Hi,
I bought HTC Diamond from O2 CZ. It's beautiful device, but I flashed dutty ROM and then reverted back to original HTC Europe ROM 1.93.
I have backuped several operator cabs (like Czech Language, O2 settings etc.) and now I want to make them "in ROM", so if I hard-reset the phone, I want to install it via customization.
How to do it? I tried to copy them to \Windows folder and in TCMD set "read only" and "system", but after hard-reset they were deleted.
Thanks
If you want them installed after hard reset, then you need to build it in your own custom ROM, in other words, you need to cook your own ROM.
To do that, see the ROM development section...
Hm
I thought that
And there is not another way? I dont know - Total commander (copying to \Windows and set some attributes...) ?
Thanks
Related
I'm looking at cooking my first ext rom and have what I think is a pretty simple question. I've collected all my cabs (splash ID, resco, webIS Mail, etc) and am ready to edit the config file, but I'm left with a question that I haven't seen (or comprehend) in the wiki.
Once I move my files to the ext rom and copy/edit my config, do I need to do anything else, or can I just wait until my next hard reset? I read about flushing the ext rom, but I just got my PDA2K setup from another hard reset and I really don't want to do it again unless I have to. I'm very confident that the cabs will work once I move the TPEnable to the beginning of the config, as some require me to tap the OK button.
Thanks,
Tom
It's too good to believe:
ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/PDA2k_WWE_14000_176_11200.exe
I'm downloading now.
Tom
39.6MB (their server is really slow today)
From i-mate site:
The details of the new ROM image are:
For the Worldwide English Build:
ROM version: 1.40.00 WWE
ROM date: 03/10/05
Radio version: 1.12.00
Protocol version 1337.42
ExtROM version: 1.40.176 WWE
I think they waited until the pros on this site figured everything out first...then they just piggy-backed on their findings. Kudos to the real pros on XDA-devel!!!
tom
How to install this rom in Spanish Qtek 9090, i'm new and y don't now very well to change the language.
Thank you!
imate update
I just got the update from the I-mate site and am working it with the XDA tools but I'm getting a checksum errors on the radio, NK, and MS filles. Should I be using a different tool? My device is a MDA III T-mobile german flashed to english. Any Ideas???
Downloaded, installed and running. No problems....yet. I can't find a config file in the extrom in order to make some changes, but there's a setup.exe file now. Not sure what that's about.
No idea how to change the language...I'm not good enough to know that.
More later.
Tom
So far so good. A couple issues. 1) the phone off (or flight mode on) is no longer activated by the Call End button. Shame...I loved that feature. 2) I have a problem turning the phone on (flight mode off) after a soft reset. I think it may be caused by the Contacts Button addin. The only way I can turn on the phone is to go into the keypad and then turn it on. All other methods cause the system to lockup.
Tom
Temporary copy...
Until someone puts it up on xda-developers / cooks it,
a MUCH faster loading copy is at
http://www.myehud.com/BlueAngel/PDA2k_WWE_14000_176_11200.exe
Ehud
Great!!!!!
I'm downloading it right now!!
i-mate finally released it after 1000's of unkept promises!
FINALLY!!! Here's to hoping it will be better than the Qtek version!
Again, I would like to ask why there is no config file??? I take it setup.exe has the config file built in? If any of the pros can give me some feedback as to this, I would appreciate it. I'd like to drop in several cab files incase I fubar something down the road.
Thanks,
Tom
P.S. almost 6 hours and only the "turning on the phone" problem.
yes... config is missing...
will try out some combinations .
skype is taking 3.8 megs... i don't need it there.
sunish said:
skype is taking 3.8 megs... i don't need it there.
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Ture...true. Skype was fun the first couple times, but with VOIP at home, I really don't need it anymore. Still, kind of cool to show people...if you have someone that you can connect to.
Tom
Tried some combos, including, using the old config and setup files... nothing wrorks,
only thing is that any additional file found in ext rom is treated as a carrier customization file, and on selecting one file , that particular file will be installed..
also, i noticed that there is one config file in the windows directory.
Just take the Autorun.exe and config.txt from another rom, add in the cabs from the i-mate rom, and there you go.
Yeah, I will be removing Skype ASAP myself. I can understand how it could be useful, but for my purposes, it just takes up space.
