Kitchen OEM's and Extended ROM

[black88mx6]

If I cook my own rom with my vendors (sprint) extended rom customizations built directly into my rom, then I understand that I should be able to delete everything out of my extended rom and use it for something else. Any drawbacks to this concept?

I should be able to auto load items directly into this area as long as it is unlocked?

[avaya]

Yup... that's exactly what i am doing with it. I even have the registry mod to unlock the ext_rom built into the custom rom so i can just install right to it without doing anyting. ofcouse i still need to run the program to make the ext_rom visible.

[PaulFix]

I use 2 reg hacks to enable the ext rom

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemStora geManagerAutoLoadTRUEFFS_DOC1]
"Bootphase"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemStora geManagerProfilesTRUEFFS_DOC1]
"MountHidden"=dword:00000000


no need for other programs, leaves the storage card named "storage card" and does not cause apps to make a new folder named storage card in main memory

[luv2chill]

That just unhides it... does not unlock it, correct?

[JBabey]

I have an OEM package that will both unlock and make it visible if you build it into your package ... its under J_ (JBabey)

[willysp]

Originally Posted by luv2chill

That just unhides it... does not unlock it, correct?

On my device, those 2 keys both unhide and unlock. I don't have to run the .exe.

I have a 'yellow' logo phone, but don't have to hit 'space' after 'Y' when hard reseting. My co-worker has a yellow phone, but has to run the .exe to unlock, and the 'space' after 'Y'.

Anyone else's phone act like mine?

[konceptz]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't getting rid of extra files in your extended rom not give you any more space?

You'd have to repatition your ext_rom in order to see any gains, which is dangerous?

[xmind2006]

Originally Posted by konceptz

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't getting rid of extra files in your extended rom not give you any more space?

You'd have to repatition your ext_rom in order to see any gains, which is dangerous?

It does give you 10 megs "extra". You don't have to re-partition as that ROM partition is set on a lower level of firmware/hardware. You can delete the files in the extended rom and have 10 megs free for whatever or you can delete and do a complete hard-reset and the extended rom will still be there, including any programs you may have installed to it (I have done just that for applicaitons that are simply a single WM5 .exe program like FoxIt PDF reader or PocketRAR.

[imkk]

There is an OEM out there that unlocks and unhides it if you cook it in. Basically when I am done with a hard reset, phone comes up with the ext_rom open and ready to go. I typically install a few things there, so if I did not delete them before the hard reset, those files are still there.

[JBabey]

Originally Posted by imkk

There is an OEM out there that unlocks and unhides it if you cook it in. Basically when I am done with a hard reset, phone comes up with the ext_rom open and ready to go. I typically install a few things there, so if I did not delete them before the hard reset, those files are still there.

/Apache/Kitchen OEMs/J_ (JBabey OEM)/

download

J_Rom_Unlock

and put that in your OEM folder when cooking