Database Users

Splash screen

I'm sorry may be this is stupid question..
But i want to know can we use splash screen creator that created in this site... they said about using it on II mini and IIs, i assuming it can be use on our IIi but i'm not sure....
Every one who know about this can you tell me please...
Thanks before

Hi Cornelius,
you can use it - I've tried and it works fine.
You can create splash screens from bmp files using nb_image_converter_859_418.exe
There is a cab file somewhere around which can update your alpine to use these, or you can modify a custom extended rom to load it up ... choice is yours.
I'm working on a extended rom customiser that will let you do it via a GUI, but it's taking a little time.
If you can't find the cab file method anywhere let me know and I'll post it to you.
Bal

Step by step?
Hello bal666, Thanks for reply....
I've looking around the forum (maybe nat all), but i still confused (or maybe baecouse my bad english??? )
At forum :" Tool to create costume ext roms for alpine" if i'm right, you put splash screen when create ext rom wich it hidden....???
where can find splash screen? ( I cook my ext ext rom using your step by step guide and example from PUG rom, thanks for you all )
OR
can we put splash screen directly (with out cook rom again?) like step by step guide at magaician forum? and do just like that? (i mean folow that step by step instruction?)
He.he long question right?
Thanks before for your guide...

Hi Cornelius,
don't worry about your english ... you should hear me after a few drinks :shock:
Both methods will work - and I will post some details for you in the morning ... and the necessary files.
Bal

Waiting
Waw...
Thanks alot bal666
I'll waiting it...
Terima Kasih banyak ( Indonesian ) / thank's a million

Hi Cornelius,
sorry for the delay ... disaster at work.
I've attached a program (I found it in this forum) for making nb splash files from bmp files.
Now two ways of setting splash image:
1. Decode an alpine extended rom (or use your own)
a. open the *.fat file in a hex editor.
b. Paste your nb file at location 0x1880000, writing over the data there.
c. Encode the fat file into a new extended rom and burn to your alpine
2. use the MDA3_bootimage_changer2.CAB attached and follow instructions in the usage.txt file. NOTE - I think I've used this and it worked ... but don't remember too well :shock:
Hope that helps .... my suggestion is that if you're already using a custom extended rom then use method 1. Method 2 is a bit experimental and may cause problems.
Bal

I'll try it
thanks bal...
maybe i'll use both way,first one use for cooking rom, then the second way i'll use when i want to change only splash without loosing / reinstall my apps.
i'll work on it after back from hospital.
i'll inform if i failed or success.

Hex Editor
I'm sorry bal... but i need to ask you again...
1. I want to ask about 1st way...
did you mean"hex editor" is XVI32???
2. if yes how we paste our nb file to loc 188000 ( i think i can found loc 1880000, just how to replace those file? )
3. Can we extrac original nb file? & how
I'm sorry to take your time...
And thanks again for your time and help....

Original SplashScreen
Anyone please post here if you have an original xda IIi splash screen...

Hello Everyone
Sorry for disturb (I hope someone answer my question this time)
I'm doing same thing create my ext ROM for my mini same step like i create my ROM for XDA IIi ( i edited original ext ROM asia magician), after finished, i try to change my splash screen on my mini, all runs well.
then i update my ROM, after finish i did hard reset and my device booting, but... splash screen still same not going back to original one???
is that normal??
after my today screen appear nothing happen (seems my ext rom didn't run automaticly), so the result is programs on my ext ROM and my setting didn't installed (all of them)
Did the ext rom do not run because th effect from slash screen change???
or my mistake when creating mini ext ROM?
What should i do???
Please some one help me???

Hi Cornelius,
how did you change the splash screen for your mini?
Bal

Solved for Splash
Hai bal... nice to read a post from you again
I used the second way ( MDA3_bootimage_changer2.CAB way ) because it's easier and easier to go back to original splash )
Anyway i've solve the problem about splash screen i can get my original splash, even i download the original one from forum ... (errr i forgot)
Now the only problem is i dont understan why my Ext ROM mini didn't run any installation, i just did same thing for my IIi and it's work....
They said mini and IIi way is same....
Anyone can tell what i miss??
or direct me to right forum...
Thanks for your time to answer me...

