Extracting XIP from Mighty/Slience ROM and inserting into Calcu's kitchen.

[jucytec]

All,

I've wasted all day trying to figure this out and thus far I have been unsuccessful.

I'm attempting to extract the optimized XIP from Mighty/Slience ROM and putting them in Calcu's kitchen.

How can i achieve this? Given that I'm using Calcu's kitchen, I'd like to learn how to work with XIP using his kitchen.

I tried reducing the OS.nb.payload but keep getting the same 85+ meg file. I wouldn't be surprised if i'm doing everything wrong. can someone school me please?

[neurotek]

YOU have wasted all day!?!? LOL unfortionately i've wasted weeks doing the same!! It sounds like you're extracting the entire sys/rom and possibly the entire file system. It's a pain, lemme tell ya, what you want to do is make sure you extract XIP.bin, should be around which should be around 4.5 MB, os.nb.payload should be around 7-8MB, then can be shrunk down. Again, I have not mastered this yet and have beeen overwhelmed with other things. You might message one of those guys and just ask them if they'll hook you up with the XIP. I know they have done some crazy optimizations to it, so that may make it difficult too, just a theory. May also use the tools in Calku's kitchen and do the optimizations yourself. Is what I did.... kinda.... There's also an XIPKItchen created by LennySh it seems pretty neat. XIPPort is another useful tool along with htcrt. There's also htcRIE, ROM IMage Editor, just some of the tools available for xip work. I'd give you a clearer description, but i'm already under the gun to get a project done. GL Mang!

[jakdillard]

yeah don't take this the wrong way but u want to "use" mighty and silence's xip did u ask them how they feel about that lol also there is a thread dedicated for tutorials here and do your own work

[jucytec]

Originally Posted by jakdillard

yeah don't take this the wrong way but u want to "use" mighty and silence's xip did u ask them how they feel about that lol also there is a thread dedicated for tutorials here and do your own work

I did Not ask, i didn't think they'd mind considering its freeeeeeeee...

and Yes i read the tutorials, each time i've gotten more confused.

[TMartin]

Originally Posted by jucytec

I did Not ask, i didn't think they'd mind considering its freeeeeeeee...

and Yes i read the tutorials, each time i've gotten more confused.

You might want to ask, just the right thing to do. Ask Silence, you'll get your answer pretty quick.

[jucytec]

Originally Posted by TMartin

You might want to ask, just the right thing to do. Ask Silence, you'll get your answer pretty quick.

I already have...

[jakdillard]

they might because i would but on a side note here is a shortcut if it is a touchpro xip then it will work for you meaning its already ported all you have to do is extract it and add it to your kitchen

[jucytec]

Originally Posted by jakdillard

... all you have to do is extract it and add it to your kitchen

that's the part that i can't do... yer making me feel like a retard.

[dodge_longhorn]

Originally Posted by jakdillard

they might because i would but on a side note here is a shortcut if it is a touchpro xip then it will work for you meaning its already ported all you have to do is extract it and add it to your kitchen

well yea if its for cdma touch pro coudnt you just copy the folder and replace the current xip/sys files or would that just cause some problems

[jakdillard]

actually you guys should learn how to use the platform rebuilder tools it makes things easier but yeah to extract your xip use xipporterex it will do it for you