Hi XDA-Developers!
First of all: you did a really great job and thanks a lot for ROM 1.1!!
I just want to ask you to explain initobj.txt, files1-dir and files2-dir a little bit more, so i can make my own ROM, and maybe a german ROM.
i'm little bit confused with the format of initobj.txt corresponding to the files in dirs files1 and files2. not every file in the file dirs is listed in initobj.txt. Why? How are these files arranged in the filesystem? ie. how do your scripts know where to put 'vxutil_cl.htp' - it's not in initobj.txt in cfg.
Maybe you could explain it a little bit more....maybe there is already some manual beside 'readme' ???
Thanks a lot.... Jabba
all files in rom can be found in the \windows directory. the initobj.txt files specifies for certain files that copies to other places should be made..
so if a file is not mentioned in initobj.txt, it is only visible in \windows.
also the name of a file in \windows does not nescesarily correspond to the name in wherever it was copied to by initobj
initobj.txt has 2 types of lines ( there are more, but I never looked at them )
Code:
Directory(..dir..) :- Directory(...subdirname...)
to create a subdirectory in 'dir'
Code:
Directory(..dir..) :- File(..filename.. , ...source...)
creates copy of 'source' as 'filename' in directory 'dir'
the reason there are 2 'files' directories, is that there are 2 empty spaces in the rom (1M before the bootsplash, 5M after the bootsplash). I could have made the mkrom script more advanced, and have it automatically figure out how to optimally sqeeze files in either space 1, or space 2. but I didn't , so I'll leave it to the rombuilder to decide how large to make each region.
thanks for your answer!
will it be a true copy from source ? I mean will there be two identical files in the rom then or is it more like a link to the source-file?
another question: is there something in your scripts which is language-dependant ? like the altered welcome.exe ??
in the german rom there are some dirnames different - so i would have to alter the reg-file and the initobj to fit them. Do i have to alter other files as well? Like operator or the welcome.exe ?
Jabba
By the way, would be developers so kind to explain the ways how to extract initobj.txt and default.reg files from the ROM? Or perhaps "original" Qtek ROM files could be published?
I would be of a great help in my ROM-building...
thanks
we based everything on an english qtek rom. if you start with a german rom, you will have to pay attention to differing directory names.
you can get initobj.txt from initobj.dat, by converting the file from unicode
to plain ascii. I usually load it in vi, then do ":%s/^@//g" to strip all NUL characters, and then save it as .txt.
the default.reg you get by converting 'default.fdf' found in the rom, with
Code:
perl fdf2reg.pl default.fdf default.reg
and I wrote this tool (bottom of page) to extract files from a rom image. for most roms you type
Code:
dumprom nk.nbf -d files >nkinfo.txt
to extract the files to the directory 'files' ( which must exist ), and dump lots of info about the rom to nkinfo.txt
Related
Browsing the Faria WM6 rom initflashfiles.dat, i saw 3 differents "functions" :
:-Directory
:-File
ermDir
The two first ones seems quite obvious and if I understand correct
Directory : will create a directory
File : will copy a file (Actually i've understood, file will be twice in device, one in rom and the other in memory, and there is no way to create a "symbolic link" as the unix way)
But what is the difference real between "Directory" and "PermDir" ? Will the second one will have some sort of "System attribut" ??
Anyone could give me advice about this ?
Hi all
I'm cooking my own rom using Core Pro Kitchen, so far it's going OK.
I read most of this forum and the WiKi, but still have a couple of questions
first:
Do we really need .rgu files in imgfs? AFAIK they are only used to build .hv files.
I tried to delete theese from \temp\dump before creating OS.nb (after running BuildOS), and the ROM works, at least I don't see any drawbacks.
second:
I'm cooking my own custom package into the rom and need all the files in it to be impossible to modify/delete. All files in the package have +r +s +h attributes set, but I'm sill able to modify them on device.
