Is it possible to port a kk rom to a lollipop device?
Same chipset.
My device
soc = mt6592m
android = 5.1
kernel = 3.10.72
Device to be ported (LAVA IRIS X8)
soc = mt6592m
android = 4.4 / 5.1 (they have stock firmware for kk and lp)
kernel = 3.4.x / 3.10.72
What I want to port is their Kk stock rom to my device.
And for those who will ask if i want to downgrade my rom?
YES, I want to downgrade my device from LP to KK
Unfortunately, my device doesn't have any KK firmware or Rom.
Follow up question:
1. Is this even possible? Since they are both running with mt6592m chipset.
2. Will my kernel stay the same after porting or it will be 3.4.x ???
kernel may cause problems, it may cause bugs even if it boot correctly.
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Model Number:Mtech A3 Infinity
Android OS Version:4.0.3
Screen Resolution:320 * 480
CPU:ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v7l)11000MHz
RAM:219MB
Memory:67MB/180MB
Hardware Information
Address:de:cf:ad:30:6c:3a
Baseband Version:
DM_BASE_12A_W12.43|sc6820_modem|11-02-2012 17:53:08
Kernel Version:2.6.35.7
There are the stats on my device. I'd like to Flash it with a custom rom and make it Kitkat or Jellybean (4.2.2). Are there any good roms available that my device will support? Also, please guide me on how to Flash the ROM as well.
Sorry, I'm new to this scene.
Thanks
Regards
Android 2014 said:
Model Number:Mtech A3 Infinity
Android OS Version:4.0.3
Screen Resolution:320 * 480
CPU:ARMv7 Processor rev 1 (v7l)11000MHz
RAM:219MB
Memory:67MB/180MB
Hardware Information
Address:de:cf:ad:30:6c:3a
Baseband Version:
DM_BASE_12A_W12.43|sc6820_modem|11-02-2012 17:53:08
Kernel Version:2.6.35.7
There are the stats on my device. I'd like to Flash it with a custom rom and make it Kitkat or Jellybean (4.2.2). Are there any good roms available that my device will support? Also, please guide me on how to Flash the ROM as well.
Sorry, I'm new to this scene.
Thanks
Regards
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Hello,
I read alot lately about porting Lollipop (CM 12.1) to my device (Allview V1 Viper which is basically a rebranded Gionee Elife E3) but i have some questions:
1. As far as i understood, there are some problems with CM and Mediatek devices. However i saw some posts with people succeeding to boot CM 12.1 on these devices. Can this be achieved ?
2. If yes, can i use KitKat stock kernel with a Lollipop build ? (my common sense says no, but who knows ?) If no, how can i build a kernel for Lollipop for this device. I saw that Mediatek released kernel source, can that be used ? Also, can i use the drivers from KitKat ? If no, which and where should i get the drivers from ? Can i use any files from KitKat stock rom for a Lollipop port ?
This will clear some things for the beginning.
Thanks in advance
I've got an old Lenovo S6000 which, like every other Mediatek device, has incomplete source code for the drivers and the kernel. As a small project, I would like to try and get Android Lollipop up and running to an extent where:
the system boots to the GUI;
the Wi-Fi works;
and the touchscreen works.
just to start off.
The device currently is rooted, with ClockworkMod recovery installed, and I can create Android back-ups of the system. Could I potentially take the kernel and the proprietary blobs and build them in to a CyanogenMod 12 update? Or would the kernel have to be patched to support the new features in Lollipop (the current OS running on the device is Android 4.2.2, and there have been no other working attempts to create a custom ROM for the device)?
Thanks,
George
Sir I want to know Mediatek 6589 3.4.5 kernel can be used with any custom lollipop ROM or it need development for doing that? what can be done to update device with latest android ROM, what is required for developing ROM and kernel? Do all Mediatek 6589 chipsets share same kernel? because sony has released the source code for 3.4.5 kernel but I don't know how to use it for development of new ROM with latest android, how cyanogen do that?
http://developer.sonymobile.com/dow...es/open-source-archive-for-build-16-0-a-0-36/
this is the link to xperia c 3.4.5 kernel source code. please check it sir.
The problem
I have a MTK6572 device (Spice Mi 436) with kernel version 3.4.5 and running Android 4.2.2 Jellybean. Till now i am able to flash jellybean based custom roms. But i would like to install Lollipop or Kitkat roms. From a little google search , i came to know that some MTK6572 devices have the kernel 3.4.67 and they are able to run kitkat and lollipop roms. Some are even running those roms. But if i install those roms, i would get boot loop for sure.
Help i need
I need help from you guys to update my kernel. I have spend hours googling my problem. Still unable to find any solution.
PS: I have root, Custom rom, CWM recovery and SP Flash tools ready. No problem of bricking the device
same proplem
i have mtk6572 with kernel version 3.4.67 how can upgrade to the latest manufacture is alps fake sony
I have a few questions regarding ROM porting
1)If my phone has android 4.4.2 stock rom and i want to port android 5.1.1 for it...is it possible,beacause i have heard that is not possible to port a lower version to a higher version or viceversa
2)if i have a working CM based rom (version 5.1.1) can i port a 6.0 version of android based from that rom?
It is first time when i try to port roms so i am just curious