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Hi everyone.
I started this thread, because i rly wanna try to build my own ROM.
I ll base it to O2 German XDA neo ROM and just remove the useless stuff.
As informatik i think i will manage this, just need any person who tells me how to beginn.
Here are my current questions for beginning:
- ROM includes ext rom also?
- How to "backup" my ROM (cause i want to save and need the files to edit them)
- How about OS Rom? I also need to edit it? (dont think so, only wanted to ask
- Wich tools i ll need to edit the ROM (extract/modify/repack)
- Its a G4 model, i need to unlock it before i can backup the roms? (tried with aWizard without unlock, only ext ROM was backuped)
- What else i need to know!?
Would be really nice, if any person who already made a own ROM could give me some start advise/information. Would prefer a German guy, cause its more complicated in a forgein language, but dont have to. Also it would be really nice if he could communicate over ts2, or jus ICQ/MSN etc to me, cause its just faster as over forum.
If i done, i ll write an enlish+german howto thread about this.
thx to all who wanna help me,
mfg s0urce

s0urce said:
I started this thread, because i rly wanna try to build my own ROM.
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Hello, please stop starting 3 and more new threads in a row with questions that have been answered already in other threads. Please try searching the entire forum first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=249836

1) this is only a part of this, but ok, its a beginning thx.
2) new thread for new topic seems to me be usefull
3) the topics are not really the same
4) in this thread u linked its not talked about prophet, but there are own prophet roms, so any1 else must made experince with this tools particularly for prophet
5) i searched a person, who i can contact ... not an old dead thread
... so plz stop try advice me, but thx for this thread anyway.

Try reading the wiki, it will answer some questions you asked
I will be updating it later when i'm done creating my version of aku 3.3

Just WM6 itself.

Has anyone made WM6 as itself, i.e. no other stuff added for MDA Vario I?
Or the next closest but limited software?
Thanks,

I can recommend doing a forum search for tnt 1487 ( or is it 1437) touchflo.... within the posting is a link for the barebones wm6. also, if u pm me, I can direct you to the rom im using, which is very slick. it is a custom variant that was done by a friend of mine. im on my wizard now, so I will post the direct links later if u can't find it.

tsutton said:
Has anyone made WM6 as itself, i.e. no other stuff added for MDA Vario I?
Or the next closest but limited software?
Thanks,
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YUP !
if you cared to read the threads correctly where new latest wm6 Rom are launched,I'm certain you find "Vanilla" also posted there,which are just plain Roms without any applications,you can add on applications of you own desire

the greyzter said:
I can recommend doing a forum search for tnt 1487 ( or is it 1437) touchflo.... within the posting is a link for the barebones wm6. also, if u pm me, I can direct you to the rom im using, which is very slick. it is a custom variant that was done by a friend of mine. im on my wizard now, so I will post the direct links later if u can't find it.
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Thanks, I've found it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336229
zabardast_1, I just needed a kick to the correct direction to allow me to find the correct one.
Thanks for the reply.

tsutton said:
Thanks, I've found it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=336229
zabardast_1, I just needed a kick to the correct direction to allow me to find the correct one.
Thanks for the reply.
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Not a big deal !
In that case there are many links available in threads all over the xda-forum,I just gave you the hint to search & seek,if you had gone through the threads where all the Roms are posted you cud have found many links,almost all the kitchens provided by the cooks have plain (vanilla) base rom in them, or you can port the plain Base Rom from any Stock Rom,I doubt,if you'll be able to get a Original Microsoft Wm6 release anywhere,whatever you'll get will be either ported or custom build vanilla Rom,just for reference I'm posting here one link to the kitchen by Faria,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=303406
Cheers

How can i backup my TyTN II First

I have a queation
I want to update my rom but i dunno how to do
and how can i remver rom HTC oringal plugin etc...
cos xda development software and many update ia coming up
like mainila2D.... my ram start going down not enough memory for me
Question is how can i backup my rom first(in case i can restore)
than how can i update a rom in xda development
OR how can i developemnt by myself

I will take it easy on you but a lot of ppl won't.. hope you got thick skin..LOL
They will tell you to read first. But since you ask a "stupid" question you cannot ask "how you can develop your own rom" ...
First of all you should say which country you from... Usually ppl/chef have had extracted the rom before so in the event that you want to install original rom you can downloaded from here.
Second. if you want to install a rom, read the stickies.

floho said:
I will take it easy on you but a lot of ppl won't.. hope you got thick skin..LOL
They will tell you to read first. But since you ask a "stupid" question you cannot ask "how you can develop your own rom" ...
First of all you should say which country you from... Usually ppl/chef have had extracted the rom before so in the event that you want to install original rom you can downloaded from here.
Second. if you want to install a rom, read the stickies.
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I am use a tytn II OS 5.2.1620 Build 18124.4.2
rom version 1.56.721.3
radio ver 1.27.12.11
i am in hong Kong

The Backup question has been asked to death, I suggest you search and read some of the other thread where people have asked the same question.
Information on ROM flashing and Cooking is in the Wiki: http://wiki.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Kaiser.
Please take time to read the information, it will have most of the answers to your questions.
Thanks
Dave

When you dump your rom and try to reconstruct it using the guide available the resulting nbh won't contain the original splash screen or anything else from the rom, just the customised rom from your manufacturer. I've checked quite a few reconstructed roms and they only contain os.nb.
Can someone tell me otherwise?

Changing the ROM of my kaiser...steps to success

Hi, first of all I tell you I'm new in this forum. Afterward I tell you that before posting this thread I read the different FAQs and guides posted hera and I search for my following question but I didn,t find any answer.
I want to change my original ROM that came with my phone but I have few things I want to know before beginning the process. These are:
1- Any ROM will work with my phone? I brought my phone from US and it was unblocked, so I can use it with any SIM from any company here, in Argentina.
The problem is that in the page where all the ROMs are described I don't find my ROM version. My ROM version is 1.82.707.0 WWE and the Radio Version is 1.27.15.32. The protocol version is 22.51.88.13W and the ROM date is 11/03/07. In the Model No it says "Kaiser". The most aproximate version I found in that page is 1.81.707.0 and the Radio associated with it is 1.27.12.11. What I want is to change my ROM to beging using WM6.1 cause the version of my WM is 6.0, but I don't know if I chose any of the ROM that are available or I have to take care of something I don't know.
2- Suposing I can chose any ROM available, is it convenient to use it with the radio that is associated with it or I have to continue using my radio version (1.27.15.32)?
3- If I change the ROM following all the steps that are described in other FAQs or threads, the phone will continue unblocked in order to be useable with any company or it will be blocked for a certain one, for example AT&T? Remember I am in Argentina.
4- How can I do to backup my current ROM and Radio so, if I have any problem I could restore it to my phone? It is supposed that if I do so (restoring the original ROM) the phone will operate as it's doing now, insn't it?
Well, that all for now.
Thanks a lot.
Guido.

My dear friend all the questions you ask have been asked many times and answered many times. I have a hard time believing when you say you have read everything .. because your post makes it obvious you haven't. Nonetheless i'll answer these questions here for you:
guido_7701 said:
1- Any ROM will work with my phone? I brought my phone from US and it was unblocked, so I can use it with any SIM from any company here, in Argentina.
The problem is that in the page where all the ROMs are described I don't find my ROM version. My ROM version is 1.82.707.0 WWE and the Radio Version is 1.27.15.32. The protocol version is 22.51.88.13W and the ROM date is 11/03/07. In the Model No it says "Kaiser". The most aproximate version I found in that page is 1.81.707.0 and the Radio associated with it is 1.27.12.11. What I want is to change my ROM to beging using WM6.1 cause the version of my WM is 6.0, but I don't know if I chose any of the ROM that are available or I have to take care of something I don't know.
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Yes "any kaiser rom" will work with your phone. But first you need to get Hardspl than you can flash any rom that is available here to your phone. Looks like you have a wm6 rom and wm6 radio. When you upgrade to wm6.1 you will need a wm6.1 radio. Most roms come with radios so you don't need to worry about this. If a rom doesn't have a radio the cook will specify that and most will often suggest which radios work best with their rom. To see a list of different radios available please check link in my sig for Alltheway's thread on radios.
guido_7701 said:
2- Suposing I can chose any ROM available, is it convenient to use it with the radio that is associated with it or I have to continue using my radio version (1.27.15.32)?
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i already answered this in my above answer. But to reiterate wm6 rom will work with a wm6 radio i.e what you already have; a wm6.1 rom WILL NEED a wm6.1 radio so it won't work with your current radio.
guido_7701 said:
3- If I change the ROM following all the steps that are described in other FAQs or threads, the phone will continue unblocked in order to be useable with any company or it will be blocked for a certain one, for example AT&T? Remember I am in Argentina.
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flashing a rom in no way changes the unlocked status of your phone.
guido_7701 said:
4- How can I do to backup my current ROM and Radio so, if I have any problem I could restore it to my phone? It is supposed that if I do so (restoring the original ROM) the phone will operate as it's doing now, insn't it?
Well, that all for now.
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umm okay you don't wana do this yourself as i don't think so you know how to. Most of the stock kaiser roms are available in the wiki and have links to download them. In the even that you want to return your phone back to its original rom you can download from kaiser wiki.
Secondly please do extensive reading... your post shows that you really haven't done your homework. A kaiser is a expensive piece of equipment and you definitely don't want to mess it up just because you were lazy and didn't want to first understand exactly what you were doing.
Having said that i wish you good luck and happy flashing.

