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Hi everybody i was wondering if there was any developer that could help me learn how to develop some roms and stuff for the sgs4g i really want to help. I'm 14 help me please need step by step instructions!!

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dear ssh678.
even though your ambition is highly admired, there are rules & regulations you need to read prior to posting.
this is probably what you're looking for.
~cheers

That thread is a dead end. What exactly are you trying to do? I can help you a little bit.
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this is the wrong place to post questions. mod please move this thread.

chris.... said:
That thread is a dead end. What exactly are you trying to do? I can help you a little bit.
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I'm just trying to learn how to make roms and kernels so if i wanted to make a rom my way with everything i want with a kernel that i made i would post it and let everybody try im a noob sorry... im just trying to make roms and kernels

ssh678 said:
I'm just trying to learn how to make roms and kernels so if i wanted to make a rom my way with everything i want with a kernel that i made i would post it and let everybody try im a noob sorry... im just trying to make roms and kernels
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Any programming experience?
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chris.... said:
Any programming experience?
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along with you wanna learn linux?
cause linux experence cough helps tons cough

RaverX3X said:
along with you wanna learn linux?
cause linux experence cough helps tons cough
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Yeah, plus Linux is awesome anyway
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well knowing how to read configure and install via source helps along with compileing kernels.. Hince why linux exp is a major plus

You need either Linux or a Mac to build from source anyway
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I'm gonna hijack the thread since the OP is taking too long to reply.
I have some experience with Linux. Programming experience with HTML, Javascript, PHP, Java and C/C++.
Any tips?

FBis251 said:
I'm gonna hijack the thread since the OP is taking too long to reply.
I have some experience with Linux. Programming experience with HTML, Javascript, PHP, Java and C/C++.
Any tips?
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get eclipse get the android sdk set them up also get the samsung sorce code from Samsung have a look at it
get fimmilar with complying your own kernels from source so on so forth read learn ask questions.
Dont be afraid of soft bricks

chris.... said:
You need either Linux or a Mac to build from source anyway
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ok i will dual boot linux with windows but i have no programming experience i will be taking classes in highschool but for now nothing so i need some major help thanks for helping! Any linux OS? Which one? i need link thanks! Also need to learn c++ Thanks......HELP!

ssh678 said:
ok i will dual boot linux with windows but i have no programming experience i will be taking classes in highschool but for now nothing so i need some major help thanks for helping! Any linux OS? Which one? i need link thanks!
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Ubuntu is pretty easy to use
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ubuntu is easy to learn.. Read read everything best advice i can give the reason i stated eclipse is u can test of a fake phone via the program without fear of killing ur own device for apps and what not lol thats always a plus

ssh678 said:
ok i will dual boot linux with windows but i have no programming experience i will be taking classes in highschool but for now nothing so i need some major help thanks for helping! Any linux OS? Which one? i need link thanks! Also need to learn c++ Thanks......HELP!
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You'll wanna learn Java, specifically, Object Oriented Programming. Stick to one of the more popular Linux distributions since it'll be easier to get your computer set up and deal with driver problems and the like. For now, maybe Ubuntu would be your best choice.

Come on, don't blame on me,but do you have any ideas of Linux otherwise this will be a thread with only HOW-TO install Linux and how to fetch repo and mod them to destroy the main reason they were build. TO WORK ON YOUR PHONE !
I don't want to be rude! Im only think that it is senseless to learn first android devin, when you never used Linux befor :/
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Borky_16 said:
Come on, don't blame on me,but do you have any ideas of Linux otherwise this will be a thread with only HOW-TO install Linux and how to fetch repo and mod them to destroy the main reason they were build. TO WORK ON YOUR PHONE !
I don't want to be rude! Im only think that it is senseless to learn first android devin, when you never used Linux befor :/
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hate to say it he does have a point with 0 prior experence u might wanna start learning linux first and foremost and work from there

Yeah but this thread is a good idea for people who are halfway there and want to learn
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never said it wasnt

[WIP]Brand New ROM Kitchen In The Works

Alright guys. Dsixda's kitchen has helped me a lot as I'm sure it has a lot of others... but its a little out dated and lacking a lot of newer developments... that's why I am here.
My name is Austin Conn and I am working on a new android rom kitchen... but I need help...
I am asking for users to post what they want in the kitchen. Throw up anything you can. Tweaks. Tools. Source. Whatever. Post a reply with your request and a link to the guide for it and I will look into it. Once I have the basic framework built, ill re update this op but I need ideas...
Thanks guys...
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windows supported/ help menu/ galaxy s I and II compatibility / tutorial based on porting guide/ rules of thumb section and linked to an irc support channel/ custom recovery cooker/ glossary and faq links
Via OG Epic 4g Cm9 & NYGiants 2012 Champions!!!!!

build a zImage on windows. you could unpack it with a perl script previously.
thanks!
Galaxy tab 7+ support/ exynos

What language are you developing in? Are you going CLI again or GUI? I'm currently developing a wrapper-like assembly of the adb binary for .NET and going to distribute as a dll. Pm me, as I would like to help out on this project if you need the extra hands.

Right now its only for Unix systems. Its written in bash however will have a nice GUI to use
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Pm me, I think we can have a good talk about including the tools I made
Greets!

After a crap ton of research a GUI is NOT possible right now WITHOUT learning a new language. Also. Windows support does not look like a possibility either. Sorry guys. However i believe this will be an amazing tool.
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atc3030 said:
After a crap ton of research a GUI is NOT possible right now WITHOUT learning a new language. Also. Windows support does not look like a possibility either. Sorry guys. However i believe this will be an amazing tool.
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This guy....xD....ohh man im rolling.

Tutorial: Android Internals - Building a Custom ROM, Pt. 1 of 2

This for those this a great , aw some step by step tutorial with in depth nareation on how to truly build Android . I have yet to see a tutorial that is deeper than ripping and repackaging a Rom. This teaches it all to you
Android Development.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_H4AlQaNa0
In this two-part series, Marko is going to show you how to build a custom Android ROM from scratch. This series will cover:
Building Android From Source
- Setting up your machine
- Getting the source code: git and repo
- Building the source code
- Android project layout - what is what
Building Custom Android ROM
- Customizing the build
- Adding and removing applications
- Rooting the device and modifying users
- Modifying startup process
- Installing native libraries
Modifying Android Frameworks
- About Android frameworks and services
- Sensor service
- Telephony service
- Multimedia framework

I glad to engage in this work. I now start learning

PrakashGD said:
I glad to engage in this work. I now start learning
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Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1404442

This was way too much. Still didn't help with other problems.
See what it was trying but for a newb want the best tutorial.
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This tutorial is brilliant im surprised there isnt more like this!
fabzbear said:
This was way too much. Still didn't help with other problems.
See what it was trying but for a newb want the best tutorial.
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No offence but If this tutorial is way to much, you should even be considering building a custom rom

JoinTheRealms said:
This tutorial is brilliant im surprised there isnt more like this!
No offence but If this tutorial is way to much, you should even be considering building a custom rom
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Let me rephrase what I said because I'm reading it now and I can see why it came across like that.
The tutorial is ok and it shows a couple in depth stuff but it doesn't fully cover everything, not the little things I've had to go around xda to find to make my build work.
Simply put it not a full tutorial but it comes close.
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AWESOME and thanks for posting, definitely checking this out =D =D =D

i will definitely check this out! thanks!

Does it work on Windows Vista?

