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"Help" With Creating Rom.

Hello Guys,, Im Going 2 Install Linux " Ubuntu 9.10 " And i wanted 2 know if is that ( operating system ) the 1 i need for making rom's and such.
And if so then could anyone help me with the steps on how to create a rom.
im really getting serious about this soo please help.
and i have a cdma hero "sprint"
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Rom: [Rom-dev] (2-18-10) AOSP 2.1 | Sensors Now Work by darchstar
Thankx In Advance

lonnie23 said:
Hello Guys,, Im Going 2 Install Linux " Ubuntu 9.10 " And i wanted 2 know if is that ( operating system ) the 1 i need for making rom's and such.
And if so then could anyone help me with the steps on how to create a rom.
im really getting serious about this soo please help.
and i have a cdma hero "sprint"
Rooted
Recovery Img 1.5.2
Rom: [Rom-dev] (2-18-10) AOSP 2.1 | Sensors Now Work by darchstar
Thankx In Advance
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You should be okay using Ubuntu 9.10. I currently have that installed, but haven't done anything yet with it. Although, I actually plan on switching to Fedora 12 -- since I'm more familiar with the Red Hat distro's.
If you need help getting started, you should look into these tutorials below, provided and documented by Gbhil from Android Central.
How to create custom Icons:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-hero-roms-hacks/6070-changing-hero-application-icons.html
ROM FAQ/How to Build ROMS:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/hacking/6037-general-rom-faq.html
How to setup Ubuntu for the Android SDK:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/hac...ramming-envrionment-using-ubuntu-windows.html
OR here:
http://www.futuredesktop.org/developing_android_apps_on_ubuntu.html
Gbhil does an excellent job explaining how things work and how to begin your journey with Android development, hope that helps.
I've used the links above to begin making a custom icon pack, and hopefully soon enough another AOSP ROM.

I use Ubuntu 9.10 for everything I do. Make sure you're root user in that by doing these commands in the terminal:
Code:
sudo passwd
*your root password here*
*repeat root password*
Then, log out of that user, and click "other" to log in. Type root for username, and the password you set with sudo passwd for password. Note, Ubuntu 9.10 is also referred to as Ubuntu Karmic or Karmic Koala, so those are the same as 9.10.

Thankx But could you help with more?
When i try to install the Sun's Java Runtime Engine (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) thier both .bin files + i dont understand on how to make them work.
could you help?

lonnie23 said:
Thankx But could you help with more?
When i try to install the Sun's Java Runtime Engine (JRE) and Java Development Kit (JDK) thier both .bin files + i dont understand on how to make them work.
could you help?
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I don't know about that, I just use the java built into ubuntu.

How did you set up yours then?
Doo you make roms and stuff??
Because i have a dual boot with my win7 and ubuntu

lonnie23 said:
How did you set up yours then?
Doo you make roms and stuff??
Because i have a dual boot with my win7 and ubuntu
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All the links I gave you will give you the information to get started. Again, follow this think, it even says what its going to help you install:
We are now going to install these programs
• The Ubuntu Linux Desktop.
• Sun's Java Runtime (JRE) and Development Kit (JDK).
Java Runtime is only needed to run the Eclipse IDE. Android has its own optimized Java VM (Dalvik).
• The Eclipse IDE.
• The Android Software Developer's Kit (SDK).
• The Android Developer Tool (ADT), a special Eclipse plugin.
http://www.futuredesktop.org/developing_android_apps_on_ubuntu.html
If you want to test if Java works -- you can run the commands java --version, which java and echo $JAVA_HOME (which java and echo $JAVA_HOME should correctly state where you chose to set your environment variables when you run them). Otherwise you could open a text editor (I use VIM) and write the universal "hello world" in Java and test Java that way to make sure the program runs.
Lastly, everyone here is more than willing to help you -- but try to search for the information via Google, here on XDA, or other Android forums yourself first -- you'd be surprised that they probably already have your answer.
HeroMeng said:
I use Ubuntu 9.10 for everything I do.
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I don't think Ubuntu 9.10 is bad -- but I've always worked with Red Hat/CentOS and at work we use RHEL servers, so Fedora is an easy switch for me.

Ubuntu on Xoom. I have many questions.

I successfully followed the instructions in the dev section on installing Ubuntu and have it running through Wise VNC. I'm stuck when I run Ubuntu and can't exit the program because the toolbar at the top is gone. I also want to know if I can install OpenOffice so I can use that to type my papers and stuff through VNC. I also notice that I'm missing my internet browser. Do I have to update packages? Thanks.

[GUIDE] Easier Method for running Ubuntu on Kindle Fire (1st Gen)

***Easy method to run Ubuntu on the Kindle Fire (1st Gen)***
Hello folks, I have put together a simple guide to run Ubuntu 12.04 on the Kindle Fire. I decided to do this because if I would have known about a simple guide to run Ubuntu it would have made my life easier a few months ago. This method does not take very much knowledge and experience, just follow a few simple steps.
There are two simple requirements to get started initially:
1.) The application called "Complete Linux Installer" found on the Play Store free of charge
2.) 2.5GB of free space on your SD card partition
After you meet those simple requirements it's time to fire up the Complete Linux Installer app. Within the app itself it has steps to follow but if you're like me it might for some reason become complicated.
Ok, here we go:
Step 1.) Open app and select "Install Guides"....then proceed to "Ubuntu 12 Install Guide". You will see a message about compatability issue with ROMs and kernals (I am currently using a CM7 ROM with IR's kernal and it works fine) and also a message stating that ADB must be enabled for use. It also reminds you to have at least 2.5GB free on SD. Continue on to the next screen
Step 2.) Now you are at the point of downloading the Ubuntu image itself and two apps needed to finish out the process. When you select "Download Ubuntu Image" it will give you the option of downloading either the large, small or core. I've only tried this method using the small image, (roughly 400MB to be downloaded). It will direct you to the website Source Forge so you might want to use a browser that will actually download the large .zip file. Now download the Android Terminal Emulator and the Android VNC Viewer app from the Google Play Store. You're now ready for step 3!
Step 3.) It's time to decompress that large .zip file which can be very tedious in a way. The .zip should contain two files: the Ubuntu.img and Ubuntu.img.md5 file. Place these into a folder on the root of your SD card, I usually use a folder called Ubuntu, go figure. The Complete Linux Installer app will also explain this in the step on the app after the download screen.
Step 4.) Time to run Ubuntu! You can either use the Complete Linux Installer widget called "One Click Boot Ubuntu" or from the main selection screen of the app by hitting the "Launch" button. If you launch Ubuntu from the widget it will initially ask for the path of the image itself....ex: on my Kindle the path would read /mnt/sdcard/Ubuntu/Ubuntu.img
When you launch the image, the Terminal Emulator will automatically load up and it will say "Validating Image Checksum" for a few seconds. This is also explained in the Linux Installer app. If you get the message about the file being corrupt than either something in the decompression process or downloading went wrong. Re-download the image.
After the Terminal verifies the image it will ask "Start VNC server?", of course hit "y".......the SSH server is optional and then it should ask for your desired resolution....the Kindle Fire has a 1024x600 Res but you can put any you want. Remember whenever you want to terminate the session, just type "exit" in the Terminal Emulator.
Step 5.) Setting up the VNC Viewer is the last step! Go into Android VNC Viewer and set the parameters. Start with New connection, give it a nickname, password must be "ubuntu", your local IP address, port 5900, set color to 24 and now you're finally ready to hit "Connect" and load up the Ubuntu environment!
Using this method to access Ubuntu is very deterimental on battery life. This is my first descriptive guide on XDA so please give feedback and maybe some tips and pointers.

Thant You! That's vey nice ;D Do you kow much time can Ubuntu run on kindle withouth charger?

Thanks for this, I'll give it a try.

Wideem said:
Thant You! That's vey nice ;D Do you kow much time can Ubuntu run on kindle withouth charger?
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It's hard to say....when I would run the Ubuntu image, the battery graph would take a nose dive at almost a 90 degree angle downward lol
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[q] request linux support

Android being linux based i have to look out for windows for tweaking the phone.
For example
1. Android language project is windows based
2.real apk leecher also windows based
3. Root with bin4ry also windows based
4. Sp tools also WINDOWS based .
Please make Linux based programs in Gui so that we don't have to switch to windows for a few programs for operating on android which is a Linux kernel.
I find it very tedious.
Please make it asap so that we can keep with Ubuntu only.
Cwm recovery also we should be able to flash it from Ubuntu.
Using wine doesnt perfectly work on usb interface and does not give required results.
Please do this urgently.
Make it all in Linux why depending on windows whats the point.

While it would be great to get more Linux support you have to realize most people have Windows and are not going to install Linux just to take advantage of these tools. Also most developers are most familiar with Windows and even if they do have the Linux knowledge they probably don't have the time to develop and test on two platforms.
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xander555 said:
Android being linux based i have to look out for windows for tweaking the phone.
For example
1. Android language project is windows based
2.real apk leecher also windows based
3. Root with bin4ry also windows based
4. Sp tools also WINDOWS based .
Please make Linux based programs in Gui so that we don't have to switch to windows for a few programs for operating on android which is a Linux kernel.
I find it very tedious.
Please make it asap so that we can keep with Ubuntu only.
Cwm recovery also we should be able to flash it from Ubuntu.
Using wine doesnt perfectly work on usb interface and does not give required results.
Please do this urgently.
Make it all in Linux why depending on windows whats the point.
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By all means let us know when you have done it.

Android on T100TA Console OS or Android x86

Hello,
i've got Asus T100TA and I have both Windows and Android on that device. Already its Console OS, beacause it can run most of apps (ARM translation), but I can't install gapps on Console OS. I have tried a lot of ways to achieve that. I have manually copied gapps files to /system or use apks that download and install all files, finally i tried apps like flash gordon or flashify to flash it without recovery but all methods didnt work. Also tried to install android x86 but ARM apps didnt worked, even when tried add libhoudini. Could you give me some advice how to achieve that Android with gapps and ARM support?

I just figured out that in Marshmallow Android x86 in settings is option "Apps compatibility", i've seen it before but it didnt work. I've turn slider on , make reboot and now its working, but im curious what i need to do to install gapps in console OS