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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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[NEW RELEASE] ◄ HyperCore Kitchen ► MULTIDEVICE !!!

HyperCore
PUBLIC BETA​
The most complex KITCHEN a begginer cook may ever need.
Easy to use but also very complex, it can be usefull to anyone.
Why ask and wait for others to make the perfect ROM for you when you got the power to do it yourself ?
~. Base ROM .~​* NO BASE ROM ! but ANY ROM !
~. Best part .~​* IT USES TADZIO TOOLS
* YOU CAN OPTIMISE EXE's and DLL's, SO IF YOU WANT EVEN MORE SPACE, YOU'LL GET IT
* IT CAN BE USED ON ANY DEVICE WITH VERY LITTLE MODIFICATIONS !!!!!
* NO LONGER LIMITED BY ANYONE OR ANYTHING.
* YOU CAN COOK ANY ROM YOU LAY YOUR EYES ON VERY EASY
* IT HAS ADVANCED ERROR CHECK
~. It will install .~​Core folder on the system drive. Some tools and settings required.
HyperCore folder on the Desktop. There is your kitchen. You can move it wherever you want.
The place where you actually use it is HyperCore\Panel.
~. How To .~​- First of all edit the file named "Device.txt" located on the "Core\ACK\" folder located on systemdrive (mostly drive C:\)
Edit as following.
If you have a :
HTC Wizard : " set device=Wizard "
HTC Hermes : " set device=Hermes "
HTC Artemis : " set device=Artemis "
HTC Herald : " set device=Herald "
HTC Universal : " set device=Universal "
HTC Trinity : " set device=Trinity "
HTC Prophet : " set device=Prophet "
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Save it and then you're good to go.
It's much similar to the old Core kitchen...so those of you who used it ...will feel comfortable with it. Regenerated batch scripts, better, and i hope bug free.
~. Guides .~​* Hermes Cookbook - THANKS to sambartle
* My Way of cooking
* How to ADD/REMOVE programs -THANKS to mfrazzz
~. Notes .~​Since this is still a public BETA, I await your problems/ideas/concepts.
If you spot a bug, i suggest to send me a PM as well as a post on the thread.
I suggest having a ROM to make a backup in case you do something wrong
I created and tested this tool for WindowsMobile 6 , but WM5 should work OK too.
~. Download .~​
RapidShare
Special thanks :
* Papamopps - for real support
* nandlal_mk - for answering questions and DSM editor
* mUn - for finding the time to answer some of my questions
* molski - for i started working on his tools and still used some of them
* Tadzio - for his tools and patience
* bepe - for his tools
* the-equinoxe - for his splash-screen tools
* naboleo - for his initflashfiles generator
* dutty - for his NBH Tool
few others that surely i forgot to mention Sorry..

A very very very big THANK YOU anichillus! Your hard work and contribution is appreciated.

Great works anichillus....!
Thanks a lot

Very nice! Can't wait for a custom rom

It seems really good

Good work man!! will give it a try, post back results later!

Tell me guys if anyone tried it and if any problems.
A feedback would be nice.

anichillus,
thanks for the great stuff. BTW, can you advise how i can repackage the OEM and SYS folder back to *.nb file.
Thanks...
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Tell me guys if anyone tried it and if any problems.
A feedback would be nice.
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simontee said:
anichillus,
thanks for the great stuff. BTW, can you advise how i can repackage the OEM and SYS folder back to *.nb file.
Thanks...
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Once you run the BuildOS program in Build menu, if you follow those stepps you'll have the OS.nb in the temp folder. After that, you will be asked if you want to convert it into Signed .nbh and it will be moved into the HTools in the Tools folder. Just follow the tutorial in Help folder, you will figure it out.
Cheers

It works !!!
anichillus,
thanks for the guide and it works for me. I have re-cooked BEPE WM6 WWE OS.nb and it works smoothly for me.
removed some files :-
- transcriber
- redundant ringing tone
- redundant pic and image file
- redundant help files
BEPE WM6 WWE
Storage In Use : 5.17 MB
Program In Use : 22.4 MB
and now my self-cooked ...
Storage In Use : 2.79 MB
Program In Use : 25.7 MB
Thanks again !!

simontee said:
anichillus,
thanks for the guide and it works for me. I have re-cooked BEPE WM6 WWE OS.nb and it works smoothly for me.
removed some files :-
- transcriber
- redundant ringing tone
- redundant pic and image file
- redundant help files
BEPE WM6 WWE
Storage In Use : 5.17 MB
Program In Use : 22.4 MB
and now my self-cooked ...
Storage In Use : 2.79 MB
Program In Use : 25.7 MB
Thanks again !!
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can u tell me the steps of cooking?

