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can i backup my ROM ?

Hi, I wanna know if i can make a complete backup of my artemis mda compact III T-Mobile ROM (dutch version sim/cid unlocked)?
Because i wanna flash another rom in case something goes wrong i can put my original backup back, is this possible?
Thank you,

lommer said:
Hi, I wanna know if i can make a complete backup of my artemis mda compact III T-Mobile ROM (dutch version sim/cid unlocked)?
Because i wanna flash another rom in case something goes wrong i can put my original backup back, is this possible?
Thank you,
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You dont have to backup your ROM as your phone is already CID unlocked. All you have to do is making another SuperCID-ROM file and flash it to your device. To make a SuperCID-ROM file, search for HTC Tool here.

But if you have to send it back to repair or something, it is always good to have a backup..
The only way to backup is through reading the diskonchip with PdocRead.exe
SPL:
pdocread -n 0 -b 0x20000 0 0x100000 bdk0-spl.nb
CID:
pdocread -n 1 -b 0x10000 0 0x40000 bdk1-0-cidarea.nb
GSM Data:
pdocread -n 1 -b 0x4000 0x10000 0x4000 bdk1-4-gsmdata.nb
GSM Radio ROM:
pdocread -n 1 -b 0x40000 0x140000 0x280000 bdk1-5-gsmcode.nb
Splash Screen:
pdocread -n 1 -G 0x30000 -b 0x10000 0xF0000 0x30000 bdk1-f-splash.nb
Extended ROM:
pdocread -h 0x[HANDLE] 0 0xf00000 ExtROM.nb
Change [HANDLE]. You can get the handle by typing pdocread -l Watch out! the Handle is different every time
OS:
pdocread 0x3500000 OS.nb
Good luck!

rvbcrs said:
But if you have to send it back to repair or something, it is always good to have a backup..
The only way to backup is through reading the diskonchip with PdocRead.exe
SPL:
pdocread -n 0 -b 0x20000 0 0x100000 bdk0-spl.nb
CID:
pdocread -n 1 -b 0x10000 0 0x40000 bdk1-0-cidarea.nb
GSM Data:
pdocread -n 1 -b 0x4000 0x10000 0x4000 bdk1-4-gsmdata.nb
GSM Radio ROM:
pdocread -n 1 -b 0x40000 0x140000 0x280000 bdk1-5-gsmcode.nb
Splash Screen:
pdocread -n 1 -G 0x30000 -b 0x10000 0xF0000 0x30000 bdk1-f-splash.nb
Extended ROM:
pdocread -h 0x[HANDLE] 0 0xf00000 ExtROM.nb
Change [HANDLE]. You can get the handle by typing pdocread -l Watch out! the Handle is different every time
OS:
pdocread 0x350000 OS.nb
Good luck!
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thank you that's why i wanna backup because i still have guarantee ...
Is there any clean dutch rom wm5 or wm6 better then this t-mobile ?

Never seen any unfortunatly, I only have my T-Mobile NL Backup too

thank you for the answers

Can I backup and cook ROM in NBH Format?
I was thinking As we know O2 UK ROM is not available yet (WM5 and WM6 as well). It is possible to backup ROM from my O2 UK Orbit following this thread solution and "cook back" to NBH Format so I have original ROM to put back if I brick my phone trying upgrade with some other ROM?
Any ideas?

maagic said:
I was thinking As we know O2 UK ROM is not available yet (WM5 and WM6 as well). It is possible to backup ROM from my O2 UK Orbit following this thread solution and "cook back" to NBH Format so I have original ROM to put back if I brick my phone trying upgrade with some other ROM?
Any ideas?
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This is only possible if you use USPL v0.1 by pof!

Thanks
Thanks rvbcrs. I was suspecting it. Shame. Thats means I have to wait till O2release some ROM if I want to be sure I have security in case of bricking my phone.
BTW Anyone did "Cook Back" O2 UK ROM?

hi mate, you can flash any rom to your artemis check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311403

lommer said:
hi mate, you can flash any rom to your artemis check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=311403
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Yes, provided that you have a working Atermis. i.e can connect whith PC via ActiveSync.

612c - How to [pdocwrite diskimage_Ver.nb0] or flash.dio???

