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Upgrading Ported Custom ROM
Hello everyone here,
By following this thread so far, I've managed to port a custom ROM successfully for my device from existing Base ROM. Kudos to ArjunrambZ for this helpful thread for noobs like me. But both the ROMs are Android 4.1.1 . Now can anyone help me how to upgrade the version(Example: I want to upgrade to Android 4.4.4) of my Ported ROM? I googled a lot but I couldn't find anything useful/understandable for me. Thank you and thanks to KJ for pushing me in the right direction :cyclops:
ROM structure
Nice guide I haven't actually tried this yet but I have a few questions
As far as i knw porting means running a rom on a device for which it was not created
If this is the case why do we copy only specific folders (apps, fonts, media, framework) . from port rom to base rom? So there r still parts of original rom in new ported rom what is work of those parts? And what is work of parts we copied from port rom?
At 1st i thought the remain of base rom which we didn't replace is device specific i.e it contains drivers, etc am i correct?
Plus i have one more query what if i want to port a completely diff version port rom
For example i have a note 2 and i knw there won't be any lollipop release for it
So what if i want to port lollipop to my device since i have base rom as kitkat and port rom as lollipop, is it possible cross version porting?
Thanks
can i port to different android versions
I have xiaomi mi3 which has almost same SoC as nexus 5 so can i port nexus aosp rom ( android L) to my base Rom(4.4 AOSP)
can i use or follow whole of your method to port+upgrade my rom
i mean my baserom version is 4.2.2
but i want to port 4.4 rom on my device
is it possible
ADB is not detecting my device
after porting rom ADB is not detecting my device and it is showing different device name
so i can't connect with usb reverse tethering kind of app plz help !!
cant find any base rom
I have huawei mediapad 7 youth s7-701u cant find any rom for this device as a base rom what should i do i have the offical firmware
i want to port nokia x rom to my galaxy star pro will this method work
Will this porting method work to port a rom for same device but different carrier? I have a working CM12 rom for my device/carrier and want to port a different rom like Pac .
onex master said:
pls suggest me a system extractor that can extract and compress .dat file
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Why don't you do some xda ?
Here is systems extractor:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/how-to-extract-dat-lollipop-dat-files-t3049185
And compressing it back again is little bit tricky for noobs !(cause geeks are geeks always )
Here is it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../how-to-conver-lollipop-dat-files-to-t2978952
TechGeekD said:
Why don't you do some xda ?
Here is systems extractor:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/how-to-extract-dat-lollipop-dat-files-t3049185
And compressing it back again is little bit tricky for noobs !(cause geeks are geeks always )
Here is it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and.../how-to-conver-lollipop-dat-files-to-t2978952
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I already read those posts ...
Just wanted to know if anybody knew some apps that could extract it and compress it
onex master said:
I already read those posts ...
Just wanted to know if anybody knew some apps that could extract it and compress it
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I was also not able to find app which can do both so now
I had decided about building one for my own in next few week
cause right now I'm busy in another project will do it after I will be free
Till then this two link are your answer
TechGeekD said:
I was also not able to find app which can do both so now
I had decided about building one for my own in next few week
cause right now I'm busy in another project will do it after I will be free
Till then this two link are your answer
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looking forward to use your app whenever it will available ..all the best for your current and later projects
IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!
Hello guys,
First off, I have a rooted Panasonic P81 with a MTK-6592 Chip-set maybe, and its rooted(obviously),
So Can someone tell me how do i port a Rom for my device, like i want miui v6 for my Panasonic P81(which is not available currently). And the base rom which you are telling should be of cyanogenmod, but cyanogen is not available for my device! So what base rom should i take? thanks! and should the port be of the same type as the base? i mean like i have a base of cyanogen (just an example) and i have a port of miui then what should i do?
Help would be highly appreciated,
Thanks a ton!
porting just a specific lib
i want to port the opengl 4.5 capability of nvidia sheild tablet to nexus 9 as both these devices have same gpu kepler k1 opengl4.5 is activated on nvidia's device where as it is disabled on nexus 9 by google which is causing incompatibility with some tegra specific apps can anyone help
i think i have to port libgl.so for that but i have no idea how to do so
Can i port Omnirom 5.1.1 made for samsung galaxy s to samsung galaxy s duos
I tried your method and there were a few problems.
