Well, as some of you may know i've been working on trying to create a flashable cooked extended rom for the past few months, and i a (very) happy to report that today, i suceeded in just that!
As of today ROM makers can now release thier extended rom in a flashable .nbf format which is flashed along with the rest of the rom, the old unhide and add the files manually is no longer needed, making our ROMS even more user friendly!
I will put up a tutorial when i have time but if anyone wants me to explain it to them they can catch me on MSN - csutcliff AT gmail.com, ICQ - 347-082-146, or by PM.
(btw did i mention that i was happy? )
you are great, now we can make the rom more easily
Good work midget_1990, congrats.
hmm, i have hit a tempory barrier, the MS_.nbf i have created will only work with RUU.dll version 1.5.0.0, but all the WM5 roms i have tried require version 1.3.9.0
basically depending on which way round you have them either ms_.nbf or nk.nbf will be detected as corrupted :S
Anyone know of a solution/way round this?
edit: i believe this is the difference between a type 1 and type 2 rom, i also know that you can convert between the two, i just dont know how, anyone who does please pm me
so can i depend on CHINESE rom? or something in chinese??
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Are there any ROM Kitchens for the SX66 like the old LumpiStefan's kitchen?
His kitchen lets you pick and choose from a list the ROM's and programs to install, then it creates a flashable .exe file? That was the greatest site for the XDAI. Here is the link for reference:
http://lumpistefan.dyndns.org/
Most of what you are looking for is on wiki.
The new tool that will let you create a nbf out of cabs to flash your device with the upgrade tool is im alpha stage. It can open both Type I (oldtool) and Type II roms, extract and inport cabs out of a nbf. Also you can save all type II roms as type I. Needless to say you can perform the same funtions as the old tool as well as extract the splash screens out of the ndf.
Before anybody asks the answere is NO as it wouod gerate to many questions and hinder the programmer, he has a day job
Edit Got d and b mixed up in nbf, changed text.
MDAIIIUser
Thanks for getting back to me.
I'm not a programmer but have done rom upgrades for older devices like XDAI. I was looking for a non programmers version of a ROM kitchen like the link I posted. This one made it simple for
Do you know of one for the SX66?
Thanks, Joe
I agree its a cool site for non programers!
Wiki is all that I know of.
MDAIIIUser
Yes, as a non programmer this site was incredible for the XDAI.
Even for a programmer, imagine checking the box for each component you
wanted to load into ROM. These ROMs are very stable and packed with features.
If you or any other members want to create the ULTIMATE kitchen for the Blue Angel devices, this would be a great format.
Ayway, thanks for your posts, help and advice. It is greatly appreciated.
Building the tool is not that hard...but maintaining it...could be a day task (including helping people etc).
You need to regularly upgrade the page with the latest versions, and people always want stuff that is not on there...lots of work.
I am not sure if anyone around here has that amount of time and interest in doing so...
Hi
Is there somewhere i can read up, or could someone explain how to "cook" your own ROM? Is this very complicated?
I want to build a ROM from the 2.17.7.1 SVE ROM (http://www.smartmobile.se/item.aspx?id=635 ) and add latest AKU updates and a2dp updates to it togheter with some good apps, such as TotalCommander,TCPMP,swe keyboard fix, etc.
Thanks
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I too would like this, from any HTC kings out there. I own a Scoter, and we don't have to work w/ nbf/nba files. We do however want to decompile your roms, and steal what we can . At this point I'm trying to hunt down the password or offset to use w/ nbftools. For that matter I'm not entirly sure if i need xda2nbftool or xda3nbftool.
Regards,
I dont have that device, but I've made a WWE version of that rom... Is there someone who could try that rom?
I need someboby with some experience who knows how to flash a os.nb to the device. As I saied I dont have that device, so I can not help with that.
well, i may try it. but want to have info about processes of creation, sources...do nod need to kill my charmer absolutely
I used the CHT rom and added the OS from the WWE Hermes WM6... it should work, but testing the rom would be at your own risk. I can only say that I would try it if I would have that device.
more details about the tools I used:
- mamaich's imgfs tools (with -nosplit)
- my ROM Kitchen
- Windows Notepad
and BTW, I dont think it is possible to brick this device by flashing only the OS, cos it should be always possible to flash a ship rom
Are you also planning to create a german WM6 ROM?