Hello,
I'd like to know please if someone could answer this important question
How can I safely write the diskimage_Ver.nb0 back to my 614c/612c PDA?
as far I was told there is 2 methods that I can use
I have the following 3 questions, I hope someone could answer:
1- Rename diskimage_Ver.nb0 to flash.dio and put it in an SD Card and enter the SD BootLoader option and it will restore it (is this correct?)
2- I used the following commands to create diskimage_Ver.nb0
3- If I rename diskimage_Ver.nb0 to FLASH.NBF (not flash.dio) can I use the HP update utility to update the flash without using an SD Card?
.\Tools1\pdocread -l
.\Tools1\pdocread -t
.\Tools1\pdocread 0x0 0x5000000 diskimage_Ver.nb0
Then there should be a way to write the image back to the PDA using the following command:-
pdocwrite diskimage_Ver.nb0 (but I am not sure what are the correct parameters to write next to pdocwrite)!
could someone please help me understand how I can do it safely. I am really stuck
Thanking you in advance.

anything I am stuck I wana know how I can restore the image file please !

Ok here is where I am at at the moment
1- backup pda images
2- restore pda images <--- dangerous
using the latest pdocread and pdocread itsutilsbin-20080731-2.zip from http://www.xs4all.nl/~itsme/projects/xda/tools.html
CODE79.92M (0x4fec000) TRUEFFS
| 1.31M (0x14fc00) Part00
| 1.88M (0x1e0000) Part01
| 76.73M (0x4cbc000) Part02
127.88M (0x7fe0000) TRUEFFS
| 1.31M (0x14fc00) Part00
| 1.88M (0x1e0000) Part01
| 76.73M (0x4cbc000) Part02
24.98M (0x18fc000) TRUEFFS
| 1.31M (0x14fc00) Part00
| 1.88M (0x1e0000) Part01
| 76.73M (0x4cbc000) Part02
7.61G (0x1e6e00000) DSK1:
| 7.60G (0x1e6a00000) Part00
The follwing 2 methods is what I used to back up the 3 parts, both methods produced exactly the same file lengths, I am not sure if one method is more accurate than the other, but both methods produced the exact file lengths.
Method 1
pdocread -w -d TrueFFS -b 0x800 -p Part00 0 0x14fc00 Part00.raw
pdocread -w -d TrueFFS -b 0x800 -p Part01 0 0x1e0000 Part01.raw
pdocread -w -d TrueFFS -b 0x800 -p Part02 0 0x4cbc000 Part02.raw
Method 2
pdocread -w -d TrueFFS -p Part00 0 0x14fc00 Part00.raw
pdocread -w -d TrueFFS -p Part01 0 0x1e0000 Part01.raw
pdocread -w -d TrueFFS -p Part02 0 0x4cbc000 Part02.raw
I have also backedup diskimage_Ver.nb0, to show the correct address I typed :-
pdocread -t
To back up I type
pdocread 0x0 0x5000000 diskimage_Ver.nb0
I tried this line:-
pdocwrite part02.raw -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part02 0 0x4cbc000
It produced the following error:
pdocwrite -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part02 0 0x4cbc000 Part02.raw
C:\tools>pdocwrite part02.raw -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part02 0 0x4cbc000
CopyFileToTFFS(part02.raw:0, 0, 04cbc000)
ERROR: ITWriteDisk - The media is write protected.
this is just a guess but could the reason I am getting this error be because the PDA CID is locked? any ideas how I can write the file back to the PDA now!
Thanks

just download the original image from this forum and use the sd update method ... its safe

Hello,
I have the same problem. I have dumped my ROM on ipaq 614c with pdocread and I want to write it on my phone.
Anyone know how I can .raw files to flash.dio?
I see in a post I could use osnbtool v1.41 to do this but how?

I see in a post I could use osnbtool v1.41 to do this but how?
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Hi where did you read about the osnbtool v1.41 ? can you post a link please, thanks

Hello,
you say it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404657&page=5
But I have succeded to dump my ROM. thank.

Reconstruct my own ROM

EDIT: progress in post #10
I'm trying to reconstruct my own Polaris ROM for warranty purposes. It's been a quest, since the information is very fragmented. So in this post I'm trying to get all the information together and also ask a question. So far I have managed to do this:
I have extracted the RAW files from my device with pdocread from this thread, executing from the command prompt:
Code:
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part00 0 0x31f000 Part00.raw
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part01 0 0x380000 Part01.raw
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part02 0 0x4560000 Part02.raw
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part03 0 0x8660000 Part03.raw
That gave me Part00.raw, Part01.raw, Part02.raw and Part03.raw.
Then I put Part01.raw and Part02.raw in the BaseRom folder of the Kaiserkitchen_01-20-08, according to this thread. I also put the RUU_signed.nbh file there from a ROM I downloaded. That happens to be a 1.28.404.2 Dutch ROM I downloaded from here, my current ROM is Dutch 1.27.404.1, so not the same.
Then I choose option e; b and finally d in the Kaiser Kitchen (running KAISERKITCHEN.CMD) and it creates an OS.NB file and a XIP folder in the ROM folder.
I would like to proceed with extracting the OS.NB file (that's what I need right?) using ImgfsTools 2.1rc2 using the commands according to udk's post:
Code:
nbsplit -kaiser OS.nb
imgfsfromnb OS.nb.payload imgfs.bin
imgfstodump imgfs.bin
and then use package tool to create the OEM and SYS folders that can be used in the Polaris kitchen.
However, when I do a binary compare of the OS.NB file created by the Kaiser Kitchen and the OS.NB file I can extract from the 1.28.404.2 RUU_signed.nbh (using NBH extract) they are exactly the same! So somehow, the Kaiser Kitchen is not taking anything from my dumped ROM's RAW files, but everything from the downloaded 1.28.404.2 RUU_signed.nbh. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

