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.dll Request

Can anyone extract shellres.dll, browsres.dll and outres.dll from the WM6 ROM and post 'em here?
TIA
--Mal

I'd love if someone posted the entire rom extract I tried but couldn't get any of the tools around here to extract and image-ify the nb files from the T-Mobile distribution.

I tried to extract those files for Malatesta but had no luck. Does anyone know what tools will work with the Excalibur?

g-funkster said:
I'd love if someone posted the entire rom extract I tried but couldn't get any of the tools around here to extract and image-ify the nb files from the T-Mobile distribution.
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Curses! lol
Yeah there's still a bunch of little things we can take out of WM6 for WM5 devices...hopefully something will be figured out.
And thanks curtislanham for trying too.
Anyone else have any input?

I think I have successfully dumped my ROM. I have never done it before. I am using the official WM6 ROM released by T-Mobile on 5/4/07....the contents of the dump folder are 113MB in size.....does this seem reasonable? Malatesta I do have the files you are looking for but am unable to attach them here. If you can give me your email I will send them to you.

curtislanham said:
I think I have successfully dumped my ROM.
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Please can you explain how you did that?
I need the tapres.dll in Windows folder.
Could you please post it (or PM over the board)?
Thanx alot

Keep in mind I am new to smartphones and Windows Mobile for that matter. I ran the Dash update posted on T-Mobile's website (Dash_Software_Update_1.22.531.4.exe). I used psdread to create an img file on my hard drive. Then I used prepare_imgfs and view_imgfs to extract the contents of the img file. The only thing is that the directory structure is not intact. Each file that was extracted resides in it's own folder, accompanied by an imageinfo.txt file, and S000, S001, S002. S003 files.

curtislanham said:
I think I have successfully dumped my ROM. I have never done it before. I am using the official WM6 ROM released by T-Mobile on 5/4/07....the contents of the dump folder are 113MB in size.....does this seem reasonable? Malatesta I do have the files you are looking for but am unable to attach them here. If you can give me your email I will send them to you.
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Sweet! just go to http://www.rapidshare.de and upload it, and then post the resulting URL here and we'll take it from there. literally!

I will post it as soon as I get home and post the link here. Rapidshare is blocked here at work.

Damn.
I can't get those files registered in my system.
They're suppose to be the system icons (for those who are wondering) but my system just hangs after I replace them.
I've tried notsignedoff.cab and regsrvce.exe to no avail (and I don't have regasm.exe to work with).
Hmmm....I think I need to kill off the .dlls first before I replace/sign them but I'm not sure how to do that as they don't show up in my Processes viewer.
Calling g-funk! lol

Ok all you hackers and developers, tell me if this is what you have been waiting for......
http://rapidshare.com/files/31884903/T-Mobile_Dash_WM6__Official_Release__ROM_Dump.zip

malatesta said:
Damn.
They're suppose to be the system icons (for those who are wondering) but my system just hangs after I replace them.
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I think we had similar ideas
The tapres.dll holds the image of the Windows-Flag in the Start-button, which I wanted to change to an apple (for iPhone Homescreens) or a penguin or whatever.
I hope you can get the changed .dll's accepted by the phone.
Just an idea:
With CeleTask you can see what processes use this dll's. Maybe you could kill these processes and then change the .dll.
With my tabres.dll I had no luck because there are six processes which use it and the phone freezes after killing the last of them...
BTW: Thx to curtislanham for the work

r0p3 said:
I think we had similar ideas
The tapres.dll holds the image of the Windows-Flag in the Start-button, which I wanted to change to an apple (for iPhone Homescreens) or a penguin or whatever.
I hope you can get the changed .dll's accepted by the phone.
Just an idea:
With CeleTask you can see what processes use this dll's. Maybe you could kill these processes and then change the .dll.
With my tabres.dll I had no luck because there are six processes which use it and the phone freezes after killing the last of them...
BTW: Thx to curtislanham for the work
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indeed we did have the same idea!
Funny thing is I tried CeleTask too (great program) but it only showed .exe files (even the hidden ones) but I couldn't see any .dlls. Searching for a program to bring up the .dlls lead to nowhere.
I know people have gotten this to work on the non-landscape devices, usually without too much hassel. Guess we'll have to wait till some of the more expert people take a gander at the files...
and thanks curtislanham, hopefully now we can start ripping part WM6 and posting it piecemeal, lol.

