How to Convert .BIN/.CUE Files to .ISO in Ubuntu

An ISO image is an archive file (a.k.a. disk image) of an optical disc using a conventional ISO (International Organization for Standardization ) format that is supported by many software vendors. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .ISO. Occasionally, you might come across a disc image in the BIN format. While there are ways to use BIN/CUE’s in Linux, it is much easier to convert them to the standard ISO format.

bchunk (BinChunker)

CD image format conversion from bin/cue to iso/cdrThe bchunk package contains a UNIX/C rewrite of the BinChunker program. BinChunker converts a CD image in a .bin/.cue format (sometimes .raw/.cue) into a set of .iso and .cdr/.wav tracks. The .bin/.cue format is used by some non-UNIX CD-writing software, but is not supported on most other CD-writing programs.

Install bchunk using the following command

sudo aptitude install bchunk

This will complete the installation.

Using bchunk

bchunk syntax

bchunk [-v] [-p] [-r] [-w] [-s]

Available options

-v - Makes binchunker print some more unnecessary messages, which should not be of interest for anyone.

-w - Makes binchunker write audio tracks in WAV format.

-s - Makes binchunker swap byte order in the samples of audio tracks.

-p - Makes binchunker go into PSX mode and truncate MODE2/2352 tracks to 2336 bytes at offset 0 instead of normal 2048 bytes at offset 24.

-r - Makes binchunker output MODE2/2352 tracks in raw format, from offset 0 for 2352 bytes. Good for MPEG/VCD.

Bchunk Example

bchunk IMAGE.bin IMAGE.cue IMAGE.iso

Using CDemu

You can also use CDemu to do this and the ubuntu ppa as follows

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/cdemu/ubuntu hardy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/cdemu/ubuntu hardy main

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