deechte said:
I also put the RUU_signed.nbh file there from a ROM I downloaded. That happens to be a 1.28.404.2 Dutch ROM I downloaded from here
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I think you have to use an original WWE baseROM, but i might be wrong.

As a ROM cooking newbie, I don't actually understand why the RUU_signed.nbh is needed anyway. Isn't everything present in the dump I made? So how can my reconstructed ROM be identical to the original if it contains parts from another ROM?
Sorry, still learning...

If you are sending your phone back for warranty reasons you will need to put it back to all it's origional settings...
You will need to flash the origional Splash Screen, and flash the origional rom (assuming the Netherlands is the country you purchased the phone from, you will need the dutch one). The origional Dutch rom can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416165
You will then need to flash your origional SPL. How to flash origional SPL can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381600
Good Luck

tvrtim said:
You will need to flash the origional Splash Screen, and flash the origional rom (assuming the Netherlands is the country you purchased the phone from, you will need the dutch one). The origional Dutch rom can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416165
You will then need to flash your origional SPL. How to flash origional SPL can be found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=381600
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Thanks for your reaction. The problem is that the dutch ROM in that thread is not the same as mine, neither is the radio ROM. So it won't take my device back to it's original settings. That's why I wanted to use that one in combination with the raw files from my own device.
SPL is the next problem. I know I have to go back to the original one too. However, the thread only offers SPL 1.25.0000 and 1.28.0000, mine is supposed to be 1.27.0000.

have you made any progres from your last post ?
i would be interested in this procedure aswell.
Ravest.

Unfortunately not. I'm still hoping some experienced cook will take a look at it. I think it would be nice if there would be a complete procedure for how to do this in this post. Right now it's a big puzzle.

Why do you really want to get to the original ROM? Is there a chance that HTC knew wich Radio version they did put on your Polaris?
No offence btw... I really don't know

EbOoZ said:
Is there a chance that HTC knew wich Radio version they did put on your Polaris?
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I'm guessing they can know that. Futhermore, when I understand how to do this I can proceed modifying ROM's. I'd just like to learn.

Okay, it appeared I was doing some thing wrong. First of all, the pdocread commands were wrong cause I copied them from the Kaiser thread. You have to execute
Code:
pdocread.exe -l
first, with your Polaris connected via USB (no USB-hubs!). Then read the numbers that appear there, that appear coloured in this thread.
So then I had to do:
I have extracted the RAW files from my device with pdocread from this thread, executing from the command prompt:
Code:
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part00 0 0x[COLOR="Red"][B]31f000[/B][/COLOR] Part00.raw
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part01 0 0x[COLOR="Red"][B]3c0000[/B][/COLOR] Part01.raw
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part02 0 0x[COLOR="Red"][B]5d40000[/B][/COLOR] Part02.raw
pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part03 0 0x[COLOR="Red"][B]6f40000[/B][/COLOR] Part03.raw
That gave me the correct Part00.raw, Part01.raw, Part02.raw and Part03.raw.
Then I put Part01.raw and Part02.raw in the BaseRom folder of the Kaiserkitchen_01-20-08, according to this thread. I also put the RUU_signed.nbh file there from the official WM6.0 RUU_Polaris_HTC_WWE_1.25.405.1_radio_sign_25.65.30.04_1.58.21.23_Ship ROM I downloaded. My current ROM is Dutch 1.27.404.1, so definitely not the same.
Then I executed KAISERKITCHEN.CMD and chose all the options subsequently, as described by jcespi2005 in this thread (so successively: e, b (for dumped ROM), c, b, choose BuildOS tab, Load ROM option, Choose the KaiserKitchen folder, Go > Option, Close BuildOS, in the HRT choose ROM Builder, Choose Kaiser in device list (then for Polaris enter POLA**** instead of KAIS**** under model ID, in the System button (looks like this: ...) choose the os-new.NB file from the Kaiser Kitchen folder, press the BuildROM button and save as RUU_signed.NBH). When I started this thread I only chose e and b and then ended the Kitchen, cause I thought that would be enough to reconstruct, but clearly it isn't.
I ended up with a RUU_signed.NBH that appears to contain MY dutch 1.27.404.1 ROM. How do I know that without having flashed it to my device yet? I extracted the nbh file again with NBHextract (you get 00_OS.nb, rename that to OS.nb) and dumped OS.nb with ImgfsTools 2.1rc2 using the commands according to udk's post:
Code:
nbsplit -kaiser OS.nb
imgfsfromnb OS.nb.payload imgfs.bin
imgfstodump imgfs.bin
Opened the /ImgfsTools/dump/ folder with package tools and it says it's a dutch ROM!
Now, I'll flash it to see if it works.
I hope this detailed howto makes it possible for others to reconstruct their ROM too. Let me know! Mind you, I only used the Kaiserkitchen to do this, no Polariskitchen. I think I will be needing that one though to make changes to ROM's in the future. But at least I have my original ROM now. Next step is to see if I can reconstruct the radio part too.
***** I'm no experienced chef, so the information above may not be right or complete. I'm just trying to get a grip on this stuff and to learn and I'm sharing my experiences. ROM cooking and flashing are your own risk. I take no responsability in any damage to your device.*****

