Hello, I have ported android 4.4.4 to the galaxy player 4.2 via the Android Kitchen and i need help fixing some problems. Right now the main issue is that after flashing the ROM the device wont boot..... I know its a big problem but it'd be cool to get this thing working so i figured i should ask. I've been searching Google for the last 2 hours but I've came up short. If you help me then I'll be more than glad to give u props in the development thread for this project once its finished.
Ok well i decided not to use the kitchen to port kitkat because it isnt a great idea so i have decided to port it the way dragonizer told me too(link to guide below). But the thing is is theat i need help getting the files i need. I have been constantly been searching for files for 2 days so far and have barely made a dent. I have the repositories i need but the rest of the files i am asking for help to find. Now i wil post the file names of the ones i find when i find them. Thanks for the help and if you have any questions for me on the project or will like to become a contributor to the project then pm me and we can get this thing made.
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_porting_intro
dude if you need a tester or anything i would be glad to help i have also tried to port cm 11 kitkat to my device with no success but i would like to help get it made
also i think you need to create a boot image like in the cm 11 builds for the gp 3.6
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happy to see there is a forum for android rom cooking now. but any ways i would like to know if there is any kitchen available for cooking roms, or any hacks for the behold 2. ive done alot of research but no luck. please help me!!!
dglowen23 said:
happy to see there is a forum for android rom cooking now. but any ways i would like to know if there is any kitchen available for cooking roms, or any hacks for the behold 2. ive done alot of research but no luck. please help me!!!
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What format do Samsung Android ROMs use? If it uses the regular update.zip recovery menu method, then give my HTC Android Kitchen a shot.
I think it does use the .Zip files but wen flashing roms its usually using odin
you can also flash updates using the sprint flashing tool i have a custom kernel from sdx-developers on mine that lets you use the update zip method from the recovery menu and i think thats been the easiest to do it
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Ok thanks. Where can i find this tool? Is it possible if this tool isnt right For my fone it will get bricked?
if i were to try the htc kitchen with my Behold 2, what phone would i choose from? or does it even matter?
dglowen23 said:
if i were to try the htc kitchen with my Behold 2, what phone would i choose from? or does it even matter?
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Doesn't matter, the kitchen will auto-detect the correct addresses for re-building the kernel. In other places, if it asks you for your device type, just select "other".
But.. all this depends on whether your device's ROM has a boot.img .. I don't know how the Samsung ROM is structured ;-)
Finally LeshaK ported recovery to Samsung i5700, so it can be updated with a .zip... But I don't know if the structure is the same. Do you want a link to a rom to take a look?
Thanks guys if I make any thing then ill keep u guys updated
any news
hi any news regarding Samsung kitchen?
Well from what i have read you will need the source code and samsung is giving out the 2.1-update-1 source so i figured from that we could setup a kitchen somehow...I am new to this and the forums so i myself would like help setting up a Samsung Kitchen. I know c++/c# and java and i know it takes time and patients to cook them but its something i have always wanted to learn ever sense my HTC Hero.
Thanks ahead of time for any help the dev's here can give
BlueDrgBlade said:
Well from what i have read you will need the source code and samsung is giving out the 2.1-update-1 source so i figured from that we could setup a kitchen somehow...I am new to this and the forums so i myself would like help setting up a Samsung Kitchen. I know c++/c# and java and i know it takes time and patients to cook them but its something i have always wanted to learn ever sense my HTC Hero.
Thanks ahead of time for any help the dev's here can give
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I'm new to Samsung phones myself. I started on a G1, did some minor work on a Motorola Backflip & now I'm learning the Samsung Captivate. I rooted it with a simple update.zip flash from the stock recovery. I simply renamed the root.zip from the 1click-root I'm interested to find out if I can use my ANDROID Kitchen on the roms for it. Priv. Message me if you make any progress or if I can help.
Hello and first of all I am completely new at this so any help would be great. I plan on releasing a ROM if I can get the hang of this so please don't complain that I'm just a noob trying to do something he can't.
