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Biso007 please in

I am a newbie,can you kindly tell me how to flash rom by SD card in detail. because my bootloader is 5.17. i can't go back to 2002 rom use the xdatool.
thanks!

Hi mate,
plz check this thread ... let me know if you still have problems
note: XDAtools replaced XDrit tool ... so you can follow the same steps.

Thanks you very much, before I flashed the T-M 401.16 rom, I have backup my 2002 rom as .NB1 file, is it possible to copy it to my sd card directly, and then follow the steps?
can it work?

Yes, it should work ... but if your final target is WM2003 ROM, that would be an unnecessary step ... cook your WM2003 ROM from the kitchen as .nbf file and go ahead ... of course unless you need the wmodem.exe which is found only on PPC2002 ROMs

Is Dopod 828 Cht Possible to upgrade to english ROM

Hi everyone:
I just bought my Dopod 828, however it language is Traditional Chinese, and I want to change the ROM to englisg.
So where I can find the english rom for this pda and what is the procedure and precaution I need to take during the upgrading.
Joel

Hi...
go to the ftp from here,and download a WWE ROM of ur liking (1.12WWE is an example),also download MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe and flash ur device....
RAGO :lol:

Thanks,
I logged in to the ftp site, there are many folder and many ROM, however what is the different between them?
Shipped_ROMS
Dumped_ROMs
Modified_ROMs
Extended_Roms
BigStorage_ROMs
Radio
Unlock
Thanks Joel

joelwu said:
Thanks,
I logged in to the ftp site, there are many folder and many ROM, however what is the different between them?
Shipped_ROMS
Dumped_ROMs
Modified_ROMs
Extended_Roms
BigStorage_ROMs
Radio
Unlock
Thanks Joel
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Shipped=original ROM provided from factories(ex:O2,T-mobile,I-mate...)
Dumped=ROMs dumped for SD memory cards upgrades(forget about them for the moment)
Modified=Modified ROMs using kitchens(forget about them also)
Extended=ms_.nbf=not ROM image,but extended ROM where softwares are preinstalled,and start automatic installation after a hard reset...(also forget about them)
Big storage=enlarge ur storage space by freeing the extended ROM memory..(not now,so also forget about them)
Radio=radio_.nbf=not ROM image but ur phone part upgrade(ur device is a phone and a PDA,these ROMs take care of the phone part)
Unlock=not ROMs but tools to unlock ur device if it's locked from communication networks like t-mobile,etc....
so,as a conclusion,use shipped ROM folder... :wink:
RAGO :lol:

Very detailed explaination!
Thank you very much.
I will try to upgrade my device in this week end, good luck to me
Just curious about how other customer the extended rom etc.....
And I saw many CAB file to install... is this those modification that other have make to improve the device?
RAGOv said:
joelwu said:
Thanks,
I logged in to the ftp site, there are many folder and many ROM, however what is the different between them?
Shipped_ROMS
Dumped_ROMs
Modified_ROMs
Extended_Roms
BigStorage_ROMs
Radio
Unlock
Thanks Joel
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Shipped=original ROM provided from factories(ex:O2,T-mobile,I-mate...)
Dumped=ROMs dumped for SD memory cards upgrades(forget about them for the moment)
Modified=Modified ROMs using kitchens(forget about them also)
Extended=ms_.nbf=not ROM image,but extended ROM where softwares are preinstalled,and start automatic installation after a hard reset...(also forget about them)
Big storage=enlarge ur storage space by freeing the extended ROM memory..(not now,so also forget about them)
Radio=radio_.nbf=not ROM image but ur phone part upgrade(ur device is a phone and a PDA,these ROMs take care of the phone part)
Unlock=not ROMs but tools to unlock ur device if it's locked from communication networks like t-mobile,etc....
so,as a conclusion,use shipped ROM folder... :wink:
RAGO :lol:
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joelwu said:
Just curious about how other customer the extended rom etc.....
And I saw many CAB file to install... is this those modification that other have make to improve the device?
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Hi...
In the Magician,extended ROM customization is not as easy as other devices.
For himalaya devices,u can use ER2003edit to open ms_.nbf files,edit them by replacing the cabs,or u can unlock and unhide ur extended ROM using extrom unlocker,then u wille able to see extended ROM as a removable drive,and u can edit cabs within...(note that cabs are *.cab files,or cabinet files,those files are executable on ur PPC,almost every program or software is a cab file,even if it doesn't look like,cab file must be contained in,exept executable applications on PPC like .exe that runs directly by clicking on)
In BlueAngel,ER2003edit don't open it's ms_.nbf,but still u have an extrom unlocker for BAs....so u can also edit ext ROMs...
Now in Magician,and due to the difference in hardware architecture(Magician have one rom slot of 64mb),this device don't have (yet) an ext ROM unlocker,and ER2003edit do not open it's ms_.nbf files....(and the member (Anansky) who did the big storage and we all believe he can make or help in making extrom unlocker,seem to have vanished... :? ...)still,there's advanced methods to customize ur ext ROM,but take into consideration that they r not easy....
1-by dumping the ROM to storage card,then using ntrw and a hex editor to cut a partition of the decoded ROM(the ext ROM),mounting it as virtual drive using total commader plugin,editing it,and reflashing using SD method....ouff...read more about this method from here...
2-by freeing ur ext ROM memory using big storage,then making a folder called 2577 on ur storage card,put in autorun.exe and a .zip file containing ur cabs,so,once u do a hard reset,the cabs will be installed automatically from ur SD card....read about big storage from here and here...learn about 2577 folder from buzz's site... http://www.buzzdev.net/
note that this method does not make u an extended ROM like ms_.nbf,but will do the job as it will install ur favorite cabs directly after hard reset....
Good luck...
RAGO :lol:

