Becoming a dev . - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys am curious to how hard it is to start developing . I'm not in I.T industry but have a passion for technology . Would like to get into the development side. Is it possible to be self taught. I know my way around a computer reasonably well. Just wondering if its possible or in the too hard basket ?
Maybe someone could point me in the right direction ?
Thx
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Learn basic java first, then C&C++.
you can find lots of resources on the net, especially from lynda and Dummy books.
btw if you want to develop things for android, it is suggested that you are fluent in linux

That sounds like it would take a few years to master. Wasting my time u reckon?
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firstin said:
That sounds like it would take a few years to master. Wasting my time u reckon?
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The whole android os is based on java so that would be a good start
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Run Linux on htc desire ?

Is there a way to run Linux on android like you can in windows mobile ? Sorry if this has been coverd but I'm sure you know how hard it is to use the search on taptalk .. I'm on a right bran wave .. thanks if anyone can help me
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Yes you can run unbuntu and maybe a couple of other os's, check the android development section
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Thank you ... time to get back out of bed and start playing about thanks man
God is it really 3:39 am lol haha rock on
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[DEV] Sense 4 Desire C port (WFSDEV)

Let's talk sense 4
Github: github.com/wfsdev/marvel-golf-port
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I wanted to start that , but it seems like nobody other than s_off can do it , as for the internal memory has to be resized for the system to fit ...
this thread will house the ROM when it is finished
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seaskyways said:
I wanted to start that , but it seems like nobody other than s_off can do it , as for the internal memory has to be resized for the system to fit ...
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Indeed but we can strip and png crush
We could also attempt something like system2ext - for now we will probably use repartitioning zips as most of us devs are s-off.
Edit: it looks like using the SD for system is easy due to the way we can pretend it's part of the internal memory
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I never really liked squashed roms.. but may have to pull the squasher out.
Hardware sounds strikingly similar.. anybody know of any other differentials other than [its] arm7 vs [our] arm6?
Rob
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a reason to go back to sense again.. looking forward..
insink71 said:
I never really liked squashed roms.. but may have to pull the squasher out.
Hardware sounds strikingly similar.. anybody know of any other differentials other than [its] arm7 vs [our] arm6?
Rob
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Just a different instruction set, no real problems, only really for game porting. Some libs will need to be changed.
The reason why it is hard to port games to armv6 is because v7 supports floating point calculation.
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It does support it better; although the armv6l does have a lil virtual floating point. Main thing is you'd probably have to rewrite shaders for gaming. Luckily, that's not where we're at
Built on ics I assume... 4.0.x; x=?
Nice.. jik..,mind.., I mean einstein.frat has a 3.0 kernel; that may come in handy.
Rob
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It does support it better; although the armv6l does have a lil virtual floating point. Main thing is you'd probably have to rewrite shaders for gaming. Luckily, that's not where we're at
Built on ics I assume... 4.0.x; x=?
Rob
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I will look at build.prop now
My guess is 4.0.3
Edit: I was right, it is 4.0.3
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this is imposible port, its like porting symbian 3 to an X6. I'll just wait for an idogx port if this is possible, then I start modding as usual.
einstein.frat said:
this is imposible port, its like porting symbian 3 to an X6. I'll just wait for an idogx port if this is possible, then I start modding as usual.
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What are you on about mate?
Nice thread benj, also XDA newswriters said to me they will feature post the wildfire s about ics as soon as a sense 4 rom is available in some way, then I have to tell them. Then everyone will know about CM9 too.
Henry_01 said:
Guys stop fighting over here, this is a DEV thread!
We are only with four on this project. JMZ hasn't the time and benjamin hasn't got internet.
That's only me and simon remaining. I guess simon has his things to do also.
Therefore I'm asking help, you just need a github account and a WFS of course.
d33ps1x, alquez, matt5eo, eoghan2t7, ...
I removed already a lot of stuff and I've got some ideas to remove some more:
the list!
Thanks!
PS: I will temporary stop this until someone else helps me. This way normal users will get angry and the work will start again
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If you're really desperate for space then alarms, notifications and ringtones can be stored on the sd card under /sdcard/Media/ in their respective folder.
einstein.frat said:
We'll you act as if you are geniuses in porting, dont tell me you made a sense 3.5 rom port when it was all idogx work. Stop making lullabies I see you posting your to be done projects and hating touchwiz. Dude find a job or go to school than roaming and posting lies.
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Cough aokp cough
m1ndh4x8r said:
Oh yeah, then who is no.human.being arselicker, black a$$ indian noob. Buy a desire c poor c*ck sckr.
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Wow, that is just......low. To everybody who doesn't know, m1nd is Einstein.Frat so....
1. Multiple accounts is against rules
2. Off topic is against rules
3. Unneeded foul language is not allowed
4. insulting other people is obviously not allowed
SO TO EVERYBODY READING THIS, I WOULD NOT TRUST YOUR PHONE WITH A GUY WHO MADE A TOTAL OF 3 ACCOUNTS AND AGGRESS WITH HIMSELF.
Henry_01 said:
Guys stop fighting over here, this is a DEV thread!
We are only with four on this project. JMZ hasn't the time and benjamin hasn't got internet.
That's only me and simon remaining. I guess simon has his things to do also.
Therefore I'm asking help, you just need a github account and a WFS of course.
d33ps1x, alquez, matt5eo, eoghan2t7, ...
I removed already a lot of stuff and I've got some ideas to remove some more:
the list!
Thanks!
PS: I will temporary stop this until someone else helps me. This way normal users will get angry and the work will start again
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Well, I found a way of getting internet, I found an old copy of backtrack 3
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WOW. Can't believe what i'm seeing here. If only devs can work together and build the most stable ICS Sense 4 rom!
Edit: Feel like wanting to learn porting roms myself.. if only i have the skills like you guys..
im no dev but i gotta say this, that guy is really annoying i hope you guys can port this i think it looks great. well, this one and cm9/aokp
benjamingwynn said:
Well, I found a way of getting internet, I found an old copy of backtrack 3
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hope to see u back soon
Henry_01 said:
Guys stop fighting over here, this is a DEV thread!
We are only with four on this project. JMZ hasn't the time and benjamin hasn't got internet.
That's only me and simon remaining. I guess simon has his things to do also.
Therefore I'm asking help, you just need a github account and a WFS of course.
d33ps1x, alquez, matt5eo, eoghan2t7, ...
I removed already a lot of stuff and I've got some ideas to remove some more:
the list!
Thanks!
PS: I will temporary stop this until someone else helps me. This way normal users will get angry and the work will start again
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uhh.. simon's computer went capoot, and I said I'd throw some time at it already... maybe that was Jmz's announcement thread.
wierd.. the suggestions I made on github today got erased... perhaps I have better things to do with my time as well. This thread is getting a little crazy anyway; don't want to add to any fray.
Rob
"Coming soon" threads are not allowed. I think the posts in this thread show why.
One member has been banned permanently. others will receive infractions or bans once I start going through the thread now.
@OP please start a new thread once you have something available for download.
EDIT: another permanent ban and one 7 day ban handed out. Stop with the flaming and trolling.

IF ONLY...+Thanking,and bla,bla...

IF ONLY:If only our device had a 800 mhz cpu i would never ever change it..
IF ONLY...people knew how great WFS community is:i spent a few days roaming around ONE V Forums,and let me tell you...there is absolute madness overthere...people reporting each others for nothing to mods(RECTAL ALPINISM i call it),and few mods acting like dictators(overcompesating for something i guess)....terrible for now
I PLAN TO KEEEP COMING HERE AS LONG AS I EXIST ON XDA and ill keep posting here in WFS forums as i have no wish to post elsewhere for now...hope that is going to change soon.
THANKS SECTION...
-First i want to thank the whole community here as i learned alot and meet some nice and fun people along the way
-Second,i want to thank to all developers here for giving me great stuff to play with and a will to learn about android,for that i am thankfull
-Third,i am thanking to all of you that was polite enough to thank me for my posts and to the folks that maybe didnt have the means to press thanks button(i understand that,sometimes i use opera on my phone too)...so THANKS FOLKS
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
In no particular order
-benjamin
-dudeman
-modpunk
-alquez
-jikantaru(or whatever alias he use nowdays)
-henry
-intel007
-thrawed
-sensei
-somedude otn
-many,many others(will edit when i remember)
Special thanks to Eoghan for being a mate always
Oh,almost forgot..if anyone need some help that i am able to provide ,feel free to PM me.
THATS ALL FOLKS...HOPE I WAS NOT TOO G..(UNICORN LIKE)...SEE YA AROUND..:fingers-crossed:
If only our phone had an ARMv7 CPU(whatever frequency) I would have loved it even more,But the phones still AWSOME!!!
Good luck with your ONE V mate!!!! Let's just hope the guys over there "stabilize"
And yeah...... Jikantaru has 3 aliases....mindhacker(something like that),einstein.frat and disciplexone(on androidforums)
csoulr666 said:
If only our phone had an ARMv7 CPU(whatever frequency) I would have loved it even more,But the phones still AWSOME!!!
Good luck with your ONE V mate!!!! Let's just hope the guys over there "stabilize"
And yeah...... Jikantaru has 3 aliases....mindhacker(something like that),einstein.frat and disciplexone(on androidforums)
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I know,i LOVE WFS,but it can be pain in the ass,especialy during the summer...it gets overheated and HOT,HOT,HOT...and then some kind of sclerosis hits him,and becomes slooooooow,unresponsive while multitasking(in my case voice over net,mails,pics etc...at the same time)..i dont play games on it,i mean..i dont even play f..n tetris or angry birds..nothing..i just need to type,send pics,doing my mails and stuff while im on the call over wifi.And sadly it does not deliver what i want.
Oh...as for me..SENSE 2.1 is still prettier then 4.0...and HTC made hacking and modding,flashing this a real pain in the butt experience(noobs beware).
You have to flash boot.img separetly with each rom...so without PC in your hand your stuck with stock.There are few tools that is making it easier,but i dont like having third party .bat files on my PC...so ADB.
And Bla,bla,bla,bla,bla...sorry i get carried away sometimes while typing.
thanks for good wishes m8
Cheers!!!
totaly agree i miss my WFS atrix 2 forums are horrible and unorganized
My name is on the list yayyyy
One V is a great phone. Hope the community gets better. Its sad to see a great phone with a bad community. Its great to see an OK phone with the best community one can have *cough* wildfire s *cough*.
Again, thanks for the name on the list.
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Whoop! I'm on the list
It is a shame like ^ said that the community is bad for a pretty decent phone like that. I would hate to have a nexus though. Being a developer there would be hell, everybody would be kanging eachothers work, all the good ports would be taken by propropro devs and nobody would be able to handle the amount of noobs there.
In theory anyways.
Anyway thanks for the list thing. If you can't answer a PM then forward it to me and I'll help. If you have your own problems feel free to ask too.
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Ey'up.....is that the special roboto mod that changes the name to wildfire s with beats audio? I think it is
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midgetman7782 said:
Ey'up.....is that the special roboto mod that changes the name to wildfire s with beats audio? I think it is
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Haha somebody has good eyes
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Developing Roms/apps

