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create nk.nbf

Guys!
Did someone try this tool from ftp?
ftp://xda:[email protected]/Uploads/HTC_Wizard/create_nknbf.zip

This is a combination of a leaked file from HTC nb2nbftornado.exe (released in an I-mate SP5 upgrade and a exe file of the SD dump splitter perl script for Typhoon. I've tried to create NBF's using the utility and NB's and it worked flawlessly.
Bye,
Ricardo

I confirm. Works fine.
Typho5 can also split nk.nbf.

i tried it
I used nb2nbf_tornado.exe convert nb to nbf
I found only OS and extrom can be flash.
this is what i got now
9b000000 00a00000 63243c65 Extension Rom
96000000 00280000 2264ae65 GSM
80040000 03900000 f8305108 OS
92000000 00030000 3f95ebad Splash Screen
9d000000 00010000 d212b789 HTC Logo
90000000 00000800 dcda598a IPL
91000000 000c0000 d9316f31 SPL
but only OS and EXTROM works.

Someone finally posted it on here, now everyone can enjoy cooking their own custom roms. FYI, to create your own extended rom you can use the tool winimage to remove/insert files into the nb/nba. Make sure you make them read only.

New roms have two ipl&spl with the same addresses:
91000000 000c0000 fe800e95 SPL_1
91000000 000c0000 23d28226 SPL_2
90000000 00000800 6759ae25 IPL_1
90000000 00000800 874cd295 IPL_2
so, in this case, how to correctly use nb2nbf to create nk.nbf?

File missing from FTP
Guys,
Apparently, the file is missing from the ftp site. Would someone please be kind enough to upload it again or post it here?
Thanks,
Hal.

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please anyone that still has this tool, please upload it, or post it, or email it, hell MMS it if that's what it takes? I would really like to make my own EXT rom! So would soem others on the board.
All help is appreciated (not just by me, either); Lew

lewcamino said:
BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please anyone that still has this tool, please upload it, or post it, or email it, hell MMS it if that's what it takes? I would really like to make my own EXT rom! So would soem others on the board.
All help is appreciated (not just by me, either); Lew
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Howdy Lew - I'm drivin home from Tahoe and can't help much now. when I get home in a couple hours I'll throw the files back onto the FTP. not sure who keeps wiping the uploads folder...kinda a bummer.

OK it's in the upload folder. Be warned, you can destroy your bootloader with this. No bootloader = no worky. Be sure you understand exactly what you're doing before flashing a self-created ROM to your device. Don't run with scissors. Wear a condom.

Anyone tried that on AKU2 ROM yet?
BTW, thanks for uploading the file back on FTP ;-)
Hal

and then it was gone (again) ...

Here it is!
Hal

not there anymore??

Question to Molski/Faria/Others [Rom Edit]

Hi all ,
i would really like to know what tools you are using to edit the Rom,
(a short explanation will be excellent)
I've tried some tools from the furom without luck.
Many Thanks
Jimmy

jimmymotek said:
Hi all ,
i would really like to know what tools you are using to edit the Rom,
(a short explanation will be excellent)
I've tried some tools from the furom without luck.
Many Thanks
Jimmy
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look for imgfs tools,nb2nbf.exe, and typho5.exe.

it was quite easy creating a Ext. ROM (so i know how to use nb2nbf.exe, and typho5.exe it's imgfs tools that is not working for me.
i would really appriciate help with that.
Thanks again
Jimmy

jimmymotek said:
it was quite easy creating a Ext. ROM (so i know how to use nb2nbf.exe, and typho5.exe it's imgfs tools that is not working for me.
i would really appriciate help with that.
Thanks again
Jimmy
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what part are you having trouble?

This is what I did :
after extracting the OS with typho5.exe
prepare_imgfs.exe 80040000-OS_0.nb -nosplit
viewimgfs.exe imgfs_raw_data.bin
than I wanted to edit the "dump" directory (I don't know how to put different files in diffrent directories) , any how i've replace few files. and than I run :
BuildImgfs.exe
make_imgfs.exe 80040000-OS_0.nb
than nb2nbf.exe and after all that I "burned" it into the device
(RUU) and than the device stucked.
So what I'm doing worng ?
again
many thanks
Jimmy

jimmymotek said:
This is what I did :
after extracting the OS with typho5.exe
prepare_imgfs.exe 80040000-OS_0.nb -nosplit
viewimgfs.exe imgfs_raw_data.bin
than I wanted to edit the "dump" directory (I don't know how to put different files in diffrent directories) , any how i've replace few files. and than I run :
BuildImgfs.exe
make_imgfs.exe 80040000-OS_0.nb
than nb2nbf.exe and after all that I "burned" it into the device
(RUU) and than the device stucked.
So what I'm doing worng ?
again
many thanks
Jimmy
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your OS address is most problably wrong. it should be; 80040000

