MTK SD mod difference - is it only kernel? - Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers

Hi guys, i've ordered this phone yesterday and wonder is there any difference in userspace between mtk and sd version?
If it's only kernel please point me repo for mtk version because i cannot find original one.

oczkers said:
Hi guys, i've ordered this phone yesterday and wonder is there any difference in userspace between mtk and sd version?
If it's only kernel please point me repo for mtk version because i cannot find original one.
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AFAIK Xiaomi don't really release sources for MTK variant

Difference is night and day in term of customization and mod.

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MT6575 kernel sources (CM)

I have the kernel sources for Gigabyte GS202 based on MT6575, please, help me compile a kernel for Cyanogenmod 10.1
Kernel sources: ttp://yadi.sk/d/zXsDiAfY3fZ0S (delete gap and paste into adress bar)
Archive includes 3 folders:
mediatek
kernel
bootable
If necessary, I can publish configuration files (device tree).
Sorry for my bad English.
4Fwolf said:
I have the kernel sources for Gigabyte GS202 based on MT6575, please, help me compile a kernel for Cyanogenmod 10.1
Kernel sources: yadi .sk/d/zXsDiAfY3fZ0S (delete gap and paste into adress bar)
Archive includes 3 folders:
mediatek
kernel
bootable
If necessary, I can publish configuration files (device tree).
Sorry for my bad English.
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+1 to this. Using Alcatel S'Pop which runs on MT6575. Hope mediatek releases their own src.
Isn't Gigabyte GS202 based on MT6577 ?
I have that phone and it says GS202+ (maybe the plus is the difference?) and it's a MT6577 Dual Core 1GHz whereas MT6575 is a single core.
I wish someone would make a CWM for these phones.
dbosilje said:
Isn't Gigabyte GS202 based on MT6577 ?
I have that phone and it says GS202+ (maybe the plus is the difference?) and it's a MT6577 Dual Core 1GHz whereas MT6575 is a single core.
I wish someone would make a CWM for these phones.
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No, GS202 based on MT6575,
GS202+ based on MT6577.
They are two different phones.
I have a CWM for this phoes (see in attachments).
CWM installation guide you can see bellow.
4Fwolf said:
No, GS202 based on MT6575,
GS202+ based on MT6577.
They are two different phones.
I have a CWM for this phoes (see in attachments).
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OK, great stuff... but how do i Install the CWM .img on this phone? Is there a tutorial somewhere or is it the same as on some other phones?
Thanks!
4Fwolf said:
I have the kernel sources for Gigabyte GS202 based on MT6575, please, help me compile a kernel for Cyanogenmod 10.1
Kernel sources: yadi .sk/d/zXsDiAfY3fZ0S (delete gap and paste into adress bar)
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This sources from vendor (in website or manually sended from vendor)?
luckasfb said:
This sources from vendor (in website or manually sended from vendor)?
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Yes.
4Fwolf said:
CWM installation guide:
2) Next, on the phone, using Root Explorer, delete the file /system/etc/install-recovery.sh (see in attachments)
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Sounds great but this part worries me. Doesn't this kill the manufacturers recovery which is installed on the phone by default and which is used for non OTA official upgrades? If this kills that and something goes wrong with the installation are you still able to boot into recovery of the phone? I'm a bit worried that I could brick the phone.
dbosilje said:
Sounds great but this part worries me. Doesn't this kill the manufacturers recovery which is installed on the phone by default and which is used for non OTA official upgrades? If this kills that and something goes wrong with the installation are you still able to boot into recovery of the phone? I'm a bit worried that I could brick the phone.
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This file is responsible for the return of stock recovery. If you don't remove it, it will return the stock recovery.
4Fwolf said:
This file is responsible for the return of stock recovery. If you don't remove it, it will return the stock recovery.
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I've got a reply from Gigabyte saying they won't be upgrading the GS202/GS202+ from ICS to JB but I was thinking;
The Maya M1 which is the latest model running JB is using the same MT6577 as GS202+. The main difference is the camera (8 Vs. 5 Mpixel) and the higher resolution screen. Maybe it would be possible to combine the two official firmwares into one new for GS202+ JB. It is an almost untouched Google UI.
Just a thought. any comments...?
dbosilje said:
I've got a reply from Gigabyte saying they won't be upgrading the GS202/GS202+ from ICS to JB but I was thinking;
The Maya M1 which is the latest model running JB is using the same MT6577 as GS202+. The main difference is the camera (8 Vs. 5 Mpixel) and the higher resolution screen. Maybe it would be possible to combine the two official firmwares into one new for GS202+ JB. It is an almost untouched Google UI.
Just a thought. any comments...?
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I think this will be possible.
cyberangel22k said:
+1 to this. Using Alcatel S'Pop which runs on MT6575. Hope mediatek releases their own src.
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+1 to THISSS!
nicee.. :fingers-crossed:
Need help porting. Please help
4Fwolf said:
I have the kernel sources for Gigabyte GS202 based on MT6575, please, help me compile a kernel for Cyanogenmod 10.1
Kernel sources: yadi .sk/d/zXsDiAfY3fZ0S (delete gap and paste into adress bar)
Archive includes 3 folders:
mediatek
kernel
bootable
If necessary, I can publish configuration files (device tree).
Sorry for my bad English.
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Hi, My name is Mark David. I am holding right now a phone you have never heard before. Its called the iNO One . At first when i bought the phone, I went to the ino wikia site where I could root, install the clockworkmod recovery and flash his custom rom. The phone is similar to the Lenovo A750 and I successfully was able to port the Lewa OS developer version rom from the official website into the iNO One.
Unfortunately, while I was reading up the manufacturer facebook, I soon found out that they will not be providing the source code for this phone.
I hope you can teach or help me to port other roms like e.g CM10.1 for this phone using the source code.
I hope that you can help me
markdavidbeats said:
Hi, My name is Mark David. I am holding right now a phone you have never heard before. Its called the iNO One . At first when i bought the phone, I went to the ino wikia site where I could root, install the clockworkmod recovery and flash his custom rom. The phone is similar to the Lenovo A750 and I successfully was able to port the Lewa OS developer version rom from the official website into the iNO One.
Unfortunately, while I was reading up the manufacturer facebook, I soon found out that they will not be providing the source code for this phone.
I hope you can teach or help me to port other roms like e.g CM10.1 for this phone using the source code.
I hope that you can help me
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I need help too, i ported Lewa OS for GS202, but i can't to run CM 10.1 on this phone, the kernel goes to rebootloop.
Sorry for my bad English!
4Fwolf said:
I need help too, i ported Lewa OS for GS202, but i can't to run CM 10.1 on this phone, the kernel goes to rebootloop.
Sorry for my bad English!
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Try to flash Gapps. Check this site xda-university.com/as-a-user/how-to-recover-from-a-bootloop . I hope it works
markdavidbeats said:
Try to flash Gapps. Check this site xda-university.com/as-a-user/how-to-recover-from-a-bootloop . I hope it works
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but i have the REbootloop
Sources for Mediatek devices
can these sources work for you guys? These are alcatel sources but they are all mediatek boards. maybe they will work with other mediatek phones too.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/alcatel/files/
The problem right now is that I don't know how to use the source code to port eg. CM10.1 to the phone. I'm trying to port 4.2.2 jelly bean to my phone. My phone is a MT6575 phone. Both MT6575 and MT6577 are very similar just that MT6577 is the dual core version of MT6575.
The problem right now is that I don't know how to use the source code to port eg. CM10.1 to the phone. I'm trying to port 4.2.2 jelly bean to my phone. My phone is a MT6575 phone. Both MT6575 and MT6577 are very similar just that MT6577 is the dual core version of MT6575.
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You can search forums, there are some guides on how to make a kernel using source code nd if u succeed in making a cm10 for mt6575 then I think u will be first one to do that nd then hopefully we can port that to our mt6575 phones!
Best of luck!
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[PORT] [HELP] Clone smart phone Yuke A730

hi friends xda) needs your help! I decided to
port the unofficial cyanogenmod 10.1 for a
single device! but when you try porting
eventually received a non working rom ((I
hope you can help me?)
Download stock ROM 4.0.4
I was able to get root with the http://www.unlockroot.com/download.html
Download cwm img
download stock recovery img
this one machine yuke a730 just me he was one SIM card http://www.yukemobile.com/?c=products&cid=207&t=view&viewid=261
1.Dimension:115.7*62.9*12.8mm
2.Touch screen:3.5 Capacitive touch screen
3.CPU:1Ghz,BCM21654
4.Memory:512M+4G
5.Resolution:320*480
6.Support WIFI/Wapi,MicroSD, up to 32GB
7.OS:Android 4.0
8.Dual camera:200W Back/30M Front
friends please help to port cm for this unit
please tell me or a copy of such an
apparatus with which I could get the source
code cm for my device so I can port
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You will need the kernel source code from the OEM of the device before you can get very far.
Wayne Tech Nexus
a how to get it? can link to faq... but it is unlikely that I will
Ranisblogru said:
a how to get it? can link to faq... but it is unlikely that I will
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There is no FAQ on this as most of the OEM of the clones never release the source code to their kernels as the device is not an official android device.
clear, thanks for the info and the last
question: is it possible to install another rom
device similar characteristics of my device?
performance in the first post of this topic

Building ROMs for Chinese Phones

Hey all!
Recently I got my hands on a chinese GT-I9502 clone... I'm kinda new to rom and recovery cooking and I'm willing to spend hours on learning how to build an android ROM. So here is my question: Is it possible to build a ROM/Recovery for a phone without released sources or device tree? I was able to find kernel sources for my chipset (MT6589)... dunno if it can help...
Thanks in advance (I hope you will keep my hopes up! ^^ )
P.S. - Take a look at that rhyme in the title!
bubakovsky said:
Hey all!
Recently I got my hands on a chinese GT-I9502 clone... I'm kinda new to rom and recovery cooking and I'm willing to spend hours on learning how to build an android ROM. So here is my question: Is it possible to build a ROM/Recovery for a phone without released sources or device tree? I was able to find kernel sources for my chipset (MT6589)... dunno if it can help...
Thanks in advance (I hope you will keep my hopes up! ^^ )
P.S. - Take a look at that rhyme in the title!
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Sounds like a MTK phone, in that case you can do MIUI and maybe CoS and Lewa but outside of that you're probably out of luck
cynagenmod for mtk
I think Cynagenmod not supprt in mtk... So u can port other rom like touchwiz,xperia, miui. But u cant use cynagenmod at mtk...if some one port cynagenmod for mtk bt it will not work perfcty ...n full of bug...

