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Would like to upgrade ROM but . . .

Hi all,
let me start telling that reading through this frum gives me the feeling that this is a very nice place for information around htc-devices and I thank both creators and users of this site for such a good information-base.
Reading here convinces me that I am able to fulfill my wish to change the language of my VPA-IV (HTC Universal).
I am a Dutch person working in Russia. As I was living in Germany I optained the device there, hence the German language.
For me personally all computer stuff should be English, so I'd also like this device to be so. The fact that the keyboard is German does not disturb me too much.
As a Vodafone user, who has other provider cards as well, I immediately bought the unlock code, so the device is working with other GSM cards as well.
When I asked Vodafone (before I bought the device) if I could switch to English I was told that I should buy myself another Windows Software and they were not able to provide me with it. They were not able to provide any help, nor software for this purpose though.
When reading around the site here (as well as the ftp) I understood that Windows is not provided now. So my first question would be :
-Am I really set to go if I have downloaded the following files :
Jasjar_WWW_11353_137_10301.zip
MaUpgradeUt_noID.zip
Universal_Radinly_UPgrade_1.04.02.zip
Or do I need something more ?
Further I read about extracting the .exe file (f.e. Jasjar_WWW_11353_137_10301.exe) and put some files from there at certain places. I have WinRar but this program does not recognize the .exe file. Can I really extract files from this .exe ? How do I do this.
A lot of talking is here about a bootloader. If the device is in this stage, can I still access it ? (f.e. like seeing a harddrive in my PC's Windows Explorer or something the like)
As I will be stressed like hell (who does not, when he does this first time) when I see the bootloader screen, is there something I SHOULD or should NOT do to make sure all will be OK ?
Last but certainly not least I feel very eager to backup before I do this. Is there a posibility to backup my ROM in some way, save the files on some place for eventual return to the ROM and ExtRom I have now ?
I tried the Program TotalCommander. If I enter the Extended_Rom in the "directory" field of this program I see all files included in the Extended_Rom, same if I enter simply "Rom". Is a backup simply copying these files to my PC or is there more to be done ?
thanks for answering in advance,
Ruud

Hi,
I'm searching a german ROM...
if you have a little of your time to spend on it, i would be very thankful.
but first:
- about extracting the .exe files: Run WinRAR -> Menue: Open file... -> change 'All archives' to 'All files'
- about ROMs: Jasjar_WWW_11353_137_10301.zip is the only rom I would update, not the Radio.
- about bootloader: In this state you can't access your device (only updating the ROM)
- about backup: It is not easy. (How to d2s (dump) the ROM ) but I think Vodafone will shortly relase a update. So it will be possible to restor the device.
How to help me out:
- you will need a Storage Card.
- Download TestWM5.rar
1. Extract TestWM5.exe from TestWM5.rar and place it to you device.
2. At the device, use File Explorer to execute the TestWM5.exe
3. Click "button1" to start the dump process, the file will then be save to \Storage Card\Dump\
4. Copy the Dump folder out and then RAR or Zip it
This will include all files in your windows dictionary -> this is what i need

Where to place exactly ?
Hi bepe,
do not know if You are still available (or again). First your issue.
I logon to FTP from XDA-developers as to upload.
In the upload directory there is only a HTC-Wizard directory, not a wizard. Is this directory the one to place your file on ?
Is there a rule how to name the file ?
I will be dumping in a minute, can upload as soon as I have your answer.
Ruud

Hi bepe,
further to your issue.
1) I do understand that no private information is copied ? or should I do a hard reset before I dump for You ?
2) Whilst running your testwm5.exe from the root-directory of the storage-card I am being asked to agree your program access. This is normal, I allow. But why are there additional programs being opened I never heard about ? I denied them access and let the program run further !
After a lot of files running through the screen (very fast) it looks like the program stopped or finished. Now which file has been created for You ?
Explorer on the Universal does not show it, through my PC I looked as well, but do not see any big file, please explain.
Ruud

