I have cooked my extended ROM and following a hard reset or re-flash with the Extended ROM included the Wizard appears to install the two .CAB files I have included. However the 1st .CAB file just adds a Root Certificate (which I think is just a registry addition?) and the 2nd configures the VoIP stuff. The Wizard then resets, however neither of the packages are there - i.e. the Root Certificate isn't installed and the VoIP settings aren't there. If I manually click on the .CAB files in the extended ROM via Total Commander they install OK?
I have a feeling this might be to do with the reset that follows the extended ROM installation, however I could be wrong? I have verified the two .CAB files and the config.txt are set to Read-Only. What am I missing?
EDIT: Schoolboy error here Need to make the files read-only through WinImage.....
Thanks
Andy
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Finally managed to flash my mda with a bigstorage rom
All is good but I got a slight prob with something else. Although I hated the customisation of T-Mobile, I found it helpful that the phone automatically installs all the progs and settings in the extended ROM after a hard reset.
With BigStorage, I presuming that the Extended Rom folder is amalgamated with the Storage folder. Do you guys know whether it is possible to add the Cab files (e.g. intellidialer, etc...) to the Storage folder (as it was in ExtRom) so that it automatically installs the progs and customization options after a hard reset?
Or do you recommend going back to a traditional Extended Rom inclusive ROM and edit the Extended Rom there? I understand that ROMKitchen cannot be used on Mini's so do you happen to have any other program recommendations?
If the above two isn't possible yet, is there anyway of preventing the mda from deleting the Cab files after I install from them. For instance, when I install Intellipad, the cab file is automatically deleted. I had hoped that I may use this cab file again by dumping it in the "Storage" folder and using it if I need to hard reset the damn thing again
Thanks again
Hi rockykabir
sorry first for my english... I will try to explain my solution:
1. I have made a backup of all the Extended_ROM files to my PC (open in explorer loadvdisk.exe and copy through activesync.)
2. Made the Bigstorage and the Radio-Update (thanks a lot guys for the help that I have found in this forum.)
3. Made a small CAB-File which has to start first (see atached file)
4. If this file is installed, you can create a hidden and read-only folder on the SD-Card named: 2577 (Foldername is important)
5. Place inside this folder: autorun.exe and install.m2w and make the changes in the instal.m2w file. Think its easy.
6. Place all the recent CAB-Files into this Folder.
7. Make changes as you need
Make sure, that the folder and the files on the SD-Card are read-only and the folder should be hidden (not sure about that). If not, the Cabinet files will be deleted after installation.
How do I work now with this SD-Card? Easy... After a Hardreset, place the card into your MDA. Start Ext_Start.cab.
Put out the SD-Card and put it in again..... Enjoy.
Now i search only for an easy solution to make a small Extended_ROM for the Ext_Start.cab and the IIWPO. That task will be the next...
Enjoy the day
Thanks sooo much mate!!! - thats very kind of you as this completely solves my prob. I hope this is of use to others as well
After working with the extended ROM, another thought occurred to me. This is all working fine for faria's ROM... but in future I may not have a ROM Kitchen to reconfigure the ROM. Is there another more generic way to solve my problem of getting my custom apps and settings on a new ROM release? Setting up the extended ROM and using autorun.exe to autoexecute .cab files got me thinking....
Is it possible to run autorun.exe manually after a ROM installation and by setting registry keys appropriately point it to a group of cab files on a storage card? Or is there some other way to do this? For a vanilla ROM, I have like 20+ cab files to install to get all my applications and customizations installed. Automating this process as much a possible would be hugely helpful !
Thoughts? Anyone doing something like this?
So what would you like this app to do?
Auto install all cabs in the ExtROM
Configure the network of your choice
Process some XML which has all of you personal tweaks and speedials or even activesync settings in it
This is all possible with a simple c# application.
Maybe this will do the job
http://www.freewarepocketpc.net/ppc-download-pocket-pc-installation-creator-v1-8.html
I have patched my raphael recently with a localized file (Arabic) cab file and as per the instructions I followed it got installed and all is well. Now, I need to completely REMOVE this file off the system (i.e. when hard reset it does not get installed automatically just like other cab files).
Is there a way to do this?
If someone installs a cab that overwrites a system dll but makes a copy of the dll somewhere to restore when the time comes to uninstall that application, where would I find that copy? I am having a heck of a time trying to copy a stock dll from my phone. I can overwrite the dll when I install the app and when I uninstall it the old one is back. the stock one is 14k and the other is 20k. they are different files altogether. I thought maybe if I could get at the file while it was stored away in the cab manager then I could retrieve the file and life could go on. I can't just copy the file with activesync - it says access denied. I try to copy it with total commander on the device and that does not work. I even wrote a mortscript to copy the file and that did not work either. I think it is because the file is in use - it's the file that controls the data connection. I tried shutting off the data connection but still cannot get to it. can anyone offer any tips?
another Idea might be to include mortscript as an OEM and then execute the script that copies the file during autorun right after the rom is flashed?
thanks all.
edit: same result when trying to copy the dll from a stock sprint, touch pro, custom rom sprint tp, or custom rom verizon tp
in my windows mobile,after clean boot or hard reset certain softwares(.cab) will always get installed,ie after clean boot windows phone start with default settings and suddenly a screen appears saying:"auto config in,3 sec....,2 sec...,1 sec,phone auto restart and these softwares(.cab) can see while installing the .cab filenames undergoing installation is shown, which includes spb mobile shelll 3.5,mms setps,camera and radio softwares,other drivers required to run the device,then restarts,after wards the software in card if placed get installed
but i know how the software in the card got installed ,because i placed autorun config files for installation,if card is removed then this software is not installed,i got how software in the card is installed,because i know the location of the setup files in the cards drive folder
but my question here is from where is the auto configuration .cab files on first case get installed,these files installed on this time is not shown in remove programs in control settings of phone
i know silent installed softwares some times not get listed on remove programs;then how to remove programs that is not listed on it,or any silent installed soft cabs or exes
so from where is these cab file located(.cab),how can i locate all these .cab files,or is it an exe file than can instal cab files,or is it a batch process file,i dont exacty know the auto configuration setup,i searched phone memory for .cab files wit different file explorers like total commander,resco,etc etc,no success,
some how its hidden,or got placed within .zip or auto config.cab files,which i cannot trace,if the orgin of the file is found then how can i extract these files from some other file formats
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!