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*OUTDATED* ROM porting for kaiser/vogue [Linux] NOOB friendly!

THIS IS NOW OUTDATED!!
It uses the old sqsh method WITH a rootfs. So if you're using the NoMoRootfs method, this won't work. Please use the already complete builds in the Kaiser/Vogue threads as they are working the best at this moment.
DISCLAIMER:
I take no responsibility for anything that may happen to your phone/computer. Use at your own risk.
PURPOSE:
This is for informational/testing purposes. And for people to stop asking, "can somebody port X rom!!! PLZ!!!"
PREFACE:
I made this as a quick tool to port ROMs from the Dream/Sapphire forums to work with our phones. It's a very quick and dirty script I threw together using bash, so there's probably some problems with it. This tool is simply designed to make a copy of the Dream/Sapphire ROM. Once you get the setup, it's really easy and you'll be porting like crazy.
I did this all on Ubuntu 9.10 so things might not work properly if you're using another distro.
THANKS:
All credit goes to the people that made this possible, in no particular order...
dzo, vilord, mssmison, zen, enatefox, pmos, jamezelle, craig0r, cyanogen, and so many more. If I forgot you, I'm sorry, but you know if you helped in some way.
THE SETUP:
1) Download this file
2) Extract the folder to your desktop. Then copy and paste the following code into the terminal:
Code:
sudo mv -f $HOME/Desktop/Android/genext2fs /bin/genext2fs; sudo chmod 755 /bin/genext2fs; sudo dpkg -P squashfs-tools; sudo dpkg -i $HOME/Desktop/Android/squashfs-tools_3.3-7_i386.deb; sudo rm -r $HOME/Desktop/Android/squashfs-tools_3.3-7_i386.deb; sudo chmod 777 $HOME/Desktop/Android/*.build.script
3) Now go into synaptic package manager, search for squashfs-tools, select it and under Package, check Lock Version so that way it won't try to update.
4) Now cruise over to the Dream android development forum or the Sapphire android development forum and download the ROM you would like to port. Place the zip file in the Android folder. (no need to rename)
5) Place any .apk's you would like built into the system in the Apps folder.
ADVANCED SETUP:
If you would like to tweak the system before building, open the script in a text editor and you'll find a line to uncomment that will halt the script until you are ready.
HOW TO RUN:
Either run the script from a terminal
Code:
./$HOME/Desktop/Android/HERO.build.script
or
./$HOME/Desktop/Android/Donut.Build.script
Or double click and Run in Terminal
You will get a prompt for your password to use the sudo command. THIS IS NOT SAVED ANYWHERE OR MAGICALLY SENT TO ME. It is just to get the system.sqsh setup for you to use.
You will now see a Donut/Hero folder inside the Android folder. Inside that will be a nice little system.sqsh with the date ready to boot!
*Rename to system.sqsh when you put on your SD card*
Grab the latest basefiles from vogue-android and you're good to go.
~~~~~~ To get an output of what's happening run in a terminal as described above but add " > build.txt" and you'll see a txt file in the Android folder. ~~~~~~~
CHANGING SYSTEMS:
If you want to port a new rom, replace the .zip.
UPDATES:
1) Download the updates from HERE
2) Extract to the Android folder overwriting if necessary.
3) Copy and paste the following code into a terminal:
Code:
sudo chmod 777 $HOME/Desktop/Android/*.script
CLEANUP:
If you follow the advanced setup and/or accidentally closed the terminal before the build finishes, run the cleanup script. This will unmount everything that might be mounted and delete all folders that are made during the process.
DOWNLOADS:
If you're too lazy or just want a quick link:
Main "Android porting" folder
Updates

Input, testers, bugs, and tweaks to the scripts are appreciated!
FAQ:
Why does my system.sqsh not work?
Most likely cause is that you're not using the correct version of squashfs-tools. You'll have to find version 3.X for the distro you're using. Version 4.X will NOT work!!!
When I try to boot a system.sqsh I just made I keep getting something about android power wake locks. WTF?
You're probably trying to port an eclair or cyan ROM. These don't work at the current state. Hopefully soon I'll get these working.
Will update more when they arise.
CHANGELOG:
11-27-09:
-Created a cleanup script in case the terminal is closed during the build process.
-Bug fixes in Donut and Hero scripts
11-24-09:
-Added an Apps folder for apk's you want built into the system.
