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2nd boot screen just a white screen

Hi,
Originally posted in the Universal forum, but no response. So am trying here in case anyone has had any similar issues.
After installing and then removing SMAATO news reader I have lost my windows mobile 2nd boot screen.
I know its called welcomehead.192.png and is located in Windows
The file is still there in ROM and I have also copied it across into Windows again (solution offered by searching through other threads). However when I soft reset after the Orange screen, all i get is a white screen.
Can anyone let me know how to restore, I believe other users have had issues with pss reader too.
Thanks in advance. (My device is the M5000)
Matt

Having the same "problem" from the same cause for the last 2 months.....got used to it though, since it does not affect functionality....

white screen
Sorry can't help but I have exactly the same problem due to the same cause on Prophet (SPV M600) so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Have contacted SMAATO, so will let you know.
Other users have had same issue with PRSS Reader and for them, when they uninstalled the reader, their splash screen came back.
Matt

white screen
cheers - look forward to hearing. Wonder if it's coincidence that we're both uk orange? You'd think there would be a reg tweakt hat would point to the second screen to load.

SMAATO replied and said they are looking into it!!
I read from some people that installing PRSS Reader also causes this issue - but that uninstalling restores the boot screen. I tried this but it didnt restore my screen.....and the uninstaller didnt remove the PRSS app completely - resulting in more searching on the web to find out all of the files/reg keys to get rid of.
I do wonder to myself why I installed SMAATO/PRSS in the first place!!
Matt

Thanks for getting back - no doubt it will be hard reset which I dread!
Have you tried that? or doesn't even that help.
If there's any chance of you listing the files/reg entries to delete I'd appreciate that as I had same problem & simply searched ppc for anything with somaato in it, so I'm sure I've still lots of cr*p left on it.
cheers

Hard resetting does restore the boot screen, however restoring a backup will give you the same behaviour - unless that backup is from before SMAATO deinstallation

travis said:
Thanks for getting back - no doubt it will be hard reset which I dread!
Have you tried that? or doesn't even that help.
If there's any chance of you listing the files/reg entries to delete I'd appreciate that as I had same problem & simply searched ppc for anything with somaato in it, so I'm sure I've still lots of cr*p left on it.
cheers
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Hi,
In your post you mentioned about manual uninstall. I dont know about SMAATO that uninstalled OK, but for PRSSReader - to perform a manual uninstall:
1. Disable today plugin, if it is active
2. Delete registry keys:
HKCU\Software\DaProfik\pRSSreader
HKLM\Services\pRSSreader
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Today\Items\pRSSreader
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Apps\David Andrs pRSSreader
3. reboot the device
4. delete files:
\windows\AppMgr\David Andrs pRSSreader.dll
\windows\David Andrs pRSSreader.unload
\windows\zlib1.dll
\windows\libexpat.dll
\windows\prssrtoday.dll
\windows\prssrenc.dll
\windows\prssrsrv.dll
<installation path>\pRSSreader
Hope this helps.
Matt

Since I got some ActiveSync-problems, I tried cleaning out my device and finally found the cause of the white boot screen:
Older versions of pRSSreader install a zlib.dll to \Windows\ overwriting the built-in one. Now I just renamed that to zlib1.dll (couldn't delete, because it was in use) and on my next reboot: voilà - there was the 2nd boot screen again!!
Newer versions of pRSSreader install the file as zlib1.dll.
Cheers,
-mARKUS

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Nice one mbirth you're a star - worked no problem!
Just curious - Do you know what zlib is? and is it safe to delete it now it's renamed and soft reset?
Thanks once again
P.S. I now have zlib.dll; zlib1.dll; AND zlibce.dll !

