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Ok, I want to take matters into my own hands...HELP :-)

Funny title huh Seriously though, I am tired of the hit and miss of live wallpapers, and other apps working or not working on my beloved Hero, that being said what I have desperately been trying to do is learn Java(a live wallpaper not sticking when all my others do is what started this, it's dumb I know) so I can start programming things to work for our phone(or at least try). I have spent 2 days looking for a good way to learn Java, I have been all over the net hunting for an interactive Java tutorial and have come up empty handed, I found a couple PDFs as well as some online tutorials but they don't explain everything(it seems like they all assume you already know some Java or programming), I am a total beginner and need it all explained, preferably with hands on. I am a fast learner when things are explained and taught properly, I think I could excel at this, so I figure this community is the best place to ask for advice on how and where to proceed, so come on guys help me out what is the best way for a total beginner to proceed, how did you all start, where did you go for help? Again, I am only asking here because I really have spent 2 days looking for a proper tutorial and come up empty handed...THANKS!!
Oh, I can skype if some saintly person feels like teaching.
edit:this is what started my obsession http://www.mediafire.com/?jiynwdnmc1z out of the 6 I have this is the only one that wont stick, so I figured why not try to re-build it my self after comparing it to the ones that do stick(it does run perfectly, just wont stick)

Well if you are a total newbie to programming my best advice is goto your local book store or half-price books(used book store) and find a book on java programing probly too first one would be java progamming for dummies and the second one a more adavaced book go though both of them do the lesson in there and learn by doing best way to do it and then check out the froyo thread for the irc room and if you get stuck ask someone in there oh on here your direct question if you do your homework and give a detialed description of what your working on more people are going to try and help you but this is just my two cents and the extend of my attempt at advice good luck and hope to see your name on an op soon

Wow, I gotta say, I do like that lwp a lot man. Thanks for posting the link to it Good luck on learning Java man. It's not too hard, but once you start scripting with it etc... that's a whole different story, lol

It's good to see someone wants to stop putting up with stuff not working and make it work Honestly, I'd just go to your local library, and check out a bunch of stuff on Java... that's what I did with Python

It's going to take a lot of reading and trial and error to learn java. But a little heads up, the live wallpapers that don't stick, is a driver issue, not a programming issue. I don't know enough about android, so unless there is a line you can add to the header to force software rendering, you can't do much about it.
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Thanks for the responses guys! I really didn't think of grabbing a Dummies book, I figured there would be a good course online, but that's what I'm going to get first thing tomorrow. I figure once I get familiar with it all(maybe a week or two) I will compare the ones that work with the one that doesn't and go from there. I think the first app I would like to work on would be a request from the forum, you guys all help and give back, I think that would be a great way to put the knowledge to good use Well, thanks again, I'm still open to more suggestions, maybe a couple weeks from now I can at least give you guys a neat wallpaper!
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matthewjulian said:
Thanks for the responses guys! I really didn't think of grabbing a Dummies book, I figured there would be a good course online, but that's what I'm going to get first thing tomorrow. I figure once I get familiar with it all(maybe a week or two) I will compare the ones that work with the one that doesn't and go from there. I think the first app I would like to work on would be a request from the forum, you guys all help and give back, I think that would be a great way to put the knowledge to good use Well, thanks again, I'm still open to more suggestions, maybe a couple weeks from now I can at least give you guys a neat wallpaper!
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**** my bad. Not sure I can do that here. Check your pm

Not to rain on your parade or anything, but the wallpaper you are working on is a pirated upload of a paid LWP in the market. The original author of the LWP would probably be happy to help paid customers get it working.
I'm all for you learning how to code up some cool stuff for the community, and I wish you the best, but stealing other people's stuff isn't the way to go.

hmm, was not intentionally "stealing" I paid for it, the developers response is " LWP's don't work on hero, sorry" so I thought I would try to make it work for me, I'm pretty sure if I could provide a way for hero users to use it they would all gladly pay the $1 as I did, as it stands I "pirated", yet another, unusable app, hey hero users come get your free, unusable, paid app
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matthewjulian said:
hmm, was not intentionally "stealing" I paid for it, the developers response is " LWP's don't work on hero, sorry" so I thought I would try to make it work for me, I'm pretty sure if I could provide a way for hero users to use it they would all gladly pay the $1 as I did, as it stands I "pirated", yet another, unusable app, hey hero users come get your free, unusable, paid app
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That's cool...your OP links to a mediafire download for a paid app, so I didn't realize you knew it was paid. It's lame that the guy won't fix it, but I guess those of us slumming it on the hero have to get used to doing things ourselves, eh? Good luck to you...it is a cool LWP.

