Extracting a Windows 'bin' file in Linux

Richard Shaw hobbes1069 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 15 02:55:36 UTC 2008


On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 5:57 PM, Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I have a firmware update for my router,  belkin_mimo_rt_usa_1.01.03.bin that
> is a windows bin file, I have tried to extract it with XP with two different
> apps that is supposed to extract 'bin' files and both say it is invalid.
>
> Is there a Linux app. that can extract it, it is a 2.9mb. bin file

Have you tried logging into the admin interface of your router and
seeing if there's an "update firmware" option? Often it just has a
browse button that will let you pick a local file and then it will
upload, update, and reboot.

Richard




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