I've been reading and watching YouTube videos describing building android roms and kernels from source but they are really confusing. Just wondering if one of you experienced developers could do a step by step tutorial on building roms and kernels from source for our beloved A500. A substantial donation would be in your future. I think this would be a great resource for people that want to make their own roms and kernels instead of relying on other peoples releases.
Thanks for reading..
I mentioned this in another thread earlier.I think it would be best for you to start if you have not already.
developer.android.com.
also go to nvidia.c om and follow there development for tegra 2 . it would be one very long step by step tutorial.
I was wondering about that myself. I compiled my share of linux kernels back in the day. I'd like to be able to contribute to making ICS on Iconia better.
Thanks for the references.
Jim
can someoone help me too??
you might be surprised to know that devs WILL help so long as your not asking hey what is a kernel or something goofy like that. I've gotten help through pm's from devs before on theming and things like that. My advice would be to get ad far as you can on your own and when you've hut the wall and absolutely cent get any further, reach out to a dev for guidance
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I need a little help from the regulars here on the forums to help catch me up, and maybe those that are in the dark about developement politics and what's been happening on the forums could benefit from this as well.
I've had trouble staying current since I'm in the middle of a big project making some really nice video guides for everyone, and want to make sure that the 100 or so hours I've already put into it haven't become too obsolete because of my time spent with the project. (hence the reason for this post)
What I've heard is that developers like those with Team Whiskey and Eugene have migrated on to their own sites and away from these forums from what I know. I just read the Axura rom is also having issues as well. These are the kind of relevant things I need to know.
So, with that being said. If you plan to respond, please keep it unbiased and fill me in on just the facts please. Whys and hows would be nice to know and it doesn't need to be limited to just developement. I want to make these guides as amazing as possible with the help of everyone.
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Hey all,
I'm new to the XDA forums and was wondering if I could some advice regarding ROM development on the DX. I've done some UNIX kernel work and know a fairly good amount of java as well, so I was thinking about looking into developing a ROM of my own as a side project. Can anyone direct me towards some information regarding the porting requirements needed by the DX, or possibly I could help out on another ROM to get up to speed on the process?
From what I've seen around here all ROMs for the DX are made by stripping the stock ROM of MOTO Blur, and adding a few packages that are custom or AOSP. Also, be prepared for people to tell you what to do... it seems to be the popular thing to do.
I would also love to maybe one day get into making a ROM, but I haven't seen any guides or the like for people who want to make a ROM. I would imagine it be a tad difficult.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=667298
I haven't done any of this I just was interested and found this awhile ago.
Looking forward to see what you can come up with!
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Hey all,
I'm new to the XDA forums and was wondering if I could some advice regarding ROM development on the DX. I've done some UNIX kernel work and know a fairly good amount of java as well, so I was thinking about looking into developing a ROM of my own as a side project. Can anyone direct me towards some information regarding the porting requirements needed by the DX, or possibly I could help out on another ROM to get up to speed on the process?
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My word of advice, since there's a locked bootloader, find every kind of work around you can for performance and battery, otherwise, your rom will be like the rest.
My rom may not come with the best options and all the advanced customizations, but i'll be damned if one outperforms mine in performance at least.. on paper and in theory, anyways. lmao
Qwontum said:
Hey all,
I'm new to the XDA forums and was wondering if I could some advice regarding ROM development on the DX. I've done some UNIX kernel work and know a fairly good amount of java as well, so I was thinking about looking into developing a ROM of my own as a side project. Can anyone direct me towards some information regarding the porting requirements needed by the DX, or possibly I could help out on another ROM to get up to speed on the process?
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In addition to what drod said... Hit up @Aliasxerog on Twitter! He is currently looking for help with Linux kernel work. He has been working on a new init for the X to bypass the bootloader issue we have all grown to love! If you could give him some help, I'm sure he, along with the entire Droid X community would be forever in your debt
Shoot him a message and see what he has to say...
I can help you out if you have any questions, I am making a couple of roms for the DROID2 right now and the Dx is pretty much the same phone, just send me a pm if you need anything.
Qwontum said:
Hey all,
I'm new to the XDA forums and was wondering if I could some advice regarding ROM development on the DX. I've done some UNIX kernel work and know a fairly good amount of java as well, so I was thinking about looking into developing a ROM of my own as a side project. Can anyone direct me towards some information regarding the porting requirements needed by the DX, or possibly I could help out on another ROM to get up to speed on the process?
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.... well, pretty much everything, from flashing roms to boot screens.
Most of the instructions, both here and modaco and other sites are well documented, but arnt easy for the layman to follow or to know why one does something in a process.
Id like to see a blow by blow guide with commented out notes so us noobs can get a grasp as to whats happening.
Perhaps with a clear difficulty level to show whats tried and tested and whats at an alpha stage for eg the cm mod vs pauls mod to stop fopk getting unstuck.
Comments?
Rgds
Lok
Would be nice to have a list of all the various mods and roms for the Vega with links and tutorials. There's a thread like that on Modaco I think, but I believe its just related to Paul's mod and usb drivers.
