Any brave soul try using mkrom in conjucntion with the 2003 ROM? I think I might give it a shot here in a bit but wanted to know if anybody had tried it yet...
I've managed to build a 2003 ROM. It's extremely tricky though. I'm working on customizing a ROM similar to the XDA Developers SER - as soon as I get some free time
I'd like to acknowledge all the help given to me by Developer Itsme in this endeavor.
Let me know any suggestions you may have for the new ROM.
sheran_g,
i didn't know u could use mkrom with 2003 rom image. can u please post how u did it? i created a special version based on SE 1.1 rom but would like to put the same programs into the new rom. any help is appreciated.
thanks
alex
sheran_g said:
I've managed to build a 2003 ROM. It's extremely tricky though. I'm working on customizing a ROM similar to the XDA Developers SER - as soon as I get some free time
I'd like to acknowledge all the help given to me by Developer Itsme in this endeavor.
Let me know any suggestions you may have for the new ROM.
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What's tricky about it...?
The modified registry file you make does not get picked up at the device startup. You need to manually inject the memory address of the modified registry file into the ROM in order for it to get picked up.
my latest romtools can be found at romtools
now it calls dumprom to find and fix the filedata offsets.
I think they should now build 2003 roms.
sheran_g,
can u post the steps that u take to buid it? i'm trying right now and its not working. i'm having little problems. can u post ur default.reg and initobj.txt? any other help is apreciated.
thanks
alex
Ok. Here they are in a nutshell:
Get the latest romtools.
Make the following dirs: romfiles, cfg, tmp, out, files, files1, files2
Split the ROM into Bootloader, bootimage, OS image, xipchain into the 'cfg' dir.
Dump the files in the OS image into a 'romfiles' dir.
Get the default registry file, initobj & initdb files into your 'cfg' dir.
Make changes to your default.reg and initobj.txt
Place any files you want loaded in the ROM into the 'files' dir.
Run 'mkrom.sh'
You should then have your new ROM. I'm sorry if it's extremely brief; you'll have to make do with this and the README file in the romtools archive file for now. You'll find my default.reg and initobj.txt files on my site: www.zensay.com/qtek/mkrom
sheran_g,
Have you created a decent working custom WM2003 ROM?
If so what Apps have you added?
How much ROM space does it use?
I've not added any apps to my ROM. I have only added a carrier logo file and made some changes to the registry. So I cannot comment on ROM space yet. The ROM works fine.
sheran_g,
what command did u use to extract rom files? did u do it under windows or unix?
I'm having problems trying to dump the rom image. I don't know if its too much to ask, but can u zip ur directory and post it somewhere so i can download it? or if u can post commands that u ran to dump the 2003 rom?
thanks
alex
Hi,
could you include "O2 home zune" to the 2003 image, like in the 2002 3.19 GER. Its for Germany interested only!
AR :?:
home zone depends on specific 3.19 rilgsm features. which are not in 4.*
okay, used dumprom -4 -d files -q nk.nbf and extracted all files. Got could not find pointer for ofs 00000000 ERROR but all the files seem to be there. Trying to figure this out. Saw the above abreviated directions but am fumbling around. Anyone have concise directions?
Val
Anyone? Just give me a good hint then please.
Hi all!
When i overwrite the rilgsm.dll file in the t-mobile 4.0.10 image with the rilgsm.dll from the O2 GER 3.19 image, i could use the "O2 home zone" option with the hz.exe in Starup directory? rilgsm.dll from german image hes 'at+creg=2' string in it. probably the RIL_GetCellTowerInfo call is now implemented. When it can work, how could i write the german rilgsm.dll to the image? I haven't linux, could somebody cook the image for me?
here is the germen rilgsm.dll and the hz.exe for the "home zone" funktion! http://www.nokiaprog.de/XDA/home_zone.zip
THX
PS: Sorry, my english! ;-)
AR
the homezone enabled rilgsm.dll depends on other dll's and exe's.
probably ril.dll, stk.exe, cell*.dll and maybe more, I have not tried
replacing all.
you don't need to build a new rom in order to experiment with this, you
can just copy the desired files to \windows, to override the rom versions.
And I don't think it works with the RIL_GetCellTowerInfo call,
but adds some notification events.
to change the CREG setting you need to call RIL_DevSpecific with parameter 25 ( to turn it on ) or 26 ( to turn it off )
even though that does not seem to be how hz.exe does it.
Hi,
I opened the image file in the Hex editor and renamed the file there rilgsm.dll. Then I flashed the image, which was phone probably deactivated, because rilgsm.dll was missing. Then I copied over ActiveSync the German rilgsm.dll into the Windows directory, XDA reset and he not accept the file. I assume because the file was not in the EPROM memory! Therefore I wanted to have rilgsm.dll first times in the image!
AR
XDA developer Itsme said:
my latest romtools can be found at romtools
now it calls dumprom to find and fix the filedata offsets.
I think they should now build 2003 roms.
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Is there any other way i can access this site or I can download this files, the sites are block here in my country, Please Help
Ronnie
Hi All
I hope someone can help with the following problem.
I had wanted to use Mkrom on 2003 roms but after encountering problems with rom addresses and on KP2L's advice I switched to the "Rom Kitchen" as the code has been updated to handle 2002 and 2003.
I did not want to run the whole thing as I don't know much about Web servers on Unix so I just downloaded the 2003 directory and added back the missing folders and tools. After converting the files I am able to run ./mkrom.sh and make a "raw" .nb1 image that loads O.K to my XDA
The problem starts when I try to add files.
Trying a simple example of just placing ssnap.exe in the files folder and not bothering with links/ subfolders etc ./mkrom seems to work in as much that it picks up the files>transfers them to files 1/ 2 adds the files from cfg and > to the XDA1/2 .bin together with xip and loads to the rom under XDA_Developers 1/2. When this Rom is installed the XDA freezes at the bootsplash screen (Not completely, if you press the volume button it comes up to the start screen but the screen is miles out of calibration and most of the menus are missing) To test this further I downloaded a rom from Jeffs kitchen and stripped the files for the cfg/files folder and re-ran ./mkrom.sh but I get the same problem .
I have run lots of UltraEdit "Compare" reports,of all of the cfg/dumprom output files, between mine and Jeffs, and apart from some addressing differences all the data is getting to the rom. (I can post the reports if anyone wants them)
I suspect, although I'm useualy wrong, it's data "type"/ conversion conflict and wonder if under a full Rom Kitchen the files are converted in some way before being placed in the files folder prior to ./mkrom processing ?
As a last resort, I guess, I will have to set up the Web server (I have got one just never used it) and do the whole thing but hope to avoid it with a bit of help.
PLEASE :?: :?: :?:
Thanks
Richard
O.K I guess the question was too long/boring lets try this:
Do the scripts in Rom Kitchen make any changes to the files to be added to rom prior to processing by ./mkrom.sh
Richard
Richjn said:
Do the scripts in Rom Kitchen make any changes to the files to be added to rom prior to processing by ./mkrom.sh
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No: the script basically just sticks the files into /files and then runs mkrom.sh
Not sure why your scenario isn't working, it sounds like it should...
Hello All,
Firstly, I would like to say how great this website is and tip my hat off to all the people involved in maintaining this site.
I am very new to the whole XDA modification scene and have a ton of newbie questions. I know some of these questions have been asked before; however I still have not grasped the concepts fully. I have tried to restate the questions asked before so that I (and hopefully other newbie’s ) can fully understand how to modify XDA’s.
Any help anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated.
So here goes the questions:
When creating a customized ROM (using mkrom) my understanding is that one has re-create the initobj.txt and the Default.reg. Is it possible just to install all the applications you want, and then download the initobj.txt and the Default.reg and place them in the cfg directory for the custom ROM?
If this does not work, how does one know what to edit in these files?
