HOW TO PORT ROMS TO YOUR MTK WITH ANDROID DEVICE
Most of us have always wanted to use custom roms but there just no custom roms for our devices so we just use different app launchers and uninstall some bloatware to make our stock rom feel good.
Rom porting makes it possible to use a custom rom on your mtk device provided in this tutorial they have the same chipset (example: mtk 6582 ported to mtk6582).
THINGS NEEDED :
1. B1 archiver / ES FILE EXPLORER
2. Root Browser.
4. A rooted device is also needed but not much important if you have CWM INSTALLED WITHOUT ROOT.
PROCEDURE :
1. Make a backup of your current rom, preferably CWM backup. You can either use MTK DROID TOOLS or ROM MANAGER...
The location of the backup will be at clockwork/backup/"date and time of the backup ". This is very important since we will need stuff from the back up and we will also use the backup to recover the phone should the ported rom give any problems.
2. At this point I presume you have already downloaded the apps needed and the custom rom you want to use which is in a zip format( this was not important but I had to bring it up cause I know zombies could be reading this.
3. Now extract the custom Rom with Root Browser. if you extracted with Root Browser then the location will be "speedsoftware/extracted/"folder with the name of the custom rom "".
4. Now open Root Browser and open the folders side by side "custom rom which will be ported at one side and other side will be used for searching for the location of the things needed for the custom rom.
5. Delete the following from the Custom rom:
Boot.img
logo.bin (You do this only when you like the Your current logo.bin)
system/vendor
system/usr
system/lib/hw
system/lib/modules
system/lib/libncurses.so
system/etc/firmware
system/etc/vold.fstab
system/etc/vold.fstab.nand
system/etc/bluetooth
6. Now that you have deleted them from the custom rom replace them. You will find the boot.img at clockworkmod/back/"folder with date and time"/boot.img. The rest of the files and folders will br located in the Root /system. Just copy and paste
7. Now at the custom Rom panel go back to where you find the "META-INF" folder,open /google/android will now long press on "updater script" and tap on open with then select text editor.
8. Check The mount & format point check something like this mmcblk0p. A number is always written after the "P" replace the number of your BASE to PORT.
9. Check multi select in B1 archiver Select ( do not archive the folder the files are in but the individual files in the folder containing the extracts)
10. Compress to ZIP file wait till the process finished. Now boot to recovery and flash your ROM
Good luck in porting Your Rom... I have used this method to port 5 roms including AROMA ROMS. and I have never ported a Rom with a pc before
MAYBE U NEED TO EXTRACT THE BOOT IMG TOO IF THIS DIDNT WORKED
DO IT AS FOLLOWS
Requirements:
-- BusyBox (cpio, gunzip and gzip is mandatory)
-- /System Write Permissions (Does not need to be a modified kernel)
-- Terminal Emulator
-- ES File Explorer (or similar)
-- Hex Editor (or use of DD)
-- Open up your android terminal emulator.
-- Now go ahead and pull your boot.img from your device (or use another one if you wish)
-- Open up your boot.img with the Hex Editor and look for: ANDROID!. Remove everything before it so that the ANDROID! header is the first to be read then save it over top of the boot.img. NOTE: This is only required if you are using a stock boot.img.
OR USE THIS IF U DIDNT UNDERSTOOD THIS
Hello Everyone, I’ll show you how to Unpack and Repack your Phone’s Boot.img & Tweak Karnel. Lets start.
Make a new folder named “boot edit” in cache/
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Pull your boot.img in this folder
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Now open ApkTool. Long press on “cache“, click on Get Access Permission.
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Open cache folder and do same with boot edit. Give ApkTool access permission
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Open boot edit, click on boot.img select Expack(MT65xx), press ok
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It will unpack your boot.img.
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Now open file manager & go to cache/boot edit/. You wil find your unpacked boot.
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Now edit/modify the files or tweak karnel.
Again open ApkTool. Goto cache/boot edit click on ramdisk select repack-mt65xx.
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It will repack your boot.
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You will find an img file named new.img
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This file is your Tweaked/edited/custom boot.img!!
Flash it via Recovery or Flashify & Enjoy..
FOR DETAILED AND STEP WISE GUIDE WITH SCREEN SHOTS SEE HERE
Mod Edit: link removed
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HOW TO PORT ROMS TO YOUR MTK WITH ANDROID DEVICE, ROM for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
manhar2108, manhar2108, 2108kick
Source Code: Mod Edit: link removed
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: all
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-08-16
Last Updated 2015-08-16
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Good guide..
Especially for noobs....
Darshan601 said:
Good guide..
Especially for noobs....
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i too am a noob so i tried and made this guide
how bout porting 5.1 rom to 4.4.2 stock?
what should I consider?
aside from tweaking kernel
manhar2108 said:
i too am a noob so i tried and made this guide
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Yeah....Even I am a noob
gunzgunz said:
how bout porting 5.1 rom to 4.4.2 stock?
what should I consider?
aside from tweaking kernel
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just replace all these files and use stock kernal to port them
good luck
Sir i tried your guide in porting rom. Mt6582 tp mt6582 chipset roms.. But after replacing those files you mentioned and when i flashed it to my phone, it was tuck in boot screen and keep on restarting. How am I going to fix this?
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I have made a custom ROM, with additional API's and patches using stock ICS source - Downloaded from source.android.com.
After modifying, patching etc, I built the ROM using 'make' on my Ubuntu machine.
I followed the steps here to build the ROM: http://source.android.com/source/building.html
The output of this procedure is attached as a screenshot
(I copied the folder to windows hence the screenshot shows a windows OS)
Now I have a ROM I am asked to flash it using'fastboot flashall' per the instruction here:
http://source.android.com/source/building-devices.html
My device doesn't seem to support a Fastboot mode.
The output folder of the ROM is attached as a screenshot.
A> When I try to use CWM, it fails to flash - MD5 Mismatch:
Also I am unsure how CWM flashes and which of the folders are to be included. A CWM recovery generates:
1. boot.img
2. recovery.img
3. system.ext4.tar
4. data.ext4.tar
5. cache.ext4.tar
6. nandroid.md5
Clearly my output folder is not aligned to this format. So I'm a bit lost here.
B> Odin takes on tar file. I am not sure if simply making the folder a tar will work.
C> Heimdall doesnt support this tab I guess...
Any ideas on a solution would be appreciated.
Thanks & Regards
Indrajit
Downloaded & Installed a custom ROM zip, it worked. How can I make mine into a zip?
Most of the custom ROMs have a boot.img, system folder, data folder and meta-inf.
What is Meta-Inf?
Also If I zip my ROM (created as mentioned above) and try installing it doesnt since I dont have a Meta-Inf & I cant use the other meta-inf.
This is the ROM I installed: Worked fine except USB-PC connection didnt:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1643736
Any ideas / suggestions would be highly useful & appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
In this topic I'm telling u how get back to your stock rom without ODIN flash..
I have used it when my USB doesn't work to get back stock for assistence.. :laugh:
works sure on every samsung device, not sure for all other.
If you can't or aren't able to do this, ask me and I'll do it for you :highfive:
There are two method, follow what do you prefer:
METHOD A:
What do u need
windows
stock rom
dsixda kitchen
cgwyn
java
What do u have to do
1. INSTALL DSIXDA KITCHEN
install java.exe
unzip kitchen; rename this folder in "kitchen"
unzip cgwyn
put the extracted cgwyn folder in C:
click on Cgwyn (link) and wait a few sec; when u have a input line close it
copy kitchen folder in C:\cigwin\home\your username
2. RUN DSIXDA KITCHEN
open cygwin and write cd kitchen
write ./menu
3. MAKE THE ROM
unzip the stock rom and put the unzipped files (not in a folder) in C:cygwin\home\your username\kitchen\original_update
write 1
write 99
then follow the instruction and made the rom
rom is in C:cygwin\home\your username\kitchen\OUTPUT_ZIP
DONE
METHOD B:
What do u need
windows
stock rom
custom rom
Diskinternals Linux reader
1. MAKE THE ROM
rename stock rom.tar.md5 in stock rom.tar
rename stock rom in stockrom and custom rom in stockrom (only for made talking easier..)
unzip stockrom
unzip custom rom; delete system folder and boot.img
open Diskinternals Linux reader and mount system.img.ext4 ; copy the result (system folder) in custom rom
copy boot.img from stockrom into custom rom
zip META-INF, system and boot.img
DONE
Flash/ stock cwm rom list
GET STOCK
flash stockrom.zip as a normal zip
flash
Stock recovery (search about in your phone section)
DONE
STOCK CWM ROM LIST
i9001
TELL ME WHAT I'LL ADD HERE
ROMANIA -VODAFONE- BUKP9 [2.3.6]
ITA -NO BRAND- [2.3.5]
..
..
CREDIT
- dsixda
- broodplank1337
just in case..
guyz tell me what rom and device do u want..!
I done something wrong (I5510)
I follow the steps above but failed .
My device bootloop after flashing zip
I don't know what is going on there
It Needs a wipe data
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hypnos17 said:
It Needs a wipe data
■ Tapatalk ★ N7100 ●
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i tried everything not working for my device(galaxy 551) i also modified the updater script manually.....
i checked that the kitchen is producing the wrong format and mount point of your device .......still not working...
what method have u followed? The first, isn't it?
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All suggestions and helps are welcome here so please help me in improving this thread by suggesting your ideas.
This guide will work for any SPRD phone (any SPRD chip) from Old versions of android to latest Oreo but recoveries that I provided in this thread will work for devices from KitKat to Marshmallow no guarantees for older or newer versions.
Buckup! Backup! Backup!
Before modifying system it's highly recommended to have full dump of your device. So don't forget to take backup.
It's simple to get custom recovery for rooted users as they can directly backup, modify and flash recovery or boot images on the go with the help of root. But non-rooted users need to do some extra which will be explained later. Follow the below steps:
=>Download and setup AIK (Android Image Kitchen)
=>Grab your stock_recovery.img
For rooted usersInstall Flashify, Rashr, Partitions Backup or like apps (available on play store for free) and backup the stock recovery. If you are using Flashify to backup you have to rename the backed up image with .img extention
For non-rooted usersDownload your stock firmware which will be in .pac extension extract it using this guide and copy the recovery.img
=>Now download custom recovery (for downloads see 2nd post)
=>Port recovery
For PC version of AIK
• Extract the AIK on desktop in a folder (extracting inside other folder(s) is not recommended)
• Place stock_recovery.img (use the name recovery.img only I added stock to refer the image) in earlier extracted folder
• Now double click on 'unpacking.bat'
• Now you'll see two folders 'ramdisk (mostly executables)' and 'split-img (kernel to boot recovery) rename those folders like this 'ramdisk.s' and 'split_img.s' (renaming is used to avoid copying/moving needed files)
• Now delete the earlier pasted stock_recovery.img and paste custom_recovery.img (rename it to recovery.img)
• Unpack it just like stock_recovery
• Delete the split-img and rename the 'split_img.s' to split_img
• Open recovery.fstab from /ramdisk.s/etc (stock recovery's fstab) and /ramdisk/etc (custom recovery's fstab) using Notepad++ or with your favorite note editor. In case of TWRP recovery this file will be named as twrp.fstab if there is recovery. fstab you can ignore it.
• Edit the partition names and mount points in custom recovery with your stock recovery's fstab. But in most cases the mount points will be shown like this 'mmclbk0p17 for system partition' in that case you need to change custom recovery.fstab with the mount points of your device, to find out mount points of partitions install Diskinfo from play store and enable all options in it which will show complete information regarding each and every partition on your device
• At last double click on 'repackimg.bat' now you'll see 'image-new.img' which is ported custom_recovery.img for your device
• The final step is flashing the recovery. It's easy for rooted users simply use Flashify app to flash. For non-Root users you need to flash it over fastboot mode for this look at this thread.
For mobile version of AIK
You can also port the recovery on-the-go using AIK-Mobile unfortunately to use this needs your device must be rooted with BusyBox (Stephen (stericson) is recommended) installed.
It's a flashable zip but you can extract the zip and place the files manually. Follow below steps for setup:
• Extract the AIK-Mobile.zip
• Paste the AIK-Mobile folder under data/local of extracted zip to /data/local
• Paste files under /bin of extracted zip to /data/local/AIK-Mobile/bin
• Make sure all files including folders are having these permissions "-rwrx-xr-x-".
For placing files, changing permissions and executing scripts 'Explorer' by speed software is recommended.
For porting follow above steps (steps in PC version of AIK) the only difference here is .bat files of PC version will be as .sh in mobile version which are to be executed as root for unpacking and repackaging images.
Note:Follow the instructions properly, don't quote entire OP while asking for help. Due to some touch related drivers missing in kernel of recovery in some devices touch recovery won't work in that case please use Non-Touch recovery. In lollipop or later versions don't flash <3.x.x versions which may result in SD card mounting issues and even flashing errors. First test the recovery that you ported by flash a simple mode (I prefer AIK-Mobile since it doesn't modify the system partition hence there is not chance of bootloop. Also see whether wipe options works properly or not in some devices wiping (even cache) takes ~10m in that case goto settings check the option "use rm -rf instead of formatting".
Hit thanks button instead of posting thanks it'll boost me to create more threads like this.
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Advan S4P [Official] (fb group), SuDroid Tech (fb group), @@ki , @Jitheshwar (it's me), and some aliens from other universe.
Created: 27-09-2017
Last Updated: 27-09-2017
Custom recovery downloads
1) TWRP recovery images
2.7.0-0
2.8.5-0
2.8.5-0
3.0.0-0
3.0.2-0
3.0.2-0
3.0.2-0
3.1.1-0
2)Cyanogen recovery (for lollipop)
3)Cyanogen recovery (for kikat)
4)MIUI recovery
5)Ultra CWM
6)Temporary CWM (only for KitKat and older
7)Temporary Philz (only for KitKat and older)
Temporary recoveries provided here are not for porting. You can flash those zips directly from you stock recovery these recoveries will have basic functions like flashing ROMs, Wiping (in some devices it'll take too long to wipe so just use factory reset option of stock recovery and then flash this recovery finally the ROM. Back up option of recovery might not be fully functional. Scrolling is glitchy but it'll work when you press button. These are more for users who are unable get working recovery
Reserved for FAQ.
Do you know how to port boot to help twrp recovery mode boot up ? Please guide me.
Boot Secure & twrp
Jitheshwar said:
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I have fpt x50 , vn phone , which runs android 7.0 with sc7731c
Will this guide work ??
Jitheshwar said:
..
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Sir...
you wrote that delete only split_img.s.....
but not ramdisk.s.......
Is there any problem will arise when repacking with ramdisk.s with ramdisk and split_img of custom recovery?
HemanthJabalpuri said:
Sir...
you wrote that delete only split_img.s.....
but not ramdisk.s.......
Is there any problem will arise when repacking with ramdisk.s with ramdisk and split_img of custom recovery?
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Read again carefully you have to pack custom recoveries ramdisk with stock split_img and reversing the process will mess up the recovery and then you have to flash the stock recovery. So read the guide carefully step-by-step and follow the process exactly unless you know different working method.
unknown said:
I have fpt x50 , vn phone , which runs android 7.0 with sc7731c
Will this guide work ??
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Give it a try it may work. But none of the recoveries that are provided here will work for your device, you need to find Android 7.0 and later recoveries which will be compatible with your chipset model.
kaew158 said:
Do you know how to port boot to help twrp recovery mode boot up ? Please guide me.
Boot Secure & twrp
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TWRP has nothing to do with boot.img. If you are not able to boot to recovery try different key combination. Is you messed up recovery too then flash it via fastboot and then flash the stock Rom.
Jitheshwar said:
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Sir finally the process is to pack
⇛split_img of stock recovery ......
⇛ramdisk of custom recovery you listed by replacing recovery.fstab file
Some doubt are ... from where the recoveries are taken sir?
another one is can i port a custom recovery made for similar device to my device by using these steps?
Thanks for supporting spreadtrum devices....
HemanthJabalpuri said:
Sir finally the process is to pack
⇛ramdisk of recovery you listed by replacing recovery.fstab file
⇛spit_img of stock recovery right......
Some doubt are ... from where the recoveries are taken sir?
another one is can i port a custom recovery made for similar device to my device by using these steps?
Thanks for supporting spreadtrum devices....
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Kindly go through the entire post carefully, I believe I provided sufficient info that even a newbie can port.
Jitheshwar said:
Kindly go through the entire post carefully, I believe I provided sufficient info that even a newbie can port.
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Sir I read entire post...
But there is no line that states to delete ramdisk of stock recovery....
Check and add that line sir....
Also process of installing AIK for Mobile changed...
We directly install and use the AIK as all other apps on playstore
HemanthJabalpuri said:
Sir I read entire post...
But there is no line that states to delete ramdisk of stock recovery....
