Samsung i780 - Is it possible to run Hard SPL and other ROMs?

[oddball1]

because rom rom is placed in a bin file and the question is how to get the file in a bin file...


Hi, can someone help me to write part02 back?
I have just German ROM and I tried all another methods, but it didnt work.
I just wanted to change the string SGH-i780 to HTC-Hermes. It works but i cant flash it to my device back. I tried the original file, but it doesnt work too. I tried to use pdocwrite -w -d DSK1: -b 0x800 -p Part02 0 0x4e40000 Part02.raw and became this:
CopyFileToTFFS(0:0, 4e40000, 00000000)
ERROR: Unable to open host/destination file - Das System kann die angegebene Dat
ei nicht finden.
==English: cant open file - system cant found this file. But its inthe same directory

Then I tried to extract all raw to os.nbh. I used http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=255090&mode=linear But step 8 is imposible for me becouse Custom RUU Updater with NBH Generator and script is not there.

PS I tried to replace it with downloaded english ROM but it didnt work too. I tried mirage_LV_1.8

Hepl

[ringhio99]

Help, i use mirage to upgrade my i780 (brand Tim Italy) to no brand rom (italy).
My mirage copy, load image file, but not detect my phone. Why?
Help

[oddball1]

Help, i use mirage to upgrade my i780 (brand Tim Italy) to no brand rom (italy).
My mirage copy, load image file, but not detect my phone. Why?
Help

How did you make an italy rom(load image file)?

[ringhio99]

i780_XIHA7_Rev12.img this is the file

[ringhio99]

where is "enter key"?

[oddball1]

i780_XIHA7_Rev12.img this is the file

and did you make it yourself?
and if so, how did you make the img file?

[gabby2006]

oddball1

itilian rom is the key rom,we rebuild our rom need it.

[Wrathmode]

wat we need to know is how to build a rom from the 4 x .raw files we extracted using pdocread...

[ofird]

oddball1,

is this what you are looking for?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=337066

[Pip_X]

I've play around with the unit in a shop in my place.
One of them have build 18xxx, that version got one setting can press to hard reset the phone.
Another unit have rom version 19xxx, that unit can do hard reset by keying some combination of codes in the dailer.

[inertiax3]

Hello ppl.. finally my i780 arrived today! (switched over from Symbian after 6 years ;) Anyway, mine is a English ROM, i780DXHA1 (both PDA+PHONE), CE OS 5.2.1944 (build 18547.0.7.3). There is a HARD RESET in SETTINGS->SYSTEM menu. Anyone would find this ROM usefull?

[nikkon]

maybe you can extract you ROM and share to us cz i will realy need an english ROM, my i780 is in german.

[inertiax3]

maybe you can extract you ROM and share to us cz i will realy need an english ROM, my i780 is in german.

Ok.. but I need a step-by-step guide how to extract it.. ;)

[nikkon]

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

[petrosk73]

Hi Nikkon,

The download link for the rom is dead. Can you please reupload?

[nikkon]

i will find something alse...cz i'm not the uploader.

[jlaszy]

Hi, I guess you can use rapidshare.com :)

[inertiax3]

Not sure if this is the ROM that was deleted...

http://rapidshare.com/files/107452859/i780pda_WWE_test2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/107452862/i780pda_WWE_test2.part2.rar

pass: i780

Ok, one question - Mirage 1.8 - is this for uploading new images or for dumping .. ?

[jlaszy]

Not sure if this is the ROM that was deleted...

http://rapidshare.com/files/107452859/i780pda_WWE_test2.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/107452862/i780pda_WWE_test2.part2.rar

pass: i780

Ok, one question - Mirage 1.8 - is this for uploading new images or for dumping .. ?

WWE_test2 has been already posted
Mirage i used for flashing ROM to your i780

[inertiax3]

(1) Download the LOADER: http://www.mediafire.com/?agoddxiwtgq
(2) download the ROM (in this case, the English ROM) - http://www.mediafire.com/?mtmxr1dxzz5

Ok nikkon but I need to dump my ROM.. not upload a new one.. any step-by-step for dumping it?

[jlaszy]

The problem is, that nobody really knows how to do it :( Or is able to dump ROM but unable to convert in into flashable format it think

[inertiax3]

The problem is, that nobody really knows how to do it :( Or is able to dump ROM but unable to convert in into flashable format it think

Well that clears up the confusion.. thanx. Hopefully someone will find a way soon, can't wait for cooked ROM's

[ccw523]

I just bought an i780. It is running great. However, I don't seem to find the "device information" showing the rom ver, etc. and call timer, etc. like in my previous WM mobile. Can anyone tell me how to find out? Just wanted to see if I got "new" phone or not. Thanks

[Topogigi]

I packed tools for extracting _xip0.nb0 to imgfs_raw_data.bin:)

If someone post English ROM imgfs dump,
I can get start to reconstruction English ROM before my i780 arrival.

Hi Chaimd,

firstly I want to thank you for your work, really very valuable. I downloaded your tools, but perhaps they are compiled in debug mode and they cannot be ran without the appropriate VC++ debug libraries. Can you please share them in a redist format?

[xmen06]

Hi,
I have exctrates the three parts of my french rom i don't have hard reset combination buttons.
http://rapidshare.com/files/108509368/french_i780xhha2_phone_i780xiha7raw.rar.html
Someone can help me to have hard reset thx

[Topogigi]

Ok, here we go:

1) Extract the Italian ROM from the original .img file by running Mirage_LV_v1.8.exe, stopping it before downloading the rom to the phone (kill the process from the task Manager).

2) Copy c:\_xip0.nb0 to a safe location (another directory).

3) Copy the _xip0.nb0 to i780.bin so you'll have a backup of the file for later use.

4) Convert the _xip0.nb0 from the bynary format to the .ROM format with the command:

cvrtbin -r -a a0a00 -l 5211c00 -w 32 i780.bin

a file named i780.nb0 will be generated.

5) Now split the .ROM file and separate the device independent data:

nbsplit -data 2048 -extra 8 i780.nb0

Two files will be generated: i780.nb0.payload and i780.bin.extra.

