Hi just wondering if possible that admin could create a dedicated ROM forum under each platform forum so that all the ROM's could be posted in them rather them been posted in with all the general posts.
just think it would make things allot more organised for people who just want to look at a list of all the available roms for that particular handset.
I know there are wiki links etc and also posts that try to list them but it would just make things allot simpler if each platform had a rom section rather them then getting posted in the upgrading forum, then the upgrading forums could be solely used for posting guides and help along with questions etc.
I feel this is highly necessary.
rom builders need to have their own place to post their custom roms.
in the samsung captivate forums all the "development" forum is clogged with
postings of custom roms.
customs roms are not actually discussions about development.
please clean this up!!!
its destroying xda.
many developers are taking their development discussions elsewhere.
B]Thinking of posting a new thread???[/B]
Please read the following
Forum Searching | Posting | The Basics: (Make sure you've read them before starting a new thread)
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XDA "Mantra"Post What Where:
General - general technical discussion items, news, anything else that does not fit into the other fora categories.
Q&A (Questions and Answers) - all questions, irrespective of type, get posted in here whether they be theme related, accessory related, technical, etc.
Accessories - any items to do with components and/or accessories relating to your device.
Rom Development - only meant for very advanced technical discussion directly related to ROM development activity and the delivery of actual ROMs and ROM components ONLY. Nothing else goes in here.
Themes & Apps - anything to do directly with the development of themes and/or applications. Nothing else goes in here.
EDIT: BEFORE POSTING ANY THREAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT SECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
If you have developed a ROM, or are working with others to do so, the development forum is somewhere to discuss and share ideas, post useful feedback and logs or crash dumps, and to discuss a common goal developers are trying to achieve.
It is NOT the place to post your question because it gets higher traffic, or because more experienced users frequent it. Doing this just annoys those who are working on the device, and drives them away. Developers don't want to wade through 20 threads of "Help me urgently" to find their threads for porting and fixing camera issues etc. Similarly, if a thread is designated as discussion for developers say, porting a camera fix, please do not post in there asking "When will it be ready?", "Can I flash this yet?" etc. This is both completely disrespectful to those working on the project (you evidently haven't read the important posts in the thread), and also is making it harder for developers to find comments from other developers or testers when required.
Similarly, don't make loads of "Thanks for your work here" posts in an active development thread. It's just as annoying to developers as asking when something will be ready. If a ROM is complete, then go ahead and thank the developer if you wish, but don't go into threads for devs only, and interrupt it to post "thanks". It's basically spamming, and is treated as such.
If you are posting in development, you should have read every sticky and notice there, and should be actively developing or helping in the development of something. Developing isn't installing a ROM, or using a tweak, it's creating a ROM or other hack or tweak. If you haven't read for several days before starting out on XDA, you are likely about to ask something already solved. I registered on XDA when I first wanted to post, and that was to join in a discussion on something. Sure, join up and ask a question, but read the information available in General and Q&A first, as your question will have been asked before. Search is your friend here, become familiar with it.
Regarding when to post in development if you are not actually developing something, there is one occasion where it's acceptable. If you find a leak of a new ROM, which isn't already posted, and you verify it's legitimacy via either running it, or based on the source you obtained it from, then this is assisting in development, and should be posted in development. If you want to ask when a leak will be available use search first, then if not already in discussion, open a thread in general or Q&A.
If you have a problem flashing a ROM, this is NOT related to development. It's up to you to determine if it is specific to a particular ROM, and post useful information in that developer's existing thread for the ROM. If it happens on more than one ROM, and isn't a known issue (remember you should read several times more words than you post), then find out what you are doing wrong. Check guides written by others, try to repeat the problem and see if it happens every time. Something needs to be reproducible to be fixed effectively.
Once you have identified what you need help with go to the device Q&A forum (general if device lacks one), and make a clear, informative thread that explains the issue, and what you have tried doing to fix it. Did you re-download the ROM? Did you ask a friend to flash it for you, to reduce chance of user error? What steps (exactly) did you follow? What errors did you see (exact wording)? Did you double check all the steps? Did you do a wipe or hard reset?
If you make a clear, concise, yet detailed post, you will find help forthcoming, and should get the problem sorted very quickly. If someone suggests you try something, report back on what happened, did it work etc. Then, next time someone has this issue and searches, they will find this and have a verified and tested solution.
So remember... before you start a thread in development, ask yourself what you are developing. If you can't answer, then stop, step away from the post button, and think about where you are posting. Would it be better in General or Q&A, or is some more time with your best friend, search, required?
To make things clear to all our members anyone opening a thread in windows 8 needs to recognise the following.
If it’s a question it goes in General – any questions will be moved and the op warned. – please think before you post?
work about SURFACE goes in SURFACE!!!
Please indicate if it’s a tutorial [GUIDE], a mod {MOD] or a Rom [ROM] in your title.
Also include the date of any amendments [Date]
So it will look like this:
[MOD][DATE] change XYZ
If this isn’t included the thread will be closed while you amend…
EVERY THREAD SHOULD HAVE [MOD]/[GUIDE] OR [ROM IN THE TITLE. IF IT DOESN'T CHANCES ARE IT DOESN'T GO HERE!!!
Could all existing OP’s amend their titles asap?
THIS SHOULD HELP KEEP THINGS TIDY FOR EVERYONE
regards
Chris
There has been some confusion with regards to the threads in this forum not accepting replies. We're in the process of a rather complex move to separate forums for each carrier. If you are on OP to any of these threads, please edit the titles to reflect which carrier they apply to so that we can get them moved to the appropriate new section.
In the case of cross-compatible themes and apps, we will copy the thread to each new section.
*Any threads not edited to specify a carrier will be lost when we close this forum in the coming days.*
just wonderin what do i use to make a rom can somebody please explain
Visit Xperia Play Q&A http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1252 and make the proper questions there.
3 Things
1) Thread moved to Q&A
2) Please title your threads more appropriately, I.e. a good one for this thread would be
"[Q] What's a good place to learn how to make roms?" and then in your post explain what you're looking for
3) Here's a good place to start looking for how to make your own roms, Chef Central -> Android:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
Here's the subtext for the Chef Central forum:
Learn Android ROM development. For serious students only. This forum is monitored and moderated by seasoned developers.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you do want to start making your own Roms, here's how I started:
1) Read.
2) Read.
3) Read more.
4) Search for any questions you have.
5) If you can't find an answer then post.
6) Read.
Pax
FSM Android Apps & Games
Edit: Here's an excellent link to read to, from Cyanogen, the founder of CyanogenMod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6243873&postcount=1 . His PDK link is bad though, here's a better one.