Hi Cornelius,
can you post a list of files in your extended rom, but make sure there exists the autorun.exe and config.txt (I think!)
Bal

List file on Ext ROM
Here the list on my Magician Ext ROM:
CameraWizard_O2Asia_Customize.CAB
Caller_ID_Magician_Generic_WWE_RC13.CAB
SmartDialing_Magician_Generic_WWE_RC13.CAB
CAB-ArcsoftMMS-2.0.022-Magician-O2Asia-ENU-21Mar05.CAB
CV2.41.386_wwe.CAB
JMM101257_wwe_1004.CAB
DialerSkin_Portrait_091104.sa.CAB
DialerSkin_Landscap_091104.sa.CAB
default_103133.sa.CAB
DelAddStarMenu_092404.sa.CAB
O2_Base_v103116.sa.CAB
O2Auto.sa.CAB
O2_User_Angent.sa.CAB
BTHUSB_PATCH_AKU26.CAB
Band_Select_Enable.sa.CAB
Version_WWE_111922.sa.CAB
SetButtonLock.exe
Autoconfig.txt
Autoconfig.exe
setbuttonlock.exe
SetMyFavourites.exe
Config.txt
And others auto cinfig cab for indonesian operators..
My config.txt command:
CAB: \Extended_ROM\CameraWizard_O2Asia_Customize.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Caller_ID_Magician_Generic_WWE_RC13.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\SmartDialing_Magician_Generic_WWE_RC13.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\CAB-ArcsoftMMS-2.0.022-Magician-O2Asia-ENU-21Mar05.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\CV2.41.386_wwe.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\JMM101257_wwe_1004.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\DialerSkin_Portrait_091104.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\DialerSkin_Landscap_091104.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\default_103133.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\DelAddStarMenu_092404.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\O2_Base_v103116.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\O2Auto.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\O2_User_Angent.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\BTHUSB_PATCH_AKU26.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Band_Select_Enable.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Version_WWE_111922.sa.CAB
EXEC:\Extended_ROM\SetButtonLock.exe
CPY1:\Extended_ROM\Autoconfig.txt
CPY2:\Windows\Autoconfig.txt
EXEC:\Windows\Autoconfig.exe
RST: Reset
Yup thats it...
Hope you can help....
Thanks in advanced

Hi Cornelius,
it does look like you're missing the autorun.exe file (although this might not be required for the mini).
Best approach would be to compare what you have in your extended rom with that which comes with a "normal" extended rom that works.
See if the autorun.exe does exist there - if it does then you know you need to add it to your rom. Otherwise I've no idea, perhaps someone else on this forum can help.
Good luck
Bal

Thanks bal
Thank for all your time..
but bad luck for me, there is an autorun.exe on my ROM, and what i remove from nomal rom only the CAB files...
fiuh....
Thanks anyway bal for all
Any one can help me, please??

bal666 said:
Now two ways of setting splash image:
1. Decode an alpine extended rom (or use your own)
a. open the *.fat file in a hex editor.
b. Paste your nb file at location 0x1880000, writing over the data there.
c. Encode the fat file into a new extended rom and burn to your alpine
Bal
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Bal666
You said open *.fat file did you mean the *.nbf because the hex editor will not load the *.fat.
Thanks

Hawkeye,
nope, I meant the *.fat file. The name is a bit of a misnomer unfortunately, as in the version of the decoder that is currently available the extra data at the end of the fat file (not really part of the FAT image) is kept in place.
You should be able to open this file in a hex editor ...
You could wait a couple of days while I do the help file for the new tool, it's GUI based and will let you extract and insert splash files without resorting to hex editors
Bal

yeah i think i'll wait.
Thanks

Nuts, the help file is taking ages ... so I posted the thing to get it out of the way ...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=191164#191164
No help file and no user guide ... could be interesting

Rom cooking + welcome.exe

Hello everyones
I'm cooking a French ROM, so I've a problem with welcome.exe.
I've a shorcrut in startup folder so it start at each SR. So what the method for auto-delete the lnk file in startup after hard-reset ?
Sorry for my poor English.
Thanks in advance.