6) Open i780.nb0.payload with an HEX Editor and search for the hex value "E9 FD FF". Cut as a block the part of the file before the first "E9 FD FF" occurrence (it should be at hex 20000) and paste it as a new file named i780.nb0.payload.header, then save the i780.nb0.payload stripped file.

7) It's time to use the tadzio tools and extract a dump:

prepare_imgfs i780.nb0.payload -nosplit

You'll obtain a new file called imgfs_raw_data.bin

8) Ok, then the final step:

imgfstodump imgfs_raw_data.bin

and the dump directory will be generated with all the contents of your original rom.

I personally tested all the procedure with complete success.

You can now modify your rom as you like using one of the available kitchens, adding or removing packages and so on.

Now it's time to rebuild the rom with the inverse path:

1) Let's rebuild the data from the dump directory:

imgfsfromdump imgfs_raw_data.bin new_imgfs.bin

then delete the old imgfs_raw_data.bin and rename new_imgfs.bin

del imgfs_raw_data.bin

ren new_imgfs.bin imgfs_raw_data.bin

2) Now let's update the i780.nb0.payload file

make_imgfs i780.nb0.payload -nosplit

3) Fire up your Hex editor and append your i780.nb0.payload.header file to the beginning of your new i780.nb0.payload file

4) Then, we can merge the device dependent data

nbmerge -data 2048 -extra 8 i780.nb0 -conservative

5) The final step is converting back to binary format

conv3 i780.nb0

a file named i780.nb0.b000ff wil be generated. This is the file (renamed to .bin) that you can use with the Mirage loader (update only the pda part).

If anyone wants to try....DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!! I TAKE NO RESPONSABILITY AND I GIVE YOU NO WARRANTY!!!!! you only need a hex editor, tadzio tools and the conversion utilities attached.

The same thing can be performed from a rom dump, that you can easily obtain with pdocread from your running device. Then, you can use the i780.nb0.payload extracted from the original italian ROM as a template for make_imgfs with the imgfs_raw_data.bin generated from your dump.

When I'll have some more spare time, I'll write a tutorial on dumping the xip part, so that the rom cookers among us can try to port a wm 6.1 release on the i780. This device is very amusing and the form factor is really the best you can desire, but the current rom is full of bugs. Bluetooth Audio Gateway is awful, it connects and disconnects randomatically giving me headaches. When connected to a BT car kit, the most of the times the phone answers the calls from the device instead of passing the audio to the BT gateway. Sometimes it answers correctly and passes the call to the BT audio gateway, but two or three minutes later it switches back the audio to the device. Contacts are screwed up when the device tries to sync with the car kit and so on...It's a nightmare. I really hope that someone will cook a better rom.

[marcoma]

I have the following problem with my i780 - I ended up buying a Dutch version and reflashed with the WWE_Test2 ROM using Mirage... everything went fine and the device works... BUT whenever the phone loses network connection, the phone part turns itself off (PDA, Wifi and BT continue to work).
And for the life of it, I cannot turn the phone back on... Connection Mgr or going into 'Settings' will tell me that the phone is off, but when trying to turn it on, nothing happens. The only way to turn it on again is to reset the device... has anyone else seen this? It's rather annoying...

[xmen06]

Thanks Topogigi it helps . Need to understand more to port the wm6.1.

[nunomax]

Ok, here we go:

The same thing can be performed from a rom dump, that you can easily obtain with pdocread from your running device. Then, you can use the i780.nb0.payload extracted from the original italian ROM as a template for make_imgfs with the imgfs_raw_data.bin generated from your dump.



thanks for this info, just one question when you say we can perform same thing with a rom dump. when I use pdocread I get 3 .raw files, how can I go from this files to imgfs_raw_data.bin ?

txs

[Topogigi]

thanks for this info, just one question when you say we can perform same thing with a rom dump. when I use pdocread I get 3 .raw files, how can I go from this files to imgfs_raw_data.bin ?

txs


This is the basics of rom dumping and you can find all the detailed instructions in the wiki. Anyway:

prepare_imgfs.exe Part02.raw -nosplit

and you'll get imgfs_raw_data.bin

[Nadavi]

Ok, here we go:

1) Extract the Italian ROM from the original .img file by running Mirage_LV_v1.8.exe, stopping it before downloading the rom to the phone (kill the process from the task Manager).

2) Copy c:\_xip0.nb0 to a safe location (another directory).

3) Copy the _xip0.nb0 to i780.bin so you'll have a backup of the file for later use.

4) Convert the _xip0.nb0 from the bynary format to the .ROM format with the command:

cvrtbin -r -a a0a00 -l 5211c00 -w 32 i780.bin

a file named i780.nb0 will be generated.

5) Now split the .ROM file and separate the device independent data:

nbsplit -data 2048 -extra 8 i780.nb0

Two files will be generated: i780.nb0.payload and i780.bin.extra.

6) Open i780.nb0.payload with an HEX Editor and search for the hex value "E9 FD FF". Cut as a block the part of the file before the first "E9 FD FF" occurrence (it should be at hex 20000) and paste it as a new file named i780.nb0.payload.header, then save the i780.nb0.payload stripped file.

7) It's time to use the tadzio tools and extract a dump:

prepare_imgfs i780.nb0.payload -nosplit

You'll obtain a new file called imgfs_raw_data.bin

8) Ok, then the final step:

imgfstodump imgfs_raw_data.bin

and the dump directory will be generated with all the contents of your original rom.

I personally tested all the procedure with complete success.

You can now modify your rom as you like using one of the available kitchens, adding or removing packages and so on.

Now it's time to rebuild the rom with the inverse path:

1) Let's rebuild the data from the dump directory:

imgfsfromdump imgfs_raw_data.bin new_imgfs.bin

then delete the old imgfs_raw_data.bin and rename new_imgfs.bin

del imgfs_raw_data.bin

ren new_imgfs.bin imgfs_raw_data.bin

2) Now let's update the i780.nb0.payload file

make_imgfs i780.nb0.payload -nosplit

3) Fire up your Hex editor and append your i780.nb0.payload.header file to the beginning of your new i780.nb0.payload file

4) Then, we can merge the device dependent data

nbmerge -data 2048 -extra 8 i780.nb0 -conservative

5) The final step is converting back to binary format

conv3 i780.nb0

a file named i780.nb0.b000ff wil be generated. This is the file (renamed to .bin) that you can use with the Mirage loader (update only the pda part).