-Bug fixes in scripts
11-22-09:
-Combined everything needed into a zip file
-WAY easier to setup
11-20-09:
-Added feedback to make more user friendly
-Append time to system.sqsh

loserskater said:
Input, testers, bugs, and tweaks to the scripts are appreciated!
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Will try today... Downloading
Tried and working. Had to change the script for it work with ubuntu version that i use. Thanks this is really great

garynsa said:
Will try today... Downloading
Tried and working. Had to change the script for it work with ubuntu version that i use. Thanks this is really great
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What did you change?
Glad to see it's working.

loserskater said:
What did you change?
Glad to see it's working.
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hI
For some reason I cannot use -a in the genext2fs command. Had to remove that..
One of the Donut is working. Couldnt get the Cyanogen build working . Struggling with hero build also.
Will try again in the next couple of days and post results.
Thanks

garynsa said:
hI
For some reason I cannot use -a in the genext2fs command. Had to remove that..
One of the Donut is working. Couldnt get the Cyanogen build working . Struggling with hero build also.
Will try again in the next couple of days and post results.
Thanks
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Make sure you use the genext2fs that I referenced.
That one works with -a and might take care of some issues. try that and see if it works.

Updated script to now move system to a Hero or Donut folder.
Working on the cyanogen build now...
EDIT: Here's a cyanogen script that gets it to boot, but sits at a black screen. I haven't had much time to test it so it might boot further than that if you leave it. If somebody wants to test this out or tweak it in some way go for it.
It uses the donut.sqsh in the Android folder so you shouldn't have to do anything with it except make it executable.
EDIT 2: Still working on cyan builds... that script didn't work.

great job i like to see stuff like this to motivate people!!! also note this will work with any donut or hero build from the sapphire forum

jamezelle said:
great job i like to see stuff like this to motivate people!!! also note this will work with any donut or hero build from the sapphire forum
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Good point, forgot to mention that. Updated first post.
I'm hoping it will help people start to learn to tweak system's. But I have a slight feeling wer're going to start seeing a lot of "MLIGN/DWANG/etc's Android Rom" threads from random people.

Hi
Was able to port the DWANGs build using your script. Thanks a lot for making life this simple. Howev3er, hero build is still not working. Tried your genesxt2fs. Is it possible to get the links to correct base hero version to use? I tried magic and normal version. It keeps giving me black screen and doesnt completely boot. I think the base hero version is not the right one i am using
Thanks

OK, I think I figured out the problem. The apps folders weren't copying over from the data folder to the system folder correctly. Testing now, and will update first post with new scripts.
EDIT: Finally got the Hero builds working correctly. You should still be able to use any hero.sqsh.

loserskater said:
OK, I think I figured out the problem. The apps folders weren't copying over from the data folder to the system folder correctly. Testing now, and will update first post with new scripts.
EDIT: Finally got the Hero builds working correctly. You should still be able to use any hero.sqsh.
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Hi
The new script is great.. I was able to get the hero to boot I still have 2 check a few thing willl post later in the night with more
Thanks a lot

garynsa said:
Hi
The new script is great.. I was able to get the hero to boot I still have 2 check a few thing willl post later in the night with more
Thanks a lot
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Glad to see its working. Thanks for the feedback!

Most things working
Hi
was able to get the hero ported and a few things worked
1. Calls
2. SMS
3. Wifi (getting ips)
4. Working with partition rootfs (speed quite great with this)
Not working
1. Camera
2. GPS
I am using he ION build to build the hero roms (based on the inputs of Zen). May be I need to use another hero rom for the camera to work? I recommend that the links to the recommended build to be used as template (donut, hero...) be updated on the first thread to make it easy for others to have a single starting platform

garynsa said:
Hi
was able to get the hero ported and a few things worked
1. Calls
2. SMS
3. Wifi (getting ips)
4. Working with partition rootfs (speed quite great with this)
using u
Not working
1. Camera
2. GPS
I am using he ION build to build the hero roms (based on the inputs of Zen). May be I need to use another hero rom for the camera to work? I recommend that the links to the recommended build to be used as template (donut, hero...) be updated on the first thread to make it easy for others to have a single starting platform
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If using a hero.sqsh doesnt fix the problem it sounds like it might be the rootfs (probably not copying over correctly). Ill take a look at it when I get home and update the first post with hero/donut.sqsh's.
Im also thinking about combing the 2 into just one script and youll be able to just type which build you want when you run it. What do you think? Or is the 2 seperate scripts more convenient?

loserskater said:
If using a hero.sqsh doesnt fix the problem it sounds like it might be the rootfs (probably not copying over correctly). Ill take a look at it when I get home and update the first post with hero/donut.sqsh's.
Im also thinking about combing the 2 into just one script and youll be able to just type which build you want when you run it. What do you think? Or is the 2 seperate scripts more convenient?
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Personally i prefer the separate scripts mainly because each requires a different base templates. However if you prefer to combine them may be have sub-folders within the main so that the work happen for each port within the sub-folder.
Few suggestions if you like (please ignore if not correct.. being a non-programmer of linux I can be a bit off )
1. Let the folder names be requested at start and use them
2. If possible to put in a log of the run to check if there were issue or not (because i use double-click to run the script sometimes there is a problem that i face if i dont watch the window. for now i have put some waits to check the errors. Had this issue while testing to port one)
If I can help (except on coding as I dont know it.. generally change the script just enough to work... )
Queries/questions
1. Is there a way to test the build on the comp itslef rather than to keep booting on the phone (takes a lot of time and the phone is not usable all that time...)
Thanks for all the work

garynsa said:
Personally i prefer the separate scripts mainly because each requires a different base templates. However if you prefer to combine them may be have sub-folders within the main so that the work happen for each port within the sub-folder.
Few suggestions if you like (please ignore if not correct.. being a non-programmer of linux I can be a bit off )
1. Let the folder names be requested at start and use them
2. If possible to put in a log of the run to check if there were issue or not (because i use double-click to run the script sometimes there is a problem that i face if i dont watch the window. for now i have put some waits to check the errors. Had this issue while testing to port one)
If I can help (except on coding as I dont know it.. generally change the script just enough to work... )
Queries/questions
1. Is there a way to test the build on the comp itslef rather than to keep booting on the phone (takes a lot of time and the phone is not usable all that time...)
Thanks for all the work
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I'll try to make the script more user friendly with prompts if something doesn't happen correctly. And also work on naming folders.
But first I want to figure out the camera/gps issues...
There isn't a way to boot it on the comp that I know of. I'll upload blank data.img's for each build so that they'll boot faster but other than that I think moving to SD Card and booting is the only way. But once all these bugs get sorted out, you won't have to do it as often!
EDIT: Which folders would you like to name? Just where the system.sqsh gets stored?

loserskater said:
I'll try to make the script more user friendly with prompts if something doesn't happen correctly. And also work on naming folders.
But first I want to figure out the camera/gps issues...
There isn't a way to boot it on the comp that I know of. I'll upload blank data.img's for each build so that they'll boot faster but other than that I think moving to SD Card and booting is the only way. But once all these bugs get sorted out, you won't have to do it as often!
EDIT: Which folders would you like to name? Just where the system.sqsh gets stored?
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Hi
Thanks for the answers. For me it should be both (but the starting folder is main. Other can be a sub-folder like u have now to be renamed as choice)

garynsa said:
Hi
Thanks for the answers. For me it should be both (but the starting folder is main. Other can be a sub-folder like u have now to be renamed as choice)
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Are you referring to the Android folder? Or just a folder where everything is kept when it runs?

loserskater said:
Are you referring to the Android folder? Or just a folder where everything is kept when it runs?
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Android folder... but its not a big deal as one can easily change it while startign the script

[Q] SU not working

I am just about to release my new barebones build with a lot of new features but one thing is killing me. I cannot get superuser to work anymore with the latest build and the latest kernel. Rogue tools won't overclock without SU working and that just totall kills the speed of my build =(. The build is based off scoot's release 5 and I am using the latest kernel with and without the module update SU is unaffected. Everything else works though.

What have you changed from the build i sent you that might effect it? Does it work for you with the original build? Things to check are the sysinit.rc, make sure it calls userinit.sh on startup, and also check your userinit.sh in the /bin directory and make sure the su fix is still present in the file Otherwise, try opening the super user app and downloading the latest su binary file, if it fails to install then you most likely have partition permission issues.

I did edit userinit to enable the odex script. I am gonna check that now.

