[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario ROM Development] mfrazzz:
XDA Mobile 6 Release 5 Cooking Pack

Build your own flavor of XM6r5

By popular demand, I'm releasing the XDA Mobile 6 Release 5 (XM6r5) Cooking Pack. Basically, this is just a the ROM / SYS / OEM folders that I used to build XM6r4. Those so inclined, can download this and build their own flavor of XM6r5 and customize it to their heart's content. If you are looking for the already cooked XM6r5 then go to this thread.

NOTE: This is NOT a Kitchen, but is "guts" of the kitchen. I personally used anichillus' HyperCore Kitchen to build XM6r5, and recommend this kitchen. But since most all of the Wizard kitchens I've seen are almost all alike, these folders will probably work in the majority with only minor changes.

How to Use the Cooking Pack

First you need to download a kitchen and install it per the instructions for that kitchen. NOTE: This thread is NOT for supporting kitchens, and is NOT for general questions on cooking. It will be for the usage of this Kitchen pack.

After you get your kitchen setup, then download the XM6r5 Cooking Pack. Unzip the file and place the ROM, SYS, and OEM folders under the kitchen directory where it belongs (for HyperCore, these folders will go under the Build folder).

At this point you are basically ready to cook.

Where are the options.xml files???

In XM6r5, I only have options.xml files in the OEM packages that are optional between the Full and the Lite versions of XM6r5. By doing it this way, I was easily able to build a full version, then go back and build a Lite version but just unchecking everything. For me, rather than having a BuildOS that is loaded with lots of options, I personally prefer to have an OEM directory which (in most cases) is what is going into the rom, and another directory for things that won't go into the rom (OEM-Hold or somesuch. Call it what you want). Then all I do is take OEM packages I don't want in the ROM from the OEM folder and move them to the OEM-Hold folder. By doing this, they won't be part of the rom (and you don't have to deal with checking and unchecking things in BuildOS). If you don't like this style, then feel free to create options.xml files for each of the OEM packages and you can then check and uncheck to your heart's content.

If you want to add things to the rom, you'll need to create the OEM packages and drop those in the OEM folder. But thats beyond the scope of this thread. Please see Cooking and Kitchen threads on how to build packages.

Extras Folder

Also included in this Cooking Pack is an Extras folder. In here I've placed the OEM package for SuperDoku, and I've placed the NETCF 2.0 SP2 folder. To build SuperDoku into your rom, just drop that folder into the OEM folder. To build with NETCF 2.0 SP2 instead of the 3.5 thats in XM6r5, first copy the NETCF folder out of the SYS folder and put it in the Extras folder (rename it to NETCF3.5 or something). Then copy the NETCF folder in the Extras area into the SYS folder. NOTE: The only reason to do this is if you have an app that won't work with NETCF 3.5 (Pocket eSword is one example). But since NETCF 3.5 is the direction Microsoft is going, for future compatibility you should stick with 3.5 in most cases.

Splash Screens

Attached to this post are the BMP and PNG files used for the splash screens on XM6r5. While the graphics are not mine originally (I've found them here in the forums but asked permission for their use) some modifications are by me. If you are using HyperCore, there are tools for building splash screens in that kitchen.

NOTE: For me, the first splash screen (the so called HTC Logo, which I used the Cylon image for) tends to be the trickiest one. If the file size and complexity of the graphic isn't just right, the screen will not show up properly. If you are trying to build your own htc logo splash screen and having problems, use a graphic editor to convert it from BMP to GIF. Then close the image completely (important) and then reopen it, and then convert the GIF back to BMP. This will sometimes work. If not, then convert the image to a jpg and increase the compression level to be below 50% (the image will start to get grainy and not look as good so you'll have to play around with this). Then close the image and then reopen the jpg then convert it back to a BMP and try again.

Final Notes

This is an exact copy of the folders I used in building XM6r5. I have not upgraded or changed anything (so the same bugs and features in the built version will be in this cooking pack). A lot of the pieces originated from mattk_r and theloon's kitchen work for the 318 ROM. Then I've made changes to those bases to create the XM6 series. Most OEM folders found in theloon's kitchen will probably work with this cooking pack (but no guarantees).

Official Download Sites for XM6r5 Cooking Pack

12-Feb-2009: New Download links (Same file, just new places to pull it since the old location went away)

FileFactory.com

FileDropper.com

FileSavr.com

Happy Cooking!

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