Hi Bepe,
one more reply to You :
Even if I allow the file mentioned to run (during the time your program is running), I am being asked again and again if I allow it again. The name is GAC_System.Data_v1_0_5000_0_cneutral_1.dll
Even if allow access all of the occasions I being asked, no file is being created on my storage-card, nothing to dump to You. Not even the dump directory is made.
What do I do wrong here ?
To my issue :
First I noticed that the radio update is available here only as 1.04.02
My system tells me I have 1.04.10 delivered from origin. If I do a ROM-upgrade, do I loose my "radio", or will it not be touched ?
Connected to this, can I dump my "radio"-files seperately ?
WinRAR. Issue solved !
Backup : I was at the buzzdev.net link before. But I actually do not even understand where I can get or see the task32 language he dumped on his screen. And I understand that I will not be able to restore it without help anyway. So this is not really the kind of backup I want.
The information about Vodafone, where does it come from ? when is something expected ?
Ruud

For security sake only.
I am getting nearer to make that final step ;-)
My Winrar was too old, I could unzip the .zip file to a .exex, but I could not unzip the .exe file further. Just downloaded the latest Winrar, now I can see all files included in the provided .exe file.
1) I understood that I should delete the original upgrade-file called ROMUpgradeUt.exe.
2) When I start the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe in a seperate directory with the rest of the files from the .exe I get to see a different HTC device. When I continue, it will not recognize any of the versions from my Universal. I felt unconfortable to continue.
Can it be done without a problem ??
2a) I renamed the ms_.nbf AND radio_.nbf and restart the Utility, it still shows a photo of the wrong device, but it now does recognize the versions of Device CD image version : 1.13.56 Device Extended image version : 1.13.163 and Device Radio image version : 1.04.10
It confirms to change to CD image version 1.13.53 and leaves the extended image version : "empty" as well as the Radio image version : "empty"
Does this mean that by taking away the ms_.nbf and radio_.nbf files I can stop the device from upgrading the extended rom and the radio ?
Why I ask ? Because if I renamed ms_.nbf back and ONLY radio_.nbf is unavailable now, it shows to change the Extended Rom too, but the Radio image is still empty.
Finally if I rename ALL back, it shows to change all, but all version numbers are older once ;-(
Main question here is, can I leave radio_.nbf away, upgrade and hope for radio to be my version 1.04.10 ?
Ruud

Hi,
I'm back.
I'll PM you Upload information...

private information are not copied.
Only if you have saved private information in your /windows/ folder!
i have never being asked to agree for program access :?
...but I started it of the root-directory of my device.
what is the name of your 'Storage Card' folder?

I not realy have the info from Vodafone, but for all devices before there have been more than one update. But I can't tell when the first update is expected.
If you are trying to make a backup: you will need a terminal program

About dumping
So I have a complete "new" device now.
Did a hard-reset, after which I did not give any new information to the device.
I placed the .exe file You gave me in the \windows\startmenue before, after which it is asking tonloads of access requests.
Now I replaced it in the root-directorym Yes, no additional questions asked anymore, perfect, well NO. As there is no directory made on the storage card. I tried it once with the async active and once with the device seperate. No result.
Any ideas ?

what is the name of your 'Storage Card' folder in your root?

As the device is German, it is called "Speicherkarte"
and renaming is not possible (allowed)

OK this is the problem, I'm trying to get the Source code to change that.

found something: this tool will change the folder name from different languages to "Storage card" which is often needed for different tools

Understood.
About my question, as I am still nervously waiting (cannot start the upgrade before You got your data, can I ;-)
Did I understand correctly, that the file MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe is made for different devices from HTC and therefore I do not get a photo of the universal when I start the software ?
If I start the JASJAR_WWE_11353_137_10301.exe I DO get to see the Universal, but of course get the country error.
Did I also correctly understood I can take away the radio_.nbf from the directory and the update will handle both ROM and ExtROM but leave the Radio untouched ?
Will I be entering this "bootloader" status at all, as I do not need any further updates then ? Are there any resets after the upgrade which I SHOULD or SHOULD NOT make to get the device working again ?
Ruud

Hi bebe,
storage.cab works (be it only after a soft-reset)
The program testwm5.exe is much slower now, so the result is taking minutes now (if not tens of).
Looks like the perfect speed of the program while the storage card (at least for his eyes) was absent, was due to "saving into space"
Will upload asap.
Ruud

I'm loading JASJAR_WWE_11353_137_10301.exe its at 60%
MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe is a hacked version, of another device.
So the photo should not be important. (Please wait until i have downladed the file, I'm not realy sure jet...)