I found a wm6 version of shellres.dll on another site and I was able to overwrite mine on the Q. I didn't try any of the other files. First boot after I overwrote, it worked and my icons for a lot of things changed, many look Great though the IE looks a bit weird against a white background and the messaging icon, I'm no big fan of either.
Note: Upon booting, my Q made a serious of Alert sounds, I pressed the left softkey and was allowed to confirm the first-run alert for the dll.
I tried copying over the version of shellres posted here, but it just would not let me overwrite the new version I already have

curtislanham said:
Ok all you hackers and developers, tell me if this is what you have been waiting for......
http://rapidshare.com/files/31884903/T-Mobile_Dash_WM6__Official_Release__ROM_Dump.zip
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thank you so much!

malatesta said:
indeed we did have the same idea!
Funny thing is I tried CeleTask too (great program) but it only showed .exe files (even the hidden ones) but I couldn't see any .dlls. Searching for a program to bring up the .dlls lead to nowhere.
I know people have gotten this to work on the non-landscape devices, usually without too much hassel. Guess we'll have to wait till some of the more expert people take a gander at the files...
and thanks curtislanham, hopefully now we can start ripping part WM6 and posting it piecemeal, lol.
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When you go in CeleTask to the "Process" Page you'll find your running .exe's.
Simply "click" on any and you see what dll's this exe is using.
Go through all (also hidden ones) and you have the exe's you have to kill.
Maybe you can overwrite when the dll isn't in use anymore.
But when I read g-funkster's post I am sure there is an easier (and also "cleaner") way to get the dll's changed.
I believe the answers might already be found here in another (PPC)-forum/wiki and our issue is just "noob-stuff"

g-funkster said:
I found a wm6 version of shellres.dll on another site and I was able to overwrite mine on the Q. I didn't try any of the other files. First boot after I overwrote, it worked and my icons for a lot of things changed, many look Great though the IE looks a bit weird against a white background and the messaging icon, I'm no big fan of either.
Note: Upon booting, my Q made a serious of Alert sounds, I pressed the left softkey and was allowed to confirm the first-run alert for the dll.
I tried copying over the version of shellres posted here, but it just would not let me overwrite the new version I already have
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I take it it's the one from a certain Chinese site like PxDx...? B/c I have that one but haven't tried it (I thought there was a warning about using it on landscape devices). If not, could you post it here?
Also, I assume besides the initial boot up alert/sounds it runs fine now?
[b/]r0p3[/b], good to know...next time I might try that, although I need a day to recover from all the hard-resets, lol.

Yep, that's the site
lol you listen to those guys?! yes that was the site, those ppl don't make sense most of the time so, meh, Sprite Backup if anything.
See the attached images, the majority of icons are improved, for instance, the non-icon icon (see the AE.png for Internet Explorer) is much prettier and the majority of icons for everything else are nice.
But yeah, the icon for IE is off, or maybe I'm picky. you be the judge. Also, I can't seem to get rid of the shellres once its installed. And yes, it works fine after the alerts and confirm.
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g-funkster said:
lol you listen to those guys?! yes that was the site, those ppl don't make sense most of the time so, meh, Sprite Backup if anything.
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lol, guess I shouldn't listen to them! I was just worried. Then again I had to hard-reset numerous times myself soo...
I put a post up at ppcgeeks about this for others. I like the look a lot better, plus it's simple to do.

[KITCHEN][ROM] >-=+ [mu] kitchen +=-<

Placeholder for the [mu] kitchen.
DOs and DON'Ts:
DON'T:
1: DON'T ask about vista support. I'm seriously allergic to that expression. Use WinXP SP2/3 and be happy.
2: If it doesn't suit your needs, don't b**** about it and just use another one.
DOs: if you like it, say thanks.
CONSTRUCTIVE criticism/suggestions: more than welcome via PM.
^.^
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1: .net framework 2.0 at least needed.
2: ms vb runtimes recommended.
3: BEST uncompress with 7zip (or any app supporting lzma) / WinRAR/WinZIP to c:\
4; there is no "readme", so place your RUU_signed.nbh (and Part*.raw) into the "source" folder in the kitchen,.
5: although I tried coding it as noob-proof as possible, the kitchen DOES require some minimal knowledge about the cooking/rebuilding process.
I DON'T intend to spoon-feed you, so if you want additional features, you need to seriously catch up on some reading.
This kitchen DOES need further/extended testing, but I decided to release it after several successful tests on 2 different systems.
Nethertheless, I CAN'T possibly account for the heterogeny of every system in the wild...
I could TRY coding the "perfect" kitchen, but that would be utterly pointless, since experienced chefs use their own kitchen/or don't use frontends.
6: last but not least: even though a cooking process might've been completed, give a few seconds till you move to the next step. HDD/IO bottlenecks tend to do strange things.
^.^
The mirror/kitchen link MAY be inaccessible at times. If you REALLY need access to anything hosted, leave me a PM.
I'll provide you with another (temporary) link.
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Pre-applaud and Pre-thanking
Thank you...................................

Thanks Cyphol.
I will of course give credit where credit is due.
What's taking me so long is that I'm trying to make the batch as easy to read as possible, all the while trying to give as much control as possible over the entire cooking process.
It should RATHER be "noob-proof".
I don't think I will finish it today, because I only have a windows box at work to test it on.
@ home I'm all unix.
^.^

adwinp said:
Thanks Cyphol.
I will of course give credit where credit is due.
What's taking me so long is that I'm trying to make the batch as easy to read as possible, all the while trying to give as much control as possible over the entire cooking process.
It should RATHER be "noob-proof".
I don't think I will finish it today, because I only have a windows box at work to test it on.
@ home I'm all unix.
^.^
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(pre)Thanks for sharing a probably great and useful tool !

I think it will be a great kitchen because adwinp is a very hardworking man and he reads and searches a lot.

Thanks Cyphol.
I'm honoured. Though I learned a lot from you guys.
I'm nearly done with the batch file. I'll finish and test it tomorrow.
I tried giving the end user as much control as possible, even though using just one batch.
We'll see if it works.
DOS batch coding sux.
Bash rulez.
^.^

.. [reserved] .. for private use.

The [mu] ROM is coming next.
(It might take some time for me to release a ROM worth sharing with the community. I may want to wait for the next official ROM update since I'm not really satisfied with the 1.93 base).
PLEASE DON'T ask when it might be available.
^.^
Although I respect bepe's and dutty's (DP) great work, I stick with Wally regarding protecting the ROM against disasm/copying.
Meaning: No copying protections. Feel free to do with it as you please.

I won't say thanks for this kind of Kitchen. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE???
I only want to say MARVELOUS! NICE AND CLEAN! CONGRATULATIONS.

Thanks Cyphol!
The real thanks goes to the authors of the various tools this kitchen serves as a frontend to.
I doubt this is bug-free, but I hope it will be a contribution of some sort to the community I have learned so much from.
Maybe somebody will do a much better job than I did.

Sorry,
but WinRAR says the archive is destroyed.

scorpio16v said:
[...]WinRAR says the archive is destroyed.
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Re-download and make sure your browser doesn't screw with the file extension, it's .tbz2 (tar+bzip2) otherwise your unpacker might have issues reading it.
The Archive is fine, and adwinp: the kitchen looks extremely sexy. I'm completely new to cooking and just trying it because I want a proper JVM, but I've looked at the other kitchens, and this one is the nicest so far.
If your ROM is as hot as the kitchen, I might have found myself a new base rom

cptsunshine said:
.... otherwise your unpacker might have issues reading it.
The Archive is fine...
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You're right.
Was my WinRAR version.
Sorry for the rumour.

scorpio16v said:
You're right.
Was my WinRAR version.
Sorry for the rumour.
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Use 7zip for any of the archive versions.
It's a fast and free archive manager, supporting lzma.
You can still uncompress the .tbz2 archive with 7zip/winrar/winzip.

Hi adwinp,
Great tool !
Thank you very much for sharing this tool !!!
I've tried it to rebuild a .nbh with some dump files associated with a RUU_signed.nbh from a stock HTC ROM.
After the first steps, all is OK (my casserole seems to smell good ) until the Build step...
I got an abort 'BuildOS.exe ....'
any idea ?

Could you post a screenshot?
Gimme a link to the stock ROM (or tell me what version it is) and I'll check it out.

OS conflict ?
Hi adwinp,
And thanks for your reply.
So, here is what I've done :
1. Copy my 4 Part0*.raw files in y=the \source folder
2. Copy the stock RUU_signed.nbh in the same folder
Notes :
> Dump files are the parts of a french ROM from Bouygues provider avalaible here : http://dl.free.fr/rkxdkK3bp
> RUU_signed.nbh file becomes from an official HTC ROM 1.37.406.1 avalaible here : http://www.4shared.com/file/5430812...io_Signed_Diamond_5226a2509_1002503_Ship.html
3. Launch mu.bat
4. select "a" to Accept
5. select "r" to Rebuilt
6. select "d" to leave it Dirty
7. select "z" to extract OS from base (OK, new folder 'casserole' with the OS.nb file)
8. select "g" to extract system files (OK, new folder 'imgfs_e' in the casserole)
9. select "y" to extract core files (OK, new folder 'xip_e' in the casserole)
10. select "p" to concatenate system (it seems good)
11. select "o" to rebuild the base...
And then, the error message :
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After that, I've tried to use the other method with Diamond Kitchen, and I got exactly the same error when building the OS...
plus another message :
Even if I don't really know how the BuildOS step proceeded, it seems there is an OS incompatibility or conflict, right ?

I'll try to rebuild your ROM later.
A quick question though: do you have NET Framework >= 2.0 installed?

adwinp said:
I'll try to rebuild your ROM later.
A quick question though: do you have NET Framework >= 2.0 installed?
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A quick answer though: .NET framework 3.5
Cheer,

Hello,
@ MonteCristoffOn, you've installed Microsoft Visual C + + 2008 Redistributable Package Download

[07/28/2008]samWMEmuKitchen v0.2b - ROM Kitchen for Windows Mobile Emulator

Hi Folks,
when I ('m trying to) cook ROMs for Asus P525 its quite annoying flashing again and again on the slightest change (debugging). Especially the translating thing is veeery time consuming.
So, I created a little ROM kitchen for the Microsoft Windows Mobile Emulator. So far, its beta state and only testet with WM6.1 images. BUT, it works.
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Known Bugs
Unable to install any CABs (with some SYSs it seem to work, see post #10). I'm working on that one .
How to
Place PPC_USA_GSM_VR.BIN as template in BaseROM
Run UnpackEmuRom.cmd
Modify SYS and OEM as you like
Run RepackEmuRom.cmd
Start Device Emulator using the created NewRom.bin by running RunEmulator.
07/28/2008
Fixed: This image-replacing works.
Fixed: CPU load is normal.
Fixed: OEM folders are replaced in OEM (not in SYS).
Added: The Device Emulator program itself (you can test your ROM using the new batch 3_RunEmulator.bat)
07/25/2008
Fixed: Cleaning cleaned to much.
Download
samWMEmuKitchen_0.2b.rar

OMGsh...If this works...

Bugfix: Cleaning cleaned too much
Ok, I applied a little bugfix on the cleanup cmd. Using this cleaned the (necessary) binaries for the rebuild, too (which means you had to restart the whole process - UnpackEmuRom.cmd ... - again).
With the bugfix (download above) only the repack files are cleaned (except the created ROM ). So you can run Repack-cmd and use the cleaning cmd several times.

Update
New update: 0.2beta.
Fixed: This image-replacing works now.
Fixed: CPU load is normal now.
Fixed: OEM folders are replaced in OEM now (not in SYS).
Added: The Device Emulator program itself (you can test your ROM using the new batch 3_RunEmulator.bat)
This whole thing seems to work now. I created a new Emu ROM doing the following:
Placed PPC_USA_GSM_VR.BIN as template in BaseROM
Ran UnpackEmuRom.cmd
Replaced some stuff (taken from my Asus P525 cooking)
Replaced the whole SYS folder by another one (Build 5.2.20270 AKU 1.3.1)
Added some SYS stuff (Games, Office, OneNote, RemoteDesktop, .NET 3.5)
Added some OEM stuff (new Games, Calculator from HTC, JAVA)
Ran RepackEmuRom.cmd
Started Device Emulator using the created NewRom.bin by running 3_RunEmulator.bat.
Everyone familiar with ROM cooking should have no problem reproducing this.
Have fun!
SamuelTee

2_RepackEmuROM.cmd not working ???
this error
Running BuildOS
(Please press the "play"-button and exit when its "Done.")
The system cannot execute the specified program.
The system cannot execute the specified program.
Could Not Find D:\DATA\FOR MY PPC\FOR PHAROS\samwmemukitchen_0.2b\buildpkg.wrn
Fixing modules....
Path not found - D:\DATA\FOR MY PPC\FOR PHAROS\samwmemukitchen_0.2b\temp\dump
Path not found - D:\DATA\FOR MY PPC\FOR PHAROS\samwmemukitchen_0.2b\temp\dump
Path not found - D:\DATA\FOR MY PPC\FOR PHAROS\samwmemukitchen_0.2b\temp\dump
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
Create ImgFS...
'BuildImgfs.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
'make_imgfs.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Create ROM binary...
'NBMerge' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Cleaning up...
The system cannot find the file specified.
The system cannot find the path specified.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Done.

To get BuildOS working you need this.

Thakyou

this ROCKS! THANKS SamuelTee!
I was able to extract and rebuild a WM6 image!
BUT...I am unable to install CABs.
every time I try I get 'Installation of CAB unsuccessful'
it'd be nice to get this to work to test custom UCs
any ideas?

You're right. I noticed that yesterday on my own cooked EmuROM and I'm currently on it. There seems to be a problem with file permissions (since you can't even create a simple file in \Temp).

HURRAY!
I was able to get CABs to install by replacing the SYS folder with the one from my personal kitchen! It's really cool, it boots exactly like my phone (requiring screen calibration and setting time zone and password etc.)
Now I have a problem with adding stuff...there just isn't any space it seems. I can't add anything that makes the combined space used by the SYS and OEM folders any bigger than the space occupied by the original SYS and OEM folders from the original ROM dump.
It'd be awesome to be able to adjust the space to match whatever romsize your device allows during cooking so that ROMs can be tested with this.
I have a Wizard which doesn't have much memory, but, still, I can't add even half the stuff to this emulator ROM than I can add to my kitchen ROM.
I wish I knew more So I could help solve this problem, but I am totally in the dark and at the mercy of your expertise, SamuelTee.

@joemanb: Can you post your SYS for download? So I can make a diff. It makes it easier pinpointing the issue. Thanks.

Your wish is my command..
http://rapidshare.com/files/134410047/SYS.zip.html

Wow this is a dream for me! Simply awesome.
I will try it tomorrow and I will send you a feedback

Hi.
Where i find: PPC_USA_GSM_VR.BIN?
It's the first step and i cannot find this file...
Thanks.

@moshinho: See first post. Its part of the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Emulator Images package. You need this as a template for your custom ROM.

SamuelTee said:
@moshinho: See first post. Its part of the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Emulator Images package. You need this as a template for your custom ROM.
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I download that file and i install it. I know that in that package there is the PPC_USA_GSM_VR.BIN, but i cannot understand how can make it work in the step 1.
Thanks

@moshinho
Ok, lets recap.
When you downloaded the package from post one (samwmemukitchen_0.2b.rar) and extracted it, there were 3 Folders (BaseROM, DeviceEmulator, Tools). The PPC_USA_GSM_VR.BIN provided with the Emulator Image Package from Microsoft should be copied in the first one: BaseROM.

Ok I've tested it today, everything works fine but there are some troubles with some package, when adding a package, like Opera then starting the emulator the screen is black and I can not do anything.

SamuelTee said:
Ok, lets recap.
When you downloaded the package from post one (samwmemukitchen_0.2b.rar) and extracted it, there were 3 Folders (BaseROM, DeviceEmulator, Tools). The PPC_USA_GSM_VR.BIN provided with the Emulator Image Package from Microsoft should be copied in the first one: BaseROM.
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Yes. i have the file. The problem was to find the file in my computer...
Thansk for the help.
I will try it later.

@udK
I noticed that, too. See if there's a wince.nls somewhere. That was the problem in my case: a missing wince.nls.

[PRJ] Cab to Oem to EXT GUI v0.0.1! (PC)

APP made by Jason (|Jason8|)
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CAB Converter v0.0.1
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Very basic right now
Can only be installed to Local disk. Do not try installing anywhere except the default location
Can only perform CAB > OEM and CAB > EXT
Features:
Add cabs from different directories
Able to choose EXT and OEM output
CAB > OEM
CAB > EXT
OEM > EXT (Coming soon)
Suggestions:
Resizing the app (Coming soon)
Skinnable
Compile the files into 1 executable
Description:
racer7 said:
It's finished! I've got a GUI made that utilizes existing command line tools to allow a user to freely convert CABs to OEM and EXT files!
As you can see, it's a simple GUI. However, it becomes quite powerful once you use it. The user can click and drag CABs into the listbox and they will be automatically added. Select the CABs you want to convert by clicking on them and highlighting them.
There is a library file that is needed in order to run it called COMDLG32.ocx. This is installed when the self-extracting archive is finished. That's what the batch file and library dialog that pops up is all about. Nothing to worry about.
There are no checks to see if the conversions have been successful, so that will still need to be done manually by the user. I hope to figure out a way to tell if they were successful or not eventually.
As for comments, questions, or suggestions, feel free to make them!
(By the way, I couldn't have started this project without Kraize bugging me to make his life easier. So thank Kraize, too.)
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Kraize said:
Anyone willing to use cab2oem and EXT_PAckages_rebuilder.exe and create a GUI where a user can: select which cabs/packages he wants to convert, allow cab to oem, oem to ext, and cab to ext. It should be able to allow you to pick the input and output directory. It needs to be able to pick multiple cabs from different directories. I suck at graphics, so if someone could make a concept. This would be a great tool for rom cookers. Da_G had directed me to make batch files, but I was having problems with those not working with all cabs so I thought of and idea and hope could make it possible.
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+1 for this! I'm sick of having to CAB2NEWKITCHEN all my cabs each time I add a new one.
Any chance the cabs you're running into an issue with are missing the setup.xml Kraize? They're the only cabs I haven't been able to convert to a package.
By the way, great work with the batch files. Cheers.
EDIT: I could probably do a concept design too but I'm leaving work soon so it'll have to wait until later unless someone beats me to the punch.

dickenz said:
+1 for this! I'm sick of having to CAB2NEWKITCHEN all my cabs each time I add a new one.
Any chance the cabs you're running into an issue with are missing the setup.xml Kraize? They're the only cabs I haven't been able to convert to a package.
By the way, great work with the batch files. Cheers.
EDIT: I could probably do a concept design too but I'm leaving work soon so it'll have to wait until later unless someone beats me to the punch.
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Yes. Me and Jason were having problems with the ones without setup.xml files lol. But I think that's a fault of Cab2oem, but I'm not totally sure. Maybe someone more intelligent could clue us in.

The worst part was when it said there was no _setup.xml and it STILL said it couldn't convert due to a missing _setup.xml!
Anyways, working on this in VB6 (stfu, i'm a noob)
Should be able to post something up shortly!

racer7 said:
The worst part was when it said there was no _setup.xml and it STILL said it couldn't convert due to a missing _setup.xml!
Anyways, working on this in VB6 (stfu, i'm a noob)
Should be able to post something up shortly!
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Go jason go!
I asked Chainfire, but this doesn't float his boat nor is it his cup of tea.

It's finished! I've got a GUI made that utilizes existing command line tools to allow a user to freely convert CABs to OEM and EXT files!
As you can see, it's a simple GUI. However, it becomes quite powerful once you use it. The user can click and drag CABs into the listbox and they will be automatically added. Select the CABs you want to convert by clicking on them and highlighting them.
There is a library file that is needed in order to run it called COMDLG32.ocx. This is installed when the self-extracting archive is finished. That's what the batch file and library dialog that pops up is all about. Nothing to worry about.
There are no checks to see if the conversions have been successful, so that will still need to be done manually by the user. I hope to figure out a way to tell if they were successful or not eventually.
As for comments, questions, or suggestions, feel free to make them!
(By the way, I couldn't have started this project without Kraize bugging me to make his life easier. So thank Kraize, too.)

Good stuff

Btw guys, I suggest you wait a while (say 5-6mins) before clicking OK in the message box if you have 100+ cab files. There are still some cab files that will not convert because they do not have a _setup.xml file We need to contact the dev of cab2oem and see what we can do about that.

Kraize said:
Btw guys, I suggest you wait a while (say 5-6mins) before clicking OK in the message box if you have 100+ cab files. There are still some cab files that will not convert because they do not have a _setup.xml file We need to contact the dev of cab2oem and see what we can do about that.
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Its not just cabs that dont have _setup.xml, have had a few where in the conversion I get no app.dat or app.reg, look in the files folder and right at the top is the bloomin _setup.xml!!

B4PJS said:
Its not just cabs that dont have _setup.xml, have had a few where in the conversion I get no app.dat or app.reg, look in the files folder and right at the top is the bloomin _setup.xml!!
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Aye. If you run that cab manually through the converters, it still won't convert. It's a problem with the converters, unfortunately. Well, to be fair, it's probably a problem with the CAB file's _setup.xml, because I'm pretty darn sure that the converter can find it if it's there.
When I get bored tonight, I'll take a look at it and see what's different between the CAB files that work and the CAB files that don't.

Bah! seems like god is playing with me..all my cabs converted...somehow o.o, I had to do a few manually, but they converted.
EDIT: These are the ones that didn't convert via the gui.
AE button plus
all programs v4.1 [3 icons]
batteryguard
beejive_fix
butler
changescreen
cleanRAM
conduits pocket player
Enhanced touch response
EzInput
G-Alarm
G-Alarm voice
Google Translator
G-Trigger
iContact
iFonz2
LenngySh_SQLCEMobile
Light audio Boost
mobile battery discharger
mobliza
netcallerv4
nuelightv3
opera v9.7 b1
remotetracker
reSTART
S2U2 v1.62
SASHIMI
Sensor Scroll
SIP Selector v3
SMS Nuke
SpaceTime
SportyPal
SSMaHo
Start button hook
touch response
touchlFLO detacher
WeatherMaster v2.2
WiFiMonster v1.0.33.66
Wizcode Defragment Mobile

lmao nice job. Added to collection.
I thought I was the only one to still use VB6. VB6 FTW!!!

Bah. Jason! Get you're lazy ass to work!

No one uses this? I surely thought this was bound to be a great idea :|

Kraize said:
No one uses this? I surely thought this was bound to be a great idea :|
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I'm using it haha and it works flawlessly

bram_smulders said:
I'm using it haha and it works flawlessly
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Really? For all your cabs? For me it seemed that way, but then I got an error with platformbuilder.exe and it put my rom on hold

Its not working for me but that may be because I'm on windows 7..I'm not sure yet..

thx,
just what i needed for fingermenu and fingerkeyboard.
cheers
EDIT:worked fine, time to optimize the OEM (remove QVGA files, etc)

Great tool to custom cook your own rom with app you want.... thanx a lot..

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Really? For all your cabs? For me it seemed that way, but then I got an error with platformbuilder.exe and it put my rom on hold
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Till now everything works great, but i've convertet 10 cabs or so, and everything did it well.
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Its not working for me but that may be because I'm on windows 7..I'm not sure yet..
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I'm cooking on win7 build 7232 64 bit and nog problems in using this tool.
Gr. Bram

