Running WM5, I want to change files in the Windows directory and when I dump to SD, I want the changed files to remain so that when I reflash the ROM from the SD the changed files are of course there.
Is it possible to do this? I realize that the current ROM-SD dump software works by starting from a certain memory address and that files that I change are going to be stored by the device at a different address and that address may not be included in the current d2s commands known.
Anyone have a clue how to do this? I'm guessing the key is actually unlocking the ROM so that files can be simply removed and so forth like what we can do with our ExtROM's. How do I do this?
Thanks!
Anyone? Please?
There has to be an app by now for gaining access to the ROM chip and changing files like we do with the ExtROM!!!
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Before swapping my XDAIIi with my new EXEC I made a back-up on my SD CARD. BUT THE EXEC CANOT RESTORE FROM THIS LOCATION!!!..... Is there anyway of recovering my data????? thank you anyone out there with more knowledge and expertise who could help.........
Find another device running the same ROM version as your old device and restore your data to that device. The extraxt what you need and active sync. The transfer all data to the new device.
Thanks.....It was exactly what I thought. But I have tried this on 4 different machines.....and they all crashed or froze and it just didnt happen........
Is there any other possible way!? :?
When you say you made a backup on your SD card, I'm guessing you mean a backup of the entire XDAIIi system (including all your files, all program files and all ROM files).
If so, you can't restore a backup from an XDAIIi onto an XDA Exec. They're two completely different machines and the backup will be incompatible.
Like badgerboybadger says, you need to extract from your backup only those files that contain your personal data: your documents, templates, ringtones and so on. Leave behind anything connected with the device or installed programs. Then you can copy your personal data onto your Exec and it will work. If you want to transfer installed programs from the IIi to the Exec then you'll need to reinstall them on the Exec...
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Yes Indeed, I did make a full system backup!
and you are talking about something i was not aware it is possible to do???
lets see......
you say......"you need to extract from your backup only those files that contain your personal data: your documents, templates, ringtones and so on. Leave behind anything connected with the device or installed programs. Then you can copy your personal data onto your Exec and it will work"......
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How can I even access the inside of the CompactFlashBackUpNew backup file ......???
Is that what you are suggesting ...if I understand you right???
Thanks.... :idea:
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How can I even access the inside of the CompactFlashBackUpNew backup file ......???
Is that what you are suggesting ...if I understand you right???
Thanks.... :idea:
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Yeah - I guess that was what I was suggesting, but I've got no idea how to do this! Sorry.
I wasn't sure which way you'd have done your back up or whether it's possible to extract particular files. I suppose it must be, but I've never done it.
If you still have your XDAIIi then can you copy specific files off it?
Alternatively, do you still have a synchronised documents folder on the PC to which you used to connect it? That should have most of the documents that you'll want to keep.
If not I don't know what to suggest.
Providing your old PDA is still available, you really need a backup program that you can run on both PDAs. For example, something like Sunnysoft's Backup Manager - even a time-limited trial edition may be sufficient. Select and back up the required files/data to SD-card on the old PDA, then move the card to the new PDA. Install the backup program there and recover the files/data with that.
Just be careful of the different program versions, try not to copy system files across, and be prepared to do it a couple of times (or more) until you get it right.
I have the new 1.33 Brightpoint ROM installed. I was wondering if there was any way to remove the ClearVue Office programs from my phone? I was just going to use the Windows Mobile Office cab that I found on this forum.
FSame here for the latest HTC rom.
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I found the files but don't have access to delete them.
Shorcuts located in \Windows are named : "ClearVue <and 1 of the 3 apps>".
If you check the properties you'll notice that the executable for these are located in \Windows\WTCVDocV.exe (that's the DOC one for example).
Then after doing this (you should make sure just in case), you can delete the files. Mine were:
wtcvdocv.exe
wtcvpres.exe
wtcvwsv.exe
You probably have to remove the folder that's in the start menu also.
Anyone know how to get around the permissions issue?
As these files are would be located in ROM there is not much you can do. ROM uses a different storage format from conventional files that is set up when the ROM is built, so deleting them isn't really an option - maybe there is some way to hide them though.. Probably the best thing to do is to forget about them
Now that I found this again, maybe this clears the question up a bit:
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2007/12/29/why-can-t-i-copy-programs-out-of-windows.aspx
Thanks for the info!
I appreciate the info!
There has to be a way to get around this - Registry hack or some other kind of work-around. If anyone knows - Please be kind enough to share the knowledge
First of all I apologies because my thread isn't really phone related. But I saw that some members have experience with magellan gps devices, like Roadmate.
Triton are new GPS handled devices from Magellan. They run WINCE 5.0 Core and have custom shell(similar structure like Roadmate devices).
Issue that I have is that during upgrade of firmware power went down on my Desktop PC and flashing process gone bad. Now I can power up device but there is no connectivity to PC(shell uses special drivers to connect to PC, which now are probably corrupted or what so ever).