I'am certainly far from the problem, but in wm5 the welcome.exe is in the windows file (not start menu) but how it move i don't know

Normaly, welcome.exe have a link in startup but is auto-deleted after execution, in my ROM no (and you say that ) but I don't know why...

I'am not sure, but if you think it's an auto-delete, how can you do "align screen" after ? (i've not test it with ur rom )

No it only delete the link

xvx45 said:
No it only delete the link
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
make a cab that adds a welcome.lnk to startup folder but link it to some other exe this should overwrite the alignment link and add that cab to extrom

gullum said:
make a cab that adds a welcome.lnk to startup folder but link it to some other exe this should overwrite the alignment link and add that cab to extrom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks Gullum, I'll test it !

Soved, your astuce work, thanks Gullum

Describe exactly what did the cab did

Problem solved...

how to edit nk.nbf Files ?

i would like to edit nk.nbf files (of course just for personal use).
have searched hours for an editor, but i cant find anything useful.
plz help me !

AFAIR you should only generate nbf file using "kitchen", not edit them.

jakubd said:
AFAIR you should only generate nbf file using "kitchen", not edit them.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
are you sure ?
i found this app that allows you to edit WM 2003 nbf files (sadly it doesn´t work for 6.1 rom nbf):
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=ER2003Edit
is there an other way to edit WM 6.1 images ?
(maybe i can drop them from the device in a format that can be open)

editing nbf files
try this it works a treat and will help you understand thing a little more, Then you could read up on how to port it up a bit higher once you'v learnt how it works hope this helps be carefull when you CreatROM read the text in the dos window the "free sectors" !!!! 0??? To 0001 is good, 0001 been the full to the brim ! ( ffff???? ) is bad ! if bad do NOT flash to your device start buildOS again and unckeck something ealse read the readme or guide file carefully also explode has a kitchen out that's good search for kitchen on this site there's a assortment out there have fun REMEMBER be CAREFULL or you could brick your device however you edit a rom Most time if you screew up you can flash a 2003 shipped rom and alls well agian but if you flash a rom that's fare to big you will over wright your boot sector and that's NOT GOOD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=331636

how can i dump a ROM ?
have read xplode´s kitchen how to, but i have still some questions:
witch tool i have to use to dump a rom ?
must the device be in boot loader mode ?
must i perform a hard reset before putting the device in boot loader mode ?
thank you for you help

dump rom
wmvfan said:
how can i dump a ROM ?
have read xplode´s kitchen how to, but i have still some questions:
witch tool i have to use to dump a rom ?
must the device be in boot loader mode ?
must i perform a hard reset before putting the device in boot loader mode ?
thank you for you help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think I read some thing about dumping from the device ! But it's very complicated to do and if you get it wroung then it could damage your device Buzz-dev has a program called grabit see his site it copys the rom from the device to The SD CARD as a *.bin file then you dump that instructions are there, I have attached a zip i found on this site moded a bit for myown use it will dump BA or Hima put it in C:\ and right click it select extract here PS (you need winrar it's free just search xda site for it) My decompilers not complete but should give you some idear or how it works, You say u got explodes kitchen follow his instructions and build his rom when It says put your device in boot loader DON'T. Wait untill the build is finnished Press ctrl + C then look in upgrade folder and you should find an nk.nbf copy this to Swamp395Decompiler folder so you see it with PKGTool then double click BA_Disasemble.bat when that's finnished double click PKGTool.exe then "File" "open" from menu navegate to swampy395decompiler\dump click OK read screen then When that's finnished meun "tools""build packages" you should have some missing files if you look at the one called sys it should look simaler to explodes kitchen!! Then spend some time reading xda site good luck Remember the risk is all your bla bla no responcerbility ETC
I'm learning myself ! But if i can help i will, I'v been Building My own kitchen It's getting close but not got a booting rom yet but soon I HOPE
PPS pda viet rom Don't bump so well
swampy395

