[Q] How to Port a ROM? - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

I was wondering if someone could give me a few basic tips on porting a rom. There arent very many roms for our phones but i would like to port a few that i like. (specifically from international GSII) Ill take any help, thanks

If you are looking to flash a rom, there are some detailed instructions in the Dev forum. In particular the thread for the Starburst rom. The first post has all the downloads you will need and there are some more detailed instructions on one of the posts from October 10th or 11th. Your device will of course need to be rooted in order for this to work.
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dmrasm said:
If you are looking to flash a rom, there are some detailed instructions in the Dev forum. In particular the thread for the Starburst rom. The first post has all the downloads you will need and there are some more detailed instructions on one of the posts from October 10th or 11th. Your device will of course need to be rooted in order for this to work.
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he was specifically asking how to port a rom, completely different.
I don't have any tips but if anyone does I would like to know as well.... thanks in advance!
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[email protected] said:
I was wondering if someone could give me a few basic tips on porting a rom. There arent very many roms for our phones but i would like to port a few that i like. (specifically from international GSII) Ill take any help, thanks
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Porting from international version is going to be really difficult due to the different radio's in it, and you would never get WiMax to work if you tried, even if you got it to boot up
my reccomendation would be to try grabbing a rom you like from another CDMA/WiMax Samsung device and try it, except the only one would be the Epic 4G, and the slideout keyboard orientation might ruin some stuff when porting....... so at this point, unfortunately, i dont think porting a rom is in anyones future for a little while at least til we get an AOSP kernel
cheers!

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[ROM][TEST][SENSE]Stock/Deodexed/Zipaligned Stock ROM

Most of you guys probably only want AOSP, but for those of you with extra time on your hands and with nothing else to do I present to you my first ROM, built from Shipped ROM.
The ROM is completely zipaligned, deodexed, and most Verizon Bloatware apk.s are removed. If there are any remaining, please let me know in the comments.
This should be one of the fastest Stock ROMs available. I know other people may have created the same kind of ROM, but please, don't flame on me.
Of course, this ROM still runs Android 2.2.1, however I hope to update that in future test version, as well as AOSP.
I also must warn you, the file size is a gigantic 240MB. If all goes well with this test ROM, AOSP will be next
I am a new developer with extreme influential WHO IS LOOKING TO GET RID OF THEIR IPHONE so I'm looking to get started with this!
Superuser as well as Busybox are both present!
Download link:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CVT3BMW1
Ill try if have free time tonight
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this not meant to flame at all, but since gingerbread is official and has been for awhile, why would you be working on froyo at all?
its not like gb was a leak that has random bugs and froyo is a better option
I am a new developer with extreme influential WHO IS LOOKING TO GET RID OF THEIR IPHONE so I'm looking to get started with this!
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What on earth does that mean???
Even though I dont know what it means I wish I had extreme influential
Hey guys i dont think these informations are really important ,just know he's a beginner who need testers,so if you can just go ahead and give him a feedback.isnt it?
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zozor said:
Hey guys i dont think these informations are really important ,just know he's a beginner who need testers,so if you can just go ahead and give him a feedback.isnt it?
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i just asked the question why he was using froyo? since its no longer relevant, that is all
I'm going to try and compile a Gingerbread ROM today so if you guys are willing to help out a beginner look out for it sometime tonight
royolpunk said:
I'm going to try and compile a Gingerbread ROM today so if you guys are willing to help out a beginner look out for it sometime tonight
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Good deal. Glad to see someone test the waters of something new. Good luck as well ;-)
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royolpunk said:
I'm going to try and compile a Gingerbread ROM today so if you guys are willing to help out a beginner look out for it sometime tonight
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I'm sure you will find some people will to brick their phones. j/k, good luck man. hope on the chat if u need help. It'll be tough getting people with the sense 3.0 goodness coming out but if you build it, they will flash.
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its not like gb was a leak that has random bugs and froyo is a better option
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Fascinate flashbacks?
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Kept getting errors while compiling yesterday. I need a mentor ):

Dev inquiry (Rom Dev)

Anyone out there interested in bringing Myns 2.3 over to the inc2??? i spoke with MYN and he said if i knew any inc2 dev that would be interesting in porting it he would be all for it. I freakin loved his rom on my original Inc but unfortunately i have no dev skills or experience Hopefully someone out there will want to tackle this project. i think it would be a great rom for us. PM me if anyone is interested. thx
I'd like to see it as well but I also have no experience.
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Definitely interested. Roms are totally modded out and look awesome. But I'm not a dev
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Moving to Q&A
Coming from the Eris forums, now comfortable with porting on the dinc2... Do you have a link to the rom? I'll take a look at it and see what I can do. Been looking for a first rom port, this sounds like a good start...
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Coming from the Eris forums, now comfortable with porting on the dinc2... Do you have a link to the rom? I'll take a look at it and see what I can do. Been looking for a first rom port, this sounds like a good start...
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Here you go! If you can pull this off you will be my HERO. also Myn is very cool and responds to any question no matter how dumb they are lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288054
by the way he did give his permission, but a message to him saying u talked to me would be appreciated im sure
Cool. Thanks for the link. I'll send him a pm and start on porting this over this week. I think the hardware hasn't changed a lot, so it shouldn't be too intense (I hope anyways...lol). Give me a few days and I'll post a progress update (or start a new thread if I get something worthwhile sooner...).
syde1020 said:
Here you go! If you can pull this off you will be my HERO. also Myn is very cool and responds to any question no matter how dumb they are lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1288054
by the way he did give his permission, but a message to him saying u talked to me would be appreciated im sure
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This sounds awesome....very excited
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awesome man, thx alot. If u need a test dummy lemme know
Will do... the link is for the evo 3d, so I need to see if the device is somewhat compatible with ours... I pmed myn to see what other devices he's built this for...
EDIT : Got a version for the original Dinc to work with now...
You sir are my hero!!!!
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Any word on the porting???
Cuz I'd actually like twopointthree, or twopointtwo
tylerlawhon said:
Any word on the porting???
Cuz I'd actually like twopointthree, or twopointtwo
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Still working on it... twopointtwo is a Froyo based rom, so I'm switching to the Evo 3D twopointthree and to see what I can get (Rather stick with the GB based ports, instead of rolling back...). The devices have some similarities, so I should be able to get a decent port (I hope). I've been fairly busy lately, so it probably won't be anything for the next couple weeks...
Macrodroid said:
Still working on it... twopointtwo is a Froyo based rom, so I'm switching to the Evo 3D twopointthree and to see what I can get (Rather stick with the GB based ports, instead of rolling back...). The devices have some similarities, so I should be able to get a decent port (I hope). I've been fairly busy lately, so it probably won't be anything for the next couple weeks...
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Ohh.. I didn't know it was Froyo based lol
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Ohh.. I didn't know it was Froyo based lol
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The Incredible version (twopointtwo) was Froyo, according to the information in the OP. The Evo 3d version is GB, 2.3.4, and the device specs are similar to ours, so it should work. I've got the port files swapped and will be testing today to see if it boots. With any luck, could have a working port by the end of the week at this rate...
I haven't tried the port file, so don't get your hopes up yet guys! I'll post another update later today and let you all know how the tests are going...
Awesome man. That's great news. If u need a test dummy lemme know.
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syde1020 said:
Awesome man. That's great news. If u need a test dummy lemme know.
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NP... First test just boots back into recovery, so I've got some more porting to do tonight to get it booting... Hoping to have a bootable test by tomorrow or Friday...
EDIT: Still just boots back to recovery. I need to try a few other kernels and see what I can get to boot this...