OK, I have to wait anyway, because TestWM5 is very slow now, I can see file after file and calmly read it. Before it was running before my eyes. I am afraid this is going to take ages.
We are on the same frequency that the dump I am making is from a device WITH Extended Rom installed. I was NOT soft-resetting during installation, so all Vodafone add-ons, are to be there now.
If You need the one without ExtRom as well, please tell me.
The upload works OK, I prepared a directory there, but uploading is to be done after longer waiting time.
Are You afraid the JASJAR file is not good ? I downloaded it because this one was proposed on this forum.
Ruud

Its not about the ROM its about the MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe I'm not sure if ths is the exe file to update a Universal.
I dont have a Universal only a Himalaya and my up UpgradeUt starts with HimUpgradeUt... .
Was this file mentioned in the readme of the JASJAR exe?
my download is very slow... 70%

I only downloaded MaUpgradeUt_noID.exe because it was proposed here (for the Universal).
I have no Readme.txt inside the exe
EnterBL.exe
GetDeviceData.exe
ms_.nbf
nk.nbf
radio_.nbf
RUU.conf
RUU.dll
UI.dll
Well and of course the original upgrade file ROMUpgadeUt.exe, but I was suppose to delete it.
Only file which I can read is RUU.conf :
[PLATFORM]=857873
[RADIO_TYPE]=2
[SECURITY_FLAG]=1
[DECODER_KEY]=1
[RADIO_FLAG]=2
[GETADDR_TYPE]=1
[JUMPCODE_TYPE]=1
[FORMAT_TYPE]=2
[SCREEN_TYPE]=2
OK, TestWM5 is finally ready, will do compressing and uploading soon.
Ruud

getting vendor id errore while upgrading the official wm6

im using a tytn and getting errore message
dows the official upgrade is for tytn or doopod ?
anyone can help ??
i try using hard sspl and still .. same

I think it may be because it is a rom for Asian networks... I got a similar error, and will have to manually import the settings for my network providor... other than that, everything else went fine...
I believe there are cabs kicking about this forum to auto setup for various providors.. I think it is trying to auto detect your vendor, and if not Asian, is returning the error
I think thats all the error is showing...

If you've downloaded one of the other cooked ROMs on this site, you should have an exe file called RUU_wrapper.exe.
Now, install WINRAR and right click on the dopod rom and choose extract and it will extract various files, one of which will be another exe file. Extract this exe file again and you should end up with a file RUU_Signed.nbh - this is th only file you'll need out of the lot.
You can delete all the other files from the dopod ROM now, just keeping the RUU_signed.nbh. Copy the RUU_wrapper.exe file into the same folder and run it and you will flash the dopod rom to your phone nicely - just make sure you're HARDSPL first!
Now, you could be even smarter at this point and use dutty's good nbhtool if you like to "unwrap" RUU_signed file and remove the IPL \ SPL (though with HARDSPL, I'm not sure this is necessary) and the Radio part if you like (and the boot splash screens if you're so inclined and then use it to wrap it all back up again.
HTH,
Smiffy.

Error, Unknown rom version....(happens to every rom I create now)

I really don't understand what is wrong. All the roms that I create now cannot be created properly. The preconfig wont run, themes wont even apply, and when I try to reflash it with other roms, RUU says unknown version...I had to boot into bootloader to flash it. (without forcing sspl in ruu)
What the heck is happening? I'm cooking the same way i've been cooking (build OS + dutty's nbhtool) I'm getting very frustrated

Which kitchen or base ROM are you using? Need more info of exactly what you are doing!! Does this happen when you flash to official ROMs too?

