How to modify custom ROMs (add and remove cabs )
 

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.

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I have it , but can't figure out how do i modify the rom that I have ?


P.S. new to all these

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What do you want to modify? If you just want to modify the page pool, then there is a tutorial posted on how to hex edit the ROM to get lager static / dynamic page pools.

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like add and remove some apps

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Use kitchen for that...it has tons of programs!

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ok but how do I add the ones that aren't there ?

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Create OEM files

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do some research. if you aren't familiar with what an OEM is, you really shouldn't even consider dabbling in a kitchen.

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Huh? Maybe you meant you shouldn't consider dabbling in making OEMs? using a kitchen does not require any knowledge of what an OEM is or how to make one.

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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.

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

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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

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

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

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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 .

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for some reading

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

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now thats something :) tnx

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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.

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.

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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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aren't you a wee bit early?

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I work retail...Giving it an extra early start so we can hopefully sell something this holiday season.

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Guys, is there a way to apply a theme on top of one of these custom roms? I find the regular OEM manila theme that everyone uses for roms a bit boring!

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I have to agree with this method. This way you can uninstall/upgrade your apps at will.

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Yes with Diamond TF3D Config
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=405749

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ok what about removing apps from ROM ?

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You have to do this in a kitchen. XDA has several kitchens available for the touchpro. You could decompile the rom, remove what you want, then recompile it. That is as long as there is no protection in it. Of course, for someone just starting out, I would recommend starting with ppckitchen's rom. Once you get that down and can build a stable rom:
1. learn how to add other oem's to the USER_OEM directory
2. Learn how to add your own registry tweaks you want to your rom.
3. learn how to replace the graphics (mostly .png's) inside OEM's for that "custom look".
4. learn how to make your own OEM's from .cab files.

Then you will have all the skills of the average chef. Most custom roms are comprised of drag-n-drop an OEM into a kitchen and press play. And most all of the above skills are covered in my rom tutorials in my sig. I see someone linked the xda-wiki to make your own OEM's in a previous post. But just get in there and get your hands dirty.

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...

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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.

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what can I use to decompile the ROM ? link please :)

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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

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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.

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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).



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.

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

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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.