[SOLVED!] Add file to OEM?

[raidzero]

I used ervius package creator to convert a cab of mine into an OEM and it worked fine except it missed one file. I put the file into the OEM directory directory it created and added a line to initflashfiles.txt
it is supposed to go in the root of the device:
Directory("\"):-File("\filename.ext")
is this correct? do I need to generate a new GUID if I change this stuff? Thanks!

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[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by raidzero

I used ervius package creator to convert a cab of mine into an OEM and it worked fine except it missed one file. I put the file into the OEM directory directory it created and added a line to initflashfiles.txt
it is supposed to go in the root of the device:
Directory("\"):-File("\filename.ext")
is this correct? do I need to generate a new GUID if I change this stuff? Thanks!

Looks like your missing the "copy from". Try this:

Directory("\"):-File("filename.exe","\windows\filename.ext")

[raidzero]

thanks! figured it was simple... rebuilding now

[raidzero]

rebuilt it and the file is still not in the root directory? here is the complete initflashfiles.txt

;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Created by ervius packages creator-v2: Package: MobileVPN
root:-Directory("My Documents")
Directory("\My Documents"):-File("EULA Bluefire Security text.txt","\Windows\EULA Bluefire Security text.txt")
root:-Directory("Program Files")
Directory("\Program Files"):-Directory("Bluefire")
Directory("\Program Files\Bluefire"):-Directory("VPN")
Directory("\Program Files\Bluefire\VPN"):-File("bfvpn.exe","\Windows\bfvpn.exe")
Directory("\Program Files\Bluefire\VPN"):-File("getuuid.exe","\Windows\getuuid.exe")
Directory("\Program Files\Bluefire\VPN"):-File("VPNClientDefault.xml","\Windows\VPNClientDefault.xml")
Directory("\Windows"):-Directory("Help")
Directory("\Windows\Help"):-File("Bluefire Mobile Security VPN.lnk","\Windows\Bluefire Mobile Security VPN.lnk")
Directory("\Windows"):-Directory("Start Menu")
Directory("\Windows\Start Menu"):-Directory("Programs")
Directory("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"):-File("Bluefire VPN.lnk","\Windows\Bluefire VPN.lnk")
Directory("\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"):-File("getuuid.lnk","\Windows\getuuid.lnk")
Directory("\"):-File("bflicense.bfp","\bflicense.bfp")
;END Package: MobileVPN

[ChaosTheory]

My personal experience, when making an OEM you have to add the files while creating it, otherwise it doens't work right. If needing to modify the files while converting, OEMizer is easier to use.

[raidzero]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

My personal experience, when making an OEM you have to add the files while creating it, otherwise it doens't work right. If needing to modify the files while converting, OEMizer is easier to use.

does that mean the GUID will be incorrect? sort of like a CRC checksum or a passphrase to a wpa-psk wifi network? meaning the GUID is generated from the files the OEM contains? no that cant be right, oemizer makes the guid before anything else... anyway..

I am going to try a quick and dirty trick, make a new oem with oemizer that only contains the file I want to add and its destination, and just include it in the kitchen..

[ChaosTheory]

I think it has something to do when creating an OEM and putting everything together they all reference each other somehow, and if not included when the OEM is built, it doesn't see it..

Now I want $5 for my ubertechnical explanation

[raidzero]

heh, it seems like you just cant put stuff in the root directory from OEMs? even when using OEMizer to make my own oem with this one file in it the initflashfiles.txt it generated had \windows\ in it? is there another way to specify you want something to go to the root directory?

[ChaosTheory]

Try modifying the cab first and hard-coding the install path to be the root directory. From personal experience I have seen very little installed in the root directory, but haven't really made an attempt to do so.

[dan-htc-touch]

Directory("\"):-File("bflicense.bfp","\Windows\bflicense.bfp")when adding a file to a rom, all files are in /windows, so your source for the file has to be /windows