Has any one tryed working on an easy to use windows mobile rom creator like the nLite (for 2k-2k3) and vLite (for vista) where you just hit a check list for what you want and don't want and then it spits out a nice rom at the other end?
Is there somthing prventing this from being posible and could it support multiple model (os and device).
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This is very cool stuff ... at all ... allows me to test software (hate to hard reset)
There is one little detail that is a mistery to me: how the f*** am I supposed to install application which is distributed as win32 "exe" or "msi" file to the Emulated WM Device? Maybe ActiveSync ? Dunno.
Please advice.
I believe there's someway to create a fake ActiveSync connection between the device emulator and the copy of ActiveSync on your computer. However, I can't test it because it doesn't seem to want to work with my copy of Vista, so you'll have to wait for someone who knows more of it than I do to come along and tell you how to do it.
Right click on ActiveSync icon and select 'settings'.
Then select 'Allow connection on one of the following' and select 'DMA' from the list.
Start device emulator manager, select your emulator, turn it on then in 'action' menu select 'cradle'.
Now the emulator should sync just like a real device.
wow ... it is actually working ... thanks alot.
several quick questions:
is it possible to change the emulator ROM ?
is it possible to dump it and reuse it on real device?
"is it possible to dump it and reuse it on real device?"
sure it is any real device which use the same hardcoded drivers
as the emulator == non == no fysical device
Change the ROM - The ROM for the new "stand alone" emulator is stored in a BIN file. So theoretically it is possible to replace it, the question is with what?
The platform builder comes with a sample emulator SDK but I have no idea if that would work.
The ROM you can find for real devices will not work with the emulator.
Thanks ... what i really want to do was to test whether i will be pleased with the different cooked ROMs for WM6.
i hate making experiments.
I read some "know-how"s how to backup the existing device ROM - unforunately ... no success.
whatever ... thanks alot again ... i'll wait for official WM6 ROM
Has anyone ever tried to flash a rom or develop a rom that can be flashed by a Mac? I have Missing sync to sync my Tilt and to download .cabs and .exe's.
Works great by the way. I have flashed several roms from Windows XP on the " other side " of my Intel chip, so no problem there. Just wondering can it be done from the Mac side? And has anyone done it?
I have been using Macs and Apples for over 25 years ( started with Apple IIc) and never once had the urge to switch so comments from the "Apple Bashers" will mean nothing to me
Just curious.
no i'm not going bash apple but i haven't come across anything for mac and i believe the kaisercustomruu.exe can only be run only on windows
I have successfully flashed my Tilt using a Parallels install of XP Pro. Of course that requires an Intel Mac to accomplish...
NotATreoFan said:
I have successfully flashed my Tilt using a Parallels install of XP Pro. Of course that requires an Intel Mac to accomplish...
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I have flashed several roms using both Parallels and Bootcamp on the other side of my Intel/Mac chip and .exe file will not run on OS X but is it possible to create a rom using say a .dmg package instead of an .exe package?
The problem is far beyond the fact that the package is in exe the tools to actually flash the rom are windows only
I'd just flash from the MicroSD card.
Read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336158
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The problem is far beyond the fact that the package is in exe the tools to actually flash the rom are windows only
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Obviously you can't just re-package under a different file extension. What " tools " are you refering to? Kitchen tools? Again just re-packaging. Leopard can run on an intel chip. Word, Excel, etc, can run natively on a Mac. Can you put together a rom or write one from scratch that can be downloaded natively to a Mac and then flashed to a Kaiser? Even theoretically?
You can use whatever OS you want... Just do what Peterfnet suggested... Use the SD card method... It's safer and easier.
Just follow the link provided by Peterfnet!
Rayan said:
You can use whatever OS you want... Just do what Peterfnet suggested... Use the SD card method... It's safer and easier.
Just follow the link provided by Peterfnet!
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It wasn't a "how do I flash a rom question " , I press a button and my screen twirls from OS X Leopard to Windows XP , I flash a new rom, press another button and my screen twirls back to Leopard and all my Mac apps. ( new Intel Chip for Mac)
The question was " what do the knowledgeable people here think? " Are there limitations of computer science that would prevent this or just limitations of available ground work that I could create?
Edit: I re-read this post and it sound kind of terse, I didn't meanit that way.
Thanks for your input Rayan
I see no reason why it would not be possible to flash a ROM natively inside Mac OS. But in order to do so, the flashing application written by HTC would need to be recoded to run on Mac.
If you extract the .exe file that is inside the rar file posted by the chefs here, you will see 5-10 files, one of which is the OS.nbh file. If you can write a program for Mac OS that can communicate with the Kaiser and call that file, then it would be possible. (DISCLAIMER: I am NOT a programmer, so it is a definite possibility that I could be talking out of my ass.)
Since flashing is not yet available to Linux users, then Mac is probably still a bit off.
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I'd just flash from the MicroSD card.
Read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336158
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best option all around
Well, ever since I discovered the SD Card method I don't flash it through the PC anymore... No more fears of freezing up, power failures and such!
In fact, I carry several "test" ROMS in my card just to install them on the go whenever I'm bored! LOL...
Here's an answer from someone who is paid to write software....
You're correct there is no technical reason that you can't flash your phone from a Mac OS.
Basically the whole process is a few commands & responses sent across the USB port and then the nbh image streamed via the port to the waiting device.
Here's the bind: Microsoft is well known for not working well with others. Why would they be motivated to provide non-MS OS the ability to flash "Windows Mobile"? It's kind of like iTunes being able to integrate with non-iPod MP3 players as well as it works with iPods (or so I've heard).
Thanks all , it looks like I have my next project. Thanks for all your input. peterfnet and Rayan thanks when HTC comes out with their new rom update and new driver package at the end of the month I'm going the card method for a change.
hey,
well obviously I'm a newbie here and i needed to know if anyone can help me find a download link for windows mobile?it crashed on my Siemens pocketloox and i lost my cd so i've been looking everywhere for a downloadable version but i can't find one.
thanks in advance.
Dude a pda is not like a pc where you can freely install any OS you wish... The official Windows Mobile versions must be provided by your manufacturer (there isn't a Universal version per say... if you try to flash the version of another device you'll kill your phone). You may try to check Fujitsu-Siemens homepage for an official ROM update or contact them if needed
Over the net you may find ROMs for pda but bare in mind these are device specific and your device usually needs to be hacked in order to install unofficial versions (your device seems to be quite old... I don't believe you'll find any rom here since xda is almost HTC land).
Also what do you mean by crashed? Did you brick it (OS won't start... all you get is a black screen)? Have you tried removing/reinserting the battery and restarting?
the start menu suddenly has no icons,and neither the camera shortcut button nor the notes one are working.basically,it just opens and almost everything is disabled.
The easy solution is...
Just hardreset the device (seach here) and it will reset your device to factory defaults (it's like a format+reinstall)... Problem solved.
Just make sure you backup your data (photos, contacts, messages...) before because everything will be erased
thanks a lot man it worked.
Hello,
I have bought the htc desire s in december'11 and I assess that I hate android and all the available custom roms so I try to get some other distribution to work on my desire s.
IMPORTANT: Please don't tell me something about the sense or how nice a chroot works, I am asking for a native installation guide.
All I want is a clean base-system (ubuntu/debian/gentoo/angstrom/...) that will boot.
Does someone know a way (howto/wiki/manpage ) to get a proper distribution to work on this device?
My Workflow:
-> install distribution
-> get wlan access to work
-> boot device with autoconnect (wlan) and sshd (openssh or dropbear)
-> connect via ssh and get an graphical frontend like X-server to work.
best regards
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Why did you buy an Android phone when you hate Android?
Anyway, are you planning to use the phone to make calls?
If so, you can't use any standard Linux distributions.
If you do some googling you should be able to find a guide to install Ubuntu and run X on it.
I think there's an official version for dual core phones, but unfortunately that does not affect this phone.
Ubuntu doesn't run native, but through chroot.
There are no native installation guides.
If you can remake any distribution to have 4MB kernel and load everything from another partition - you can try to make a native installation yourself. Look at the mounts in loaded system, look at the kernel code and see how you need to compile one, and make it.
Otherwise - sell the phone and buy something else.
Deploying new rgu to new devices.
Hay guys. I have just got my hands on my first official windows phone device
The LG LGC900
This devices bootloader is unable to be unlocked but it's not so bad.
The good news is that this device has a mfc application and bult in registry editer. something I have never seen on a windows phone before.
Using the mfc app I was able to debrand the device from at&t and apply 8 updates in with zune bringing me all the way up to date with latest version of windows phone 7.8
=)
I am also able to use the built in mfc app to unlock the device and apply hack so that the device does not relock when I connect to zune
=)
I'm not really planning on keeping this device but before I let it out of my hands I want to use it to develop a simple application that will apply project ora to any device with out custom roms and a locked boot loader.
I have my device unlocked and I am able to sideload applications i used wp7 root tools on the device and most things seem to be working well exept some small issues.
The main issue I want to focus on will apply to other devices and that's getiing project ora working. im shure i will fix fixes to the other issues in due time,
ok so right now what i need is an app that will let me apply rgu remotely.
all though i can install xap's with windows phone device manager i cant seem to read files from the device.
I have used this method before on another rom and device so i know it will work my only issue is the drivers. or application im using
on the htc hd2 i was able to apply rgu using the dft bt file transfer application
unfortunately this application wont work on this device. i have also used xbmods provxml deploy application to set rgu on the device but im currently unshure how to make the new provxml out of the rgu i have,
I have an older version of the mod xbmod made for me but now i want to update and relese finished work
Project ora.rgu will apply 237 themes all having 237 accent colors to current windows phone 7.8 rom.
the only issue is that some specific registry edits must be removed first depending on your device your installing it on.
so i just want to know if someone can help me apply this huge list of registry edits to my device in some way that it will be easy for everyone to use. because applying these settings manuly is not even doable were talking 5000 lines of code.
if you want to see what project ora has to offer just check my rom in my sig
can anyone help me?