Back when I owned an XDA II, someone created an online ROM cooker that you could customise on the website... choose which programs and tweaks you wanted to install and then it cooked it for you and provided it for download.
Will something like this ever be available for the Hermes or is this idea dead now that MS won't allow ROMS for download? I have been reading about the ROM Koch and love the progress but am wondering if it will ever be streamlined to a simple click & cook type of interface...
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Back when I owned an XDA II, someone created an online ROM cooker that you could customise on the website... choose which programs and tweaks you wanted to install and then it cooked it for you and provided it for download.
Will something like this ever be available for the Hermes or is this idea dead now that MS won't allow ROMS for download? I have been reading about the ROM Koch and love the progress but am wondering if it will ever be streamlined to a simple click & cook type of interface...
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can you provide a link as to this site??
M$ will come down on top of us, like a ton of bricks i rekon....but id LOVE to see this
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walshieau, this was about 4 years ago when the XDA II was at its most popular. Maybe someone else here who owned an XDA II may recall it or know how it worked.
I just did a quick Google hoping something would jog my memory and I found a thread on xda-developers!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=226272
The site is shutdown now though.
a quick google comes back with http://www.romkitchen.de/ as one of the first results
well since Olipro and dutty have managed to port all of the tools to .NET im happy to host the website if they want their code ported to online applications....
There was another provided by a guy named Yorch I recall as well that was a good online one... I think it died off though
Yorch that was it!
That site was fantastic! If we could do the same for the Hermes, that'd be... even more...... fantastic!
I don't know how to go about this, but since seth isnt goin to be making anymore roms the the Neon, I was wondering if someone could starting towards his direction. I would be the first to do this, but i haven't a clue where start. Sorry if this sounds dumb.
well first big thanx for you on taking on this task and its great appreciated im sure by the NEON community.im sure u already asked seth on how to start cooking and search this forum for some other NEON developers.ill help as much as i can.thanx
-wayne
Im learning to cook foor the Neon aswell Seth has given me soem tips and the kitchen he uses, although i don't know how we can better Seths current Rom its great
Could you show me the foundation of it? build on up?
Neon and Niki are very simulare ... i doesnt understand, why nobody try to found out, the different settings off both device, to create a OEM Pack?
An OEM pack would be great
I'm in the same boat myself. I've been reading the forums here for a while now and have a ****load of tools, but I don't know if I have the right tools to cook a ROM for the neon200.
I'm using Seth's Diamond v4 and it works very well, but I would like to cook a ROM that is stripped to the bone and build it back up over time.
If you have any hints or tips on how to cook for the neon please post them, and I'll try to post anything useful (or unsuccessful, until I brick my phone, lol)
Cheers.
starting from scratch?
I believe we should start by changing toms rom and black mary rom to be configured for the neon. it would be great to be able to have everyone benefit from they're work.
Excuse me...could you please direct me to the kitchen?
If someone has a kitchen, I'll start cooking today. I've cooked afew of my own roms, for private use, on my Kaiser. I've had my NEON 300 for about a month, and love it. If Seth has a kitchen do we know which? If someone's already obtained it from him, can you post it? I'll work on an OEM pack...this isn't really all that different from most of them floating around, it's not like most of the HTC apps haven't already been pooped out in oem fashion, ready to cook. This is how communities grow, with people willing to learn for the support and benefit of everyone.
I just cooked my first Neon200 ROM on the weekend using the Kaiser Kitchen with htcrt settings that NetrunnerAT posted:
[Neon]
Experimental=1
ModelId=NEON****
SignMaxChunkSize=64
RomSections=4, "0x200,SPL,262144,TRUE", "0x600,Splash,262144,FALSE", "0x301,Radio,17563648,TRUE", "0x400,OS,0,FALSE"
I took a vendor image and added some packages cooked it and flashed it and my phone still worked after it, lol. Not all the apps I added worked, but the process did.
I'm going to play with it some more until I get it right (my GFs new favorite saying is, "Are you playing with that f**king phone again!!!). I'd like to build an ultralite ROM with decent drivers that can be built on.
