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Asus P525 NB0 Kitchen by Anper

russian version can be found on:
http://asusmobile.ru/board/viewtopic.php?t=7816
version 080302_1843
This is english translated version of tool for editing of P525 ROM made by Anper.
Sorry for not so quite good english.
Additionally attached utilities for preparing of GIF "AsusP525GIFConverterByMrToto.zip"
About util KitchenNB0.exe:
Warranty: not any, only can say, that not especially include any harmful code to that utility. And before new version posting was firmware changes in mine PPC that made by that util.
don't known if that util works on other models (don't have it), it's tested only on my own ASUS P525. Flashing was made only thru USBloader.exe (don't knew how - read asusmobile.ru or anywhere in other places).
On mine device installed unchanged bootloader from WM6 official.
On WM5 was tested process completion on pc, but without real tests on pocket.
That Utility allow process images ROMGalaxy.NB0 and Galaxy.NB0
(Advised to use ROMGalaxy.NB0 (withiut bootloader), as more safe variant for Your device).
That images can be got by decoding of Galaxy.cap (decode can be done from that util).
First part of tool allow split to parts, and correcterrors in CHS, cut off bootloader, unpack galaxy.cap to ROMGalaxy.nb0 (used data from tool made by Ingvarr).
Second part allow you process IMGFS partition (partition that contain main
software). In that part partition IMGFS can be extracted to file. Get from that DUMP (in future You can do anything you want with that). After that combine DUMP to IMGFS and at the end combine and recalculate checksum of NB0.
splitting and combining functions of IMGFS to DUMP and back executed by Tadzio made utilities. But so they is made for HTC devices, so I'm correct that accordely to ASUS specific. That functions is called from mine tool (execute bat files is not necessary). Correction may be done by pressing button CORRECTION. ROM size is REALLY CHANGED WITH DECREASING OF nb0 image and accordely to size User storage INCREASED - checked (by recompressing of misar firmwares and by other firmwares corrections).
Checksum calculating made is done by tool, but algorhitm is taken from Ingvarr tools (slightly modified to this tool, that does not create all of file image in memory, but recalculate by chunks).
Process ROMs can in different directories, for no all in one place files garbage.
To flash ready file I'm advise thru bootloader and exactly ROMGalaxy.NB0 (without bootloader). Existence of bootloader you can check in first part of tool.
In that complect persist other tools, needed for coocing your rom.
But accordely to them - you must teach it yourself. I'm don't made that.
Also added in third part possibility to change any of parameters in XIP part of ROM (for correct processing parameters must be changed in order: firstly unpacking, changing, packing, and combining NB0).
Work examples:
1. Open NB0, if that not persist - make it from galaxy.nb0 (by cutting off of bootloader) or from galaxy.cap.
2. If that is homemade firmware, possible will be CHS error in MBR. Correct that by pressing button CORRECT MBR. (Why error persist? - Possible our firmware makers ignore that, or firmware was combined by utilities from Tadzio or other that was not adopted for ASUS (also possible CHS not so sensitive)).
Also may appear message about file size differences with sum of sizes of all partitions - it's not harmful - in most cases simple ignore that.
3. Next is Operations with IMGFS tab. In that part can simple do next processes in shown order. Get IMGFS, Create DUMP, edit DUMP as you wish, from DUMP create IMGFS, combine NB0 new and it's all, can flash. For checking you may open newly created NB0 in first part of tool.
4. Flashing may be done by USBLoader.exe.
Another example - correction and optimization of firmware size:
Shortly about compression:
I'm has provided an opportunity to combine IMGFS.new from DUMP with LZX compression (greatest, but slower starting) and XPR.
Choose by pressing needed button. At once want to warn you about not all firmwares have library with compression LZX, accordely to that after flashing, it will not run further to blue screen.
If you have not broke bootloader, this all is reperable (Many peoples through it passed).
Well, like everything, write at a forum.
And a long life for yoursdevices.
P.S. if you found translation errors - please PM to me.
20080303
Translation fixes, exe packed in own archieve as mainly only it changed
1. unpack kitchen ASUS_P525_NB0_Kitchen.zip
2. place ASUS_P525_NB0_Kitchen.exe from exe.zip to directory from 1.

Thanks DaLiV.
Thanks anper.
Great tools.
Wait for Eng version for a long time.
vivi

thanks anper & Daliv
great tools, Great work!

updated translation.

thanks!
Thanks DaLiV, anper!!
Have been looking for the English version!!
gabz

nice. looks interesting.
will give it a try.
but will it work using wm6/wm6.1 as base ROMs?
cheers!

ericjm said:
nice. looks interesting.
will give it a try.
but will it work using wm6/wm6.1 as base ROMs?
cheers!
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tool work with WM5, WM6, WM6.1 only for ASUS P525.

anper said:
tool work with WM5, WM6, WM6.1 only for ASUS P525.
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sweeeeet!
thanks for this one anper (and DaLiV for the english translation!)
can't wait!