A few questions

Hello I am Jimmy and I am starting on ROM development for mobile and PC. I have a few doubts regarding that.
1> Android-x86 Oreo is the latest build on their website, But roms like Bliss, they ported Pie on PC. How to do that? I mean how to get Android-x86 pie?
2> How much average time does it take to compile the source of Android(both x86 and arm64)? [Specs for consideration: Intel Core i7-8750H 2.2 Ghz 6 cores, 16 GB RAM, Ubuntu 18.04 ]
3> What IDE/Development softwares should I use for modifying the original source code that is? Android Studio? Netbeans? Notepad++? Or what??
And a question not regarding development:
I have a device lying around my drawer. My bro used to use it until he bought a new one. Its LAVA Z60 which is based on MTK MT6737 chipset. I researched but found out that there are very few MTK devices with custom roms. Is LAVA Z60 one of em? And if so, where to get the Device Tree, Vendor, Kernel etc.. for the device? Also, note that MTK Droid tools does identify the device, but I cant create scatter file cuz there is just one item on the list with location and every other thing as 0.
Soo.. yeah thats all. Please help me if you can. Thanks in advance.
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Asking for a 'light' / advice to more experienced devs (making AOSP + device to buy)

Hi, I'm in need of some advice about Android development/device to purchase,
Since the devs here are far more experienced than me I would ask some advice,
I started recently 'making' my own AOSP but I needed slow down after discovering I need to have the binaries(kind of: the drivers of the hardware?). So I spent my last 2 days searching about it and devices I could use
I came to the following understanding, I need the AOSP + kernel(as long as I have the kernel I don't need worry about the binaries from the vendor ? since the kernel takes care of it)
I'm thinking between a Moto C Plus or Xiaomi Redmi 6A, since I discovered there are currently ROM's and both have their TWRP. On the case of Xiaomi even the kernel is available. I also noticed the Xperia are good for development, but my problem is the budget I have available
Any piece of advice is welcome, thanks :good:
Try this
biscottoesse said:
Hi, I'm in need of some advice about Android development/device to purchase,
Since the devs here are far more experienced than me I would ask some advice,
I started recently 'making' my own AOSP but I needed slow down after discovering I need to have the binaries(kind of: the drivers of the hardware?). So I spent my last 2 days searching about it and devices I could use
I came to the following understanding, I need the AOSP + kernel(as long as I have the kernel I don't need worry about the binaries from the vendor ? since the kernel takes care of it)
I'm thinking between a Moto C Plus or Xiaomi Redmi 6A, since I discovered there are currently ROM's and both have their TWRP. On the case of Xiaomi even the kernel is available. I also noticed the Xperia are good for development, but my problem is the budget I have available
Any piece of advice is welcome, thanks :good:
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Hi there,
The best phone that I recommend is the Moto phones as they are easier to port custom versions of android. However, since the Moto C Plus has a MediaTek Processor, I suggest you look for other versions of the Moto Series phones that has a Snapdragon Processors. For example like the Moto E 2nd Gen LTE version, though it has a 1gb ram, I've seen many developers developing their own custom ROM.
I played around with MediaTek Processors the one thing I really don't love about them is that they are not robust like other processors. I had a Lenovo S820 with a MediaTek processor, the one thing I find annoying is that the MediaTek Processors use SPFLASH Tool.
But hey it's your choice like, just make sure the phone that you choose is able to port your custom ROM easily and won't brick the device.
Thank You
KIBS2173
!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR DEVICE GOT BRICKED OR DAMAGED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KIBS2173 said:
Hi there,
The best phone that I recommend is the Moto phones as they are easier to port custom versions of android. However, since the Moto C Plus has a MediaTek Processor, I suggest you look for other versions of the Moto Series phones that has a Snapdragon Processors. For example like the Moto E 2nd Gen LTE version, though it has a 1gb ram, I've seen many developers developing their own custom ROM.
I played around with MediaTek Processors the one thing I really don't love about them is that they are not robust like other processors. I had a Lenovo S820 with a MediaTek processor, the one thing I find annoying is that the MediaTek Processors use SPFLASH Tool.
But hey it's your choice like, just make sure the phone that you choose is able to port your custom ROM easily and won't brick the device.
Thank You
KIBS2173
!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOUR DEVICE GOT BRICKED OR DAMAGED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thanks for your share :good:

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