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[Q] How to port roms?

Hey all again
Don't know if this goes here or in Development. So I'll just post it here and if I'm wrong, please move it
Got another question (just curiosity XD). And it's: How to port another devices Rom? For example, how to build cyanogenmod from source to make it compatible with G3?
I know C, Java, a little (very little) of asm and others languajes. But I really want to learn how to do it. Have looked it up on google, but I can't find anything "actual" (All I find is for Hero o G1 xP)...
Of course, I don't expect someone to explain it to me, but with a simple guide or something to "give me an idea of how to do it" It'll be great
Thanks in advance.

Doesn't anybody know how to compile or port a Rom to G3?
I'd really like to learn..

dude if it would hav been that easy..our devs would hav already ported it by now..
havent come across any such guide as to porting..it's only that one can learn from devs by asking how to and sharing knowledge
EDIT: I'd really like to learn too..

well, i dont know about compiling from source but PORTing... just take the features you want and mod them to froyo

jazux said:
well, i dont know about compiling from source but PORTing... just take the features you want and mod them to froyo
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How exactly do you "take" the features you want and "mod" them to Froyo?
I got a reputation for stupid questions. XD

Well it's damn complex and tough to PORT roms and so only people like marcell, hill beast, apollo5801 are able to port. Even don't know and i would love to learn. But u need to to more than just Java. U also need to know how the android system works.
BTW hey jazux. Where were u? I read that ur g3 was for repairing.
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moikop said:
Hey all again
Don't know if this goes here or in Development. So I'll just post it here and if I'm wrong, please move it
Got another question (just curiosity XD). And it's: How to port another devices Rom? For example, how to build cyanogenmod from source to make it compatible with G3?
I know C, Java, a little (very little) of asm and others languajes. But I really want to learn how to do it. Have looked it up on google, but I can't find anything "actual" (All I find is for Hero o G1 xP)...
Of course, I don't expect someone to explain it to me, but with a simple guide or something to "give me an idea of how to do it" It'll be great
Thanks in advance.
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Marcellusbe is already porting cyanogenmod and has made very good progress. He still has quite a way to go so maybe you can help him somehow with your knowledge.

ak700 said:
BTW hey jazux. Where were u? I read that ur g3 was for repairing.
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ROFLMAO !!!

Porting involves replacing the drivers/libs of other devices roms with our rom and flashing them. Easy to say but theres alot more to do. Well the basic thing is getting the drivers to work though.

moikop said:
Hey all again
Don't know if this goes here or in Development. So I'll just post it here and if I'm wrong, please move it
Got another question (just curiosity XD). And it's: How to port another devices Rom? For example, how to build cyanogenmod from source to make it compatible with G3?
I know C, Java, a little (very little) of asm and others languajes. But I really want to learn how to do it. Have looked it up on google, but I can't find anything "actual" (All I find is for Hero o G1 xP)...
Of course, I don't expect someone to explain it to me, but with a simple guide or something to "give me an idea of how to do it" It'll be great
Thanks in advance.
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i learned how to compile from source using a guide in marcellusbe's cm7 thread.
also go to cyanogen wiki and there is a guide. one specific to our device is not available but instead u can use the same guide on the wiki for galaxy s2 or somthing. if u need help pm.

Smonic said:
Marcellusbe is already porting cyanogenmod and has made very good progress. He still has quite a way to go so maybe you can help him somehow with your knowledge.
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unreal3000 said:
i learned how to compile from source using a guide in marcellusbe's cm7 thread.
also go to cyanogen wiki and there is a guide. one specific to our device is not available but instead u can use the same guide on the wiki for galaxy s2 or somthing. if u need help pm.
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Guys!! wake up!! this post was soooooo long ago!

moikop said:
Guys!! wake up!! this post was soooooo long ago!
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Didn't see the date

ya moikop is now really big fellow..!! buildin kernels roms etc..
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[Q] Is there anyone running a "custom built" version of CM7 that they could share?