Ok I am pretty sure that was it. how do I add this line to userinit to have it be proper then? /system/bin/odex.sh

aceoyame said:
Ok I am pretty sure that was it. how do I add this line to userinit to have it be proper then? /system/bin/odex.sh
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You'd need to put it in sysinit.rc like this :
service odex /system/bin/odex.sh

So put that line right at the end then? Or is there a special format it has to go in. Sorry, I have just never had to edit this particular file before lol.

aceoyame said:
So put that line right at the end then? Or is there a special format it has to go in. Sorry, I have just never had to edit this particular file before lol.
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At the end is fine, you will see some similar lines in there, you may want to add some options such as :
console
user root
oneshot
I don't know what the structure of the odex script is so i don't know which options you will need to get it to run properly but these are the most likely, just experiment and see

I've always put it at the end, after the su fix just as "/system/bin/odex.sh" and nothing else. What does service do? will it run it continuously or just with different permissions?
I would say its more likely that something's gone wrong while you edited userinit.sh, and now it can't be executed.
did you edit it in windows? you may have /n/r line endings now instead of /n
if you did it in linux it may be a permissions problem

fixed! I used the userinit from my old barebones. Something changed in the update. The two looked totally different.

Help with kernel compiling

So the source code for the us cellular gs2 was released yesterday and I have been trying to build the kernel using initramfs. and this tut here( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442870&highlight=make+modules). After changing to 10.04 I can get the kernel to compile successfully. Then I copy these modules
cp drivers/scsi/scsi_wait_scan.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/bluetooth/bthid/bthid.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/net/wireless/bcm4330/dhd.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/samsung/vibetonz/vibrator.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/switch/cyasswitch.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
(to correct paths)
Kernel builds fine, no errors that i can really see. It flashes fine, and to works for the most part. So far I noticed that wifi does not work, When you go into settings under wifi it just says error. Also Vibration does not work, though I did not check Bluetooth yet either. Those are the two I am going to worry about now.
Anyone have any suggestions on what might be wrong or where I need to start looking, I am kind of a (HUGE) noob with development but I am doing what I can to learn for this phone. Just need a little help from some one smarter than me.
Thanks

Sickin said:
So the source code for the us cellular gs2 was released yesterday and I have been trying to build the kernel using initramfs. and this tut here( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442870&highlight=make+modules). After changing to 10.04 I can get the kernel to compile successfully. Then I copy these modules
cp drivers/scsi/scsi_wait_scan.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/bluetooth/bthid/bthid.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/net/wireless/bcm4330/dhd.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/samsung/vibetonz/vibrator.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
cp drivers/staging/westbridge/astoria/switch/cyasswitch.ko Path to initramfs/lib/modules
(to correct paths)
Kernel builds fine, no errors that i can really see. It flashes fine, and to works for the most part. So far I noticed that wifi does not work, When you go into settings under wifi it just says error. Also Vibration does not work, though I did not check Bluetooth yet either. Those are the two I am going to worry about now.
Anyone have any suggestions on what might be wrong or where I need to start looking, I am kind of a (HUGE) noob with development but I am doing what I can to learn for this phone. Just need a little help from some one smarter than me.
Thanks
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Here try this init.rc file in you initramfs.

if that doesn't work, try reflasing the modem and kernel at the same time.
Usuaully wifi breaks if you don't flash the modem with it.

Thanks guys ill give it a shot.. Do I just drop the file in the root of initramfs? Or is there a specific folder it goes in?
Also where do I get my modem? Is it something I built in platform (still trying to figure out how to package that) or do I need to pull it off my phone?
Thanks again for the help!
Sent from my SCH-R760 using xda premium

Sickin said:
Thanks guys ill give it a shot.. Do I just drop the file in the root of initramfs? Or is there a specific folder it goes in?
Also where do I get my modem? Is it something I built in platform (still trying to figure out how to package that) or do I need to pull it off my phone?
Thanks again for the help!
Sent from my SCH-R760 using xda premium
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Yes drop it in initramfs. You don't need to worry about modems that wont cause any problems. I have built a lot of gb kernels and never had any problems with flashing.

So I replaced the init.rc in initramfs and still no wifi or vibration. Any other thoughts?
Thanks Again

I'm not seeing the source code for the U.S. Cellular variant (SCH-R760) on Samsung's website. Where are you getting the source to compile a kernel from?

