Are you here scrosler? I have been looking for help on how to build a rom for the months. I have pmed over a dozen developers and none would help. I would love some help. Even if it is only a point to a web site with detailed info. Like i said i got the kitchen installed was able to decompile an already complete rom and looked around and recompiled it but the whole updater script i know nothing about and what parts of the rom does what. I would love to make my own rom but have no idea where to go. I have checked out the android development section here on xda but honestly i need a little more beginner than i have seen. I guess the first step would be how to compile it correctly do it will run and how to do this do it will not brick my phone. Would really love any help i can get.
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Hey guys!
i am very new at this but i have ported a build from fascinate over to our continuum and am looking for some devs to jump in and start helping me fix stuff.
this is very early but you can grab my first port here.
it is very much not ready for every day use.
Please flash if you are going to help me fix this for everyone
Code:
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Rap sheet of things to fix will be here:
Screen placement overlaps the ticket screen, i was thinking we could
somehow code this thing so it will ignore the ticker
screen and only use the top.
Also we need to enable the soft keys.
Keyboard is non existent.
phone is not functional yet.[/B]
Well since this phone is virtually Unbrickable.... why not try our best.
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Porting what build? Please tell me it's MIUI!
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I've tried this before, and didn't get anywhere xP so, good luck
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thanks for the well wishes... anyone know where to go in the rom to edit the screen dimentions yknow so it uses the top screen only? i think this is kernal
yea the problem with ports on the continuum is u cant flash mtd files in recovery a friend and i tried to port the fascinate miui 2.3.2 rom to the continuum we got everything resised and made it flashable but it just said installation aborted. the fascinate can flash mtd files straight from recovery and the continuum can not.
i still have all the files for miui if someone wants them pm me the problem is converting it to a .tar file so we can install via odin.
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yea the problem with ports on the continuum is u cant flash mtd files in recovery a friend and i tried to port the fascinate miui 2.3.2 rom to the continuum we got everything resised and made it flashable but it just said installation aborted. the fascinate can flash mtd files straight from recovery and the continuum can not.
i still have all the files for miui if someone wants them pm me the problem is converting it to a .tar file so we can install via odin.
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mtd files? what's those for? the above build was ported from a fascinate rom. very asop
most roms use mtd sum to install everything im not going to go into detail about everything because i would just sound like an idiot lol.
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most roms use mtd sum to install everything im not going to go into detail about everything because i would just sound like an idiot lol.
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lol i hear you, nah the above build ported fine.... no errors installing, i had to adjust scripting and also include imnut's kernal but it works. just need to fix stuff inside the rom
can u shed some more light on the rom such as is it froyo and aosp more information would be nice.
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can u shed some more light on the rom such as is it froyo and aosp more information would be nice.
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sure, gimme a few and i'll update post 1, last night late i posted it with minimal info then went to bed...
alright here goes nothin im going to see what happens lol
The demensions seem to be within the framework, or at least the call to the kernel for the screen size..
So porting it is pointless, because you'll have to modify the framework back to the continuum's which would defeat the point...
As far as I think/know
That is actually why I stopped
But, feel free to prove/show me up
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it does boot but i couldnt even get to settings and about phone to tell what it was and he still hasnt updated the op yet.
Yeah, i know it boots, haha.. I did this like two months ago
But the screen isn't divided properly for the ticker/softkeys... And won't be unless you can find the right part to edit
What language are we talking about? If it's Java I'm happy to help.
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Yeah, i know it boots, haha.. I did this like two months ago
But the screen isn't divided properly for the ticker/softkeys... And won't be unless you can find the right part to edit
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From what I have seen, in other posts about other phones, the screen size is written into the kernel. So, to do this, we need the source code for the kernel.
joshkoss: Great effort, but to do any serious mods, we must have the kernel source code. Without that, there is no way to compile the fixes/changes into the kernel. I have been able to use modprobe to do a few things, but, generally, the modules must be compiled against the source code of the kernel to work properly.
