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

Thank you! Another two question:

1. The applications you integrated in your cooked ROM, may I uninstall some of them after I flash the ROM? Are they installed in a standlone directory (program files e.g.) or just mixed in the \windows directory?

2. May I flash back to other native ROM after I flashed your cooked ROM?

Thanks a lot!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bldone:
GER->ENG

Dear Sorg,

As gerike has also stated, we are eagerly waiting for your informations about flashing english ROM into P525 instead the original german.

If you can arrange that, you're gonna be a hero among all the hungarians who are desperately waiting for the P525 arrive to their country, since most of us have been waiting for 5 or more months, and our official Asus distrib. hasn't got the slightest idea when the P525 will be available in Hungary. The officially imported items will have english ROM, but I'm afraid we are going to die by the time it will be available in Hungary. :confused:

P525s with german ROM, however, are already available (or will be available in a few days, depending on stocks).

So, if you can work out a method for the fearless ROM change from ENG to GER, we will raise a statue for you. ;)

Thanks all your efforts in advance.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
French P525

For Sorg

great job.

For the French owners of P525.

It seems that this rom and the new one 3.32 can't work. get an error (not language) region...

I confirm that the Sony gv435 doesn't work with French Firmware 3.14.

If interrested, I've got a dump of this rom.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] exlixx:
HELP ... !!!

I got this "CheckSum Error. Update Failed." during the process. Here is what I have done:

- I am having 3.20 Eng version originally

- I started with a blank miniSD card, in FAT format

- I unzipped the cooked 3.29 ROM to the root directory of the miniSD

- Inserted the miniSD into the p525 ... everything smooth

- I plugged in the power cord ... update continued ...

- Then, finally the "Checksum Error" occurred.

HELP .... !!! What have I done wrongly?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] exlixx:
In addition to my post above, I have done a hard reset to the p525 before running the autorun.exe .....
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
exlixx,

try format your SD card and copy my ROM with all included files again.

Sometimes flasher doesn't understand file. it reads file vary fast (around 3-4 seconds) and give this error. Also try different USB connections: AC adaptor or Computer

xda98,

read included Readme more carefully. I wrote everywhere what to do if you're getting language matching error.

bldone,

just program my ROM.

woye,

i can not accept this version. As you can see, all applications i used have english interface. So, Haali should has it as well. Try to search chinese part of internet, may you will find such version.

Night Runner,

1) all preinstalled applications are in windows folder. There is no reason to include in ROM just to copy to program folder. Although, you may update any of applucation, you can not delete. You may delete shortcuts, registry entries, but not files.

2) yes. process is reversible. I didn't find any restriction in bootloader flasher against flash older versions. Language restriction is hacked as well.

2 ALL:

please read this thread (especially first and second post) BEFORE ask!! I see questions from people who didn't read what i wrote before!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] exlixx:
Thanks Sorg for the advice and the excellent work. Are you cooking a new one based on the 3.32 English rom?

Meanwhile, would be much appreciated if you could upload the T9Myword.exe?

Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
region error

Sorg,

sorry if I make a mistake :( but the problem is not with the language.

I proceed with unlock.exe for that and it was OK.

After that it's possible to read galaxy.cap or romgalaxy.nb0 but it stop at the end and said that the region is not ok. it's the same with your rom or with Asus 3.32

Thanks for all you do
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] bldone:
Sorg,

Thanks for your reply. I did read all the post in this forum, and it's still not clear for me whether flashing english rom to a previously german P525 differs from flashing english rom to a previously p525 or it's the same, regardless the original language? (Of course, after unlocking the langid.)

Other thing I didn't find the answer is how to save (dump) the original rom for backup reasons (eg. if the item needs to be repaired)? Which software should be used?

Sorry for the noob questions, I'm new in this business.

Thanks for your help.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] mrdos:
Can not download Help me !

I am from thailand.I can not download from http://rapidshare.de/files/37113338/...ld.02.zip.html

and original rom.Please send new link for rom..PLease..Thank you..
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
mrdos,

you have to click on orginal link, not copy it as text because it's truncated while displaying in post.

xda98,

i don't know what to recommend to you. My P525 was chinese originally. Now it's fully english. I don't think for other languages procedure will be different.

