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Hey guys,
I'm new at this so bear with me. It seems if i want a Dutch language in a new rom i need to cook it myself. So here i go.
I extracted a WWE rom and a Dutch rom. (got OEM and SYS folders from both)
I also got the 0413 BIN files from the Windows Mobile 6 SDK.
I tried this with imgfs:
> NBSPLIT -kaiser PPC_NLD_GSM_QVGA_VR.BIN
(it generates two files: PPC_NLD_GSM_QVGA_VR.BIN.EXTRA and PPC_NLD_GSM_QVGA_VR.BIN.PAYLOAD)
> IMGFSFROMNB A.BIN.PAYLOAD IMGFS.BIN
Then the prompt says: Input file 'PPC_NLD_GSM_QVGA_VR.BIN.PAYLOAD' has no valid boot sector! Aborting.
What am i doing wrong?
And how do i continue?
Many thanks in advance.
nobody knows?
as it says no valid bootloader. read wiki for rom cooking A-Z. sorry, thers loads of info regarding rom cooking.
I'm sorry but i couldn't find anything regarding the Polaris' Rom cooking, or cooking in general. Most info in the wiki points to specific devices.
And what do you mean with "as it says no valid bootloader"? When i boot my device it doesn't say anything and the kitchen i used to build the ROM (udK's) didn't give any errors.
FIRST OF ALL I'M NOT RESPONSABLE OF ANY KIND OF DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THIS PROCEDURE.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Ok, go on now
This guide assumes that you have already dumped your original ROM.
For how to dump your ROM, follow [email protected]'s wiki until obtain imgfs_raw_data.bin
What we need:
Official Pharos WWE ROM
tadzio tool (by tadzio)
XIPPORT tool (by bepe)
bPatch (by suracha)
HTC rom tool (by Dark Simpson) with pharos settings added by me
ROM update utility
I suggest you to create a folder for each tool (eg. C:\tadzio C:\XIPPORT C:\HTCRomTool C:\RomUpdate)
and unzip the tools in the respective folders. bPatch.exe is inside tadzio tool.
Download the official rom, right clic on "RUU_Pharos_HTC_WWE-ME_1.11.456.1_4.1.13.59_03.15.90_BLUE_Ship.exe", select "Open with WinRar" and extract RUU_Signed.nbh in "C:\tadzio"
Open a command prompt, go in "C:\tadzio" and type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>nbhextract ruu_signed.nbh
this tool extract the content of the .nbh file, if its all ok you should have these files now:
Code:
00_GSM.nb
01_IPL.nb
02_SPL.nb
03_MainSplash.bmp
03_MainSplash.nb
04_OS.nb
Copy 02_SPL.nb and 03_MainSplash.nb to C:\HTCRomTool and 04_OS.nb to C:\XIPPORT
ok, now we have official SPL and MainSplash ready to use but we need the OS too
To obtain exactly the original OS we need to modify some registry keys inside "boot.hv" according to our language.
This file is located in the XIP section, so we should extract the xip files from 04_OS.nb, modify boot.hv and re-inject the xip in the os.
Don't worry, we have another solution because we already have the original xip obtained from dump process ([email protected]'s wiki)
The XIP section is Part01.raw
Copy Part01.raw to C:\XIPPORT and rename it to "xip_out.bin"
Run xipport.exe, change the offset to "00313800", the filename to "04_OS.nb" (see pic01 at the end of post for detail) and press "write xip_out.bin to:"
This tool write the xip section (xip_out.bin) in the OS (04_OS.nb) at the specified address (00313800).
Now we have 04_OS.nb with our original XIP
Rename 04_OS.nb to OS.nb and copy it to C:\tadzio
Copy imgfs_raw_data.bin obtained from dump process to C:\tadzio
Open a command prompt, go in C:\tadzio and type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>imgfstonb imgfs_raw_data.bin os.nb os-new.nb -bigstoragemove
This tool recostructs the OS (os-new.nb) from our dumped image (imgfs_raw_data.bin)
Now we need to patch the size of OS-new.nb, to do this type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>bPatch.exe -1 0xFF 0x632D000 OS-new.nb
The size of patched file must be 99.1 MB (103,993,344 bytes)
Ok, our OS is ready to use!
Copy OS-new.nb to C:\HTCRomTool and run "htcrt.exe"
This tool creates and signes a .nbh file from a .nb file. I suggest you to create 2 .nbh, one for OS and Spalsh (eg. OS.nbh)
and one for SPL (eg. SPL.nbh).
Select "ROM builder" tab and fill the fields like screenshots at the end of post:
OS.nbh (see pic02 for detail)
SPL.nbh (see pic03 for detail)
Press "Build!", type the filename without extension and press "Save"
Flash OS.nbh first so if something wrong in the image and the device don't boot you'll be able to flash any other ROM; while, if it boots ok, then flash the SPL.nbh.
Copy OS.nbh to C:\RomUpdate, rename it to ruu_signed.nbh, run "ROMUpdateUtility.exe" and follow the instructions
At this point we have flashed OS and Splash, if its all ok and the device boot right, then you can flash SPL
Delete ruu_signed.nbh, copy SPL.nbh to C:\RomUpdate, rename it to ruu_signed.nbh and run "ROMUpdateUtility.exe"
That's all!! Now you have completely restored your device to its original condition.
I've tested this procedure, worked fine for me and i hope for you too
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bye all
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isnt there some way to find out if we can enable wifi in the startup of the os? .. then we know if its in the Pharos or not. whadoyathinkhuh? seems in the Artemis wifi is enabled by the os....
avathar behemoth said:
isnt there some way to find out if we can enable wifi in the startup of the os? .. then we know if its in the Pharos or not. whadoyathinkhuh? seems in the Artemis wifi is enabled by the os....
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i've tried to play around this few time ago with no succes
I've configured wifi interface card throw registry hack, it appears in the network adapter list, but when i turn on wifi nothing happens...
did you use the files i posted in the wifi thread? (posted the tnetw 1251 driver and a file from the extended rom of the artemis... wifinit.exe) but kudos to you for getting a device listed in the pharos (though i looked with task manager i think in a previous rom i flashed and i saw wifi.dll or something loaded at the list of pharos devices)
poldo964 said:
FIRST OF ALL I'M NOT RESPONSABLE OF ANY KIND OF DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING THIS PROCEDURE.
DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!
Ok, go on now
This guide assumes that you have already dumped your original ROM.
For how to dump your ROM, follow [email protected]'s wiki until obtain imgfs_raw_data.bin
What we need:
Official Pharos WWE ROM
tadzio tool (by tadzio)
XIPPORT tool (by bepe)
bPatch (by suracha)
HTC rom tool (by Dark Simpson) with pharos settings added by me
ROM update utility
I suggest you to create a folder for each tool (eg. C:\tadzio C:\XIPPORT C:\HTCRomTool C:\RomUpdate)
and unzip the tools in the respective folders. bPatch.exe is inside tadzio tool.
Download the official rom, right clic on "RUU_Pharos_HTC_WWE-ME_1.11.456.1_4.1.13.59_03.15.90_BLUE_Ship.exe", select "Open with WinRar" and extract RUU_Signed.nbh in "C:\tadzio"
Open a command prompt, go in "C:\tadzio" and type this command:
Code:
C:\tadzio>nbhextract ruu_signed.nbh
this tool extract the content of the .nbh file, if its all ok you should have these files now:
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Failed to pass this step with this message " 'nbhextract' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
This command was not included in your attached tadzio tool.
wittanny said:
Failed to pass this step with this message " 'nbhextract' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file"
This command was not included in your attached tadzio tool.
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oops! sorry
hi
i have not imgfs_raw_data.bin ????
when i run the romupdateutility i get error "invalid vendor id"
please help
lindows said:
when i run the romupdateutility i get error "invalid vendor id"
please help
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you need HardSPL to flash a NON official ROM
well, actually I went from a Pharos running Poldo v13 (HardSPL Mobiz) to a completely original english Pharos by simply installing Pharos Official English ROM Version 1.11.707.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394721).
Now when I boot, everything is original, even the SPL is the original and not the Mobiz anymore.....
Lucky?
fmulinacci said:
well, actually I went from a Pharos running Poldo v13 (HardSPL Mobiz) to a completely original english Pharos by simply installing Pharos Official English ROM Version 1.11.707.1 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=394721).
