Question about disk images

[Ensof]

Hi all, I'm new here and have a noob question for ya.

 

I have Armada in bin/cue format and wanted to know if this is usable with NullDC and if so.. how?

 

If it's not usable, whats the best way to get it in a usable format (CDI, GDI, NRG...whatever)?

 

Thanks in advance!

[gavin19]

Hi all, I'm new here and have a noob question for ya.

 

I have Armada in bin/cue format and wanted to know if this is usable with NullDC and if so.. how?

 

If it's not usable, whats the best way to get it in a usable format (CDI, GDI, NRG...whatever)?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

NullDC can use bin/cue IIRC. If you ever need to convert between image formats then something like UltraISO covers pretty much all the bases, plus you can mount images with it too.

[Ensof]

Thanks for the quick response!

 

The problem that I'm having is when I try to "Open bin/ELF" NullDC closes, and when I try to "Load bin/ELF" it accepts the file but then asks me to open a cdi or other format.

 

When I try to use Normal boot, it doesn't see the bin/cue at all.

Edited July 27, 2008 by Ensof

[gavin19]

I could have sworn they worked, they must not after all. You will need to make the image into a .cdi, in which case you need DiscJuggler to convert it. Then you need to use the Utopia bootdisk to boot the game.

 

Alternatively you can try to make the bin into a self-booting .cdi using bin2boot. It's been so long since I done it I've forgotten. Just google for 'self-boot bin2boot' or similar. Thankfully most downloadable .cdi images are already self-booting, saving any hassle.

[Ensof]

I'll try that, thanks alot

[Agozer]

nullDC only reads CDI, GDI, NRG, MDS formats. It doesn't support BIN/CUE because no Dreamcast game contains only a single session, and BIN format only supports single session images.

 

If you find this constricting, use a virtual drive, mount your image and tell nullDC to boot from that virtual drive.