Thanks for sharing!

fabzbear said:
This was way too much. Still didn't help with other problems.
See what it was trying but for a newb want the best tutorial.
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I feel your pain bro.
Wasnt that long ago when I was a noob too
However, I suggest you check out this dudes post. Helped me a lot back then.
peace B|
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862782

Does this really helped anyone??
I just wanna know because i own a non famous android phone which has very less roms and mods so i just wanna use this method to compile
ROMs for my phone from sources like cm repos.

i used to make pots roms for the lg p500, i tried to make one for my atrix 2 and nothing, i asked to some developers of atrix 2 (very famous by the way) and i tell them how i make those ports and they tell me that it was other metod for our atrix 2, and NEVER TELL ME WHAT WAS THAT METOD, I ASK LIKE 3 MORE TIMES AND NEVER GET AN ANSWER. It was depressing :crying::crying::crying:

Hi thanks for posting this tutorial and for your work. One thing would like to ask is if anyone no's of some more links or books as I would like to learn how to code and correct bugs and add features to ROMs or build my own. I would greatly appreciate any help thanks in advance.

Building roms

Sorry if this is in the wrong section,but all I really want to know is what I need to learn in order to properly take an ruu img and build my own Rom from it. What code language? What do I need on a pc? Where should I start? I have no real background in coding, but would love to learn, and I pick things up pretty quickly. Once again sorry if this is wrong place to ask. Thanks in advance for any help and direction given.
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I would also like to know this.
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Nrod0784 said:
Sorry if this is in the wrong section,but all I really want to know is what I need to learn in order to properly take an ruu img and build my own Rom from it. What code language? What do I need on a pc? Where should I start? I have no real background in coding, but would love to learn, and I pick things up pretty quickly. Once again sorry if this is wrong place to ask. Thanks in advance for any help and direction given.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I would also like to know this.
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Here is a tutorial for building custom rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663594
You need to post in Q&A

ROMs built off the RUUs are not "coded", they are the final product zip.
People use kitchens/manually deodex, zipalign, and others before adding their own tweaks and stuff by decompiling the APKs and editing the smali code (which is annoying as hell, FYI)
The other type of ROM is AOSP ROMs. Thats primarily what I work with, since we have the source code. AOSP is in C, C++, and Java.
If you want any help with the latter option, feel free to PM me.

rohan32 said:
ROMs built off the RUUs are not "coded", they are the final product zip.
People use kitchens/manually deodex, zipalign, and others before adding their own tweaks and stuff by decompiling the APKs and editing the smali code (which is annoying as hell, FYI)
The other type of ROM is AOSP ROMs. Thats primarily what I work with, since we have the source code. AOSP is in C, C++, and Java.
If you want any help with the latter option, feel free to PM me.
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Go to this guy, he is a pro.
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[COMMUNITY PROJECT] [DEV] New Android Emulator for Testing/Developing Custom Roms

I know the SDK has AVD, but it's outdated and extremely slow. You can install custom roms on it but only older ones because its based on the yaffs2 filesystem and most current roms use EXT4. I had high hopes for bluestacks too but its locked down pretty tight and I don't see us being able to flash roms to it anytime soon. We have emulators for pretty much everything else, something like this shouldn't be too hard if we work at it. Dynamic recompilation seems to be the best way to go, but feel free to give input if you feel otherwise.
I guess our starting point should be here: http://fms.komkon.org/EMUL8/HOWTO.html
The man who wrote the guide above is some high-end developer that builds emulators for Android, but he seems to be pretty knowledgeable. He has an email you can contact him if you need help with a specific thing: [email protected].
As they come in, I'll list all the information regarding developments in this project in the post below.

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Wow! Looks an excellent project for Devs
I have few questions
1. Will be there a possibility to define and emulate specific devices?
2. How ROMs are flashed, the emulator will have a recovery too?
3. How many of you are working on it?

varun.chitre15 said:
Wow! Looks an excellent project for Devs
I have few questions
1. Will be there a possibility to define and emulate specific devices?
2. How ROMs are flashed, the emulator will have a recovery too?
3. How many of you are working on it?
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1.) One of the goals would be hardware and kernel emulation, I would imagine they could be set as variables where you could input your own kernel and we could make some predefined hardware options for you to choose from. It would be hard but I think it could be done.
2.) I don't exactly know, but seeing as that's how we already do it we could try. Early alphas would probably be more of a "kitchen" where your menu is in the terminal and you manually put your files in the respective folders.
3.) Just me at the moment, I haven't found anyone to help. I haven't really made too much progress either, right now I'm decompiling AVD to figure out how it runs.

If this works, it would be a lifesaver. I say we should PM you any predefined device settings we want, and have a drop down list that automatically sets it. And to emulate recovery I don't see happening like on our devices, but maybe some of the wipe features, and flashing over a current rom? Also anything you need for help I can do, just ask. I'm good at design, and UI, just can't create it myself. And can you possible make it cross platform? Because I switch between windows and Linux.
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evodev said:
If this works, it would be a lifesaver. I say we should PM you any predefined device settings we want, and have a drop down list that automatically sets it. And to emulate recovery I don't see happening like on our devices, but maybe some of the wipe features, and flashing over a current rom? Also anything you need for help I can do, just ask. I'm good at design, and UI, just can't create it myself. And can you possible make it cross platform? Because I switch between windows and Linux.
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I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 right now, so it's going to be Linux at first but once its stable enough the plan is to make it cross-platform. And I do need help, I need all the help I can get! Hence community project haha.

flapflip22 said:
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 right now, so it's going to be Linux at first but once its stable enough the plan is to make it cross-platform. And I do need help, I need all the help I can get! Hence community project haha.
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I can live with Linux at first. And I know, but I mean any help a non-coder can give. I will at least test it, and give some device specifics, but anything else that I can really do?
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evodev said:
I can live with Linux at first. And I know, but I mean any help a non-coder can give. I will at least test it, and give some device specifics, but anything else that I can really do?
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Either way, I appreciate the help! Ill PM you if I need a tester and you should pop in every once in awhile to see how things are coming along. I'm not going to lie, this is harder than I thought it was but it seems do-able the more I study AVD.
I'm thinking we might be able to change the filesystem on AVD to run EXT3/EXT4 and get it to run a little smoother and build it to run without eclipse, then modify it to fit our needs.

That's sound good. And anyone who would get the most use of it would be fine with a terminal based one right now, and you can work on a GUI later unless someone else helps you soon. I'll keep checking as this comes along, hopefully it won't take too long to get a preview working.
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I am too up for testing!
You can use Qt for GUI, its easy.
Its based on C++ and hence is very fast than other GUI libraries.

varun.chitre15 said:
I am too up for testing!
You can use Qt for GUI, its easy.
Its based on C++ and hence is very fast than other GUI libraries.
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Any chance you would know how to use it and can help him?
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evodev said:
Any chance you would know how to use it and can help him?
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Yes I can
You can see my tool in my signature. It is based on Qt

varun.chitre15 said:
Yes I can
You can see my tool in my signature. It is based on Qt
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That's good. And your sig isn't showing up in the tapatalk app.
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I feel pretty confident in this project, I'm going through Androids source code starting with 1.5

I've been thinking this over, it would be much easier to add EXT3 and EXT4 support to AVD and tweak it for speed. Im working on it now, ill try to get an early alpha out as soon as I can put it together.

flapflip22 said:
I've been thinking this over, it would be much easier to add EXT3 and EXT4 support to AVD and tweak it for speed. Im working on it now, ill try to get an early alpha out as soon as I can put it together.
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Great
Do lemme know if you need any help with GUI

Originally Posted by flapflip22
I've been thinking this over, it would be much easier to add EXT3 and EXT4 support to AVD and tweak it for speed. Im working on it now, ill try to get an early alpha out as soon as I can put it together.
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Great
Do lemme know if you need any help with GUI
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Will do!

I'm not asking for an eta or anything, but have you got anything working yet, or still looking at the code? I really want to try this out soon.
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What is the status?