yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bal666:
Hawk_mate,

cornelius is right - use Extra Drive Creator Pro (you can download a demo version), or if you use linux then you can mount the file as a fat type.

If you use extra drive creator then turn off the recycle bin for the mounted drive - otherwise you'll have fun deleting files from it!!

I will finish the help file, and it contains all of this info...

Yzord,

nope, it won't expose the extended rom - it will allow you to modify the image file (ms_.nbf) that's used when flashing new roms to your device.

I think there may be a program around that will allow you edit the extended rom on your device (do a search, cause I don't really know!).

Have fun

Bal
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] cornelius:
Before Help file from Bal

Maybe before bal release the help file i'l post my experience while using his tool, ( I'm using for Magician and alpine ). I hope it will help newbie like me to learn more.Once again it newbie guide sorry if look basic but it's from newbie to newbie. :oops:

First, my own opinion say "THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO EDIT YOUR EXT ROM" thanks to bal!!! :D :D :D (even for newbie like me) :o

Maybe the tools you need is:

1. Bal's ROM editor (Ofcourse)

Tool to encode you EXT ROM ( Contains programs that installed

auto when we do hard reset.

2. Extra Drive pro

To mount ms_.fat file after we decode our EXT rom...

3. MaUpgradeUt_NoID

To update your ROM

For extra:

1. nb_image_converter_859_418

To create your own splash screen ( Only need 320x240, jpeg/bmp file)

2. comdlg32_901

Don't know what..but if you didn't run it,nb_image_converter_859_418

will fail to run

Now take a journey:

1. Just extract bal's ROM tool and you can run it....chose decode...

2. Browse your ext rom (ms_.nbf),press next

3. just leave option.... but if you want you can extrak the splash screen

(so you can keep the original, who knows you'll miss it) :)

4. Then run your Extra DrivePro...

5. Chose file to drive, browse your ms_.fat file, mount...

6. Turn of recycle bin on that drive!!!

7. Edit your Ext ROM...( add or delete app ) Don't for get edit txt file...

8. Cole it and dismount but dont delete container...

9. If you want to edit your splash screen go to step 14 first

10. Run bal's ROM tool again, chose encode

11. Browse your *.fat file, (and *.nb file if you want change splashscreen)

12. Run Encode, move your ms_.nbf to update file of ROM...

13. Ready to update using "MaUpgradeUt_NoID", first you'll get

"Country ID Error", DON'T WORRY JUST RUN IT ONCE again...

14. Get your image file, must 320x240 sized

15. Run "comdlg32_901" just one time only

16. Run "nb_image_converter_859_418" browse your pict

17. Save as nb....

18. Back to step 10

Hope those step by step will help newbie like me...

Yup even you newbie don't be affraid to try .if affraid, you'll never find something new....

My suggest just: Have a original ROM back up...so if you have a trouble just go to bootloader, and install the original ROM

Ok... have nice try... :D :D :D
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] oltp:
Anyone tried this on the main rom yet, the nk_.nbf? I don't w

nt to sound dis-respectful, the tool is marvelous, but I'd like to hack the camera for instance with the updated one. I'm havin BS, so why cook my ext_rom as i'm not even using it. Just want to create a rom that can doesn't need any patches anymore. Know what I mean :-)

Cheers, M
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] hitu:
Excellent app :lol: thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bal666:
Cornelius,

nice instructions! Always worth having a quick guide - thanks.

oltp,

you can use the tool to decode the nk_.nbf file - but the result isn't a fat image. I'm sure I've seen tools on this forum somewhere which allow you to extract and insert files into this file ... have a look around - please do post your results as we'd all be interested to know how it goes.

Bal
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] oltp:
Bal I will, only not sure when. It can take some time & takes some serious amount of courage to flash my own magician with a cooked os-rom.

Cheers, M
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bal666:
Absolutely - I'm a coward at heart!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] christopherwoods:
Many thanks for this collection of excellent tools. Already use a few of them for my own cooking ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] N1TeSH1FT:
Use WinImage from here:

http://www.winimage.com/download.htm

Regards, NiTeSHiFT
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] parkertseng:
Not working for me....Help....

I tried to open the .nba file with WinImage...

But it said "You are trying to open a hard disk image without a FAT or FAT32 partition"

Then wrror came up...

What shall I do then?

How can I add this Universal_CHT dump to the OS ROM..

And where to find this Universal_CHT dump?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] N1TeSH1FT:
Re: Not working for me....Help....

I tried it only with the extension ROM and that one worked. The OS-ROM doesn't work it seems. I tried that too and got the same error.

Sorry.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] wlinsong:
is there someone can tell me how to unlock T-Mobile MDA Compact II's Extended ROM?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bal666:
Guys,

the OS Rom isn't a fat image - but I believe that there are tools available for it (search the forums).
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] clustered:
great job by bal666.....I used to make mistake by not removing spaces or not put the the file on the config. Alpine device still not available to Unlock Extended ROM but this tool by bal666 makes me easier to Decode or Encode even I need to flush again n again. may GOD bless you alot n make you happy always. ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] puntloos:
On other WM5 devices?

Hey .. Is it possible to do the same process on other WM5 devices? Specifically Id love to modify my Dell Axim X51v PDA...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] dvbit:
Re: Before Help file from Bal

HI TX for the clear explanation, I just unpacked a pda2k ROM but I can't find any text file to edit (I suppose you refer to a text file containgn the sequence of apps in the fat file.)

TX for the help again
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Paul_Hammons:
Does this support Harrier? When I try to use the Blue Angel version it says unknown device and stops, when I use the HTC64 it tells me there is an unknown dvice, but it continues anyway. When I mount the .fat, windows tells me I need to format it, so I don't think it worked correcty. When I text/hex edit the ms_.fat file it has a lot of plain text in it, so it looks like it decrypted correctly. Anyway, if there is anything I can do to help make this work on Harrier, let me know.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] g_dinos:
I try with Qtek S100 Rom and everything goes fine. But when I try with Rom of Qtek 9100 WM5 device it doesn't work. There is any way to work with it?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] VoodooBOB:
I have seen a few posts now where they mention not to forget to edit the txt file. On my Imate Jam, when I decode the ms_.nbf file to fat and mount it, I don't see any txt file, only the autorun.exe, setup.exe, tpenable.exe and tpdisable.exe.

I succesfully cooked my rom, but when it started installing the programs after I aligned the screen etc, it comes to a few programs where it gives me messages and I need to click on OK at the top right corner and I can't as the touchscreen is not working.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] N1TeSH1FT:
Well, as I read on some posts, there are 2 possibilities how WM parses the files to install. One is with a .txt file (there you can simply disable the tpenable.exe and tpdisable.exe so your Touchscreen won't be disabled) and one wich parses them after a number in the exe-filename, like default123.exe rom, default 124.exe and so on.

perhaps the second one is your's.

But I don't know it exactly.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] VoodooBOB:
Second one for me.

If you don't rename your files to start with Default and link the spaces with _ , then it won't get installed. Also, leave out TPDisable & TPEnable. :-) I just sometimes find that when you hard reset, it installs the cab files and will just stop, you hard reset again, and it will install all fine the second time and reboot. Then you know all was successful.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] edsub:
I tried these tools on the Wizard ROM, but no luck (maybe I should have concluded that from the thread subject :? ) But is there any similar tool available fro Wizard ROMs?

This is especially wanted as (until now) the Wizard ExtROM is readonly on alls 1.6+ ROM's
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bal666:
Hi folks,

been very busy so not really had a chance to reply ... usual excuse.

Anway, as people have noticed the tools don't work for Harrier or Wizard devices. Unfortunately the ROM file structure is somewhat different.

It's pretty unlikely that I'll have the time to look into doing the same for those devices, as firstly I don't really have the time at the moment and secondly I don't have access to the devices!

If I get the time I'll give it a whirl, but don't hold your breath.

Bal
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] MrFreeze:
Hi

my problem is - i can't select "Extract SplashScreen"

Which wrong I make?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bal666:
Mr Freeze ...

it doesn't do it for the universal - check out this thread on how you can modify the splash image for your device http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=34690&highlight=

Bal
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] engelsione:
my ONE is on 100.20.0913-3
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] cloppy:
yea thats the latest and is the 4.3 update as far as i know. There was a sense 5.5 rollout but i think thats only to the google play editions
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] EPayne123:
If it was an official Rollout then it'd be to the UL variation, not GPE.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Robot818:
Where can i download the latest firmware.zip?

Hi, I just obtained S-Off on my Sprint One and I'm having trouble figuring out what firmware to flash. Can someone point me to the latest one for Sprint? I was browsing through these, but wasn't sure: http://arhd.onedroid.net/db_mirror/Firmware/index.php?dir=HTC/HTC_One/

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Robot818:
Thank you, I've been looking in the wrong threads!

---------- Post added at 09:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:17 PM ----------

My touch screen has become unresponsive after flashing? Thoughts? Thanks again.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] ghettovirtuoso:
You flashed the firmware with the new touch panel in it. That firmware only works with the latest TWRP and 4.3 based roms. So flash the latest TWRP image and then a 4.3 based Rom.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Sloth:
^^^^ this

TWRP 2.6.3.0 and a 4.3 based rom exactaly
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Robot818:
I'm noobing out now...I installed TWRP 2.6.3...it won't show any of my ROM zip files on my internal storage or detect my external usb drive.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Sloth:
TWRP 2.6.3.0 does not support OTG at the moment I think CWM or PhilZTouch do though
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] Robot818:
I installed CWZ and installed ViperOne after wiping...I'm now stuck in a bootloop...is there any way to recover from this? i believe i updated my hboot to 1.55 with s-ff. Did i screw up?

---------- Post added at 11:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:42 PM ----------

Whew...i was able to get the 1.29 ruu on it...will try this again tomorrow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] illtrytohelpyou:
I rooted my phone a few weeks ago while I'm on mi1 software using de la Vega method and a little after I decided to use goomanager to flash a custom bootloader but instead got stuck in Odin with the message going something like (Odin mode cant boot normal) got out of it by pressing volume down + power then restart but now I can't even update my phone to 4.3 because everytime I do It goes back to that Odin downloading error screen please help I'd be gracious for any response .thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] joshrys:
I'm getting a similar issue. Mine says:

Could not do normal boot.

ODIN MODE

Product name: SCH-I545

Current binary: samsung official

system status: Official

CSB-config-lsb: 0x30

Write protection: enable

then i just see the android guy with Downloading Do not turn off target.

doesn;t seem to be doing anything else, and i can;t push any buttons to get out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
Flash back to MI1. It does not support custom bootloaders.

You can use SafeStrap and that is about it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] illtrytohelpyou:
Yea I just can't figure it out I hope this thread helps you too
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] illtrytohelpyou:
How would I go about flashing back to mi1 stock boot loader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
You'll need to look at one of the other threads on flashing with Odin. You will need the MI1 Odin file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] illtrytohelpyou:
Will it restore my phone ? Like loose all my stuff? And will I loose root sorry for all the questions but I really appreciate your help
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] tech_head:
Yes, it will wipe the phone and you will lose root.

I think there is a "no wipe version also" check the forums.

Check out -> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2301259

also - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2503676&page=3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] TekiiTech*#06#:
After Installing 4.3 Update On Rooted MK2.... Update Stopped In Download Mode Now

My S4 Verizon Does And Says The Same As His But My System Status Says Custom.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacob_stallone1:
Hi, i really need A FRESH, un modded, System UI.apk from Android 4.3 Leaked MI6 Jellybean !

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] James Harrison:
Hey all,

Here's a pretty cool macro DSLR effect I discovered the other day. FINALLY a use for 4K video resolution!

All you have to do when in video mode is select 4k (3840 × 2160) and zoom in 4x. When close to a subject tap to focus as usual and you may be shocked that the image suddenly has crazy depth of field but still remains sharp.

The reason? The camera module has an aperture of f/2.2 which is great, but that's not the real clincher. 4K UHD has 8,294,400 pixels in a frame. Just to give you an idea 1080p is only 2,073,600 pixels. So basically, when you zoom in 4x, your image still looks great. No other phone camera can do this in 2013.

Big deal, SO WHAT? you may be thinking. Well the results CLEARLY speak for themselves..

[YOUTUBE]GjyQOm-JsIE[/YOUTUBE]

Happy shooting!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Maverick777:
Are you saying that if you record in 1080p mode and framed the shot exactly the same, that the depth of field would not be the same? I'm confused?

I understand the merits of 4K recording, but I don't see how the depth of field would be affected.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Jack Barrett:
WOW! Cant believe all that comes from the small lens sensor of Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] James Harrison:
I probably should have explained this better but you can't really frame the same shot in 1080p because you'd be way too close to the subject for the camera to even attempt to focus on it. 4k allows much more flexibility for macro shots.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CorruptedSanity:
And do you have a 4K display to see this awesomeness?

Otherwise you're just watching it at 1080p lol.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Maverick777:
Now I'm curious how 4K video zoomed in 4x downscaled to 1080p compares to 1080p video zoomed in 4x. I wonder if Samsung is using software zooming to enlarge the video image or cropping the sensor to achieve the field of view. If it's software zoom then there's obviously going to be a loss in quality. But if it's simply cropping the sensor there should be no difference. And it fact it'd be a waste of time and memory space to shoot in 4k zoomed to 4x and then having to downscale it to 1080p afterwards. That would add unnecessary steps for editing. Also, in 1080p mode you have access to the software video stabilization while in 4k mode you don't.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kebong:
it's not about the resolution lol. think putting on different DSLR lenses for your phone.

great find, OP! will be trying this soon
[Galaxy Note 3 General] 4i4okotka:
4k works with approx 50% more colours than normal 1080p. Even if you dont have a tv to warch it in full res, a 4k clip will look and FEEL rather different than everything else.

The clip in the above link is done with a little bit of postproduction. Indeed its impressing and there is more to be discovered.

_madness haven't any rest, only swet_
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kebong:
lol, it's not about the resolution. it's kinda like being able to use different lenses for your note 3.

great find, OP. thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CorruptedSanity:
Cropping a sensor of say a 35mm legs by 1.6 doesn't give you a 56mm zoom perspective. You're still getting a relatively wide angle shot but simply cropped.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Maverick777:
I understand that. However, in this instance is 1080p mode on the Note 3 simply cropping the sensor to begin with? My question in relation to the OP is if you shoot at 4K mode, zoom in a 4X, is the phone simply cropping the sensor 4x to give you a lossless zoom? Or it is using some type of software pixel binning to give you the zoomed in view? Or perhaps a combination of both.

And how does that compare to shooting in 1080p mode with the 4x zoom?

I took a few sample videos sitting at my desk and to my naked eye viewing both videos on the Note 3's screen, there is 0 difference between shooting at 4K resolution with a 4x zoom and shooting at 1080p at 4x zoom other than the file size. The field of view is identical. I'm looking to see if there's any advantage at the end of the day if I want to end up with a 1080p file as the end product. Is there any advantage to shooting the same field of view at 4K and downscaling?

The 4x zoom when shooting at 4K did not give me a distance advantage versus shooting 1080p at 4x zoom. The phone remained at the same distance as my subject when framing the shot with the same field of view. So for macro video shots, I do not appear to have any advantage when shooting at 4K.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CekMTL:
Epic and very well done video! :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] BoneXDA:
I think what he's saying is that no matter of 1080p or 4k, distance and senzor pixels are the same, therefore theoretically you shouldn't necessarily have to do 4k to do such zooming. Question is: in effect does zooming in 1080p still record lossless as far as the sensor goes (13mil pixels), or zooming in 1080p only zooms into the 1080p capture (magnifies the 2mil pixels).
[Galaxy Note 3 General] James Harrison:
I just assumed that zooming in ALWAYS "magnified" the pixels so you'd naturally just get sharper detail with the 4k mode. I now understand my error with the field of view though (I tried it out myself too)

I guess the main thing to take home is the amount of detail you're getting from this phone's sensor.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] gkendall43:
I have the Devicewear Ridge case.

