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config commands

hi to all
I managed to open the extended rom on my iMate using exteded rom tools
I even added files (*.CAB) in it and added them into the config file to install them automatically each time I make a hard reset.
My problem now is this:
I have a file that I copied into extended rom and I want it to be copied to (let us say) "\windows\" directory. Is there such a copy command in config file that i can add it to the command lines in config file? And if so what is the correct syntax
Thanks

there is.
Search in the forum.
It is smt like
CPY1: on one line indicating source
CPY2: on next line indicating target
Why dont you make a CAB file in which you can do whatever you want?
Nice thing of a CAB file is that the action will be registered (as an installed program!)

do you mean like :
cpy1: \extended_rom\kk.exe
cpy2: \windows\
to move the file kk.exe from the extended rom directory to the windows directory
and how can i read about making cab files and with which program

I have been using Win CE cab manager to make cabs, it's a great program, but the trial will only run 10 times.
http://www.ocpsoftware.com/products.php?nm=cecabmgr
andit is too expensive for me to buy... ($146)
So I have been using it sparingly to save my free goes.

to move the file kk.exe from the extended rom directory to the windows directory will look like this
cpy1: \extended_rom\kk.exe
cpy2: \windows\kk.exe

did not work
hi
i have tried the command cpy1, cpy2 to copy files within extended rom, but the files were not copied, do you have any idea why?
i am sure that i typed the path and the filename correct
thanks

Autoinstall a set of CABs (possible?)

Hi, i have updated my device to the mr. clean image.
Now i have to install all software. So i create a folder on my storage card with all necessary cab files.
Is there a possibility to have them all be installed with one click? For example to create a Batch to install them one after another?
Hope not to ask silly questions.
TheGulOfDedra

try this;
example;
This '\Storage Card\2577\autorun.exe' is an official M$ way of autolaunching programs from SD card, well described in MSDN...
If you put calc.exe into this folder and will rename it to autorun.exe, it will be automatically launched upon inserting this SD card in. So your calculator will pop up...
make a folder in the root of the sd card called [2577] put the cab files into the folder ,reboot the device .it should install,
alternative; use the autorun from the extended-rom to launch the files.you my need to do some editing intiothe config file.

Thanks - how can i "see" the extended rom? Editing a config file is no problem for me.

TheGulOfDedra said:
Thanks - how can i "see" the extended rom? Editing a config file is no problem for me.
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use "TOTALCOMANDER"
download ,install then open the prog ,write the folowing in totalcomander,[extended_rom] now you should see the contents of the extendedrom,you can use totalcomander to copy any file to any location.
download from here; http://www.ghisler.com/ce.htm

thank you very much to all

Problem is...all your CABS will be installed to their default installation directory (mostly Main Storage).
What I would like to know is how to make all CABS install to the Storage Card or a directory specified in the config.text?

How to copy .dll files from the device?

I tried to copy a bunch of .dll files from \Windows
I encountered a couple of problems doing that:
1. Some files are not shown on the PC in Windows Explorer though I've enabled viewing hidden and system files. However, these files are shown on the device in Resco Explorer, but can't be copied to e.g. \Storage Card
2. Some files are shown on PC in Windows Explorer but are in use and therefore can't be copied
What are the tricks to back up those files?
PS: My device (S710 Vox) is unlocked using M$ Security Manager

No tricks.
If you bothered to learn anything about your device you would know that these files are part of ROM and can not be copied out.
Don't mean to be rude but this was asked and answered many times before. Do a search on "ROM dump"

Yeah stupid me...
Dumped the ROM and got the files I want
(http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Vox_HowToDumpRom)

Actually I can't find coredll.dll in my ROM dump.
I used viewimgfs.exe to dump Part02. I can't use viewimgfs.exe on Part00 and Part01.
Is there another tool which can retrieve coredll.dll and perhaps other missing files?
Another question: can the S710 be flashed by using imgfs tools v1.82 to create the image(s) and a generic HTC flash tool?

real simple request for all developers out there...