That wallpaper sticks just fine on my hero. Running Aloysius 2.1 maps version.

gobi42 said:
Well if you are a total newbie to programming my best advice is goto your local book store or half-price books(used book store) and find a book on java programing probly too first one would be java progamming for dummies and the second one a more adavaced book go though both of them do the lesson in there and learn by doing best way to do it and then check out the froyo thread for the irc room and if you get stuck ask someone in there oh on here your direct question if you do your homework and give a detialed description of what your working on more people are going to try and help you but this is just my two cents and the extend of my attempt at advice good luck and hope to see your name on an op soon
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Aint you helpful

Last I checked, this whole site is pirated. If you think about it. It's basically a whole guide on how to hack phones and get free apps. So why are you even putting it out there that the guy is pirating. LOL. Doesn't make any sence but I thought I'de throw that in there.

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Last I checked, this whole site is pirated. If you think about it. It's basically a whole guide on how to hack phones and get free apps. So why are you even putting it out there that the guy is pirating. LOL. Doesn't make any sence but I thought I'de throw that in there.
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Get out. Now. Seriously.

theycallmegq said:
Last I checked, this whole site is pirated. If you think about it. It's basically a whole guide on how to hack phones and get free apps. So why are you even putting it out there that the guy is pirating. LOL. Doesn't make any sence but I thought I'de throw that in there.
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wow, I seriously apologize for all of this, all I wanted to do was give back to our community, I have been taking for a year plus & thought it was time to step it up a notch, I did not want to start fights, sorry, if any mods want me to take it down I will.(oh,I really paid for it, that's my mediafire account,after it didn't work I pulled it off my phone to try and work with it.) I'm getting my books now, if I get stuck I hope I can post my questions, thanks again guys!
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First off theycallmegq. This site does not promote pirating anything. Read the forum rules posted by binary. Who might just ban you if your not careful.
That being said. I would highly recommend the for dummies set of books for starters. Thats what im doing with linux and programming. Also there is a book specifically on the android platform and development at the book stores as well. Last i checked in the computer at barnes and noble i think it was they were coming out with a new one i think had to do with java and android. There was also a post in here a while back about learning development after you have an understanding of the basics at least. Might want to search for that after a couple of weeks. Good luck with your adventure. Im sure the creator of the lwp wouldnt mind you helping make it better.

I think the poster used an unfortunate choice of words. If this was a site concerning iphone OS development it definately would be considered hacking. Modifying Apple OS in anyway is a NO NO! It was hard for me "At first" to get past the "Openess" of Android. Thats why we sould be screaming anytime we see E-fuses in phones (Motorola) or No sideloading of Apps (AT&T). I for one am thankful to be able to have source code to work with and a group such as this one to help out. My little hero is thankful too ... Without you guys I would have an EVO by now...
As far as Java Programming, do a search on "Java Tutorial". Theres a lot at your finger tips.

Try:
www.javapassion.com
just recently changed to a subscription based site, but first few chapters of each class are free to try and learn, even have an android class strarting at the end of the month.

That LWP works fine for me too.