Whats your favorite A500 rom for A100

I know there is a "ROM" forum but that seems to be more about bugs/compatibility/how to. I thought i would start this to see what ur favorite rom is and any special tweaks you find make it better for our 7inch bundle of awesome.
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I was wondering the same thing, flexreaper seems to b working very nice for me tho
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I myself have also been enjoying using flexreaper with a modified acer ring that can be found in the roms thread that I modified.
Quick question about that ring, if I want to use it, I juss have to install ur file right? I don't have to reflash do I?
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I manually replaced the stock ring with the modded one not as easy to do but I haven't gotten down making flashable zips yet.
Check my sig..... That's the rom I'm on.
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but why would you want to install an a500 ROM on an a100 device? I've seen quite a few threads on this in a few forums. Simply wondering.
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iamdestruktor said:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but why would you want to install an a500 ROM on an a100 device? I've seen quite a few threads on this in a few forums. Simply wondering.
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1. They work
2. The a500 has more custom roms than the a100
3. This is XDA
Theonew said:
1. They work
2. The a500 has more custom roms than the a100
3. This is XDA
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Lol 1 and 3 are obvious but 2 makes sense!
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I honestly can't wait till someone tries to flash a ROM from the a500 and use the kernel (boot.img) for the a100 and find their device bricked. Just wait for ROMS to be made specifically for the a100. Right now the dev forum here is a joke. And not because of the lack of ROMS but because out of the 3 custom ROM's we have 2 of them are just a500 ROM's with a replaced boot img and build prop it seems, and no credit was given to the original devs who actually did the work in the a500 forums
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notsointeresting said:
I honestly can't wait till someone tries to flash a ROM from the a500 and use the kernel (boot.img) for the a100 and find their device bricked. Just wait for ROMS to be made specifically for the a100. Right now the dev forum here is a joke. And not because of the lack of ROMS but because out of the 3 custom ROM's we have 2 of them are just a500 ROM's with a replaced boot img and build prop it seems, and no credit was given to the original devs who actually did the work in the a500 forums
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I agree with what you say about giving credit. If they use something that was developed by others they need to not only ask for permission, but also state where their "source" has come from in the OP. They should give their "Mod" a version and they should provide MD5's for the file.
This said the "Rom's" you speak of while technically not being "developed", still fall under the above rules. Whether they belong in the Development Section or the General Section I don't really know. They DO however provide a benefit in that they save the end user from taking additional steps and doing the various flashes on their own. Kind of like a one-click.
True developed ROM's will eventually come but I can't agree with your first sentence. I would NEVER wish someone to brick their Tablet.
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I agree with what you say about giving credit. If they use something that was developed by others they need to not only ask for permission, but also state where their "source" has come from in the OP. They should give their "Mod" a version and they should provide MD5's for the file.
This said the "Rom's" you speak of while technically not being "developed", still fall under the above rules. Whether they belong in the Development Section or the General Section I don't really know. They DO however provide a benefit in that they save the end user from taking additional steps and doing the various flashes on their own. Kind of like a one-click.
True developed ROM's will eventually come but I can't agree with your first sentence. I would NEVER wish someone to brick their Tablet.
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Well as long as they make a nandroid backup using CWM they shouldn't ever go through a permanent brick. If they don't make that...then I don't know what to tell them. lol.
notsointeresting said:
I honestly can't wait till someone tries to flash a ROM from the a500 and use the kernel (boot.img) for the a100 and find their device bricked. Just wait for ROMS to be made specifically for the a100. Right now the dev forum here is a joke. And not because of the lack of ROMS but because out of the 3 custom ROM's we have 2 of them are just a500 ROM's with a replaced boot img and build prop it seems, and no credit was given to the original devs who actually did the work in the a500 forums
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How come it is such a big deal to you that people are using a500 roms? I really do not know why this makes you so upset and to say you can't wait for someone to brick their device is not classy at all. I do not see anyway that could brick our device anyway. Asking people who love to tinker to be patient is very unlikely to happen. With that said, the first thing I noticed when I saw the aforementioned roms posted was there was no link to the source or credit given.
Gibson.Dubs said:
How come it is such a big deal to you that people are using a500 roms? I really do not know why this makes you so upset and to say you can't wait for someone to brick their device is not classy at all. I do not see anyway that could brick our device anyway. Asking people who love to tinker to be patient is very unlikely to happen. With that said, the first thing I noticed when I saw the aforementioned roms posted was there was no link to the source or credit given.
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anything can happen when your flashing another devices rom lol. definetly waiting for a true custom a100 rom here.
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ptesmoke said:
anything can happen when your flashing another devices rom lol. definetly waiting for a true custom a100 rom here.
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With that argument anything could happen when you flash A100 roms too. Zeronull has one already in the development section if you haven't seen that.
So wait... You can flash A500 ROMs to the A100 with a boot.img from an A100 ROM? Or am I just not getting this
MusicManNick said:
So wait... You can flash A500 ROMs to the A100 with a boot.img from an A100 ROM? Or am I just not getting this
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Yes, you can.
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Yes, you can.
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Well! I'm gonna try flashing AOKP Build 30 for the A500 with boot.img from ZN Custom Firmware for the A100!
I think the only reason why we aren't bricking our tab when flashing a a500 rom with a a100 boot.img is because they share near identical cpu an gpu chipsets.
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With that argument anything could happen when you flash A100 roms too. Zeronull has one already in the development section if you haven't seen that.
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well if it was a bad flash or a bad download yes you could softbrick.
but running another devices modules...diff story
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Need help installing Jellybean ROM, First timer! :)

Ok, first of all I have been an iPhone user since they came out. I know nothing of android or how to install ROMS. I am now switching to the galaxy s2 t989 and want to install the jellybean rom. Please let me know what is the best ROM to install and what steps I need to do.
Please help me, I'm desperate!
Chestbrah said:
Ok, first of all I have been an iPhone user since they came out. I know nothing of android or how to install ROMS. I am now switching to the galaxy s2 t989 and want to install the jellybean rom. Please let me know what is the best ROM to install and what steps I need to do.
Please help me, I'm desperate!
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Well first off welcome to the Android Community. You've definetely started in the right place with XDA. Rooting an android phone and getting a custom ROM is easier than ever now. I would suggest first scrolling to the top of this forum and doing a lot of research and self education. There are several things you need to have a basic understanding of before flashing roms. Look at the most wanted topics thread, The official Jelly Bean General Discussion thread, Terminology for the newbies. Check out this post as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873873
In the end consider that Jelly Bean is still in the developmental stages and there can be bugs and workarounds to deal with. If you are new to Android, going with a solid custom ICS rom may be best for you so as not to spoil your Android experience.
Finally once you have made your decision head over to the Android rom development section ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1332 ) and look through the roms and choose the best one for your needs. Read the instructions and then read them again. Install exactly according to the directions in the thread from the rom you choose and enjoy ! Hope this helps a little at least. Happy Flashing ! :highfive:
The best thing to do is read, read, read. Knowledge is the best way to prevent accidents. The process for loading custom ROMs on this phone is simple but you'd be surprised how many "educated" people screw it up. Good luck.
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I would reccomend Jedi mind trick or a darkside ics rom to flash first....very stable and very good battery life....also check out the sticky threads
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Thanks for the comments, i will start reading up the sticky threads to start learning more about this myself. Im so exited and cant wait to start being apart of this community.
Chestbrah said:
Thanks for the comments, i will start reading up the sticky threads to start learning more about this myself. Im so exited and cant wait to start being apart of this community.
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And also if you need visual tutorials, just search on youtube and there's a bunch of videos showing yoi how to root, flash roms, etc. Always make sure what you are flashing is for this phone
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I'll tell you a great ics rom which is called paranoid android. There is one by starskyrob in the development section. As far as JB in my opinion, the most stable is Paranoid android JB. I've flashed their latest rom and have had no sleeps of death or random reboots. This is going over 24 hours now and I did get 21 hours of battery for my first battery cycle. If you want more info send me a pm and ill link you some links. But yes read and watch a lot of youtube videos together ideas of what roms can do.
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Chestbrah said:
Ok, first of all I have been an iPhone user since they came out. I know nothing of android or how to install ROMS. I am now switching to the galaxy s2 t989 and want to install the jellybean rom. Please let me know what is the best ROM to install and what steps I need to do.
Please help me, I'm desperate!
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Galaxys2root.com has good tutorials, just make sure before anything you do, READ!!! make sure that u are flashing roms for your device.
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Whoa, s2 users being helpful for once. This place has changed..Where am i.
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My 2 cents is that JB ROMs are not yet ready to act as daily drivers on the T989 for most of us.
The RRs and SODs continue as well as several other quirks.
I've been on and off the leading JB ROMs since mid-August and in most all cases I lost more features than I gained.
Thank God for the developers and early adopters who brave the bleeding edge for us all.
But I will wait in the safety of AOKP MS6 until I see something from Whitehawakx that's labeled "milestone" before I flash again.
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Chestbrah said:
Ok, first of all I have been an iPhone user since they came out. I know nothing of android or how to install ROMS. I am now switching to the galaxy s2 t989 and want to install the jellybean rom. Please let me know what is the best ROM to install and what steps I need to do.
Please help me, I'm desperate!
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All the ones I have tried so far I've had issues with, I would suggest something more stable like an ics for now. The JB roms look nice but they have issues with calls, random lockups and such.

Port paranoidkang droid to tmobile

I am wondering how the policy works with porting an at&t ROM to T-Mobile as I am currently running this ROM which is a combo of AOpk and Pa but its by far the smoothest rom I have flashed and much more options than PA plus the video volume is loud as hell so since I am new to the xda community I want to know what are the rules of porting this bad a$$ ROM so that all T-Mobile users can use this as a dd do I need permission from thebz1 or I could just post it for you guys I have it all ready but don't want to anything against the policy please fill me in guys
BTW the link to the ROM is below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944523
My ParanoidKang Android Tmo S3
What did the original dev say? That is probably the most important thing.
is it not flashable to our phone? I've used some at&t roms on my t999 with no issues that weren't already expected. (WiFi calling and other T-Mobile things)
mt3g said:
is it not flashable to our phone? I've used some at&t roms on my t999 with no issues that weren't already expected. (WiFi calling and other T-Mobile things)
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+1
every att rom I've tried worked fine on our phones. some devs even just do 1 version that is shared for both phones
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he basically said no can but i see no reason why why he would say that " he isn;t doing the work...i am!
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What did the original dev say? That is probably the most important thing.
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thebz1 was working on tmo Pa THREAD a couple month ago until he decided that he would only take care of at&t only that is why OG came in and started getting PA again but after flashing PA and PK i could tell you that PK is much more stable than PA, its much much smoother, the video volume is really loud, you ger rom control and paranoid android settings together in one so much more customization. i guess since it is an open source i feel that i should port it over , i was respectful by asking him so he doesn't own PK anyhow im going to be working on this over the weekend
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every att rom I've tried worked fine on our phones. some devs even just do 1 version that is shared for both phones
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Other is an interesting rom. Can't wait to see your port. Good luck!
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+1
every att rom I've tried worked fine on our phones. some devs even just do 1 version that is shared for both phones
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Obviously both of you haven't tried the AT&T ROM on a T999 because it won't even flash in recovery, much less boot up. I know this because I've tried it in multiple stages of development. He was asking about porting another persons work, and XDA's policy. Yes, most AT&T ROMS work on t-mo too (as long as it doesn't contain AT&T modem), but lets not be redundant & state what most people in this forum already know. Thanks for the port bro. It's running like butter!
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he basically said no can but i see no reason why why he would say that " he isn;t doing the work...i am!
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I'm sorry, maybe I've missed something...If I have, forgive me,
But, the original Dev did not give you permission to port his work over. Have you considered that he may have a reason for it? Perhaps he plans to support multiple devices with it, like many other devs do with their Roms.
That is just a guess, but if something like that were the case, depending on how popular the dev is, and how P.O.'d he gets, you could be making a lot of enemies on here....
Something like this, if you want it that bad, go ahead and port it. But do it for yourself, do not release it.
If you were planning on releasing it regardless of his answer, then you should never have asked.
Sorry man, just trying to help.....

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