Hi, just wondering what kind of experience or knowledge you might need to develop roms or apps for android. And is it all done in java? I've done a couple of java prog units through RMIT. What level of programming would developing for android require?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi,
I think a good place to start is in >> Chef Central if you like to learn about cooking or other development.
Grtz, Leo
Laurentius26 said:
Hi,
I think a good place to start is in >> Chef Central if you like to learn about cooking or other development.
Grtz, Leo
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I wanna learn about this two. I did a few tweaks on cydia for iPhone BB Repo but I switched to android now. The android kitchen don't work for our phone. What else can I/we use to sign a custom rom?
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Laurentius26 said:
Hi,
I think a good place to start is in >> Chef Central if you like to learn about cooking or other development.
Grtz, Leo
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Thanks, i'll check this out.
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this is for the developers

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149705 have a look here hope u all wil port it soon
Stop this!!!!!!! The developers decide what they develop and or port. Not us users
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R: this is for the developers
gulsher said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149705 have a look here hope u all wil port it soon
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Dude all developers have their things to do you can't ask them to do things for you.. they have normal lives too they can't spend all day on xda. You can try to port it yourself if you want it that much
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lars1216 said:
Stop this!!!!!!! The developers decide what they develop and or port. Not us users
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mr_nooby said:
Dude all developers have their things to do you can't ask them to do things for you.. they have normal lives too they can't spend all day on xda. You can try to port it yourself if you want it that much
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if all of guys have noticed there i have written "HOPE" so this is not an order or something i"am just sharing it as a information to add more roms in HOV thread. Its upto them whether they want to do or not I'am not forcing anyone here.
did I ?
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gulsher said:
if all of guys have noticed there i have written "HOPE" so this is not an order or something i"am just sharing it as a information to add more roms in HOV thread. Its upto them whether they want to do or not I'am not forcing anyone here.
did I ?
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No one (not me) meant you are forcing them, it's just that in these period our devs are doing their bests and they are having lots of problems. And Ubuntu looks hard to port :sly:
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mr_nooby said:
No one (not me) meant you are forcing them, it's just that in these period our devs are doing their bests and they are having lots of problems. And Ubuntu looks hard to port :sly:
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i dont think its possible for our device(especially with 512 mb RAM) to support Ubuntu
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Sabbit said:
i dont think its possible for our device(especially with 512 mb RAM) to support Ubuntu
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I think it may be possible, but it will be hard to fix and stuff
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Ubuntu did say it should run on any phone with a 1ghz+ (stock speed) processor. So in theory it should but it's all up to the developers. we get the roms that they would want on their devices and that's exactly the way it should be.
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R: this is for the developers
Also because they aren't paid, they could keep the roms for themselves but they share with us to make us a favor :thumbup:
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Hey every body calm down first yes Ubuntu is and will be difficult i would like to see it but it is far past my knowledge and as far as i know it may not be possible for u who didn't read up on it yes 1± processor is a requirement but they also say dual and no device under our ram will be able to soppurt Ubuntu so if it is possible I'm sure it will come. So until then cut people some slack and as ur momma's should of told u if u don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all
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no, they said the ubuntu phone version that could also be used as a full desktop when mounted on the docking station which is connected to a tv/monitor. for only the phone os part you dont need dual core.

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