Hi,
I've just got a new S100 and I've got a few questions. Let me first explain at what state I am now. I got a french s100 shipped. So I updated it to WWE with the exe method and no_ID just to get it into english.
Now I would like to go for the mksbigstorage thing. I've read a lot of post on it but I would like a few clarifications.
1. Can you perform big storage through exe method or only by flashing from sd card?
2. Will I have a problem with flashing because my qtek was originally french?
3. What is the difference between exe method and flashing? Does one method do more than the other?
4. Why do I have to take the first 400 or so bytes from my own rom? Does this have to be the original french one (didn't back that one up) or can I take the one that on it now?
5. If I get stuck anywhere and my device goes dead. Is it then still always possible to upgrade the rom through the exe method to get it back to original? Or could this give problems with storage and ext_rom?
6. Is there a way to make your own rom? Are there tools for prepping files for the exe method?
7. Can someone explain me the memory devision of the qtek? I know 64 mb rom and 64 mb ram. But what get installed where? Is the ext_rom and storage in rom or ram? If you see on the memory screen storage and programs is this all ram?
8. I would like to keep as much ram free as possible. If ext_rom and storage are in ram would it be an option to not have ext_rom and have storage on sd card. If so how can one do that?
9. In my ext_rom there is tpenable and tpdisable, are these things used to specify where software gets installed? I've installed a few things and I think that they are eating up my ram.
I know these are a lot of questions but answers to these would help me understand my qtek better and help me to make a decision on what I'm going to do next.
Thanks,
Stekke.
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I upgraded from a T-mobile Eng rom to a Chinese rom days ago. It took me about 4 days to fully understand and fully accomplish this task. There are tips I feel that I should share it with other rom upgrade dummies. You may be able to find out the solutions to the problems you encounter.
1, there are 2 ways to upgrade rom, namely, SD card way and non-SD card way. As the non-SD card way involves the changing country code issue, I chose to use the SD card way. BTW, the rom upgrade method in the sticky thread is the non-SD card way.
2, the ntrw.exe file in the upgrade folder in the FTP server does not function for me. I am using Windows XP sp2 and usb 2.0 SD card reader, which might be the reason to cause the incompatibility. Solution is easy: use the ntrw 2.0 version, which can be downloaded from the FTP as well.
3, if you don't know how to replace the first 416 bytes MANNUALLY, use the bytecopy tool. You will find the tool from the FTP.
4, the two CHS (chinese simplified) rom in the bigstorage folder in the FTP don't work for me. The only one that works is the O2 mini CHS rom in the "dumped rom" folder on the FTP, but this rom is not bigstorage. Therefore, we need to mannually create a bigstorage rom. Follow the instruction here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=23250
5, CAUTION: the SD-card upgrade method DOES have the possibility to destroy the SD card. My 1 gb sandisk SD card cannot be used anymore after I tried the rom upgrade 3 times.
6, don't worry about the rom size that you dump from your magician. The rom size vary from the size of the SD card you use to dump the rom. When I used a 256 MB SD card, the dumped rom size is 25x MB. When I used a 1 gb SD card (the destroyed one -.-), the dumped rom size is 9xx MB.
If you have any other questions about rom upgrade, let me know. I may be able to help from what I learn in my dummy upgrade experience.
Cheers
My first exercise on ROM flashing
Dear Zenkle,
I am using WWE O2 mini. I have (kind-of) successfully done my first try on upgrading ROM as well. My final destiny is to upgrade to CHT BigStorage.
My first exercise was to get BigStorage on existing WWE ROM. It works on the memory side, but I lost all the O2 customization. I got a default WM2003SE. Can't use GPRS now. Do you have any ideal on how to put O2 customization back? I am currently restoring back to the original version.
I downloaded a CHT shipped ROM (CHT_11106_902_11100.zip) from XDA-Developer FTP. There isn't any nb1 file, but a couple of nbf files instead. Do you have any ideal how to flash this to the ROM?
Thanks for helping me up!
Douglas
To get your o2 mini ext rom back, you need to look for the o2 mini dumped rom. However, the rom available on the FTP is the mini 1.03, but not 1.12, so you might need to look for other sources for the newest rom.
Regarding the files in the shipped rom, those files are used for the non-SD rom upgrade method. You can check the sticky post to see how to use them. link here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=14973
Good luck mate
Successfully change from WWE to CHT
Hurray! I have successfully flashed CHT to my O2 mini. I am using a traditional chinese device now!
Supprisingly! CHT uses lesser memory than WWE. I have 20.14MB Storage left for WWE after hardreset, but I am getting 21.04MB Storage left for CHT.
I am going to modify it to BigStorage....
My CHT BigStorage
Hey! I have successfully turned my new CHT O2 mini to Big Storage. The extra storage is similar to WWE version. Anyway, I am very happy now.
Is there a hack for 'large program memory, rather than 'big storage'? Or is it the same thing?
Thanks for any advice, M
Program memory and storage memory is shared- BigStorage releases the previously unusable storage, therefore increasing program and storage memory.
Just use the slider to dedicate more memory to programs...although this auto adjusts itself as and when required.
Thanks that makes BIG storage worth trying. For now I got a only around 35 MB free, with all apps in storage folder and sd-card. Trying to move even more executables from ram to storage or sd. Works fine uptill now.
Sincerely, M
Try memmaid as well to move dlls and executables from \windows\ to storage.
V
Will give a try, but apps like album and camera (both approximately 500K) saved me a lot of ram. I noticed that the default album and camera are in rom, so don't take any ram, though visibke in windiws folder.
Gr. M
BIG-storage try didn't work out. After the flash back of the changed (MKS method) rom, the device stays black and will only go into bootloader. This last saved my device I guess. I tried a restore with the original 1.13 shipped rom and got the device back. Unfortunately I lost my storage folder in this and ext-rom still exists. Is there a way to get the storage folder back? Even with ext-rom is acceptable.
Thnx byba very sad M.
Boot loader magician
OLTP, I had the same problem (only boot loader working and after reinstalling 113 storage gone ), I simply tried reinstalling again and got storage back. I also did a soft reset immediately after first boot after reinstalling 113, so before the programs in extended rom would install. This freed about 25MB working memory although extended rom is still -of course- not editable. I only installed the camera and ended up with a lean magician, and no GPRS bug.
Thnx Mozart,
Will give it another try. I think you mean you installed twice the 1.13 shipped rom? Cause I tried the SD flas twice with no result, a very dead and empty magician. I did do the soft-reset before the ext-rom would autoexec and that didn't help.
So olpnly question now is, did you do the SD flash twice or the upgrade with shipped 1.13 after the failed SD flash.
Thnx in advance, M
Ps. glad I am not the only one with this problem.
I tried the SD-method 3 times, then gave up, and then reinstalled T-Mobiles latest (1.13) rom. I had to use MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe to do this, by the way...., because the SD-flash had ruined the ID of my magician. It is still ruined, but at least my magician is alive and well.
Too bad, I tried the shipped rom for the third time now and still no storage. For the rest my magician is OK. Did not have to use the noid upgrade patch or anything like it. Though the shipped rom claims the device is empty. When I find a decent extracted rom I will try again.
Sincerely, M
Hi all,
I'm french, so excuse my bad englsih.
I had a Pocket PC on Windows Mobile 2003 First Edition and i backup my system to my ROM memory. After a new ROM installation (Windows 2003 Second Edition), i can't see this backup file in ROM, and now i have only 1Mo in ROM Memory.
How can i erase the old backup file ? Total Commander & Co can't see the file also...
Thanks a lot for you help !
Regards,
Bertrand
Please specify exactly what device do you have.
(I am not familiar with devices that got upgraded from 2003 to 2003SE)
The reason you cant see your backup is because its gone. When you reflash your device (upgrade the ROM) the File Store (where you save stuff you don't want deleted during hard reset) is also formatted. The reason you only have 1 MB storage left could be one of two things:
A) The new ROM takes more space.
B) Something went wrong during the upgrade and the ROM was not properly partitioned.
NOTE:
There is no way to recover this data. It is recommended that you backup important stuff to SD card or your PC (ActiveSync has a backup function).
I have a PDA, a "Yakumo Alpha GPS" (equal to "Acer N35").
Yesterday, I installed wrong ROM to try to free ROM Storage, and the install have been down. So, I reinstall Windows Moblie Seconde Edition, and now my ROM Storage is 0.2 MO. (
So, yes, I think that an installation was down one week ago, and that's why i had less ROM Storage.
PLease, tell me it's possible to recover my ROM Storage...
Hi beber49!
I am not sure of the details, but I can point you in the right direction and after some searching you should have the solution:
Find a device with the original ROM, there are instructions in the wiki on how to backup ROM to SD then restore. I think if you manage to reflash your device with the original ROM you might get your storage back.
But be careful: If the reflash is not done properly, you may loose all of the free storage or even kill the device.
Sorry, that's all I have. Hope someone gives you a better idea!
i tryed that but no way to see these file...
How to go back from a bigstorage rom to a normal rom with 7 mb storage?
I can't find using search.
I need to do this cause i'm selling my.
Thanks.
I found a solution:
Back to BigStora, fill bigstorage /storage with 8-10MB (over 7MB) of data.
Then flash to ShipRom. normal storage will be back
Actually u dont need to fill the storage memory just simply flash it with any shipped rom ( depending on which set u have if its imate use an imate rom and if its a Tmobile compact then use that rom ) it wil be just like new with no bigstorage or anything
i upgraded my himalaya with wm5 helmis rom. my problem is its storage capacity. it only has 14 mb of storage. how am i going to extend its storage. is there any procedure for doing this? thanks.
http://www.buzzdev.net/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=132&func=fileinfo&id=125
or use another rom with more storage
i have the exact problem...16MB storage...always have 0.6MB free...can't install software...
tried to reduce the RAMDISK to 32 MB, program is increased, storage the same...
storage cant be inc it's flashrom and cant use the normal ram
but one can just install programs on RAMDISK it's faster then normal storage anyway it being ram (well ½ of it) and storage is flash
Use HIMA_DOC_TOOL v1.0 to increase the storage from 15 MB to 30 MB. Search the forum.
Thanks c_shekhar for your response. I searched around the forum, seems this extrom unlock has been discussed for years.
for my understand, need to run the ExtROM Tools to unhide/unlock extrom, then run the Hima_DOC_Tool_1.0 to merge storage and extrom. Now here is the question, I unhide the extrom successfully, can see it for 15.97MB, however the unlock does not work, it has the "blue square" icon and fails "Either it is not signed with a trustred certificate, or one of its components cannot be found".
Not sure this is a corrupted package or something missing from my ROM, the .rar opens fine, but the winrar reports .cab file is corrupted when trying to open it.
My ROM is 3.50c.40CS version...appreciate for your time to help!
Excellent, found the solution from buzz forum...i installed the unlocker to SD card that is why it faied...after re-installing to DEVICE, it works!!! got 30.5MB storage, very happy. Thanks guys.