I want translate BEBE WM6 WWE to French. But i don't know the method. I can extract mui files from emulator but next ? I misses files into emulator. Do you have a tutorial ?

can this tool be used to change to vendor / country id of a rom - ie change the official htc wm5 rom so that it may install from bootloader on a locked o2 orbit?
thanks.

chickyd said:
can this tool be used to change to vendor / country id of a rom - ie change the official htc wm5 rom so that it may install from bootloader on a locked o2 orbit?
thanks.
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No! It can create nb/nba file to flash on a live devices. But created nbh files are invalid. So you cannot flash at Bootloader!

first time using kitchen stuck
I just have one question completely new to this stuff how do i take the missing files that are on the package tool and put the back to the sys folder that they need to be in sorry if question is stupid

Hi!
Thanks for an awesome toolkit!! I have some questions regarding home brew
1) Could I cook a ROM containing some of the applications I usually installs on my device, for instance tomtom, pocket plus, resco explorer and so on?
2) How do I change language on the ROM I cooks? I know I have to extract the resource from the emulator ROM's, but then...
3) Can I mix and match resources in different languages? I want a WWE ROM, but with the Norwegian onscreen keyboard?

Thanks for this good tutorial, I'm still trying to find out all options that there are. I'm looking forward to see a complete tutorial about all the functions, e.g. how do I integrate my own apps into the ROM or EXT Rom, signing files.....
My first ROM didn't work but I'd really build a ROM that increases my program memory as already mentioned and all my standard apps preinstalled, own splash screen,.... But that will take some time.
I translated the tutorial into German, send me a PM to tell me where to send it.

Web
Is there a problem with the website? I can ping it but I can't read it.

Thank you so much anichillus for your great posts and releases. I'm using your Kitchen, and I have nothing but all the good to say.
Though, i have a few questions. I understand that making the Rom by using the CreateROM.bat file makes it so much easier. But, I would like to know what exactly hapens when we execute CreateROM.bat.
why do we have many seprate folders like SYS, ROM, flashrom, Tools?
i know that we can use the OEM folder for adding packages.
i also know that the Tools folder has all the programs ndded to make the rom.
What is the SYS folder? what does it do?
What is the ROM folder? what does it do? Can we change the file Flash.nbo? if we can, how is the final ROM affected?
Thanks again for all your support.

majdi_alkurd: click right mouse button on createROM.bat, then Edit and you'll see what exactly does it do.

EasyPortOven V2.2 [Updated May 11 2008]

