[TUTORIAL] How to Cook for GENE [UPDATED FEB-14] - P3400 ROM Development

Hi,
In this tutorial I'll try to explain how to cook for ours Genes. I'll try to be clear and i hope all of you can understand the necessary steps to acomplish this work.
For any doubts feel free to ask.
Index of steps:
1st step: How to Extract files from ROM to make a BASE ROM.
2nd step: How to build your first ROM
I thank all of the XDA for this work
and sorry for my bad english

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How to Extract files from ROM to make a BASE ROM.
In this guide I not use any kitchen, only tools. This way is more easy to understand the whole process.
In this guide i'll use Chayn Diamond style ROM as an example but you can use any ROM that you like (The ROM must be unprotected).
Let's begin:
1 - Create a folder on your hd root (usualy C: ) called MOD_ROM and unpack the TOOLs folder inside it. Unpack Chayn and copy ruu_signed.nbh to MOD_ROM folder.
2 - Let's go extract the rom contents:
Type: (This will facilitate the work)
Code:
set path=C:\MOD_ROM\TOOLS
2.1 - Open a DOS prompt and navigate to MOD_FOLDER and type:
Code:
nbhextract ruu_signed.nbh
and wait it finish. This tool will extract all files inside a *.nbh file.
Now we have 2 files: 00_Extrom.nb and 01_OS.nb(We'll manipulate this file)
2.2 - Type:
Code:
imgfsfromnb 01_OS.nb imgfs.bin
This will extract imgfs.bin from os.nb. With imgfs.bin we can now dump the files inside rom.
2.3 - Type:
Code:
imgfstodump imgfs.bin
This will create a dump folder and store all files from rom inside it. This may take a while.
2.4 - Delete dump_MemoryMap.txt
2.5 - We have to run pkgtool now to create packages from these files
Code:
start "" /w pkgtool dump
2.6 - Now we have 2 folders inside dump: OEM and SYS. Sometimes pkgtool don't put packages in your right place so run this tool
Code:
pkg_cp
It'll put the packages in yours right places (if pkgtool left some). After this rename the dump folder to BASE_ROM and inside it create a folder called ROM. Should be this way: ROM(empty), OEM and SYS
3 - Dump and extract xip files
3.1 - Dumping xip
type:
Code:
msflshtool 01_OS.nb -d -p 1
It'll generate a 01_OS.nb.part1 file. Rename it to xip.bin
3.2 - Now create a folder called XIP inside MOD_ROM folder and type this
Code:
dumprom -5 -d xip xip.bin
This will extract xip files.
3.3 - Delete the dump folder and move XIP folder to ROM folder inside BASE_ROM.
Your BASE_ROM is now complete, ready for cooking.
Download Link TOOLS: http://www.4shared.com/file/84674501/ec87e7f4/TOOLS.html
Mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=27fc933b7e3147c3d1014a7a667fa2b4e04e75f6e8ebb871
In next step we'll build our first rom. When ready I post here.

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Awesome Tutorial
ramersonw said:
Hi,
For any doubts feel free to ask.
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Hi ramersonw,
i have successfully created the base ROM for my first ROM i am trying to cook...thanks for the wonderful steps it was so easy to follow...waiting for your next part of the tutorial...
Thanks in advance

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THank you Veryyy...................... MUch
plz Go ahed
we ARe waiting

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Thanks
Thanks very much for starting for the tutorial. Waiting for your next move

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Thanks everyone.
In a couple days I'll be posting the second part:
How to Build your First ROM

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Sorry, but where is pkg_cp (exe or bat) ?
@ramersonw: One more thing I wanted to know, if I remove office, will it give me more free space as storage memory?
EDIT:
Found pkg_cp.exe, Symantec has deleted the file as downloader ... (PUP) . But in my office, Mcafee Enterprise says nothing .