[DEV TOOLS] Everything android

I have decided to make a zip file of of everything you will need to start modding, rom building, and app making. These go from basic to advanced level. Inside the zip you will find multiple FREE apps that I have found on xda or other sites. This is not and never will be warez. I know a lot of these have been posted before but i see all the time people asking how to do this and how to do that and links being given and apps being told to use but no one has ever just put everything into one large file for easy access.
Also inside the zip is an instruction manual to the files inside the zip. It briefly explains what each files does and provides a link to the main site in which is was found so you can go and continue your learning.
Also inside is a txt of a lot of the adb codes that i have used since joining this site
and the last thing in this zip is a manual on how to sign an app using private keys just in case you are able to design an app and want to share it with others in the market.
Im sure there are millions of other programs that I am missing here and can continue to add to it but for now these are the tools that i have used to build roms, create updates and themes, and design apps.
If u have suggestions please feel free to comment with a link to the app and to the apps main web page for easy access.
enjoy
BTW the file is huge but well worth it. DO not download to your phone. lol
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=C8ASNZCW
http://www.android.streetm3dic.com/index.php?n=modules/files&a=8&d=1

Great job, I am sure many will want this.

Awesome! Been wanting to do and learn more than just what other dev's do, this is a seriously good thing, thank you!
Edit - Link 404's on me.

Link seems to be broken.

PlagaDeRock said:
Link seems to be broken.
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yup just realized it. stupid drop box.
ill have it back up in a few

Thanks this will be Great. I like to learn as much as I can. Then I will be able to help other noobs. Lol

Was bout to do this myself along with a Menu/automated batch script to certain things. A kitchen if you will.

alright you guys i have it uploading to a different server. it will be up shortly

Papa Smurf151 said:
alright you guys i have it uploading to a different server. it will be up shortly
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the only reason it doesn't work is because you put a space in the name of the zip. No spaces allowed. It will work fine after that

regaw_leinad said:
the only reason it doesn't work is because you put a space in the name of the zip. No spaces allowed. It will work fine after that
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thank you my friend. Link is up and working now. It is temporary until i have the link from megaupload.com cause im sure drop box will over use the bandwith but until then enjoy you guys

Holy Mother of ***************************** that is a big zip haha
Lookin forward to seein whats in it after the 10 minutes of downloading are up lol

regaw_leinad said:
Holy Mother of ***************************** that is a big zip haha
Lookin forward to seein whats in it after the 10 minutes of downloading are up lol
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Yeah its a huge file but worth it lol

downloading! been wanting to start something of my own....
maybe a rom or an app

lmao my drop box got suspended for excess traffic. GAY
i put up another link that can get as much traffic as needed.

it was working...i finished downloading the file right in time..
by the way..can you make a list of everything that's in the file and what is for and so on?

someonenewhere said:
it was working...i finished downloading the file right in time..
by the way..can you make a list of everything that's in the file and what is for and so on?
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look in the file. there is instructions with all that info

I see it now..lol geez I'm blind!

Decided to download on my phone. About an hour later with 1-2 bars of 3g and I'm at 20% *headdesk* oh well its the only internet access I have this week
Hero, rooted, DC 2.09.1

this is awesome Smurf... this will surely help get some more devs for the long forgotten Hero nd keep this forum interesting. Thanks a lot.

Thanks, downloading now.

Droid Devoted Search Engine

Hey everyone. I'm fairly new around here and I've much enjoyed the helpful information that has been generously dished out by everyone. So I'm trying to contribute some of what I can. And I'm looking for feedback on my idea.
I've created a custom search engine through Google, and I've been collecting a few of the Droid hacking websites I've come across in my learning about my own phone (A sturdy Droid X that should soon be spinning its first ROM). I've been using the search engine lately and it's done a pretty good job at rooted out information over various sources.
So what I'm looking for is feedback on the general idea, and if anyone knows of any good sites that I've left out of my blossoming database it would be much appreciated. I've included a linked Google Doc that lists all the sites currently in the database.
The engine is hosted on my wiki and is open to the world for use.
droid-search.wikispaces.com <That's my wiki.

Very cool, I dig it.

Thanks! it went so long without reply I thought maybe I had made something worthless

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Thanks! it went so long without reply I thought maybe I had made something worthless
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Really cool and ill get back to u I have tons saved on my pc
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Really cool and ill get back to u I have tons saved on my pc
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That would be great! I don't have many on there yet but I hope everyone is getting some use out of it.

bumping for some renewed/new interest.