What Autorun.exe tells about language of your phone on the first dialog? (should be something like "found ROM minisd card\galaxy.cap language WWE is suitable for your device (WWE)") So what it writes about language of your device? How long time it takes while reading update in bootloader flasher? 3-4 seconds or around 20 seconds?

bldone,

there is no full solution on public yet to save current ROM for future flashing back.

You may dump ROM by itsutils (don't ask me how - read this forum), but you will not able to program it back because check summ is absent in ROM

If there is no update for your language on ASUS site then it will be one-way. untill such update will be available.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
French Asus Update

Here are the informations about update process on french P525

in autoupdate

-----

Rom image \ Carte Mini SD\Galaxy.cap found:

Language (English), is compatible with the device language (Unassigned).

Please click "system" -> "ROM update"

-----

when click done I've got this message in 0 second

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Rom update cannot be applied to this region's version

-----

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] creazy2000:
sorg

There is a problem on running NoviiRemote.Deluxe.v4.1 ,the IR power decreased very much then CHT rom !
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
xda98,

i will try to update to CHT and then back WWE to test.

creazy2000

i'm using VITO remote. the distance about 3 meters with both CHT and WWE version. Look in your settings of your remote app.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] asusp52568a:
I have just flashed to the cooked rom and tried to flash chinest rom but noted the incompatible region problem.

After serveral trial, I found out the trick was that do not use the autorun come with the chinese rom, use the one come with the cooked rom, then you should be able to succeed.

Hope the above information useful.

Cheers
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
xda98,

i couldn't find word "region" in resources of autorun.exe.. Are you sure you use my autorun.exe??
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] asusp52568a:
Dear Sorg,

I am using your cooked rom with much thanks for your great effort and sharing.

I noted that the wwe 3.32 is available and I have downloaded that. It's only 34.8M. As I am a novice to editing rom, grateful if you could advise, of course when you have time to review the changes.

Thanks a lot !
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
new build released! read second post of the topic.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] asusp52568a:
Genius, you're my super idol.

I would like to express my wholeheated thanks for your superior effort.

Cheers!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rafale:
Hi Sorg,

Asus also released a new GSM radio Rom 4.5 I believe. Think you can add it? Does the new version also have the BT 2.0 patch?

Tks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
French to 3.32 cooked rom

Dear Sorg,

I am culprit. Thanks to you and asusp52568a, it was an autorun problem.

No problem now to install your new cooked rom.

And now my sony gv435 works:)

I reinstall this pretty skin for car dialing and it works too.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=263579&page=22&highlight=SmartDial+EtenO2ENG_2.0

Good day today.

Thanks again Sorg
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] alienwcy:
HELP!!! I tried to flash the ROM to the latest then it showed "checksum error!, update failed!" and now I can't even bootup my phone, can't even enter the bootloader!!! what should I do?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
alienwcy,

don't panic! ROM will not be actually updated if you get "checksum error!, update failed!". At first, bootloader reads whole file into RAM, then decrypt it and calculate checksum. And only if checksum is OK then you will se new progress bar with "updating..." word - this is ACTUAL writting image to ROM. So, in your case no programming has been started.

If pressing "reset" doesn't help then simple take off battery for 10-20 seconds and put it back. Then press and keep "power" button for 3-4 seconds to start your device.

Why somebody receive error "checksum error!"? That's because they didn't read what i wrote! I wrore: FORMAT MINISD CARD TO FAT (NOT FAT32!) SYSTEM BEFORE USE IT FOR UPDATING!

ignoring this requirement will NOT damage your device, but can take a lot of your time to figure out why you're getting this error.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
rafale,

radio ROM Update is completely separate from main ROM update.

You may update radio before or after program my ROM - it doesn't matter. Updating main ROM doesn't alter Radio ROM.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] rafale:
Cool. Thanks for the info! How can I also re-add powerpoint? I actually do use it from time to time for work...
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] alienwcy:
Is there any possibilities that flashing a ROM will cause hardware damage?