How
How can we add additional OEM packages into our rom using this kitchen?

as in all other roms ... split by packages by other tools, if you want, but to that tool return ready dump directory

sorry
DaLiV said:
as in all other roms ... split by packages by other tools, if you want, but to that tool return ready dump directory
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Sorry, But I cannot understand what you mean. Could you please elaborate?

search forum for tool like "buildos+packagetools" or "dmp2pkg" - then edit packages and after that make conversion back packages to dump

Sweet kitchen
Just letting everyone know that this kitchen can also be used for Dell Axim X51's - I have
For X51 users, make sure you don't click "Repair CHS" - it's for ASUS PDAs only and will result in a bricked ROM
btw You can also use recookstruct as well to sort the dump into packages, you may have to get rid of some entries in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Inbox\Settings\WelcomeEmail\Templates\ServiceTemplates" because recookstruct can't parse the "®" symbol sometimes found in the key
(Only works with IMGFS, not XIP)

Samsung i780 kitchen - release 0.2 BETA (New Version!)

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=&quot]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?

[2011Oct13] LG Kitchen 2.3

Here is the updated version of my Lg multidevice kitchen. It now supports :
- ks20
- ct810
- gm730
- gm735
- gm750
- gw820
- vs750
::These tools have been made thanks to: MisterJp, CopsFrance, Teoami, Bepe, Ervius, No2Chem, Da_G, Cmonex, Jayautros
This kitchen is now built around ervius visual kitchen for bepe's platform rebuilder. I don't really like write a lot, so I won't explain every option in details, nor will I write a "how to cook roms for dummies", it's already been done in the past, if you know how to search, you'll find very interesting threads on it on this forum.
Kitchen options (use "*" to switch between standard and advanced options)
SELECT DEVICE
::1-KS20 2-Incite ...
Needed for every operation below, don't forget to set it.
DUMP FUNCTIONS
::a- Extract DZ File
Extracts baserom\rom.dz file into baserom folder
::t- Extract BIN ROM File
Extracts baserom\rom.bin file into baserom folder (for vs750)
::b- Extract Flash.bin
Extracts baserom\flash.bin into builtrom\temp, creating directories if they don't exist.
::c- Dump imgfs.bin
Extracts content of builtrom\temp\part_2_imgfs.bin file to temp\dump, allowing you to edit windows files.
::d- Dump bin.bin
Extracts content of builtrom\temp\part_1_rawfs.bin to ROM\XIP
::e- Launch ErviusKitchen
Launches ErviusKitchen, allowing you to modify and generate a new rom
BUILD FUNCTIONS
::f- Build imgfs.bin
Creates new imgfs from temp\dump folder to builtrom\temp\imgfs.bin
::g- Build flash.bin
Generates a new flash.bin into builtrom folder based on builtrom\temp directory and new imgfs.bin
::h- Build rom.dz
Generates a new rom.dz into builtrom folder based on baserom mbns and new flash.bin
::u- Build rom.bin
Generates a new rom.bin into builtrom folder based on baserom mbns and new flash.bin (vs750)
::i- Build flasher
Generates a new rom.exe into builtrom folder based on rom.dz (only available for Incite)
XIP PORT
::j- Launch XipPort
Launches XipPort, allowing you to modify and generate a new xip
::k- Reloc Xip
Relocates xip after you've changed it using XipPort
::l- Use New Xip in Build functions
Allows you to use the Xip built with XipPort when building flash.bin (either from the kitchen or directly from ErviusKitchen)
::m- Restore original Xip in Build Functions
Allows you to use the original Xip when building flash.bin (either from the kitchen or directly from PkgToolsBuildOs)
Kitchen use:
Select the device you want to cook for (1=ks20, 2=incite...)
Take a dz file, and put it into baserom\(your device name) (KS20, incite, gm750...).
run start.bat
execute a, b, c, kitchen options
now copy temp\dump\sys into \sys\(your sys version), and arrange the files so that it looks like the \sys\20755 folder. Do the same with OEM folder (copy it to \OEM\(your device name).
execute d, and arrange xip folders : copy the content of your oemxipkernel into rom\(your device name)\(your ip version) and everything else into rom\shared\(your xip version)
go into tools\xipport. Launch xipport. Click "dump xip.bin"
OPTIONAL : If you want to port xip to another version click "make pkgs". Now replace modules\msxipkernel* and files\msxipkernel* with the ones from the newer xip. Click "undo".
execute Kitchen "k" and when a message tells you so, click "realloc p", "write maps", "build xip_out.bin". And finally, hit a key on the dos prompt to finish this step (DO NOT HIT A KEY BEFORE BUILDING XIP WITH XIPPORT ELSE IT WON'T WORK).