Very Grateful... Anyone want to take a newb under their wing?

Hey my name is Scott and ive been using ROMs from this website for awhile now and well lets face it i think im addicted to flashing new ROMs... either that or im determined to turn my infuse into a brick. . Anyways, besides the introduction i wanted to take a moment to personally thank each and every developer on this site and especially the ones in the infuse section for making my phone 20x better then it ever could be. Its amazing what you guys come up with. I really appreciate the hard work and dedication. With all this being said, I would absolutely love to learn how to do this. As far as programming goes, i havent done anything since the days of VB3 . So... Would any of the awesome developers out there want to mentor a newb?? I would be very grateful if someone could teach me what i need to know and maybe one day develop my own ROM.

First off, thank you as well. Without out flashers our work would be virtually worthless
Secondly, before starting development take a day to sit down and really research articles on this site. The more knowledge you have before hand will put you a head of the game. Once you have basic knowledge, pick a base rom. One that you feel would be best for what you want to build. Download that rom. Download nunhuggers apktool, the necessary Java development tools. Decompile the rom and take a while to look through it, and kind of get an understanding of how things work within the rom. That would be the best starting point.
Also when developing your own rom, before you release it take time to make sure everything is in working order, releasing a half broken rom is no good, releasing a solid, stable rom is aces. I'd you need anything I will gladly answer any questions I can, and help in anyway I can. Most senior devs would be glad to help as well, very good community we have here.
-Marcus
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MaliciousIntent69 said:
First off, thank you as well. Without out flashers our work would be virtually worthless
Secondly, before starting development take a day to sit down and really research articles on this site. The more knowledge you have before hand will put you a head of the game. Once you have basic knowledge, pick a base rom. One that you feel would be best for what you want to build. Download that rom. Download nunhuggers apktool, the necessary Java development tools. Decompile the rom and take a while to look through it, and kind of get an understanding of how things work within the rom. That would be the best starting point.
Also when developing your own rom, before you release it take time to make sure everything is in working order, releasing a half broken rom is no good, releasing a solid, stable rom is aces. I'd you need anything I will gladly answer any questions I can, and help in anyway I can. Most senior devs would be glad to help as well, very good community we have here.
-Marcus
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Thank you for your response and advice. I have briefly gone over guides and documents ive found just by doing a general google search and of course from this site also. It looks kind of complex, but im sure your suggestion of taking a day and sitting down to decompile it and take a good look would really put things into perspective.
When i do a search for nunhuggers apktool, it just comes up with a tutorial video? Is this what your referring to or is there an actual download that im missing?
Thanks for the offer to help if i need it... I have a feeling ill definitely be taking you up on that. I have noticed just from downloading ROMs and general observations on this forum that everyone seems pretty awesome and are willing to help. Glad to have finally joined and posted.

There should be a download in his topic, not sure if he took it down or not. I'll upload it when I get home and give you the link if you don't have it by then. His video explains how to use it and its very simple to do
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scott.hart.bti said:
Thank you for your response and advice. I have briefly gone over guides and documents ive found just by doing a general google search and of course from this site also. It looks kind of complex, but im sure your suggestion of taking a day and sitting down to decompile it and take a good look would really put things into perspective.
When i do a search for nunhuggers apktool, it just comes up with a tutorial video? Is this what your referring to or is there an actual download that im missing?
Thanks for the offer to help if i need it... I have a feeling ill definitely be taking you up on that. I have noticed just from downloading ROMs and general observations on this forum that everyone seems pretty awesome and are willing to help. Glad to have finally joined and posted.
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Not to discourage, just giving you some advice, it is allot of work for even little things, I say down and tried to edit the 2.3.6 and add a simple extended power menu, took me 30 mins at least and I didn't even get to test it, wouldn't re compile for some reason, again not to discourage, just trying to give you some insight into what's needed
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MaliciousIntent69 said:
There should be a download in his topic, not sure if he took it down or not. I'll upload it when I get home and give you the link if you don't have it by then. His video explains how to use it and its very simple to do
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Awesome, appreciate it. Ill do some searching and see if i can find it in the mean time and let you know if i do so you dont waste your time. I just watched the video and it is very helpful.

deathblade... Thanks for the heads up.. Im looking forward to the time that it takes to put into this.. I am very OCD about things and when i get obsessed with something, i get 100 percent focused on getting it done.

