Apache WM6 Kitchen CE OS 5.2.1908 (Build 18508.0.7.0) - UPDATED 20071217

[charleskincade]

can anyone please help. I had to do a soft reset after loading a cab. file and now my phone won't go past the windows mobile splash screen. can someone give assistance?

[cjbreisch]

I have a stupid question about S2U2. Please pardon my ignorance.

From what I have read, the wallpapers are a couple of JPG's in the install directory, and if I want a custom wallpaper, then I just have to replace those.

Well, if I install it as an OEM in my ROM, does that mean that I have to install my custom wallpapers as a patch in the ROM? If so, I think I'm better off not putting it in my ROM and installing it afterwards. I think I'm likely to want to change my wallpaper more often than I flash.

Of course, I've flashed about 6 times in the last 3 days, so maybe that's not true at all...

It looks like there's a registry setting HKLM\Software\A_C\S2U2\S2U2Path. Could I set this to where my wallpapers are? Or will I break the app if I set that to anything other than the install directory?

Don't take this as a complaint. I'm thrilled with the kitchen and how it works...just trying to make sure I understand things completely.

[schettj]

Originally Posted by cjbreisch

I have a stupid question about S2U2. Please pardon my ignorance.

From what I have read, the wallpapers are a couple of JPG's in the install directory, and if I want a custom wallpaper, then I just have to replace those.

Yep, but, since all the wallpaper files have to get copied into their final location anyway (\Windows\gfx) you can just copy your files into that location after you flash your rom... or just name the files the same as the ones in the s2ul OEM, and drop them in Patches before you build your rom, and yours will overwrite the rom-versions and get copied into the right place on the hard reset.

Make sense?

Edit: Don't change the registry, that points to where a bunch of images used by S2UL are kept. Including the wallpaper.

[Snager]

Originally Posted by cjbreisch

I have a stupid question about S2U2. Please pardon my ignorance.

From what I have read, the wallpapers are a couple of JPG's in the install directory, and if I want a custom wallpaper, then I just have to replace those.

Well, if I install it as an OEM in my ROM, does that mean that I have to install my custom wallpapers as a patch in the ROM? If so, I think I'm better off not putting it in my ROM and installing it afterwards. I think I'm likely to want to change my wallpaper more often than I flash.

Of course, I've flashed about 6 times in the last 3 days, so maybe that's not true at all...

It looks like there's a registry setting HKLM\Software\A_C\S2U2\S2U2Path. Could I set this to where my wallpapers are? Or will I break the app if I set that to anything other than the install directory?

Don't take this as a complaint. I'm thrilled with the kitchen and how it works...just trying to make sure I understand things completely.

I think you should just install S2U2 instead of adding it as OEM ....all the images for S2U2 take up twice the space ...one in \windows and other one in \Windows\gfx ... with the extra space you save, you can add other OEM packages

what i do is i keep all the files that are custom to me....like images and links in my storage card and after a flash or hard reset i just copy/paste them over to My Device path example for S2U2 i would keep my custom wallpaper.jpg in a folder

\Storage Card\BackUp\Program Files\S2U2\gfx\wallpaper.jpg so when it comes time to copy everything all i do is highlight everything in BackUp then copy then paste to My Device ...and your somewhat back to what you had before the Hard reset or flash

[cjbreisch]

Originally Posted by schettj

Yep, but, since all the wallpaper files have to get copied into their final location anyway (\Windows\gfx) you can just copy your files into that location after you flash your rom... or just name the files the same as the ones in the s2ul OEM, and drop them in Patches before you build your rom, and yours will overwrite the rom-versions and get copied into the right place on the hard reset.

Make sense?

Edit: Don't change the registry, that points to where a bunch of images used by S2UL are kept. Including the wallpaper.

Makes perfect sense. I didn't realize that there were also things in \Windows\gfx.

Originally Posted by Snager

I think you should just install S2U2 instead of adding it as OEM ....all the images for S2U2 take up twice the space ...one in \windows and other one in \Windows\gfx ... with the extra space you save, you can add other OEM packages

what i do is i keep all the files that are custom to me....like images and links in my storage card and after a flash or hard reset i just copy/paste them over to My Device path example for S2U2 i would keep my custom wallpaper.jpg in a folder

\Storage Card\BackUp\Program Files\S2U2\gfx\wallpaper.jpg so when it comes time to copy everything all i do is highlight everything in BackUp then copy then paste to My Device ...and your somewhat back to what you had before the Hard reset or flash

After further consideration, I think I'm going to do just this. Of course, this means that I need to make a new ROM without S2U2. Well, I haven't flashed my ROM in over 16 hours, so I guess its about time...

Thanks for all the help, both of you.

[Gervy]

Originally Posted by cjbreisch

Well, I haven't flashed my ROM in over 16 hours, so I guess its about time...

LOL - that's how I feel. Constant reflashing and re-customizing.
Ahhh, the downside of wanting every little update and tweak to be perfect.

[guitardoc64]

Originally Posted by Gervy

LOL - that's how I feel. Constant reflashing and re-customizing.
Ahhh, the downside of wanting every little update and tweak to be perfect.

Me too. Going on the same ROM since tuesday and a lot has changed since then!

[daveedem]

Originally Posted by Gervy

LOL - that's how I feel. Constant reflashing and re-customizing.
Ahhh, the downside of wanting every little update and tweak to be perfect.

a flashing we will go , a flashing we will go, hi ho merry oh (yah I have a 4 1/2 year old)

just did 3rd flash in as many days... we're all such picky bastards LOL.

Tiermann, Luv2chill, Helmi, GRR..usa, verizonguy... it's like they're our pushers with the latest "fix" for us--- we just have to try it. I feel like such a crack whore.. LMAO

Tiermann... thanks for splitting out Office... great option saving a bit of space.

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by cjbreisch

After further consideration, I think I'm going to do just this. Of course, this means that I need to make a new ROM without S2U2. Well, I haven't flashed my ROM in over 16 hours, so I guess its about time...

Better than an SD card, is to use your ExtROM for S2U2's graphics files. If you put them on the ExtROM, and make an OEM to redirect S2U2s gfx location registry value to there, you'll be all set to go without wasted space or a copy. (you can't do the same thing with your SD card because SD cards aren't always mounted when the system exits standby mode - ExtROM is).

[cjbreisch]

Originally Posted by gguruusa

Better than an SD card, is to use your ExtROM for S2U2's graphics files. If you put them on the ExtROM, and make an OEM to redirect S2U2s gfx location registry value to there, you'll be all set to go without wasted space or a copy. (you can't do the same thing with your SD card because SD cards aren't always mounted when the system exits standby mode - ExtROM is).

Pardon my confusion. Are you saying that I can put S2U2 in my ROM, but redirect where it looks for the jpegs to a folder in my Ext Rom?