execute Kitchen "l" to use this xip.
execute "e" to launch ervius kitchen. Then select your device, language, ext, rom dpi, rom res, xip build and sys build. Choose the packages you want to include (for your convenience, I included a few packages tweaks and fixes in EXT\(your device name). Eventually click the "create" button.
Optional for Ks20, required for Incite : execute step h to produce a rom.dz file.
Now enjoy your new creation in builtrom\(your device name).
If you want to make a 1st rom easily, or if something went wrong and you want to verify you've done everything correctly, I'm also providing 2 packages (1 for KS20, 1 for Incite) with almost every step already done. They're very similar to the roms I made (xCite2b, KisS20.4). Download the package you want, extract it into your kitchen folder, then :
- Execute step "B" to generate a few files
- Execute step "E" to launch Ervius kitchen
- Optionnaly, try to rebuild xip part with step "K" and "L" (1st rename xipport\out.INCITE.21046 to xipport\out) (I'd suggest doing this only after building a 1st working rom)
- Click Load and select the preset for your device (INCITE_0409_20755 or KS20_409_20755).
- Click create (and for incite users, execute step "H" of the kitchen to produce a rom.dz).
That's it.
If every step was successful, you should have a flash.bin file in builtrom\(your device name) folder and optionnaly a rom.dz.
KS20 : Then just flash with lgmdp your baserom directory and just change flash.bin path from baserom\flash.bin to builtrom\flash.bin.
Incite : either use the usual way (rom.dz replacement) to flash your device or execute step "i" to produce a rom.exe with teoami tools.
Congratulations, you've just flashed your first LG <insert the name of your device here> cooked rom
Before you ask :
- I chose 20755 build because it's proven to be bugfree for Ks20 and Incite (and build is smaller too), if you understood the process, you should be able to build a rom for any wm build.
- Ks20/Incite Packages contain latest available oem parts (spanish 10e unbranded for the Ks20, 10x for the incite). (Incite is the clean version, if you want the full stock oem, just dump imgfs.bin)
- Base kitchen Ext folder contains everything to build a bugfree 20755 rom.
- If you want to make the same thing for wm6.5, just download a wm6.5 build.xip somewhere and replace the files in the kitchen.
- 20755 folder is not in the basic kitchen anymore, but I've made another archive that you can download if you need it.
- as for vs750 roms, you need to use bin (decrypted) files (not wdb). Don't forget to replace step "a" with "t" and step "h" with "u" in the tutorial above. You will need the decrypted roms available in the bottom of this post.
I'm just asking you 1 thing : if you make changes to this kitchen to improve it, please, share what you've done (and of course, if you're using it, you can also buy me a beer)
Kitchen history:
v2.3 [2011-10-13] - Added (partial: can't decrypt roms for now) support for VS750 roms.
v2.2a [2010-05-10] - Added support for GM735 WM6.5 roms, corrected a bug in GM730 rom creation.
v2.2 [2010-04-22] - Added support for many devices, updated almost every tool to latest version, build process is faster than before
v2.0 [2009-07-09] - Changed to ervius visual kitchen for bepe's platform rebuilder, multidevice support (ks20, Incite). New tools, rewrote almost everything.
v1.1 [2008-08-25] - Added Xip Port and Tools sections
v1.0 [2008-07-15] - Initial revision
Download Links:
Vogica v2.3, the LG multidevice Kitchen
Incite addon / Ks20 addon
Sys 20755
VS750 v5 decrypted rom
VS750 v7 decrypted rom
Old releases :
Vogica v2.2a, the LG multidevice Kitchen
Vogica v2.0, the LG multidevice Kitchen
Vogica v1.1, the KS20 Kitchen
Useful Links:
LG KS20 custom rom KisS20 (UC, WM6.1)
LG Incite custom rom xCite (UC, WM6.1/6.5)

Thank you MisterJP and you. You made some very good work for the coocking of the KS20.
Thanks to both.

nice tool !
but
Code:
cls
set choice=
cd BuiltROM\temp
..\..\TOOLS\LGFlashMuncher.exe -c ..\flash.bin -e Header.bin -0 part_0_BOOT.bin -1 part_1_RAWFS.bin -2 imgfs.bin ..\..\BaseROM\flash.bin
cd ..
pause
GOTO :start
:9
cls
set choice=
cd BuiltROM\temp
..\..\TOOLS\LGFlashMuncher.exe -c ..\flash.bin -e Header.bin -0 part_0_BOOT.bin -1 part_1_RAWFS.bin -2 imgfs.bin ..\..\BaseROM\flash.bin
:8
the new xip.bin don't Insert !!!
it shoud be
..\..\TOOLS\LGFlashMuncher.exe -c ..\flash.bin -e Header.bin -0 part_0_BOOT.bin -1 xip.bin -2 imgfs.bin ..\..\BaseROM\flash.bin in :9 ?

