How to Customize a Custom Rom: Adding/Removing Programs - Page 3

**gguruusa** · #21 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

... You gain 10 megs thanks to compression!

No, it was always compressed. Bigstorage repartitions, sizing the OS partition to exactly what it needs, placing the rest in "storage memory". Most (all?) non-stock ROMs have had this done to them for Titan and later devices.

**rstoyguy** · #22 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gguruusa

No, it was always compressed. Bigstorage repartitions, sizing the OS partition to exactly what it needs, placing the rest in "storage memory". Most (all?) non-stock ROMs have had this done to them for Titan and later devices.

Thank you for the clarification. I don't recall where I got my answer from, but that definately makes more sense.

coldheat06 · #23 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 05:14 PM

In step 3 I can not download the OEM_PPCGeeks.rar file, can someone tell me where I can find it. Thanks

**rstoyguy** · #24 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by coldheat06

In step 3 I can not download the OEM_PPCGeeks.rar file, can someone tell me where I can find it. Thanks

It used to be on the ftp.... You can use the one from the PPCKitchen

#25 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 07:02 PM

[quote=rstoyguy;270614]I did the 5 steps, and here is what I got...Exactly the same.

The kitchen in the link utilizes "BigStorage" technology that saves you on average 10megs when you flash your rom. Giving you more room on your
device.

So your problem is no problem at all right? You gain 10 megs thanks to compression! I've used this kitchen for so long, I almost forgot about it....
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Yeah but when you try to flash it it doesn't work. Some roms I have tried this with aren't reduced in the same fashion....The big problem occures after the phone starts to boot. You will get past the 2nd splash and enter a never ending black screen. But active sync will still connect and I can reflash a different rom.. If I install the same rom via his .exe then all is well. So something has to be going on during the breakdown and rebuild.....

**rstoyguy** · #26 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 07:08 PM

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Yeah but when you try to flash it it doesn't work. Some roms I have tried this with aren't reduced in the same fashion....The big problem occures after the phone starts to boot. You will get past the 2nd splash and enter a never ending black screen. But active sync will still connect and I can reflash a different rom.. If I install the same rom via his .exe then all is well. So something has to be going on during the breakdown and rebuild

I have no issues. Which nbh file are you flashing? It needs to be the one from the RUU directory. Which rom are you having trouble with? It has to be a rom that matches your radio flashed.

#27 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

I have no issues. Which nbh file are you flashing? It needs to be the one from the RUU directory. Which rom are you having trouble with? It has to be a rom that matches your radio flashed.

I am using radio 3.37. The rom I was using was Dereks 19.1 htc GPS. It flashes fine if I run the exe but if I run the nbh through the tools and then flash the nbh in the ruu folder that is what happens. But only this rom is giving me trouble. Weird...

**rstoyguy** · #28 (**permalink**) 05-05-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ptfdmedic

I am using radio 3.37. The rom I was using was Dereks 19.1 htc GPS. It flashes fine if I run the exe but if I run the nbh through the tools and then flash the nbh in the ruu folder that is what happens. But only this rom is giving me trouble. Weird...

This rom is slightly different than the others. I'll see if I can't finger something out later tonight.

**rstoyguy** · #29 (**permalink**) 05-05-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ptfdmedic

I am using radio 3.37. The rom I was using was Dereks 19.1 htc GPS. It flashes fine if I run the exe but if I run the nbh through the tools and then flash the nbh in the ruu folder that is what happens. But only this rom is giving me trouble. Weird...

After reading his thread, it appears to me that derek is having some issues with that rom.

Edit: This is from his thread, try it now.

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Originally Posted by derek

EDIT: I did package with wrong RUU version. I have deleted the v19.1 version from FTP and uploaded a new version. The .nbh is the same, it is just packaged with the correct RUU version. It is same file name, but is updated. Hopefully will help resolve some black screen problems.

coldheat06 · #30 (**permalink**) 05-05-2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

1- Deconstruct donor rom
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By now you have installed the kitchen, copied the donor rom and had a few quick pointers.
Let's get started...

Run PrepIt.bat

Some click on it out of windows explorer, and some run it from the dos command prompt. I have only had issues with ..\Tools\OEMizer.exe not doing it's thing in the proper directory. (which I never use...btw) Maybee that could be another tutorial. Windows seems to handle either for me just fine.

Tip: Contrary to popular myth, when you deconstuct a rom, the directory names for the OEM's stay the same and are easily identified!

When I run the PrepIT.bat file it removes the OEM folder, should I manually re-create it and add the OEMs that I want there?