ROMs Formatting the boot partition then flashing a new image?

[Motorhead1991]

Title says it all. I altered a boot image but can't get it past the initial AT&T screen. Will formatting the boot partition fix this or make it worse?

Specs:
ZTE Avail
-CWM ver. 5.0.2.0 (I think)
-modified Anthony062991 one.two
-2gb sd

I used cygwin to alter the stock boot image, to rewrite part of init.rc in an attempt to move the dalvik to an empty partition (I've been using a script so far). Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[SUroot]

The boot "partition" contains the boot.img which is needed to boot. Formatting the boot "partition" removes the contents I.e. the boot.img

You need to replace the broken boot.img with a know working one

 

[Motorhead1991]

Sounds like a bad idea then... Know any programs that can check my modified image for errors? i'd like to get it working

 

[SUroot]

Not really. What did you put in?

 

[Motorhead1991]

I unzipped the ramdisk gzip and changed the part that dictated init.rc. I also tried adding a modified init.rc to the "out" folder from the ramdisk. Neither attempt booted, getting stuck at the AT&T screen (it's first in line).

 

[Motorhead1991]

I've got a dormmate here that has computer programmers in his family, I may have them look over the boot image I modified.