good....a nice start........and thanks

Thanks for your great job! Hoping that KS20 will have its Cook Rom & WM6.1 at last!

waiting for wm6.1 on my lovely ks20

is this the most actual thread to the ROM cooking stuff
Would like to use french 1f ROM but cook German language into it
Greet`s Erich

I have made a flash.bin with language in german for the ROM HKG 10a, which is in normally in english. So, the HKG 10a is newer than the French 10f. Why to use an older ROM? Find the flash.bin here:
http://rapidshare.com/files/131832687/flash.zip.html

Thank you itapower
many thanx!
Is there something I have to take care of?
Or can I flash it like I flashed the ROM from 10b to 10e?
Did you just change the language or also other stuff?
Is this ROM running without troubles?
Is it locked or branded?
I have unlocked KS20 with vodafone branding right now,...
Greet`s erich

changing language of ROM
don`t know why nobody from the pros is responding
Most of my questions I figured out yesterday - but I am very curious how to change the language of a ROM be myselfe
This I couldn`t figure out
Hope someone can tell me which of the 10 .mbn Files I have to change or is the language in the .bin
Greet`s Erich

Basically, you need to extract the flash.bin, replace *.409* folders with *.407* versions (407 is for germany) that you may find in another rom. That's not a trivial operation, although the kitchen helps a lot. There are tutorials here that explain this with more details (search for "translate" ou "localize" rom).

more questions
Hello spocky12!
I got really interested in cooking ROMS while playing around with the kitchen
But I don`t get the difference between "flash.bin" and "imgfs.bin"
What is included in which .bin
When the *.409* folders are replaced with *.407* and the ROM is cooked
is it enough to flash the "flash.bin" to the KS20 without the "imgfs.bin"
Another question is the Registry tweaking - which I wanna do.
You have a folder in the kitchen "Packages\OEM_Registry Tweaks Pack" there are 3 files.
Is the name random or how is the convention?
The .dsm file is Hex - what is it for?
Is it enough to edit the .rgu file?
When cooking the ROM does it include the changes I perform in the .rgu file?
Hope you help me understanding this a bit better
Greet`s Erich

@eriche : follow step by step the kitchen tutorial, you should see clearer.
- Imgfs.bin is a file contained inside flash.bin (as xip.bin and a few other).
- The files you need to modify are inside imgfs.bin
So what you need to do is:
1- extract dz to obtain *.mbn and flash.bin
2- extract flash.bin to obtain imgfs.bin, xip.bin...
3- extract imgfs.bin to obtain WM files
4- change files
5- rebuild imgfs.bin
6- rebuilt flash.bin
7- flash new flash.bin + original mbn files.
For Registry tweaks, you can directly change rgu file in OEM_Registry Tweaks Pack. When you rebuild you imgfs, it will be automatically added to system registry so you dont need to create a new package.

7- flash new flash.bin + original mbn files.
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Isn`t it possible to flash only the .bin file
With original .mbn files you mean the one from the Base Image where I change the language or the Image where the Language is included
Greet`s Erich

You should be able to flash only flash.bin but I can assure that you won't crash your phone.
To flash, you only need partition.mbn and flash.bin but if partition.mbn differs from your actual ks20 partition (that is, if your actual rom mbn don't come from the same dz than your cooked rom), there's a chance that flash.bin overlaps something else on you phone. So it's secure only if you've already flashed the same mbn and the same partition.mbn before. If not, I can't say, maybe it is, but not for sure.
So as I wrote on first post, to flash, select baserom as rom folder. Each mbn line will automatically populate and the just change the path to flash.bin to your newly built flash.bin (which is in builtrom if you use the kitchen).

language cooking not easy - but I don`t wanna give up!
oh god - it`s not that easy
I don`t know in which step I have to replace the Language folders
With HK-ROM (newer ROM) I did step a-e = 1-8
With GER-ROM (language ROM) I also did a-e = 1-8
but then I have 77 ".0407" and 59 ".409" folders
so why is this? Different languages have different folder amount?
Or should I change the language after step "d" ??
looking forward to bring light inside
EDIT:
I used "PKGToolsBuildOS" (step e) to change the language.
But this tool brings following message
Not copied: OEMBT_Lang_0407! No \SYS\ folder corrisponding...
Not copied: OEMVVS_Lang_0407! No \SYS\ folder corrisponding...
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Don`t know if this is critically?
I prefere to do things by my own - because I don`t trust tools that crash that often *gg*
GreeT`s