Second this is my first time in development for Android and I have been experimenting with the SDK but I was wanting to know some questions first.
One is that how to I get the x10 specific add-on for the SDK since Sony Ericsson is gone the page that used to have it is now gone. Second is there any special things to compile the rom?
Sorry for the very noob sounding questions but I am completely new, my main reason for this is a learning thing. I want to learn for college and other reasons and I decided to make my project developing for the x10.
Thanks for help in advance.
go to chef central...
over there u can find a lot of cheff...
or search for "APKTOOL" and "android kitchen"
tool for decompile and more
Thanks, I'm searching the internet furiously for documents and other information, my first goal is to simply compile a stock android rom and get it working once I figure that out I'll work on learning to how make custom roms.
hey guys, I have learnt how to use Kitchen and got a successful rom! It is just another build of the default SE rom but it means it works.
My only question here is now do I get the system from stock android and replace the SE ones with it? I don't want to start removing things in case it doesn't work.
I hope I'm not posting this in the wrong forum, but i'm posting here because i think i am in the right place.. If not mods please move this to appropriate forum..
So I'm on the nexus s 4g and i'm feeling like i'm ready to get into porting and then development.. I really just need help understanding eclipse and how to port in general.. I know eclipse is great for developement and I just installed the adt and the sdks through eclipse and I need to know how to set this up so I can run a logcat through adb so I can see why my port isn't fully booting.. I'm stuck at the boot animation.. I've tried reading some guides but because i'm still a noob i feel like there's always something i'm missing.. I was hoping someone here would be so kind as to help run me through on getting this set up and helping me understand the fundementals..
there are many that know more than me, but i can try to help a little bit...
first off, im going to assume you are porting roms, not apps, because of how you have things worded i was a bit confused at first.
now, eclipse is an amazing IDE, but when it comes to porting android roms from device to device its not going to be much (if any at all) help to you. eclipse is great for application development, and building a full, ready to install android package (apk) for pushing to the market or side-loaded. (installed on data partition)
there dont tend to be many guides or strait line ways do do things. it all comes out of experience and good problem solving skills. learn to read your logcats, understand what they are saying. you will get it!
im more of a source built kind-of-guy, and never did any porting of pre-compiled roms. but i know http://freeyourandroid.com/ is a great resource for getting started with just that.
please also think about looking into the android build system, its complicated, but you will get it eventually, and it will teach you how a rom really works, and is really built, and it gives you complete control to do anything you want.
hope this was a little help.
a very wise man once said : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=667298
gh123man said:
there are many that know more than me, but i can try to help a little bit...
first off, im going to assume you are porting roms, not apps, because of how you have things worded i was a bit confused at first.
now, eclipse is an amazing IDE, but when it comes to porting android roms from device to device its not going to be much (if any at all) help to you. eclipse is great for application development, and building a full, ready to install android package (apk) for pushing to the market or side-loaded. (installed on data partition)
there dont tend to be many guides or strait line ways do do things. it all comes out of experience and good problem solving skills. learn to read your logcats, understand what they are saying. you will get it!
im more of a source built kind-of-guy, and never did any porting of pre-compiled roms. but i know http://freeyourandroid.com/ is a great resource for getting started with just that.
please also think about looking into the android build system, its complicated, but you will get it eventually, and it will teach you how a rom really works, and is really built, and it gives you complete control to do anything you want.
hope this was a little help.
a very wise man once said : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=667298
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the only reason i was setting up eclipse for this was because it was to my understanding it had the tools needed to get adb to produce a logcat, i've delt with apps before.. I made myself a lil launcher for miui and a couple others, but i just have no idea on how to do anything with adb and gettings log cats.. I do appreciate your response and i will take a look at that website.
Hello, i wanted to learn more about developing android ROMs, Porting to other android versions, porting Firefox OS maybe. So i Bought a very cheap chinese tablet which cost $50, and i want to start meddling with it in some experiences.. i just needed some directions where to go..
