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Partitions and ROMs

I have unlocked the ExtROM and am using it, I have no need for the Orange customisations.
In the registry this is called HKLM\System\StorageManager\Profiles\TRUEFFS_DOC1 and can be unlocked, renamed, written to and even (by Buzz) erased and the space added to ... Main storage or \.
What about TRUEFFS_DOC and TRUEFFS_DOC2?
Which parts of the system are they?
DOC is typed as imgfs, which I imagine is the 128MB ROM that contains the OS, flashed in working state during a ROM upgrade.
DOC2 is FAT and could be the \ partition?
If we could make the DOC partition read/write (yes, very dangerous), even temporarily, could we overwrite the OS installed files with our own instead of taking up space in the \ memory?
Overwriting stuff in the 128MB partition seems more sensible than keeping the original file and using the valuable 64MB that HTC skimped on.
I know that you can cook a ROM to do this, but that is a long and involved process that isn't for the faint hearted. I'm tearing my hair out at the registry creation part, going through the posts here trying to make sense of them before asking another question in an already long thread. Renaming a few files and putting them in the expected places seems like a quick fix solution that if done properly shouldn't be too dangerous.

Universal DOC2 visible
In search for a find today, I'll post here how to make the DOC2 partition visible.
This registry adjustment allows you to see a new partition called 'ShadowROM' (saw it in the registry somewhere > the name I've given it last format). It contains all data, *.vol databases etc.. THE Windows basic replication folder. All your new/user data, as of the last install.
First things first: BACK UP YOUR DEVICE.
What you do with this is for your own purpose. Incorrect use and you loose all your data!
Open Notepad and copy/paste the following into a reg file which you can simply open on your device.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\AutoLoad\TRUEFFS_DOC2]
"Bootphase"=dword:00000001
change this to:
"Bootphase"=dword:00000002
to make the partition active in normal operation, being bootphase 2.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Profiles\TRUEFFS_DOC2]
"Folder"="ShadowROM"
To give the little beast a name.
Notice the extra screenshots I posted for oddities!

This is interesting... What are the pro & cons of keeping files and apps here vs external storage?
Is it just saving space for the apps that must be installed internally?
Are there performance or ram gains for the universal?
Thanks.

leaving the registry this way, I can delete files within that partition, or copy a (several megabyte in size even)file. Consequence of such an operation: next soft reset = hard reset. No 'buts'. Straight to 'OUT'.
I've been fiddling with other registry keys in the neighbourhood which seem to have some effect.
The use however... finding that there are several directories "Windows" and "Program Files" and so on... these events take up processing time, i/o operations, some of which have caused and probably will cause performance issues.
This looks more like a mess then 'user friendlyness'. If for instance backup or dataloss purposes are reasons for these... leave the device without charging for a couple of days.....

epicus, thanks for the sharing... Looks like I'd still need to wait a little bit before I venture into this.

Where do I put the files?

Sorry if this seems a 'dumb ass question' but I'm new to this.
I want to make the adjustments to speed up my XDA Mini S as it seems awfully slow to start programs compared to my old XDA.
I have just downloaded the registerywizard and unzipped it to my desktop but where on my device do I drop the files? in which folder?
Sorry if it seems obvious to you guys but it's not to me.
Cheers

Hi, activesync your device and you can place them anywhere on your device but most people place them in \my documents and with a file explorer on the device click on the cab and it will install reg wizard on the device. Have you got both files needed for the installation?

When you say both files, do you mean RegistryWizard_PPC.ARMV4 & OpenNETCF.SDF.wce4.armv4??
One of the things that really bugs me is my device is for ever telling me I'm running low on memory and yet program memory always has loads of space (I also have a 1Gb card) I understand that the split can be changed from 50-50 using the registry?
Cheers

Thats right both those files are needed for registry wizard to work.
There is no way you can change the memory split in wm5, that was only with wm2003 etc..
You have to find a way to free up memory - I have 25mb after a soft reset. You say program memory is always ok - thats equivalent to ram, so maybe its storage memory thats low and asking you to free up memory? Empty internet explorer cache etc...

Ok thanks for that. I have cleared the cache which freed up 0.5 mb but I still only have 4Mb of free storage space on my device storage?
The only thing I have installed is Tom Tom since I got my XDA! (the maps are on my memory card and the program on my device) so why is there so little space?
Also I have downloaded the 2 files for the registry wizard and put them on my storage card but how do you run the reg wizard as there is no exe file or set up file?
Thanks

Have a look with file explorer on the device to see what is taking space - particularly look at \program files and \my documents. Can you recall how much program memory you had out of the box? It maybe the o2 extras that are filling it up and i imagine tom tom a pretty big install.
Use the attached treesize to look at memory - tells you at a glance how much memory is in each folder. Change default byte setting to kilobytes and its easier to interprate.
If you want to get rid of the o2 extras hard reset and then just as the o2 stuff is about to install do a soft reset - you will have a leaner and quicker device.

