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Loox n5x0 series rom update

heh, i`ve researched on the loox n5x0 series (htc maria?) rom format. now we can create custom roms.
Loox n5x0 OS_xxxU.nbf header format
total 42 bytes header, the rest is not crypted os rom image (what we usually call nb0 or n_d)
4 bytes - model name (N500, N520 or N560) + 11 bytes empty (filled with 0x00) +9 bytes version (e.g. 1.22.0001) + 1 byte 0x20 (space) +3 bytes language (e.g. ENG, ITA, GER) + 2 bytes empty (0x0) +4 bytes - reversed crc32 checksum (if we have, for example, 1163FCED, then we write ED FC 63 11) + 4 bytes - size of decrypted part (reversed somehow? we have 2100000 and write 00001002) + 4 bytes - rom base flash address (seems it it 80400000, we type 00 00 04 80, don`t play with it)
all this is true for OS_yyyU.nbf ( yyy means rom version), bootloader nbf is coded otherwise, it is usually named BL_xxx_G3.nbf or bl_xxx_G4.nbf. xxx - bl version. I suppose you delete file bl_xxx_G4.nbf or bl_xxx_G3.nbf. new pda`s come with g4 flash, it will be killed with g3 update. and, anyhow, bootloader update is always dangerous and not recommended.
wait a bit - in some days i`ll post a tutorial how to extract os rom image from n500/n520 and probably n560 pda.

Any progress on this? I have a N560 and am very interested in your tutorial. Thanks.

Any news in the N560 area??
I am eager to update the software of my N560... I would like to try the new Windows mobile 6. It's pretty annoying that this really good device cannot be upgraded somehow..
Well, hope to hear something soon..
PS: By the way, you guys are great doing all this stuff

Is loox 5x0 == htc maria? Any prooves?

it's htc dresden)) i'll post aku 3.5.2 for c550/n560 this week

Man that would be awsome!!!
Nice to hear this one!!!
Waiting for the goodie
Thank you man!!

wm6 upgrade
Rafe533 said:
Any progress on this? I have a N560 and am very interested in your tutorial. Thanks.
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I would also be very interested in upgrading my N560 to wm6.
I thank you in advance.
Shim

shimrob said:
I would also be very interested in upgrading my N560 to wm6.
I thank you in advance.
Shim
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No WM6 yet, but
http://4pda.ru/forum/attach/805977/n560.Alex_DFR_.AKU.3.5.2.rar - here is the rom with aku 3.5.2 for n560
For Loox C550
http://4pda.ru/forum/attach/808633/PocketLOOXC550FlashTool.7z - here is the flasher for c550, download it, download aku3.5.2 for n560, overwrite the files from the n560 update and open OS_213u.nbf with winhex and change n560 to c550
If you have german/french/italian/spanish pda but want to use this update, edit the nbf with winhex and change ENG to FRA/GER/ITA/SPA
Be sure to remove the password (fsc secure lock) before flashing

getting my n560 ready to flashing... go-go-go!

Does not work!!!
I have a spanish N560 pda. I wanted to upgrade its rom.
I did everything as indicated:
- open pda and put it in the cradle
- connect cradle to the power and the usb to my WinXP laptop
- in my XP machine activesync (4.5 spanish version) connects and recognizes my pda
- check there is no password protection in the pda (there was none before)
- unpack n560.Alex_DFR_.AKU.3.5.2.rar and open with WinHex OS_213U.nbf; change ENG to SPA; save file
- execute PocketLOOX5xxFlashTool; in the end I get this error:
"The language in this Flash Image update () differs from that on your device (SPANISH)!"
Well, I did again and again and again... same error...
Any suggestions???
PS: I would like to put its new rom in english, if it's possible!
Thank you

Hi sp3dev,
your update is quite intersting but I have two questions before I want to flash:
1. is the ROM affected by flashing your image, if flashing fails, can the N560 hard reset to original state?
2. Is there a tool which can fetch a complete image from N560 (with ROM)?
Can you give us a short info how you cook the image?
Where do you get the HW depended drivers (e.g WLAN, display..)?
Do you have any links? I have looked a long time
to find any info about upgrade the N560 or cooking Loox images.
Thanks