It works !
i easily put the nk.nbf file in C:\Swampy395Decompiler\ and start BA Disassemble.bat
a dos window opened and dump the rom in C:\Swampy395Decompiler\dump
all files of the rom are now in this folder and i can edit them.
but i have still some questions:
-how can i make a rom out of the files in \dump ?
-how can i edit registry files ?
-is there a way to change the rom language ?
greetings from germany

editing rom
wmvfan said:
It works !
i easily put the nk.nbf file in C:\Swampy395Decompiler\ and start BA Disassemble.bat
a dos window opened and dump the rom in C:\Swampy395Decompiler\dump
all files of the rom are now in this folder and i can edit them.
but i have still some questions:
-how can i make a rom out of the files in \dump ?
-how can i edit registry files ?
-is there a way to change the rom language ?
greetings from germany
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
read these links and you'll find thing you'll have to do a lot of searches *.reg files open in notepad then save as unicode turn wordwrap off these a lot to read too much fro me to explane here these links should get you in the right area
Ps if you find any good tutorials please send me a link and as i find them i'll send to you good luck I'v been reading some 4 weeks now it's not so easy building a rom so i'v found
PPS the tools i send you copys and converts the default/user.HV files and initflashfiles.dat to swampy395decompiler folder i also posted a tool to edit initflashfiles see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394680
search for kitchen building roms ETC you'll find thing like these
http://www.anichillus.net/index.php?topic=29.0
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=OEM Package Tutorial
good luck let me know how get on
swampy395

swampy395 said:
read these links and you'll find thing you'll have to do a lot of searches *.reg files open in notepad then save as unicode turn wordwrap off these a lot to read too much fro me to explane here these links should get you in the right area
Ps if you find any good tutorials please send me a link and as i find them i'll send to you good luck I'v been reading some 4 weeks now it's not so easy building a rom so i'v found
PPS the tools i send you copys and converts the default/user.HV files and initflashfiles.dat to swampy395decompiler folder i also posted a tool to edit initflashfiles see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394680
search for kitchen building roms ETC you'll find thing like these
http://www.anichillus.net/index.php?topic=29.0
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=OEM Package Tutorial
good luck let me know how get on
swampy395
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just a quick thought you'v got a kitchen and a rom built in that kitchen put the rom back together as it is in the kitchen IE copy the layout you'll find some *.rug files missing download athers himalaya kitchens and read the help and guid files on how to build a kitchen and use explodes kitchen as a referance see if you can put it back together without copying files out of explodes kitchen If you manage that then you should be able to make a higher build kitchen of your own good luck

[DEV] ROM Extractor for Bepe's Platformrebuilder

Hello People
I have coded a solution for extracting roms automatically and make it ready for Bepe's Kitchen.
How to: V2
- Extract the KitchenV2.rar
- Put the extractRom.exe and the Tools2 Folder wherever you like (but it must me together in a folder)
IMPORTANT: DONT RENAME THE Tools2 Folder
- Put a nbh in the Tools2\NBH or a os.nb in the \Tools2\OS
- start extractRom.exe and chose your file
then Wait. It takes a few minutes and your kitchen is ready.
Be sure that the rom is not protected else it doesnt works
WORKS ONLY WITH THE NEWER GENERATION OF PHONES!!
TESTED WITH: NIKI, DIAMOND, BLACKSTONE, BREEZE
http://rapidshare.com/files/192469913/KITCHENV2.rar

