Just bought an MDA compact (from blueshop24.de, highly recommended), and manged to change rom to English. I`ve being reading various threads about being able to access the extended rom which I can do no problem, but it seems that I can`t edit the config.txt file or write to the ext rom. Am I doing something wrong, or is it not possible yet ??
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I have successfully flashed an O2 english machine into a traditional chinese one. I just wanted to point couple things out that slowed me down during upgrading:
1) if your ntrw shows something like "usage... etc" that means you have an incorrect version. Please download version 2.0
2) when replacing the information in the hex editor, you do not have to highlight the part to be replaced, just click once to the beginning of the header, then click paste, it'll replace by itself. I tried to highlight the part to be replaced and delete and paste again.. etc with no luck. Remember it has to look like the original, 3-4 lines of 00 then ff ff.. etc, if you did it wrong it will only have the ff ff parts right after the 416 bytes (this worked for me)
3) when putting in the SD card, it does not necessarily give you the prompt to flash in several seconds, i've seen it pop up after several minutes, so give it some time and not panic
Those were just some of my experiences that I thought could be amended to the procedures to clarify some things, because one would have to dig through many topics to find the above solutions as I did (which i don't understand why the authors won't edit their procedures to make it perfect).
Anyhow, I have one final question. I read the thread on how to remove T-mobile's customizations somewhere, but how do I remove O2's cusomization? If I can figure this out I'll make my O2 w/ dopod rom into an O2 trad. chinese rom. Thnx
Here's another thing I wanted to ask, when I change the rom and flahs w/ the cht.xxx file from ftp (the O2 rom) does it include the ext roms? Or should I d/l them cab by cab and install separately? Or does this need to be unlocked like some other threads say?
dragonone said:
Here's another thing I wanted to ask, when I change the rom and flahs w/ the cht.xxx file from ftp (the O2 rom) does it include the ext roms? Or should I d/l them cab by cab and install separately? Or does this need to be unlocked like some other threads say?
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What brand and size of SD card had you used?
i used the lexar 256mb bundled w/ my o2
i've also used panasonic high speed pro 512mb on another machine
but i don't know how that relates to my ques~
yipfu said:
dragonone said:
Here's another thing I wanted to ask, when I change the rom and flahs w/ the cht.xxx file from ftp (the O2 rom) does it include the ext roms? Or should I d/l them cab by cab and install separately? Or does this need to be unlocked like some other threads say?
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What brand and size of SD card had you used?
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Ext & radio rom is included. :lol:
Sorry if this question sound stupid to you, but I'm a newbie trying to play with my Mini.
I'd like to add some cab file from another ext ROM.
How do I install the extended ROM, which I got from ftp.
If I just click it on my mini, it always says something like the file is in ROM !
Should I put it in a MMC & how do run it ?
Can't we install all the extended ROM files in other version to another ?
Or just specific files ?
Hi,
yesterday my first pocketc phone arrived (BTW it's a german MDA compact); yeah, the first windows mobile of my life!
Thanks to this forum (which i've been lurking for a while) i was able to install the latest Italian Imate Jam ROM (1.12) flawlessly, i was even able to avoid extended_rom's cabs installation (by soft-resetting the device after a hard reset). As soon as i'll buy a new sd card and a card reader, i'll apply the big storage trick too.
Now I have a question: on this thread Sun75's talking about a modded extended rom where most of the CABs included have been modified by changing their default install location (from memory to storage).
Now i wonder: how can i edit my own CAB files to modify their install path or even their content (by, for example, replacing a program with another as Sun75 did)?
What program should i use? How can i 'mod' my own extended rom as Sun75 did???
Thanks u all,
Isidoro
PS: i've searched this forum for a similar post but found nothing; i used Google too; i've also RTFM. I apologize if this question has been answered somewhere but, if so, i wasn't able to find it.
WinCE Cab Manager
Go HERE
If u want to install cabs on SD card,then simply install a registry editor,then navigate to, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/software/Apps/Microsoft Application installer,and change the DWORD Value of "fAskDest",to 1(Dec),then u will be asked each time u install a cab file of the desired destination....
But if u want to edit cab files,search for "WinCeCabManager 1.1"....
My advice will be to copy ur extended rom to the storage card,make a backup copy to ur pc hard disk,then performe the big storage,edit the Dword value mentioned above,then install the desired cabs,on the SD...
Good luck
RAGO :lol:
Hi all, I have a QTEK 9100.
I installed the cab to unhide the extended ROM folder and after a soft-reset I installed Windows Commander/CE 2.0 on my device and when I try to browse Extended_Rom folder I have access but some files names are "unreadable" (I mean, weird characters) and report an impossible file size (example 3.03 GB!)
My question is: Is my Extended_Rom damaged or encrypted? How can I get access to it?
i will say this again: using ext unhider almost always seems to end with corrupted ext rom. any change from TC too.
your case seems to be typical corruption situation.
Do you know how to recover/correct the Extended_ROM? or is it simply damaged???
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Do you know how to recover/correct the Extended_ROM? or is it simply damaged???
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Is not damaged...
But if you use your QTEK to write something in extended it seems damaged...
You have 2 ways....
Hard reset or reinstall extended...
Regards...
I didn't write anything in the Exended_ROM folder. I just wanted to know what it contains...
Is there a way to see the files inside Extended_Rom folder normally?... Where can I find my original Extended_ROM? Will a hard reset repair the Extended_ROM?
normal way to view extended rom is to type "\Extended_Rom\" in Total Commander without quotes...
I don't trust unlocking the extended rom...in all the wizard forums, there doesn't seem to be any advantage to doing so...I heard it was only 10 megs of space anyway, and I think a 2 gig sd card is acceptable...
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I didn't write anything in the Exended_ROM folder. I just wanted to know what it contains...
Is there a way to see the files inside Extended_Rom folder normally?... Where can I find my original Extended_ROM? Will a hard reset repair the Extended_ROM?
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Hi
With me works...
i use this...
Same happens: I did a hard-reset and still see some files with weird characters and wrong file sizes...
Any other idea on what is happening?
flash t mobile 2.26 rom again to fix extended rom issue
da_jojo said:
flash t mobile 2.26 rom again to fix extended rom issue
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hi
install tmobile 2.26 and after install a newer rom (if you want!)
regards...
Ruca said:
hi
install tmobile 2.26 and after install a newer rom (if you want!)
regards...
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yeah thats what i was trying to say ^^
to be more clearly
the extended rom is damaged and formatting it (hard reset or wipe storage) wont do the trick
u need to rebuilt the disk layout which is done by flashing t-mobile 2.26 rom as it has a good extended rom
Or simply flash any EXTrom.. you can make one for your self.. make an empty EXTrom.. and flash..
Hi folks!
Firstly huge thanks to all of you guys, great community!
After i have installed WM6 (Faria's RK, btw. a brilliant work) I have been trying to install an individual keyboard layout for a couple of hours. Well I read that the msim.96.dll.0409.mui has to be replaced but there is not such a file (yes, i can see even all hidden files etc.) - therfore simply copying the file in the directory wont change anything. The only files i've got are msim.96.dll and msim.dll - and of course they are in the ROM, means no overwriting or deleting possible. Probably I gotta add anything to the registry to refer the keyboard to the new file msim.96.dll.0409.mui???
Thx.
irm
4irm said:
Hi folks!
Firstly huge thanks to all of you guys, great community!
After i have installed WM6 (Faria's RK, btw. a brilliant work) I have been trying to install an individual keyboard layout for a couple of hours. Well I read that the msim.96.dll.0409.mui has to be replaced but there is not such a file (yes, i can see even all hidden files etc.) - therfore simply copying the file in the directory wont change anything. The only files i've got are msim.96.dll and msim.dll - and of course they are in the ROM, means no overwriting or deleting possible. Probably I gotta add anything to the registry to refer the keyboard to the new file msim.96.dll.0409.mui???
Thx.
irm
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thats because ther is no such file in any wm6 by default!...just put the file in any package. or just copy the file to windows in the device.
just copying the file doesn't work (did even a reset), i guess wm6 isnt searching (no registry entry by default) for msim.96.dll.0409.mui.
any other suggestions?
Cheers!
irm
same problem... any help? what am I doing wrong?
4irm said:
just copying the file doesn't work (did even a reset), i guess wm6 isnt searching (no registry entry by default) for msim.96.dll.0409.mui.
any other suggestions?
Cheers!
irm
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.0409 is for English (United States) regional settings. Is that what you are set to?
Yes... still not working.
That doesn't make any sense. I take the mUn keyboard (which is just that file) drop it in \Windows, soft reset, and it works. My package I use in my rom is doing exactly the same. There should be nothing else to it. Either your mui file is bad, or there is something else different with your build.
Is the rom you are running built as WWE?
As far as I know it is... under Settings > Device Info, it reads "ROM Version: 2.18.0.0 WWE"
It's Faria's RK Crossbow
the same here, i am not using faria's WWE instead i flashed a file created with the RK. i already tried quite a lot, even renaming the 0409 to 0407 as i am using the German regional settings.
there are probably differences between the RK and WWE (version)