WM6.1 (Avis) kitchen based on C_Shekhar WM6.1 ROM

[Avis]

I've made WM6.1 ROM kitchen for Himalaya on the base of c_shekhar's WM6.1 ROM.
It's 3-rd beta version (for testing)
- .NET CF 3.5 / 2.0 optional
- SQL CE 3.5 / 3.0 otional
- new Touch-like Dialer optional
- other packages sorting
- some OEM-soft removed
- offset for PagePool change (HEX-edit): 0x004575b8
- offset for RAMDisk change (HEX-edit): 0x00456250
Here is the link (re-updated at 19.03.2008)
http://www.4shared.com/file/41258519/5557caa1/AvS_6_1_Kitchen_b3_clean.html

p.s. Many thanks to C_Shekhar for the base ROM!
And thanks to all that guys, who makes ROM-tools!

Avis.

[insaint]

Hm? Made ROM, flashed, now the screen stays white, though ActiveSync conects without a problem and thru it i can even browse the file system. Since this is my first time at this, will someone please tell me what i did wrong? :)

I deselected most of the options, kept the following:

- .NET CE 3.5
- SQL CE 3.5
- Office 2007
- SMS Alert Fix
- no RAM Disk selected (i suspect this is wrong)

[c_shekhar]

Nice efforts Avis! Hope it works fine for the people.

The kitchen is full of too many packages and option to select/deselect them as well. But since the Hima ROM size is very small (32MB only) and the OS of 6.1 is very big in itself, then you have to deselect most of the options to have successful cooking.

[Avis]

- SQL CE 3.5
- no RAM Disk selected (i suspect this is wrong)
I haven't tested SQL CE.
And if You deselect RAM DISK (or select any other, then 48 Mb - it's default in this kitchen) - You HAVE to edit nk.nba (in the tmp folder after runing BuildOS) with HEX-edit and set proper size (search this forum for correct values) on offset 0x00456250

Hope it works fine for the people.
I hope too.
Thanks to You for XIP-porting and registry making :)
p.s. It looks strange, that cprog.exe is in XIP-section now...

[insaint]

Thank you for clearing that up.

Isn't it the SQL CE required for contacts and sms database? Or maybe there is SQL CE 3 built in anyway? Then the SQL CE 3.5 is simply upgrading it? Sory about the many questions, i still have lot to learn :p

I also noticed that if WMP selected, the BUILDIMGFS crashes - there is a "send/don't send" windows error message. Thou it would seam that it happens after it is done it's work.

10x in advance.

P.S.: At this point I had no luck in cooking a functioning ROM, no matter what options I use, not even the default ones.

[Avis]

Isn't it the SQL CE required for contacts and sms database?
No, contacts & sms don't use this databse.
I don't know what th SQL CE for in my PDA and I don't use it :)
I also noticed that if WMP selected, the BUILDIMGFS crashes - there is a "send/don't send" windows error message. Thou it would seam that it happens after it is done it's work.
This Crash appears only if You select too many packeges in BuildOS. Deselect some of them and try again. And look carefully for free sectors after build (after running createROM.bat).
P.S.: At this point I had no luck in cooking a functioning ROM, no matter what options I use, not even the default ones.
And maybe it would be useful for You to read thread about AKU 0.7.0 kitchen.
This kitchen is just the same, except core files.

[insaint]

10x about clarifying about SQL CE.

This Crash appears only if You select too many packeges in BuildOS. Deselect some of them and try again. And look carefully for free sectors after build (after running createROM.bat).
The crash ocured even when WMP was the only thing selected. 2 times i tried making ROM with default settings, one time the crash ocured, second time not. Every other time there was crash, and free sectors never went below 8F. I was trying to make clean-lean ROM.

And maybe it would be useful for You to read thread about AKU 0.7.0 kitchen.
This kitchen is just the same, except core files.
I read it, didn't understand all of it, but as far as i can understand i didn't make anything "bad", but simply I don't get working ROM. It's probably my fault, i must be missing something. As I said before, it's new to me. Hope I will not be too much of a nuisance. I'll continue reading and try to understand it better. Thanks again.

P.S.: Practiced some on the 6.0 kitchen and had no problems there.

P.S. 2: I used the Syed Ather's WM6.1 AKU 1.0.0 and xda2nbftool.exe from your kitchen:

xda2nbftool -x nk.nbf nk.nba 0x20040304

hex edited nk.nba at offset 0x00456250, from FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 07 to FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 08

xda2nbftool -c -u nk.nba

xda2nbftool -x nk.nba nk.nbf 0x20040304

flashed the ROM and the result was similar to the cooked ones witj your kitchen - XDA boots into white blank screen, conects to PC ActiveSync, even the file system is browsable, but no interface on the screen.

Is it possible that there is a problem with xda2nbftool.exe or might the 0x20040304 be wrong?

[Avis]

1The crash ocured even when WMP was the only thing selected. 2 times i tried making ROM with default settings, one time the crash ocured, second time not. Every other time there was crash, and free sectors never went below 8F. I was trying to make clean-lean ROM.
I can't understand how with equal settings You get different resaults %)
Maybe You don't have enough free HDD-space or free RAM on Your PC?


P.S.: Practiced some on the 6.0 kitchen and had no problems there.
Is it possible that there is a problem with xda2nbftool.exe or might the 0x20040304 be wrong?[/I]
If You want to change RAMDisk size on some cooked ROM You have to do 2 things:
1) HEX-edit nk.nba (You did it correctly)
2) decode "default.hv" into ".rgu" file - this is registry. Find and set correct size for RAMDisk
(in case of kitchen this done automaticaly depending on selected value in BuildOS)
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\RAMDisk] --> 00 MB RAMDisk
"Size"=dword:00000000
"Address"=dword:98000000
p.s. and try reuploaded kitchen
p.p.s. btw, I have 06E3 free sectors if cook with all options unckecked

[insaint]

Thanks again. I knew I was missing something. I'll try what you suggested. :)

[Avis]

Kitchen reuploaded.
Boot-init bug fixed.

[emphaty]

Can you upload in rapidshare? I download in mediafire.com always disconnect until 99%. Thank you.

I'm sorry. I already remote upload in rapidshare.

http://rapidshare.com/files/99144452/AvS_wm61_kitchen_b1.rar

[insaint]

After the boot-init fix I finaly have my own home-brewed, cooked and working ROM. So you might be tiresome to hear this over and over gentlemen, but thanks again for your wonderfull work, you wonderfull people that made WM 6.1 possible.

But ofcourse as a newbie I would bore you with some questions yet again, sorry for that.

I have two isues with the cooked ROM:

1. It would seem that the keyboard is now a floating "window" and by the way, me and some other people on the forum apparently, don't like the new keyboard skin. Is there a way to fix either of these?

2. The Office (Word and Excel) apear to go outside of screen boundaries, there should be a toolbar at the bottom, but it isn't there and the text and scrollbar do not end at the bottom menubar, but go beneath it.

I would apreciate if you answer, if you find the time. Thank you again and in advance.

Edit: Here are some screenshots:

- The keyboard is in a floating window, you can see the titlebar (http://images24.snimka.bg/005398152.jpg)
- The keyboard floating window is draged and moved (http://images24.snimka.bg/005398154.jpg)
- Another shot of keyboard moved around (http://images24.snimka.bg/005398155.jpg)
- The scrollbar is beneath the menubar, office apps are outside screen boundaries (http://images24.snimka.bg/005398157.jpg)
- The scrollbar is missing a button, it is outside the screen boundaries (http://images24.snimka.bg/005398158.jpg)
- The toolbar is enabled but is out of sight (http://images24.snimka.bg/005398203.jpg)

[insaint]

Doesn't anybody have any idea how to fix the floating keyboard?

[Avis]

Doesn't anybody have any idea how to fix the floating keyboard?
Yes. This bug come from one of the ROMs, that I used for kitchen...
You can fix it in registry
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Sip]
"DragStyle"=dword:0
Anyway - this is fixed in new version of kitchen.
Kitchen reuploaded
fixed:
- floating keyboard
- .NET 3.5 conflicted with Phone
+ new dialer added

[insaint]

Thank you! You're the best :)

[Ather]

Great work...i have my self built a new kitchen for the hima's..its coded in C++ ..but its for very advanced users...just yesterday ive been discharged from the hospital..

[dkamin]

Hey AVIS,

thanks for yor very well work. All my trys with your kitchen are working without any Problems. One Question, what are your Z-Fix-Tweaks for ?

- are they Bug Fixes ?
- do you need them for your Russian-Version ?
- are they for your personal preferences ?

thanks in advance, dkamin

[Avis]

Hey AVIS,

thanks for yor very well work. All my trys with your kitchen are working without any Problems. One Question, what are your Z-Fix-Tweaks for ?