If someone can get us the kernel source code, we will be golden... Up until then, porting anything is not going to be fun.
If one was REALLY interested in doing this, one would take the generic Gingerbread kernel and ROM and work a build from the ground up that way. Especially since I don't think Samsung, nor Verizon will be handing out the kernel source code.
There is an off chance that Samsung might give the Continuum kernel source code to a developer AFTER Verizon sunsets this phone... (It's a very remote chance...)
Verizon gave me this number for the Samsung Mobile Helpline: (888) 987-4357. I haven't called them yet, but if enough of us call, someone MIGHT be able to knock something loose... Who knows. Let me know if I can help... This phone is my only phone, so I can't go flashing it every night to try things, but, over the weekend, I can try things.
Ciao!
I agree...collectively we should be capable of anything...even gettn sammy source...sumhow
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I for one think y'all can do anything. Y'all have already done so much and I really think y'all are on to something huge!
Put a thread on cyanogen.com asking for assistance with this topic. What do you guys think of doing a donation pool to get a build working on our device?
I am a beginner and very interested in developing for android. I have some basic knowledge of app development for android and knowledge of java and c.
I searched but couldn't find a good tutorial for rom development or porting.
Could anybody please suggest some resources from where I could learn rom development??
Thanks in advance.
Best advice I could give you is look at the source code. And brush up on your xml. Unless you have a specific question that's the best I can do.
Hope it helps!
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Thor development said:
Best advice I could give you is look at the source code. And brush up on your xml. Unless you have a specific question that's the best I can do.
Hope it helps!
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I'm interested in learning rom porting from a Device X to Device Y.
I have complied Android from source code and looked at the different folders and architecture but in absence of a good tutorial i wasn't able to build upon it.
I'm looking for resources which could help me in learning components of a basic android rom and how to build on it.
I read that prior to rom developing, it would be helpful if I would learn rom porting, that's why I'm looking for rom porting tutorials.
Thanks.
There was a pretty good web page that I can't find at the moment, but I dig these up:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784121
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=757817
I just deodexed my first roms tonight, so I think the next step is porting!
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There was a pretty good web page that I can't find at the moment, but I dig these up:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784121
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=757817
I just deodexed my first roms tonight, so I think the next step is porting!
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Yeah I also remember that page, and I bookmarked that page but recently when I tried to browse that page, it said that page is not available.
I deleted its link also.
Please let me know if you find any further resources.
I deodexed two shipped roms and repacked them using dsixda kitchen, but now of them went post boot screen after installation.
I tried using "adb logact" but it just showed "waiting for device".
I'm not able to figure out why did it happened.
ddms in the android-sdk is pretty good for figuring out what is going on. It basically gives you a streaming logcat as the device is running.
I had a bootloop with one rom because I only deodexed the framework, not the apps. Also don't forget about framework-res.apk in /system/framework.
This thread was a great compilation of rom development and porting resources :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6738713&postcount=1
But it has been removed by the administrator.
There are a few more guides which I was able to search, these are :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18463306
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1222746
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076687
And this link has links to some other useful resources :
http://www.neopeek.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6208
Please post other useful resources which you guys have, so that new developers interested to contribute to android community can learn.
Please help me making this post useful for those interested to learn about android rom development.
Paste all useful links which you can find in this thread.
I am interested in making a custom Rom but don't know where to start if anyone could help push me in the right direction I would really appreciate it thank you....
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www.google.com
The best start you will ever have
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If you don't know where to start, don't bother lol. I looked into it as well. The android kitchen doesn't do anything expect add busybox root deodex and stuff. It doesn't turn you into a dev overnight lol. I just decided to enjoy what other devs have made
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Porting a rom is a whole different story than getting an RUU for the evo 4g and starting there.
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www.google.com
The best start you will ever have
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Google is your friend. There's a lot out there.
I myself developed ROMs for myself. It really depends what you are looking to do. You can always modify a stock ROM or Port another ROM. they all require a lot of work, but they are a lot of flashable tweaks that you can just drop into you ROM and have the experience. You don't have to write your own code. Not too many ROM dev even write codes. They just modify and edit. Good Luck and always try Google.
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Google is your friend. There's a lot out there.
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hey bro you wouldnt happen to have a link to the skyraider rom. been looking for it a while now but links are dead.
U need :
A file zip exe like 7zip or something like that
Notepad
Patients
A base (another rom)
Internet
Hands
HTC evo 4G
Ull need a base like let's just uses cm7 as a example u go to system/apps or app delete apps that u don't want or don't need and add some apps that u like but before deleting apps check here»
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barebones« and check to see which app u could delete or can't delete then ull need to go to here» http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/« to customize ur systemUI.apk and ur frameworks.apk then go to ur build.prop and open it using notepad and change stuff like ro.modversion"insert your Rom name" just look around there and change some stuff like names or stuff that was for cm7 to ur new custom made cm7 and once the rom kitchen is done cooking ur framework and system app replace the raw ones with the cook ones and then try using an android emulator to test ur new rom...please check out mine I need to get some likes to post in dev section and my rom is based off cm9 nightlies by Jmz Taylor and its great but please check this thread out comment like do something to monivate me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760012
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Hi I was wondering if any of the devs out there can make a thread with a collection of modds for the stock rom. So we can do what we want without flashing a new rom. Or just flash the deodexed stock rom. Then add modds. It would be something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2057732
That is how I got my note 2 setup the way I like it. I do want to learn how to do that kinda stuff myself but I am not ready for that yet. Just an Idea if not then I will just have to use one of the roms we have here.
What mod are you looking for?
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I would gladly start adding things like that to my Resource guide, I'm just not pulling all the links of things and moving them cause it would take hours and hours, not to mention some of the mods out there are rom specific and will not work on just a deodexed version. If people were to test and confirm I'd start working on it for my Resource guide.
I agree
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I would gladly start adding things like that to my Resource guide, I'm just not pulling all the links of things and moving them cause it would take hours and hours, not to mention some of the mods out there are rom specific and will not work on just a deodexed version. If people were to test and confirm I'd start working on it for my Resource guide.
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I currently would love to learn how to do kitchen mods. But nobody offered any tutorials on such matters for a Windows box. I know I know...Linux/Ubuntu is easier with source but I am not ready to learn all that crap. I think there is a Kitchen for Windows but have not found it out there just yet. If someone has a link...I would be grateful. THX
photolarry said:
I currently would love to learn how to do kitchen mods. But nobody offered any tutorials on such matters for a Windows box. I know I know...Linux/Ubuntu is easier with source but I am not ready to learn all that crap. I think there is a Kitchen for Windows but have not found it out there just yet. If someone has a link...I would be grateful. THX
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Search for UOT kitchen.
Also check out morphology in the themes section.
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ok so i have been asking question to much on xda developers i want to learn how to make my first rom and where do i find the downloads to do all this kind of stuff it would be kind of neat for me to make my first rom and test it out where do i begin at and what to do get it working properly i want to really learn to do this thanks
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Jaykingis20 said:
ok so i have been asking question to much on xda developers i want to learn how to make my first rom and where do i find the downloads to do all this kind of stuff it would be kind of neat for me to make my first rom and test it out where do i begin at and what to do get it working properly i want to really learn to do this thanks
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Hi i dont know much either but i progressing but what i would do is start off easy as in getting a deodexed verison of the rom and adding small tweaks and changes like buil.prop, init.d, ringtones, then as that gets easier start looking around on how to edit like ui and scripts and system and adding various apps into settings and so on but if u want to really learn ask a pro dev or read up on xda university on how to build a rom
remember if u use someone elses rom ask first so u dont get in trouble
Start with XDA-University. Read...Read.....Read....
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