The time I get the error the screen went blank then I can't bootup anymore.

I think the problem is either battery or I fried the phone...:(

p.s. My miniSD was in FAT format the time I performed ROM flashing.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
exlixx,

try do this again. Try rename "broken" file (don't delet it!) on miniSD to prevent new file copy to the same clusters, and copy another copy of my galaxy.cap. As i stated before, for unknown reason bootloader fails to read file sometimes.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
alienwcy,

by logic of how flasher works it's impossible. flasher will not start actual updating if checksumm is wrong.

But, as any ROM updating procedure it contains some risk, no matter which ROM image you use - my or ASUS'. For example, while actual updating bootloader part of ROM, there will be problem with power, then bootloader will be damaged. That's why both autorun.exe and bootloader checking for USB power presence before start update. USB power give some additional guarantee that power will not disappear while updating.

what happened with your phone - i don't know.

Try to hold down "camera" (or record) button while switch device on. If bootloader is alive then you will see Galaxy Update Utility dialog. If you will see this then it means you're able to recover your device! It means, there was something wrong while OS part updating. Actually, bootloader area is too small (512kb only and every block presents twice for sure) to get problem exactly on bootloader update phase.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] alienwcy:
Maybe it's my luck that my phone break down at that time.

Haih, I've sent it back to the shop to fix. It'll take around 2 weeks as it is holiday season now... :(

Anyway, thanks for your help, sorg. :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
i made latest smartdialer to work at last! also added some my own tweaks to smartdialer.. will post update later together with probably another updates.

xda98,

could you make to work skins from that site with smartdialer?

some skins are pretty good, but alas, use another dialer and thus not compatible with smartdialing :(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] asusp52568a:
Photo Contacts pro and Phatpad are the programmes I would like to include in the rom as I have to install or recover from backup every time I do the hard reset.

The Notes should be replaced by Phatpad since it is much smoother.

Flile explorer can be removed as Resco file explorer is already in place.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
phatpad's size in 11MB.. it's incredible big size! there is no such big free place in ROM.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
skins and other

Sorg,

sorry but not enough time (and maybe knowledge) for that.

That's why everybody likes you;) ;) ;)

But if you use DrSchultz smartdialler, you have several skin which are OK

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=263579&page=14&highlight=SmartDial+EtenO2ENG_2.0

Just some little things which could be helpful

http://forum.mypdacafe.com/viewtopi...&start=0&sid=be9954f78620757cb50464d3543d07c7

Asus told me that there's French new Rom in test coming soon, so maybe the same for Spanish, German and other...

What do you think of this one for contacts

http://www.vitotechnology.com/en/products/quickcontact_wm5.html

yours
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] creazy2000:
Sorg,

Could you tell me how to change the "CRC CheckSum" after i edited the rom. Please do help me! please! please! please! please! Thans a lot!!!!!!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
creazy2000,

it's not for public yet. sorry..

xda98,

yeah, lately i found some skins with smartdialing support. actually, only one has both portret and lanscape and it's very dark.. i would like to use JPLDialer Wave III skin, but unfortunately it uses other dialer and skink structure is not compatible with phcanhtc.dll dialer.. :(

I will look for that contacts app. I'm not sure how it's useful yet. At first look it doesn't add some new functionality to already existing in my ROM. I guess, main feature of this app is what smartdialier has ;)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s200:
Please Sorg, I need your help for new ROM

Hi, Sorg

I have an ASUS P525 and I will like to include in Ext. ROM (Or Cook my Own ROM if it`s possible) some programs (one of them Ultimate Thief Alert).

I don´t have much experience about That, and I will be very grateful if you can tell me how to Cook my own ROM, or how to unlock my Ext. ROM to put my desired programs. (And where to find the tools to made it)

Othe question is: If you want to instal some software that requires a Registration serial (SPB family for example), how can you install in ROM or Ext. ROM this software and the serial.

where can I get the spanish keyboard (an spanish T9) for this pda.

Thansk in advance.

Fernando
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] creazy2000:
Hi sorg

Oh No! I just want to put a anti-thief software into my rom , please help me!

I have lost 4 mobile-phones this year,so please do help me! please!!!!!!please!!!!:(
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
Sorg,

as the o2 skin, quick contact as a big plus for me, it's big for display (and it's smartdial too ;) ). For a everyday car user, big is all :)

it's easyer to find a contact with that soft and call than to proceed with phone smartdial (with its small font).

in the same way, I understand that you remove voice command but do you know which files and key I need for making that soft work again.

Have a good day
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
xda98,

i didn't try that app yet. I will try and see if that app really can replace smartdialer or not. if yes, then it's possible to remove smart dialer (too free some space) and put that app.

to remove VC i deleted following files:

Digit.dll, LexMgrDLL.dll,TTS*.*, VC.*, VCD*.*, VC*.ini, VCWave.dll, VSRDLL.dll, VCS*.*, VoiceCommander*.*, VocabSetting.exe, DatabaseMgr.dll, CYBGSM.dll, CyberonPlugin.dll

and applied following registry:

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\VCS]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6179E0CF-5B6D-469b-8F16-29E81B2EAE6E}]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\UIPlugins\{6179E0CF-5B6D-469b-8F16-29E81B2EAE6E}]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\40C3]

@=""

"ResetCmd"=""
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] exlixx:
Sorry Sorg, what does it mean by

"... applied following registry:

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Services\VCS]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6179E0CF-5B6D-469b-8F16-29E81B2EAE6E}]

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MediaPlayer\ UIPlugins\{6179E0CF-5B6D-469b-8F16-29E81B2EAE6E}]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shell\Keys\4 0C3]

@=""

"ResetCmd"=""

I am fairly confident on working with registries and thus need more clarifications on the above. Thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
exlixx

I've copied all files given by sorg and exported the registry keys from Asus Rom.

Then pasted files and import keys in registry. That's all. Voice commander is back.

If you don't want to modify button map from sorg, don't import shell\keys.

Thank you Sorg
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] exlixx:
Thanks. I understand now.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
i think, i know how to make ROM suitable for more users.

I can create Extended ROM. You may put all required software to ext rom and it will be installed after hard reset.

the question is: How big Extended ROM you want? The size of extended ROM is hardcoded to ROM and thus can not be changed. So, would be good to see opinions about size from as many users as possible.

I think, with Extended ROM version i can release clean ROM with small footprint.

I doubt i will use such version by myself since i think, extended ROM is just wasting ROM space, but it could be easier to maintain by not experienced users.

P.S: Anti-theft protection can be installed in extended ROM as well.

So, i'm waiting for your opinions about extended ROM size.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] creazy2000:
sorg,

I think no rom is the most suitable for us except our do it myself ! So please tell us how to do that . It is the best way to us.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s200:
Great Idea

Sorg,

Your Idea about Create an Extended ROM it´s great. It will be more easy to put software in our pda to rookies like Me :-) .

The amount of Size is a big deal. That question I think it´s very personal and depends of the programs you uninstall form Main ROM.

In my case I don´t like the voice comander and I will put speed dial (it´s because I´m from spain and I like much more the second program). In the same way I will like change the English Keyboard and T9 for Spanish as well.

Well, definitely a great Idea. I left you some thougths or questions:

* Do the asus p525 have Extended ROM with the wwe 3.32 version?

* How can I access to Extended ROM? (IF this will be accesible)

* Did you thougth to make a chart, instruction book or something similar explain, in an easy way and Step by step, how to make our own ROM?

Thanks in advance Sorg, good work

Fernando

:-)

P.S.- I´m agree with crazy2000, it will be fantastic be able to cook our ROM.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
extend rom

Sorg : don't know if you have seen it? Taskmanager is 2.2 now.

