hi guys i have downloaded a few roms that i really like and would like to strip them down to make my own rom. where can i go to get the tools/software i need to pull off a job like this?
Tambuyeye said:
hi guys i have downloaded a few roms that i really like and would like to strip them down to make my own rom. where can i go to get the tools/software i need to pull off a job like this?
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search core kitchen, also hypercore, also, you must know that there is dificulties pulling a rom appart, and then having it be put into packages. better off cooking your own. If you download every wizard kitchen you can find, you will have quite a bit to start with when it comes to OEM drivers. If you download kitchens flr other devices, You will also get new apps to put into the oem.
Trying to pull appart a rom will give you more trouble.
look up TNT's kitchen, and j.vd.spank's kitchen.
Cooking your own is better than cracking the egg and trying to cram something in there.
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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?
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?
acardinale said:
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
mfrazzz said:
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!
acardinale said:
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?
Hi, I have 3 questions:
1) I've looked around a lot, but can't seem to catch hold of a chinese language for my vox...Its called Dopod rom right?? Where can I get the files and instructions??
2) Does a ROM (when dumped) contain absolutely everything that is on the phone and if flashed on another phone will be a "duplicate" of original phone??
3) I've found the wiki on how to dump my rom, but how would I be able to re-flash it onto another phone??
Thanks guys
Wow somebody who actually read the Wiki before posting - nice
1.It's on the ftp. But look at the stuff that is written in the Wiki, about no Wifi and so on.
2.Nope it isn't it's only the operating system and all the software that comes with it! So no contacts or appointments or other files you put on. When you do a hard reset, you would see what all comes with the ROM! (but don't do it, it'll wipe all your data)!
3.You would have to put it into the kitchen and try to cook a new ROM out of the dump, but look around on the ftp first, there are a lot of shipped ROMs, yours is probably there too!
I can't seem to locate the Dopod wiki... But are there ANY ROMs that can handle chinese text without sacrificing the wifi function??
In terms of the shipped ROMs folder - I couldnt find my one and besides, I'd like to have one with all my programs on. So where can I find easy to follow (I'm a newbie on all this) instructions on cooking and creating a ROM??
(Is this thread the right one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=337066 ) ???
Thanks for your help
I am a noob .... Just trying to get up to speed, so to help me understand this stuff, I have 2 questions.
1. Should i be able to extract an official T-mo wing ROM ...... and then be able to cook it to produce an identical/ almost identical rom to the t-mo stock? I understand there is no point in doing that..... but it helps me understand it better if I know this answer..... plus I was wanting to do that first as a benchmark .... so that I at least know I am doing everything right ... then start making changes from there.
Maybe a simple alternative question, the t-mobile stock rom has t-mobile specific OEM content (my faves for example) in it..... how would you go about extracting then baking that into a custom rom? Is that even possible?
2. when you flash to a signed Rom image nbh file ... What is it replacing (ipl, spl, OS, splash, radio, xip, imgfs)?? all of those things or just certain ones? Do different nbh files replace different compenants or is it consistant to where an nbh file always replaces the same thing?
I see in some of the kitchens... you can bake in your own radio, splash screen, etc... which got mo to thinking .... what will be different with the rom between baking one of those in vs not? It seems like it is optional.
Thanks
i would like a answer to this question myself...im only interested in the part about tweaking the original stock rom..can we beef it up at all?..change the pagepools..ect?
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Just trying to get up to speed, so to help me understand this stuff, I have 2 questions.
1. Should i be able to extract an official T-mo wing ROM ...... and then be able to cook it to produce an identical/ almost identical rom to the t-mo stock? I understand there is no point in doing that..... but it helps me understand it better if I know this answer..... plus I was wanting to do that first as a benchmark .... so that I at least know I am doing everything right ... then start making changes from there.
HERE is a kitchen with the only two updates from tmobile, that are considered "stock ROMs;" cook with this kitchen to make a ROM that is with the WM 6.1 builds. This will show you what is involved in cooking a ROM that only has stock - OEM - packages. Also, don't forget to use 'LZX Compression.'
You can find the kitchen that I use HERE. The 23563 build is what I use (for reference). Use this kitchen from my guide to build a ROM with the latest build.
Maybe a simple alternative question, the t-mobile stock rom has t-mobile specific OEM content (my faves for example) in it..... how would you go about extracting then baking that into a custom rom? Is that even possible?
You may be able to extract certain packages from the stock/update 6.1 ROM that you may be able to use in cooking a 6.5 ROM.
2. when you flash to a signed Rom image nbh file ... What is it replacing (ipl, spl, OS, splash, radio, xip, imgfs)?? all of those things or just certain ones? Do different nbh files replace different compenants or is it consistant to where an nbh file always replaces the same thing?
Everything that you'd find in a true/stock update ROM you'll find in a cooked ROM.
I see in some of the kitchens... you can bake in your own radio, splash screen, etc... which got mo to thinking .... what will be different with the rom between baking one of those in vs not? It seems like it is optional.
Unfortunately, I don't use that kind of kitchen. I feel it makes my ROMs a little bit more 'bulky;' my ROMs seem to not compress as well with the newer kitchens, therefore, I don't use these options you're talking about. So, I apologize, I don't really know the answer to this.
Thanks
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would like a answer to this question myself...im only interested in the part about tweaking the original stock rom..can we beef it up at all?..change the pagepools..ect?[/QUOTE]
Yes, you can change the pagepool.
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.