How to Customize a Custom Rom: Adding/Removing Programs - Page 12

**gguruusa** · #**111** (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by denasqu

PPCKitchen question...

I reallly like using OMJ's ROM but there a couple things I don't need and a few I do. But I really don't want to "re-invent the wheel" here. I know (or think I do) that if someone built there ROM with PPCKitchen then I just need their selections.txt .... and any unique OEM's I assume... but OMJ didn't use PPCKitchen. OMJ already said we could cannibalize his ROM.

Can PPCKitchen "decompile" an nbh like Doguy's kitchen? ... or is it just for building from scratch?

No. Just for building

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.... um, Mr.President, I have a follow up question....

Can the "decompilation" from Doguy be utilized in PPCKitchen?

YES! But I don't think rstoyguy is going to get into that. It's not hard...

denasqu · #**112** (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 04:01 PM

Okay I think I have enough info now that I can do some serious damage.

Time to go have a lie-down and seriously ask myself "why is it that you want to get into this?" LOL

**rstoyguy** · #**113** (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 04:23 PM

I set up a rom like that way back when the Alltel gps rom first came out...If I remember right you setup the pointer in your selections.txt to point to a directory instead of an archive.

You know, there should be a "how to" forum in the Rom/OS Core Functionality or somewhere dedicated to the ppckitchen. That way we would have a place to discuss tricks like that and whatever else. I'm sure alot of users could use that, and a place to point noobs. I would be interested in knowing how to do this...I was told how back when, but it's buried in the ol' noggin somewhere...

**gguruusa** · #**114** (**permalink**) 09-06-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

I set up a rom like that way back when the Alltel gps rom first came out...If I remember right you setup the pointer in your selections.txt to point to a directory instead of an archive.

something like that. It's a trace more complicated now, but same general prinicple.

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You know, there should be a "how to" forum in the Rom/OS Core Functionality or somewhere dedicated to the ppckitchen. That way we would have a place to discuss tricks like that and whatever else. I'm sure alot of users could use that, and a place to point noobs. I would be interested in knowing how to do this...I was told how back when, but it's buried in the ol' noggin somewhere...

Wouldn't that be nice?

As we get stuff typed up, you can get it by poking the ppckitchen logo in my signature.

avhokie · #**115** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 01:32 AM

rstoyguy, thanks for all of the info. I'm a noob when it comes to cooking ROMs and this thread has been very helpful. Let me know if you ever find out why you can't use some previously cooked ROMs as the base for your method. I'd love to use the ROM found here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36924 as my base, but like some others here I just get to the second startup screen and it locks up. And I don't see any .hv files in my kitchen directory either...

**rstoyguy** · #**116** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by avhokie

rstoyguy, thanks for all of the info. I'm a noob when it comes to cooking ROMs and this thread has been very helpful. Let me know if you ever find out why you can't use some previously cooked ROMs as the base for your method. I'd love to use the ROM found here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=36924 as my base, but like some others here I just get to the second startup screen and it locks up. And I don't see any .hv files in my kitchen directory either...

I can tell by the base:

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Originally Posted by wdm

CE OS 5.2.20273 (Build 20273.1.3.3)
ROM Version: 3.09.666.1

This rom was made with ppckitchen's Kitchen, these cannot be used with this method. Ask whosdaman for his kitchen, if he'll give them up.

Funny, whodamans using the ppckitchen, yet he kept a "bell" numbering system.

avhokie · #**117** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 02:05 PM

Thanks again, rstoyguy. I guess I'll try the PPCKitchen method for now until I get more comfortable.

nokry56 · #**118** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 11:28 PM

I'm trying to customize WDM's Full ROM, and found that rather than using the OEM folder he used the SYS folder for a lot of his OEMs. What can I do to remove those? They are neatly divided into folders so I know what I will be deleting...

EDIT: nvm, reading the post above me now.

**rstoyguy** · #**119** (**permalink**) 09-15-2008, 11:53 PM

Remember, Roms you run prepit.bat on, the user added OEM's will show up in the ..\SYS directory minus the RGU, initflashfiles.txt and option.xml files...

I'm glad you found it!

**Whosdaman** · #**120** (**permalink**) 09-16-2008, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

I can tell by the base:

This rom was made with ppckitchen's Kitchen, these cannot be used with this method. Ask whosdaman for his kitchen, if he'll give them up.

Funny, whodamans using the ppckitchen, yet he kept a "bell" numbering system.

I have an answer for that....I changed the version number, but it kept the Bell version number instead.....so idk, personally I put my name in my ROM's wherever I can

, and the version was going to be one of them