travis said:
Nice one mbirth you're a star - worked no problem!
Just curious - Do you know what zlib is? and is it safe to delete it now it's renamed and soft reset?
Thanks once again
P.S. I now have zlib.dll; zlib1.dll; AND zlibce.dll !
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I can also confirm that it works brilliantly!!
With regards to getting rid of the old file - I renamed zlib.dll to zlib1.dll. After my device booted correctly I moved the zlib1.dll to my storage card and all is still ok. If you have something like total commander, after showing ROM files the zlib file is listed in the windows directory. If you hide them - then you shouldnt see any zlib.dll files - unless another application has installed them, but a clean device will only have the zlib.dll in ROM
Hope this helps.
Matt

matt1971 said:
I can also confirm that it works brilliantly!!
With regards to getting rid of the old file - I renamed zlib.dll to zlib1.dll. After my device booted correctly I moved the zlib1.dll to my storage card and all is still ok. If you have something like total commander, after showing ROM files the zlib file is listed in the windows directory. If you hide them - then you shouldnt see any zlib.dll files - unless another application has installed them, but a clean device will only have the zlib.dll in ROM
Hope this helps.
Matt
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cheers - have total commander and used it
appreciated

travis said:
Just curious - Do you know what zlib is? and is it safe to delete it now it's renamed and soft reset?
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zlib = gzip-compression-library. See Wikipedia. I guess the deflate-algorithm used for PNG files was faulty or missing in the pRSS-version of zlib. With deleting that file, you have the original built-in version back active.
If you already have the newer version of pRSSreader, you might want to rename the file to something different than zlib1.dll since pRSSreader 1.3 already installs a zlib1.dll.
After a soft-reset, you can safely delete the renamed file.
Cheers,
-mARKUS

Unlock and Mount the Extended Rom?

Has anyone figured out how to unlock and mount the extended rom?

yes is there already an solution for it?

its a real easy one THERE IS NO EXT_ROM IN THE KAISER... this was talked about a few times try searching first

austinsnyc said:
its a real easy one THERE IS NO EXT_ROM IN THE KAISER... this was talked about a few times try searching first
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lolz...o man

austinsnyc said:
its a real easy one THERE IS NO EXT_ROM IN THE KAISER... this was talked about a few times try searching first
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Then how oh how are we going to unlock it
d

Ok, no extended ROM, not like it's wide public knowledge. But how in the hell do we delete unwanted crap? I'd rather not have to do the anti-bloatware reset, I'd like to be able to have full frigin control over my PDA! Anyone?

Yankee802 said:
Ok, no extended ROM, not like it's wide public knowledge. But how in the hell do we delete unwanted crap? I'd rather not have to do the anti-bloatware reset, I'd like to be able to have full frigin control over my PDA! Anyone?
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For "full frigin control", you'll have to learn how to cook your own ROM. Or, you may find that someone will post one here that suits your needs, in time. Other than that, you're stuck resetting during the "customization" process.

Is the statement that there is no Extended ROM on the Kaiser relevant for the Tilt as well or is this related to only the Tytn II HTC ROM? Specifically, during the carrier customization process on the AT&T Tilt, if there is no Extended ROM, where are the customization CABS being called from and how can they be extracted as others have done?

WayfarerII said:
Is the statement that there is no Extended ROM on the Kaiser relevant for the Tilt as well or is this related to only the Tytn II HTC ROM? Specifically, during the carrier customization process on the AT&T Tilt, if there is no Extended ROM, where are the customization CABS being called from and how can they be extracted as others have done?
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Do a search in \Windows\ for *.cab files and you'll find your answer.
(Total Commander is a great tool for searching your device, among other things)

Thanks for the info.

hi there - so can I just delete these cabs form wndows or will that take me to a new world of sh*t?
not a techie - sorry :-(

little_rock said:
hi there - so can I just delete these cabs form wndows or will that take me to a new world of sh*t?
not a techie - sorry :-(
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You can delete them without a problem. They've already been used/installed, so they're just taking up space now.
Hope that helps.

I tried deleting some cab files from my windows directory, but it says unable to delete because they are part of the rom. I'm using at&t rom.

d12ag0n49 said:
I tried deleting some cab files from my windows directory, but it says unable to delete because they are part of the rom. I'm using at&t rom.
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The only way to remove them is to learn how to Cook a ROM.

TaurusBullba said:
You can delete them without a problem. They've already been used/installed, so they're just taking up space now.
Hope that helps.
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what happens if i do a hard reset - ie u know revert to factory defaults or whatever - will i be screwed?

little_rock said:
what happens if i do a hard reset - ie u know revert to factory defaults or whatever - will i be screwed?
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If you hard-reset, everything will be back as usual. I noticed Kyphur's post above mine eluding to not being able to delete the files because a poster's question above him. I was under the impression that changing the attributes of the files and then deleting them would work. But hey, I could very well be wrong.
I, unfortunately, don't have a Kaiser anymore (horrible story, I'll try not to cry thinking about it), so I can't test it out right now. But try using Total Commander or something to change those attributes and delete them. As I said though, once you hard-reset, they WILL be back. Post back if that works.

dammit failed to do it with resco file exp. will try a/s then commander

SHARING VIOLATION error, please help me

hello, i am trying to delete FTouchFlo from my startup folder and i get the "cannot delete 'FTouchFlo' there has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use." error. why is this? i want to delete it because it is causing me certain problems. thank you to anyone who can help me with this problem.

that's because those files are in the ROM.

duprade said:
that's because those files are in the ROM.
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I dident download a ROM though, I downloaded the touch-commander cab and got tired of all the stupid messages I would get due to it being the trial version, and UNinstalled it, but the FTouchFlo is still stuck in my startup folder. and because of it, the original FTouchFlo will not work. please don't tell me I gotta do a hard reset to get rid of if!!!????

Delete From the PC?
13chris13 said:
I dident download a ROM though, I downloaded the touch-commander cab and got tired of all the stupid messages I would get due to it being the trial version, and UNinstalled it, but the FTouchFlo is still stuck in my startup folder. and because of it, the original FTouchFlo will not work. please don't tell me I gotta do a hard reset to get rid of if!!!????
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Having you tried browsing your device with your PC and delete from there...also use something like phm task to see if there are any hidden tasks running related to it..also ensure your registry is cleared of it....If I were you I would make a HR my last resort....thats my 2 cents worth. GOOD LUCK.

marriotheblackguy said:
Having you tried browsing your device with your PC and delete from there...also use something like phm task to see if there are any hidden tasks running related to it..also ensure your registry is cleared of it....If I were you I would make a HR my last resort....thats my 2 cents worth. GOOD LUCK.
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i got it fixed today. this was a lil wierd. i had touch-commander installed(trail versiom) and when i unintalled it, the FTouchFlo file was stuck in the startup file. and it would not delete. all i did in case anybody else ever runs into this problem, i intalled the original htc cube and then uninstalled it and bingo, i was able to delete it outta there.

*WM6.1-Vanilla Edition*

Hello People
In Collaboration with Illi (thank you for your tipps), I present you my first Tornado Rom:
*WM6.1-Vanilla Edition*
The Rom is based on Gnagnosplat's WM6.1 Clear Rom (thank you for your rom)
Changes:
- Illis new SlidePanel (thank an Illi)
- Deleted CHome_WindowsLive*.png files
- Deleted catalog.*
- Deleted jbed (java)
- Changed eT9 to T9
- SP5fix
- Installed SRS.WOW.HD.v1.28.5.0.ENG.RUS.WM5.WM6.cab
Please post your feedbacks.
I am also working on a Full Version with a lot of apps and Utilities, but i would show your reaction on this rom
Sorry for my English and i wish you a lot of fun with the rom
* Dont Flash this Rom... To many Bugs. sorry guys *

Congratulations on your first ROM!!!!!!
Have you included any of the fixes for the bugs that have been found in Gnatgosplat's ROM? I would like to try yours but would prefer to install a "fixed" version.

Thanks for having my name mentioned here. It wasnt anything much that I do. Thank you BlackDragon.
This isnt my first time flashing ROM but this time around I am faced with TeraTerm issue. I get the response "Cannot Connect" when setting up the TeraTerm connection. I Hard reset my device, Clean Storage and yet I still get the same response. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks

Thankx Man!!

illi said:
Thanks for having my name mentioned here. It wasnt anything much that I do. Thank you BlackDragon.
This isnt my first time flashing ROM but this time around I am faced with TeraTerm issue. I get the response "Cannot Connect" when setting up the TeraTerm connection. I Hard reset my device, Clean Storage and yet I still get the same response. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Try a different computer. Run disk cleanup. Then try setting up Tera Term.
Just a thought

WM 6.1 Vanilla......How about some screen shots?

