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[Build Guide][Flo/Deb] - Pure AOSP 6.0.0_r1

This is a PURE AOSP ROM build guide. I have opted not to post an actual AOSP ROM based on 6.0.0 due to the fact I just dont care for it much. The instructions are up to date as of 10/21/2015
Deprecated-> This thread is about learning to build your own ROM following the instructions in post #2. The ROM posted in this thread is for example output. Feel free to download and use the ROMS @GROGG88 and I build! Feel free to try and build your own. We will try to help!
Quick Change Log
10/21 - Updated guide to reflect Android version 6.0.0_r1. No ROM for download (at this time).
1/17 - Updated build with official 5.0.2 Binaries. Fixed Browser "Settings" crash.
12/19 - Updated my Flo builds to Android 5.0.2_r1
12/9 - Updated my Flo build. Will not be doing a Deb Build any more.
12/2 @GROGG88 has updated his builds. I have not! I will update tomorrow. I did however get thefactory stock rooted ROM up HERE!
11/18 - @GROGG88 and I have joined forces to create two ROMS! I will be creating PURE AOSP ROMS and he will be creating Modified ROMS with many useful features! Each ROM can als be user built because all commits are shared in post #2!!!
11/15 - B8 - Updated the 5.0.0_r6. Deb is only using preview binaries due to lack of final binary files.
11/14 - B7 - Updated the 5.0.0_r5. Deb is only using preview binaries due to lack of final binary files.
11/10 - B6 - File system install instead of block install, Added Google Location Services to framework, Fixed a root issue that couple DEB users were having
11/9 - B5 - Changed wallpaper again. Fixed stock recovery at source level (Thanks to @Gnome and @GROGG88)
11/8 - B4 - Changed wallpaper to android 5 Wallpaper, fixed reverting to stock recovery (No need for save-recovery.zip), pre-rooted boot.img (No need for extra boot.img!)
11/7 - B3 - Removed it. Bad files. Reverted back to Build 2.
11/5 - B2 -- Fixed MTP bug that google has left in every version of AOSP, made ROM recovery flashable and added 2 zips to the OP
11/4 - B1 - Update to 5.0.0_r2. PC install via fastboot
Additional Downloads
Root by @Chainfire HERE!
Gapps for Lollipop HERE! There may be others so shop around!
Stericson's Busybox in flashable zip format is attached! Thanks to @Stericson for the binaries!
@GROGG88's Special Builds are HERE!
MOD EDIT: Link removed as domain has expired. Thread closed until new links can be installed
Please hit Thanks! It just as easy as hitting Download! ​
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Ubuntu 14.04 Set up and Build Guide
Updated 11/05/2014
Feel free to ask any questions about the build process. Do not ask questions about Ubuntu!
This guide assumes the following
Have Ubuntu 14.04 setup, fully operation, and up to date. Hard Machine or Virtual, makes no difference. Must meet the minimum specs for compiling. Info from Google HERE
Understand terminal command line entry as this is all command line processors.
You are not here to ask for help with Linux, only the Android build process!
Add Java
Code:
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
Add Build tools (Adds the required packages at the time of this posting)
Code:
sudo apt-get install git gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential \
zip curl libc6-dev libncurses5-dev:i386 x11proto-core-dev \
libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 \
libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw32 tofrodos \
python-markdown libxml2-utils xsltproc zlib1g-dev:i386
Add Repo command (Syncs Google Repository with your local machine)
Code:
mkdir ~/bin && curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo && chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
Add bin folder to path for repo command (After you do this close Terminal and re-open to institute changes (easy way))
Code:
sudo gedit .bashrc
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH <-(add to end of bashrc)
Identify Yourself to the Repo (One day you may make commits so think about that when choosing your info!)
Code:
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "yourpreferredusername"
Synch Repo (Download source... Sit back and grab a pop and a sandwich...)
Code:
mkdir ~/AOSP
cd ~/AOSP
repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-6.0.0_r1
repo sync
Note: I use AOSP as my directory name. You can use what you want. You could use "aosp" or "Source" or "android" or "whateveryoulike"
Install proprietary binaries (Needed for things like GPS and Bluetooth, they are not Open Source like android) (Install proprietary binaries from here in the root of AOSP folder (or whatever you called yours))
Code:
[url]https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers[/url]
Run envsetup.sh
Code:
source build/envsetup.sh
Choose Device
Code:
lunch
Build it!
Code:
make -j8 otapackage
See Build Notes and ramblings from me in post #3!

