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Trying to make my own rom, questions.

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!

Adding a single oem (remotetracker) to a stock rom

Hello,
Is it possibly to add one or 2 cabs to stock kaiser rom? My plan is to add remotetracker to my rom and leave the rest as is (including the spl if possible). This way I am always protected by remotetracker and sending back my device to htc for repairs (if that would be necessary) won't give trouble
Thanks in advance, peterrus

peterrus said:
Hello,
Is it possibly to add one or 2 cabs to stock kaiser rom? My plan is to add remotetracker to my rom and leave the rest as is (including the spl if possible). This way I am always protected by remotetracker and sending back my device to htc for repairs (if that would be necessary) won't give trouble
Thanks in advance, peterrus
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Blure question as if you cook this in you have a custom rom even using the stock so warranty is broken if you send it in for repairs. Other than that its just to make a package out of the cab isnt it?

Well, maybe HTC doesn't notice the device doesn't run a original ROM. Well I can make an OEM package, but I want to include it in the stock ROM. When I use a kitchen I get all kinds of stripped baseroms, which is something I rather not want.

peterrus said:
Well, maybe HTC doesn't notice the device doesn't run a original ROM. Well I can make an OEM package, but I want to include it in the stock ROM. When I use a kitchen I get all kinds of stripped baseroms, which is something I rather not want.
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You are kidding right? What do you exactly want here? Do you want it to be like if someone stole youre phone and perform a hard reset that the program is automaticly installed and you can trace it? Or just want to have the program installed if YOU hard reset? Or.. Just have the program installed..

wut
What I really want to know is: Can I add one or 2 files to a stock rom, repack it, and flash it.

peterrus said:
What I really want to know is: Can I add one or 2 files to a stock rom, repack it, and flash it.
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Yes in diffrent set of ways, you can use package tools on the given cab to make a package to brew in or use XML whit a config operator and have the cab in ROM. There are other ways aswell, it depends on the ROM you are using and the prefered way you want todo this. Idk wich one I would recomend for you.. By making a package you can end up having trouble whit the cab, seting up operator you need to dig in a bit to learn. Read up on packages and search on config_operator setups and you will get there

Thanks, will do.

Removing Sprint ROM-installed software

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
Rhodium500 said:
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!

stickfigure said:
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.

sanjsrik said:
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.

<< Create & Modify your own ROM's easy way - files included >>

This a simple and quick guide for everyone who wana make or just modify their own HTC DESIRE ROM's.(Rooted ones)
For example you downloaded a nice ROM from one of devs here, but they removed some application that you cant live without. Now you dont need to beg them to add those files back, simple add them your self and flash your rom.Missing APK's you can get simple by downloading any stock rom, than extract them and put them in your new ROM.
After you extracted files provided (c root recomended), you will see 2 maps
"Sign ROM" and "tools"
Signing ROM's:
After you modifed your ROM zip file, simple put it in "Sign ROM" map, and rename it to update.zip.Than run "Sign.bat" After the process is done you will get another zip called "update_signed.zip" which you can now put to your SD card and your ready for flashing. Note:JAVA SDK files are included, you only need to have normal java installed.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2921/signedrom.jpg
Pushing recovery files from windows:
Now to flash your ROM you dont need linux anymore, simple enter recovery (Power button+back, than select recovery...), and than in the map "tools" run recovery-windows.bat. Than you will get standard screen where you can flash your roms, partition SD, clear data and so on..
NOTE: You need to have HTC Sync driver installed or your phone wont be detected (you can get them from HTC)
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1894/pushfiles.jpg
If you have any questions, suggestions or if i wrote something wrong i will be happy to answer/corect them.
http://hotfile.com/dl/43311449/92d9ee6/Desire_Tools.exe.html
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JNI68MWZ
http://rapidshare.com/files/388849647/Desire_Tools.exe.html (Thanks pympster for link )
http://www.robertolsen.no/desire_tools.rar
(Thanks GeoTrail for link)

would this tool work for the HTC Legend aswell?

For signing roms yes, for pushing files not sure if Desire and legend use same files..

Ok this one is simple, but this is only how to add/delete several apps.
How about going little bit more deeper?