Pumpiron579 said:
Try a different computer. Run disk cleanup. Then try setting up Tera Term.
Just a thought
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Unfortunately I dont have another computer. I am working from home.
"Disk cleanup" does that mean reformat the hard disk??
Thanks for your kind thoughts

illi said:
Thanks for having my name mentioned here. It wasnt anything much that I do. Thank you BlackDragon.
This isnt my first time flashing ROM but this time around I am faced with TeraTerm issue. I get the response "Cannot Connect" when setting up the TeraTerm connection. I Hard reset my device, Clean Storage and yet I still get the same response. Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Ensure your Tornado is in 3-colour mode
And i wonder whether you can find the "usb" in the "Serial" option.
If not, you can choose any such as "com1", and click ok: donot close TeraTerm.exe.
Open another TeraTerm.exe, and then you can see the "usb" in "Serial" option, choose "usb": before clicking "OK", close the first TeraTerm.exe application.
In this way, i think your problem can be handled.

madeo2007 said:
Ensure your Tornado is in 3-colour mode
And i wonder whether you can find the "usb" in the "Serial" option.
If not, you can choose any such as "com1", and click ok: donot close TeraTerm.exe.
Open another TeraTerm.exe, and then you can see the "usb" in "Serial" option, choose "usb": before clicking "OK", close the first TeraTerm.exe application.
In this way, i think your problem can be handled.
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Everytime I wanted to flash I followed KarHoe's guide to the book just to ensure I dont miss anything out; dont want to brick my precious Tornado though. Yes the device is in 3-color mode. And there is "usb" in the "serial" option of TeraTerm.
I tried your suggestion but Unfortunately i still "cannot open"...
Thanks for the help anyway.

illi said:
Unfortunately I dont have another computer. I am working from home.
"Disk cleanup" does that mean reformat the hard disk??
Thanks for your kind thoughts
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Disk Cleanup=clean junk files & temporary

any bug fixed?

illi said:
Everytime I wanted to flash I followed KarHoe's guide to the book just to ensure I dont miss anything out; dont want to brick my precious Tornado though. Yes the device is in 3-color mode. And there is "usb" in the "serial" option of TeraTerm.
I tried your suggestion but Unfortunately i still "cannot open"...
Thanks for the help anyway.
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i am sorry~~

kancrutt said:
Disk Cleanup=clean junk files & temporary
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oh ya disk clean up. i even did defrag. reboot both pc and phone. nothing. googling now if there is solution to be found.
thanks for the concern. i appreciate it very much.

pleasee,,please,,screenshot

kancrutt said:
pleasee,,please,,screenshot
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I will post pics once I solve my flashing problem. But hope someone can do it before I do.
thanks

I take it Tera Term is just not able to find the phone. Try unuinstalling active sync and reinstalling active sync. I think it has some thing to do with your PC not reading your phone. If you can get it into bootloader, you should be able to flash something on it.

Don't forget to unselect "Allow USB Connections" in ActiveSync before you use TeraTerm!!

THANKS to all you guys...
My heart-felt thanks to all you fantastic guys. Firstly to Blackdragon_860 who worked tirelessly through the day and night to release this fantastic ROM. (I know, as I do, we, ROM junkies were eagerly waiting for a refreshed ROM to be flashed). Secondly to all you guys out there who provided suggestions on how to solved my TeraTerm issue. Also to those who symphatised with me. THANKS! You guys are
I somehow managed to get TeraTerm to connect I did two things. First in Settings>Connections>USB to PC>set to off. I also switched the usb port. So I cant exactly determine which of these two solved my problem.
and here are some stats and pics.
Available Storage: 18.52
Total Storage: 20.94
Available Memory: 27.17
Total Memory: 48.68
Not much different from Gnat's ROM.
I havent really played around with it yet so cant say what's missing or any bugs around.
The significant additions (as far as i am concerned) are the modified *.cpr file (that control how the homescreen is displayed) and the bronzeres.dll which contains the pics for the homescreen. This bronzeres.dll had more than 100 pics instead of the original which only had about 80. (I found this file elsewhere in this forum; thanks to the contributor). If you want to view the content of the bronzeres.dll, download PE Explorer and install to your pc (please google for it).
Attached are the pics.
THANKS AGAIN TO ALL!!

