Cooking for dummies (noobs)

[theloon]

I have taken the tile to make an illustrated cook book that should make anyone a junior cook. It is based on a modified version of Wizard rom packer kitchen by Ed Haas using the tools created by BEPE and MAIMAICH.
This document is in the form of a word doc.

Cook Book: http://rapidshare.com/files/70691555/Holiday_Cooking.rar

Tools: http://rapidshare.com/files/70012527/Kitchen_Tools.rar

Hope this helps! :D

[nutathis]

Very helpful...thanks

[X-plorer]

Thanks for putting this together! I could have used it last night at 3am! This is great stuff for a rookie cooker (like myself).

I just used it to cook up a rom from your Version 8.1 318 WM6. Flawless!

Ian

[b.mann]

I didn't see any tools for if someone wants to take an already cooked ROM (the nk.nbf) and then cook from that. Just a heads up you might want to add something telling everyone how to do that.

[theloon]

I didn't see any tools for if someone wants to take an already cooked ROM (the nk.nbf) and then cook from that. Just a heads up you might want to add something telling everyone how to do that.

Please re-read the title this is not what this thread is about! LOL
Are you here by accident?:confused: LOL

[variosteph]

hey theloon!
i want to say thank you!

just flashed my first selfmade rom!

it´s not so easy stay under 57MB, even if i put nothing in the rom than the normal things.

found a duplicated searchbutton.bmp in adobe lite and xbutton 2.0

is there a way to delete the weather plugin bmp´s from htc home, to save space. cose my hometown is not in the list, and i don´t use it.

just delete from package?

thank you again! you are my hero!:D

steph

[theloon]

hey theloon!
i want to say thank you!

just flashed my first selfmade rom!

it´s not so easy stay under 57MB, even if i put nothing in the rom than the normal things.

found a duplicated searchbutton.bmp in adobe lite and xbutton 2.0

is there a way to delete the weather plugin bmp´s from htc home, to save space. cose my hometown is not in the list, and i don´t use it.

just delete from package?

thank you again! you are my hero!:D

steph

Give it a try!

Just for the heck of it I will investigate and let you know.

[rrstx]

Is there any possibility of putting this on the XDA FTP server or on the wiki?

TIA,

rrstx

[theloon]

Is there any possibility of putting this on the XDA FTP server or on the wiki?

TIA,

rrstx

PM a moderator have them take a look and ask if they will do so.
It's fine with me!
Hope I have helped!

[b.mann]

Please re-read the title this is not what this thread is about! LOL
Are you here by accident?:confused: LOL



Not really. I still consider myself a noob at cooking because everything I cook freezes at the first or second splash screen. I was just taking a look to see if there was anything that I was missing.

[variosteph]

Give it a try!

Just for the heck of it I will investigate and let you know.

deleting the *.png´s from htc weather works great!

another question:

what if i leave out this packages:

autoupdate - windows update?
sqlcemobile
enterprise
catalog - Microsoft catalog?

for what are those?


steph

[theloon]

Not really. I still consider myself a noob at cooking because everything I cook freezes at the first or second splash screen. I was just taking a look to see if there was anything that I was missing.
Hopefully this document will help in some way.

[badguy999]

Can i modify any .nkb file with these software? If not, what do i need? There are few reallz great roms and i would like to add and delete some app.
Is that possible??

thanks

[KhMeRA]

I have taken the tile to make an illustrated cook book that should make anyone a junior cook. It is based on a modified version of Wizard rom packer kitchen by Ed Haas using the tools created by BEPE and MAIMAICH.
This document is in the form of a word doc.

Cook Book: http://rapidshare.com/files/70691555/Holiday_Cooking.rar

Tools: http://rapidshare.com/files/70012527/Kitchen_Tools.rar

Hope this helps! :D


WOW!! I cannot imagine how easy to cook my own ROM. Thanks TheLoon for this great cooking instruction. But how can I get the EOM for that base ROM?

[spencepu3]

mirror please

[funkadesi]

hmm i extracted ur ver 8.1 files and the kitchen in one folder... some how buildos doesnt show up and i get an error message saying "application failed to initialize properly (0xc000015( click ok to terminate app. ??

[Tsuioku]

hey theloon!
it´s not so easy stay under 57MB, even if i put nothing in the rom than the normal things.


