I just finished upgrading from Qtek 1.11 WWE Big Storage ROM to T-Mob 1.13 WWE Big Storage (with 1.13 Radio). Since the information available on the forum is spread over many threads, I thought I would amalgamate everything here ...
NB: ampda_How_To_PPC_Upgrades_V1.pdf (attached) tells you how to use ALL the tools I mention ... thanks to ampda for this useful write-up!
Before you start:
a) Take full backup of your PPC on SD using Sprite Backup or any other 3rd party app.
b) Take copy of SD on PC
Now for the ROM upgrade ...
1. Take backup of existing ROM (mine was BigStorage 1.11) on SD using romupdate.exe (attached) - Sec. 4 in PDF
2. Convert ROM (now on SD after step 1) to PC using ntrw ver2.0 (attached) - Sec. 5in PDF
3. Install 1.13 T-Mob NL WWE ROM (from ftp ... ftp://xda:[email protected]/Magician/Shipped_ROMS/NL_11300_131_11200.exe) using MaUpgradeUt_noID (attached)
4. Follow on-screen instructions and reset device just before installing customisations (to make extended ROM accessible)
5. Copy Extended ROM to PC (for later use) using Windows Explorer
6. Install 1.13 Radio using MagicianRadio_1.13.00.zip from FTP (attached).
This will hard rerset again so make sure you press the reset before T-Mob customisation starts.
7. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create an nb1 file of your new 1.13 ROM on PC
8. Open your new nb1 file with a Hex editor (download the latest FREE version from http://www.hhdsoftware.com/hexeditor.html), locate the 02 00 00 80 00 20 and change 80 00 to b8 01 (at 3 locations in this version of ROM - not just 2)
9. Transfer your new ROM to SD card using ntrw ver 2.0 - Step 7 in PDF
10. Dump your new Big Storage ROM onto your Magician - Step 8 in PDF
You will note that after step 10 your Magician will take a VEEEERY LONG time to boot the first time. This is normal.
Install any required Extended ROM programs from the folder created in step 5 above. To install these CAB files just copy them anywhere on your PPC and click once to install.
Enjoy!
tnx I'm going too try this!
It has been several months since I last visited this forum. I am wondering, why do we need to install the 1.13 Radio using MagicianRadio_1.13.00.zip in step 6?
I thought the 1.13 T-Mob NL WWE ROM should already have the 1.13 Radio... or is it unstable?
Thanks.
programatix said:
It has been several months since I last visited this forum. I am wondering, why do we need to install the 1.13 Radio using MagicianRadio_1.13.00.zip in step 6?
I thought the 1.13 T-Mob NL WWE ROM should already have the 1.13 Radio... or is it unstable?
Thanks.
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Nope, it has radio 1.12 (don't know why, radio version 1.13 is out for many months now...)
KoBolD said:
tnx I'm going too try this!
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Tell us how it goes :wink:
pietrucci said:
Nope, it has radio 1.12 (don't know why, radio version 1.13 is out for many months now...)
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Ok, thanks for the answer. Actually I'm already using radio 1.13 for months already. Now I'm wondering about the changes from rom 1.12 to 1.13... any idea? Does the Pocket IE (with SBP Plus installed) works correctly when mutiple windows are opened?
Thanks again.
i cannot convert ROM to PC using ntrw.exe
i hav follow the instruction by ampda_how_to_PPC_Upgrades_V1.pdf,
and i hav in section 5. i cannot convert the ROM to PC.
its appear:
c:\>ntrw read myrom.nb1 l:
usage: ntrw file drive:
can anyone helps me???
urgenttttt.....
it seems easier just to decode nbf, make bigstorage patch,
change header to what's in DeviceData.txt
and then encode and flash using ROMUpgradeUt
All steps:
1. run NL_11300_131_11200.exe - this will
2. unpack files to temp - copy them ! and
3. write DeviceData.txt to \Windows - copy this one too and view with notepad
4. decode nk.nbf -> nk.nb1
5. hexedit header to correct ID from DeviceData.txt and
6. replace pattern for bigstorage in hexeditor
7. encode nk.nb1->nk.nbf
8. run ROMUpgradeUt.exe to upgrade CE image
also, this way you will save the contents of increased \Storage folder if previous rom was bigstorage one
Attach: src+bin of enc/dec utility for nbf format used in ROMUpgradeUt.exe ver. 3.0.1.0
bin is in the Release folder
Usage sample (must be run from the same folder as nbf files or specify full path):
nbfdec -d nk.nbf nk.nb1
nbfdec -e nk.nb1 nk.nbf
kta said:
NB: ampda_How_To_PPC_Upgrades_V1.pdf (attached) tells you how to use ALL the tools I mention ... thanks to ampda for this useful write-up!