Hi, I put the file you suggested into my mem card but again, how do you run it?
there is no exe file or set up process, if I go to it from file explorer and click on it it says"There is no application associated...." the same as I get with the registry wizard??
Sorry if this is basic to you guys but I'm confused.
Incidentally the memory info is as follows:
Storage
Total 47.46
In Use 43.00
Free 4.47
Program
Total 44.01
In Use 23.31
Free 20.70
If I was to do a Hard re-set and stop all the o2 stuff installing, will it remember all the o2 service/message centre info for texting and voice mail etc?
Cheers

Thats a self installing cab - should start installing when you click on it through file explorer on your device. If it wont you have a glitch.
Find enclosed the exe - to be run on the device.
And no you will loose all your settings so you would have to write them all down before you hard reset etc... No fear we are here :wink:
Yep you storage is really full - thats your problem

I must have a clitch of some kind then as there is no file in the download to facilitate an install, same goes for the registry wizard I guess then file I downloaded then?
For example I only have 2 files on the 'tree' file after unziping, how many should there be?
Do you have a Reg wizard info to enable me to install it?
Cheers

It's a cab file - it should not be unzipped (but you are right there should be 2 files in the cab) - click on the treesize.cab or regwiz.cab through explorer on your device. They are self installing.

Well that's odd then as there is no cab file??
I have 2 files after downloading and unziping, they are:
TREESI~1.000 and TreeSize.001
It downloads it as at winrar file on my desktop so I have to then unzip it?
is it something with a setting when I download from this forum?

Hi, does not need to be unzipped place the whole file on the device and click on it.

Thanks you for that, I was assuming because it was a winrar file I had to unzip it, now installed
However I get an error message when I try to run the registry wizard, it states "an unexpected error has occured in registry wizard.exe" (in the details it says TypeLoadExeption, could not load type OpenNetCF.Win32.RegistryKey from assembly OpenNetCF)
I have tried soft resetting but this has made no difference, any suggestions?
Sorry to be a pain here but I really do appreciate your help here
I have also now moved the Tom Tom program to my storage card and I now have 26Mb free space now. :lol:

Have you installed this opennetCF? http://forum.xda-developers.com/download.php?id=9341
Its needed for reg wizard.
Thats cool got your memory back - tom tom what a hog!

Yes, I installed both???
I have tried removing the program and re-installing and soft resetting again but still I'm getting the same error??
Now just when I thought I was sorted.... :?

Are you installing reg wizard to main memory rather than storage card?
If you are, uninstall and try over again - are you using latest version 't'?

Yes I was putting both files into my storage card, is that that wrong then?
Thanks

Install onto device not the memory card :wink:

Done that now, all is working :lol: .... thank you for all your help Mark, it's much appreciated.

How to delete from /Windows/ ?

I am trying to save storage memory on my diamond. I want to delete the /Windows/ files Album Sample 01.jpg thru Album Sample 13.jpg which will free up several meg.
tried unsuccessfully with Total Commander...
any one help?
thanks

This means that they're in ROM and cannot be deleted

What you could do is make a image thats very small in data and rename to file names and overwrite with Total Commander.
You can do the same with music thats in ROM too zero length .mp3's
Hope that helps.

stylez said:
What you could do is make a image thats very small in data and rename to file names and overwrite with Total Commander.
You can do the same with music thats in ROM too zero length .mp3's
Hope that helps.
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thats smart solution

dody said:
thats smart solution
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smart but useless, since in this way you don't save anything: overwriting ROM files with smaller ones doesn't reduce disk usage but, vice-versa, increases it (since you'll still have the ROM files AND the new ones) also if only of some bytes

bbonzz said:
smart but useless, since in this way you don't save anything: overwriting ROM files with smaller ones doesn't reduce disk usage but, vice-versa, increases it (since you'll still have the ROM files AND the new ones) also if only of some bytes
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Ah i get you as the files have to still be there for the ROM to be able to rewite the file, know what mean
Good idea though

I don't get you, stylez. "Overwriting" ROM files is only a verbal expression, since you don't really overwrite anything. When you copy to \windows a file that has the same name of a ROM file, simply the system reads the one on disk instead of the ROM one, that (simply for being in ROM) is still there and cannot be changed/edited/deleted.
So, if you "overwrite", for example, the abc.bmp ROM file with a 0 byte abc.bmp, the original one is still in ROM but the system don't read it anymore: instad it reads the 0 byte abc.bmp. And being a 0 byte file, you don't waste disk space, but as the same time you don't gain new space: you can try and see the free space before and after an overwrite with a 0 byte file

bbonzz said:
I don't get you, stylez. "Overwriting" ROM files is only a verbal expression, since you don't really overwrite anything. When you copy to \windows a file that has the same name of a ROM file, simply the system reads the one on disk instead of the ROM one, that (simply for being in ROM) is still there and cannot be changed/edited/deleted.
So, if you "overwrite", for example, the abc.bmp ROM file with a 0 byte abc.bmp, the original one is still in ROM but the system don't read it anymore: instad it reads the 0 byte abc.bmp. And being a 0 byte file, you don't waste disk space, but as the same time you don't gain new space: you can try and see the free space before and after an overwrite with a 0 byte file
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You misread me as i agreed with you "not in the right terminology"
Thanks for expanation
Sorry for a quick idea that doesn't work and if had of thought about it logically would have known "spending too many hours editing .dll & .cprs"

stylez said:
i agreed with you "not in the right terminology"
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lol

Opera Cache in open:config

Bummer! Was trying to change cache location so I typed in H:\My Documents\etc.
Didn't realise it was supposed to be Removable Disk\etc. or along those lines
Now when I type opera:config to change the cache location it comes up with an error "You tried to access the address opera:config, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.
open failed (0) : ?"
Soft reset doesn't work, help is much appreciated!