I took cosmic rom for galaxy s duos as the base rom.
I didnt see any set perm files in this base rom , so i could not copy.
Not many files were there in init.d of Omnirom 5.1.1 which i used as port rom as compared yo what you have shown in ur tutorial.
I still continued and zipped the rom and it was installed but ,NOW ITS STUCK ON BOOT!!!!!!
Its bricked , right ?
Where did i go wrong?
SAMSUNG GALAXY S DUOS AND SAMSUNG GALAXY S SEEM TO BE ALMOST SIMILAR IN SPECS.
So i still beleive i can port it.
PLSSSSS........... HELP........................
I want to Port a lollipop ROM but there are .dat files in there . How can I Port it?
Porting rom for ideatab a1000
Hi guys,
I am 14 using Lenovo Ideatab A1000 on Allegro rom. I want to port CM 10 or PA for my tablet. I want To know that what device's rom should I use as Port Rom and could I have any big issues while porting this?
Thanks
Mithil
I want to install on my SGSIII samsung's ROM after 6 months on Cyanogenmod. Which ROM is the best port of Samsung's 4.4? Please tell me, becouse there are various ROMs in the android development section. And second thing, I've installed the ROM using CM Installer, so if somebody give me tutorials how to flash it, I'll be greatful
Hi guys,
I'm here to ask you a good MT6592(m) porting guide. I just bought my new THL 5000T, a MT6592m Octa-Core with 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM and 5000mAh battery! It's a monster. It has 4.4.2 stock firmware and I saw someone ported MIUI 7 for it, on NeedROM. But I also saw LolliPop and CyanogenMOD ROM ported to MT6592.
I searched over Internet and I discovered that porting MT6592/T ROMS on MT6592m works flawlessly, so MT6592 (1.7Ghz), MT6592T(2.0Ghz) and MT6592m(1.4Ghz) ROMS are interchangeable.
So I started trying to port some ROMs like OctOS, CM12.1 and even KitKat Roms like AICP or CM11. I searched obviously the porting guide. Well....Here's the problem
Over internet there are thousands of guides, all differents each other, and NO ONE WORKING GOOD
I also tried to mix them by copying as many files from stock as possible. No luck. The only ROM that booted to launcher was OctOS but no network, no sim, no 3g, no nothing. I tried to fix them by "Bugs fixing guides" over internet, but they result in bootloop.
I'm here to asking you, my favourite and main Android modding forum, if someone has got the definitive guide for porting MT6592(m) ROMs.
Thanks in advance, and sorry for my english, I'm Italian
No one?
I can not help you about your problems, but I'm interested in, how you were returned to stock rom after installing a custom ROM. I also have problems with the installation and instructions on how to install ROMs on mtk
IgorGrozni said:
I can not help you about your problems, but I'm interested in, how you were returned to stock rom after installing a custom ROM. I also have problems with the installation and instructions on how to install ROMs on mtk
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It's easy to return to stock rom after installing a custom rom.
You just need to flash your stock rom through SP Flash Tool!
hi guys.
i have s5 (G900F) and i here to ask you about all the roms you installed in your phones ; my phone is in original lollipop rom.
so guys which one of the roms you tried is the better one, please any one advise me to the better rom and if you can give me the link to download it.
thank you.
Hello everyone I got an AC50CNE archos 50c neon and I can't find any custom ROM or even custom recovery and i can't buy a new phone so I need help please
I have searched online for any custom ROM or any custom recovery and I couldn't find any I face a lot of problems with the stock ROM and I can't change the phone so please anyone can help me out ? I don't own a personal computer so I can't follow any ROM porting guide and I got 0% knowledge in coding I just want the phone to work better if possible I want to run android 5 or android 6 if possible since I have seen lineage is and so on If not possible even 4.4 would be okay I tried to flash a lot of Roms/ custom recovery but they didn't work and now its running on the stock rom and thanks in advance