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The original thread:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=396782 needs an abridged version.
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Go to http://www.androidonhtc.com/ if you're just starting as it has the latest info. This thread is to highlight the info from the original thread only.
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Compiling Android Kernel for Kaiser
Modify initrd.gz files and CPIO handling
system.img mounting, editing and rebuilding with ext2/3
system.img mounting, editing and rebuilding with cramfs
Howto: Pull from git (new/update/resync)
[WIP] Configuring WiFi Interface
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system.img mounting, editing and rebuilding with ext2/3
seidler2547: Post:
Actually I've played with Android a bit for now, and I changed to ext3. It doesn't only work - it's much faster, too! Startup time during the blinking android is about half of what it was before.
How-To:
Code:
Code:
cd /tmp
# prepare dirs
mkdir a-sys
mkdir a-ext
# prepare image
dd if=/dev/zero of=/where/is/sdcard/system.img.new bs=1M count=64
mkfs.ext3 /where/is/sdcard/system.img.new
# mount old image and copy to new
mount -o loop /where/is/the/system.img a-sys
mount -o loop /where/is/sdcard/system.img.new a-ext
cp -a a-sys/* a-ext/
Now you can unmount the old image and happily edit in the new image. Don't forget to rename the system.img.new to system.img (after you have unmounted it).
In your initrd, in file init, where it says
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losetup /dev/block/loop1 /sdcard/system.img
...
mount -t cramfs -o ro,noatime,nodiratime /dev/block/loop1 /system
change "-t cramfs" to "-t ext2" or "-t ext3". You can also change the path (/sdcard/system.img) there.
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Modify initrd.gz files and CPIO handling
dcordes: Post:
There is no magick in the initrd files. They are .cpio.gz files, gzipped cpio balls. To extract a .cpio.gz file named initrd-android.cpio.gz simply do
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gunzip initrd-android.cpio.gz && cpio -i < initrd.android.cpio
Then you have the extracted rootfs. The reverse way would be, assuming you are inside your rootfs folder:
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find ./ | cpio -H newc -o | gzip > ../my-initr-android-with-custom-stuffs.cpio.gz
And yes, you can remove and add applications you find that way.
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system.img mounting, editing and rebuilding with cramfs
dzo: Post:
Hi, you can't just use mkcramfs on the system folder because the permissions will be wrong. This is the script I use:
Code:
Code:
out/host/linux-x86/bin/genext2fs -d out/target/product/generic/system -b 80000 -a system.ext2
mount -o loop system.ext2 /mnt/system
cp /mnt/system/usr/keychars/qwerty2.kcm.bin /mnt/system/usr/keychars/vogue-ts.kcm.bin
cp com.google.android.maps.jar /mnt/system/framework
cp Maps.apk Street.apk /mnt/system/app
mkfs.cramfs /mnt/system system.img
umount /mnt/system
#pcp system.img :/Storage\ Card/system.img
This also puts the maps app in (just copy from one of my images) and the vogue keymap. Without the source for the ril you will also need to copy my RIL (libreference-ril.so).
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[WIP] Configuring WiFi Interface
This has been able to initialize the interface, assign arbitrary IP addresses but can not go further at the moment.
Code:
# ifconfig tiwlan0 192.168.1.100
# ifconfig tiwlan0 up
error: SIOCSIFFLAGS (Cannot assign requested address)
# ifconfig tiwlan0
tiwlan0: ip 192.168.1.100 mask 255.255.255.0 flags (down broadcast multicast)
dmesg will show:
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wlan: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
TIWLAN: Driver loading
trout_wifi_power: 1
trout_wifi_reset: 0
trout_wifi_set_carddetect: 1
TIWLAN: Found SDIO control (vendor 0x104c, device 0x9066)
TIWLAN: Driver initialized (rc 0)
TIWLAN: Driver loaded
Android's built-in wireless settings seem to disable the interface beyond just interfering with it, therefore it's best to stay with terminal and using 'ash' will give you a shell with command history (up/down scroll).
markya23: Post:
Need to create a folder in you system image package called /etc/wifi and copy tiwlan.ini, wpa_supplicant.conf and fw1251r1c.bin.
Need to copy the wlan.ko to /lib/modules in the system image (create the dir if required).
Create the new system image and boot Android. Start the dev console and type:
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cp /system/etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf
insmod /system/lib/modules/wlan.ko
wlan_loader -f /system/etc/wifi/Fw1251r1c.bin -e /proc/calibration -i /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini
cd /data/local/tmp
wpa_supplicant -f -Dtiwlan0 -itiwlan0 -c/data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf &
ifconfig tiwlan0 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0
ifconfig tiwlan0 up
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Compiling Android Kernel for Kaiser
dwaradzyn: Post:
Here are brief instructions on how to compile android kernel for Kaiser from git.linuxtogo.org repository. I assume that running OS is Linux and it has everything required to build x86 or ia64 kernel. Beside that latest git software should be installed. The shell is assumed to be bash.
1. Let's start with creating a directory for kernel in home directory:
Code:
mkdir ~/android-kernel
cd android-kernel
2. Next thing is to get the sources from repository. To make it happen (this could take a while, it downloads 280MB):
Code:
git clone git://git.linuxtogo.org/home/groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git
OUTPUT:
Code:
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/user/android-kernel/kernel/.git/
remote: Counting objects: 908251, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (153970/153970), done.
remote: Total 908251 (delta 755115), reused 906063 (delta 753016)
Receiving objects: 100% (908251/908251), 281.86 MiB | 292 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (755115/755115), done.
Checking out files: 100% (22584/22584), done.
3. The htc-msm branch is of our interest (again it could take a few seconds):
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*** Update, poly_poly-man states we are working off of htc-vogue not htc-msm. I'm leaving the original code here but I would urge you to modify the next line as poly has suggested:
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cd kernel
git checkout -b htc-msm origin/htc-msm
OUTPUT:
Code:
Branch htc-msm set up to track remote branch refs/remotes/origin/htc-msm.
Switched to a new branch "htc-msm"
4. Let's take care of arm toolchain. Download this file (64MB) into ~/android-kernel:
Code:
[url]http://www.codesourcery.com/gnu_toolchains/arm/portal/package2549/public/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/arm-2008q1-126-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2[/url]
Unpack it:
Code:
cd ~/android-kernel
tar xjf arm-2008q1-126-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
5. Compile the kernel
Prepare default .config for Kaiser:
Code:
cd ~/android-kernel/kernel
make htckaiser_defconfig ARCH=arm
OUTPUT:
Code:
........
lots of output
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# configuration written to .config
#
And finally compile the kernel to get zImage (takes a minute or two):
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export PATH=~/android-kernel/arm-2008q1/bin:$PATH
make zImage ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
OUTPUT:
Code:
........
lots of output
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Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready
Now copy ~/android-kernel/kernel/arch/arm/boot/zImage to your phone and play with it.
Some ending tips:
A. You can compile earlier versions of sources in repository. To do that click on one of "commit" links on page:
Code:
http://git.linuxtogo.org/?p=groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git;a=summary
and read commit id (for example: f9d1bcea9342348623f5a57588044f76d8b649cd):
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git reset --hard f9d1bcea9342348623f5a57588044f76d8b649cd
It will override any changes you made to files in ~/android-kernel/kernel.
B. Once you have downloaded git repository, you can swallow latest changes by issuing:
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cd ~/android-kernel/kernel
git pull
C. If your machine has more than one cpus/cores you can speed up kernel compilation by adding -j <cores/cpus_number>, for example (dual core):
Code:
make -j 2 zImage ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
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bad internet makes for double post. Please delete
wrong directions for kernel - we are working off of htc-vogue branch... not htc-msm...
can we make the internet work through the usb cable?
how does android know which device node is gps? it's not picking it up for kaiser...
if you enable gps in winmo (or enable it in smd0 - I believe the command is @startgps), smd7 is a nmea stream (acts as a serial GPS).... could a symlink possibly be the right solution to this?
Howto: Pull from git (new/update/resync)
This will download the latest from git:
dwaradzyn: Post:
Here are brief instructions on how to compile android kernel for Kaiser from git.linuxtogo.org repository. I assume that running OS is Linux and it has everything required to build x86 or ia64 kernel. Beside that latest git software should be installed. The shell is assumed to be bash.
1. Let's start with creating a directory for kernel in home directory:
Code:
mkdir ~/android-kernel
cd android-kernel
2. Next thing is to get the sources from repository. To make it happen (this could take a while, it downloads 280MB):
Code:
git clone git://git.linuxtogo.org/home/grou
ps/mobile-linux/kernel.git
OUTPUT:
Code:
Initialized empty Git repository in /home/user/android-kernel/kernel/.git/
remote: Counting objects: 908251, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (153970/153970), done.
remote: Total 908251 (delta 755115), reused 906063 (delta 753016)
Receiving objects: 100% (908251/908251), 281.86 MiB | 292 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (755115/755115), done.
Checking out files: 100% (22584/22584), done.
3. The htc-msm branch is of our interest (again it could take a few seconds):
Code:
cd kernel
git checkout -b htc-msm origin/htc-msm
OUTPUT:
Code:
Branch htc-msm set up to track remote branch refs/remotes/origin/htc-msm.
Switched to a new branch "htc-msm"
4. Let's take care of arm toolchain. Download this file (64MB) into ~/android-kernel:
Code:
http://www.codesourcery.com/gnu_toolchains/arm/portal/package2549/public/arm-none-linux-gnueabi/arm-2008q1-126-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
Unpack it:
Code:
cd ~/android-kernel
tar xjf arm-2008q1-126-arm-none-linux-gnueabi-i686-pc-linux-gnu.tar.bz2
5. Compile the kernel
Prepare default .config for Kaiser:
Code:
cd ~/android-kernel/kernel
make htckaiser_defconfig ARCH=arm
OUTPUT:
Code:
........
lots of output
........
# configuration written to .config
#
And finally compile the kernel to get zImage (takes a minute or two):
Code:
export PATH=~/android-kernel/arm-2008q1/bin:$PATH
make zImage ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
OUTPUT:
Code:
........
lots of output
........
Kernel: arch/arm/boot/zImage is ready
Now copy ~/android-kernel/kernel/arch/arm/boot/zImage to your phone and play with it.
Some ending tips:
A. You can compile earlier versions of sources in repository. To do that click on one of "commit" links on page:
http://git.linuxtogo.org/?p=groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git;a=summary
and read commit id (for example: f9d1bcea9342348623f5a57588044f76d8b649cd):
Code:
git reset --hard f9d1bcea9342348623f5a57588044f76d8b649cd
It will override any changes you made to files in ~/android-kernel/kernel.
B. Once you have downloaded git repository, you can swallow latest changes by issuing:
Code:
cd ~/android-kernel/kernel
git pull
C. If your machine has more than one cpus/cores you can speed up kernel compilation by adding -j <cores/cpus_number>, for example (dual core):
Code:
make -j 2 zImage ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
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poly_poly-man: Post:
This will pull from git which will update/resync a git pull:
Code:
mkdir foo
cd foo
git init
git pull git://git.linuxtogo.org/home/groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git htc-vogue
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I'll follow-up with some nice, full instructions...
1. prerequisites: arm-none-linux-gnueabi toolchain (gentoo users can use crossdev - otherwise.... uhh... idk?), git, a host toolchain (gentoo users have this by default, most other distros have this under "development" in their package managment... if you have gcc, you're probably set).
2. mkdir kernel
cd kernel
git init
git pull git://git.linuxtogo.org/home/groups/mobile-linux/kernel.git htc-vogue
3. make vogue_defconfig
4. make
5. cp arch/arm/boot/bzImage /path/to/sdcard/
6. to update, run the git pull command by itself again, run make (may have to do the config line again if it's changed) and cp.
Thanks for the post poly. I don't know how that's different from what the post I referenced as I'm not +4 at this stuff.. I did what you posted with android kernel from git and got a 1.2mb zImage that crashed HaRET.. I'm guessing this is my bad. What could I have overlooked? Thanks
enatefox said:
Thanks for the post poly. I don't know how that's different from what the post I referenced as I'm not +4 at this stuff.. I did what you posted with android kernel from git and got a 1.2mb zImage that crashed HaRET.. I'm guessing this is my bad. What could I have overlooked? Thanks
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where'd you get your toolchain?
does building a regular (host arch) kernel work?
Also - what's the proper way to build a system.img by hand? I'm looking to modify that quite a bit, but can't find a persistent source tree besides the main one, which is seriously crippled.
I thought you were one of the experts, lol. I've been left with no support on how dzo, et all are customizing kernels so I've been in read only mode on the 'other thread' looking elsewhere for support.
Just wanted to ask you first, what's with the Dream radio? I know you posted the mods censored it but what's with the sig now? It piqued my interest... as I'm using (shudder) winmo on the regular while Android is being worked on I was hoping it would be worth looking into if it doesn't brick my phone.
Answers to your questions:
As I said, my own zImage is no go. Check this link (not for our phone but the links at the bottom are pretty useful): http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlackstoneLinux#Runningx20.Linuxx20.onx20.blackstone
I got the toolchain from the steps I (re)posted on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2269384&postcount=184 so that gave me a 1.2mb zImage where everyone's been posting 1.4mb-- I know there's something not right. As far as building a system.img by hand? I've taken existing ones either from posted bundles or from Android src directly. Maybe I suck (real possibility) but cupcake and 1.0 have been pretty flaky for me (there are system.img's included in the source). You should know how to mount and edit them though (look at the first post on this thread). My experience is the git source is useless unless you've got a G1-- I don't know how to make it run on Tilts. If it does work, then the answer to your question about host arch compiling is no-- it has to be ARMv5 for our phones. That's where this line comes in:
make zImage ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
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Seriously, I need help learning how to modify the kernel-- I've been a "google will have the answer for me" Linux bystander for a while and while I'm good at what I've done I'm not so good at this uncharted territory. I'm really looking for help to figure out how to compile modules (saurik and dzo never got back to me about that) and all I've gotten is "wait while I do it myself" which is cool they're working on it but we're obviously here to work on it too.
I've even been trying to get Debian installed (familiar territory for me) so I can at least get stuff working. You do know that Android is nothing but a Java VM layer for Linux and it will (could be) put on any self-respecting distro. Personally, I want Debian on my phone with an Android chroot as that would trump all.
Sorry to rant but you seem more about figuring this out like me and I don't know who else is really working on this besides the dev-gods who have no tutorials.
enatefox said:
I thought you were one of the experts, lol. I've been left with no support on how dzo, et all are customizing kernels so I've been in read only mode on the 'other thread' looking elsewhere for support.
Just wanted to ask you first, what's with the Dream radio? I know you posted the mods censored it but what's with the sig now? It piqued my interest... as I'm using (shudder) winmo on the regular while Android is being worked on I was hoping it would be worth looking into if it doesn't brick my phone.
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It never actually worked... maybe. My phone was reporting the wrong version on a *different* radio (1.65.21.18, was saying 19) before, and trying to flash this changed the version to be correct. 0x300 radios will never flash, and this as a 0x301 *will* brick your phone. Then again... like 2 people reported epic success... In other words, no, it never really existed.
Answers to your questions:
As I said, my own zImage is no go. Check this link (not for our phone but the links at the bottom are pretty useful): http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BlackstoneLinux#Runningx20.Linuxx20.onx20.blackstone
I got the toolchain from the steps I (re)posted on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2269384&postcount=184 so that gave me a 1.2mb zImage where everyone's been posting 1.4mb-- I know there's something not right. As far as building a system.img by hand? I've taken existing ones either from posted bundles or from Android src directly. Maybe I suck (real possibility) but cupcake and 1.0 have been pretty flaky for me (there are system.img's included in the source). You should know how to mount and edit them though (look at the first post on this thread). My experience is the git source is useless unless you've got a G1-- I don't know how to make it run on Tilts. If it does work, then the answer to your question about host arch compiling is no-- it has to be ARMv5 for our phones. That's where this line comes in:
make zImage ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-none-linux-gnueabi-
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unnecessary - zImage is implied, and the other two are in the Makefile already.
Seriously, I need help learning how to modify the kernel-- I've been a "google will have the answer for me" Linux bystander for a while and while I'm good at what I've done I'm not so good at this uncharted territory. I'm really looking for help to figure out how to compile modules (saurik and dzo never got back to me about that) and all I've gotten is "wait while I do it myself" which is cool they're working on it but we're obviously here to work on it too.
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we have 0 modules at the moment (but perhaps support - I forget). Just compile stuff in - modules are very bad.
I've even been trying to get Debian installed (familiar territory for me) so I can at least get stuff working. You do know that Android is nothing but a Java VM layer for Linux and it will (could be) put on any self-respecting distro. Personally, I want Debian on my phone with an Android chroot as that would trump all.
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It's a nice idea, but remember where a lot of the current coding is taking place - the ril, which is part of android (the system.img, at least), and doesn't go across to other distros quite as well. I think running Dalvik alongside whatever you're running in Debian might be too much for this phone's epically slow processor (compared to msm7201a).
Sorry to rant but you seem more about figuring this out like me and I don't know who else is really working on this besides the dev-gods who have no tutorials.
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my instructions should work - they are what I use, at least.
Someone should change the instructions to (in the Wiki they are correct):
make ARCH=arm vogue_defconfig
I compiled my kernel, booted in Ubuntu, but had no touchscreen at all, I am not sure if the vogue_defconfig file takes care of everything necessary, so now I am checking everything via menuconfig to see whether eveything is all right or not.
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Do not Use Ext3 on SD cards
enatefox said:
seidler2547: Post:
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You should NOT be using ext3 on any sort of flash ram device. You will wear out the medium. Journaling is just a bad idea in this sort of situation.
http://www.handhelds.org/hypermail/familiar/273/27320.html
3) ext3 is "very bad" because of the way it does journaling. It does journal, which seems like a good idea, but it also automatically periodically writes a lot of things out to the same secors on disk. I don't have first hand experience with this, but I remember somebody familiar with ext3 writing about this. It's method of journaling is not particularly intended for any kind of wear leveling at all.
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http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg38988.html
There are three disadvantages with the journaled file system:
- lower performance at write time, since there is the extra work of the
journal
- increased chance of damaging the SD card due to extra use of the
journal causing wearing
- increased space usage (for the journal)
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And this is the general consensus within most of linux on ext3 and wearing mediums. I'm not sure if Andriod's kernel can do ext4, but ext4 can run without a journal.
Yet another reason not to use ext3 is that is near impossible to undelete something, something you can do with ext2.
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It looks like Android can use Ext4
http://thatsbadass.com/android/tag/ext4/
haha! is a good job, i like it
can't run android on my kaiser
hi folks,
i have read many threads here and on androidonhtc.com, i have read also the install instructions, but it seems im too stupid to run it.
it fails on "can't find system.img". i wil not flash it, i will run it from sd-card.
so, please can anyone attached an actually zip file which i just unpack und run haret.exe to work android on my kaiser ?
thanks and best regards
lenzen
Since I’ve seen many questions on how to build cyanogenmod 9 (CM9) from source for the Galaxy Nexus, but there isn’t a proper guide, I will attempt to write a small how-to. There already is a very good guide how to build ICS from source, but there are a few extra things you’ll have to do for CM9. I hope it will be useful, and if not, well, at least I’ve tried
LATEST UPDATE: August 20th - also added CM10
SETTING UP THE BUILD ENVIRONMENT
I highly recommend Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit for development or Linux Mint 13. It is possible to build on different linux distro’s, but I cannot cover all exceptions. (If you don’t have linux installed or are afraid to set up a dual boot, it is possible to build in a virtual environment –e.g. virtualbox-. Building in a virtual environment however, can be very slow. Also, 64 bit is recommended.)
Make sure java is installed! At the end of this post, I have written a small guide how to install java.
Set up adb and create proper udev rules
I will not write these steps down, but rather point you to some very nice and easy guides. It would be best to do this first, however, it is not completely necessary if you just want to build a fully functioning rom.
1) set up adb (follow this excellent guide)
2) set up udev rules which allow you to start adb without having to use sudo (follow this terrific tutorial)
Installing all necessary packages and set up repo (source)
Open a terminal and copy the following code:
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential \
zip curl libc6-dev libncurses5-dev:i386 x11proto-core-dev \
libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev:i386 \
g++-multilib mingw32 openjdk-6-jdk tofrodos python-markdown \
libxml2-utils xsltproc zlib1g-dev:i386
WARNING: run the following commands as user (NOT as root) unless stated otherwise (e.g., when it explicitly shows ‘sudo’ before a command)!!!
Next, you’ll have to install repo to download the source. First we’re going to create a bin folder (1) in our home directory and include it in our path (2). Also, download the repo script (3) and make it executable (4). All from the command line:
Code:
mkdir ~/bin
PATH=~/bin:$PATH
curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > ~/bin/repo
chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
Okay, we’re done with the first part. So far it’s been similar to building pure AOSP.For CM, there will be some additional things you’ll have to do.
DOWNLOADING THE CM SOURCE
Create a directory (CM9 -or CM10-) for your working files:
Code:
mkdir CM9
cd CM9
and then initialize the main CM repo (For CM10, just replace ics with jellybean):
Code:
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b ics
Good, now you’re ready to download the source. This can take a couple of hours!! Run the following command from the terminal (Run the following commands in the terminal from the root of the directory that contains the source, e.g., ~/CM9/):
Code:
repo sync
Okay, the majority of the files needed to build CM are now on your computer. However, device specific files are needed. To get them, issue the following command in your terminal:
Code:
source build/envsetup.sh
lunch
After the lunch command, choose your device. If you have a GSM version, choose cm_maguro, if you have the CDMA version, choose cm_toro. Additional files needed for your device are being downloaded right now.
Before you can actually build the rom, you’ll need to run two more commands to get some proprietary files.
1) Open a terminal and go to CM9/vendor/cm/. Run the following command:
Code:
./get-prebuilts
This will download term.apk and rommanager.apk. You will need these files otherwise you’ll get an error while building.
2) Now we need to grab some files from your phone. Make sure you have a working build cyanogenmod version (just install a nightly) on your phone. Make sure adb is setup properly (see beginning of this post)!
Connect your phone to the pc. Open a terminal and go to CM9/device/samsung/(Maguro OR Toro)/. Run the following command:
Code:
sh extract-files.sh
BUILDING CM9/CM10
The building part is very easy. It just requires two simple commands:
Code:
source build/envsetup.sh
brunch
After the brunch command, choose your device. Again, if you have a GSM version, choose cm_maguro, if you have the CDMA version, choose cm_toro. Depending on your computer, hopefully you’ll have a fully functioning CM9 or CM10 in 30minutes-2hours (or even longer) . You can find the rom in: /out/target/product/(Maguro OR Toro)/
Next time you build, first clean your working directory. Enter the following command in the terminal:
Code:
make clobber
This will completely remove your output directory!
To update the source, before each build just run:
Code:
repo sync
ADDITIONAL INFO
Install Java
Installing java is very easy in Ubuntu 12.04. Java 6 is recommended. To install it in Ubuntu 12.04 or Linux Mint 13, download the most recent Java 6 SDK from HERE. To install, open a terminal and run the following commands:
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$ chmod +x jdk-6u34-linux-x64.bin
$ sudo ./jdk-6u34-linux-x64.bin
$ sudo mv jdk1.6.0_34 /usr/lib/jvm/
$sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_34/bin/java 1
$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javac javac /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_34/bin/javac 1
$ sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/javaws javaws /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.6.0_34/bin/javaws 1
$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javac
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javaws
NOTE: after each 'update-alternative'-command, choose the correct (new) java version!
To check if you have the correct java version, type in a terminal:
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java –version
I also added JAVA_HOME to my path; I don’t know if it is still necessary, but it doesn’t hurt either. First, check where java is located. In a terminal type:
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which java
In my case the output shows /usr/bin/java, but it could be located somewhere else. Write down the path minus '/java'. Then open /home/USERNAME/.bashrc and add the following line to the bottom of the file:
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export JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin
Of course replace /usr/bin with your path. Then save and close, and in a terminal run:
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source ~/.bashrc
Odexed version
Some people like their rom to be odexed. There are multiple ways to achieve this (special thanks to Planet X for helping me with this):
1)Instead of ‘brunch’ do the following (if you are building for toro, replace maguro with toro):
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source /build/envsetup.sh
lunch cm_maguro-user
make –j4
(Note:
taken from source.android.com: GNU make can handle parallel tasks with a -jN argument, and it's common to use a number of tasks N that's between 1 and 2 times the number of hardware threads on the computer being used for the build. E.g. on a dual-E5520 machine (2 CPUs, 4 cores per CPU, 2 threads per core), the fastest builds are made with commands between make -j16 and make -j32.)
2)If you want to build an odexed version every time and just want to use the brunch command, do the following:
-Open build/core/main.mk
-Comment out (place a # at the beginning of the line) lines 240, 241, 245, and 246. Thus, replace:
ifneq (true,$(DISABLE_DEXPREOPT))
ifeq ($(user_variant),user)
Ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
Endif
endif
endif
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# ifneq (true,$(DISABLE_DEXPREOPT))
# ifeq ($(user_variant),user)
Ifeq ($(HOST_OS),linux)
WITH_DEXPREOPT := true
Endif
# endif
# endif
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Now you can use the brunch command to build an odexed version with insecure boot image.
Hopefully this guide will benefit some people, if not, it kept me busy for a while. Enjoy building!!
(btw, I'm not a native english speaker, so excuse me if I made errors in grammar )
Wow great work. These tutorials keep getting better making it so easy to compile your own rom!
So what does that "brunch" command actually do?
Is it just a script that does the make otapackage commands and stuff?
Infra said:
So what does that "brunch" command actually do?
Is it just a script that does the make otapackage commands and stuff?
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Indeed! Brunch is actually a combination of 'lunch' and 'make'. Using the 'lunch-part' you choose your build (in our case the maguro or toro). Next, the 'make-part' actually gets things going. The nice thing using brunch is that it automatically detects the maximum number of threads it can use so that it will run at maximum speed.
Finally set my computer up to compile CM9 last night for the first time and after a few tries I finally got it going. The only problem is that I am now getting an error very close to this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25452343&postcount=3093
That poster says that it has been happening for a few days now. Is this a known issue with compiling CM9 or is this just user error? I have tried twice compiling now and have had no luck. Is it working for anyone else?
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Here is the exact error that Im getting. I tried it again today just to see if it anything had changed.
make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mark/CM9/kernel/samsung/tuna'
make: *** [TARGET_KERNEL_BINARIES] Error 2
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
Thanks for this guide. I just built my first CM9 kang. Getting ready to flash it. Now to find a guide on what I can and can't change and recompile or do I just remove stuff and use 7-zip to zip it back up?
housry23 said:
Thanks for this guide. I just built my first CM9 kang. Getting ready to flash it. Now to find a guide on what I can and can't change and recompile or do I just remove stuff and use 7-zip to zip it back up?
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Glad to hear you succeeded building your first kang. I don't really understand what you want to do next? If you want to remove stuff from the zip, you can. I for instance always remove stk.apk. But you can also modify the build files so that only things you want will be built. You can play around with the source code and things like that. Anyway, most of the answers you will find using google. I also very much like the development board on Rootzwiki; people are really helpful and friendly there. So if you have any specific questions, i recommend that forum as well!
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Glad to hear you succeeded building your first kang. I don't really understand what you want to do next? If you want to remove stuff from the zip, you can. I for instance always remove stk.apk. But you can also modify the build files so that only things you want will be built. You can play around with the source code and things like that. Anyway, most of the answers you will find using google. I also very much like the development board on Rootzwiki; people are really helpful and friendly there. So if you have any specific questions, i recommend that forum as well!
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Okay thanks. I was asking just what you answered. I want to be able to remove and/or add stuff to the zip for starters. I found the answer through Google, but I do appreciate you taking the time to answer. I'll definitely be visiting the Rootzwiki dev board. Thanks for the suggestion.
I have successfully compiled cm9 from source but have never tried to cherry pick or Kang anything yet. Could you quickly explain how you cherry pick with cm9?
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SupWiz17 said:
I have successfully compiled cm9 from source but have never tried to cherry pick or Kang anything yet. Could you quickly explain how you cherry pick with cm9?
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Check out this link it may be helpful
http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/13189-[TUTORIAL]-Everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-GIT#entry322735
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That's a very useful link, thanks! In addition, if you want to cherry pick commits that haven't been merged yet -specific CM commits, such as navbar customization-, have a look here: http://review.cyanogenmod.com/#/q/branch:ics,n,z
Now let's say you see something interesting that you want to add. Then look at that commit and you'll see a 'download' command, such as "git fetch http://review.cyanogenmod.com/CyanogenMod/android_frameworks_base refs/changes/06/13306/15 && git checkout FETCH_HEAD". Just run that command and if everything works, you have succesfully cherry picked a commit. -of course, because these are not yet merged, there is the chance that no everything will work as it should-
There are also some GUI programs to manage git. I'm just about to try gitgui by all accounts it is very good.
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Maybe it is a noobish question, but does this line:
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curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > /bin/repo
miss a ~?
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curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > ~/bin/repo
UncleDan said:
Maybe it is a noobish question, but does this line:
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curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > /bin/repo
miss a ~?
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curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > ~/bin/repo
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Not noobish at all! You're absolutely right. It's not necessary when you're already in your home folder, but to be sure I've changed it in the guide. Thanks for letting me know!
Sticky!!!!!
Thanks dude
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im sorry for noobish...at this step
1) Create an empty file in ~/CM9/.repo
in home i have dir CM9 but its empty...i havent a folder call .repo
java its installed and adb work perfectly
this is my terminal output:
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 20774 100 20774 0 0 35679 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 56604
[email protected]:~$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
[email protected]:~$ cd CM9
[email protected]:~/CM9$ repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b ics
Your Name [loris]: loris
Your Email : my email
Your identity is: loris
is this correct [y/N]? y
repo initialized in /home/llo/CM9
[email protected]:~/CM9$
and nothing...
SOLVED
Hey mate any idea why my camera never works after a build... I know I'm missing something but I'm not sure what. I have all the proprietary files for my maguro etc but I just can't get camera to work... everytime
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CdTDroiD said:
Hey mate any idea why my camera never works after a build... I know I'm missing something but I'm not sure what. I have all the proprietary files for my maguro etc but I just can't get camera to work... everytime
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And you flash gapps everytime?
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And you flash gapps everytime?
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Sorted it out was just missing a few important files under /system/vendor thanks
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CdTDroiD said:
Sorted it out was just missing a few important files under /system/vendor thanks
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Glad it worked out! Seems there have been a few changes lately, so I will add some more info soon.
Sent from my SGS3
I decided to give building CM a try again recently and set up a new Ubuntu VM for the task. I'm encountering some problems however. I setup my repo with the new 10.1 branch which I believe is now pulling down 4.2.2. At the end of repo sync, I receive:
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info: A new version of repo is available
object 91f011ab0df9e1aa215e39b424c9ce2614bae50e
type commit
tag v1.12.1
tagger Conley Owens <[email protected]> 1360088708 -0800
repo 1.12.1
gpg: Signature made Tue 05 Feb 2013 01:25:08 PM EST using RSA key ID 338871A4
gpg: Can't check signature: public key not found
error: could not verify the tag 'v1.12.1'
I wasn't sure if this was actually a problem so I proceeded to get-prebuilts and the envsetup script. After that I run "breakfast maguro" but that's where I hit a wall:
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including vendor/cm/vendorsetup.sh
ls: cannot access device/*/maguro/cm.mk: No such file or directory
build/core/product_config.mk:234: *** Cannot locate config makefile for product "cm_maguro". Stop.
Device maguro not found. Attempting to retrieve device repository from CyanogenMod Github (http://github.com/CyanogenMod).
Found repository: android_device_samsung_maguro
Default revision: cm-10.1
Checking branch info
CyanogenMod/android_device_samsung_maguro already exists
Syncing repository to retrieve project.
error: project device/samsung/maguro not found
Repository synced!
Looking for dependencies
Dependencies file not found, bailing out.