When mkrom request a Rom image, is it requesting the backup ROM IMAGE? Will any image do?
When backing up a ROM, what option does one have to select to backup the operating system, settings and programs inside the ROM? Does CE do all of this?
What is CE, Boot, GSM stand for in the boot menu?
If one wants to just create a new boot image, what is the simplest way? Does one have to create a whole new ROM?
If one wants to just have the unlocking software, what is the simplest way? Does one have to create a whole new ROM?
When creating a Rom using RomKitchen, it asks you add Add your own ROM files? Is this your backup rom?
In RomKitchen one of the readme files asks for:
bootimage.bmp,_initobj.txt,_initdb.ini,_default.reg,xipchain
Is the default.reg and the initobj.txt in this directory have to be pre altered for the new programs one wants in the Rom like the way the mkrom wants them? Does the setup program create them for you?
Is the bootloader.nb0 file specific to the boot loader you have?
Very confused what is exactly needed in the /CFG directory.
In the CFG directory do you place your backup Rom dump?
Some ideas.
The most important issue is to know that you have to put the files you want to add int the folder files2 (up to 5 MB minus the amount in the folder directory) or in files1 (up to 900 KB).
The key is to manage default.reg (the registry of windows CE), you have to register the .exe's and dll's you want to use. It can be very useful for you the ssnap.exe (to show registry modifications by autoinstallabe programs) and a registry editor.
In initobj.txt, there are only links, but you should put links if you want to access to your programs in Start Menu-> Programs or in the Start Menu.
I suggest you to make different posts for each question, it would make easier to answer.
Regards.
I am working on a WM5 version of the popular VGA hack OzVGA. I have all the registry settings I need but am missing some files from a QVGA installation of WM5. A member of the Himalaya forum provided me with his 96dpi DLLs but they appear to be incomplete and/or buggy.
Would it be possible for someone to rip and e-mail me the following files form your Wizard?
browsres.96.dll
coreres.96.dll
exappres.96.dll
instmsgrresources.96.dll
miscres.96.dll
msim.96.dll
officeres.96.dll
outres.96.dll
pegcards.96.dll
pmsnresources.96.dll
pptres.96.dll
riresdll.96.dll
shellres.96.dll
shellresapps.96.dll
syncres.96.dll
tapres.96.dll
trares0409.96.dll
tshres.96.dll
Thanks in advance.
i will rip them for you if you tell me how i can do it?, as it will not let me just copy the files to my pc?
SURE
YES
I'LL DO THE SAME, JUST TELL ME HOW TO DO IT,,,
Not having a Wizard I don't know how you would do it. I'm guessing you would need to download the rom from your device and then rip the files using the correct offsets.
Need someone more knowledgeable than me to advise on how to do it.
hi
this might help.....
awhile back i was messing with my jasjar and wanted to copy some files from windows directory ...after trying i found renaming them and then copying them worked for most files
like browsres.96.dll could be renamed to browsre2.96.dll orbrowsres.96.dll2 ...
try and let us know
TIA
Hey Guys,
Do you know if anyone has defined what each of the files are in the Extended ROM for the T-Mo Vario? And if so could you point me in the direction.
Thanks,
Alex
You can extract cab files by yourself and look what each of them contains. For extracting cabinet you can use for exapmle Wince cab manager app.
I think the poster means not just file names but what they can do... I can access the ROM but only guess what each one does.
The read me just gives the file names and thats it.
Terran
PS I'm intrested too
i didn't mean to guess what cab does according to its name, but to extract files from each cabinet and look on them.
Most of them includes only some settings to the device's registries.
For example, CAB-Customization-TMCZ-Wizard-01-04-03Oct05 includes 4 files:
CeSettup.dll
CheckFiles.exe
Customize.lst
Platformxxx.reg
By looking into the Platformxxx.reg you can easily see this cab sets MMS and GPRS..
Thanks for the input. Although I believe there is probably some uneeded files in there, my device has been running smoothly, so I will probably just let it be until I hear otherwise.
Cheers