Netrunner posted in this thread that creating an OEM pack for the Neon shouldn't be too hard, but it seems that there aren't alot of knowledgeable people out there with Neons. The differences might be small but to a n00b (like me, lol) they're pretty major. I've read about as much as I can, (I saved my weekend FF session and it has 259 tabs - and on a side note it peaked @ 1,002,384K and while I know that IE would have drowned in it's own blood, 4MB per tab still seems excessive ...) Any Neon specific help and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Next I'm gonna try and take a stock WM6 ROM and port it to 6.1, we'll see what happens from there ...
Hey hey, well done. sounds good my girlfriend says the same thing haha
solution for that problem
I often hear it from my girl too... what I have done is bought her a htc dual now she's into xda too... a question though how can I know if I have a neon or a htc touch dual? from the back of the phone I have HTC dual but when I search into net NEON looks like a htc dual touch... a bit confused here
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I often hear it from my girl too... what I have done is bought her a htc dual now she's into xda too... a question though how can I know if I have a neon or a htc touch dual? from the back of the phone I have HTC dual but when I search into net NEON looks like a htc dual touch... a bit confused here
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where are you from? If your in the US, most cases you have a neon. If it doesnt have it listed (on back of device), you probably have a niki. Check settings>device information>identity
mjthrupp said:
I just cooked my first Neon200 ROM on the weekend using the Kaiser Kitchen with htcrt settings that NetrunnerAT posted:
[Neon]
Experimental=1
ModelId=NEON****
SignMaxChunkSize=64
RomSections=4, "0x200,SPL,262144,TRUE", "0x600,Splash,262144,FALSE", "0x301,Radio,17563648,TRUE", "0x400,OS,0,FALSE"
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I've got the Niki Kitchen, where do I change the settings so I can make the rom for a Neon200 instead of for the Niki?
I have no real idea about this stuff yet, but would like to learn and be involved...
Why is it that you can't take an existing Niki ROM and simply change a couple of settings and cook an Neon ROM?
maximus007 said:
I have no real idea about this stuff yet, but would like to learn and be involved...
Why is it that you can't take an existing Niki ROM and simply change a couple of settings and cook an Neon ROM?
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Im with you, would love to learn But, i think you need an OEM pack, change the radio...from what i know. I'm sure there is a lot more. NetrunnerAT knows how. Not giving up names lol
Manilla Rom
If any one has the kitchen, and is willing to throw out a few pointers, I would be more than happy to get started on a Manilla ROM. Does anyone have any idea where to get one? I PM'd Seth, but have not gotten a reply yet. Any ideas?
hey im new to the site, and i jus got an htc hd2 i love it!, i wated a new theme on my phone, ive been reading some things on the hd2 but it doesnt help me, cause i just got the hd2 not to long ago and only know very little about it, i know its a new hd2 n running 6.5 thats about it, i jus want a new theme, can someone plz help me get a theme from this site, onto my phone the easiest way ? lol ty ty so much.
You can find a lot of questions in this thread sir
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784430
I opened this thread specially fore new users; it will treat a lot of questions that new users usually have.
But if it can be useful;
Install also CHT (Cookie Home Tab) and CHTEditor (Cookie Home Tab Editor)
Page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=625483
And PS; themes can be found on the theme thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=535
In case of more info; don't hesitate to ask.
PS; welcome on xda
_fly said:
hey im new to the site, and i jus got an htc hd2 i love it!, i wated a new theme on my phone, ive been reading some things on the hd2 but it doesnt help me, cause i just got the hd2 not to long ago and only know very little about it, i know its a new hd2 n running 6.5 thats about it, i jus want a new theme, can someone plz help me get a theme from this site, onto my phone the easiest way ? lol ty ty so much.
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The best advice I can give you is to go into the themes and apps section and read read read......
There are mods out there for anything you could possibly want to do to your phone.....
Unfortuneately for the new user it may seem a bit daunting at first however through searching the forums and asking (if you cant find your answer anywhere) you should be fine......
If you havent already got it I think the first thing you should do is install CHT (Cookies Home Tab)..... It completely opens up the way in which you can modify the sense interface......
That should keep you busy for the rest of the night anyway......
Hope that helps.........
Lol I see Kurt beat me to it.........
conantroutman said:
Lol I see Kurt beat me to it.........
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We are from the same wood!
kurt-willems said:
We are from the same wood!
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Ha Ha Sounds about right
So I have had my HD2 a few months now and I've been happy with the stock look and feel.
Now I would like to start trying a few of the xda add ons and roms.....
However I do not wish to blindly jump...I figured I would ask the pros here.
So I would like to move up to the newer windows 6.5.x ( not sure what version were at), with the task bar at the bottom.
So I am on the Rogers Network ( Ontario Canada), with an Unlocked HD2.
I bought it on line but was unaware at the time I got wrong unit for here, as I only have edge...no 3g ( Unit from Hong Kong via Vancouver and ACEGSM).
No worries though, as I do not need 3G as I do so little on line on phone...Weather, a little FB, Yahoo mail, MSN Mail....so Edge works awesome for me.
So if I am to flash say mainly a stock look and feel to start, where should I start?
As said, phone came from Hong Kong
OS Version 5.2.21869
Manila Ver. 2.5.19211619.0
ROM Ver 1.66.707.1 WWE
Radio Ver. 2.07.51.22_2
What would my best picks be for my unit?
Is there an Oficial HTC Flash that brings me to the updated windows 6.5.x?
Is there someone who could advise me on what way is dumb guy proof ?
I can flash, as I flashed my Typhoon enough times......but a Typhoon and an HD2 are 2 different beasts.
Many Thanks in advance for any who step into the Yoda roll here!!!!
Anything?
A hint?
Greywolf_Ghost said:
Anything?
A hint?
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hey man, instead of flashing a new rom why not try cht first. its an easy .cab install and truely is awesome. after you installed that, you can then go on to mod your phone with new clocks, skins....well just about anything really. cht offers a quality starting block to build upon. just a thought bud........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792303
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hey man, instead of flashing a new rom why not try cht first. its an easy .cab install and truely is awesome. after you installed that, you can then go on to mod your phone with new clocks, skins....well just about anything really. cht offers a quality starting block to build upon. just a thought bud........
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792303
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Many Thanks !! I will try this out first.
So I still nned to find out, is there an HTC rom upgrade to move me up to Windows 6.5.3 ??? (or what ever the latest version is )
Or is that only by using a rom from XDA?
The reason I ask is it would be nice for me to have the buttons along the bottom of the screen, rather then the 2 screen buttons and the start at the top.....my thumb is rather stubby, so getting to start is a 2 hand job
There arent any official 6.5.x roms with the bottom start button, you'd have to HSPL your device and use a cooked rom for XDA.
Check the stickies in the rom development section for all the info you need on this.
Im not gonna make an assumption as to which model of HD2 you have, if it is the american model (green and red hardkeys / big fat double chin) then you need to be aware of the radio your flashing....
Seeing as you got it from HK then its probably not that one, better safe than sorry though....
As long as you read up on the subject first and make sure your reading the correct information for your device you cant really go wrong.
95% of the "bricked" phone horror stories you see on here are down to people not doing their homework first....
You mention that you'd prefer a close to stock feel for a custom rom so probably either an "artemis" or one of dutty's roms would be your best choice....
To be honest though if your happy with the performance your getting from your stock rom then it might not be worth the switch unless you really really want the 6.5.x look.....
+1 on the CHT suggestion too.
A must have (in my humble opinion) for any HD2....
Hope that helps.......
Many many many Thanks !!! Both donwhann and conantroutman !!!!!!
I will try CHT first before a flash, then when I have read, reread, understand the steps required I will try the roms named.
I have to say XDA is an awesome place to learn....it was a godsend giving my SMT 5600 (Typhoon) new life. As my friend who now uses my old phone will tell you.
Now I will be able to keep my HD2 feeling fresh and fun, thanks to XDA and it's awesome people
Thank you greatly for the advise !!!