Well hardly cooking... All I want to be able to do is to take a base ROM that I like (core 2.0n vanilla or perhaps mfrazz's 1.7) and add the programs that I always install anyway. i figure this will make a hard reset easier if needed and give me a little more memory.
Okay... so I downloaded anchillius's rom kitchen and was able to follow all the directions he provided. I used his core 2.0n, which I have been running for a while but unless I am mistaken installing what I produced would basically be the same thing as installing it directly since it is vanilla anyway, right?
anyway I have a few questions...
1. If I dump a ROM like mfrazz's crossbow 1.7 and install that as is, will the reg tweaks that he made still be there?
2. Is there a readily available step by step on how to add programs. I tried google search and couldn't find anything. I know I am being lazy here but hoping that someone will help a brotha out! that and I am really quite busy at work (but not to busy to not be messing with my phone!)
I'm pretty sure that all the reg changes are the same, I cooked Crossbow 1.7 a little, and nothing changed (that I noticed).
And when u say programs, do u mean by cooking the programs into the ROM with cabs, cuz in this tutorial there is a way on how to install programs by cabs
P.S. While were talking about programs, how do I get the settings for a programs that have to register into a package of my cooked ROM? Is it something in the reg entries on my phone? If so, how do I find out what and how do I get it off of my phone and into the package?
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Im trying to Cook in some .exe's into my rom for AIM, Opera, and Resco File Explorer.
Ive managed to Cook in Live Search, Today Agenda, PIM Backup, and Start Clean successfully, but these other 3 Programs just wont take. Everytime i try to build the OS, it the BuildImgfs.exe ends with an error.
Any help or suggestions that you have would be greatly appreciated.
r they in packages
No .. perhaps i should search to figure out how to make packages..
how do i make packages? ...
EDIT --- .. actually, im using Molski.biz DEVPACK ... not Faria's .... do i still need packages?
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No .. perhaps i should search to figure out how to make packages..
how do i make packages? ...
EDIT --- .. actually, im using Molski.biz DEVPACK ... not Faria's .... do i still need packages?
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Yes, and since you are asking that, you need to be careful that you don't mess up your phone...
On Molski.biz there is a tutorial on how to do packages. Also in the Faria Kitchen thread (stickied at the top) there is a PDF you can download. Packages are the same for all kitchens in how you make them and the rules about them.
Also, since you are talking about Opera, thats a pretty big install, so you may find thats about the only thing you can add to your rom (if you can even get that in there, as I think its like 6meg). Remember your rom size has to come in around 57meg total. Anything more than that will not flash / fit on your phone.
Yea... i read, and re-read, and just now, re-read again .. it says nothing about needing/using packages..
i think i should try recompressing the large .exe's
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Yes, and since you are asking that, you need to be careful that you don't mess up your phone...
On Molski.biz there is a tutorial on how to do packages. Also in the Faria Kitchen thread (stickied at the top) there is a PDF you can download. Packages are the same for all kitchens in how you make them and the rules about them.
Also, since you are talking about Opera, thats a pretty big install, so you may find thats about the only thing you can add to your rom (if you can even get that in there, as I think its like 6meg). Remember your rom size has to come in around 57meg total. Anything more than that will not flash / fit on your phone.
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I secound that, i tried and it is hard to get it in there!!! you have to dump alot of stuff, and in the end i did not think it was worth it!!! I have been able to get TOMTOM in which is set at 3.62Mb.
I have been able to get around 8mb in to the rom fully dumped and about 6.72Mb partly dumped!
It is possable but you have to look at what do you want to lose!
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No .. perhaps i should search to figure out how to make packages..
how do i make packages? ...
EDIT --- .. actually, im using Molski.biz DEVPACK ... not Faria's .... do i still need packages?
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No you do not need package for that rom packer, as it is not a kitchen, if you have not done alot of rom cooking i would say use a kitchen, faria is good and easy to use. You will find alot of poeple with what you are wanting!
i didnt think that i needed packages.. i guess i know what im doing after all. the file is obviously too big to fit into the ROM..
Time to pull out all the other stuff that i dont use.
how do other chefs manage to put so much into their roms?
I'm still using default ROM on my kaiser, although i have hardspl and super cid installed. I just have couple of simple questions, which i could not find on forum.
