I have had this installed and running fine.
I re-installed it in order to copy the cab files for the extended rom. I sucessfully copied the cab files but it failed to install on the universal.
I have removed it and tried re-installing several times, but each time it gets to putting the cab files on the device it fails.
Anyone else has theis probelm and found a way of fixing?
Thanks
Steve
Have you tried installing the "hey, don't worry about unsigned cab files" cab file? If not, read the thread on cooking roms with files (http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=36350) as it has a download for the aforementioned cab file.
I would really like to know how you got the cab files though... I've trawled my system and have been unable to find them so far - are they created in a temp location during install and then removed? Your help would be appreciated!
HNY!
If you installed the licensed version of SPB to your host pc, you can find the cab files under the program files\microsoft active sync directotory or just do a search of your program files directory for all *.cab to locate.
Ahhhh! Excellent, thanks! In order to filter results, I was searching for *spb*.cab so no wonder I couldn't find them! Many thanks and a non-denominational Happy New Year!
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I just got my XDA II and started installing my software onto it. Noting seems to work! Any software that has more than 1 cab refuses to install, if i look on the device the cab files are there but trying to execute them gives a invalid cab file error - i am installing to SD card, installs to ram seem ok. What am i missing?
maybe your cab files are not for the arm processor?
or not for ppc2003?
it is quite strange for a pocket pc application to have more than 1 cab.
You say they install to ram ok but not to sd card, do the programs work once installed to ram? Many programs have an option when downloading to either have an exe file install or a cab file install, have a look at the sites of the software you are installing to see if that option exists for the programs you are trying to install.
ok, to clarify..Dispite the low number of posts i'm not a newbie - been using and developing for ppc for years...The software all installed ok on my ipaqs(3970 + 5450) both with XScale both with WM2003. I am using activesync 3.7.1, and am leaning towards that being the problem, any thoughts?
you don't need activesync to install cabs. if you copy the CAB to your ppc,
and then click on it in the pocket-file explorer, it should install too.
I'm not trying to install cabs. On my pc i click the install program. That launches add/remove programs in activesync, that copies over the cab files to the ppc which are then executed. If install fails they are not removed. that is how i know they are there.
What programs are you trying to install?
based on a post at pocketpcthoughts in august 2003 i changed my todat theme back to windows default - and guess what - no more install problems! no more directory corruption- should i return my device?
hi sin i flashed my xda with your merged rom.
everything is ok expect the caller id.
it dosen't show the id is there any cab file for that?
if yes can you please post it here in this message so who ever's xda has this problem can use it.
thanks in advance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=15176
as far as i understood the merged rom has an older version in it, but I don't have it on my xdaii.
If it has installed itself on your himalaya, uninstall instructions are in the thread
thanks M4io
but neither winzip nor win rar recognized the file i downloaded on the thread you have posted.
wnen i click on the download it shows.
(download the 1.34 mb file, 'download PHP').
now what i want to know is what is PHP?
and why dosen't the winzip & win rar recognized's this cab file.
thanksin advance.
jaykumarr said:
hi sin i flashed my xda with your merged rom.
everything is ok expect the caller id.
it dosen't show the id is there any cab file for that?
if yes can you please post it here in this message so who ever's xda has this problem can use it.
thanks in advance.
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Start>Programs>File Explorer>My Device>Extended Rom
Install Caller_ID_W..
PHP is a language which runs on the webserver. so when you click on download.php you actually start a service on the server, which gives you the requested file.
now these CAB-files are pocketpc cab files ad are kind of setup programs for PocketPC , so you have to copy the CAB to your pocketpc and execute it there.
You can execute it by putting it in your extended rom, modify the config.txt and hard reset (I hope you know what hard reset means/implies)
or simply by tapping on it in PPC file explorer. In this case the CAB will disappear after installation. But if you have a previous version of Caller_id installed, you best uninstall it first : by editing the registry as explained in the forementioned thread, deleting as much files from the previous thread as it allows you to, soft reset, and delete the rest of the files.
I sure hope you understand all this, because if you don't know what php is, don't know what PPC CABs are, then I would advice you not to mess around too much with your PPC internals.
M4io
i know what is cab file.
but i wanted to know weather the file is in zip format cus win zip doesn't recognize it and even when i paste it on my ppc it doesn't install it simply says (there is no application associated with ''caller_id_wwe'' run the application first,then open the file from with in)
sounds like something corrupt during download
clear your internet cache and download again, don't unzip/unrar it, just copy the complete CAB file to your PPC
almost everything is installed with cab, so it would be weird that no association exists. Or during the copying to PPC maybe the conversion went wrong.
