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[Q] Differences between Fresh Evo and Sprint Lover's?

I've used both ROMs and they're awesome, stable, and fast. Beyond a few differences, though, nothing really different sticks out to me except that Fresh doesn't use the Sense launcher.

You are not going to get flamed because you are not asking which one is better, you are going to get flamed for posting this in development, and it is your first post? You indeed are asking a question so this belongs in the forum called Q&A, it has nothing to do with development. Mods, please move.

Sprint Lovers
For the most part both are quick and work fairly seamlessly. I prefer Sprint Lovers personally but that's me. I think as a whole it works smoother, but that's an aesthetic thing. Both give you what you want out of a custom rom, wifi tethering and all that. Fresh has issues with clockworkmod recovery though, need AmonRA in order to use properly. Personally this irritates me but I don't really see it as a problem. The one nice thing I found in Fresh that came with it automatically was the file manager it provides however all you need is ASTRO with Sprint Lovers and you're good to go. Fresh is more customizable for the average user I suppose but if you are comfortable with adb and SDK then you should be able to customize on your own anyway (look into themeing and how it's done properly before you attempt to do anything and by all means don't mess with .9 files unless you have an understanding of how they work) Other than these issues I didn't find any major differences but have my preference as you can tell. Try some others out too though, some people like Cyanogen's stuff. Good luck.

This WOULD be the Q & A... eh yeah that's all. Moron
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It was moved from the development section to the q/a section after I posted.....who's the moron now?
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Edit: Really, your first post on this forum is you calling me a moron?

tgruendler said:
It was moved from the development section to the q/a section after I posted.....who's the moron now?
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Edit: Really, your first post on this forum is you calling me a moron?
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Lol!!! That's awesome
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Audiobuff said:
This WOULD be the Q & A... eh yeah that's all. Moron
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A+ post, would read again

_MetalHead_ said:
A+ post, would read again
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I've been laughing for 5 minutes at this, so much win here!! Im thinking its a sig worthy couple of lines
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kernal development

is there a thread on this website that explains in detail or even the basics of kernal development i hanvt seen any thing if there is cud someone kindly post a link search bar isnt showing anything so not sure what im doing wrong there.

First lesson. Distinguish correct spelling of kernel.
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You'll probably want to familiarize yourself with linux. I would start there for kernel development.
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matrixzone5 said:
is there a thread on this website that explains in detail or even the basics of kernal development i hanvt seen any thing if there is cud someone kindly post a link search bar isnt showing anything so not sure what im doing wrong there.
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Developer.android.com is I think where u wanna start.
I don't agree with familarizing yourseld with linux...but I do think you likely need to start with getting a dev env up and buildinf a rom from source. I would also suggest startin in an area less likely to brik you phone if you mess up
Not a dev but mho anyhow
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Djinn23 said:
Developer.android.com is I think where u wanna start.
I don't agree with familarizing yourseld with linux...but I do think you likely need to start with getting a dev env up and buildinf a rom from source. I would also suggest startin in an area less likely to brik you phone if you mess up
Not a dev but mho anyhow
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Considering kernel development must be done within a linux based environment, and is based on linux anyway, I would seriously think a basic knowledge and understanding of linux would be a good starting point before going any further...
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Advanced knowledge of Linux and C. Kernel development in no joke. You could also copy and paste certain features from other kernels; in that case you need a decent understanding of C and Linux.

I stand corrected. Sorry for the misinformation
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[Q] Compiling Android from Source for Evo 4G

I'd like to start poking around a bit with the Android source; but had a few questions and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
I just watched XDA's blog regarding compiling Android, but it was all for devices that are made for the native code - and as we all know, the Evo is not one of those.
So I figured before I jump into this and go through all the trouble of setting things up and all, I wanted to ask - what would I need to do differently to compile a flashable zip for my Evo? Obviously I can't go straight from the 4.0.3 source, so where would I be able to find a compatible repository for the Evo?
If I could find something that would work to begin with without any tinkering then that would be great (And then I could break it later while I learn and play around a bit )

Search for a thread in the dev forum by lithid-CM. Its a guide and a good place to start.
Good luck.
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scottspa74 said:
Search for a thread in the dev forum by lithid-CM. Its a guide and a good place to start.
Good luck.
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Looks like its a cm7 guide, I hadn't even thought about starting there - great idea, thanks
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[Q] Searching Hi and Lo...

Where in gods name is the source code for aosp? I searched Google, including the source and developers website. I don't even know where to begin. A little disheartening. I thought long and hard on it and I really want to make a Rom from source so I can start with a clean slate. I may need some help like every first time Rom builder. I guess it would help to join a team? I don't know where to begin with that either. If anyone can help either post on here or PM me. I recently read that development for our phones is slowly dying. I don't want to believe that, but if it does...I want it to go out with A BANG!!! Thanks everyone for your help! :good: :fingers-crossed:

Am I breaking a rule by asking this question? Can someone at least point me in the direction of a tutorial about roms. I don't want my hand held just to be clear.

Flashdot said:
Am I breaking a rule by asking this question? Can someone at least point me in the direction of a tutorial about roms. I don't want my hand held just to be clear.
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Check out the chef central section for some guides. As for sources, look around at some of the development roms that include links to their github. You can start from their source and merge others into it to create it how you want.

Flashdot said:
Where in gods name is the source code for aosp? I searched Google, including the source and developers website. I don't even know where to begin. A little disheartening. I thought long and hard on it and I really want to make a Rom from source so I can start with a clean slate. I may need some help like every first time Rom builder. I guess it would help to join a team? I don't know where to begin with that either. If anyone can help either post on here or PM me. I recently read that development for our phones is slowly dying. I don't want to believe that, but if it does...I want it to go out with A BANG!!! Thanks everyone for your help! :good: :fingers-crossed:
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Here you go brother... http://source.android.com/
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@soap Wouldn't I have to ask permission for those?
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Flashdot said:
@soap Wouldn't I have to ask permission for those?
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Its open source so it should be that big a deal. A github is used for hosting open sources. Just credit where credit is due.

Teach me how to dev?

So I've been looking around for any guides to teach me to dev some ROMs and I can't seem to find one that I can follow.
Would somebody be willing to help me learn?

mattman86 said:
So I've been looking around for any guides to teach me to dev some ROMs and I can't seem to find one that I can follow.
Would somebody be willing to help me learn?
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which rom do you want to dev?

I was hoping to do one either based from or as close to the stock ICS as possible.

That would be awesome Matt. I myself have made a couple threads about a Rom or kernal from stock ics but none havent gotten any response from the devs, even though it seems there is much interest in it and that interest seems to be growing too. Myself, like you, would love to learn to dev to help our tiny little community out of anyone could be so kind as to set me in the right direction, especially since we're down to only a few devs and all our roms/kernels are cm based. Btw anyone know what happened to HoNo? His work was looking very promising but it's like he's fallen off the face of the earth
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Hutch89 said:
That would be awesome Matt. I myself have made a couple threads about a Rom or kernal from stock ics but none havent gotten any response from the devs, even though it seems there is much interest in it and that interest seems to be growing too. Myself, like you, would love to learn to dev to help our tiny little community out of anyone could be so kind as to set me in the right direction, especially since we're down to only a few devs and all our roms/kernels are cm based. Btw anyone know what happened to HoNo? His work was looking very promising but it's like he's fallen off the face of the earth
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Yeah, I've seen your threads and I agree. That's sort of why I want to learn to dev a ROM. Perhaps if we collaborated on what we have found so far on the subject, we could figure it out somehow.

Not sure if I can find one of the stock ROM tutorials but if you want to start learning to dev you can start with CM to try and get the hang of it. Its a start and you can see if u can find an open source stock ROM to customize after the fact. But here's the link I found for CM custom building.
http://www.pressbyte.com/7667/download-cyanogen-compiler-build-custom-cyanogenmod-rom/
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