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im starting this thread to see if anyone knows how to or what applications can help me build a custom rom cause id like to start building roms like the hero roms and what not but dont know if their is any place that will kinda give a brief explanation on how to build a rom or change an existing rom.
but in the beginning any roms i make will be for my personal use only until i completely figure everything out
so any info at all please share lol
thanks
what the flux capacitor
any luck in getting this info?
Hey guys,
Now that Gingerbread is out, I think most questions on people's minds are: Can it happen? What's needed?
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I'm trying to do something about it stay tuned...
i just saw a youtube video about a wildfire running an early built,
so i thinks its not a matter of resolution.
I just hope the CM can be work on ROM.
We need AOSP sources before it can be built properly. The ones on Wildfire etc are just hacked together from an emulator image, and they run quite slowly. For the Tattoo, I'm a bit uncertain if it can be used with kernel 2.6.29, or if 2.6.32 or higher is required.
It will eventually - Froyo took a while but is here. But I can't wait for the new UI and it will be speedy if Google are telling the truth
I was WAITING for someone to ask this question
Anyway, fingers crossed
It has to be possible: http://androinica.com/2010/12/07/go...droinica+(Androinica+-++A+Google+Android+Blog)
I guess gingerbread will take some time to come on tattoo, but there is a full gingerbread theme for tattoo available here.
aliwaqas said:
I guess gingerbread will take some time to come on tattoo, but there is a full gingerbread theme for tattoo available here.
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I guess it will be pretty soon, because Gingerbread AOSP is already available to create ROMs like fyodor's or spartm's, and Cyanogen is working on modded Gingerbread too already
gingerbread on tattoo would be GREAT
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@those who try to port 2.3 for tattoo: If you're successfull, plz change the icon for mobile data... it's just too tiny for our small screen!
the source code for the nexus one is out, i dont know how difficult it is to port it to another device but i hope someone tries it already
I'm trying to compile gingerbread, if somebody(or more) wants to collaborate making vendor files, we can put up a github start a collaborate rom for our tattoo
I've triend changed fyodor files, but for now i'm stuck (something wrong with libstagefright)
Somebody?
Aaroneke said:
I'm trying to compile gingerbread, if somebody(or more) wants to collaborate making vendor files, we can put up a github start a collaborate rom for our tattoo
I've triend changed fyodor files, but for now i'm stuck (something wrong with libstagefright)
Somebody?
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Stuck when compiling or when booting?
Compiling i've managed this problem, but i changed some stuff and now i got it again, i'm trying to make new vendor files step by step using fyodor,..etc (and google ref) files just for reference, but it can take a while(if i'll get it working..)
What is porting a rom? I think it is just taking a rom from different phone and making it work on another device....is that right?
If that is right I want to port a rom or roms from the Nexus One to the HTC Hero CDMA.
But can anyone list what tools and knowledge I will need? I'm running windows 7. So any programs or books I need to read can someone give links to information about the book, or links to download/buy the program that I'll need to get started on porting roms to our HTC Hero CDMA.
Also can someone tell me the pros and cons of porting roms as well?
Thanks, I can't wait to get started on this
Try using the ultimate theme injector is what I've been using
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If you really want to get into it I suggest running a Linux distro. I run ubuntu 10.04. Haven't had windows on my computer since August of last year. Took a little while to get use to, but I now like it better. Also gives you the ability to get repos, compile Android and kernels, and much more.
Depending on what you are porting it might require new drivers, xml edits and resizing, the theme injector will only do so much. I think it will only replace and resize images.
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spleef said:
Try using the ultimate theme injector is what I've been using
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so i use this for resizing/replacing images.....
unCoRrUpTeD said:
If you really want to get into it I suggest running a Linux distro. I run ubuntu 10.04. Haven't had windows on my computer since August of last year. Took a little while to get use to, but I now like it better. Also gives you the ability to get repos, compile Android and kernels, and much more.
Depending on what you are porting it might require new drivers, xml edits and resizing, the theme injector will only do so much. I think it will only replace and resize images.
