COSTOM BOOT IMAGE FOR XDA 1 - MDA, XDA, 1010 General

can anyone help me put a costom boot image on an at&t 2003 rom??
no i dont have lunix
no i dont know any c++ or - - or that matter...
i hope someone with a kitchen might be willing to substitute my .bmp for theirs, and cook one for me.
thanks

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If you send me the image in the right format, i can add it to the kitchen....
Second way is looking at the tools the xda-developers have done. I think, there is a small tool to change the bootimage...
HTH
Stefan

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it is easy to change bootimage !

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Lumpi... explain 'correct format'!
gate... explain 'easy', how easy??

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ntabikha said:
Lumpi... explain 'correct format'!
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I an other posting one of the developers said more about the formatÖ
it has to a very specific format: Windows, 16 bit, inverted, R5G6B5 from Photoshop
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For adding a new bootimage take a look at this:
pnewbmp
you must specify a bmp file, as required by splitrom, and the romversion with '-3' or '-4', this determines the location where the bootsplash is written, for (most!!) 3.x roms this is at 81900000, for 4.x roms, and the chinese 3.x rom it is at 81ec0000.
so be careful, you must first verify that the bootsplash is indeed at this location, otherwise you will overwrite essential data in your rom
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HTH
Stefan

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I changed the bootimage succesfully in a Wallaby, with "pnewbmp.exe" from "itsutils".
http://xda-developers.com/~itsme/download/itsutils.zip
I made the bootimage with Adobe - Photoshop CS. Make a new 240x320 image. Convert it to 256 color with dightering than convert back to RGB. It is not neccessary, but the result is better for the 12 Bit display.
Save the picture in 16bit BMP format, with "flip row order" checked, and "R5 G6 B5" format in the advanced options. The final file size must be 153672 bytes !!
There is two options to upload the bitmap to the memory. There is a -3 and -4 options (target memory address) in pnewbmp.exe. It is depend from the ROM version in your wallaby. You can check the target memory by download the actual bitmap first from one of the two avaible adresses.
When you can open the downloaded bitmap with photoshop, this was the correct target memory area. So: upload the new bitmap to the address where you finded the actual bootimage.
(Use the "open as" function in Photoshop, and select RAW format. You cant open the downloaded bitmap as other ordinary BMP files.)
And thank you Itsme, for the tools!

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Sallala said:
I changed the bootimage succesfully in a Wallaby, with "pnewbmp.exe" from "itsutils".
http://xda-developers.com/~itsme/download/itsutils.zip
I made the bootimage with Adobe - Photoshop CS. Make a new 240x320 image. Convert it to 256 color with dightering than convert back to RGB. It is not neccessary, but the result is better for the 12 Bit display.
Save the picture in 16bit BMP format, with "flip row order" checked, and "R5 G6 B5" format in the advanced options. The final file size must be 153672 bytes !!
There is two options to upload the bitmap to the memory. There is a -3 and -4 options (target memory address) in pnewbmp.exe. It is depend from the ROM version in your wallaby. You can check the target memory by download the actual bitmap first from one of the two avaible adresses.
When you can open the downloaded bitmap with photoshop, this was the correct target memory area. So: upload the new bitmap to the address where you finded the actual bootimage.
(Use the "open as" function in Photoshop, and select RAW format. You cant open the downloaded bitmap as other ordinary BMP files.)
And thank you Itsme, for the tools!
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You have described how to make the picture but you didn't mention how the pnewbmp.exe works, I read this :
newbmp.exe
you must specify a bmp file, as required by splitrom, and the romversion with
'-3' or '-4', this determines the location where the bootsplash is written, for
(most!!) 3.x roms this is at 81900000, for 4.x roms, and the chinese 3.x rom it
is at 81ec0000. so be careful, you must first verify that the bootsplash is
indeed at this location, otherwise you will overwrite essential data in your
rom.
So what are the steps to use this executable file I have 4.01.16 rom ver.
tell me how to be able to get the pic file where and from to upload it again..Thanks in advance.

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Ok, let I write the steps:
You must to upoad the new bootimage one of this two memory start addresses: 0x8190000 for 3.x ROMs and to 0x89ec0000 for 4.x ROMs. But, as the readme says, it is good to check this.
1. check the destination memory area:
- go to a command line, and run this commands: (from itsutils)
- pmemdump.exe 0x81900000 151672 3.bmp
- pmemdump.exe 0x81ec0000 153672 4.bmp
Now you downloaded 153672bytes from the flash memory to files 3.bmp and 4.bmp One of these is a bitmap image, the other maybe an empty "black" image. Try to open with Adobe - Photoshop CS.
- select File->Open As->Photoshop RAW format->when the box displays select 240x320 for image size, and 16bit color depth and IBM PC format.
Try this with 3.bmp and 4.bmp. With one of these you can see your actual bootimage. Maybe in grayscale.
2. make your new bootimage, I wrote how.
- check it, it must be 153672 bytes. Not to upload biger image, because you will overwrite other programs in your flashrom.
3. upload the new image.
- pnewbmp -3 yournewimage.bmp if you can open and see your actual bootimage from 3.bmp file or
- pnewbmp -4 yournewimage.bmp if you can open and see your actual bootimage from 4.bmp
Thats it!
Sallala

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Sallala said:
Ok, let I write the steps:
You must to upoad the new bootimage one of this two memory start addresses: 0x8190000 for 3.x ROMs and to 0x89ec0000 for 4.x ROMs. But, as the readme says, it is good to check this.
1. check the destination memory area:
- go to a command line, and run this commands: (from itsutils)
- pmemdump.exe 0x81900000 151672 3.bmp
- pmemdump.exe 0x81ec0000 153672 4.bmp
Now you downloaded 153672bytes from the flash memory to files 3.bmp and 4.bmp One of these is a bitmap image, the other maybe an empty "black" image. Try to open with Adobe - Photoshop CS.
- select File->Open As->Photoshop RAW format->when the box displays select 240x320 for image size, and 16bit color depth and IBM PC format.
Try this with 3.bmp and 4.bmp. With one of these you can see your actual bootimage. Maybe in grayscale.
2. make your new bootimage, I wrote how.
- check it, it must be 153672 bytes. Not to upload biger image, because you will overwrite other programs in your flashrom.
3. upload the new image.
- pnewbmp -3 yournewimage.bmp if you can open and see your actual bootimage from 3.bmp file or
- pnewbmp -4 yournewimage.bmp if you can open and see your actual bootimage from 4.bmp
Thats it!
Sallala
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Sallala,
Thanks a lot mate I'll try it right now I was waiting ur post actually

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C:\Documents and Settings\Neo\Desktop\wallaby boot screen changer\build>pnewbmp
0x89ec0000 151672 3.bmp
Usage: { -3 | -4 } pnewbmp filename
Where should I look for the .bmp file in the xda or in my pc , I searched for it in the ppc I didn't find it thus I searched in my pc I didn't find it as well !!?? :?

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C:\Documents and Settings\Neo\Desktop\wallaby boot screen changer\build>pnewbmp
0x89ec0000 151672 3.bmp
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What you write is wrong!
pnewbmp does not need the start memory address nor the size.
???
pnewbmp -4 mycustomspash.bmp --> write bitmap
pmemdump 0x89ec0000 4.bmp --> download bitmap from flasrom
pmemdump place the image where pmemdump is in.
I uncompress itsutils here:
Y:\Y_down\PPC_MOJO_SZUFF\Rom_update\HTC_Wallaby\itsutils\
(exe files in the "build" directory)
so I started a command line and type:
y:
cd \
cd Y_down\PPC_MOJO_SZUFF\Rom_update\HTC_Wallaby\itsutils\build
pmemdump 0x89ec0000 4.bmp
And my downloaded image (4.bmp) is created in here:
Y_down\PPC_MOJO_SZUFF\Rom_update\HTC_Wallaby\itsutils\build
It is neccesarry to copy the itsutils.dll from the build folder to the devices \windows\ directory if it is not there already.
Sallalalalalala

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Excuse me I haven't notice that I replaced pmemdump.exe with pnewbmp.exe lol :lol: thanks again....

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Thanks Guys
I didn't actually know that was possible. I have created a few roms and was always disapinted that I couldn't make my own boot up immage I love the Idea so I created a new one You guys may like it
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Re: Thanks Guys
TBCompDesign said:
I didn't actually know that was possible. I have created a few roms and was always disapinted that I couldn't make my own boot up immage I love the Idea so I created a new one You guys may like it
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Nice bootimage. I placed my photo, name address and contact information. (but I know, the reason to help this when I leave the PDA is equal to 0,1%)
But there is a topic, to post your boot image. It name is "Post your boot images here" or something like this.

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Wrong ROM Address cause PC Communication Error
I just run pnewbmp -3 yournewimage.bmp
When I soft reset, it can't communicate with PC (Error 87).
So I can't re-format my ROM with USB or infrared, because I've just erased PC communication with the command (" pnewbmp -3 yournewimage.bmp" )
The only solution is re-format my ROM from SD Card.
Please help me how to re-format from SD Card?
Thanks a lot
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Sallala said:
Ok, let I write the steps:
You must to upoad the new bootimage one of this two memory start addresses: 0x8190000 for 3.x ROMs and to 0x89ec0000 for 4.x ROMs. But, as the readme says, it is good to check this.
1. check the destination memory area:
- go to a command line, and run this commands: (from itsutils)
- pmemdump.exe 0x81900000 151672 3.bmp
- pmemdump.exe 0x81ec0000 153672 4.bmp
Now you downloaded 153672bytes from the flash memory to files 3.bmp and 4.bmp One of these is a bitmap image, the other maybe an empty "black" image. Try to open with Adobe - Photoshop CS.
- select File->Open As->Photoshop RAW format->when the box displays select 240x320 for image size, and 16bit color depth and IBM PC format.
Try this with 3.bmp and 4.bmp. With one of these you can see your actual bootimage. Maybe in grayscale.
2. make your new bootimage, I wrote how.
- check it, it must be 153672 bytes. Not to upload biger image, because you will overwrite other programs in your flashrom.
3. upload the new image.
- pnewbmp -3 yournewimage.bmp if you can open and see your actual bootimage from 3.bmp file or
- pnewbmp -4 yournewimage.bmp if you can open and see your actual bootimage from 4.bmp
Thats it!
Sallala
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