Well if you wana go deeper, you can download costom kernels with overclocks or low volatege and replace the ones in rom, or those circle battery mods or costom boot sounds and so on...Basicly your replacing/modifying original files. But this is just quick basic guide for basic stuff, let real ROM developing and costomizing to the developers who are good at it.

As far as hardware support goes is it the kernel that provides everything? Basically if I take an N1 rom (like cyanogen 5.0.6) and change to a desire kernel, is it likely to just work perfectly or are there other bits in the ROM that are likely to need changing?

Of course you can just use dsixda's Kitchen which is cross-platform and quite straightforward to use.
You just add the update.zip file you want to change, remove/add any apps you want and make any advanced changes you want too.
Select Build ROM and it'll create the new update.zip that you can flash to phone.
I've used it on my Desire without problem for adding/removing apps.

Well that kitchen is nice, but still..you need to downlaod virutal machine to make it run under windows or Cygwin tool than download JAVA SDK..setup lots of things.
My point of this thread was just vey basic and simple way to quickly add/remove/costomize files from ROM, without installling and downloading lots of tools, and quickly install it on Phone and test.

Sorry, I wasn't meaning to undermine your work. No doubt you've spent a lot of time creating this and trying to contribute to the community. It's far more than I can say for myself.
I was just pointing out there's something already out there, and more capable than this.
It's definitely good to see people helping out the members and this is definitely something useful

Everything is cool TheAshMan, and thanks for you link, im sure some enthusiastic people will try some advance things like that. But even my self im not big expert about Linux and phones, i do have great knowledge about windows and computers, but dont have much time for this area.

Screen shots on how to use this would help, I've come from cooking my own WinMo ROMs and wuld like to give this a try if possible
Also, as I use W7 x64 is it best to run the .bat files as an admin? Had issues using Windows methods in the past so have been using Linux to get rooted

I'm also using Windows 7 x64.
About running bat's as admin its not necessary unless you have some kind of UAC high settings, or running on some kind of limited user account. I never run this bats as admin and they work fine.
Basicly download some stock rom, or someones rom. And simple add or remove files inside rom.zip/system/app/
If you dont like facebook for example, just remove Facebook.apk and facebook.odex(if its present).
After your done with that, rename ROM to update.zip and put it in the folder
C:\Desire Tools\Sign ROM\ and excecute "Sign.bat" , and it will create signed rom with name update_signed.zip.
http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/2921/signedrom.jpg
This is just some base, im not gona explain you about ROM deodexing, framework, boot images kernels and stuff, because im not expert at this.
Now you can put that file to root of your SD card.
Now you can test it on your phone.
Shut down your phone. Turn it ON while holding back button.You will see Bootloader selected, press power button again. Than Recovery will appear, you can navigate down with volumen UP AND DOWN and select Recovery and press POWER button again to select it.Phone with Red triangle will appear on your phone. Now go in map C:\Desire Tools\tools and excecute "recovery-windows.bat"
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1894/pushfiles.jpg
And on your phone you will get that screen with green letters where you can select to 'Flash zip from sdcard' ,where your signed rom will appear.(You need to wipe data before from the same menu)
I hope i made some thing clearer im writing this from work so dont have much time

Right, got a ROM and added 2 .apk files to the /system/app folder and now got a signed_update.zip...is that it? They'll be on the device from the start?
Seems to simple to me!!
How can you add a new radio? Or change the version number in About phone>Software?

Yea thats it. About those other things..Google is your friend...

edit mate

when i flash it says:
E: Can't find update script

rom.zip/META-INF/COM/google/android/update-script
Did you touch that in ROM? If you didint, than you removed something that you shouldnt.

Can u also remove apps from rom that you don't like by this method.
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Yea, thats the all point of everything i wrote here. Very simple way of very quickly removing apps that you dont want from the rom before flashing it.
Also, you need to watch out, and to a bit experementing. Because sometimes if you remove some crucial app, you will start getting random crashes of applications or random bugs. Allways make a copy of original rom.
For example if you remove HTC-IME.apk, you wont have any kind of keyboard in the rom. Making it un-usable

Somebody already asked how to add radio update, is it maybe included in Modaco r3 rom(the one without apps2sd and modaco additional stuff)?
Tnx for help

[Q] Install AOR through openrecovery

Hi,
I have openrecovery installed on my XT720 but I want to know how I can install AOR.
Does I have simply to change openrecovery zip by AOR one or does I have to do another think ?
Thank you

unzip the openrecovery 3_3 thing. there will be 2 things inside: an update.zip and a openrecovery folder. copy both into the root of your sd card. then you computer will ask you whether you want to replace the openrecovery folder already on ur sd card, and you should click yes. once both are on, you are done. AOR is full of features, haha. i just learnt this a few days ago.

eejin2 said:
unzip the openrecovery 3_3 thing. there will be 2 things inside: an update.zip and a openrecovery folder. copy both into the root of your sd card. then you computer will ask you whether you want to replace the openrecovery folder already on ur sd card, and you should click yes. once both are on, you are done. AOR is full of features, haha. i just learnt this a few days ago.
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Thank you, I will try.
EDIT : It works good, I made a mistake, I deleted openrecovery.zip from sdcard, this file must stay or openrecovery fail and there is to pull battery to reboot.

Do you know where to find script to check sdcard error ?

its somewhere in AOR. just look around the AOR utilities thing. you should use zipalign. my phone feels slightly smoother. adblock works for most apps i think, except for angry birds and a few others. prevents these ads from loading up. they clutter the screen. you can also adjust the heap size in AOR. im using 40mb. heavy apps run more smoothly, but if u launch an app within an app, the original app might get killed because 40mb might not be enough to run 2 apps. but its ok for me. i dont usually do a lot of multi tasking.

eejin2 said:
its somewhere in AOR. just look around the AOR utilities thing. you should use zipalign. my phone feels slightly smoother. adblock works for most apps i think, except for angry birds and a few others. prevents these ads from loading up. they clutter the screen. you can also adjust the heap size in AOR. im using 40mb. heavy apps run more smoothly, but if u launch an app within an app, the original app might get killed because 40mb might not be enough to run 2 apps. but its ok for me. i dont usually do a lot of multi tasking.
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I will try but for ads, I use droidwall, it's a firewall so, you can block 3g and wifi for each app.

Zachary57 said:
Do you know where to find script to check sdcard error ?
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Go to Menu Utilities and it is options 4 and 5. Scan disk and Scan sd-ext. I use both b/c if your partition is corrupted, it will show and try to fix it. I actually do this both before and after I flash a new ROM just to make sure it will "accept" the new ROM and also to make sure it has "accepted" it and that part is working correctly before I ever get into the new ROM.
Fix permissions works well too, btw. Also be careful messing with the VM heap size b/c most of our ROMs already have this paramenter set. It is usually on the front page of the ROMs description like on Kahl's V4 ROM for example. And one final, don't mess with the basebands, it will F%^& your phone up.
Sorry, this is the final thought. Make sure you are aware that the modding menus are based on Kernals, so most of the Froyo things, although we are on a hacked Froyo, probably won't work and may screw something up. The Eclair menu has JIT and Memhack, we already have those. They (modding menus) are mostly if you are running stock 2.1 or stock 2.2 (which no one is running stock 2.2 at this point).

Woodrube said:
Go to Menu Utilities and it is options 4 and 5. Scan disk and Scan sd-ext. I use both b/c if your partition is corrupted, it will show and try to fix it. I actually do this both before and after I flash a new ROM just to make sure it will "accept" the new ROM and also to make sure it has "accepted" it and that part is working correctly before I ever get into the new ROM.
Fix permissions works well too, btw. Also be careful messing with the VM heap size b/c most of our ROMs already have this paramenter set. It is usually on the front page of the ROMs description like on Kahl's V4 ROM for example. And one final, don't mess with the basebands, it will F%^& your phone up.
Sorry, this is the final thought. Make sure you are aware that the modding menus are based on Kernals, so most of the Froyo things, although we are on a hacked Froyo, probably won't work and may screw something up. The Eclair menu has JIT and Memhack, we already have those. They (modding menus) are mostly if you are running stock 2.1 or stock 2.2 (which no one is running stock 2.2 at this point).
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Thank you, I didn't found this last time but I did'nt check in eclair utilitie menu so, I mean it's on it.