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Rom cooking on Vox

Hi all, I've been trying for quite some time to cook my first rom. I've now read a lot on the subjects here on these forums but it seems the vox is not the easiest device to start with I've successfully extracted all files from an .nbh rom upgrade. I've then extracted everything to /dump folder using prepare_imgfs.exe and imgfstodump.exe. Here I can delete/change/add files in the directory and rebuild the rom with buildimgfs.exe but it is not a very clean cooking... I'd like to be able to use Package tool. Actually I can use it and get the two folders /OEM and /SYS but then I really don't know how to rebuild the rom using Buildos.exe. Does anyone know how to do this ?
Tell me if my english is not very understandable..

I've finally been able to use these tools after a lot of trials and errors. But there is a lot of fixing to do in the building process. For exemple after running OEM and SYS folders through BuildOs a lot of files are missing in temp\dump
It seems every important file is missing in each of the subfolders. Missing dll's, missing exe's...
For example if I look in the zlib.dll\ directory I can see 5 files : imageinfo.bin, imageinfo.txt, S000, S001, S002, S003 BUT no zlib.dll ?! So I have to manually reimport those files... Is this a known issue with buildos and if so is there any solution to it ?
Thanks for any help

My bad, just realised reimporting the dlls is not at all needed
Still speaking alone ?

Perhaps this thread from the Kaiser forum helps you.

Dr Gonzo.... i would have lied to said something but my knowledge of cooking ROMs is zilch.... but i was hoping someones cooks a ROM for the Vox ... so wanted to ask u how its going?

I've been able to build an awkward "kitchen" for the Vox but I don't know yet if the roms built with it are really stable. Awkward because I don't really know how to write batch files and because I had to add a .dsm taken from Bepe's kitchen for Buildos.exe to work (but I delete it once the dump folder is rebuilt). But I have been able to add/remove packages and it seems to work.
I am currently building my rom from the Arabic one with smarttoolkit included, custom system screens, commanager and homescreen, office and HTC audio manager removed, windows live updated, Jbed instead of Jeodek etc... It seems to be stable but some things don't work yet (I still need to edit the registry)
But what I'd really like would be the possibility to add Bigstorage to the rom as it increases free memory from what I've read.
Maybe I can release this kitchen with some instructions and someone better than me could improve it ?

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Yeah that would be awesome to get some Vox Rom cooking happening when can you post your kitchen?

I'm in the process of writing a quick guide to go along my very dirty kitchen to show how to use it. For the moment only with HTC_Vox_ARA_1.27.415.4_4.1.13.47_02.98.90 as a base rom because I haven't tested anything else yet.

[Solved] [Cooking] Help Rebuilding Rom Pls

Hi All im a noob to cooking. So... I dumpbed the new official rom and used the cooking tutorial to cook my very first rom YAY. BUT when my titl boots it is WM6 not WM6.1 and a few other small issues like the boot screen not showing the verion number i changed it to. I used itsutils to dump and kaiserkitchen to cook. I have searched the forum but can't find anything. Pls help

WHy are you using itsutils to dump the ROM. Just extract the .exe rename it to RUU_signed.nbh and dump it using the kitchen....
Much easier and more fool proof this way.

joerf1115 said:
Hi All im a noob to cooking. So... I dumpbed the new official rom and used the cooking tutorial to cook my very first rom YAY. BUT when my titl boots it is WM6 not WM6.1 and a few other small issues like the boot screen not showing the verion number i changed it to. I used itsutils to dump and kaiserkitchen to cook. I have searched the forum but can't find anything. Pls help
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Sounds like youve done more work than nessessary! Do like ryncppr said above, use the lastest pagepool patcher to change version number on boot. Don't know why you would want to though!

thank you ryncppr and yardie.spike.. That was just a small issue i wanted to change but the main issue is that the rom created from the kaiser kitchen is WM6 and not the new OS. What am I doing wrong?

[Cooking] Need Help Clearing out the bloatware
ok I solved the issue with the rom being WM6 and not 6.1. I just deleted the ROM, OEM and SYS folders and the os-NEW.nb file. Then I extracted the rom I dumped from the phone and I can now cook a 6.1 rom. BUT the issue I have now is all the bloatware is on there still with the software I selected during the cooking process. How can I remove all the software that came with the ATT rom?
[EDIT] Okay I have been messing around in the OEM, SYS and ROM folders...Is this the right place to remove the oem software and if so how do I go about doing it. I found, in the OEM folder, the EXEs for the shop stuff...can i just remove those or are there othere files I need to edit as well...pls help I just want to learn

OK for those wanting to cook their own rom from the ground up, below is a link to help with cleaning up the BaseROM.
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=OEM Package Tutorial

ATT WM6.1 Official Build Failures

Ok I have taken the official windows mobile 6.1 rom from att and used the kitchen to extract RUU_signed.nbh which was successful in unpacking. I added one Package to oem folder and used kitchen buildos option. Rom was built successfully however when flashed to device it never even boots. More interesting than that is the New RUU_signed.nbh files is actually smaller than the original Ruu_signed.nbh file that was in the Cingular Official 6.1. Anyone with any ideas. Keep in mind that I have successfully built several roms based on the latest official cingular 6.0 rom with out any problems. Has something changed? Do I need a special WM6.1 Kitchen? Please Help me.

first, which kitchen are you using?

the (!!!readmefirst!!!.txt) says kitchen 0.3.

Pampered4Life said:
the (!!!readmefirst!!!.txt) says kitchen 0.3.
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kaiserkitchen?
I would try updating to the latest version just to make sure, then we'll continue

Same situation. Kitchen RAR FIles says KaiserKitchen 1-20-08.rar extract and build succeeds however same scenario as decribed in original post. Strangely enough can use the same kitchen but using the att official wm6.0 rom and works flawlessly. If you would like I am willing to send an invitation for remote assistance via email to you for help?

I doubt it...
but, just out of curiousity, can you attach your one package that you are adding?

Fixed. Forgot I disabled a .net assembly in the configuration. Thanks anyways man.

Extract pure OS from cooked ROM

Hi all,
Perhaps it is a newbie question so please bear with me.
I have an i-mate K-Jam flashed with TNT rom (build 20273). It works perfect and nice, however (frankly speaking) I don't like or want some of the APPs installed with this ROM, but I can't uninstall them.
I've searched this forum to find a way to extract the OS (OS only) from TNT rom so that I can flash my wizard and then install all the APPs I want, with no luck. Perhaps my search skills are a little poor...
So would someone please explain if it is possible or not? and if yes, how?
Thanks in advance.
Regards.

You cannot remove apps from a cooked rom. Search for Vanilla roms if you just want the base rom without any extras and then you can install you own apps.

well you can, but for that u'll have to dump the ROM first, remove the apps you dnt like and recook it

you can not dump the TNT roms. when you try, there are no RGU'S or DSM's.
You can dump my rom if you like, but you will get some missing files you will have to put back into the oem.
the missing files come from me not editing the rgu's when I cook.
try dumping Hornet5. for the most part you will get complete packages, but also some "missing files". just put them back into the oem/sys and recook.

Thanks for info. Saved me a lot of time.
I finally managed to cook my own rom. Everything works perfect except that:
1) I've used XIP, SYS and OEM files/folders of different builds. Am I going to have problem later?
2) "CommManager.exe" was missing. I've searched the files used in kitchen and the only thing I found is "commmanager.htm". Later I managed to download and install HTC CommManager but I can't assign in to its button (button 6). Is there any solution for that?
3) How may I extract the "splash screen" from one build, and upload it to my phone?
4) Bluetooth is not working. It says there is no bluetooth hardware on device. Also WLAN disconnects after a few seconds. How may I extract the drivers from original ROM and upload it?
I know the above questions are too much, but actually I'm so excited that my first attempt to cook a rom was successful (almost). I hope one of you experts be kind enough to help me solve the above issues and have a perfect phone.
Thanks in advance.

