Sorry if this has been asked before but I haven't found a thread about it in the Epic forums. Is there a dev that is working on porting ICS to the Epic? I know the source is out there now and the Epic can be a bit of a pain to port to, but there seems to be no info on ICS on this phone. Thanks for any information anyone can provide.
Hexidecimal said:
Sorry if this has been asked before but I haven't found a thread about it in the Epic forums. Is there a dev that is working on porting ICS to the Epic? I know the source is out there now and the Epic can be a bit of a pain to port to, but there seems to be no info on ICS on this phone. Thanks for any information anyone can provide.
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This will most likely be in the form of CM9, still a little bit away...We haven't even gotten full official CM7 yet. From my understanding the system partition needs to be made bigger (which is being worked on right now in CM7) in order for CIS to be able to sit on our phones. I am not a dev at all, but this sounds like it will be a pretty daunting task
Plus there is a lot of driver information they don't have that they need. WiMax (4G) will likely never be on there and you may have upgraded to a phone with ICS by the time there is a reasonable working model.
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It is being worked on, but kind of at a standstill until stable MTD recovery is released.
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Did anyone notice that someone over at phandroid ported the honeycomb sdk to the evo. It boots and if course nothing works but its a start. http://t3hh4xx0r.com/?p=1351
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Cool. Something else for the developers to tinker with.
there is already an 11 page post in the development section about this.
Yea, most people have [or finding out] in the development setion..
Honeycomb Port for HTC EVO 4G
Is T3HH4XX0R done with the Honeycomb sdk because I went to the link and it's expired and has to be renewed?
I'm learning as I go so sorry for the low grade question, not sure where to find it though or if it's even out yet.
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Is T3HH4XX0R done with the Honeycomb sdk because I went to the link and it's expired and has to be renewed?
I'm learning as I go so sorry for the low grade question, not sure where to find it though or if it's even out yet.
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Nobody is working on Honeycomb anymore. It was ridiculously difficult to build for the Evo 4G because there was no source from Google to build it from.
Everyone's up on Ice Cream Sandwich, the merge between Gingerbread and Honeycomb. I suggest you try Jared the Great's ICS.
Or are you in it for the launcher?
Honeycomb
No I'm in it to learn how to build a stand alone honeycomb myself. I tried JTG and its pretty sweet. Thanks for the help man.
Seriously am dying for CM7 like many of you. just curious if there is any info. Like a place to read about any progress like a devs blog? An I understand it takes alot of time and effort. I been using CM since i put android on my vouge. I check everyday to see if it the development section. This is the longest i have gone without it since my evo. I am going threw withdrawal D:
lgevo said:
Seriously am dying for CM7 like many of you. just curious if there is any info. Like a place to read about any progress like a devs blog? An I understand it takes alot of time and effort. I been using CM since i put android on my vouge. I check everyday to see if it the development section. This is the longest i have gone without it since my evo. I am going threw withdrawal D:
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There isn't any progress to follow, development is halted until Gingerbread Kernel source code is released and once that happens you can follow their progress at their GitHub.
dammn allright thanks for the info
I hear you man. I had cyanogen on my g1 back in the day. I really don't understand what is going on in github, not my language i guess. lol. I am waiting patiently until it comes out though. I wonder if they have fixed anything since alpha 4, or are they still on alpha 4?
The last update I read about CM7 for the Epic was they were starting from scratch with a new kernel, and they almost had it booting properly, so who knows. Guess once the source drops we'll probably see some action then..
Damn bro you had a G1 too? Maan. Remember the good old days?! We had everything. CM4 through CM7, Blur, Sense, etc... we had a lot. Now we barley have ANYTHING. I woke up this morning, I was like "Damn. I should've gotten the N1 when I was still with T-Mobile." The N1 still has development and probably will even when Ice Cream Sandwich comes out and maybe past that, and we're probably gonna get stuck. Dude. I wonder if the G1 will see Ice Cream Sandwich...?
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I would think so, since it got that hc sdk port.
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I hear you man. I had cyanogen on my g1 back in the day. I really don't understand what is going on in github, not my language i guess. lol. I am waiting patiently until it comes out though. I wonder if they have fixed anything since alpha 4, or are they still on alpha 4?
