Hi!
Is it possible to create a file which automatacily runs after a hard reset? I need it for IIWPO.
What do you think? is there a way to create our own Ext. Rom?
by, Pam... :roll:
Hi Pam,
therefor you will have to cook a new ext-rom (maybe out of your existing one - if use the search function of this forum, you'll find some helpful tips how to do that) and include IIWPO.
This shouldn't be a big thing. As starting points, take a look at this (ext-rom editing), this (dumping existing rom) and this (the new fabulous rom dump utility of Buzz_Lightyear!).
HTH,
BGK
Thank You!
I´ll take a look at it. Thanks
i tried to configure the config.txt and paste it in the Storage. But when the Device starts after a Hard Reset, the apps will not start...
by.
Hi guys,
I'm a newbie in this list so sorry for noob questions. I was searching for a way to backup and restore all settings and installed programs after a hard reset (e.g. upgrading rom). I found these links (for Blue Angel) and wonder if the same thing can be applied for Alpine:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/vie...stdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=unicode+utf8
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_PersonalCAB
If there are better ways, please advice.
Many thanks.
Yeah! NOTE: With this method you will backup your settings and reg,not programs!
Thanks unapproachable2kx,
I think they mentioned using Sprite Backup to create Autorun.exe in the extended rom in addition to the CAB for restoring regs. The overal process however seems to be quite complicated, I didn't really grasp the entire idea.
yes..
use spirit..u rite mate.. the best iv ever seen...efficient and secure...highly recommend!
<<< Post cleared - Originally I set a password on my K-Jam, forgot what it was, could not use the device, panicked, then posted here...After much searching, I soon realised that there was no way around this little doozey of a problem and had to perform a hard reset. I lost everything (as it seems WM5 does not save text messages or contacts to SIM) but I'll learn from this mistake and refrain from doing anything so stupid in the future >>>
Although in the meantime, could someone please recommend a decent backup program for WM5 that actually works? I really miss the program that was in place on my old iPAQ h5450 ("iPAQ Backup") which would perform a complete backup of absolutely EVERYTHING on the device and restore when necessary(ie; stupid situations like mine)
I am quite a fan of PIM Backup v2.5
As long as you have a storage card then place the exe and the files in to a folder on the backup card and you are set to go.
Kind Regards
Chris
I am a huge fane of Spb Backup.
I also have heard that Sprite Backup is good as well.
Undeniably, Numero Uno is "PIM Backup V2.5"
Thanks for the replies, I am using PIM Backup now and it is serving me well
Whenever i try to enter in the contact list, it enters but it exists wright away. It doesn't recognize the contacts i copied form the SIM. Please help me or give me some sugestions.
The problem is, that you restored back up, which you forgot to mention here. For Contacts, Calendar and so on use: PIM Backup, available in Development and Hacking forum on xda-devs.
So the answer to your question is: don't restore the contacts the way you're doing it, make a hard reset and it will definatelly get better.
Hello,
I am currently using an xda touch diamond that I have been configuring and
maintaining etc. with much devotion over the last ~two years... For that reason, I understandably fear flashing. However, I am running into the hardly-any-space-on-internal-storage-left-problem, and subsequently have been heavily searching for solutions that might enable the deletion of individual rom-files. I think I read twenty times, no, it's not possible. So my question is: Would it be possible to clone the complete device without any data/config loss whatsoever into a file (simililar to what sprite backup does), and in advance of flashing/whatever you will call the complete restore process actually DELETE certain files that used to be undeletable on the device itself.
Thanks for answering this....
Matthias
me1235 said:
Hello,
I am currently using an xda touch diamond that I have been configuring and
maintaining etc. with much devotion over the last ~two years... For that reason, I understandably fear flashing. However, I am running into the hardly-any-space-on-internal-storage-left-problem, and subsequently have been heavily searching for solutions that might enable the deletion of individual rom-files. I think I read twenty times, no, it's not possible. So my question is: Would it be possible to clone the complete device without any data/config loss whatsoever into a file (simililar to what sprite backup does), and in advance of flashing/whatever you will call the complete restore process actually DELETE certain files that used to be undeletable on the device itself.
Thanks for answering this....
Matthias
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You yourself are describing a 'playful' method of building a new ROM!
This is what ROM cooks do when a ROM is made. They remove or edit - files or folders that are inbuilt and add their custom folders to it and 'cook' it. So in a sense the answer is 'YES' you can remove what you don't like in your ROM. But NO you can't do it by your suggested method. You can cook a ROM yourself or ask a cook on forum to do you a favour and delete unwanted files from your ROM and you can flash custom ROM with better space on it - Flashing is not that bad to be honest! I have done it on my WinMo - uncountable times! More than the number of times you might have changed your wallpaper!