This is a release for my ROM porting kitchen. It ports both XIP's and SYS folders. It currently supports the following:
Herald
Wizard
Prophet
Kaiser
Elf/Elfin
Hermes
Zinc
Athena
http://www.darthnet40.com/xda/ivanmmj/Kitchens/
(You will need 7-Zip to open the file.)
This is compatible with Bepe's extended kitchen, but I don't believe he ever released one for every device out there. It requires a ROM folder with an extracted XIP folder within it. Just download the Herald's and you'll see what I mean. The ONLY tested section has been the Herald section as that's the only device that I have.
If your device is compatible with Bepe's kitchen or my kitchen, it will automatically launch the kitchen right after.
Instructions:
Delete your old SYS folder
Place the SYS file you wish to port into Working_Folder
Place your xip.bin that you wish to port into the Prepare folder
*Note: Close the XIPPort program after pressing "Make Packages." The script will take over after that.
You should not have a Working_Folder with an OEM, SYS and XIP folder (and a Tools folder if you have Bepe's kitchen, even more if you have my kitchen.)
Double click on the RunMe file and choose your device.
For those who have a kitchen:
Place bepe's kitchen in the Working_Folder (so that OEM/SYS/ROM and other folders are right within Working_Folder.) Alternatively, you can place also place all the files into EasyBakeOven's folder. Allow the Working_Folder to override EasyBakeOven's Working_Folder. You will not loose any data but will bypass a few "info" scripts. This will not cause any problems.
Obligatory Warning Label:
Use this at your own RISK. I cannot be held liable for any damage caused to your device by your own mistakes or by my mistakes in the instructions.
If you wish to know how to do this manually, head over to my HowTo thread.
Thank you's go to:
Bepe for his Extended kitchen and Herald/Atlas files
ababrekar for the elfin files
l3v5y and xvx45 for the Prophet files
character and ginminded for the Wizard files
Script for the Kaiser files
tjkhattak61 for the Atom Exec files
cruzzmz for the Zinc files
caxio for the Hermes files
irus for the Athena files
Changelog
V2.2
Added Athena Compatibility
V2.1
Added Prophet Compatibility
Added Elfin/Elf Compatibility
Added Hermes Compatibility
Added Kaiser Compatibility
Added Zinc Compatibility
Added Atom Compatibility
V2
Added Wizard Compatibility
Rewrote script to add expandability
V1.5
XIP porting complete
V1
SYS porting complete

Woo! I've failed to find a link for this up till now, but now I can cook some new ROMS!!
One thing, the read me doesn't include some of the more reason compatibility improvements...
Welcome to EasyBakeOven!
Devices supported:
Herald/Atlas
Wizard
Note: Make sure that the XIP in your recieving folder has been extracted already (You should have a ROM folder with a XIP folder inside it.) This is not an issue if you're using Bepe's Extended 6.1 kitchen or my own JustClean EasyBakeOven.
Thank you's go to:
Bepe for his Extended kitchen and Herald/Atlas files
ababrekar for the elfin files
l3v5y and xvx45 for the Prophet files
character and ginminded for the Wizard files
Script for the Kaiser files
tjkhattak61 for the Atom Exec files
cruzzmz for the Zinc files
caxio for the Hermes files
irus for the Athena files
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l3v5y said:
Woo! I've failed to find a link for this up till now, but now I can cook some new ROMS!!
One thing, the read me doesn't include some of the more reason compatibility improvements...
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Noted. Thank you!

Has anyone found this even remotely useful? If not, I will not pursue adding more devices.

Has anyone found this even remotely useful? If not, I will not pursue adding more devices.
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I have! I've ported a Kaiser XIP and a Touch one to the Prophet! Problem is I couldn't find the latest builds so they where slightly out of date...

l3v5y said:
I have! I've ported a Kaiser XIP and a Touch one to the Prophet! Problem is I couldn't find the latest builds so they where slightly out of date...
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Just for being nice to me, here you go!
That's the newest official build. Be careful of anything "newer," they're fakes.
It's the one labeled 19213.7z
You'll need 7Zip to open the file. In it as the xip.bin and the SYS folders.

Yay!!!
Porting time!

I have one feature request!
Would it be possible to build a feature in that cleans out the folders before porting?

I think I'll test later cause actually I'm in exam but I think it work, I'm on the same device as l3v5y so I'll make my test and maybe take to you Artemis files (my other phone)
Thank for your hard work

Great tool ivanmmj.... I have a few questions. I guess I don't fully understand the process.
I've been able to get the XIP folder, os.nb.payload and romhdr.bin files from a KAISER rom... plus I used the .VM and WinCENLS_WWE folders from a working HERMES rom, but I can't seem to get past the second boot screen. A question I had is... do we use the os.nb.payload and romhdr.bin we got from the KAISER? or do we use those from a working hermes rom? and the XIP directory, do we need to change anything in there? or is just extracting it out, enough to work?
Thanks in advance.

Awesome tool, looks like a dummy can me even port ROM's will try it out sometime. Thanks bunches!

l3v5y said:
I have one feature request!
Would it be possible to build a feature in that cleans out the folders before porting?
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Already ahead of you. Today I noticed that I tend to leave a mess behind. lol I'll have it remove the files before replacing them, then I'll have it delete the extra files created during the process when it's done. (This part is already ready but I just haven't uploaded it. The removing the files before replacing them, I haven't done so, yet. Although this might not really be needed. Only the cleaning after part.)
...Maybe I don't know what you're talking about. lol
Explain it to me.