I've never succeded in using PKGToolsBuildOS to change rom language. I do it manually.
It seems that you're counting also subdirectories in your 040x folder count (ie, there's a Base_Lang_0409 folder and inside lies a commctrl.dll.0409.mui. Of course, you don't need to count it as changing Base_Lang_0409 folder will also replace its subdirectories.). Sys folder should contain approximately 30 040x first level folders. Between roms, it there may be 1 or 2 folders less or more (depending on the availability of windows_live and things like that.)
The only thing important is that in the end, every folder that was 0409 is now replaced by 0407 folder.

I did it
Jea - today I did it
I flashed HongKong 10a ROM with German language to my KS20.
I have now
ROM: v10a
Bootloader: v10a
Modem Firmware: V10e
ROM date: 2008-04-29
I don`t understand why the Modem Version is still the "old" one
How can I get the newest modem Firmware from the HongKong ROM?
ROM-Date seems also the "German 10e" date.
Who can bring light inside :I)
Greet`s erich

Informations about version are stored in registry (in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\LGE\VersionInfo).
As for modem version, it's in mbn files and not in flash.bin.

So does it mean I have the "modem Version" from the HongKong ROM but only it shows the "old" one
Or do I have to change a .mbn file to change Modem Version?
Whitch .mbn file is the one holding the Modem crap?
I know from my friend who owns a HTC Diamond that a new modem version can save battery and bring faster or more stable access,...
Greet`s erich

Pharos Traveler 117 Firmware Packaging Utility

This tool can be used to either decompile or compile ROMs for Pharos Traveler 117. Possibly works with other Pharos Traveler, velocitymobile or Inventec devices.
Verified Applicable Devices:
Pharos Traveler 117
Usage:
- Decompiling ROM
1. phrexesplit
2. Files directory released, flash.bin is a B000FF image, so use osnbtool to handle it.
- Compiling ROM
1. First put the modified flash.bin back to the Files directory.
2. phrexesplit /b
3. out.exe generated. You can now try flashing with the file.
- Note when building ROM
1. It is important that you don't touch any files that you shouldn't touch, or you may get into deep trouble
2. Files larger than certain size will be compressed. As I don't know the limit, I set to compress files larger than 1,048,576 bytes.
Actually, there is already a ROM floating here which used my tool for repacking, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4687005 .
Download placed as forum attachment.

starkwong said:
This tool can be used to either decompile or compile ROMs for Pharos Traveler 117. Possibly works with other Pharos Traveler, velocitymobile or Inventec devices.
Verified Applicable Devices:
Pharos Traveler 117
Usage:
- Decompiling ROM
1. phrexesplit
2. Files directory released, flash.bin is a B000FF image, so use osnbtool to handle it.
- Compiling ROM
1. First put the modified flash.bin back to the Files directory.
2. phrexesplit /b
3. out.exe generated. You can now try flashing with the file.
- Note when building ROM
1. It is important that you don't touch any files that you shouldn't touch, or you may get into deep trouble
2. Files larger than certain size will be compressed. As I don't know the limit, I set to compress files larger than 1,048,576 bytes.
Actually, there is already a ROM floating here which used my tool for repacking, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4687005 .
Download placed as forum attachment.
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Great tool!
Thanks friend!
You rock!

Really good tool..

[ROM][WWE]ASUSP835 6.5.3 build 28002 (last updated: 10-12-09)

