Backup Original ROM before trash my Himalaya

[Eu4ia]

First of all .. my thanks goes to all the people to this forum!
You're really GREAT !!

In any case sorry for my poor english :wink:

I've few questions ...

I've read many many pages but I can't understand the right procedure to follow for dumping my Himalaya original ROMs because in some pages the "d2s" command is followed by some numbers and in other, by other numbers ... confusion bring me !

After that, otherwise, I've tried to follow the XDA II procedure and the storing procedure to SD seems to be ok .. but when I try to save the rom dump from my SD to PC using ntwr (otherwise was unreadable in Win), I've got a read error but, in any case, I obtain only one file on my PC of about 400 MB and I suppose that something is wrong because all of you speaks of about 50 MB ... so ... What's the right procedure with the right command? How can I be sure that my dump is correct? The dump it's only one file or one for separate ROM Radio and Extended?

When I solve this issue I can try to upgrade my Himalaya to WM2005.

Thank you for your help.

[Eu4ia]

Please help me, I'd like don't lose my guarantee.

[Eu4ia]

This post was submitted also to buzz forum

Now this is the situation ... :cry:

Qtek 2020 - 1.66.04ITA

-= Preparing the device =-

01 ) I,m gone to Bootloader (Power + Directions + Reset)
02 ) I see on the device "Serial v1.06"
03 ) I stop MSSync service Ctrl+Alt+Canc and stop wcescomm.exe
04 ) Put device on cradle
05 ) Now I see on the device "USB v1.06" instead of "Serial v1.06"
06 ) Put the 512 MB SD into the device
07 ) Start Mtty 1.42
08 ) Leave as is all the parameters
09 ) I've "USB" port (and not ".WCEUSBSH001") and I press USB
10 ) Ok seems to be connected to the device

-= Dumping the ROM on SD =-

11 ) Into mtty command line I write (and not copy and paste and without "sd a" at the end)
d2s 80000000 02000000
12 ) Device tell me % of work while in mtty I found

SD:Waiting for card insert.........

CMD3 for SD, it's OK, ready to get RCA from response.

SD : Detected one card

SD : ready for transfer OK

pc->drive.total_lba=EEC00
pc->drive.num_heads=0
pc->drive.sec_p_track=0
pc->drive.num_cylinders=0
pc->drive.block_size=200
pc->drive.features=0
pc->drive.RCA=B368
pc->drive.drv_type=40000000
pc->drive.securedAreaSize=0
pc->drive.securityDrv=0
pc->drive.busWidth=1
pc->drive.erasedSize=0
Total card size=1DD80000

SDCARDD2S+,cStoragePlatformTyp e=FF

****************************** ****************************** ****************************** ****************************** ********
Store image to SD/MMC card successful.
USB>

13 ) Then I write
d2s 60000000 00300000 sd a
14 ) Device tell me % of work while in mtty I found
SD:Waiting for card insert.........

CMD3 for SD, it's OK, ready to get RCA from response.

SD : Detected one card

SD : ready for transfer OK

pc->drive.total_lba=EEC00
pc->drive.num_heads=0
pc->drive.sec_p_track=0
pc->drive.num_cylinders=0
pc->drive.block_size=200
pc->drive.features=0
pc->drive.RCA=B368
pc->drive.drv_type=40000000
pc->drive.securedAreaSize=0
pc->drive.securityDrv=0
pc->drive.busWidth=1
pc->drive.erasedSize=0
Total card size=1DD80000

************
Store image to SD/MMC card successful.
USB>

15 ) Then I write
d2s 70000000 01080000 sd a
16 ) Device tell me % of work while in mtty I found

SD:Waiting for card insert.........

CMD3 for SD, it's OK, ready to get RCA from response.

SD : Detected one card

SD : ready for transfer OK

pc->drive.total_lba=EEC00
pc->drive.num_heads=0
pc->drive.sec_p_track=0
pc->drive.num_cylinders=0
pc->drive.block_size=200
pc->drive.features=0
pc->drive.RCA=B368
pc->drive.drv_type=40000000
pc->drive.securedAreaSize=0
pc->drive.securityDrv=0
pc->drive.busWidth=1
pc->drive.erasedSize=0
Total card size=1DD80000

DOCInfoTableinitHW+
Binary0:dwSize=80000
BINFS0:dwSize=0
FAT0:dwSize=1000000
FAT1:dwSize=EA0000
All:dwSize=1F20000
****************************** ****************************** ******
Store image to SD/MMC card successful.

USB>

-= Saving ROM from SD Card to PC =-


17 ) Put the SD Card into a Card Reader
18 ) Go to Dos command line into ntrw path
19 ) Type "ntrw read ROM.nb1 H:" where H: is the Card reader drive



Now start the problem ... :shock:

I want to know if it's all ok with this process ...
The output of ntrw is:

NTRW 2.0
Removable media
Cylinders: 0:60
TracksperCylinder: 255
SectorsPerTrack: 63
BytePerSectors: 512
bufsize is 65536
500629504 bytes written bytes: 0
ReadFile(): ROM.nb1 -- Parametro non corretto

First signal of some error but someone tell that's ok!
And then I see prompt.

Now I find the file ROM.nb1 that is 477 MB (like the SD size after a FAT format).
It's ok? ... I don't think so .. but let's going on!

I open the file with an HEX Editor and the file seems ok but after a string like HTCE the file contains all 00h.

Can I cut off that part?

How can I ensure myself that's all ok?

Come on guru don't leave me with the bootloader splash screen instead of the MAGNETO one :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Eu4ia]

Thanks to rhmartin's help (on buzzdev.net) I've reach this situation ..

I've got my dumped rom in SD and in a file.

But ...

I acquire more information about my Qtek 2020 (XDA2):

ROM: 1.66.04ITA
Radio: 1.10
ExtROM: 1.66.148

I think that's a WM2003 (not SE), isn't it?

In any case ... I put back my dumped roms in SD and followed the procedure for rom restore:

1 - Bootloader
2 - Put SD into device
3 - Wait for "Press Power Button"
4 - ecc. ecc.

But I never reached number 3, what's wrong?

I've put back the dump as a single file (as ntrw output give to me), it's correct or I must put it back (and so backup first in that way) as 3 separate files?

I've seen that in download area there's no WM2003 dumped rom, so I search by myself and I found RUU172128ITA (1.72 ITA) but I prefer if my backup can be useful for disaster recovery and can be used for my original version backup.

I think that you understand my situation .. I prefer ask before a not funny situation instead fill the forum with hundreds emergency posts.

I hope you think I've reason.

Thank you for the patience and sorry for possible misunderstandings or english syntax errors!

[Eu4ia]

I'm ready to ask sorry but ...

There's no one in this great forum that can help me ...

IT'S INCREDIBLE !!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

I don't think that no one haven't my problem ...

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME

:evil: