Can One phone's custom rom be used for another phone? Like can we use galaxy s3's rom for Micromax or samsung note 2? Can it be used by havung same kernels or sumthing? Please help.
paramzzthakkarzz said:
Can One phone's custom rom be used for another phone? Like can we use galaxy s3's rom for Micromax or samsung note 2? Can it be used by havung same kernels or sumthing? Please help.
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Generally not. (Compiled) Roms can be "ported" kinda easy if both phones have the same specifications. Porting (compiled) roms to phones with different specifications is a lot of work (you will need at least the kernel sourcecode and create a device specific kernel) or not possible. Flashing a rom to a not compatible phone will either brick the phone or beeing refused by the phone/recovery/flashtool.
LS.xD said:
Generally not. (Compiled) Roms can be "ported" kinda easy if both phones have the same specifications. Porting (compiled) roms to phones with different specifications is a lot of work (you will need at least the kernel sourcecode and create a device specific kernel) or not possible. Flashing a rom to a not compatible phone will either brick the phone or beeing refused by the phone/recovery/flashtool.
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My Phone is micromax Canvas HD Plus. There isn't any custom rom for this phone and there isnt any recovery too for this phone. Please help me. If you are a developer. Thank You.
paramzzthakkarzz said:
My Phone is micromax Canvas HD Plus. There isn't any custom rom for this phone and there isnt any recovery too for this phone. Please help me. If you are a developer. Thank You.
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I'm not a dev. Just a experienced user
If you got some time to read, may be you can find something usefull HERE
Thamk you bro
Always flash Roms to the phone they were built to
Trying to flash roms to different modelos result on a brick
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My phone, Gt-S7500L (galaxy ace plus) isn't so famous among the Android owners, so there are many custom roms. We dont have Cyanogemmod, and its is a sad thing, but im actually trying to port it from the galaxy ace throught the android kitchen. I m afraid of bricking my phone, so my question is if i use the STOCK kernel in the custom ROM that i'm porting, is there any chance of HARD brick(softbrick isnt a real problem,i backuped the OS)? I know! Custom rom without custom kernel may dont make sense, beu we, ace plus owners, are desperate.
Thank u :good:
gabriel2anjos said:
My phone, Gt-S7500L (galaxy ace plus) isn't so famous among the Android owners, so there are many custom roms. We dont have Cyanogemmod, and its is a sad thing, but im actually trying to port it from the galaxy ace throught the android kitchen. I m afraid of bricking my phone, so my question is if i use the STOCK kernel in the custom ROM that i'm porting, is there any chance of HARD brick(softbrick isnt a real problem,i backuped the OS)? I know! Custom rom without custom kernel may dont make sense, beu we, ace plus owners, are desperate.
Thank u :good:
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bricked= bootloader corrupted if you don't touch bootloader nothing happens
maybe you think about a hardware failure ..this is possible when porting a rom
to port a rom is not about copy/paste files from somewhere if you see kitchen has "experimental support" for porting it can help you to "put things together" I mean to root that rom and add some features then pack in a flashable .zip format but you need a rom for that ! kitchen can help you to port in the case you get Cyanogenmod sources for a device that is almost the same as hardware specs with yours
good day to all..
im new with this phone..this one is a korean version of galaxy s1(shw m110s)
im confused with how to install custom roms here...
what do i need to download..a kernel or a custom rom?
thanks xda
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The kernel allows the ROM to communicate with the hardware specific to your device. All ROMs have a kernel build-in. If the custom ROM is designed fir your phone, it will work fine. If the ROM was intended for a device in the same family as yours, you can flash that ROM, then flash the kernel for your phone, & it'll work. If the ROM was designed for a completely different device, nothing will get it to work.
Remember to always do a nandroid backup before flashing stuff!!
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shw m110s
post-mortem said:
The kernel allows the ROM to communicate with the hardware specific to your device. All ROMs have a kernel build-in. If the custom ROM is designed fir your phone, it will work fine. If the ROM was intended for a device in the same family as yours, you can flash that ROM, then flash the kernel for your phone, & it'll work. If the ROM was designed for a completely different device, nothing will get it to work.
Remember to always do a nandroid backup before flashing stuff!!
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thank you sir...now i know what to do..i just need to download the latest custom rom for korean galaxy s...anyway sir..can you send me a link where i can find and download the latest and stablest rom for my device..it would help me a lot..thank you in advance..Godbless..
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Sir good evening..i recently read forums about the gfan wf07 sp8..my question is...what is the android version of this rom and is there a jellybean and ics rom for m110s?pls let me know sir...thank you in advance..im still scared to flash my phone..i want to flash it to stable rom because it has a bug...my power button is not working so i cant access reboot,screen shots,hot reboot,shutdown etc..im using tegrak kernel build 39 and tegrak app..my android version is 4.1.1..and im still wondering what is the step by step process of flashing my phone..
What is the first thing to do??
Thank you sir
I'm somewhat new to the whole idea of rooting an android device, and flashing custom roms. I've rooted my phone successfully, but there doesn't seem to be a custom rom tailored to my phone anywhere on the web. Is there any way I could use a custom rom (looking at CyanogenMod) for a different device on my own?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Centura (SCH-S738C)
Carrier: StraightTalk
Android Version: ICS 4.0.4 (Stock OS)
Kernel Version: 3.0.8-1207620 (Original Phone Kernel)
christabelle said:
I'm somewhat new to the whole idea of rooting an android device, and flashing custom roms. I've rooted my phone successfully, but there doesn't seem to be a custom rom tailored to my phone anywhere on the web. Is there any way I could use a custom rom (looking at CyanogenMod) for a different device on my own?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Centura (SCH-S738C)
Carrier: StraightTalk
Android Version: ICS 4.0.4 (Stock OS)
Kernel Version: 3.0.8-1207620 (Original Phone Kernel)
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U can port ur own rom for ur device from the custom rom of a similar device with same specs if available with the help of dozens of tutorial in xda.
But you ll have to put a lot of hardwork on learning and implementing it, also have to sacrifice much of ur time. Indeed if you don't wanna do that, just wait until some devs to come up to cook rom for ur device if ur device model is new
Hit thanks rather than typing it
parkourkarthik said:
U can port ur own rom for ur device from the custom rom of a similar device with same specs if available with the help of dozens of tutorial in xda.
But you ll have to put a lot of hardwork on learning and implementing it, also have to sacrifice much of ur time. Indeed if you don't wanna do that, just wait until some devs to come up to cook rom for ur device if ur device model is new
Hit thanks rather than typing it
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I think I'll take a look at some of the tutorials and give that a go. I aim to have as much control over my device as possible.
christabelle said:
I think I'll take a look at some of the tutorials and give that a go. I aim to have as much control over my device as possible.
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Sure u can if are patient enough
Good luck:thumbup:
i have a Galaxy Centura too, but im gonna wait for Area51 to come out with a ROM for it. sounds like they have been working on it for a little bit. but the phone is pretty new, only been out for like 2 months i think.
Sch s738c help
christabelle said:
I'm somewhat new to the whole idea of rooting an android device, and flashing custom roms. I've rooted my phone successfully, but there doesn't seem to be a custom rom tailored to my phone anywhere on the web. Is there any way I could use a custom rom (looking at CyanogenMod) for a different device on my own?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Centura (SCH-S738C)
Carrier: StraightTalk
Android Version: ICS 4.0.4 (Stock OS)
Kernel Version: 3.0.8-1207620 (Original Phone Kernel)
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Can you tell me how you rooted that device Please
I have it but haven't found a working. Root method
Thanks
Harry.
Sent from rooted lg f60 (thanks to unjustified dev)
my device is not sopported cm rom. can i install cm
I have Jiake V8 and I can't find a recovery either TWRP or CMW. my device is not supported and it has Android 4.2.2 JB. Is there any other way I can install a recovery and port a custom ROM. if so can you give a clue please.
Don't take me for a crazy (lol) but i want to ask that if it is possible to install custom Rom galaxy s5 latest version and the model is SM-G900H on my lg e450 and the android version is 4.1.2, yes it is jelly bean and have been successfully rooted. However, i do not want to flash my mobile unless it is necessary... It is possible to install another custom Rom on my mobile phone,switching from one custom Rom to another? And my mobile is sim unlocked.
I've been trying launchers like Galaxy S but it is not the same effect as having the real operating system or could you help me finding some nice custom roms which are stable and supports my device?
Thank you for reading and you'll get a reward for helping me , but i would rather ask the experts in this field!
this is not possible. if you try it you will hard brick your device. You can only flash roms meant for your exact device. NO exceptions.
Thank you
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Note: I am a beginner.
Hello,
I have tried very hard but I was not able to find any custom ROM for my Micromax Canvas Tab P650 running Jelly Bean. Two websites offered Andriod 5.0 ROM on the condition that I must complete those un-complete-able surveys. I think that only a ROM made specially for a particular device can be flashed on that device. Is it so?
I am looking for an AOSP ROM (or whatever term used for a ROM that is not [much] different from that provided by Google) for my device but if it is not available, any custom ROM will work. I just want a newer Android version.
Please help!
XDA Visitor said:
Note: I am a beginner.
Hello,
I have tried very hard but I was not able to find any custom ROM for my Micromax Canvas Tab P650 running Jelly Bean. Two websites offered Andriod 5.0 ROM on the condition that I must complete those un-complete-able surveys. I think that only a ROM made specially for a particular device can be flashed on that device. Is it so?
I am looking for an AOSP ROM (or whatever term used for a ROM that is not [much] different from that provided by Google) for my device but if it is not available, any custom ROM will work. I just want a newer Android version.
Please help!
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
You are right that a ROM has to be tailor-made for that device. With regard to the survey sites, if you get through to the end, all you get is a Google Apps package, that may have viruses loaded in them (I know people that have been down that road before).
Unfortunately, all I see for you device is a stock ROM. That doesn't mean there isn't any AOSP (or newer versions for that matter) projects for your device, but it is highly unlikely.
Sorry.