Anyone?

i believe by mistake you have disabled opera config in user pref of opera config .....
i came across this option in user pref .......
but i do not have a solution for you
good luck .

Try to install opera again

Go to the following Registry key (Using your favourite Registry Editor) i use PHM..
\HKLM\Software\Opera\Prefs\User Prefs
Change "Cache Directory4" key to fix your path.

Hi, I have the same problem. when i write "opera:config" i receive the same message "open failed (0):?".
Because I tried to move the cache folder to my Storage Card. I also modified in the HKLM register an introduced again the default cache folder .... but the opera:config page i still inaccessible for me.
Is there a possibility to restore the config to default ?
thanks for your help
(I have a HTC-HD2 / Leo)

Sorry to bump an old thread but here is the solution for the above problem if anyone come across such problem again.
Open the registy of your windows mobile. Navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Opera\Prefs\User Prefs (or any other key where you have recently made changes to directory preference e.g. download directory under User Prefs key etc.) then make sure that you have entered the directory path without any quotes. See following example.
Directory path entered must be as: \Storage Card\OperaCache
It must be not as: "\Storage Card\OperaCache" (remove the double quotation marks that is " at the start and end of the line in value entered in registry.)
Now opera:config page should be open up normally. I have solve my problem with above solution. You can also try that.
Thanks and have a nice day.

southie said:
Sorry to bump an old thread but here is the solution for the above problem if anyone come across such problem again.
Open the registy of your windows mobile. Navigate to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Opera\Prefs\User Prefs (or any other key where you have recently made changes to directory preference e.g. download directory under User Prefs key etc.) then make sure that you have entered the directory path without any quotes. See following example.
Directory path entered must be as: \Storage Card\OperaCache
It must be not as: "\Storage Card\OperaCache" (remove the double quotation marks that is " at the start and end of the line in value entered in registry.)
Now opera:config page should be open up normally. I have solve my problem with above solution. You can also try that.
Thanks and have a nice day.
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Great! I fixed it! This is great fix. Thank you very much!

has anyone found the phone slower with cache set on sd card?

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has anyone found the phone slower with cache set on sd card?
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yes, i played extensivelywith the opera cache a few months ago and found the cache on the stock card noticeably slowed down opera.
for speed, have a look into using a ram disk and put the cache on it, opera flies.

samsamuel said:
yes, i played extensivelywith the opera cache a few months ago and found the cache on the stock card noticeably slowed down opera.
for speed, have a look into using a ram disk and put the cache on it, opera flies.
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ram disk? can u point me to a thread? thanks

with a little tweaking and setting up, you can move your system temp there and other stuff. theres also a link in that thread to another thread with a ram disk that writes its contents to a file to make it sorta permanent.
if your ring and sounds stop working, its connected to moving the system temp location to the ramdisk, and means you set something up wrong.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=647764

HTC Snap WM 6.5 - Change messaging storage from device to storage card

Dear colleagues,
hope this post isn't repeated but I collect, filtered & tested information from other threads concering other HTC different devices and it works on my HTC Snap.
I syncronize a lot of emails with attachements and device memory was full. Then installed a 8GB Storage card but didn't find option to use it for messaging storage but other HTC devices as Kaiser & Backstone.
I did the following:
First of all you need a registry editor, there are many downloadable shareware on the web.
Email and Attachments on your Storage Card
Using the file manager in activesync, create the following folders
\Storage Card\Inbox\
\Storage Card\Inbox\Attachments\
(Of course u can name the folder what ever u want, but must use same nameson following configuration)
Then create the following STRING VALUES:
HKEY_Local_Machine\System\Inbox\Settings
Name: AttachPath
String: Storage Card\MAPI\Attachments
Name: PropertyPath
String: Storage Card\MAPI
Then go to HKEY_Current_User
go to Software, then Microsoft, then MAPI
Create them these entries:
a. Create “String”.. Enter name as “AttachPath” and Value:
String as “\Storage Card\Inbox\Attachments”
b. Repeat the same step for next entry… Create “String”
Enter name as “PropertyPath” and Value: String as “\Storage Card\Inbox”
Soft Reset sevice (not hard reset otherwise these changes will be restored to factory default)
Now browse to \Windows\Messaging\
Move everything in this directory to the new ones on your Storage Card.
Still checking if everything is roght but it seems it.
Regards.

DAMM!
Something is not quite good as new emails are stored at device \Windows\Messaging folder again !
Of course is able to read moved ones to Storage Card location, but this seems memory will be full if I don't move incoming msg's to Storage Card often.
Any suggestion before y crash WMM registry?
Thanks friends.