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kokotas · #1 9th July 2008, 03:42 PM

Elf = GSM version of the HTC_Touch with ROM128/RAM64 -------->Elf&Elfin<----- Elfin = GSM version of the HTC_Touch with ROM256/RAM128
Upgrading

*If you have the CDMA version check the Vogue Forum

*Respect the Rules & Check in Questions&Answers for known solved problems

*WARNING! Elf&Elfin look the same but they are not! Make sure you know which one you have and
DO NOT do anything that is meant for the Elf on an Elfin, and vice-versa

Contents:
-->Information,etc.<--
-->Unlocking,Flashing,etc.<--
-->Making BackUP,Modifying,Cooking,etc<--
-->Troubleshooting guides,etc.<--
-->Tests,Projects,Links,etc.<--

-->Have in mind<--

Recent updates

Code:

[03.01.09] - Added link for "Notifications Settings GUIDE" @ post #4
               - Added link for "XDAFBPPC" project @ post #6
[06.12.08] - Fixed link for "XipporterEx" by Ervius @ post #4
[06.12.08] - Added link for New Kitchen by Ervius @ post #4
[02.12.08] - Added link for New tool "XipporterEx" by Ervius @ post #4
[16.11.08] - Added link for "Unbricker ROM" @ post #5
[14.11.08] - Added link & simplified instructions for New HardSPL 3.07 @ post #3
[13.11.08] - Added link for New Kitchen o.r.e.e. wwe v3.07.720.05 @ post #4
               - Added link for ULDR Removal for Elf/Elfins @ post #4
               - Added link for upcoming NEW XIPKitchen from PPCKitchen.org @ post #4
[06.11.08] - Added link for New USPL 3.07 @ post #3
               - Fixed link for Questions&Answers @ post #1
[23.10.08] - Added link for Manual FULL XIP Porting @ post #4
               - Added link for Goldcard Project(Potential Unbricker) @ post #5 & #3
[26.09.08] - Added link for editing the "Start" text of the Start Menu @ post #4
[20.09.08] - Added link for M2D_settings_xml explanation thread @ post #4
               - Added link for Midlet_"Bible" thread @ post #6
[19.09.08] - Added link for UPX Reference thread @ post #4
               - Added link for List_of_.lnk thread @ post #4
[18.09.08] - Added Download links for Dumped ROMs & XIPs for cooking @ post #4
               - Added link for ather90's OEM Packages @ post #4

Please DON'T post in this thread PM me or our mods for any suggestions, complaints, dead links, etc.

kokotas · #2 9th July 2008, 03:44 PM

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...Cause the next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it...

1. General
(1) General Guide for For all users of the HTC_Touch (Needs updating)

(2) Wiki info for the GSM version of the HTC_Touch

(3) HTC Touch Technical Specifications

2. Useful terms
(1) Technical Terms

(2) Glossary

(3) NOR_vs_NAND

(4) CPU Texas Instruments OMAP 850

(5) Services & DLL's - Descriptions/Functionality

3. Six things you should know about your device
($) All the below info (and many more..) could be retrieved using dsixda's All-in-one tool to find your Device ID/CID/IPL/SPL/IMEI/Serial etc.

(1) Available ROM & RAM size
(Go to Start Menu/Settings/System/Device Information/Hardware and check the

Code:

"RAM size"
"Flash size"

in order to make sure which version (Elf or Elfin) of the Touch you have as it is stated in 1st post of this thread)

(2) IMEI (To get your IMEI just dial *#06# and a 17-digits number will show up. Write down the first 15 digits)

(3) Initial_Program_Loader(IPL) & (4) Second_Program_Loader(SPL)
(To Find your Device's IPL&SPL version enter bootloader. Note the version numbers)

(5) Device_ID(DID) & (6) Country[or]Contract_ID(CID)
(To Find your Device_ID(DID) and Country[or]Contract_ID(CID) follow this guide or this alternative)

4. Educational Reading
(1) Kaiser's G.W.E.N.I. (It may be for Kaiser, but you'll learn a lot reading this)
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kokotas · #3 24th July 2008, 11:46 AM

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...The road to hell is paved with good intentions...

5. Create your GoldCard (Unbricker in case of emergency)
(1) Wiki Guide for making your GoldCard (Will save your phone if you can find a Shipped ROM with the same Model ID)

6. DumpRom (Basically a way to back up your device's original OS - Does not back up any personal info nor any user-installed applications)
(1) Dumping your device's ROM, Radio, MainSplash, etc.

(2) Guide for Dumping your device's ROM

(3) Invisible ROM dumper

(4) Dumping your IPL

(5) Dumping your SPL or Alternative Way

(6) Dumping your MainSplash

7. CID Unlock your phone (So that your phone will accept other ROMs with different CIDs & you'll be able to flash custom Roms or Roms from other carrier. You could do that in another way described in 10. Flashing Roms)
(1) Elf&Elfin HardSPLs (Recommended!)

