How i can make my own launcher?
for starters you need the android sdk
jasonp2506 said:
for starters you need the android sdk
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Ok I got it, what else?
now you need to read a ton of info on the web and on here. my first suggestion would be to search "how to create a android launcher using sdk" on google. that's about all I can tell you bro. I'm no developer, but I know whatever it is u are trying to create be it an app or such has to be done through the android sdk. goog luck though
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so yea i have dxisda kitchen and sdk and sgs2 and of that junk but i dont even know how to open sdk tools how to start ? how to make custom rom? how to open the f***ing .img?! you know bascis.. so yea thk for help and pls help...
solain said:
so yea i have dxisda kitchen and sdk and sgs2 and of that junk but i dont even know how to open sdk tools how to start ? how to make custom rom? how to open the f***ing .img?! you know bascis.. so yea thk for help and pls help...
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I too would love the help and for possibly someone to take me under their wing. I am very eager to learn. I'm always on my phone, and always trying to read, but sometimes the forums just contradict themselves, and let's face it, with all the drama going on in the forum, it can sometimes get a little frustrating trying to ask for help, especially when someone doesn't want to be bothered by a noob. Thanks in advance
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solain said:
so yea i have dxisda kitchen and sdk and sgs2 and of that junk but i dont even know how to open sdk tools how to start ? how to make custom rom? how to open the f***ing .img?! you know bascis.. so yea thk for help and pls help...
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Not sure what you are asking. For the sdk tools, do you mean the android sdk? If so, follow the instructions on the sdk page. For the images, I assume you mean the boot.img and possibly system.img. You do not open these. If you have a system.img, that means you probably have a shipped rom. Use the kitchen to create working folder from rom, and choose this. It should auto extract the system partition. As for the boot.img, you don't generally need to extract this, but there is an option in the advanced settings of the kitchen. You can change your rom's kernel in the boot.img.
cbernardo13 said:
I too would love the help and for possibly someone to take me under their wing. I am very eager to learn. I'm always on my phone, and always trying to read, but sometimes the forums just contradict themselves, and let's face it, with all the drama going on in the forum, it can sometimes get a little frustrating trying to ask for help, especially when someone doesn't want to be bothered by a noob. Thanks in advance
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Hey Guys!
First of all a bit of encouragement. The android kitchen sure as hell does not turn you into a rom developer. I decided i wanted to use the kitchen just over 2 weeks ago and run ubuntu in a virtual window. From then I decided I did not like windows anymore so installed linux as my main os and had to learn that (trust me getting the graphics card to work was a chore) I finally got the kitchen working tonight and decided to sign up to xda. Even with my limited knowledge I have been able to help someone on here tonight. Read Read Read and ask questions if you can not find the right answers on the forum. Research pays off eventually. (I now softmod nintendo wiis professionally from learning off a forum!!!!) Remember everyone has to start somewhere even if you are a noob and don't get disheartened if someone says you should have read this this and this. As long as you learn from ur mistake I'm sure people wont mind too much.
SFUK
aha... so let me understand i need ubuntu?
and i need to open system img fot the app edit
can someone pls answer yes im using android sdk and yes i use stock rom how to edit img? i need to edit system for app app folder edit i could open it at linux reader but icant edit its all written in hex
How long before bricked again...????
solain said:
can someone pls answer yes im using android sdk and yes i use stock rom how to edit img? i need to edit system for app app folder edit i could open it at linux reader but icant edit its all written in hex
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Im about to take the dive myself, still rounding up the tools. Was about to dl virtual...unbuntu etc but read this just now and it makes sence so as much as i want to screwup my phine as fast as possible i think i will follow this advice.
You might have already seen and read but what the hell....
Originally Posted by cyanogen
I really dislike the "chef" moniker when it comes to Android, since we are more of an open-source community. I think it implies a "file pusher" mentality. But then again, I am biased against proprietary versions of Android like Sense, so feel free to disregard all of this.
Here's my advice for those looking to make their own Android ROMs.. Stop. Write an app or two first, learn how the system works from a developer standpoint. Learn some Java. Read the developer documentation. Learn how to use Git. Then learn how to build AOSP from source. Read the porting guides, and learn how the build system works (the links below have almost everything you could possibly want to know). Now try to put your new found skills to work on enhancing the platform by writing code or making theme overlays. And share! And put that **** on your resume. There is a *ton* of information out there but any kind of "step-by-step rom cooking guide" is going to be a complete fail- it's too broad of a subject.
Android Developer Guides: http://d.android.com
Working with AOSP source: http://source.android.com
Platform Developer Guide: http://pdk.android.com
Android Gitweb: http://android.git.kernel.org
Git Ready (Git tips and tricks): http://www.gitready.com/
Building CyanogenMod: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.ph...ng_from_source
How Dexopt works and what are those odex files: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=pla...5936;hb=master
The PDK site is absolutely vital if you are going to work on custom ROMs. Read every single page. Twice. Some of the info isn't up to date, but you'll get a really good idea about what goes into actually configuring Android to work on a real device.
dmeadows013 said:
Not sure what you are asking. For the sdk tools, do you mean the android sdk? If so, follow the instructions on the sdk page. For the images, I assume you mean the boot.img and possibly system.img. You do not open these. If you have a system.img, that means you probably have a shipped rom. Use the kitchen to create working folder from rom, and choose this. It should auto extract the system partition. As for the boot.img, you don't generally need to extract this, but there is an option in the advanced settings of the kitchen. You can change your rom's kernel in the boot.img.
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can u shoot me a couple links for the kitchen/other tools download
solain said:
so yea i have dxisda kitchen and sdk and sgs2 and of that junk but i dont even know how to open sdk tools how to start ? how to make custom rom? how to open the f***ing .img?! you know bascis.. so yea thk for help and pls help...
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What version of Linux are you running? Are you running Ubuntu? I never had much luck using the Android Kitchen in a virtual environment for some reason. When I installed Ubuntu as my main OS, however, that made all the difference. From there you'll also need to make sure you have the Java Developers Kit (JDK) installed or at least open-jdk (Open source alternative) installed in order to run the Android Kitchen or the SDK for that matter.
There's a really good tutorial on how to set up the SDK on Ubuntu 10.10 or Ubuntu 11.04 which is what I had used to set up the SDK on linux for the first time. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921169
I prefer 10.10 just because I'm not huge on Ubuntu's newer Unity interface and my old laptop seems to run 10.10 a lot better than 11.04 or 11.10 but that's another story.
Once you have the SDK setup, you can then run the kitchen accordingly.
I use a tool called Android Utility by tommytomatoe which is essentially a collection of tools for creating custom ROMs, editing apk's, etc. It just happens to also include dsixda's kitchen which is a nice plus. You can download that here: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/3303-utility-android-utility-apktooldex2jarsmalimoremac-linuxoct09-2011/
Hope this helps. Good luck, dood!
**Edit** My bad... There's also a thread for Android Utility on XDA also....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167623
Does anyone know if I need to download and install and extras before using the Xtreme Android Tools like HTC sync or the android SDK or is everything found in the Zip file. Would of posted under the same thread as the tool but im a noob and won't let me. Thanks
No SDK. I Made Sure Everything Needed Was In The Program For Easy Use.
I Have Noticed That You Capitalize The First Letter In Every Word.
con247 said:
I Have Noticed That You Capitalize The First Letter In Every Word.
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lol
10char.
Hi all,
I'm trying to setup an Android development environment on Linux (Ubuntu)
The instructions I follow atm you can find HERE
I've downloaded and unpacked the Android SDK but trying to install I'm stuck.
It's probably very easy but for me coming from MS Windows I need to get used to all these new terms and commands. :cyclops:
The tutorial clearly explains the following:
'On Mac or Linux, open a terminal and navigate to the tools/ directory in the Android SDK, then execute android sdk.'
I've opened a terminal venster but how do I execute?
Sorry for my very noobish question but any help would be highly appreciated.
Grtz, Leo
http://blog.markloiseau.com/2011/06/how-to-install-the-android-sdk-and-eclipse-in-ubuntu/
Like three entries down in the search engine...
That will help me a few steps ahead again, great tut, thanks a lot!
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http://blog.markloiseau.com/2011/06/how-to-install-the-android-sdk-and-eclipse-in-ubuntu/
Like three entries down in the search engine...
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No prob.
Out of curiousity (author here), did the steps work out easily or did anything need updating?
lowazo said:
Out of curiousity (author here), did the steps work out easily or did anything need updating?
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I think he accidentally the while thing. I could be wrong though.
lithid-cm said:
I think he accidentally the while thing. I could be wrong though.
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From here on out, I'm putting disclaimers on everything.
hello
i am a new developer i am starting to create ROMS and android kernel's. i am using Ubuntu 12 and any advise on tools and a starting point would be greatly appreciated. i use Heimdall to get the ROM's onto my device.
starter questions
1) how do i download the original android kernel to my system (linux)
2) best tool to view the kernel code.
i would like to be a productive XDA developer so any advise or direction would be great.