it is posted as the SCH-R760U, i thought it was wierd at first but all the documentation says for the uscc and the kernel build is c1_rev05_na_uscc_defconfig. That and it is the file that samsung sent to me when I inquired about the code for the R760.

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! I tried it again using your init.rc and building with make -j5 instead of make modules and it worked. Found it after quite a while of browsing the tut thread but works well know. Thanks for you help.
Next question would be, what do I need to be doing to package the files I built from source and the platform samsung source. Like what files do I need to package, and should I be packaging them for cwm or odin?
Also my kernel version under my phone info shows unavailable, any ideas on that?

Loading Android Kernel modules

After weeks of mucking around i have (i think) successfully compiled g_hid.ko (USB Gadget HID module) for my Samsung Galaxy S3 but have been unable to test it. If i try and use insmod from the directory it is stored in i get insmod: can't insert 'g_hid.ko': No such device I'm new to this but i think this means that i should have loaded something else that g_hid is dependent on first. Any one know what this would be or how i can find out?
Also when trying to use rmmod i receive the following error rmmod: chdir(/system/lib/modules): No such file or directory which is true, that directory doesnt exist, as far as i can tell, my modules are stored in /lib/modules but this is a read only file system so i cant add my modle there. I also get the same error if i try and use modprobe.
I have been able to load a helloworld module threw insmod and that loaded correctly.
So how can i load a module with modprobe? How can i find the dependencies for g_hid? And how can i remove modules?
Thanks for any kelp you can offer

The only help I can offer is for you to post Questions in the Q&A section. This section is for development not questions.

Sorry about that, will do. Thanks

Getting a syntax error when trying to load a script

Hi. I just finished installing CyanogenMod 11 on my Galaxy Nexus. I also put the DirtyV-SR kernel on as well. Everything seems to be working fine. I then learned about a custom edit of the DirtyV kernel by Nephilim that seems to be popular. I have no idea how to change the settings manually though. Luckily in the DirtyV post there is a link to a script by the user "buscher" that supposedly does the changes for you. I followed the instructions and put the script in the System/etc/init.d folder, removed the .txt extension on the script, and changed it's permission settings (I think I changed the permissions correctly). I'm using an app called SManager to do this BTW. When I try to launch the script I get a syntax error. Here is a screen shot of said error...
i.imgur. com/ b5jAVe3. jpg
(Added spaces so I could post the link)
Link to DirtyV thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-nexus/development/kernel-dirtyv-t2613655
Link to buscher's post with the script: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...nel-dirtyv-t2613655/post50202995#post50202995
Does anyone have any idea what im doing wrong? Or perhapsna different way to use Nephilims version of DirtyV?
Thx

I've never used any of the scripts you're talking about, but normally that syntax error means that there's a coding error in the script file that the interpreter doesn't know how to handle. I looked at the script in that thread and I can't see anything that would jump out as being problematic, so there's a chance something may have happened when you downloaded the script or copied it to the device.
I'd say you should try downloading the script again directly on your device, and make sure you're clicking the "Download" button on the Mediafire page with the script instead of doing a "save link as" or anything similar from the forum thread. You may even want to open it up in a text editor app and compare it to the version online to make sure that the file matches.

Alright so I redownloaded it and got it to run this time. My problem now is that it seems some of the required directories for the script don't exist on my phone for some reason.
Here's a new screenshot of the errors
http:// i.imgur. com /mjBjQ88. jpg (again had to add spaces)

It's probably safe to ignore those errors, they probably come from that script being older than the latest kernel version you're running it against. Basically, Linux kernels create a whole bunch of files and folders in /sys that control certain kernel settings. By writing a value to specific files, you can change those settings. Those two errors are the result of the script trying to change two settings files that don't exist anymore, possibly because they were removed in a newer version of the kernel. The rest of the script should run without problems and make the rest of the changes.

just wanted to say, there is no need for script manager to run that script.
remove the .txt
put it in /etc/init.d folder/dir
set all perms(i.e rwxrwxrwx)
then just reboot
it will automatically run and set everything in the script when the device boots.
also
if you want to set those things from nephilim thread, use the app called trickster mod(or Synapse, though trickster might be less overwhelming for someone new to setting these things)
enjoy
any questions feel free to ask