AssassinsLament said:
Great tool ivanmmj.... I have a few questions. I guess I don't fully understand the process.
I've been able to get the XIP folder, os.nb.payload and romhdr.bin files from a KAISER rom... plus I used the .VM and WinCENLS_WWE folders from a working HERMES rom, but I can't seem to get past the second boot screen. A question I had is... do we use the os.nb.payload and romhdr.bin we got from the KAISER? or do we use those from a working hermes rom? and the XIP directory, do we need to change anything in there? or is just extracting it out, enough to work?
Thanks in advance.
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You need the XIP folder, os.nb.payload and romhdr.bin of YOUR device and the xip.bin and SYS folder of the rom you want to port INTO your device. Which device do you have? Tell me and I'll "draw" a map of what goes where.

xvx45 said:
I think I'll test later cause actually I'm in exam but I think it work, I'm on the same device as l3v5y so I'll make my test and maybe take to you Artemis files (my other phone)
Thank for your hard work
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That would be more than welcomed especially since I'm gonna use my Herald cooking class and modify it to teach Artemis users, also.
ai6908 said:
Awesome tool, looks like a dummy can me even port ROM's will try it out sometime. Thanks bunches!
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My hope is that it will allow just about anyone to port a ROM. ^_^

ivanmmj said:
You need the XIP folder, os.nb.payload and romhdr.bin of YOUR device and the xip.bin and SYS folder of the rom you want to port INTO your device. Which device do you have? Tell me and I'll "draw" a map of what goes where.
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Thanks for replying ivanmmj... I have a hermes, and I've been doing exactly that... my problem is when I go to build it, I get "An unhandled win32 exception occurred in buildxip.exe [2276]"
If I put in my older XIP build, buildxip works fine... so I'm lost now. Oh, and I'm trying to port the 19213 official att kaiser rom XIP.

AssassinsLament said:
Thanks for replying ivanmmj... I have a hermes, and I've been doing exactly that... my problem is when I go to build it, I get "An unhandled win32 exception occurred in buildxip.exe [2276]"
If I put in my older XIP build, buildxip works fine... so I'm lost now. Oh, and I'm trying to port the 19213 official att kaiser rom XIP.
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You'll need:
OEM: hermes
ROM folder: Hermes (uncluding the XIP folder and all the other files)
SYS folder from kaiser (look for and remove MSkernel from this folder... I'm not 100% on that folder yet and future versions may handle that folder automatically)
Place the xip.bin from the kaiser into the prepare folder.
Now run the RunMe

ivanmmj said:
You'll need:
OEM: hermes
ROM folder: Hermes (uncluding the XIP folder and all the other files)
SYS folder from kaiser (look for and remove MSkernel from this folder... I'm not 100% on that folder yet and future versions may handle that folder automatically)
Place the xip.bin from the kaiser into the prepare folder.
Now run the RunMe
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I really appreciate your help ivanmmj, same thing again. It chokes up on BuildXIP.exe ...I have BuildXIP version 0.53 if that makes any difference. I tried with two XIP versions... 19209 and 19900. I'm about to give up.
Oh and I have Visual Studio 2008 installed, so I don't think it would be the runtimes... would it?

AssassinsLament said:
I really appreciate your help ivanmmj, same thing again. It chokes up on BuildXIP.exe ...I have BuildXIP version 0.53 if that makes any difference. I tried with two XIP versions... 19209 and 19900. I'm about to give up.
Oh and I have Visual Studio 2008 installed, so I don't think it would be the runtimes... would it?
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It might be.... I'll have to do some research...

Ok, I even installed the vs2008 runtimes, same thing.. I found buildxip v.54, same thing... then i moved the whole ROM folder (new XIP) out and put in the old 19209 one and it ran... so maybe there's something wrong with 19213 with hermes? ok, I give up. Thanks for your help!!