1. Can i uninstall some applications that are cooked into the custom rom?
2. Is it better to cook applications to rom or to install them afterwards with cab?
3. Since i don't use all that stuff that chefs cook into their rom, should i take time and study rom cooking and make my own, or should i install the most basic and lite rom i can find, and then install cab's i need?
tnx all
1. There is no straightforward way to uninstall programs that are cooked into ROMs. You can install the program (overtop) via a .cab, then uninstall it. That will theoretically take everything out, but it's kind of a pain and no guarantee you'll get everything (depending upon the cook's custom settings and file locations).
2. I tend to cook in applications that probably aren't going to change versions for a while. But it's not such a pain to re-cook a ROM that it's not a big deal.
3. I would suggest going with a lite ROM and figuring out which programs you like before you take on cooking. Alex has really made it quite easy, but you can run into problems. You should flash a number of ROMs (and seen the issues that can result) before you try to do it yourself. There are a number of great ones out there. I'd suggest Alex's Lite and Q-Mobile to start. Both are great.
Hey, I'm going to try to make my own rom.
Instead of trying to recook other people's rom, (which always fail at cooking)
i'll just try to make my own from scratch.
Custom roms have so many programs i never heard of and will never use.
I just annoys me seeing them.
anyway, have a few questions.
I'm currently following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=303195
if i want to remove Windows live, do I just take out these folders?
WindowsLive_DPI_96
WindowsLive
and where do people find all these registry cabs, and how come other builders don't share them?
I know theres a list of apps on the link, but they're not updated and not as complete.
also, I think that rom comes with Cnet2, how can i get the new Cnet3?
Also, Say i put Flash 7 in the oem folder, and next week flash 8 comes out, do I just install flash 8 and it will update it in my phone?
or do I need to recook, since you can't uninstall OEM stuff.
Why doesn't the FTP work? i tried xdaupload/xdaupload.
Thanks!
hi,
Did a search for the topic, found lots of threads about cooked or custom ROMs but nothing about uninstalling all the junk in the ROM that I don't want that came pre-installed on the device.
Any links to actual threads that talk about how to do it would be greatly appreciated.
Not looking for a cooked ROM, am fine with the stock Sprint ROM, just want to delete all the extraneous applications that came pre-installed.
Thank you in advance.
If it isn't listed in the remove programs section there is a good chance it is a part of the rom and isn't removable.
See, someone had something for the AT&T version
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If it isn't listed in the remove programs section there is a good chance it is a part of the rom and isn't removable.
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Unfortunately, they didn't port it for the Sprint and was hoping to find something similiar, and yes, there IS a way to remove stuff from ROM, just trying to find out how.
If you're trying to remove software like NFL Mobile and stuff, this is the way to do it:
- You have to dump stock Sprint ROM into a kitchen
- Search for *.cab files in the OEM folder. When you find some, those will be the only ones that you can remove. All others are mixed into the ROM files and MUCH tougher to remove. Remove the ones you don't want
- Remove install instruction for those cabs in the install.dat file
I know that's VERY vague, but you need to have some knowledge with kitchens and making them to do this. So, try first learning how to dump a ROM into a kitchen and remaking it. Ervius Visual kitchen is very nice. It has a GUI interface and you can dump a ROM right from that. THEN you take the stuff you don't want in it and recreate it!
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If you're trying to remove software like NFL Mobile and stuff, this is the way to do it:
- You have to dump stock Sprint ROM into a kitchen
- Search for *.cab files in the OEM folder. When you find some, those will be the only ones that you can remove. All others are mixed into the ROM files and MUCH tougher to remove. Remove the ones you don't want
- Remove install instruction for those cabs in the install.dat file
I know that's VERY vague, but you need to have some knowledge with kitchens and making them to do this. So, try first learning how to dump a ROM into a kitchen and remaking it. Ervius Visual kitchen is very nice. It has a GUI interface and you can dump a ROM right from that. THEN you take the stuff you don't want in it and recreate it!
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Thanks, I was possibly hoping to avoid the kitchen approach. Do know how to do it, didn't want to go that route. There is a utility for the AT&T version that someone created, of course, can't find the link now, crudscraper or something like that. It does exactly this. i was hoping to find something similar for the Sprint version.