Failure with build ROM
Hi Blackdragon_860,
many thanks for your effort - but unfortunately I must say that I have yet to find a
working dumptool for bepe's kitchen that fits the average user.
Using your toolset (put in the root of my drive) seems to create the structure just
fine but whenever I use build_rom.bat (from your kitchen or from bepes) it just gives
me an errormessage from platformrebuilder.exe:
Collecting standard packages and initializing hives...
ERROR! (errorlevel: -1073740777)
please press any key ...
I tried with the new HTC 1.93 GER ROM btw.
Any thoughts on that ?
/mst
P.S. why does yor tool need another location than platformrebuilder that makes it
even more difficult?

Thx for this, great work! one issue: I have made my Diamond roms with Surface Kitchen so far. I give this a go and I take one of my own roms and dump it and rebuilt it..I made no changes every thing went fine no errors and the new OS.nbh was created. Then I flash it but it dont boot, just the splash screen came up? the txt which allways come up normally where you seen the radio and protocol version didnt shown at all..How come?? What did I miss??

OK now I test a stock .nbh file and now the rom boot, but my finnish xt9 was gone I got just the ordinary keyboard in the rom, and the phone canvas is missing too in the rom, random acsess is gone
I used the 2.03 nbh

i use it for every "OFFICIAL" & "ORIGINAL" Rom
and it works greate..
i am working on a update,but for now it works.
greets

released V2

works awesome! THX

Great job! Perfect THX very much

thx for yours feedbacks..

I met an error like this:
Error: 0x80000009
'boot.rgu' does not exist in th specified paths!
Error! (errorlevel:1)
does this means the rom protected?

yes, when the rom is not protect or original it works 100%

Blackdragon_860 said:
Hello People
I have coded a solution for extracting roms automatically and make it ready for Bepe's Kitchen.
How to: V2
- Extract the KitchenV2.rar
- Put the extractRom.exe and the Tools2 Folder wherever you like (but it must me together in a folder)
IMPORTANT: DONT RENAME THE Tools2 Folder
- Put a nbh in the Tools2\NBH or a os.nb in the \Tools2\OS
- start extractRom.exe and chose your file
then Wait. It takes a few minutes and your kitchen is ready.
Be sure that the rom is not protected else it doesnt works
WORKS ONLY WITH THE NEWER GENERATION OF PHONES!!
TESTED WITH: NIKI, DIAMOND, BLACKSTONE, BREEZE
http://rapidshare.com/files/192469913/KITCHENV2.rar
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
dude i tried to extract wm6.5 rom with this. it did not extract ROM folder so i had to manually copy it. after that when i run the rom builder i get an error that boot.rgu is not placed in right paths. i think its supposed to be in XIP and it is there only. then why this problem?

packing a ROM

I need help, i have ready the first beta of my rom for HTC Opal to test, but i don´t know to pack it:
I have a BIN file and i need to convert it into a two files (00_OS.nb.extra and 00_OS.nb.payload) and convert it to (00_OS.nb) and finally make the NBH file (ruu_signed.nbh) to flash with the OpalCustomRUU.exe
The packet i made is corrupt and it fails at 99% of flashing with "Flash error"
Help Plz!!
Sorry for my English level, i´m from spain

do hard reset
dark_borja said:
I need help, i have ready the first beta of my rom for HTC Opal to test, but i don´t know to pack it:
I have a BIN file and i need to convert it into a two files (00_OS.nb.extra and 00_OS.nb.payload) and convert it to (00_OS.nb) and finally make the NBH file (ruu_signed.nbh) to flash with the OpalCustomRUU.exe
The packet i made is corrupt and it fails at 99% of flashing with "Flash error"
Help Plz!!
Sorry for my English level, i´m from spain
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
first u have to change your SPL ( 1.35.00.00 to 2.00.cmon ) then download nbh file and use OpalCustomRUU.exe