19213 porting to elfin
i'm trying to port the 19213 to my elfin, and after porting when i use bepe's kitchen, it gets stuck at this screenshot. anybody help!!!

[HOWTO] Completely restore your device to its original condition (warranty coverage)

FIRST OF ALL I'M NOT RESPONSABLE OF ANY KIND OF DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THIS PROCEDURE.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!​
Ok, go on now
This guide assumes that you have already dumped your original ROM.
For how to dump your ROM, follow [email protected]'s wiki until obtain imgfs_raw_data.bin
What we need:
Official Pharos WWE ROM
tadzio tool (by tadzio)
XIPPORT tool (by bepe)
bPatch (by suracha)
HTC rom tool (by Dark Simpson) with pharos settings added by me
ROM update utility
I suggest you to create a folder for each tool (eg. C:\tadzio C:\XIPPORT C:\HTCRomTool C:\RomUpdate)
and unzip the tools in the respective folders. bPatch.exe is inside tadzio tool.
Download the official rom, right clic on "RUU_Pharos_HTC_WWE-ME_1.11.456.1_4.1.13.59_03.15.90_BLUE_Ship.exe", select "Open with WinRar" and extract RUU_Signed.nbh in "C:\tadzio"
Open a command prompt, go in "C:\tadzio" and type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>nbhextract ruu_signed.nbh
this tool extract the content of the .nbh file, if its all ok you should have these files now:
Code:
00_GSM.nb
01_IPL.nb
02_SPL.nb
03_MainSplash.bmp
03_MainSplash.nb
04_OS.nb
Copy 02_SPL.nb and 03_MainSplash.nb to C:\HTCRomTool and 04_OS.nb to C:\XIPPORT
ok, now we have official SPL and MainSplash ready to use but we need the OS too
To obtain exactly the original OS we need to modify some registry keys inside "boot.hv" according to our language.
This file is located in the XIP section, so we should extract the xip files from 04_OS.nb, modify boot.hv and re-inject the xip in the os.
Don't worry, we have another solution because we already have the original xip obtained from dump process ([email protected]'s wiki)
The XIP section is Part01.raw
Copy Part01.raw to C:\XIPPORT and rename it to "xip_out.bin"
Run xipport.exe, change the offset to "00313800", the filename to "04_OS.nb" (see pic01 at the end of post for detail) and press "write xip_out.bin to:"
This tool write the xip section (xip_out.bin) in the OS (04_OS.nb) at the specified address (00313800).
Now we have 04_OS.nb with our original XIP
Rename 04_OS.nb to OS.nb and copy it to C:\tadzio
Copy imgfs_raw_data.bin obtained from dump process to C:\tadzio
Open a command prompt, go in C:\tadzio and type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>imgfstonb imgfs_raw_data.bin os.nb os-new.nb -bigstoragemove
This tool recostructs the OS (os-new.nb) from our dumped image (imgfs_raw_data.bin)
Now we need to patch the size of OS-new.nb, to do this type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>bPatch.exe -1 0xFF 0x632D000 OS-new.nb
The size of patched file must be 99.1 MB (103,993,344 bytes)
Ok, our OS is ready to use!
Copy OS-new.nb to C:\HTCRomTool and run "htcrt.exe"
This tool creates and signes a .nbh file from a .nb file. I suggest you to create 2 .nbh, one for OS and Spalsh (eg. OS.nbh)
and one for SPL (eg. SPL.nbh).
Select "ROM builder" tab and fill the fields like screenshots at the end of post:
OS.nbh (see pic02 for detail)
SPL.nbh (see pic03 for detail)
Press "Build!", type the filename without extension and press "Save"
Flash OS.nbh first so if something wrong in the image and the device don't boot you'll be able to flash any other ROM; while, if it boots ok, then flash the SPL.nbh.
Copy OS.nbh to C:\RomUpdate, rename it to ruu_signed.nbh, run "ROMUpdateUtility.exe" and follow the instructions
At this point we have flashed OS and Splash, if its all ok and the device boot right, then you can flash SPL
Delete ruu_signed.nbh, copy SPL.nbh to C:\RomUpdate, rename it to ruu_signed.nbh and run "ROMUpdateUtility.exe"
That's all!! Now you have completely restored your device to its original condition.
I've tested this procedure, worked fine for me and i hope for you too
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isnt there some way to find out if we can enable wifi in the startup of the os? .. then we know if its in the Pharos or not. whadoyathinkhuh? seems in the Artemis wifi is enabled by the os....

avathar behemoth said:
isnt there some way to find out if we can enable wifi in the startup of the os? .. then we know if its in the Pharos or not. whadoyathinkhuh? seems in the Artemis wifi is enabled by the os....
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i've tried to play around this few time ago with no succes
I've configured wifi interface card throw registry hack, it appears in the network adapter list, but when i turn on wifi nothing happens...

did you use the files i posted in the wifi thread? (posted the tnetw 1251 driver and a file from the extended rom of the artemis... wifinit.exe) but kudos to you for getting a device listed in the pharos (though i looked with task manager i think in a previous rom i flashed and i saw wifi.dll or something loaded at the list of pharos devices)

poldo964 said:
FIRST OF ALL I'M NOT RESPONSABLE OF ANY KIND OF DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THIS PROCEDURE.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!​
Ok, go on now
This guide assumes that you have already dumped your original ROM.
For how to dump your ROM, follow [email protected]'s wiki until obtain imgfs_raw_data.bin
What we need:
Official Pharos WWE ROM
tadzio tool (by tadzio)
XIPPORT tool (by bepe)
bPatch (by suracha)
HTC rom tool (by Dark Simpson) with pharos settings added by me
ROM update utility
I suggest you to create a folder for each tool (eg. C:\tadzio C:\XIPPORT C:\HTCRomTool C:\RomUpdate)
and unzip the tools in the respective folders. bPatch.exe is inside tadzio tool.
Download the official rom, right clic on "RUU_Pharos_HTC_WWE-ME_1.11.456.1_4.1.13.59_03.15.90_BLUE_Ship.exe", select "Open with WinRar" and extract RUU_Signed.nbh in "C:\tadzio"
Open a command prompt, go in "C:\tadzio" and type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>nbhextract ruu_signed.nbh
this tool extract the content of the .nbh file, if its all ok you should have these files now:
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Failed to pass this step with this message " 'nbhextract' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
This command was not included in your attached tadzio tool.

wittanny said:
Failed to pass this step with this message " 'nbhextract' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
This command was not included in your attached tadzio tool.
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oops! sorry

hi
i have not imgfs_raw_data.bin ????

when i run the romupdateutility i get error "invalid vendor id"
please help

lindows said:
when i run the romupdateutility i get error "invalid vendor id"
please help
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you need HardSPL to flash a NON official ROM

well, actually I went from a Pharos running Poldo v13 (HardSPL Mobiz) to a completely original english Pharos by simply installing Pharos Official English ROM Version 1.11.707.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394721).
Now when I boot, everything is original, even the SPL is the original and not the Mobiz anymore.....
Lucky?

fmulinacci said:
well, actually I went from a Pharos running Poldo v13 (HardSPL Mobiz) to a completely original english Pharos by simply installing Pharos Official English ROM Version 1.11.707.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394721).
Now when I boot, everything is original, even the SPL is the original and not the Mobiz anymore.....
Lucky?
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are you italian?

poldo964 said:
are you italian?
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yes, why? do I write english so bad ?
by the way, I got a question for you: from your signature now you are using your latest rom and the new radio. I now a lot of people likes your new rom very much, but somebody complains about poor battery lasting. Does this new radio improves battery issue?
Cheers

fmulinacci said:
yes, why? do I write english so bad ?
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no no... i mean that you have a WWE ROM now, not italian... When i've bought my pharos there was an ITA ROM inside and this thread explains "how to completely restore your device to its original condition (warranty coverage)" like the title says
by the way, I got a question for you: from your signature now you are using your latest rom and the new radio. I now a lot of people likes your new rom very much, but somebody complains about poor battery lasting. Does this new radio improves battery issue?
Cheers
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cannot confirm this, i'm working with kaiser device now... but you can test by yourself, just flash the old radio and see what happens
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poldo964 said:
no no... i mean that you have a WWE ROM now, not italian... When i've bought my pharos there was an ITA ROM inside and this thread explains "how to completely restore your device to its original condition (warranty coverage)" like the title says
cannot confirm this, i'm working with kaiser device now... but you can test by yourself, just flash the old radio and see what happens
cu
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ok, I got it....however my Pharos was French (a great deal, about 150€ at FNAC in Geneva...I could not let it on the shelf), and I did not back it up before upgrading....let us hope in 1 year nothing bad will happen ;-)

Hi all,
I'm looking for the official french version. Could anyone share it or tell me where i could DL it?
Thanks all.

