How to Customize a Custom Rom: Adding/Removing Programs

[rose1]

How do you add/edit the startup splash images and startup animation?

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by rose1

How do you add/edit the startup splash images and startup animation?

Follow this tutorial by dereknjenny04 to change the boot/splash screens. Doing so will be like hard resetting your device...

You can change the animation by replacing this file: \windows\SPCS_startup.gif using resco file explorer. (this will allow you to overwrite the system file)

[Videonut]

Originally Posted by rstoyguy

Those files are not necessary except when you flash the whole package initially. With this tutorial, the only one you really need to be concerned with is the .nbh file out of the release .exe. If there are two .nbh files inside, then select the larger one of the two. I'll check it out as well..

Edit: You want to use VOGUIMG.nbh...Executing the new .EXE will upgrade your radio, prl and rom. Do this before flashing/playing with a custom rom from voguimg.nbh.

Thanks for the info. I had figured that the radio was the special_4350_for_BM.nbh.
The files refering to ppst were concerning me since I want the ppst available in my new rom.
So I did use the voguimg.nbh and added a few oems and reflashed and as it turned out PPST.exe still installs at the "customization in 3 sec" portion after the flash.

Don't suppose you know what part of the stripped rom contains the after boot customizations?

BTW as I said b4, this tutorial of yours is really good.
Thanks

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by Videonut

Thanks for the info. I had figured that the radio was the special_4350_for_BM.nbh.
The files refering to ppst were concerning me since I want the ppst available in my new rom.
So I did use the voguimg.nbh and added a few oems and reflashed and as it turned out PPST.exe still installs at the "customization in 3 sec" portion after the flash.

Don't suppose you know what part of the stripped rom contains the after boot customizations?

BTW as I said b4, this tutorial of yours is really good.
Thanks

Don't have the "Brain" with me, but it should be ..\OEM\OperatorPKG_PT. And thank you for the compliment. I was a complete noob once and wish I had them then...

[Videonut]

Originally Posted by rstoyguy

Don't have the "Brain" with me, but it should be ..\OEM\OperatorPKG_PT. And thank you for the compliment. I was a complete noob once and wish I had them then...

Good call. Directory had some of the files that run during "customization" and a config.txt that showed all the programs installed during "customization" including ones not in that directory.
ppst.exe wasn't in there but it shows that it runs from /windows so it's likely in another oem directory. doesn't really matter but it's good to see how the customizations work. I'm thinking that any program that is cabbed and can't be OEM'd easily could likely be added to the config.txt here.
Thanks

[lllboredlll]

How do you edit the ROM version shown in the device info screen. I already know how to change the version in the boot screen (Dutty's NBH Tool) but have failed to figure out how to change it in the device information screen.

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by lllboredlll

How do you edit the ROM version shown in the device info screen. I already know how to change the version in the boot screen (dutty's nbh tool) but have failed to figure out how to change it in the device information screen.

set in most Sprint stock roms inside mxipupdate_zzPIED_100.provxml

or in the registry @
HKLM\Software\OEM
"ROMVersion"="RSTG 3.03 v1.04"

[lllboredlll]

Originally Posted by Videonut

Thanks for the info. I had figured that the radio was the special_4350_for_BM.nbh.
The files refering to ppst were concerning me since I want the ppst available in my new rom.
So I did use the voguimg.nbh and added a few oems and reflashed and as it turned out PPST.exe still installs at the "customization in 3 sec" portion after the flash.

Don't suppose you know what part of the stripped rom contains the after boot customizations?

BTW as I said b4, this tutorial of yours is really good.
Thanks

I know in the Titan ROM's that the 4350 file IS NOT the radio. The radio is merged in the RUU_signed.nbh. It's easily extracted with Dutty's NBH Tool.

[isamu49]

after you run the pkgtool to extract your oem and sys it looks like you are leaving some files behind. might be why a straight recompile breaks some stuff.

[QkSi1ver]

Thanks Great post!