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Rom Cooking

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:
xander803 said:
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.

blackout203 said:
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

blackout203 said:
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?

BRSG said:
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!

blackout203 said:
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.)

blackout203 said:
^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

REQ: Official WM6 with Home AND TouchFLO

In my mind this is a great combination. Any experts on rom cooking ?
Thanks,
Inc

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=322634

I think you posted a wrong link for something else; this is PDAVIET's own cooked experimental ROM where X-button doesn't work etc. etc.
I have tried it; didn't like it.
/Inc

Yes great idea, just the official ROM, and with TouchFlo, no extra crap, and a nice pagepool size.

Inc said:
I think you posted a wrong link for something else; this is PDAVIET's own cooked experimental ROM where X-button doesn't work etc. etc.
I have tried it; didn't like it.
/Inc
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It's a very nice rom PDAVIET created, but i agree with you. An official rom version, multilanguage with TouchFlo and stuff would be SUPERB!

agree!! req official WM6 ROM, with TouchFlo, no extra crap.

working on it, but cant promise...
Im doing my norwegian first, lol
and when figured out, ill do the wwe.
but I know some ppl are working on it.
but we are waiting for the herald corepro kitchen.....

Any update on this? I also would really like a retail HTC WWE rom with touchflo.

im working on it looks promising for now. I just flashed mine with touchflo, and..hoping..hoping...
if it works out ill cook up a wwe too

Stock herald Rom No Branding For Wing

i have an unlocked t mobile wing and im in guyana so i dont need anything t mobile related..ive tried many cooked roms and they work fine,is there any stock herald rom that comes with that version and not the wing..thanx

that comes with that version of what?

duprade said:
that comes with that version of what?
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lol.
do you know how to flash??? there's ALOT of custom roms out there WITHOUT any t-mobile crap.
just read up.

Mine comes without that version.

You can download the HTC Herald ROM but then your keyboard would be off. If you can find the official HTC Atlas ROM, which I'm not sure if they ever released it, that would be it. You can just one of our third party ROMs, also, since flashing the wing with an HTC ROM voids the warranty just the same.

HERE U GO....
these are all the official herald roms withouth the tmobile branding http://rapidshare.com/users/5EWZ4 hope dats what ur looking for..

And duprade has a cab for fixing a Herald KB on a Wing in his signature.

[ROM] [WWE] OrangeUK_HTCTouchHD_1.59.61.2_Radio_52.64.25.34_1. 14.25.24_Ship

This rom is from the Orange uk site rom is dated aug 09
http://www.business.orange.co.uk/se...=Phone&pagename=Business&t=SMEDeviceDownloads
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OrangeUK_HTCTouchHD_1.59.61.2_Radio_52.64.25.34_1.14.25.24_Ship_phone_software
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zathrus1976 said:
This rom is from the Orange uk site rom is dated aug 09
http://www.business.orange.co.uk/se...geUK_HTCTouchHD_1.59.61.1_phone_software.exe"
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i had no idea orange even release updates for Touch HD, i wouldnt even try it

Any one tried this yet?

I'm downloading it, its worth a look, can always flash back to 1.56
Just flashed, strange... The splash screen says:
Smart Mobility
Test Only
Not For Sale
ROM verion 1.59.61.1 (48753)
uses radio 1.14
wm6.1 build 20769.1.4.5
Opera Version 9.5.16703
AGPS is enabled by default.

seems ok for a stock rom
youtube player is pretty decent, didn't stop once during a 4 min video
no activesync popup like the old ones
I'm just away to try blackberry connect on it to see how it goes

thank you for the ROM
Thank you for the ROM! It says on boot (just under the smart mobility part)something like "test version, not for sale". Obviously, it's made out of very old "components" (TouchFlo 1.3, etc) but, to be honest, this ROM is quite fast, and more important (for me) there's no lag on input keyboard, I almost forgot how good it is, without lag when typing
I think I may keep this for a week or two and see how's going. Right now I think it's the fastest ROM that I ever saw on Blackstone.

pw120 said:
I'm downloading it, its worth a look, can always flash back to 1.56
Just flashed, strange... The splash screen says:
Smart Mobility
Test Only
Not For Sale
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How do I get rid of the "Test Only".... I flashed this ROM, didn't like it and then flashed Dutty's R12 but the Test Only is still there.
I saw someone mentioned something about an nbh file elsewhere but not how to get it.
Thanks

This is Touch Flo 3D Version 1.3.37395.3_1630.38 from Windows 6.1 Professional CE OS 5.2.20769 and ROM version 1.59.61.1 (48753) WWE dated 06/10/09. Its is a very old rom but my word is it quick!
Seriously this is quick.
H

It does however come with a program called "video player" which is version 05.20.25.01 and possibly quite old, however its is excellent at playing judder free video recorded on the HD!.

Maxwell Smart said:
How do I get rid of the "Test Only".... I flashed this ROM, didn't like it and then flashed Dutty's R12 but the Test Only is still there.
I saw someone mentioned something about an nbh file elsewhere but not how to get it.
Thanks
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do a couple hard resets

Maxwell Smart said:
How do I get rid of the "Test Only".... I flashed this ROM, didn't like it and then flashed Dutty's R12 but the Test Only is still there.
I saw someone mentioned something about an nbh file elsewhere but not how to get it.
Thanks
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flash new splash screen.
or just flash stock rom, then flash any rom you want.

DRTigerlilly said:
do a couple hard resets
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6 resets still haven't cleared it

you shouldn't flash new rom if you don't know exactly about it

I'm taking a guess here (just a user, not a chef), but perhap's Dutty's Rom doesn't change the splash screen, but other ROMs might?

maybe, try miri rom 6.5 with orange splash screen

tried tricolour blue 6.1 and miri 6.5 26.3 and no joy
reinstalled HSPL 1.56 and no joy!
damn you orange, its the latest official rom for my phone (bought on UK Orange originally)
Of all the possible problems that can happen during the countless roms I've tried eg sd card missing, bricking etc, I can't believe that its an official rom thats giving me problems ! unbelievable
Why would they put this crap on it.

Try an official 1.56 rom.

I don't know if this would help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=469146

SOLVED
Just flashed HTC Europe 1.56.401.0 and its fixed
Thanks for all help

Nice find, just need my replacement HD to hurry up and arrive today from Orange and I can start flashing again. Is there any proven way to get rid of the Test message? Thanks to the original poster

Problem with my WM6.5!

I have a major problem right now.
i wanted to get co0kies home tab on my TP2
but i think that something screwed up..
i followed this tutorial for manila / sense 2.5
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=108707
i did everything it told me to.
exact the way it told me.
after installing sense 2.5.2012.cab i've got this problem..
the language changed to english ( was on dutch )
and now i have this..
everything is wrote in capslock, and has IDS_ infront of it.
example: IDS_INTERNET, IDS_MUSIC_LIBARY, IDS_TWITTER, IDS_SETTINGS
etc etc
how do i fix this?
please help me fast!
greetings!
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information about my software:
OS VERSION 5.2.2.1854
MANILA VERSION 2.5.20121225.0.CFC
ROM VERSION 1.88.404.3 (67102) NLD
ROM DATE 10/23/09
RADIO VERSION 4.49.25.17
PROTOCOL VERSION 61.44tc.25.32U
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i have the standart ROM, Did not flash it ! ( NO HARD-SPL OR W/E IT MEANS )
If i have to Flash it ( HARD-SPL ) Please help me with it, Even with the tutorial i can't do it on my own.
im so afraid right now!
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i've turned off HTC Sense, and turned on the normal WM GUI, Very simple but works without problems, so i think that i'ts the Sense that isn't working correct..

Maybe there's a way to sort things out on your phone right now, but I think it would be a lot simpler if you flashed a ROM that already had Sense 2.5 and Cookie baked into it. There are plenty of ROMs here that should do that for you, though of course you would need HardSPL first.
The sticky postings about HardSPL and how to flash ROMs are very detailed and explain things well. But if you have further questions on those then you can ask in those threads.
Someone else might come along and tell you how you can fix your Sense 2.5 right now, but that's beyone what I can do myself.

Thank you for your post, i will upgrade my phone to 2.5 with the ROM from HTC.com
Because i have a unlocked phone i can just download this, lol..
after that i might HardSPL.
thanks!

xheroxkefx said:
Thank you for your post, i will upgrade my phone to 2.5 with the ROM from HTC.com
Because i have a unlocked phone i can just download this, lol..
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That doesn't have anything to do with whether your phone is unlocked though, you may well find it doesn't work (saying "invalid vendor id", or similar).
The official HTC ROMs will only work on HTC-branded phones for that specific area/region, unless you have HardSPL.

I live in Europe,
I will download the official HTC Rom for Europe Users,
After fixed, i will try to HARDSPL.
what does it means actually?

spl
im no pro but flashing hardspl will allow "unsigned" roms to be flashed. this means roms from htc and "cooked" roms will work on you're phone.

awsome, didn't know that.!