Now when I boot, everything is original, even the SPL is the original and not the Mobiz anymore.....
Lucky?
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are you italian?
poldo964 said:
are you italian?
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yes, why? do I write english so bad ?
by the way, I got a question for you: from your signature now you are using your latest rom and the new radio. I now a lot of people likes your new rom very much, but somebody complains about poor battery lasting. Does this new radio improves battery issue?
Cheers
fmulinacci said:
yes, why? do I write english so bad ?
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no no... i mean that you have a WWE ROM now, not italian... When i've bought my pharos there was an ITA ROM inside and this thread explains "how to completely restore your device to its original condition (warranty coverage)" like the title says
by the way, I got a question for you: from your signature now you are using your latest rom and the new radio. I now a lot of people likes your new rom very much, but somebody complains about poor battery lasting. Does this new radio improves battery issue?
Cheers
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cannot confirm this, i'm working with kaiser device now... but you can test by yourself, just flash the old radio and see what happens
cu
poldo964 said:
no no... i mean that you have a WWE ROM now, not italian... When i've bought my pharos there was an ITA ROM inside and this thread explains "how to completely restore your device to its original condition (warranty coverage)" like the title says
cannot confirm this, i'm working with kaiser device now... but you can test by yourself, just flash the old radio and see what happens
cu
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ok, I got it....however my Pharos was French (a great deal, about 150€ at FNAC in Geneva...I could not let it on the shelf), and I did not back it up before upgrading....let us hope in 1 year nothing bad will happen ;-)
Hi all,
I'm looking for the official french version. Could anyone share it or tell me where i could DL it?
Thanks all.
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
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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?
I finally found a way to overcome space issue that cause BuildIMGFS throw error when you put too many files in the ROM using captaintrip's kitchen
The repack used imgfsfromdump instead of buildimgfs which avoid the size issue and in additon can reduce the final size of flash.dio
The usage are the same with captaintrip's kitchen, I only rename the bat to "iPAQ61x_91x flex kitchen" since this works for both 61x and 91x
You will need to rename flash.dio to TEMPLATE.ROM and put it under ROM folder, when you run iPAQ61x_91x flex kitchen.bat it will also prompt you,follow instruction
keep in mind if you use flex kitchen to build your rom won't be able to extract it properly, anyone want to edit your room will need your kitchen instead. If you don't have buildimgfs issue you may want to stick with the old way of building rom
use iPAQ614c Rom Kitchen.bat if you want to build your rom in old way
Updated July 7th: attached new cecompr_nt.dll that fixed memory leak, necessary for LZX compression, replace the one under TOOLS folder
Download (v0.3):
mediafire
Updated: Dec 9th ,09
v4 Beta:
-improve ability to decompose ROM, however the packages in SYS and OEM portion is usually mix up so you have to manually move them to correct folder after extraction
Download:
21501 kitchen
21215 kitchen
Rom folder for w version for 21215 (Rename it to ROM if you want to build w version)
21232 kitchen
21234 kitchen
21725 kitchen - removed due to too many issue, use 21728 kitchen instead
21728 WWE Kitchen
21728 ITA Kitchen
21728 GER Kitchen
21728 FRA Kitchen
21812 WWE Kitchen
21815 WWE Kitchen
23001 WWE Kitchen
23001 CHT Kitchen
23004 WWE Kitchen
21921 WWE Kitchen
23009 Hybrid WWE Kitchen
23016 18.1 WWE Kitchen
21854 WWE Kitchen
23047 WWE Kitchen
23052 WWE Kitchen
21867 WWE Manila 24M2 Kitchen
21869 WWE Kitchen
21869 WWE Manila 25M Kitchen
23088 WWE Kitchen
28002 WWE Kitchen
28011 WWE Kitchen Beta 29
28011 WWE Beta 29_2 Kitchen - kitchen of Beta 29.2
note: you can replace WinCENLS_Lang_0404 with WinNLS_WWE (from other rom kitchen) to save ROM space
-arcsoft streaming player & codec can be removed if you don't need them
23515 xip (use with 23518 SYS)
23518 CHT Kitchen (LZX)
23518 WWE kitchen
21888 WWE Kitchen
23529 WWE Kitchen
28230 WWE Kitchen
23544 WWE Kitchen
23563 WWE Kitchen
91x 28011 WWE Kitchen -not tested since i don't own 91x device so use as your own risk, use dnw in the worst case
91x 23518(23515)/21888 untested xip
Official WM 6.5 Tookit/SDK/Emulator: here
FCC Information for 610c
FCC information for 910c
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Structure Overview
XIP is the kernel, this is also what you see those 2xxxx build mean, the whole term is called "Execute in Place", i.e execute files in rom directly without copying to ram, this is for boot process, anything wrong mean you will stuck in clean boot
OEM is for device/manufacturer specific program/drivers
SYS is for Windows Mobile system files
A package is a folder with at least a dsm file,all other files are extra
-rgu file is just reg file which you can use notepad to edit
-default all files goto Windows directory (obviously exclude rgu file)
-initflashfiles.dat/txt is a text file with instruction to move files to different directory
Files vs Modules
Modules are folder with ".dll" in their names. Inside the folder there is imageinfo.bin, S00X where x is a digit. When they are cooked into ROM they will become dll with proper relocation (done by WMReloc/G'Reloc). Supposedly being modules would make them load faster(because no need to relocate at runtime?) and some dlls must be in modules or else some program will not work properly. However there are also cases that modules must be converted to files.
Technically you can put everything in SYS since at the end buildOS will merge everything together but it is easier to manage if you follow the OEM/SYS structure
Common Issues TroubleShooting
hang on 1st boot screen (HP Logo)
-XIP porting issue, .rom , .vm file not correct .etc
hang on 2nd boot screen (WM splash screen)
-module did not relocate properly (did you run WMReloc or GReloc?)
-XIP (lower possibility, i don't think it affect..just in case you should keep in mind)
hang/crash on today screen
-software conflict/missing .etc , check your SYS/OEM files
Endless HP update/customization engine
-happens because of different model uses different customization engine, using one from other model/region will cause it to rerun every boot time, the only solution seem to prevent it to run from start by removing it from initflashfiles.dat. Convert all the fix into packages and integrate to the rom instead
installed SIP(virtual keyboard) cannot be switched
-use recmod (under tools folder) to convert all modules into files in browsingie folder
cannot compose new sms/email .etc
-replace redist_lang_[lang_code] folder with one that worked before
wifi cannot turn off after boot
-set HKLM/Comm/SDIO86861/Wireless to 1
XIP
To insert ported xip, run this command: osnbtool -c TEMPLATE.ROM 1 xip_out.bin
where xip_out.bin is your new XIP file
xip porting tutorial can be found all over the place in xda/ppcgeek .etc
Also make sure in ROM folder, the boot.rgu is from your device xip (the kitchen I provided only contains 61x xip so to cook for 91x you need to put 91x boot.rgu instead)
Phone Radio
rilgsm.dll is needed but usually it is in OEM folder
PagePool
Overview: xda wiki
edit using pagepool_by_wlodixon under flash folder, copy your flash.dio and run the appropriate cmd
The only exception is if the rom set pagepool to 0 (Dynamic PagePool), it won't able to recognize and you have to hex edit
hex edit the xip.bin at 0x000A75E4, change all 4 bytes to your desired value (all 0 for dynamic pagepool)
Convert cab to OEM
get package creator here
use it to open cab, then wince cab analyzer opened, choose extract folder icon, after close wince cab analyzer, you will be present with shortcut screen, do you things and hit done, finally hit complete package unless you want to change some option
Create simple cab for file/reg changes
get QuickCab
Xt9
corresponding lang files in OEMApp/OEMLang_#### where #### is the 4 digits lang ID
-[2letter langs code]hpd.ldb
-[2letter langs code]lbUN_xt9s/lsUn/.etc].kdb
-et9.SQR.[Language].bmp [Optional, some language like Polish/Portuguese just point to english bmp in registry]
-[a bunch of number/digit known as GUID].rgu (if you open it up you will find there is registry on xt9)
also under OEM\OEM_Lang_[Lang number]
-initflashfiles.dat (actually you can use notepad to open it and seacrh for ldb/kbd/bmp to see which lang files )
cooking different language
-you will need your language OEM folders from original HP rom
-your language wince.nls
-replace all language mui (e.g 0409=English) with your language mui
-some languages may added extra folders, be sure to copy them into SYS too
-sometime the hp customization/update will end up endless run in every start, in this case you will need to prevent it from running and integrate all updates into the ROM
OptionXML Addon
I have written this small .Net 3.5 App to generate option.xml for SYS packages which will allow you to select the common package and different language more easily without moving folders all the time, just unzip the zip to kitchen which will overwrite the existing batch file and put the exe under TOOLS folder.
To select/UnSelect a category in BuildOS, you can click on the Category group (e.g click on 0409 will select all 0409 packages in SYS), then click on one of the packages will select/unselect the whole group
Reserved for extra space in case
-------------Step by Step guide for xip porting-----------------------
Make sure you read this tutorial first
1. copy(either get it from kitchen or dump it using osnbtool) the existing xip_out.bin and rename it to xip.bin, open xipport, click dump xip.bin and you will get a OUT folder
2. choose write map then make packages , now rename this out folder to some other name
3. dump the new xip(from other device) using osnbtool, rename it to xip.bin & do the same as step 2 with xipport
4. now copy MSXIPKernel & MSXIPKernelLTK under Modules and Files folders from OUT folder(from step3) and overwrite to corresponding 61x OUT folder(from step1)
4.5 as said in the xda tutorial, remove hd.dll, osaxst0.dll folders and their corresponding text files under modules to avoid physical address overlap
5. use xipport to undo and then realloc and write maps. Then you check map files to make sure there is no !!!(memory address overlap) I recommend using XIP address tools to check for overlap, sometime you will get error when you realloc (key already exist .etc), use xip address tool and set work folder to OUT then you will see error on first dll addr which you have to fix all highlighted red cell(overlapped address). Note that to fix first dll addr address you have to highlight the cell, enter the new start address on the V address cell in bottom, click modify, then use mouse to highlight the 1A cell above, and change the D address cell to the same as V then click modify button(on the right of V cell). You should see the change in table then. For virtual base overlap you only need to modify V cell only
Note: first dll addr overlap will result error when you click realloc in xipport.
The goal is have no overlap as shown in MAP.txt. When there is no more overlap, use xipport to build xip_out.bin and then insert the xip into the dio file using osnbtool
Commands:
extract xip: osnbtool -d flash.dio 1 xip.bin
insert xip: osnbtool -c flash.dio 1 xip.bin
also make sure your ROM\boot.rgu is from your device xip
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IPAQ 91x boot keys:
Clean bOOt - Voice Commander + OK + Reset
Download Image - Volume Down + OK + Reset
Calc Checksum - Volume Up + OK + Reset - disconnected, SD card out
RUU - Volume Up + OK + Reset - UsbConnected, SDcard out
SDloader - Volume Up + OK + Reset - USB disconnected,SDcard in SDloader
Modem_CAL - Voice COmmander + Volume Up + Reset
Diagnostics - Voice Commander + Volume Down + Reset
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LZX Compression:
The default compression algorithm for ROM is XPR, if you must include lots of files that causes your resulting rom >80mb under XPR(81920kb - ROM Size limit for 61x, bigger than this the device won't boot), you need to use LZX compression. It reduces rom size by ~13% but with ~1-3% performance hit(from other post I read, I never verify the performance hit).
To use LZX compression, you need to replace the cecompr.dll folder in XIP Modules with the one attached in this post. Re-port the xip (realloc + write map + build xip_out.bin) and then use osnbtool to inject the xip inot TEMPLATE.ROM.
Then hex edit the imgfs_raw_data.bin in the rom kitchen, replace the first string "XPR" without quote you found with "LZX" without quote.
Make sure you have replace the cecompr_nt.dll under tools folder of the kitchen with the one I attached in 1st post to avoid memory leak
Now just build normally, you will notice the time to inject file will take much longer because of the compression
Is there any ROM kitchen tools for hp iPAQ h6365 WM2003?
Wow great kitchen. Thanks for sharing.
here, here! keyx you da man
One thing though - when you say this:
Phone Radio
if you are using SYS from other device, make sure you replace ril.dll and phone.dll from a working rom in phoneRedist or you will get a phone radio not installed which disable phone function
rilgsm.dll is also needed but usually it is in OEM folder
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I'm not sure that is actually correct. I've been using ril.dll and phone.dll from all kinds of donor SYS; these are OS files that should be generic. It is only rilgsm.dll that is manufacturer-specific.
you are right, I corrected the post
I think I do anything wrong...
