Hi guys!
So I've done a bit of scripting, mods, and I already know how to build ROMs. Im pretty comfortable with the Android OS as a whole. I've made some kernels as well.
Really though I would love to get started porting ROMs. I mainly just want to learn the process and do one since this really should be a learning experience.for me.
What helped you guys start porting ROMs? Are there are any guides availible that detail the process a bit and help first timers like me?
Thanks!
What phone do you want to port from and what phone to you want to port to? Give us more information. Help us help you.
Here is a very easy, very straightforward guide from blindndumb on porting lewaos and joyos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623464
so it's like allways yhe same in all android phones?I'm trying to port droid3 blur basrd gb to droid2 by the way...
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invasion2 said:
What phone do you want to port from and what phone to you want to port to? Give us more information. Help us help you.
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I recently got an HTC One X AT&T.
Really I was looking to port ROMs not trying to be quick and for the community but rather for myself to learn. If I get an AOSP ROM out before someone else (like CM9 or AOKP) then by all means I will release it, but I really want to go through this as a learning process.
The HOX AT&T currently doesn't have any AOSP ports. I was looking to do more than just some file replacements to port; like I wanted to build from source, with drivers, and the full shabang.
Have you checked out the htcdev.com site for kernel source?
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Hello guys,
first of all a little Introduction:
I'm using a i9300 myself, running cm9 stable more than happy. I do have some base knowledge of the magic you guys are doing here, but not into it enough, I fear.
Im going to visit a close friend of mine soon, who owns a X10 and is more than unsatisfied with the stock rom. Naturally, what he needs is one stable CFW, with the first things coming to my mind being Cyanogen and AOKP. This could even be a chance to get him hopping on the ICS-Train. Since I'm only gonna stay for 2 days, I want to fly there prepared as good as possible.
tl;dr: Don't have a X10, going to have a stock one in my hands for 2 days soon, need to find a stable CFW for it.
I've stumbled across these forums for quite some time now - and have come to some conclusions I'm not quite sure about:
First, I'll have to root the phone, likely using the newest FlashTool. Do I have to take different steps depending on if he's on 2.3.4 or 2.3.5?
Is the next step installing ClockWorkMod?
I can then safely try installing any ROM after booting into recovery, likely Cyanogenmod 7 - or is any stable ICS ROM for the X10 out there?
I'm really appreciating your help, tips, links and guides - even a keyword might help me out. Just trying to find something as fast AND stable as possible, as I can't fix it as soon as I leave my friends house.
Willing to buy you a Beer or two if you push me in the right direction or even provide a link to a bullet-proof ROM or guide.
Have a nice evening,
paddo
Check out the video in this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196808
Hope it helps
It sure does, thank you!
Next I'll only need to find a stable ROM, not caring about whether the bootloader has got to be unlocked or not, right?
Is there ANY stable cm9 out there, or at least a 7.2?
The rom that's used in that video is one of the best I've used..go for it..
Hello community!
I can't wait while someone porting a GPE Rom, so I want to get involved.
As far as I understood in order to build a rom I need:
The System Dump of GPE ROM
Build a new kernel from GPE kernel sources.
Write an Installation Script
Correct me if I am wrong.
Now, Dear Community I need your help.
Tell me what knowledge are required to get this work done.
There too many different tutorials for cooking roms, so I kinda messed up.
If it's not hard for you, can you give the links for some good information that I will need.:cyclops:
Get to my thread here and do it to the end. I feel like my XZU accidentally died for some days :crying:
Hi guys, I am aware that we will have cusrom ROMs soon but I want to know if anyone is taking the initiative.
Thanks to our great members now we have root and recovery for our devices.
I am also waiting for ClearD to give me a backup of his stock ROM but the process seems slow so far.
I am more into stock-based ROMs, that's why I am asking for your thoughts and ideas here.
I'm relatively new to xda but would it be quickest to port some of the ROMs from other htc devices like maybe HTC desire 816 ? just a thought. Also I think this forum will get more popular as the handset is being offered as an upgrade on 3 UK atm.
I have an HTC EVO 4G LTE loaded with DigitalKarma that I bought from a friend.
