[UPDATE] Dumping Omnia ROM from device

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Hi all, I believe I once saw a topic (or post(s)) about how to dump my Omnia's ROM from the device, but I honestly cannot find it now. I want to try the new roms popping out almost everywhere but really need to have a backup that I can go back, if anything bad happens. (I'm running Turkish JUHH2/JVHH2 and can't seem to find it anywhere on the net)

It would be really great if someone could do a step-by-step guide for noobs like me to extract my current ROM, for backup purposes or smth. (I guess it also should include steps to get the obtained files into an .EXE installer)

Any volunteers? (for the guide, or to lead us to an existing guide)

Thanks

UPDATE (22/11/2008): The dump is ready and finally uploading finished. Links are at 12th post, here on this topic.

Edited November 22, 2008 by Emre SUMENGEN

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

C'mon, doesn't anybody have a link to follow? Everybody on these forums work/wait on Omnia ROMS and noone thinks about our original/existing ROMS? It's hard to believe IMHO!

[Guest Hydroxpert]

Here is a short instruction on how to dump a i900:

Requirements:

Activesync installed

Samsung Modem Driver Installed

1. Enable access to ROM by setting reg-key HKLM\Security\Policies\Policies 00001001 from 2 to 1

2. Reboot your i900

3. Download isutils to dump your ROM from http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2ce11b6...2db6fb9a8902bda

4. Evaluate exact size of your ROM by typing the following at command prompt

CODEpdocread -l

You will get something like

128.58M (0x8095800) DSK1:

| 1.35M (0x159800) Part00

| 3.08M (0x313800) Part01

| 124.15M (0x7c27800) Part02

Which means the flash memory (=DSK1) is split in 3 partitions with total size of 0x8095800 bytes = 134.830.080 bytes

5. Dump your ROM using the evaluated flash size by typing the following at command prompt

CODEpsdread -1 0 0x8095800 i900GXHI5.img

Afterwards the ROM can be flashed by using Mirage LV http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2ce11b6...2db6fb9a8902bda

using EBOOT+PDA+PHONE button

hope it helps! this was taken from Link

[Guest fenomeno83]

thanks for guide!

1 question: dump include total read of main memory with all installed programs?for example if i reinstall a dumped rom, this include also installed application?thanks

Edited November 3, 2008 by fenomeno83

[Guest 1Mack]

thanks for guide!

1 question: dump include total read of main memory with all installed programs?for example if i reinstall a dumped rom, this include also installed application?thanks

That is a great question man and if the answer is yes it will save us flashoholics a lot of time going back to what we like when we try a newer ROM or are waiting for something we have tried to get some bugs worked out

Edited November 3, 2008 by 1Mack

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Hi,

Thanks very much for the info, Hydroxpert. The only problem is, I cannot get Mirage LV at that address. Anybody have an alternative?

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Hi,

I've dumped my Omnia's ROM with the above method and it worked well. The .img file runs with an app (USDL4?) within my XP but I don't recall installing anything like that.

Anyway, the current "thing" is that, the dump I get is 125MB in size, while the ROMS i've downloaded (official and custom ones) are slightly bigger (around 130-135mb?). Is this normal?

(That is an important question, as it will decide if my Omnia gets bricked when I re-flash my original firmware to test it)

[Guest zkyevolved]

Hi, could you please share where you got mirage lv? thanks a bunch :lol:

[Guest Hydroxpert]

i've not actually tried dumping my rom..has anyone who had seen the program files of any applications you installed on yoru own included in the dump?

[Guest tammam]

Hi,

I've dumped my Omnia's ROM with the above method and it worked well. The .img file runs with an app (USDL4?) within my XP but I don't recall installing anything like that.

Anyway, the current "thing" is that, the dump I get is 125MB in size, while the ROMS i've downloaded (official and custom ones) are slightly bigger (around 130-135mb?). Is this normal?

