How to convert your BIN files to work with NullDC

Sakuraii · January 29th, 2008

~Heres a simple guide to convert your BIN files to work with NullDC~

Bin files aren't supported with NullDC but by converting them into a bootable .Cdi most ( if not all ) back-ups should work.

1. Dump all your DC games into Bin files ( Don't know how? Google eet)

2. After you've gotten the appropriate Bin and Cue files find/download one of these programs

(*make sure the exe is in the same folder as the .bin and .cue*)

Bin2Boot - After download simply drag your Bin file over the EXE, if it seems to crash on you manually type in the .Cue

Bin2Boot GUI - My favorite alternative, same program but with a simple GUI ( also seems to work better ) simply follow the on screen instructions and drag the .Bin file into the window.

3. Next you should see a file called image.cdi, rename it to whatever you want and load it up with NullDC.

Some rare occasions the conversion is off by a byte or so and wont load, just redo the process again and it should be fine.

Devil Master · January 29th, 2008

Personally, I already knew this, but I think it'll be useful for everyone who doesn't. This thread should be stickied IMO.

abhi2001 · January 29th, 2008

Thanks for mentioning the tools.

isaiah river · February 19th, 2008

hiow long does it take to make the new image? it goes realy long some times and i dont know how long to wait before closing it thinking its not working

abhi2001 · February 19th, 2008

It doesn't take very long actually. It would depend on the iso. To check if it has been converted properly go to the folder where you installed bin2boot. You will find a file called image.cdi. That's the converted file.

Bin2boot is a simple and cool software. Thanks again.

MasterPhW · February 19th, 2008

Bin2boot is old as hell.
There are much better tools available, like BootDreams or Exoboot...
And if you mention these tools, you should probably give a link aswell.
But nice to see that someone tries to explain it for the beginners.

ersatz101 · February 22nd, 2008

bin2boot says it can't find IP.BIN in my .BIN file, even when I've checked it's there in Isobuster. Why is that?

raksmey1309 · March 29th, 2008

For me i simply convert my .bin file to .mdf it works for me.

January 29th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
Sakuraii Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Somewhere in,VA Posts: 10	How to convert your BIN files to work with NullDC ~Heres a simple guide to convert your BIN files to work with NullDC~ Bin files aren't supported with NullDC but by converting them into a bootable .Cdi most ( if not all ) back-ups should work. 1. Dump all your DC games into Bin files ( Don't know how? Google eet) 2. After you've gotten the appropriate Bin and Cue files find/download one of these programs (*make sure the exe is in the same folder as the .bin and .cue) Bin2Boot* - After download simply drag your Bin file over the EXE, if it seems to crash on you manually type in the .Cue Bin2Boot GUI - My favorite alternative, same program but with a simple GUI ( also seems to work better ) simply follow the on screen instructions and drag the .Bin file into the window. 3. Next you should see a file called image.cdi, rename it to whatever you want and load it up with NullDC. Some rare occasions the conversion is off by a byte or so and wont load, just redo the process again and it should be fine.

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MasterPhW Emulation Master Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: in-hell Posts: 389	Bin2boot is old as hell. There are much better tools available, like BootDreams or Exoboot... And if you mention these tools, you should probably give a link aswell. But nice to see that someone tries to explain it for the beginners. __________________ The Future of Emulation: Emulate a High End Computer on a Low End System Current PC specs: Portable: Intel C2D T7250 (2x2.0Ghz, 800Mhz) \| 2048 MB DDR2 PC800 \| Geforce Go 7950 GTX PCI-E \| Realtek HD Audio \| 180Gbyte Internal SATA2 + 4x500GB external \| Windows Vista Business X64 MSDNAA Desktop: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2x2.5Ghz, S939) \| MSI KbT Neo2-F V2.0 \| 2x1GB Corsair Value VS1GBKIT400 \| MSI Geforce NX 7800GS-TD256/AGP8x \| Creative SB Audigy LS \| 2,5TB (4 SATA2 HDDs in Raid0) \| Windows Vista Business MSDNAA Visit my Blog

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January 29th, 2008	#2 (permalink)
Devil Master Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere Posts: 142	Personally, I already knew this, but I think it'll be useful for everyone who doesn't. This thread should be stickied IMO.

January 29th, 2008	#3 (permalink)
abhi2001 Retro gamer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: India Posts: 76	Thanks for mentioning the tools.

February 19th, 2008	#4 (permalink)
isaiah river Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Jimps, Japan Posts: 4	hiow long does it take to make the new image? it goes realy long some times and i dont know how long to wait before closing it thinking its not working

February 19th, 2008	#5 (permalink)
abhi2001 Retro gamer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: India Posts: 76	It doesn't take very long actually. It would depend on the iso. To check if it has been converted properly go to the folder where you installed bin2boot. You will find a file called image.cdi. That's the converted file. Bin2boot is a simple and cool software. Thanks again.

February 22nd, 2008	#7 (permalink)
ersatz101 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: australia Posts: 1	bin2boot says it can't find IP.BIN in my .BIN file, even when I've checked it's there in Isobuster. Why is that?