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sortner
2nd January 2004, 11:34 PM
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". Thatīs 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
3rd January 2004, 12:28 AM
cool

thanks


Othman :)
Wiz
3rd January 2004, 01:16 AM
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
3rd January 2004, 08:02 PM
this does not seem to work for me - 1.52 qtek rom.
olivier
3rd January 2004, 10:03 PM
try http://www.ppcw.net/index.php?itemid=1638
:?
farnold
3rd January 2004, 10:32 PM
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". Thatīs 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
3rd January 2004, 11:22 PM
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
4th January 2004, 01:45 AM
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
4th January 2004, 08:00 AM
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
4th January 2004, 10:08 AM
this does not seem to work for me - 1.52 qtek rom.

Me either, I-mate 1.52.00 WWE :cry: