[SweetBearCub]

Following the step-by-step instructions in a post in this section regarding making a custom ROM for my Mogul, I downloaded, installed, and updated the kitchen, and took a look at the available options.

However, it is a bit confusing, so I have some questions. My search of the forums turned up little in the way of good answers, so I'm asking here.

1) As far as I can determine, the kitchen is using files from the 3.49 ROM, not the final 3.56 ROM. Will this have any bad effects? I am using the latest 3.42.xx radio.

2) Page Pool Size - I see that the default is a bit over 6 megabytes. I know that setting it to zero is the same as using the default setting. I also know that the page pool size, available RAM, and speed are inter-related. My goal is to maximize available RAM, but I don't want to go so low that programs fail to work properly. Is a page pool setting of 1 sufficient? (Never mind the speed penalty, for now)

3) In the kitchen, there is a colored bar above the category list with a number above it. As I added modules, this bar changed from blue to green, to yellow, and to red. Presumably, it is warning me that my ROM may be too large to build or function correctly. However, notes in the Kitchen seem to make me think that it is set up for the Apache, which in some cases cannot deal with a jumbo-sized ROM. Is it taking the Titan into account? If so, does the bar mean what I think it means? Where should I stop adding apps? When it turns yellow? When it reaches a magic number?

4) Presumably, when I have created a custom ROM to my liking and have flashed it onto the phone, it (and all apps and settings within it) will be restored upon a hard reset, correct?

5) If I have some registry changes that are not listed in the kitchen that I would like to add (or programs/games) how can I add them to my ROM? Would I need to turn them into CABs and place them in my ExtROM? If so, how do I create CABs?

Thanks!