[ROM] Egzthunder1's WM6.5.3 Build 28205 Rev 0

Hey all,
28205 Hot off the press
COME AND GET IT!!
[highlight]Note: This is a UC Rom. When the zip is decompressed, you will see a folder called XDA-UC that has a bunch of cabs inside. Place that folder (and all of its contents in the root of your Storage Card. Right after the initial boot is done, soft reset the device. When it starts up again, UC will start by itself saying that it will install all the contents in the UC folder. Be patient since it will seem as if the device weren't doing anything. When its done, it will ask you if you want to reset it. The whole installation of cabs takes between 5 and 7 minutes (because of Manila)[/highlight]
Change-log:
28205 Rev 0 (1-4-10)
*Brand New WM 6.5.3 Build 28205
*Fixed BT icon not showing in the top bar
*Generic Carrier Rom. (you must install your DCD carrier cab or else your ##Phone Codes will not work [ie EPST, DATA, etc])
*Added Total Commander
*Few tweaks to improve battery performance
*Removed Facebook (I will add it in the UC folder if I get enough requests)
*I tried cooking EzInput 1.5 and 2.1 but I cannot get the rom to cook for some reason. I will try to look into it and see if i can find a fix.
I have attached a list of what is included with the rom and in the UC folder.
Known Bugs:
*Manila Home Tab Weather does not work. I tried the fix for CDMA device but the only thing that does is to stop Manila from being able to start up. Any suggestions are welcome. [highlight]- Resolved -[/highlight]--- First, set up the weather in M2D's weather tab, then install the attached cab, and finally Soft Reset. (thanks codf4ther)
*The dialer will randomly have a scrollbar on the side when the keypad is hidden. Nothing major, but will try to get a better dialer soon.
*Phone Codes folder is missing (forgot to cook it in). I will try to cook it in the next release.
Some ScreenShots...
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"lightbox_next": "Next",
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
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Sweet... Thanks well be happy to test run whatever you come up with. T M Z

I'd be very appreciative if you could start cooking EzInput keyboard into your roms. This keyboard just doesn't take kindly to being added as a cab after the fact.

codf4ther said:
I'd be very appreciative if you could start cooking EzInput keyboard into your roms. This keyboard just doesn't take kindly to being added as a cab after the fact.
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Oh yes .... EzInput and Bluetooth Explorer (FTP) ... that would be nice!

tharris297 said:
Oh yes .... EzInput and Bluetooth Explorer (FTP) ... that would be nice!
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I could have sworn that I cooked it with bt explorer last time... maybe I forgot... anyway ez-input will be in there...

Having Manila would be a great addition, I always look forward to new ROMs.

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Having Manila would be a great addition, I always look forward to new ROMs.
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Egzthunder has a pretty easy way to add Manila to the rom on first boot if you want it. Works pretty well on my Vogue, and keeps the rom clean for the purists.

Any changelogs as to what is different in these builds?

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Egzthunder has a pretty easy way to add Manila to the rom on first boot if you want it. Works pretty well on my Vogue, and keeps the rom clean for the purists.
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Nice, I will have to give it a try once the new ROM comes out. What is the link for the Manila add-on?

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Nice, I will have to give it a try once the new ROM comes out. What is the link for the Manila add-on?
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I will upload the xda-uc folder once the rom is done.

Can't wait to try out your new rom. I'm leaving for a trip tomorrow so hopefully you can get it uploaded today sometime, so I can install it. If not I'll try to be checking the site thru the week.

Look forward to it. I'd agree on the HTC EZinput keyboard and love to see the HTC Task Manager work in the quick menu. The last one had it installed but, would never appear up top?

Small update:
I have not forgotten about this. In fact, I have already cooked one for 28205 and I am testing it as we speak. Things that I found so far:
*BT icon in the top bar still does not show. It might just be a reg tweak. I will look into it.
*Cannot use Phone Codes for some reason.
*Issue with nueStorage (notification does not show)
*When touching the top bar, the information is displayed (notifications, battery, etc). However, the graphics are kinda messed up. I will try to post a screenshot later.
If I can finish it, I will post it later on.

Thanks for the update

Link on the main page isn't working?
Or is it being overloaded by too many people downloading?
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Tried from another PC and got it to work... very strange!

Any screenshots available?

First post updated with all the information requested as well as screenshots...

Just downloaded & will flash later today.
Did you by chance add some better rings & alarms. The ones in your last ROM were basically all the same. Also, is the pull-down task manager (should be upper right) part of you ROM. I currently don't see it.

Weather
For the CDMA weather fix, did you remember to set the weather on the weather tab before applying the patch? Otherwise it'll stop Manila from starting.

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Just downloaded & will flash later today.
Did you by chance add some better rings & alarms. The ones in your last ROM were basically all the same. Also, is the pull-down task manager (should be upper right) part of you ROM. I currently don't see it.
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I put some more "sounds" but I have not tested them. As far as the Task manager drop down, Manila pretty much blocks it. I do remember that there was a version that does not get covered by Manila. I will look for it and will try to cook it for the next one. Thanks for the feedback on that one (I did not notice it)