- are they Bug Fixes ?
- do you need them for your Russian-Version ?
- are they for your personal preferences ?

thanks in advance, dkamin
This pack contains some optional registry-tweaks.
- moves Internet cache to Storage Card
- sets "SMSDeliveryNotify" flag
- turns On "ClearType"
- adds Operator Names, that works on exUSSR territory
- and other small tweaks (You can look inside .rgu file in that package for full list)

[hagisbasheruk]

Being new to the forum and only having my device for 2 weeks i have tried all kitchens and roms , i used your kitchen to build a very light rom and have added most of Poorlyduck's Vista Suit and Slither SCLPC++ Cube with the Vista graphics i have came across a small problem though,i was wanting to add SpbELF_CalculatorSkin Vista style graphics but cannot replace SpbCalc_L.gif with SpbCalc_L.png and SpbCalc_R.gif with SpbCalc_R.png ,mabey there is a configuration file for this i duno , i just don't want to have to start again just to remove the SpbCalc stuff,anyway of making a flashable backup of my current image so that i can edit the nk.nbf/nba ?
I have actually used a combination of kitchens from you and Syed to make my image :D and installed the above on the device,there is still a bit i would like to implament to make it really nice

[Ather]

Being new to the forum and only having my device for 2 weeks i have tried all kitchens and roms , i used your kitchen to build a very light rom and have added most of Poorlyduck's Vista Suit and Slither SCLPC++ Cube with the Vista graphics i have came across a small problem though,i was wanting to add SpbELF_CalculatorSkin Vista style graphics but cannot replace SpbCalc_L.gif with SpbCalc_L.png and SpbCalc_R.gif with SpbCalc_R.png ,mabey there is a configuration file for this i duno , i just don't want to have to start again just to remove the SpbCalc stuff,anyway of making a flashable backup of my current image so that i can edit the nk.nbf/nba ?
I have actually used a combination of kitchens from you and Syed to make my image :D and installed the above on the device,there is still a bit i would like to implament to make it really nice
the solution is very simple..i too faced it..just open the gif file in Photoshop or any image editing software..and convert it (save as) to PNG format or vice versa..this should solve your problem

[vipa]

Can it autorun ExtROM customization from SD card right after this ROM is installed?

[swampy395]

Hi there thanks for the kitchen it's Great
Built the rom flashed it works great but ! I get Unknown Device and will not connect to Asynk any idears please, Do i need to edit nba if i didn't change anything in the buildOS prog left pp as was Thanks
swampy395

[Avis]

Can it autorun ExtROM customization from SD card right after this ROM is installed?
It can, if You place AutoRun OEM into OEM folder and check it in BuildOS.

[Avis]

Hi there thanks for the kitchen it's Great
Built the rom flashed it works great but ! I get Unknown Device and will not connect to Asynk any idears please, Do i need to edit nba if i didn't change anything in the buildOS prog left pp as was Thanks
swampy395
Maybe You need to upgrade ActiveSync?
Version 4.5 required to connect device with WM6.1.

[swampy395]

Maybe You need to upgrade ActiveSync?
Version 4.5 required to connect device with WM6.1.

Thanks found prob ramdisk ! edited the nba and reflashed ok thanks can you help me with my ba kitchen at all, I'm after upgrading to 19209 read all sorts of things but just can't get to grips with how to port a new core into my kitchen All the how to's are for everything but BA whitch like hima don't come from origonal roms I managed to extract XIP from a nba last night but All modual type folders with s000 files inside but no XXXXX.EXEs inside the moduals ETC. Do i port it into the nk.nba in rom folder ? and what's the nba in rom folder for ? would like to understand how and y it's there I know it has to be there !! is it to do with core/ramdisk/pagepool can i change it for a 19209 nk.nba ? sorry if my questions seem daft but can't seem to find the right answers on the forum
thank agian
swampy395

[aeroflyluby]

I have a problem with that kitchen, I can't read SMS. In oryginal when I click on message it shows empty text box without anything. After copying tofclock tmail and redist i can read messages but I can't turn on threaded mode, and when I copy tmail and redist from athers rom, when I click on message nothing happens.
What should I do?

[rahul0074u]

shekhar please tell me how to install window 6.1 on my moto q9h

[muckelmaus]

Never, with the help of this forum, as your device is not a clone of the glorious HTC Himalaya.