So what I would like to now is somebody can explain to me is it possible to change somehow startup process, or something similar. I think that word "cooking" is used to describe process of editing OS image to add, replace, modify OS. I tried some of tools for editing but I'm not sure where I'm making mistakes because I can't even get dump of files from OS image. I again say it is WinCE 5.0 CORE. I tried looking with hex editor but I can't find any reference to mgmShell.exe(that is name of shell exe). I would be very thankful if somebody could explain me these things to me because then I would probably be able to copy files back(I would add FileManCE or MortScript and I figured out way of applying OS image from SD Card) from SD card to internal storage and restore my unit.
If there is anybody interested I will put somewhere whole update package from Magellan. It contains OS image in bin format.
Again I apologies but I'm very desperate to restore my unit , and as I can see this only place with enough knowledge to help me. Sorry.
Hi All,
I recently installed the latest MightyROM (2-10-10) but now cannot get my Exchange OTA ActiveSync working for my corporate e-mail.
Did some digging, and figured out that the issue is that my corporate Exchange security policy requires both devce and SD card encryption on any devices connecting to OTA ActiveSync.
Further searching revealed that SD card encryption was *removed* from MightyROM starting a few versions back.
I know for sure that my device is missing both encfilt.dll and mencfilt.dll which seem to be required for SD card encryption (the details of which I'm not familiar with).
So the question is: Is there any way at all for me to add SD card encryption back to the ROM, preferably without having to re-flash?
Can I somehow get copies of encfilt.dll and mencfilt.dll and register them on the device?
Any ideas / CABs that might help is greatly appreciated!!
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
--jB
regsrvceGUI.exe I believe is what you can use to register the .dll files. I however can not get it to copy out of the windows directory...
I did find this reg key and you can try to set it and see if it flies... Remember to do a backup and all that stuff. (I'm not 100% it applies to the SD card or not). And I do not know if you need those two files for it to work so use at your own risk.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\StorageManager\Filters\E NCFilt]
'EncryptByDefault'=dword:1 (change from 0 to 1)
Soft reset
I will keep trying to figure out how to remove this file from my device so I can share it with you.
If that doesn't fly, then maybe you need to go back to an earlier rom. ???
Thanks! (for your response here and on PPCgeeks
That reg tweak you posted makes the UI appear like SD encryption is enabled, but it's not actually running (as key files are missing).
You're right, I may have to downgrade my ROM, but hoping there's an easier solution!
Which ROM version are you using?
Thanks.
BTW, when I try to sync without SD Card encryption, I get the 85010013 error code in activesync, which is pretty generic -- not sure if this info helps.
Hoping someone can chime in with more ideas.
I just found this post and was wondering if you solved your problem? I'm getting the same errors but I can't find out how to encrypt the entire handset just the SD card.
Hi there,
I'm programming something for Windows Mobile 2003. It basically removes and creates files around. One of the files it deletes is special file.reg, which is normally picked up during the hard-reset.
The file gets deleted using "DeleteFile" and very soon after, I force a hard-reset.
The problem is, the special file.reg is deleted from the file system tree, but it is apparently still available from the hard-reset.
I was wondering if there was another function I had to call to "flush" the file system? If not, I need to find a good trick to 1) enforce the file deletion (like rename first, then delete) and to 2) flush current ghost files left around.
The file system on those persistent drives are fat12 and/or fat16.
Thanks in advance for any input,
Simon
The hard reset returns the machine to its first power up state. If 'file.reg' was part of the original build, then the hard reset will restore it from ROM.
Also any programs you have installed to run on startup, will also be lost, so it is going to be a little difficult, if not impossible, to get rid of this file programatically.
Right, but I'm not talking about the ROM.
I'm talking about the persistent memory which are mounted as \Platform and \Application on this device. Those are FAT12 and/or FAT16, and files deleted (normally) do not come back.
In this case, the files are not coming back, they are not hidden either, but the hardreset process is able to pick them up somehow.
I mean, I call it the problem of the "Ghost files", because they are supposed to be nowhere, but they are found during during the hardreset.
(The files are not recreated, they are still not there, but their contents gets loaded. The info in them cannot be placed in ROM as it contains stuff that changes often)
They come back after a hard reset because during cold boot, they're being copied there from the rom or being created by the system. You may be able to delete them afterwards, but the only way to prevent them from being formed will be to re-cook the rom and stop them from being copied/created during boot-up.
The files DO NOT come back, it's gone, I cannot re-delete it. But somehow it is "read" by a program during the hard-reset.
This file is not part of the ROM, it's part of the persistent memory that doesn't get wiped out upon hardreset but is read-write.
I need to wipe out the ghost file that is stuck on the read/write partition... and I need a way to avoid these being created!
I understand that, but clearly the file is being created (or copied from rom) during cold re-boot, otherwise you wouldn't see it coming back. There isn't going to be any easy way to prevent that, unless you can re-cook the rom, or include some sort of user customization that would delete the files prior to using the device. There are lots of ways that the rom could create the files and put them onto persistant storage.
Hi Farmer Ted,
this is not a ROM issue, recooking the ROM will not help. The problem is a FAT12 or FAT16 filesystem that has bogus data in it.
The problem is most likely a bug in the program that reads the persistent folders... It probably reads it in a way that goes around the change made by DeleteFile()...
Changing that program is not possible (in ROM and I don't have the source, it's also necessary). I just need to make sure it can't find the file I've deleted on the persistent directory (not in ROM).