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Newbee: Modifying Ext. Rom with ER2003 Edit

Hi ,
Just downloaded the ER2003 EDIT utility to modify the Extended ROM in my XDA2.
Previously I also downloaded some ROM files available from this web site. Like the RUU15283wwe_cdl.exe
What I am missing now is how to create my own Extended ROM.
The question is the ER2003 Edit asks for an NBF file.
What I have is only EXE file that when I install, automatically decompress and they try to install directly on the pocketPC.
Am I missing something?
Is it possible to have the Extended ROM .NBF file of the Imate version?
Thanks and regards,
Claudio.

Claudio,
Just extract the ROM image (the exe file) with Winzip to a new folder.
Then you can open the ms_.nbf file with er2003edit.
Grtz,
Jos

Thanks for your prompt reply.
I unzipped the file and it comes out an EXE file. When I double click on the EXE file it does not decompress into files, but it starts an InstallShield Wizard, and it begin an installation process.
Can I modify this?

Claudio,
Just unzip this file again with Winzip in a new folder.
You should get 6 files:
- HimaClearJumpCode.exe
- HimaGetDeviceData.exe
- HimaUpgradeUt.exe
- ms_.nbf
- NK.nbf
- Radio_.nbf
The extended ROM is contained in the ms_.nbf file.
When you change the ROM, you should also modify the config.txt file in the ROM.
The ROM upgrade of the XDA can be started with HimaUpgradeUt.exe.
Grtz,
Jos

Hi,
alternatively: When the Installshield setup starts, browser to your temp folder and you will find the extracted files in a sub-folder. Just copy the files to another folder and close the Installshield wizard (which will delete the original extracted files)

Password
It asks me for a password so i can open the rom file..... Can someone help?

I'have got the same problem asking me for a password
HELP ANYONE??????????????????????

me too , all passwords not working. Ive got the lastest release ..
someone asked me to specify the type from the Open Dialogue option
i mean choose :
1- File -> Open Rom Image
2- from the opened box change the drop down option from :
[ WM2003 Auto-Detect ROM *.nbf ] ---> to [WM2003 Extended Rom (ms_.nbf) ]
and it should solve the problem ..
I've tried it but it gave me same password error ...
any help

Voice on TOMTOM 5.1

I got everything working....except the voices....
Help help help help
Luis
thnaks for all help

I think you might be having the same problem i did for a while. I knocked up a seperate voice installer to put the voice files in the right place. feel free to give it a go.

helo . is this the portuguese voice ?

'fraid not, it's the english one.

I dont now how to do a ´cab ....can you do for all of us Portuguese guys..??

You can edit his file with wince cab manager! and drag the voice files you want installed in this cab

Ok.. but where i put this cabs ???

In the CAB files, you'll have a file called dataXX.CHK. Put that file in this folder on your device:
Code:
\TomTom\TomTom
for version 5.10, it has to be under that full path.
for version 5.00, it has to be under \TomTom.
I believe it's a typo in their software, but that's the only way I got any of the voices to work.
Just create a folder called TomTom on the root of your device, then create another folder under it also called TomTom. Finally, copy your CHK file into that folder. You can also copy the dataXX.BMP and dataXX.VIF files into that folder, but that's optional.
That's it!

Strange...i belive that i need a folder voices....

1. download wince cab manager
2. open voice**.cab with wince cab manager
3. open files in this voice cab
4. extract data**.chk out of the cab, by dragging it to a new folder
5. determine which *.vif file (also in the folder voice on your cd) is linked to your voice**.cab (in your case porf.vif (female) and porm.vif (male))
6. rename the porf.vif or porm.vif file to data**.vif (** is the number of the voice file) and copy he file to your new folder
7. open tintoy.cab
8. open files in this cab
9. drag data**.chk and data**.vif into this cab
10. save tintoy's cab file
11. execute this file in your pda

you can also make a folder voices and put the chk and vif file in there
\voices in the root of the device

HELP Translating Apps Tutorial

I've seen that many apps comes with AppName.0409.mui installed in the same folder of the app, usually \Windows.
For who don't have an english OS, usually miss app dialog box string.
I've seen that if u want to have back dialog box string u have to make a copy of AppName.0409.mui and reneme it into AppName.xxxx.mui where xxxx is your contry code (for me, italian, 0410).
But how to have dialog box string in native language?
I've tried with a recent app extracted from touch dual (Action Screen) which have a mui file with only one string. I've used Resource Hack, changed the string, compiled and saved. But... nothing.
In second instance i've changed not only the string but also the language code, compiled, saved and...
So can someone who is skilled make a tutorial for changing app strings?
Sorry for my bad english and thanks in advance for reply.
P.S.: i've read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311078 and also this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=307968 but talking about rom, not apps...

I do it like this:
1. Copy the program's executable file to pc.
2. Open the exe with Resource Tuner. I delete all other folders exept Menu, Dialog and String(in these are all the strings for translation) and save the file.
3. Then I open it with resource hacker and push action -> save all recources
4. I open the generated rc file with notepad and replace all the:
LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US(or maybe this is another language)
lines to:
LANGUAGE LANG_GREEK, 0x1 (this is for greek language)
and save the file.
5. After that I open the rc file again, but now with resource builder and I push tools -> Create resource-only dll and I save the file as name_of_file.exe.0408.mui(for greek).
6. Finally I open this file with resource hacker and I translate it
I used to do it in this way cause I have all these three progrs(resource hacker, resource tuner and resource builder)
Maybe there are other progs or ways but this works fine for me until now. If someone knows easier and faster methods I also want to know.

First, thanks for reply.
I was trying to make an easier thing... but maybe i can try this way for my scope.
I've installed HTC Action Screen, you can found it at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336587
It's a cool launcher, nothing more. After installation i can find in \Windows folder two files:
HTCActionScreen.exe
HTCActionScreen.exe.0409.mui
Well in the mui there's only one string that is the top of the launcher screen, that i don't see. I've renamed 0409 into 0410 and now i see the string, the original one in english (some like that "Dial phone number or select a task below:").
I'd like to change in italian, so, i've used resource hacker ONLY for translate the string (as in your 6.) but... i don't see anything once again!!!
Any suggestion?
Have i to start from exe as in your reply?
Thanks again.

This is happens because you cannot change the LANGUAGE line with resource hacker. For this I save the resources in a rc file and adit it with notepad. I had similar problems with some muis that cannot translated before use the method that I described above. You only need resource builder to recompile the rc file to mui again. I don't now in what must change the Language line for Italian, but I think you can find out if you open an italian mui file.

So, i describe my step:
1) open HTCActionScreen.exe.0409.mui with Resource Hacker and and push action -> save all recources
2) open the .rc just created with notepad and changed LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US into LANGUAGE LANG_ITALIAN, SUBLANG_ITALIAN
3) open this .rc with resource builder and push tools -> Create resource-only dll and I save the file as HTCActionScreen.exe.0410.mui
4) open this file with resource hacker and translate it
it doesn't work
Where's my fault?
Maybe have i to sign the file?

can't install .cab

Hi all
I can't install programs in .cab format because in the cruise I see the files....
.EXE ( I have an Opera browser icon)when I tap over the .exe icon, Opera starts.
and when I tap the other files .cab the message is :THERE'S NO APPLICATION......
I'm Italian, so I have a Italian version, hope my english is not so bad
thank's all

CAB
I don't know much English- but if get your trouble - doesn't go the install set CAB ?? Insert in apparatus or on card memoirs and there research worker find where be given to and click on set will alone already install.Over Windows doesn't go .Only in apparatus.

Clear English my friend . So, what you wanna tell is that only on the device the .cab will work?
When you unzip de cab file in Windows, you will see these files (exe and others) so I think that your device is unpacking the cab file instead of installing the cab.
When you go to Windows Explorer and then tap the .cab file, do you see also the exe files?

Change start text on swedish ROM?

I have tried to change my start text to something else but I really can't find that string 321 in ANY .dll on my device. I don't even have a shellres.dll.0409.mui as it says below.
Change Start Text
1. Unsign your shellres.dll.0409.mui
2. Open it in one of these three Reshack / PE Explorer / Restoratorand go to string value 321 and change the name from Start to whatever you want.
3. Save your modified file
4. Open MssignerorMultiple file Signer
· click Start sign Process (for MFS follow directions in the link)
· a window will pop-up with "Process finished!"
· You will see a that a text file has been create for your shellres on your desktop
· Open the text file, if you see "Warning: This file is signed, but not timestamped, Succeeded" you know the file was signed.
5. Transfer the modified file to your SD card
6. Open TC and navigate to the /Windows and rename your old file to "shellres.dll.0409.mui.bak"
7. Move your modified file from your SD card into the /Windows
8. Soft Reset
Can someone help me out please? The people at PPCGeeks are so slow

No one?

No because 0409 is for English rom
In Sweden the value is 041D
So find the file shellres.dll.041D.mui

Ye I have that file, but it seems I can't copy it to my internal storage with Total Commander for some reason. Well I can copy it, but the file seems hidden and stuff even if I take away those properties on the file before I copy it.

Try to modify this file taken from windows mobile 6.1 version 2.03 SVE
then you can make a cab file that overwrite the orignal file in the windows folder

Will it make any difference when I have 1.93 ROM? I'm too lazy to upgrade to 2.03 since it most likely won't make any difference (I checked the changelog for 2.03).

2.03 is much faster then the 1.93

And also more battery consuming I read, true?

ArtieQ said:
And also more battery consuming I read, true?
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I don't think so, I'm using 2.03 standard rom and I don't see any difference.
Different versions of the radio can consume more or less battery and also
influence the function of the GPS.
There's a specific thread for radios.

I'll update later today then when I've charged the phone :]