SPAschreiben not so, but ESN. then is OK ONE

I have with these Romes update. All OK ONE

Stucked
Hi sp3dev and everyone,
I did the upgrade and it went fine, the only thing was that the keyboard was English, I thought there were all in the ROM, and I wanted to get back to the first ROM, so and here comes my problem, I executed
pdocwrite nk.nb0 0 0x2300000
The result of this is that it get stucked at the very first screen, Is there any way to get back? How could I upload a ROM to the N560 in this case?
Thanx

Hi,
so how it looks with WM6 ROM. It will be great to have WM6 on my N560

Smarja said:
Hi,
so how it looks with WM6 ROM. It will be great to have WM6 on my N560
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Oh, i don`t know. we have xip with all wm6 modules but wm6 doesn`t boot yet. When we fix, and if we do, i`ll inform everyone

I did the upgrade yesterday eve, but i am missing the remote desktop client..
can't seem to find any link.. mtssc or any.. i looked in the windows folder but couldn't find it.
Anyone a hint?

oNNoZeLe said:
I did the upgrade yesterday eve, but i am missing the remote desktop client..
can't seem to find any link.. mtssc or any.. i looked in the windows folder but couldn't find it.
Anyone a hint?
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It's not there due to a bug. Likewise the transcriber does not work and hangs the system.
I suggest waiting until they fix it and upgrade then, if it is vital for you. I will wait for two reasons: it is probably buggy yet (only two known bugs now though), and I am loath to re-install everything from scratch for the next couple of weeks
Besides, people experiment there with pool size (with some trade-off in RAM) which may yield an even faster machine.
Also if you upgrade, you must not use an old (all-)system backup. Just re-install everything single piece of software you use. Note that some software may lose its registration since you will have a *different* PPC with new (and unofficial) ROM.
... and "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" remember?

AKU 3.5.2
Hi sp3dev,
I thought that in AKU 3.5.2 WPA2 was supported. If I'm right this is supported since AKU 3.5. After upgrade I noticed it wasn't in this release. Is it a mistake? or I'm really wrong.

and "if it isn't broken, don't fix it" remember?
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True, but i can't rembemer not installing any MS beta ;-)
And if someone posts a wm6 rom here, i won't be the first to try but might be second or third
Maybe my intention was to notify but wrote my text wrong..
i do like the rom..

Hard-SPL 1.30 MFG - Oli

The new and improved hard-spl for our trinities, thanks to a little glitch in hard-spl's protecting itself against the new spl from HTC we have this new addition Olipro finished for us today. This is based on 1.05 MFG so we now have lnb capability and the rtasks. In addition of course, this SPL really should protect itself against being reflashed...
Donations to Olipro, I am only posting it...
EDIT: Should be working now!

Great as always!

Thanks for both Shadowmite and Olipro to offer us such nich piece.
It saves a lot of us from heartattack of flash problem...

great!! thanks to Olipro!

Great so quick
Thank you so much.

great works
thanks

Thanks for posting shadowmite... I couldn't sleep anyway so I might as well have sorted it myself, but never mind.
tomorrow I'll relocate it to the empirical thread

I'm flash hard spl1.30 and i cann't upgrade to official rom wm6 there is
ERROR[294]:INVALID VENDER ID

Upgrade from P3600
Hi,
Can I upgrade with this tool my P3600 with original WM5 GPS activated Dutch version to WM6?
Or do I need to take other steps?
And, what's the best official WM6 rom to use for European P3600 ?
Thx,
Kopernikus

xtraart said:
I'm flash hard spl1.30 and i cann't upgrade to official rom wm6 there is
ERROR[294]:INVALID VENDER ID
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enter the bootloader and run mtty on your computer and do "task 32" - tell me what that returns.
also, tell me what version displays on the device

Thanks for the hard work.

Olipro said:
enter the bootloader and run mtty on your computer and do "task 32" - tell me what that returns.
also, tell me what version displays on the device
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I run mtty with "task 32" and it return
task 32
Command error !!!
Cmd>task 32
Level = FF
Cmd>
and the version displays on my device is
TRIN100
IPL-1.00
TRIN100 MFG
SPL-1.30.Olipro

Does this mean we don't have to worry about the SPL getting overwritten? We can just flash whatever rom without any precautions?

am stuck in bootloader spl 1.30oli, am trying to install my original rom it give me device id error, modified also same problem and when i remove the battrey also same problem what can i do

HeartMan said:
am stuck in bootloader spl 1.30oli, am trying to install my original rom it give me device id error, modified also same problem and when i remove the battrey also same problem what can i do
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I have this problem and spent almost an hour trying. You will need to find an OS only ROM(Eg. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=312499) and it will flash successfully. Then you boot the PDA OS up and flash any suitable ROM.

