Okay, everyone who has Linux and has the experience with it let's get working on this.
Motorola has apparently released the sourcecode for the DX2. It's called the Motorola OSMC on sourceforge.
Here is the link: Motorola OSMC for the Droid X2
Get your environments set up and start poking around. If you need help setting up your development environment, ask. I don't have access to my personal laptop from work, so I can't help you during the day, but over this coming weekend (31MAR2012-01APR2012) I will edit this post with an update on setting up your development environment. It will be a generic setup as I run Fedora 16 and your Linux flavor will probably be different. You should be familiar with git, yum/apt-get, eclipse (possibly), bash & shell scripting, and compiling from source.
This is a WORK IN PROGRESS and will take time!
Please keep this thread clean for development use. Once we have something concrete, I will start a new thread for testing. Thank you all for your cooperation and assistance!
Ciao!
Setting up your Android repo for use and build environment. (LINUX ONLY!)
1. Go to the Motorola OSMC and click the Downloads link.
2. Click the Droidx2_VZW link.
3. Click the DTN_150.30 link.
4. Read the README.txt file and go to http://source.android.com/source/download.html to set up your repo (don't forget to download the files as well as outlined here: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html.
5. Follow the directions exactly. For various Linux distributions, your commands will be different than what is listed in the HowTo on SourceForge.
Please note that this is in no way designed to be a tutorial. This is for developers only. Please do not ask questions if you don't know what you are doing. (Sorry to be a PITA, but I don't have time to answer questions that you should already know the answers to.) Also, please note that I am using Fedora 16 as my Linux distro, the SourceForge HowTo uses Ubuntu and Mac OSX.
(I will update this as I find information that is relevant to this process and kexec.)
Ciao! For now.
Reserverd number II for future use!
All the dates on there are pointing to July or November of last year. Has this been around that long and we haven't noticed it 'til now?
jsgraphicart said:
All the dates on there are pointing to July or November of last year. Has this been around that long and we haven't noticed it 'til now?
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Yes all of the info that I could ever find was too...and I don't know why it never got fleshes out...but this was something that I has brought up recently and Moon has really done some work to get it rolling
Quite excited to see what comes of it
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Is that a new Gun?
I feel an unlocked bootloader coming our way.. possibly.. knock on wood
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I have posted about this site quite a few times
I have the latest available bookmarked even
http://sourceforge.net/projects/mb870.motorola/files/Droidx2_VZW/DTN_150.30/
but every single time I posted about this every one told me that nothing could be done with it
good luck moon, and everyone helping, hope you all can get something going from that
i love how i posted a link in the bootloader unlock forum about the razr version of this like two weeks ago and now all this pops up... lol jk i mean i did but its good someones finally trying this. good luck Moon Shadow, your probably gunna need it with all the work your gunna have to put in. its good to see all the amazing devs on this great device
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i love how i posted a link in the bootloader unlock forum about the razr version of this like two weeks ago and now all this pops up... lol jk i mean i did but its good someones finally trying this. good luck Moon Shadow, your probably gunna need it with all the work your gunna have to put in. its good to see all the amazing devs on this great device
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Im sorry I didn't realize you had posted a link regarding this in an earlier post on another thread...if I had i would have made sure to give credit for the insight...being as I was the one that started the thread asking if it was possible I apologize..
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Im sorry I didn't realize you had posted a link regarding this in an earlier post on another thread...if I had i would have made sure to give credit for the insight...being as I was the one that started the thread asking if it was possible I apologize..
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nah i was just kidding lol kudos to you for taking it the extra mile. all i did was lurk in the razr forums btw Moon, ill be happy to help with anything, debugging, testing anything. although i may not be the most knowledgeable about this stuff, im willing to learn.
Moon good luck buddy you guys will be rock gods to us if you get this going
Godspeed...May the force be with you Moon
I threw up my hands and smiled in extreme over-excitement. Now that I've calmed down, I'll get to work setting up a proper environment for testing.
LET'S DO THIS THING
I know very little about Linux but I would like to help in anyway I can.
I would gladly be your test dummy for anything.
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Like the above poster, I am willing to do anything. I am very inexperienced, used windows all my life, not really any modifying or anything, but I can be a test dummy. I know CWM and RSD and if I permanently brick my phone I have ways of getting a new one. Let me test anything you are uncomfortable with. I would love to help
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Like the above poster, I am willing to do anything. I am very inexperienced, used windows all my life, not really any modifying or anything, but I can be a test dummy. I know CWM and RSD and if I permanently brick my phone I have ways of getting a new one. Let me test anything you are uncomfortable with. I would love to help
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+1 guys, you guys are awesome for being guinea pigs
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I know very little about Linux but I would like to help in anyway I can.
I would gladly be your test dummy for anything.
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There will not really be any testing for "users" to actually do... This will require pretty in-depth knowledge of Linux/Android.
This is an attempt at getting the DX2 to boot a different kernel. Once we can get that kernel booting and stable, then it will be up to others, to build the ROMs. A custom kernel will allow the DX2 to be overclocked, run ICS (with the correct kernel, version 3.0+), and other fantastic things. So, don't expect anything spectacular out of this, even if it does work.
I don't mean to sound negative, however, I also don't want to get anyone's hopes up that I can work wonders. It will be up to others to take this farther, IF we can get it working.
As I stated in the OP, let me get a viable platform working and we will see where it goes from there.
Ciao!
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There will not really be any testing for "users" to actually do... This will require pretty in-depth knowledge of Linux/Android.
This is an attempt at getting the DX2 to boot a different kernel. Once we can get that kernel booting and stable, then it will be up to others, to build the ROMs. A custom kernel will allow the DX2 to be overclocked, run ICS (with the correct kernel, version 3.0+), and other fantastic things. So, don't expect anything spectacular out of this, even if it does work.
I don't mean to sound negative, however, I also don't want to get anyone's hopes up that I can work wonders. It will be up to others to take this farther, IF we can get it working.
As I stated in the OP, let me get a viable platform working and we will see where it goes from there.
Ciao!
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sir, I know you can do it though, it'll just make our device more kickass and awesome. so thank you for taking this on, and I'm fairly new to linux, so i probably can't help at all, but I can't wait to see where this takes us.
Moon Shadow - NM said:
There will not really be any testing for "users" to actually do... This will require pretty in-depth knowledge of Linux/Android.
This is an attempt at getting the DX2 to boot a different kernel. Once we can get that kernel booting and stable, then it will be up to others, to build the ROMs. A custom kernel will allow the DX2 to be overclocked, run ICS (with the correct kernel, version 3.0+), and other fantastic things. So, don't expect anything spectacular out of this, even if it does work.
I don't mean to sound negative, however, I also don't want to get anyone's hopes up that I can work wonders. It will be up to others to take this farther, IF we can get it working.
As I stated in the OP, let me get a viable platform working and we will see where it goes from there.
Ciao!
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You just told me to not expect spectacular things when my phone is able to run ICS.
Not sure if srs
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I have no experience, but i'd like to learn how to make my own custom rom.
Does anyone know what i'd need for a Thunderbolt GB rom?
I've looked into it and read about Kitchens and how you need them, but don't fully understand.
I'd like to know if the community could help me out here.
I could google it and I have, but I don't get any results that are specifically for the Thunderbolt.
Please go easy on me. :/
I can't answer your question so I apologize for taking a spot in your thread but I don't see any reason people would be rude/harsh towards you especially considering you posted in the proper section! Good luck and hope to see a ROM from you someday!
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I can't answer your question so I apologize for taking a spot in your thread but I don't see any reason people would be rude/harsh towards you especially considering you posted in the proper section! Good luck and hope to see a ROM from you someday!
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It's okay! haha. Any input is good input.
I was sure to put it in the Q/A ;D
Can anyone help?
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...+make+an+android+rom&spell=1&biw=1810&bih=866
the phone model does not matter really and you wont find anything specific for the thunderbolt.
Install Linux right off the bat... Dealing with Windows and using environments are a PIA.
Download apktool, kitchen, gimp, and your base ROM whether it be the GB leak or MR2. Read up on how the system works, various editing techniques, and suck up all the info possible. It really is a learning process, not really something someone can tell you how to do.
That's what I did/do to learn.
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I have no experience, but i'd like to learn how to make my own custom rom.
Does anyone know what i'd need for a Thunderbolt GB rom?
I've looked into it and read about Kitchens and how you need them, but don't fully understand.
I'd like to know if the community could help me out here.
I could google it and I have, but I don't get any results that are specifically for the Thunderbolt.
Please go easy on me. :/
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You do realize too that some people, no matter how hard they may try, are just not cut out to this type of stuff?
I'm not saying you can't do this, but just be aware that the end result may not be what you want it to be.
Thank you Theory and Yareally! I'm good at researching, looking into things and learning
I just needed to know what exactly I needed to look up.
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Dnakaman said:
You do realize too that some people, no matter how hard they may try, are just not cut out to this type of stuff?
I'm not saying you can't do this, but just be aware that the end result may not be what you want it to be.
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Lol
THUNDERBOLT
elliott35 said:
Lol
THUNDERBOLT
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He was just looking out for me, haha. I'm not a moron, I'll know what I'm doing when I finish researching.
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He was just looking out for me, haha. I'm not a moron, I'll know what I'm doing when I finish researching.
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Ya, I remember back in my days in school when these people were in computer classes with me saying how cool it was to learn to program.
Half of them, while very bright, lacked a certain "ability" to grasp programming, shall we say.
Hello Fellow XDA'ers
Let me start by saying that I am by no means a dev. I have taken it upon myself to learn how to theme. This will take me some time as I am just learning, am working 1 full time job and 2 part time jobs and I also have a 2 year old at home. So please do not ask for ETA's. I will try to release themes in stages. Please look at the poll attached to this thread as it will help me decide what colors to start with. Also iff you have any apps you would like to see themed please leave a comment in this thread of that app you would like to see themed. FYI first theme I will come up with will be bluish in color as blue is my favorite color After that I will start with the #1 color in the post poll and work my way down the list.
I am currently running alien ROM on my phone so I will be using that ROM as a base. If anyone would like to help please let me know. REally need someone who is great at photoshop or GIMP. Also will need tester's also.
Thank you in advance. I will help test...might want to look at homebase 2.1 with 4.2 update as the base it has been really stable for me..
THIS is the way the dev forum should be. "I don't see what I want so I'm gonna make it myself!" instead of whining that less than ten people are working on useless 'upgrades.'
I'm more than competent in Photoshop and I'd be willing to test for you. I'm also familiar with the Android system having messed up a few for myself. I like blue as well.
Good deal. I'll help you test it out.
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I am currently running alien ROM on my phone so I will be using that ROM as a base.
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Even though Alien is nice, it's a few updates behind and dead (most likely forever). Might I suggest Yay's 2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM Deodex. Either way I'll be happy to test.
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whining that less than ten people are working on useless 'upgrades.'
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CM7, the latest stock deodex and UbunTop are perfect examples useless. Especially the dumb UbunTop thingy. Wish we had some real devs in here.
MedicStuder said:
Hello Fellow XDA'ers
Let me start by saying that I am by no means a dev. I have taken it upon myself to learn how to theme. This will take me some time as I am just learning, am working 1 full time job and 2 part time jobs and I also have a 2 year old at home. So please do not ask for ETA's. I will try to release themes in stages. Please look at the poll attached to this thread as it will help me decide what colors to start with. Also iff you have any apps you would like to see themed please leave a comment in this thread of that app you would like to see themed. FYI first theme I will come up with will be bluish in color as blue is my favorite color After that I will start with the #1 color in the post poll and work my way down the list.
I am currently running alien ROM on my phone so I will be using that ROM as a base. If anyone would like to help please let me know. REally need someone who is great at photoshop or GIMP. Also will need tester's also.
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I'm alright at Photoshop, and can try to help. Just let me know what I need to do, file settings, etc. specific details and I'll try my best. Probably good to crowd source anyway..
Lokifish Marz said:
Even though Alien is nice, it's a few updates behind and dead (most likely forever). Might I suggest Yay's 2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM Deodex. Either way I'll be happy to test.
CM7, the latest stock deodex and UbunTop are perfect examples useless. Especially the dumb UbunTop thingy. Wish we had some real devs in here.
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ubuntop? i thought that was a theme ;P
but yea homebase or the deodex'd stock are a good place to start looking forward to it
edit: also good for you man.. thats the attitude i was looking for when i posted my rant
http://www.forums.acsyndicate.net/showthread.php/277-How-to-Theme-Part-1-Necessary-Tools how to theme
Wish you luck... I wanted to do a theme myself but been so busy... that I fear I could not give it the time required. But glad you are stepping in to work on it.
I can contribute by making icons... this is what is floating around as im currently expanding them.
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Wish you luck... I wanted to do a theme myself but been so busy... that I fear I could not give it the time required. But glad you are stepping in to work on it.
I can contribute by making icons... this is what is floating around as im currently expanding them.
[IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll29/S2W_photos/Dark3r-colorRize-edition.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll29/S2W_photos/wplaytesla-icons-1.png[/IMG]
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Nice...i wasn't going to do icons but after looking at those just might have to.
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Lokifish Marz said:
Even though Alien is nice, it's a few updates behind and dead (most likely forever). Might I suggest Yay's 2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM Deodex. Either way I'll be happy to test.
CM7, the latest stock deodex and UbunTop are perfect examples useless. Especially the dumb UbunTop thingy. Wish we had some real devs in here.
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Taking your advise. I am downloading now and going to install the ROM you recommended. Thanks.
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Taking your advise. I am downloading now and going to install the ROM you recommended. Thanks.
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Hey man...did you need help with icons?
I do. I will pm everyone that has offered to help when I am ready. I am still reading and studying on the subject but haven't had time at work. Halloween weekend is not a good weekend at work so I haven't had time there hopefully I can get some stuff done I'm the next 2 day.
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I do. I will pm everyone that has offered to help when I am ready. I am still reading and studying on the subject but haven't had time at work. Halloween weekend is not a good weekend at work so I haven't had time there hopefully I can get some stuff done I'm the next 2 day.
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Alright, sounds good!
I like that you have taken the initiative to do this, I could help with gimp/ps work (was head of LinuxMint art team) as well as testing (still a Mint dev). Would love to get into android theming and dev as well, if there I s anything I can do to help, just let me know.
mclovin926 said:
I like that you have taken the initiative to do this, I could help with gimp/ps work (was head of LinuxMint art team) as well as testing (still a Mint dev). Would love to get into android theming and dev as well, if there I s anything I can do to help, just let me know.
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I'm in no way a PS/Illustrator expert...I can do a couple things here and there, and get by, but I also have access to a creative team at my work and maybe we can work together on some stuff!
This is turning out to be great. Everyone pitching in. I am glad to see this. This is how xda should be. Thanks everyone. When i get this in full swing i will try to get everyone involved.
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Finally had sometime to sit down and study. This seems easier them I originally thought it would be. I am going to start writing up a plan of attack for this project.
Also if people could start replying with what they look for in a theme (i.e. battery meter, transparent notification bar, themed apps, etc). If you want themed apps please list what apps.
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PM
PM has been sent to following members that offered to help:
Bearw815
Kevets
xTMFxOffshore
Lokifish Marz
KTT16
S2W
Yeah Man. Whatever you need just gimme a shout, I'm game. :]
xTMFxOffshore said:
Yeah Man. Whatever you need just gimme a shout, I'm game. :]
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Did u get the pm i sent. Computer had a hiccup when sending it.
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So I'm curious if it would be possible to build a kexec module to load another kernel of our choosing? What is everyones thoughts on this? I'm sure that someone has thought about this before...bit I find myself thinking about this and just wanted to know others thoughts...
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As far as I know rolleyes it's just VERY hard to accomplish.
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So I'm curious if it would be possible to build a kexec module to load another kernel of our choosing? What is everyones thoughts on this? I'm sure that someone has thought about this before...bit I find myself thinking about this and just wanted to know others thoughts...
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What is a kexec module?
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As far as I know rolleyes it's just VERY hard to accomplish.
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Ok...is that why we have not tried to go this route?
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What is a kexec module?
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Basically its a module you can build in linux that will let you load an alternate kernel
http://www.solemnwarning.net/kexec-loader/faq
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Basically its a module you can build in linux that will let you load an alternate kernel
http://www.solemnwarning.net/kexec-loader/faq
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So it is similar dual booting? That would be really cool.
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So it is similar dual booting? That would be really cool.
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i know kholk on the razr forum is working on it for the gsm razr, but idk how close he has gotten as there are no updates directly from him
kholk has an unsigned kernel running on the gsm razr, but has one cpu working instead of two, so it may be possible
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/1091-2232012-dev-phone-giveaway-poll/page__st__80__p__20177#entry20177 link to where he (kholk) says this
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i know kholk on the razr forum is working on it for the gsm razr, but idk how close he has gotten as there are no updates directly from him
kholk has an unsigned kernel running on the gsm razr, but has one cpu working instead of two, so it may be possible
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...veaway-poll/page__st__80__p__20177#entry20177 link to where he (kholk) says this
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I would be interested to see what he has and if there ia anything that we could do to incorporate it into what we would like to accomplish
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i know kholk on the razr forum is working on it for the gsm razr, but idk how close he has gotten as there are no updates directly from him
kholk has an unsigned kernel running on the gsm razr, but has one cpu working instead of two, so it may be possible
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...veaway-poll/page__st__80__p__20177#entry20177 link to where he (kholk) says this
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While waiting for DZK to have a decent break from school, I have been talking with a great developer hashcode0f (Hashcode) about this exact thing. kexec _IS_ possible, however, very improbable at the moment. I've been looking into trying to build the 3.0 version of the kernel for the DX2, but things haven't been looking too good... Namely nVidia is VERY SLOW on releasing their sourcecode for both the kernel and the processor... :-/
Anyhow, back to kexec... Yes, it's possible, there is a developer for the RAZR that has kexec working, however it only fires up on one processor. That would not do to well on the DX2. I have been trying several things that "might" work for kernel space drivers, namely modprobe and insmod, but I'm not having much success with that either. (Damn locked boot loader!)
If there is anyone else here that has extensive Linux/Unix/*nix experience and has a DX2 and is willing to work with me on this, please PM me! Thanks!
Ciao!
Moon Shadow - NM said:
While waiting for DZK to have a decent break from school, I have been talking with a great developer hashcode0f (Hashcode) about this exact thing. kexec _IS_ possible, however, very improbable at the moment. I've been looking into trying to build the 3.0 version of the kernel for the DX2, but things haven't been looking too good... Namely nVidia is VERY SLOW on releasing their sourcecode for both the kernel and the processor... :-/
Anyhow, back to kexec... Yes, it's possible, there is a developer for the RAZR that has kexec working, however it only fires up on one processor. That would not do to well on the DX2. I have been trying several things that "might" work for kernel space drivers, namely modprobe and insmod, but I'm not having much success with that either. (Damn locked boot loader!)
If there is anyone else here that has extensive Linux/Unix/*nix experience and has a DX2 and is willing to work with me on this, please PM me! Thanks!
Ciao!
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how is putting kexec to use improbable at this moment? is it because of the kernel/hw release from nvidia?
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how is putting kexec to use improbable at this moment? is it because of the kernel/hw release from nvidia?
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There are several issues that stand in the way. First and foremost is the fact that nVidia hasn't/won't release the kernel sourcecode. nVidia HAS released the 2.3 kernel source, but I was looking to compile 3.0 or better. Another issue is the nVidia CPU and GPU devices. In order to compile a "working" kernel, one would need the sourcecode for those devices. A third, is "injecting" the new kernel into the operating space with a locked boot loader. hpark21 on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562133 has given me some great insight on the kexec issues. I've pm'd him and am waiting to hear back. Hopefully we can/might get somewhere with this.
Ciao!
Though this relates to Android Development, it is more of a question isn't it? So, it should belong to General or Q & A. Since when did Dev section become the general section?
There are 2 recent threads here that need to be moved. Anyway, looking forward to what Moonshadow learns about this stuff.
litetaker said:
Though this relates to Android Development, it is more of a question isn't it? So, it should belong to General or Q & A. Since when did Dev section become the general section?
There are 2 recent threads here that need to be moved. Anyway, looking forward to what Moonshadow learns about this stuff.
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I wondered the same thing lol. Dev is where all the action is!! This is where all the cool toys are put on display so people flock to this section. The large majority of Q&A is made up of fairly general questions and this particular one doesnt fit that description. However, it is a question nonetheless.
I too can't wait to see what shadow does with this. I've become a fan
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I wondered the same thing lol. Dev is where all the action is!! This is where all the cool toys are put on display so people flock to this section. The large majority of Q&A is made up of fairly general questions and this particular one doesnt fit that description. However, it is a question nonetheless.
I too can't wait to see what shadow does with this. I've become a fan
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Ok...well figured it belonged here because it pertains to development
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litetaker said:
Though this relates to Android Development, it is more of a question isn't it? So, it should belong to General or Q & A. Since when did Dev section become the general section?
There are 2 recent threads here that need to be moved. Anyway, looking forward to what Moonshadow learns about this stuff.
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This would have to be developed...i.s the development thread only about roms?
This would actually have to be developed and will be worked on...hence again that funny "d"
My rant is over now
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This would have to be developed...i.s the development thread only about roms?
This would actually have to be developed and will be worked on...hence again that funny "d"
My rant is over now
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I believe you can put almost anything you've created in development.
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Its a speculative thread! To the general! Rant off.
INFORMATION ONLY: Regarding kexec for the DX2
Okay, I have contacted kholk, the guy who has kexec mostly working on the GSM RAZR. He has pointed me in the right direction, BUT, this is going to take a boatload of work...
From kholk to me:
....as for KEXEC, you should wire an UART to your device and debug everything using a PL2303 chip while developing and testing.
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The electronics piece, I can definitely do... Which will lead me to debugging kexec. Once I have a "viable" test platform, I will be PM'ing those of you who have volunteered to assist me... This WILL be a team effort. Let's get cracking! I'll update as I have information. Most likely in a new thread.
(Cross posted from the DX2 Bootloader Unlocking Effort.)
Ciao!
Moon Shadow - NM said:
Okay, I have contacted kholk, the guy who has kexec mostly working on the GSM RAZR. He has pointed me in the right direction, BUT, this is going to take a boatload of work...
The electronics piece, I can definitely do... Which will lead me to debugging kexec. Once I have a "viable" test platform, I will be PM'ing those of you who have volunteered to assist me... This WILL be a team effort. Let's get cracking! I'll update as I have information. Most likely in a new thread.
(Cross posted from the DX2 Bootloader Unlocking Effort.)
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hey moon, ill help as much as i can if you need it, but im ready and excited, lets get going, this is going to be awesome!
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ztotherad said:
hey moon, ill help as much as i can if you need it, but im ready and excited, lets get going, this is going to be awesome!
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Sounds good. Once I have something viable to work with, I'll start asking for a boatload of Linux people to help.
Ciao!
Hello. I would appreciate it if someone would point me in the right direction of where to go to learn (from the very beginning) how to develop ROMs for the Rezound or even just AOSP. I am new to coding but I am willing to learn and have lots of time to put into it. I want to help contribute to the development of the Rezound and get us out of this lull. :good:
cslingerland said:
Hello. I would appreciate it if someone would point me in the right direction of where to go to learn (from the very beginning) how to develop ROMs for the Rezound or even just AOSP. I am new to coding but I am willing to learn and have lots of time to put into it. I want to help contribute to the development of the Rezound and get us out of this lull. :good:
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Chef Central
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
Thank you. Sorry about not finding that on my own. :/
Just jump in there and do it. Get 7zip and start dissecting other roms to see how they work.
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Chef Central
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
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I am also very eager to learn and will probably be learning at the same pace as you maybe slower but I've ALWAYS been a quick learner. Maybe we can help each other. my email is [email protected]
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For sure man. Any help is appreciated. I'm trying to figure out where to start. I might just start with changing graphical things to see how that works and then go from there. Don't really know yet though.
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For sure man. Any help is appreciated. I'm trying to figure out where to start. I might just start with changing graphical things to see how that works and then go from there. Don't really know yet though.
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Yeah man. I guess we could just learn and try the basics and the quickly we learn we will most likely hit the advanced levels of Rom Development pretty soon. Should we start with the STOCK Rezound rom?
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I want to start win the graphics because you can't mess too much up playing with graphics and I will get the feel of. Where things are located. I think I am goin to start from the newest ics leak stock. And then move to the official ota when it comes out. Sound like a good plan?
Thanks for the link, kzoodroid. Been thinking about possibly starting up ROM'ing for a bit now, just never knew where to start.
I haven't had any code projects to work on since I got out of college for summer break... weird that I'm slightly itching to code lol.
Working on a ROM using the kitchen. It's really good for showing you a lot of things you need to do for basics (deodexing, zipaligning, etc.) Just remember that it is "basic" and you can't completely construct a ROM just using the kitchen. Great way to get started :good:
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I want to start win the graphics because you can't mess too much up playing with graphics and I will get the feel of. Where things are located. I think I am goin to start from the newest ics leak stock. And then move to the official ota when it comes out. Sound like a good plan?
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WHEEW.. high five. Alright.. I'm right there with ya.
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Awesome! Ha. I'm gonna look for the kitchen tonight when I get out of work... I think it's a few steps inside my back door. I should be able to find it just fine
Also... I if anyone knows of any straight to the point videos about how the kitchen works or basic ROM building, please post links. Or make one! That would be great too
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Awesome! Ha. I'm gonna look for the kitchen tonight when I get out of work... I think it's a few steps inside my back door. I should be able to find it just fine
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HAAAAA don't get distracted by the beer in the fridge lol
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http://www.speedtest.net/android/210112746.png
Dig through the Chef Central forum, looks like a lot of good info there.
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Building Sense based ROMs using dsixda's kitchen is pretty straight forawrd, hardest part was seting it up to run on a windows pc. You pretty much just end up with a deodexed, zipaligned ROM. I haven't done this with my Rezound but have built ones for the Incredible and Eris. You can also de-sense ROMs easily witht his too. Its a good tool to learn teh basics. The next step up is to learn to compile from source or to port over a ROM from another device.
AOSP
http://source.android.com/source/initializing.html
Guide to Porting (Droid Incredible thread so not sure if its the same for the Rezound but it will give you an idea)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1169570
Guide to decompiling and compiling using baksmali and smali (need to know this to modify files without creating a custom ROM)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1732635
Still looking for video breakdown of essentials if anyone has some. It's not that I can't do it myself, I just like being visually showed how to do things when I start something new. Thanks
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Still looking for video breakdown of essentials if anyone has some. It's not that I can't do it myself, I just like being visually showed how to do things when I start something new. Thanks
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You can't really be shown how to make a ROM. Every Rom is different, and requires different steps.
Yeah I understand that but I mean like for finding where things are located and what some important things do
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theres no shortcut to learning how to make roms
id say a large portion of rom devs started out by theming...helps to learn the files structures and what does what...as well as becoming familiar w/ apktool, smali, etc
biggest lesson that few seem to hit out the park on the first try? credit
if using other peoples stuff, make sure to credit them properly :good:
What do people use as a base for the sense 4 roms?
I wanted to stop in and get your opinions on the device and if you guys would like to see me here or not... The rezound forum is to immature for me... I want to get a device that all devs will work together to better and not be childish about... Some of you know me some don't some might like and some might not, just give me your thoughts
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I wanted to stop in and get your opinions on the device and if you guys would like to see me here or not... The rezound forum is to immature for me... I want to get a device that all devs will work together to better and not be childish about... Some of you know me some don't some might like and some might not, just give me your thoughts
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the more the merrier
its a damn good phone all we need is s-off and let the good times roll
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I wanted to stop in and get your opinions on the device and if you guys would like to see me here or not... The rezound forum is to immature for me... I want to get a device that all devs will work together to better and not be childish about... Some of you know me some don't some might like and some might not, just give me your thoughts
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i thought you were switching carriers
and fwiw there arent many other devs to work with (small community)
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i thought you were switching carriers
and fwiw there arent many other devs to work with (small community)
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Still trying to figure out my next move I'm getting opinions from everywhere... I'm not just jumping in a device like I usually do... So we will see. And I know all about the small community all vzw devices are small anymore
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Still trying to figure out my next move I'm getting opinions from everywhere... I'm not just jumping in a device like I usually do... So we will see. And I know all about the small community all vzw devices are small anymore
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well best of luck with w/e decision ya make
andy and i are about the only people currently that have the phone in hand and work on it
nitsuj17 said:
well best of luck with w/e decision ya make
andy and i are about the only people currently that have the phone in hand and work on it
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Yea I just talked to Andy on gtalk before I posted here...
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I think anyone with dev skills should get the phone,
BUT
I don't want this turning into the Rezound forums.
there is NO need for 4 ppl to put out THE SAME EXACT ROM with different "dev tweaks" a.k.a spent 5 mins to change it up to get a ROM posted because ppl like my work.
my goal for this forum is to inform the people.
inform the people who do the REAL work.
the REAL dev work and putting in the hours of time.
we also don't need 2 ROMs that are the exact same thing.
like I told newt and anyone else who wants the phone the more the merrier, but I am going to do EVERYTHING in my power to stop this community to turning into the Rezound, and I think I have enough ppl to support that.
I left apple because Android is open and shares.
I hope that this commmunity continues to ROCK!
I don't want any beef between Devs, trying to out do each other making the SAME ROM, give or take a mod or two different, let's worl together and produce something that is killer.
I left the Rezound a long time ago for a very good reason, way before the inc4 was on horizon, i even bought an inc2 back to 3g i hated that community so bad.
so far it seems this is like the inc2 on steriods!
let's hope it stays that way!
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Of course we want you here.
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andybones said:
I think anyone with dev skills should get the phone,
BUT
I don't want this turning into the Rezound forums.
there is NO need for 4 ppl to put out THE SAME EXACT ROM with different "dev tweaks" a.k.a spent 5 mins to change it up to get a ROM posted because ppl like my work.
my goal for this forum is to inform the people.
inform the people who do the REAL work.
the REAL dev work and putting in the hours of time.
we also don't need 2 ROMs that are the exact same thing.
like I told newt and anyone else who wants the phone the more the merrier, but I am going to do EVERYTHING in my power to stop this community to turning into the Rezound, and I think I have enough ppl to support that.
I left apple because Android is open and shares.
I hope that this commmunity continues to ROCK!
I don't want any beef between Devs, trying to out do each other making the SAME ROM, give or take a mod or two different, let's worl together and produce something that is killer.
I left the Rezound a long time ago for a very good reason, way before the inc4 was on horizon, i even bought an inc2 back to 3g i hated that community so bad.
so far it seems this is like the inc2 on steriods!
let's hope it stays that way!
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I am with you on this. Right now I am wanting to create a stock rom that is odexed still but yet has the color scheme of ICS. And of course as S-Off becomes available I will be willing to add more to it as well. I just think that as long as we work together instead of competing with each other we can have some solid ROMS that people will want to use as the daily driver instead of flashing every three days.
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I am with you on this. Right now I am wanting to create a stock rom that is odexed still but yet has the color scheme of ICS. And of course as S-Off becomes available I will be willing to add more to it as well. I just think that as long as we work together instead of competing with each other we can have some solid ROMS that people will want to use as the daily driver instead of flashing every three days.
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I see this as a great phone with lots of potential. I too am looking for a semi-stock (i.e. sense-based) daily driver that will suit my needs/wants. So far, what I've seen is that this (currently small) community has been extremely cooperative and respectful.
Well for those of you that know me I don't really do stock roms... I'll build one with all the goodies, but where I come in is when a new device is leaked with a version of sense or ics that we will never see I make sure we do... Porting roms is my thing its what I'm good at and what I enjoy... Everyone wants the next big thing. I myself don't mind sharing at all where I have a problem is when someone uses my work or my whole Rom without permission or credit or if I share with them and the favor is not returned that's the problem I have in the rezound forum and a couple other forums in the past
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Howdy Newt! Loved your work in the past on other devices...would be an honor having you here man. Crossing my fingers hoping you pick up this phone
This community is awesome, you won't regret it. I don't even like to think about the rezound community any more...gives me chills...
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Well for those of you that know me I don't really do stock roms... I'll build one with all the goodies, but where I come in is when a new device is leaked with a version of sense or ics that we will never see I make sure we do... Porting roms is my thing its what I'm good at and what I enjoy... Everyone wants the next big thing. I myself don't mind sharing at all where I have a problem is when someone uses my work or my whole Rom without permission or credit or if I share with them and the favor is not returned that's the problem I have in the rezound forum and a couple other forums in the past
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i hear ya, just at present there is no one to work with
newtoroot said:
Well for those of you that know me I don't really do stock roms... I'll build one with all the goodies, but where I come in is when a new device is leaked with a version of sense or ics that we will never see I make sure we do... Porting roms is my thing its what I'm good at and what I enjoy... Everyone wants the next big thing. I myself don't mind sharing at all where I have a problem is when someone uses my work or my whole Rom without permission or credit or if I share with them and the favor is not returned that's the problem I have in the rezound forum and a couple other forums in the past
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I do remember some of your great work. Some of them found a home on my OG Dinc for a while. As such, I feel I should clarify my "semi-stock" statement. Your "Optimized Shift" and "Incredible Sensation" ROMs could be included in my in my "semi-stock" comment - You take the best/newest from various sources (leaks, other "newer" phones) and make them work seamlessly within the target device. If I'm using the wrong terminology, please feel free to correct me as I certainly did not mean to offend. I too would be very happy if you were to pick up one of these phones!