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Thanks for the thanks much appreciated
Re: it seems easier just to decode nbf, make bigstorage patc
hlt said:
it seems easier just to decode nbf, make bigstorage patch
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Hi hlt,
I tried your description and all I can say is: IT WORKS! And in my humble opinion this is the easiest method for BigStorage. I've some extra info in your steps, the parts where I had questions, for others to profit.
All steps:
1. unzip NL_11300_131_11200.exe (or any other shipped rom)
2. copy the getdevicedata.exe to your magician and execute to write DeviceData.txt to \Windows and view with notepad
4. decode nk.nbf -> nk.nb1
5. hexedit header to correct ID from DeviceData.txt (probably only if using a rom from other provider)
6. replace pattern for bigstorage in hexeditor
7. encode nk.nb1->nk.nbf
8. run ROMUpgradeUt.exe to upgrade CE image
also, this way you will save the contents of increased \Storage folder if previous rom was bigstorage one
Usage sample (must be run from the same folder as nbf files or specify full path):
nbfdec -d nk.nbf nk.nb1
nbfdec -e nk.nb1 nk.nbf
Thanks a lott for this wonderful piece of code,
M
Thanks Alot, your guide has allowed me to upgrade from a very early rom to this new one which makes my mdac so much faster! i recommend this upgrade route to everyone!
thanks again
R
thanxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi I have a question. Its been months also since I visited thise site and I didnt know there is already a new ROM for the XDA-Mini. My Rom version is 1.11.00 WWE and I did the Big Storage trick before so I dont have the ExtRom now.
If I upgrade to this new ROM versions, will I get a ExtROM back again or I still have the Big Storage?
thanks so much...
You will get the EXTROM back. The removal of EXTROM has to be done for every ROM you install, hence steps 8 to 10 above
I guess there will always be a chance of things going wrong, but as you don't forget to locate the 02 00 00 80 00 20 and change 80 00 to b8 01 in your decoded nk.nb1 and use the re-encoded nk.nbf in the upgrade you'll have BigStorage. I did it with a crippled magician, I lost all my storage with a BigStorage attempt, and it gave me back a 26.72MB storage. Now I'm moving a lot of files over to storage, so far all my 'program files' are there and large ones like album and camera. After moving some registry and shortcut changes are needed, but it works. Now got 8Mb in main memory stored and this is with a complete ext-rom installed (manually), MMS, Blackberry and Caller Id are quite large and will be gone this week after a planned hard-reset. First I need to figure out some more files to move. Keep in mind that programs from storage are starting slower than from main memory, especially when you move over the 'program files' and dll's as well.
Good luck, M
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You will get the EXTROM back. The removal of EXTROM has to be done for every ROM you install, hence steps 8 to 10 above
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thanks, kta for the info.
I'm itching to give it a try now. But wait....is the ROm upgrade v1.13 that you guys are talking about here, applicable to all kinds of XDA-Mini? I mean I am using the O2 XDA-Mini purchased here in the Philippines. Its asian version but its "english".
Because I remember the last upgrade I did which procedure I got from here also...I got the upgrade procedure from a thread specified for XDA Asian version. This time, I couldnt see a thread for Asian XDA specifically....instead I see there's a common thread for all. But its a T-mobile rom, isnt it? Am I in the right thread?
thanks....
Hello dinoalbert,
This is a WWE rom, haven't found an asian 1.13 on the ftp. There's only one asian rom there: o2asia_11100_922_11100_ship.exe, don't know which rom you have currently so maybe you can use it. I guess the trick with exchanging radio's and the BS trick will work, won't know why not.
Gr. M
dinoalbert said:
thanks, kta for the info.
I'm itching to give it a try now. But wait....is the ROm upgrade v1.13 that you guys are talking about here, applicable to all kinds of XDA-Mini? thanks....
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Yes, this ROM is good for all variants of the HTC Magician, except the 850MHz radio version. You would need a different RADIO for that.
KTA,
Do you know the difference between the 1.12 radio and the 1.13 version? Also the 1.12 in the shipped rom has a newer file-date than the 1.13 one, or is t-mob on a different number scheme?
Thanks,
M
@oltp
yup thats the one that I have now...ma_o2asia_11100_922_11100_ship......thats the last ROM upgrade I did which I also got it from here last May or June I think. But that seem to be along time ago already....so I was wondering if there is a new ROM upgrade now.
@kta
so you mean I can go ahead and upgrade my rom to the latest 1.13 rom? My current radio version I think came with that rom i mentioned above...ite version 1.11.00
so what will happen if I upgrade to the latest rom? Why do I need a different radio version?
thanks again...
I have upgraded my 1.12.00 rom to 1.13.00 on my MDA and failed miserably to change the language to English so I have decided to try to revert back to my old rom. It is currently in a file on my desktop. Can some clever helpful person explain in laymans terms how I do this please. At the moment the file contains 18 rar files and 5 others.
Thanks
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I have upgraded my 1.12.00 rom to 1.13.00 on my MDA and failed miserably to change the language to English so I have decided to try to revert back to my old rom. It is currently in a file on my desktop. Can some clever helpful person explain in laymans terms how I do this please. At the moment the file contains 18 rar files and 5 others.
Thanks
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Well I don't quite understand how you can have a ROM file that contains RAR files... but nonetheless, if you have a ROM along the lines of name.nb1 then use the first part of ampda's guide, steps 7 and 8 to transfer that ROM to an SD and then flash it to the Magician.
Sorry but I'm quite new to this. The file I'm talking about was copied as extended Rom, is this not the same. If not then maybe I have got problems. The disc with the old rom that came with the MDA will not install because of the language error and I dont know how if possible at all to unpack it to get to the manupgradeUt_noID unlike the 1.13.00 rom which was a rar file that I knew how to unpack.
Am I salvageable.
Thanks for your help so far.
anyone can give me a hint, how to upgrade ROM using nb1 file. I did sucessfully upgrade using shipped ROM in FTP folder may times, but now i want to upgrade into CHS rom. unfortunatelly FTp folder does not have CHS ROM.
I read all articles regarding BigStorage upgrade, but so far no success. As far as i know upgrading using bigstorage, i have to use the same ROM version installed in the PDA ? am i right ?
thanks
Hi,
I didn't find any information about this: create all images you need to flash yours device and put them into one file (like shipped rom from HTC)
If it's not possible tell me why - yes, I'd really like to know
regards,
Robert
I'm not sure of what you mean. The RUU_signed.nbh file contains a lot of things: the Windows Mobile 6 OS, Programs, and maybe the radio firmware.
What do you have to begin with?
I'd like to get ROM for my Kaiser from polish Orange - I've found only reconstructed ROM without specific radio 1.27.12.29 (this radio is available as 4 files, not one *.nbh file)
greetz
Ok I have taken the official windows mobile 6.1 rom from att and used the kitchen to extract RUU_signed.nbh which was successful in unpacking. I added one Package to oem folder and used kitchen buildos option. Rom was built successfully however when flashed to device it never even boots. More interesting than that is the New RUU_signed.nbh files is actually smaller than the original Ruu_signed.nbh file that was in the Cingular Official 6.1. Anyone with any ideas. Keep in mind that I have successfully built several roms based on the latest official cingular 6.0 rom with out any problems. Has something changed? Do I need a special WM6.1 Kitchen? Please Help me.
first, which kitchen are you using?
the (!!!readmefirst!!!.txt) says kitchen 0.3.
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the (!!!readmefirst!!!.txt) says kitchen 0.3.
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kaiserkitchen?
I would try updating to the latest version just to make sure, then we'll continue
Same situation. Kitchen RAR FIles says KaiserKitchen 1-20-08.rar extract and build succeeds however same scenario as decribed in original post. Strangely enough can use the same kitchen but using the att official wm6.0 rom and works flawlessly. If you would like I am willing to send an invitation for remote assistance via email to you for help?
I doubt it...
but, just out of curiousity, can you attach your one package that you are adding?
Fixed. Forgot I disabled a .net assembly in the configuration. Thanks anyways man.