		return length
diff --git a/ps2mc_dir.py b/ps2mc_dir.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index c18eb5b..9d21e07
--- a/ps2mc_dir.py
+++ b/ps2mc_dir.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 """Functions for working with PS2 memory card directory entries."""
 
-_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc ps2mc_dir.py 1.3 08/02/05 15:51:58\n"
+_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc ps2mc_dir.py 1.4 12/10/04 19:11:08\n"
 
 import struct
 import time
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ def tod_to_time(tod):
 def tod_now():
 	"""Get the current time as a ToD tuple."""
 	return time_to_tod(time.time())
-	
+
+def tod_from_file(filename):
+	return time_to_tod(os.stat(filename).st_mtime)
+
 def mode_is_file(mode):
 	return (mode & (DF_FILE | DF_DIR | DF_EXISTS)) == (DF_FILE | DF_EXISTS)
 
diff --git a/ps2mc_ecc.py b/ps2mc_ecc.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/ps2save.py b/ps2save.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 98f5f61..0c90a09
--- a/ps2save.py
+++ b/ps2save.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # A simple interface for working with various PS2 save file formats.
 #
 
-_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc ps2save.py 1.6 08/08/11 14:11:54\n"
+_SCCS_ID = "@(#) mysc ps2save.py 1.7 12/10/04 19:17:16\n"
 
 import sys
 import os
@@ -167,10 +167,10 @@ char_substs = {
 def shift_jis_conv(src, encoding = None):
 	"""Convert Shift-JIS strings to a graphically similar representation.
 
-	If encoding is "unicode" then a Unicode string is returned,
-	otherwise a string in encoding specified is returned.  If necessary,
+	If encoding is "unicode" then a Unicode string is returned, otherwise
+	a string in the encoding specified is returned.  If necessary,
 	graphically similar characters are used to replace characters not
-	exactly representable in the desired encoding.
+	exactly	representable in the desired encoding.
 	"""
 	
 	if encoding == None:
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class ps2_save_file(object):
 		self._compressed = None
 		self.file_ents = [None] * ent[2]
 		self.file_data = [None] * ent[2]
-		self.dirent = ent
+		self.dirent = list(ent)
 
 	def set_file(self, i, ent, data):
 		self.file_ents[i] = ent
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ class ps2_save_file(object):
 			(ent, data) = self.get_file(i)
 			f.write(pack_dirent(ent))
 			if not mode_is_file(ent[0]):
+				# print ent
+				# print hex(ent[0])
 				raise error, "Directory has a subdirectory."
 			f.write(data)
 			f.write("\0" * (round_up(len(data), cluster_size)
@@ -360,7 +362,7 @@ class ps2_save_file(object):
 		s = lzari.decode(s, length,
 				 "decompressing " + self.dirent[8] + ": ")
 		dirlen = self.dirent[2]
-		now = tod_now()
+		timestamp = self.dirent[3]
 		off = 0
 		for i in range(dirlen):
 			if len(s) - off < 36:
@@ -373,13 +375,14 @@ class ps2_save_file(object):
 			if len(data) != l:
 				raise eof, f
 			self.set_file(i,
-				      (DF_RWX | DF_FILE | DF_0400, 0, l,
-				       now, 0, 0, now, 0, name),
+				      (DF_RWX | DF_FILE | DF_0400 | DF_EXISTS,
+				       0, l, timestamp, 0, 0, timestamp, 0,
+				       name),
 				      data)
 			off += l
 			off = round_up(off + 8, 16) - 8
 		
-	def load_max_drive(self, f):
+	def load_max_drive(self, f, timestamp = None):
 		s = f.read(0x5C)
 		magic = None
 		if len(s) == 0x5C:
@@ -394,9 +397,11 @@ class ps2_save_file(object):
 		else:
 			s = _read_fixed(f, clen - 4)
 		dirname = zero_terminate(dirname)
-		now = tod_now()
-		self.set_directory((DF_RWX | DF_DIR | DF_0400, 0,
-				    dirlen, now, 0, 0, now, 0, dirname),
+		if timestamp == None:
+			timestamp = tod_now()
+		self.set_directory((DF_RWX | DF_DIR | DF_0400 | DF_EXISTS,
+				    0, dirlen, timestamp, 0, 0, timestamp, 0,
+				    dirname),
 				   True)
 		self._compressed = (length, s)
 		
diff --git a/round.py b/round.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/sjistab.py b/sjistab.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/verbuild.py b/verbuild.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 519fd0e..68c0d52
--- a/verbuild.py
+++ b/verbuild.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-MYMC_VERSION_BUILD = r'''5'''
+MYMC_VERSION_BUILD = r'''6'''
 MYMC_VERSION_MAJOR = r'''2'''