So i fall a little short in developing, and was wondering if someone could make a quick exe... Here is what i am looking for: I need a simple exe to run off of my wm6 phone that will copy the file PalmMsgV001 from the Windows directory to my storage card in a folder with the current date.. to be more specific something like this:
copy \Windows\PalmMsgV001 to \Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back\110807 (the date using the format 11/08/07)
Maybe you could make it customizable for other people as well... but im just looking for a quick exe to throw on my card that will make it real easy to back it up

shogunmark said:
So i fall a little short in developing, and was wondering if someone could make a quick exe... Here is what i am looking for: I need a simple exe to run off of my wm6 phone that will copy the file PalmMsgV001 from the Windows directory to my storage card in a folder with the current date.. to be more specific something like this:
copy \Windows\PalmMsgV001 to \Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back\110807 (the date using the format 11/08/07)
Maybe you could make it customizable for other people as well... but im just looking for a quick exe to throw on my card that will make it real easy to back it up
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And how much do you pay for it?

Here it is...
shogunmark said:
So i fall a little short in developing, and was wondering if someone could make a quick exe... Here is what i am looking for: I need a simple exe to run off of my wm6 phone that will copy the file PalmMsgV001 from the Windows directory to my storage card in a folder with the current date.. to be more specific something like this:
copy \Windows\PalmMsgV001 to \Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back\110807 (the date using the format 11/08/07)
Maybe you could make it customizable for other people as well... but im just looking for a quick exe to throw on my card that will make it real easy to back it up
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Here it is...
The applications is a command line application an works with 2 paramenters. 1º is the full path of the file or files patter that want to copy, in your case "\Windows\PalmMsgV001", other examples could be "\Test\log*" or "\*.txt". 2º is the full path of the destination directory without the date directory, in your case "\Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back".
In the attached zip I include the application (CopyBackUp.exe) and the shortcut (.lnk) with the parameters required for your case ('CopyBackUp.exe \Windows\PalmMsgV001 "\Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back"').
Just extract the .exe to the root folder ("\") and the .lnk wherever you want (ie. "\Windows\Start Menu").
Any small donation would be appreciated.
Enjoy...

finthamoussu said:
Here it is...
The applications is a command line application an works with 2 paramenters. 1º is the full path of the file or files patter that want to copy, in your case "\Windows\PalmMsgV001", other examples could be "\Test\log*" or "\*.txt". 2º is the full path of the destination directory without the date directory, in your case "\Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back".
In the attached zip I include the application (CopyBackUp.exe) and the shortcut (.lnk) with the parameters required for your case ('CopyBackUp.exe \Windows\PalmMsgV001 "\Storage Card\Back_up\Palm_back"').
Just extract the .exe to the root folder ("\") and the .lnk wherever you want (ie. "\Windows\Start Menu").
Any small donation would be appreciated.
Enjoy...
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This worked perfectly.. and am more than happy to kick you a small donation!!! pm me and let me know where to send it!

and also as i am looking at the shortcut, it appears that in theory you could make this little exe copy whatever you want, just would have to edit the short cut.. interesting...

shogunmark said:
and also as i am looking at the shortcut, it appears that in theory you could make this little exe copy whatever you want, just would have to edit the short cut.. interesting...
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Yes, it tried to make it a bit more generic that what you were asking for, so maybe it could be usefull to somebody else