If anyone wants to try....DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!! I TAKE NO RESPONSABILITY AND I GIVE YOU NO WARRANTY!!!!! you only need a hex editor, tadzio tools and the conversion utilities attached.

The same thing can be performed from a rom dump, that you can easily obtain with pdocread from your running device. Then, you can use the i780.nb0.payload extracted from the original italian ROM as a template for make_imgfs with the imgfs_raw_data.bin generated from your dump.

When I'll have some more spare time, I'll write a tutorial on dumping the xip part, so that the rom cookers among us can try to port a wm 6.1 release on the i780. This device is very amusing and the form factor is really the best you can desire, but the current rom is full of bugs. Bluetooth Audio Gateway is awful, it connects and disconnects randomatically giving me headaches. When connected to a BT car kit, the most of the times the phone answers the calls from the device instead of passing the audio to the BT gateway. Sometimes it answers correctly and passes the call to the BT audio gateway, but two or three minutes later it switches back the audio to the device. Contacts are screwed up when the device tries to sync with the car kit and so on...It's a nightmare. I really hope that someone will cook a better rom.

Can you please assist?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2138729#post2138729

[Topogigi]

I would be happy to assist, but someone already gave him all the detailed instructions needed to dump the rom. Now, the ball is in its field and it's up to him to give the first kick.

[xmen06]

Topogigi i have done what you said and now how i can mix files obtained with wm6.1 files.

[Topogigi]

The first part is trivial. Dump a rom with your desired build of WM 6.1 and replace all the files with the same name from this dump to your original dumped rom. Then you can use g'reloc to rebuild module addresses.

The hard part comes when you'll realize that you cannot actually find a WM 6.1 rom that contains the required resources and dlls for a 128 dpi unit (all the files containing "128" in the name). So, the best way for now is cooking a rom with realvga built in (in this way you can use all the 96 dpi files and dlls that you can easily find in a wm6.1 rom built for a vga device).

When you are ready with all the files and modules replaced, you have to edit the .hv files to allow realvga by default.

The last and hardest part consists in extracting and modifying the XIP part of the rom for transplanting at least coredll.dll from the WM 6.1 release you have chosen. I'm trying to extract the XIP portion from the original rom, but neither MSFLSHTOOL nor ROMMASTER allow me to extract that part (the first says that the file is not a MSFLSH50 file, the latter can't identify the ending address of the XIP).

Remember that the XIP part in Samsung ROM is SRPX encrypted just like the ASUS ones, so you have to use special tools to work it out.

[chaimd]

Remember that the XIP part in Samsung ROM is SRPX encrypted just like the ASUS ones, so you have to use special tools to work it out.

SRPX2XIP worked fine, but XIP2SRPX didn't work correctly with i780.
I'll report it if I found a method to rebuild XIP.
So you had better give priority to rebuild DXHC1 including a new driver.

I disassembled FingerMouse driver and almost understood how it worked.
But it is hard to make new FingerMouse driver from the beginning.

[Topogigi]

SRPX2XIP worked fine, but XIP2SRPX didn't work correctly with i780.
I'll report it if I found a method to rebuild XIP.
So you had better give priority to rebuild DXHC1 including a new driver.

I disassembled FingerMouse driver and almost understood how it worked.
But it is hard to make new FingerMouse driver from the beginning.

I agree, but nowadays I can't find a DXHC1 rom dump to work with.
I noticed that the MSFLASH50 header in the original ROM is different from usual (after the MSFLSH50 signature, you'll find a byte with value 01 instead of 00). This doesn't allow all the tools we know to recognize the signature as a valid one. NBINFO fails, just like IMGFSTONB, MSFLSHTOOL and all the others.
My last chance is extracting the XIP part by hand using a Hex editor or starting from a pdocread dump, but if XIP2SRPX fails too, we are stuck for the moment.

[chaimd]

I noticed that the MSFLASH50 header in the original ROM is different from usual (after the MSFLSH50 signature, you'll find a byte with value 01 instead of 00).

Yes, I know. My ROM analyzer have been corrected. I think that NBINFO supports this format but just a point of MSFLSH50 offset address. :)

I'm looking for i780_DXHC1_Rev12.img, too.

[Topogigi]

Ok, here you can find (chaimd already has it) the XIP part of the original Italian rom dumped with xipport.

I had to extract the XIP part from the NB0.payload by hand (used my HEX Editor, stripped all the part of the header before the real beginning of the XIP partition and stripped the IMGFS partition at the end, then decrypted with SRPX2XIP).

EDIT: THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL DUMP!!!! SEE BELOW

[Topogigi]

I think that NBINFO supports this format but just a point of MSFLSH50 offset address. :)


It could be, the address is at 0x800 instead of 0x200, but it is not really an offset issue. If you change that byte from 01 to 00, nbinfo recognizes the signature but gives incorrect infos. So, the header format is really different (i checked).

[Topogigi]

Ok, I think I found the problem:

Extracting the XIP by hand from the nb0.payload file, I realized that it is composed by more than one section. When you try to reencrypt it with XIP2SRPX, only one section is encoded. XIPPORT also gives only a PARTIAL DUMP!!! (I checked it dumping at first all the xip file, then dumping it section by section: some modules are not dumped if you dot it in a single pass from the complete file)

But the tool as is works like a charm. I made a byte compare between the file before SRPX2XIP and the file after XIP2SRPX. The first section after the SRPX signature is the same byte by byte, so the tool really work. Now we should be able to find a way....

[chaimd]

It could be, the address is at 0x800 instead of 0x200, but it is not really an offset issue. If you change that byte from 01 to 00, nbinfo recognizes the signature but gives incorrect infos. So, the header format is really different (i checked).
Oh, sorry.
mamaich's header file has the information for the size of reserved block.
It's included in imgfstools.

But MSFLSH50 header is used in mounting ImgFS.
Normally, BootLoader would not look the region informations in MSFLSH50 header.
I had handled these area when I made Treo750 to freeing ULDR and ExtROM for RealBigStorage.
And my Japanese 96dpi ROM is running on my i780.

Maybe, the key point of bootable XIP is the first 32 bytes of SRPX or last of boot partition.
I'll inspect those area. :)

[chaimd]

Ok, I think I found the problem:

Extracting the XIP by hand from the nb0.payload file, I realized that it is composed by more than one section. When you try to reencrypt it with XIP2SRPX, only one section is encoded. XIPPORT also gives only a PARTIAL DUMP!!! (I checked it dumping at first all the xip file, then dumping it section by section: some modules are not dumped if you dot it in a single pass from the complete file)

But the tool as is works like a charm. I made a byte compare between the file before SRPX2XIP and the file after XIP2SRPX. The first section after the SRPX signature is the same byte by byte, so the tool really work. Now we should be able to find a way....

The first is boot partition includes ULDR, the second is XIP.
It's normal in official ROMs.

Only some highly costomized ROM was free ULDR, like mamaich's or bepe's ROM.

[xmen06]

Great work Topogigi and Chaimd:) Need know to find the last samsung firmware with updated mouise driver. I will try to find a local tech to update my phone and make a dump of firmware.

[Topogigi]

OK, I understand. But i still don't understand the reason why if i run XIPPORT with the entire file (with ULDR and XIP sections), it dumps some modules, while if I strip the ULDR section it dumps some others. I attach the OUT2 dir I made dumping only the XIP part. As you can see, also the size of the coredll.dll is different....

[chaimd]

OK, I understand. But i still don't understand the reason why if i run XIPPORT with the entire file (with ULDR and XIP sections), it dumps some modules, while if I strip the ULDR section it dumps some others. I attach the OUT2 dir I made dumping only the XIP part. As you can see, also the size of the coredll.dll is different....
Please don't forget the only official tool is Platfrom Builder,
and do google with "platform builder ULDR"

[Topogigi]

Please don't forget the only official tool is Platfrom Builder,
and do google with "platform builder ULDR"

Yes, now I got it. Many thanks.

This way, I can forget the ULDR portion and go on.

[Ineedtoys]

Got new i780 with ROM versions CE OS 5.2.1944 (Build 18547.0.7.3), PDA/Phone i780MSHC3, BT SW 2.0.3 HW 2.0.1, WiFi SW 1.0.0 HW 1.0.
Default preconfig is UK English, T-Mobile.
Has Hard Reset applet and can also Hard Reset by Gn+Rd+Pwr keys.
Is this new or older than the ones being talked about here?

[inertiax3]

Got new i780 with ROM versions CE OS 5.2.1944 (Build 18547.0.7.3), PDA/Phone i780MSHC3, BT SW 2.0.3 HW 2.0.1, WiFi SW 1.0.0 HW 1.0.
Default preconfig is UK English, T-Mobile.
Has Hard Reset applet and can also Hard Reset by Gn+Rd+Pwr keys.
Is this new or older than the ones being talked about here?

never heard of MSHC3.. but seems there are no dumped ROM's that have hard-reset - you just might be a saviour for many ppl+me :) (if you manage to dump the ROM and someone manages to convert it)

[Topogigi]

Got new i780 with ROM versions CE OS 5.2.1944 (Build 18547.0.7.3), PDA/Phone i780MSHC3, BT SW 2.0.3 HW 2.0.1, WiFi SW 1.0.0 HW 1.0.
Default preconfig is UK English, T-Mobile.
Has Hard Reset applet and can also Hard Reset by Gn+Rd+Pwr keys.
Is this new or older than the ones being talked about here?

does the mouse driver allow right click by pressing and holding the button?

[Ineedtoys]

does the mouse driver allow right click by pressing and holding the button?
If you mean bringing up Cut/Copy/Rename etc. in File Explorer, then yes.

[Nadavi]

Got new i780 with ROM versions CE OS 5.2.1944 (Build 18547.0.7.3), PDA/Phone i780MSHC3, BT SW 2.0.3 HW 2.0.1, WiFi SW 1.0.0 HW 1.0.
Default preconfig is UK English, T-Mobile.
Has Hard Reset applet and can also Hard Reset by Gn+Rd+Pwr keys.
Is this new or older than the ones being talked about here?

Can you please dump it , and upload it?

[inertiax3]

Can you please dump it , and upload it?

I second that - PLEEEEASE be so kind :) Guys @PPCSG only talk about trivial GPS problems and ignore requests for ROM dumping :(

[Nadavi]

I second that - PLEEEEASE be so kind :) Guys @PPCSG only talk about trivial GPS problems and ignore requests for ROM dumping :(

ok,
i've got the new rom dumped.
Any one intrested?
and can make the RAW Part's into somthing usable?

Nadavi

[Topogigi]

The question is: what are you waiting for? :)

Upload the dump somewhere and share it ASAP!

We'll try to rebuild the rom for sure.

[Nadavi]

The question is: what are you waiting for? :)

Upload the dump somewhere and share it ASAP!

We'll try to rebuild the rom for sure.

o.k...

soon to be :)

Nadavi

p.s (check your PM)

[myppcsg]

i support the work for a cooked i780 rom.

latest firmware is ok but i have always loved a clean rom...

[ekerbuddyeker]

more to the point, a cooked wm6.1 rom please!!

[ssr_german]

i support the work for a cooked i780 rom.

latest firmware is ok but i have always loved a clean rom...

so have u a clean german rom too ?!

thx

ssr

[inertiax3]

more to the point, a cooked wm6.1 rom please!!

I'd prefer a new official ROM first.. Can't wait now that Nadavi has dumped it and the local experts have taken over.. watching this thread every few hours now ;)

[Topogigi]

I will work on it beginning from monday...Leaving now for the WE :(

[chaimd]

I sent flashable MSHC3 PDA.bin to Nadavi. ;)

[ekerbuddyeker]

I sent flashable MSHC3 PDA.bin to Nadavi. ;)

is that with 6.1?