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and then you say use my linux distro for everything else.....but where are the links tutorials/books i need to read/tools i'll need to get started on the rest of the stuff for porting roms?
thanks for helping btw
Have you built any roms yet? I'd suggest getting a kitchen and playing around with a known good rom - get used to what's there, what you can change, things like that. I've been playing around with dsixda's HTC Android Kitchen (on WinXP using Cygwin) lately with a few ROMs (my stock rom, liquid sense, aosp, and CM6). That's the best way to learn IMO.
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Have you built any roms yet? I'd suggest getting a kitchen and playing around with a known good rom - get used to what's there, what you can change, things like that. I've been playing around with dsixda's HTC Android Kitchen (on WinXP using Cygwin) lately with a few ROMs (my stock rom, liquid sense, aosp, and CM6). That's the best way to learn IMO.
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OOOOOOOOOH!!!!!11
that sounds like that might actually work....once i get a kitchen set up on linux mint. play around with a few different roms and see what i'm able to change, find out what it is that i'm changing and what changing it does.....AAAAHHH YOU'RE A GENIUS!
That sounds like that will work for learning to begin to develope beginner roms, and improve roms.
But now that you've got me set for like the first few months of learning. I don't want to post another thread about porting roms, so anyone know any information on porting roms? I know the user above said use a theme injector but that is for resizing and editing the images of the rom im porting. There has to be more to porting a rom than just resizing images. I'm trying to get all my information ahead of time so that i can just jump into developing with little to no questions for our device
kifno, that kitchen also has "experimental" porting tools in the Advanced Menu. I meant to say that in my original post.
TJinWV said:
kifno, that kitchen also has "experimental" porting tools in the Advanced Menu. I meant to say that in my original post.
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Thanks for letting me know. Now once I begin porting roms I'll have at least a start. Thanks everyone
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kifno said:
Thanks for letting me know. Now once I begin porting roms I'll have at least a start. Thanks everyone
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If your open to Suggestions... Try going to theunlockr.com, and Select the "How to's" Then Look for the Rom Development section... Know what, I'll do it for you!
Hold on!!
Ok here you go:
Watch these videos, see if they Help you out a bit!
http://theunlockr.com/category/howt...-development-how-tos/rom-development-how-tos/
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Hi guys!
Since two days I'm trying to create a ROM based on HTC Sense, porting from HTC Desire to our Nexus One using, as a base, the RCADSmixHD ROM.
I've been able to complete the entire package .zip and installing succesfully, BUT at reboot I'm stuck at the Nexus logo...
Do you think it's a kernel-related issue?
I really don't have any other ideas...
EDIT: I'd also like to know how to develop/modify a kernel for our Nexus One, but based on HTC roms... Someone has guides/links?
Try to Flash this Kernel: 2.6.35.6-eViL--10-7--1-wmcfg by eViL D:
You can find dl link here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16995049&postcount=2
I had problems with the kernel include in RCADS on my N1
Thanks but no changes here... BTW the kernel included in RCADS rom works with my Nexus.. But here in this new ROM that I'm trying to develop I don't know what's wrong...
My guess there's something wrong with the ROM itself you probably have a few lines of code somewhere that are not working right. Were you able to compile the code on your computer?
Well, actually I'm trying to port a Sense ROM from HTC Desire with 250mb fit into /system/... I think that's the problem because my Nexus One could have bad blocks and/or less space into /system/, so this ROM wouldn't fit. I think so.
Regarding the code, I haven't written any kind of code, apart from looking at updater-script to be ok... Other suggestions? Thanks anyway, much appreciated
Now I'm trying to port a different ROM, the Desire S Gingerbread 2.3.5 with Sense 3.0!
But after replacing many folders and files from a Sense Rom of the Nexus One and the target Sense Rom that I'm developing, I have replaced boot.img and edited the updater-script properly (I think).
After installation, it's stuck at the Nexus logo... always!
What's wrong????????
Look at your logcat.
And at your /proc/kmsg.
If you don't know what these 2 mean - read up on those, use some googling.
If you can't - I believe you won't be able to develop anything worthy, or anything at all.
Moreover, Nexus has 145MB on /system partition. You need to utilize SD-EXT partition and symlink parts of the ROM to make it fit.
If I'm speaking Chinese and you can't figure it out - read the previous paragraph
From your posts I can't detrmine if you are developing or just trying to flash the rom to your phone, since you haven't done any coding. Am I misunderstanding?
rugmankc said:
From your posts I can't detrmine if you are developing or just trying to flash the rom to your phone, since you haven't done any coding. Am I misunderstanding?
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You're right, because I'm not coding for a completely new ROM..
I'm just trying to "assemble" different pieces of ROMs together, a porting!
The only thing to "code" is the updater-script (or update-script)...
I have some errors there and I can't really determine why certain things goes wrong.. for now I don't have full knowledge of system partitions of Android.
And now I don't have enough time to fully explore this complex world
I have just tried for a couple of days...
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You're right, because I'm not coding for a completely new ROM..
I'm just trying to "assemble" different pieces of ROMs together, a porting!
The only thing to "code" is the updater-script (or update-script)...
I have some errors there and I can't really determine why certain things goes wrong.. for now I don't have full knowledge of system partitions of Android.
And now I don't have enough time to fully explore this complex world
I have just tried for a couple of days...
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What did you add to the updater-script? And which folders specifically did you replace and change? And did you use a rooted ROM or the OTA one for the desire?
@Ace42:
Hi, I had used a rooted ROM from the Desire thread and I have followed this pretty useful guide which illustrates how to port Sense Roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222746
I have also had a look at almost all the files into each folders to see if there was differences in the code between the 2 roms..!
BTW the problem is in the updater-script...
For example I'm not able to mount "sd-ext", which is one of the most important steps to do for the Rom to being able to run into the device.
Look at that link properly, porting sense to OTHER SENSE DEVICES.
N1 isn't a sense device.
First, porting is more than replacing your boot.img and changing your update-script.
Like the other user said, you need to symlink files to your SD card cause N1 just isn't big enough.
Second, you're taking roms from other devices, most probably you'd have to re-write or mod the drivers.
Third, Porting just isn't that easy.
@illuminarias:
-> I know that, and in fact N1 becomes a Sense device when it has a Sense rom already installed... so it can be compared with other Sense devices.
-> I also know that we must symlink files, and you do that by adding lines of code into the updater-script (or update-script)!
-> If no one starts from something, how do you think that development for N1 can continue??
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@illuminarias:
-> I know that, and in fact N1 becomes a Sense device when it has a Sense rom already installed... so it can be compared with other Sense devices.
-> I also know that we must symlink files, and you do that by adding lines of code into the updater-script (or update-script)!
-> If no one starts from something, how do you think that development for N1 can continue??
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The n1 also runs miui, is comparable to the m1? No.
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illuminarias said:
The n1 also runs miui, is comparable to the m1? No.
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I'm sorry but personally I love HTC Sense, not a-bad-copy-of-iPhone such as MIUI.
And since now I don't have money to change the device, I'll stick with this for other time.
Cheers
Iperzampem0 said:
I'm sorry but personally I love HTC Sense, not a-bad-copy-of-iPhone such as MIUI.
And since now I don't have money to change the device, I'll stick with this for other time.
Cheers
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Yes, the same for me. I Love my nexus one with sense. Currently i also working on a gb sense rom for my nexus. Update Script is done and system should fit now with 151mb into the nexus rom. I ll will try to install & boot it at the weekend. Base was the currrent 2.3.3 Desire Release... Hopefully it fits into the small system and boots , to get logcats to work with...
If someone want to help & try, please contact me. I can upload the rom then to test. Currently i don´t have a lot of time , maybe together we get a working release...
@Deep-Knight:
Yep, I was working yesterday evening with the official Desire gingerbread update from HTC, but, as always, I'm stuck at the Nexus logo, after the installation is done... :/
I think I'm doing something wrong with system partition.. I know that our N1 can handle only 150mb for /system...
But I must admit that I'm using almost the same updater-script and boot.img as the N1Sensation v0.5 rom or RCADSmixHD rom..
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Yes, the same for me. I Love my nexus one with sense. Currently i also working on a gb sense rom for my nexus. Update Script is done and system should fit now with 151mb into the nexus rom. I ll will try to install & boot it at the weekend. Base was the currrent 2.3.3 Desire Release... Hopefully it fits into the small system and boots , to get logcats to work with...
If someone want to help & try, please contact me. I can upload the rom then to test. Currently i don´t have a lot of time , maybe together we get a working release...
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Just make a thread and upload your beta version, theres a plenty of people here able to test and help.
Thank you Menelkir for your interest!
But first I'll have to create something useful.. Maybe later on I'll create a new thread..
Till now I'm using some HTC Desire's ROM from the dedicated section here at XDA.
Stay tuned guys
As always graphical glithces will not be solved, until HTC releases Desire's Source Code..
The code is released already.
Unfortunately, the real trouble with porting ROMs is fixing the things that don't work - which will include trackball, hotspot etc - and this is the part where most of ROMs fail, because very few developers are skilled enough for that.
hello is it possible to use kitchen to cook or port roms to the htc sensation XL ?
if yes:
Which smartphone roms can be ported to the sxl ?
if no:
How is it then possible to cook and port roms to the sxl?
I had read alot on roms and porting and so on so i can see that the SXL is not support in kitchen from stock, but if i do as they describe could i get it to work with kitchen?
if i managed to get kitchen to work and i trying it on my sxl if there is some errors could it end up with a smashed smartphone ? or will i always could using my backup or flash a working rom ?
i do know to linux and different coding language, and im is on an ongoing education for IT, and want to learn more about android so i can learn how to cook and port roms and so on
do you guys have some nice info or sites that just rock with info on how it works and how to do it so i can learn it ?
PS: i will prefer to use windows 7 ultimate 64 if it is possible, but i do own a pc with ubuntu 64 bit but with bad bad bad harddrive
i also find out some nice thing about our SXL, i dont know if you know it but a simple way qucker way to boot up our sxl is before you shut it down, enable flight mode, and then shut it down, and when you power it up again disable flight mode, on my sxl running insanely cool sense 2.2.1 it goes much more faster, and instead of using 10 % battery it only takes at higest 5 % let me know if it also works for you guys or if it is some wellknow thing. if it is not then would it be possible to make a script that do it all for us in the right way, enable flightmode -> shutting down -> starting up -> disable flightmode -> enter pin number
can somebody explain why it goes much faster and using less power this way ?
This is called hot restart. For cooking etc. Dx kitchen is supporting our model and you can port whatever you want. But you need to know about developing kernel to make something with it. For script you can write it to use with script manager or flash apm.
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what and where do i learn more about kernels? is it bad or cleaver to do hot restart everytime i shutdown the phone?
anders3408 said:
what and where do i learn more about kernels? is it bad or cleaver to do hot restart everytime i shutdown the phone?
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* - Sorry for polish lang.
For more look for - Advanced Power Menu (APM)
To learn about kernel i don't help you cuz i'm learning to.
Here in XDA Forum is alot threat about it.
stona175 thx by the way but what are you meaning with : For more look for - Advanced Power Menu (APM) people dont explain in detalis how it works, they just say what it can do and not how it does it
anders3408 said:
stona175 thx by the way but what are you meaning with : For more look for - Advanced Power Menu (APM) people dont explain in detalis how it works, they just say what it can do and not how it does it
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on xda you will find how to add apm to your rom, just use search
thx can i get more info
is there anybody that has an idear of whitch phone i can try porting from ? so i dont need to compile ha whole kernel and that ?
No matter what phone you try to port from you will need to use an SXL kernel (boot.img). The best ones to start off with are Desire HD, Incredible S and One V as they are probably closest hardware wise. But be prepared to do a lot of reading and searching when/if you get something booting because I can almost guarantee the a few things won't be working. And if you're trying to port something like CM9/10 or Miui or anything that requires an AOSP kernel, be prepared for a lot of things not working.
thx for info i will be trying that and se what i can do are there more good things to know before i go to it ?
if i try flash a sxl whit my own rom, can i end up with a expencive brick ?
anders3408 said:
thx for info i will be trying that and se what i can do are there more good things to know before i go to it ?
if i try flash a sxl whit my own rom, can i end up with a expencive brick ?
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It is quite hard to brick this Phone, as long as you use a little common sense you should be fine