XDA Atom Extended Rom - How to put new files in startup?

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Hi All,

I bought Cartystudios Ultimate Theft Alert after reading about it on this site. It is indeed a good product but theres a problem when using it on the atom.

If a thief hard resets the device, the protection is lost.

apparently, on most devices, its possible to put the file in the extended rom, so that if its hard reset, the app loads and runs the checks to see if the sim has been changed.

I've managed to locate the hidden partition using the unlocker but placing the files has no effect. Is it possible to edit anything that will run the uta application when the device is hard reset? Can the autoinst.dat file be edited to change which progs r run on startup?

anyone?

I don't see any reason to put autoinstalled program after hard reset. Usually, you use programs that need serials... so during startup, you must input these serials... that need time&serial list... that you must store anythere... To my mind the better way, use SPB backup programm, which create self extract application, that :wink: autoinstall all programs, that you need after hard reset.

yes under ordinary circumstances, you're correct...

however, this program is to help you recover your phone when it's stolen.

I dont even need it to install upon hard reset, it would be enough if it would just run after hard reset as it is an exe file.

Basically i need some way to run exe files from the extended rom upon hard reset...kind of the way the auto configurator always runs, or the o2 install app runs

anyone managed to cook this into ATOM?

anyone manage to locate the autoinst.dat or config.txt for customisation?