Originally Posted by sirgawain123

hi meschle. Thanks for your tutorial.

is there a way to make a extended_rom.nb file from scratch (file,new) with Winimage by throwing-in cabs and config.txt and saving, with whatever parameters and naming as extended_rom.nb ?

I´ve managed to copy to desktop PC my extended_rom by using total commander, but from reading yor tutorial it seems that we need a ROM Dump to start with. If this is the case...would you please also tell us which is the simplest/safest way to dump a device ROM?
Thanks again

Yes you always need an extended_rom.nb to start with - use duttys tools to extract all the nb's from the nbh - its quite easy.

I'll post the 2mb extended_rom.nb so people can use it as a template.

Originally Posted by meschle

Yes you always need an extended_rom.nb to start .

I'll post the 2mb extended_rom.nb so people can use it as a template.

but how can we get our own device ROM dumped into an nbh?

WIKI refers to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...23#post1155823

which deals with extracting just the extended rom nb from the device (in quite a complex way). I ´d like to dump the whole ROM NBH in order to get the ext rom nb by using dutty tools, and follow your thread.

Originally Posted by meschle

I'll post the 2mb extended_rom.nb so people can use it as a template.

Lets say i take your nb file, open with winimage, delete all your files, throw in my extended_rom files (copied to PC with total commander), and save....

Have i arrived to the same extended_rom that i have on my device?

Originally Posted by sirgawain123

but how can we get our own device ROM dumped into an nbh?

WIKI refers to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...23#post1155823

which deals with extracting just the extended rom nb from the device (in quite a complex way). I ´d like to dump the whole ROM NBH in order to get the ext rom nb by using dutty tools, and follow your thread.

It is not easy converting a dump into a nb\nbh - i would strongly suggest getting hold of original rom if you can. You can make an extended rom using the nb i posted but you need the os.nb to make a flashable nbh - extended rom will not flash on its own.

This is config.txt from my stock ROM:

LOCK:Enabled
EXEC:\Windows\cusTSK.exe \Windows\HTC_Default.tsk
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MP_CVSDcpl_20060718.cab
XML: \Windows\MP_MMS3.5_HTC_Generic_Artemis_060818.xml
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_DefaultPage_WWE.CAB
XML: \Extended_ROM\PP_ExtVer.xml
CAB: \Windows\PP_CommManager_Patch_060808.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MP_ttn.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_RemoveBTlnk.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ST_PatchPeripheral.cab
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MP_TT6_Voice10_ESN.cab
EXEC:\Extended_ROM\ChgScutAttri.exe
LOCKisabled
RST: Reset.

if i modify to read:

LOCK:Enabled
EXEC:\Windows\cusTSK.exe \Windows\HTC_Default.tsk
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\MP_CVSDcpl_20060718.cab
XML: \Windows\MP_MMS3.5_HTC_Generic_Artemis_060818.xml
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\PP_DefaultPage_WWE.CAB
XML: \Extended_ROM\PP_ExtVer.xml
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\PP_CommManager_Patch_060808.CAB
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\MP_ttn.cab
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\PP_RemoveBTlnk.cab
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\ST_PatchPeripheral.cab
CAB: \Tarjeta de almacenamiento\MP_TT6_Voice10_ESN.cab
EXEC:\Extended_ROM\ChgScutAttri.exe
LOCKisabled
RST: Reset

(Tarjeta de almacenamiento being Storage card in Spanish)

Could i get more memory in device by deleting those 7 cabs from extended_Rom and having them in storage card root, being automatically run (installed) on Hard reset?

You could flash nbh with no ext_rom whatsoever or use smaller extended rom nb attached - but you still need original rom to do this. If you just delete the cabs out of the extended rom you have - it stays the same size - the nb is a fixed size.

Originally Posted by meschle

You could flash nbh with no ext_rom whatsoever or use smaller extended rom nb attached - but you still need original rom to do this. If you just delete the cabs out of the extended rom you have - it stays the same size - yhe nb is a fixed size.

That´s understood.

My question now is about flashing an extended_rom with a config.txt file pointing to cabs outside extended_rom (in storage card):
Would that do the trick?

The problem I see using /2577 folder as workaround is that it runs every time you insert the storage card (And i´m not sure if it also requires operator action for every cab being run)

Originally Posted by sirgawain123

That´s understood.

My question now is about flashing an extended_rom with a config.txt file pointing to cabs outside extended_rom (in storage card):
Would that do the trick?

The problem I see using /2577 folder as workaround is that it runs every time you insert the storage card (And i´m not sure if it also requires operator action for every cab being run)

That will not work - cabs have to be in extended_rom.

Most of the cabs you listed will have no destination dialog so will install without any user input using the \2577 method - you could disable it until you needed by renaming autorun.exe to autorun.txt.

Originally Posted by meschle

That will not work - cabs have to be in extended_rom.

As there are lines in stock ROM config.txt pointing to windows folder...
(as CAB: \Windows\PP_CommManager_Patch_060808.CAB)
Perhaps you mean : "cabs cannot be in external storage"?

Originally Posted by sirgawain123

As there are lines in stock ROM config.txt pointing to windows folder...
(as CAB: \Windows\PP_CommManager_Patch_060808.CAB)
Perhaps you mean : "cabs cannot be in external storage"?

I get your point - i've never seen anybody do that - it is probable that when the ext rom is initialized storage card has not yet booted and so it will not work. Worth a go though but device may just crash at that point.