57MB is the final compressed size of the OS (aka nk.nbf). As long as your Dump folder is under 80MB (81MB if you really push it), you're safe. If you don't mind some trial and error, you can just keep on adding packages until the *.nb builder gets an error.

[variosteph]

57MB is the final compressed size of the OS (aka nk.nbf). As long as your Dump folder is under 80MB (81MB if you really push it), you're safe. If you don't mind some trial and error, you can just keep on adding packages until the *.nb builder gets an error.

thanks, i think it´s the htc touch stuff that needs so much space, i will try to leave autoupdate and catalog and see how much space i will get.

my os-new.nb is always 57 - 58%

steph

[akashastrega]

Can i modify any .nkb file with these software? If not, what do i need? There are few reallz great roms and i would like to add and delete some app.
Is that possible??

thanks


I am right there with you. There are some amazing roms that I just love beyond words, but would love to take out a few things like Windows Live, and instead add the few apps I consider essential...and being a pain in the @ss to the original rom developer just to cater to my needs is not what I am into.

Thanks to theloon for this tutorial...if at some point you feel bored and would care to release an updated tutorial describing how to do this using an already cooked rom that we'd like to tweak a bit...well I'd sure appreciate it.

EDIT**
Found this thread...however, if someone who knows what the hell they are talking about could create a pictured tutorial supplementing these steps, I would be so happy, I'd name a soon to be born kitten after you (and give you the cat too...hint hint...really I mean it, I got kittens for a good home)...I am still stuck on stupid when it comes to making OEM packages and stuff though.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1457844&postcount=180

[fix_it_2000]

Once again theLoon comes up Trumps
All we need now is a consolidated application repository (by OS) and we will all be master Chefs

[mfrazzz]

I am right there with you. There are some amazing roms that I just love beyond words, but would love to take out a few things like Windows Live, and instead add the few apps I consider essential...and being a pain in the @ss to the original rom developer just to cater to my needs is not what I am into.

Thanks to theloon for this tutorial...if at some point you feel bored and would care to release an updated tutorial describing how to do this using an already cooked rom that we'd like to tweak a bit...well I'd sure appreciate it.

If you use the HyperCore kitchen (sticky at the top of this forum) you can take an nk.nbf file and place it in the Extract\Source folder. Then under the Panel folder is the Extract. Start that and just go through each step (they are numbered even so you do it in the right order). You may have to do it a couple of times to get the feel for the options, but when you are done you will have a rom that is pulled apart with the ROM folder (including XIP), and the SYS and OEM folders (note that OEM stuff may actually wind up in SYS, and some SYS stuff in OEM, but it will all be there). There may also be a Missing folder so you just need to take the files in there and figure out where they belong (use another rom's SYS folder as a guide).

Only problem with this method is if the cook pulled out the RGU files, then you won't have those (or if you try to dump Faria's last couple of roms, you get a mess as he cooks different than anyone else it seems).

Hope that helps.

BTW: I've released my "Cooking Packs" just so people can take my roms and make their own version now. Maybe other cooks will follow suit with some pressure (although it seems some of the cooks try to hide their work so people can't "copy" things. I guess thats their choice, but personally, I'm for giving back to the community, as it may spark a new cook that will come up with something better for all).

[akashastrega]

BTW: I've released my "Cooking Packs" just so people can take my roms and make their own version now. Maybe other cooks will follow suit with some pressure (although it seems some of the cooks try to hide their work so people can't "copy" things. I guess thats their choice, but personally, I'm for giving back to the community, as it may spark a new cook that will come up with something better for all).

And you SO rock for that...too bad you are jumping ship for the Tilt/Kaiser...
Traitor!!:p
I hope you plan on sticking around the Wiz's to throw your knowledge into the ring when needed. I think my main confusion in cooking my own rom is the whole sorting out process! Hence my request for pictures!

[TRLOS]

I have taken the tile to make an illustrated cook book that should make anyone a junior cook. It is based on a modified version of Wizard rom packer kitchen by Ed Haas using the tools created by BEPE and MAIMAICH.
This document is in the form of a word doc.

Cook Book: http://rapidshare.com/files/70691555/Holiday_Cooking.rar

Tools: http://rapidshare.com/files/70012527/Kitchen_Tools.rar

Hope this helps! :D

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