sorry if this has bin posted before but i couldn´t find a post about it.
im trying to mod my qtek rom and i would like to change some files which are installed by the cabs
ive seen Itsme´s perl script but don´t know how to make it work on my server
windows 2000 adw server
thanks in adwance
running perl scripts is not that hard, see activeperl
I think I will add an option to my script, such that it can recreate the original .inf file, used to create the cabfile.
so that you can then type
Code:
cabwiz yourcab.inf /cpu arm
to recreate the cab.
the current output is optimized for readability, but cannot be directly used to recreate cab files.
cabwiz can be found with microsoft embedded vc++.
I want to make a chinese mui file for application,how to do it?
you can do it with a resource editor like resource hacker but you must have the mui in english
i think it's th e good answer but i'm a newbee on the subject
I have the english mui,and I use the resource editor edit the language option,but the mui file cannot work.
then i think it's necessary to sign your new mui but i never do this so i can't explain
if somone can confirm please
sam
I have tried to get someone to answer this question but it seems to me like no one can do this on XDA forum Because me to want to translate the mui file for TouchFlo2D.
Have tried a couple of things but nothing works when using the mui file on the device.
So if there's anyone who can do this, please explain where to start...
ToddeSwe
Hi i had a similar problem with the dll i was trying to modify but i cracked it in the end with a few tools lucky for you schreda has brought them all to one place so i hope this will help your situation
Now I found a way to Edit DLL, EXE, MUI and all other files for WM5 and WM6!
I ever had problems with the Signature in the Files bur now i have the Solution!
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here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=432041
Also some languages already done here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=432965
when yu want to make one at youre own,, take a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms776216(VS.85).aspx
Using MUIRCT to Build Resources
MUIRCT (Muirct.exe) is a command-line utility for splitting a standard Win32 portable executable file into a language-neutral (LN) file and a .mui file containing language-specific Win32 resources. Each of the resulting files contains resource configuration data that associates the files. MUIRCT is included in the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Vista.
Placing Win32 MUI Resource Files
A typical MUI application that uses Win32 MUI resource configuration consists of an LN file and language-specific resource (.mui) files . This topic discusses the placing of resource files on the target computer for optimal use by the application loading logic and the resource loader.
Loading Win32 MUI Resource Files
This topic discusses the loading of user interface resources on Windows Vista and on pre-Windows Vista operating systems. For an MUI application targeted at Windows Vista, the Windows Vista resource loading functions contain the proper logic to retrieve the correct language resources in the language-specific resource (.mui) files at runtime. However, the Windows Vista resource loading technology does not exist on pre-Windows Vista operating systems. Therefore, you must modify your MUI application code to load the appropriate resources on such an operating system.
The MUILoad library furnished by the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Vista includes the LoadMUILibrary and FreeMUILibrary functions. These functions can be used by your MUI applications targeted at either Windows Vista or a pre-Windows Vista operating system to load and unload resources based on operating system user interface settings. The LoadMUILibrary function returns a handle to the appropriate language-specific files based on operating system user interface language settings, and the FreeMUILibrary function closes the handle. The fallback priority used in LoadMUILibrary is user UI language, followed by system UI language and system default UI language. If the function cannot find an LN file in these languages, it returns the handle of the .mui file located in the same folder as the code .dll. If the .mui file does not exist either, the function returns a handle to the binary file that contains the code.
Note: MUILoad library functions are based on the assumption that the MUI application uses Win32 MUI resource configuration. If your application uses another resource technology, it must implement its own approach to loading resources.
Note: Because a particular user's language preferences might include languages that are not supported by your MUI application, the application should always handle these languages by loading the appropriate fallback resources.
Loading Win32 MUI Resources on Windows Vista Only
Using RC Compiler to Build Resources
RC Compiler (Rc.exe) is a command-line utility for compiling a resource definition script file (.rc extension) into resource files (.res extension). RC Compiler is included in the Windows SDK. This document explains the use of RC Compiler with MUI-related capabilities of the resource loader introduced in Windows Vista. For complete information about the compiler, see About Resource Files .
RC Compiler allows you to build, from a single set of sources, an LN file and a separate .mui file containing language-specific Win32 resources. The resulting LN file and .mui file each contain resource configuration data, which associates the two files with each other.
Windows Vista supports two ways to build an LN file-.mui file pair. One technique, described here, is to use the RC compiler. The other technique is to use MUIRCT.
Preparing a Resource Configuration File
This topic describes the preparation of a resource configuration file, used in Win32 MUI resource configuration to associate resource configuration data in an LN file with that in the associated .mui files. The resource configuration file is a public, human-readable XML file.