It seems like the modified file is created "above" the ROM one (sort of copy-on-write), because when I use TotalCommander to delete it, it just reverts to the original file from ROM. Is there anyway to make a file completely unmodifiable? Put it in XIP? do I have to rebuild any of three .dsm files in XIP if add my file there?
The file is about 1-2kb
Any ideas?
Thanks, Serge
PLEASE NOTICE THAT THIS KITCHEN IS A VERY EARLY BETA AS IT HAS NOT BEEN DEEPLY TESTED
*** USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK! I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY! ***
Hi guys,
after many days of testing I'm releasing my kitchen for i780.
It is very basic: no gui, only batch Windows scripts.
What you can do with this kitchen:
A) Convert your Part02.raw dumped rom to bin flashable PDA rom
B) Create a dump folder to cook your own rom and recreate a bin flashable PDA file.
Please notice that there's no tool included to edit, add or delete modules and files from rom dump.
You must use one of the tools available here in forum to do this or do this by hand.
Donwload the zip file and extract everything.
READ CAREFULLY THE README FILE IN THE ZIP ARCHIVE
This file explains how the procedures work and what you need.
PLEASE TEST THIS KITCHEN AND REPORT YOUR RESULTS
I thank chaimd for his bintonb0 tool, tadzio for his tools and Juggler for conv3 sourcecode.
I also thank Topogigi for his original procedure.
I modified conv3 tool to make it work with i780 rom files and made split and merge tools.
If you want to try this kitchen, I thank you!
[FONT="]If any guru in the forum wants to make a gui for this kitchen or insert tools for module, file and registry editing (like the ones you can find in other kitchens), it would be appreciated.[/FONT]
Issue 1: it seems there's a problem with Part02.raw conversion. It screws up connection settings. Problem is being investigated.
[Partial solution]: it seems that this problem is due to both size and language: I used an English rom to convert an Italian Part02.raw.
Using an Italian rom seems to solve the problem. But you must check the new rom size: if it's too big it gets cut down and it doesn't work.
Version 0.2: this version contains a new conv3 release. This release it's a little bit more complicated than the previous one but it supports a wider variety of rom images and guarantees correct conversions. Previous release could lead to incorrect roms so you should consider it as deprecated.
For Issue 1, limitations are still the same: you should use a rom of the same language of the dump and mind the result size
this is just great
great job
great effort for the great device.
I will try for sure, thanks a lot
Recreate???
At first thanks for the kitchen!!!
But I got one question... How can I rebuild the dump folder and what files are needed in the kitchen directory to recreate???
Do I just have to start RecreateBin.bat and it uses the files from the dump-directory???
THANKS!!
mievalt said:
At first thanks for the kitchen!!!
But I got one question... How can I rebuild the dump folder and what files are needed in the kitchen directory to recreate???
Do I just have to start RecreateBin.bat and it uses the files from the dump-directory???
THANKS!!
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You must read the PDF file in the kitchen directory. Some parameters may change according to the ROME used
Hi Famusc,
Great Kitchen!
I have some questions before I can try your kitchen.
In the PDF you mentioned, an existing bin PDA ROM, what do you mean by that and how to get it? I have E1 ROM .raw files with me but not the .bin file.
Cheers,
Vibranze
vibranze said:
Hi Famusc,
Great Kitchen!
I have some questions before I can try your kitchen.
In the PDF you mentioned, an existing bin PDA ROM, what do you mean by that and how to get it? I have E1 ROM .raw files with me but not the .bin file.
Cheers,
Vibranze
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you need flashable pda part file for convert,
like XHD1 pda file (you can find in this forum).
vibranze said:
Hi Famusc,
Great Kitchen!
I have some questions before I can try your kitchen.
In the PDF you mentioned, an existing bin PDA ROM, what do you mean by that and how to get it? I have E1 ROM .raw files with me but not the .bin file.
Cheers,
Vibranze
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Hi,
Existing bin file will be used as a model ton convert your raw file. Famusc said that the bin file must be the largest possible. So far, we use the D1 bin file. The probleme is E1 raw file part is larger than D1 bin file.
There may also have concerns related to the language of ROM file. I try to cook a French raw file with an UK D1 rom, and the result is a broken ROM
Hi Eunjea & Webise,
Thanks for the explanation.
My current stock ROM is D1 and how to convert it to .bin format if I want to use mine?
Actually I always use English ROM and replace the wince.nls and add some fonts to support Chinese reading
Btw, how do I know what is the value for first jump, footer start and footer checksum address? In the PDF, the first jump address is on 444400 and in my bintonb0.txt I also have 444400, can I follow the same address?
Cheers,
Vibranze
webise said:
Hi,
Existing bin file will be used as a model ton convert your raw file. Famusc said that the bin file must be the largest possible. So far, we use the D1 bin file. The probleme is E1 raw file part is larger than D1 bin file.
There may also have concerns related to the language of ROM file. I try to cook a French raw file with an UK D1 rom, and the result is a broken ROM
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I just want to backup my ROM which is built by my operator so that if I have problems with the upgrade I can always go back to my original ROM.
How can I create the bin files for te part 1 and 3?
Can anyone advise, as there is no bin file for the Omnia this kitchen will not be compatible, right? Or is there a way to create one?
I managed to dump an Dutch rom, version E1.. Could you explain how I can make a flashable image for the complete rom and/or how to make a radio rom from the three parts I dumped?
Furthermore, i have had some issues when I dumped the rom with the instructions that were in the readme.pdf.
There are some connection problems, that the originally phone doesnt have..when I flashed my rom, there werent any connection settings visible. e.g. settings > connections > connections > advanced > select networks, here was nothing visible.
It seems a bit like the same problem that people had with the english dumped E1 rom. Is there a chance that certain files from the raw files werent correctly put in the i780_flashable.bin (final product) ?
Is this the latest version of famusc's kitchen?
- Michy's Installer -
Have you ever got an "Installation Unsuccesfull" message? Or a "Uninstall failed" message? Or worst thing an "Missing privileges" while installing a cab?
Now this messages are gone. With my installer, which is a complete Wceload and uninstaller replacement, any installation will complete without any problem
Main features:
Full repleacement for winceload
Select if you want or not to run setup dlls
Avoid failing for missing privileges
Get the space that an'installed app consumes after installing too
Search within your device the cabs you have and select what you want to install
Analyze FB_Install folders
Batch cabs installation
Installation processes can be aborted any time
If you are overwriting exes, they will be automatically terminated before installing
Advanced cab analyzer (view files contained, shortcut, regs, extract them......etc)
- MichyPrima_UC -
This system will let you to install:
.reg
.cab
.rgu
.xml
.provxml
.exe
Putting them in your SD/Microdrive/Diamond internal storage in the folder FB_Install. And them will be installed at first boot.
Information about files you can install:
- Files .cab -
For a base installation of cabs you can put them in the folder FB_Install. Setup DLL will not be executed to avoid setup freezes. Anyway, there are ways to customize how your cab will be installed:
Installation to SD
Installation to MD
Activating Setup DLL
Possibility to use wceload to install (not advised)
For using them:
If your cab is mycab.cab and you want to install it to sd, simply create a file called mycab.tosd. if you want to install to MD, the name will be mycab.tomd, if you want to enable setup dll, the name will be mycab.enabledll. If you want to install using wceload... use .old extension.
- Files .reg, .rgu, .provxml e .xml -Simply put them to FB_Install directory
- Files EXE - For a simple execution put them in FB_Install folder. If you need command line arguments, simply put them in a file called as your exe, but with .arguments extension.