Code:

A. Instructions for First Time Unlocking:
Prepare the files...Download: ELF_USPL-v1.zip
               enable-rapi.zip
which are attached here
Download: hardspl_for_elf_xxxx.zip
which is attached here
Extract ELF_USPL-v1.zip to your C:\ (drive)
Extract hardspl_for_elf_xxxx.zip to C:\ELF_USPL\RUU
Delete ELF_USPL_v1.nbh from C:\ELF_USPL\RUU, keeping ONLY the RUU_Signed.nbh
Disable any Antivirus,Firewall,standby and hibernation modes on the host PC
Start the process...Hard reset the phone
Install cert_spcs.cab
Install enablerapi.cab
Power off
Remove SD card and SIM card and power on
Connect phone to PC, make sure Activesync is working
Run elf-uspl.exe and follow on-screen instructions

Code:

B. Instructions for already CID Unlocked phones with USPL:
Prepare the files...Download: hardspl_for_elf_xxxx.zip
which is attached here
Download the RUU and extract to your C:\ (drive)
Extract hardspl_for_elf_xxxx.zip to C:\RUU
Disable any Antivirus,Firewall,standby and hibernation modes on the host PC
Start the process...Hard reset the phone
Power off
Remove SD card and SIM card
Power on and enter bootloader
Connect phone to PC (Activesync not starting is normal)
Run the RomUpdateUtility and accept each prompt to proceed

(2) Free CID Unlocking the Elf using pof's patched 1.11.0000SPL or htctouchp's patched 1.17.0000SPL or koko-touchp's

patched 1.19.0000SPL <= Use these if your original SPL is 1.1X.0000(or your IPL is 1.1X.0002)!

(3) Free CID Unlocking the Elfin (and the latest manufactured Elf) using djvw's patched 2.20.0000SPL or htctouchp's patched 2.26.0000SPL , patched 2.28.0000SPL & patched 3.07.0000 <= Use these if your original SPL is 2.2X.0000(or your IPL is 2.2X.0002) - There are some reports that Elf upgrading from 1.1X IPL&SPL to 2.2X IPL&SPL was successful, but take your own risk!

(4) Commercial CID Unlocker for both Elf&Elfin

8. After CID Unlocking, better check if it really worked
A safe way to find out if your CID unlocking worked is following this method & check the line:

Code:

g_cKeyCardSecurityLevel = ?
;If ?=0 => Touch=CID_Unlocked => Able to flash any ROM or Radio Update through Bootloader
;If ?=FF => Touch=CID_Locked => Try CID_Unlocking again BEFORE flashing anything

9. SIM Unlock your phone (So that you can use any carrier's SIM)
(1) Free Touch_Unlock (Members report that it's working only for Elf)

(2) HTC TOUCH SIM UNLOCKER FREE

(3) Commercial SIM Unlocker1

(4) Commercial SIM Unlocker2

(5) Commercial SIM Unlocker3

(6) dsixda's free unlocker

10. Available Roms,Radios,IPLs&SPLs
(1) Original Shipped Roms
---(1.1) Elfin's Original Shipped Roms, listed by CID & DID
---(1.2) Elf's Original Shipped Roms, listed by CID & DID
(If one Rom matches your CID & DID, you could always flash it successfully through bootloader. Always means even without CID Unlocking)
But have in mind that Original Shipped ROMs include IPL&SPL that will ovewrite yours and your device will be CID Locked after flashing these!

(2) Elf&Elfin's Dumped Roms, listed by CID & DID
(Consider these Roms as cooked ones, meaning that they can be flashed to your device ONLY IF it is CID Unlocked
or
[alternative1] you use SoftSPL
or
[alternative2] you use JumpSPL)

(3) Elf&Elfin's Custom Roms plus Alternative thread for old ROMs
(They can be flashed to your device ONLY IF it is CID Unlocked
or
[alternative1] you use SoftSPL
or
[alternative2] you use JumpSPL)

(4) Elf&Elfin Radio Updates
(They can be flashed to your device ONLY IF it is CID Unlocked
or
[alternative1] you use SoftSPL
or
[alternative2] you use JumpSPL)

(5) Elf&Elfin IPLs&SPLs
(Be careful with these ROM parts)

11. Flashing Roms
(1) If you have a CID unlocked device (Elf&Elfin) just enter bootloader & run the RomUpdateUtility(aka RUU)

(2) If you have a CID locked device & you don't want to mess with the SPL but still want to try another Rom you could:
---(2.1) Use SoftSPL for both Elf&Elfin
---(2.2) Use JumpSPL for both Elf&Elfin
But have in mind that if something goes wrong(Bad Flash or Bad Rom) you'll end up facing any possible problem with a device that is CID Locked!

(3) Open Source ROM Update Utility (RUU)
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kokotas · #4 24th July 2008, 11:46 AM

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...What we hope ever to do with ease we must learn first to do with diligence...

12. Kitchens for Elf&Elfin (The "programs" used to rebuild/modify Shipped Roms & produce Custom Roms)
(1) Hypercore (Presented in Noonski's Cooking Class. Many things to learn there)

(2) BETA: Extended Elf/Elfin Kitchen for WM6.1

(3) EasyPortOven V2.2

(4) Ervius buildos+packagetools 4.2b3 & version 4.3b1

(5) SuperProCore Kitchen (On Hold)

(6) ELF(in)_Hybrid_Kitchen

(7) Linux ROM Kitchen

(8) o.r.e.e. wwe v3.07.720.05

(9) XIPKitchen-from PPCKitchen.org

(10) Ervius XIPPorterEx - Ervius Latest Kitchen

13. Modifying&Cooking stuff
(0) Noonski's Tutorials

(1) OEM Package Tutorial

(2) Full XIP Porting (& MANY MORE Guides) - XIP & SYS Porting Guide

(3) What's The Pagepool (Size) All About?
---(3.1) Universal ELF/IN 1.1x , 2.2x & 3.xx Roms PP Changer (Use this if you want to change the PagePool size for the ROM your device already runs(after flashing)) ,
---(3.2) PagePool Smart Changer(Works as the above but only for (old) 1.1x.xxx.xx ROMs) ,
---(3.3) Changing Pagepool for 2.2X.xxx.xx ROMs(Read this guide if you want to change the PagePool size on the ROM(*.nb or *.nbh file) before(!) flashing)
---(3.4) Changing Pagepool for 1.1x.xxx.xx ROMs(Works as the above but only for (old) 1.1x.xxx.xx ROMs)
---(3.5) Changing Pagepool for 3.XX.xxx.xx ROMs is similar to 2.2X.xxx.xx ROMs with only 1 difference

(4) Creating MIDlet shortcuts in start menu, and changing the shortcut icon

(5) Changing startmenu icon (You may need msigner) - Rename "Start" in system tray

(6) How to remove SQM (System Quality Metrics)

(7) SDAutoRun - User Customization

(8) UC ROM SDConfig.txt Builder

(9) AppToDate

(10) International MUI for Localizations

(11) How to tweak a rom because of size limitation(You could bypass that limitation(50MB for our ELF(in)s) using your SD card for flashing[This short "explanation" may help you understand])

(12) G'Reloc & other tools

(13) Tadzio's tools

(14) itsme's tools

(15) mamaich's tools

(16) bepe's Package Tool

(17) Powerful xip porting tool: XIPAddrTools 2.0

(18) QuickCab 1.0Cab

(19) SASHIMI AutoInstaller

(20) nbimg: HTC splash screen tool

(21) Cube Customization

(22) XIAMultiTheme

(23) Windows Mobile 6 Professional Emulator

(24) MortScript examples accumulation - Mortscript's Manual - Mortscript's Manual(HTML)

(25) cmonex's RomTools Pack

(26) htc ROM Image Editor

(27) DSMBuilder

(28) Noonski's Cooking Experiments & OEM packages - A Little Cooking Secret

(29) How to change ROM Date

(30) Increasing Touch Sensitivity

(31) [TUT]Apply your registry tweaks with a simple CAB file!

(32) Speed up OEM ROMS with NETCF3.5 without cooking

(33) HOW to translate ANY ROM

(34) File Explorer Extension v.2.03

(35) Opal/Jade Apps & Manilla2D Extraction Thread

(36) Download links for Dumped ROMs & XIPs for cooking

(37) Ather90's OEM Packages

(38) UPX Reference Post

(39) List Of .lnks

(40) Manilla 2D Home Settings XML Explained

(41) ULDR Removal for Elf/Elfins

(42) Change settings for all Notifications
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kokotas · #5 24th July 2008, 11:47 AM

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Quote:

...Clear your mind of can't...

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14. Troubleshooting guides
(1) Stuck in bootloader

(2) Dead[or]bricked Elf&Elfin
(Ultimate guide - All you need is there - DO NOT open a new thread for every dead device in this planet!)

(3) "Data crashes" when SIM card inserted (Not available yet, but check following links for help: link1 & link2)

(4) ActiveSync Fails

(5) Bootloader [mtty] commands

(6) RUU Error Codes List

(7) Goldcard (Potentially a Limited Unbricker) for ELF/ELFin

(8) Unbricker ROM

(9) HOW to fix turning off HTC ELF

15. "Manuals"
(1) HTC ELF / Touch Service Manual

(2) How to Completely Disassemble the HTC Touch (check post 22 for a pdf)
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kokotas · #6 24th July 2008, 11:54 AM

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16. Alternative OS running on Elf
(1) Linwizard/ Linux running on Elf

17. Benchmarking Tests
(1) Difference between SPLs

18. Projects
(1) Touch Surface // The Cooking begins!

(2) UC2.0 + Mortscript Capable New Ultra Clean concept ROMs [OFFLINE]

(3) New XML customizable full screen today screen

(4) Shaps New UI - Touchxperience

(5) BETA XDA_TEAM Manilla2D

(6) XDAFBPPC facebook for winmo

19. Useful Links
(1) Touch Friendly Programs for the Windows Mobile

(2) Tweaks&Tricks

(3) MSDN Library

(4) The (Java) MIDlet Bible
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kokotas · #7 24th July 2008, 12:32 PM

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*Don't try anything with your phone if you're not SURE...
and to be SURE you have to search,read,try to understand
&THEN if you're still unsure ask for help BEFORE messing up your phone!*

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