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PLEASE HELP. Rom building question.

I am using the hypercore kitchen and using its right's TNT.1437 TouchFlo as a base for building off of for my own Rom and I want to replace the standard SMS application with the WM6 Threaded SMS app in Rom instead of having to install a cab file every time I hard-reset.
Basically I want the standard SMS application gone, and the new Threaded SMS app in Rom. I want it to be just like a cab installation but without an actual installation.
Below attached is a zip file for "WM6 SMS Files"
Please someone help me out on this one.

Does nobody know how to do this?

I didn't download the zip file, but if there's a cab in there, just follow the directions in Sambartle's tutorial under the packaging section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=44308&d=1184780703
I just used these directions today and it works great.
Alternatively, you can also add the cab to the ext ROM. There is a file you add the filename of your cab into and when the customization process starts, it'll auto-install your cab. I haven't yet figured out how to set up an ext ROM so I can't help with that part.

The link doesnt work but its right is helping me with this already. Thanks though.

You would add it to the extended rom.......
How to do this...I'm still...learning myself

dwny said:
You would add it to the extended rom.......
How to do this...I'm still...learning myself
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There's a tutorial on XDA Ftp made by faria on how to edit the extended rom.
Basically you open the Extended Rom with WinImage, edit the config.txt and update the cabs you want in it.
Pretty easy thing to do.
P.S. You can also find an empty extended rom on the ftp. You can add autorun.exe and config.txt with the cabs you want.

Actual working Net CF 3.5 OEM Package

After building roms with all 3 available netcf 3.5 packages (_Alex_,Caixo and Faman) I experienced problems with the xmradio/mobitv resetter and glossy black bars saying that components were missing. After such I installed the netcf 3.5 cab which eliminated all these problems so I decided to build my own netcf 3.5 package which I have confirmed works.
http://rapidshare.com/files/75044332/NETCF_3.5_OEM.zip.html

Hello. I took a look at your package to see if mine was screwed up. I used a modified version of FAMAN's and it looks very close to the one I used from FAMAN. The file names are different, but essentially the same because your rgu calls for the different file names.
The only problem with his was that his rgu only had entries for "Global" and none for "ROM" so I added those settings before I used it. Not sure if that makes any difference though. One issue with your package is that these 2 files:
cgacutil.exe.500~699~ARMV4I
mscoree.dll.500~699~ARMV4I
don't seem to have the correct extension to be usable. Also, the third line in you rgu references GAC_mscoree.dll, but I don't see anything in your rgu that renames them without the 500~699~ARMV4I extension or anything that adds GAC_ to mscoree. What do those 2 files look like after cooking?
Thanks.

I used an rgu from one of the other packages but all the files from the .cab and edited the rgu accordingly. I'm on my way out though so I'll check how they compile into the rom after cooking when I get in, but I do know I had said problems before and they were eliminated after.

Many thanks "fiendz" your version cooks pefectly just what I was looking for.

ratcom said:
Many thanks "fiendz" your version cooks pefectly just what I was looking for.
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Where would us plebes find said package that cooks perfectly?

dcdivenut said:
Where would us plebes find said package that cooks perfectly?
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I will have ago with your package, thanks

Does this package speed up roms which have 2.0 installed on them already?

fiendz, you were right. I tested my NetCF from FAMAN and not only does glossy black bars not work, but the calculator didn't work either. I found the problem though. In FAMAN's OEM he uses folders for files like mscoree.dll and cgautil.exe that have several files in them. Once you cook these folders become dll or exe files. For some reason the file size was different from yours. I was able to fix my ROM by replacing the 5 dll's and 1 exe in question.
Great Work!

akadonny said:
fiendz, you were right. I tested my NetCF from FAMAN and not only does glossy black bars not work, but the calculator didn't work either. I found the problem though. In FAMAN's OEM he uses folders for files like mscoree.dll and cgautil.exe that have several files in them. Once you cook these folders become dll or exe files. For some reason the file size was different from yours. I was able to fix my ROM by replacing the 5 dll's and 1 exe in question.
Great Work!
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Please share!!

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dcdivenut said:
Please share!!
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First post has link clear as day.
http://rapidshare.com/files/75044332/NETCF_3.5_OEM.zip.html

Quentin- said:
First post has link clear as day.
http://rapidshare.com/files/75044332/NETCF_3.5_OEM.zip.html
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I meant please share the coffee which apparently I need more of if I missed that

anytime i try and cook this into my rom does not flash correctly. it says its corrupted. any idea what would be causing this?

Gonna need more info to assist you with that.

how does it can be install ?

Just want to say that I can cook it into my ROM without any problems.
However, it won't work if I try to use an Option.xml with it.
Tested the new .Net to work with Tweaks2K2 & Glossy Blackbar.
Thanks for the share.

[email protected] said:
Just want to say that I can cook it into my ROM without any problems.
However, it won't work if I try to use an Option.xml with it.
Tested the new .Net to work with Tweaks2K2 & Glossy Blackbar.
Thanks for the share.
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are you cooking a Kaiser? Which kitchen are you using?

[email protected] said:
Just want to say that I can cook it into my ROM without any problems.
However, it won't work if I try to use an Option.xml with it.
Tested the new .Net to work with Tweaks2K2 & Glossy Blackbar.
Thanks for the share.
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Can I just replace the old Netcf package in sys folder with the new netcf package, then rebuild the rom? Thanks!

penpower said:
Can I just replace the old Netcf package in sys folder with the new netcf package, then rebuild the rom? Thanks!
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I'm curious about this as well. Also, if one is using Alex's kitchen, do his base rom's already include this fix?

just put it in the oem folder, works great for me (delete the old one from sys)
Everything works great for me,exept the htc album...gestures dont work, dunno if its my version of album that is faulty or if its the net3.5 that cause it

Thanks, itje. That worked great!

Problem with an extracted ROM

Hello,
I extracted Schap's ROM 4.31, no problems until that.
But when I want to reconstruct it with Ervius package tools + Build OS, without adding any package (so no cooking if I can tell that...), there are some problems when it come to the last process, the "Registry file processor and hive builder.". It tell me that : 'InitRegistry FAILED in file ".\Registry\1dc3da02-499f-4547-9fd2-78cddfda9c62.rgu" within a few lines of line 1.'
So, I looked at this RGU file, and indeed, the file is empty ! And there are many other RGU in the same way !
So, what is the problem ? Bad extraction ?
Thanks in advance.

Ok,
Nobody wants to help me ?
Why ?

up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been posted in the ROM kitchen thread and the reconstructing ROMs thread many MANY times. You can't re-cook certain chef's ROMs, because they don't include .RGU files.
Hope this helps!

Thanks you very much Alex, I read the Kitchen thread, but may me be not wholly...
So, is there a possibility to include the missing rgu's from other rom ?
Just another question,
during the past weeks I reconstructed my factory ROM, there wasn't all the RGU files too, but however, this has worked... Why ?
Thanks a lot for your great patience...

Pascal06 said:
Thanks you very much Alex, I read the Kitchen thread, but may me be not wholly...
So, is there a possibility to include the missing rgu's from other rom ?
Just another question,
during the past weeks I reconstructed my factory ROM, there wasn't all the RGU files too, but however, this has worked... Why ?
Thanks a lot for your great patience...
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Some directories just won't have RGU files, which is ok. This is what you've encountered with your factory ROM.
RGU files are important because they contain registry information. Taking them from another ROM is going to be a very painful process, and that's also where 75% of the customization takes place, so losing the important registry information from the original ROM will make it less than useful.
For more information about RGU files, read my OEM Primer from my OEM Package Tutorial...
Hope this helps!

Thanks you Alex,
I already read your OEM primer tutorial.
In fact, if I wanted to cook the Schap's ROM, it's because the included Arcsoft MMS program doesn't work. So, I wanted to include yours (the last version 5 cab), and others app, eg. MS voice command and Transcriber.
I'm very ashamed...

Pascal06 said:
Thanks you Alex,
I already read your OEM primer tutorial.
In fact, if I wanted to cook the Schap's ROM, it's because the included Arcsoft MMS program doesn't work. So, I wanted to include yours (the last version 5 cab), and others app, eg. MS voice command and Transcriber.
I'm very ashamed...
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Why be ashamed? It's good that you tried something new and even if it didn't work as expected, it was a learning experience.

A plea to all ROM Cookers!

Guys,
we love what you do, and we couldn't do it ourselves, *but* most of us could (and would like to) remove/add the odd OEM pkg or so. And be honest, that's probably how you all got started, too.
However, these days, it isn't possible to easily do. Hypercore Kitchen (which is wonderful) doesn't work for either Ranju or PDAViet ROMs, and I've had limited success with other recent ROMs.
I for one (and I know I'm not alone) would love to make my own custom ROM based on some of those out there, but because of problems, can't.
So - PLEASE - as well as your ROM, please post your kitchen somewhere.
Thank you!!
-Paul.

I second this request. I am currently using a custom builtRom I built using hypercore from an earlier Ranju WM6 ROM and although it works well I always want the latest ROMs and the WM6.1 roms I have tried are so much faster.
Any help would be much appretiated.

Would love to see this too.
I Think Ranju's ROMs are great but I would love to be able to remove total commander and a couple of other bits and pieces.

uMP2k said:
Would love to see this too.
I Think Ranju's ROMs are great but I would love to be able to remove total commander and a couple of other bits and pieces.
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The Ranju 7.7 ROM have the rgu.cab file. Unzip this file in dump directory and use pkgtool for create oem and sys folder. Use a cooker tutorial for changes.

anmendes said:
The Ranju 7.7 ROM have the rgu.cab file. Unzip this file in dump directory and use pkgtool for create oem and sys folder. Use a cooker tutorial for changes.
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Thanks for the tip, I have taken the rgu.cab file and now have them incorperated into the OEM folder after running pkgtool. However I still get an error that comes up when i use any uild rom tools. It runs through all the files fine but after i have "pressed any button to continue" it comes up with an error about the partition and then says it is safer to abort.
Could you let me know if you have successfully rebuilt a personal rom and exactly what tools you used.
Thanks
Dan

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!