Does anyone know the whereabouts of the shutdown dialog image (see below)? Or is it not an image? Seems odd to construct it on the fly from digital tinker toys. I've been unable to locate it in any of the internal directories (which I can see) or in the framework-res.apk. Maybe it's buried in some way in another file?
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I have a diagnostic .nbh image for Hermes devices. When copied to the storage card and started in bootloader mode, the device will boot the image and enter a diagnostics sort of mode. The utility ends after a bit when some "security checks" fail. I'd like to analyse the file but I'm having some trouble. I am somewhat experienced in disassembling ARM code, but I'd like to start at a higher level than that. I can convert the file to a .nb using the tools available on the forums, but I can't seem to break it down any further from there. Is anyone here familiar with the .nb file format? When I attempt to use the tools that convert a .nb to a ROM dump it fails saying "Not an img file" or something like that. It reads as a straight binary file in IDA so I'd have to manually identify an entry point in order to analyse it further.
The interface of the diagnostic mode looks similar to what is displayed when a ROM is being updated - a gray screen with a blue system font.
I can tell from looking at the .nb that there is significant functionality that I would like to check out further.
Any help?
fluxist
HTC Album sorts the photos by newest added. Can you sort them alphabetically?
....bump....
Any Ideas?
Allthough I have a Diamond, I have the same problem.
How to sort the pictures in HTCAlbum alphabetically?
up!
the same problem here.
A Workaround
Hi all,
I also tried to find a fix for this, but with no success.
So I went the other way around and made a .vbs script (to be run on the PC) to change the modified date of files in a descending order.
The script takes the current folder and modifies all found files sorted by filename (regardless of extension).
It asks if you want to process subfolders also.
You can extract the D.vbs to the folder you want processed and run it from there.
Please be carefull not to run the script from a root drive folder, as it will crash when it encounters a system folder ("System Volume Information" for example).
Also, as it takes the current date, and goes backwards, the theoretical maximum of files is around 733500 files.
I do not have that many files, so if anyone tries it with more than that, please let me know if it works
It can take some time if run on a flash card, so please be patient and wait for the Finished dialog.
If the modified date of files is not important to you (creation date, accessed date and all EXIF attributes are NOT changed), and you don't mind if the date goes backward for tens or maybe even hundreds of years, you can give it a try.
Have fun
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DISCLAIMER
This script is AS-IS, ALWAYS make a backup of all the files you are gonna modify, I didn't lose any files, but it doesn't mean it can't happen to you.
works!
Thanks for idea and your work!
It helped me a lot, I went the same way as you, but found no such command for batch file to change the datetime. Ha!
Perfect! That worked for me too
vbs cript makes skip
vbs cript makes skip - picture of this
Kinda old to post isnt it?
Nice script.
It changes the date of files in a descending order. Is it possible to modify the script so the dates changes in a ascending order?
Moved over to general...
hi buddies, does anyone one know how to hack an app? for example, change a predefined （hard coded) path like "\storage card" to any other locations. I tried to use hex editor but couldn't find any paths hard coded. I know there's a program called "Olly Debugger" for Win32 which can change binary code to machine code. However it doesn't support PPC applications. Can anyone help?
Many thanks!!
If the path does not appear in the executable then it is not hard coded in the program.
Hard coded strings, string tables, static data and the like, get bundled together by the linker into a separate data segment. They would all appear in the same area within the exe.
The program is probably using FindFirstFlashCard() and FindNextFlashCard() functions to emumerate storage devices. "Storage Card" would be returned by this/these function(s) at run time.
Another reason may be that the executable has been 'signed'. In this case the code is encrypted with the certificate so the hard coded stuff cannot be seen. Altering the code here will invalidate the checksum and the operating system will refuse to run it.
hi stephj, thanks for your info! finally i can figure out the location is hard coded in a dll file instead.
btw do you know how to convert a module (in the form of folders) into a binary dll?
thanks!!
Not quite certain what you mean. A DLL file is the same structure as a .EXE except that it does not have a WinMain() function that a .EXE file has that the loader calls once it is loaded.
Once a DLL is loaded the loader can resolve the real address(es) of its exported function(s).
sorry, i was talking about the modules in rom cooking. after dumping the rom, some DLLs appear in the form of modules (which are folders). what I want to know is the ways to convert these folders into binary files.
In that case it's over to the chefs. My expertise is in the area of application development.
Thanks stephj!!
To convert module to file, look for recmod
It will give you a plain .exe/.dll you want to modify.
After you do it, restore it using reversmod
I can't drag and drop .9.pngs to the res/drawable folder! I don't know why, but when the file shows up under /drawable, it suddenly pops up with a red x and says that all the other drawables can't be found. What is happening? I'm trying to use a .9.png as a background for a view, but I can't seem to get eclipse to recognize the .9.pngs Thanks in advance
have you tried Project > Clean
?
It's a good first line of defense for weird Eclipse errors
I tried that. It still doesn't work The only way to get it to recognize the image isbto rename it as a PNG instead of a nine-patch
what is the error that eclipse shows?
I had your same error before I used the tool provided for ninepatch building.
If you use the tool, no problem.
You can find it in: ...\android-sdk-windows\tools\draw9patch.bat
It's really easy to use. Google for a tutorial.
Make sure you don't have any other drawable file with the same name as your nine patch or the name doesn't contain uppercase characters.
edit:
or you've just created your nine patch incorrectly
Why do you want it to be called .9.png? Cant you just rename it or is it a best practices kind of thing?
Or is this a type of png? A bit confused...
nvm.. its a stretchable png
From something awesome
i have an APICAL GPS
youtube[dot]com/watch?v=urX3rERYZf4
running the same menu as this one
youtube[dot]com/watch?v=wS37diJR0Q0
it has two skins
one has a "Mini Cooper" car with flashing spotlights
the other menu skin has a simpler green theme
i want to create green-themed matching power-on splash and iGoPrimo splash bitmaps
I think the green-themed menu BMPs are contained in
\ResidentFlash2\bin\Main\Main_Skin2.bin
.. this is in the attached Main_Skin2.zip file (also includes TotalConfig .ini's)
but i do not know how to extract them, i have tried many unarchivers, i think they use LZMA, as this is a common header in many of the Apical menu .bin files
the menu system is controlled by a program called "TotalConfig", but i have not been able to find any information on this on the www
does any one know how to extract these BMPs or have any information on the Apical/TotalConfig menu system
thanks in advance from New Zealand
the 800x480 menu files i am looking for are
residentflash2-bin-Main-Fore2-*.bmp
residentflash2-bin-Main-Animate2-*.bmp
residentflash2-bin-Main-MainLayer2-*.bmp
and maybe any *.ini file relating to GPSAni*.bmp
mine are all archived into a single *.bin file, but in earlier versions they are separate files in separate folders ... these files will give me enough menu elements to make some matching splash screens .... i don't need to modify the apical menu itself
antdavison said:
... these files will give me enough menu elements to make some matching splash screens .... i don't need to modify the apical menu itself
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Why not simply search the WEB? Many icon-sets around, from which you can pick out those "menu elements" which match your needs.
Herr.J
have figured this out
need a tool called Apical IMaGe DECoder by SiL (AIDEC.zip) (attached)
find an appropriate firmware package
run the command
AIDEC.EXE winCEapp.img
and residentFlash2 files are written to a folder named 'winCEapp_out' which AIDEC creates
that has given me all the BMP elements to create 'power-on' * and 'primo' splash screens ** that match the green-theme menu#2 stored in residentFlash2
now, as the GPS changes states from bootup > (menu >) Primo > menu, all the backgrounds are the same and other elements match
... pity the Apical menus are sooooo ugly, and the Apical AtlasVI menus are partially locked up, but extracting some AtlasV winCEapp.img firmware gave me all the menu bitmap elements i needed, along with every other file that would be written to residentFlash2 if that firmware were to be installed
danke, Ant
notes
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* static logo.bmp or <2MB animated logo.gif copied to microSD / SDMMC; automatically updates boot splash screen logo if 'logo.bmp' or 'logo.gif' is present on microSD, and microSD is inserted in GPS before power up; after automatically updating splash screen logo, power off GPS, remove microSD, and restart GPS
this worked for my particular GPS******, yours could be different, see 4pna[dot]com/showthread.php?t=5903
** NandDisk\Primo\branding.zip\ui_igo9\800_480\loading.bmp + \skin_night\loading.bmp *** **** *****
*** i use winRAR 4.01 rather than 7z or WinZip, resulting in uncorrupted Primo friendly ZIPs
**** use iPAQ tools attached to optionally compress 'loading.bmp' from uncompressed (1.2MB) to primo friendly rleBMP (70kB)
***** add the lines like the ones below to primo's SYS.TXT, to alter the default position of the splash screen loading_progressBar (or alter similar lines in NandFlash\Primo\data.zip\ui_igo9\800_480\skincfg.ini)
[loading]
progressbar_x=160
progressbar_y=308
progressbar_end_x=160
progressbar_end_y=308
****** gps is
aliexpress[dot]com/store/product/New-arrival-SirF-Atlas-VI-Dual-core-800MHz-5-inch-GPS-Navigation-DDR3-256MB-8GB-Bluetooth/312906_532878501.html
Congrats.
antdavison said:
Herr.J
run the command
AIDEC.EXE winCEapp.img
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This file return Error when unziping, upload pleasse again, i need it.
Geo42G
spkprs said:
This file return Error when unziping, upload pleasse again, i need it.
Geo42G
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source if these zips are bad replace "[dot]" with "."
as i am a junior here, i can't post hyperlinks
be quick, files will expire from the below link soon
sendfile[dot]su/633127
s1[dot]sendfile[dot]su/download/633127/oL7StdU9KdaXmOV4NHQSkkEovnrryIInQFpGqMB2
Name AIDEC.ZIP
Size 2.26KB (2314B)
MD5 a62247f67b7504f7159fcabfa4f4963d
Downloaded 179 times
Filled 2012-07-17 20:49:07
Exp. 07/03/2014 2:16:42
Thank you i got it!!
I do not know the features of your device,
but I'll send link's for Apical and perhaps with translation
find some firmware and menu that suits you the most.
antdavison said:
ugly-but-working-first-experiment-apical-animated-bootup---logo.gif[/I]
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Good job !
I know this is a old topic... but how do you compress the images back to the bin file after modifying the images ? and then back to the img..?
i didn't, i made an animated GIF from the menu elements, and used that as the boot image, instead of the pre-existing single image BMP.
Just put the animated GIF on a empty micro-SD card, call it logo.gif, boot up the GPS with the micro-SD card inserted, and the animated GIF will be copied automatically to the GPS and become the new boot screen ... ie the boot picture is not included in the .bin/.img