yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] compu829:
This is actually a HUGE development. all an MBN file is a Qualcomm eMMC file that contains data to be written out to flash. I've worked with these a bit using QPST in the past. Depending on what is going on here, one of two things are happening:

1. We may have found a partition that should exist on all WP8 devices that we can write unsigned binaries to. We may be able to embed a payload here to do "Other stuff".

2. The unsigned binary is being signed before being dumped over USB to the phone!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
No. It's a different format.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] compu829:
damn. lol then they should have used a different file extension!!!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Harris-io:
Hi,

got a brandnew Ativ-S. Is it safe to install the official updates first and play with them?

Or do I lock a hole that's needed?

It's a GT-I8750

OS: 8.0.10211.204
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
It's safe for now. Until Samsung release its update.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Custom ROM for Neo!

Here are rebuilded stock CSC and custom CSC for Samsung Ativ S Neo. I've just ported all the things from Ativ S ROM. Plus, removed SIM/Hotspot lock. I can't test it so... it's provided AS IS. And I don't know how to flash it, since there is no firmware (.wp8) for Neo.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] eazy2001x:
damn...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] quidome:
CSC influence on system?

Regarding flashing CSC files:

Is there a way to go back to my original CSC file? I haven't found any others besides thisone and the one from the leaked GDR2 rom.

I have to add my own APN's since my provider isn't from Russia, should the phone then be functioning normally? I'm having trouble installing the Dutch keyboard (the download doesn't work) and I'm having trouble checking for updates. I don't think it's related but I'm not sure.

So, does CSC influence how well the market works, how well updates work and that kind of stuff? In that case, can someone provide me with an open handset CSC for the Netherlands?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
My phone updated to GDR3, so there are no problems with updates/keyboard.

To see different APNs you have to change operator code in the registry. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2498869 . I don't know code for your country.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] quidome:
OK, thanks.

I started out with PHN and would like to go back to thatone. For now my phone works reasonably well, the absence of Dutch keyboard is annoying but I'll survive (the keyboard is there but there is no dictionary) and I managed to update to GDR3. It just doesn't work that well and I don't understand why.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
May be it's GDR3 bug? I can't download russian dictionary. I didn't notice it before because I don't use this feature.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] quidome:
Looks like system update and keyboard download is one and the same "problem". As soon as I'm trying to install the keyboard, phone updates start breaking on error 80072ee2. My guess is that the dictionary files are causing a problem and block the whole phone update.

I have the same problem in GDR2 BTW, I don't think this is a GDR3 bug. But I'm not alone, I've seen more problems regarding keyboard downloads, I think the whole system update is a bit prone to errors / buggy. Thanks for your help anyway, I did learn from it.

edit:

I'm not exactly sure what it is but this is what I did:

Set time to manual

Set timezone to UTC

Set language/region to English/UK

My guess is it's the timezone (and the current time in that zone). I've read before of Windows updates failing because of the time being wrong. Nevertheless, I'm now running the tweaker SER CSC on GDR3. Everything is working fine now.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
I found what blocks keyboard/speech updates. It's DevUpdates. If you turn it off and reset the phone you would be able to install those updates. Even if you're on GDR3 already.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] jraviles:
thanks!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
Dude... there's a Thanks button. You don't have to post the actual word "thanks". You definitely don't have to quote the entire initial post when you do. In fact, quoting the entire initial post is kind of irritating for everybody else, it just takes up a lot of the screen...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Looks like I've managed to create a ROM which isn't rewrited by new Samsung Update. Testing it now.

UPD:

Cheat works, GDR3 doesn't rewrite it. But custom part doesn't work.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] jordanmills:
Can the CSC be used to write binaries to the main FS? Or is there a way to easily get binaries into the windows folders on the device?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] spavlin:
test
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
SER?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] spavlin:
My custom rom ATO-SER

Not overwritten by GDR3 working Interop, but does not work Bootstrap & Sideloading

(Maybe For Bootstrap & Sideloading can try to add them as the work of the registry file)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
I thought to test this thing. But first time I cooked a ROM, reg failed to unlock my device. Since then I thought it has less privileges than xml.

However I allmost done update to 10517 with saving RPCComponent's functioning.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] C-Lang:
I have an Ativ S Neo and would love to help with providing files and such, however this is a work phone so I'm not gonna flash anything that could wreck it. (I know anything could, but you catch my drift) So let me know if there's anything I can do... I'm dying without a hotspot though, and group messaging. Is the hotspot just a registry value? Thanks for all your work man!:laugh:
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] jordanmills:
I suspect the hotspot blocker just checks a URL. If there were a host file and if it could be blocked there...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] C-Lang:
Hrm, sounds reasonable enough. I'll have to check it out, but I still haven't done any unlocking. (beyond getting a developer license to get updates early. I have GDR3) And as far as group messaging, I suspect its fairly easy to fix. I hear its perfectly possible if you have a Nokia from ATT on hand to backup/restore, but I have no such luxury, as I'm the only person I personally know with a WP. Anybody wanna be a pal and help me out? Ha. Anyways this is something I don't totally get but is the custom ROM a potential fix? Thanks again!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] AlvinPhilemon:
There is a hosts file in Windows Phone. Its in the same location as on a Windows PC.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Mattemoller90:
when you finish this project we can update our Ativ S to (GDR3 official+new firmware) without lose the ability to modify the registry, do Interop Unlock and unlock all Capabilities?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] titi66200:
Hi,

Somebody have the "Phone Manufacturer Model Name" and "Phone Model Name" for Samsung Ativ S.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Nokser:
You mean .dll files or what? only simple Names from this Device?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
I finished it. But it's not well tested yet.

GT-I8750
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] titi66200:
For my Lumia 1020 it's dm=RM-875_eu_france_263 in Fiddler

For Ativ S it's "dm=GT-I8750" in fiddler?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] jordanmills:
Neat. I suspected so. I haven't had a chance to unpack any rom images yet.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Nokser:
I think... We have all this info in diagnosis tool ;)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
GT-I8750 is only one model of ATIV S, there's also the SGH-T899M. The external hardware (and most of the internals) look the same, but there are a few differences in their spec sheets and they're sold in different markets.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] AlvinPhilemon:
The GT-I8750 and SGH-T899M use EXACT same motherboards. Confirmed this after a disassembly. T899M is FCC certified for LTE. While GT-I8750 has LTE capabilities locked, it is not FCC certified for LTE.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] shifuimam:
Is it possible to modify the stock ROM to enable Internet Sharing (for free) in the same way that it's enabled in this custom ROM? I'm not ready to flash my phone with a custom ROM yet, and one of the only things missing compared to my Galaxy S4 is free tethering.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
What is your CSC?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] shifuimam:
Sorry for the stupid question, but how do I find that?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
In Diagnosis enter *#1234# You need default CSC value. It's 3 letters long.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] shifuimam:
SPR
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
The only thing I could find. This is not direct registry edit, so I don't know where changes are located. I searched through the registry, but with no luck.

<!-- Internet Sharing -->
<characteristic type="Hotspot">
<parm name="Enabled" value="true" datatype="boolean"/>
<parm name="EntitlementRequired" value="false" datatype="boolean"/>
<parm name="TetheringNAIConnection" value="TetheringNAIConn" datatype="string"/>
<parm name="DedicatedConnections" value="pam" datatype="string"/>
<parm name="MaxUsers" value="8" datatype="integer"/>
<parm name="PeerlessTimeout" value="10" datatype="integer"/>
</characteristic>
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
New ROM version has a progress! I've been able to include first part of [MENTION=3529492]GoodDayToDie[/MENTION] Capabilities Unlock (Bootstrap) into the ROM. EnableAllSideloading installs right after Hard Reset!

Oh, some people want to know about latest updates of my projects without visiting this XDA section every day. Now you can follow special Twitter account. https://twitter.com/xda_wolf
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] C-Lang:
Hey guys, SO sorry to do this, but I don't have time to read through everything. Would someone mind filling me in on where the Ativ S Neo is at? In terms of having a ROM... Thanks! :)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] mirakle:
I'm maybe willing to help, can you tell us what's need to be tested?

I think we have to flash GDR2 to do this, can we still update to GDR3 after that?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] yengec:
I tested your rom. but there were some problems. Set the custom ringtone, after restarting over the horizon ringtones are coming back. APN to disappear as I entered the information. internet explorer google default search provider. When you restart yandex.ru was. I wish you success.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] fadenfisch95:
Samsung Link

the sprint user guide for the Samsung Ativ S Neo lists an app called Samsung Link, which has the capability of Streaming Music / Video via DLNA.

Would it be possible to get Hands on the xap file or a install link from the market place to run this on my Ativ S ?

that would be super-awesome, so thanks in advance for an answer!

fadenfisch
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Issue with ringtone fixed. Issue with search is also fixed.

Samsung APN settings don't work, cause this ROM has WLF CSC code. Disable auto in this utility and use standart "cellular" setting to add APN.

You can try not to do HR after you flash CSC. Do you have 521 version?

Microsoft fixes security bugs and Samsung software becomes more and more unpredictable. Looks like CSCMgr makes changes on every boot, not cold boot. The good thing is you are able not to do HR when flash new custom ROM.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] djtonka:
anything more since first release?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Since beta 1? Nothing.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] riteshbendre:
can we expect a custom ROM for Nokia Lumia 920 ???
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] jraviles:
download

Is there a download link to this rom?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Yes. Read this thread backwards.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] tom_codon:
hey WOLF , did this CSC work for GDR3 ? Can i flash Offical stock GDR3 (8.0.10517.150) and flash this CSC ?

Thanks
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] spavlin:
NO.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48519175&postcount=12
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] tom_codon:
Thanks spavlin , let me try :)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] AlvinPhilemon:
Click here for the answer
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
Hit the "Thanks" button if you thought this post was helpful!

I did :D :D :D
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
wolfROM 2.0 beta 3 should work on GDR3, but it doesn't :(

However you can test it. Tweaks list didn't change.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] DilanChd:
[MENTION=2734362]-W_O_L_F-[/MENTION]

Thx.

What are internal changes?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] djtonka:
Maybe try our ROM, is on GDR3 with old Diagnosis to replace.

http://www.windowsmania.pl/romy-222...om-rom]-pierwszy-custom-windowsmania-pl-8006/
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
Linking to websides where you need to register isn't allowed !!!

ist all nice BUT :) first of all , you link to a webside where you Need to Register to see all the info (and that isn't allowed here)

second , ist not in englisch so most poeple can't read it ( Google translate sucks)

so please make a thread here with your hacks in WWE

Greetings XDA Staff.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] djtonka:
I will add translation and links as previously
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
ok thats sounds good , but links to registered websides arn't allowed.

and most importand , hijacking someone's thread isn't nice , so please make your own thread here at xda :)

Greetings XDA Staff
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
GDR3 finaly!

Finaly my ROM works with ANY GDR3 (including official one).

wolfROM 2.0 beta 4 is stable and will be added to OP after some positive feedback from testers. Who want to test it?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
Just to confirm, you can now flash it with either GDR2 or 3 already installed? or do you still need to be on GDR2?

Ive just read through the whole thread and I wanted to just make it very clear because I think im being a little bit dense on this one! So please accept my humble apologies!

Note im about to buy an Ativ S so would be willing to do some flashing / hard resets once it arrives if it can help you
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
I flashed it even _with_ GDR3 ROM. I think it will work in any case.

The fastest way is to select GDR3 .wp8 file (CMK2?) and this ROM (.mbn) and flash it at once. You don't need HR in this case.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] DilanChd:
It should replaced the CSC file by MBN file.

GDR3 ROM for Samsung ATIV S: I8750XXCMK2_I8750XCMK2.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
can't understand anything...
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
Ok so simply take a Ativ s phone (in any state at all?) and flash the GDR3 ROM with your MBN file and your done?

Nothing else is needed to have all the tweaks from your hard work in the MBN file with a stock GDR3 ROM?

Excellent

Once again, to clarify for other users who may be reading this, is there anything a user should NOT do when flashing this?

My Ativ S is winging its way from Oz as we speak so should have it in about a week, I love my Focus S so I really hope the Ativ S lives up to its older brother! :)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Yes, nothing more.

1) Open .wp8 and .mbn in flasher

2) Boot your ATIV S in Download Mode and connect to PC (after you started flasher!!!)... install drivers if needed.

3) Chose "All" and press "Start"

4) Wait for welcome screen.

Automatic APN doesn't work! You should add apn in "mobile network" [GB] ("celullar" [USA]).
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
Excellent,

sorry about that, I just wanted to make that perfectly clear.

Im new over here and it seemed to me that every second thread was a discussion on the same thing, with some of them updated and others not it just didn't seem clear that interop would persist after the update(s). But your post above makes it clear!

You should consider changing your first post to make it this clear, list all the GDR ROM versions with links and get a MOD to sticky it :) thanks again

as I said before once if you have anything you want me to fiddle with which may require a HR let me know, shall have it in about a week
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ej_424:
Ok I have a Samsung Ativ S T899M (Canadian Version). Can someone confirm this process will work please? Also I'm starting from scratch and haven't flashed a thing. Could someone give me a step by step with links? I cant seem to find the flasher program I need, and not really following how many files I need to flash and in which order. Sorry to be a pain but this thread is all over the place. Any input is much appreciated!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
from my albeit limited understanding the 899 has a different ROM needed so presumably this wouldn't work.

im sure others can confirm this, GDTD has an 899 so is probably the foremost expert on that version of the ativ s
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
I don't know what the state of custom ROMs for the T899M is - I run stock ROMs at all times, so I've not followed the custom ROM scene very closely - but I would imagine that the same hack used on the I8750 would work here. I jus don't know if anybody has done it...

If your T899M isn't yet running Samsung's GDR3 firmware (which it probably isn't; mine hasn't gotten the update notification yet) you can just follow the standard interop-unlock steps (see link in my sig).
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
This rom is just a customization part. So it should work.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
Will it not need a new base rom though ( .wp8) although similar there are some differences to this
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Yes, you need .wp8 for your model. It may be not flashed but it's required. .mbn isn't locked to some model.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ej_424:
Sorry if this is a dumb quesiton but is this based on GDR2 or GDR3? Also if its GDR2 will I still get the OTA updates of GDR3 on my unlocked ativ s with interop unlock still in place?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
It's not related to any GDR. It's only a small part of the ROM. You will receive all updates.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Stefan Caromov:
I will wait you to finish the rom and i will install it immediately .
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Beta 4 is now a release of wolfROM 2.0.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Loco5150:
Hmmm, can this be done with regular interop unlocked rom? " Both can launch its app from search key (if app is installed)"

I have missed all together that in WP8 its possible to point the search button to something more usefull!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
If registry key exists it can be changed with SamWP8. You can change first search engine (Yandex) to whatever you want.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Loco5150:
But you to set region to RUS or some other that has not got Bing? This I gathered from the other topic.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Where Bing is available:

Search key opens Bing. Address bar uses site from settings.

Where Bing is NOT available:

Search key and address bar open search application. The only search app suited for this is Yandex. It can handle cmdline arguments. Google will always start with a blank search query field.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cromourso:
Hi,

First of all, congratulations -W_O_L_F- for the awesome work!

I do have some doubts if I may ask:

"Final GDR3 support" - Does this mean its already a GDR3 ROM, or I need to upgrade it? If so, do I need to do that "xml files thing"?

"Partial Capabilities unlock. About 40-50% of capabilities are included" - What does this mean?!

And finaly, is this ROM only on English, no other languages?

Once again, congrats for your work, and sorry for my noob questions. I did read the thread and tried to understand.

Cheers!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
I tried the XML thing and it didn't work, GDR2 went straight to GDR3 including the firmware update, nurfing the diagnostic app. GDR3 with this allows side loading but full capability unlock didn't work, so in short, your still best installing GDR2, unlocking everything, then update to GDR3, it might be with looking in to fiddler to see if we can stop that pesky firmware update
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] Stefan Caromov:
Would anyone be so kind to explain to me in details how to flash it ? I mean tools, rom, drivers and so on ?

I searched may be the hole forum , i didnt found tutorial - how to flash ativ s tools and drivers. Thanks. May be i will become biggest fan of -W_O_L_F-` roms and tricks for ativ s
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2391138

Latest wolfROM 2.0 beta 4 unlocks even final GDR3. Then you should unblock RPC. Install&Run EnableAllSideloading to get full list of capabilities unlocked.

It's not a full ROM, just a very small part of it. It doesn't change OS version.

XML files trick is no more needed.

Partitial Capabilities Unlock means that not all homebrew apps will install. Install&Run EnableAllSideloading to get full list of capabilities unlocked.

You can choose any language.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cromourso:
So, all I need to do, is flash your ROM, do a Hard Reset, and Install&Run EnableAllSideloading...right?? No XML or other tricks?

Thank you a lot for your help, cheers!
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] dazza9075:
So you can flash GDR2, unlock all the way inc rpc unlock then update to GDR3, or flash GDR 2 / GDR3 + this, THEN RPC unlock, enable all side loading and have it all working?

What I don't know is if both have the same level of unlock? I'm also pretty sure both methods will result in a loss of diagnostics reg editor but I don't know if its needed once, your unlocked anyway.

Yes there's a lot of info out there but its quite fragmented and not always easily interpreted due to mother language differences.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Yes :)

Flash GDR3 + wolfROM 2.0 beta 4, unblock RPC, run EnableAllSideloading. You have maximum available level of unlock. This is the fastest way. The only thing you lose is RegEditor in Diagnosis. But who cares when you already have unlock? :laugh:
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] cromourso:
Damn, I must be very dumb...lol

How can I Flash GDR3 + wolfROM 2.0 beta 4?? I've already tried to flash, but your ROM is *.mbn and at the flashtool, at the yellow folder I need to load a *wp8 file!

I'm really sorry if I'm anoying you anyway, but the information is all over the threads, is it possible to make a Tutorial?
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
For those like you, first post contains screenshot. Open GDR3 ROM in yellow folder and .mbn in green folder. Select "All" and flash.
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] ceesheim:
let me drop a quick question here :)

so when we flash the gdr 3 rom and use the beta4 , are we after that able too use the large screen and the 6 tile screen ? (the screen normally seen only on the Lumia 1520)
[Windows Phone 8 Development and Hacking] -W_O_L_F-:
Yes.