The RC Compiler and the MUIRCT utility both provide mechanisms for building an LN file and associated .mui file. Each utility has an optional command line switch that allows you to specify a resource configuration file. Use of the file allows more control over the splitting of resources than can be obtained using the regular command line switches of these utilities. However, even if you do not provide a resource configuration file as an input, the LN and .mui files contain resource configuration data.
This topic focuses on the aspects of the XML schema that are useful in building Win32 unmanaged code using Windows Vista. In particular, it is only concerned with the behavior of the win32Resources element. All resource configuration files for Win32 applications begin and end identically:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<localization>
<resources>
<!-- a single win32Resources element goes here -->
</resources>
</localization>
so take a look on http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365064(VS.85).aspx
good luck
After months of learning and digging deep inside the Atom Life, I think now it's time for a newer Rombuild.
Cooking the imgfs is not the problem, but I didn't understand the XIP from Atom Life.
We have 2 XIP parts, compressed in SRPX format.
Grabbing them is no problem with Scoter Kitchen Tool MSFLSHTOOL.exe.
The kitchen contains 2 tools to change from SRPX to XIP and reverse.
As I described in the Atom Life Kitchen thread, repacking the XIP.bin to SRPX causes a smaler file than the source file.
The cooked OS doesn't boot.
That's the first big problem.
The second one are the two XIP sections. The first one is bigger and contains some files, the second one didn't has.
But some files are existing in both sections with different sizes.
So cooking the Atom Life XIP seems more complicated than in other devices.
Here are the 2 XIP sections. Hope someone has an Idea, how we can work with these files:
http://rapidshare.com/files/79622471/LifeXIP.rar.html
Edit:
The first problem is solved. I have compared the original XIP part with the new one in a hexeditor.
I've simply hexedited the beginning and filled the end of the new file with FF to match the needed filesize.
After comparing both, now the new file is identical.
Maybe later, we can use the space of 300kb to encrease the memory of Atom Life .
I wonder, where all the ROM-Cookers for Atom Life devices are hidden.
Another positive aspect is, now we can change the Pagepool of the Atom Life.
After changing the PP from 8MB to 4 MB, my device has a total Program memory of 52.41 MB. After a fresh setup and some tweaking with SKTools, I have, after a softreset more than 29 MB free Programmemory.
I know someone who can handle these files,and he has cooked a 18538 rom for atom life,here is the link:http://www.pdaclan.com/forum-7-1.html, btw,can you tell how to change pageing pool of life?Thanks and sorry for my poor english,hope you can understand what i mean
qq108108108 said:
I know someone who can handle these files,and he has cooked a 18538 rom for atom life,here is the link:http://www.pdaclan.com/forum-7-1.html, btw,can you tell how to change pageing pool of life?Thanks and sorry for my poor english,hope you can understand what i mean
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Thank you for the hint.
As I can see (or guess, because I can't chinese) there are some ROMs for Atom Life. Even some Pagepool changed.
You can change pagepool only, if you extraxt the XIP, edit it and cook the new ROM and flash it.
But if there are already some ROMs, there is no need to explain, just download the OS of your choise.
I wonder, why nobody of the Rom cooker offers his work for english speaking people ?
As I can't read chinese, please can you or someone else post download links to the Atom Life ROMs of this site ?
Thank you
I want to help you,First,you should log in,use account:qq108108 password:aaaaaaaa,when you log in,simply chick the post,you will see the download link, you would not miss it!I have a problem:when I use Atom Life Simplified Kitchen - Sdh, I got a wrong message:The output sign-buffer is to smal for encrypted signs.Encryption from Unicode (UTF-8) in dodgeposition System.Text.DecoderReplacementFalback." I wonder how to solve this problem and make my rom bootable,Have you have a MSN or something,maybe we can talk about how to make a bootable using the rom Kitchen !!
qq108108108 said:
I have a problem:when I use Atom Life Simplified Kitchen - Sdh, I got a wrong message:The output sign-buffer is to smal for encrypted signs.Encryption from Unicode (UTF-8) in dodgeposition System.Text.DecoderReplacementFalback."
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Thank you for helping
That's the same problem, I have with my german XDA Comet ROM.
Unfortunatly I have no idea to fix it.
If I find further solutions, I 'll post it.
The Atom Life WWE ROM runns fine with the kitchen. So I'll use this ROM .
I will take o look at pdaclan. Maybe google translation gives me more informations.
Bye
So can you just tell me how to change the pp please?Thank you!!
Of course
Hope I can explain it that everybody can understand. Because it's hard for me to explain thinks in a foreign language.