If I extract your ROM(WM 6.5 Beta 3.81) and put it together to a ROM again, it is 10MB smaller.....After extracting this, its 1MB smaller...
Question is, why?
Greets
chucknican
actually for unknown reason if you use my kitchen to build rom, you won't able to extract it properly...i am not sure why. But currently it is the only solution for me to overcome buildimgfs error
so the solution is that I use captaintrip's kitchen to extract and yours to build it together again?
I can't get this kitchen to build my ROM. The after WMReloc does the modules rebase, I get the following feedback...
Code:
Injecting files ...
Input file imgfs_raw_data.bin cannot be opened. Exiting.
In fact, when I watch the temp folder during this process, I see no imgfs_raw_data.bin at all. In your new script, I can't see where this file would come from anyway.
Help?
chucknican said:
so the solution is that I use captaintrip's kitchen to extract and yours to build it together again?
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no in fact i will need to upload a kitchen as the result rom using my flex kitchen will not be extracted properly
benjaminries said:
I can't get this kitchen to build my ROM. The after WMReloc does the modules rebase, I get the following feedback...
Code:
Injecting files ...
Input file imgfs_raw_data.bin cannot be opened. Exiting.
In fact, when I watch the temp folder during this process, I see no imgfs_raw_data.bin at all. In your new script, I can't see where this file would come from anyway.
Help?
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you have to run "prepare_imgfs flash.dio -nosplit" to get the imgfs_raw_data.bin first, this process is done when you extract a rom before but if you just directly use it to build a rom you need to manually run the command on a flash.dio first
Also keep in mind if you use flex kitchen your rom won't be able to extract properly, anyone want to edit your room will need your kitchen instead. If you don't have buildimgfs issue you may want to stick with the old way of building rom
keyx said:
no in fact i will need to upload a kitchen as the result rom using my flex kitchen will not be extracted properly
you have to run "prepare_imgfs flash.dio -nosplit" to get the imgfs_raw_data.bin first, this process is done when you extract a rom before but if you just directly use it to build a rom you need to manually run the command on a flash.dio first
Also keep in mind if you use flex kitchen your rom won't be able to extract properly, anyone want to edit your room will need your kitchen instead. If you don't have buildimgfs issue you may want to stick with the old way of building rom
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So... these files go in the root folder? That's what works for me anyway. Hmm... I think this could be easily added to the script, if you ever have to release an update to the kitchen. Anyway, thanks.
21501 kitchen added on 1st post
EDITED: kitchen updated to detect missing of imgfs_raw_data.bin and extract it automatically, I also updated some tools versions
ADC and Ipaq Data Connect
Are both of these necessary? When both are installed the ADC seems to run first and configures a "Proxy Internet" Profile in the Connection Manager which lists all 3 possible connections for my data carrier, even though I can only use the internet2.voicestream.com with T-Mobile. Maybe I am not using this correctly, but once I removed the ADC, the ipaq data connection worked fine and I was able to connect to the internet without a problem. Is this all this app does, or is there another usage that I should leave it installed for?
Thank-you
you can remove ADC if you don't want it, i think it just help to setup data connections
Customization
Keyz
I have removed some of the OEMs from the kitchen, but am not sure that I modified the initflashfile.dat correctly,will you look at it for me and see (I highlighted what I have removed)? If I remove the entire last 3 lines that contain the Utility file the device does not reboot from sdlauncher when installing. When I leave the last line in it is very speedy to install and reboot, but I have the empty utility Folder in my programs folder! I also had tried to add the BSPropCab.cab to the OEM folder but cannot get it to install correctly. I saw that you had it installed in one of your previous roms along with the other 2 arc cabs. The arc cabs I can get to work, but I really dont want to put them in, just the bsprop. Is this possible?