you will have some problems with the initflashfiles.dat in the oem, as well as the "oemtranslation.prvxml" or something which controls your icons for programs and control panel.
The best thing to do is use the same build OEM SYS & ROM folders.
If you dumped hornet 5, then your best bet ist to work with everything in it. I was working at this rom after Sleurhut for about a month or two.
mixing builds of those folders makes you start from scratch again fixing up your oem again.. and again.
as far as the missing files, try using the Xdump method; or use the searcher on your PC to find the missing files folder and the contents.

Dear S.V.I
Thank you so much for your ongoing support and help.
As I've mentioned before, I'm a total newbie trying to have a clean WM6.1 on Wizard. I've searched and read lots of tutorials here and there, but there are still lots of questions remained.
I tried to play with HyperCore (multi-device) today and I failed in the first step. I've extracted the "nk.nbf" from official i-mate KJam ROM using WinRAR. HyperCore is installed and I've a "C:\Core" folder as well as a "HyperCore" folder on my desktop.
The "DumpRom" is asking me to make sure the "nk.nbf" is in "HyperCore\Extract\Source" folder. Well it is there. Press Enter and the error message says: "There is no nk.nbf in Core\Extract\Source".
No it is not. First, it asked me to put it in "HyperCore\Extract\Source" not "Core\Extract\Source". Second, there is no "Extract" folder under "C:\Core". Even after creating Extract\Source under C:\Core and copying nk.nbf there, the same error message appears again.
So, what I'm missing here?

Same
I'm also scratching my head on this problem too. I've even tried creating extract\source folders in locations C:\core\ and desktop\hypercore\ but still no luck.
I'm wondering however that the issue could be caused by vista/7's change from Documents and Settings\user\desktop (2000, XP) to Users\user\desktop.
It may change the way the batch files are called but i'm really rusty on batch commands these days

I would start with the sticky "How to cook a ROM" thread, focusing on CRACING's kitchen, then move to Nekid Angel (Post #3)
where you will find a more updated ROM ready to cook. If you want to try WM6.5 a good ROM and kitchen is at [WM Kitchen] Wizard Kitchen or CRACING's RC6. I have been playing around with that.
You might move your discussion to one of the cooking or kitchen threads mentioned above, too, since that is where others will look.

Perfect
That's what i was looking for thanks for the heads up N2rjt!

HELP !!! First try to cook my ROM

I want to do a simple job: backup my actual kaiser rom, modify my rom adding/removing some application, then cook the new modified rom.
I was looking for a lot of time inside the forums for a guide/tutorial how to dump my actual KAISER rom , then modify it adding/removing some applications, then cook the new ROM to be flashed.
After a look around I was able to dump correctly part000.raw,part001.raw,part002.raw and part003.raw.
After I downloaded kaiserkitchen_01_20_08 and installed it.
Then I downloaded Alex 5.1 OEM packages and copied into c:\kaiserkitchen\packages.
Then I downloaded Alex 5 HT ROM 3.03 and copied into c:\kaiserkitchen\sys and c:\kaiserkitchen\sys
I moved .raw files in c:\kaiserkitchen\BaseROM
Then I started kaiserkitchen.cmd. I followed instructions to extract a dumped rom and cook it. The black window worked for some minutes and finished with message : Ignore any error while deleting files ! followed by 10 lines with message Impossible to find specified file...
All seems to be ok here. Yes ?
From here I can not go on, because when I launch BuldOS+PackageTools I can see only some applications that I imagine are from Alex oem, but I want to work only with my applications and I can not find them ! Where are applications installed in my actual ROM. How can I use them to rebuild my own ROM ?
Please, help me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!