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you'll prob find quite a lot of stuff coming from me in respect of lower end stuff in the coming weeks - tutorials and the like. I've been concentrating on my defy recently but am going to put that to one side and concentrate on the vega for a while. I have observed and understand fully there are alot of new people to Android and its well needed.
Hello all
Modaco and here have always had alot of great advice, but for utterly new users some terms etc are diff to understand.
I know that flashing a rom isnt for the faint hearted,, but with a device like the vega, which is essentially crippled without pauls rom etc itd be great to get a simple guide to make this devce wha it could be.
Btw apologies for terrible spelling, but the stock vega keybioard is a pain.
Looking forward to any unbiased guides.
Rgds
Lok
Hey guys, looking through the various threads in general, and development I see so many people with questions from the basics up to the most complex stuff. I was thinking of doing a series of videos that go step by step through the basics and beyond to the most complex stuff. Would anybody be interested in a series of videos like that? I just ask cause I don't wanna spend all that time doing them to get nobody watching them. And if you guys have specific questions you'd like to see on there feel free to give your ideas/comments.
Thanks for your opinions and ideas
i think its great! I would like step by step to updating unoffical updates ie 3.1/3.2
WiFi root would be good. The Xoom is my wife's. Life would be so difficult if I bricked it.
MZ604 walkthrough would be perfect. im a noob when comes to rooting and i dont want brick mine xoom because im not sure about guides. show everything step by step, and give direct links to apps on rapidshare etc. will be soooooo grateful.
Informational videos are always apprieciated! Most people willing to learn will definately watch them. Let us know!
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Informational videos are always apprieciated! Most people willing to learn will definately watch them. Let us know!
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I'm sure they will help people who otherwise couldn't get the full potential from their devices
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great thanks for the reply guys I'll get to work on a few basic videos for now.... rooting, ect ect. Gimme a day and I'll post a few
cool will look forward 2them
I would love to see a walkthrough of going from fully stock 3.2 (WiFi Only Xoom) to rooted and running a Tiamat 3.2 kernel or ROM.
Hell if someone could explain the difference between a kernel and ROM that would be a great start.
I know there are many "how to's" and "idiot's guides", but for me actually seeing someone do something is so much easier to understand. There are always little steps or tricks that get left out of written instructions that a video would be great. There are just as many "help my Xoom is stuck in a boot loop" or "help my Xoom is bricked" type posts that obviously this type of walkthrough would be helpfull. I know I would appreciate it. I have read many of the step by step guides and am still apprehensive of making that jump.
I have done some basic programming in the past, but what knowledge is needed to jump into custom developing, I am not interested in developing apps per say, I am more interested in developing like Cyanogen Group and many of the awesome Devs on here making Kernals, and Custom Roms, etc. I tend to have some free time on my hands lately, and I figure, instead of waiting for everyone else to do the work, maybe I can do some work and contribute.
If you have any information, please point me in the right direction, with tips, advice, videos, and warnings.
Thank you in advance. :good:
Hey man, i too am interested in developing i use eclipse and can do quite a bit of java and im ok with debugging, if you ever have a project you want to start i would be interested in helping. watch videos on steve kondik. cm has quite a few urls. but from what ive been told is get a rom and import it into eclipse and make some changes and put your own stuff up on xda.
check out this screen shot, has the cm urls on it and the video of steve kondik who talks through tips of building cm and how to start and what it takes hope it helps
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Hey man, i too am interested in developing i use eclipse and can do quite a bit of java and im ok with debugging, if you ever have a project you want to start i would be interested in helping. watch videos on steve kondik. cm has quite a few urls. but from what ive been told is get a rom and import it into eclipse and make some changes and put your own stuff up on xda.
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check out this screen shot, has the cm urls on it and the video of steve kondik who talks through tips of building cm and how to start and what it takes hope it helps
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Thank you, I will check those out. I realize this maybe way over my head, and by the time I can actually program something worthwhile on Android, there will be a Samsung S8 ... lol, but you have to start somewhere, I would like tips by those who have progressed.
I like the idea of simply editing a already made rom, this would be more like tweaking, but at least I could see some action.
maybe you can try to gather a group of 8 more developers, or people who want to learn, and you guys can all create a "circle" on google plus, and do a Google hangout where you can verbally talk with each other, ask questions, and share your desktop so others can see you working/creating a rom, so that way, all 9 of you future devs will have a visual and audio learning experience. that's the fastest/best way to learn and progress. so if you're interested, post your google plus profiles and people who are interested can post their profiles and everyone who is interested in doing this can add each other and make it happen. i personally have no interest in developing/creating roms. just throwing this great tool out there for those who are interested. Maybe a new pioneering team, will form out of this? maybe a cyanogenmod equivalent, or a team kang equivalent.
My suggestion is to learn to theme first. Theme something that isn't dependant on 9.pngs cause those are a bit more complicated. Building custom Roms is fun, but very detailed and time consuming. After you get the theming down, cut a stock Rom up a bit and theme it and presto, custom Rom. I learned from a thread by theimpaler. I think it was called, "so you want to learn to theme".
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