To make things clear to all our members anyone opening a thread in windows 8 needs to recognise the following.
If it’s a question it goes in General – any questions will be moved and the op warned. – please think before you post?
work about SURFACE goes in SURFACE!!!
Please indicate if it’s a tutorial [GUIDE], a mod {MOD] or a Rom [ROM] in your title.
Also include the date of any amendments [Date]
So it will look like this:
[MOD][DATE] change XYZ
If this isn’t included the thread will be closed while you amend…
EVERY THREAD SHOULD HAVE [MOD]/[GUIDE] OR [ROM IN THE TITLE. IF IT DOESN'T CHANCES ARE IT DOESN'T GO HERE!!!
Could all existing OP’s amend their titles asap?
THIS SHOULD HELP KEEP THINGS TIDY FOR EVERYONE
regards
Chris
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ATTENTION!
DO NOT REQUEST ROMS OR ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT FLASHING ROMS IN THIS FORUM.
For questions about flashing roms, please visit the P3300, MDA Compact III upgrading etc. forum.
Topics started with questions regarding flashing, rom requesting, etc. will be deleted on sight.
ATTENTION!
1. If a new rom is released please dont post new threads about the issues\bugs - this is happening more in this forum than any other across the board. KEEP QUESTIONS & PROBLEMS IN THE SAME THREAD OF THE ROM.
For some reason this is only happening with the b&b roms - if practise does not change soon i will merge all the threads.
2. Please don't keep asking the same questions that have been answered earlier in a thread read the whole thread if you have too - this is not only irritating for everyone but you look like a wally!
3. Do not cross post - moderators will delete duplicate posts
4. If you start a new thread make the title clear what the threads about e.g. dont post 'newbie needs help'
5. If you post in a different language also include an english translation - google language tools is good for this.
6. Please don't answer these question threads in development. We want to discourage new users to post questions in development and giving them what they want will not help. Instead, report the thread, so a moderator can move it to General.
Thats all for now - enjoy the forum
I'd like to put this thread to your attention again. Read the rules above and try to abide them.
Your friendly neighborhood moderator,
NeoS2007.
B]Thinking of posting a new thread???[/B]
Please read the following
Forum Searching | Posting | The Basics: (Make sure you've read them before starting a new thread)
Forum Rules
Forum Search
Google Forum Search
Advanced Searching
XDA "Mantra"Post What Where:
General - general technical discussion items, news, anything else that does not fit into the other fora categories.
Q&A (Questions and Answers) - all questions, irrespective of type, get posted in here whether they be theme related, accessory related, technical, etc.
Accessories - any items to do with components and/or accessories relating to your device.
Rom Development - only meant for very advanced technical discussion directly related to ROM development activity and the delivery of actual ROMs and ROM components ONLY. Nothing else goes in here.
Themes & Apps - anything to do directly with the development of themes and/or applications. Nothing else goes in here.
EDIT: BEFORE POSTING ANY THREAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT SECTION, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
If you have developed a ROM, or are working with others to do so, the development forum is somewhere to discuss and share ideas, post useful feedback and logs or crash dumps, and to discuss a common goal developers are trying to achieve.
It is NOT the place to post your question because it gets higher traffic, or because more experienced users frequent it. Doing this just annoys those who are working on the device, and drives them away. Developers don't want to wade through 20 threads of "Help me urgently" to find their threads for porting and fixing camera issues etc. Similarly, if a thread is designated as discussion for developers say, porting a camera fix, please do not post in there asking "When will it be ready?", "Can I flash this yet?" etc. This is both completely disrespectful to those working on the project (you evidently haven't read the important posts in the thread), and also is making it harder for developers to find comments from other developers or testers when required.
Similarly, don't make loads of "Thanks for your work here" posts in an active development thread. It's just as annoying to developers as asking when something will be ready. If a ROM is complete, then go ahead and thank the developer if you wish, but don't go into threads for devs only, and interrupt it to post "thanks". It's basically spamming, and is treated as such.
If you are posting in development, you should have read every sticky and notice there, and should be actively developing or helping in the development of something. Developing isn't installing a ROM, or using a tweak, it's creating a ROM or other hack or tweak. If you haven't read for several days before starting out on XDA, you are likely about to ask something already solved. I registered on XDA when I first wanted to post, and that was to join in a discussion on something. Sure, join up and ask a question, but read the information available in General and Q&A first, as your question will have been asked before. Search is your friend here, become familiar with it.
Regarding when to post in development if you are not actually developing something, there is one occasion where it's acceptable. If you find a leak of a new ROM, which isn't already posted, and you verify it's legitimacy via either running it, or based on the source you obtained it from, then this is assisting in development, and should be posted in development. If you want to ask when a leak will be available use search first, then if not already in discussion, open a thread in general or Q&A.
If you have a problem flashing a ROM, this is NOT related to development. It's up to you to determine if it is specific to a particular ROM, and post useful information in that developer's existing thread for the ROM. If it happens on more than one ROM, and isn't a known issue (remember you should read several times more words than you post), then find out what you are doing wrong. Check guides written by others, try to repeat the problem and see if it happens every time. Something needs to be reproducible to be fixed effectively.