Thanks for the reply, vague or not, it's appreciated.
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Thanks, I was possibly hoping to avoid the kitchen approach. Do know how to do it, didn't want to go that route. There is a utility for the AT&T version that someone created, of course, can't find the link now, crudscraper or something like that. It does exactly this. i was hoping to find something similar for the Sprint version.
Thanks for the reply, vague or not, it's appreciated.
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See, every carrier adds it's own software on the ROM, so the AT&T ROM probably has it's own software. I can imagine one way the person could do it is see all the files and registry entries that are in each of the app cabs in the dumped ROM and have the app remove them. Someone would have to specifcally make it for Sprint. It's not something that can be ported from what I know.
If you going to go the route of changing registry settings, etc., then I would first disable the CM_Guardian_Service first. It will put back some of the settings you delete if you don't disable that PoS.
This is my first ROM I'm releasing.
I have created a Danish WM6.5 ROM with 85 MB free ram
I have done everything I can to make it stable and fast. I'm using it myself and I'm very happy with it.
This ROM is based on the latest Danish stock ROM I could get hold of.
I have removed some of the stock programs, and have added the following programs:
Code:
Bluetooth notifier
Mortscript (Un-Installable)
The ROM is extendir enable. You can everything about extendir here
This ROM is created with ervius visual kitchen
I thank everyone that have made this possible.
If I'm distribution anything that I shouldn't or haven't mentioned any people that I should then please let me know. It is not out of respect of other people, it is simply because I either didn't realize that I have used some of their stuff or because I have forgotten.
To use this ROM you must have a storage card for the initial flash.
First you extract the contents of the lagerkort.7z to the root of the storage card, so that you end up with a folder called extendir with a few folders and one file inside.
If you want some cabs to be installed as part of the new flash then copy then to the extendir\setups\<sub folder>. only cabs that are in a sub folder in setups will appear. So make one and only one level under setups for the cabs. (they will not be installed automatic, you get to chose which you want to install, so all all you cabs if you want)
Then you flash the ROM and leave the storage card in for the first 2 boots.
on 1st boot after you have calibrated the screen the customization starts, WM looks awful here, don't worry about this, as this step will extract all of the missing WM files to to the extendir folder.
On 2 boot the preset installer will boot and you can chose a few extra cabs to install and the ones that you have added.
You can download the ROM from here:
4shared
You can download the extra package here:
4shared
Congratulation and wellcome new chef
I suggest you to include some pics because you will be ask for that
Cheers.
Thank you.
Pictures added
Danish rom with Manilla?
Would it be possible to create a version with Manilla? I would really love a danish rom with Manilla and HTC Weather...
Regards Ulrik
I possibly could create one.
But I recommend that you install Manilla after with a cab, or with zip files (in the extender folders) this should give the fastest rom. I can help create the scripts so that Manilla will install on first boot if you want?
hey man i can't get the hardware keyboard to input properly for æ, ø, å. I looked through your cabs but don't see a fix do you have one?
I tried this SkandinaviskTastatur5.CAB and XDA_JCEspi2005_Danish_Input_Kaiser.cab neither of which work. Let me know if you have a solution
I have a danish keyboard on my too, and the mappings are just fine on that one. So have no idea what could be wrong, unless there are more than one version of a danish keyboard. I access my æøå by FN and <UP><DOWN><UP> respectively.
I forgot to mention that I'm using a different rom to yours. Maybe you need a Danish WM 6.5 to get the hardware keyboard to work. If you could help me out in anyway that would be awesome cause it's a bit frustrating hunting around to find ? and stuff heh
Ahh that explains.....
I have no idea how to get the danish keys then. If I knew what to put in it I could create a CAB file for you, but I really have no idea what to put in to this cab...
I had the same problem when I used WWE roms, and never got it sorted.
@ Blindpet, try doing this:
Use a registry editor and change the following:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Hardware\Devicemap\Keybd\CurLang to 1044, this worked for me
I tried your ROM and overall its pretty good but i dont know if its my phone thats not set up properly but this rom have got a lot of screen lag though.
Anyway would be great with a proper danish rom for this great phone, keep up the good work
//KillerBee
EDIT: This solution doesnt work for me now.. I am not quite sure how you are supposed to change the HW keyboard language for a winmo 6.5 phone