- All files - All files can be skipped using .skip extension. eg if your file is mycab.cab , create a file with mycab.skip and it will not considered
- Other special functions: -
File/folder structure restore
Creating the structure on SD it will be reversed into storage. We have more than only one folder where we can put our files (in FB_Install):
CopyInWindowsFolder (\windows)
CopyInProgramsFolder (\windows\start menu\programs)
CopyInProgramFilesFolder (\program files)
CopyInFavoritesFolder (\windows\favorites)
CopyInFontsFolder (\windows\fonts)
CopyInStartupFolder (\windows\startup)
CopyInRootFolder (\)
So, for copy/overwrite files in windows folder, only thing you need is to create a folder in FB_Install with name CopyInWindowsFolder. This is a recursive copy, so all subfolders will be copied.
Shortcut restoring
You can specificate the shortcut to create in shortcuts.txt file and put it in FB_Install folder. Each line will be a shortcut to create. The first part of the line contains where the shortcut will be, 2nd where the shortcut will point. The two parts are separated by ":".
We have ids there to:
%SD% (\storage card)
%PROGRAMS_STARTMENU% (\windows\start menu\programs)
%PROGRAM_FILES% (\program files)
%STARTUP% (\windows\startup)
%MYDOCUMENTS% (\my documents)
Example line:
%PROGRAMS_STARTMENU%\Test.lnk:%SD%\myprogram.exe
This line will create a "Test.lnk" in programs which points to \storage card\myprogram.exe.
Possibility to avoid final reset (not advised)
Just create a file with name NoResetAtEnd without extension in FB_Install folder.
Possibility to temporarily skip customization
Just create a file with name SkipCustomization without extension in FB_Install folder.
Do you want to process config lines to runcc?
Create a file with name AddToConfig.txt and there put your config lines.
Possibility to delete files or folder
Create a file with name Delete.txt. Each line is something to delete. You can use IDs as shortcuts
All I have to say is
Wow, sounds extremely "will have it now"!
Cool
Michy,
This shold be a nice addition to the tool box.
cheers
BR
Attempt of graceful recovery from dbl post
Cool
Michy,
Very nice work. I can't wait to see this released.
Cheers
BR
Michy, you are great!!
Wow, this must have been a LOT of work. Tnx a lot for your efforts!!
Sounds great!
Sounds very useful for those of us that change roms often.
Good work.
PS
My personal holy grail would be an APP that records changes as apps are installed to a point where I am happy then be able to gather all of the changes and build an install routine! Am I dreaming?
Wow sounds awesome and a gui, can't wait & thankyou
SIMPLY AMAZING!!!! cant wait...this should save me tons of time, and unlike other appz this seems easy 2 use and great!!!....thanks for ALL the hard work! ..waiting patiently
ehi my friends! good job, I'm sure that this program is excellent as the other your developments!
Put it online
This sounds amazing!!!
Italians do it very well!!!
Translators needed!!!
Please if anyone interested translating my application, this is the english file to translate and post back:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16" standalone="yes"?>
<Language>
<FormMain>
<ListviewColumn1>File</ListviewColumn1>
<ListviewColumn2>Dest</ListviewColumn2>
<ListviewColumn3>Instl.Size</ListviewColumn3>
<ReadyMsg>Ready.</ReadyMsg>
<AbortSoftKey>Abort</AbortSoftKey>
<InstallingMsg>Installing </InstallingMsg>
<AddItemBtn>Add item</AddItemBtn>
<RemoveItemBtn>Remove item</RemoveItemBtn>
<InstallSoftKey>Install</InstallSoftKey>
<MenuSoftKey>Menu</MenuSoftKey>
<MenuItem1>Exit</MenuItem1>
<MenuItem2>About</MenuItem2>
<MenuItem3>Clear list</MenuItem3>
<MenuItem4>Enable setup dll</MenuItem4>
<MenuItem5>Get cabs from storages</MenuItem5>
