Converting CRT files to BIN files

trip6 · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:08 pm Post subject: Converting CRT files to BIN files

Does anybody know of a good conversion program to convert CRT emulator files to BIN files so that they can be burned to an EPROM?

Mayhem · Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject:

What ones you after? I've still got a lot of the carts I dumped here on my drive in pure format (before converting to CRT).
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trip6 wrote:

Does anybody know of a good conversion program to convert CRT emulator files to BIN files so that they can be burned to an EPROM?

Vice 1.20 comes with a handy cartconv.exe (+cartconv.txt), guess what is it for? Very Happy

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trip6 · Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:31 am Post subject:

Bada Bing... Thanks!!!

hurminator · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:25 am Post subject:

Mayhem wrote:

What ones you after? I've still got a lot of the carts I dumped here on my drive in pure format (before converting to CRT).

Mayhem, do you still have your carts in bin format? I have several crt roms and need them in bin for my 1541U. I would greatly appreciate any help!

gyro · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:42 am Post subject:

Here is the cartconv helpfile to convert your crt to bin. I've been meaning to install Epyx Fastload on the 1541U but never have gotten around to it.

CartConv Help
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Mayhem · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:30 am Post subject:

I've still got most about if you still need them Hurminator, PM me with which ones and an email address to send them to.
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Frank_gasking · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:33 am Post subject:

Mat, would it be possible to get a pure BIN version of Terminator 2 and Shadow of the Beast?... They are problematic working with the 1541U, and i'm wondering if the pure versions would make any difference?
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hurminator · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:54 pm Post subject:

gyro wrote:

Here is the cartconv helpfile to convert your crt to bin. I've been meaning to install Epyx Fastload on the 1541U but never have gotten around to it.

CartConv Help

Thanks for the tips. I had probs with that conversion program and have too many crts to convert. BTW, you can have Fastload on the 1541U with the newest firmware update.

hurminator · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:09 pm Post subject:

Mayhem wrote:

I've still got most about if you still need them Hurminator, PM me with which ones and an email address to send them to.

PM sent. Thank you Very Happy

Mayhem · Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 10:40 am Post subject:

Frank_gasking wrote:

Mat, would it be possible to get a pure BIN version of Terminator 2 and Shadow of the Beast?... They are problematic working with the 1541U, and i'm wondering if the pure versions would make any difference?

Sure, I can send them along. The dumping programs work via taking each 8k or 16k bank and saving them out consecutively to the disk, 128k per side. Then I just concatenate the separate 128k files together into a 256k or 512k whole (depending on cart size). This is what Vice is after post running with the MCART program. Hopefully it's what 1541U will like too...
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lukasSid · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 3:48 pm Post subject:

As Ultimate now supports crt images my question is how to convert bin files to crt images?
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Mayhem · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:19 pm Post subject:

MCART, from here

You will need certain flags for various types of cartridge. Or you can just download the CRT images you need from my website.
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lukasSid · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject:

I wanted to covert Prophet64 bin to crt image to check if it will work from Ultimate, Cynthart crt works like a dream but its much smaller program.
Thanks for the link Mayhem, I don't have dos computer, widows xp is the oldest of modern system I got.
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trip6 wrote:

Does anybody know of a good conversion program to convert CRT emulator files to BIN files so that they can be burned to an EPROM?

A good while ago I found a .txt file describing in detail the specifics of .crt files and extracted .bins manually using the information.

I used ordinary WinHEX.
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e5frog · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 8:05 pm Post subject:

I wrote a crt -> bin program instead of manually editing them, to be able to use an eprom programmer for the EasyFlash-crt:s but it works for others as well:
http://noname.c64.org/csdb/release/?id=96354
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@lukasSID You can still run stuff in a dos/command-window, just choose "Run" in the Start-menu and write cmd then press enter and you'll get a dos/command-window.
You can use cartconv.exe that comes with VICE for conversion from bin to crt as well.
Since Prophet64 seems to be a cartridge type of its own in VICE I'm guessing it's not supported in the 1541U-II.

lukasSid · Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject:

of course e5frog, ultamate says wrong header. nice try.
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Mayhem · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 1:20 am Post subject:

Ah yes, I forgot CARTCONV with Vice is probably the most up-to-date program for converting to CRT.

I can only think Ultimate doesn't support the specific header that Prophet64 needs to run as CRT.
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e5frog · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject:

iAN CooG mentioned it five years ago in this thread. Wink

groepaz · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:02 pm Post subject:

that doesnt stop someone else from suggesting to use a hex editor at all.

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