Nbmerge issue with "-conservative" switch

[jwzg]

I'm cooking a Hermes 6.1 ROM with Bepe's old Hermes ROM kitchen using Tadzio's tools, and when the .bat file gets to the last nbmerge command it throws an error: Could not open input file -conservative.payload.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t103/jlb_china/error.jpg

The instructions when using nbmerge state "In -conservative mode, <os-new.nb.extra> must exist". How do I write this command in the .bat file to get it to build the ROM in -conservative mode. I'm trying to leave the ULDR partition in place.

Help anyone?

[jwzg]

Bumpity bump bump... I'll refrain from using the mod powers to sticky this until I get an answer. :p

[NRGZ28]

From what I can see... you're not supplying nbmerge with the right number of parameters. It thinks "-conservative.payload" is the input file name. I'd say you need to supply it a file name... most likely "os.nb.payload" and THEN pass it that conservative switch.

[jwzg]

From what I can see... you're not supplying nbmerge with the right number of parameters. It thinks "-conservative.payload" is the input file name. I'd say you need to supply it a file name... most likely "os.nb.payload" and THEN pass it that conservative switch.


That's what I thought. I know that os.new.payload.extra has to be there, but I don't know where it goes.

[B4PJS]

ImgfsToNb imgfs-new.bin OS.nb.payload OS-new.nb.payload -bigstoragemove

thats what I use for imgfstonb if that helps... (Cant get conservative to work with this though :()

[jwzg]

The -conservative parameter MUST be used in the nbmerge command line if it is also used in the imgfstonb command line. The idea is simply to find out where os-new.payload.extra fits in the command.

[B4PJS]

NBMerge
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Usage:

NBMerge -hermes|-kaiser|-titan|-sp|-wizard|-athena <os-new.nb> or
NBMerge -hermes|-kaiser|-titan|-sp|-wizard|-athena <os-new.nb> -conservative

or

NBMerge -data <payload-chunk-size> -extra <extra-chunk-size> <os-new.nb> or
NBMerge -data <payload-chunk-size> -extra <extra-chunk-size> <os-new.nb> -conservative

IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you ran ImgfsToNb with -conservative, you also *must* use -conservative with NBMerge. Similarily, if you ran ImgfsToNb without -conservative, you *must not* use -conservative with NBMerge!

Adds back in the device-specific extra data, creating a properly formatted <os-new.nb> file. The names of the input files are derived from the output file name - for example, if you call NBMerge with os-new.nb, then os-new.nb.payload is used as input file.

Just like NBSplit, NBMerge does nothing for Wizard and Athena.

The -data <numer> -extra <number> format is explained above, under NBSplit.

If -conservative is not given, the extra data is generated internally. (This currently only works for devices which have an extra-chunk-size of 8, like Hermes, Kaiser, and Titan.) In this case, <os-new.nb.extra> is not needed.

In -conservative mode, <os-new.nb.extra> must exist.

As the last step of creating <os-new.nb>, the resulting file is checked for bad NAND block markers (only for Hermes, Kaiser, and Titan). If any are found, a warning is printed and an errorlevel > 0 is returned. DO NOT IGNORE THIS WARNING!

[jwzg]

NBMerge
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Usage:

NBMerge -hermes|-kaiser|-titan|-sp|-wizard|-athena <os-new.nb> or
NBMerge -hermes|-kaiser|-titan|-sp|-wizard|-athena <os-new.nb> -conservative

or

NBMerge -data <payload-chunk-size> -extra <extra-chunk-size> <os-new.nb> or
NBMerge -data <payload-chunk-size> -extra <extra-chunk-size> <os-new.nb> -conservative


In -conservative mode, <os-new.nb.extra> must exist.




When written as above, I got the error. Please follow with an example.

Also, if <os-new.nb.extra> must exist, where does it go?

[B4PJS]

When written as above, I got the error. Please follow with an example.

Also, if <os-new.nb.extra> must exist, where does it go?
I was just quoting from the readme.txt found in my \tools\imgfs folder. I am guessing that the .extra needs to be in the same folder as the .payload. I have attached the readdme just in case you dont have it.

[jwzg]

I was just quoting from the readme.txt found in my \tools\imgfs folder. I am guessing that the .extra needs to be in the same folder as the .payload. I have attached the readdme just in case you dont have it.

Thanks. I actually have this, but I'm just still needing clarification on how this nbmerge line should read or why it's asking for conservative.payload.

We'll figure this out if I can get ahold of Bepe or one of the others supergods.

[NRGZ28]

How about...... "NBMerge -hermes os-new.nb.payload os-new.nb.payload.extra -conservative" ? Better yet... upload the batch file u use here so I can take a look see...

[jwzg]

Here ya go. This is the original and I know that it does not copy OS-new.nb.extra into the temp folder as well as call for it in the nbmerge cmd line. No matter what I do, for some reason nbmerge thinks that -conservative is a file. I'm using v. 2.0 rc1 I think.

[jwzg]

Bumpity, bump, bump....

[jwzg]

Double bump!

[dcd1182]

batch looks just fine to me.... os.nb.extra is not needed :) why are you using imgfstools 2.0 rc1?

edit: whoops, um, i know how to read....
In -conservative mode, <os-new.nb.extra> must exist.

well i was going to test for you with .nb.extra there, but i cant seem to trim my stuff down to fit within -conservative. can i ask why you want to use -conservative mode anyways?

[jwzg]

Well, I don't know why I was using RC1 but I have it fixed now. It seems I dumped the RC2 tools into my Kaiser kitchen.

Basically, I needed to put in a copy command to get OS-new.nb.extra into the temp folder. It worked, and now my device isn't dropping to 9mb of RAM available after 30 minutes. ROM release upcoming soon.

Thanks for your help.

[dcd1182]

i am glad you got it working

i am still curious why you dont want to use bigstorage, and im very surprised that your device booted with the improper nb and ate RAM.

[jwzg]

Well, I was using bigstoragemove, but I wanted a perfect port. I'm wanting to keep the ULDR partition due to the fact that device update is currently being developed on another thread in this subforum, and I may be interested in using it. I ported my build directly from the 19214 build from the Tilt using Bepe's first Hermes kitchen and his kitchen used the RC1 tools.