Done
ls: cannot access device/*/maguro/cm.mk: No such file or directory
build/core/product_config.mk:234: *** Cannot locate config makefile for product "cm_maguro". Stop.
** Don't have a product spec for: 'cm_maguro'
** Do you have the right repo manifest?
At this point I don't have a maguro device folder so I can't proceed to the extract-files script. I don't know if my setup is wrong or if these are temporary problems since the 4.2.2 merge. Is anyone able to build right now, and if so do you know what might be wrong?
Thanks!
I'm having the very same problem. I'm thinking there's just some problems with the 4.2.2 merger.
same problem here
Okay, good to know it's not just me. Any place it should be reported or something? There are 4.2.2 nightlies for our phone so building must be possible, just not downloaded fresh, maybe it's an issue with the Github project.
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Ok found it.
cd ~/android/system
cd .repo/repo
git pull -s resolve
cd ~/android/system
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-10.1
repo sync
. build/envsetup.sh
breakfast maguro
zorxd said:
Ok found it.
cd ~/android/system
cd .repo/repo
git pull -s resolve
cd ~/android/system
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-10.1
repo sync
. build/envsetup.sh
breakfast maguro
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You rock! Worked great. Can I ask how you figured that out, just for future reference?
Thanks for the help!
found it on a german web site
this issue came down from AOSP.
I'm trying to build android from source for the htc ace (desire hd) and I don't know how to use lunch. I'm looking for a config file for this device but I can't find anything. I don't know if I have to use a generic config or adapt one from other similar device. Anyone who compiled for this device could help me?
atimus said:
I'm trying to build android from source for the htc ace (desire hd) and I don't know how to use lunch. I'm looking for a config file for this device but I can't find anything. I don't know if I have to use a generic config or adapt one from other similar device. Anyone who compiled for this device could help me?
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Try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533007
Q: How I can build CM11.0 myself?
A: Setup a basic Android build environment
Code:
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mkdir cm11
cd cm11/
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-11.0
mkdir -p .repo/local_manifests
wget https://github.com/Mustaavalkosta/android/raw/cm-11.0/local_manifest.xml -O .repo/local_manifests/cm_ace.xml
repo sync
cd vendor/cm/
./get-prebuilts
cd ../../
. build/envsetup.sh
lunch cm_ace-userdebug
mka bacon
Once the build finishes you'll find your goods from out/target/product/ace/ directory.
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nikt11 said:
Try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2533007
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Thank you!!
Here you can learn how to build CyanogenMod for Xiaomi Redmi 1s [armani]
For the first time you try to build CM12.1
Follow this guide up to "Initialize the CyanogenMod source repository" step (don't execute this step).
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_honami
Initialize the CyanogenMod source repository For CyanogenMod 12.1 [Lollipop]
Enter the following to initialize the repository:
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cd ~/android/system/
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-12.1
Initialize the CyanogenMod source repository For CyanogenMod 13 [MarshMallow]
Enter the following to initialize the repository:
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cd ~/android/system/
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-13.0
Get the required local manifest for CyanogenMod 12.1 [Lollipop]
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mkdir -p ~/android/system/.repo/local_manifests
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/onano/local_manifests/cm-12.1/roomservice.xml > ~/android/system/.repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml
Get the required local manifest for CyanogenMod 13.0 [Marshmallow]
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mkdir -p ~/android/system/.repo/local_manifests
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/onano/local_manifests/cm-13.0/roomservice.xml > ~/android/system/.repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml
Download the source code
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repo sync
Setup the build environment
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. build/envsetup.sh
Setup the build environment & prepare the device-specific code.
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cd ~/android/system
. build/envsetup.sh
breakfast armani
Build the ROM (takes long time)
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brunch armani
If the build finishes successfully, you will find the build here (change DATE into the date):
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[U]~/android/system/out/target/product/armani/cm-12.1-DATE-UNOFFICIAL-armani.zip[/U]
The next times you want to build, you only need to do the following:
Sync the repositories & make sure you are using the latest local_manifest.
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cd ~/android/system/
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/onano/local_manifests/cm-12.1/semc.xml > ~/android/system/.repo/local_manifests/roomservice.xml
repo sync
Setup the build environment
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. build/envsetup.sh
Build the ROM
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brunch armani
If the build finishes successfully, you will find the build here (change DATE into the date):
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[U]~/android/system/out/target/product/armani/cm-12.1-DATE-UNOFFICIAL-armani.zip[/U]
Some suggestions for faster builds:
* Enable ccache
* Use the fastest hdd on your pc to store the source, build output & ccache
* You can also buy an ssd, if it's not large enough to hold everything, just store the build output & ccache
Credits: Thanks to armani-dev for their hardwork on CyanogenMod and mikeionannia For His Guides.
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