When I look at Software Information it says that the Android version is 2.3.5 which I believe is what the phone launched with. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE spec page on this site says that it's Android 4.0.3. Should I infer that I could just upgrade to Android 4.0.3 rather than a mod?
I'm looking for the latest greatest stable mod out there but I'm not finding any reviews or anything. What mod(s) would you recommend for someone that never wants to change mods again? These mods fall into different families that I know nothing about yet, so suggestions for mods of the different types might be good. Mods that seem to stand out in my searching are Dirty Unicorns, Beanstalk, and Viper 4G.
I'm not a developer or tester or anything; I'm just a guy that wants a good end user experience without a lot of complication and heartache.
Thanks people.
I must have asked a touchy question. The internet is too full of opinions to not yield one after a few hours. Let me start over:
It looks like my choices are Sense based (stock?) or AOSP based. People seem to be very happy with some of the AOSP roms but I've also seen that there have been problems with camera functions and menu buttons. Are there any AOSP builds out there that have solved these problems? And to what extent? Perhaps sense based is better for a noob like myself. I've read of some Sense based roms being as configurable as AOSP roms.
Most of what I have read about OSs for the 4G LTE were written before 2013. I get the impression that development has stopped for many of the mods that are out there. Maybe they were complete, or maybe the developers got new phones; idk. I'm looking for ROMS that are the most fully developed. I don't want to install a ROM that stopped development before it could reach its full potential (lacking features that hadn't been figured out at the time).
Do you have any suggestions on which mods I should try? Tell me what you like about them if you can. Or tell me that I'm a dumb ass and that I should've searched the forums and found the thread where someone asked the same exact question last week.
Thank you everyone. If it wasn't for you developers I probably wouldn't be able to have a smart phone at all.
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It looks like my choices are Sense based (stock?) or AOSP based.
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IMO, Sense is the most stable on this device. The last official RUU that HTC released was 4.3. You'll find all the instructions you'll need in my guide down in my sig. There are more current Lollipop roms you can flash, but aren't as stable.
IMO, Sense is the most stable on this device. The last official RUU that HTC released was 4.3. You'll find all the instructions you'll need in my guide down in my sig. There are more current Lollipop roms you can flash, but aren't as stable.
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I haven't done anything yet but this helps a lot. Thanks also for the version recommendation.
I have one more question regarding the process. Since someone has already loaded DigitalKarma on this phone, should I follow one of the guides from the beginning of the process? Are there different instructions for a phone that's already been flashed?
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I haven't done anything yet but this helps a lot. Thanks also for the version recommendation.
I have one more question regarding the process. Since someone has already loaded DigitalKarma on this phone, should I follow one of the guides from the beginning of the process? Are there different instructions for a phone that's already been flashed?
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Depends on what you want to accomplish. I suggest that you follow the guide from the beginning. The 4.3 RUU has an updated partition table for the phone which newer roms use. By flashing the RUU, you will unroot your phone. The rest of the guide will get you back to root. It's a little bit of work, but it should be fairly simple since the guide walks you through it all. If you really don't want the stability issues of Lollipop right now, there are quite a few stable KitKat roms that are really good.
Okay. So I got a Sony Xperia C device from a friend since my old phone fell and broke. Anyway, once I got this device I noticed there's zero Lollipop/Marshmallow/Nougat based custom ROMS for this specific model. So I was wondering if theres any way to compile a new kernel to make it support these ROMS? I already downloaded the source code and I'm already rooted. Any guides on compiling kernels/ROMS would be appreciated. Yes, I'm kind of new to this so a noob friendly tutorial would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Okay. So I got a Sony Xperia C device from a friend since my old phone fell and broke. Anyway, once I got this device I noticed there's zero Lollipop/Marshmallow/Nougat based custom ROMS for this specific model. So I was wondering if theres any way to compile a new kernel to make it support these ROMS? I already downloaded the source code and I'm already rooted. Any guides on compiling kernels/ROMS would be appreciated. Yes, I'm kind of new to this so a noob friendly tutorial would be appreciated. Thanks.
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There's an excellent guide here about Compiling Rom & Compiling kernel.