Just to share with everyone after few days trying, I have succesfully upgrade my dopod 828, the main problem is facing the Error 150, the Upgrade utility is not designed for this device
The procedure is more or less the same as pervious post in this forum, but just little bit different
1. Right click on the EXE-file and extract to a named folder (using Winzip or something similiar)
2. You should end up with about 6 - 8 individual files; ms.nb1, radio.nb1, nk.nb1 ruu.conf, ruu.dll, enterbl, getdevicedata and maupgradeut, the maupgradeut is the file that runs the upgrade
3. Download the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe
4. Once you have this file you will need to add this to the folder created above as this is the file needed to initiate the upgrade.
----- until step is exactly the same
Skip this step-> In ActiveSync, click on file and connection settings and untick the USB connection.
5. In ActiveSync, go to option -> Schedule, Set it to Manual, this is to make the PPC USB connection to ActiveSync active but don't do any Sync with your PC and PPC during the upgrade process.
6. Connect the phone to the USB, manually sync once. From now onwards, the step is the same.
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7. Now run the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe
8. The upgrade Wizard will start, go through a few checks then eventually come up with the country Id error.
9. Run the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe file again and this time it should allow you to run the Wizard.
10. The process should then go through 3 stages which should last about 10 - 15 minutes.
11. When finished you should get the upgrade successful notification and a prompt to reset the device
12. In ActiveSync, click on file and connection settings and tick the USB connection.
13. Enjoy your new ROM
I am trying to upgrade my Dopod 828, and I get a error no. 150 said the ROM is not designed for this device... oh.....
RAGOv said:
joelwu said:
Just curious about how other customer the extended rom etc.....
And I saw many CAB file to install... is this those modification that other have make to improve the device?
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Hi...
In the Magician,extended ROM customization is not as easy as other devices.
For himalaya devices,u can use ER2003edit to open ms_.nbf files,edit them by replacing the cabs,or u can unlock and unhide ur extended ROM using extrom unlocker,then u wille able to see extended ROM as a removable drive,and u can edit cabs within...(note that cabs are *.cab files,or cabinet files,those files are executable on ur PPC,almost every program or software is a cab file,even if it doesn't look like,cab file must be contained in,exept executable applications on PPC like .exe that runs directly by clicking on)
In BlueAngel,ER2003edit don't open it's ms_.nbf,but still u have an extrom unlocker for BAs....so u can also edit ext ROMs...
Now in Magician,and due to the difference in hardware architecture(Magician have one rom slot of 64mb),this device don't have (yet) an ext ROM unlocker,and ER2003edit do not open it's ms_.nbf files....(and the member (Anansky) who did the big storage and we all believe he can make or help in making extrom unlocker,seem to have vanished... :? ...)still,there's advanced methods to customize ur ext ROM,but take into consideration that they r not easy....
1-by dumping the ROM to storage card,then using ntrw and a hex editor to cut a partition of the decoded ROM(the ext ROM),mounting it as virtual drive using total commader plugin,editing it,and reflashing using SD method....ouff...read more about this method from here...
2-by freeing ur ext ROM memory using big storage,then making a folder called 2577 on ur storage card,put in autorun.exe and a .zip file containing ur cabs,so,once u do a hard reset,the cabs will be installed automatically from ur SD card....read about big storage from here and here...learn about 2577 folder from buzz's site... http://www.buzzdev.net/
note that this method does not make u an extended ROM like ms_.nbf,but will do the job as it will install ur favorite cabs directly after hard reset....
Good luck...
RAGO :lol:
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Custom ROMS Possible?

