I'm trying to copy all of the files from my K-JAM \Extended_Rom\ to my storage card so that I can then remove selected files from the Extended ROM and then hard reset.
When using Total Commander and selecting all files in the \Extended_Rom\ directory, after the copy command seemingly completes with no errors, there are only 5 files copied to my storage card:
Autorun.exe
Default_P_CSD_Setting.cab
Default_P_UA_Profile.cab
Default_Signed_Version.sa.CAB
Install_Tsk.exe
How can I copy all the files to my storage card to serve as a backup before I remove some from the Extended ROM and hard reset? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
mychal said:
I'm trying to copy all of the files from my K-JAM \Extended_Rom\ to my storage card so that I can then remove selected files from the Extended ROM and then hard reset.
When using Total Commander and selecting all files in the \Extended_Rom\ directory, after the copy command seemingly completes with no errors, there are only 5 files copied to my storage card:
Autorun.exe
Default_P_CSD_Setting.cab
Default_P_UA_Profile.cab
Default_Signed_Version.sa.CAB
Install_Tsk.exe
How can I copy all the files to my storage card to serve as a backup before I remove some from the Extended ROM and hard reset? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
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Is it possible that you're actually 'cutting' the files and not 'copying' them?
I ask this 'cos you cannot remove (or cut) any file from extrom; if you do, the extrom filesystem will go to hell and so will do every file in it.
I don't remember how i successfully copied those files; it was looong ago. I only know i used total commander as you did.
Anyway, don't worry, there's a way to extract the extrom content without even using the phone. You 'only' need: a PC, a copy of winimage (a shareware software), the executable (installer) of the rom you want to extract the extrom from, winrar (another shareware) and the great extractor 'typho5.exe' (that you can find in this forum).
Another, simpler, way is to use the total commander PC version together with the wince plugin. After connecting the phone via activesync and launching total commander, you'll be able to browse your phone as if it was a drive.
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Hi
I'm searching archive and can found it.
I've upgraded to wm2005 and my folder 'storage' has gone off. I've see in settings/memory that i have 61mb of storage but where the folder is, i can't see it in explorer.
And second, where is function 'permament save', how can i put back my contacts into a device (i've backuped it on my pc before upgrade)
please help
regards
You dont have a storage folder with WM5
You have a my documnets and that should be were you can store files, check the properties of that and you should find your 60mb. (most other folders are the same)
i'm trying to edit the ext rom using total commander and having some trouble. First when i tried to remove the ext rom, i get errors said something like could not delete 12 of the files, or something like that, then it renames all the files into random folders and files all named by some type of jibborish. Then when i try to paste files into the ext rom, it asks me if i want to overwrite the files... theres nothing there, i removed all of them. so i tell it its ok to overwrite and then it gives me an error.
anyone succesfully edited the ext ont he new kjam rom?
i had the same thing
after reflashing rom again all went ok
i reflashed and hard reset several times but nothing
is there a new total commander? what app did you use to edit your ext?
i try to delete anti virus software with total commander. when i hard reset the device all the files r missing from ext rom. wtf? anyone else have this happen. i never had this problem happen with the old rom
I had this problem too. The way i managed to remove the anti virus was to
1. Reflash with new ROM
2. Load Total Commander and Copy the EXT ROM to a foler in My Docs
3. Take the CAB from My Docs to your PC
3. In the EXT ROM delete the unwanted CABs
4. Hard Reset (EXT ROM should be empty and no CAB were auto installed)
5. Copy wanted CABS from PC to device and run them
6. Now you should have what you want and an empty EXT ROM freeing up some space.
can i use that method to copy all of the ext rom from the t mobile version to my phone to make it like the ones from tmobile
Is there a way to backup everything before upgrade the rom so I dont have to reload all apps and settings?
Spb Backup?
is there a crack for it
Don't !!!
When I used a backup manager, I totally messed up my ROM.
I didn't pass it's bootscreen anymore, and ended up bringing it to a store to restore the ROM, because I couldn't syns it anymore with ActiveSync.
Just manually back up your files and settings!
RE
So what are the steps to manually backup settings, & voice speed dial
You can backup your voice tag database between hard resets by copying the file CommandModel1.bin found under the windows folder to your pc or to the memory card. After rom upgrade copy it back to your windows folder and all your voice tags are back!
Create backup of windows\start menu - most programs that are on the storage card dont need a reinstall.
