so many roms, dont know which to use

[m_reyna_16]

i am looking at all the roms that you all ppcgeeks have made but i dont know where to start! there are lots of roms available! can anybody tell me their OPINION (I know that it depends on the user) on to which rom is fast, stable and has storage! other type of roms and as to why you like it are welcome too, the point is too choose one!

[selders59]

Originally Posted by m_reyna_16

i am looking at all the roms that you all ppcgeeks have made but i dont know where to start! there are lots of roms available! can anybody tell me their OPINION (I know that it depends on the user) on to which rom is fast, stable and has storage! other type of roms and as to why you like it are welcome too, the point is too choose one!

I use several different rom's. Alot of flashing. Right now I am using a rom cooked in GC's 2.124 kitchen with a Sprint 1.1100F radio. My GC rom is stable and I have it loaded. The storage at start is 340.97 MB at start and program storage is 216.55 MB at start. When I finished loading all my extra's it is at 256.58 MB storage and 116.71 MB program storage. Also RSToyGuy, MerdinH, Mighty Rom's, and a ton of others are good also. It depends on your preference.

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally Posted by selders59

I use several different rom's. Alot of flashing. Right now I am using a rom cooked in GC's 2.124 kitchen with a Sprint 1.1100F radio. My GC rom is stable and I have it loaded. The storage at start is 340.97 MB at start and program storage is 216.55 MB at start. When I finished loading all my extra's it is at 256.58 MB storage and 116.71 MB program storage. Also RSToyGuy, MerdinH, Mighty Rom's, and a ton of others are good also. It depends on your preference.

I'm so confused now though between kitchens and roms.

I'm looking at MightyRom and Merdin's Rom. If I download one of the kitchens in the stickies (there are two, what's the difference?) will I be able to load up these two roms in the kitchen and then cook up a custom rom with features that I select? So do kitchens get ROMs as inputs, and then output a fully customized ROM based off of the core of the input ROM?

[jucytec]

Originally Posted by fuzzybabybunny

I'm so confused now though between kitchens and roms.

I'm looking at MightyRom and Merdin's Rom. If I download one of the kitchens in the stickies (there are two, what's the difference?) will I be able to load up these two roms in the kitchen and then cook up a custom rom with features that I select? So do kitchens get ROMs as inputs, and then output a fully customized ROM based off of the core of the input ROM?

hmmm You've got some more learning to do...

There are different kitchens all over, but for the most part it uses BuildOS + some add(s) on to make your ROM.

Your ROM consists of

Your OEM Programs, in the OEM folder,
Your SYS Files, in the SYS folder,
Your XIP, in the ROM Folder,
Your BUILT ROM when you are done, in the RUU Folder.

OEM Programs can be anything, most kitchens will have OEM programs loaded in there, AND you can make more with your set of CAB files...

SYS Files and XIP has direct impact on how fast/well your ROM will behave, SYS Files have versions attached to them, and while HIGHER DOES NOT MEAN BETTER, some specific SYS versions are superior to others...

21015 21028 21018 are a few that really work well/fast.

You CAN... Mix and Match SYS and XIP but... if you get further apart in revisions, you increase the change of cooking a bad ROM.. Usually it won't boot... in which case you'll have to cook another one and flash your phone using your SD Card in bootloader mode... (Also documented in stickies)

a LOT of SYS folders are mix and matched... not really a good thing... its best if all the SYS versions match up IMO.

anyway, happy cooking.