(That is an important question, as it will decide if my Omnia gets bricked when I re-flash my original firmware to test it)

Hi emre,

Could you please share the USDL4 programme. I have also dumped my ROM into an image file using the step above but I'm not sure what to do next.

thanks

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Hi emre,

Could you please share the USDL4 programme. I have also dumped my ROM into an image file using the step above but I'm not sure what to do next.

thanks

Honestly, I don't know that program, I didn't install it, I didn't know it did exist in my system until two days ago :lol:

I just have one guess, and that is: It just happened when I ran an updater. I did run the ROM updater by PeSco (I hope I wrote it right) just to check what it looked like. Maybe, it did associate itself with .IMG files when ran. I really don't have any other explanation about the updater. I even don't see it in my Add/remove programs list.

By the way, I'll be uploading the image I dumped from my Omnia (my original - Turkish JUHH2/JVHH2) somewhere, beginning next week (as I'm off city for work since yesterday).

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Hi everyone,

I've finally had the chance to upload my ROM dump from my Omnia...

The image can be found in 4shared.com, links below. (I had to split, as I don't have a high bw connection, but WinRAR would do the trick)

i900_JUHH2-JVHH2_FROM_PHONE.part1.rar

i900_JUHH2-JVHH2_FROM_PHONE.part2.rar

[Guest TERP]

Links is dead can you upload the files again.

Best Regards,

TERP

[Guest TERP]

Any one know how to flash the file in the phone again?

[Guest kpasadoc]

Sorry for the silly question but when I try to change the value 00001001 from 2 to 1; I get "Access is denied" error.

I'm using CERegEditor (desktop based acess to remote registry on my Omnia)

my Info sreen shows PDA: i900xxHJ4/MSHJ1 and Phone: i900XXHI5

Any suggestions on how to get passed the wite to registry access denied?

thank you,

Doc

hope it helps! this was taken from Link

[Guest kpasadoc]

Sorry for the silly question but when I try to change the value 00001001 from 2 to 1; I get "Access is denied" error.

I'm using CERegEditor (desktop based acess to remote registry on my Omnia)

my Info sreen shows PDA: i900xxHJ4/MSHJ1 and Phone: i900XXHI5

Any suggestions on how to get passed the wite to registry access denied?

thank you,

Doc

OK, problem solved using local RegEdit software Resco Registry.

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Links is dead can you upload the files again.

Best Regards,

TERP

Sorry people, I'm very tight on bandwidth nowadays and can't afford to upload it again...

Maybe if somebody did actually download it before Rapidshare expired them all.. Sorry.

[Guest bouboule]

hope it helps! this was taken from Link

Hello,

I want to dump my ROM but i don"t know how to do.

I download isutils to dump my ROM

but there is 43 files in the folder "itsutilsbin-20080923" !!!! Which file i use ???

Thanks !

[Guest Emre SUMENGEN]

Hi everybody,

I've put my old dump to 4shared, under this URL...

Note that Samsung has officially released Turkish ROM on their site (click here). Anyways, archivers, you can download it :rolleyes:

[Guest Speck81]

Hi,

i did a backup of my phone with the above metod.

Now when i try to flash it back Mirage give's me the following error:

Analyzing the Combined Image...Error during opening image files!

-Platform not matched!

:The chosen platform and image do not match!

What can i do? i've a 125mb .img file B)

Thanks

bye

Speck

[Guest JediKnightCZ]

I am having a minor/major problem with this - I have a original Czech ROM which i want to backup, but when inputting the command psdread -1 0 0x8152800 i900XXHJ1.img I get following error: ITReadSDCard - Parameter is incorrect.

I am using the correct size for the ROM, but i have no idea why it won't let me dump the ROM. Any ideas?

[Guest lastnikita]

check here, I've done a dumper: http://www.modaco.com/content/i9x0-omnia-r...g-original-rom/

[Guest sonyman81]

Hi, has anyone managed to find out how to re-flash the backup u made?

[Guest kriminalu]

I don't open FlashWM7Blue23064.bin on Win XP but i don't flashed the phone...please help me