---
name: "dgen_tobin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dgen-sdl"
version: "1.33-6"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dgen_tobin"
---

# dgen\_tobin(1)

Convert SMD-format Genesis/Mega Drive image to raw (BIN) format

## NAME

**dgen\_tobin** – Convert SMD-format Genesis/Mega Drive image to raw (BIN) format

## SYNOPSIS

**dgen\_tobin** *FROMSMD* *TOBIN*

## DESCRIPTION

The ROM image *FROMSMD* is converted into a raw image, as seen by the Genesis/Mega Drive console itself. The raw image is written into *TOBIN*. If compiled with libarchive support and *FROMSMD* is compressed in a known format, it will also be transparently decompressed.

## SEE ALSO

[dgen(1)](/dgen/1.md), [libarchive(3)](/libarchive/3.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Joe Groff ⟨joe@pknet.com⟩. Updated by zamaz ⟨zamaz@users.sourceforge.net⟩.