Notes
The ROM build will be a PURE AOSP ROM with no Gapps at all. See links in post #1 to PA Gapps for a good set of Google Apps!
The ROM will also have terminal level SU. So becareful! In other words its fully rooted and could be open to vulnerabilities. Flash your favorite Superuser Package if you need it. I dont. I recommend SuperSU by @Chainfire HERE. Download the flashable zip and flash after you flash ROM.
make -j8 is the number of worker threads that the make command will use to build. To me 8 is a safe number for an i7 processors. For an i5 Processor I would use -j4. I have experimented with a multitude of different values and it seems to me that the number of logical cores is also the best number to use with the make command.
Google recommends between -j24 and -j32 (to me that is excessive and causes my machine to error out every once in a while). Keep in mind the higher you push the more load the CPU will undertake. If your O/C'ing real hard you better have some nice cooling! I had to cut back OC on my 4770k from 4.65 to 4.4 with a Corsair H60 cooler just so it wouldn't over heat. When in doubt start low.
My i7 machine clocked at 4.4 and 16 gigs of RAM on a Samsung 840 Pro 256 Gig SSD take about 38 minutes to build the entire ROM.
With a 50 Meg download link it took maybe 30 to 45 minutes to sync the repo.
Changes from Source
Check out @GROGG88 patches HERE!
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Mindrocket said:
Right on Scott! Can't wait to give it a spin.
---------- Post added at 07:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:15 PM ----------
Security settings crashes says"unfortunately settings has stopped" .
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I think its the same error some other folks are facing. Rascarlo and a few others would release their AOSP builds but it appears this blocks them from releasing. Read this over on a few pages on a few ROMs in this neighborhood.

whoamanwtf said:
I have faith in you making it work
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Can anyone post a snippet of logcat during the crash? Particular the actually error itself.
Place it in the
Code:
box if you can.
If not I get out of work in a few hours and can look then...

mjwhirly said:
Nice to see you venturing into new projects. Most people start with CM since its not to hard to compile, but you did it the opposite way which will make all the difference in the end
Sent from my LG-D800 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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IMHO: If you dont start with the basics you will end in a mess

got to try this as your clean rom works well iam sure this one will be great also
keep up the great work to you and who helps you.
Where would i start to try baking my own cake .. i use archlinux what programs needed to do a build

rocksyjj said:
got to try this as your clean rom works well iam sure this one will be great also
keep up the great work to you and who helps you.
Where would i start to try baking my own cake .. i use archlinux what programs needed to do a build
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Never used archlinux but I used Ubunutu 13.04
Here is where I started: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2224142
(I hate nano so used gedit of course. )
But at the last two shell commands i didint use the AOKP tree I used the AOSP base so you want to look here for that: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html
Then follow the instructions from that page on forward until you have yourself a ROM :highfive:
Also pay attention to the blurb about proprietary binaries
Obtaining proprietary binaries
The Android Open-Source Project can't be used from pure source code only, and requires additional hardware-related proprietary libraries to run, specifically for hardware graphics acceleration.
Official binaries for the supported devices can be downloaded from Google's Nexus driver page, which add access to additional hardware capabilities with non-Open-Source code.
When building the master branch for a device, the binaries for the most recent numbered release or with the most recent date are the ones that should be used.
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There is a link for the Nexus binaries in that blurb. Make sure you install them before building and you are good.

Alright then...
Build 20131008.010041 up!
Changes
Re-synced repo for 2013/10/08
Fixed Settings -> Security F/C
Changed SU to SuperSU
Also can I have some people rate the thread 5 stars... The Nexus 7 FHD troll is at it again. He is going around rating my threads, and others, 1 star.
Any help with that would be appreciated. Damn trolls, lol!

scrosler said:
Alright then...
Build 20131008.010041 up!
Changes
Re-synced repo for 2013/10/08
Fixed Settings -> Security F/C
Changed SU to SuperSU
Also can I have some people rate the thread 5 stars... The Nexus 7 FHD troll is at it again. He is going around rating my threads, and others, 1 star.
Any help with that would be appreciated. Damn trolls, lol!
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You fixed the security settings fc! Mind sharing how you managed to fix that?
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4

scrosler said:
Also pay attention to the blurb about proprietary binaries
There is a link for the Nexus binaries in that blurb. Make sure you install them before building and you are good.
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Where is the link to download the Nexus binaries btw? I didn't see a proprietary binaries blurb in the above 2 links.
Thanks.

