@MassStash...
As far as the newer native 6.5 kernels and PPCK go, yes and no. I am STILL working out issues with my own kitchen based off of ervius visual. I started using it almost 3 months ago, and just yesterday got a few issues worked out that have been haunting me ever since. It is a lot more work than you realize...PPCK does a lot of things for you that you aren't even aware of. Overall, it's a wonderful kitchen to use to cook ROMS with little fanfare to complicate it.
As far as your ervius kitchen problem? You must have something whacked out with your pc, LOL.
I can't think of anything else. I have not seen or heard of ANYONE else having the issies you are having
. One suggestion I have is to try it in a Virtual PC. You can cook the ROM up in that and then move it out to flash.
FYI, I posted my W.I.P. Touch Pro kitchen a while back. What happens if you download this and run it?
http://www.4shared.com/file/13172398...hen_Files.html