mksdiso

This toolkit is a collection of free tools & scripts (for Linux), that can be used to create SDISO-Files which can run using Dreamshell on a Sega Dreamcast. Or burn a CDI-Image to disc.

mksdiso itself can be called the "SDISO Multimaker" for Linux. (Just without GUI & Libre) To burn CDI-Images on Linux, there is also a included script called "burncdi".

General

This Git-Repository includes:

• binhack32 (IP.BIN/BOOT.BIN SB Hacker - 32bit BINHACK Clone by FamilyGuy 2010)
• isofix (ISO LBA fixer 1.3 - (C) 2001 by DeXT)
• scramble ("scrambler" for 1ST_READ.BIN)
• cdirip (Ver. 0.6.2 - (C) 2001 by DeXT - Hacked for Linux by me 2012)
• burncdi (Script for burning CDI-Files using Linux - By milksheik & me)
• mksdiso (Script to convert a Dir/CDI/ISO to Dreamshell SD-ISO format)

Dependencies

• 7zip (for ISO extraction without need of root)
• genisoimage or mkisofs (to repack ISOs)
• wodim or cdrecord (optional for mksdiso, used for burning CDI-Files using burncdi)

For Ubuntu/Debian:

$ sudo apt-get install p7zip wodim genisoimage

Installation

On Ubuntu/Debian

1. Download latest .deb-file from Releases
2. Install deb

$ sudo dpkg -i mksdiso-*-all.deb

3. Install dependencies

$ sudo apt-get -f install

On any other Distribution:

0. Clone git repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/Nold360/mksdiso
$ cd mksdiso

1. Copy scripts & binaries into $PATH:

$ sudo make install

2. Copy mksdiso folder, including required files into your home:

$ cp -r mksdiso ~/.mksdiso

4. Run mksdiso
5. Have fun! :)

Usage

Convert (Katana) myImage.cdi to SDISO:

 $ mksdiso -k myImage.cdi

Convert (Homebrew) myImage.cdi to SDISO:

 $ mksdiso -h myImage.cdi

Convert (Katana) ISO to SDISO:

 $ mksdiso -k myImage.iso

Pack Homebrew-Folder into SDISO:

 $ mksdiso -h myFolder/ myGreatApp.iso

Misc

Sources for all the binarys are also included. Thanks to the creators of all these tools.