[Ineedtoys]

o.k...

soon to be :)

Nadavi

p.s (check your PM)

Thanks for getting it to the experts so quickly Nadavi - let's look forward to some good results!

[inertiax3]

I sent flashable MSHC3 PDA.bin to Nadavi. ;)

:eek: Soooo.. Mirage + PDA.bin = updated i780 :cool:

Finally! Any idea if you will share it soon? I'd love to hard-reset my device after the initial testing of proggies and this would be a good time to do so ;) Thanx in advance for your work guys

[Topogigi]

I sent flashable MSHC3 PDA.bin to Nadavi. ;)

aaaaargh! send it to me too before i leave for we, please!

[Avantis]

I sent flashable MSHC3 PDA.bin to Nadavi. ;)

could you send me the flashable MSHC3 PDA.bin file as well

I would appreciate it..Thanks

[ekerbuddyeker]

or just post it for all of us

[Nadavi]

or just post it for all of us

Rom is uploading as we speak.
will be here in 30-40 mins :)

Nadavi

[ekerbuddyeker]

nadavi, can you create a wm6.1 rom

[inertiax3]

nadavi, can you create a wm6.1 rom

Take a look at the last 3 pages.. it's being worked on and this new dump will certainly make it a whole lot more attractive!

[Nadavi]

Rom is uploading as we speak.
will be here in 30-40 mins :)

Nadavi

There ya go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2148796#post2148796

Nadavi

[The Solutor]

There ya go:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2148796#post2148796

Nadavi

Thanks a lot, nadavi.

Now I'm waiting for an italian user that post the XIHC1 version, tanks in advance.

[Ineedtoys]

OK, now that the PDA bit is done & dusted, does anyone know how to extract the radio?

[gabby2006]

I extra the new i780 rom,and do the new Samsung today
enjoy~
download link:http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=408225&page=1&extra=page%3D1#pid4634471

[BRSG]

This is the basics of rom dumping and you can find all the detailed instructions in the wiki. Anyway:

prepare_imgfs.exe Part02.raw -nosplit

and you'll get imgfs_raw_data.bin

Hummm... Tell me something please: I dumped the ROM of my portuguese i780 and I got Part00.raw, Part01.raw and Part02.raw and after that converted the Part02.raw to .bin like you said above!

Is it ready to flash to my i780 using Mirage_LV, I mean, can I use the resulting imgfs_raw_data.bin file directly with Mirage_LV or do I need to do something more?

I wanna try i780MSHC3_UKENG_PDA, but if I need to send my pppc to warranty I want to be able to return it to it's original ROM!

[Wrathmode]

Hummm... Tell me something please: I dumped the ROM of my portuguese i780 and I got Part00.raw, Part01.raw and Part02.raw and after that converted the Part02.raw to .bin like you said above!

Is it ready to flash to my i780 using Mirage_LV, I mean, can I use the resulting imgfs_raw_data.bin file directly with Mirage_LV or do I need to do something more?

I wanna try i780MSHC3_UKENG_PDA, but if I need to send my pppc to warranty I want to be able to return it to it's original ROM!

i have tried the method listed also and used mirage to load the resulting bin into the i780, it shows that the flash completes at 100% but it never prompts to disconnect. i waited for 1/2hr after the 100% indicator, disconnected it and it reports that the flash failed...

however, the phone can still boot...

not too sure if this is the right method to do the flash though...

[Topogigi]

The proble lies in cvrtbin.exe

It makes the file to grow instead of shrinking it. I'm working on it, but no solution for the moment. I think that chaimd can help with his conversion utilities, but the one he posted before in this thread at page 11 is not usable because it is compiled in debug mode and you cannot use it if you haven't got visual studio 2005 installed....

[BRSG]

If I post a link here of my dumped rom, can anyone correctly convert it? Please?

[BarnOwl]

I extra the new i780 rom,and do the new Samsung today
enjoy~
download link:http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=408225&page=1&extra=page%3D1#pid4634471

Great! At last we have the Samsung home plugin extracted! It's working on my Dutch rom and a lot better then the Today plugin that came with it......
Unfortunately my Chinese is not so good....;)

Could you explain what the secst.dll.0804.rar (http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=466703) is for?

tnx.

[thuhoan]

Great! At last we have the Samsung home plugin extracted! It's working on my Dutch rom and a lot better then the Today plugin that came with it......
Unfortunately my Chinese is not so good....;)

Could you explain what the secst.dll.0804.rar (http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=466703) is for?

tnx.

Hey jeroen, I had the dutch rom 2, but I flashed it 2 the newest English rom, and live messenger and mail dont work. Then I wanted 2 get my old dutch back, but i couldnt find it anywhere. I dont know what 2 do, can u help me? cuz now im using the english one..

thuhoan (NL)

[sacha06]

hello BarnOwl
This dll is not necessary to work the home page, only .cab.
i have already tried and work very fine.

A +

[inertiax3]

Guys, does anyone know why some ppl still don't have the hard-reset option with the new ROM? Maybe the radio part must also be flashed?

[chaimd]

Guys, does anyone know why some ppl still don't have the hard-reset option with the new ROM? Maybe the radio part must also be flashed?

Probably, the Hard-reset feature is in Bootloader.
I'm inspecting where is Bootloader and Phone in device, now.
But I have not a device that has new firmware.

And I'm hard to get new dumped RAW files for non-cooperative of a community.
I may lock my ROM and my utility in some locations and languages. :(

[ekerbuddyeker]

so should we update the radio too in order to get the hard reset feature?

[inertiax3]

Probably, the Hard-reset feature is in Bootloader.
I'm inspecting where is Bootloader and Phone in device, now.
But I have not a device that has new firmware.

And I'm hard to get new dumped RAW files for non-cooperative of a community.
I may lock my ROM and my utility in some locations and languages. :(

I guess you mean ppl in the PPCSG forum, right? Shame I can't help.. :(

[BRSG]

Can anyone please correctly convert my portuguese rom from .raw to .bin, so that I can test other ROMs but can always go back to my original one if I need to send my i780 to warranty?