Given that crossbow is now floating around out there I was wondering if its possible to cook your own ROM for the Herald? I would happily start researching cooking ROMS etc. if it is. Or are we faced with a situation similar to that of the hermes where we need to find a bootloader that allows the flashing of unsigned code?

Hi,
i think the Problem is that Herald is not so popular as the Wizard and Prophet by now....
Let´s ait and see when someone is getting this nice one unlocked !

you are in the same situation as the Hermes.
AFAIK all devices using NBH for rom upgrades, need the upgrade file to be signed, otherwise bootloader won't flash it.

pof said:
you are in the same situation as the Hermes.
AFAIK all devices using NBH for rom upgrades, need the upgrade file to be signed, otherwise bootloader won't flash it.
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thanks for the answer (not the one i was looking for though!), i noticed in your hermes thread that you managed to get your hands on the bootloader from a pre production hermes. has this helped? should i be looking for the equivelent for the herald?

It helped because it has the commands to flash unsigned code... i don't know if preproduction bootloaders in Herald will have the same "feature", but it may be handy if you can get one too

I can try looking but i wouldnt know where to start! any advice would be appreciated.

Bootloader of Herald is similar to that of prophet and wizard.The only differrence now is the nbh format.One needs to check if awizard work or not?Then we canthink of debranding.I am working on the Bootloader of herald.Will post everything in Wiki.Pls wait for some time

hdubli said:
Bootloader of Herald is similar to that of prophet and wizard.The only differrence now is the nbh format.One needs to check if awizard work or not?Then we canthink of debranding.I am working on the Bootloader of herald.Will post everything in Wiki.Pls wait for some time
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ok thanks. If you need any assistance please ask me.

Here you go..
s4vva said:
ok thanks. If you need any assistance please ask me.
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Thanks to aWizard v 1.3 beta2 and POF for making NBH extract..
I was able to flash my herald from 1.7 dopod asia to new HTC 1.8 without changing/touching IPL/SPL.Here is how to do :
1)Use POF's NBH extract and extract the ROM parts.
2) Copy the OS.nb to awizard ROM folder and rename it to.nba
3) From the Lib folder of awizard, transfer enable rapi and certsps cabs to yr device and install them.
4)Now run the batch file and select "e" to enable rapi.
5) Then you can directly choose the option "w".This will give you the option to choose the ROM u want.Select and wait till awizard finishes.
One can also back up the Extended ROM, Splash image, bootloader, Radio and OS ROM with awizard.
It is very interesting that the size of the .nb file extracted from NBH file and the size of the wizard ROM(80040000.nb) is exactly same.
I tried to put crossbow image into it..but I clouldn't boot the herald.The boot screen showed "OS 10.1.00.88
So if some one can extract the things from both the .nbs we can think of having crossbow in herald..and I think POF can do it.
I hope, this helps the members to upgrade and play with their toys.

You Rock
Finally !!!! Did it. followed the instructions and wallaa finally dutch rom Bye bye bye and Hello English Rom.
Thanx Guys you rock
Look'n forward to crossbow soon.

Very nice discovery hdubli!!
Unfortunately I don't have Wizard nor Herald, and I have not much experience in ROM cooking... you should ask the real gurus here if you want to port the Wizard's xbow to Herald.... I saw it was ported to Prophet, but I don't know about the internals of Herald and Wizard enough to say if this can be also done here or not.
Anyway, kudos for your finding!
P.S. You should add this info to the wiki!

well done hdubli, this is serious progress!

I have no experience of ROM cooking, however I have both a Wizard and a Herald, so if I can help in any way just let me know.

Can I update the page pool? I want more free ram I now have 24 mb, nut I really want al least 32mb

Can you help out how to extract my rom, is there any tuttorial? I tried XDA tools but it apears an error.
best regards

1. NBHextract
2. mamaich imgfs tools to extract OS.nb, if it does not work try tadzio's make/prepare imgf with "-hermes" switch.

thanks a lot
i'll try to get the portuguese rom for xda
best regards
pof said:
1. NBHextract
2. mamaich imgfs tools to extract OS.nb, if it does not work try tadzio's make/prepare imgf with "-hermes" switch.
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looking for a bit of guidence here
i have the herald 1.8 ROM as .nba (taken from device using awizard)
and i have the wizard OS I want to use as .nb (extracted using typho5)
now my understanding here is i need to extract the herald drivers from the herald OS and replace the wizard drivers in the wizard OS, rebuild the OS.nba and write it to the herald using awizard. Am i heading along the right lines or am i way off? any help would be appreciated.

i really don;t know but if you have a rom with more ram I would like to have it lol

hdubli said:
Thanks to aWizard v 1.3 beta2 and POF for making NBH extract..
I was able to flash my herald from 1.7 dopod asia to new HTC 1.8 without changing/touching IPL/SPL.Here is how to do :
1)Use POF's NBH extract and extract the ROM parts.
2) Copy the OS.nb to awizard ROM folder and rename it to.nba
3) From the Lib folder of awizard, transfer enable rapi and certsps cabs to yr device and install them.
4)Now run the batch file and select "e" to enable rapi.
5) Then you can directly choose the option "w".This will give you the option to choose the ROM u want.Select and wait till awizard finishes.
One can also back up the Extended ROM, Splash image, bootloader, Radio and OS ROM with awizard.
It is very interesting that the size of the .nb file extracted from NBH file and the size of the wizard ROM(80040000.nb) is exactly same.
I tried to put crossbow image into it..but I clouldn't boot the herald.The boot screen showed "OS 10.1.00.88
I do the same thing as you did, tried to put crossbow image into it, and it boot up and freeze at the start screen, so now I have the problem, how to put the old OS back?
I have back up the OS ROM, but my machine can only boot into the tri-color screen, how did you do on your machine, please tell, it will hellp me out.
Thanks
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[Q] iPaq hw6915 English ROM

Hi!
Can anybody grab own English ROM, zip'ed it and send to me?
How to do it describes here:
Setup
- rename 'grab_it_xx.exe' to 'autorun.exe'
- create folder '2577' on your (better empty) Mini-SD card (You need card more then 128 Mb)
- copy 'autorun.exe' to this folder
That's it for the "setup"
Usage
Now every time, when you insert this card into PPC it will grab the ROM image and save it into root of the card as 'dump.bin'.
On my French device this tool asks me the confirmation. Once done, it will beep the default sound. After release card may be error message "Can't create card" - ignore it. Message boxes are only shown in case of error.
IMPORTANT NOTE (thanx MDAIIIuser)
YOU MUST NOT put it back into another device!!!
YOU MUST read the SD with card reader on your desktop PC.
Otherwise, you will rewrite the dump with your own ROM!!!!
This ROM dump file can be then further processed and converted to flashable formats. It is very good for compress.
Tool is here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...4&d=1119937614
BR varix
[email protected]

same for me please
thanks and regards
mrking

Problem with my hw6915
Hi. I have hw6915 and i wont change rom from deutch to english. I have english_dupm_file.bin and i have question how I install this in my PPC??