Thesire...first of all I really appreciate your quick answers tomy questions. I have to confess I didn't think to get an answer so quickly.
Anyway, I have to tell you that I didn't write anywhere I had read "everything" as you say. Of course I didn't, all the time in the universe life would be enough to do it. But you can be sure I followed all the instructions that are posted to do before posting a new thread, and those include reading the FAQ of ROM Developing, seeing the charming video of "what to do before posting a new thread", search my questions, and I tell you I spent all the last thursday looking for any answer to my questions, but I didn,t find them. I am not saying that they are not, of course they may be, but I didn't find them. Perhaps, of course, it's almost sure is because I didn't know how to search. But I did it. I read about the different SPLs that I have to download, the different version of them I have to try if I have for ie. the blank display, etc.
Another thing, when you say that always I can have the posibility to restore my original ROM downloading it, I told that in the thread that appears all the ROMs my actual version is not there. So, I wonder where my ROM is comming from and who cooked it.
At last, but not for that less important, I want to really thank you for your and for the time you spent answering my questions. Just remember I'm a newbie and perhaps, someday I'll be answering a question from you in this theme or another, ie. communications!!! Also remember that for us, the people who don't have the english as our natural languaje, sometimes reading the posts can be a little difficult and can be reading something that is answering our question and don't actually realize it or don't understand it at all.
Thanks.
Guido.

Guido Welcome aboard....follow the advice just givem and you will have a great experience here
Read this thread , and if you have any questions , post them in there as well, there is some great people that will help you out if you get stuck..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=433835

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HTC diamond 2 - advice on flashing a ROM and retaining operator settings

Hi,
I have a Dutch HTC diamond 2 and would like to flash the ROM to get windows 6.1 to work in English. I have never done this and have a couple of small questions i hope you guys can help me with. I have read some guides and i think i understand what i need to do:
1. install hard-spl 2. find a ROM (i will use a signed one) and install 3. update radio ROM if required.
The only thing im concerned about is i read in some places that i will lose my phone operator and MMS settings in the process - (i am on the dutch vodafone network). Can someone please advise me what details i need to record before flashing the ROM or if there is a program that can do this for you as i want to be able to easily use my phone without going back to vodafone afterwords!
Finally i would appreciate advice on a good ROM to use and a good radio ROM if anyone has this.
Thanks in advance!

hi,
Check theis thread out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=509708
Its here you find the anser relating to you model of phone.
As for the operator settings - these are easy to put back, if the ROM does not do it for you.
I think all ROMS asr great in there own right - so try one, and if this does not suit your needs then flash another.
Good luck

mobucl said:
Hi,
I have a Dutch HTC diamond 2 and would like to flash the ROM to get windows 6.1 to work in English. I have never done this and have a couple of small questions i hope you guys can help me with. I have read some guides and i think i understand what i need to do:
1. install hard-spl 2. find a ROM (i will use a signed one) and install 3. update radio ROM if required.
The only thing im concerned about is i read in some places that i will lose my phone operator and MMS settings in the process - (i am on the dutch vodafone network). Can someone please advise me what details i need to record before flashing the ROM or if there is a program that can do this for you as i want to be able to easily use my phone without going back to vodafone afterwords!
Finally i would appreciate advice on a good ROM to use and a good radio ROM if anyone has this.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi Mobucl
Welcome to XDA
I have a Diamond 1 and can't give you exact Details, but i doubt your phone will stop working with vodaphone network after you flash, Have a look in the Topaz Forum, it's near the bottom of the page
Goodluck
Badwolve1

Thanks
Thanks R3PUBL1K and Badwolve1 for you're advice, i will have a look and give it a go.
If i have problems ill be sure to post again as my girlfriend already mentioned that she wouldn't be 'too happy' if i brick the phone