vibranze said:
Where is the link to download the Nexus binaries btw? I didn't see a proprietary binaries blurb in the above 2 links.
Thanks.
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Its under the actual "Building for devices" page...
http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html
Wich leads to...
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers

scrosler said:
Alright then...
Build 20131008.010041 up!
Changes
Re-synced repo for 2013/10/08
Fixed Settings -> Security F/C
Changed SU to SuperSU
Also can I have some people rate the thread 5 stars... The Nexus 7 FHD troll is at it again. He is going around rating my threads, and others, 1 star.
Any help with that would be appreciated. Damn trolls, lol!
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Hi Scott. Where is the download link for this one? I think a few folks would love to know the fix for the security fc since last I read it was blocking their update as well. Definitely want to try the aosp one.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

scrosler said:
Its under the actual "Building for devices" page...
http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html
Wich leads to...
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers
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hi scott,
could you please share the sources you build from? and specifically how you fixed the Security settings FC?
thanks.

vibranze said:
Thanks Scotts, appreciated your fast response. :good:
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Your welcome!
mpmilestogo said:
Hi Scott. Where is the download link for this one? I think a few folks would love to know the fix for the security fc since last I read it was blocking their update as well. Definitely want to try the aosp one.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Its in the OP. Post 1. I just changed the link. Happy downloading!

TheDarkDefender said:
hi scott,
could you please share the sources you build from? and specifically how you fixed the Security settings FC?
thanks.
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The source is the AOSP tree and it can be found here: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html (thats all I am using).
Fixing the Settings F/C was creative... had to Google to get the answer, lol
Here is what I found...
CM 10.2 initially had this issue as its based from AOSP like this rom (SOURCE). They did not explain a fix... Also, note this is a less than one week old issue. So I continued on with Google... (Google is a son of a ***** when you need it )
Then found this thread on XDA from the Nexus 4 about an update to 4.2.2 HERE! This started to make sense as they posted a fix for the N4. HOWEVER that fix was not applicable to our N7.2 because we did not have the keymaster files on the vendor partition!!!
So test flashed the Google stock ROM /system/vendor/firmware/keymaster/* files into this AOSP ROM. VIOLA! It worked and solved the problem.
Now I will admit I am not sure why these files are not in the AOSP source tree as I am still learning... If you can shed more light then please do! But I do know that it fixed the issue. Was not seemingly prevalent before October 2nd (or maybe it was but thats when it was reported on CM10.2) and moving those files into the ROM base resolved (granted they are not in the same spot as the N4).
Please feel free to share anything you know in this thread.

scrosler said:
Your welcome!
Its in the OP. Post 1. I just changed the link. Happy downloading!
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Thanks Scott. I think I found something rather strange with my tablet with just about any of the AOSP builds. I found this on another as well. It seems whenever I enable locations in chrome or chrome beta the tablet soft resets immediately. If I turn off location reporting, nothing happens but I get no location updates. I decided to restore things using the factory images. For the umpteen thousandth time, thanks to the Android team for providing the safety net!
Gonna try again later today and see if this issue persists after resetting the device to the factory image and reflashing the AOSP build.

mpmilestogo said:
Thanks Scott. I think I found something rather strange with my tablet with just about any of the AOSP builds. I found this on another as well. It seems whenever I enable locations in chrome or chrome beta the tablet soft resets immediately. If I turn off location reporting, nothing happens but I get no location updates. I decided to restore things using the factory images. For the umpteen thousandth time, thanks to the Android team for providing the safety net!
Gonna try again later today and see if this issue persists after resetting the device to the factory image and reflashing the AOSP build.
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No this very possible depending on the GAPPS used. I think this is more a GAPPS issue then a ROM issue. I cant say for sure but I might have time to look later.
If someone else knows then do tell.
However I dont much care for Chrome on mobile (love it on PC) so I use AOSP and it runs well. But have not tested location.
Im sure a fix can be found with enough effort.