Heres the link forgot I already had it in my old dropbox account so i just uploaded it to my new one
http://db.tt/s3XbUid5
All credit for the file goes to Nun of course.

If you have mac laying around...or if your willing to run linux this is a great tool! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167623 its called android utility and it downloads and installs everything you need to get started...except java gotta download that before you run this tool.
The first time you run it it will go througb the installation process and it will get you just about everything you need...
-dsixda's android rom kitchen (great for decompiling a rom and recompilimg a rom)
-apktool (for decompiling apks...this tool is neccesary for development if you want to add tweaks and mods)
-simple adb interface (has a list of options, choose what you want and it does the code for you)
Has some other stuff too but thats the main stuff
I have it on my linux computer and it runs great!
Ill upload some pics of it as soon As i finish my lunch
And if ou ever have any questions send a dev a pm, they are all very helpful!
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Thanks guys! I appreciate the help. Loving this forum already. Great devs and an awesome community.

Have fun... when your just about to pull your hair out and smash your computer... hit me up...

Heres some screen shots of android utility...and the stuff that comes with it...
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dman3285 said:
Have fun... when your just about to pull your hair out and smash your computer... hit me up...
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Dman, Haha luckily for me i shave my head. If im lucky eventually when i gain enough experience and help ill be able to put something together as nice as zeus or emancipation.... im not going to hold my breath though.. i can only imagine how much work was put into those. When you get a PM with simple annoying questions, dont forget that you offered...

Thanks for the pics, that tool seems very helpful. I only have windows 7, but i should be able to load linux on an emulator and run it from there.

scott.hart.bti said:
Thanks for the pics, that tool seems very helpful. I only have windows 7, but i should be able to load linux on an emulator and run it from there.
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if you download ubuntu, it has an installation option where you install it in and along side windows, and it will ask you which to boot into when turning you computer on, very useful

deathblade said:
if you download ubuntu, it has an installation option where you install it in and along side windows, and it will ask you which to boot into when turning you computer on, very useful
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Even better! Thanks.

scott.hart.bti said:
Even better! Thanks.
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Hello and a quick tip! Before setting up your Linux box make sure that ALL of your hardware/peripherals are supported by the Linux distribution you choose. You can see a list of all your hardware in windows by typing "device manager" in the search box. If you find that all your hardware is supported, have fun .
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Hello and a quick tip! Before setting up your Linux box make sure that ALL of your hardware/peripherals are supported by the Linux distribution you choose. You can see a list of all your hardware in windows by typing "device manager" in the search box. If you find that all your hardware is supported, have fun .
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If your gonna do ubuntu (what i have) you can run the it straight from a cd...it will be slow but its a great way to test compatability
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If your gonna do ubuntu (what i have) you can run the it straight from a cd...it will be slow but its a great way to test compatability
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Running Ubuntu as we speak... no way to test it like just doing it. . Let the fun begin.

Anyone build a ROM for me?

Anyone give me tips for ROM building?

O yeah sure I'll jump right on it. Let me take time out of my life to do this for you. I'll abandon my family and tell them some stranger wants some **** done to his phone because he asked. Hell ill take my time and use up the entire weekend doing this for you.
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Just a question...jeez. Chill out.

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O yeah sure I'll jump right on it. Let me take time out of my life to do this for you. I'll abandon my family and tell them some stranger wants some **** done to his phone because he asked. Hell ill take my time and use up the entire weekend doing this for you.
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LOL, the whole point of this forum is to learn how to do things not have someone just make things for you.