Hello everyone,
here's the wm6.5 rom for asus p835.
last updated: 10-12-09
http://cid-cf1603cd2858a369.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/PUBLIC
So far tested everything ok except Garmin XT not working anymore. Cant even start the application. Please let me know if you find otherwise.
btw, as usual, you use this rom at your own risk as you should understand there's always risk when flashing rom to your mobile... blah blah blah..
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[14-12-09]
I guess most of us p835 users have to use our own effort to build the rom for this phone.
Here i will give you some guide how I did building the ROM. Hopefully we can gather more intelligence to make a nicer ROM for this phone.
first off, I will explain how to properly extract xip/sys from the original ROM. With these only you can modify it's system.
Tools needed: p835abisplit2.exe, osnbtool.exe
1. rename the original ROM you downloaded from asus site. Rename to G5.exe. run command: "p835abisplit2 g5.exe". You will now get a file FLASH.BIN.
2. Now we need to work with FLASH.BIN. Using OSNBTOOL, put in command "osnbtool -sp flash.bin", you will get something just like below:
OS ROM Partition Tool V1.59 By Weisun :> PDAclan.com
Sector size : 0x00000800
Extra data bytes : 0x00000008
OS IMAGE found.
Partitions infomation:
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Part-0 type: BOOT SECTION image
Part-1 type: XIP RAM Image
Part-2 type: IMGFS file system
Part-3 type: legit DOS partition
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Found BIN_FILE structure in source file.
Records: 0x0000036D RecordsSize: 0x06E10328
StartAddr: 0x01030200 ---------------->we need this address when we repack flash.bin. Check if yours is the same with this?
flash.bin.Header written.
3. command: "osnbtool -sp flash.bin.BIN.NB0"
4. command: "osnbtool -d flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB 2 imgfs.bin" --> you'll get imgfs.bin
5. command: "osnbtool -d flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB 1 xip.bin" --> you'll get xip.bin
6. command: "imgfstodump imgfs.bin" --> with this, you'll get a "imgfs" folder. You'll need to make it into a easy to use package. rename the folder to dump.
7. command: "packagebuilder dump" --> you will see inside dump folder, you have all files packed into different folders. You wont be able to see a single file in dump folder. if you do, probably packagebuilder unable to recognize them or something wrong with the files(i'm not sure what to do then). The most important thing in dump folder are the folders with letters starting with OEMxxxx and .ROM, .VM. These few folders should be retained in the new system. Others are all replaced with new system.
assume you are able to modify everything without question, you are now in the situation where you want to repack a ROM. We will need these files in the same folder: FLASH.BIN.HEADER, flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB, IMGFS.BIN.
1. You will need to repack imgfs first. using "imgfsfromdump imgfs.bin imgfs-new.bin", you get the new imgfs-new.bin.
2. assuming you already modified xip.bin, it should be in name xip-new.bin. Using "osnbtool -c flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB 1 xip-new.bin"
3. "osnbtool -c flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB.NEW 2 imgfs-new.bin", repacking imgfs
4. "osnbtool -extra flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB.NEW.NEW"
5. "osnbtool -2bin flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB.NEW.NEW.EXA 0x01030200 -cutheader", remember when we first unpack FLASH.BIN? There's a starting address which we must use here.
6. "copy/b/y flash.bin.Header+flash.bin.BIN.NB0.OS.NB.NEW.NEW.EXA.BIN os-new.nb0"
7. "p835abisplit2 /B G5.EXE" ---> you must have the original ROM G5.exe. Output is a file named "out.exe". This is a USB flash file. For me, I'd prefer a card flashing ABI file. Which I felt safer. For generating ABI file, you will need to download a flashable ABI file, rename to G5.abi and run this command "p835abisplit2 /B G5.ABI". You will get "OUT.ABI". Rename to G5_ALL_WWE.ABI to flash with an SD card.
Btw, all these are not my original works, credits to DA_G for his ROMs and guides, BEPE and others for their great tools, zhaochengw: most of the guides above is from him.
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[16-12-09]
SYS modification:
to upgrade a sys, all you need from original ROM is .ROM, .VM and all OEMxxxxx folders. (that's all i know of). All other folders are to be deleted and replaced with folders from new builds. After you work out a complete SYS, use G'reloc to relocate address. I've tried using WMreloc, but everytime i tried doesnt boot. I'm not sure what caused the problem but at least G'reloc worked. There might be some hiccups when using G'reloc, you'll have to google abit on that. If you encountered a problem saying that there's not enough memory on slot0, try remove some of the removable directories such as office or onenote.
Once you successfully relocated, you will have to use BuildOS to pack it back. You might encounter problems like duplicated files, just delete the one not from OEM folders. after you're done, copy the DUMP folder from TEMP directory and use imgfsfromdump(step1 from second part above).
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[19-12-09]
I'm not going to cover xip.bin porting, but i'll mention here that you will need to use xipport to manually port xip for this rom. I've tried some kitchen tools but none working. It's the same for sys porting too, you have to manually replace the files and/or change REG. After which you'll use BUILDOS to build it. Other than that, you'll need an OEM sys/xip. I'ved used D_GA's 28002 and found that his package works pretty well. You can find it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544445
I'll upload some related tools together so you'll wont have to look everywhere. You can find the upload together with the ROM downloads area.
regards.
blue.

Nice working!
Thx for blue's hard working on this poor handset.
wish ASUS can fix bugs on drivers and also hope guys like u can countinue Cooking better roms!

Thanks Guy! You're the best!

Call Key,Trackball and Volume Key cannot use

blue00mountain said:
So far tested everything ok except Garmin XT not working anymore. Cant even start the application. Please let me know if you find otherwise.
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I had this issue too. Make sure you recmod all the browsing folders, incl Browsing, Browsingie & Lang folders

Sorry, How to Flash the Rom Use ABI File?

