Decompiling raw binary files to C code for the Motorola 68000 processor series

[Vishu Mahajan]

I have the ROM dump (.bin files) targeted for the MC68008 processor. Need to convert them into a high level source code. I have already found tools for disassmbling them into assembly code. The next step is converting them to C code. But I could not find any tool that works. I have already tried the following decompilers with no success: RecStudio, Boomerang, Decompiler 0.2.4, IDA Pro with Hex-Rays.

 

[Bubbaleone]

Vishu, welcome to the forums! You may get better replies by moving your question to the Programming forum.

 

[Ken g6]

First, have you checked the license for the software you're using? At least 90% of the ones that aren't open-source say you're not allowed to decompile, disassemble, or reverse-engineer them.

Second, are you sure it was ever C code? And anyway you can't expect a decompiler or disassembler to make the code easy to read. What you probably need is a good refactoring editor to name variables as you think you understand their purpose.

 

[Vishu Mahajan]

Hi Ken,

The open source tools I'm currently using have no such restrictions. All one needs to be sure about is that they have a legal right to the code they are trying to decompile which I do.

I do not know if the binaries represent C code. Could you suggest a way to check this? In fact it is fine by me if the code isn't completely readable. I just need to check a couple of function names and get a very basic idea of the structure.

 

[Jaydip]

Have you tried using "XD" ?

 

[Vishu Mahajan]

I cannot seem to locate it. Can you point me to a link or something?

 

[Jaydip]

Here you go
http://www.fourmilab.ch/xd/