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very nice thanks
hi
ur tutorial is a great effort very nice of you to be kind enough to impart your great knoledge to others but i think for some one who is a non techi like me it would take some time i will regularly save ur articles and read them many times and then try all when in 100% sure
thanks ur great man

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Addicted2xda said:
Sorry, but where is pkg_cp (exe or bat) ?
@ramersonw: One more thing I wanted to know, if I remove office, will it give me more free space as storage memory?
EDIT:
Found pkg_cp.exe, Symantec has deleted the file as downloader ... (PUP) . But in my office, Mcafee Enterprise says nothing .
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Hi Addicted2xda,
If you remove the office you have around 3MB free to use as storage space.
About pkg_cp my antivirus not detect it as a virus. It should be a false positive.

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ramersonw said:
Thanks everyone.
In a couple days I'll be posting the second part:
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Hi ramersonw,
waiting for the next part of the tutorial...

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Originally Posted by htc3400
Hi ramersonw,
waiting for the next part of the tutorial...
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Hi htc3400,
I'll post in this weekend. I'm a little busy at work.

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ramersonw said:
Hi htc3400,
I'll post in this weekend. I'm a little busy at work.
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We are ready to wait! Because We know it will be worth it . Take your time .

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Well Ramerson, if you allow, i would like to post a tut to cook using your kitchen the way i do it. Its a little quick and dirty way and your tut would always serve as a great tool for advance learners but i feel that you have shortage of time a little greater than me. So it would keep the our not-so-patient fellows a bit busy while you post your detailed tut
Let me know what do you think about this idea.

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krazy_about_technology said:
Well Ramerson, if you allow, i would like to post a tut to cook using your kitchen the way i do it. Its a little quick and dirty way and your tut would always serve as a great tool for advance learners but i feel that you have shortage of time a little greater than me. So it would keep the our not-so-patient fellows a bit busy while you post your detailed tut
Let me know what do you think about this idea.
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doing this from kitchen is very easy I want to learn it dirty way
also I hear that new build of 6.5 u cannot use old tool did anybody know about this ¿??

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krazy_about_technology said:
Well Ramerson, if you allow, i would like to post a tut to cook using your kitchen the way i do it. Its a little quick and dirty way and your tut would always serve as a great tool for advance learners but i feel that you have shortage of time a little greater than me. So it would keep the our not-so-patient fellows a bit busy while you post your detailed tut
Let me know what do you think about this idea.
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Please do it . But preferably in a new thread .

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@ankit360 : May be for you dear, its very easy but not for most of our friends here. I too want to learn it the detailed way and thats why i am eagerly waiting for ramerson to post the full tut. I was saying to write a tut about the easy way. And by the way, your XIPs also miss cacheflt.dll and some other DLL files so using XIPPorter may be easy for you, but it definately does not produce complete XIP's. Cacheflt.dll can be used to gain good filesystem speeds and VanillaManila Ultimate uses it. I use the manual method of XIP porting for that. Anyways, If not many people call for it, i wont write it anyways. Its a hard task writing such long tuts

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krazy_about_technology said:
@ankit360 : May be for ........... tuts
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Write it PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE

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krazy_about_technology said:
@ankit360 : May be for you dear, its very easy but not for most of our friends here. I too want to learn it the detailed way and thats why i am eagerly waiting for ramerson to post the full tut. I was saying to write a tut about the easy way. And by the way, your XIPs also miss cacheflt.dll and some other DLL files so using XIPPorter may be easy for you, but it definately does not produce complete XIP's. Cacheflt.dll can be used to gain good filesystem speeds and VanillaManila Ultimate uses it. I use the manual method of XIP porting for that. Anyways, If not many people call for it, i wont write it anyways. Its a hard task writing such long tuts
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brother
plzzzzz write ur tut
we want to learn both ways of COOKING the rom.
thnx

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Addicted2xda said:
Please do it . But preferably in a new thread .
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+1 .

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Hi Sumit,
Feel free to post your tutorial here. It will help many people and we'll have more ways to cook.
Btw in this weekend I'll post the second part: How to build your first rom
Sorry to all for the delay in posting the tutorial. My job is taking much of my time.