tested! english rom
commanddos said:
I have successfully changed OS language follow by steps described by Drahtman
BTW Thank you man! You are the king!
I would also thank wikidorg and many of you people for your shared knowledge.
Conclusion is so simple and so funny at the same time. Before you start, always RTFM
To get process more easy and lazy I have added files I used to change the language:
CEOS.rar english OS (the real one not the fake!)
aWizard_1.2.zip - contain everything what Drahtman described
SpbPocketPlus4_setup.exe
You can reach this compressed packet over here.
http://rapidshare.com/files/76603189/ENG_CEOS.rar.html
Once you have it just follow by Drahtman steps.
Good Luck
Commanddos
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Here you are but in future search the forum first for Drahtman instructions

ROM
Fully working!!
Please THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION of flashing ROM - DO NOT UNPLUG THE ipaq !!
Flashing program shows some numbers when it starts to flash and that's all.. After aprox 18minutes it's done with skip to the main flash menu and on ipaq there is NO SIGN of been flash..
Make HR and that's all ..
French, Deutch and all the others are gone..
Version ENGLISH 1.21
(PS: does exist any new one? )

ENG ROM
Pleas send me english rom for iPAQ 6915. Thanx my mail is [email protected]

MrKing said:
same for me please
thanks and regards
mrking
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nbh english
http://rapidshare.com/files/279924399/englishOS.rar.html
English nbh

varix said:
Hi!
Can anybody grab own English ROM, zip'ed it and send to me?
How to do it describes here:
Setup
- rename 'grab_it_xx.exe' to 'autorun.exe'
- create folder '2577' on your (better empty) Mini-SD card (You need card more then 128 Mb)
- copy 'autorun.exe' to this folder
That's it for the "setup"
Usage
Now every time, when you insert this card into PPC it will grab the ROM image and save it into root of the card as 'dump.bin'.
On my French device this tool asks me the confirmation. Once done, it will beep the default sound. After release card may be error message "Can't create card" - ignore it. Message boxes are only shown in case of error.
IMPORTANT NOTE (thanx MDAIIIuser)
YOU MUST NOT put it back into another device!!!
YOU MUST read the SD with card reader on your desktop PC.
Otherwise, you will rewrite the dump with your own ROM!!!!
This ROM dump file can be then further processed and converted to flashable formats. It is very good for compress.
Tool is here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...4&d=1119937614
BR varix
[email protected]
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link die! ineed tool and guide,help mehp6915 "no gsm")
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grab_it invisible ROM dump and custom ROMs

Okay.
I found the grab_it method to dump a ROM and have done so on my VZW Treo 700wx. In this thread there is a warning that reads as follows.
IMPORTANT NOTE (thanx MDAIIIuser)
YOU MUST NOT put it back into another device!!!
YOU MUST LOCK THE SD CARD FIRST!!!!!
or read the SD with card reader on your desktop PC.
Otherwise, you will rewrite the dump with your own ROM!!!!
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So based on this, could you not dump the ROM, use the imgfs tools also found on XDA, build a custom ROM, put it back on the card and overwrite your stock ROM? Is my theory flawed somehow? Any input or insight from those smarter than me would be much appreciated.
I should also note that I have dumped my ROM. I then ran through the following steps.
1. prepare_imgfs.exe dump.bin
2. delfile.exe sdbus.dll
3. delfile.exe sdmemory.dll
4. addfile.exe sdbus.dll (HTC SDHC version)
5. addfile.exe sdmemory.dll (HTC SDHC version)
6. viewimgfs.exe imgfs_raw_data.bin
7. delete files listed in Ebag333's RemovedFiles-Standard-Trimmed.txt, from TreoCentral.
8. buildimgfs.exe
9. make_imgfs.exe dump.bin
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So once following these steps I should have a custom ROM, I just need to get it back on the device. I think that is where the warning comes in. What do you all think?

So based on this, could you not dump the ROM, use the imgfs tools also found on XDA, build a custom ROM, put it back on the card and overwrite your stock ROM? Is my theory flawed somehow? Any input or insight from those smarter than me would be much appreciated.
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I think you have this the wrong way round...
The Grab_it tool can only dump the ROM. If you have a ROM on the SD Card and put in into the device, it will simply dump the ROM on your device over the one already on the SD card...

OOOOOOOOOOH. That makes sense. Sorry for the confusion.