[INFO] Language Localization guide!

[bOOster]

May be admins move topic to developing? All localizing principles are same for E680, A780, A1200 and others except CramFS volumes number and structure!

[mischka]

Thanks booster!
This sounds great, but I have a problem:

did that "flash interruptus" with generic 46p. copied the CG34,41,42 files to my laptop in home/cgmod. My laptop is running ubuntu linux 5.05 (gnome desktop).

opened console, made me root and then:

fsck.cramfs -x /home/cgmod/ /home/cgmod/CG34.smg
("cramfsck" makes "comand not found", on my distri it's "fsck.cramfs", I found out)

console said:
/home/cgmod/CG34.smg: warning- -file length too long, padded image?
/home/cgmod/CG34.smg: invalid cramfs- -crc error

tried that flash interruptus again, made new copies and tried again with same result
My phone is flashed with the same file I used and everything works fine!


then I tried merging CG41+CG42:

cat /home/cgmod/CG41 + /home/cgmod/CG42 /home/cgmod/locale

console is running through all letters and hyroglyphs that I see, if I try opening the CGs with a normal editor (needs some time). After that there is no file "locale" anywhere not in /home/cgmod/ or /home or /.
And console doesnt work anymore. I have to open a new console.
I tried that in maintenance mode (without gnome only console). Then it's faster and I can work on after that but still no file "locale".

tried also:

cat /home/cgmod/CG41 + /home/cgmod/CG42 locale

same result

What have I done wrong?
I'm new to linux and these console things, so if someone can help me, please give me exact comands for console

Thanks
mischka

[bOOster]

For cg34 - file length too long - it'is not a problem, just continue extract.
Crc error, this is not a problem too - motorola use different crc byte order for CRC.
Does cramfs tool continue exctracting the volume? If not i post cramfs tool with -f - force exctract flag.

I'am sorry about cat procedure - it's format completly different!
Try this

cat CG41 CG42 > locale

[mischka]

Thanks for this bOOster!

for CG34 Ididn'find a solution maybe I have to try cygwin?

"cat CG41 + CG42 > locale" worked! And "fsck.cramfs -x" worked for "locale" too!

Now as I have a "germanboard" if I switch language to automatic (not working as the correct mapping is missing, but looking like the one on my A780), maybe it's enough to add the german.kbd file.
I did that and deleted a ringtone for the space.

To make "newlocale" it's "mkfs.cramfs dir newlocale" OK.
But how do I split the newlocale file in two parts (with correct size)? I don't know the comand for this.
And how do I add these 0xFF bites If needed to my newlocale file before splitting? Do i have to do that before mkfs.cramfs or after?

Next is: I can see the size only in MB I think that's not very exact.

Sorry, but I'm really a linux newbee.

[bOOster]

You can't add only new .kbd file. It would't work. You need edit A1200 english layout. A1200 does't have german layout, other then A780 - have!

To split file you need to know file size in BYTES!! You can't split file when know only megabytes sizes!
For splitting, and editing i use Windows XVI32 hex editor -
http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delph...vi32/xvi32.htm,

You don't need delete something, you can add everything you want - only 'newlocale' file must be less or equal than 'locale'. 0xFF bytes filling is - is a operation filling empty space in dest packet.

[samkatta]

Dear bOOster,
I tried the MBM mode interrupt but I can't find the CG files to copy. Where do I find these files in RSD Lite to copy them? Or do I have to wait to a certain time before plugging the cable? I plugged the cable right after the red screen appeared and didn't quit RSD lite but couldn't find the files anywhere.
Please help as soon as you can.

[samkatta]

@mischka
From where did you get the CG files after you interrupted the MBM flash mode screen?

[bOOster]

In the directory where you put original firmware file. All CG packets extract to this directory.

[samkatta]

bOOster, Thank you very much, but:
Are these files extracted from the flash file or from the firmware I have on the phone?
As I'm on 44P and I used 46P File for the MBM Flash interrupt, so will these files be from the 44P or the 46P firm? and will they work with 44P? as I don't want to flash the firmware yet.

[bOOster]

from firmware file on you computer!