scrosler said:
No this very possible depending on the GAPPS used. I think this is more a GAPPS issue then a ROM issue. I cant say for sure but I might have time to look later.
If someone else knows then do tell.
However I dont much care for Chrome on mobile (love it on PC) so I use AOSP and it runs well. But have not tested location.
Im sure a fix can be found with enough effort.
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Interesting. I've tried the BANKS minimal GAPPS core and photosphere as well as the goo.im gapps in clean flashes of other aosp based ROMs but still had the same issue. Perhaps I'll try the PA gapps next since they seem to have everything in them. Gonna give the whole thing a try a bit later today as well. I'm lucky enough to have two Nexus 7 tablets so one has your latest CleanROM on it which I love! The other seems to have descended into flashing heaven or the other place .
Any help appreciate on the issue though. I'd love to run AOSP on the second tablet since one of them is destined for my daughter when she realizes she wants one.

scrosler said:
The source is the AOSP tree and it can be found here: http://source.android.com/source/downloading.html (thats all I am using).
Fixing the Settings F/C was creative... had to Google to get the answer, lol
Here is what I found...
CM 10.2 initially had this issue as its based from AOSP like this rom (SOURCE). They did not explain a fix... Also, note this is a less than one week old issue. So I continued on with Google... (Google is a son of a ***** when you need it )
Then found this thread on XDA from the Nexus 4 about an update to 4.2.2 HERE! This started to make sense as they posted a fix for the N4. HOWEVER that fix was not applicable to our N7.2 because we did not have the keymaster files on the vendor partition!!!
So test flashed the Google stock ROM /system/vendor/firmware/keymaster/* files into this AOSP ROM. VIOLA! It worked and solved the problem.
Now I will admit I am not sure why these files are not in the AOSP source tree as I am still learning... If you can shed more light then please do! But I do know that it fixed the issue. Was not seemingly prevalent before October 2nd (or maybe it was but thats when it was reported on CM10.2) and moving those files into the ROM base resolved (granted they are not in the same spot as the N4).
Please feel free to share anything you know in this thread.
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Thank you very much. Did you figure out the commit in the CM repo that actually solved this issue?
Also, what do you mean by So test flashed the Google stock ROM /system/vendor/firmware/keymaster/* files into this AOSP ROM ? Could you elaborate please?
I'd be happy to share anything I get to know about this. Been researching about this too. Thanks.

Upgrading linux on custom kernel

Hi all,
Following advices from the site I successfully compiled a custom kernel from sources, rebuilt boot.img and the ramdisk and flashed it on my S3: it works.
Now I want incrementally upgrade the Linux part using git and the sources at kernel.org, let say to patch the kernel on the disk with the linux online versions 3.0.50, 3.0.51 and so on up to the latest 3.0.100. Never used git before unfortunately
Can someone please point me to an example of the correct command-line to do that? From then on I'll sort the rest by myself, I promise, that would save me a lot of time and unnecessary troubles. Thank you very much.
PU

Look up "git-cherry-pick".

reS28raM said:
Hi all,
Following advices from the site I successfully compiled a custom kernel from sources, rebuilt boot.img and the ramdisk and flashed it on my S3: it works.
Now I want incrementally upgrade the Linux part using git and the sources at kernel.org, let say to patch the kernel on the disk with the linux online versions 3.0.50, 3.0.51 and so on up to the latest 3.0.100. Never used git before unfortunately
Can someone please point me to an example of the correct command-line to do that? From then on I'll sort the rest by myself, I promise, that would save me a lot of time and unnecessary troubles. Thank you very much.
PU
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Look up "git merge". Also you have to add the tree from kernel.org.
Mine looks like such.
git merge linux/linux-3.4.y

CNexus said:
Look up "git-cherry-pick".
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Hi mate, I am using your tools to build the images, thanks for that. I'll do
PwnCakes193 said:
Look up "git merge". Also you have to add the tree from kernel.org.
Mine looks like such.
git merge linux/linux-3.4.y
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Thanks, I'll investigate both of your suggestions! Today it'll be a busy day.

reS28raM said:
Hi mate, I am using your tools to build the images, thanks for that. I'll do that
Thanks, I'll investigate both of your suggestions! Today it'll be a busy day.
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No problem
You'll probably go with the suggestion after mine, git-cherry-pick is more to add one or a couple commits, rather than a whole mass of commits
Git-merge is for adding larger chunks of commits/merging branches, etc