Here's the link to my ROM (i780XCHA4): http://www.mediafire.com/?bimveh2gqjr

Mine doesn't have Hard-Reset through key combination :(

[gabby2006]

Great! At last we have the Samsung home plugin extracted! It's working on my Dutch rom and a lot better then the Today plugin that came with it......
Unfortunately my Chinese is not so good....;)

Could you explain what the secst.dll.0804.rar (http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=466703) is for?

tnx.


secst.dll.0804.rar is a chinese language file

[paullim29]

Probably, the Hard-reset feature is in Bootloader.
I'm inspecting where is Bootloader and Phone in device, now.
But I have not a device that has new firmware.

And I'm hard to get new dumped RAW files for non-cooperative of a community.
I may lock my ROM and my utility in some locations and languages. :(

Hi Chaimd,

I've uploaded the DXHC1 ROM that has the hard-reset feature at:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2166851

It isn't that ppcsg pple are selfish... it ain't easy dumping the ROM. The steps given is not working... luckily there are many helpful pple out there helping me out. :)

This is so much we can do (due to our limited knowledge)... Can you help us to convert it to flashable format please? Thanks!

[palm123]

Hope someone can get "DXHC1" done. Thanks.

[thuhoan]

Great! At last we have the Samsung home plugin extracted! It's working on my Dutch rom and a lot better then the Today plugin that came with it......
Unfortunately my Chinese is not so good....;)

Could you explain what the secst.dll.0804.rar (http://www.hi-pda.com/forum/attachment.php?aid=466703) is for?

tnx.

He barnowl,

Im from holland 2, and i flashed my dutch rom with the english rom. live messenger and mail dont work anymore:( is there any way u can help me 2 get my dutch rom back? Going crazy

[paullim29]

He barnowl,

Im from holland 2, and i flashed my dutch rom with the english rom. live messenger and mail dont work anymore:( is there any way u can help me 2 get my dutch rom back? Going crazy

Hi, you can get live messenger & mail to work by installing it from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334621

[thuhoan]

Hi, you can get live messenger & mail to work by installing it from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=334621

ya mate but when i tried 2 open messenger it wont open:S:(

[paullim29]

ya mate but when i tried 2 open messenger it wont open:S:(

Here's your solution: https://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsMobile/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1864651&SiteID=65

It's got something to do with the WAP settings... in this ROM it tries to go through a specific link (WAP). I've re-flashed my device again and confirmed this issue... ;)

Go to Start > Settings > Operator Settings And try to select another one. Hope it goes well for you too :)

[thuhoan]

Here's your solution: https://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsMobile/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1864651&SiteID=65

It's got something to do with the WAP settings... in this ROM it tries to go through a specific link (WAP). I've re-flashed my device again and confirmed this issue... ;)

Go to Start > Settings > Operator Settings And try to select another one. Hope it goes well for you too :)

m8, i dont know how the hack u came up with this solution, BUT MY GOD ITS WORKING M8, I LOVE YOU!!! i really really wanna thank u, cuz i reflash my device about 20 times with different kind of roms. But how? I use Tmobile and i put it on Vodafone (both NL) but isnt that weird? thanks m8

[ofird]

Hi Chaimd,

I've uploaded the DXHC1 ROM that has the hard-reset feature at:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2166851

It isn't that ppcsg pple are selfish... it ain't easy dumping the ROM. The steps given is not working... luckily there are many helpful pple out there helping me out. :)

This is so much we can do (due to our limited knowledge)... Can you help us to convert it to flashable format please? Thanks!

Which one of the ROMs is the most prefered? is it this one or : i780MSHC3 (25.04.2008) ?

[paullim29]

Which one of the ROMs is the most prefered? is it this one or : i780MSHC3 (25.04.2008) ?

i780MSHC3 is currently the latest flashable ROM in XDA. However this one doesn't come with hard-reset and WLM. Thus, I've uploaded the i780DXHC1 which have these missing gaps. Hopefully the experts can help to convert to flashable format :)

[ruffruff]

experts, can i ask a question.

what does part00.raw and part01.raw contains?
do they contains the radio? if so, how to i convert?
I am trying out the part02.raw from DXHC1 rom dump. not sure if it is going to brick my device but anyway, what the heck. following the wiki now but some problems encounter on imgfsfromdump part02.raw imgfs.new.bin....

sorry for the dumb questions... i feel like an idiot after reading the entire thread...
imgfsfromdump raw to bin, does not work... mirage though completes 100% but no data are written to the phone...
so i better dun make a fool of myself here and wait patiently

[JayRayMee.NL]

Hey guys,

Perhaps I've missed this one, but how do I turn the i780 into the bootloader mode?

Thanks.

[nunomax]

Hey guys,

Perhaps I've missed this one, but how do I turn the i780 into the bootloader mode?

Thanks.

buddy, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388067&highlight=fn+i780

click on the Enter Button + Function Button and while pressing them turn the i780 on

[JayRayMee.NL]

buddy, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=388067&highlight=fn+i780

click on the Enter Button + Function Button and while pressing them turn the i780 on

I've read that and I thought so, but that doesn't do anything for me....

[ruffruff]

hi everyone,

the DXHD1 raws files are dumped.
http://www.fs2you.com/files/4e213a0c-1cb8-11dd-8633-00142218fc6e/
http://www.fs2you.com/files/d363cff5-1cc0-11dd-8490-00142218fc6e/

could some kind soul whom have a rapidshare account, upload this?

chiamd, please kindly help us convert this to flashable format. The rom version and radio version is DXHD1

thanks.

[chaimd]

hi everyone,

the DXHD1 raws files are dumped.
http://www.fs2you.com/files/4e213a0c-1cb8-11dd-8633-00142218fc6e/
http://www.fs2you.com/files/d363cff5-1cc0-11dd-8490-00142218fc6e/

could some kind soul whom have a rapidshare account, upload this?

chiamd, please kindly help us convert this to flashable format. The rom version and radio version is DXHD1

thanks.