I am looking for a Qi wireless charger that is known to work while the N7-2 is in the Devicewear Ridge case. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'll be charging with the case cover closed so it doesn't matter if the N7-2 lays flat or is propped up when charging.

I'm considering the Nokia DT-900, which used to be $25 at AT&T, but I just searched for it and it doesn't show up for some reason.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 (2013) Accessories] swisstourist:
Get one from eBay.... They work great.

Must be 2 a output.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
Hello there, whoever can help me It would be great. Well to start, I have a samusng s3 gt-i9300 and the phone is stuck on the samsung logo..thats all..Now i have read that it can be entered in the recovery mode via : pressing volume up+power+home key which i did many times but I am not able to get there, What i have tried is downloading odin software..downloading the firmware of this mobile and tried to enter in the download mode and then tried pressing volume down+power + home key which it did entered in the download mode but when I connect it in the computer after having pressed the volume up to continue...the mobile phone is not recognized as in ODIN it should have mentioned added successfully

What i have seen is the battery is not charging when this phone is stuck..i made a friend of mine checked the phone and all the devices are good and he tried to flash the mobile but with no luck..

I downloaded latest odin..installed latest samsung drivers and no luck..

If anyone could advise it would be great. Thank you as I am fighting with it and learning from this site for more than 2 weeks but with no luck...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustArchi:
Does download mode properly recognize your device, PRODUCT NAME is not blank?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tchindalia:
Hey

Also check if ur usb port is alright, meaning working..

Due to dust or damage, you cannot charge or use the usb facilities...

Sent from my Amazing Samsung Galaxy S III...!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
download mode

Hello thanks for reply, well in the download mode in the phone only..this is displayed:

product name:

custom binary:downloaded:no

current binary: samsung official

system status: custom

thats all that is displayed on the phone only..

It means the product name is blank I think as I see it...dont know how to proceed further...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
usb ok

Hello there, the usb port has been checked and working correctly as I gave it to a friend who own a service center for mobile phones and he checked for the different parts which all of them is working correctly.

thanks for reply please advise if you have more solution
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustArchi:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2091045

Sorry my friend, your phone is physically dead.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
what? :/

what?? :/ I am not able to digest this....damn...are you sure nothing can be done to revive it :( it was not used so much even by my friend and she protected it very much....

is there any way :/ :( I feel so sad right now for such a nice mobile...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustArchi:
Nope. Your motherboard is literally wiped out, nothing to be done.

If you still have your warranty you can use it.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
thank you

Thank you for letting me the death of this mobile....am extremely sad for incurring such a loss...I bought this mobile for rs27500 in Mauritius....pfffff
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
dead motherboard

Just a last trouble for you buddy, Will changing the motherboard fix the issue?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JustArchi:
It will but the cost of the motherboard is from 1/3 up to 1/2 of whole device cost.

Read above thread for more info.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
thank you

Thank you for your help and guidance...I will need to start to save money to buy this part on ebay if possible....pffff another expense
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
im not sure if riffbox can fix this, but look into it just incase, riffbox is still cheaper then the motherboard and if it does fix it then you have saved plenty of $$$$ and could help fix friends and familys phones in the future!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
Hello thanks for your reply..well I will try to find out about this one as I saw that they have disabled the jtag access on gt i9300 I think on some forums that I have seen so I will try to find out and let you know if thats worth the shot..thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
i actually looked into it, apparently you are able to fix this by riffbox according to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnA8Djs55Ds
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sexykiller:
thankss

thank you very much I think I am going to try this techniques this might be a ray of hope for me....of getting back this mobile alive from the dead zone
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ricky Divjakovski:
if not a motherboard is your only option!