[Q] Custom KITKAT ROM for MediaTek MT6589 device -- Help wanted - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi All,
I’m are working on a project to create a KITKAT ROM to a MediaTek MT6589 device. These are the steps that I have taken so far:
Downloaded the CM11 source code
Downloaded the Micromax A210 device tree (the properties appear to be the same as the MediaTek device)
Then I modified the resolutions to match our target device (BoardConfig.mk)
Then I compiled the source code
Then I used the flash tool to install the system on the device
The result: The device seems to get into a boot loop even before the boot animation comes. :crying:
I tried to get the log cat out but it appears that the device stuck before the log cat even been generated.
So am I doing something obviously wrong?
How should one detect what goes wrong at the boot level and to see why the OS does not load?
What other actions could I take?
Is there any recommended system source code for this device (MT6589)?
Any help / criticism would be appreciated. Thank you in advance my friends.

What was the original Android version that came with this device? Are you trying to build an upgrade?

damithark said:
What was the original Android version that came with this device? Are you trying to build an upgrade?
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Actually yes, what came is Jelly Bean 4.2.2. So thought of creating a KITKAT ROM for MediaTek devices. That's why I had to use the Micromax A210 device tree.
Any help on this is highly appreciated.

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[Q] Cyanogenmod for MTK Devices

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Shinichi Kudo said:
Hello respected developers,
We all now know that cyanogenmod has successfully been able to develop for Mediatek Devices by building official CyanogenMod ROM for Android One (MT6582) device. Now I want a help if anybody would like a new student.
I want to port this ROm to my Intex Aqua i14 which is also a MT6582 device and has Android 4.4.2 which is almost AOSP.
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The porting process is very easy but the tricky part is that you need to find ROM's with the SAME specs and with the SAME chipset
You''ll need Cygwin and Anroid Kitchen
You can follow this guide http://fabosums.blogspot.co.at/2014/02/port-any-rom-to-mtk-device-in-5-mins.html
Good luck and let me know if it works :good:
Android one got its kernel source released, and so the developer was able to successfully build cm11/from source, and fix all bugs
Most mtk phones don't have kernel source
Also android one's boot.img is apparently different from normal mediatek boot.img format
Anyway, cm can't do much about it
Ask your respective devices developer to build cm for it, if he can
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Did you ported the ROM ??
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ExtaSpace said:
I don't know, if this is the right category, to post this. If it isn't - I'm sorry for spamming wrong category's.
I found a rom (CM 10.1) universaly made for MT6592 from mtkroms.com. I really want to port this rom for my chinese MT6582M phone. I followed this guide, in order to successfully port from MT6592 to MT6582. Thanks @[email protected] for his awesome guide. The problem is, when I try to flash the rom, it pops up "symlink: some symlinks failed (Status 7)". One time I somehow managed to install the rom, but weren't able to get past boot-animation. Also, I can't take a logcat, while device is booting, because adb isn't detecting my phone on boot. Please write, what files, or the rom itself, I need to upload, for you guys, to try help me.
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why you porting cm 10.1 ? (there is no cm 10 for these mtk)
though you can port Cm 12.1 buggless from other Mt6582 device....using ur stock kk rom.....for rom link check on xda and for guide check my mt6592 cm12.1 porting guide
cheers
The problem is, that I don't have KitKat. I have Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and I'm stuck in it, because I have kernel 3.4.5, and no kernel sources for this phone. So no KK for this one.
ExtaSpace said:
The problem is, that I don't have KitKat. I have Jelly Bean 4.2.2, and I'm stuck in it, because I have kernel 3.4.5, and no kernel sources for this phone. So no KK for this one.
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ahh !! sad !! try finding some clone may be some works for you
All known clones has Android JB 4.2.2 too. So, nu luck for this device. . I wanted to get CM 10.1 on it, to get the taste of CM, themes, and many more awesome features of CM.
You will never get a fully working rom. Just the way it is with devices using these sub par chips

Stuck at Company logo after flashing my newly built ROM based on Android 6

I have built Resurrection Remix ROM ( Android 6.0.1 ) for my Meizu m2 note.
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I have built Resurrection Remix ROM ( Android 6.0.1 ) for my Meizu m2 note.
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Can you adb while booting and grab a log ? If you don't get to the boot animation then you probably can't so I'd guess it's likely to be something kernel related
sawdoctor said:
Can you adb while booting and grab a log ? If you don't get to the boot animation then you probably can't so I'd guess it's likely to be something kernel related
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I cant get to the boot animation ..stuck at the company logo, so i cant take log.
However, i have tested the kernel with other ROM and its working fine. So no problem with the kernel.

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