How to modify custom ROMs (add and remove cabs )

[electronicrice]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

Huh? Maybe you meant you shouldn't consider dabbling in making OEMs?

well both. making OEMs and using a kitchen which uses OEMs.

meant that if he doesn't know what an OEM is, he should prolly do some research on that before attempting to customize a ROM in a kitchen which utilizes OEMs.

[amw1972]

on that note...what exactly is the difference between an OEM and a regular ole .cab file?

[electronicrice]

Originally Posted by amw1972

on that note...what exactly is the difference between an OEM and a regular ole .cab file?

an OEM is essentially a folder that gets compiled in a ROM when you cook it in a kitchen. That way when you hard reset your phone the apps are always there.

a .cab on the other hand is installed separate from the ROM after you boot your phone and gets erased on a hard reset

[Zayebis]

well then how to add cabs to existing ROMS ? what do i need for that ?

[bestjudge]

Originally Posted by Zayebis

well then how to add cabs to existing ROMS ? what do i need for that ?

Just put all your cab files on memory card ... you can do auto install or do it manually once u boot your phone up!

[Zayebis]

Originally Posted by bestjudge

Just put all your cab files on memory card ... you can do auto install or do it manually once u boot your phone up!

Bro r u kidding me ? I know how to install something on my device. ok ok , lets put it this way , I want to modify the ROM add some apps and remove some apps , and I dont want to loose them when I hard reset my TP . I know there is a way , cuz people could add google maps to ROM or PicMail to ROM, also remove OZ messaging from ROM so that means there is a way to do it . So all i want is to find out HOW TO DO THAT .

[jhiciano]

for some reading

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index...age%20Tutorial

[Zayebis]

now thats something tnx

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by electronicrice

well both. making OEMs and using a kitchen which uses OEMs.

meant that if he doesn't know what an OEM is, he should prolly do some research on that before attempting to customize a ROM in a kitchen which utilizes OEMs.

Not necessary, for basic buildingin with existing kitchen, but yes, he's not ready to try and reverse a ROM he has so he can customize it.

Originally Posted by Zayebis

I want to modify the ROM add some apps and remove some apps , and I dont want to loose them when I hard reset my TP . I know there is a way , cuz people could add google maps to ROM or PicMail to ROM, also remove OZ messaging from ROM so that means there is a way to do it . So all i want is to find out HOW TO DO THAT .

You have to use a kitchen. If it doesn't come with the apps you want to add already in OEM form, search for them in OEM form. Converting a .cab to OEM is not necessarily straight forward.

The difference between a .cab and an OEM is an OEM is basicly just files and registry settings, designed to cook into a ROM. A .cab is that and more. A .cab is designed to be installed on a phone (not part of the ROM) and can do more sophisticated actions than just registry changes and file copies. It is for this reason that not all .cabs can be turned into OEMs.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by Zayebis

Hey Everyone , can some tell me how do I customize custom rom ? or what app ( kitchen ) can I use to do it ? like add and remove cabs from already built ROMs .
Any detailed info would be appreciated . TIA



P.S. I know for sure a lot of people would like to know that.

You can start with checking out the tutorials in my signature so you can obtain the knowledge (it's all pretty much the same from phone to phone), and I can get together a kitchen that will work on the pro. Most of the chefs have not included the prepit.bat file needed to deconstruct a donor rom. Give me a day or two...only because it's christmas time at work...

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