Chrisruns said:
Just a question...jeez. Chill out.
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I don't have time to chill out. I've kicked everyone out of my house, locked the doors, shut the house phone off and started working on this for you. My computer is on fire because I'm working so fast!!!
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let me tell you a little bit about myself. Three years ago I was you. I found XDA and started learning about my Android device at the time which was the Android Dev phone one(G1).
I knew absolutely nothing of java and xml and apks and rooting etc. Now after lurking in the forums for a while I decided I wanted to contribute back. I started pulling other peoples work apart and actually learning how stuff worked. I utilized the hell out of google and still do. If you want a custom ROM tailored to your own specs,now is as good a time as any to dig in. Don't be afraid to ask developers questions, the majority of them are super cool and can point you in the right direction. Asking someone to build you a custom ROM here on XDA probably won't go over well.
Good luck to you.
Thanks and enjoy the ride!
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Chrisruns said:
I'm running Lithium right now. It's great. Really great. I enjoy it, but I'm always wanting to try something new and different launchers have lost their appeal.
I have my phone themed towards ICS and it's great. I love it.
But I want straight AOSP.
I know there are ports of several apps from ICS/Gingerbread. The ones I'm aware of are:
AOSP 3D Gallery (Gingerbread)
Gingerbread Keyboard (GB)
Car Dock (GB)
ICS Camera (ICS)
ICS Gallery (ICS)
ICS Keyboard (ICS)
and a few others I can't think of off the top of my head.
My question is, how can I compile the pure AOSP apps/ui into a ROM? I'm aware of the thread, but I'm really short on time and don't have the patience for it.
Could anyone do this for me? EDIT: I mean make it a heck of a lot simpler, point me in the right direction of someone who's already on to this, etc.
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Just as future reference... never ask anyone to do something for you.. especially something as complicated as building a ROM. All of the devs do this in their spare time. As lkrasner said the point of this forum is to learn how to do things, not ask others to do it for you.

flappjaxxx said:
let me tell you a little bit about myself. Three years ago I was you. I found XDA and started learning about my Android device at the time which was the Android Dev phone one(G1).
I knew absolutely nothing of java and xml and apks and rooting etc. Now after lurking in the forums for a while I decided I wanted to contribute back. I started pulling other peoples work apart and actually learning how stuff worked. I utilized the hell out of google and still do. If you want a custom ROM tailored to your own specs,now is as good a time as any to dig in. Don't be afraid to ask developers questions, the majority of them are super cool and can point you in the right direction. Asking someone to build you a custom ROM here on XDA probably won't go over well.
Good luck to you.
Thanks and enjoy the ride!
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Couldn't say it better myself. If you want help doing this, by all means ask a few questions, or suggest your ideas get added to a current rom. we all do this stuff in our free time because we enjoy it. This forum is meant for learning how to do stuff. None of us are trying to be mean here, we just want to help you out, so I suggest you open up a new tab, go to the ubuntu download site and while that downloads, look up some stuff about what you need to do. get into linux and get working. Chances are you will want to throw your computer out the window a few tiles during the process, but in the end you will be happy that you can have your own thread in the dev section with the prefix [ROM]

Okay...I wanna apologize. I was being lazy.
I know you guys put in a lot of hard work and time. I can see it. I use it everyday. haha
It IS really daunting.
As far as Ubuntu...that's creepy that you suggested it, because the other tab in my chrome browser was the Ubuntu download page.
I'll learn this stuff. Sorry guys. :/

Chrisruns said:
Okay...I wanna apologize. I was being lazy.
I know you guys put in a lot of hard work and time. I can see it. I use it everyday. haha
It IS really daunting.
As far as Ubuntu...that's creepy that you suggested it, because the other tab in my chrome browser was the Ubuntu download page.
I'll learn this stuff. Sorry guys. :/
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Nice! Glad to see you are getting into this. Get the 32 bit ubuntu for compatibility reasons. Give it a hard drive partition of 20 GB or so if you have enough room. I give 2 GB for swap space. you can do less if you have a ton of ram, or more if you only have a gig or something. linux is essential for rom building. do a search for rom kitchen and also apktool they are both essential to building roms. there is a post in the A2 dev section with a few other things and links to those if you want to check it out. From there open up your favorite custom rom with rom kitchen and build off of that if you want to make your life easier. Make sure you read what it says to do for building a simple rom for the bionic under that post I told you about. (I am to lazy to go find the link, but I am sure you can find it.) Good luck, and as always post questions here if you need help, and always remember that google is your best friend with this kind of thing!
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Chrisruns said:
Anyone give me tips for ROM building?
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LOL, you changed the whole OP

Well this sucks he is willing to learn. I just got done with his rom that he requested. I'll just delete it off of my computer.
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lkrasner said:
Nice! Glad to see you are getting into this. Get the 32 bit ubuntu for compatibility reasons. Give it a hard drive partition of 20 GB or so if you have enough room. I give 2 GB for swap space. you can do less if you have a ton of ram, or more if you only have a gig or something. linux is essential for rom building. do a search for rom kitchen and also apktool they are both essential to building roms. there is a post in the A2 dev section with a few other things and links to those if you want to check it out. From there open up your favorite custom rom with rom kitchen and build off of that if you want to make your life easier. Make sure you read what it says to do for building a simple rom for the bionic under that post I told you about. (I am to lazy to go find the link, but I am sure you can find it.) Good luck, and as always post questions here if you need help, and always remember that google is your best friend with this kind of thing!
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LOL, you changed the whole OP
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I have a Compaq Presario with Windows XP. Do I just download the latest Ubuntu from my parents W7 desktop, burn a disk, pop it into the Compaq and then load it? I saw the directions, I just want to make sure they work for xp.
Yeah, I changed it because I felt like a huge tool.

Chrisruns said:
I have a Compaq Presario with Windows XP. Do I just download the latest Ubuntu from my parents W7 desktop, burn a disk, pop it into the Compaq and then load it? I saw the directions, I just want to make sure they work for xp.
Yeah, I changed it because I felt like a huge tool.
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you will have to partition your hard drive durring the install or before, so make sure you have enough room. make sure you do no accidentally install if over your current is.
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lkrasner said:
you will have to partition your hard drive durring the install or before, so make sure you have enough room. make sure you do no accidentally install if over your current is.
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Can you dumb that down for me?

Chrisruns said:
Can you dumb that down for me?
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just go through the setup and you should be fine. just choose to partition your hard drive or something like that.
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Chrisruns said:
Can you dumb that down for me?
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What you're going to want to do is set up a "dual boot" with Ubuntu and Windows XP, so that every time you turn on your computer it will prompt what to boot into. Here's two good guides one it:
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

He doesn't have to have ubuntu to build a rom does he? I use windows for all the stuff that i do. I just have a few programs that i use that work just fine.
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tmease1 said:
He doesn't have to have ubuntu to build a rom does he? I use windows for all the stuff that i do. I just have a few programs that i use that work just fine.
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There are plenty of developers that use windows. Only problem is, their roms suck.... Ok just kidding! DAGr8 is a perfect example of a windows user that cooks up perfectly badass feature packed ROMs. I personally use Linux mint which is a Ubuntu compatible distribution. I'm old so the new Ubuntu unity interface makes me want to punch my screen with a passion. As far as being able to compile full Android source code such as AOSP etc you will need a Linux environment. Anyway if you do decide to go the Linux route and need a good set of apktools, look no further. Here is a full suite of tools that I put together with a nice friendly terminal frontend I slapped together as well. Us Linux users don't get much love when it comes to up to date apktool applications so i made my own.
Download FJ-ApkTool Here
Read the readme file! This is still for fairly advanced users that are already familiar with apktool
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Chrisruns said:
I have a Compaq Presario with Windows XP. Do I just download the latest Ubuntu from my parents W7 desktop, burn a disk, pop it into the Compaq and then load it? I saw the directions, I just want to make sure they work for xp.
Yeah, I changed it because I felt like a huge tool.
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If I may make a suggestion... why not run it in a Virtual Machine. I use virtualbox and haven't encountered any problems (well except usb passthrough...).

tmease1 said:
I don't have time to chill out. I've kicked everyone out of my house, locked the doors, shut the house phone off and started working on this for you. My computer is on fire because I'm working so fast!!!
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So this would be a good time for me to put in my order for a dream ROM?