Blade0rz said:
I had this issue too. Make sure you recmod all the browsing folders, incl Browsing, Browsingie & Lang folders
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i'm a beginner chef, so please tell me what's the purpose of recmod? For my understanding, it is only to make files become module? what else does it do?

blue00mountain said:
i'm a beginner chef, so please tell me what's the purpose of recmod? For my understanding, it is only to make files become module? what else does it do?
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As I understand it, not only does it make a module into a file, it makes that file use the memory available in SLOT 0 in the ROM. Modules use SLOT 1 memory be default, so I think the browsing folders have issues accessing memory across the two slots
Have a read at Da_G's thread & the Native Kernel post - he explains it a lot better than I do
Good job on the ROM!

Blade0rz said:
As I understand it, not only does it make a module into a file, it makes that file use the memory available in SLOT 0 in the ROM. Modules use SLOT 1 memory be default, so I think the browsing folders have issues accessing memory across the two slots
Have a read at Da_G's thread & the Native Kernel post - he explains it a lot better than I do
Good job on the ROM!
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ok, now the browser problem and garmin problem solved. although not really sure what i did that made it worked. Now i'm facing another problem, asus utilities, i.e. autorotate can only work once, and then it stoped working the next time ie starts. Autocleaner does not work at all. Any ideas?
Is there anyone testing my rom anyway?
regards,
B

I have test your ROM.It is very good.Sometimes any programs can be down.

Hi Blue00mountain
Thanks for your hard work, downloading.... hunger for P835 rom,
Read form other thread and noted that WM6.5.3 build 28002 was not as stable and fast as 28003 or later, would you consider to move on to newer version, thanks so much in advance.

blue00mountain said:
Hello everyone,
here's the wm6.5 rom for asus p835.
last updated: 10-12-09
http://cid-cf1603cd2858a369.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/PUBLIC
So far tested everything ok except Garmin XT not working anymore. Cant even start the application. Please let me know if you find otherwise.
btw, as usual, you use this rom at your own risk as you should understand there's always risk when flashing rom to your mobile... blah blah blah..
regards.
blue.
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Thanks, that's great. BTW, I am start reading about porting XIP, would you mind telling me how to port XIP and how to test the ROM before hardware flashing the ROM?

leofong2022 said:
Thanks, that's great. BTW, I am start reading about porting XIP, would you mind telling me how to port XIP and how to test the ROM before hardware flashing the ROM?
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There's quite some information on the web regarding xip porting. I felt that XIP is quite straight forward, not much problem. The problem I felt so far lies in SYS porting, and a chance to get a good OEM unmodified rom.
And there isnt any emulator to test rom. YOU WILL NEED TO FLASH INTO PHONE TO TRY IT OUT. However, this phone has a nice bootloader, which it checks for rom integrity before flashing. if you rom is incorrect, it doesnt allow to flash at all. Basically it is quite safe unless you messed something other than xip sys itself.

Thx blue!
anyway,the solution of unpack and repack P835 ROM may have another way:
follow steps are from hdubli,and hope can help everyone to Cooking ROMs!
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@ECHO off
ECHO Preparation
del flash.bin
del os-new.nb0
del flash.bin.bin.nb0.bin
del G5_ALL_WWE.abi
pause
TOOLS\p835abisplit2 g5.abi
ren os.nb0 flash.bin
TOOLS\osnbtool -sp flash.bin
TOOLS\nbsplit -data 2048 -extra 8 flash.bin.bin.nb0
copy flash.bin.bin.nb0.payload ROM\flash.bin.bin.nb0.payload
pause
ECHO Building OS
pause
TOOLS\BuildOS.exe
ECHO Realocating Modules
pause
TOOLS\WMReloc -gtemp\dump -llog.txt
ECHO Next: Build the rom...
pause
copy imgfs.bin temp\imgfs.bin
cd temp
..\TOOLS\ImgfsFromDump imgfs.bin imgfs-new.bin
cd..
copy temp\imgfs-new.bin
pause
TOOLS\insert -i imgfs-new.bin -o flash.bin.bin.nb0.payload -d 0x00460000 -s 0x5fdfff0
pause
TOOLS\insert -i 21812.bin -o flash.bin.bin.nb0.payload -d 0x00180000
pause
TOOLS\nbmerge -data 2048 -extra 8 flash.bin.bin.nb0 -conservative
pause
TOOLS\osnbtool -2bin flash.bin.bin.nb0 0x1030200 -cutheader
pause
copy /b/y flash.bin.header+flash.bin.bin.nb0.bin os-new.nb0
pause
TOOLS\cvrtbin os-new.nb0
ECHO Check the Out Put
pause
TOOLS\p835abisplit2 /b g5.abi
ren out.abi G5_ALL_WWE.abi
pause
del flash.bin.bin.nb0
del flash.bin.bin.nb0.payload
del flash.bin.header
del flash.bin.bin.nb0.extra
del imgfs-new.bin
pause
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Hi Blue,
Thanks for your details cooking step, I've done all the way to the dump folder, and after repack the dump folder using packagebuilder, I got a "info.txt" file and a "sys" folder, I leave everything untouch and try to repack imgfs, however I always get error as below after runing the command imgfsfromdump:
>imgfsfromdump imgfs.bin imgfs-new.bin
ImgfsFromDump 2.1rc2
Using compression type 'XPR'!
Sector size is 0x800
Processing "info.txt" as file
Processing "SYS" as module
then error message pop up "ImgfsFromDump.exe has stopped working"
Have you ever got this error? Did I missing something here, please help, thanks.

