How to modify custom ROMs (add and remove cabs )

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by rstoyguy

Then once your comfortable with all that, you would have learned quite a bit about rom structure, then you can dive into a kitchen like bepe's. But quite a few are comfortable using ppckitchen's kitchen and for most, that is all you'll need... Teach yourself a little at a time, you just can't expect to obtain all the knowledge overnight...

Originally Posted by cornelious2

ya ppckitchen's buildos is much nicer for the starting chef, making all of your own oems from cabs can take a while if you don't have JUST the right oem version you are looking for.

Just so we're clear here...PPCkitchen is much nicer for ALL chefs. It does everything Bepe's does and more. It also fixes a few flaws found in Bepe's that really make it a pain. Frankly, the only reason to use Bepe's buildos at this point is if you want to torture yourself.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by Zayebis

what can I use to decompile the ROM ? link please

Here is a kitchen that will work with my Rom Tutuorials and the touch pro.
RAPH_blank_kitchen

and imcokemans dump'd stock rom
ftp://ppcgeeks.com/Raphael/Users/ImC...RUU_dumped.rar

In the following linked tutorial, replace the recommended kitchen with the one above, and the donor rom with the one above...And here is the link on how-to-use-this...
How to Customize a Custom Rom: Adding/Removing Programs
Does your favorite Chef include files/programs that you don't use? This will show you how to delete those programs you don't use and insert the ones that you do use! (This method doesn't always work with a PPCKitchen.org custom rom).

Originally Posted by Zayebis

1. learn how to add other oem's to the USER_OEM directory
OEMizer does it
2. Learn how to add your own registry tweaks you want to your rom.
no clue
3. learn how to replace the graphics (mostly .png's) inside OEM's for that "custom look".
no clue
4. learn how to make your own OEM's from .cab files.
OEMizer does it

1. yep
2. Tutorial: Adding Registry Entries to your Rom (RGU Method)
This Tutorial will allow you to include your registry entries into your rom. I wrote this for the aspiring Chef of tomorrow! After all, Subtle Tweaks make all the Difference!
3. You just simply replace the graphics files with skins that you like inside the OEM you've made.
4. yep.

[Zayebis]

some files are with 0409 and some are without ,, so which ones should i use ?

[rstoyguy]

0409 = English.
Some programs may have 2-4 different directories for them. There is usually
1. main program files
2. 192 or 96 files, (VGA/QVGA)
3. 0409 or language files
4. 192/96 0409 files
These are usually in a decompiled rom, most OEM's made from .cabs usually have all the files in one OEM.