How to Unprotect Read Only Extended ROM

[sortner]

After upgrade to 1.60 - after hard reset just before the customizations start to run (you got 3 seconds time) soft reset the device. Make the ExtROM viewable and delete the line "EXEC:\Extended_ROM\TPEnable.exe" from "Config". That´s it - the ROM stays read/write.

Enjoy and have fun...

Siegi

PS: nice try from T-M*bile to spoil our fun - but too easy to hack!

[othman]

cool

thanks


Othman :)

[Wiz]

Strange. TPEnable.exe and TPDisable.exe stand for Touch Panel Enable and Touch Panel Disable. And that's exactly what it does....... then, can someone explain to me what this would have to do with the read-only status of the T-Mobile Extended Rom??????

[itsme]

this does not seem to work for me - 1.52 qtek rom.

[olivier]

try http://www.ppcw.net/index.php?itemid=1638
:?

[farnold]

After upgrade to 1.60 - after hard reset just before the customizations start to run (you got 3 seconds time) soft reset the device. Make the ExtROM viewable and delete the line "EXEC:\Extended_ROM\TPEnable.exe" from "Config". That´s it - the ROM stays read/write.
Hm, where do I find this line. It's neither in my AUTOCONFIG.TXT nor in my CONFIG.TXT of my Australian XDA II version - still, the Extended ROM is read-only...

[itsme]

olivier: making it visible is not the same as un-writeprotecting it.

farnold: I don't think the tpenable/disable has anything to do with the write protect, so it is possible that it is not in your rom. if it is used, you will find it in '\Extended_ROM\config.txt'

[farnold]

farnold: I don't think the tpenable/disable has anything to do with the write protect, so it is possible that it is not in your rom. if it is used, you will find it in '\Extended_ROM\config.txt'
Thanks, mate. I thought the same thing. The question though remains how do I remove the write protection? Is that also a REGISTRY hack or does it require more than that?

[olivier]

olivier: making it visible is not the same as un-writeprotecting it.

Oups, :oops:
sorry for my mistake, i ve made an error when i paste the link, try this one
http://www.smartphone4u.de/xda2/grundlagen/extended_rom.html

Best regards :lol:

[rpc]

this does not seem to work for me - 1.52 qtek rom.

Me either, I-mate 1.52.00 WWE :cry: