How to Customize a Custom Rom: Adding/Removing Programs

[bossrek]

Originally Posted by rstoyguy

I have noticed shrinkage of about 1-2mb in the past, but 10mb is significant. When you run PrepIt.bat are you waiting until it says complete? Same with BuildIt.bat. Both of these processes pop up several dos windows and it does take a while.

I have same issue, but mine is even bigger, I just PrepIt => BuildOS => BuildIt
And I did not change any thing. The original .NBH file is 148 MB and the result 109 MB!!
I even tried to flash the new small nbh file and after going into the boot loader the process start and just stops on 1% with the following message:
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error 244 invalid model id

the update utility cannot be used for your PDA phone, please check your update utility.

N-DJCP5567-SQEVc568-DJCP956
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Device details:
Rom Version 1.93.415.4 WWE (same i am trying to cook)
Rom Date 09/04/08
Radio Version 1.00.25.05
Protocol Version 52.29.25.12H

By the way I already run the Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex at earlier stage.

I hope if you can help
Thanks

[bossrek]

I found the problem, I flashed the RUU_Signed_1_93OliNex_HSPL_UnsignedEdition and every thing went fine, and I am really amazed how the file size reduced that much! any idea?
Now I have 2 questions:
1 can I change the room name?
2 If I make OEM with the OEMizer which needs a serial number, is there any way to include the serial so that it will be a registered software? do have a tutorial for that?

Thanks

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by bossrek

I found the problem, I flashed the RUU_Signed_1_93OliNex_HSPL_UnsignedEdition and every thing went fine, and I am really amazed how the file size reduced that much! any idea?
Now I have 2 questions:
1 can I change the room name?
2 If I make OEM with the OEMizer which needs a serial number, is there any way to include the serial so that it will be a registered software? do have a tutorial for that?

Thanks

Some roms are built with newer/different tools. Quite a few kitchens now-a-days are slightly modified versions of kitchens that were found elsewhere. This method usually doesn't work if your donor rom was built with ppckitchen's. Thus the shrinkage. A good indicator without flashing is check to see if the registry hives are in ..\kitchen\SYS\MetaData. Your looking for user.hv and default.hv..

1. http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread...658#post609658
2. You'll need to find where the program puts the registration information. Either a registry entry or a data file.

Originally Posted by bossrek

I have same issue, but mine is even bigger, I just PrepIt => BuildOS => BuildIt
And I did not change any thing. The original .NBH file is 148 MB and the result 109 MB!!
I even tried to flash the new small nbh file and after going into the boot loader the process start and just stops on 1% with the following message:
-----
error 244 invalid model id

the update utility cannot be used for your PDA phone, please check your update utility.

N-DJCP5567-SQEVc568-DJCP956
-----
Device details:
Rom Version 1.93.415.4 WWE (same i am trying to cook)
Rom Date 09/04/08
Radio Version 1.00.25.05
Protocol Version 52.29.25.12H

By the way I already run the Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex at earlier stage.

I hope if you can help
Thanks

Make sure you are using the correct kitchen for your device. I haven't verified the tp identifier. If you are using the right kitchen and are still having problems, post the first line when you goto Startmenu-Settings-DeviceInformation -- IdentityTab. It should say like DIAM500 or RAPHxxx or something... This information is in this kitchen @ ..\kitchen\tools\vogue_nbh.txt

[m_reyna_16]

can anybody upload the kitchen needed because i go into the download page rstoguy posted but cant download it, press the link, but there is nothing in the folder

[ng12345]

so this tutorial doesn't work with roms created with ppckitchen?

i am trying to deconstruct groove and mightyrom and omj to try and pick and choose the programs that I want from each (imho each has pros and cons, so I am trying to get at a compromise between the three)

i'm guess each has some sort of "rom protection" since when I run prepit i end up with an oem folder containing a folder named "BETA, create your own rom"

during the dump process, all the files are created in the dump folder, but they are not placed into an oem or sys folder; then all the files are deleted when the dump finishes

is there any way to deconstruct these roms?

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by ng12345

so this tutorial doesn't work with roms created with ppckitchen?

i am trying to deconstruct groove and mightyrom and omj to try and pick and choose the programs that I want from each (imho each has pros and cons, so I am trying to get at a compromise between the three)

i'm guess each has some sort of "rom protection" since when I run prepit i end up with an oem folder containing a folder named "BETA, create your own rom"

during the dump process, all the files are created in the dump folder, but they are not placed into an oem or sys folder; then all the files are deleted when the dump finishes

is there any way to deconstruct these roms?

I think they all use protection so you can't see whose parts their using? OMJ doesn't on his.

pm on the way...

[ng12345]

edit: yah didn't

i was able to find a grove oem base at the least -- so thats a start

i just wanted to be sure that i included tweaks from mightymike/omj into whatever custom rom i built; reading through all the registry options/tweaks looks like it would take forever

thanks for a great tool

[gguruusa]

Originally Posted by ng12345

so this tutorial doesn't work with roms created with ppckitchen?

Apparently not. No particular effort has been made to make them not work, however.

...
i'm guess each has some sort of "rom protection" since when I run prepit i end up with an oem folder containing a folder named "BETA, create your own rom" during the dump process, all the files are created in the dump folder, but they are not placed into an oem or sys folder; then all the files are deleted when the dump finishes

Yes, that is the sign of having stripped information used to deconstruct the rom.

is there any way to deconstruct these roms?

There are ways. None so easy as working with an untampered rom, however.

[rjmjr69]

I've figured out how to take a cooked rom uncook it and put it into a basic kitchen now what I would like to do is upgrade the os with the latest updates. How would I do this while preserving everything else? Oh I also would lile to update system apps like HTC Comm manager etc. I understand how to cook the rom how to add oems etc just can't figure out how to UPGRADE an excisting rom "I have permission from the chef"

[rstoyguy]

Originally Posted by rjmjr69

I've figured out how to take a cooked rom uncook it and put it into a basic kitchen now what I would like to do is upgrade the os with the latest updates. How would I do this while preserving everything else? Oh I also would lile to update system apps like HTC Comm manager etc. I understand how to cook the rom how to add oems etc just can't figure out how to UPGRADE an excisting rom "I have permission from the chef"

After you have deconstructed the donor rom, grab the OEM that you want to upgrade and put it in your OEM folder. Then what I do is open the side-by-side explorer windows with your kitchen OEM directory on one side and the new OEM on the other. In your .\kitchen\OEM side, search for the files from the new OEM and delete them. When you search, they will show up twice. Check the location. You want to delete the one out of OEMAPPS, not out of NEW_COMM_OEM. Once you get all you can, run buildos and it will find the other duplicates for you....