[Q] Is there anyone running a "custom built" version of CM7 that they could share?
Hi all...
I would like to try a CM7 ROM on my Infuse but I am in no way too technical to make my own from source so...
I am wondering if there is anyone here who has built a nice CM7 from source that could maybe share so I can give it a go???
I hope this is not too much to ask and I thank you in advance...
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Umm here is a version of CM7 we have had for a while now.

xIC-MACIx said:
Umm here is a version of CM7 we have had for a while now.
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Thanks for the response but i don't see a d/l link to a specific ROM.
Perhaps I am blind but that is what I'm looking for... a working version that someone has created from source that I can flash via CWM...
Sent from my SensatioN-al Hellraising Rogers Infuse SGH-I997R B-)

yiannisthegreek said:
Thanks for the response but i don't see a d/l link to a specific ROM.
Perhaps I am blind but that is what I'm looking for... a working version that someone has created from source that I can flash via CWM...
Sent from my SensatioN-al Hellraising Rogers Infuse SGH-I997R B-)
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Ya I just got done looking myself, I could have sworn I saw a link in there somewhere, I guess not...

Cm7 builds sent aloud to be posted
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Ya never looked into it till now, if I had a comp that could handle all of that and I had a better grasp on Linux, I would try building my own from the source.

xIC-MACIx said:
Ya never looked into it till now, if I had a comp that could handle all of that and I had a better grasp on Linux, I would try building my own from the source.
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That's my point exactly... I'd really like to try it but have no idea how to compile it on my own...
Sent from my SensatioN-al Hellraising Rogers Infuse SGH-I997R B-)

yiannisthegreek said:
That's my point exactly... I'd really like to try it but have no idea how to compile it on my own...
Sent from my SensatioN-al Hellraising Rogers Infuse SGH-I997R B-)
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If you look through the cm7 thread a few users have posted it. Just that others hate when they do so they discourage it on that thread because they don't want extra bug reports.
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nelomen said:
If you look through the cm7 thread a few users have posted it. Just that others hate when they do so they discourage it on that thread because they don't want extra bug reports.
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If there is any they will get deleted read the op Linux doesn't want any releases on there strictly none.
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LG_iiNsTiiNcT said:
If there is any they will get deleted read the op Linux doesn't want any releases on there strictly none.
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Perhaps then if someone can post it / them here it would be appreciated...
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yiannisthegreek said:
Perhaps then if someone can post it / them here it would be appreciated...
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No its not that he does not want it posted on that thread, he does not want it posted at all until it is finished.
If you look at other rom threads there are tons of questions that should not have been there. What he is doing is like a semi private beta, it will help fix problems faster without having to answer simple questions. Things like who do I flash this, will it work with this kernel, and such.
Now I am not saying that its not on the web but you will have to find it and not ask for a link.

I dedicated a virtual machine to building CM7, so I can pull from the source rep and do a snapshot build pretty much anytime.
Problem is that we are not supposed to share it. LinuxBozo posted somewhere why this restriction, but I don't recall the link. Maybe someone could remind what the url to that post is.
Adriano
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People, if you want to share your own builds, I can't stop you. Hell, I don't even really care. I just ask if you do share, don't post them in the original thread, and make sure that whoever you are sharing with understands that this is currently not finished, has issues (especially with BT right now), and that unless they know what 'dmesg' and 'logcat' are, they will get absolutely no support from me and are on their own.

LinuxBozo said:
People, if you want to share your own builds, I can't stop you. Hell, I don't even really care. I just ask if you do share, don't post them in the original thread, and make sure that whoever you are sharing with understands that this is currently not finished, has issues (especially with BT right now), and that unless they know what 'dmesg' and 'logcat' are, they will get absolutely no support from me and are on their own.
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You guys have to understand from his point of view. Do u know how many questions or post saying things need to get fixed would pop up the whole reason around building your own from source is that if you can do that you should be able to put out questions and answer that help instead of simple or complex things that have being covered if you have the basic understanding and you can actually help with issues address them correctly ina Manet that helps fix it than its easier to get things sorted out before a release. So he doesn't want them in the original thread. I would suggest if you can find someone to share it since you have the approval now have them pm you not share it over the thread or any other thread and don't share it your self so it doesn't cause the other thread or any other to get cramped with questions that can or can't be answered. So if you get it keep it to yourself to help with that factor
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ok, so given that it is better not to post links to home-brew builds on these forums, I figured to put mine here:
http://tools.1url.ws/cm7infuse.php
for who's craving to run CM7 on their infuse, and doesn't have the time/setup/etc. to build it on his own.
All the warnings, disclaimers, etc. stand of course. No support provided, no guarantee I'll build more in the future. As time allows every few days I plan to grab the latest sources and do a new build to post it there.
At this time I'm using the 10/12/2011 build, and aside from the known issues, works pretty well for me. But then again, you might end up having a totally different experience.
- Adriano

[Q/A] Ask Us Your Questions Here About Roms & Mods

Fed of looking at threads opened up here & there for even smallest thing!
So i decided to answer them all! Ask you're Questions & Requests about Roms,Mods etc here!
Me, Emo and others who are aware of it will answer them!
Keep it clean! Good Luck!

