ProvXML Reference for Developers

**rstoyguy** · #1 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by boggsie

... not implying that either of you missed anything, but I eventually dug deep enough to the direct link to the file operations example code and thought I would add it to the fray ...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb737633.aspx

Best regards,
-boggsie

Almost exactly like regular .xml code isn't it...Actually I can't find any difference other than the naming scheme..

On a side note, I'm going to do an experament this weekend. I want to take as many of the mxip*.provxml files in a rom and convert them to regular RGU registry entries. I'm thinking it may be slowing down bootup speed as I've been using them alot lately since I've figured them out....

mrgeoff · #2 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

Almost exactly like regular .xml code isn't it...Actually I can't find any difference other than the naming scheme..

On a side note, I'm going to do an experament this weekend. I want to take as many of the mxip*.provxml files in a rom and convert them to regular RGU registry entries. I'm thinking it may be slowing down bootup speed as I've been using them alot lately since I've figured them out....

Let me know how that turns out. I'll be interested as to what needs to be applied at every boot.

**boggsie** · #3 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:25 PM

I'll go ahead and open myself up to a bludgeoning in the hope that if a better idea exists, you'll let me have it ...

What I am doing is chaining all of the provxml stuff that is new to me into a massive _setup.xml and then building that into ~RegSettings.cab which I run as the last command in my sdconfig.txt.

I am trying very, very hard to limit what I do with (inside of the kitchens) with PPCKitchen so that when updates come out, I don't spend time re-implementing my PPCKitchen tweaks.

Plus, there are still a few esoteric things (rstoyguy is cutting that list down) that I install with UC and I have settings, etc. that I want to take care of for those programs.

Best regards,
-boggsie

**rstoyguy** · #4 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgeoff

Let me know how that turns out. I'll be interested as to what needs to be applied at every boot.

I'm expecting some interesting results. I can tell you I had strange results with changing my mxip_mail*.provxml to a mxipcold_mail*.provxml... My thought process it would only load it once...I'll test that some more.

I'm sure that 50%+ of the provxml's in the stock rom are there to make it easy for tech support. Soft reset your phone and alot of sprint specific stuff get's reloaded. I just wanna know how does that affect bootup time...

mrgeoff · #5 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

I'm expecting some interesting results. I can tell you I had strange results with changing my mxip_mail*.provxml to a mxipcold_mail*.provxml... My thought process it would only load it once...I'll test that some more.

I'm sure that 50%+ of the provxml's in the stock rom are there to make it easy for tech support. Soft reset your phone and alot of sprint specific stuff get's reloaded. I just wanna know how does that affect bootup time...

I forgot to ask.... are you doing the provxml > rgu conversion by hand or are you using a tool? All I have seen so far is going rgu > provxml.

I'm starting to think that going back to the dogguy kitchen is the best thing for me

**rstoyguy** · #6 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgeoff

I forgot to ask.... are you doing the provxml > rgu conversion by hand or are you using a tool? All I have seen so far is going rgu > provxml.

I'm starting to think that going back to the dogguy kitchen is the best thing for me

by hand. I wish there was a tool. I started but I overwrote the oem directory accidentally when I was helping someone with their rom. I'll start it again, but it's a painfull cut n paste deal.

Then there are still security certificates and what not. I might have some time later this week. I have noticed that the newer roms seem to take longer to soft reset, so the curiosity is still there, just no time lately...

mrgeoff · #7 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rstoyguy

by hand. I wish there was a tool. I started but I overwrote the oem directory accidentally when I was helping someone with their rom. I'll start it again, but it's a painfull cut n paste deal.

Then there are still security certificates and what not. I might have some time later this week. I have noticed that the newer roms seem to take longer to soft reset, so the curiosity is still there, just no time lately...

I know it will be a lenghty process... but if I move away from from the PPCKitchen, it will be a necessary evil.

I hear ya on the no time. Sounds like you sold your soul doing the OEM requests

**rstoyguy** · #8 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgeoff

I know it will be a lenghty process... but if I move away from from the PPCKitchen, it will be a necessary evil.

I hear ya on the no time. Sounds like you sold your soul doing the OEM requests

A little more than I expected...

But if I do it, I'll detail the provxml's I did so they can be deleted, and include an OEM. They are pretty much standard so far in the different rom's that I've seen. Except the 3-4 that the different carriers include to tweak their cube/roms. I may come up with a ..\sys oem and then I'll do the sprint stuff.