One question : (don't smile if stupid but I know someone who was asking about hard reset 3 weeks ago and he is the master of P525 now)

If I'm right, when we install program, they go to rom. So it will be better to go in the other way and reduce as small as possible the cooked rom (bye bye excel, word, VC, mediaplayer and so on...) No extended rom but cab+howto to personalize 525 with those good soft you prefer. What about hard reset? just done a clean install of all and after that a backup without docs in .exe stored on SD Card.

If you have a problem away from home (it's always like that) just start the backup.exe + backup docs (you've done it indeed???) and voila.

For new soft, same way + new backup.exe

For all newbies like me, those links could help to understand extend rom and make the choice.

http://www.htcwizardweb.net/node/118

http://wiki.howardforums.com/index.php/Understanding_ROM_Structure
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
wwe doesn't include extended ROM. i have to patch original firmware to make extended ROM.

How to put cabs into extended ROM i will explain when i will release such ROM.

how about 10MB of extended ROM?

By The way, it looks like P525 accepts compressed CABs very well.

It means, it's possible to re-make cabs in for example WCE CAB manager and will able to insert more cabs in extended ROM
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
xda98,

as i stated before, imgfs tools i use (to unpack and pack files from/to ROM image) have some bug. If i unpack whole ROM and then want to pack it back then i'm getting non-working image. It boots, but with errors and thus almost in non-working state. So, what can i do is just use delfile/addfile utils. It means, i can not reduce size of image bellow original size of WWE version. If i delete file from ROM then "hole" remains. So, it's better to fill this hole by some other more useful file otherwize this mart of ROM will be not used.

So, until imgfs will be fixed, i will not able to provide clean ROM with size smaller than oficial WWE release.

My suggestion is that i will patch WWE ROM to create Ext ROM. So, other users can put autoinstallable cabs into ExtROM and thus tune ROM for his needs. By the way, creating CAbs to remove unwanted entries from registry/shortcuts is also possible, Thus you will able to virtually remove any software available in default ROM. "Virtually" means, files will remain in ROM, but no any references will be from registry and menus like Programs, Startup and so on.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] xda98:
sorg

oups:( sometimes it's better to read 7 more times before speaking...

about virtually, is there really no way to delete file in rom except flashing?

Thanks
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
there is no way to delete files from ROM without re-flash whole ROM.

But you can replace any file in ROM by new file with the same name. Original ROM file will not be deleted, just will be shadowed. After hard reset original ROM file will be restored.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jackleung:
Hi Sorg,

Any update w/ next rom update? I am waiting for smartdialing 2.5. :)

And there is an updated version for Skype too (2.1.0.65)

Thanks,

Jack
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sorg:
jackleung,

i will upload new version with new smartdialing may be even today.

As i told before, programs included in ROM don't require to update.. I will update skype, but it doesn't mean that i will release new ROM with every update of any software included. There is no reason to update application which already doing its work well.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] s200:
instruction of how to cook our own ROM

Hi Sorg,

what do you think about to explain to the rest of the people, in easy way, the correct manner to make our owm roms?

THis would be a fantastic way to put the software that the user want, to know more deeply our machine and to share knowledge.

Of course It´s a way more secure to know what is instaling in your device, to avoid malware, spyware and things like that :-)

It´s possible? or the process of make a own ROM is very difficult?

thanks in advance. Sorg

Fernando
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jackleung:
Hi Sorg, Thanks. I will keep watching this thread for update.

S200, the hints can be found on page 5 by creazy2000 and this are the steps I know so far:

1. U need to xor the rom w/ "xda2nbftool.exe -x galaxy.cap galaxy.nba 0xA87BC0DF"

2. "prepare_imgfs.exe galaxy.nba -nosplit" will give U 2 *.bin file

3. Then U can use viewimgfs.exe to dump the files OR use addfile/delfile to add/delete files from the rom

4. "make_imgfd.exe galaxy.nba -nosplit"

I guess the missing info here is how we xor the galaxy.nba again, and then re-calculate the checksum in order for P525 to accept the cooked rom. I would like to cook my own rom too to remove those htm help files (I doubt anyone in here ever read the help. :p) and unuse exe (e.g. bswitch.exe )