I'm really guessing now, just keep trying.
Hello All,
Is there a way to strip an installed application from a PPC into an installable .CAB file, if one has lost the installation files/DVD, but still have the application installed on the hand-held.
Thanks in Advance.
Not really.
You can always copy the files out (if you can find them all - some may be in windows folder or places other then the main app folder) but you still would need to know every registry key the app requires.
If you use sktools it tells you all the files installed and registry entries. You could then extract all the files as levenum said and make a cab including the registry entries.
Hi lev
ahh..hhaa !
meschle said:
If you use sktools it tells you all the files installed and registry entries. You could then extract all the files as levenum said and make a cab including the registry entries.
Hi lev
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My experience with SKTools makes me cringe...my ATRE would not stop rebooting until I remove the SD card(where SK Tool was installed and remove it completely.
What software do I need to make a .cab file ?
I will still make all efforts to attempt this anyways....
Ive had no problem with sktools - i always install to main memory. If you manually make your cab then use cabiwiz - or use a commercial app like wince cab manager. Which program are you trying to put together?
cabiwiz enclosed inc example app and tutorials
Funny thing - I was replying to another thread with similar question stating that there would be a problem finding out all the REG keys.
Then jackleung posted about a tool called "ssnap" that supposedly can take an image of the system.
Comparing an image from before and after installation should show all the changes a cab makes.
Since I am not personally familiar with the tool I can't say any more about it.
As for cab creation - while I use cabwiz my self, it is a command line tool and you need to know ho w to write inf files for it.
For a beginner an app like WinCE cab manager will be more comfortable.
It is a shareware, so it will stop working after a while unless you pay but it is very good.
P.S.
Hi Mark
For some reason, the .cab I made to fix the QuickGPS issue will *NOT* install. It was made with WinCE Cab Manager like I have made every other .cab file which has always worked.
Trying to install on the Kaiser.
Can someone figure out what went wrong? I'm frustrated.
Thanks...
-Mc
In my oppinion there is a _setup.xml missing in your cab file. So the installer doesn't know what to do with your file. You should try to make such a file and intigrate it into your cab. The easiest way is to use and modify an existing _setup.xml from an other archiev.
For i do not know which filetype the file you try to install (that is defined in the _setup.xml, too) has i can not be shure. But if it is an dll you have modifyed u'll have to unregister it before modyfying and reregister it before you put it into the installer.
search for "unsigner" and "msigner", for signing dll's
One last hint. I use ZipStar for creating cab files. That is much easier for it has the look and feel of winzip.
this is strictly a reg patch .cab. I've used WinCE Cab Manager for a while now with no issues. I also checked some of my previous cabs and none of those had .xml files in them either so this looks consistant.
I've NEVER installed any of my cabs on the Kaiser so I'm wondering if the issue is the OS. I'll try to install this cab on my K-Jam just to see if it works there. If it does, the issue is a compatability issue.
If I manually create the xml file and create a cab using ZipStar, is that all there is to it or is it going to be missing something? I've never used ZipStar and not familiar with how it handles PPC .cab files. I checked out their website and I don't read German.
Thanks again for your help. I'll give your recommendations a shot.
-Mc
i just put together a cab file (for personal use) to remove sms threading (due to upgrading roms alot etc)
however i have hit a brick wall.
i do not know how to make the device restart after install?
i have compared to other cab files but the only difference is the other cabs install files not registry?
i'm not all that good with programming however i would really like to complete this cab for ease of reloading a new rom - so any input would be grateful - thank you
For cab file creating i use PocketPC Installation Creator. In the menu there is a check box to set the 'reboot after installation' behaviour. I played with it but noticed that my device only rebooted after installation of files. Because i found it to much effort to look into it, i didn't. After all it is quite easy to reboot manually.
You could use MSCEinf to examine different cabs and look for the reboot after installation setting (http://www.codeppc.com/telechargements/msceinf/msceinf.htm)
I also noticed that some people make cab files from .xml files (sleuth for example). Maybe this method has other options than cabarc in combination with inf files.
Cant give you any answers, still hope it will be of any help.
Good luck and post back result if you figured it out.
Arjan
The easiest way tocreate CAB files is to purchase a copy of WINCE Cab Manager from OCP Software
they have just released a new version which supports Vista
i created the xml document then created the cab from it.
should have said that sorry.
so i was looking for a way to restart device via the xml..
thanks for the input so far