Database Develop

[THE] 21-Mar-09 bcmobile Blue Carbon Theme

Hi all.
Just thought I would upload a theme I have been working on for a few weeks. I have designed, redesigned and redesigned again and finally have something that may be release-worthy.
The theme is based on Carbon-Fibre, Blue and Steel. Some images are remnants of earlier designs. I will eventually update all graphics to match the base theme. If you notice any weird / out-of-place graphics, let me know and I will update them for you.
For this release, I used the XBMods HD Manila files as 'templates'. (thanks XBMod!) but it I think should work for any CFC Manila version. I recommend installing XBMods manila from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3157194&postcount=3
My ZIP contains a full set of manila QTC files (all graphics, no code). If you want a specific part of my theme (eg icon, hero, slider) just reply and I will extract them. Alternatively, you could use M9 Editor or CFC_GUI to extract them yourself.
Changelog:
1.0 (21 Mar 09) Initial release
Instructions:
INSTALL XBMODs MANILA FIRST IF YOU INTEND TO USE IT
1 - Copy the ZIP file to your phone
2 - Deactivate TF3D using SETTINGS=>Today, untick TouchFLO 3D
3 - Open the ZIP and extract all files to \Windows (overwrite all files)
4 - Re-activate TouchFLO 3D TF3D from using SETTINGS=>Today, tick TouchFLO 3D
5 - Enjoy!
Uninstall will require a hard reset. Deleting all _manila files is not sufficient (at least not if your ROM contains Rhodium Manila, or none)
PS - I hope you like blue!
Direct Download with MS Tag Reader
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Get tag reader:
http://www.microsoft.com/tag/content/download/
I am not taking donations, but if you like it enough, donate some cash to Olipro on my behalf, maybe he'll unlock my phone for me one day
http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=259688
Please PM me the details if you do make a donation.

The zip-file seems empty for me...

Looks great but the zip seems to be empty.

Isobuster_1962 said:
The zip-file seems empty for me...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just checked it and it is fine.
If you are using the Zip folders function built in to WIndows, make sure you have "show hidden/system files" enabled.
Could you please try it again and let me know how you go?

I don't lnow what i am doing wrong, but I still have an empty folder. I disabled virus protection, tried windows zip and 7-zip and no luck. I have opened 100's of zips and just can't figure this one out.

@mddjr01
Try again. The first one was compressed in ZIP format using WinRAR - that may be a problem.
The new one was compressed using the built-in ZIP compression in Windows 2008.

Works and looks great, Thank You, Do have the moon wallpaper to share? The only thing I see so far is the clock is hard to read, it's like the top and bottom lights are not lit. Also the stock tab is plain until you go to it then it changes to your design. Thanks again

Wallpaper
mddjr01 said:
Works and looks great, Thank You, Do have the moon wallpaper to share? The only thing I see so far is the clock is hard to read, it's like the top and bottom lights are not lit. Also the stock tab is plain until you go to it then it changes to your design. Thanks again
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad you like it. The clock was just slapped together last minute. The effect that makes the top and bottom of the clock look dim was deliberate - and a bad idea in hindsight
I will work on a better clock for a future release.
Wallpaper is attached.
Edit: and a couple more

the screenshots look increble, i cant wait to try it out,,, as to the empty folder, i used winrar to extract all the files, but everything is there, just hidden, in fact if u put the zip file inside the phone and open it with the cell fones zip software ull see al the manillas inside, my only concern is this,,, im nt sure how to do it or if im doing it wrong however if i try extract the manillas its only giving me the option to extract into "my documents" or and sub folder in my documents, and if i try copy and paste it win the windows directory its saying insuficiant privalges or somethin like that, basically its not allowing me, is there a program or something i need for it? if so pls let me know coz it could help me in more then just using this great theme... thank you

spidrweb said:
the screenshots look increble, i cant wait to try it out,,, as to the empty folder, i used winrar to extract all the files, but everything is there, just hidden, in fact if u put the zip file inside the phone and open it with the cell fones zip software ull see al the manillas inside, my only concern is this,,, im nt sure how to do it or if im doing it wrong however if i try extract the manillas its only giving me the option to extract into "my documents" or and sub folder in my documents, and if i try copy and paste it win the windows directory its saying insuficiant privalges or somethin like that, basically its not allowing me, is there a program or something i need for it? if so pls let me know coz it could help me in more then just using this great theme... thank you
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You will need to use Total Commander. It is capable of seeing and 'overwriting' the ROM files. You can download it from here:
http://ghisler.fileburst.com/ce/tcmdpocketarm.cab
It is a very useful app. Something everyone should have on their phone.
Good luck!

Nice looking theme, maybe you should consider porting it to Rhodium TP2 as well?

shadowace said:
Nice looking theme, maybe you should consider porting it to Rhodium TP2 as well?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is my next project. All I need is a full set of Rhodium QTC files. Do you know where I can find a set (short of flashing yet another ROM)? HD Manila has been made available as a CAB. I haven't seen a cab for TP2 yet.
Having said that, it should work on TP2 Manila but will be missing the landscape 'bits'.

Works with TP2 Manila. Some graphics are missing. I will hopefully release a new version tomorrow with fixed clock and a seperate TP2 manila theme with all the landscape graphics

Didn't work for me. I ended up getting a white screen which prevented me from using anything. Clock, slider, and main screen all "Bleached" out.

notoriouspyro said:
Didn't work for me. I ended up getting a white screen which prevented me from using anything. Clock, slider, and main screen all "Bleached" out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats a first. What manila version are you running?

Sorry still a bit new to ROM configs and Manila editing n such. I'm using the basic HTC Touch Pro ROM. Nothing has been flashed or changed. According to the device info screen, my ROM version is 1.03.651.3 if that means anything to you. How can I check to see what Manila version I'm running?

I will update the firt post with some instructions. It probably isn't clear what needs to be done if you're new to TouchFlo.
I recommend you use XBMods HD Manila from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=3157194&postcount=3
Although I believe it should work on any CFC compressed version of Manila.
Like with just about any change to Manila, you will need to:
1) Go to Start=>Settings=>Today=>Items. Untick TouchFlo3D
2) Install XBMod HD Manila
3) Reset
4) If TouchFlo doesnt restart automatically, go back in to Start=>Settings=>Today=>Items and reselect TouchFlo3D
That will upgrade your TouchFlo version to the version that ships with the Touch HD. XBMod has resized, recoded everything to work on VGA.
Repeat the steps above, but this time copy or extract my files to \windows in step 2 instead.

Any updates for the TF3D2 - really nice job on the standard one hope you get it to work for the TF3d2. Thanks

Hello I try to extract the theme in to windows folder but when copy this tell me "Cannot create. Acces is denied"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank I resorve the problems...

[REQ] Some Blackstone Cooks to HELP in Testing Extendir Drivers

Many of you may have heard about Extendir by now, if not read more in the link below. I have been doing a lot of testing trying to help Shadrac the developer to get good working versions for our Blackstone. So far it seems to work good on some devices and not so well on some. We are getting close to a working version and I would like to ask for some help from my fellow Blackstone chefs to get more results and speed things along.
These Extendir drivers have great potential and combined with the PresetInstaller it gives the user a lot of flexability on installing and uninstalling programs which may only be needed once.
Extendir cabs is also great but it is a learning experience as to which packages work well cooked in after and some can be partially cooked in and partially installed after.
You can find more information here and follow the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=530710
Thanks for your help.

I'll help, I want to cook a 6.1 ROM based on the Extendir principal.
What do you need me too do? What do you expect me too do? Have a good boot.rgu for me?

EpiphanyNL said:
I'll help, I want to cook a 6.1 ROM based on the Extendir principal.
What do you need me too do? What do you expect me too do? Have a good boot.rgu for me?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The best thing is to follow the instructions in the thread. It will be good to know how it works on 6.1 as well. I'm only using 6.5 so I don't know if My boot.rgu will help you but I can give it to you if you need. What ever questions you have just ask me or in the thread. I use Ervius Visual kitchen so you don't have to edit the boot.hv file as in the instructions.
Thanks for your help.

bobsbbq said:
The best thing is to follow the instructions in the thread. It will be good to know how it works on 6.1 as well. I'm only using 6.5 so I don't know if My boot.rgu will help you but I can give it to you if you need. What ever questions you have just ask me or in the thread. I use Ervius Visual kitchen so you don't have to edit the boot.hv file as in the instructions.
Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No sweat, I have been looking at the extendir for quite some while now. But never really worked on it.
I found the boot.rgu you posted in the thread. I will try it right now.

Here is my boot.rgu. There are 2 different one I have been using. There are some modifications from original like Reflsd Entries are removed etc.

Thanks guys for your support!
I released a new test version, Test13.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4182475#post4182475
Lets hope we can get Extendir working on the Blackstone!
Thanks,
ShaDrac

Ok guys I will start a test now, it will be a fully cooked ROM with extendir included, just too make sure it boots and keeps booting.

No success yet keeps hanging on "tap the screen"

EpiphanyNL said:
No success yet keeps hanging on "tap the screen"
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi EpiphanyNL,
Thanks for testing!
Just a few questions:
Did you used the Test13 build?
Bootphase is that on both places to 1?
Did you add wince.nls back to your xip?
Which kitchen are you using?
What OS build are you using?
If you want to, I could check your boot.rgu if you post it.
Thanks,
ShaDrac

ShaDrac said:
Hi EpiphanyNL,
Thanks for testing!
Just a few questions:
Did you used the Test13 build?
Bootphase is that on both places to 1?
Did you add wince.nls back to your xip?
Which kitchen are you using?
What OS build are you using?
If you want to, I could check your boot.rgu if you post it.
Thanks,
ShaDrac
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi ShaDrac,
Thank you for the efforts you are making to produce a quicker mobile! I really see future in this way of installing, I have a question though, will it be possible in the future, to make the cabs included in the ROM and run like a sort of autorun, or run cc? Removing them from the device after that's done, that way chefs can setup the device like they prefer and users would still be able to remove/install applications the extendir way.
To answer your questions:
Did you used the Test13 build? - Yes I did
Bootphase is that on both places to 1? - Yes they are
Did you add wince.nls back to your xip? - checked it twice, its in there
Which kitchen are you using? Using ervius kitchen
What OS build are you using? Using a ported xip/sys 21048 base OS is 20776
I used the boot.rgu and boot2.rgu (ofcourse renamed it) bob posted earlier here.
Hope this helps.

EpiphanyNL said:
Hi ShaDrac,
Thank you for the efforts you are making to produce a quicker mobile! I really see future in this way of installing, I have a question though, will it be possible in the future, to make the cabs included in the ROM and run like a sort of autorun, or run cc? Removing them from the device after that's done, that way chefs can setup the device like they prefer and users would still be able to remove/install applications the extendir way.
To answer your questions:
Did you used the Test13 build? - Yes I did
Bootphase is that on both places to 1? - Yes they are
Did you add wince.nls back to your xip? - checked it twice, its in there
Which kitchen are you using? Using ervius kitchen
What OS build are you using? Using a ported xip/sys 21048 base OS is 20776
I used the boot.rgu and boot2.rgu (ofcourse renamed it) bob posted earlier here.
Hope this helps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmmm, strange...
And if you are using your own boot.rgu and applied these setting?
I'm not sure but if I can recall it correctly there was a problem with UC. Don't know for sure...
But if you removed everything that has to do with customization...
Maybe it was something with autoshortcut or autorun... can't remember at the moment. (probably need to go to bed)
I hope Bob knows, he had the same problems early on, but I think he's not awake for another hour.
btw Test14 builds posted in Extendir thread.
Good luck and thanks for testing!
ShaDrac

Hi,
I can test this on monday I hope. Then I will have some time again to do elaborate testing!

Send me your boot.rgu Epiphanynl. Your original that works without Extendir. Also your boot.ms.rgu in ROM \Shared\MSXIPKernel.
Have you removed any packages from either MSXIPKernel or OEMXIPKernel?
The boot .rgu I sent i for 6.5 not sure if it will work.
Are you using Preset Installer to install any cabs? If so try to do it without Preset Installer first. If you have it set to Automatically Start just select Exit Left Soft Key when it comes up.
Thanks for your help
Mine is working great on VTest 13 trying Test 14 now.

bobsbbq said:
Send me your boot.rgu Epiphanynl. Your original that works without Extendir. Also your boot.ms.rgu in ROM \Shared\MSXIPKernel.
Have you removed any packages from either MSXIPKernel or OEMXIPKernel?
The boot .rgu I sent i for 6.5 not sure if it will work.
Are you using Preset Installer to install any cabs? If so try to do it without Preset Installer first. If you have it set to Automatically Start just select Exit Left Soft Key when it comes up.
Thanks for your help
Mine is working great on VTest 13 trying Test 14 now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi Bob,
I included my original boot.rgu.
I didnt remove any packages from my MSXIPKernel or OEMXIPKernel.
When starting my testing again I will start with a completly clean kitchen. With new ported xip and sys.
Thanks guys!
Regards,
Ferry

EpiphanyNL said:
Hi Bob,
I included my original boot.rgu.
I didnt remove any packages from my MSXIPKernel or OEMXIPKernel.
When starting my testing again I will start with a completly clean kitchen. With new ported xip and sys.
Thanks guys!
Regards,
Ferry
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I modified your boot.rgu and placed it in my kitchen and it booted and woorked well. I did not change any of your cache values or remove any of the Relfsd Keys like I do in my rom.

bobsbbq said:
I modified your boot.rgu and placed it in my kitchen and it booted and woorked well. I did not change any of your cache values or remove any of the Relfsd Keys like I do in my rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I noticed that the boot.rgu files are the same for WM6.1 and WM6.5.

Ok cooking a 6.1 ROM now with the boot.rgu modified by Bob now.

EpiphanyNL said:
Ok cooking a 6.1 ROM now with the boot.rgu modified by Bob now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is booting and saying its an extendir enabled device! I used the 1.05 12 mb version.
EDIT: Two benches done, one without extendir (fully cooked ROM) and one with extendir (same ROM just the Extendir applied)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

Definately some improvement. Your graphics score can be higher, depends on what drivers you are using. Mine is spin lock patched and using gmxdma from nue tools. When you get some of the bigger programs out of windows you will notice even more speed. My index is not almost to 1400.

bobsbbq said:
Definately some improvement. Your graphics score can be higher, depends on what drivers you are using. Mine is spin lock patched and using gmxdma from nue tools. When you get some of the bigger programs out of windows you will notice even more speed. My index is not almost to 1400.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm using Neos driver pack 2a. Now going to try and exclude Manila, had any succes with that yet?

[Kitchen] Aero Visual Kitchen 5

Hi everyone!
I'm Here to present you new version of my kitchen, called AeroKitchen!
After you download you will see this:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Of course newest build 23563 is attached.
In this version I changed:
- Removed BuildOS, replaced by my own engine called HimaBuilder.
- Added automatic rom version change
- Multilanguage support (\LANG folder)
- Added author info d)
What would not work (experimental)
- Building release of all languages, it takes much time and fails sometimes (sometimes only language of 409 will be build, non sense)
What not work/is removed:
- EXT support isn't ready yet to see the Xdadevs light.
- XIP automatic porting too.
Adding lanuguages into this kitchen:
Download any rollup which will match with your system version (6.1, 6.5, 6.5.x)
Look at \LANG\409 folders and copy same names of folders but with your lanugage into \LANG\YourLangage, example \LANG\408
Now download initflashfiles for all lanugages pack, and find your lanugage there.
Create new folder in \LANG\YourLanguage, and paste there your initflashfiles.
Now open this initflashfiles in notepad and save it as initflashfiles.txt.
Remove initflashfiles.dat.
Now go to LANG\409\OEM_Lang_0409 and copy all except initflashfiles.txt
You really mustn't overwrite initflashfiles.txt!
Paste files you copied into folder where you have initflashfiles.txt.
Run the kitchen and select your language id, now kitchen is ready to go
Link is here!
CLICK HERE TO GET NEW AERO KITCHEN!
PASSWORD: aero

Could you kindly share the PW: aero with us, next time?

muckelmaus said:
Could you kindly share the PW: aero with us, next time?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
O shi.. I forgot
Sorry...
Password is aero
(btw, how did you figure it?)

aeroflyluby said:
O shi.. I forgot
Sorry...
Password is aero
(btw, how did you figure it?)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
HAX!!!!

aeroflyluby said:
O shi.. I forgot
Sorry...
Password is aero
(btw, how did you figure it?)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It worked at first attempt of brute force method. Trial and error!
Well, I guess, the power is with us wise senior members!
Otherwise, I could have asked you my friend, after trying luby at second attempt.

aero visual kitchen the best! BUT how to remove icons
i have now got the hang of your excellent Aero Visual Kitchen 5 but can u please let me know how to remove the feedback and error reporting icons out of the settings tab in the startmenu.
i have tried just deleting the icons using total commander but the folder shows no icons.
maybe the icons are in a .dll like shellres .96.dll or shellres.dll.0409.mui.
i have seen talk of how u can change or extract icons using res hacker
any ideas of which .dll or .exe or .mui need changing or deleting as having even one of feedback or error reporting in Aero Visual Kitchen 5's final output in my mind spoil's it.

initflashfiles.txt, you should search in those

tweeking shellres.96.dll to remove stuff.
advanced15 said:
i have now got the hang of your excellent Aero Visual Kitchen 5 but can u please let me know how to remove the feedback and error reporting icons out of the settings tab in the startmenu.
i have tried just deleting the icons using total commander but the folder shows no icons.
maybe the icons are in a .dll like shellres .96.dll or shellres.dll.0409.mui.
i have seen talk of how u can change or extract icons using res hacker
any ideas of which .dll or .exe or .mui need changing or deleting as having even one of feedback or error reporting in Aero Visual Kitchen 5's final output in my mind spoil's it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i have now managed to remove the feedback and error reporting icons.
at first i thought it was just a matter of deleting the "Start_Icon_ " .png" for feedback and error reporting ie.
Start_Icon_Watson.png
and
Start_Icon_Feedback.png
in the kitchen and tweeking the initflashfiles.txt.
but that did not work. i have found that feedback and error reporting icons are also in "shellres.96.dll" so i had to use ROMExtractor,reshacker,mSigner and UnSigner to remove them after ROM install.
the resulting tweeked "shellres.96.dll" was then copy from my desktop pc and overwrite the original one on himalaya.
had to install "sdkcert.cab" also.
i also deleted in the kitchen before install-
ceipui.exe
dw.exe
dwxfer.dll
which are also part of feedback and error reporting.
does anyone know of a way of tweeking "shellres.96.dll" before ROM install as when i go to it on my desktop pc it is a folder with the title shellres.96.dll and in it these files
imageinfo.bin
imageinfo.txt
S000
no .dll that i can change with reshacker

advanced15 said:
i have now managed to remove the feedback and error reporting icons.
at first i thought it was just a matter of deleting the "Start_Icon_ " .png" for feedback and error reporting ie.
Start_Icon_Watson.png
and
Start_Icon_Feedback.png
in the kitchen and tweeking the initflashfiles.txt.
but that did not work. i have found that feedback and error reporting icons are also in "shellres.96.dll" so i had to use ROMExtractor,reshacker,mSigner and UnSigner to remove them after ROM install.
the resulting tweeked "shellres.96.dll" was then copy from my desktop pc and overwrite the original one on himalaya.
had to install "sdkcert.cab" also.
i also deleted in the kitchen before install-
ceipui.exe
dw.exe
dwxfer.dll
which are also part of feedback and error reporting.
does anyone know of a way of tweeking "shellres.96.dll" before ROM install as when i go to it on my desktop pc it is a folder with the title shellres.96.dll and in it these files
imageinfo.bin
imageinfo.txt
S000
no .dll that i can change with reshacker
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Also you always can find ENABLE=1; in registry, eh

a bit more info?
can u be a bit more precise ENABLE=1; in registry,
which section of registry HKLM etc.
do u mean registry in kitchen before install if so which file or folder is the post install registry kept or do u mean the registry on himilaya after install of ROM?
THANKS

aeroflyluby,
Thank you for your work!
I could not do any russian ROM using the kitchen Aero Visual Kitchen 5 or Aero Visual Kitchen.Confusing many different folders, which can be forgotten.ROM with 0419.mui is going, but after flashing the device - a white screen.
Do,please 3 folder SYS, ROM, OEM.he new ROM(core) do - I do not know how to port XIP (many times I tried to do).Very interesting and just came up with Barin program "OS Builder"___wmclub.co.ua/index.php?newsid=1864_______
(have any new kitchen for the ASUS).You're like a programmer can adapt it for Himalaya?

It is holiday time, I drink, have fun, fu.. girls and play around, I have no time to cook, so please, be patient, or just understand that I really want to forget (bout her).

aeroflyluby said:
It is holiday time, I drink, have fun, fu.. girls and play around, I have no time to cook, so please, be patient, or just understand that I really want to forget (bout her).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi, luby! That's a really nice idea.
When I read your first post after a whole week or two, I remember a word of Johny Garcia (The Greatfull Dead): Don't drink and drive ---- smo-ohohoh-ke and fly!

hi luby
can you tell me why i cant installed Kitchen.exe ,it alway show message(The application failed to initialize proerly (0xc0000135).Click on OK to terminate the application.
pl help ,my english so poor

psophan said:
can you tell me why i cant installed Kitchen.exe ,it alway show message(The application failed to initialize proerly (0xc0000135).Click on OK to terminate the application.
pl help ,my english so poor
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay, so some questions
What system do you have?
Did you install newest .NET? 2.0 at least, 3.5 recommended.

Aerokitchen 6 beta test :)

Hi
OMG Sorry I forgot to add password again
PASSWORD IS aerofly
Welcome to beta testing thread of aerokitchen 6.
First of all, link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/zQ-85Lyz/Aero6_Beta_pass_aerofly.html
Source is provided too.
Okay, the build is almost the same as previous kitchen release, but there is some really important technical differences:
XIP is really clean now, there was a boom of inneded **** inside, so I deleted it and placed wince.nls there. It saves sectors and boot time jupi
Also, kitchen now automatically updates file records in xip.
If you want to add something to xip as file:
Place a file in
SYSTEM\ROM\OUT\FILES
now create file named YourFile.YourExtension.imageinfo.txt
and fill it like this :
File name: yourfile.yourextension
dwFileAttributes: 00000007
ftTime: 01C90F33A4D5E600
nRealFileSize: 00043156
nCompFileSize: 00043156
lpszFileName: P+00195FEC
ulLoadOffset: P+002628E4
Kitchen will relocate it and update size. Good <ok>
Also xip is built ON THE FLY when building a rom, so any changes will automatically apply.
Because of xip auto rebuild, ramdisks don't work anymore (as in beta stage :<) But it is easy to recover that functionality.
Boot.hv does not exists now, boot.rgu is decompiled boot.hv, any changes made in boot.rgu (SYSTEM\ROM\BOOT) will apply while rom creation.
Also main stability of built roms increased a lot.
Test and post your response

I will be trying this for sure! Don't forget the password next time, thanks aeroflyluby!
UPDATE:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I can't get it to work.

flyboyovyick said:
I will be trying this for sure! Don't forget the password next time, thanks aeroflyluby!
UPDATE:
I can't get it to work.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Omg i forgot to attach password third time..
try 'aerofly' password, maybe you did not used that.

aeroflyluby said:
Omg i forgot to attach password third time..
try 'aerofly' password, maybe you did not used that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sorry yeah i put wrong password in, its a bit sh*t cause winrar doesn't tell you its the wrong password it just gives you a load of errors.
UPDATE:
i got it working and clicked build test rom, and every so often it stops responding and then continues, i don't know why it does that, it might be just me.

flyboyovyick said:
sorry yeah i put wrong password in, its a bit sh*t cause winrar doesn't tell you its the wrong password it just gives you a load of errors.
UPDATE:
i got it working and clicked build test rom, and every so often it stops responding and then continues, i don't know why it does that, it might be just me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When it stoped responding, xip has built beautiful words lol, we should sing it loud
The xip built has finished already
We are set, we are ready
to build new awesome rom
as beautiful as a bloom
A process take a long time
My laptop feels a battery drain
But a time that my rom has flashed
It smells good, as I wished.
Play as chords d Bb F d Bb C
Lol!

aeroflyluby said:
When it stoped responding, xip has built beautiful words lol, we should sing it loud
The xip built has finished already
We are set, we are ready
to build new awesome rom
as beautiful as a bloom
A process take a long time
My laptop feels a battery drain
But a time that my rom has flashed
It smells good, as I wished.
Play as chords d Bb F d Bb C
Lol!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome! The himalaya upgrade song!
I am now just flashing the rom your kitchen built.

Do you know the picture that is in the upgrade tool?
the manila?
Is there a himalaya rom with that in or is this tool from another device?

flyboyovyick said:
Do you know the picture that is in the upgrade tool?
the manila?
Is there a himalaya rom with that in or is this tool from another device?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is screen from this, my topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645292&highlight=manila
it Works, but at boot it takes about 15 minutes to run (to boot a phone lol), so it is useless at all.

aeroflyluby said:
It is screen from this, my topic:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645292&highlight=manila
it Works, but at boot it takes about 15 minutes to run (to boot a phone lol), so it is useless at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Got it working on a wm6 18508 by ather
bit quicker than 15 minutes to boot. How come its so slow?

flyboyovyick said:
Got it working on a wm6 18508 by ather
bit quicker than 15 minutes to boot. How come its so slow?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can't
I tried to delete all stuff in rom, even phone and others, and cook it in, it booted in a minute but, tell me, what is the fffuu sense of that?

aeroflyluby said:
You can't
I tried to delete all stuff in rom, even phone and others, and cook it in, it booted in a minute but, tell me, what is the fffuu sense of that?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hmmm... so it could be that there isn't enough storage on the himalaya. Because i have noticed that when my storage was nearly full the hima was really slow.
I have also found this manila customizer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=427392&highlight=manilla
But it doesn't work for me. don't know why

try this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?jamzcdmzv5n

Aerokitchen 6 beta test HOW ABOUT THIS?
how about a version of this great kitchen that is not so standard.
so some theme and tweeks are allready built in like different font,keyboard skin,startmenu icons and stuff.
and also the main things everyone has like psShutXP and .NET Compact Framework 3.5.
the damn errorreporting and feedback gone...
and to top off some great welcomehead.96.png
how about it aeroflyluby

advanced15 said:
how about a version of this great kitchen that is not so standard.
so some theme and tweeks are allready built in like different font,keyboard skin,startmenu icons and stuff.
and also the main things everyone has like psShutXP and .NET Compact Framework 3.5.
the damn errorreporting and feedback gone...
and to top off some great welcomehead.96.png
how about it aeroflyluby
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So build this version and release
ps, net cf 3.5 is included anyways.
I include error reporting and feedback because I love to release stock roms, as it comes it releases, just changed wallpaper and some messed images as buttons etc )
Anyway, I have never disabled this functions, I remembered how to disable but I forget.

just some feedback on kitchen.
i have noticed that the resulting ROM that comes out of it has the older wm 6.1 lock screen and not the tap and slide lockscreen.
what up with that?
and also in the TEST folder of the kitchen you seem to have left a lot of unneeded files like..
three sets of "RUULog.log" and one "Upgrade.7z" and one "Upgrade.rar" you are most likely planning to delete unneeded files from the kitchen on the final release i just thought i would mention in case you have overlooked them.
the smaller the download the better and all that!
keep up the great work...

advanced15 said:
just some feedback on kitchen.
i have noticed that the resulting ROM that comes out of it has the older wm 6.1 lock screen and not the tap and slide lockscreen.
what up with that?
and also in the TEST folder of the kitchen you seem to have left a lot of unneeded files like..
three sets of "RUULog.log" and one "Upgrade.7z" and one "Upgrade.rar" you are most likely planning to delete unneeded files from the kitchen on the final release i just thought i would mention in case you have overlooked them.
the smaller the download the better and all that!
keep up the great work...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh no you facked up the rom It has 6.5 lockscreen, you may not cook if you can't, okay?
I know I overcooked a lot of my debugs.

ok ok ok
ok you where right bro.
i recooked and reflashed and the lockscreen and everything so far is all good.
all i did was swap the defult theme files for the "hollblack theme" files (use search for hollblack theme on xdadev its quite a good theme) and that seems to have busted the kitchen somehow.
oh well we live and learn!
any ideas how this could of happened?

advanced15 said:
ok you where right bro.
i recooked and reflashed and the lockscreen and everything so far is all good.
all i did was swap the defult theme files for the "hollblack theme" files (use search for hollblack theme on xdadev its quite a good theme) and that seems to have busted the kitchen somehow.
oh well we live and learn!
any ideas how this could of happened?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Maybe theme use another lockscreen?
TSK files is cab files, you can dump it with ervius cab to oem or something, or edit with any CAB editor. Try to check there are no lockscreen entry in theme (or in registry of theme)

changing the registry in Aerokitchen 6 beta test ?
hey aeroflyluby.
can you tell me which file in Aerokitchen 6 beta is the registry so i can try changing,deleting etc. with a registry app like registry workshop.
i know that it is easy to change registry once the rom has been installed on device but i want to be able to tweek it in the kitchen.
it will also help with what we are doing in the thread "[Q] some .exe that could be removed from most himalaya rom's ?"
i know in Aerokitchen 6 beta that there is a registry window but i cant work out how to use it ?
any ideas?
i know that the registry in this-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378498
in this it can be done easy in registry workshop that puts the registry in a more easy to read format.
merged with next post...
hey aeroflyluby ...
i see in your Aerokitchen 6 beta test that there is no "welcomehead.96.png" in-
SYSTEM\Redist_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320
is this the way it should be?
today i used Aerokitchen 6 beta test and added a "welcomehead.96.png" to-
SYSTEM\Redist_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320
and the "welcomehead.96.png" showed up at install no problem.
so is this a oversight or have i got it wrong maybe?

advanced15 said:
hey aeroflyluby.
can you tell me which file in Aerokitchen 6 beta is the registry so i can try changing,deleting etc. with a registry app like registry workshop.
i know that it is easy to change registry once the rom has been installed on device but i want to be able to tweek it in the kitchen.
it will also help with what we are doing in the thread "[Q] some .exe that could be removed from most himalaya rom's ?"
i know in Aerokitchen 6 beta that there is a registry window but i cant work out how to use it ?
any ideas?
i know that the registry in this-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378498
in this it can be done easy in registry workshop that puts the registry in a more easy to read format.
merged with next post...
hey aeroflyluby ...
i see in your Aerokitchen 6 beta test that there is no "welcomehead.96.png" in-
SYSTEM\Redist_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320
is this the way it should be?
today i used Aerokitchen 6 beta test and added a "welcomehead.96.png" to-
SYSTEM\Redist_dpi_96_resh_240_resv_320
and the "welcomehead.96.png" showed up at install no problem.
so is this a oversight or have i got it wrong maybe?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
.RGU files is registry.
if you don't see welcomehead.96 unhide system files and unhide hidden files in folder options.

[THEME] Buuf Taskbar/CHT2/Sense Icons - Dialer cab fixed .. More to come

Update : Uploaded Dialer Cabs - Let me know if Leo cab is fix for HD2 problems (Dec 22)
Update : Uploaded New Taskbar Cab (Dec 10)
Update : Uploaded CHT2 Icons and Sense package (Dec 9)
I have spent some considerable time to incorporate a Buuf theme on my phone and be able to switch between my Black and Blue Grill theme and this one. I like to have all my icons consistent everywhere I frequent my device. So I've either skinned or found an adequate one for the following places: Taskbar, WM 6.5.x theme, Phone Canvas, Thumbcal, psShutXP, S2U2, Notifcation screen, Sense 2.5, CHT2, Action Screen, and Resco Explorer. I think it is looking pretty good now.
I first will give create the the DrSrF team from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683771 for starting up the Buuf theme for WM. It looks like in the thread that they have abandoned the project though.
I also want to thank Paul Davey aka mattahan for creating the Buuf icons and sharing them here - http://mattahan.deviantart.com/gallery/
I also have used tsowen battery icons because they seemed to match this theme pretty well.
If I have taken some elses work and not given created, I apologize. Let me know and I will thank you as well. I don't want to take created for work I haven't done. I have spent a lot of time creating a lot of files to perfect the theme though.
First I'm going to share my taskbar and phone skin. I'll share the CHT2 icons and an all in one cab for other Sense 2.5 icons as I've added to the ones created by the DrSrF team by making them all consistent and skinning the submenus like music library, all tweets, people detail and all people lists. There are other places I've had to add icons for Sense, but I forget right now.
I'm not able to create a cab for the phone skin. It always bombs while trying to load, so you will have to manually copy those files from your SD Card to the Windows directory using Total Commander or Resco Explorer. I would suggest you make copies of the original files in the Windows directory for the ones I am providing in case you have a problem with them and need to go back to the originals.
I believe the phone canvas is for portrait only and will work on both VGA and WVGA devices. But don't quote me on that. I have a TP2 and only use the phone on portrait. I've worked out most of the kinks on the canvas, but the way the graphics are in the DLL I can't get it perfect. Close enough to enjoy though.
Anyway enjoy!
Taskbar Icons
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Phone Canvas
CHT2 Icons
Sense Icons

Reserved for later.

Reserved #2

Great work bro! Will wait for the icons pack as I really love buff theme. MANY THANKS!

Superb theme, thanks for your efforts.
But the taskbar's certificate is not trusted, can you sign the DLLs?

El Diablo said:
Superb theme, thanks for your efforts.
But the taskbar's certificate is not trusted, can you sign the DLLs?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sure. I'll get that fixed this evening.

sponge_worthy said:
Sure. I'll get that fixed this evening.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you. I wish you luck then.
BTW, really impressive-state-of-art, I LOVED it.

Yes finally!!!
Thank You, You are a savior sir. I have been piecing together a COMPLETE BuuF theme for the last 8mos. Searching and Searching everywhere.. Finally! And it looks perfect. Will look great over my Energy ROM I'm using now.. I'm using old icons I got from deviantart(Paul Davey) and on here.. Can't wait for the new ones.. In the meantime I am downloading what you've supplied so far.. Thanks again. I am an avid fan of Sir Paul Davey and have purchased some of his art for a few walls in my home. I am glad to see someone else appreciates the art style.. Ok enough blubbering.. Just wann say a BIG THANKS dude. You are appreciated..

Hey I have a quick question. Please forgive my noobage but how exactly do I add the filles for the dialer? Like where should I place them in Windows? I downloaded a dialer cab previously and it worked fine.. I don't want to screw anything up though.. Thanks for any help

cr1130 said:
Hey I have a quick question. Please forgive my noobage but how exactly do I add the filles for the dialer? Like where should I place them in Windows? I downloaded a dialer cab previously and it worked fine.. I don't want to screw anything up though.. Thanks for any help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My problem is whenever I make a cab for the dialer, it bombs when trying to copy the dll file. I'm using CECabManager but I must be missing a setting to get it to work. If someone out there know how to cab up the dialer files so that it installs correctly I would appreciate it.
In the meantime, just copy all the files in the zipped folder from your PC to your SD Card. Then use total commander or resco explorer to copy from your SD Card directly into your windows directory. Just in the main directory. Before that, you may want to make backup copies of the files you are going to write over in case there is a problem. Make a backup directory to manually copy those files from your windows directory to your backup folder.
I hope that helps.

wow... Nice theme, I'll be waiting for your complete buff sense 2.5 + cht 2 theme..
Great Job!!

sponge_worthy said:
My problem is whenever I make a cab for the dialer, it bombs when trying to copy the dll file. I'm using CECabManager but I must be missing a setting to get it to work. If someone out there know how to cab up the dialer files so that it installs correctly I would appreciate it.
In the meantime, just copy all the files in the zipped folder from your PC to your SD Card. Then use total commander or resco explorer to copy from your SD Card directly into your windows directory. Just in the main directory. Before that, you may want to make backup copies of the files you are going to write over in case there is a problem. Make a backup directory to manually copy those files from your windows directory to your backup folder.
I hope that helps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks trying now.. So you are saying copy the zip file to windows directory(main) then back up copies of files I am going to write over. Not sure what I am writing over though.. But I'm going to drop the filles in Windows and see whats what.. Also I see that you are working on the task bar certificate thingy. Thanks for that..
**Edit**--Figured out what files I needed to back up--silly me

if im not mistaken before that dll file will work with a cab install.. it will have to be signed
Tael and i were messing with a new dialer and we ran into the same thing ..and we could never figure out how to get it signed ..you may want to ask over in the TOG thread in the HD2 section i know they just recently released a new dialer maybe they could assist in getting it signed

You should unzip the dialer files on your PC before you transfer them to your SD Card. That way you can see what files are being overwritten.

sponge_worthy said:
My problem is whenever I make a cab for the dialer, it bombs when trying to copy the dll file. I'm using CECabManager but I must be missing a setting to get it to work. If someone out there know how to cab up the dialer files so that it installs correctly I would appreciate it.
In the meantime, just copy all the files in the zipped folder from your PC to your SD Card. Then use total commander or resco explorer to copy from your SD Card directly into your windows directory. Just in the main directory. Before that, you may want to make backup copies of the files you are going to write over in case there is a problem. Make a backup directory to manually copy those files from your windows directory to your backup folder.
I hope that helps.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok. I copied all files from the dialer zip to windows, however it would not allow me to copy the phcanImages.dll file to the directory.. I'm assuming this is why it didn't work completley for me.. I am unable to take a screen shot of what I have done however I'm gonna use your screen shots in the 1st post to try and give you and idea.. Circled in read is what has remained stock after copying all of the files in the zip folder except the .dll file which did not allow me to copy to windows.. Please advise if I did something wrong.. Sorry the pic is so bad but I hope you get the idea..

Are you using the file explorer or total commander to copy the files over? The regular file explorer won't copy over the DLL. You need to use total commander.

QVGA taskbar
like..like.liked the taskbar very much...can we hav QVGA PL. PL. PL. .....reply..thanx

I used total commander and it gave me an error the first time. Just tried again and I have the same result as I placed in my last post. My actual dialer hasn't changed and the in call screen is pretty much scrambled now with part stock part buff.. When I press on the stock dialer I can see the buff dial pad underneath. But only when I press on a number. Otherwise still stock.. When phone is rining the answer and ignore buttons are stock so is the mute ring.. maybe i did something wrong again. Will try to copy the zip again and see what happens.

give me a couple minutes and i will try it on my phone as i have just reflashed a new rom
ok i just copied everything to the windows folder with resco and all works perfectly

Kameirus said:
give me a couple minutes and i will try it on my phone as i have just reflashed a new rom
ok i just copied everything to the windows folder with resco and all works perfectly
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok.. I'll try resco then.. Not sure why Total Commander won't work for me.. Just did it again.. Same results..