sudo mount -t squashfs squashfs-root.0 /mnt/cisco_fs -o loop
# Create working directory mkdir ~/cisco_conversion && cd ~/cisco_conversion binwalk -e target_image.bin Navigate to extracted squashfs or cpio archive cd _target_image.bin.extracted cisco convert bin to pkg
if [ -z "$BIN_FILE" ]; then echo "Usage: $0 <cisco.bin> [output.pkg]" exit 1 fi sudo mount -t squashfs squashfs-root
Document Version: 1.0 Applicable Products: Cisco IOS-XE, Cisco vManage, Cisco ISRv (KVM), Cisco Cloud Services Router (CSR) Purpose: This document provides a standard operating procedure (SOP) for converting a raw binary ( .bin ) software image into a deployable package ( .pkg ) format. 1. Introduction Cisco distributes operating system images primarily as .bin files (e.g., isrv-universalk9.16.12.03.bin ). However, certain deployment platforms—particularly those utilizing application hosting, Cisco vManage software upgrades, or KVM-based virtualized environments—require a .pkg (Package) format. The .pkg format includes additional metadata and a structured filesystem that the hypervisor or orchestrator can validate and unpack. 2. Prerequisites Before conversion, ensure the following: Prerequisites Before conversion
Look for a squashfs or ext2 image. If found, mount it:
Create pkg_root/metadata/package.ini with: