Dear all,
I downloaded the Herald WM6 ROM from:
tupisdin said:
http://uploaded.de/?id=zi6wyz - ROM Ver 4.12
http://uploaded.de/?id=3duxyy - flasher for SuperCID devices only
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I could extract the XIP and IMGFS section properly.
What I'm wondering is how to port the Herald's XIP so that it will boot on the Wizard. I tried to use msflshtool.exe to swap an original Wizard WM6 (orwell) XIP section for the Herald XIP in OS.nb, but the OS does not boot!
I'm only getting the version numbers for the IPL, SPL and GSM radio!
Do I need to relocate the XIP modules? My instinct would be not to, since I'm re-using the full XIP from the Herald.
However, the location of all files and modules (I checked with Bepe's XIPPort) is different between Herald and Wizard. So I need at least to update the address from where to load the kernel in memory, I believe.
Does anyone know how to do that?
Any hints/ideas on what to do?
Best regards,
eluth.
eluth said:
Do I need to relocate the XIP modules? eluth.
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yes, but realloc p button always give errors in bepe's XIPPORT utility
donno whts going wrong.
im doubtful itll work as bepe stated here--
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1158510&postcount=53
but again he stated in trinity project thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1162111&postcount=10
that seems only editing works, may be
im looking for the stock ingentics rom straight from Ms can you tell me where it is?
There it is
http://rapidshare.com/users/IW25NT
Second from the top.
Here is the direct link.....
http://rapidshare.com/files/36233948/nk.nbf
nbf file from newest available official ms wizard wm6 (build 15342). this is completely vanilla - no reg hacks or any apps loaded, just the original ms rom file. No radio. no boot screens
A2dp is working better than in any other rom (ymmv).
Faster than ANY other rom.
to flash -
replace the nbf file in any rom package with this one, then flash.
I extracted the RUU_Signed.nbh from the HTC v3.28.405.0 ROM. Using NBHExtract, I extracted this into .nb files.
Using htcrt.exe, I rebuilt RUU_Signed.nbh with just the splash and OS - this .nbh was 97,179,816 bytes in size.
I then opened the kaiser kitchen, extracted the ROM (e,a). Once the extraction was complete, I cooked the ROM (c,b).
Once I'd cooked the ROM and built the RUU_Signed.nbh using the original splash and newly cooked OS, I noticed that the .nbh was 77,005,405 bytes in size.
Can someone let me know why the ROMs are different sizes? I've not removed any packages or anything (just a simple extract, then cook).
Say I downloaded "frauhottelmann"'s GUI kitchen and I grabbed the original, unmodified S740 SYS and OEM folders from a thread here.
What would I need to replace in order to build a ROM that will bootup on an Excalibur ? I have the "dump" of the original 6.1 ROM from the Excalibur. Some drivers maybe ? Any help ? Thanks
Oh, so you got it already. You should start with the OEM folder of the Excalibur. Then you might have to add some of the *.cpl.xml from OEMMISC to get all settings to work. The new packages are a bit trickier to use. You need more files from the new OEM. And don't use the new Connection Setup, it doesn't work. You should be able to use the whole SYS folder though.
This is going to be difficult then. The only kitchen that exists for the Excalibur, dumps the contents of the ROM in one folder and doesn't seperate the foldes out to OEM, SYS, etc...
So is the SYS folder where all the drivers are then ?
No. There are two main folder. SYS is for the general Windows Mobile OS part. OEM is what the manufacturer or you add. The folder for drivers is on OEM and is called OEMDrivers. If you have a dump, you can make "packages" with PKGTools. There is no official 6.1 ROM right? So I guess this will be a problem, because then it doesn't sort the packages right. You'll have to try. Maybe send me a screen shot of the files or the result!
Well the original 6.1 ROM for the Excalibur (the ONLY one) was made by this guy Kavana. I'm pretty sure it was based on the files from the MS emulator and drivers from the OEM WM6. IS PkgTools included in your kitchen ? Should I try to dissassemble the ROM with your kitchen ?
yes pkgtools included.
give it a try and post if it worked!
good luck mate... i saw your prog for the weather! really nice!!
htc sliding plugin also rocks! anyway keep it up!
Well I managed to make an excalibur ROM that works (partially) with the VOX GUI kitchen, and replacing the OEMDrivers with the drivers from my official WM6 ROM. Problem is, the center button on the keypad doesn't work. Everything else is fine... although WI-FI and BT don't turn on. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong ? Oh and the startup screen is all skewed and in 4 pieces, right after the splash screen, bu before the usual winmo 6.1 splash screen.
Well I'm over that road bump now, and I'm trying to port the S740 XIP and SYS over to take advantage of the new CHOME
So far, so good...
Thanks guys for the support. I was able to make a new ROM based on the 20279 core from the S740 ALL by myself. Reading these forums for a few days is what did the trick... heh. THe ROM runs great and I have to say that BuildOS+package tools is my best ROM cooking friend right now...
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Well the original 6.1 ROM for the Excalibur (the ONLY one) was made by this guy Kavana. I'm pretty sure it was based on the files from the MS emulator and drivers from the OEM WM6. IS PkgTools included in your kitchen ? Should I try to dissassemble the ROM with your kitchen ?
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There is no rgu file in the rom you dumped.
and the one is not official 6.1.
You can dump the
moto q8 WM6.1 rom
s740 official rom
C810 official rom for your resource.
I know.. that was my original problem. No worries though, as I used the SYS folder from the S740 and all is well now
I am using OsKitchen to build a ROM for a Kaiser. I have dumped the final WM 6.1 ROM and overwritten the nk.exe with the Native 6.5 one as well as overwritten the OEMDrivers with the 3.57 ones also available. I have rebuilt the ROM using a few different versions of WM 6.5 and its all working. However I want to clean up the Operator PKG folder and split it into more friendly EXT Packages like you get when dumping the Topaz 6.5 ROM. The dump of the 3.57Kaiser ROM seems less sophisticated.
I also want to get Manila installed like lots of the cooked ROMs available on here. Does anyone have a pre-built EXT Packages folder I can use?
Thanks
Andy
OK - solved this myself. Downloaded the latest HTC Mega ROM and spent a couple of hours 'trial-and-error' building a ROM. Replaced the OEM_Lang_0409 & OEMApps folders with the MEGA ones and deleted drivers/files/Registry entries in the Kaiser OEMDrivers folder that had overlapping ones in the MEGA's EXT Packages folder.
I have to say this took way less time than I was expecting and the resulting ROM is excellent and quick )
Andy