1. You need an original Atom Life FLASH.dio
2. remove the 12 bytes header with a hexeditor and rename the file to AL1.dio (you don't need these step, if your file is already prepared for MiniSD card flashing. Only for original ROMs from official Updates)
3. download Scoter Romkitchen.
http://rapidshare.com/files/15460590/Scoter_Kitchen_1.0.exe.html
or http://www.megashare.com/107480
4. You need the SRPX tools from this kitchen.
5. put the ROM in the SRPX folder
6. in commandline change in SRPX folder and type:
Code:
msflshtool AL1.dio -d -p 1
7. You'll get a new file called AL1.dio.part1
8. Now type:
Code:
SRPX2XIP AL1.dio.part1 xip.bin
this will produce xip.bin
The SRPX compressed XIP will be changed in the regular XIP format.
9. Locate the following hexstring with an hexeditor:
Code:
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF9B4FFFFF64B00000
One line below, you will see:
Code:
00008000
That's the actual pagepool from 8 MB
10. change the value to:
Code:
00004000
or an other prefered pagepoolsize. Save the file first.
11. Now the tricky part, I don't know an easier way yet.
12. type:
Code:
XIP2SRPX xip.bin
You will get a new file called: xip.bin.xiporg
13. As you can see the new file is much smaller than the original one part1.
So you must fix it with the hexeditor. You must compare the original file with the new one.
14. the beginning of the new file should look like the original one, so you must edit the values in the new one till the word SRPX.
After I take a learning lesson by my "teacher" ferryboat, I found out that steps 15 - 17 are not neccessary !! Jump to 18.
(Will edit the howto, after further compare)
15. the old file is bigger and the end is filled with the value FF.
16. just copy the FF -block and paste it to the end of the new one. Save it.
17. Compare if the new file has the same size like the old one.
18. type
Code:
msflshtool AL1.dio -r xip.bin.xiporg -p 1
19. the new file will be written in the AL1.dio ROM image.
20. put the image to the MiniSD . Bring the Atom Life in bootloader-mode and flash it.
Done and ready
You can test several pagepool sizes.
CU
scorpio16v
Thank you!!!Now I have download the new 18538 rom,BUT the Programmemory only have 22MB free,So I need to do something to make it larger.Thanks for you great work!!If you need any help,just tell me!!!And pdaclan have a new rom kitchen for atom life too.
After reading your stuff,It seem that a little bit diffcult for me to understand,But since you explain so well,I think i can make it happen!!
qq108108108 said:
After reading your stuff,It seem that a little bit diffcult for me to understand,But since you explain so well,I think i can make it happen!!
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You need only to copy and paste the quoted commands in commandline.
The whole procedure needs only about 10 minutest from editing the ROM till to the ready flashed device.
Even the hexeditor is included in Scoter Kitchen, so you have all tools that you need.
The hexeditor in Scoter Kitchen called XVI32. For editing, just open it twice and load the original SRPX.part1 in one and the edited in the other opened instance.
At the beginning of the file, you will see the difference. Only edit the values that are different, till the text "SRPX" (you'll see it).
To copy the "FF" block, just go to the end of the edited file, you'll see where the file ends.
At the original file, there is the beginning of the "FF" block.
Go to first "FF" value,
press CTRL+B , goto the last "FF" value, press CTRL+B again, you will see the block red marked.
Go to "copy to clipboard" button and push.
Now go to the end of the new file and press the "paste from clipboard" button and save.
Hope that some of the new ROMS, tools and knowledge from PDAClan find the way to XDA-Developers, because that'll be bring "life" in the Atom Life comunity.
Thank you for YOUR help.
I hope so,The one who made the 18538 atom life rom had ask you question before.If I meet him ,I will tell him to come here and teach both of us the method to port the xip!!
Done!!Thanks for your tutor!!
I don't understand what it's mean:"cut the 12 bytes header with a hexeditor and rename it to AL1.dio". Could you please explain it more? I'm a new with Atom Life. Thank so much Mr. scorpio16v.
nhathoa said:
I don't understand what it's mean:"cut the 12 bytes header with a hexeditor and rename it to AL1.dio". Could you please explain it more?
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Sorry, but if you don't know what an hexeditor is and how you should use it and you even can't simply rename a file, it's not the right thing for you to do these job.
Sorry, I tried to make everything you told, rename Flash.dio to AL1.dio and put AL1.dio into SRPX tools folder, then run cmd with command: msflshtool AL1.dio -p 1. Final, it show: "the file is not msflsh50 format" ??? and there is no file "AL1.dio.part1" was generated in SRPX tool folder???
Maybe I don't undersatand "cut 12 bytes header"
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Sorry, I tried to make everything you told, rename Flash.dio to AL1.dio and put AL1.dio into SRPX tools folder, then run cmd with command: msflshtool AL1.dio -p 1. Final, it show: "the file is not msflsh50 format" ??? and there is no file "AL1.dio.part1" was generated in SRPX tool folder???
Maybe I don't undersatand "cut 12 bytes header"
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Just open the file with the hexeditor and cut the first 12 bytes to remove the header of the file. than save it.
For example:
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX E9 FD FF 00
You must delete the XX.
So the new file beginns now with E9.
Thats only an example, maybe your file looks different at the beginning, but you must cut the header.
(XX are only placeholder. You'll see other entries in Your file)
Okok just "remove" 12 bytes header, not "cut" 12 bytes header. Now I can do that. Thank you very much.
An idea: there is a simple tool to change papetool only for "Hermes". With this tool, just load Os.nbh and set 4/6/8/12 Mb, then you will get a new OS.nbh file with papepool you want. That's so easy... You will make a tool like that? I hope so, great man.
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That's so easy... You will make a tool like that? I hope so, great man.
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I'm not a programmer or IT expert. So someone other will do that.
I was told that the guy who made 18538 ROM would make a WWE 18538 rom for atom life.So you can just wait for the new rom.Also ,he told me that if we want to edit XIP part ,just need to edit the part1.
TFAT Image Editor 1.2.0.14
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A utility to editing Extended_ROM.NBs files.
May be especially useful for use with (T)FAT filesytems image files.
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Operating systems supported:
- Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Features:
- Create an Extended_ROM image file. Support: Artemis, Athena, Elf, Gene, Herald, Hermes, Titan, Trinity.
- Extract file(s) from the image.
- Write file(s) into an existing image file.
- AutoConfig function.
- Support TFAT 12, TFAT 16 filesytems. 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 sector size.
well thank you very much
what is the extended rom?
How do we apply it to the rom?
Ok, I've made my image but I do not know what to do to add it to my ROM.
Good deal. Thanks for making this.
oops message too short.
dymanese said:
Ok, I've made my image but I do not know what to do to add it to my ROM.
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Until it's built into the kitchen the best way is with dutty's package tool (patched for titan over at ppcgeeks forum).
Hello All,
I'm new to this kitchen thing and over the last 2 weeks i have been here (in this great community) trying to learn how to become a cooker...or something like that!
Now i think it's time to ask you Cheafs to clarify me because after all this reading i'm getting a little confused....
First of all i'm a HERM200 owner and i'm very happy with it...it’s a great machine!!!
A few weeks ago i tried to install a wm6.1 rom (cooked rom) and all this reading started from here, so i installed Hard-SPL-V7 from Olipro and successful installed a cooked rom.
I also learned that to start cooking a rom I must follow these steps:
a) Get a RUU_signed.nbh: I used a original shipped WM6 ROM version
b) Extract the contents from that NBH file: I used nbhextract.exe
c) After the extraction I get some NB files and I choose the 06_OS.nb (this is WM operative system)
d) I “prepare” the 06_OS.nb to be cooked with aChef (delete or add files). This will generate a raw data BIN file.
e) Optionally I can “mount” in the local disk all the files (or the majority of them) that compose the raw bin file generated in step d) with the viewimgfs.exe tool...
f) I cook the ROM with AddFile.exe or DelFile.exe utilities
g) After all the cooking I must “close” the 06_OS.nb with aChef (option -2)
h) At the end I must compile the NB files in one NBH file that I want to flash to the device. For this I use nbhgen.exe tool.
Here is a resume of all this:
Nbhextract.exe ruu_signed.nbh (this will extract some NB files and one of them is 06_OS.nb)
java -jar achef.jar -1 06_OS.nb (this generates a imgfs_raw_data.bin file)
viewimgfs.exe imgfs_raw_data.bin (OPTIONAL. It generates a DUMP folder with all the files)
AddFile.exe FileToBeAdded.extension
DelFile.exe FileToBeDeleted.extension
java -jar achef.jar -2 06_OS.nb
nbhgen.exe ListOfNBs.txt
Then i put the resulting NBH file and the RUUWrapper.exe (Custom RUU V5.2) in the same folder and it’s ready to flash…..
At the end I’ve find some nice tools that do all this stuff and much more like “hermes rom koch v0.99” and others….
Now my doubts:
Can I cook a cooked rom?
Can I cook a Kaiser original shipped rom for my Hermes?
Can I Flash a different language cooked/original rom in my Hermes?
Where can I find base wm6.1 rom (not cooked) for Hermes?
That’s all for now!
Thanks in advance
apnaf
ola
Can I cook a cooked rom?
Yes, you can do it. It is matter of following the same steps over and over.
But over cooking may produce bad blocks. HarSPL is nice stuff right?
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Can I cook a Kaiser original shipped rom for my Hermes?
Learn more about the structure of the files...
co relate and check if these match up... so of them in fact do match.
Many of them have built ROMS using different ROMS. it is not rocket science for them but me.
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Can I Flash a different language cooked/original rom in my Hermes?
Yess, Google, Search, lastly ask!!
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Where can I find base wm6.1 rom (not cooked) for Hermes?
forum.xda-developers.com :: Look around?? Many many of them.
I am new as well but i love to read stickies!!!