In OEM I added Coreplayer, PdaNet, SKTools5, Live Search, Google Search and WM5torage1.9. I had to add Google Search in here because I could not get it to work by adding the original files back into the OEM App folder: In Systems I removed ADC, VOIP and One Note, replaced NETCF with NETCF3.5, and added Transcriber back in. I thought about removing WMWidgets, I use all SPB Software, but I dont understand all of its functions, I have Googled it and there really isnt alot out there about it. What I did find though makes me think Microsoft will add more function to it once the official 6.5 is officially released-So I will keep that. For me this is a very good ROM, you have done an excellent job with modifying the kitchen.
Thank-you
Sunday
Where do you test the new roms? In the device or in somekind of emulator?
gkleding said:
Keyz
I have removed some of the OEMs from the kitchen, but am not sure that I modified the initflashfile.dat correctly,will you look at it for me and see (I highlighted what I have removed)? If I remove the entire last 3 lines that contain the Utility file the device does not reboot from sdlauncher when installing. When I leave the last line in it is very speedy to install and reboot, but I have the empty utility Folder in my programs folder! I also had tried to add the BSPropCab.cab to the OEM folder but cannot get it to install correctly. I saw that you had it installed in one of your previous roms along with the other 2 arc cabs. The arc cabs I can get to work, but I really dont want to put them in, just the bsprop. Is this possible?
In OEM I added Coreplayer, PdaNet, SKTools5, Live Search, Google Search and WM5torage1.9. I had to add Google Search in here because I could not get it to work by adding the original files back into the OEM App folder: In Systems I removed ADC, VOIP and One Note, replaced NETCF with NETCF3.5, and added Transcriber back in. I thought about removing WMWidgets, I use all SPB Software, but I dont understand all of its functions, I have Googled it and there really isnt alot out there about it. What I did find though makes me think Microsoft will add more function to it once the official 6.5 is officially released-So I will keep that. For me this is a very good ROM, you have done an excellent job with modifying the kitchen.
Thank-you
Sunday
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what do you mean by bsprop not installed correctly? if you convert it to OEM folder correctly it should work but if you leave the customization engine run on startup there is no point to preinstall bsprop since it will reinstall again from ipaq file store(unless you did not install the update before).
Also if you modify initflashfiles.dat i believe you should use hex editor to remove the FF FE header added by notepad.
Sometime when you flash a lot the device will act weird & does not reboot from flashing, you can try to clean boot it or reflash. I think you can remove all highlighted entries without issue. You may need to leave a blank line at the end of file though.
wmwidget is a widget engine that can run apps that use pie as a container/interface, for me it looks kinda like a shortcut to a webpage, msn weather/money .etc are the sample widget come with 6.5 for now. You can remove it if you don't use it.
SwimmerBoy said:
Where do you test the new roms? In the device or in somekind of emulator?
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device only until i figure out the emulator issue
Hi,
i cooking a rom for my Kaiser with Ondraster VK but i can't change the rom version in the bootscreen.
I've try to edit with a hexeditor the file in the Nk folder but with no success.
does someone know a tool for doing that ?
Thanks!
Huefu said:
Hi,
i cooking a rom for my Kaiser with Ondraster VK but i can't change the rom version in the bootscreen.
I've try to edit with a hexeditor the file in the Nk folder but with no success.
does someone know a tool for doing that ?
Thanks!
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You can do this by XIPPorterEx by ervius and udk. This program is integrated in ervius kitchen.
Ok, i've use XIPPorterEx by ervius and udk for change th rom version, but i've a number 3 before my rom version name. Is this number come from payload file ?
Thanks
Yes... in fact, that sign must be certain number of numbers so... my bootscreen in hermes nk even the native.. is 3.35+QuePPC
Cause if I add one more char to it... the rom dont boots... the 3.35 is out of the xiporterex app but isintegrated into the payload as you said... and i simply cant get rid of it.. cause the hermes wont boot maybe yours yes, but guess what... i dont know where it is or should be on the nk.
its been awhile since i have done this...but maybe i can remember right i think you open up s000 of nk.exe in a hex editor, search for the rom version number on your first boot screen converted to hex. then replace all but the first character with your text, it has be the exact same number of characters.
At least for TOpaz it works, I think the easy way to do it, is to have EVK with OEMXipKernel inside, then with XipPorterex change the date and Rom Number, once completed, copy NK.exe file to Ondraster Kitchen
This avoid to deal with hex editor