PPCGeeks - How To: Customize your extended rom!

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thanks for this usefull apps

hey guys first off let me say how much i appreciate all your work on this you have made my life hacking my ppc6700 so easy i was wondering if we could get a comprehensive layout of what all these files do in the ext rom

SHOW:\Extended_ROM\Sprint_Logo.bmp
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PPST_FILE_SPCS_1_19_003_with_PRL2022 4.sa.CAB
EXEC:\Windows\PPST.exe
CAB: \Extended_ROM\DirectShow.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\RTPlugin_CDMA.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Cert_SPCS.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Cert_SPCS.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Fetch.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\WTLAudiblePlayerPocketPC.arm.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\AudibleSample.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Getmail.ppc2003.ARMV4Rel.sprint.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\sprint_software_store.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\GetGL.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\IOTA.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Customize_SPCS.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ButtonLock.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Enable_RingTone.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\Disable_RemoveProgram.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PhoneSetting_HelpFile.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PowerICON.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\TimeSnyc.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\HiddenDurationPage.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\ResString.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_IOTA_v1_10_Apache_206300.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_ErrCodeForSPCS_Apache_206300.sa.C AB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PT_RemoveHTCBatteryICON_Apache_20630 0.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_Version_Apac_206303.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_HTC_CM_Guardian_Apache_206300.sa. CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PP_LockUp_Apac_212705.sa.CAB
CAB: \Extended_ROM\PT_Ril_Apac_206301.sa.CAB
CPY1:\Extended_ROM\AddContact
CPY2:\Windows\AddContact
EXEC:\Extended_ROM\AddContacts.exe
LOCK:Disabled
RST: Reset

Any chance someone could point me in the right direction? About six months ago someone put together a file that included Colonel's custom extended rom config.exe file as an example.

I have it somewhere on my computer, just can't locate it after several hours of trying and searching here. It's always good to follow in the footsteps of a master, esp when something broke in what you've been using!

:-(

-TOV

TOV, not sure I know what you mean. Pending the Colonel's stepping in and clarifying, his 3.5 final rom included a boot folder with a readme.txt like so:
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- Place the Boot folder on you Storage Card (\Storage Card\Boot)

- You can run PPCPimBackup before you flash to not only backup PIM info, but also your messages.

- If you have a preferred theme, rename it as Custom.tsk and place it in the Boot folder.

- If you have Voice Command, place the VoiceCmd.exe in the boot folder.

- If you have any custom settings that you have put into a cab, rename it to Custom settings.cab and place it in the boot folder.

- If you have the mail2web setup cab (mail2webActiveSync.cab) place it in the Boot Folder.

- If you have backed up your pim.vol, you can place it in the Boot folder and it will be copied for you.

- If you use PIEPlus, place your PIEPlus.dll in the boot folder.

- You can also edit the config.txt in the boot folder to install other cabs you want. Place them in the Boot folder and edit the config.txt based on this example or the one there.

CPY1:\Storage Card\Boot\NameOfCab.cab
CPY2:\Windows\NameOfCab.cab
CAB: \Windows\NameOfCab.cab

What is performed:
SIPChange
PimBackup
ExtRom Unlock
Install Custom tsk
Copy pim.vol
Copy VoiceCmd.exe
Copy PIEPlus.dll
Install Custom Settings.cab
Install mail2web cab
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The folder also included a config.txt like so:
LOCK:Disabled
CPY1:\Storage Card\Boot\NameOfCab.cab
CPY2:\Windows\NameOfCab.cab
CAB: \Windows\NameOfCab.cab
CPY1:\Storage Card\Boot\mail2webActivesync.cab
CPY2:\Windows\mail2webActivesync.cab
CAB: \Windows\mail2webActivesync.cab
CPY1:\Extended_ROM\config.txt
CPY2:\Windows\Config.txt
LOCK:Disabled
RST: Reset

The folder also included a large custom settings cab.

Yeah. that's what I'm looking for. I want to rebuild the one I had. It was based on Colonel's model. Any chance you have the folder and config.txt?

Is it a way to include .reg files in the extended rom so they will merge into the registry upon a hard reset?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wideawake (Post 11398)

4. Delete all the unwanted/junk cabs sprint puts in there. List of ones to keep can be found here if you missed that in the ground rules. (GetGood, Audible player, and samples.....etc.)

can someone post a fresh link here? this one is dead, thanks.

Zod - check 5 posts up.

if I cook in the EXT_ROM UNLOCK cab into my next ROM, will my extended ROM be unhidden and unlocked, ready to use, or are there other steps that need to be taken?