Cook your own Custom Touch ROM

[dave68]

Getting password promt at yer FTP. I wasn't before...

[w0rdie]

It's a security thing in IE7. It's blocked.

[Exil3d]

I tried cooking myself, I failed miserably. But dertermination will one day allow me to cook.

[dereknjenny04]

Here is a stock vogue boot splash. It will hard reset your device.

[Exil3d]

huh ????????????????

[ababrekar]

Originally Posted by Old_Man_Jenkins

This is just a quick guide on how to cook your own Custom Touch 6.1 ROM. This is my method, others may have their own method. I am not re-writing a kitchen tutorial, I am merely condensing it into 5 simple steps. If you can follow instructions, you can cook your own ROM. The tricky part is, what do you do when you get an error? That's where the real fun begins, lol. It's trial & error.

All these tools are already out there, I only packaged them for convienience.....Thanks to DogGuy, Lattisimo, No2Chem, jakdillard, dharvey for making these tools available!

I have put together 2 versions, one that is based on a stock Sprint ROM w/ 6.1, and one that is based on no2chem's v107 6.1 basekit (clean). These kitchens are based from DogGuys Kitchen, I would recommend reading his readme for more detailed information. The readme is located in the root folder. I have made it alittle easier by including the input.nbh and I have also ran the prepit.bat.

Step 1. Download & extract the Touch Kitchen of your choice. ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/OMJ/Kitchens/

Step 2. Copy your OEM's into the OEM folder. Many OEM's can be found here http://ppckitchen.org/packages/PPCGeeks_OEM.rar . You may have to search the forum/FTP to gather the OEM's you want.

Step 3. Run BuildOS, make sure there's a checkmark for each program you want to include in the ROM, then click the green "play" button at the top. It will say done at the bottom when finished. If you don't add any OEM's, there will be nothing to "check" in BuildOS.

Step 4. Run "buildit.bat" (doubleclick it). When complete, your ready to flash ROM will be in the RUU folder, named RUU_signed.nbh.

Step 5. Run the ROMUpdateUtility.exe in the RUU folder, you may want to 1st use the included PagePool changer to set the pagepool higher. I use 32, stock default is 12.

If this is your first attempt to build a rom, start simple. Just to get the feel of it, use the stock kitchen, follow the above steps, but skip step 2 (dont add any OEM's). Run BuildOS, buildit.bat, then flash. Next time around, add in your OEM's.

I hope this guide will help anyone that has interest in building their own custom ROM.....good luck


If you would like to build from scratch, the original Kitchen can be found here:
ftp://up.ppcgeeks.com/Vogue/Users/OM...chen_tools.rar

very helpful guide OMJ want to ask just one question for the time being.. can these kitchens and tools and base rom be used for cooking custom roms for elfin? (Touch XL - 128 / 256)

[kellybrf]

i will be getting a vzw touch soon, probably monday, and would like to get the rom out there as fast as possible for the chefs. how would i go about dumping it?

[yvesgazin]

BuildOS won't run. I'm getting the classic '... encountered and problem... report to MS yes/no..." window/

I'm running windows xp tablet edition service pack 2

Any ideas?

Yves

[640k]

Originally Posted by yvesgazin

BuildOS won't run. I'm getting the classic '... encountered and problem... report to MS yes/no..." window/

I'm running windows xp tablet edition service pack 2

Any ideas?

Yves

If you're getting an error running BuildOS, you didn't follow the directions and skipped right to running BuildOS. First you have to extract the kitchen into the tools folder, then you can run BuildOS.

OMJ, the batch file needs some TLC. I'm editing it to trap for errors. Mine crashed during the building process and if a n00b went to flash their phone with the RUU, they'd probably brick their phone.

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by 640k

If you're getting an error running BuildOS, you didn't follow the directions and skipped right to running BuildOS. First you have to extract the kitchen into the tools folder, then you can run BuildOS.

OMJ, the batch file needs some TLC. I'm editing it to trap for errors. Mine crashed during the building process and if a n00b went to flash their phone with the RUU, they'd probably brick their phone.

It's rather easy to get errors building with those kitchen tools, but even so flashing the resultant ROM won't brick anyone's phone. Not boot, sure, but it's far from bricked.