<MenuItem6>Load FB_Install folders</MenuItem6>
<MenuItem7>Uninstaller</MenuItem7>
<MenuItem8>Cab Info</MenuItem8>
<Msg1>Not enough space for this cab: </Msg1>
</FormMain>
<SearchCabsForm>
<Title>SearchCabs</Title>
<ListViewColumn1>File</ListViewColumn1>
<OkSoftKey>Ok</OkSoftKey>
<MenuSoftKey>Menu</MenuSoftKey>
<MenuItem1>Refresh</MenuItem1>
<MenuItem2>Select all</MenuItem2>
<MenuItem3>Unselect all</MenuItem3>
<MenuItem4>Invert</MenuItem4>
<MenuItem5>Cancel</MenuItem5>
</SearchCabsForm>
<SelectCabDialog>
<Title>Select cabs</Title>
<OkSoftKey>Ok</OkSoftKey>
<MenuSoftKey>Menu</MenuSoftKey>
<MenuItem1>Up</MenuItem1>
<MenuItem2>Select all</MenuItem2>
<MenuItem3>Unselect all</MenuItem3>
<MenuItem4>Invert</MenuItem4>
<MenuItem5>Cancel</MenuItem5>
</SelectCabDialog>
<SelectDestinationDialog>
<Title>SelectDestinationDialog</Title>
<OkSoftKey>Ok</OkSoftKey>
<CancelSoftKey>Cancel</CancelSoftKey>
</SelectDestinationDialog>
<Uninstaller>
<Title>Uninstaller</Title>
<ListviewColumn1>App</ListviewColumn1>
<ListviewColumn2>Mem.Usg.</ListviewColumn2>
<UninstallSoftKey>Uninstall</UninstallSoftKey>
<RefreshSoftKey>Refresh</RefreshSoftKey>
</Uninstaller>
</Language>
the filename should be Installer_CID.xml where cid is your cid. eg for italian: 410, english 409.
Edit: of course the italian one is already made by me
Thst is a great tool, anxiously waiting for release! Thank you sooo much!
Looks like a great tool ,and tools like this make other phones look primitive
Russian?
I might do a Russian translation. as soon as I have the time. in any case, I wanted to subscribe, so I made a post.
Looking forward to the release. when is it?
looks like an awesome tool... is it gsm specific or will it run on cdma phones?
Wow, nice release!! simple but powerful =)
benoahriz said:
looks like an awesome tool... is it gsm specific or will it run on cdma phones?
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Should work fine on CDMA devices. A CAB's a CAB, CDMA or GSM
Dave
Hi,
I want to share small PC tool - FindDup. I have made it several years ago, as I wanted to know how much disk space is wasted by exactly the same files.
The main feature of this program - it compares all the files in given folders binary and it can found duplicates even if the names of files are different.
I use it now to optimize size of my ROM.
For example - you can see there are 298 junk files, total wasted size 1,56 mb in dumped Mega OEM packages.
HOWTO use:
1. Add folder to "Look in" list. You can use drag'n'drop.
2. Select "Search \ Start" from menu, or click "Start" icon on the toolbar.
3. If there are duplicates - you will see them in a list.
Known issues:
1. It looks like it cannot save result to file under XP. I have made it for Windows 2000 and I need to find sources to fix this...
Download link: FindDup
thanks!
just started cooking, will try to find duplicates on my rom!
Be careful. This tool just give you information. You must to know how to use this information.
For example: Ervius Kitchen copies all the files to "temp" folder. It's OK to have duplicates in temp and for example SYS.
But if there are duplicate Manila resources in dump folder, may be you can edit HTCHomeSettings.xml to reuse one file and delete other.
serfer222 said:
Be careful. This tool just give you information. You must to know how to use this information.
For example: Ervius Kitchen copies all the files to "temp" folder. It's OK to have duplicates in temp and for example SYS.
But if there are duplicate Manila resources in dump folder, may be you can edit HTCHomeSettings.xml to reuse one file and delete other.
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yes,thanks. just want to have a look if there are duplicated files in some packages, not to delete everything your tool will find.
steph