XIP Visual Kitchen WP 6.5 GENE - P3400 ROM Development

i m trying to build Ervius Visual Kitchen to our gene i got information that Hermes Mobile is same rom structure as gene so i go to harmes forum and done necessary changes to Ervius Visual Kitchen but i m not able to flash
vaibhav,sumit,ramersonw,jyot,helgee,BesFen wakeup buddy
give some time to do different man, you all r doing same thing sine long time, i know we can do it

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here is what i done till now
i got info that NBH file format used in gene is same as in the Hermes so why hermes kitchen is not working with gene (with gene XIP,hdr.etc )?
what is OS.nb.playload ?
what is ULDR ?
what is IMGSTART ?

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hi guys i have tried this kitchen u need to modify xml file to get the gene settings
but after that it ask for some block size which it takes as defualt 4 and then when u cook the rom with this setting rom get build properly with a single warning erivius called it as time bomb.
but when u put the rom on the device it wont boot i tried many roms but non work with erivius visual kitchen v.9 latest verison might be working
i had put in the thread for this problem but erivius didnt respond...

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will definately wake up ..lemme me bak frm vacation...

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Pank789 said:
hi guys i have tried this kitchen u need to modify xml file to get the gene settings
but after that it ask for some block size which it takes as defualt 4 and then when u cook the rom with this setting rom get build properly with a single warning erivius called it as time bomb.
but when u put the rom on the device it wont boot i tried many roms but non work with erivius visual kitchen v.9 latest verison might be working
i had put in the thread for this problem but erivius didnt respond...
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good start here my Solution + Question for this
you r talking about NBHUtil.xml
to all who don't know about NBHUtil.xml
its database file for NBHUtil, so u ask me what is NBHUtil.exe ?, NBHUtil is same like htcrt, htcrt use htcrt_devices.ini file as database and NBHUtil use NBHUtil.xml as database
new NBHUtil's database does not have gene device data base so you need add this entry
Code:
<device name="Gene" chunksize="1024">
<ModelID>GENE***</ModelID>
<CID>11111111</CID>
<Ver>1.00.000.0</Ver>
<Lang>WWE</Lang>
<Item value="0x100">IPL</Item>
<Item value="0x200">SPL</Item>
<Item value="0x600">Splash</Item>
<Item value="0x300">Radio</Item>
<Item value="0x400">OS</Item>
<Item value="0x700">ExtROM</Item>
</device>
i make this conflagration from htcrt_devices.ini
here is entry in htcrt_devices.ini
Code:
[Gene]
Experimental=0
ModelId=GENE10000
SignMaxChunkSize=1024
RomSections=6, "0x100,""IPL"",131072,TRUE", "0x200,SPL,524288,TRUE", "0x600,Splash,196608,FALSE", "0x300,Radio,2883584,FALSE", "0x900,""Ext. ROM"",10485760,FALSE", "0x400,OS,0,FALSE"
but this don't work
this is not big issue we can replace it with old htcrt but new stuff is always welcome
also if u see kitchen_build_rom.bat
there is entry for NBHUtil's
Code:
..\tools\nbhutil -model %deviceid% -ver %versionid% -lang %langid% -chunk %chunksize% -nogui -e -i %osidvalue% ..\temp\os-new.nb -b ruu_signed.nbh
but there no specification of ExtROM in this line

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ankit360 said:
good start here my Solution + Question for this
you r talking about NBHUtil.xml
to all who don't know about NBHUtil.xml
its database file for NBHUtil, so u ask me what is NBHUtil.exe ?, NBHUtil is same like htcrt, htcrt use htcrt_devices.ini file as database and NBHUtil use NBHUtil.xml as database
new NBHUtil's database does not have gene device data base so you need add this entry
Code:
<device name="Gene" chunksize="1024">
<ModelID>GENE***</ModelID>
<CID>11111111</CID>
<Ver>1.00.000.0</Ver>
<Lang>WWE</Lang>
<Item value="0x100">IPL</Item>
<Item value="0x200">SPL</Item>
<Item value="0x600">Splash</Item>
<Item value="0x300">Radio</Item>
<Item value="0x400">OS</Item>
<Item value="0x700">ExtROM</Item>
</device>
i make this conflagration from htcrt_devices.ini
here is entry in htcrt_devices.ini
Code:
[Gene]
Experimental=0
ModelId=GENE10000
SignMaxChunkSize=1024
RomSections=6, "0x100,""IPL"",131072,TRUE", "0x200,SPL,524288,TRUE", "0x600,Splash,196608,FALSE", "0x300,Radio,2883584,FALSE", "0x900,""Ext. ROM"",10485760,FALSE", "0x400,OS,0,FALSE"
but this don't work
this is not big issue we can replace it with old htcrt but new stuff is always welcome
also if u see kitchen_build_rom.bat
there is entry for NBHUtil's
Code:
..\tools\nbhutil -model %deviceid% -ver %versionid% -lang %langid% -chunk %chunksize% -nogui -e -i %osidvalue% ..\temp\os-new.nb -b ruu_signed.nbh
but there no specification of ExtROM in this line
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I already try to add os-new.nb and extrom manually using NBHutil, but still un booable. i guess the problem is in the xip.

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BesFen said:
I already try to add os-new.nb and extrom manually using NBHutil, but still un booable. i guess the problem is in the xip.
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did you flash gene successfuly ?, did u get msg on RUU that rom flash successfuly ? not bootable means what ? did u see htc splash screen ? or stuck at tri screen ?

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ankit360 said:
did you flash gene successfuly ?, did u get msg on RUU that rom flash successfuly ? not bootable means what ? did u see htc splash screen ? or stuck at tri screen ?
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flash success and RUU message said "congratulation........", but my deavice directly go to bootloader, no HTC slash. I release the battery and reinsert it again, and the device automatically on and go to bootloader again, and again.

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BesFen said:
flash success and RUU message said "congratulation........", but my deavice directly go to bootloader, no HTC slash. I release the battery and reinsert it again, and the device automatically on and go to bootloader again, and again.
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this not happen due to bad xip if u have bad xip u stuck at htc splash screen this happen because rom is no build property means wrong things goes wrong place
while building rom there is lot's factors like chunks size address of os.nb,xip,exrom if that get wrong device show u tri screen

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gene partition info
this is new gene partition information
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Hi Ankit,
Here is how i cook with visual kitchen, hope this could help ....
1)dump->Customize->Create Rom, after create rom i dont touch the released nbh file instead..
2)in kitchen/temp folder there is built xip.bin, os-ew.nb and imgfs-new.bin copy these three files and do nb work with imgfs.bin and xip and then htcert or directly htcert with os-new.nb and extrom ... it works try it.
and i also analysed os-new.nb its same with the original new gene os.nb the only difference is imgfsstart, you can if you do nbinfo oon on both you willl se imgfsstart address is different you can put the imgfs start value off new gene in the other biutton of kitchen and build .its someething 0060000
ps:writing from phone pardon my english

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I will inspect it step by step tonight........., must by some coffee for it.

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coolaj said:
Hi Ankit,
Here is how i cook with visual kitchen, hope this could help ....
1)dump->Customize->Create Rom, after create rom i dont touch the released nbh file instead..
2)in kitchen/temp folder there is built xip.bin, os-ew.nb and imgfs-new.bin copy these three files and do nb work with imgfs.bin and xip and then htcert or directly htcert with os-new.nb and extrom ... it works try it.
and i also analysed os-new.nb its same with the original new gene os.nb the only difference is imgfsstart, you can if you do nbinfo oon on both you willl se imgfsstart address is different you can put the imgfs start value off new gene in the other biutton of kitchen and build .its someething 0060000
ps:writing from phone pardon my english
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it mean you use imgfs and xip to build the new os-new.nb, not use the result of os-new.nb from visual kitchen.
I ever read at ervius thread that they cut some address of xip and imgfstart, and it can save some phone storage and RAM, maybe that step make the result of RUU_Signed.nbh and os-new.nb from that kitchen not work in my GENE.
It's more interesting and exsiting, I will try it tonight and report it here.........see you tonight

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coolaj said:
Hi Ankit,
Here is how i cook with visual kitchen, hope this could help ....
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that means you create ROM for gene with visual kitchen successfully ?

