How to make a custom rom using Helmi's AKU 3.3 ROM Kitchen

[finster869]

Anybody know how to conver the nk.nba file to nk.nbf using the kitchen method????

[ImCoKeMaN]

I just used the rom kitchen to build a rom, but it is nothing special yet. I created the nk.nba this way then used the tools from Wideawake's custom ROM directions to do the rest of the conversion and the load to the phone. Basically i just took the Helmi_c apache kitchen and removed powerpoint (one of the entries in the OS subfolder of the kitchen) to test that it acted as i expected. I haven't added my own packages yet though. Currently with just that change (maybe something else minor that i don't remember) and a fresh ppcgeeks no junk sprint rom i have 36.09mb free storage and 31.24mb program mem.

To do the conversion to nbf use Wideawake's custom rom tools. The tool in the first folder is the one to encode the nk.nba an .nbf Then take that file to the 6. flash directory and load it up.

I plan to do another hard reset soon (since i didn't really load anything i want) but hopefully this will be enough info that i'll be able to load someone elses custom ROM (or packages) using the kitchen!

[finster869]

When I try use the encoder from the 1st file, it asks me to open a project file, which I don't have. How did you get around that?

[colonel]

Take a nk.nbf from an existing rom and decode it. This will give you a nk.prj and a nk.nba. Replace the nk.nba with your nba and then encode.

[finster869]

Mods:

How about changing the name of this thread to something like "how to make a custom rom using Helmi's kitchen method", or moving the 2nd half of the thread into a separate thread?

[finster869]

Like Imcokeman, I was able to delete several things from the rom. I also added smartskey, an alternate ringer and some other minor things. I still haven't tried/figured out how to add an OEM. Anyone figure that out yet? I posted some instructions higher up, but can't figure out:

1. how to know which registries to export;
2. How to export registries from the phone once you know whatyou need.

[schettj]

I'm making some headway myself on the OEM front, but I have not had any time to play with it since friday...

we should possibly make a sticky for "ROM Kitchen Roms" - I can rename this topic (I think)

[schettj]

Originally Posted by finster869

That ftp link doesn't seem to be working for me. Does it work for you?

It needs a user name and a password. I guessed that might be the name of the site (without -developers) and that seemed to work.

[colonel]

Where do you enter it? I am never prompted.

[andason]

ftp://xda:mad:da@ftp.xda-developers....oads/himalaya/