Hi all,
please anyone can post a short reference for a rom newbie to:
- retrieve content (.cab) from existing rom
- how to cook a new rom (or simply modify an existing one).
I've read some threads but it's difficult for me to find a simple method (a lot of tools and a lot of steps).
If anyone with more experience can simply post some link to specific threads would be great.
Thanks in advance.
You can't really retrieve cabs from Roms ... but you can extract the files necessary for any given application.
If you want to cook your own rom, do a search on here for a tutorial made by ITJE that tells you what to do step by step.
xda_Luke said:
I've read some threads but it's difficult for me to find a simple method (a lot of tools and a lot of steps).
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Its not simple. I think after you learn and try you will have much respect for the cooks that are on here.
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The rapidshare address I found in OEM Package Tutorial is not available.
1st of all ... WHAT THE HECK IS "Ervius Package Creator" ???
2ndly ... you don't just create a new thread out of the blue just because you desperately need something and forget about etiquette !!!
I don't do mind reading !!! ... and if you asked a pointless/stupid question without any info whatsoever !!! ... you are getting one same pointless/stupid answer back !!!
To be completely honest, I don't mind this question. I think maybe you should search for the creator by name, Envirus, but the pakage creator is also a part of the kitchen. So either get th ewhole kitchen, go to Hermes forum, the thread there has valid links or I believe it is also in the main xda development & upgrading thread.
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1st of all ... WHAT THE HECK IS "Ervius Package Creator" ???
2ndly ... you don't just create a new thread out of the blue just because you desperately need something and forget about etiquette !!!
I don't do mind reading !!! ... and if you asked a pointless/stupid question without any info whatsoever !!! ... you are getting one same pointless/stupid answer back !!!
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Where are you from? Please be polite.
1. If you know kaiser cooking kitchen and read OEM package tutorial, you should know what's "Ervius Package Creator"
2. What's pointless question? I just ask a software download address. I searched in the forum. Do you think I'm stupid like you? Do you know everything when you come to the world? YOU are really stupid.
I have been looking for this also, the thread his tools normally live in is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320504
However the tools are not there at the moment, if you read on the last page he says he is having some file hosting problems. I was looking mainly for his updated version of buildos.
Best thing to do i think is just subscribe to that topic and wait for an email, that is what i am doing.
Alternatively if you go to ALexs Cooking Kits on the Kaiser Wiki and download alexs kitchen tools package creator is contained in the kitchen tools zip file,.
SayWhat said:
I have been looking for this also, the thread his tools normally live in is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=320504
However the tools are not there at the moment, if you read on the last page he says he is having some file hosting problems. I was looking mainly for his updated version of buildos.
Best thing to do i think is just subscribe to that topic and wait for an email, that is what i am doing.
Alternatively if you go to ALexs Cooking Kits on the Kaiser Wiki and download alexs kitchen tools package creator is contained in the kitchen tools zip file,.
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Thanks for your information!
Hi,
I have started to go thru the Kaiser ROM Kitchen Tutorial and have one problem and a question to ask...
Step 1 states:
Uncompress kaiserkitchen_01-20-08.rar to \kaiserkitchen.
It is highly recommended you extract this and all additional applications to folders on your C: drive, e.g., c:\kaiserkitchen. It is not necessary for this tutorial, however it will be necessary to use Ervius Package Creator in the OEM Package Tutorial.
You'll notice that there is a file called !!!readmefirst!!!.txt within the uncompressed files. This file contains additional information on how to cook and I suggest reading it after you complete this tutorial as it contains valuable information about cooking, but some steps will conflict with the steps found here.
You should have \kaiserkitchen and two subfolders, ?BaseROM and Tools
I have done this but after uncompressing said file I only have a Tools folder, where be the BaseRom folder?
As a side order.....
I note the tut uses a reference to using radios in the .nb format. How can I use those that are in the .nbh format?
In fact, I get problems when I uncompress the files Alex[1].v5.WM61.HTC.3.03.ROM.Folders.part1.rar, part2 and part3?
Part 1 goes OK but part2 and part3 just comaplin all the way that the files exist do I wnat to overwrite etc?
The tut says I should then I five folders in kaiserkitchen, I have many more than that?
Now either I am doing something wrong (probably) or the guide is out of date?