Thanks :)
I'll convert to flashable format. Please remember that I can make only PDA part.
It seems that there is the Phone part over DUAL PORT RAM. :(

[ruffruff]

Thanks :)
I'll convert to flashable format. Please remember that I can make only PDA part.
It seems that there is the Phone part over DUAL PORT RAM. :(

thanks a million ChiamD!

we are counting on you!

one other thing. Can you teach us on how to convert the raw to flashable bin as well?
we would like to know and learn. thanks again buddy!

[inertiax3]

It seems that there is the Phone part over DUAL PORT RAM. :(

hi chaimd, if you have time ti spare.. what do you mean by the above and how does this affect the extraction of the phone part?

[BRSG]

Thanks :)
I'll convert to flashable format. Please remember that I can make only PDA part.
It seems that there is the Phone part over DUAL PORT RAM. :(

Afterwards please tell us how can we do the conversion from .raw to flashable .bin! It would be very, very, very appreciated :D

I really need to convert my portuguese rom to a flashable bin :(

[sacha06]

#355 Today, 04:11 PM
BRSG
Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 138



+1 !!!!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chaimd
Thanks
I'll convert to flashable format. Please remember that I can make only PDA part.
It seems that there is the Phone part over DUAL PORT RAM.

Afterwards please tell us how can we do the conversion from .raw to flashable .bin! It would be very, very, very appreciated

I really need to convert my portuguese rom to a flashable bin
__________________

[chaimd]

hi everyone,

the DXHD1 raws files are dumped.
http://www.fs2you.com/files/4e213a0c-1cb8-11dd-8633-00142218fc6e/
http://www.fs2you.com/files/d363cff5-1cc0-11dd-8490-00142218fc6e/

could some kind soul whom have a rapidshare account, upload this?

chiamd, please kindly help us convert this to flashable format. The rom version and radio version is DXHD1

thanks.

I download these multipart RAR archives, but I met CRC error with Part02.raw.
Would you like to post Part02.raw again?

Thanks. :)

[bluegatar]

great chaimd
here is the DXHD1 new upload :http://www.fs2you.com/zh-cn/files/e824924c-197b-11dd-a10c-0014221f4662/

Maybe you need the fs2you's program(downloader) to complete download

the real download url is:
http://cachefile18.fs2you.com/zh-cn/download/433c711be462d63fd5cda7211699fcf6/DXHC1.zip
DXHC1.zip MD5:433c711be462d63fd5cda7211699fcf6

good luck!!!

[chaimd]

Hi, bluegatar;

Thanks for your convinience. :)
But I told about DXHD1, sorry.

[ruffruff]

great chaimd
here is the DXHD1 new upload :http://www.fs2you.com/zh-cn/files/e824924c-197b-11dd-a10c-0014221f4662/

Maybe you need the fs2you's program(downloader) to complete download

the real download url is:
http://cachefile18.fs2you.com/zh-cn/download/433c711be462d63fd5cda7211699fcf6/DXHC1.zip
DXHC1.zip MD5:433c711be462d63fd5cda7211699fcf6

good luck!!!

thanks bluegatar and thank you chaimd for helping us.

The current release of DXHC4 in XDA does have some bugs, esp the MSN can't connect bug. hopefully we can flash the DXHD1 to resolve the software iissues.

[chaimd]

The current release of DXHC4 in XDA does have some bugs, esp the MSN can't connect bug. hopefully we can flash the DXHD1 to resolve the software iissues.

I think MSN problem is caused from automatic URL translation, HTTP to WAP.

[bluegatar]

sorry chaimd.
i ignore it!
I will upload the DXHD to rapidshare a few minutes late

or you can dowload DXHD raw files(two parts rars)here:http://cid-c404c6700a18095d.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public

somebody comfirmed the files is completed

[chaimd]

Thanks, bluegatar.

I have done flashing test on my second i780.
DXHD1 has a new splash screen. :)
I'm uploading to mediafire now.

Could someone post a new thread and mirror for DXHD1 as like for MSHC3?
I'll send you PM with URL.

[Avantis]

Please pm me the url if you like..

Thanks, bluegatar.

I have done flashing test on my second i780.
DXHD1 has a new splash screen. :)
I'm uploading to mediafire now.

Could someone post a new thread and mirror for DXHD1 as like for MSHC3?
I'll send you PM with URL.

[ruffruff]

sorry chaimd.
i ignore it!
I will upload the DXHD to rapidshare a few minutes late

or you can dowload DXHD raw files(two parts rars)here:http://cid-c404c6700a18095d.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Public

somebody comfirmed the files is completed

the files are completed and crc error-free
i have downloaded and confirm this.

[ruffruff]

Thanks, bluegatar.

I have done flashing test on my second i780.
DXHD1 has a new splash screen. :)
I'm uploading to mediafire now.

Could someone post a new thread and mirror for DXHD1 as like for MSHC3?
I'll send you PM with URL.

great work chaimd!
U R THE MAN!

can you share with us the methods that you use in converting the raw to flashable bin?

lastly, can we have the link to DXHD1? :)

[chaimd]

can you share with us the methods that you use in converting the raw to flashable bin?

Actually, the way of Topogigi goes well if I do not make IMGFS big.
His method is more simple than mine.

My method needs manually checked and binary editting
to suit for various condition.
It is difficult to explain all the technique
to a person don't understand deep ROM structure.

[BRSG]

Actually, the way of Topogigi goes well if I do not make IMGFS big.
His method is more simple than mine.

My method needs manually checked and binary editting
to suit for various condition.
It is difficult to explain all the technique
to a person don't understand deep ROM structure.

chaimd, can you please, please, please convert my portuguese rom dump into a flashable one? I really need this and my conversion attempts all went bad :(

Here's the link for the Part00, Part01 and Part02.raw:
http://www.mediafire.com/?bimveh2gqjr

Thx in advance :)

[chaimd]

chaimd, can you please, please, please convert my portuguese rom dump into a flashable one? I really need this and my conversion attempts all went bad :(


Sorry, I would like to make only newest Englidh ROM.
I18n is not my job, and you can do it without flashing.

[BRSG]

Sorry, I would like to make only newest Englidh ROM.
I18n is not my job, and you can do it without flashing.

Ok then :( :(

The problem is that the Topogigi's method includes rom editing, and I don't wan't that... Just nedd to convert to .bin!

I tried this other alternative that Topogigi told:

This is the basics of rom dumping and you can find all the detailed instructions in the wiki. Anyway:

prepare_imgfs.exe Part02.raw -nosplit

and you'll get imgfs_raw_data.bin

But It seems that with this file the rom upgrade fails!

Guess I'm gonna have to try to understand a little bit better the rom editing part :confused:

[rlai]

When you say MSN, do you mean microsoft messenger? It works fine on my device (DXHC4). I think it only use the default setting set by the phone doesn't matter what you set on the "connection" setting. What I do is to locate the setting it use and modified that to setting works on my operator.

I think MSN problem is caused from automatic URL translation, HTTP to WAP.

[chaimd]

When you say MSN, do you mean microsoft messenger? It works fine on my device (DXHC4). I think it only use the default setting set by the phone doesn't matter what you set on the "connection" setting. What I do is to locate the setting it use and modified that to setting works on my operator.

Please look \Windows\mxip_oemdrivers_101.provxml.

[famusc]

chaimd, is there a way to edit \Windows\mxip_oemdrivers_101.provxml?
Or can you cook a rom with this file corrected? I looekd its content and it forces Windows Live to use wap.

I even noticed that a new cooked DXHD1 rom posted here has a modified mxip_oemdrivers_101.provxml, to avoid connection redirection.

[ruffruff]

chaimd, is there a way to edit \Windows\mxip_oemdrivers_101.provxml?
Or can you cook a rom with this file corrected? I looekd its content and it forces Windows Live to use wap.

I even noticed that a new cooked DXHD1 rom posted here has a modified mxip_oemdrivers_101.provxml, to avoid connection redirection.


take a look at this...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2185914&postcount=52

this should solve the problem...

[famusc]

Thanks for your suggestion.
But this make Messenger connect through GPRS but I want to use wifi. And It's the file I mentioned in the previous post that forces Messenger to use GPRS.

[famusc]

Please chaimd, can you edit DXHD1 rom with file attached here? Maybe this can unlock WLM...
I tried your tools and got the dump folder but when I use Topogigi way to get the bin image back, I get only an invalid one.

[benok2]

http://www.scribd.com/doc/1017874/Samsung-SGHi780-service-manual

enjoy............

hopefully someone find the hard reset combo soon........my i780 just sit here looping....

200803112310:
tried ALL single key with reset, no luck.
got em mode key combo.

Does anyone still have a copy of the service manual?
I cant download the file coz it has been deleted...

[Nadavi]

Does anyone still have a copy of the service manual?
I cant download the file coz it has been deleted...

i would like to have that one also!

GOT IT:
http://files.shrak-mobile.com/sm/samsung/I780_sm.rar

Enjoy,
Nadavi

[rjefferis]

I've read that and I thought so, but that doesn't do anything for me....

This doesnt seem to be working for me either. It worked when i upgraded to the i780MSHC3 rom, since then i now cannot get into bootloader.

Any ideas ?

Thanks

Rob


(we are reffering to not being able to enter bootloader mode using the fn and enter key)

[pms]

i would like to have that one also!

GOT IT:
http://files.shrak-mobile.com/sm/samsung/I780_sm.rar

Enjoy,
Nadavi

It does not work also. Can someone please upload it to rapidshare?

Thanks!

EDIT: It is working!!!!

[automoveis]

i780 Service Manual!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KQVYZ80X

[benok2]

can you please send the samsung i780 service manual to me via email?

benok2@yahoo.com

[benok2]

i780 Service Manual!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KQVYZ80X

i'll try downloading it at home. coz the site is being blocked in my office... darn!:D

[Joezhang]

I never understand why companies as large as samsung will not pony up for decent English translations of their service manuals! :confused:

This manual lists a copy of apps that don't ring any bells (pg 3-1):

Postcard

MTV


anyone?

[Celess]

Hi all,
Sorry fo this post, but I went trought the forum and was not able to find the approproate answer. I have an old radio ROM with the problems you mentio within the forum (DXHA1). Is there available (and where, please!) a ROM update!!
Thanks a lot I do not know what to do with the phone as it desconects randomly.

[fallen_sky84]

@all
i want to ask about flash ROM for i780.i plan to buy it in China.as i know Windows OS in China has its language on i780 itself,means that i780 in China using Chinese Windows Mobile.now my question is I am in Indonesia and impossible i can operate it in Chinese Windows Mobile.so maybe you know how can make it in English?Flash its ROM or maybe have another way?
thanks anyway..

[J-A-J-O]

I'm trying to dump my polish rom with pdocread, but i'm getting this message:

"ERROR: ITReadDisk: outbuf=Null
- device is not ready"

I have vista ultimate, and i've installed enablerapi.exe on the device, does enybody knows what is problem? I want to update rom, but i prefer to do it with old one backuped.

Coud this error may be caused by CID lock? I brought my samsung i780 from mobile operator.

[guisof]

I'm trying to dump my polish rom with pdocread, but i'm getting this message:

"ERROR: ITReadDisk: outbuf=Null
- device is not ready"

I have vista ultimate, and i've installed enablerapi.exe on the device, does enybody knows what is problem? I want to update rom, but i prefer to do it with old one backuped.

Coud this error may be caused by CID lock? I brought my samsung i780 from mobile operator.


NOPe : Go do it on an XP PC ... No Vista man !

[mamade]

sorry for this message

[efjay]

Can one of the Samsung experts advise, I have extracted the .raw files from my Samsung Omnia, how can I get that to a flashable format? Any other steps to take? Thanks.

[snurrbo]

What is the "Hard Reset" key combination? (What keys)
And what does it?

My phone got "bricked" yesterday and I uploaded an english bin-file to it. (First I tried an Italian version with WM 6.1 but that sucked cause I can't read italian) Now it works again but my phone has swedish keyboard and I really want a Swedish ROM instead of the english. Is it possible to download the ROM from a healthy phone? I have a colleague with another i780 with swedish ROM and I would like to use that one in my own.

I also would like to know if it's possible to backup all parameters in the phone so I don't need to reinstall everything next time it got bricked.