Okay, I flashed my device to udk's Diamond R8, and then back to my own original ROM. Then hard reset and yeehaa, it works, almost. My device boots up normally and everything is back the way it was, in dutch. Except for some small things:
The HTC Home Plugin is absent on the today screen after the hard reset. I can select it to appear in the settings. Then it does appear, but it's totally empty. Just a grey empty space where all the tabs used to be. All other applications are in the start menu and appear to be working fine.
I wanted to see an overview of the listed ROM-version, radio-version etc, so went to settings > system. However the "device info" (I think that would be the english translation) option wasn't there anymore.
So somehow, my ROM is almost fine, but just not completely. What am I doing wrong?

HTC Touch 3g T3238+ / how to copy and backup up rom

Hi, I have got 2 mobile phones HTC Touch 3G T3238+. Both phones has got WM 6.5 PRO. First phone has got CE OS 5.2.21222 (build 21222.5.0.1), and second has got newest CE OS 5.2.21734 (Build 21734.5.0.20). I try to update phone, but windows update can't connect with server. How I can copy ROM form second phone ( CE OS 5.2.21734 (Build 21734.5.0.20)), and how to install it on the first phone? I try to use PDOCREAD (first i copy to the windows folder on the phone itsutils.dll, and install from cab file Cert_SPCS and EnableRapi; second I install mobireg, and change value on HKLM/Security/Policies/Policies/ in key 00001001, from 2 to 1. After that, I restart phone). I try to use PDOCREAD on two way, first: I use comand:
pdocread -l and I read value 0x13f000, and than pdocread -w -d FLASHDR -b 0x800 -p Part00 0 0x13f000 Part00.raw but I have got ERROR, that devoice is not redy . Second way, was pdocread -t and I read value 0x200, than pdocread –v 0x0 0x200 nk.nb0 , but don't work too.
PLEASE help me, and write what i have to do to copy rom from second phone, to first phone, or how to update first phone.

Backup and restore HP Ipaq 614

Today, I was trying to backup my HP Ipaq 614. To do so, I found this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427507
and this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2832898&postcount=2
But the problem is that I don't get the parts. Everything seems to work fine, no errors or something, but no raw files.
I'm working on a Windows 7 and I used CMD in administrator mode.
An other question is what I have to do with those raw files. Do I have to put them in a kitchen and if so, which kitchen do I have to use?
Thanks in advance

Solution
After a lot of research I found a solution.
In this topic I found that there is a tool to dump the rom to diskimage_ver.nb0. This file have to be renamed to flash.dio and then it's just the normal way of flashing with an SD card.
About the first problem, not necessary but anyway, you have to typ
Code:
CD /D C:\itsutilsbin\
pdocread.exe -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part00 0 0x14fc00 Part00.raw
pdocread.exe -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part01 0 0x1e0000 Part01.raw
pdocread.exe -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part02 0 0x4cbc000 Part02.raw
And not C:\itsutilsbin\pdocread.exe -w -d TRUEFFS -p Part00 0 0x14fc00 Part00.raw etc.