CopyBackUp V1.1
Attached is the new version of the application.
The changes are:
The first 2 parameters still being the same.
The next parameters are optional, and works as follow:
New commands:
·-kb[List of processes to Kill Before the backup is made]
Kills the specified list of processes before the backup
·-rb[List of processes to Run Before the backup is made]
Runs the specified list of processes after the backup
·-ka[List of processes to Kill After the backup is made]
Kills the specified list of processes before the backup
·-ra[List of processes to Run After the backup is made]
Runs the specified list of processes after the backup
·-noui
Runs the application without showing windows messages (only “Invalid Arguments” is showed)
These commands can be used multiple times, are case insensitive, and before backup commands and after backup commands are executed as they appears.
Sample:
copybackup.exe “/Directory with spaces/*.log” /Test –rb /test/test.exe /test2.exe –ka test2.exe –kb aaa.exe –NoUI –ra “/dir dir/bb.exe” –KA b.exe
This will
1.1. Run /test/test.exe
2.2. Run /test2.exe
3.3. Kill aaa.exe
4.4. Perform the backup of “/Directory with spaces/*.log” to /Test/[Date]
5.5. Kill test2.exe
6.6. Run “/dir dir/bb.exe”
7.7. Kill b.exe
All this without Windows UI messages
The application will fail only if some of the processes to run is not found, It won’t fail it some process to kill is not found.
Enjoy.

well i did find error.. maybe..
If i use:
\CopyBackUp.exe \Windows\PalmMsgV001 "\Storage Card\Back up\Palmbackup"
Then it does as mentioned before...
If i manually kill messagingapp.exe first and use this then it works, it will copy the file and run the app:
\CopyBackUp.exe \Windows\PalmMsgV001 "\Storage Card\Back up\Palmbackup" -ra messagingapp.exe
But if i leave messagingapp.exe running it will not kill it or copy the file, just throws up an error box that says "error":
\CopyBackUp.exe \Windows\PalmMsgV001 "\Storage Card\Back up\Palmbackup" -kb messagingapp.exe
and i did verify that the process is running

shogunmark:
Are you sure that have extracted both files in the same directory?
This problem looks like copybackup.exe is not finding in the same directory OpenNETCF.dll.
This dll is needed when you use -kb or -ka, as is used to enumerate running processes.
I have made the test copybackup.exe /*.log /test -kb iexplore.exe and it works perfectly (Kills Internet Explorer before)
Can you cheek this?
Cheers

Hi finthamoussu,
Your application sounds really cool. I can appreciate the running processes fuctionality as that is a little bit tricky in .net. Good work!
Regards,
Slither2006.

I think this is a really useful app. Forgive my ignorance but where do you run the exe on the PC or on the device?
If on the device do we need to copy OpenNETCF.dll there as well? Which folder?
Thanks

gekkkko said:
I think this is a really useful app. Forgive my ignorance but where do you run the exe on the PC or on the device?
If on the device do we need to copy OpenNETCF.dll there as well? Which folder?
Thanks
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Hi, you need to copy both files to the device (to any folder you want).
An to use it just call the exe with the parameters you need (look at previous post).
Enjoy

Issue - Files over-written when creating a ROM

When I'm cooking multiple applications in to my ROM, I have an issue where different applications have the same file name and over-write each other.
For instance,
when cooking in G-Alarm and Opera Mobile they both have image files called something like "nextbutton.png."
So it seems that one of them over writes the image file of the other, which results in one using the image file of the other.
Is there an easy way to fix this?

found the answer!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530710

I don't know if anyone finds this interesting.. But if you are cooking in a lot of EXT packages, chances are you're going to over write several files with common names.. (they all get put in the \Windows\ directory..).
Heres a simple little solution:
(make a batch file and paste this in it)
::for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('dir /b /a-d') do rename "%%a" "ab0_%%a"
for %%a in (*) do rename "%%a" "ab0_%%a"
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Paste this in the files directory of your EXT package. It will add a prefix to your files.
Then simply edit the app.dat file in your EXT package with any text editor that has "search and replace" and search for "\Windows\" and replace with "\Windows\ab0_" where ab0 - is the prefix you added to your files.
You'll need to manually edit any lines where \Windows\ was in the destination path, and not the source path. Generally these are a couple lines at the end of your app.dat file.
Hope this helps someone else!