Fresh Kitchen 3.0 beta 1 is on it’s way to donors and testers (v2 never even got released) and this is a place for them to discuss any issues. And trust me… there will be issues. Haha. It was a big project to add Hero and Evo support in to one and I’m sure that there are little things that I missed.

Changes:

  • Added support for the Evo and the Hero in to one application.
  • Includes Evo 2.1 and 2.2
  • Includes Sprint Hero 2.1
    • Cooking a rom for 1.5 is no longer supported. If there are a large number of people that want this back then I can look in to adding it… but I’m not sure why people would want that. :)
    • I don’t have any immediate plans for making a 2.2 rom for the hero. Not because I’m dropping support for the Hero or anything but not only is froyo huge when you add in all of the HTC Sense stuff but that would be a pretty big undertaking to get everything working right.
  • There are no auto-rooters right now for either phone.
  • Added netbook support! Woo. FYI I don’t actually have a netbook so let me know if you have any issues.

Install notes:

  • I am using a different msi/install creator for this version because I got fed up with InstallAware. I HIGHLY recommend that you uninstall any previous versions of Fresh Kitchen first to ensure that it doesn’t leave any files behind that will interfere with this one because it will not recognize that a previous copy was already installed.
  • The download now consists of 1 small exe file that downloads various cab files based on which options you pick during the install. This was to prevent everyone from having to download a 550mb exe.
    • If you have any issues with this working then please let me know.
  • You MUST pick a phone and Android version during the install. The installer won’t stop you if you don’t, however nothing will work right.
  • The first time you run Fresh Kitchen it’s going to grab an update to the updater. Once that’s done you can close the kitchen and open it again and it will then download an update for the kitchen. This is because I changed a couple of things before I even released it that were bugging me.  :)

Still to do before public release:

  • I need to add visuals for both phones. Right now there are almost no options for what you can change to build your custom theme. They are coming and will be updated via Fresh Updater for those who are testing this.
  • I need to mess with the window sizes for both the normal view and netbook view. Some how they got a little off and it’s just not looking as pretty as it used to. Even though it’s a little visual thing, this is at the top of my list of things to fix because it really annoys me.
  • I currently don’t have any error traps built in that will try and prevent you from (for example) creating a rom for Evo 2.2 if you chose to not install the 2.2 files when you first installed it, it is going to just keep failing. So make sure to get the files that you’ll need during the install.
  • The icon needs fixed… it’s looking rough.
  • When cooking a rom, clicking on “Iron Man (Standard Fresh)” will not actually pick everything that would be included in standard Fresh Rom. I haven’t updated it for all of the different phones and builds. So don’t trust that button for now. :)  In fact I think I’ll disable it. Yea… it’s disabled.
  • Add more debugging information
  • Get feedback from you!

Features of Fresh Evo Kitchen:

  • Cook your own custom rom based on Fresh Rom’s base
  • Modify your current rom to suit your needs. This will likely also work on other roms too, but I make no guarantees.
  • Backup and restore texts, your dictionary, scenes, browser settings, and more.
  • Install themes
  • Push or pull any file to or from your phone
  • Add or remove any application
  • More!
These are from an old release but are still 90% relevant. If you have never used Fresh Kitchen before then I highly recommend you watch them. Not only will they help you know what to do but they also tell you how to properly submit a bug! Please do not submit a bug without watching these videos… aka make sure you pastebin me a full debug log from the kitchen!

Download: The download is currently only available for donors and testers. Check back soon.