lizard999 said:
Hi Blue,
Thanks for your details cooking step, I've done all the way to the dump folder, and after repack the dump folder using packagebuilder, I got a "info.txt" file and a "sys" folder, I leave everything untouch and try to repack imgfs, however I always get error as below after runing the command imgfsfromdump:
>imgfsfromdump imgfs.bin imgfs-new.bin
ImgfsFromDump 2.1rc2
Using compression type 'XPR'!
Sector size is 0x800
Processing "info.txt" as file
Processing "SYS" as module
then error message pop up "ImgfsFromDump.exe has stopped working"
Have you ever got this error? Did I missing something here, please help, thanks.
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i found there's some problems when u use the imgfsfromdump tool to make imgfs-new.bin
imgfsfromdump can't proceed the SYS folder,it can only deal with original "DUMP" folder
that means,when u dumped out the "DUMP" folder and use pkgtool(or packagebuilder) proceed it into models(SYS、OEM...ETC),u have to use BuildOS.exe rebuild all the files in SYS OEM.the result of BuildOS's rebuild just like the original "DUMP" folder.then u can use imgfsfromdump to make a imgfs-new.bin
Sorry about my poor English...
well,i still try to show u the way i repack imgfs.bin wihtout change anything.
1st, get the imgfs.bin
2nd,use imgfstodump and get the "dump" folder
3rd,use imgfsfromdmp directly,i get the imgfs-new.bin

blue00mountain said:
There's quite some information on the web regarding xip porting. I felt that XIP is quite straight forward, not much problem. The problem I felt so far lies in SYS porting, and a chance to get a good OEM unmodified rom.
And there isnt any emulator to test rom. YOU WILL NEED TO FLASH INTO PHONE TO TRY IT OUT. However, this phone has a nice bootloader, which it checks for rom integrity before flashing. if you rom is incorrect, it doesnt allow to flash at all. Basically it is quite safe unless you messed something other than xip sys itself.
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ic, but i find that the xip size should be ~3200kb, is it just omit it during compling the xip?
In addition, do you mean it is just simply that just using Da_G's build with Da_G's MSXIPKernel + initflashfiles.dat and original P835 OEMXIPKERNEL is ok?
Sorry for my question because I know less on the OS complie, thanks

leofong2022 said:
ic, but i find that the xip size should be ~3200kb, is it just omit it during compling the xip?
In addition, do you mean it is just simply that just using Da_G's build with Da_G's MSXIPKernel + initflashfiles.dat and original P835 OEMXIPKERNEL is ok?
Sorry for my question because I know less on the OS complie, thanks
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i don't think the XIP size should be 3200kb,anyway,in the Traditional Chinese version Rom,the size of XIP is more than 4200kb.

based on my experience, you dont need to have an exact same size for xip.bin. not sure if it will cause any problem but It will start anyway.
regarding your repacking dump question, the proper sequence i think is:
imgfstodump-->packagebuilder-->greloc-->buildos-->imgfsfromdump = imgfs-new.bin

blue00mountain said:
based on my experience, you dont need to have an exact same size for xip.bin. not sure if it will cause any problem but It will start anyway.
regarding your repacking dump question, the proper sequence i think is:
imgfstodump-->packagebuilder-->greloc-->buildos-->imgfsfromdump = imgfs-new.bin
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Since I saw the p835abisplit2 creator starkwong said that (若要修改 XIP，請確保重新嵌入 nb0 前的 XIP 大小是跟原來的相同，否則刷機後會開機失敗)
-> if modifying XIP, please ensure the re-embedding nb0 XIP size is same as original XIP size, otherwise it may cause turn-on (mobile) failure after flashing.
If it is ok, that's great