Hi All,
I hope I have posted this in the correct area, I have been thinking about where to post it for ages lol
First up I wanted to say hi and intro myself a little
like alot I work in IT. In short I do alot of design for Citrix &Vmware virtual systems. Over the last 15 years in IT I have worked as a database admin under HP, SUN & SCO unix systems. So I have a fairly good base for IT in general and unix/linux systems.
Why the message? I need help
I want to learn how to create my own roms \ firmwares. Mainly for my Galaxy s and a tablet called a "Dropad A8X" tablet.
Mainly for the Tab
My problem is I don't know where to start nor where to read. Even a place to read or what to read up on to get me started.
Being cert'd in Vmware I have a linux VM box running ubuntu for a dev environment, but I am mainly running Windows 7.
Any chance you can point me in the right direction? I believe the A8X would be awesome with 2.3 installed or maybe see if 3 could be done.
Thanks in advance
Take a look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=697938
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551711
Cheers - there are alot of threads sooo... oh I was asured, done in the right way its noob friendly lol
razz0r1980 said:
Cheers - there are alot of threads sooo... oh I was asured, done in the right way its noob friendly lol
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You're welcome. There are also video's on YouTube. Good tutorials
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Az1kcQvc4
I think I did find that one once... but thought I was on the wrong track lol Thank you very much. Can't believe I didn't get that in the search string I used hahah.
This is one of those times where I slap my head lol Thanks again dude Now I know I was on the right track - I gots lots to read.
Remember about a month ago when XDA came out with a book about rooting and flashing ROMs?
I was just wondering if there were any books (or guides maybe) like that, that showed how to make ROMs from scratch, not through all of these annoying kitchens. (Don't really like them, they make me feel like a noob... of course I suppose I am)
So whatever, that's really about it. Thanks guys!
(Oh by the way, I have tried Nero's ROM guide and wasn't a huge fan, also I'm getting another computer solely for the purpose of Ubuntu too if that matters at all.)
...subscribing, also just out of interest I'm trying out Lubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04 server too!
jdgfdqtuzs said:
...subscribing, also just out of interest I'm trying out Lubuntu, Ubuntu 12.04 server too!
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Pretty awesome, never heard of Lubuntu before now. I'd consider it, but any recent tutorials I've looked at use Ubuntu. (Sadly though, they're ridiculous! For example, there was a post about compiling Jelly Bean from source code, and its practically not even in English! I mean I know some coding and all, but despite that, nothing is explained. It just do this like "do this and then do this and this and then we're done. An don't worry, there won't be a troubleshooting page because we know all you out there are experts.)
Whatever, that's my rant. Hopefully a mod will come along some time soon and point us in the right direction. Fingers crossed. :highfive:
thebeastglasser said:
Pretty awesome, never heard of Lubuntu before now. I'd consider it, but any recent tutorials I've looked at use Ubuntu. (Sadly though, they're ridiculous! For example, there was a post about compiling Jelly Bean from source code, and its practically not even in English! I mean I know some coding and all, but despite that, nothing is explained. It just do this like "do this and then do this and this and then we're done. An don't worry, there won't be a troubleshooting page because we know all you out there are experts.)
Whatever, that's my rant. Hopefully a mod will come along some time soon and point us in the right direction. Fingers crossed. :highfive:
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Lubuntu is basically a lighter version of Ubuntu, still runs on the same principles as in version number etc. I understand your frustration with regards to where to find "how to" code, but, my view on tutorials is exactly that where aspects of what you're supposed to be doing are not explained. I think we need to be looking into another category for books, e.g. a coding practice used for android. See what happens
Yeah I suppose you're right. Off to Google/Amazon!
(of course if anyone sees this and would still like to post, by all means, do so!)
EDIT: After a god half an hour of searching, I think I finally found it. The problem is, you're gonna need $50 if you want to snag it.
http://www.amazon.com/Android-Foren...-Security/dp/1597496510/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk
It is by far the most in detail book I've seen. Just look at the overview of the chapters! It's just like what I was looking for! Woohoo!
Oh man $50. Hard being a broke student.
I would love to learn to. Anyone can tell me where to start? What languages i need to learn (java, linux, c++, etc)?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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If your tomato just so happens to be running a version of android that can support the Kindle app, you can actually get it for about $40 too...
And while I'm not an expert in this field (in fact I really don't know too much) I do know that android uses java and converts it to another language using the dalvik machine. So if you really have no where to start, try learning some java.
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If your tomato just so happens to be running a version of android that can support the Kindle app, you can actually get it for about $40 too...
And while I'm not an expert in this field (in fact I really don't know too much) I do know that android uses java and converts it to another language using the dalvik machine. So if you really have no where to start, try learning some java.
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Offtopic: I think tomatoes dont taste good at all.
I'm a fan, but that's just me. (end of off topic conversation before a mod takes down the thread.)