So just make sure you read instructions on how to do it. Back up all your data on storage card and contacts too! - there you are ready to go!
After first flash of new ROM you won't take more than 2 hours making your phone as it is! (and you get faster with each flash!)
yes, drupad2drupad is right,
what I would add, I know what you mean, been facing the same decision. Spend year customizing and didn't want to loose it, on the other hand phone become slow and full. Well if there was a simple solution to this, this forum would be 95% smaller. there isn't any universal solution.
you will loose something. some settings, (registry or config files), some customizing. etc.
by using different backup programs or by setting them differently, you can trigger how much to backup, and how much to revert. BUT if you backup everything, (all registry and all files) after flashing you are right where you was. no big change.
what I do is I copy all int.memory to SD card, export all registry, backup only messages (contacts and calendar are in file pim.vol, if you end all programs and disable today plugins, you should be able to copy there and back this too, not loosing nothing by backup converting)
then flashing new rom, restore messages, copy pim.vol back and then slowly, restoring setting for each program I care to do so.
it's either a file in \program files or in \windows or a part of registry. there you open your big exported reg file, search for a name of program and cut,paste to empty reg file and import.
I made a backup script to do this automatically, but it's not possible to make it universal, it will backup only those programs it's set to backup.
back to you question about deleting rom files. you can, after a fashion, but deleting such will only add info to ignore this rom file. which means, rom file stays, but is not visible. thought, you can clean your int memory. removing temp and accumulated useless files, moving programs you use rarely to SD, but this is very time consuming and advance thing to do.
thanks
first of all, thanks to the two of you for such devoted answers! thanks a lot , really.
My guess is it will take me (I'm quite obsessive) 6-10 hours -- research etc. to make sure everything will definitely go fine and finally restore everything to the prior state. Never having messed around with flashing etc., I think it's too much effort to gain some lousy 20 mb.
I still really appreciate your answers. It's a shame there is no universal method to do this is a few steps, with some utility, for everyone...
So I was wondering, what do you think, on a system like the touch diamond, running windows mobile 6.1, with I think ~100 mb internal storage, how many mb should in your opinion at any point in time be free space, to ensure things are running smooth? (And, I suppose/hope flash memory deterioration due to little space left is not that much of an issue...)
Else I'd go as far as "donating" some chrismas bucks to some kindred spirit in guiding me through the process, I just don't have the nerve to do this, for 10 mb... never again will I buy a device that has too small internal storage!
thanks to everyone...
matthias
(edit) ps.: I find it funny that the files in rom can store data (like the 16 MB mxip initdb.vol which is said to carry contacs I believe) - for the novice, like myself, it's kind of difficult to understand why files can be written to, but not decreased in size to free up memory somehow - or do they have a "size limit" / "fixed size"?) but anyway, you need not comment on this.
There is a way that you can reduce your file storage size quite easily....
Thanks to AnDim, see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377514.
Do the following steps:
1. Use a back-up tool such as Resco Backup and make a back-up on your storage card.
2. Use Total Commander and copy all of the files in your Windows directory that are NOT part of the ROM. You can do this quite easily by chosing the "Hide files in Rom" part. Then copy and save these files on your desktop.
3. Use AnDim's HTC ROM Image Editor. Open your original rom with this (I hope you have it).
4. Add the files you copied from your desktop to the rom you opened with AnDim's tool.
5. Delete any duplicate files that were in the original rom from the ones you just copied.
6. Save the new rom and flash it.
7. Use Resco Back-up to restore your original rom.
8. Use Total Commander to delete the files created by Resco Back-Up in your Windows folder that you had previously added to the rom.
After all of this, you will find you have much more storage space and a quicker rom because all of the files you added that overwrote a rom file will no longer have duplicate files and also rom files take up less storage space.
Good luck!
hi mitsi,
thanks for that post, highly appreciated! this looks like a solution to the problem I described -- After doing some time-consuming cleanup, I now have some ~10 MB free, so I think I'll wait for this to decrease down to let's say 5MB in the future, and then follow your steps -- which seem to be advanced, but feasible. This is really a great hint. Hope others who run into the same problem will find this thread helpful too. I'm really impressed with quality and helpfulness in this forum, outstanding. Will have to go out and help others where I can now to compensate for my bad conscience
Grüße nach Berlin aus dem Schwarzwald!
M.
I recommend using SPB backup.
I used that program to do what you wanted to do ever since I used Axim x5 (currently TP2).
I have it set up so it automatically make a backup every week on Sunday, so just in case if something goes wrong (bad cab or driver) I can have most of important changes and not LOSE a thing.
So, good luck : )