Thanks
elpuerc0 said:
Hi,
I have started to go thru the Kaiser ROM Kitchen Tutorial and have one problem and a question to ask...
Step 1 states:
Uncompress kaiserkitchen_01-20-08.rar to \kaiserkitchen.
It is highly recommended you extract this and all additional applications to folders on your C: drive, e.g., c:\kaiserkitchen. It is not necessary for this tutorial, however it will be necessary to use Ervius Package Creator in the OEM Package Tutorial.
You'll notice that there is a file called !!!readmefirst!!!.txt within the uncompressed files. This file contains additional information on how to cook and I suggest reading it after you complete this tutorial as it contains valuable information about cooking, but some steps will conflict with the steps found here.
You should have \kaiserkitchen and two subfolders, ?BaseROM and Tools
I have done this but after uncompressing said file I only have a Tools folder, where be the BaseRom folder?
As a side order.....
I note the tut uses a reference to using radios in the .nb format. How can I use those that are in the .nbh format?
Thanks
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Please post this question in the thread about the Kaiser Kitchen. Creating a new thread with your questions from an existing thread is against forum policies and will get you a lot of negative attention, and very few answers. I think you will find the people around here a lot more helpful to you if you post your questions in the appropriate section.
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Please post this question in the thread about the Kaiser Kitchen. Creating a new thread with your questions from an existing thread is against forum policies and will get you a lot of negative attention, and very few answers. I think you will find the people around here a lot more helpful to you if you post your questions in the appropriate section.
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What is wrong with you guys on this forum? Why are you so up your own backsides?
I refer you to my earlier post, er post 1 which refered me to this forum!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404594
Also I refer to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403844
This is without doubt the most anti noob forum I have come across.
There is so much to read and I asked for help and was given the answer only to come to you!
If you have nothing of any use to say donty say anything!
Did you check out these videos, there are a big help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1968557
supps2 said:
Did you check out these videos, there are a big help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1968557
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Thank you for your tip, appreciated
elpuerc0 said:
What is wrong with you guys on this forum? Why are you so up your own backsides?
I refer you to my earlier post, er post 1 which refered me to this forum!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=404594
Also I refer to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403844
This is without doubt the most anti noob forum I have come across.
There is so much to read and I asked for help and was given the answer only to come to you!
If you have nothing of any use to say donty say anything!
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ScatDawg is correct. Since you found the Rom Kitchen you know about it's thread. Your question belongs there. It does not warrant a new thread.
If you want forum members to respect you then you must respect the forum.
Hi All,
first of all, so sorry if that i am asking for has already been discussed in any other thread.
I had read a lot of posts last two weeks with the purpose of understanding how to cook my own rom. Then, I've tried some distinct kitchens as well and had some success dumping existing cooked rom and modifing them by removing or adding packages to my convenience, just for test and practice.
Now, there something I don't understand how to do it: Can I build a rom based on XIP and SYS? I mean, my idea is to build a basic rom w/o any kind of modification or addicional packages. Then I could be able to dumped it, add all packages I'd like... it's to say "to cook".
So is it possible to create a rom only from SYS and XIP files? I've found this fantastic collection but don't know how to exploid it.
Here there are fantasics cookers, I'm really impressed by the job they do cooking roms. I hope you could give me some help to become a good cooker.
Thanks IA
What you will need to do is strip the OEM folder of all the programs you don’t want, including registry settings.
You will need to keep the OEMDrivers folder intact, or the Phone simply won’t function.
However tedious this task may be, in the end you get what you want.
Here is what I do (or try to do)
I've got SYS folder and Xip.bin, in this case the OS 5.2.20755 ones.
First, I extract Xip.bin with the Xipport Tool (dump Xip.bin, make packages and copying manually files and modules to a ROM/XIP folder
Then I paste both SYS and ROM/XIP folders at their place in the HyperCore kitchen (the best kitchen i've tried at the moment)
Finally I launch build os function, and here is the error!!!! Can't find the file c\....\hypercore\build\temp\BaseApps\imageinfo.bin
What am I doing wrong?
Yeah, probably I don't really understand what I am doing, and maybe I am skipping steps.
Someone could help me understanding the complete process? Please!!!
Please, someone.
Even I have the same problem.
HOW TO BUILD ROM FROM XIP AND SYS?
Xumit said:
Please, someone.
Even I have the same problem.
HOW TO BUILD ROM FROM XIP AND SYS?
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Quack2 said:
Hi All,
first of all, so sorry if that i am asking for has already been discussed in any other thread.
I had read a lot of posts last two weeks with the purpose of understanding how to cook my own rom. Then, I've tried some distinct kitchens as well and had some success dumping existing cooked rom and modifing them by removing or adding packages to my convenience, just for test and practice.
Now, there something I don't understand how to do it: Can I build a rom based on XIP and SYS? I mean, my idea is to build a basic rom w/o any kind of modification or addicional packages. Then I could be able to dumped it, add all packages I'd like... it's to say "to cook".
So is it possible to create a rom only from SYS and XIP files? I've found this fantastic collection but don't know how to exploid it.
Here there are fantasics cookers, I'm really impressed by the job they do cooking roms. I hope you could give me some help to become a good cooker.
Thanks IA
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I am uploading a Kitchen for you both, ready to COOK, when i have uploaded ill tell provide you guys the link and when u have downloaded it, tell me, Ill provide u the STEP by STEP tutorial with Pictures of the Kitchen ... please wait patiently.
UPDATE: Guys!! Ill be starting a new thread and writing in it how-to cook a ROM, it'll be a STEp by STEP with Pictures Tutorial so plz wait a day or two, and it'll be ready, it'll have porting and all tht stuff
Hi all. I wont to create my own rom for the first time. Please can someone tell to me how can i create it step by step and what i need?
Thanks and best regards.
acuarius23 said:
Hi all. I wont to create my own rom for the first time. Please can someone tell to me how can i create it step by step and what i need?
Thanks and best regards.
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Im creating a video tutorial when its done, ill post it
I'am eagerly waiting for this
Xumit said:
I'am eagerly waiting for this
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I have the video tutorial ready, just asking some frnds of mine if it was easy to understand and follow , it'll be up in some time
Xumit said:
I'am eagerly waiting for this
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Just as Promised
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3590612#post3590612
here you go Guys!! Enjoy!! Cooking!!
Here is my kitchen for anyone who knows how to cook etc, I will try and help as much as I can, but there are plenty of guides around if you search.
As always I take no responsibilty if you wreck your device, ensure you have hspl etc etc
Download:
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avengerpenguin said:
Here is my kitchen for anyone who knows how to cook etc, I will try and help as much as I can, but there are plenty of guides around if you search.
As always I take no responsibilty if you wreck your device, ensure you have hspl etc etc
Download:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/id4kpo
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I have download this kitchen and I found that it is almost the same kitchen that I published 3 month ago with minor modifications: a new SYS build and a few packages. Here you can find may kitchen
If you use the work of other people, at least refer them and say thanks.
xtep said:
I have download this kitchen and I found that it is almost the same kitchen that I published 3 month ago with minor modifications: a new SYS build and a few packages. Here you can find may kitchen
If you use the work of other people, at least refer them and say thanks.
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Apologies I was mearly trying to provide a way for users to cook the new builds for their devices.
I will remove asap
avengerpenguin said:
Apologies I was mearly trying to provide a way for users to cook the new builds for their devices.
I will remove asap
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You shouldn't have removed the link (it is still in my reply if anyone wants it). I published my kitchen to be used/modified by everyone, but It you make it public, you should said what parts are your work and what parts are taken from someothers.
Could someone point me to a guide where I can learn to take certain aesthetics from one ROM and make them work on another? Also, which files in the .zip are the actual images (so i can create my own), and in turn sign the .zip and make is flashable?
Ill admit i didnt even attempt a search, as I havent the faintest as to what keywords to cycle in (YOU search "port" or "theme" amd sift through it LOL!)
I am relativly familiar with android, so maybe someone could even just do a quick stripdown in a comment.
I thank you MOST kindly
from themes apks and such thread:
Theme Resources:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4438978&postcount=1
Making a theme:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=2
Easy steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=6
How To Theme Develop for Windows For Dummies in 10 easy steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=4
Breakdowns:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3175518&postcount=5
There is a guide in the themes thread.
You guys have been most helpful, and I apologize for the noob question especially for the clutter.
Thanks again, both of you!