Feel free to ask
Herpderp Adreno + Tegra.

This should be stickied.

Good post,needs sticky.
So now whe have Infected Rom, Titanium and we are going to have Cyanogen,no?
I love Cyanogenmod and its a good new to know you are working on it

DarknessDragon said:
Good post,needs sticky.
So now whe have Infected Rom, Titanium and we are going to have Cyanogen,no?
I love Cyanogenmod and its a good new to know you are working on it
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We are working on it for sure and heavily! We i'll make an official statement when we have a bootable build! I'll be back to home tommorow so i'll sort out that

Hi all!
All I want to say that thank to XDA's community and its devs , Ive seen the evolution of the scene SGR from no roms nor kernels to infected and titanium roms and as I seen theres a CM7 project on the go and even AOSP.... thats much more than I expected when I bought it so thanks for everything!

Uh, I was just looking up on MIUI rom and I have got a question. Why is CM more popular? MIUI seems like a much nicer experience.

MIUI is much newer, supports quite few devices and it's basically based on CM. To get MIUI u must first have CM /AOSP.

FeralFire said:
Uh, I was just looking up on MIUI rom and I have got a question. Why is CM more popular? MIUI seems like a much nicer experience.
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Lol! No offence! But i hate iPhone

eaglerazor123 said:
Lol! No offence! But i hate iPhone
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No offense. But, why is that 99.99% of Android lovers hate iPhone and vice versa?

eaglerazor123 said:
Lol! No offence! But i hate iPhone
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I hate iPhone as well.
When I looked at MIUI, my first thought were like that as well, "This is an iOS copy. How on earth is this so popular?"
But then I went through it and it seemed pretty awesome.

How do you make an Odin flash able ROM and one for CWM?
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I've heard that NVflash is a lower level of firmware flashing than Odin and NVflash makes Optimus 2x almost inbrickable.
Is it possible that we can have this method for our phones too?

AbShake96 said:
How do you make an Odin flash able ROM and one for CWM?
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Odin flashable roms aren't easy to make! And CWM needs an Updater-Script which have to be written according to our custom rom n file structure! Take a look at herehttp://freeyourandroid.com to get u started..

dh33r4j said:
I've heard that NVflash is a lower level of firmware flashing than Odin and NVflash makes Optimus 2x almost inbrickable.
Is it possible that we can have this method for our phones too?
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Lg is totally diff from Sammy! Odin is best for Samsung For non-bricking tip Dont get confused!

FeralFire said:
I hate iPhone as well.
When I looked at MIUI, my first thought were like that as well, "This is an iOS copy. How on earth is this so popular?"
But then I went through it and it seemed pretty awesome.
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I have a 3GS and a Galaxy R sitting next to my R and Defy XD
Ahh yes , my Backflip is charging .
With my iPad 2 .
This shows that I go for good hardware . Who cares what the software is
Herpderp Defy.

Why do we get only 721 mb of ram despite having 1gb of it???. Sgs2 shows .91gb of ram
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Seeking advice on building AOSP
Hi,
I want to learn building ROMS. I am aware that it is a difficult job, but I want to give it a try. I have read the AOSP buld instructions, but they don't mention the steps involved in creating a new build target. I understand that the process is maybe different for each device, so could any of the ROM developers here please tell me about the steps involved in doing the same for our Galaxy R?
If the answer is very involved, a short summary and relevant links will help a lot, too.

zerocool_rkl said:
Why do we get only 721 mb of ram despite having 1gb of it???. Sgs2 shows .91gb of ram
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Some memory is used for other things like system memory (Internal ROM space) and GPU RAM .
Herpderp Defy.

n0frills said:
Hi,
I want to learn building ROMS. I am aware that it is a difficult job, but I want to give it a try. I have read the AOSP buld instructions, but they don't mention the steps involved in creating a new build target. I understand that the process is maybe different for each device, so could any of the ROM developers here please tell me about the steps involved in doing the same for our Galaxy R?
If the answer is very involved, a short summary and relevant links will help a lot, too.
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The thing when I tried myself was that there was no public repo for it , so I decided to make one myself .
The repo itself took a lot of time out of me
As of now the repo is incomplete .
Herpderp Defy.

Many rom no stable.

I want to thank you all for your hard work but please we commit all to create a single rom stable and efficient, and only after many rom for everyone.
For example, our device is one of the few in its class to not have a regular stable MIUI
Thanks friend :good:

ArchTux said:
I want to thank you all for your hard work but please we commit all to create a single rom stable and efficient, and only after many rom for everyone.
For example, our device is one of the few in its class to not have a regular stable MIUI
Thanks friend :good:
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Dude this is a development thread. Don't post general stuff here. PM mods to move this to general .

You're welcome, ArchTux.

mdaamir1989 said:
Dude this is a development thread. Don't post general stuff here. PM mods to move this to general .
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Is not a general stuff but it's for developpers

ArchTux said:
Is not a general stuff but it's for developpers
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Exactly. Devs will be appreciated more if it's in the Dev section.

ArchTux said:
Is not a general stuff but it's for developpers
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They wont do it just cause someone else is asking them to do it. Every developer develops what is he capable or comfortable developing. U cant tell them what to do . Let them do what they are comfortable doing.
Since the devs are busy on Kernel 3.0 they cant look into this stuff. Maybe later sometime down the lane if they want to they will .
Anyways good luck with Appreciating Devs this way :good:

ArchTux said:
I want to thank you all for your hard work but please we commit all to create a single rom stable and efficient, and only after many rom for everyone.
For example, our device is one of the few in its class to not have a regular stable MIUI
Thanks friend :good:
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"We commit all to create a single ROM stable and efficient," Are you making speech here, huh? The Devs are working on it, whatever you said that I quote are every AOSP developers dream.
Everyone here is waiting for the Kernel, if you can help, help them. But if you don't, then stop whining like a 5 years old kid at the candy store.
You know Sammy hate AOSP Developers. If this how you appreciated Developers, get a life! even 5 years old kid won't appreciated their parents this way!
CAN SOMEBODY CALL THE MODS? THIS TOPIC SHOULD BE IN TARTARUS!
Proud owner of Galaxy SL that running on Paranoid Android.

See bro if u want have a stable rom u can certainly have dhiru's cm9. Or u can switch back to ddlf2 in gb.
What you trying to point out is work done by lolation, he ports a rom a day and its brilliant
Our sl is in one of the many devices abandoned by samsung. Other devices have a PROPER STABLE KERNEL (readymade). Which we dont!
But people like dhiru adi and lola have saved our device. You are not paying these developers , they are doing because android is like their passion . If u want a stable rom make it yourself and dont discourage devs!
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Awesome lecture...100/100 for the work done by devs...i bet in coming days dhiru is gonna change our feel of SL
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I WANT A DouBLE CHEESE WITH THIS AND A STABLE ROM.
BUT THEIR STUPID DEV Y NOT JUST BRING THE STABLE AND AWESOME PARAMETERS AND PUT THEM IN A FUC**ING ROM? LOL XD hAD to TEll THem Everything THEY STUPID. LOL

That's sarcasm right? LOL
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BassBlaster said:
That's sarcasm right? LOL
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Think so Coz he/she used LOL 2 times . I was like dafuq after reading the comment :laugh:

u 2 are super to known what he or she talking about.
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mcrocodile said:
BUT THEIR STUPID DEV Y NOT JUST BRING THE STABLE AND AWESOME PARAMETERS AND PUT THEM IN A FUC**ING ROM? LOL XD hAD to TEll THem Everything THEY STUPID. LOL
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Sarcasm or not,
Still show some respect for the devs.
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Building Beanstalk 4.2.2?

I have zero experience building roms but i have recently switched from an Infuse 4G running the Beanstalk rom from scott.hart.bti. The rom has amazing customizations and too many features to list. It is based on CM10.1. I was hoping maybe somebody could help me port it over to the skyrocket. The beanstalk thread does have instructions for porting to other devices but having zero experience in doing so i thought i should ask for some help and see what other people are willing to do on this as well. The thread is here ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091900

freestylejunki32 said:
I have zero experience building roms but i have recently switched from an Infuse 4G running the Beanstalk rom from scott.hart.bti. The rom has amazing customizations and too many features to list. It is based on CM10.1. I was hoping maybe somebody could help me port it over to the skyrocket. The beanstalk thread does have instructions for porting to other devices but having zero experience in doing so i thought i should ask for some help and see what other people are willing to do on this as well. The thread is here ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2091900
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You should check out the Project Rookie thread in the Dev section. Those guys might be able/willing to give you a hand.

mrfeuss said:
You should check out the Project Rookie thread in the Dev section. Those guys might be able/willing to give you a hand.
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I did read through that i just wasn't sure if i should post this here or in that thread. I was sort of hoping that somebody who knows how to do this stuff might try to build it as i cant even attempt to start for about a month as i am in the process of moving across the country. Figured if maybe people saw how many options there are in this rom it might spark some interest and get some more variety of roms to choose from (not that the roms available aren't already awesome )

This looks cool ... taking a crack at it today for the SR.

car vs driver said:
This looks cool ... taking a crack at it today for the SR.
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Your a good egg bro!
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Seems pretty well put together and simple to make it work on the SR since it is based on CM10.1 - if all goes well, I'll post a flashable zip for testing to the rookie thread at some point today.
Just waiting for the repo to finish syncing ....

car vs driver said:
Seems pretty well put together and simple to make it work on the SR since it is based on CM10.1 - if all goes well, I'll post a flashable zip for testing to the rookie thread at some point today.
Just waiting for the repo to finish syncing ....
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Aww man thanks so much. You guys are awesome. When I get myself moved I want to take the time to learn all this stuff so I can contribute as well. Thanks again man. :thumbup:
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No sweat. Just kicked off the build. Provided I don't run into any major snags I'll have something for you guys to flash later today.

car vs driver said:
No sweat. Just kicked off the build. Provided I don't run into any major snags I'll have something for you guys to flash later today.
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You da man!
SGH-I727 Peace

Why is this in the Dev section did anyone else catch that
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mtdew said:
Why is this in the Dev section did anyone else catch that
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I did notice, I just didn't think you'd appreciate someone else doing your job for you.

Lets keep on topic here ... if the mods want to move this, that's up to them.
And speaking of on topic, build is just about done. Had to restart it twice for a couple minor things that I messed up with the device specific inclusions. The vast majority of packages built just fine though, so it should be too much longer.
I also elected to build it with the Marla kernel, not the stock CM10.1 kernel.

car vs driver said:
Lets keep on topic here ... if the mods want to move this, that's up to them.
And speaking of on topic, build is just about done. Had to restart it twice for a couple minor things that I messed up with the device specific inclusions. The vast majority of packages built just fine though, so it should be too much longer.
I also elected to build it with the Marla kernel, not the stock CM10.1 kernel.
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You're doing a great job around here man, I think I can speak for everyone in saying we all appreciate your work. keep it up!

Well, hello there ....
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Download posted to the Team Rookie thread. Waiting to hear back from Scott for approval and I'll start a new thread for official support and distribution of the ROM.

car vs driver said:
Well, hello there ....
Edit:
Download posted to the Team Rookie thread. Waiting to hear back from Scott for approval and I'll start a new thread for official support and distribution of the ROM.
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Yeyeah! Just flashing it now. I'm excited to try this out. Good work!

car vs driver said:
Well, hello there ....
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Download posted to the Team Rookie thread. Waiting to hear back from Scott for approval and I'll start a new thread for official support and distribution of the ROM.
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Awsome man thank you. That was fast haha. Running it right now seems to work great so far
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You're welcome. Do me a favor, get this thread locked when you get a chance, I'm preparing a new thread to release the build officially and provide support.
Hopefully I'll have that posted up sometime this evening.
Also, thanks for bringing this ROM to our attention - I'm sure people are really going to dig it.

Great job porting CvD. It's running great so far!
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am i blind?? i am also interested in taking this for a spin, but I've refreshed the main development page, and don't see CvD's new thread on this ROM. Can someone point me to the download link?

cjd80 said:
am i blind?? i am also interested in taking this for a spin, but I've refreshed the main development page, and don't see CvD's new thread on this ROM. Can someone point me to the download link?
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Go to protect rookie in the development forum
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