Cy83rn1nj4 said:
hello
i am a new developer i am starting to create ROMS and android kernel's. i am using Ubuntu 12 and any advise on tools and a starting point would be greatly appreciated. i use Heimdall to get the ROM's onto my device.
starter questions
1) how do i download the original android kernel to my system (linux)
2) best tool to view the kernel code.
i would like to be a productive XDA developer so any advise or direction would be great.
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Here's the replies
1. That depends of the device you currently own
2. I use gedit but most people says that gedit and Vim are the best editors for ubuntu.
Also you would need the android sdk (for adb) also you will need jdk. If you want more informations don't be affraid to ask.
EDIT: I forgot to ask which languages you have learned?
im learning Python using google.com/edu great online webinars my company want me to also learn ruby as we develop our apps using rails.
thanks for the reply i will look for a standard android image i can decompile and test with.
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im learning Python using google.com/edu great online webinars my company want me to also learn ruby as we develop our apps using rails.
thanks for the reply i will look for a standard android image i can decompile and test with.
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You cant decompile any compiled to machine code program, its basic.. You can only get source code or deassemble to unreadable and unusable code.
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is there any tutorial about xml editing here ? I googled before but nothing
I mean what could be edited and what could be created...
Thanks !
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is there any tutorial about xml editing here ? I googled before but nothing
I mean what could be edited and what could be created...
Thanks !
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Xmls are usually in simple english with tags like html(though it has no relation with html.I wanted to mean for eg like <preference> </preference> ) if you read the lines you can understand I guess
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kokzhanjia said:
is there any tutorial about xml editing here ? I googled before but nothing
I mean what could be edited and what could be created...
Thanks !
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Or use something like Eclipse where u have also a Visual way to "program" where u drag and drop object in the screen
deniel said:
Or use something like Eclipse where u have also a Visual way to "program" where u drag and drop object in the screen
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How can i open the program for the visual ? I downloaded it but i cant find anyway...
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kokzhanjia said:
How can i open the program for the visual ? I downloaded it but i cant find anyway...
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The visual portion in Eclipse is for layout xml files. If your xml is just a plain xml it will not do anything for you visually.
What exactly are you trying do?
Use Google to find tutorials about xml file creation. A simple defined search such as "android xml tutorial" returns quite a bit of info.
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The visual portion in Eclipse is for layout xml files. If your xml is just a plain xml it will not do anything for you visually.
What exactly are you trying do?
Use Google to find tutorials about xml file creation. A simple defined search such as "android xml tutorial" returns quite a bit of info.
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Well im trying to build a systemui. And i know i can pnly build it from scratch.
But the trouble im facing is i cant even start a project related to what i want to do..
I read and search for tutorials beyond tutorials but still cant find anything anout opening a window to do that.
Just some tutorials stating that what relative layout and linear layouts and some about how to add features related.
Havent looked into videos though. Because what i saw at the first page of google was about how to install adt plugin.
So the main problem im facing now is, could anyone give me some tips or guides to open a window to start my next phase of learning
I hereby support an OFF-Topic thread.
kokzhanjia said:
Well im trying to build a systemui. And i know i can pnly build it from scratch.
But the trouble im facing is i cant even start a project related to what i want to do..
I read and search for tutorials beyond tutorials but still cant find anything anout opening a window to do that.
Just some tutorials stating that what relative layout and linear layouts and some about how to add features related.
Havent looked into videos though. Because what i saw at the first page of google was about how to install adt plugin.
So the main problem im facing now is, could anyone give me some tips or guides to open a window to start my next phase of learning
I hereby support an OFF-Topic thread.
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I'm going to assume, probably a bad idea (lol), that you mean for a sony device as that is what is in your signature. Why not pull apart an existing systmeui from that device and go through it to see what stuff is doing? Then you can create what you want.
Here is a link for a tutorial about a Sense device but the basic idea is similar for all devices just the procedure might be a little different. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453869
Also, in this forum are threads on decompiling the systemui.apk.
kokzhanjia said:
is there any tutorial about xml editing here ? I googled before but nothing
I mean what could be edited and what could be created...
Thanks !
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Refer this website (http://www.w3schools.com/xml/) to get a basic idea of XML.
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I'm going to assume, probably a bad idea (lol), that you mean for a sony device as that is what is in your signature. Why not pull apart an existing systmeui from that device and go through it to see what stuff is doing? Then you can create what you want.
Here is a link for a tutorial about a Sense device but the basic idea is similar for all devices just the procedure might be a little different. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1453869
Also, in this forum are threads on decompiling the systemui.apk.
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I understand decompiling but i cant even open the window to start a normal xml project in esclipse
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