[Q] CM11 LG P700 to cr3pt

Hi,
New to building Android and want to build the code by cr3pt for the p700.
I have check out the base CM 11 code but I am guessing there is additional code by cr3pt to build the LG 7 p700 parts. Are these available to download and if so where?
I am assuming, and I could be wrong, that either the additional code is independant of the base code or the two can be merged. I have never used GIT so it is all a bit new but I am sure it will be no harder than svn (probably easier).
Any howtos gratefully received.
Thanks,

bibble_235 said:
Hi,
New to building Android and want to build the code by cr3pt for the p700.
I have check out the base CM 11 code but I am guessing there is additional code by cr3pt to build the LG 7 p700 parts. Are these available to download and if so where?
I am assuming, and I could be wrong, that either the additional code is independant of the base code or the two can be merged. I have never used GIT so it is all a bit new but I am sure it will be no harder than svn (probably easier).
Any howtos gratefully received.
Thanks,
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You can check out xda university.
But the basics are a kernel that works, correct libs for accessing your devices hardware, and using logcat/dmesg/strace to debug everything else.
I have never used git either, but kgit is a nice kde gui for git.
You should look around for tutorial's on git. (There has got to be one.)

Lgrootnoob said:
You can check out xda university.
But the basics are a kernel that works, correct libs for accessing your devices hardware, and using logcat/dmesg/strace to debug everything else.
I have never used git either, but kgit is a nice kde gui for git.
You should look around for tutorial's on git. (There has got to be one.)
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Thanks this is a fine place to start.
Good place to start indeed. Sound like all I need to do is change
lunch cm_i9100-userdebug
to
lunch cm_p700-userdebug

I wouldn't know. Im not a rom dev. But I do know that for testing builds, the userdebug will have adb and everything ready.
So you got that right.
Anyways, you can use the tool in my signature to help debug your rom.
It has strace, auto logcat capture, and is about to add auto dmesg but you can do that by typing.
Code:
adb shell dmesg | more
or for output to notepad
Code:
(adb shell dmesg > dmesgout.txt)&(notepad dmesgout.txt)
Just not in linux though.
If you plan on becoming a rom dev full on, then you can link to my post and have your windows users collect logcats with my tool (For eaasy debugging) and upload the txt file output.
Code:
lgctnp

Well lunch did not work. Guessing the p700 code is not on the cm11 branch
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk

bibble_235 said:
Well lunch did not work. Guessing the p700 code is not on the cm11 branch
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk
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This is what I want I think, I case others find my thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2329641

[TOOL][ANDROID]Dark_Multitool-CyanogenMod building.kernel developMent.ADB tool..etc..

******* Hi all ********​I have developed this little tool containing a few utilities that should help anyone do a host of stuff like building Cyanogenmod..Compiling kernels..Play with ADB..GIt tools..etc​
DARK_Multitool1.0​
My tool is divided into five Modules(More to come in future if people find it useful)​
Module 1 : CyanogenMod Tools
- Installing the necessary libraries for compiling Cyanogenmod
- Initializing your repository and getting the Cyanogenmod source code
- Getting prebuilt apps/Device proprietary blobs
- Building Cyanogenmod for your device
Module 2 : ADB tools
- Creating logcat to debug your phone
- Installing apps via ADB
- Push/Pull stuff to/from your android device
Module 3 : Kernel tools
-Sony Kernel
Unpack Kernel Source
Create zImage of various devices(any Xperia)
Extract kernel.sin from ftf file
Unpack kernel.sin(to get zImage and ramdisk)
Make dt.img(For Xperia Z1 and Z ultra)
Make kernel.elf or boot.img depending on device
Test your kernel.elf/boot.img without flashing fully(Test run)
-Nexus Kernel
Getting the source code
Checkout the source code
Building zImage
-Samsung kernel
(Is under development as i develop for Xperia devices and not too familiar with samsung atm)
-Download toolchains
-Unpack boot.img to get zImage and Ramdisk
pearl script unpack or umkbootimg unpack
-Unpack or Repack ramdisk
-Build zImage for a generic kernel(Experimental)
-Take kernel log : Thanks @ricky310711 for the commit
Module 4 : Backup TA partition for Sony or EFS partition on samsung
-Backup TA partition for Sony(By dd Method only)
-Backup or restore efs partition for Samsung(tar or dd method)
Module 5 : GIT tools
-Download GIT package on your linux
-Change directory where you want to initialize git
-Git repository setup(New git setup/Changes to old git setup)
-Update your local and remote git repository
-Commit your additions/deletions
-Push/Pull to/from your github repository
-Automatic push commits to your repository(After git setup is done)
-Download any repository using GIT
Download link
Dark_multitool1.0(With Update 1)
Update 2 added...Will upload soon..You can download this and update via tool to the latest version
Its better to download from XDA DevDB. You can either use the link above or click on downloads on top of the thread to download
How to install??
Download the tar.gz file from the link above..Place it in your home directory and run the following command in your terminal
tar -xjvf dark_multitool1.0.gz
How to run it??
cd to the folder dark_multitool1.0 and type ./menu in your terminal and execute
This tool is only for any linux based distro(Ubuntu,fedora etc) atm and i dont know if it will work in cygwin(Tested on Cygwin by kevinrus123 : Some utilities are working)
You can install vitualbox and install ubuntu or any other linux based distro to use the tool if you are running windows
Credits
-xda and its wonderful devs for teaching me everything
-Doomlord for his exceptional threads and tutorials on Xperia devices
-Rickwyatt and Rekoil for Ta partition backup tutorial for Xperia
-Google.com
If i have forgotten anyone then please let me know
Donations
Running a 512 mb laptop with a semi crashed hard disk.....So any kinds of donations are welcome if you like the tool
>Just donate to my email ID : [email protected]
>I am from India..so personal payment wont work
>Select buy me goods/services and it should work
>You can donate via tool as well.....
Sources
My github source : https://github.com/Smk1989/dark_multitool1.0
Mods : Please Move the thread if its in the inappropriate section
Updates
Latest update = Update 1
-I will keep the thread updated with the latest tool and you can also update the tool through the tool itself
FAQs in the second post
Changelogs in the third post
XDA:DevDB Information
[TOOL][ANDROID]Dark_Multitool-CyanogenMod building.kernel developMent.ADB tool..etc.., a Tool/Utility for the Android General
Contributors
Dark Wraith
Version Information
Status: Alpha
Created 2013-12-11
Last Updated 2014-01-03

FAQs
>Why is it giving errors while compiling zImage for Xperia devices????
Answer : You need to add the various makefile and defconfig fixes for the toolchain to work properly
Please refer to this excellent thread by doomlord for various fixes
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2447310
>TA partition and EFS partition backup doesn't work properly
Answer : Please remember to specify the memory block correctly. If you still get an error then please tell me the error so that i can check if the error is from the tool's end
>How to add a toolchain????
Answer : Add it under android_toolchains folder in your home directory
Open the tool and navigate to toolchain_selector script under scripts folder
Add the toolchain name and the correct path as given there in the following format
toolchain_name[the number after the last toolchain name]=
toolchain_path[the number after the last toolchain path] =
>How to clean your kernel or Cyanogenmod work directory?
Answer ; Navigate to the kernel or Cyanogenmod work directory and type in Terminal : make clean
I will incorporate this in the next release
>Download toolchains or update tool doesnt work
Answer : make sure you have the git package installed. You can install from the tool itself under GIT tools
>Libraries missing while compiling kernel or cyanogenmod build errors on 64 bit machine??
Answer : Download libraries from cyanogenmod import libraries option( I will incorporate this in the next release) and for 64 bit compile error type : BUILD_HOST_32bit=1(Fixed and added in update 1)
Bugs and Suggestions
Please let me know

Changelogs
Update 2
>Added Xperia J in the build list of the tool
>Added Take kernel log in kernel options..Thanks @ricky310711 for the commit
>Added dry run option for Sony
-Lets you test your kernel.elf/boot.img(In case the kernel doesnt boot up..just restart phone and try again)
Update 1
>Cm-11.0 branch added while initializing repo(thanks mithun shanoj for the commit)
>Added umkbootimg unpack method
>Added import libraries option
>Added BUILD_HOST_32BIT=1 for 64 bit machines

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No one tried??
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Maybe I am blind but where do I get the download?

Download Link?
Dude where is the download link???

I had always been waiting for a tool like this one. Great job :good:
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Dovidhalevi said:
Maybe I am blind but where do I get the download?
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adityak74 said:
Dude where is the download link???
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To download, sync this repository
https://github.com/Smk1989/dark_multitool1.0
Thats it. navigate to the local repository and run run menu from terminal

Well well well.:beer: cheers.

Dovidhalevi said:
Maybe I am blind but I'll alwhere do I get the download?
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rhar**** said:
I had always been waiting for a tool like this one. Great job :good:
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To download, sync this repository
https://github.com/Smk1989/dark_multitool1.0
Thats it. navigate to the local repository and run run menu from terminal
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adityak74 said:
Dude where is the download link???
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Guys see the download tab on top of the thread.. I'll also add a download link if u want
Edit: Added a download link to the post

I'm sorry @Dark Wraith, but is this not another nail in the coffin that was a developer's community? I'm not cheapening the hard work you've obviously put in creating this tool, it's an achievement for sure but to what end? I know this toolkit argument has been had many times before (and someone has to say it first here), but how does this actually help anyone learn the basics? Xda is full of people who just want the results without the work and surely this only encourages more of the same?
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welcome to the world of kitchen creators goodjob!

Nice job man ?
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Daniel_GT said:
I'm sorry @Dark Wraith, but is this not another nail in the coffin that was a developer's community? I'm not cheapening the hard work you've obviously put in creating this tool, it's an achievement for sure but to what end? I know this toolkit argument has been had many times before (and someone has to say it first here), but how does this actually help anyone learn the basics? Xda is full of people who just want the results without the work and surely this only encourages more of the same?
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No need to apologize.You have every right to criticize. In my defense i would say that when i wanted to make a kernel..i used championswimmer's kernel tools..i used dxdia's kitchen to work on Roms but that doesnt mean i took a shortcut..i used a toolkit out there to get started. I still had to learn stuff to make changes to a kernel/Rom and i was intrigued by the idea of how the tool was working. And while studying Dxdia's sources i actually came to know about a lot more than i would have done myself. many people want to know how to build a kernel and then they get discouraged if they feel its tough..yes..there will be people who will use it as a shortcut..but there will also be people who would start kernel building because a tool is out there to help them or atleast get them started.
p.s.Sorry for no punctuation marks..comma doesnt work on my laptop...:silly:

Dark Wraith said:
No need to apologize.You have every right to criticize. In my defense i would say that when i wanted to make a kernel..i used championswimmer's kernel tools..
i used dxdia's kitchen to work on Roms but that doesnt mean i took a shortcut..i used a toolkit out there to get started. I still had to learn stuff to make changes to a kernel/Rom and i was intrigued by the idea of how the tool was working. And while studying Dxdia's sources i actually came to know about a lot more than i would have done myself. many people want to know how to build a kernel and then they get discouraged if they feel its tough..yes..there will be people who will use it as a shortcut..but there will also be people who would start kernel building because a tool is out there to help them or atleast get them started.
p.s.Sorry for no punctuation marks..comma doesnt work on my laptop...:silly:
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actually i learnt alot by viewing the content of tools, viewing it in raw format and learning how things work.
it encouaged me to find a way to make a kitchen for windows users and noobs.
so i guess im the perfect example

Daniel_GT said:
I'm sorry @Dark Wraith, but is this not another nail in the coffin that was a developer's community? I'm not cheapening the hard work you've obviously put in creating this tool, it's an achievement for sure but to what end? I know this toolkit argument has been had many times before (and someone has to say it first here), but how does this actually help anyone learn the basics? Xda is full of people who just want the results without the work and surely this only encourages more of the same?
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You have every right to express your opinion, but that being said, your post makes you sound like a real elitist, one who's upset that his elevated place in the exclusive club is about to be disrupted by those "filthy ruffians" who didn't earn their developer's chops by clawing their way up from the gutter. In my opinion, anything that brings in more developers to the community is a good thing. Sure, there are going to be plenty who use this tool as a shortcut to doing any hard work, but there are going to be those who use it as a starting point to further their knowledge of ROM building and modifying. Everyone needs a place to start, after all, but implying they'll never be "one of the boys" without beating their head bloody against a desk isn't at all helpful. Dark Wraith should be commended for creating a tool that will help bring new blood into the community.

Dark Wraith said:
No need to apologize.You have every right to criticize. In my defense i would say that when i wanted to make a kernel..i used championswimmer's kernel tools..i used dxdia's kitchen to work on Roms but that doesnt mean i took a shortcut..i used a toolkit out there to get started. I still had to learn stuff to make changes to a kernel/Rom and i was intrigued by the idea of how the tool was working. And while studying Dxdia's sources i actually came to know about a lot more than i would have done myself. many people want to know how to build a kernel and then they get discouraged if they feel its tough..yes..there will be people who will use it as a shortcut..but there will also be people who would start kernel building because a tool is out there to help them or atleast get them started.
p.s.Sorry for no punctuation marks..comma doesnt work on my laptop...:silly:
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That's one side of the argument, if you re-read the first several pages of @championswimmer's kernel kitchen thread you'll be reminded just how strongly some people feel about this... I'm not in either camp by the way.
My point is that xda is not what it was, if we continue to post toolkits here it will only dilute the pool of serious development further. You just have to dive into an official CM Dev thread (N4 is a good example) at any point and browse, say, 25 pages to see exactly what I'm talking about...
For every one person that takes your tool, pulls it to bits to figure out how it works and goes on to do their own original work and contribute back, I feel sure that there'd be many more that just go ahead without any real understanding of what they're doing, expecting you and I to bail them out when it goes wrong... I hope that's overly cynical but, ironically, from evidence I don't think that is.
Your toolkit might have a place, and again all credit to you for putting it together. Personally I believe it's more hand holding (even more so than ROM or kernel kitchen) which ultimately helps no one.
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hey dude., i have a question
* (my device doesn't support CM) can i use this tool for building CM for my device?
Thanksssss

Good stuff
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Marsealdelo said:
hey dude., i have a question
* (my device doesn't support CM) can i use this tool for building CM for my device?
Thanksssss
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no bro..its not about support. Cm11 can run on ur device and you can build for it provided that you have the kernel source of your device available..For officially supported devices you will have the kernel source in cyanogenmod repository. For a device with no kernel source you cannot build cyanogenmod. What you are talking about is cyanogenmod porting to an unsupported device. Take a look around in cyanogenmod's wiki. I might add porting options in the tool in future but atm you can build only for offcially supported devices

[LineageOS port] libqdutils_intermediates/export_includes needed but can't make

As the title suggests, I am porting lineageOS and keep getting this error
/home/zane/Lineage/out/target/product/suzuran/obj/SHARED_LIBRARIES/libqdutils_intermediates/export_includes', needed by '/home/zane/Lineage/out/target/product/suzuran/obj/SHARED_LIBRARIES/libsurfaceflinger_intermediates/import_includes', missing and no known rule to make it
here is the full log https://paste.myself5.de/JfHg5EA2Je.sql
I have tried re syncing the repo and re downloading the source trees. nothing seems to be fixing this.. :/

Is this problem solved?

How did u solved this issue? @nzzane

Appears I didn't have the right proprietary blobs - and had SonyLOS repo running alongside, the two seemed to clash
So if you are getting this error make sure you have the right vendor files and not two different repos trying to do the same thing

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Appears I didn't have the right proprietary blobs - and had SonyLOS repo running alongside, the two seemed to clash
So if you are getting this error make sure you have the right vendor files and not two different repos trying to do the same thing
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Sry i didnt get u. What do u mean two different repos?
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Raja_12 said:
What do u mean two different repos?
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If there is a repo named abc at github that supports i.e. FMRadio and another named xyz, that also supports FMRadio, it is neccessary that depending files are coming from the same repo. Actually the repo from LineageOS clashes with the one from SonyLOS and vice versa.
That's, what nzzane wanted to say IMHO...

Yea - so had two different repos conflicting
Lineage repo was trying to build from stock blobs, and SonyLOS repo was trying to build from just device sources (which my device tree wasn't set-up for)

nzzane said:
Yea - so had two different repos conflicting
Lineage repo was trying to build from stock blobs, and SonyLOS repo was trying to build from just device sources (which my device tree wasn't set-up for)
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I get it. so how to overcome it. Do i have to remove one repo directory. currently im having 3 repos.

Raja_12 said:
I get it. so how to overcome it. Do i have to remove one repo directory. currently im having 3 repos.
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It depends what each repo does, and how you want to build it (stock blobs or all device tree)

nzzane said:
It depends what each repo does, and how you want to build it (stock blobs or all device tree)
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all device tree

Raja_12 said:
all device tree
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Then one of the repos must be conflicting somewhere :S

nzzane said:
Then one of the repos must be conflicting somewhere :S
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Yea sometimes I can't make clean or clobber. With one repo it works with other it didn't. So I have to maintain only one repo at a time.

I ran into another issue. Can u help
target arm C: audio.primary.msm8916_32 <= hardware/qcom/audio/hal/voice.c
In file included from hardware/qcom/audio/hal/voice.c:32:
hardware/qcom/audio/hal/voice_extn/voice_extn.h:194:71: error: unused parameter 'adev' [-Werror,-Wunused-parameter]
static int voice_extn_compress_voip_set_mic_mute(struct audio_device *adev, bool state __unused)
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