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I'm a fan, but that's just me. (end of off topic conversation before a mod takes down the thread.)
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(nah I love this convo) I think theyre pretty sour.
Thanks
This is a great guide thanks
Thanks, good guide !
That book looks more related to security than anything else. Anything for development in particular?
If you look at the insides though, it shows how to create the internals, with step by step pieces. Chapter 7 (I think) also has 6 popular methods to obtain root access.
Look at the sneak peek and read the summaries of the chapters. It's definitely going on my Christmas list.
EDIT: As for anything solely for development, I have yet to find anything like that. Hence the reason for posting this thread.
Well, my tomato can support kindle.
Anyway, great thread. Hope someone who can help us reads this and decides to help us further.
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Bump.
We still need support smart dev guys.
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Hi. I search quite a bit and found a thread for developing Ubuntu touch on a kindle fire 1st gen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2169327
I would like to thank everyone who got this project as far as they did. I though (and I am sure i am not alone) would love to see the project come along further. Just getting the WiFi up and going would be amazing to me. So my question is... Has this project been picked up by other people and been continued? If it has I can't find it. Is it possible to get WiFi working on it?(the kindle fire 1st gen). If someone could point me in the right direction maybe I could possibly get it working on my own. Anyone can learn anything given the time for it and the proper learning documentation. =] I am familiar with basic programming(lol started on a c64) and know basics of java. Anyhow I am getting way off point now.
Has this project been furthered to working WiFi?
Where do I need to start to learn to further this project myself?
Thanks to anyone who replies. And yes I probably sound like a goofball.(And I probably am one) Love this site btw it has helped me tons on many different phones and devices. Everyone here rocks!!
Ok, so I'm new here. I've known about this place for years but have always been a bit apprehensive about tooling around with perfectly good devices. So years later I have amassed quite a few devices that no longer get used or are a bit out of date. So needless to say my apprehension has melted away and now I'm ready to brick some **** if needed to learn a bit more about this modding thing. So currently with this Pokemon craze I have an old phone that has android 4.2. I need to upgrade to 4.4 or higher to be able to DL the PokemonGo app. My grandson is killing me trying to use my gs7e constantly. I currently own 8 tablets 4 of which are on the T-mobile network. Only two of them are android 4.4 or higher. Problem is they are smashed, lol. Left them on top of my car only to see them fly off while on the freeway. So I can not DL the app on any of the tabs either.
So I have this phone, SGH-T399 I'm willing to brick in order to try and either learn how to get this app or kill it trying. Been googling and my best option ended up coming here. So to make this long story get short in a hurry. PLEASE help. Where can I find the easiest way for me to make these changes in the simpliest terms possible, lol? I aslo am using a laptop with windows 10 if that matters in case I need to DL files and such. Thanks in advance.
Paul F.
ps: I'm also willing to brick a few of the tablets as well, lol.
TheRealGengar said:
Ok, so I'm new here. I've known about this place for years but have always been a bit apprehensive about tooling around with perfectly good devices. So years later I have amassed quite a few devices that no longer get used or are a bit out of date. So needless to say my apprehension has melted away and now I'm ready to brick some **** if needed to learn a bit more about this modding thing. So currently with this Pokemon craze I have an old phone that has android 4.2. I need to upgrade to 4.4 or higher to be able to DL the PokemonGo app. My grandson is killing me trying to use my gs7e constantly. I currently own 8 tablets 4 of which are on the T-mobile network. Only two of them are android 4.4 or higher. Problem is they are smashed, lol. Left them on top of my car only to see them fly off while on the freeway. So I can not DL the app on any of the tabs either.
So I have this phone, SGH-T399 I'm willing to brick in order to try and either learn how to get this app or kill it trying. Been googling and my best option ended up coming here. So to make this long story get short in a hurry. PLEASE help. Where can I find the easiest way for me to make these changes in the simpliest terms possible, lol? I aslo am using a laptop with windows 10 if that matters in case I need to DL files and such. Thanks in advance.
Paul F.
ps: I'm also willing to brick a few of the tablets as well, lol.
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Greetings,
Thank you for using XDA Assist.
To find the best solutions, please consider posting your questions about this issue, here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
That's our Android development and hacking Q&A section.
You'll receive expert advice there.
Good luck!
Just wondering if anyone has gotten a small idea of what a loophole could be for the fire tablet? I am going to start searching, but I want to know if anyone has a starting point for me. Otherwise, I will start searching from the ground up.
Thanks,
Winterfoxx
P.S.: I'm new to XDA. If this isn't the right place, let me know.
winterfoxx said:
Just wondering if anyone has gotten a small idea of what a loophole could be for the fire tablet? I am going to start searching, but I want to know if anyone has a starting point for me. Otherwise, I will start searching from the ground up.
Thanks,
Winterfoxx
P.S.: I'm new to XDA. If this isn't the right place, let me know.
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Which tablet and what do you mean by loophole?