Sorry Guys, i was sleeping..
Illi, Good that you solved your problem and thank you very much for your screens.
I dont know really what for bugs have gnagnosplat's rom. Perhaps someone can write that here and i would show to fix that.
What i can say is, that the rom very fast and stable is
But what i doesnt make in that rom is, to install other software. This rom must remain clean. The full rom, would have the tools that you have postet in the other thread.
Blackdragon

Problem
I think most, if not all, bugs in GnatGoSplat's ROM is with this ROM too. Eg. WMP full-screen does not "sick" after a few seconds it reverts to default screen. Not only that, I am being "kicked" out of applications unexpectedly. The appman.exe seems to have shortage of memory to run programs.
System error:
"Cannot start 'appman.exe'. A critical component is either missing or failing due to low memory"
So, I would suggest those who intend to flash this ROM but havent done so, please hold back. Do not flash yet until I am sure its not the ROM but my apps installation. BTW I didnt install that many and they were the same apps that I installed when I was with Gnat's ROM.
@Blackdragon_860 - I am sorry, looks like you need to get back to the re-cooking. But we must determine the problem first. I am still testing.

pointui intallation help!!!!!!

how can i install pointui?! home 2 on my phone? i downloaded and did everything, i also put it inside "my documents", when when i open my documents on my phone, it has a bunch of stuff, but i cant open it, it says
"must open application first..." and the setup, just brings you to internet explorer!!!!!!!!!

hnrules123 said:
how can i install pointui?! home 2 on my phone? i downloaded and did everything, i also put it inside "my documents", when when i open my documents on my phone, it has a bunch of stuff, but i cant open it, it says
"must open application first..." and the setup, just brings you to internet explorer!!!!!!!!!
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NOT the right thread.
But you install the downloaded CAB, then go to Start -> Settings -> Today, 2nd tab to the right, and check the PointUI box.
Done.

pointui installation help
lol this is too complicated, i cant find the installation thing, and when i go to start,settings, today, i cant find the pointui thing to check, need a step by step tutorial.

hnrules123 said:
lol this is too complicated, i cant find the installation thing, and when i go to start,settings, today, i cant find the pointui thing to check, need a step by step tutorial.
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Once again, This is not the freakin place to ask! This is for ROM development. Are you a chef? NO.
All you do, is you download the CAB file from the PointUI website (DOWNLOAD).
Then, you copy that CAB file to your phone somewhere. Now, go to your phone's file explorer, navigate to where you saved the CAB, single tap on the CAB. It'll bring up the installing screen. You can install on Device Memory or Storage Card. Doesn't matter.
Once you finish the installing proccess, see if PointUI is on your homescreen at all. If it's not there, then you follow what I said above, about checking it in the Today items.
Got it?

Sorry but if you are not able to install this simple application leave it. And why you install it in documents. Install it in programs got to home tab activate it and deactive the rest reboot your handy and thats all. And why open a second thread for this when nobody answers here?
greetings

bushgegner said:
Sorry but if you are not able to install this simple application leave it. And why you install it in documents. Install it in programs got to home tab activate it and deactive the rest reboot your handy and thats all. And why open a second thread for this when nobody answers here?
greetings
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Thanks for not helping him. hnrules123, look 2 posts above for the answer.

Thanks for not helping him. hnrules123, look 2 posts above for the answer.
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Why should I? Wrong forum and the answer was given twice...
greetings

bushgegner said:
Why should I? Wrong forum and the answer was given twice...
greetings
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So then why did you even reply? He had the answer, twice. Now we're just fueling the stupidity of this thread