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german version of the xda-developers rom 1.2

hi guys
first of all thanks a lot for your work, it helped me out a lot and especially letting me get to know my new device much better and easier.
i just have some hard time setting up your xda special rom image. with an english version built in linux flashed with the bootloader way and xdarit.exe, it worked out fine but when i tried to built my own german version, it just shows the splash screen, at the lower right corned it show that the system initialised (with this g32S54 ; R3.17.01 message written in red) but than it just freezes and cannot be started.
i somehow tried it with a german t-mobile image, an old o2 image and the newest o2 image and i got the same problem everytime.
is there a way to get the german version running ? since i'm in need of the special signs or does your mkrom script just runs on an english image ?
greetz
joey

To be honest, we never really tested mkROM much on German versions. But there's new developments on the horizon, and you may like what's coming...

But there's new developments on the horizon, and you may like what's coming...
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What do you mean with that??? A universal multilanguage SE??? Special german ROM???
Please give more details...

Hi All,
English is ok for me. I just would like to get a german qwertz keyboard on it.
If anybody has freeware suggestions let me know.
regards,
Silver

did you mkrom, to extract the xipchain from your rom?
the offsets used in mkrom may need to be changed. currently these are all hardcoded for the qtek rom. have not looked at other roms.

thanks for the hint, i'm just about to try that, just did not recognize this xipchains script. but i'm working on that.
but since my knowledge is not that good it may take a while...
more hints are welcome .
actually this german qwertz keyboard is the most important thing for me too.. but having also a german language just makes navigating much quicker, and since there are a lot of people around here being interested in your special rom, because the original once just suck and are totally unusable. and yours seems to run very stable...
greetz at all
joey

Silversurfer said:
Hi All,
English is ok for me. I just would like to get a german qwertz keyboard on it.
If anybody has freeware suggestions let me know.
regards,
Silver
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Sorry, no freeware, but there is an application called calligrapher, wich is a handwriting recognition thingy, far better than transscriber. It can use custom dictionaries and has a better keyboard included with it. I use it all the time with a dutch upgrade. You can get the german one if you like and youll have the qwertz keyboard. (Because of a bug, the dutch version also has qwertz).

I have also tried to built a German one...see http://www.xda-developers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1490&highlight=dolo
So I am even not sure if my Linux solution is the right one, or the hardcoded stuff is tricking me.
so any clue on how to get mkrom on German ROM running is apreciated.
Dolo

just checked the 3.19.01 german rom, the MISC block is larger than in the qtek rom. now it is partially overwritten by the XDA_DEVELOPERS1 block.
you would have to change the start of xda_developers1 to 81840000,
and also make it smaller, since not everything will fit anymore.

hey that sounds cool, but how do i do that ?
deleting some files out of the files2 directory ?
and how do i set the start block ? sorry did not have enough time to read through all the readme and how to files...
thanks a lot
joey

ROM& EXROM Extraction

hiya!
I've been working with the I-mate(XDAII,02) and basically it's end of life soon.
I've had HTC send us some of their new devices, the imate PDA2 and PDA2K.
is there anyway I can extract the EXROM & ROM from these devices.
I know previously, if i wanted to add my custom CABS to the EXROM, i had to wait till a ROM update was available for download before I could reverse engineer it.
But are there any tools available out there, so that I can plug my device into the cradle, and then extract the ROM to my laptop ?
not sure if this can be done, but i'm hoping so !

At the moment you can unhide the ExtROM using the old XDAII tool v2.2, but you can not unlock the rom, so you can't change anything.

what would it take to actually edit the EXROM?
I have WM 2003 ROM Editor, for my current device. it works a charm as long as you have the password.

There is no solution to this question at the moment.

Isn't there any news about that?
I've been looking aroud the forum and searching inside it but I couldn't even find a tool to unhide the extended rom.
I remeber I saw it should be just a reg key, but I do not remember which one.
Regards,

@fdpm
are you talking about himalaya ; then it's this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=8422&highlight=extendedromunlocker
it should work on Blue Angel as xda-rocks said (only unhide)

thanx a million
Cheers

WM6 on Eten G500(+)

Hi out there,
after I tried to install a WM6 Rom on a G500+ and looked into several Eten DUMPS I wondered how to change the identification of that device, because it says something like "wrong hardware version" or so if I try to install that X500 ROM on it (what propably should be normal to be said) but is there any file or so which needs a change and then recompile the ROM to make it work?
Or can someone please help me step by step to brew a WM6 ROM for the G500+ and perhaps the G500? I think WM6 should work on the G500+ because of the hardware and processor speed.
So what points are exisiting to be taken care of?

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Hi out there,
after I tried to install a WM6 Rom on a G500+ and looked into several Eten DUMPS I wondered how to change the identification of that device, because it says something like "wrong hardware version" or so if I try to install that X500 ROM on it (what propably should be normal to be said) but is there any file or so which needs a change and then recompile the ROM to make it work?
Or can someone please help me step by step to brew a WM6 ROM for the G500+ and perhaps the G500? I think WM6 should work on the G500+ because of the hardware and processor speed.
So what points are exisiting to be taken care of?
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Hi Strauch,
This site is actually for HTC based devices. There may be someone that might know how to help with your particular device, but don't count on it. Good luck though.

i need wm6 for my eten m600

How To Cook a ROM For HP iPAQ Hx?

Hello,
I'm not a ROM Cooker(but a developer ), but I want to start cooking some ROMs for HP iPAQ Hx, then I want to know, where I can start? And where I can find some good tutorials about this model?
Best Regards,
Nathan Paulino Campos

Erm... yeah... i also interested with this matter. Im not a cooker, but i have a bit experience in development and programming...
i really wanna learn about how to modify and how to create rom image... please anybody give a guide or URL where we can learn about how to create kitchen, dump rom, open dump raw and write rom to pda

How to cooking ROM for hp iPAQ h6365 or hp iPAQ h63xx series? I guess that was really damn impossible cause no one in XDA-Dev will make this ROM kitchen for hp iPAQ h6365 or hp iPAQ h63xx series, ins't it? Well, I guess I'm just wait for someone in XDA-Dev will make some ROM kitchen tools for this hp iPAQ h6365 device!

shariff81 said:
Erm... yeah... i also interested with this matter. Im not a cooker, but i have a bit experience in development and programming...
i really wanna learn about how to modify and how to create rom image... please anybody give a guide or URL where we can learn about how to create kitchen, dump rom, open dump raw and write rom to pda
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In page below there is a link to hx2xxx kitchen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383173&page=93
In section Upgrade modifying and unlocking there are also some threads about hx2xxx roms, flashing and cooking.

dancer_69 said:
In page below there is a link to hx2xxx kitchen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=383173&page=93
In section Upgrade modifying and unlocking there are also some threads about hx2xxx roms, flashing and cooking.
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Thanks very much dancer_69!
Now I can apply my knowleadge in development for mobile platforms!

[Q] Does anybody have the original imate pocket pc rom?

I wanted to downgrade my pocket pc os to it's original rom because the windows mobile 5 does not have a transcriber.thanks

Hello nfstanton,
I don't have any i-Mate ROMs, but would be willing to search if I know more about what you need. I bet the following information might help others want to help you...
Could you list the model name or number of your i-Mate?
Are you trying to downgrade to 2003 or 2002? With or without phone? What language ROM?
Any chance you know the ROM version number that you want?
Wishing you success.

ph10b windows mobile 2003..thanks

LOL - I see that is a hard to find ROM... HTC Worldwide doesn't even list the Himalaya on their Support page anymore. Other resources I checked don't have it in repository either.
One quick fix may be to Download the install package for Transcriber direct from M$. It is listed for WM 2002, but may work under WM 5.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...c3-2eee-41e3-9339-f7b303f4b386&DisplayLang=en
They have it in English, French and German...
Or
Here on xda I found an "All Himalaya WM 6.x ROMs" thread by user maggie
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=379017
Lots of ROMs in multiple languages to choose from...
Some of the links might still be good... Maybe an Upgrade instead of a Downgrade??? Especially since WM 2003 is next to be phased out of support by M$.
P.S.: I'll still poke around looking for the WM 2003 a bit... Post back if either option above solves your problem so I don't keep searching needlessly.

Here is a Blog with info and working download link for a cooked version of WM2003 ROM which installs on all Himalaya... (It appears to be an English Language ROM)
http://softdown-guddu.blogspot.com/2009/09/alpine-wm2003-rom-11100-wwe.html
Another xda thread: "Genuine English WM2003 SE upgrade for Himalaya uploaded here"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=230279
Note that the files are attachments in the Original Post so you must be logged on to see them - if that doesn't work you may need 8 posts for full link status...
And a working download link for "himalaya_wm2003se_upgrade"
http://www.4shared.com/file/Z9RZUIFQ/himalaya_wm2003se_upgrade.html
That's all from me unless you post back that you need more help.
Best of Luck,
RumoredNow

Thanks
Thank You VERY MUCH for helping me You're like a angel sent from above i will never forget you

Yay!!!!
I'm glad you found an answer. Honestly, that post made my day. Thanks Bro.

There's a little problem
I'm having difficulty changing the operator in the WM2003 nbk and radio files..it says that i have to use command prompt and enter the words in the instructions so i entered them and it says that it doesn't recognize the syntax...How do you really change the operator ID of the ROM? Please elaborate the steps..if you can.Thanks

I'm honestly not up to speed on Radio Stacks... There is a large group of threads for your device here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=243
Or maybe try the xda wiki pages?