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here is result
my cooked ROM with old working kitchen
Code:
'os-new.nb' has valid boot sector
Partition table:
Partition 0
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File System: 0x20 (boot)
Start Sector: 0x00000002
Total Sectors: 0x000000fa
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x02
First Sector: 0x01
First Track: 0x00
Last Head: 0xfb
Last Sector: 0x01
Last Track: 0x00
Partition 1
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File System: 0x23 (XIP RAM)
Start Sector: 0x000000fc
Total Sectors: 0x000017a0
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x00
First Sector: 0x01
First Track: 0x01
Last Head: 0xfb
Last Sector: 0x01
Last Track: 0x18
Partition 2
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File System: 0x25 (imgfs)
Start Sector: 0x0000189c
Total Sectors: 0x0001c0e0
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x00
First Sector: 0x01
First Track: 0x19
Last Head: 0xfb
Last Sector: 0x01
Last Track: 0x1e0
Partition 3
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File System: 0x00 (unknown)
Start Sector: 0x00000000
Total Sectors: 0x00000000
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x00
First Sector: 0x00
First Track: 0x00
Last Head: 0x00
Last Sector: 0x00
Last Track: 0x00
Geometry: flash has 252 virtual heads
MSFLSH50 header found at offset 0x200
(0 Reserved Entries, 2 Flash Region Entries)
Flash Region Entry 0:
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Region type: XIP
Start phys. block: 0x00000000
Size in phys. blocks: 0x00000000
Size in log. blocks: 0x00000019 -> Size in sectors: 0x0000189c
Sectors per block: 0x000000fc
Bytes per block: 0x0001f800
Compact blocks: 0x00000000
-> Bytes per sector: 0x00000200
Flash Region Entry 1:
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Region type: READONLY_FILESYS
Start phys. block: 0x00000000
Size in phys. blocks: 0x00000000
Size in log. blocks: 0x000001c8 -> Size in sectors: 0x0001c0e0
Sectors per block: 0x000000fc
Bytes per block: 0x0001f800
Compact blocks: 0x00000000
-> Bytes per sector: 0x00000200
Searching for IMGFS signature...
Found IMGFS at byte 0x00313800 (sector 0x0000189c).
dwFSVersion: 00000001
dwSectorsPerHeaderBlock: 00000001
dwRunsPerFileHeader: 00000001
dwBytesPerHeader: 00000034
dwChunksPerSector: 00000008
dwFirstHeaderBlockOffset: 00000200
dwDataBlockSize: 00001000
szCompressionType: XPR
dwFreeSectorCount: 0000490A
dwHiddenSectorCount: 00000100
dwUpdateModeFlag: 00000000
Original WM 6 Rom
Code:
'01_OS.nb' has valid boot sector
Partition table:
Partition 0
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File System: 0x20 (boot)
Start Sector: 0x00000002
Total Sectors: 0x0000189a
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x02
First Sector: 0x01
First Track: 0x00
Last Head: 0xfb
Last Sector: 0x01
Last Track: 0x18
Partition 1
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File System: 0x23 (XIP RAM)
Start Sector: 0x0000189c
Total Sectors: 0x00001a94
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x00
First Sector: 0x01
First Track: 0x19
Last Head: 0xfb
Last Sector: 0x01
Last Track: 0x33
Partition 2
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File System: 0x25 (imgfs)
Start Sector: 0x00003330
Total Sectors: 0x0001e258
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x00
First Sector: 0x01
First Track: 0x34
Last Head: 0xfb
Last Sector: 0x01
Last Track: 0x21d
Partition 3
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File System: 0x00 (unknown)
Start Sector: 0x00000000
Total Sectors: 0x00000000
Boot indicator: 0x00
First Head: 0x00
First Sector: 0x00
First Track: 0x00
Last Head: 0x00
Last Sector: 0x00
Last Track: 0x00
Geometry: flash has 252 virtual heads
MSFLSH50 header found at offset 0x200
(0 Reserved Entries, 2 Flash Region Entries)
Flash Region Entry 0:
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Region type: XIP
Start phys. block: 0x00000000
Size in phys. blocks: 0x00000000
Size in log. blocks: 0x00000034 -> Size in sectors: 0x00003330
Sectors per block: 0x000000fc
Bytes per block: 0x0001f800
Compact blocks: 0x00000000
-> Bytes per sector: 0x00000200
Flash Region Entry 1:
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Region type: READONLY_FILESYS
Start phys. block: 0x00000000
Size in phys. blocks: 0x00000000
Size in log. blocks: 0x000001ea -> Size in sectors: 0x0001e258
Sectors per block: 0x000000fc
Bytes per block: 0x0001f800
Compact blocks: 0x00000000
-> Bytes per sector: 0x00000200
Searching for IMGFS signature...
Found IMGFS at byte 0x00666000 (sector 0x00003330).
dwFSVersion: 00000001
dwSectorsPerHeaderBlock: 00000001
dwRunsPerFileHeader: 00000001
dwBytesPerHeader: 00000034
dwChunksPerSector: 00000008
dwFirstHeaderBlockOffset: 00000200
dwDataBlockSize: 00001000
szCompressionType: XPR
dwFreeSectorCount: 00003425
dwHiddenSectorCount: 00000100
dwUpdateModeFlag: 00000000

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BesFen said:
it mean you use imgfs and xip to build the new os-new.nb, not use the result of os-new.nb from visual kitchen.
I ever read at ervius thread that they cut some address of xip and imgfstart, and it can save some phone storage and RAM, maybe that step make the result of RUU_Signed.nbh and os-new.nb from that kitchen not work in my GENE.
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its called ULDR but don't know what is that ?

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@Ankit, sorry replying late was testing rom built by ervius kitchen because icant test and be online at the same time b'cus i use internet from phone.
Okay yes i have created working roms from visual kitchen as said earlier used imgfs-new bin and xip and did nbwork and htcert. if you buil with os-new.nb and extrom gene will stuck at tricolour mode..have some more tricks will be posting..
All this done with Original 6.0 new gene rom
ULDR Info -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2916649&postcount=7 by ameet

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coolaj said:
@Ankit, sorry replying late was testing rom built by ervius kitchen because icant test and be online at the same time b'cus i use internet from phone.
Okay yes i have created working roms from visual kitchen as said earlier used imgfs-new bin and xip and did nbwork and htcert. if you buil with os-new.nb and extrom gene will stuck at tricolour mode..have some more tricks will be posting..
All this done with Original 6.0 new gene rom
ULDR Info -http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2916649&postcount=7 by ameet
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can u give me you kitchen plz ? only tool folder
also tell me what changes u done in my temp folder i get only OS-new.nb romhdr.bin and xip.bin
if u have msn or yahoo mail id we can chat online

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ankit360 said:
can u give me you kitchen plz ? only tool folder
also tell me what changes u done in my temp folder i get only OS-new.nb romhdr.bin and xip.bin
if u have msn or yahoo mail id we can chat online
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In Tools/kitchen_build_rom.bat delete these lines
del imgfs-new.bin
del OS-new.nb.payload
and build you will see in temp folder.
and i think uldr part is causing the problem....

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coolaj said:
In Tools/kitchen_build_rom.bat delete these lines
del imgfs-new.bin
del OS-new.nb.payload
and build you will see in temp folder.
and i think uldr part is causing the problem....
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what is IMGSTART value ?