faria said:
your OS address is most problably wrong. it should be; 80040000
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I know this is the OS address (that's what i was typing),
can you think of anything else ?
how do i know where the file is goona be (in which directory)
how can arrange the startmenu ?
sorry for the "tons" of questions
Jimmy

jimmymotek said:
I know this is the OS address (that's what i was typing),
can you think of anything else ?
how do i know where the file is goona be (in which directory)
how can arrange the startmenu ?
sorry for the "tons" of questions
Jimmy
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look at the initflashes.dat in the dump.take a good look.,thats how.

faria said:
look at the initflashes.dat in the dump.take a good look.,thats how.
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Found it...

Still not working , i have made a test on the T-Mobile ROm,
just took the os file , prepareifile -nospilt
than i used delfile t-mobile.tsk
afterward i used make_imgfs.exe
afterward i used nb2nbf , just the os (address 80040000) and than bured it.
and..... No luck still stuked on the Startup LOGO , what am i missing ?
(it's almost driving me nuts)
thanks again
Jimmy

faria said:
look at the initflashes.dat in the dump.take a good look.,thats how.
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I'm not able to find it out the file "initflashes.dat" in dump folders. Where can I find the file?

It must be in the rom, if you cannot find it type in a command line console in the dump directory "attrib -h -s initflashes.dat", that surely would let you see it. But normally you will see it without doing this.
Molski

jimmymotek said:
Still not working , i have made a test on the T-Mobile ROm,
just took the os file , prepareifile -nospilt
than i used delfile t-mobile.tsk
afterward i used make_imgfs.exe
afterward i used nb2nbf , just the os (address 80040000) and than bured it.
and..... No luck still stuked on the Startup LOGO , what am i missing ?
(it's almost driving me nuts)
thanks again
Jimmy
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Molski , Do you have any suggestion ?

jimmymotek said:
Molski , Do you have any suggestion ?
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Extract one of my Roms, replace my OS.nb file with yours and cook it again.
Use ALL files including IPL/SPL so you will have to put 7 files in nb2nbf tool, if you need all the correct addresses, PM me.
Regards,
Molski

is it possible that my problem was that i just tried to "burn" OS and Ext. rom only ?
going to tray it again.
(BTW : is there a number of times i can burn my rom , i think i've done a hundred time)
thanks

still not working , stuck at the logo screen (it does write the spl,Ipl etc)
here are the address i used :
i think the problem is with something else ,
what version of imgfs you using (link ?)
can you write down the list of commands you writing
(i've been dealing with it quite few days with no luck)
I would really appriciate any help....
thanks again
Jimmy

molski said:
It must be in the rom, if you cannot find it type in a command line console in the dump directory "attrib -h -s initflashes.dat", that surely would let you see it. But normally you will see it without doing this.
Molski
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Thanks molski I'm able to find it...

NBH Generator

I made small program which can merge .NBs into .NBH. Generated .NBH, of course, is not properly signed but enough for feeding SSPL.
Give small script which contains .NB filenames, model name, CID and so, to the program. Output file is RUU_signed.nbh.
Sample script included.
C:\>nbhgen sample.txt
NBH Generator ver0.1 by bot
00_IPL.nb
01_SPL.nb
02_MainSplash.nb
03_SubSplash.nb
04_ExtROM.nb
05_GSM.nb
06_OS.nb
Completed.
enjoy,
bot

Hi
Sorry, but your tool didn't generate an .nbh file.
I've tried to run this script:
HERM300
HTC__001
1.23.707.6
USA
100,00_IPL.nb
200,01_SPL.nb
600,02_MainSplash.nb
601,03_SubSplash.nb
900,04_ExtROM.nb
300,05_GSM.nb
400,06_OS.nb
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Your tool starts, but there is no .nbh. edit: It's my mistake.Ignore my post.Sorry.
What's the use of "100,00_IPL.nb ?

Great work, it is the missing link for using SSPL with RadioBoorloader 0108 for the Hermes!
Thanks a lot!
Really Great work!

Great work!
Where I can find tools for sign *.nb?
Can you made patch for mamaich tools? Now addfile.exe not working

I confirm this tool as working. Just had breeze radio successfully flashed (one more time). And it is much more handy than manual assembling
thanx.
ps 2scorpio16v:
What's the use of "100,00_IPL.nb ?
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http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_NBH

Des said:
I confirm this tool as working. Just had breeze radio successfully flashed (one more time). And it is much more handy than manual assembling
thanx.
ps 2scorpio16v:http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_NBH
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Thanks, now I understand

Hi bot
Thanks !I think you may do universal NBF generator .
You may add in sample.txt one parameter packet size ( Trynity Hermes 64 ) in Atremis 1024 etc

Great tool and very useful, thanks!

does nbhgen work on Artemis and Herald?

wlinsong said:
does nbhgen work on Artemis and Herald?
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On Artemis the singature size is 1024, no idea about Herald.... i think it will not work but haven't tested it.
To make the signature 1024 you can do it like this (at least until bot releases a version which allows you to modifi the sig. size):
Code:
nbhgen.exe file.txt
perl nbh2dbh.pl RUU_signed.nbh RUU_signed.dbh
ImageHash.exe -raw RUU_signed.dbh RUU_signedNEW.nbh 1024
It will popup a window asking you to select the proper certificate to sign your file, if you don't have one you can import for example a test certificate from windows mobile SDK.

Any one guide for artemis...so that many people who hv bricked their Orbit can make them alive..

is there a possibility to use this nbhgen.exe for making a backup of the current Excalibur ROM?
I have a german XDA Cosmo running the original XDA Cosmo ROM.
And I also managed to make a backup with bkondisk
BUT what I have not been able to find out so far:
how to make an installable package out of that?
this nbhgen sounds good but how (if ever) can I use it for the Excalibur?
Do I have to sign the resulting .nbh or maybe will it work unsigned with the engineering SPL 1.11???
I want to have a backup before flashing other ROMs - and believe me I want flashing the Dash ROM (or the german MDA Mail ROM) sooo bad since I've heard that TomTom 6 runs perfectly on it (unlike on Cosmo ROM where it's nearly unusable )

I'm sorry, but I stil don't get it and can not find anything inside the wiki. How is this tool supposed to work when I have an OS.nb for example?

Do you leave fields blank if you don't want to perform that part of the upgrade? For example if you were not going to upgrade anything other than the OS would you leave everything except the last line blank like this (sample sample):
TRIN100
HTC__001
1.23.707.6
USA
400,06_OS.nb
Also, can the the first lines be anything? I assume they are descriptors on line one and two followed by your own version #.

hdubli said:
Any one guide for artemis...so that many people who hv bricked their Orbit can make them alive..
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I second that thought.

It seems to not work on Windows vista.
Any idea ?

Hi,
I have a nb0 file that I want to turn into a nbh. Is a nb0 file simply a nb but the OS part?
Can this tool do what I am looking for? The problem is I don't want to add a IPL, SPL etc - nor do I want to go to SP1.01.
thanks!

@daveh85: nb0 is the same as nb. Yes, you can convert it to nbh using this tool.

Hi,
I don't understand how to make the sample.txt.
I'm trying to create a Big Storage of the last LVSW's ROM.
I have the following files :
00_MainSplash.bmp
00_MainSplash.nb
01_SubSplash.bmp
01_SubSplash.nb
02_ExtROM.nb
03_OS.nb
How do I create a sample.txt file to create the RUU_signed.nbh file to flash on a Hermes 200 ??
Thanks for enlighting me

This would be your "sample.txt":
Code:
HERM***
SuperCID
Murcielago
WWE
600,00_MainSplash.nb
601,01_SubSplash.nb
700,02_ExtROM.nb
400,03_OS.nb

Building Wizard ROMs with mamaich tools

I had posted this to the mamaich's thread. posting here as well since it is wizard specific:
I've been trying to use the tools for building an HTC wizard ROM. Now, before starting out on any modifications, I simply tried to break apart and rebuild it. So, I extracted a ROM using typhoondecode_v5, then followed this:
1. prepare_imgfs.exe OS.nb -nosplit
2. viewimgfs.exe imgfs_raw_data.bin
3. BuildImgfs.exe
But then my imgfs_raw_data.bin is not rebuilt and stays at its original self. The buildimgfs tool does not give me an error, however the last 3 lines of its output reas something like :
total sectors: 0000
used: <some number>
free: <some number>
I searched the forums but couldn't find an answer. Saw a couple of posts having the same prob but no answer. Since I havent done any modifications to the ROM and have tried with both AKU2.3 and AKU 3.3 (and custom ROMs as well as official Qtek ROMs), the ROM that i am using is also not an issue.
Now, since there are so many custom wizard ROMs out there and ppl swear by mamaich's tools so there must be a solution. Please help me out or let me know if there is no way out and I ve to use some other way to make ROMs, i also found bepe's kitchen post but couldn't find how to use it for wizard..
Thanks in advance.

for the wizard, this line:
1. prepare_imgfs.exe OS.nb -nosplit
should be:
prepare_imgfs.exe 80040000-OS.nb –nosplit
see if that helps...

prepare_imgfs.exe 80040000-OS.nb –nosplit
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I used that one only, and I have no probs with the "prepare" and "view" commands. I correctly get the bin files as well the modules/files are correctly extracted. I have problem with the "build" and "make" commands.

side question. should have thought of this earlier. how do you know its not updating? its been stated that this file will for some reason not change date/time and size.
hopefully that helps.
see this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1110892&postcount=13

see this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...2&postcount=13
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oopsie I am sure I read that post some time ago when I was collecting all the info for ROM cooking, but somehow forgot abt it when I started. Thnx for reminding
But There's another problem after this. When I run make_imgfs command it gives me some weird characters, however, a couple of posts above the one that you pointed at, there is a comment that I've to give the name of the old file only instead of new one. Will try that tonight when I go home and report back.
Thnx for the help dude
Anyways, another question:
This one is about the "universal id" part (dont remember the name of the app correctly, smthing like genuuid), for which all packages do we have to use this app? I mean if I wanted to add an executable (say a.exe) to the ROM, is it enough to simply add it to the "dump" directory and follow the build/make path or do I have to use the genuuid app path, or is this app used for some special kinda apps?
Thnx in advance. I'm not a newbie by any means in programming, GSM, and programming for GSM etc (I work in a Nokia GSM BTS project ) but am cooking a ROM for the first time.

yupz, worked...I was able to rebuild the rom. (Though the size/date-time stamp of the final 80040000-OS.nb also remains the same as the older one. I take that to be OK like the same thing happening with img_raw_data.bin. Haven't flashed the ROM onto my phone to see...)
Moreover, about the uuidgen program, I found out that it is bepe's way of doing it. We can do it the mamaich way that is simply add the programs that we want to the /dump folder and rebuilding. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Now that I've tested the waters, I'm on to making a custom ROM myself...
Thnx xda-dev...

shantzg001 said:
yupz, worked...I was able to rebuild the rom. (Though the size/date-time stamp of the final 80040000-OS.nb also remains the same as the older one. I take that to be OK like the same thing happening with img_raw_data.bin. Haven't flashed the ROM onto my phone to see...)
Moreover, about the uuidgen program, I found out that it is bepe's way of doing it. We can do it the mamaich way that is simply add the programs that we want to the /dump folder and rebuilding. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Now that I've tested the waters, I'm on to making a custom ROM myself...
Thnx xda-dev...
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Hi shantzg001
i too am doing similar steps and all gone well ( i.e breaking/rebuilding).
but im surprized why dump dir size is extremaly different in compare to
imgfs_raw_data.bin . I tried some OS.nb and got the size of dumb approx
456kb or 368 kb or some MBs. Also dump dir contains only some modules and
some files.
Am i doing some mistake or u too r getting similar result
reply ASAP
thanx
nandlal

That seems strange, because in my case the dump folder is even bigger than the bin file (more than double the size)..
Can you list out the exact steps that you are following, and which ROM were you breaking apart?

How do I convert os-new.nb to nbh

I've been trieng to get this to work for hours and now I'mat the point of giving up... I would like to know what the right tool is for os-new.nb to converted to
nbh....
anyone??
and of course.... I have searched... for a long long long time....

when you are using this kitchen:
[KITCHEN]TOUCH HD ROM Kitchen (From JugglerLKR and JCEspi2005)
and open the BlackStoneKitchen.CMD with an txt editor you can find this:
:10
:10.HTCRomTool.bat
cls
echo -= HTC ROM TOOL =-
Rem echo Click "Build!"
Rem echo In ROM builder tab choose Device: BlackStone
Rem echo Click ... in System: and choose os-new.nb
Rem echo Click Build ROM and choose filename RUU_signed.nbh
tools\htcrt.exe /buildrom "%cd%\BlackStone.htcrtproj" "%cd%\ruu_signed.nbh"
is this what you are looking for??

thanxX for your reply... I've succesfully used htcrt...
flashed up to 100%...
but the screen hangs while booting...
wich means i'm a terrible cook and i'm not cut for this stuff...
damnit..

Do you still have the raw files? In that case you can try again, or share the files, perhaps others an help.
Also try the cooking guide section, i got a lot of info there, extracted the raw files and made a flashable nbh from it myself. It should be possible...otherwise pm me, perhaps i can help (warning : i am not a cook myself haha)
Regards Twanj

Can you post a link for that Kitchen that you mentiones?
Thanks