Create copy of pim.vol in the root directory of the device - contains contact and appt information.
Create backup of windows\favorites - for all your internet favorites.
That will make restore a bit quicker than otherwise.
re
Thank you
so the pim.vol is where the contacts are stored? nice..
would it be smarter to copy to sim card ?
I tried copying the pim.vol but it tells me that the file is in use? how do i back it up?
guyver2077 said:
so the pim.vol is where the contacts are stored? nice..
would it be smarter to copy to sim card ?
I tried copying the pim.vol but it tells me that the file is in use? how do i back it up?
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You have to use total commander or gsfinder (must haves and both free, i prefer gsfinder) on the device to do it. When you reset you have to rename pim.vol to say pim.vo and them copy and paste it from your storage card.
meschle said:
guyver2077 said:
so the pim.vol is where the contacts are stored? nice..
would it be smarter to copy to sim card ?
I tried copying the pim.vol but it tells me that the file is in use? how do i back it up?
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You have to use total commander or gsfinder (must haves and both free, i prefer gsfinder) on the device to do it. When you reset you have to rename pim.vol to say pim.vo and them copy and paste it from your storage card.
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thanks allot!
wwwouter said:
Don't !!!
When I used a backup manager, I totally messed up my ROM.
I didn't pass it's bootscreen anymore, and ended up bringing it to a store to restore the ROM, because I couldn't syns it anymore with ActiveSync.
Just manually back up your files and settings!
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The problem wasn't so much that you tried to restore a backup, the problem was that you tried to restore a FULL backup. If you had used a backup manager that allowed custom restorations from the backup file then you would've been able to restore just the files without also restoring the registry keys and settings which is probably what killed your phone.
Hi,
Was wondering; if after I run a cab install, does the .cab file need to be left on the phone; or can I delete it?
Alemaker
You may not have a choice. Most Phones automatically Delete the cab file after install. I always keep all my cab files on my Storage Card so if I have to I can do a Hard Reset then just reinstall everything off the Storage Card. But to do this you need this cab file that prevents other cab files from being automatically deleted.
you can delete it. i keep all of mine on my card if i ever need to reset the phone
Hey guys,
some time ago I've tried to free some space from my internal memory, so I've chosen several files to remove in my \windows directory, like ringtones, 007 trailer and some .cabs of default installed programs. Overall size was about 90MB, what is pretty nice while I had like 100MB free space on internal. I know these files can't be just deleted, so I've prepared fake files with the same name, but zero size and I did these steps:
1. backup of chosen files
2. rewrite old files with new files of zero size using Total Commander
!! BUT !! when I did so, free space of internal memory was always the same (even after restart)
3. so, when I saw it had no effect, I restored original files from backup back to the \windows folder and I was shoked when I saw 10MB of free memory
4. as a last step, I've changed these files again with those zero sized and I had the free space back
Now I have the same amount of free space as I had at the beginning, but with zero sized fake files instead of original files.
I want to ask:
a) why my method did not work??
b) how can I really free up some space?? (by removing those useless files)
c) where is the "ROM image" located?? I mean .. if I'll change those original files with fake files and I'll do hard reset, what will happen? Will be those original files restored from some hidden ROM image or are they necessary to keep (for any reason) in \windows folder?
Thank you for any ideas.
FYI I am using stock R3A ROM.
C'mon ... I am sure somebody knows the answers. I've already read several threads about deleting files in windows folder, but all of them were about overwriting files with new, fake files. There were nothing about free memory. And also I can't find the answer on my third, probably most important question
c) where is the "ROM image" located?? I mean .. if I'll change those original files with fake files and I'll do hard reset, what will happen? Will be those original files restored from some hidden ROM image or are they necessary to keep (for any reason) in \windows folder?
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Any help is appreciated.
on wm there is a flash area
devided into 2 places 1 is storage
1 is rom
rom is read only after one flash the firmware
you can overshadow files in the rom flash with empty files
but they don't mean they are not still there
but it's don't matter because files on rom don't take up storage space at all
they take up rom space it's 2 seperate "partitions" if that makes something you can understand better
only way to truely remove files from the rom flash is to cook a rom without them
and even if you do that that will not give you more storage space as it's 2 seperate spaces
so basicly you're barking up the wrong tree for more storage
Thanks man. This answer is absolutely enough for me, now I understand it much better.