[Resolved] [Q] Help with MT6589 based devices - General Questions and Answers

Hi,
I thought this was not yet possible to port Cyanogenmod on Dual Sim devices, at least not properly, but then I saw this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246874
It gave me a real hope for the generic MT6589 device I am currently using.
I am new to all of this, so I hope I don't bother everyone.
Also, my device uses obviously different hardware, but uses the same processor, so I managed to install the above ROM and got it working but without any screen display.
In other words, it was working, and I could see everything as far as the installation wizzard was concerned, so I thought I was fine, but then when I was done and it rebooted, I could not see anything on the display anymore, but the phone was still working working.
So I am assuming some obvious hardware drivers differences, and that the old drivers were still working till I restarted?
Is there a way to modify the rom to make it work?
What files would I need to pull from my device to add/replace in the posted ROM to make it worlk, if that is possible?
Or does cynanogenmod have to compile with the files of my device to work, even though the processor bit had already been done?
If so, I have no problem in trying to compile cyanogenmod from scratch, but I will still get the dual SIM problem, and I thought this has been fixed in this ROM.
So what modifications would need to be done to incorporate the DUAL SIM issue, and make it work, or has this already been resolved upstream?
Is there a github or such of the modifications and alterations that were done to Cyanogenmod for this posted ROM in order to get it working?
I am willing to use those files and port it to my device, but without these modifications, I will not be able to do anything, even though the kernel sources for MT6589 are openly available now.
Sorry for asking this question here, but I tried to reply to the original post and it did not let me.
Is it okay to ask this here?
If not, please excuse me, and if you can forward me to the right place.
Thanks and regards

noobworld said:
Hi,
I thought this was not yet possible to port Cyanogenmod on Dual Sim devices, at least not properly, but then I saw this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2246874
It gave me a real hope for the generic MT6589 device I am currently using.
I am new to all of this, so I hope I don't bother everyone.
Also, my device uses obviously different hardware, but uses the same processor, so I managed to install the above ROM and got it working but without any screen display.
In other words, it was working, and I could see everything as far as the installation wizzard was concerned, so I thought I was fine, but then when I was done and it rebooted, I could not see anything on the display anymore, but the phone was still working working.
So I am assuming some obvious hardware drivers differences, and that the old drivers were still working till I restarted?
Is there a way to modify the rom to make it work?
What files would I need to pull from my device to add/replace in the posted ROM to make it worlk, if that is possible?
Or does cynanogenmod have to compile with the files of my device to work, even though the processor bit had already been done?
If so, I have no problem in trying to compile cyanogenmod from scratch, but I will still get the dual SIM problem, and I thought this has been fixed in this ROM.
So what modifications would need to be done to incorporate the DUAL SIM issue, and make it work, or has this already been resolved upstream?
Is there a github or such of the modifications and alterations that were done to Cyanogenmod for this posted ROM in order to get it working?
I am willing to use those files and port it to my device, but without these modifications, I will not be able to do anything, even though the kernel sources for MT6589 are openly available now.
Sorry for asking this question here, but I tried to reply to the original post and it did not let me.
Is it okay to ask this here?
If not, please excuse me, and if you can forward me to the right place.
Thanks and regards
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link is dead.
who is the dev.

prantoroy said:
link is dead.
who is the dev.
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Thanks for the headsup.
I placed in an incomplete link, here is the complete link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246874
I also updated the post.
The developper seems to be:
bgcngm
Thanks

noobworld said:
Thanks for the headup.
I placed in an incomplete link, here is the complete link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2246874
I also updated the post.
The developper seems to be:
bgcngm
Thanks
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give sme time.will try
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prantoroy said:
give sme time.will try
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just as I thought.the kernel.
its not fr u. ask dev to create a kernel fr u!

Thank you for your fast reply.
Where do I ask?
Also, I was hoping to learn how to do it, and have the sources if possible, or at least how to modify the sources, because I have about three of these chinese devices, all using the same processor, but with different hardware.
Thanks
prantoroy said:
give sme time.will try
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just as I thought.the kernel.
its not fr u. ask dev to create a kernel fr u!
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noobworld said:
Thank you for your fast reply.
Where do I ask?
Also, I was hoping to learn how to do it, and have the sources if possible, or at least how to modify the sources, because I have about three of these chinese devices, all using the same processor, but with different hardware.
Thanks
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Ask The dev
And Its not that easy

prantoroy said:
Ask The dev
And Its not that easy
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Well, I tried posting on the original thread, but couldn't.
Then tried to send a private message, but couldn't.
So I started this thread.
You said:
And Its not that easy
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Did you mean it is not easy to contact the dev, or not easy to compile the sources for my devices?
Just wanted to be sure.
Thanks again

noobworld said:
Well, I tried posting on the original thread, but couldn't.
Then tried to send a private message, but couldn't.
So I started this thread.
You said:
Did you mean it is not easy to contact the dev, or not easy to compile the sources for my devices?
Just wanted to be sure.
Thanks again
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no you cant post until u have 10 posts
and its not easy to develop rom

prantoroy said:
no you cant post until u have 10 posts
and its not easy to develop rom
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I can see that, but I think with some patience I can do it.
Also, I have been using Linux for years now, and it seems I just need to figure out how things are laid out in Android.
And once I get used to that, then things become easier.
I am assuming that the linux kernel needs to be compiled with the specific drivers related to my hardware, right?
However, that would still not take into account:
- The changes made in Android/Cyanogenmod that take into account Dual SIM functionality
- How Cyanogenmod is actually laid-out, such as are changes done directly to stock android, or applied as patches?
I was thinking of the following:
1) Checking for the difference between stock Android and Cyanogenmod, and save aside the diff changes to make a patch file.
2) Then hope to find the sources of the stock android that has already been modified to work with MT6589, since these devices obviously use Android on them with some modifications
3) Then apply the patch made in (1) on these sources
Thus, I also need one important question answered:
If I were to download the sources for Cyanogenmod (which I already did), are the patches to the stock Android already applied, or are they placed in a separate folder, and applied on compilation?
I have this feeling that the above patches will probably not work out, because there will probably be extra functions, code that the patch will not be able to take into account, and will have some type of non-working or broken system, until I figure out what is missing.
I might get it to boot to a certain point (most probably shell like), and it would stop there.
Well, in either case, after writing all this down, I started to visualize more the hard part you are talking about, and this would require good knowledge of Android Code and structure.
Thus, if anyone can give me the required Cyanogenmod sources that have already been modified to work on an MT6589, or the diff patches between the normal and modified Cynogenmod, then that would be amazing.
Then I will have to only figure out at that point the propriety files I need to pull from the device, and specific vendor modifications.
Of course, I am just speculating, as this depends on how Android/Cyanogenmod is structured, and I could be completely off the mark, and have no idea what I am talking about.
Thanks

noobworld said:
I can see that, but I think with some patience I can do it.
Also, I have been using Linux for years now, and it seems I just need to figure out how things are laid out in Android.
And once I get used to that, then things become easier.
I am assuming that the linux kernel needs to be compiled with the specific drivers related to my hardware, right?
However, that would still not take into account:
- The changes made in Android/Cyanogenmod that take into account Dual SIM functionality
- How Cyanogenmod is actually laid-out, such as are changes done directly to stock android, or applied as patches?
I was thinking of the following:
1) Checking for the difference between stock Android and Cyanogenmod, and save aside the diff changes to make a patch file.
2) Then hope to find the sources of the stock android that has already been modified to work with MT6589, since these devices obviously use Android on them with some modifications
3) Then apply the patch made in (1) on these sources
Thus, I also need one important question answered:
If I were to download the sources for Cyanogenmod (which I already did), are the patches to the stock Android already applied, or are they placed in a separate folder, and applied on compilation?
I have this feeling that the above patches will probably not work out, because there will probably be extra functions, code that the patch will not be able to take into account, and will have some type of non-working or broken system, until I figure out what is missing.
I might get it to boot to a certain point (most probably shell like), and it would stop there.
Well, in either case, after writing all this down, I started to visualize more the hard part you are talking about, and this would require good knowledge of Android Code and structure.
Thus, if anyone can give me the required Cyanogenmod sources that have already been modified to work on an MT6589, or the diff patches between the normal and modified Cynogenmod, then that would be amazing.
Then I will have to only figure out at that point the propriety files I need to pull from the device, and specific vendor modifications.
Of course, I am just speculating, as this depends on how Android/Cyanogenmod is structured, and I could be completely off the mark, and have no idea what I am talking about.
Thanks
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ok I will help u.
go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613

prantoroy said:
ok I will help u.
go here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=613
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Wow... Even though I searched for so long, I did not find this.
I guess I did not know what to search for.
I thank you a lot.
I will probably take a while to learn how to use this, so I will disappear until I figure it out.
If I managed to do anything, then will come back and post my status.
Thanks again

noobworld said:
Wow... Even though I searched for so long, I did not find this.
I guess I did not know what to search for.
I thank you a lot.
I will probably take a while to learn how to use this, so I will disappear until I figure it out.
If I managed to do anything, then will come back and post my status.
Thanks again
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glad I could help.
and don't bother .its my job to help new.
and pm me if u need smthing.
and please close thread.

Related

[Q] Ubuntu for Tablet for TF101??

Do you think there is chances that this ubuntu for tablet will be available for TF101? or is it possible to make it for ourselves?
It is available, look in the dev section.
Lethe6 said:
It is available, look in the dev section.
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ahh, actually i mean Ubuntu For Tablet, not the desktop version. sorry for the mislead.
take a look here,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h384z7Ph0gU
maybe
A place to start perhaps! Any takers?
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Install
Lets do this.
I started looking at it this morning and they are releasing a porting guide tomorrow morning. I've already unpacked the images for the manta (nexus 10) and began poking around. I think we can successfully do this....since we've already got an armhf version started we could port just the interface and modules over on the base we already have.
I'll make a thread in the dev section as soon as I get more information and possibly a compile job started.
--
jholtom
I would be totally interested in this. And available for testing anytime!!!!
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
Cant wait for this!! will have to get studying and try help out the cause lol, btw imagine it combined with this https://wiki.linaro.org/LEG/Engineering/Kernel/GRUB
Porting guides up here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Touch/Porting
It would be very nice to see a port to the TF101 of this project. If the standard Ubuntu ARM release has been ported I hope it will be feasible for the Touch release as well.
Trying to port.....
Hello all! I have the tf101, and have tried the porting guide, but is says that it is not supported.... any ideas for workarounds?
thosehippos said:
Hello all! I have the tf101, and have tried the porting guide, but is says that it is not supported.... any ideas for workarounds?
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from what im reading if the device has a cyanogenmod 10.1 rom officially or unofficially then we should be able to port it im working on it myself as well, im not sure we have 10.1 tho i know we have CM10 just not sure about 10.1 but if it can be done it will be. we already have CM10 and we have 4.2.1 jellybean so i would think CM 10.1 is possible and therego ubuntu touch....id be willing to bet that if you give it a week or 2 the dev section will be graced with a port.
EDIT: update there is a ew CM10.1 rom up now and that will open the way for this to be ported...just saw it in dev section...maybe a few days rather than weeks the porting guide is rather straightforward and theres not much to it...its really a glorified theme just running in a container on top of android even using the android video, audio, and other hardware HALS and libs(i do believe) i am only a beginner developer so dont quote me completely...
neofreek01 said:
from what im reading if the device has a cyanogenmod 10.1 rom officially or unofficially then we should be able to port it im working on it myself as well, im not sure we have 10.1 tho i know we have CM10 just not sure about 10.1 but if it can be done it will be. we already have CM10 and we have 4.2.1 jellybean so i would think CM 10.1 is possible and therego ubuntu touch....id be willing to bet that if you give it a week or 2 the dev section will be graced with a port.
EDIT: update there is a ew CM10.1 rom up now and that will open the way for this to be ported...just saw it in dev section...maybe a few days rather than weeks the porting guide is rather straightforward and theres not much to it...its really a glorified theme just running in a container on top of android even using the android video, audio, and other hardware HALS and libs(i do believe) i am only a beginner developer so dont quote me completely...
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Won't it have to be an official 10.1 CyanogenMod build? Last I check (5 minutes ago) they only had CM10 on the TF101? It could technically be done with an unofficial rom but it would make it a lot harder than you suggest. Please see the CyanogenMod Device Info (sorry I am a new user so I can't make the link click-able wiki (dot) cyanogenmod (dot) org/w/Tf101_Info ).
prepreprealpha
Just tryed To install that preprealpha ubuntu touch which ends in a black screen. All nandroid backups Seem To be gone. Sdcard is no longer available in cwm.
Any ideas?
Thx
just for the curious:
i used lumpy kernel and no-names cm 10.1 device tree, had to do a little patching and this is the result:
www .youtube .com/watch?v=Dp7Tt7W7-3s
I am not allowed to post in the dev forum, so i put it here Wifi is not working, and i think its related to /proc, when i have fixed it, i will publish the changes to github..
p.s. no links allowed either! remove the blank spaces
onkelbebu said:
just for the curious:
i used lumpy kernel and no-names cm 10.1 device tree, had to do a little patching and this is the result:
www .youtube .com/watch?v=Dp7Tt7W7-3s
I am not allowed to post in the dev forum, so i put it here Wifi is not working, and i think its related to /proc, when i have fixed it, i will publish the changes to github..
p.s. no links allowed either! remove the blank spaces
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Nice! We have it up to a similar stage over here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2168473
Looks about the same as yours but your fonts are legible, jump over maybe you can help out
EDIT - Damn, I forget how many posts you need, maybe 10 to post in Dev section
mattack_at2 said:
Just tryed To install that preprealpha ubuntu touch which ends in a black screen. All nandroid backups Seem To be gone. Sdcard is no longer available in cwm.
Any ideas?
Thx
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Maybe somone else gets in this situation. i guess my mistake has been wiping system completly with cwm-touch
anyway, anything has been in internal Storage seems to be lost.
Now i flashed RogueXM Touch v1.5.0-R1 with easyflasher, in after booting into it i were able to access Android images placed on my MicroSd.
At least CM10.1 is booting now.
until i get my 10 posts ill post here
i sort of got ap scanning working, i messaged jholtom already how i did it. it involved some manual manipulating, next i try to sort it out
and again...
i have modified rc script to include my "fixes", resulting in working wifi. i will push my changes so it can be used anywhere. to setup the network connection i used phablet-network-setup included in built tools to copy the wifi settings from my laptop. keyboard still isnt useable.
here is the result:
youtu .be / KHpHp21aylU
the browser feels quite fast
and this is the install log from ssh server:
pastebin .ca / 2327138
again i am not allowed to post urls :/
onkelbebu said:
and again...
i have modified rc script to include my "fixes", resulting in working wifi. i will push my changes so it can be used anywhere. to setup the network connection i used phablet-network-setup included in built tools to copy the wifi settings from my laptop. keyboard still isnt useable.
here is the result:
youtu .be / KHpHp21aylU
the browser feels quite fast
and this is the install log from ssh server:
pastebin .ca / 2327138
again i am not allowed to post urls :/
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wow great work! I have posted on your behalf in the dev thread, build up some posts and get yourself over
Again nice work
I try to work close together with jholtom, he will incorporate the needed changes

[WIP] S Series Developer Edition Coversion

Deleted. Beaups released a full unlock using this. No need.
npjohnson said:
All,
Due to the recent accidental leak of Samsung eMMC vendor commands allowing write to protected eMMC areas, we are now able to write CID values on production devices.
Beaups has written an awesome tool called 'SamsungCID' (found here: https://github.com/beaups/SamsungCID). This makes the process all teh simpler!
I have built this tool from his source, and used it on a multitude of devices that use a Samsung eMMC. It works without flaw on the Moto G (Second Generation), Galaxy S5 (VZW/ATT, though, ATT doesn't have a Developer Edition that I am aware of), and many, many others.
How does this apply to you?
The S5 uses a Samsung eMMC, and has a Developer Edition. This means that it is vulnerable to this exploit.
How can I help this progress?
I need a few thing to make this work:
- A few testers with Production devices, and root (temp-root should work fine) -- I will contact these people individually, do not ask here to test.
- One person with a Developer Edition that has root (need an aboot dump, and them to run one command).
If any of you know of someone with a Developer Edition, please get them in contact with me. I can be reached on Hangouts, or on Telegram (@npjohnson).
PLEASE do not post your CID publicly.
I will be trying to package this into an app that will extend across multiple vulnerable devices.
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I know we'll be able to get a bootloader unlock from this, but hopefully we'll be able to get it done ASAP. I've already moved on to the Nexus 6, but I'd still love to have my S5's bootloader unlocked anyway. Good luck with this, I can't wait.
npjohnson said:
All,
Due to the recent accidental leak of Samsung eMMC vendor commands allowing write to protected eMMC areas, we are now able to write CID values on production devices.
Beaups has written an awesome tool called 'SamsungCID' (found here: https://github.com/beaups/SamsungCID). This makes the process all teh simpler!
I have built this tool from his source, and used it on a multitude of devices that use a Samsung eMMC. It works without flaw on the Moto G (Second Generation), Galaxy S5 (VZW/ATT, though, ATT doesn't have a Developer Edition that I am aware of), and many, many others.
How does this apply to you?
The S5 uses a Samsung eMMC, and has a Developer Edition. This means that it is vulnerable to this exploit.
How can I help this progress?
I need a few thing to make this work:
- A few testers with Production devices, and root (temp-root should work fine) -- I will contact these people individually, do not ask here to test.
- One person with a Developer Edition that has root (need an aboot dump, and them to run one command).
If any of you know of someone with a Developer Edition, please get them in contact with me. I can be reached on Hangouts, or on Telegram (@npjohnson).
PLEASE do not post your CID publicly.
I will be trying to package this into an app that will extend across multiple vulnerable devices.
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cant wait to see this going
So how have you gone about compiling and running this? Try as I may I can't seem to do a proper build. It's probably the lowest of the low, but if you could send me a binary, I'd greatly appreciate it
I'd be more than willing to try it on my rooted verizon s5.
Successfully compiled the tool - currently scouring the internet looking for anyone with a developer edition that might be able to help, we should have this done in no time. Have already sent out messages to a few, will look for more. I'll PM you if I get any details
Kinda cool watching this unfold over a few weeks, I'm really excited for what's to come.
You all need to check something else first, you need your current CID
If it starts with anything other than 15, this will not work for you. Samsung EMMC's start with CID 15, Toshiba 11, and there may be more. If you Don't start with 15, this WILL NOT WORK.
Regarding a compiled verison
http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=64141875024257149501
Yeah...unfortunately mine starts with an 11 :c
Yep, mine starts with a 15. I'm ready to start any testing. All of my possible developer editions have fallen through - many requesting a purchase of the actual phone. I'll keep looking, but I might be outta options atm.
I can't believe all we need to open this phone up is a dev phone for a few minutes. It would add new life. I'm searching out people as well. Hopefully we find something soon
Mine starts with a 15 and it's not my daily driver, count me in for testing!
Question. Didn't someone post in one of the forums (General or Android Development) about them having a Walmart Straight Talk S5 and that it was actually a VZW Dev Ed? Because he was wanting to put a CM ROM on it. If that's true, then we also need to find anyone with that particular device as well. If i can find the thread it was posted in I'll add the link. Found the links. If it's true we need to see if these variants could help out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65432642&postcount=48
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65143644&postcount=1
al50 said:
Question. Didn't someone post in one of the forums (General or Android Development) about them having a Walmart Straight Talk S5 and that it was actually a VZW Dev Ed? Because he was wanting to put a CM ROM on it. If that's true, then we also need to find anyone with that particular device as well. If i can find the thread it was posted in I'll add the link. Found the links. If it's true we need to see if these variants could help out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65432642&postcount=48
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=65143644&postcount=1
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That's actually brilliant. It MIGHT work, but even though they have identical hardware, I don't know if that guarantees that it will have a compatible bootloader - unless it does, in which case that's amazing, and we need to get a hold of someone with one asap. Unless they are the same model, just rebranded, I don't see this working as the bootloaders may not be signed with Verizon's keys.
True. Forgot about the VZW keys... Was thinking too much of finding a Dev Ed....lol
al50 said:
True. Forgot about the VZW keys... Was thinking too much of finding a Dev Ed....lol
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Don't give up hope so fast. I'm getting in contact with a few people, and I'll certainly try it. This may actually be the same phone, I see a lot of websites suggesting Straight Talk phones are the exact same as Verizon ones. We shall see. My information about the keys might not even be accurate, with my limited knowledge.
It was a good thought though, even if it isn't true
How can you compile it? I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.1 and i can't even get NDK to install correctly.. Any help?
CreeperPVP said:
How can you compile it? I'm running Ubuntu 14.04.1 and i can't even get NDK to install correctly.. Any help?
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Hmm. I dunno. I'm currently on Windows - there wasn't really any installation for NDK, just running from the extracted folder. I can post a link to a compiled version of the program, I'm pretty sure someone in another thread posted one.
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Here's a link to the thread, the OP has a link at the bottom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3337909
Is there a way to check CID from the phone? I can't seem to find out how to check it, build prop and whatnot doesn't have anything about it like some places suggest, and can't use fastboot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
Rakuu said:
Is there a way to check CID from the phone? I can't seem to find out how to check it, build prop and whatnot doesn't have anything about it like some places suggest, and can't use fastboot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
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Use eMMC brickbug checker on the play store. First 2 numbers of your cid should be 11 or 15. You want 15
Rakuu said:
Is there a way to check CID from the phone? I can't seem to find out how to check it, build prop and whatnot doesn't have anything about it like some places suggest, and can't use fastboot.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk
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Search google play for "eMMC Brickbug Check"
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SM-G389F Marshmallow Port to SM-G388F

SM-G389F Marshmallow Port for SM-G388F
Hello Everyone,
So we all know that the SM-G389F has Marshmallow as it's OS,
But when we look on the side of the SM-G388F, we still have Lollipop as it's OS, So I decided to port the OS version of the SM-G389F to the SM-G388F while configuring it to be compatible with it's hardware! :laugh:
I might need some help....
But we can start by Converting the Firmware Download to a Zip for the Custom Recovery to flash it
(Link to Download)
Thanks for Tuning in,
I will keep you all Updated soon! :fingers-crossed:
Hello Everyone,
I've wasted plenty of time trying to extract the SM-G389F Marshmallow Firmware but it was all for nothing. So now I am asking you all who own this device to flash the ROM link above using odin (https://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/galaxy-xcover3/SM-G389F/BTU/download/G389FXXS1APK1/114774/) and then creating a backup via TWRP including the system.img and the boot.img and sending it to me via Dropbox, Google Drive...
Anyway I would like to forgive myself for failing to do this operation without owning the phone because of the md5 protection, but now I will be leaving this part in your hands
Thanks in Advice,
Diamond26
For all intents and purposes consider the two devices as completely separate/different. First of all the got completely different SoC's (not revisions but completely different brands of SoC's). I started try to compile LineageOS (my sources are up on github), but I was facing completely obscure or unheard of errors that where difficult to fix and the amount of free time I have has changed so I more or less have stopped doing that for the time being.
I will be writing up all the info I know off the device but that task has gotten away from me at the moment due to computer problems.
Matt07211 said:
For all intents and purposes consider the two devices as completely separate/different. First of all the got completely different SoC's (not revisions but completely different brands of SoC's). I started try to compile LineageOS (my sources are up on github), but I was facing completely obscure or unheard of errors that where difficult to fix and the amount of free time I have has changed so I more or less have stopped doing that for the time being.
I will be writing up all the info I know off the device but that task has gotten away from me at the moment due to computer problems.
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Thanks for including yourself in this thread!
But may I ask which device do you own please?
Diamond26 said:
Thanks for including yourself in this thread!
But may I ask which device do you own please?
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Well in currently typing it from my Samsung xCover3, with the Marvell SoC, so it's the SM-G388F
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Well in currently typing it from my Samsung xCover3, with the Marvell SoC, so it's the SM-G388F
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Oh ok!
I was just eager to see if someone with a SM-G389F has come, maybe he could back up his 6.0 Stock ROM and maybe I could modify it.
That's why!
Diamond26 said:
Oh ok!
I was just eager to see if someone with a SM-G389F has come, maybe he could back up his 6.0 Stock ROM and maybe I could modify it.
That's why!
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Please re-read my initial post in this thread, it's not possible. Your dealing with two different types of SoC's, so what your proposing is not possible, compiling from stock Android sources is (if you can fix every compile error)
Matt07211 said:
Please re-read my initial post in this thread, it's not possible. Your dealing with two different types of SoC's, so what your proposing is not possible, compiling from stock Android sources is (if you can fix every compile error)
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I just want to mess around with the ROM, maybe I could modify something!
PixelBoot said:
I just want to mess around with the ROM, maybe I could modify something!
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Do what ever you want, you can still mess around a lot, you just can't transplant files from the value edition to the Normal edition.
There is some cool mods you can do if you modify system apks.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2799050
Is this thread still up?
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Is this thread still up?
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Thinking about it...
I was thinking the same thing… I have an old Xcover, so i just wanted to try…
Did you succeed?

