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Hi folks,
I wasn't going to release these until I'd finish the help file, but as they've already filtered out - I thought I may as well; and this thread will contain the latest release(s).
Firstly, as always when playing with ROMs be careful as you may end up killing your device - use these tools at your own risk!
These tools are Windows GUI based and allow you to:
• View and modify ROM file header information
• Decode Extended ROM files (e.g. ms_.nbf)
• Extract FAT16 image from ROM files
• Extract embedded splash screens
• Remove extraneous data surrounding FAT16 images
• Encode FAT16 images to ROM files
• Insert splash screens into new ROM files
But you'll find not all functionality is available for all devices.
I'll post the help file (with a user guide) when it's ready, but in the meantime feel free to have a play and help me test the apps :wink:
Bal
We at here very proud of you bal666!
great job.....keep it up!
I'm not doing a Windows GUI again ... had to learn MFC ... and yuck!
But thanks for the vote of confidence!!
By the way, if anyone knows what the ROM header fields called Unknown really are, I would very much like to know.
And yes, I've recently realised that the field I call "Device ID" is actually the memory location the ROM should be dumped to (well that's my current thinking anyway)...
Cheers
Bal
Your a star Bal66
Thanks
great app!
thank you bal!!
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Hello bal666,
Thanks so much for this great program .. I tried it with my imate PDA2K and it encodes the files and decode it correctly .. The thing is , how I can modify the .fat file or edit it ?! ,, I found a program to unpack .fat files but not to pack it back again .. I hope you can tell us how we can manage the *.fat file m8
Thanks again m8 for this nice program and best wishes & regards :wink:
Great Tools
Great....great tools bal666!!!
hawk_mate
You can add or delete cab file and modified Ext ROM by your own using *.fat files, you can mount it using extra drive pro, and use lika other disk....
Is this a tool for exposing the Extended ROM on my magician? Sorry for the n00b question, but i dont get the start post.
Hawk_mate,
cornelius is right - use Extra Drive Creator Pro (you can download a demo version), or if you use linux then you can mount the file as a fat type.
If you use extra drive creator then turn off the recycle bin for the mounted drive - otherwise you'll have fun deleting files from it!!
I will finish the help file, and it contains all of this info...
Yzord,
nope, it won't expose the extended rom - it will allow you to modify the image file (ms_.nbf) that's used when flashing new roms to your device.
I think there may be a program around that will allow you edit the extended rom on your device (do a search, cause I don't really know!).
Have fun
Bal
Before Help file from Bal
Maybe before bal release the help file i'l post my experience while using his tool, ( I'm using for Magician and alpine ). I hope it will help newbie like me to learn more.Once again it newbie guide sorry if look basic but it's from newbie to newbie.
First, my own opinion say "THIS IS THE EASIEST WAY TO EDIT YOUR EXT ROM" thanks to bal!!! (even for newbie like me)
Maybe the tools you need is:
1. Bal's ROM editor (Ofcourse)
Tool to encode you EXT ROM ( Contains programs that installed
auto when we do hard reset.
2. Extra Drive pro
To mount ms_.fat file after we decode our EXT rom...
3. MaUpgradeUt_NoID
To update your ROM
For extra:
1. nb_image_converter_859_418
To create your own splash screen ( Only need 320x240, jpeg/bmp file)
2. comdlg32_901
Don't know what..but if you didn't run it,nb_image_converter_859_418
will fail to run
Now take a journey:
1. Just extract bal's ROM tool and you can run it....chose decode...
2. Browse your ext rom (ms_.nbf),press next
3. just leave option.... but if you want you can extrak the splash screen
(so you can keep the original, who knows you'll miss it)
4. Then run your Extra DrivePro...
5. Chose file to drive, browse your ms_.fat file, mount...
6. Turn of recycle bin on that drive!!!
7. Edit your Ext ROM...( add or delete app ) Don't for get edit txt file...
8. Cole it and dismount but dont delete container...
9. If you want to edit your splash screen go to step 14 first
10. Run bal's ROM tool again, chose encode
11. Browse your *.fat file, (and *.nb file if you want change splashscreen)
12. Run Encode, move your ms_.nbf to update file of ROM...
13. Ready to update using "MaUpgradeUt_NoID", first you'll get
"Country ID Error", DON'T WORRY JUST RUN IT ONCE again...
14. Get your image file, must 320x240 sized
15. Run "comdlg32_901" just one time only
16. Run "nb_image_converter_859_418" browse your pict
17. Save as nb....
18. Back to step 10
Hope those step by step will help newbie like me...
Yup even you newbie don't be affraid to try .if affraid, you'll never find something new....
My suggest just: Have a original ROM back up...so if you have a trouble just go to bootloader, and install the original ROM
Ok... have nice try...
Anyone tried this on the main rom yet, the nk_.nbf? I don't w
nt to sound dis-respectful, the tool is marvelous, but I'd like to hack the camera for instance with the updated one. I'm havin BS, so why cook my ext_rom as i'm not even using it. Just want to create a rom that can doesn't need any patches anymore. Know what I mean
Cheers, M
Excellent app :lol: thanks
Cornelius,
nice instructions! Always worth having a quick guide - thanks.
oltp,
you can use the tool to decode the nk_.nbf file - but the result isn't a fat image. I'm sure I've seen tools on this forum somewhere which allow you to extract and insert files into this file ... have a look around - please do post your results as we'd all be interested to know how it goes.
Bal
Bal I will, only not sure when. It can take some time & takes some serious amount of courage to flash my own magician with a cooked os-rom.
Cheers, M
Absolutely - I'm a coward at heart!!
Many thanks for this collection of excellent tools. Already use a few of them for my own cooking
hawk_mate said:
The thing is , how I can modify the .fat file or edit it ?!
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Use WinImage from here:
http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
Regards, NiTeSHiFT
Not working for me....Help....
I tried to open the .nba file with WinImage...
But it said "You are trying to open a hard disk image without a FAT or FAT32 partition"
Then wrror came up...
What shall I do then?
How can I add this Universal_CHT dump to the OS ROM..
And where to find this Universal_CHT dump?
Thanks
Re: Not working for me....Help....
parkertseng said:
I tried to open the .nba file with WinImage...
But it said "You are trying to open a hard disk image without a FAT or FAT32 partition"
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I tried it only with the extension ROM and that one worked. The OS-ROM doesn't work it seems. I tried that too and got the same error.
Sorry.
Hi Chefs,
I want to cook a BigStorage/Light Edition of the new O2 Germany Rom. What should i do?
My my first thoughts: I extract the os.nb of the exe file, load it in the Rom Koch...OK, now, it's getting difficult...I want to remove for example Feedback, ringtones, example pics and vids, old office, games, windows live, homezone plugin etc. I don't know, which files i have to delete. Is there a list, which files belong to which programms?
Can i brick my phone, if i delete a wrong file?
Is it dangerous to flash my hermes with a selfcoocked rom (BADBLOCKS)?
Is that the right way to create a big storage rom?
What shouldnt i forget?
thnx
PS: pleas don't flame me...
Pello
Nobody can me help a little?
pello said:
Nobody can me help a little?
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if you have HardSPL as the bootloader before you flash and are just flashing OS only upgrades you should be ok...
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Hermes
jepp...ok, thats nice, so i can try without bricking my hermes.
can i just delete the files without changing user/default registry/flashinitfiles?
Is there a documentation for which files belong to which app, for example WindowsLive?
Windows live stuff is normally in directories called "WindowsLive*" inside the SYS folder.
Just play about, it's a fun way to learn and with HardSPL you shouldn't brick your device (for example I messed up a splash screen creation by not adding the padding required for the hermes. Looked horrible, didn't boot, but put it into three color bootloader screen and was able to flash a fixed version easily).
sorry I didn't reply in the other thread.
the software is somewhat modular - in that if you remove all of the Windows Live folders or Entertainment folders, you should remove all of that component.
Under /SYS/SQM is a .rgu file. The first entry is "Enabled"=dword:00000001. Change that to 00000000 to disable feedback.
Note that some kitchens uses an options.xml to allow BuildOS to determine what gets installed. The one for the files in /SYS uses a single one in /SYS.
I'd suggest grabbing a kitchen and following the directions. If you got HardSPL installed, and are careful, you should do well.
I "bricked" my phone twice in the first hour I started because I tried flashing a Wizard formated extended rom to the Hermes... gotta learn somehow
thnx mattk...
can i use the bepes rom kitchen or pandoras rom kitchen only with the included WM6Rom or can i swap the OEM,SYS Folders and the os.nb with the included?
What should i do with the XIP Folder?
Hi everybody,
I would like to cook Artermis rom for my own Dopod P800W. How can I do this and what about the tools for rom modification? Please suggest me and put the link for download.
Thank you very much.
Everything you need is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=310076
The steps that I am using
1. Select the ROM that you want that has nbh extenstion
2. use nbhtool to extract the .nbh rom to nb files. Remane the os.nb to RUU_signed.nb
3. use the above link to get the tool to extract the RUU_signed.nb. This tool will extract all files in the rom and put them in folders--->There is a word doc in there that tells you what to do. It is a bit cumbersome but just follow it you will be fine.
4. in Sys folder, remove or add the folder you want--becareful here because there are folder interdpendent to each other so make sure you know what to add or delete.
5. use the Core tool again to build the new os.nb file. Make sure you follow the procedure in the work doc...
6. To build the nbh rom to load back to your device you will need htcrt tools. Copy the new os.nb and other nb files to the htcrt folder--this is what I do. Then run the htcrt program to build the new nbh romfile.
I hope the above will help you. I am building my own rom currently by using some component from B&Bv3.7 and the official wm6 v3.7 as the touchflow ROM. I have been playing with the above tools for sometimes now but still do not know what exactly what is required in each folder yet. Hard but fun...hihi.
attached...nbhtools and htcrt...just to save you sometimes. The core kitchen is in the above link. All programs run in DOS mode, BTW.
Thank you very much, I will try to use it for my rom cooking.
Hi, I'm preparing all you need to kook a italian rom by yourself...
in some minutes 1st part, with programs that you need to extract .nb files from .nbh, and reassemble .nbh as you like, how to dump a rom and how recompile it..
bye!!!
ok, the utilityes you need are:
*** all utilities are ready to download in the end of this post!!! ***
1) nbhtool_trin.rar
2) package_tool.rar
3) nbdumper.rar
4) bepe_kichen_trinity_ita_WM-6.1.rar
Code:
6.1 bepe_kitchen.rar
5) Flash_nbh.rar (included into kitchen!)
6) rgu to xml transform an rgu or a reg file into a provxml file!!
7) dsm patcher to update also the dsms files to respect the rom's os and build version
1) nbtool from dutty is usefull to decompile/recompile nbh , decompil enbh, choose nbh to decompile, you have 1 or more .nb files, windows.nb is that you need, the rom, you should find also:
radio.nb (radio)
first/second_splash.nb (the 2 images shown as splashscreens!!!)
ipl.nb (boot of trinity...)
spl.nb
and other that now I not remember...
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to recompile the nbh file, just select that you need (os.nb, first.nb second.nb)
for my experiences, try first times only with os.nb, choose the file and compile the nbh files,your rom is ready to be flashed into device...
2) package tools analize the dumped os windows.nb and tell about sys and oem versions, more it creates packages of dumped rom, and insert all files into the 2 system directory "oem" and "sys" with button (menu) "build packages"
3) nbdumper from tadzio, it is the important tool togheter bepe kichen, with it you are able to dump "windows.nb"
put windows.nb into the folder, dos prompt and write:
nbdump windows.nb (then press enter...)
in few minutes you have inside also the directory named: windows.nb.dump, iside you can find all files that will be in rom on your device...
4) now open package tools by bepe, search this directory, and analize, after analizing, click on build packages...
after some time, you in "windows.nb.dump" directory have: sys and oem folders...
this is the real os...
now you neeedd xip directory...
copy windows.nb into the directory named:XIP_extract (that you can find in "bepe_kichen_trinity_ita" tool...
copy it into the directory, rename from windows.nb into "os.nb"
click on "Make_XIP.bat" and then you have "xip" folder...
copy xip folder into "rom" folder in of "bepe_kichen_trinity_ita", copy os.nb too into "rom" folder, so you have rom folder and inside:xip fiìolder and os.nb...
ok...
now, oem and sys folder obtained with package tools, copy them into "bepe_kichen_trinity_ita" tools, and you have:
oem, sys, tools, xip_extract and rom folders, and the exes...
now is ready...
you have to click on "buildos.exe" and the rom will be build, ok, now there is a new folder, "temp", now you have finished, only click on createrom.bat and in few seconds you can find into \temp\ folder a file named os-new.nb, this is the new rom, build .nbh with dutty nbtools, and can flash it on your device!!!
5) to flash put nbh created into folder:Flash_nbh, flash....
next, tools and howto: create extended_roms;create own splashscreens, adding own packages (the packages are additional programs... into I left yet 3/4 packages from mine!!).....
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I must make all credits also to udK, that discovered with me the right way to kook roms...
and invite all people to make some dotations to him, for the hard work that he made to have a good italian rom to mount on our devices!!!
thanks friend...
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I think is better to try with udk or lasagna roms to start, they are perfext and logically structured as bepe kichen wants!!!
bye!!!
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* P.S.: and finally I think that if you decide to use udk rom to make experiments, you have to donate him,
* and if uou want to use lasagna rom to learn to use bepe kichen, also you have to make donations to guybrush.
* they worked hard to translate the rom, you must donete to use theyr roms I think is the only think to do
* to tell them "thanks!!!", really...
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lesson 2:
how make own splashscreen!!!
just open an image or create one, with also paint;
make it 240x320 pixels, 240 in width, 320 in height...
save it as bmp, with 24 bits...
open it with nb_image_converter
convert to "nb"
save it as first and second.nb...
now, if you don't have windows.nb use dutty's nbtools to extract from rom, reuse nbtools to compile nbh, add
in os: windows.nb
in "first splash" the file first.nb
in "second splash" the file second.nb...
compile nbh file and flash into ppc, when you finish, you can see you freferred splash screens!!
next:
create a package and/or translate the exe/mui files in your language with resource hacker!!!
try to open an exe, or first a mui files if there is into the package!!
you can see:
icon (you are able to change it , but is not important for us!!)
dialog, you can move the object inside them, rename or translate strings and other...
string table, here you can change, translate in your language tje strings of mui/exe!!!
and other, but for modify translate this basts!!
see later!!! bye!!!
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lesson 3:
for mui:
if you have traslated them, you have also to rename: exaple, if therer is amui xxx_409.mui, in english of couse, and you stranslated it into italian, you hace also to rename it by xxx_409.mui to xxx_410.mui!!!
and for italians mui you can use the ones from tynh wm6 Italian rom!!!
and also initflashfiles.dat must be traslate...:
and also rgu files:example:
string: "programs" must became "programmi"
string: "my pictures" must became "immagini"
etc.etc.
howto: CREATE A PACKAGE!!!
ok, download theese utility:
wince cab manager from here:
http://www.ocpsoftware.com/
(full funcional trial for 15 days!!!)
and my utility: packages creator (a little tools of mine!! )
from here:
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UPPED:
(new version... bugs solved... option improved!!!)
now in bilingual ITA/ENG, and with more option to personalyze your new packages!!
new beta with more and more options to create initflashfiles.txt...
flag:"simulate folder names" on wince cab manager and put reg file into package folder you choice...
example: "...\trypackage\windows\batterystatus\batterystatus.exe"
you have to put reg file into "...\trypackage\to-import.reg" ok???
and here the new beta of package creator!!!
Hi all, from a Bennec83's Idea I released this last version that works with cab analyzer, and make packages from cab files automatically...
*******************************Re-reupped 1st good working release!!! 4.1 *********************
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ok!!!!
P.S.: if th bepe kichen shows an error during the kook operation, it will be becouse there is another file (duplicate file) yet present in rom, delete it from other subfolder, not in the package just inserted...
next appointmant to create own extended_rom!!! and some triks on registry (modifing rgu files!!!)
see you!!!
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lesson 4 playing with extended rom:
howto: create and use extended roms...
ok, have to download the utility htc_extended_rom_editor
I think is all.... (for now!!!)
your knowledge about roms, its components, how to dump, build, add packages are full... rests to edit rgu and provxml...
but in next days....
bye bey and good experiments!!!
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*********************************** UPDATES ******************************
new version of buildos+packagetools, some imporvements, and context menu on packages to enable/disable them by default!!
new version of buildos, now:
1) xip porting for os ber updating;
2) updater for Rom Creation Date;
3) Updater for Rom version at Boot screen!!!
enjoy!!!
improved some context menus on selected package.....
xip porting for OS version and Rom's Date creations Updater!!
new version of package creator, to have own directory where place shortcuts, and some minor bugs solved
here: and added links in initflashfiles.txt for .htm files for "Help"!!!
P.S.: I need beta testing for my apps, becouse, I go on programming and there are allwais same bung into...
bye!!! ( a big thanks to guybrush and udk for testing and support, but specially to Vibranze for testing package creator!!!)
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Traduzione in italiano della guida del Kitchen
Lavori in corso..
ervius said:
Hi, I'm preparing all you need to kook a italian rom by yourself...
in some minutes 1st part, with programs that you need to extract .nb files from .nbh, and reassemble .nbh as you like, how to dump a rom and how recompile it..
bye!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanx, let's start cook togheter
--reserved for packages--
I only hope that my 3d iwill be usefull to be better, and share togheter a lot of packages for our trinity devices!!
see lather...
I love you.
This is what I searched for long time.
Two question.
1) What difference there is between this and Orginiale Bepe ROM kitchen form Hermes.
2) Can I use all ROM that i Want to start the cooking?
....
3) This is possible some mirror not rapidshare? (for example www.divshare.com)
Grazie mille.
Viva il P3600.
cicciocant said:
I love you.
This is what I searched for long time.
Two question.
1) What difference there is between this and Orginiale Bepe ROM kitchen form Hermes.
2) Can I use all ROM that i Want to start the cooking?
Grazie mille.
Viva il P3600.
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1) infinite greetings to bepe for the beautifull tool...
the kichen is the same, only you have os and xip for trinity (after you extrapolated oem-sys folders and xip!!!)
2) you can use all roms you want, also in other languages, but only if they , after you dumped and analyzed with bepe package tools, and have oem and sys folders (and xip folder...), but if you try with roms that have missed files, you must try to insert them into oem or sys dolder, you, after use bepe package tools must see only "oem" and "sys" folder, nothing else, to know that the rom is really ok..., in other case the rom was built in confused mode or with other utilities, that I consider oldier...
bye!!!
and my final point is also share a lot of packages....
for now I think it's all, but in few days I explain also howto build packages and other....
see you!!
ervius, very good tutorial i think it'll be useful not only for italian people but for everyone who want learn how to cook their own rom. Just a tip...be careful, read everything and try to understand how these tools works and check everything before try to flash your device.
Guybrush said:
ervius, very good tutorial i think it'll be useful not only for italian people but for everyone who want learn how to cook their own rom. Just a tip...be careful, read everything and try to understand how these tools works and check everything before try to flash your device.
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yes... by attentions, use the tools at own risk, and specially use them with "brain"!!!
bye!!
Thanks ervius! you are truly "mythical". I`ll read all with much attention tomorrow, now i`m seat in one park bench to 5 meters from the sea.....
Hi...... morf3o.
added lesson 2 (how to create/modify images and create your splashscreens at ppc boot!!!)
at first post!!
see you later to build our first package!!!
I tried this tools with Lasagna 205 ROM.
I arrived to package tools
When I press "Build Packages" I've this error:
Code:
Syntax error map.txt:
tom
tom is the last lin of map.txt.
Can i delete it witouth problem?
At the end I've also the OEM and SYS directory but there are also three file out all directory:
Recorder.exe
Voice Recorder (link)
Recorder.exe.0410.mui
It's ok?
One Advice.
To arrive at DUMP directory and afther to OEM and SYS I found more easy and fast this way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316940
Thanks 1000!
cicciocant said:
I tried this tools with Lasagna 205 ROM.
I arrived to package tools
When I press "Build Packages" I've this error:
Code:
Syntax error map.txt:
tom
tom is the last lin of map.txt.
Can i delete it witouth problem?
At the end I've also the OEM and SYS directory but there are also three file out all directory:
Recorder.exe
Voice Recorder (link)
Recorder.exe.0410.mui
It's ok?
One Advice.
To arrive at DUMP directory and afther to OEM and SYS I found more easy and fast this way:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=316940
Thanks 1000!
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so, you have to install also java virtual machine... with this utilities in not necessary...
thanks ciccio but i'd like to continue with bepe's kichen, do you like use it??
ok...
3 files are out, put them into \oem\oemapps\ directory, so you now have only oem and sys directory, then... extract xip etc... etc...
ok!!!
thank's for your answers.
I like also Bepe's Kitchen. GO ON!
For the Syntyax error?
I've to delete "tom" at the end of map.txt?
cicciocant said:
thank's for your answers.
I like also Bepe's Kitchen. GO ON!
For the Syntyax error?
I've to delete "tom" at the end of map.txt?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't have your error, but if finally you have oem and sys folders, then it works well...
but you can try to delete and post if it work...
bye!!
Sorry for my newbie question...
In my understanding all this tools are working with ROM files you already found "somewhere".
What I want to do first is getting a working ROM out of a Trinty device. E.g. I have a german Vodafone device with the Vodafone custom ROM. I simply want to "copy" this ROM on my Harddisk. No changes. I only want to be able to flash it back if I want to, to have the device in the same state it is now.
Which tool do I have to use?
What do I have to do?
Check this article
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HowtoDumpRom
Ciao
A question ervius:
we suppose that I succeed to modify/create my first ROM, exists a way in order to test it without flash on my device? A way for being sure that if I flash, i do not burn my trinity....
Thanks........ morf3o.
morf3o said:
exists a way in order to test it
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The only way is flash your trinity and hope
claros said:
Check this article
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=Hermes_HowtoDumpRom
Ciao
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Thanks... that is what I was looking for. I found this (http://www.modaco.com/Paul-s-guide-to-backin-t255090.html) in the meantime. But the two guides differ: Paul says, that I only need the Part02.raw file. Why?
saminegm said:
Thanks... that is what I was looking for. I found this (http://www.modaco.com/Paul-s-guide-to-backin-t255090.html) in the meantime. But the two guides differ: Paul says, that I only need the Part02.raw file. Why?
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Your OS is in part2, first two parts are the XIP partition aka your boot sector.
Ciao
First of all I'm sorry for my english, hope you can understand me...
I'm going to cook my first ROM...
The idea is to make 2 versions (with/without manila) of a clean "uc capable" rom; what I want to do is take a 1.93 official base and update some oem app and sys (i.e. htc camera and netcf) and remove some others to replace theese with 3t part usefully app (i.e. putting in wktask manager instead htc task).
Now my doubts:
(I've readed a lot of wikies and thread but didn't find a CLEAR answer to all my questions)
1- If I use an official .exe rom as base I obiouvsly find inside it the radio part...have to remove this befor but in base folder due i don't need it for my work? How?
2- I'm able to remove oem pack from my rom base and I'm also able to repack new ones starting from a cab file...but I don't know if it's possible to take (exactly as they are) some oem pack from a stock/custom(when not protected) rom to use in mine...I saw that a lot of cookers use oem pack taken from raphael official roms to update thair roms and I would know if the process to do this is just open the rom, copy the oem and past it in mine... In this case...where can I find a good very update raphael rom?!
3- Opposite than this, for manila I would use the "animated switches" version. I want to downgrade it to the version with theese animations but I don't know if there's a particular process to replace this oem...can you tell me? PS: what is the exact manila version I need to do it?
4- TO UPDATE NETCF TO THE 3.5 VERSION WHAT HAVE I EXACTLY DO? And is the Alexandre's oem pack good for my pourpose?
Thank you a lot and sorry if (maybe) some questions were answered in other threads...I searched and readed a lot but there are too many informations in this forum for a noob/bad english speaker/... like me so I decided to ask!
GriFolle said:
First of all I'm sorry for my english, hope you can understand me...
I'm going to cook my first ROM...
The idea is to make 2 versions (with/without manila) of a clean "uc capable" rom; what I want to do is take a 1.93 official base and update some oem app and sys (i.e. htc camera and netcf) and remove some others to replace theese with 3t part usefully app (i.e. putting in wktask manager instead htc task).
Now my doubts:
(I've readed a lot of wikies and thread but didn't find a CLEAR answer to all my questions)
1- If I use an official .exe rom as base I obiouvsly find inside it the radio part...have to remove this befor but in base folder due i don't need it for my work? How?
2- I'm able to remove oem pack from my rom base and I'm also able to repack new ones starting from a cab file...but I don't know if it's possible to take (exactly as they are) some oem pack from a stock/custom(when not protected) rom to use in mine...I saw that a lot of cookers use oem pack taken from raphael official roms to update thair roms and I would know if the process to do this is just open the rom, copy the oem and past it in mine... In this case...where can I find a good very update raphael rom?!
3- Opposite than this, for manila I would use the "animated switches" version. I want to downgrade it to the version with theese animations but I don't know if there's a particular process to replace this oem...can you tell me? PS: what is the exact manila version I need to do it?
4- TO UPDATE NETCF TO THE 3.5 VERSION WHAT HAVE I EXACTLY DO? And is the Alexandre's oem pack good for my pourpose?
Thank you a lot and sorry if (maybe) some questions were answered in other threads...I searched and readed a lot but there are too many informations in this forum for a noob/bad english speaker/... like me so I decided to ask!
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1. When dumping a ROM, it will dump separately the splashes, radio, os and extrom (if any.) Extract the exe with WinRAR and dump the nbh.
2. When dumping a ROM, it will create packages if ROM is unprotected. A good place of finding a Raph ROM would be the Raphael forums.
3. Delete the old package from kitchen and replace with new one (in your case, the old one, animated).
4. You can find ready made NetCF 3.5 packages. You should delete the old NetCF 2 from SYS folder and replace it with the 3.5
tnyynt said:
1. When dumping a ROM, it will dump separately the splashes, radio, os and extrom (if any.) Extract the exe with WinRAR and dump the nbh.
2. When dumping a ROM, it will create packages if ROM is unprotected. A good place of finding a Raph ROM would be the Raphael forums.
3. Delete the old package from kitchen and replace with new one (in your case, the old one, animated).
4. You can find ready made NetCF 3.5 packages. You should delete the old NetCF 2 from SYS folder and replace it with the 3.5
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Thanks a lot!
So, to replace OEM, just put out (from a rom) and put in (in mine)...so simple?!
Ahahah...
Please, excuse me for my stupidity...BUT I REALLY NEED AN HELP!!!
(I'm following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413782&highlight=kitchen)
Here's what I do:
1) I've downloaded from htc site the last official stock rom (localized for my country) \HTC Touch Diamond\QMR\RUU_Diamond_HTC_ITA_1.93.408.3_Radio_Signed_Diamond_52.29.25.12_1.00.25.05_Ship
2) I've extracted all files and putted them into Base ROM folder of surface kitchen.
3) clicked on begin and obtained some folders in the kitchwen one
Now if I go into one package folders in OEM (htc gesture in example) i can't see dsm or rgu files, but just dll and .provxml ones...WHY?! I don't think it's good, right? Where is my fault?!
SO SAD...
PS: I've searched a lot but I've not found a netcf prepared package to cook...
Thanks a lot!
GriFolle said:
Please, excuse me for my stupidity...BUT I REALLY NEED AN HELP!!!
(I'm following this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413782&highlight=kitchen)
Here's what I do:
1) I've downloaded from htc site the last official stock rom (localized for my country) \HTC Touch Diamond\QMR\RUU_Diamond_HTC_ITA_1.93.408.3_Radio_Signed_Diamond_52.29.25.12_1.00.25.05_Ship
2) I've extracted all files and putted them into Base ROM folder of surface kitchen.
3) clicked on begin and obtained some folders in the kitchwen one
Now if I go into one package folders in OEM (htc gesture in example) i can't see dsm or rgu files, but just dll and .provxml ones...WHY?! I don't think it's good, right? Where is my fault?!
SO SAD...
PS: I've searched a lot but I've not found a netcf prepared package to cook...
Thanks a lot!
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You have to create the packages!
Don't know the kitchen but it should be like this in every kitchen.
Also, you can check inside provxml file (notepad will do), maybe the rgu (registry entries) are set through provisioning.
tnyynt said:
You have to create the packages!
Don't know the kitchen but it should be like this in every kitchen.
Also, you can check inside provxml file (notepad will do), maybe the rgu (registry entries) are set through provisioning.
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confused...
I think I have to create just the packages of apps I would to add...not even all the apps contained in the stock rom!
Looking and reading tutorials in this forum I understood that If I would (i.e.) add/rmv apps to my rom I've just to put its files in base rom and then (after extract all) add/remove what I want. Then rebuild.
But for all others teorically I don't do anything...Is this wrong?
PS: thank you for the previous reply