I've used pandora, hypercore (they are both the same thing really). Both used to work fine, now they no longer work and both gave me the same errors "after" I flashed the rom I made. Here's the outline of the problem:
1) assuming current rom is schaps's 4.01
2) Runs RUU, auto detect fine
3) flash with the rom I made, flash completed, reboot
4) rom doesnt work properly, preconfig doesnt launch at all, tsk doesnt apply properly, and etc
5) run RUU, cant auto detect, "error, rom........."
6) boot to oli 2.10 BL, flash with "any" premade rom
7) repeats #1
The Roms I made were based on ATT's official rom, I've also used vp3g's coz most craps have already been removed.
1) run nbhextract to extract RUU
2) run nbsplit, imgfsfromnb, imgfstonb
3) toss os.nb into hypercore XIP extract, extract XIP
4) put everything into pandora's kitchen (root/ OEM folder, SYS folder, ROM [Os.nb, XIP folder]
5) remove/add stuff, rebuild .dsm if needed
6) run buildOS
7) run createbat
8) run NBtools (left "version as it is", chose hermes100, SuperCID, no ext rom/radio/spl)
9) rom created, then flashed.

I just made a basic rom with pandora. No editing done besides using the oem packages included to make it. Can someone try the rom out and tell me if you are facing the same problem? (Just a bare OS rom)
i.e. after flashing the rom, with active sync connected, RUU gives Error 244 and the only way to reflash it is get into bootloader mode. OR can RUU still work in windows after flashing it?
I need to know if there's something wrong with my bootloader (whether i need to reflash it) or somehow somewhere the kitchen tools that I've been using suddenly just screwed up any help is greatly appreciated
*I only have problems with the roms that I recently created, again, they used to work fine, I have no problems flashing other people's roms*
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3ycn37

I'd delete your HyperCore and Pandora folders and re-extract them from the original downloads to be honest. Whilst I can't think of what might cause the Error 244, I've found myself that after mixing this and that between HyperCore, Pandora and any of the zillions of 'working' folders I've got kicking about I do eventualy end up overwriting something somewhere that needs to be consistent between builds and knacker myself.

I have managed to solve the problem after redumping everything via the original tools. However, I'm still using hypercore kitchen to extract XIP. I no longer use dutty's NBHtool to create the image, I'm not sure if it contributes to the problem, but I'm having great results with nbhgen.
When I'm done cooking my rom, I'll document down everything I know and create my own kitchen.

Backup HTC touch diamond & Flash new Rom

Hi, this is my first post in this forum. I tried to be a good newbie and read quite many threads before posting. And there are already great HOW-TOs available, but I have some more detailed questions for which I could not find my answer in this forum yet.
So here is what I want to do: Backup the full device (To be able to restore it in to the state it was in once it came from the operator)
here is what I so far did:
Step 1:
Application Unlock the Device
Step2:
Back-up personal data with PPCPimBackupV2.8
Writing down device information (such as Rom version, Radio, Device ID…)
Backup most of the registry (using extract function in MobileRegistryEditor)
Rom-Version: 1.37.774.3 SVE
Radioversion: 1.00.25.03
Protokollversion: 52.26a.25.09H
Device SPL: SPL-1.37.0000
Step 3:
Back-up ROM
With itsutils and pdocread.exe.
Now 4 .raw files: part00, part01, part02, part03
Step 3:
BackupSPL:
A. Used itsutils with
Pmemdump.exe 0xa8000000 524288 SPLdumped.nb
B. Also downloaded the official SPL-1.37 (just to make sure / google)
-----------------------------------------------------------
I would like to back-up everything needed to return it to the original state before fooling around with ROMs.
So my question is how to I backup the:
1. Is there a way to just read in the complet memory of the device (e.g in a raw file, that covers all from bootloader, OS, RADIO etc [so a full image of the device] sorry for asking / might be quite stupid question)
2. CID (how to find out at what memory position this is stored)
3. RADIO ROM (is this already included in the raw files from step 2?)
Steps after that to flash the new ROM so far seem rather clear to me as they are in detailed descriped in this forum. Will be my first Rom flashing and decided to stick with a official ROM for now. The main purpose for flashing the device is to change from Swedish to English and to get some bug fixes for the device.
So thank you guys for the help already provided.
Would be great if you can give me a hint on this.

