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I would like to start to develop a ROM but I don't know how to get started...i already have an idea about some things.....anybody willing to help get me started and or help develop this rom would be great....thanks
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These thread helped me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=751827
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=726673&highlight=system+dump
http://www.robmcghee.com/android/creating-an-android-update-zip-package/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641223
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695701
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765270
http://www.cygwin.com/

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Hi.....this is not so much a custom rom, just a modified stock rom.......all i really want to do is just change some colors and change the boot animation and sound.....if anybody would like to help with this small project just send me a pm.....i have very little experiance with these things so any help is great

[Q] need help with my z4 rooted cdma hero

Im a noob to this. I've been searching the forums and can't find the what I'm looking for. i have a cdma hero and I've rooted using Z4. my question is it possible to flash roms and kernals using Z4. if possible i would like to have Live wallpapers on my phone and looking into Froyo or Gingerbread that are the most stable for daily use, and the steps in doing so. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks

512heroATX said:
Im a noob to this. I've been searching the forums and can't find the what I'm looking for. i have a cdma hero and I've rooted using Z4. my question is it possible to flash roms and kernals using Z4. if possible i would like to have Live wallpapers on my phone and looking into Froyo or Gingerbread that are the most stable for daily use, and the steps in doing so. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks
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I'll tell you right now, lwp's don't work very well on the hero. There are a few that do, but imho, not worth the battery drain. Still, it's your baby, do as you wish. You can find them in the market.
As for roms, froyo builds are a little bit more stable, as there has been more time spent tweaking them. With that said, I have no issues with cm7 #7, other than reduced camera quality. That is an easy fix by downloading a camera from the market, though, do no big deal for me. I just hope you don't want a sense build, as froyo sense is still lacking and there are no gingerbread builds.
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On the CM7 #7 is it possible run LWPs? @ this point I really don't care if it does or doesn't.My main concern is bricking my phone, have u heard any one using Z4 to use custom roms and if u have what was the process in doing so with Z4. All the info i have in installing custom roms are for other methods of Root, or should i just dump Z4 and go with another Root. I really appreciate the help..

From what I've heard, z4 works fine, just not sure if it flashes a custom recovery (necessary). Personally, I prefer to root via the learning method which would use Regaw's tutorial (in the dev forum, I would link, but I'm on my phone), it'll start you on the process to learning the things you need to know anyway. As for bricking your phone, the only way you're gonna do that is if you flash a GSM radio to your phone. Best advice I can give you is to read, read, read. When I first rooted, the DarchDroid 2.8(thanks Darch!) thread was about 400 posts and I refused to root until I read it all and I was confident that I knew what I was doing, and what to expect when it was done.
XDA is a great community, and we will all help you in your endeavor, but you will benefit the most by trying to help yourself. Good luck and have fun.
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AFAIK, z4 does not flash a recovery. You would need to get one from somewhere. Either Amon-RA, which I use, or ClockworkMod. The only way I can think of to actually brick your hero is to flash a gsm radio. As an aside, z4 does nothing other than root your device, so no, you cannot flash roms with it.
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Unless Something was Changed in the past few months, z4root ONLY ROOTS YOUR PHONE.... But it Does Work Well, I've Used it on about 4-5 Different Phones!!
But if I can I Recommend Using ROM Manager for your Custom Recovery, Especially since you Said Your New to the Root Stuff!!
Good Luck!!
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I really appreciate all the help...So far i have Rom Manager,Titanium Backup. I backed up every thing on my phone. I'm just about ready to Flash CM7 but I just can't find where I can download it to my Laptop. If someone can link me to where I can download it.Thanks Again for the help.

512heroATX said:
I really appreciate all the help...So far i have Rom Manager,Titanium Backup. I backed up every thing on my phone. I'm just about ready to Flash CM7 but I just can't find where I can download it to my Laptop. If someone can link me to where I can download it.Thanks Again for the help.
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http://mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=heroc
You can also find the link in the cm7 thread.
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Thanks! I'll keep you all posted how it goes.If you all don't hear from me in several days (5 days max) something whent wrong since I use my phone to access the internet from my Laptop. Thanks again!

Thanks for the help. I just got around to flashing the new rom yesterday. I've been really busy working, but i noticed my Google Maps GPS is not working properly. It tells me the directions but can't see the map, any idea how to fix....

DO A NANDROID BACKUP IN YOUR RECOVERY MODE(HOLD VOLUME DOWN THEN POWER BUTTON WHILE PHONE IS OFF)
I also have a hero running cm7 no problems, if you want to do everything really easy just download ROM manager from the market. With this flash a recovery image, then go toa website with some custom roms (google android candy and you'll find a few good ones) once you've downloaded the rom of your choosing, go back into ROM manager and select "install ROM from sd card" WIPE DATA! BACKUP CURRENT ROM!
It'll take about twenty minutes to boot the first time, have patience

updated rom?

Hey everyone I have been searching all over and found nothing so I figured someone here may have the answer.
I've been looking for an updated but stock rom for the revolution only with added root. I'm wanting to start a little developing but I definitely want to start from stock (plus root). Anyone have an idea where I could find it

Only the orig shipping ROM has root, no one has found an exploit on the update... =\
Revolting Revolution. Tapatalk.

Re-homed 1.1 ROM for intents and purposes is an updated stock ROM.

If you would like i could post the update zip for you that will give
you a fully stock zv6 minus the boot.img and radio. Just start from a rooted w/cwm zv4 and flash the zip in cwm. Just let me know if you want it!
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Hey thanks everyone for the quick response ill just base it off stock for now. Thanks for the offer mtmichaelson I wont use that for this first attempt but if I try again later I may pm you for that.

[Q] Newbie questions

I am new to LG Revolution (trying to install custom ROM on sister's phone). I am coming from 2 different Samsung devices.
I have VZ6, 2.2.2, rooted. Windows 7 64
Here are my questions:
1) Thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121952
CWM download link gave me a "recovery-cwm-pr1.tar.gz", so I extracted it with 7-zip and get a "recovery-cwm-pr1.tar". How do I get the .img file??
2) What exactly is ADB shell? Where do I find instruction on that?
I assumed installation of Revolt 1.5 is straight forward after I get CWM on the phone. I am just having a hard time to follow those instructions on CWM tho.

Heya,
I'm no professional at all of this, but I'd recommend downloading the revotoolkit. i;ve not used it on vz6, but that is how most of us went about getting cwm. believe there is a thread about it in development (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951).
hope that helps you

I would get the GB update. Then root with using the post in development by mtmichealson. Then flash Gingervolt.

is the Gingervolt mature?? this is my sister's phone, so I am not going to flash it every week when there is a patch or update... I highly doubt my sister (technologically challenged) will appreciate Gingerbread anyways.

Gingervolt was just released so there will be more releases soon.
If she wouldn't appreciate it just get stock gingerbread on and leave it at that
Edit: not to take anything away from any the developers here don't take it that way please.
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pendragon11 said:
Heya,
I'm no professional at all of this, but I'd recommend downloading the revotoolkit. i;ve not used it on vz6, but that is how most of us went about getting cwm. believe there is a thread about it in development (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1144951).
hope that helps you
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Thanks for the tip. Installed without sweat.

Nice to see people are still working on new ROM on this phone. All devs on Droid Charge have moved to Bionic and left us in the cold.

droidfever said:
Nice to see people are still working on new ROM on this phone. All devs on Droid Charge have moved to Bionic and left us in the cold.
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That's gay

Haro912 said:
That's gay
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Thankfully we have dedicated people here, who get excited about the little breakthroughs on this phone. The phone is great, the hardware is fast and responsive, the programming (from what I hear) is a disaster. All the Roms I have tested have been stableish on this phone, a couple force closes here and there, but nothing too intrusive. Gingerbread is perfect, and the Gingervolt from Mtmichaelson is stellar, no hangups, no force closes yet. I would expect themes to roll out soon, and some more stable Roms. I would assume the dream of CM7 is on the horizon now.
In agreement with Haro's comment, you will find that we will not simply give up on this phone, we have been through too much.

No worries, glad I could help. Props to thecubed for that one of course
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Anybody willing to guide a newbie?

Hi everyone!
I'm looking to become a future dev of the Samsung Captivate Glide, but as we're awaiting the official ICS from AT&T the forum right now is pretty dead. We have a project going but nobody to guide us, and we wish to compile CM9 or AOSP ICS. Would anyone take me in and teach me the basics of ROMing? I would greatly appreciate it! I have a Mac and Windows, I'm not sure if Linux is required :|
~Aquethys

the rom is the least of the worries to get dev going on your phone, getting the kernel going is the hard part. does your phone have the source code released?

I don't believe so, people in our ics port thread are saying we don't have a working ics kernel. We do have a gingerbread kernel though... :/
How would I start?
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well you take parts from the GB kernel and apply it to parts from the AOSP kernel, and troubleshoot until it boots. then you troubleshoot all the other issues, there will be issues, then you can start doing fancy things like add cwm. then tweak the kernel....
start reading on kernels, ramdisk, rils, libs, and drivers, linux, compiling, AOSP, github repositories.
you might be ready to take on this task in 6 months.... minimum
dont take that as snooty, ive been on here over a year, and know jack squat about half the things i just told you to study. though i have no desire to build kernels myself. there is lots of great info scattered all over xda. but you will need an experienced dev, to port ICS. you need to know basic kernel modification stuff before trying to do something as big as porting a new android version from out your but.
automated compiling isnt as automated as it sounds.

Alright. What programs will I need to begin with? Hopefully an experienced dev can guide me, I'm not too good @ following guides/tutorials but I'll try my best!
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EDIT: Made a dropbox account, hopefully you could guide me through the basics?

So, is this the source code for SGH-I927 you were talking about? I downloaded it, what do I do with it? Is it different for ICS and GB?