[DEV] ROM Extractor for Bepe's Platformrebuilder

Hello People
I have coded a solution for extracting roms automatically and make it ready for Bepe's Kitchen.
How to: V2
- Extract the KitchenV2.rar
- Put the extractRom.exe and the Tools2 Folder wherever you like (but it must me together in a folder)
IMPORTANT: DONT RENAME THE Tools2 Folder
- Put a nbh in the Tools2\NBH or a os.nb in the \Tools2\OS
- start extractRom.exe and chose your file
then Wait. It takes a few minutes and your kitchen is ready.
Be sure that the rom is not protected else it doesnt works
WORKS ONLY WITH THE NEWER GENERATION OF PHONES!!
TESTED WITH: NIKI, DIAMOND, BLACKSTONE, BREEZE
http://rapidshare.com/files/192469913/KITCHENV2.rar

Failure with build ROM
Hi Blackdragon_860,
many thanks for your effort - but unfortunately I must say that I have yet to find a
working dumptool for bepe's kitchen that fits the average user.
Using your toolset (put in the root of my drive) seems to create the structure just
fine but whenever I use build_rom.bat (from your kitchen or from bepes) it just gives
me an errormessage from platformrebuilder.exe:
Collecting standard packages and initializing hives...
ERROR! (errorlevel: -1073740777)
please press any key ...
I tried with the new HTC 1.93 GER ROM btw.
Any thoughts on that ?
/mst
P.S. why does yor tool need another location than platformrebuilder that makes it
even more difficult?

Thx for this, great work! one issue: I have made my Diamond roms with Surface Kitchen so far. I give this a go and I take one of my own roms and dump it and rebuilt it..I made no changes every thing went fine no errors and the new OS.nbh was created. Then I flash it but it dont boot, just the splash screen came up? the txt which allways come up normally where you seen the radio and protocol version didnt shown at all..How come?? What did I miss??

OK now I test a stock .nbh file and now the rom boot, but my finnish xt9 was gone I got just the ordinary keyboard in the rom, and the phone canvas is missing too in the rom, random acsess is gone
I used the 2.03 nbh

i use it for every "OFFICIAL" & "ORIGINAL" Rom
and it works greate..
i am working on a update,but for now it works.
greets

released V2

works awesome! THX

Great job! Perfect THX very much

thx for yours feedbacks..

I met an error like this:
Error: 0x80000009
'boot.rgu' does not exist in th specified paths!
Error! (errorlevel:1)
does this means the rom protected?

yes, when the rom is not protect or original it works 100%

Blackdragon_860 said:
Hello People
I have coded a solution for extracting roms automatically and make it ready for Bepe's Kitchen.
How to: V2
- Extract the KitchenV2.rar
- Put the extractRom.exe and the Tools2 Folder wherever you like (but it must me together in a folder)
IMPORTANT: DONT RENAME THE Tools2 Folder
- Put a nbh in the Tools2\NBH or a os.nb in the \Tools2\OS
- start extractRom.exe and chose your file
then Wait. It takes a few minutes and your kitchen is ready.
Be sure that the rom is not protected else it doesnt works
WORKS ONLY WITH THE NEWER GENERATION OF PHONES!!
TESTED WITH: NIKI, DIAMOND, BLACKSTONE, BREEZE
http://rapidshare.com/files/192469913/KITCHENV2.rar
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dude i tried to extract wm6.5 rom with this. it did not extract ROM folder so i had to manually copy it. after that when i run the rom builder i get an error that boot.rgu is not placed in right paths. i think its supposed to be in XIP and it is there only. then why this problem?