ThoTho,
Perfectliy explained your interest, its' just the same thing that iv'e been trying to do since I started to see all these ROMs availables.
What I've found in another forum (only that this in Spanish, I hope you do not bother ) is that this could be done with SPB, so I will try to do so to check if it is that easy.
Hopefully we'll get some help.
Gus66

Hi,
as I've seen on the SPB homepage, the backup tool backups all the data, but I would like to backup the factory rom because I use czech language on my device and I didnt see original czech rom.
Or should I hard reset the device, make and then make the backup with SPB?
The created exe is than a genuine rom file or just some program file with the contacts/mail/etc backups that can only be run in WM environment?

you can get your manufacturers ROM either from their website or direct from HTC
i know i can get vodafones ROM in a nice application

How do you dump a ROM?

Hi,
I searched around and yet I couldn't find much on ROM dumping
Do you need a different utility for a different device? I'm guessing there is one for Diamond but I couldn't find one yet
Also, what do you need to do before dumping a rom? (is unlocking required etc.)

butterdori said:
Hi,
I searched around and yet I couldn't find much on ROM dumping
Do you need a different utility for a different device? I'm guessing there is one for Diamond but I couldn't find one yet
Also, what do you need to do before dumping a rom? (is unlocking required etc.)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No unlocking won't change your ROM so unlock away!!
There is a utility that does the dumping for you and here it is..

Er... I don't quite understand how that works....
The instruction says..
Install EnableRapi.cab on the phone.
Run Partition Addresses.bat.
Read Partition.Addresses.bat to find the four addresses.
Edit Dump My Phone to include the four addresses in place of the words.
Run Dump My Phone.
Rar and Send!
-------------------------
Should I do this while the phone is connected by activesync?
Also, once I run Dump My Phone, it gives me an error that says that the device isn't ready.

You can try my dumping kitchen, it's very simple to use!
(sorry, it's german ^^)
Steps on how to dump an unprotected ROM:
- place your RUU_Signed.nbh inside the kitchen
- start "1a. Entpacken.bat" to unpack and dump the NBH file
- start "3. Packages erstellen.bat" to make packages inside the dump-folder
- pick out what you need from the dumped ROM
Good cooking!

you get two ways of "dumping rom".
both ways get an other result.
about your asking for first way, i think you are a beginner.
your problem will not the dumping of roms,
the problem would be getting the dumping-file back to your phone.
i think, you read many or some threads where you think to get easy answers.
but the answers would be allwasy the same "google/search for answer"
its not a good time for hardcore beginners ...
please try to explain with simple words, what you have done and what you want do.
(not only for your brain, take your fingers and make "tik tik tiktik.." on keyboard ...
i asking this to you becaue for cooking and flashing you dont really need the specified answer of dumping roms. some kitchens looks BOAH-NOTHING UNDERSTAND, but at most, you need only copy ruu_signed.nbh to BaseRom and klicki-klicki BEGIN or START. than you get the rom-folders with easy understanding names (at most). for not needed programs delete files or folders. for the games you can delete all entertaionment-folders. for delete welcome.exe you have to delete one folder welcome.exe and the file welcome.exe.
this example is easy and at the same time one of the difficults thing by cooking. delete entertainment makes no problems. but delete welcome ... you have to know, what you do before you do it. without welcome.exe you cant fix your display with display-coordinates. and you have not the correct time. for getting a solution you need to study forums ... the coordinates of display can find in registry - > if you checked the registry before you starts to cook/flash. to get automatic time you need registry again, but its hard to get them.
sorry for big answer ....