I am looking to combine various UI features of different ROMS together. For example, I like how with Liquid ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920804) you can swipe left from the homescreen to access your Recent History of apps, and you can swipe right to access your Media. I want to somehow integrate that into the MIUI ROM, but I have no idea how to start. I just rooted & flashed my first ROM on my HTC Dinc yesterday, so I am very much so a beginner.
Eventually I want to create an awesome ROM that I can share with the community.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
first you should learn about cooking a rom
so you can get an idea of whats included in a rom
then you should learn how to build aosp roms
thats the best place to start.
it would be almost impossible for anybody to just jump in and start
integrating UIs.
OK thank you.
I've used dsixda's kitchen (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=633246) to cook my own versions of both the MIUI and Liquid ROMs, basically just moving apps from /system/apps to /data/apps just so I could have the option to uninstall them. I checked around the file system and there is a lot of stuff there, so I would really like to figure out what to look for in each directory. Do you have any resources/links for me to accelerate my learning?
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Im want to start making my own custom roms just need a jump start from people who knows how to do it, any programs out there that you can add/remove apps from original vibrant rom and creat your own rom?
i have a windows 7 64 box and ubuntu.
thank you
I have no real experience with creating a ROM, however, if you are serious about learning how to create a ROM and/or customizing the Android system, you should first and foremost go here:
http://developer.android.com/index.html
It will contain all the information and files you will need to get started. Hope this helps.
I have the SDK installed but i heard something about Android Kitchen on Ubuntu cant find anything useful on it on google.
I would start smaller by building themes or apps to get more familiar with building with android before jumping in elbows deep...
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Good Luck
I had hear about cyanogenmod earlier and even tried to install it once when I was a rank noob without much luck. In my recent explorations of kernels and cifs I found myself at the cm site. It seemed pretty organized and I thought it might be interesting to have another go at it. I followed the instructions and installed it and it worked flawlessly. I restored my apps from Titanium backup and I'm up and running. I did some research in our forum and that, combined with some of my own observations, makes me wonder about the relationship between CM and some of the other roms like Vegan Ginger (which I really like) I get the impression that some or even all of our roms here are derivatives of CM that have been tweaked further by our devs. Is this correct? What is the difference between Vegan Ginger for example and CM7? I'm really puzzled because the kernels and the basic look and feel seem very similar. Someone even remarked that all of our roms are derivatives of CM. I'd be interested to know some of the background and the pedigrees of the various roms and their relationship with CM.
Cyanogenmod is one of the more known and talented group of Android ROM developers, developing for many devices and being a large team of dedicated coders, artist, etc...
They have taken the stock AOSP code and have modified, enhanced and added features far beyond the stock code. Most ROMs you see that have these additions are because they are forked from Cyanogenmod's github and then edited to look like their own (different graphic images, different text wording, etc..).
CyanogenMod was also one of the only ROM devs that I know of that got a Cease & Desist letter from Google early on and created the separated config of installing the rom.zip and Gapps.zip (Rom image and Google Apps).
As for how Vegan-Ginger relates...
Project Moving to Gingerbread
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Just a quick update for everyone so you know where we stand at this point. Because of all the issues I have had trying to reverse engineer fixes into VEGAn, we have decided to move away from the actual VEGA system image. We have decided to move the project to a MODIFIED CyanogenMod 7 (aka Gingerbread) ROM with “inspiration from VEGA”. This will allow us to not only fix issues more easily but our work would also directly benefit the CM7 camp as well. This would give also give everyone the choice of a completely stock gingerbread like ROM as well.
THERE IS NO ETA AS OF YET FOR A RELEASE. When there is one…. you all will be the first to know! Exciting Times Ahead.
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Hi guys,
I need help. Really I have search on google again again and again but I couldn't find anything about this topic..
My government gave us galaxy (10.1) tablets instead of books. But unfortunately this tablets's OS is not a normal android 3.2; It has been customized and we can't access many applications or other thinks. So I've decided to make a new custom rom for this tablets to offer in a competition of project. I have 2,5 months for this competition and I should make this rom so I need help. I've downloaded the android source (I want to work on 4.1jb) It is 4.2gb on my ubuntu 12.04 and I don't understand anything till see your answer on stackoverflow. I read and have some knowledge about system but It is not enough.. I know c# lang and I know general coding for 4 years.
I should edit the launcher (I said desktop but I don't know how calls It..). It has programs and widgets tabs and I want to put a new tab here. And anyone cannot see programs and widgets tab without any permission. This permission will give students's tablets by teacher ('s tablet). So, students can't play anything in the lesson but when it is over, stundents can play anything what they want.. Teacher will give the permission before leaving class..
This is what I want to do.. Briefly, I want to make a custom rom but directly using android source codes.Because I think I can't make this rom with using kitchen or just editing .apk files..
Thank you for your help..
Go to chef central in XDA forums it's very interesting (read all stickies), build a good kitchen and start building. Take some CM things to build a great ROM.
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I have thought It cannot work, haven't it?
Because I want to make a custom rom with using details. Not just editing .apk packages etc.. I looked for kitchen when I begin to make costum rom but kitchens don't satiate me.
Do you think again I should look kitchens ?
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I have thought It cannot work, haven't it?
Because I want to make a custom rom with using details. Not just editing .apk packages etc.. I looked for kitchen when I begin to make costum rom but kitchens don't satiate me.
Do you think again I should look kitchens ?
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If you are editing the source code you are doing more than modding apks. What I recommend to you is start building a Android with main features for example low requirements. Then you start deleting all those stuff you don't need building a very small Android. Then you modify system ui like appearance and themes and you start adding those great developer community apps. Those steps are easy for start then you'll modify those great things. And if you have time you should create a project web page in Google developers and start getting support and testers. Also if you post here your Roms you'll gain experienced developer support.
Remember you are building a Android Room not a new OS. Start modding and removing not useful stuff.
If it helps give thanks ! :thumbup:
Edit: I also recommend you if it's possible to don't work with Honeycomb... If you wanna get good results use Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich.
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SferaDev said:
...Remember you are building a Android Room not a new OS. Start modding and removing not useful stuff.
If it helps give thanks ! :thumbup:
Edit: I also recommend you if it's possible to don't work with Honeycomb... If you wanna get good results use Jelly Bean or Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Yes, I'm just editing an android rom not making a new OS. And I'm not working on Honeycomb. I got the source of JB.
Okey, I'll start doing your thinks. But I've an idea and if you know, please help..
Yes, I don't have to edit source code and it seems very hard to do. But I thought making a new tab panel like this panels top of JB. Check it.
http://androidplus.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Jelly-Bean-Apex-theme.jpg
There are apps, downloaded, widgets tab panels on top. If I can add a new panel just with coding a new app. (not editing the source), It would be a solution for me. The panel that I'll add (let's call it education panel) have to open and close with my command (the command that comes from teacher in realty). If the command doesn't let the user of tablet to switch other panels, user can't switch. The education panel is like apps panel and contains some essential tools (like e-book, notepad, some videos about education etc.). Do you have an idea how can I do? or can I do this with just an application?
Please give me knowledge.. (Again I don't have to edit source code (like you've said) if I find this quests answer.)
Ok let's remember how Android it's divided...
I think you must modify for this launcher and systemui, if I'm not wrong. You must deodex the files inside the app package to build the eclipse project.
Good to know you aren't working with Honeycomb
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I was reading out in Android Dev forums and those links are useful to you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1732635
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1814441
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Got it. Thank you.
I was (am) busy for this job so I can answer now
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Got it. Thank you.
I was (am) busy for this job so I can answer now
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For anything you need !
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Hey guys,
so this is applicable to all devices and its android specific therefore I think this is the best place to ask these question/s. I learned coding with Python for a few months last year and really enjoyed it. Now I am thinking since I have an android phone that is claimed by most "unbrickable" and I am probably stuck with it for another year I decided to learn android programming and contribute to this awesome community and hopefully make my phone awesome myself. Before I can do all that I have a few questions. Most of the development guides I saw after google searching, referred to how to create apps ( now I know there are guides to creating roms here). If I learn with those guides how to make apps will it be a similar process when I wan't to make custom roms? Also how to start? Start with Java SDK, with eclipse? Point to some guides plox
early thanks
There are guides for building apps... and guides for building ROMs... but AFAIK, guides for customising ROMs don't really exist... ROM customisations are generally just done following the API or using someone's work as a reference point....
craigacgomez said:
There are guides for building apps... and guides for building ROMs... but AFAIK, guides for customising ROMs don't really exist... ROM customisations are generally just done following the API or using someone's work as a reference point....
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I think I worded that wrong. I know there are guides for building apps and building roms but I was asking If I use one of those guides to build app + learn to build app using a book or something will it help me build roms later? And for the custom rom thing, I meant like theres hellfire ics cm9 then theres eaglesblood ics cm9 for same device but by different people so I when I said custom rom I mean like my own ics cm9. but anyway thanks for your answer.
First and last bump
Making ROM's is different then making apps, while the skills you learn using Eclipse and Java JDK will only teach you Java, XML and ADB at most, when making ROM's you need to know many different things. While you can make custom ROM's with little programming experience to be a true master of making custom ROM's you need to know Java and XML, for modifying and creating your own custom apps you can include in your ROM, C and C++ for tweaking the kernel to truly optimize performance, Shell for creating scripts to automate tasks and performing other functions in your ROM, Photoshop/GIMP for image editing and creation in order to customize the look of your ROM, as well as patience to debug any problems you may run into and a couple other skills as well.
If you want to learn how to compile CM9 check out these guides:
[TUTORIAL]Setting up and compiling CM9/CM10 from source
Galaxy Nexus (GSM): Compile CyanogenMod 9 (Linux) It's for the Galaxy Nexus but it's still a very good place to start with to learn how to compile CM9 from source.
For learning basic customization of ROM's check out these great videos:
Let me know if you still have questions .
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Making ROM's is different then making apps, while the skills you learn using Eclipse and Java JDK will only teach you Java, XML and ADB at most, when making ROM's you need to know many different things. While you can make custom ROM's with little programming experience to be a true master of making custom ROM's you need to know Java and XML, for modifying and creating your own custom apps you can include in your ROM, C and C++ for tweaking the kernel to truly optimize performance, Shell for creating scripts to automate tasks and performing other functions in your ROM, Photoshop/GIMP for image editing and creation in order to customize the look of your ROM, as well as patience to debug any problems you may run into and a couple other skills as well.
Okay that makes sense. So if I learn to make apps since thats what most guides are, I will learn to work with JDK and XML but creating ROMs requires much more knowledge. I am okay with just being able to compile source codes/porting roms from similar devices and what not. I am pretty decent with Photoshop so thats a win Thank you sir
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Hello to all.
I recently got a Hyundai T7s Tablet.
There is no much support for it and the default ROM has many bugs.
I wanted to start playing around with the ROM and see what I can fix.
But I am really new with the cooking and some things don’t work for me.
The best thing would be to port CM, but that's very hard for me and my up to now knowledge.
I use the dsixda kitchen in ubundu.
The ROM I am using is the original 4.2.2 from Hyundai. You can get it here: https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=0411c6dc1d2f8186&id=411C6DC1D2F8186!1990&authkey=!AG-_MSdQoCJZegs
This ROM is not in the usual format, .zip with META-INF and system folders, but It has many files in it, that you put them in a external SD card and the upgrade is done automatically.
I have managed to change some things in the ROM (remove apk, root etc) , but I cannot manage to save the ROM in the default format with the dsixda kitchen, I always end up with the .zip file with the two folders in it.
I would appreciate any help with that !!!!
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Hello to all.
I recently got a Hyundai T7s Tablet.
There is no much support for it and the default ROM has many bugs.
I wanted to start playing around with the ROM and see what I can fix.
But I am really new with the cooking and some things don’t work for me.
The best thing would be to port CM, but that's very hard for me and my up to now knowledge.
I use the dsixda kitchen in ubundu.
The ROM I am using is the original 4.2.2 from Hyundai. You can get it here: https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=0411c6dc1d2f8186&id=411C6DC1D2F8186!1990&authkey=!AG-_MSdQoCJZegs
This ROM is not in the usual format, .zip with META-INF and system folders, but It has many files in it, that you put them in a external SD card and the upgrade is done automatically.
I have managed to change some things in the ROM (remove apk, root etc) , but I cannot manage to save the ROM in the default format with the dsixda kitchen, I always end up with the .zip file with the two folders in it.
I would appreciate any help with that !!!!
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Yo bruv XD
Yeah Hyundai T7 range are wicked lill tablets, I love the fk outta my T7, so much am gonna sell it and buy a T7S for practically the same price. Shame they will probs never get the scene support they so hugely deserve, these tabs clearly both out-performs and out feature the nexus 7 tabs, at a price anyone can afford. Has great hardware some well tailored Roms would make it fly.
Tab is THE poster boy for affordable high spec tablets IMHO.
So good luck with the Rom project.
My advice is try and get someone with a deal of experience backing you up on this stuff bro. Guys with experience are
often very happy to help new guys ... as they like to see carbon copies of themselves coming up the scene ladder
Post in a few of the lobbies asking for some support with this, just don't spam. A lotta peeps on here only look in
certain lobbies, so spread da word bruv
Few questions. One reason i have held off the T7S move is i was waiting for a 4.2.2 Rom to come out for it.
So can you tell me is this Rom a beta, alpha, or what and what do you mean by "many bugs".
I have the 4.2.2 Rom for my T7 installed and its fine, missing a few deliberately Hyundai removed features, am not
sure if its a beta or not, but works well and is as stable as any other Android Rom i have used.
So is this T7S Rom like that or not??
If answers are positive ima drop the hammer on one of these bad boys immediately.
Hyundai for life !!!!!!!!
Hi, can somebody cook CM 10.1 for T7s ?
Nobody ?!