[REF] Guide for changing the ROM Date of Elf(in) [ONLINE]

[!Aman!]

There are two ways to change the ROM date being shown in Device Information. One is a simple registry hack (very easy) and the other one, not so simple, involves Hex edition of the kernel nk.exe. In this post i'll mention the steps to edit necessary registry values and the hex editing of the kernel in next post.

In order to change the ROMDate being shown in Device Informtion, follow this procedure:
1. Go to HKLM\Software\OEM
2. Create new 'String' value named 'ROMDate' (without quotes)
3. In date field type the date that u want e.g. 27-May-08

[!Aman!]

This method involves the HEX editing of kernel, nk.exe. editing incorrect bytes in any way may make the phone non-bootable. therefore be careful with your steps ;). softwares needed for this guide are:
1. Any hex editor
2. A disassembler (like IDA Pro)

I would like to thank cmonex for the guidance in ROM date modification using this method.

[!Aman!]

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[ayyu3m]

now thats a fine date i have. :D

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/ayyu3m/Screen46.png

[!Aman!]

now thats a fine date i have. :D

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h257/ayyu3m/Screen46.png
haha, nice bro :D
anyway, the guide is almost ready. i'll upload it shortly. i hope it will be useful to some Chef out there ;)

EDIT: uploaded the guide in post 2.

[Ameet]

Bumping this thread to check if this can be used on Diamonds too :D

[!Aman!]

Bumping this thread to check if this can be used on Diamonds too :D
registry trick might work for Diamond, but not the kernel one :D. btw, did u even try this method of Diamond?

[Ameet]

registry trick might work for Diamond, but not the kernel one :D. btw, did u even try this method of Diamond?
Well the reg trick works but more interesting is the RTC ;) Tried it but the date remains the same, somewhere in Aug 07

[!Aman!]

Well the reg trick works but more interesting is the RTC ;) Tried it but the date remains the same, somewhere in Aug 07
ok. i'll see if i can find out something (although before it didn't really work out :D)

[Ameet]

bumping this thread :D

ignore my earlier post and the reg trick doesnt work on diamonds :( waiting for your guide on diamonds too :D

[!Aman!]

bumping this thread :D

ignore my earlier post and the reg trick doesnt work on diamonds :( waiting for your guide on diamonds too :D
hopefully this weekend we can work on this :)

[Ameet]

hopefully this weekend we can work on this :)
Nah.. My fiancee is coming this weekend till end of year, so no XDA till 2nd Jan :( I'll miss you guys :(

But Ervius gave me an edited xip_out.bin. Haven't told me what he changed but will test it tonight and if it works then add to tutorials. He said he found something interesting in the Diamond nk.exe in IDA ;)

[!Aman!]

Nah.. My fiancee is coming this weekend till end of year, so no XDA till 2nd Jan
:D enjoy ur time ;)

But Ervius gave me an edited xip_out.bin. Haven't told me what he changed but will test it tonight and if it works then add to tutorials. He said he found something interesting in the Diamond nk.exe in IDA ;)
ok, i hope it works for u.

[Noonski]

Well the registry worked on the Touch Pro.

I've added it to the OEMVersion proxml file now as default.

I've made it my policy to not get hexed ;)

[fcukmayank]

thankx aman

for helping
i was searching it for days

[ai6908]

This is awesome...reg tweak works like charm in my TP2. Thanks Aman.:D