First i wanted to know how to make a dump of my current android so i can restore it in case i need.
I already rooted the tablet, it is running android 4.0.4.
then i want to start trying to port it to Jelly Bean. i know i need some drivers but just getting a booting version will do for me. i looked at the Android AOSP about build instructions, but there was only instructions how to build for nexus devices, not an "generic build" i can build upon.
I looked at other site that gave me different instructions but i believe that they are for porting roms other than compiling from source.
Any light on this path is appreciated, thanks
There is no need to make such useless threads directly search xda and read and learn there are dozens of threads stating the tut.
Or directly go to chefs centrel
Rather than creating mess.
Hope u understand.
"NEVER CALL YOURSELF NOOB BE A NEWBIE"
PM me if u need help
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Hello Everyone,
I am trying to learn how to port CM12 to my I717 and there are many threads on XDA that provide a lot of information on how to port a ROM from source. However, I am stuck as place and can't figure out what to do, so please excuse my lack of knowledge and please guide me through this process.
First I started following this thread to do the porting. It has an excellent walk through, but somewhere I missed a step and can't f figure out how to handle it.
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40003302&postcount=2&nocache=1
I am lost at the Device Source instructions provided in Step Two (2). What should my command line for I717.
Second, I realized that when I did the Repo Sync for CM12, I remember that I Sycn in the ./CM12/ folder, however, all the folders are downloaded in the home folder.
Whatever the reason, I screwed up somwherre. Can I move all the folders to the CM12 folder, if so how? Would it be better if I delete all the Sync folders in the home location and re sync in the CM12 folder?. I prefer that I do it the second method, but not sure which folders to delete and how to do that?
I am using Ubuntu (Please note that I am new to Linux, But willing to learn).
I would kindly request you to please help me learn by providing step by step instructions.
Thank you for your time to help me with this issue.
Start from scratch.
Using this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2257149
Set up your build environment. This link is tailored to our Note-1, not a generic "insert_your_device_here" recipe for destruction. Slap JamieD's "thanks" button while you're at it.
Build CM10.2 or CM11 first, to get the hang of it.
I've attempted to build CM12 on my own. My conclusion is that unless you're willing to re-write about half the CM source code from the ground up, CM12 isn't going to happen for us. Android 4.3 and above were extreme hack/hatchet jobs for both the Note-1 and the Skyrocket (they're sister devices). CM-11 almost didn't happen at all; it took us nearly six months to get a reliably working CM-11 build.
Indeed, CM-12 isn't happening for a LOT of devices, this "early" in the game.
-blaine
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Hello Everyone,
I am trying to learn how to port CM12 to my I717 and there are many threads on XDA that provide a lot of information on how to port a ROM from source. However, I am stuck as place and can't figure out what to do, so please excuse my lack of knowledge and please guide me through this process.
First I started following this thread to do the porting. It has an excellent walk through, but somewhere I missed a step and can't f figure out how to handle it.
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40003302&postcount=2&nocache=1
I am lost at the Device Source instructions provided in Step Two (2). What should my command line for I717.
Second, I realized that when I did the Repo Sync for CM12, I remember that I Sycn in the ./CM12/ folder, however, all the folders are downloaded in the home folder.
Whatever the reason, I screwed up somwherre. Can I move all the folders to the CM12 folder, if so how? Would it be better if I delete all the Sync folders in the home location and re sync in the CM12 folder?. I prefer that I do it the second method, but not sure which folders to delete and how to do that?
I am using Ubuntu (Please note that I am new to Linux, But willing to learn).
I would kindly request you to please help me learn by providing step by step instructions.
Thank you for your time to help me with this issue.
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Don't give up just yet, we have been working diligently on source bringing it up to 5.0. If you like you can follow my work & get involved yourself? Please checkout my github and get you some builds going. There more Devs we have then the better we can make this device. My GITHUB