Creating .rpk files

[atrax27407]

I have some .bin files that I need to change to .rpk files. Is there a utility somewhere to automatically convert them? Or, can someone give me a step-by-step tutorial on how to do it?

[HOME AUTOMATION]

Hi,

 

I don't know of an automatic utility... probably need a script or the like for that.

I've only done this before once or twice, what I would do is...

 

1. find an existing .rpk file, to use as a test\example.(XB, provided below)

2. rename the file to .zip.

3. de-ark to a folder

4. open the layout.xml with wordpad.

5. change the appropriate filenames under <resources>.

6. change or remove the unneeded entries under <configuration>, intuitively.

7. replace the needed .bin files.

8. re-ark to .zip.

9. rename the file to .rpk.

10 cross fingers, and hope that I knew what I was talking about.

 

...also edit the other .xml files if desired.

 

I hope this helps, somewhat.

 

   Bye.
 

                           extended_basic.zip

[mizapf]

Hi Bob,

the point is that you have to put some knowledge into the RPK, namely to say how the cartridge handles the dumps. For that reason, an automatic RPK creator could be a bit difficult, but not impossible. Or let's say, I did not invest the time to write an autodetection yet.

 

So if you have the bin dumps, you need to know what kind of cartridge it is.

 

Michael

[WhataKowinkydink]

I thought RPKs were deprecated...? 

[mizapf]

Not for homebrew cartridges, at least not yet.

[Asmusr]

I think the majority of rpk files that people want to create today would have the type set to paged378. There seems to be little need to create an inverted cartridge or a specific 2 bank cartridge.