Once you have identified what you need help with go to the device Q&A forum (general if device lacks one), and make a clear, informative thread that explains the issue, and what you have tried doing to fix it. Did you re-download the ROM? Did you ask a friend to flash it for you, to reduce chance of user error? What steps (exactly) did you follow? What errors did you see (exact wording)? Did you double check all the steps? Did you do a wipe or hard reset?
If you make a clear, concise, yet detailed post, you will find help forthcoming, and should get the problem sorted very quickly. If someone suggests you try something, report back on what happened, did it work etc. Then, next time someone has this issue and searches, they will find this and have a verified and tested solution.
So remember... before you start a thread in development, ask yourself what you are developing. If you can't answer, then stop, step away from the post button, and think about where you are posting. Would it be better in General or Q&A, or is some more time with your best friend, search, required?
just wonderin what do i use to make a rom can somebody please explain
Visit Xperia Play Q&A http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1252 and make the proper questions there.
3 Things
1) Thread moved to Q&A
2) Please title your threads more appropriately, I.e. a good one for this thread would be
"[Q] What's a good place to learn how to make roms?" and then in your post explain what you're looking for
3) Here's a good place to start looking for how to make your own roms, Chef Central -> Android:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
Here's the subtext for the Chef Central forum:
Learn Android ROM development. For serious students only. This forum is monitored and moderated by seasoned developers.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you do want to start making your own Roms, here's how I started:
1) Read.
2) Read.
3) Read more.
4) Search for any questions you have.
5) If you can't find an answer then post.
6) Read.
Pax
FSM Android Apps & Games
Edit: Here's an excellent link to read to, from Cyanogen, the founder of CyanogenMod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6243873&postcount=1 . His PDK link is bad though, here's a better one.
Hello all,
Firstly I would like to introduce myself, I am the newly appointed Forum Moderator for this forum and hope together we can keep this place clean and a great place to develop!
The first thing I have noticed is thread titles are pretty inconsistent, many lack key information a use might need to know and this makes it not very easy to scan through the forum and find what your looking for.
Hence I would like to introduce Development thread title structures
The layout is simple enough, and I ask ALL developers to move to this new structure as soon as possible to help keep the forum tidy.
The structure is as follows:
[TYPE][ANDROID VERSION][NAME][OTHER INFO][DATE]
[TYPE] - Here you would enter if you thread is a ROM, or Kernel or Mod etc.
[ANDROID VERSION] - Version of android you thread is based on or for (If a ROM this could also include the base ROM used i.e CM10)
[NAME] - The name of your ROM/mod
[OTHER INFO] - Anything else you feel users want to know before entering your thread
[DATE] - The date or the last update/release/change of your thread
An example of this format would be:
[ROM][4.2.2 CM10][Zac's home grown ROM of coolness][Now with extra cool!][22/03/13]
If developers could please change their current threads as soon as possible, and all threads made after this post should conform to this layout!
Thank you
[SIZE=+3]This thread has been created strictly for Questions & Troubleshooting[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+2]Specific to[/SIZE]
InsertCoin
[SIZE=+2]This thread has been created for people to share issues, question and help while using this version of ROM InsertCoin[/SIZE]
PLEASE make sure to thank developer here for the dedication to this ROM
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Please do not clutter the Development thread with non related development chatter and such posts will be cleaned everyday
For FAQ, See post #2
FAQ
FAQ
Q Why a special Q&T Thread for a specific ROM??
A The bigger a ROM development thread gets, the greater the chance that posts are being placed in this thread that are not related to the ROM development itself, e.g. problems with flashing, installation, bugs, things not working etc. However this is understandable, it's not according to the guidelines of XDA for Development sections. Therefore the main goals of the ROM specific Q&T threads is to avoid this cluttering of the original develpment thread with these OT posts by redirecting the posters to the ROM specific Q&T thread and also to relieve the developer from answering these post, so he can dedicate his time to developing.
Q Where can I download these ROM's and How do I install?
A You can find the links to download and installation instruction here or here .. Pay close attention to this post, everything required for a successful flash is listed right here. If you fail to follow the instructions or meet the requirements for installation, you could run into some problems.
Q How’s battery life?
A see this question asked repeatedly across all ROMS. Honestly there is no way to give you an answer based on a ROM. There are too many variables in question and results vary from user to user and device to device. Battery life is going to depend on age and condition of your battery, your use habits with your device, installed apps, tweaks, settings, etc...
Q How do I...
A Ask your questions and report your issues in this thread. You will receive a response and hopefully get you back up and running this ROM to its fullest
FC Music Widget on ISC 18.0.2
Hi baddnewz or anyone would reply me,
I've just tried ICS for only 2 days now, everything seems smooth, execpt the Force Close problem happens all the time with the Music Widget. Can you show me how to fix it?
Thanks a lot :victory: