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WM6 Backup?

Ok I want to do a full Backup of my Herald, so if it crash that i can go into Windows, fire up a program, pressing "restore old ROM" and it is the way i had backuped it.
I know some programs, that are storing backup datas like sms,contacts etc. - but thats not enough for me.
So is there a program that can fulfill my needs?
( and yes, i read a lot in the forum here - but i didn't found anything or i'm just a bit blind )

xsign said:
Ok I want to do a full Backup of my Herald, so if it crash that i can go into Windows, fire up a program, pressing "restore old ROM" and it is the way i had backuped it.
I know some programs, that are storing backup datas like sms,contacts etc. - but thats not enough for me.
So is there a program that can fulfill my needs?
( and yes, i read a lot in the forum here - but i didn't found anything or i'm just a bit blind )
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Spb backup : http://spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/backup/?en
Cheers,
Fred

So does it dump the whole ROM ? I'm currently playing around with mtty... but its hard to find informations on the avaiable commands etc.

It does not make a ROM backup.

well then its gettings weird and im starting to feel pretty sad about the Herald

xsign said:
well then its gettings weird and im starting to feel pretty sad about the Herald
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When you do a backup of your ppc with spb backup, it will backup everything that is on your device (ROM) that is not part of the ROM itself.
It means that all programs installed after a hard reset, all the databases (mails, contacts, notifications,...) all the registry, and all files not being part of the ROM.
So if you do a hard reset and you restore the backup it will be exactly the same as it when you did the backup. And I think that it is what you want.
Caution, if you do an OS up/downgrade, your backup is useless. This backup cannot be either installed on another device.
Cheers,
Fred

ok sweet - ty fred. another question: what if i changed the ROM - how to backup that ? no solution yet?

xsign said:
ok sweet - ty fred. another question: what if i changed the ROM - how to backup that ? no solution yet?
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This is device dependent. With some of them, it is possible, with others it's not, for several reasons. If you don't find tools or someone who managed to do it and provided the way to do so, well you're stuck... I think dumping is not the biggest problem, the real problem is the restore stuff. Sorry, but it is so.
Cheers,
Fred

hehe ok ok - i would be a step closer to my goal if i would find a way to unlock the ROM/ break into, so i can change files in there...

xsign said:
hehe ok ok - i would be a step closer to my goal if i would find a way to unlock the ROM/ break into, so i can change files in there...
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What do you mean? If you're talking about doing it 'live', forget about that. But if you're talking about changing the contents of the Rom before doing the upgrade, well the tools are already existing and kitchens too (depending on the device)
Cheers,
Fred

Well ok - i searched my ass off through the forum, but i didn'T found any solution to get my current WM6 ROM out of the mobile phone ( so i can edit it ).
Gimme a hint pls, so i can proceed researching the stuff.
thx man - even if i bother you probably

xsign said:
Well ok - i searched my ass off through the forum, but i didn'T found any solution to get my current WM6 ROM out of the mobile phone ( so i can edit it ).
Gimme a hint pls, so i can proceed researching the stuff.
thx man - even if i bother you probably
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It should be an official Rom, am I right? If it is the case, download it on the official site and use NBHExtract to get the dump of the .nbh file and rebuild it. Have a look in hermes forum and in xda-wiki
Cheers,
Fred

Yeah it is official, but the thing is: there are no downloads avaiable yet. and thats the point so i'm a bit stucked here...

xsign said:
Yeah it is official, but the thing is: there are no downloads avaiable yet. and thats the point so i'm a bit stucked here...
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On the wiki page, I found this:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Herald_Upgrades

hehe been there almost 6 times today - and if you try to download them, they would fail.
And the thing is: my current ROM versions exceeds hell of the versions on that page. so why should i use the old ones ? thats not really what i want to :/

Hi - do you know how can i backup mt HTC Dual ROM
dotfred said:
On the wiki page, I found this:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Herald_Upgrades
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Hi - do you know how can i backup mt HTC Dual ROM
Tks

amostalmor said:
Hi - do you know how can i backup mt HTC Dual ROM
Tks
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WHAT #@###]??!\\|???????
1) This is a 1 year old thread....
2) Have you read the thread or not??
3) Have you read the thread?
4) Read again the thread......
This is a joke..... Right???

[TMOUS][PROJ]TG01 rom for HD2 Port

Well since summer is here, and after trying a lot of custom roms for my hd2, i need some advice on porting the TG01/T01A rom to the HD2.
3 reasons why I want to port the tsunagi rom to the hd2.
1 is because of the Japanese support on the T01A rom, not just so i can view the fonts but also enter hiragana/katakana/kanji.
2. after owning the tg01 (rip tsun-tsun) i miss the toshiba keyboard. it might be possible to extract the stripe interface and the toshiba keyboard and install it no?
3. Plus I have nothing better to do so i figured why not.
I started the actual process today so I haven't gone that far yet. Right now i dumped both the T01A and the TG01 roms (downloaded from Toshiba, dumped with this kitchen) I figured i port the english rom first then after i successfully port it, i'll move on to the japanese rom. So far that's all I got, im gonna start dumping either the 2.10 or the 2.13 HD2 rom from t-mobile sometime today.
So to all the veterans out there, any tips?

so i started working on this today, what i did was dump the tg01 rom then move files from the tsunagi dump to an hd2 kitchen. then i cooked a rom. didnt really think it was gonna work and i was right. i assume its the toshiba setup running at startup causing it to freeze. probably need to disable that application and cook it again. heres a pic for those interested.
like i said any tips would be appreciated.

actually I would love the tg01 interface on my hd2 keep me posted I am very interested in the development of this
are you just cooking the modules in the phone and seeing where it goes or...
are the modules okay for visual kitchen??? I'm curious and have you spoken to one of the mods to see if they can help

I'm curious and have you spoken to one of the mods to see if they can help
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nope i havent spoken to any mods/cookers about this project. i figured this would be a great summer project til the fall semester comes around.
so if mods/senior cookers see this, give me tips! please? lol
are you just cooking the modules in the phone and seeing where it goes or...
are the modules okay for visual kitchen?
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well what ive done so far is dump the stock tg01 rom from toshibas site and try to add in toshibas stuff (the keyboard and the menu). thats pretty much as far as i gotten. i believe its all in the oem folder on the toshiba, plus im trying to convert that oem into ext but so far the tools i tried to use isnt working for me. this weekend im gonna look into the problem a little closer since i have the time.
actually I would love the tg01 interface on my hd2
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that interface looks really good doesnt it? actually the whole point of this project was so i could use the docomo japanese ime from the toshiba to the hd2, plus i know a bunch of people with hd2's around here, and i wanted mine to "pop". haha

Seems good.
It's better if you can post the dump files if you wish, so that others can look in to it.

yeah ill post the tg01 dump later, i just got home from a bonfire. summers doin good for me so far. haha. hopefully this thing shouldnt be too difficult. btw if u do obtain a tg01/t01a rom dump, the files in question are in the oem folder, they one of the folders start with an S and the second starts with a T. i dont exactly have computer access atm so i cant tell the exact folder name.
edit: so the folders are called tsbapl and sysapl. this is located in the oem folder from the tg01/t01a rom. if we can somehow incorporate that into the hd2, i think that'll be it. i tried a couple oem -> ext converters from the t01a forum but it didnt work, me thinks its cause my computers acting like a monkey and i have to reinstall windows.

Great initiative Caffeine, I too, would love trying out Toshiba's UI on the HD2

i pm'ed Nokser, an active tg01 rom cooker for help. he seems pretty busy but he gave me some info. the toshiba keyboard and the toshiba interface is located in the tsbapl folder from the dump. i went ahead and uploaded the tsbapl folder for those of you who want to take a look out of it. i'll try to get the keyboard working first, then hopefully the stripes interface.
hers the tsbapl dump. http://bit.ly/azhlYP
btw does anyone know how to convert this to a cab? "oem -> cab". the tools i found dont seem to work for me.

I create for you .cab file
Only, you had to test if it works

Nokser said:
I create for you .cab file
Only, you had to test if it works
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that sounds fine, thanks for helping me out bro.

I have done some cooking as well, mostly personal but I am willing to help out. Just got back from android land and its been awhile but I will get it together again quickly. Let me know how I can help out man.

well right now what ive been doing is simply adding the folder to the oem folder in the hd2 kitchen im using. that didnt work because as far as i can tell a toshiba specific app runs at startup so if we can somehow disable that app it'll be working.

so i havent really worked on this much (lately since ive been busy) tbh, but anyone have any ideas on what i should do?

caffeinejunky said:
so i havent really worked on this much tbh, but anyone have any ideas on what i should do?
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If you dont know how to do this with coding and real development please ask a developer to help you, or a moderator to remove this thread due to halted development. Thank you

im not gonna lie the only work ive done to this was take out programs from the extracted oem folder. thats pretty much what im doing, trial and error, i just need to figure out whats running at startup thats causing the phone to freeze up. so far i tried reading the dsm file with an editor but it wont show me what file its making run at startup.
im in the process of building another rom.. hopefully i get it down.

caffeinejunky said:
im not gonna lie the only work ive done to this was take out programs from the extracted oem folder. thats pretty much what im doing, trial and error, i just need to figure out whats running at startup thats causing the phone to freeze up. so far i tried reading the dsm file with an editor but it wont show me what file its making run at startup.
im in the process of building another rom.. hopefully i get it down.
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Compiling a new Software is very hard work. I'll be more than add + remove. Good luck.

[Q] open and Modify ROM

O.K. i have looked for the answer to this question and the closest i can get is from a post in 2006 using Hypercore. So with that said i am sorry if i am overlooking the the answer somewhere. i love the WhiteStone_WM6.5_D4C2_21905_COM2_PV built by "pdaviet".The problem is that I would like to open this rom and add a couple of thing to it wrap it back up and put it back on my phone. How do i do this. i have been trying to figure this out for 6 hours now and i am about to lose my mind not to mention my eyes. any direction somebody can point me is appreciated.

Try this method, and ignore posts that say you can't dump protected roms. You may need to change settings, depending on the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503112

Farmer Ted said:
Try this method, and ignore posts that say you can't dump protected roms. You may need to change settings, depending on the device.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=503112
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This kitchen is device specific. Probably he will need to adjust it for his needs.

Jackos said:
This kitchen is device specific. Probably he will need to adjust it for his needs.
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Yup, it needs to be modified for different devices.

Jackos said:
This kitchen is device specific. Probably he will need to adjust it for his needs.
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hi sir how can i adjust this.thanks

master92 said:
hi sir how can i adjust this.thanks
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Depends on what device you use. Not an easy task if you have no idea how the cooking process work.

Jackos said:
Depends on what device you use. Not an easy task if you have no idea how the cooking process work.
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thanks for quick reply i would like to adjust it for hd2.

I got this kitchen customized only for TP2 devices. No time to adjust it for HD2.
BTW Anyway even if you would have such a kitchen for HD2, I don't think it will be any usage for you if you don't know how cooking works...

Jackos said:
I got this kitchen customized only for TP2 devices. No time to adjust it for HD2.
BTW Anyway even if you would have such a kitchen for HD2, I don't think it will be any usage for you if you don't know how cooking works...
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thanks again i only need this to add few apps in a custom rom.i dont know much about cooking but i am trying to learn with help ofnice people like you.

Just install them by using cab files. Much easier (and safer!).
Recooking roms is not something you are able to learn in a day or two.

Jackos said:
Just install them by using cab files. Much easier (and safer!).
Recooking roms is not something you are able to learn in a day or two.
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i know it is not easy but can you please tell me how can i modify this to extract leo rom.thanks

You're gonna need to modify the ini files in the tools folder. I think you'll need to add the HD2 to the list in htcrt.ini and htcrt_devices.ini, and then get a Leo.htcrtproj file. The easiest thing would be to download a Leo-specific kitchen and get the files (or maybe the settings that you need.). I've never done it before, but it looks pretty easy. Just open the files with notepad, and you'll see what's missing.

thank for reply .i will give it a try,

[Q] convert cwr/nand to sd build ?

Any body know a noobish way to convert cwr zip's to a SD (boot from haret/WM) ?
Thank's in advance !

There is no noobish way to do that...

You know an other way you can share maybe?

I am 100% sure it cannot be done easily, never heard of a method to convert it anyway. I am not a chef,but I guess you have to cook it separately, just ask the chef of a ROM you'd liked to have in a NAND form, and maybe (but probably not) he will cook a nand version.

Its just that i wanna change the clockwork file's to a SD build.
If i extract the cwr zip file ,i have no system.ext file ,its a system folder.
Haret is missing to ..

stillbeer said:
Any body know a noobish way to convert cwr zip's to a SD (boot from haret/WM)?
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I am interesting in having TyphooN CM7 3.35 NAND ROM converted to an SD ROM. So...
+1

Actually guys.. you should have used the search box!
Here's a way to do that

white-energy said:
Actually guys.. you should have used the search box!
Here's a way to do that
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Excellent, but I need a one-click Windows solution. That is way beyond me.

Use VirtualBox my friend.

white-energy said:
Use VirtualBox my friend.
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Right now, it is all a blur. I am getting too old for this, methinks. But... I have not yet thrown in the towel.

MarkAtHome said:
Excellent, but I need a one-click Windows solution. That is way beyond me.
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thats why a few posts up it was saiud no easy method of doing it
unfortunately if it was as simple as 1 click then everyone would be making their own roms

The fact that it was said that there is no easy method is sufficient to get our developers going -- they will create such a solution, since it would be considered a challenge.
This is XDA after all.

[Q] Transforming a nand rom to an sd rom

As wrote in the title.. because of the new miui are not more producted in via sd I would like to produce it but I don't know how is possible.. are there people that can say me how is it possible to do it?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

Technically it should be possible by converting the system files from a nand build to a system.ext2 file and using an sd initrd.gz, and I had several devs trying to teach me to do it but I was never able to get it to boot. I never tried converting a miui rom though so who knows.

i havent actually done it but i am able to port most of the roms except apps and framework. the second i do that it wont boot

I have the same question because I want to use MIUI 1.4.1 too. Or is there somebody that wanna do it?

JesusFreak316 said:
Technically it should be possible by converting the system files from a nand build to a system.ext2 file and using an sd initrd.gz, and I had several devs trying to teach me to do it but I was never able to get it to boot. I never tried converting a miui rom though so who knows.
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How do you convert the system files from a nand build to a system.ext2?

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How do you convert the system files from a nand build to a system.ext2?
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genext2fs -d <source-folder> -b <size of ext2> system.ext2

^Bscly. Of course it requires a Linux box.

in order to get the build to boot you'll have to correctly mod the files in linux

puff0 said:
As wrote in the title.. because of the new miui are not more producted in via sd I would like to produce it but I don't know how is possible.. are there people that can say me how is it possible to do it?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!
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Which miui rom are you trying to port? A link will be helpful... would like to give it a try.
Sent from my HTC HD2

boonbing said:
Which miui rom are you trying to port? A link will be helpful... would like to give it a try.
Sent from my HTC HD2
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Go to the roms page in miui-dev's page (sorry can't post links, not allowed yet, google miui-dev) and scroll all the way down. It's the last device listed.

NEW MIUI
http://www.multiupload.com/YUMK0BXG1T
This is the link for the new MIUI. GOOD CHEF PUT IT INTO FORMAT FOR SD

hummy15 said:
http://www.multiupload.com/YUMK0BXG1T
This is the link for the new MIUI. GOOD CHEF PUT IT INTO FORMAT FOR SD
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Great, thanks a lot. downloading right now. will try tomorrow.
I wish there could be a manual/tutorial how to do it. I hate begging people to get it done for SD. I doubt your chef would be doing every new version of MUIU to SD. That's why it would be great to learn so that me and others like myself could do it on our own.
Thanks for getting this build converted.

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http://www.multiupload.com/YUMK0BXG1T
This is the link for the new MIUI. GOOD CHEF PUT IT INTO FORMAT FOR SD
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Ok. I manage to get this ported to SD card and Android boot loaded into RAM... but most are in Chinese... is it still useful?

boonbing said:
Ok. I manage to get this ported to SD card and Android boot loaded into RAM... but most are in Chinese... is it still useful?
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All MIUI roms needs language pack after installation. In the earlier SD builds, the language pack was placed in the root folder and the device reboot would update the language pack.

BTW someone already ported the 1.4.8 build for SD/MAGLDR in this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12839635&postcount=206

Just an idea... shall we form a team, create a thread "Porter Series SD Roms" or something like that and try porting all the NAND roms to SD build?
But are there any rules in XDA that prohibits us from doing this? Did not want to end up being banned here.

hummy15 said:
http://www.multiupload.com/YUMK0BXG1T
This is the link for the new MIUI. GOOD CHEF PUT IT INTO FORMAT FOR SD
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I downloaded this one but it doesn't look like it's for SD build. There is no haret file to start it. It's in a NAND format.

mikemol said:
I downloaded this one but it doesn't look like it's for SD build. There is no haret file to start it. It's in a NAND format.
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May be waiting for somebody convert from NAND to SD build.

yes..me too..I would like to see a tutorial how to convert a nand rom to and sd rom!
..Please is there someone?

sorry for being a bumper but...
bump.
(lots of new nand roms that i would like to try, while keeping wp7...)
a porting guide would be sensationable