I've removed the link for now, this is a bug in his patch and he's looking at it now. In the meantime you need to flash via SSPL or reflash the older hard-spl...

New Hard-SPL from Oli
Hello
Could you give us any news about new Hard-SPL?
When can we expect it?
Robidog

banzro said:
Hello
When can we expect it?
Robidog
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my guess is....when its ready

I'm still waiting.

thanks to Olipro
I am waiting...

Need Help [ Block 0x174(372) is BAD block !!! ]

Cmd>info 8
Block 0x0(0) is Reversed block
Block 0x1(1) is Reversed block
Block 0x2(2) is Reversed block
Block 0x3(3) is Reversed block
Block 0x4(4) is Reversed block
Block 0x5(5) is Reversed block
Block 0x6(6) is Reversed block
Block 0x7(7) is Reversed block
Block 0x8(8) is Reversed block
Block 0x9(9) is Reversed block
Block 0xA(10) is Reversed block
Block 0xB(11) is Reversed block
Block 0xC(12) is Reversed block
Block 0x174(372) is BAD block !!!
Partition[0], type=0x20, start=0x2, total=0x18FE
Partition[1], type=0x23, start=0x1900, total=0x1900
Partition[2], type=0x25, start=0x3200, total=0x25500
Partition[3], type=0x4, start=0x28700, total=0x16900
CE Total Length(with sector info) = 0x5223800
CE CheckSum Length(without sector info) = 0x50E0000
Cmd>task 2a
Check block : 372 - Bad
Help...What the mean???? How do fix this problem....???
Dopod 838pro
Herm 100
IPL-1.04 SPL-2.10 Olipro
Can loding windows, but not stable, how do fix this problem?

What is your phone doing? Is your phone not booting? Almost all hermes devices have bad blocks but still work fine.

section8prime8 said:
Almost all hermes devices have bad blocks but still work fine.
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Are you sure about that? It is quite weird.

section8prime8 said:
What is your phone doing? Is your phone not booting? Almost all hermes devices have bad blocks but still work fine.
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Still working, but not stable. What the mean 372 bad block?

burkay said:
Are you sure about that? It is quite weird.
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Yep, searched the forum and the wiki and it is common to find "bad blocks" on the hermes. It comes from the manufacturer like that. There are a few posts on here that discuss that weirdness. Here's one.

akubiqd said:
Still working, but not stable. What the mean 372 bad block?
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Ok, not stable as in random resets, or what? What ROM are you using? I'm no expert by any means, but the peeps on here that are will need more info. I will help and do the best I can.

section8prime8 said:
Ok, not stable as in random resets, or what? What ROM are you using? I'm no expert by any means, but the peeps on here that are will need more info. I will help and do the best I can.
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I using this ROM 23/12/08 20940/build 20931 Manila2D Black FULL...
I loading some program, the touchscreen is dead ,i tried to soft reset it many time but it's still doesn't respond to any touch.

OK, the first thing I do if I have a problem is flash to the AT&T ROM. Try this. Maybe it's something in the ROM when you flashed and a "reset" will help it. Try to flash this and reflash the ROM you liked. I'm limited on having troubles with my phone, but this is where I start. Good luck.

section8prime8 said:
OK, the first thing I do if I have a problem is flash to the AT&T ROM. Try this. Maybe it's something in the ROM when you flashed and a "reset" will help it. Try to flash this and reflash the ROM you liked. I'm limited on having troubles with my phone, but this is where I start. Good luck.
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Thank you very much....

Anything wrong with the datas of my Hermes?

The device is SoftBank x01ht.I ran the mtty.exe and after cmd>info 8, there are 8 or 9 bad blocks, then I input task 2a and have them repaired. But after infor 8, I get the datas below:
Cmd>info 8
Block 0x0(0) is Reversed block
Block 0x1(1) is Reversed block
Block 0x2(2) is Reversed block
Block 0x3(3) is Reversed block
Block 0x4(4) is Reversed block
Block 0x5(5) is Reversed block
Block 0x6(6) is Reversed block
Block 0x7(7) is Reversed block
Block 0x8(8) is Reversed block
Block 0x9(9) is Reversed block
Block 0xA(10) is Reversed block
Block 0xB(11) is Reversed block
Block 0xC(12) is Reversed block
Partition[0], type=0x20, start=0x2, total=0x18FE
Partition[1], type=0x23, start=0x1900, total=0x1900
Partition[2], type=0x25, start=0x3200, total=0x22E00
Partition[3], type=0x4, start=0x26000, total=0x19000
CE Total Length(with sector info) = 0x4D30000
CE CheckSum Length(without sector info) = 0x4C00000
The total value of Partition[2] and [3] are different from the ones I saw on this forum, and the value of CE Total Length and CE CheckSum are different either. So anything wrong with the datas of my device?
As far as I remember, starting with the ROM TAI's 21109 3G lite ROM, my Hermes kept hardresetting or hunging whatever cooked ROM I flashed (everytime I flashed the official O2 WM6 ROM first and then cooked ROMs, and some of the ROM's I flashed before TAI's rom ran very well on my hermes), then I tried to softreset it if hunging, but resulted in hunging at the flash screen and I have to got it hardreset by hand. But everything goes well I install the official ROM's ( I tried O2 official WM6 ROM and HTC official green WM6 ROM). Anyone know what is happening? Thanks!

pls any words, bros?

seasky3246 said:
The device is SoftBank x01ht.I ran the mtty.exe and after cmd>info 8, there are 8 or 9 bad blocks, then I input task 2a and have them repaired. But after infor 8, I get the datas below:
Cmd>info 8
Block 0x0(0) is Reversed block
Block 0x1(1) is Reversed block
Block 0x2(2) is Reversed block
Block 0x3(3) is Reversed block
Block 0x4(4) is Reversed block
Block 0x5(5) is Reversed block
Block 0x6(6) is Reversed block
Block 0x7(7) is Reversed block
Block 0x8(8) is Reversed block
Block 0x9(9) is Reversed block
Block 0xA(10) is Reversed block
Block 0xB(11) is Reversed block
Block 0xC(12) is Reversed block
Partition[0], type=0x20, start=0x2, total=0x18FE
Partition[1], type=0x23, start=0x1900, total=0x1900
Partition[2], type=0x25, start=0x3200, total=0x22E00
Partition[3], type=0x4, start=0x26000, total=0x19000
CE Total Length(with sector info) = 0x4D30000
CE CheckSum Length(without sector info) = 0x4C00000
The total value of Partition[2] and [3] are different from the ones I saw on this forum, and the value of CE Total Length and CE CheckSum are different either. So anything wrong with the datas of my device?
As far as I remember, starting with the ROM TAI's 21109 3G lite ROM, my Hermes kept hardresetting or hunging whatever cooked ROM I flashed (everytime I flashed the official O2 WM6 ROM first and then cooked ROMs, and some of the ROM's I flashed before TAI's rom ran very well on my hermes), then I tried to softreset it if hunging, but resulted in hunging at the flash screen and I have to got it hardreset by hand. But everything goes well I install the official ROM's ( I tried O2 official WM6 ROM and HTC official green WM6 ROM). Anyone know what is happening? Thanks!
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My theory is the cooked rom has the structure from XIP something changed and time to time it will be bad and hang up. You have to install only one official rom (don't change different official rom because it has may be not the same structure). For me, i used AT&T official rom and install only one time before flashed the cooked rom. And if i want flash another cooked rom, i don't need first flash official and after cooked rom. I flashed cooked rom many time again until i get hardreset or something wrong.
The data how you saw was not wrong, it changed from xip structure to have more memorie and storages. Many chefs has a different theory to get maximum memorie without any wrong with xip structure but if the structures not clean and you have many problems with hardreset.

TAI_Sw said:
My theory is the cooked rom has the structure from XIP something changed and time to time it will be bad and hang up. You have to install only one official rom (don't change different official rom because it has may be not the same structure). For me, i used AT&T official rom and install only one time before flashed the cooked rom. And if i want flash another cooked rom, i don't need first flash official and after cooked rom. I flashed cooked rom many time again until i get hardreset or something wrong.
The data how you saw was not wrong, it changed from xip structure to have more memorie and storages. Many chefs has a different theory to get maximum memorie without any wrong with xip structure but if the structures not clean and you have many problems with hardreset.
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Thanks for your words TAI. So is there anything I can do to get things better? I'm using the official AT&T ROM today. I really want to try the cooked ROM, but hanging up and hardreset scared me....

seasky3246 said:
Thanks for your words TAI. So is there anything I can do to get things better? I'm using the official AT&T ROM today. I really want to try the cooked ROM, but hanging up and hardreset scared me....
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Just be sure to flash oem ATT rom and it will restore the xip structure as tai_SW mentioned and then the new rom will function properly.

joshkoss said:
Just be sure to flash oem ATT rom and it will restore the xip structure as tai_SW mentioned and then the new rom will function properly.
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Hi josh, I used your color 3G M2D ROM and it's really good before my hermes kept hung up . I'm using the official ATT ROM. So when I flash a new ROM now, it will function preperly? Thanks~

seasky3246 said:
Hi josh, I used your color 3G M2D ROM and it's really good before my hermes kept hung up . I'm using the official ATT ROM. So when I flash a new ROM now, it will function preperly? Thanks~
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Correct!! Always flash the att OEM rom before flashing a new build rom, for better stability.. it formats the xip structure very well.. and thanks!

seasky3246 said:
Thanks for your words TAI. So is there anything I can do to get things better? I'm using the official AT&T ROM today. I really want to try the cooked ROM, but hanging up and hardreset scared me....
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You can flash any cooked roms again. Don't scared it so much. But it must be surely that you have also hardSPL installed.

Thanks, josh and TAI. So I'm on it to flash a cooked ROM again. And surely I have the hardSPL installed. Thank you again

G3 or G4? Why no info?

Hello all,
i'm trying to upgrade my jasjar to wm6, just downloaded Wizard Service Tool and clicked on "enab. rapi + unsigned". Then "device info" and i have obtained this report:
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Wizard Service Tool v4.2.2
22/01/09 10:01:38
CPU Manuf. FAILED
IMEI:
=> Bootloaders:
IPL: (G3 device)
SPL date unknown
=> Firmware:
OS: 5.1.xxx (Build 14847.2.0.0)
ROM: 0.0
Registry AKU: .2.0.0
Radio values FAILED
=>Extended_ROM:
Version: 1.30.169 ITA
Name: Extended_ROM
Status: hidden
=> Drives and partitions:
|--Handle--|---Size---|
72a24b06 - 977.98M (0x3d1fc000)
33d6c012 - 9.99M (0x9fd800)
33e230ea - 44.43M (0x2c6dc00)
53e71212 - 56.75M (0x38c0000)
b3e71026 - 3.19M (0x330000)
73e71002 - 3.06M (0x30fc00)
=> DOC chip unique ID:
00000000802202020c2f157a1507051b
Key Index: 20
All Done.
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Question: it's normal that a lot of fields are empty? IPL and SPL especially?
I'm sure to have a "G3" even if IPL is empty?
...and someother generic question:
ROMS are all interchangeable? If i want to try another wm6 rom, can i reflash?
ROMS contains all languages, or if i want to retain ITALIAN i have to search for an italian ROM?
Thanks very much!

you can reflash as many times as you want and languaje can be anyone you like
<Good luck,

orb3000 said:
you can reflash as many times as you want and languaje can be anyone you like
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Thanks, now i'm stopped because i dont know if i have a G3 or G4 and dont know how to interpret the fact that Wizard utility dont show a lot of informations... maybe a problem....

ZuperMario said:
Thanks, now i'm stopped because i dont know if i have a G3 or G4 and dont know how to interpret the fact that Wizard utility dont show a lot of informations... maybe a problem....
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=348882
Good luck,

orb3000 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=348882
Good luck,
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Thanks but the real question is why wizard utility dont show a lot of information: if there is something "strange" or locked on my device, i can get unpredictable results going ahead with reflashing procedure... i think.

I have the same problem with my Universal.
I flashed it with Tomal's 8.2 without trying Wizard service tool, 'cause Uni arrived me with wm6.0, so I thought it was unlocked.
Now I'm going to flash a friend of mine original G3, and looking for how to unlock it, I found some apps that I tried on mine.
The message I receive on Wizard Service Tools is similar to yours, also when I check CID it says that the cheksum is incorrect:
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Decrypted stored sum: 2020202020202020
Decrypted calcd sum: CB2C31FAACFE5801
Checksums did NOT match!!
Could not determine a key index to decrypt it.
Your CID block must be corrupted or file isn't
from a valid CID dump!!
Aborting operation.
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Question is: may I use this program to superCID the G3 Uni?