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They have gone further than alpha 4, using some stuff from teamhacksung.. but they have to redo a lot, an start with a new kernel.. but as stated, development has halted for the most part... awaiting some colonels sauce..
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I hate to do this but did you guys see this. I really wish we were so close on the Epic. Is our phone really so different(I admit I don't know much about the differences)?
I have been following a Twitter that I think should be showing the commits but haven't seen any changes in a while. Has anyone heard anything recently? Are people still working on it? Ready but wait for the source to GB? Or has it been given up on?
Waiting on source from GB
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I almost posted this the other day, but I figured i'd get flamed cause it probably affects us 0% that they have it
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No dude? When did the Fascinate get source?
EDIT: *Chanting* MAKE A PORT! MAKE A PORT! MAKE A PORT! MAKE A PORT!
We'd have a better change getting official gingerbread tonight than getting a port of thay imo
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I agree with Zanderman. Although ports seem to "sound easier" to accomplish, that isn't always the case. I've heard lots of talk about it being easier and a lot more productive if we got Devs to build it once source is released opposed to porting it. patience is key here, which a lot of us don't seem to have anymore -__- I'm confident our Devs will get it working soon tho, we just need good ol' Samsung to release code, which they like taking their sweet time with -__-
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But isn't the only difference that affects the Rom, the different bands that Sprint and Verizon use? They're both CDMA, so if we built a AOSP GB Kernel, we could probably use their ROM, but if not, it'd be easier to port than the GSM Galaxy S and variants. Keyboard shouldn't affect the ROM much.
But they don't have Source either! How did they get it is my question.
Bump and a thanks if you answer my question
Because their developers decided they needed to build their own, and got it right. We have to wait becase we know we're getting future updates.
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since the official ics port for the nexus s has been released, how influential will that be on the samsung epic 4g? im asking because the two phones are almost identical hardware wise, so that should help the porting right? ive searched a lot through the forums to see if this was answered, but no luck, so i figured id post it. hopefully not being redundant. i wouldve posted this on the developers forum, but i cant yet. id rather post on that forum because i understand all that stuff. just dont really have much android/linux development experience. all information if appreciated.
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since the official ics port for the nexus s has been released, how influential will that be on the samsung epic 4g? im asking because the two phones are almost identical hardware wise, so that should help the porting right? ive searched a lot through the forums to see if this was answered, but no luck, so i figured id post it. hopefully not being redundant. i wouldve posted this on the developers forum, but i cant yet. id rather post on that forum because i understand all that stuff. just dont really have much android/linux development experience. all information if appreciated.
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Not really close enough. Epic uses different drivers. May help some but not enough to have aport anytime soon.
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that is true. its one of those so close, but yet so far away kinda things. the driver point is a realy good point. having the ics source doesnt mean anything when interaction between it and the hardware doesnt exist yet. fortunately though a lotta code exists to hopefully help get that going. it would be nice to see an alpha soon. i wish i could help. i have a lot of time but no hardware experience.
Hi guys,
So for the past week I think I have at least wiped/flashed/Odin'd different ROMs for my new Captivate Glide at least a hundred times. I've finally settled on thegreatergood's LiteROM 0.9.0 and it's working great for me. Not only the one ROM though as I've had to find many workarounds for different things. Flashables/kernels/apks you name it. Although I have no regrets and I'm really proud of how It's like a beast in my pocket, I am quite bothered by one thing which is that the whole thing feels like a big piece of patchwork..
Coming from a HTC Desire Z running CM7 serving me loyally for many years, I miss that officiality (<-- oops, red snakes.. not sure that's a word. Whatever. Shakespeare made his own words too right? ) and the stability that CM7 offered.
I'm a humble man, and possibly carry the apologetic traits of a typical Canadian. Instead of whining and/or nagging some senior developer to hurry up on their ICS or JB development I've decided to build my own CM instead.
However some thought, I think the reason why the JB based experimental CM 10.1s for the Captivate Glide have been a difficult task is because it's probably quite a challenge to build something from something that's not currently very well understood, namely the JB. So I thought, why not just build I nice and stable ROM based off of GB and if it does well it could probably officiated as a CM7 port for the Captivate Glide.
I have a feeling that this is a very plausible task. But I have no way to do it alone.. I have zilch experience in development in anything, had to drop out of my C++ course and have been doing nothing but lurking and leeching since I started modding when I was eleven. All I have is a vision. If someone could point me in the right direction or even form a development team with me, I would be very grateful.
And if this goes well, I will have gained some long overdue experience
So.. Anyone?
P.S. I guess this goes in this forum too. But my phone gets real angry when I flash certain things onto it. The biggest issue currently is that it will freeze and crash (more specifically the screen will freeze and fade into white lines..) whenever I try to use ClockWorkMod Recovery.. I dunno if the crappy 1500 mAh China battery I got ripped off with is an issue but I'm waiting on an OEM one in the mail..
Post in general not development bub...
And were on cm 10. Why fall back?
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I intend to turn it into development thread. But will have a better audience over General?
And maybe see it more like an educational project with a usuable product?
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hey bud im with you ... though I think CM9 would be better as ICS has been released, stable, and has a few more tweaks and features that CM7 didn't ... things like in JB where we have a transparent notification pull down, control over the dpi of certain apps etc.
First thing you should do is readup on the compile cm10 from source thread, get your feet wet there it'll get you all setup with a development system .. Linux is a must so I hope that you're savvy in the *nix shell or things will be antagonistic right off the start ...
I installed the CM9 recently and radio etc didn't work .. Guaranteed there is tonnes of information across all devices on xda-developers and even in general development threads.
Scroll through these forums, find the github links and learn how to setup your own, download the sources for the kernels from the other devs (theres a couple CM10.1s out there).
CM7 .. while I appreciate where you're coming from as i LOVED having CM7 on my Galaxy ACE - everything just worked... battery was great, it looked cool, and it was just off the stock enough to be unique and rub in iPhone users' faces
If I had the time I'd take it on with you .. chart your work and links that have helped you as you go along.
maybe he say that, because the glide have GB and ics officialy and not JB, so, if i understand what he say, maybe a romCM based y that version can be more stable, and less bugs, i was thinking about a CM9 too. But, if i remember correctly, it must create a device tree and a lot of thing, but i am not sure becausea never do a rom.
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maybe he say that, because the glide have GB and ics officialy and not JB, so, if i understand what he say, maybe a romCM based y that version can be more stable, and less bugs, i was thinking about a CM9 too. But, if i remember correctly, it must create a device tree and a lot of thing, but i am not sure becausea never do a rom.
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CM9 is based on ICS 4.0.4 ...
Check this link, not for our device but it offers some good insight to CM7 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273718
Another one for CM9 : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20844007
.... maybe I should just build a linux VM and give it a go in my spare time .... we're so starved for developers for our glides even amateur contributions can't hurt .... in the 2nd link the guy said it took him 11 months to learn how to mod for ICS from no experience so ..... depends on how much you want to commit to it ..
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CM9 is based on ICS 4.0.4 ...
Check this link, not for our device but it offers some good insight : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1273718
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yes, i know that, and i was thinking that a cm9 (because there is a ics fully working in the glide) can be a good option, but not sure
This doesn't belong here, please, some mod, move this to General. Thanks
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I intend to turn it into development thread. But will have a better audience over General?
And maybe see it more like an educational project with a usuable product?
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Flagged to be moved to general. If this turns into a dev thread, then you can flag to move it to the dev section, but you only post in the dev sections if you actually have a product or are actively working on something.
Your intentions seem great, but never wait for someone else to help you, otherwise it will never get done. No one is going to carry you through learning this.
There's a ton of guides out there on how to build, port, cherry pick CM commits, etc. etc. Go find them and start learning. Ask SPECIFIC questions if you have any.
No one shows up to college on day 1 and says I'd like to learn how to be a doctor, engineer, pharmacist, journalist, etc. There's a lot of steps in between. So go and get started.
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No one shows up to college on day 1 and says I'd like to learn how to be a doctor, engineer, pharmacist, journalist, etc.
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That doesn't make any sense.... lots of people show up to college and say that, and then enroll in the courses to do that ..