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K-JAM Extended Rom and Autorun.exe

Hello,
How can I get the rom image so I can change the Autorun.exe to run my config file?
Thanks
Scaseman

You can open your extended rom with total commander, your extrom is only hided. You can copy your cabs renaming it with default_ prefix like default_xxx.cab.
Whit total comander to find your extrom you have only to write extended_rom in the command line.

Thanks, I read here http://pocketpcdubai.infopop.cc/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/582600994/m/7891086801 that the autorun.exe wouldn't load the config file that i create but the guys on xda-developers had a rom image to take it from.
If I take a backup, would I just delete all the files before copying over all the newly modified files?
I just wanna be careful rather than breaking my new k-jam
Cheers

scaseman said:
Hello,
How can I get the rom image so I can change the Autorun.exe to run my config file?
Thanks
Scaseman
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Creating a ROM-backup ?

Hi,
I have a T-Mobile MDA Pro, and am not quite satisfied with the ROM they installed.
I want to try some different ROMs, like the O2 Exec, but I want to be able to go back to the original.
How can I create a back-up of the ROM, Extended ROM, and Radio ROM that I can put back at a later date ?
I've already seen grab_it by buzz, but that only makes a .bin file and I have no idea how to put that back if I ever want to revert to this state :/
Thank you,
TB

Please use the SEARCH button as this has been discussed already.
ANyway to help you do the following:
1. Download the latest T-Mobile ROM (the exe file) from the XDA Dev FTP site. Then extract this to a folder, say EXPERIMENT
2. Put the BIN file there
3. Go to Buzzdev.net nad follow the procedure to ENCODE/DECODE ROM. This will change the original nk.nbf (the OS) with your BIN file. using HTC64 Extended ROM Tool.exe
4. Then just put the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe file into this directory also.
Now you have your OS backed up ready to install to a device in the EXPERIMENT directory. Now just make sure the T-Mobile ROM you downloaded has the same radio ROM. If not, download a verison with same radio rom and replace the radio_.nbf file with the downloaded version.
Backing up the ExtendedROm has to be done manually. Just transfer all contents to a alternate directory in the PC then just put it back to replace what's already there.
Hope this helps

What do you do with the dump.bin file though?

Rename it to nk.nbf

Ha - that didn't work.

Did you follow the ENCODE/DECODE procedure in BUZZ's site?

Jorgee said:
Please use the SEARCH button as this has been discussed already.
ANyway to help you do the following:
1. Download the latest T-Mobile ROM (the exe file) from the XDA Dev FTP site. Then extract this to a folder, say EXPERIMENT
2. Put the BIN file there
3. Go to Buzzdev.net nad follow the procedure to ENCODE/DECODE ROM. This will change the original nk.nbf (the OS) with your BIN file. using HTC64 Extended ROM Tool.exe
4. Then just put the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe file into this directory also.
Now you have your OS backed up ready to install to a device in the EXPERIMENT directory. Now just make sure the T-Mobile ROM you downloaded has the same radio ROM. If not, download a verison with same radio rom and replace the radio_.nbf file with the downloaded version.
Backing up the ExtendedROm has to be done manually. Just transfer all contents to a alternate directory in the PC then just put it back to replace what's already there.
Hope this helps
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Jorgee,
What you mean with:
"Backing up the ExtendedROm has to be done manually. Just transfer all contents to a alternate directory in the PC then just put it back to replace what's already there"
- What is the PPC folder where I find the content of ExtendedROM?
- How I can trasfer to PC, with ActiveSync? Sometimes I received error messages like "unable to convert file format" or something like that...
- How I can transfer back, is not the ExtendedRom locked?
Let me know...
Luca

To view the Extended ROM, just install TOTAL COMMANDER for PPC
Then in the address bar, put : "\\EXTENDED_ROM" (without the quotes)
Then you will see the contents of extended ROM.
If you want, you can copy the contents of the Extended to your SD card instead so you don't have to connect to your PC.
To unlock your extended ROM (to change/delete/edit the stuff there) you need a certain file which is in the FTP under Uploads/Universal/Tools or something to that effect.

Jorgee said:
To view the Extended ROM, just install TOTAL COMMANDER for PPC
Then in the address bar, put : "\\EXTENDED_ROM" (without the quotes)
Then you will see the contents of extended ROM.
If you want, you can copy the contents of the Extended to your SD card instead so you don't have to connect to your PC.
To unlock your extended ROM (to change/delete/edit the stuff there) you need a certain file which is in the FTP under Uploads/Universal/Tools or something to that effect.
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Hello Jorgee,
I've tried to install Total Commander on my v1640 but when I access \\EXTENDED_ROM nothing is shown...
What's missing?
Thanks

lukeduke71 said:
Hello Jorgee,
I've tried to install Total Commander on my v1640 but when I access \\EXTENDED_ROM nothing is shown...
What's missing?
Thanks
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Jorge I found the mistake, \EXTENDED_ROM is with only one back slash and not with two.
Thank you very much for your help...

Extended ROM and the Cab file

I have a Cab file to change the hardware keyboad in the registry [HKLM/SOFTWARE/OEM/Qwerty].
Ok, I have unlocket the Extended ROM (with the ExtROM_Utility.exe) and copy this Cab file, that I have, in the Extended-ROM.
Only one problem I have now, if I copy the Cab file into Extended-ROM and make a reset or hardreset, doas delete it the Cab file simply.
Can someone say me which I can do that to prevent?
Each assistance is welcome, thanks a lot.
Greets Danny.

I found a good and function way to make.
Danny.

Ddriver said:
I found a good and function way to make.
Danny.
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OK. Please could you share your way? How did you solve the problem?

Ddriver said:
I have a Cab file to change the hardware keyboad in the registry [HKLM/SOFTWARE/OEM/Qwerty].
Ok, I have unlocket the Extended ROM (with the ExtROM_Utility.exe) and copy this Cab file, that I have, in the Extended-ROM.
Only one problem I have now, if I copy the Cab file into Extended-ROM and make a reset or hardreset, doas delete it the Cab file simply.
Can someone say me which I can do that to prevent?
Each assistance is welcome, thanks a lot.
Greets Danny.
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I keep a backup copy of all of the executables I run from my Ext Rom in a subdirectory of my SD card. I make the backup before I upgrade and then copy them back to the Ext ROM after a hard reset and unlocking it.
The alternative is to make sure you don't upgrade the ext ROM when you upgrade the ROM. There are three upgrade files in a full upgrade:
nk.nbf - this is the O/S part of the ROM
radio.nbf - this is the Radio ROM
ms.nbf - this is the replacement Extended ROM
If you don't upgrade the Extended ROM (i.e. delete the ms.nbf from the upgrade sub-directory), your extended ROM will be preserved after the upgrade and hard reset. All you will have to do is unlock it. Just make sure you use an unlocking utility that doesn't erase the Extended ROM (i.e. not the one supplied by Jwright). There is one somewhere on the forum. Also, bear in mind that if you don't upgrade the extended ROM, you will lose the benefits of any EXTENDED ROM the ROM upgrade includes.

Looking -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=251951&highlight=Extended+Rom+cooking
I make that and goes genial.
But I take not the "uni_extrom_unlocker.cab", I take the "ExtROM_Utility.exe".
Greets Danny.

ExtROM_Utility.exe at attachment. ;-)

Is there a way to do this

I want to copy some of the cab files that were put in to the phones memory by my service provider, is it going to be in the EXT rom, i am pretty new to PPC
the cab contains some SP settings n stuff which gets installed when a Hard Reset is done..
thanks

yes it is in the external rom that operators put cab files to automaticly be installed

There are two ways to get at does files:
1) Find out how to unlock / unhide your ext ROM.
2) Use total commander - not sure if it works for all phones but if you enter Extended_ROM2 in the path field it should be able to open the folder as read-only even when hidden. (The folder name may be different for different devices)

The first methods are not for the rookies.
The second method works. Total Commander is a freeware. At Total Commander's command line, type \Extended_ROM\ and you will see the extended rom.

Extended Rom and Hard Reset

Hello.
At first sorry for my language.
I have problem, after HR, Extended_rom aplication are not starting to install. I had unhide an extended rom folder and he is in main directory where is windows folder and program files folder(correct place for extended rom?? becouse I have heard thet should be in STORAGE).
Next I check how much take place and resco explorer show me only 0,9 MB.
When I enter in the folder I check a sum of all files and is above 15MB.
Yesterday I change a ROM on newer and I thought that extended rom also will be working after upgrade but he is not.
Any idea??

Cant you just go to the extended_rom and run all those .cab's from there?

No becouse show me that a each .*cab is not a Windows CE aplication or something.
I deleted eveything manualy except config.cfg and now I want to manualy copy all extended roms files in EXxtended_ROM folder but there is not inought space. I have less then 1MB. Enyone know how to change space Extended_ROM folder ??