German MDA II, Extended-ROM CAB-Installation, please help... - MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development

Hi,
now that we have a very nice tool to edit the contents of the extended-ROM file before upgrading the device I am trying to figure out which CABs to leave in the ext.-ROM and which better to install later.
Perhaps someone could help me out with what the following CAB-files exactly install (It is the original, german T-Mobile ROM-Update) and if I can safely remove them or bette keep them:
CAB: \Extended_ROM\TMD_DE.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\TMCOMREG.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MIDI56.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\CameraRC131_GER_1.5.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\CallerIDRC11_GER_1.5.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MMS1504_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\VideoMMS.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\GPRSMonitor_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ClearVue_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\TMD_AP_DE.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\OEM_AKU1_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\OEM_GER_03120301.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Version_AKU1.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Broadcast_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\t-mobile_shortcuts_only_DE_PPC2002_ARM.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\TMDDECustomize.sa.CAB
Thx ind advance
DLSkyNet

---

Hi,
could you post the ms_.nbf file here, I would like to compare the settings to those of T-Mobile NL, Qtek and O2.
What I found so far (all names refer to the T-Mobile NL ROM):
Broadcast_WWE.sa.CAB:
Seems to only set the CellBroadcast setting to enabled or disabled. (I guess this refers to the Reception of News via SMS by selecting channels of interested. Quite expensive I think and only interesting for phones that do not have any other capabilities of receiving and displaying information).
T-Mobile NL sets it on, with O2 it's switched off.
CallerIDRC11_WWE_1.5.sa.CAB:
Installs the CallerID application from IA Style and the Photo Contacts extension. There are other programs that are able to provide this functionality but I use it.
CameraRC131_WWE_1.5.sa.CAB:
The camera application for taking pictures and recording videos. AFAIK there is currently no alternative to this one, you should leave it in your ROM.
GPRSMonitor_WWE.sa.CAB:
Includes the GPRS Monitor from SPB Soft. Very useful I would recommend it unless you aren't going to use GPRS anyway.
MIDI56.sa.CAB:
RingTone plugin player. Allow you to play back RingTones in the following formats: mid,3gp,mp4. Also seems to register the audio/midi MIME type for playback of midi files directly from Internet Explorer.
By default the xda can play back only wav and wma audio files (AFAIK)
MMS1507_WWE.sa.CAB:
Installs the Arcsoft MMS application for composing and sending MMS messages.
VideoMMS.sa.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Installs the "Video MMS.exe" file into the Windows folder. When you start it you are in camera mode immediately and after you have recorded a picture or video you get into MMS composition mode.
This seems to be just an easier way to compose MMS messages since the main MMS Application (see above) is already able to compose MMS messages.
OEM_AKU1_WWE_4AP.sa.CAB (named OEM_4AP_WWE.CAB in Qtek ROM)
Installs the following files: GPRSAuthentication.exe, BTSetting.exe, STK.exe and WModem.exe
I am not sure if these are customized versions or if the normal ROM doesn't contain them. Well perhaps not because these are specific to the Phone edition so they can't be present in the main ROM, maybe they are contained in the Radio ROM, but probably they are only contained here, meaning you shouldn't remove this cab file.
OEM_WWE_03120301.sa.CAB (named OEM_WWE_03122301.sa.CAB in Qtek ROM)
Installs files for Bluetooth: AudioGW.dll, BthASPlugIn.dll, rilgsm.dll, Serial3.dll and Wavedev.dll. Also contains the new feature of mapping a (dynamic) serial port for BT.
I think you should not remove it.
TM_phone_class10.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Installs several registry settings regarding phone functionality. (See my other post regarding this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=5539)
TMCOMREG.sa.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Contains some of the settings contained in the previous one anyway. I'm not sure if it does anything else but I don't think so.
TMD_AP_NL.sa.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Implements several settings specific to T-Mobile (NL): Restricts video types for MMS. Adds connection and gateway settings for MMS connection via T-Mobile NL. Adds a T-Mobile profile to GPRS Monitor.
I would not install this cab unless you live in NL!
TMD_NL.sa.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Sets the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\3rdversion\MSYSTEM1 value to the provider name.
Not required!
TMDNLCustomize.sa.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Adjusts all the "theming" stuff: Changes colors, installs Today-theme, installs T-Mobile Dialpad, sets T-Mobile ringtone.
If you don't like you xda2 look like a pink pig you should leave this out.
(You can extract single items from the cab file if you like)
t-mobile_shortcuts_only(UK).PPC2002_ARM.CAB (not contained in Qtek):
Contains some strange things that seem to me rather useless: "WebDisplayText t-zones", "T-Mobile Resetter.exe", "T-Mobile PIE Launcher.exe", "TMobileWebToday.dll", "T-Mobile Homepage Plugin".
I wouldn't install this one!
Version_AKU1.sa.CAB (Version_AKU1_160.sa.CAB in Qtek):
Seems to only set the version number of the extended ROM in the registry.
Any comments are welcome...
softworkz

---

Hi Softworkz,
I hope to manage the upload-functionality - it is the original and unmodified ms_.nbf of the German T-Mobile 1.60.07 ROM-Update
I did a hardreset yesterday and softreseted the MDA II before customization started. Afterwards I manually installed only the following aplications:
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MIDI56.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\CameraRC131_GER_1.5.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\MMS1504_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\VideoMMS.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\GPRSMonitor_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\OEM_AKU1_GER.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\OEM_GER_03120301.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Version_AKU1.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Broadcast_GER.sa.CAB
The whole re-installation is now finished and I am happy to have gained approx. 2,5 hours of batterylife!
Greetings
DLSkyNet

---

Hi,
and thanks for the ROM. I will have a closer look at it during the next few days!

---

You are welcome softworkz - thanks for your great tool!
DLSkyNet

---

The whole re-installation is now finished and I am happy to have gained approx. 2,5 hours of batterylife!
Greetings
DLSkyNet
How does removing files/programs affect battery life?

---

Hi cruisin-thru,
just take IA-Caller as a very good example. IA-Caller is (only) responsible for displaying pictures or photos for incoming phonecalls. To achieve this it has to run in the background all the time. And as far as I know it is not programmed that "well-behaving" (battery-saving) as it should or could be.
I do not need those pictures for incoming calls (name and/or number are still displayed) so I decided not to install IA-Caller. And there seem to be many more tools like IA-Caller, not necessary but battery-wasting...
DLSkyNet

---

Can anyone confirm some of the CAB files in the O2 EXT ROM?
I've pasted the list here and tried my hand in discribing some based on the posts on this thread.
My assumptions here are merely guesses, so we pretty much need a confirmation form people like softworks or itsme.
Feel free to correct any mistakes/misunderstandings so I can edit my post immediately to reflect the correct information.
---------------
Somewhat familiar CABS in O2 EXT ROM
xmailinstaller2003.PPC_ARM_2003.CAB (3rd party email app?)
Broadcast_WWE.sa.CAB (already listed above)
MIDI.sa.CAB (already listed above as MIDI56.sa.CAB)
CallerID_WWE.sa.CAB (already listed above as CallerIDRC11_WWE_1.5.sa.CAB)
MMS_WWE.sa.CAB (already listed above as MMS1507_WWE.sa.CAB)
Camera_WWE.sa.CAB (already listed above as CameraRC131_WWE_1.5.sa.CAB)
ClearVue_WWE.sa.CAB (3rd party doc viewer)
o2ActiveUI.CAB (O2 ActiveUI Today plugin?)
O2UKCustomize.sa.CAB (listed above as TMDNLCustomize.sa.CAB)
Version.sa.CAB (listed above as Version_AKU1.sa.CAB)
O2_AP_UK.sa.CAB (listed above as TMD_AP_NL.sa.CAB)
Questionable CABS in O2 EXT ROM
OEM_WWE.sa.CAB (listed above i guess as the OEM cabs, but in O2 there's only one and in the post above there are 2 OEM_AKU1_WWE_4AP.sa.CAB / OEM_WWE_03120301.sa.CAB)
temp.sa.CAB
msmsgs8.CAB
CABS Not included in O2 EXT ROM:
VideoMMS.sa.CAB
GPRSMonitor_WWE.sa.CAB (wonder why it's not included in ALL types of handhelds, or maybe they just renamed the cab)
TM_phone_class10.CAB
TMCOMREG.sa.CAB
TMD_NL.sa.CAB
WIth regards to the cabs not included I wonder if it's possible to plug some of them in the O2 (such as the VideoMMS.sa.CAB, as it seems pretty nifty)
---------------
Also checked the config.exe and want to clarify commands based on the few lines at the end of the Config.txt
CAB: \Extended_ROM\xmailInstaller2003.PPC_ARM_2003.CAB
CPY1:\Extended_ROM\o2ActiveUI.CAB
CPY2:\Windows\V2R\setup\o2ActiveUI.CAB
CPY1:\Extended_ROM\o2ActiveUI_Eng_Setup.exe
CPY2:\Windows\V2R\o2ActiveUI_Eng_Setup.exe
EXEC:\Windows\V2R\o2ActiveUI_Eng_Setup.exe
So I'm assuming that the line containing:
"CAB:" installs the cab to whatever default installation path.
"CPY1:" and "CPY2:" are your verbose copy commands, the latter being the destination
EXEC: obviously is an execute command.
If my assumptions are correct then it's possible to put whatever kind of file in the EXT rom (e.g. Themes) and use the CPY commands to put them in the directory for the handheld to recognize them right?