[DEV] Work in progress LineageOS 16.0 for Nubia Z18 NX606J

Hey,
over the last few weeks I've used my Christmas vacation to start working on the Z18 again. However since work is coming up again soon, I won't have that much time (and nerves) for working on this properly until the end of summer probably.
That's why I want to share my codebase with you, so maybe someone can pick up where I left off (and really, it's nothing big I did. I merely set up the device tree and made it compile more or less. It doesn't boot because of avb and I'm not aware of any way around that)
The device tree can be found here. It's still using a prebuilt kernel but I'll work on fixing the kernel source to a compileable state next.
If anyone wants to get involved, help or pick this up, feel free to do so. The community and I are always happy for help.
Explanations of what the next steps would be can be found below.
Again, do not install this unless you want to softbrick! It's not useable at all and will currently fail at boot verification!!
So what's next?
Fixing avb2.0: This isn't an easy task. How I understand, it either needs the official keys or I failed at signing the build with test keys from LineageOS. Either way this is the first step and top priority so the device boots again at least
EDIT: It seems that https://github.com/rockchip-linux/tools/tree/master/linux/Linux_SecurityAVB might be of some use (given that youyim123, the guy who also did the TWRP for Z18 starred this project). However I don't speak Chinese and putting my device in the hands of Google Translate is risky.. so anyone willing to translate, I'm open for DMs or anything
EDIT2: avb is working, so we can move on to breaking our system now (yay)
Hi, Its a long time i am waiting for a suitable rom to be installed in my Nubia Z18. Can you tell me when this rom can get out? Your effort is highly appreciated.
Zahidul Hasan said:
Hi, Its a long time i am waiting for a suitable rom to be installed in my Nubia Z18. Can you tell me when this rom can get out? Your effort is highly appreciated.
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Sorry but I can't give you any ETA on this. I'm working on it in my little free time and I'm not even sure what I'm really doing with this. The source is all on the GitHub repo I linked in the OP though, so if you're hesitant and want to get a working ROM, just get involved. It's really not that hard, all it requires is time, patience and lots of googling for weird error messages and further features you want to implement.
You can mostly follow the guide here https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/bacon/build just replace the bacon command with nx606j-eng and you're good to go and build this yourself. Maybe you can figure out avb since I can't do it by myself, so any help is appreciated.
Dear Sir, Thank you so much for your reply. Last day i tried to push a TWRP from here TWRP installed, but failed to install any gaapps. although process said success.
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Sorry but I can't give you any ETA on this. I'm working on it in my little free time and I'm not even sure what I'm really doing with this. The source is all on the GitHub repo I linked in the OP though, so if you're hesitant and want to get a working ROM, just get involved. It's really not that hard, all it requires is time, patience and lots of googling for weird error messages and further features you want to implement.
You can mostly follow the guide here https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/bacon/build just replace the bacon command with nx606j-eng and you're good to go and build this yourself. Maybe you can figure out avb since I can't do it by myself, so any help is appreciated.
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Dear Sir, Thank you so much for your reply. Last day i tried to push a TWRP from here TWRP installed, but failed to install any gaapps. although process said success.
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Yeah, that thread, if most of the development threads on the Z18 so far, was made by me. I also mentioned in post #3 that flashing Gapps doesn't seem to be working and I was trying to ask the GApps team for help. I never got an answer though, so I stopped looking into this and instead focused my effort on providing a working Lineage build for everyone. The result of that is this thread here
Hey curtisy, are u building lineage OS forZ18 right now?
im chinese and can help to test this rom if need tester, I've a Z18 on hand rite now and still finding a solution to solve the "GAPP" problem
try to flash GAPP package but no luck!
hope the Lineage can release soon for testing~tks!
sky104hk said:
Hey curtisy, are u building lineage OS forZ18 right now?
im chinese and can help to test this rom if need tester, I've a Z18 on hand rite now and still finding a solution to solve the "GAPP" problem
try to flash GAPP package but no luck!
hope the Lineage can release soon for testing~tks!
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I'm not building it right now. As I said, the project is pretty much on standby for anyone to take it where I left it but I'm still working on it sometimes and try to get it to work. The big issue is that the Z18 uses avb2 which I'm not sure how to bypass and which is also why the Lineage I built will not boot correctly. I don't want to seem rude saying this over and over again, but rather than testing, it would help if I had some more people to get involved. Just download the source and follow the instructions I mentioned in post#4. Progress will be much faster if there was a team behind this and not only one guy who doesn't know what he's doing most of the time. Also getting support in the Lineage IRC is tedious because I can't be online 24/7, so having some more people nag about avb2 there would also be of huge help.
And when there finally is something to test, not only will you be satisfied by your own achievement, but you can also be the initial tester since you built the ROM yourself.
PS: The Gapps issue is probably because of avb2 as well, however I'm not too sure about that
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I'm not building it right now. As I said, the project is pretty much on standby for anyone to take it where I left it but I'm still working on it sometimes and try to get it to work. The big issue is that the Z18 uses avb2 which I'm not sure how to bypass and which is also why the Lineage I built will not boot correctly. I don't want to seem rude saying this over and over again, but rather than testing, it would help if I had some more people to get involved. Just download the source and follow the instructions I mentioned in post#4. Progress will be much faster if there was a team behind this and not only one guy who doesn't know what he's doing most of the time. Also getting support in the Lineage IRC is tedious because I can't be online 24/7, so having some more people nag about avb2 there would also be of huge help.
And when there finally is something to test, not only will you be satisfied by your own achievement, but you can also be the initial tester since you built the ROM yourself.
PS: The Gapps issue is probably because of avb2 as well, however I'm not too sure about that
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OK I understand your situation, probably not as many ppl own this phone at all...there are many ppl doing developement in Oneplus 6 which I actually own that phone, the Z18 is actually my fd, therefore I cannot keep the phone long...just wonder if there have more ppl involve to this...the "avb2" I'll check to see if anyone on the net doing this, haha! the only solution is more developer involve to this phone!
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OK I understand your situation, probably not as many ppl own this phone at all...there are many ppl doing developement in Oneplus 6 which I actually own that phone, the Z18 is actually my fd, therefore I cannot keep the phone long...just wonder if there have more ppl involve to this...the "avb2" I'll check to see if anyone on the net doing this, haha! the only solution is more developer involve to this phone!
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As a quick update for everyone here as well because the discussion has somewhat shifted to the TWRP thread I worked around avb now. I also have a system.img but it's not working as of yet. If you want to get stuck in a boot loop, feel free to ask here and I'll attach the files in the OP for you to try and modify. Without building from source, there's probably not that much you can do though.
Hint: try booting phh-treble GSI first.
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Hint: try booting phh-treble GSI first.
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Thanks! Going to try that later but out of curiosity, isn't the reason this phone doesn't have google services out of the box that it wasn't certified by google? If so it's not treble compatible either right? Or am I missing something?
curtisy said:
Thanks! Going to try that later but out of curiosity, isn't the reason this phone doesn't have google services out of the box that it wasn't certified by google? If so it's not treble compatible either right? Or am I missing something?
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An uncertified device can be freely Treble compatible, so it's really worth to try. Remember to join the Telegram chat of phh-treble if you happen to need some quicker response.
j1505243 said:
An uncertified device can be freely Treble compatible, so it's really worth to try. Remember to join the Telegram chat of phh-treble if you happen to need some quicker response.
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Awesome. Thank you for the heads up! Might be worth to invest some time in this again then.
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Hint: try booting phh-treble GSI first.
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Alright, I tried and I don't think it's working. I get stuck in a bootloop again which repeats every few seconds.
Since I got Lineage compiled, wouldn't it be a better idea to just get that working and be done with it?
Any help is much appreciated!
Hello curtisy, I wish you good luck with your work on the Nubia Z18. I'd love to help you, but unfortunately I have no skills at android developing. Anyway... in case you will get LineageOS to run, I'd be very happy to post an instruction for the installation on my website chinahandys.net. Liebe Grüße, Joscha
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Alright, I tried and I don't think it's working. I get stuck in a bootloop again which repeats every few seconds.
Since I got Lineage compiled, wouldn't it be a better idea to just get that working and be done with it?
Any help is much appreciated!
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Booting non-GSI will only be tougher :/ Capture deep level logs and inspect that. If you need help, join a phh-treble chat somewhere.
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Booting non-GSI will only be tougher :/ Capture deep level logs and inspect that. If you need help, join a phh-treble chat somewhere.
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Yeah that's actually the same point I stopped at with Lineage. Got it to boot to the Nubia logo, captured logs and I can see some weird errors. But getting replies on IRC is a pain, especially if I can only be online for 2hrs a day. That's why I had hoped someone would pick this up but to no avail. Guess I'll have to look into it again and experiment.
Thanks for your help so far! If there's any more tips you want to share, I'm always open for them
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Hello curtisy, I wish you good luck with your work on the Nubia Z18. I'd love to help you, but unfortunately I have no skills at android developing. Anyway... in case you will get LineageOS to run, I'd be very happy to post an instruction for the installation on my website chinahandys.net. Liebe Grüße, Joscha
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Hey, sure thing I actually know the site well and got the idea of getting a Z18 from your site. In case you know anyone that might be able to help with logs or anything, I'm always open for suggestions and help.
As a general rule of thumb, so far the process isn't exactly easy because it requires proprietary software. The issue is with boot verification, so to get around that, I rooted my phone with some Chinese Windows application (still trying to reverse that to get the actual keys..) then I could start flashing. The process is tedious though as every failure means reflashing the original rom as well as running the root tool again. I'll try to make it simpler and cross platform once the rom actually works. But it's still a long way to that point.
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Hey, sure thing I actually know the site well and got the idea of getting a Z18 from your site. In case you know anyone that might be able to help with logs or anything, I'm always open for suggestions and help.
As a general rule of thumb, so far the process isn't exactly easy because it requires proprietary software. The issue is with boot verification, so to get around that, I rooted my phone with some Chinese Windows application (still trying to reverse that to get the actual keys..) then I could start flashing. The process is tedious though as every failure means reflashing the original rom as well as running the root tool again. I'll try to make it simpler and cross platform once the rom actually works. But it's still a long way to that point.
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Unfortunately I personally don't know somebody who has the skills to support you. I have included a call for support for your project in our review.

How to build a Custom ROM for a completely unsupported device?

I know the first comments on this post will be the pessimistic "if you are asking all these questions, then you will not be able to do this" type.. however, if that is the case, how did all the developers learn to build custom ROMs for their devices? They must have learnt from somewhere or by their own trial and error.. therefore they can share their knowledge if willing to do so.
My question is about the building of a custom ROM e.g. LineageOS for an unsupported device which has no device tree or anything of the sort, such as a BLU Studio X Plus.
I know the basic commands.. But I'm not sure of the full process for creating the necessary blobs for my device(s).
I am aspiring to be a developer myself, but need someone to teach me. If any of you are willing to assist me in my endeavour, comment down below, or you can even privately message me.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
Alando123 said:
I know the first comments on this post will be the pessimistic "if you are asking all these questions, then you will not be able to do this" type.. however, if that is the case, how did all the developers learn to build custom ROMs for their devices? They must have learnt from somewhere or by their own trial and error.. therefore they can share their knowledge if willing to do so.
My question is about the building of a custom ROM e.g. LineageOS for an unsupported device which has no device tree or anything of the sort, such as a BLU Studio X Plus.
I know the basic commands.. But I'm not sure of the full process for creating the necessary blobs for my device(s).
I am aspiring to be a developer myself, but need someone to teach me. If any of you are willing to assist me in my endeavour, comment down below, or you can even privately message me.
Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!
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They started by starting with smaller, less complicated developments/modifications to get some basic understanding. Then they started spending more time doing more diligent research, reading, reading again then reading again than they did spending time asking questions.
As for the "sharing their knowledge" for others to learn.... Well, that is exactly why there are hundreds or even thousands of guides and threads on the various types of android custom development on many different websites and forums. The issue you are having is based in the fact that all of the guides are written with an assumption that the reader already has some form of intermediate programming knowledge, they are not written for the proverbial "noob". Another factor is that none of the guides are an "all-in-one, everything you need to know from start to finish" type of guide, this is because there are too many differences in the various android versions, hardware architectures, SDK versions, APIs and etc. to make a guide complete enough for general usage on every type of device, there are specific things involved that make that an impossible task. So don't get your hopes up about some kind of miracle answer that takes the pain and hard work out of your journey.
Study the guides, start small, get good at what you start with, then work your way up, starting with trying to build something like a ROM with no previous programming experience, is not a good idea for a starting point.
There is no shortage of people coming to XDA wanting to be developers and asking for someone to help teach them, it just doesn't work that way, you gotta be willing to put the time into learning and figuring out at least 95% of it on your own, that is how they learned, why should it be any different for you. The cold reality is, those that truly desire it, seek it diligently without reaching out for a hand to do the "real" work for them, the ones that succeed and excel are the ones that climb the ladder themselves with very little help from the outside because they reach inside of themselves and apply themselves to their goal without quitting or losing heart or saying "this is too hard, help me".
First of all, it depends on whether the stock source code is available for your device, if there is no stock source code available to the public(no, I'm not talking about the stock firmware file), then you will not be able to build a custom ROM from source for your device, which means that you won't be able to build anything like LineageOS because setting up the device tree requires the stock source code. No source code=no device tree, no device tree=no LineageOS or AOSP ROMs. Devices that do not have a source code available can only get ROMs if someone chooses to port a ROM from a similar device with similar hardware, that is the only way to get a ROM without stock source code. The stock firmware would be required in order to port a ROM from a similar device, if the stock firmware is not available, you can't port a ROM.
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Droidriven said:
They started by starting with smaller, less complicated developments/modifications to get some basic understanding. Then they started spending more time doing more diligent research, reading, reading again then reading again than they did spending time asking questions.
As for the "sharing their knowledge" for others to learn.... Well, that is exactly why there are hundreds or even thousands of guides and threads on the various types of android custom development on many different websites and forums. The issue you are having is based in the fact that all of the guides are written with assumption that the reader already has some form of intermediate programming knowledge, they are not written for the proverbial "noob". Another factor is that none of the guides are an "all-in-one, everything you need to know from start to finish" type of guide, this is because there are too many differences in the various android versions, hardware architectures, SDK versions, APIs and etc. to make a guide complete enough for general usage on every type of device, there are specific things involved that make that an impossible task. So don't get your hopes up about some kind of miracle answer that takes the pain and hard work out of your journey.
Study the guides, start small, get good at what you start with, then work your way up, starting with trying to build something like a ROM with no previous programming experience, is not a good idea for a starting point.
There is no shortage of people coming to XDA wanting to be developers and asking for someone to help teach them, it just doesn't work that way, you gotta be willing to put the time into learning and figuring out at least 95% of it on your own, that is how they learned, why should it be any different for you. The cold reality is, those that truly desire it, seek it diligently without reaching out for a hand to do the "real" work for them, the ones that succeed and excel are the ones that climb the ladder themselves with very little help from the outside because they reach inside of themselves and apply themselves to their goal without quitting or losing heart or saying "this is too hard, help me".
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Thanks for the advice.. I was hoping for something along the lines of a "I found a formula, you can use it to solve your problem" kind of answer.. But I understand your point of view. I was by no means asking for anyone to do the "real" work for me, just for a helping hand to point me in the correct direction. Most of the guides I see are just to create some basic files using the boot.img of my device.
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Thanks for the advice.. I was hoping for something along the lines of a "I found a formula, you can use it to solve your problem" kind of answer.. But I understand your point of view. I was by no means asking for anyone to do the "real" work for me, just for a helping hand to point me in the correct direction. Most of the guides I see are just to create some basic files using the boot.img of my device.
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I added to my post above, it might give you an idea of what is possible and what isn't.
Go to the LineageOS website and read the basic guide for setting up an android build environment, then read some guides for building ROMs for other similar Blu Studio devices.
Also, another important factor in whether or not a custom ROM is possible for your device is thst your bootloader must be unlocked or at least "can" be unlocked.
You also need a custom recovery such as TWRP(which you'd probably have to build for yourself, which is yet another task to learn in development along with learning to build a ROM, not to mention learning how to get the kernel right) in order to flash a LineageOS custom ROM or any other ROM that is not based on stock, TWRP is easier to learn how to build than a ROM, but still a task in itself. Modified stock ROMs can be customized and flashed without root or custom recovery but they aren't "true" custom ROMs, they are still fully stock underneath with some tweaks "on the surface".
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Droidriven said:
I added to my post above, it might give you an idea of what is possible and what isn't.
Go to the LineageOS website and read the basic guide for setting up an android build environment, then read some guides for building ROMs for other similar Blu Studio devices.
Also, another important factor in whether or not a custom ROM is possible for your device is thst your bootloader must be unlocked or at least "can" be unlocked.
You also need a custom recovery in order to flash a LineageOS custom ROM or any other ROM that is not based on stock. Modified stock ROMs can be customized and flashed, but they aren't custom, they are still fully stock underneath with some tweaks "on the surface".
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Yes.. I have made a TWRP for my device.. I also created a modified (rooted, debloated, updated) stock ROM.. But want to reach a stage where I'm able to make an actual custom ROM. I am currently flying through many guides to get an idea of what is needed.
I've set up build environments and built ROMs for Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (grandprimeve3g) but that device already had proprietary blobs made for it.
Alando123 said:
Yes.. I have made a TWRP for my device.. I also created a modified (rooted, debloated, updated) stock ROM.. But want to reach a stage where I'm able to make an actual custom ROM. I am currently flying through many guides to get an idea of what is needed.
I've set up build environments and built ROMs for Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (grandprimeve3g) but that device already had proprietary blobs made for it.
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Ok, so you have a decently basic understanding, that is in your favor. As for the blobs, is the stock source available for your specific device? That would help increase your chances of success. Are their any other models of Blu Studio or other device with similar hardware that have custom ROMs already available? If so, you may can put something together using some blobs from those devices and then filling in the blanks.
@Alando123
Can you get a ROM dump or system dump from your device?
I'm going to assume that you've read this and experimented with it?
https://wiki.lineageos.org/proprietary_blobs.html
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Droidriven said:
Ok, so you have a decently basic understanding, that is in your favor. As for the blobs, is the stock source available for your specific device? That would help increase your chances of success. Are their any other models of Blu Studio or other device with similar hardware that have custom ROMs already available? If so, you may can put something together using some blobs from those devices and then filling in the blanks.
@Alando123
Can you get a ROM dump or system dump from your device?
I'm going to assume that you've read this and experimented with it?
https://wiki.lineageos.org/proprietary_blobs.html
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No, BLU rarely releases source for any of their devices, however I made a system dump using MTK Droid Tools. I also just stumbled upon the link to the LineageOS page about blobs right before you replied ?
Alando123 said:
No, BLU rarely releases source for any of their devices, however I made a system dump using MTK Droid Tools
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You should be able to use the system dump to generate vendor blobs by extracting them from the system dump or from a system dump pulled from a similar BLU studio or MTK device running a current LineageOS ROM as described in the first portion of the guide in the link that I gave you.
Also, there is a Lineage forum and a place to comment/ask questions on their github page.
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You should be able to use the system dump to generate vendor blobs by extracting them from the system dump or from a system dump pulled from a similar BLU studio or MTK device running a current LineageOS ROM as described in the first portion of the guide in the link that I gave you.
Also, there is a Lineage forum and a place to comment/ask questions on their github page.
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Hey, I currently ported several ROMs for my device.. the only problem I have with all of the ROMs are auto-focus and front camera (though camera is an issue for almost all ROMs, developed or ported at first). Most of the devices are similar, so, I'll do some digging and see what I can do about this. Or if I can develop a ROM, with some kanged blobs and some of my own, that will work, then fix camera piece by piece.
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Hey, I currently ported several ROMs for my device.. the only problem I have with all of the ROMs are auto-focus and front camera (though camera is an issue for almost all ROMs, developed or ported at first). Most of the devices are similar, so, I'll do some digging and see what I can do about this. Or if I can develop a ROM, with some kanged blobs and some of my own, that will work, then fix camera piece by piece.
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Yes, stock camera is always an issue when building ROMs because stock camera is proprietary, this means the camera is a closed source software instead of open source software.
Generally, the "quick fix" is to use a 3rd party camera app from PlayStore such as Google Camera or A Better Camera(ABC camera). Try some 3rd party camera apps and see if any work.
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Droidriven said:
Yes, stock camera is always an issue when building ROMs because stock camera is proprietary, this means the camera is a closed source software instead of open source software.
Generally, the "quick fix" is to use a 3rd party camera app from PlayStore such as Google Camera or A Better Camera(ABC camera). Try some 3rd party camera apps and see if any work.
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Yeah.. replacing libcameracustom.so results in the same issue with front camera, also even Footej closed when trying to use the front camera.
Alando123 said:
Yeah.. replacing libcameracustom.so results in the same issue with front camera, also even Footej closed when trying to use the front camera.
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Try more than just a few camera apps, try many, try several, try them all, one of them might work. It's aggravating and time consuming, but with patience, it might work out for you.
You might need to try an app and then if it doesn't work, uninstall the app then boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache then reboot and try another camera app, you might also need to try a factory reset along with wiping cache from recovery before trying another camera app because some things might be left behind from the non working app that you tried and it might interfere with the next app that you try. Factory resetting and wiping cache before trying the next app might increase the chances that it will work. If you try an app and it doesn't work, just uninstalling it before trying the next app might not be "enough" if it leaves something behind that prevents the next app from working.
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Droidriven said:
Try more than just a few camera apps, try many, try several, try them all, one of them might work. It's aggravating and time consuming, but with patience, it might work out for you.
You might need to try an app and then if it doesn't work, uninstall the app then boot into recovery and wipe cache and dalvik cache then reboot and try another camera app, you might also need to try a factory reset along with wiping cache from recovery before trying another camera app because some things might be left behind from the non working app that you tried and it might interfere with the next app that you try. Factory resetting and wiping cache before trying the next app might increase the chances that it will work. If you try an app and it doesn't work, just uninstalling it before trying the next app might not be "enough" if it leaves something behind that prevents the next app from working.
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I don't think that any camera app would have helped.. I replaced libcameracustom.so from a different device, and front camera works, but no both cameras have a blue hue on them
I am having problems with building lineageOS for my "Unsupported" Device I have made themed ROMS, Themes for cyanogenmod, Themes for substratum, basic apps for my ROM, and customized recovery and ported ROMS to my device but I need a small headstart to actually "Build" lineageOS for my device. Thats It
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