Greetz from good old germany ;-)
Not even finished the WWE version
I would need some time to make a GER version... and I dont have much time at the moment cos of Abi
well, i will try - FTP in PM
uploading to http://rapidshare.com/ at the moment... that will take some time
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Not even finished the WWE version
I would need some time to make a GER version... and I dont have much time at the moment cos of Abi
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Abi? After it you will have 3 month full of free time. At this time I was often drunken. This you can see at my English knowledge ;-)
in the other post there are two users looking for mui files to modify a chinese wm6 rom.I don't know if you have read it.
madkoe, we all work together with bepe on it
oh, pretty good
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in the chinese forum, I've noticed that there are several rom with different dates, I don't know if there are different with the one you've download.I'm trying to download this one :
http://www.live-share.com/files/197169/2007-04-05_Charmer_WM6_CHS_OS_msyh_plus_consam_xBeta.exe.html
dated 5th april.
Maybe improved in something?
i flashed that rom, it's the same.
Hi, i would test it, can you give me a link of this rom ? McSteff
it doesnt work yet.
When you get a working version, I would happily be a guinea pig
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Hello!
I am also willing to test your new rom!
Regards
Beldur
I'm quite the newbie when it comes to ROM cooking, quite lucky to have a P4350 so I can mess around a bit w/o worrying about bricking the phone. I was able to flash the t-mobile dump using this method:
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I'll try to detail out exactly what I did. The rom kitchen was used for every single step. The directions provided with the program are not comprehensive but done well enough that you can figure most of it out.
1). Use the extract tool and choose "dump from bin" and dump the wing os bin posted on the first page. This dumped the contents to a directory in xdump.
2). After this "pkgtool" will run to separate out the sys and oem folders.
3). Move the contents of "xdump" (which should be the sys and oem folders and maybe a couple other files) into the "kitchen" folder.
4). Place the XIP folder and Aserg's os.nb, both of which are found in this thread, into the "ROM" folder. Aserg's os.nb will have to be renamed, check for details in the rom kitchen help file.
5). This is the step where cooks can delete/add stuff but I wouldn't recommend it your first time through.
6). Run "Build" and it should automatically create your new os.nb. We don't need to do any of the conversion afterwards because we can just put this os.nb in place of Aserg's os.nb and use his method to flash.
Please read through the rom kitchen's help manual as well as Aserg's help file for flashing the herald and make sure you understand exactly what you have to do. If you don't have an unbranded Herald it may be difficult to recover from a bricked device. I bricked my device several times before getting it but luckily I have an unbranded Herald so I could just flash an official WM5 WWE back on. Lastly, do this at your own risk, this worked for me but may not work for others.
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What I wanted to know is what I would have to do to switch the T-Mobile rom with the PdaViet rom in this process of cooking. I have tried various methods, but have had no luck right now. The ROM image I create hangs at the initial bootscreen.
Also on another note, not sure why this is but when I extract the PdaViet rom and then compile it back together using the Pro Kitchen, the new image is always a bit smaller (like I missed something.)
Question: How did you CID unlock your device?
I didn't have to CID Unlock to upgrade.
Well I found out that its normal for the rom size to shrink using the Core Pro Kitchen, this is because of Tadzio's program. What I can't seem to figure out is why I can't flash the new build of the PdaViet rom without it freezing at the first splash screen. At first I thought it was the missing .rgu files found by , but I have found out that those were taken out for a reason, so that cancels out one potential problem.
We just have to wait a little more. Anichillus is trying to creat the Kitchen for the herald as he promised it. But now after exams he is in holiday. But after that he will present a new kitchen. Just wait a little.
And yes - his kitchen compresses the files more than other.
Keep on working and cooking. The Heraldforum needs it really...