The Setup.exe is way better then the config
Leave the setup the exe it is better then the config. with the config you have to site the and write a line for each cab file. the setup.exe automatically runs every cab file in the ext rom. whether you put it there or not. So when cookinh your extended rom no need to keep having to change the config.txt. The setup will run whatevers there.
You can find this new ROM at ftp upload folder hope MDAIIIUser can move to wiki , I will upload ext.ROM by tomorrow
TheLastOne said:
Just take the Autorun.exe and config.txt from another rom, add in the cabs from the i-mate rom, and there you go.
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Tried that , removed setup.exe , copy old autorun.exe and made new config file,
but didn't worked out..
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MarcValme said:
Leave the setup the exe it is better then the config. with the config you have to site the and write a line for each cab file. the setup.exe automatically runs every cab file in the ext rom. whether you put it there or not. So when cookinh your extended rom no need to keep having to change the config.txt. The setup will run whatevers there.
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Do I need to keep autorun.exe ? If yes, then which one old or new?
sunish, I can not imagine why it would not work. You must have made a mistake somewhere.
The WMP10 close problem still exists, which leads me to conclude that it is indeed a problem with the 1.40 CE Rom, and not something within the Extended rom muddling it up.
Has anyone seem any actual improvements with this rom over Qtek's? All of the same problems still to be in place. The extended rom has a few different (but unimportant) cabs, but that's about it.
MarcValme, I'm not so sure I agree. One of the good things about the config.txt file is that you can specify the order in which the cabs install, which does actually make a difference in a few circumstances. Food for thought.
TheLastOne,
Don't know / Can't figure out where is the problem.
No combination is working for me.
Maybe will try it again after a day or so.
Right now, after unhiding the Ext ROM, I'm installing all the programs needed by me manually.
One thing that I noticed is the increase in speed... The performance is somewhat better now...
I just upgraded to the beta T-Mobile 2.24 ROM. I upgraded from the custom 2.17 by xelencin. I avoided the tmo customizations from installing but have a couple of questions. Is there a way to extract the custom cabs from xelencin's ROM (i.e. the Tmo Network Customizations) that get installed in the Extended ROM or is this something I would have had to do prior to upgrading. If not, is there at least a place I can locate the Certification_Disable.cab separately?
I have a feeling that the answer is that I would have needed to somehow extract them from my MDA in the Extended ROM prior to the upgrade. If so, I am not opposed to going back to the 2.17 or even his new 2.21 ROM but can someone point me on how I can access the Extended ROM to get the cabs if I install his custom ROM?
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I just upgraded to the beta T-Mobile 2.24 ROM. I upgraded from the custom 2.17 by xelencin. I avoided the tmo customizations from installing but have a couple of questions. Is there a way to extract the custom cabs from xelencin's ROM (i.e. the Tmo Network Customizations) that get installed in the Extended ROM or is this something I would have had to do prior to upgrading. If not, is there at least a place I can locate the Certification_Disable.cab separately?
I have a feeling that the answer is that I would have needed to somehow extract them from my MDA in the Extended ROM prior to the upgrade. If so, I am not opposed to going back to the 2.17 or even his new 2.21 ROM but can someone point me on how I can access the Extended ROM to get the cabs if I install his custom ROM?
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The quickest way for you to get at the cabs would be to install Total Commander (free file manager..search for it via Goooooogle) on your device. Then type "\Extended_Rom" in the path bar at the top. Don't do anything with the files you see there other than copy them to a folder somewhere else on your device. If you try to delete or otherwise modify them you will corrupt you extended ROM (not a big deal, but you'll have to soft reset to fix). Once the files are copied elsewhere you can have your way with 'em.
Something I've never understood is installing a ROM clean without the Ext_ROM cabs....from reading through the posts, it looks like the cabs can be installed later, but will those cabs go into program memory instead of the locked/hidden extended ROM? Wouldn't I be better off letting the Ext_ROM do its thing so I don't waste precious program memory?
Is there any way to uninstall a cab from teh Ext_ROM without a hard-reset? I know deleting files out of the Ext_ROM corrupts it, but these progs don't show up under "Remove Programs", so I'm thinking I'm stuck with them. Guess what I need to do is create my own Ext_ROM without the cabs I don't want?
I think I hit my question limit for one post, so I'll end it now...
jorge_culv said:
Something I've never understood is installing a ROM clean without the Ext_ROM cabs....from reading through the posts, it looks like the cabs can be installed later, but will those cabs go into program memory instead of the locked/hidden extended ROM? Wouldn't I be better off letting the Ext_ROM do its thing so I don't waste precious program memory?
Is there any way to uninstall a cab from teh Ext_ROM without a hard-reset? I know deleting files out of the Ext_ROM corrupts it, but these progs don't show up under "Remove Programs", so I'm thinking I'm stuck with them. Guess what I need to do is create my own Ext_ROM without the cabs I don't want?
I think I hit my question limit for one post, so I'll end it now...
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There's a bit of a misconception regarding extended ROM. Most of the cab files there only set registry and provisioning settings. Very few actually install anything to the device. Extended ROM is about 10 megs in size. Whether it's full or not has no impact on your useabable space.
Unlock Extended ROM
But what should I do when I need add new programs to extended rom. My Extended ROM is write protected
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Marko-z said:
But what should I do when I need add new programs to extended rom. My Extended ROM is write protected
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You should do a search on Wizard extended ROM unlocking. Here and over at buzzdev.
gilbreen said:
If not, is there at least a place I can locate the Certification_Disable.cab separately?
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I would also be very interested in this. I have a Wizard that has the T-Mobile 2.26 ExtROM, which, needless to say, does not have this file. I don't really want to reflash the ExtROM just for this file. Could someone post it or point me to a place that has it?
Thanks!
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But what should I do when I need add new programs to extended rom. My Extended ROM is write protected
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best way to add files to the ext rom without corrupting your ext rom is this..
Make your own with the files you want, then flash that ext rom... To learn how to do this you better start reading the millions of threads on here
Found what I wanted...
Well, I seem to have solved my own problem. The Certification_Disable.cab file seems to be the same exact thing as Cert_SPCS.cab, which I found through Google. Even if the files are not exactly the same, Cert_SPCS.cab has the desired effect: it removes the prompting when installing unsigned applications.
Since I bet other people need this file too, I am attaching it here (remove the .zip). I am not positive about the origin of this file, but it sounds like it was included in the ExtROM of the Sprint PPC6700 (Apache).
Trinity crashed big time this weekend and could only rescue it by installing the new HTC ROM. Can someone post the UK Orange Extended ROM please... just so I can get my original setup back. Should be easy to copy it using Trinityhacks 0.2 for UK users...
Thanks,
K
here you are my fellow Orange UK customer.
how would i use this if i ever needed to i also have a spv m700 but am using the new htc rom
Thanks
Robert
that is a bit of an open question really.
It depends what you wanted to do. If for example you just wanted to install all the orange customizations over again then you could unlock your extended rom and copy the contents of this zip into it. Then everytime you hard reset it would always install the orange stuff.
Or you might just want to install one bit of it. The orange homescreen for example in this case you would just have to run the homescreen cab from file explorer.
The zip file i included just has all the files that were in the ext rom folder when the device was shipped from orange.
thanks for the reply
How do i unlock view my extended rom at the moment i have sim & cid unlockeded and flashed with the new htc rom but thats it as far as my knowledge goes been trying a few apps from here and just do a hard reset if i hit problems
Thanks
Robert
Is 121kb the whole Ext ROM? Having problems unzipping it...
Thanks,
K
Anyone with UK Orange Ext ROM?
K
yeah seems to be. unzips ok for me. When i saved my ext roms i did my hermes and my trinity at the same time. I remember one of them had some customizations and stuff that were not done in the ext rom they were just done in the main part of the rom and ran before the ext rom customization.
The answer is try the ext rom and see if that is everything you need. If not then let me know and will try and find the other stuff off the device.
If you pm me an email add then i will email it over to you in an rar or something.
oh, Rob you can show your ext rom using Trinityhacks 0.2 cant remember how to unlock it. Was a while ago, im sure either Trinityhacks will do it or it will say somewhere in the wiki.
Normally there is no need to unlock the ext rom though. What i do with my hermes is just have a folder on my memory card with all the stuff i install when i hard reset.
If you wanted to install the whole ext rom i have posted, the easiest thing to do is just copy all the files into a folder on your memory card called 2577 then take the card out and in. It will then run the install. Then just rename the folder to something else
Here is the extrom again. This time an rar, however, in order to post it i have had to rename it to a .cab file so just rename it back to .rar before you unzip it.
Kyri said:
Trinity crashed big time this weekend and could only rescue it by installing the new HTC ROM. Can someone post the UK Orange Extended ROM please... just so I can get my original setup back. Should be easy to copy it using Trinityhacks 0.2 for UK users...
Thanks,
K
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The UK M700 ext rom is pretty useless actually. it only contains 4 cabs
MP_MMS3.5_OrangeUK_Trinity_060811.CAB - setup MMS settings ONLY (doesnt include gprs and wap stuff)
MP_CVSDcpl_20060920.cab - adds the Voice Speed Dial control panel (standard in HTCs rom)
PP_Fix_ShowTodayTheme.cab - Changes the background
PT_WA_Abaxia.CAB - Turns on the Orange Plugin
Everything else is including in the rom itself, the orange sounds, today plugin, colour scheme, icons, programs etc so installing the ext rom wont get these back. The best thing to do though is to get the Network Settings program from the HTC download page and install the Orange setup from that to get all the internet and mms settings.
dave106 said:
The UK M700 ext rom is pretty useless actually. it only contains 4 cabs
MP_MMS3.5_OrangeUK_Trinity_060811.CAB - setup MMS settings ONLY (doesnt include gprs and wap stuff)
MP_CVSDcpl_20060920.cab - adds the Voice Speed Dial control panel (standard in HTCs rom)
PP_Fix_ShowTodayTheme.cab - Changes the background
PT_WA_Abaxia.CAB - Turns on the Orange Plugin
Everything else is including in the rom itself, the orange sounds, today plugin, colour scheme, icons, programs etc so installing the ext rom wont get these back. The best thing to do though is to get the Network Settings program from the HTC download page and install the Orange setup from that to get all the internet and mms settings.
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How would I stop the M700 from loading the Orange extended stuff? I can get the mms / sms settings from the HTC site and I can't be doing with the Orange today screen - so I'd like to stop it from installing
try reading that again
Everything else is including in the rom itself, the orange sounds, today plugin, colour scheme, icons, programs etc
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all the extended rom does is the 4 things above. 2 of them are useful, the other 2 you can just turn off in settings>today. the orange today screen is already installed on the orange roms.
Thanks guys..!
K
Hi folks.
At first i have to say, that this is a somehow unclean and tricky solution, but it works somehow and maybe it can be improved.. There are some threads on this forum, which deal with that, but i'm going to describe, what i did, to get it working.
You need:
- The new Touch IT 2.1-ROM (don't know yet, if it works with other ROMs - think only if it's the same build)
- A backup from a german ROM (mine was made by SPB-backup from the cmEX-image, also don't know if other ROMs/backup tools work)
- The language files from here (German.rar)
- A registry editor (I used PHM regedit)
First i took all the mui-files out, by using the Windows search and copying them into another folder, then i transferred them via ActiveSync into the \Windows folder.
Then I put a link to the registry tool and to the explorer and PHM regedit in the TF3D programs panel (you'll need that, because after changing the registry to use german language your start menu will be screwed up for some reason and you can't access any program anymore).
Now you have to change two registry values and optionally set your region in the regional settings:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\MUI]
"SysLang"="1031" (for german)
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\MUI]
"CurLang"="1031"
-> It's time to do a soft-reset and you'll notice, that the pin-dialogs and so on are in german.
Go to the TF3D programs panel (as i said: Start menu will be screwed up - there are links for programs and settings, but they won't work) and start explorer to execute your backup.
After that your ROM should be fully german.
This is probably not a very good solution and it's kind of buggy, but it is a start..
I couldn't get it until know, how to cook the language files into a ROM (tried it with extracting the new Touch IT 2.1 and inserting the files from German.rar, but ended up with the device starting up and showing a black screen all the time).
If somebody could help me out with that, i would, if i am allowed, make a german version of the Touch IT 2.1 ROM.
Any additions or corrections appreciated!!