I never liked PDAViet roms - so let´s creat own ones...
Thanks
Thanks for the update, and only reason I wanted to use the PdaViet rom is cuz it has the newest build. Guess I'll just work with k0ster's release.
Yeah man, i'll beta test any roms you create, I just paid to have my Wing CID Unlocked and i'm trying out PDAVIET's rom's now.
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Yeah man, i'll beta test any roms you create, I just paid to have my Wing CID Unlocked and i'm trying out PDAVIET's rom's now.
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Be careful. When it get bricked whiel falshing there is NO chance to unbrick with Herlad RUU!!!
Believe me and don´t try it
Hope you will allways have success while flashing with Asergs Method
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Yeah man, i'll beta test any roms you create, I just paid to have my Wing CID Unlocked and i'm trying out PDAVIET's rom's now.
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I thought you couldn't CID unlock the Wing.
^^imei-check. It worked so far. No other wing user has tried, I don't believe, i'm the first guinea pig.
So I just started to cook ROMs for the herald and I have to say it is a long and enduring process, but simple enough that anyone who wants to learn is able to do so.
For anyone else who is interested I am using the Core Pro Kitchen to build the roms, using this rom as my base (very clean-also good rom to load to your phone directly. Doesnt have missing files unlike PdaViet rom when running PkgTool.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=319142
I also found a very useful selection of OEM cab packages that work with the herald for the most part. If they dont a simple edit will do the trick.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=319970&highlight=rom+kitchen+guide
Even a newb can cook up a rom using this method so there ain't no excuses.\
Cheers
So by all means all P4350 users start experimenting and cooking up ROMS so that Terra and Wing users have something to look forward to when they have an RUU.
Which version of Core Pro Kitchen are you using? The one for Hermes?
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Which version of Core Pro Kitchen are you using? The one for Hermes?
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anichillus told me that the artemis version should work.
BUT write an pm to him and he will give you a link to his "Hyper Core Kitchen" the complete new one!!!!!!!!!
Give it a try
im going to try this out again and see if I can cook something up. I tried and actually created a rom be4 but was too scared to try it out. ill see if I can have a release by the end of the week but my computers been acting up. imma try to get the touchFLO working also.
neptune, post your cooked rom up or post some pics. did u do a traditional rom or one with the Touch home plugin and stuff?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=323166
Would you be able to add that into your rom? It's a button free activation of the 3D Cube!
i'm currently cooking a rom using the Artemis kitchen, i'll post up how it goes, main issue for me is trying to make sure i'm putting packages in the right folder. I downloaded a .rar full of pre-mad packages so all I gotta do is drag and drop. i'm using k0ster's rom as a base but would love to use the official wm6 that was just released as a base as its newer and cleaner i'm guessing. we'll see, maybe we'll see some cooked roms from me soon!
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i'm currently cooking a rom using the Artemis kitchen, i'll post up how it goes, main issue for me is trying to make sure i'm putting packages in the right folder. I downloaded a .rar full of pre-mad packages so all I gotta do is drag and drop. i'm using k0ster's rom as a base but would love to use the official wm6 that was just released as a base as its newer and cleaner i'm guessing. we'll see, maybe we'll see some cooked roms from me soon!
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It should be better to extract the REAL WM6 rom with nbhextract and then start cooking the rom with the kitchen for Artemis (anichillus Core Kitchen??).
ANd be sure - in about one week there will be a new kitchen from him
But please use the real OS. Not a ported one!!
^Alright, i'll try that tonight. What is the major files that people remove? (Transcriber, etc.)
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^Alright, i'll try that tonight. What is the major files that people remove? (Transcriber, etc.)
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transcriber, autoupdate, sql
Thanks papamopps!
Will you please test out my rom when it is released
Anybody extracted all the cabs already?
Especially interested in the Manila version and all the AT&T add-ons.
Thx
wait. you actually want the att bloatware?
also, the tf3d stuff is only slightly optimized, if you're running any of the manilas out there that are updated recently, it should perform better.. especially if you actually use wm6.5
Yes, the bloatware incl. Manila to rewrite/update my Fuze setup guide.
I admit that I'm a little bit reluctant to flash my phoen back to the latest ATT since I kinda depend on it for the next two weeks and cannot run the risk to wreck it at this time.
i c... I can provide you the set up file, but I have no knowledge of how to extract it. If you are interested, send me a PM and i'll see if i can upload the link for you.
EDIT: the official update is actually really good. especially the radio. my gps fix is very very fast, and my battery life is great.. even with push..
I can download the EXE from HTC/AT&T myself but would need to install to copy all cab files under the Windows directory.
If anybody has all the cabs which reside after an install (better a de-böoated install) would be great.
The success with the GPS and good lock is simply related to the Radio bundled with the new ROM which is/was available at XDA for some time. Sure, for a branded ROM it was finally time to fix these issues.
yeah, i did mention that the radio was why the gps is so much better. I'm just a sucker for going around flashing new radios... It got to be so much of a hassle keeping track of them that I gave up..
anyways, sorry I can't help you there in terms of the cabs since I'm very uncomfortable with doing stuff like that since I'm paranoid about my phone numbers and notes tagging along..
but I can say with confidence that the new update is really good and you should not be worried about flashing the new rom at all. The only thing is that I see you are using energyrom so i understand that you don't want to flash back and forth.
Can you take a look in your Windows dir and name me the CAB files there?
Most common none is deleted after install so that list could be helpful already.
NRG ROM ... well ... it ROCKS.
I'm not such a fan of 6.5 yet thus running the older NRG 2.0 without ANY problems.
sure! that I CAN do.. here's the list (btw, my rom is unbloated so i might have all of the cabs..)
BlockBreakerDelux_105_signed.cab
DD2_GM_signed.CCAB
GetATTNavigator_NoTestAccount.CAB
GetMail_2008030_signed.CAB
HTCAP_Service_ATT.CAB
Java_Preloads_20090422_signed.CAB
JQ2_0-1-0_20080905_signed.CAB
MidnightPool3D_200801022_signed.cab
MobileBackup_1.0.1_signed.cab
MobiTV.3.0.4.68563_signed.CAB
mobivj.3.0.4.75845.CAB
Move_camera.cab
MSFT_SecurityPolicyWorkaround.cab
MsPacMan_20080910_signed.CAB
MusicID_1.3.25_signed.CAB
musicync_2_0_0_signed.CAB
PPC5.0 HTC COKE ATT.CAB
PT_BlackSCR.CAB
PT_Manila_REG.cab
removeHiddenProxy4CWS.cab
restoreHiddenProxy4CWS.cab
Sudoku_0.11.66_signed.CAB
WM6_PPC_HTC_Opera9_WWE.CAB
XMRadio.4.0.4.68563_signed.CAB
that's about all I see.. I might have some typos in the numbers but hopefully they should be all correct. Good luck and if you need anything else, just holler.
Cool mate! ... and this is from the latest AT&T ROM upgrade?
Would you mind to copy all the cabs to your PC and zip them in one humongous file? Check PM
i can do that provided that it isn't locked in by the OS. I'll do it later when I come back.
Thanks, check your PM (Private Messages).
Sorry to interrupt, but here you go:
http://rapidshare.com/files/249085596/CABs_from_New_AT_T_ROM.zip
Manila is not installed from CAB, so I created a CAB for it.
Thanks NATF.
Just one Q, what does then the PT_MANILA.CAB do?
Chefs like you never disturb!
tyguy said:
Thanks NATF.
Just one Q, what does then the PT_MANILA.CAB do?
Chefs like you never disturb!
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Actually, you don't need that CAB. It is installed during Initial Configuration, and it adds the registry entries that start TF3D on boot. However, I added the required entries to my TF3D CAB.
Hey NATF....what happened to the OzIM cab? I was curious about this thread because I wanted to know if there were a new version of the cab for the instant messaging package as well....or did you just leave it out because the version didn't change in the new ROM perhaps?