Check and add that line sir....
Also process of installing AIK for Mobile changed...
We directly install and use the AIK as all other apps on playstore
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I clearly stated all the steps in an easy and simple way. My kind request to you to read the post again. And one more thing if you want to use apk version use it I don't have any issues but don't ask me if anything goes wrong.
i ported twrp 3.2.1 to sc8830 sucessfully but touch is not working , can you help?
where can i find non-touch recovery
I'm using android 5.1
What is specification kernel architecture in this tutorial?. I have HH Advan S50 same with the name of chipset version.I still doubt fo following your tutorial.
denmasgie said:
What is specification kernel architecture in this tutorial?. I have HH Advan S50 same with the name of chipset version.I still doubt fo following your tutorial.
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This is just some copy&paste guide thath will not work on most bootloader locked spreadtrum OEM phones
Please fix the twrp links!!!
@Vortex said:
This is just some copy&paste guide thath will not work on most bootloader locked spreadtrum OEM phones
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No custom recovery will work on bootloader locked devices...
denmasgie said:
What is specification kernel architecture in this tutorial?. I have HH Advan S50 same with the name of chipset version.I still doubt fo following your tutorial.
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Kernel architecture is ARM.
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I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
do some research before asking help and reporting bugs.
Please read the entire OP instructions and FAQ,if any.
You are choosing to make these modifications, and if
you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
A lot.[/CENTER]
This thread is for spreadtrum Marshmallow, lollipop and KitKat phones. I made this guide for porting especially CM/CM based ROMs. This thread is in under progress, I'll be keep adding and changing things. These lines will be removed when I think I'm done.
Requirements
A PC /Laptop /Even your android phone is enough for porting, since your not building ROM, provided that you know how to get things done
Android Image Kitchen
A ZIP archiver(winzip,7z,etc)
Notepad++/your favorite one
HEX Editor (for Android available on play store)
A working brain with basic understanding skills properly installed
An Android device with the chipset as per the title (of cource this will work on iPhone and Windows phones but sadly my kitten eaten flashing instructions , so blame my kitty:silly
A working custom recovery (if you don't have one, this thread might help you)
Aroma File Manager (this is used to skip the process of extracting system files from system.ext.win and system.new.dat and compressing it back)
Stock ROM (extracted to easily accessable folder, since we are going to port the ROM not using normal File Manager but a recovery based file manager
Custom ROM(S) (download links are in the 2nd post)
I'll suggest you to concentrate on booting the ROM rather fixing bugs at first shot, because if we are sure that the ROM boots we can go further, otherwise it's waste of time.
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Marshmallow ROM porting guide
=> Download and Extract the ROM. Since ROM(S) is zipped out of custom recovery backup you'll see system.ext4.win (which is a compressed system folder) boot.emmc.win (boot.img) and some, maybe, compressed using system.new.dat.
Porting boot.img
=> Copy stock boot.img to working directory of AIK
=> Unpack boot.img and rename ramdisk to ramdisk.s and split_img to spli_img.s
=> Copy boot.emmc.win to working directory of AIK and rename it to boot.img
=> Unpack boot.img
=> Replace the following
/ramdisk/lib/modules with /ramdisk.s/lib/modules
/ramdisk/lib/modules/mali.ko with /system/lib/modules/mali.ko from stockrom
=> delete split_img and rename split_img.s to split_img
repack it and rename image-new.img to boot.emmc.win and replace Custom ROM boot.emmc.win with ported boot.emmc.win.
Porting System
=> Boot to recovery and wipe system, data, cache and dalvik-cache and flash the CM13/Marshmallow ROM
=> Go back to tab menu of TWRP tap on 'Mount tab' Mount system and go back to flash tab and flash aroma file manager zip
=> Now you are on Aroma FM. Copy and replace the following files with stock ROM files:
/system/lib/hw/<all files> except files audio.primary.sc8830.so & bluetooth.default.so
/system/etc/ all audio related files except audio_effect.conf
/system/etc/codec_pga.xml
/system/etc/ media related files
/system/etc/tiny_hw.xml
/system/lib/egl/libGLES_mali.so
/system/lib/libEGL.so
/system/lib/libGLES_trace.so
/system/lib/libGLESv1_CM.so
/system/lib/libGLESv2.so
/system/lib/libMali.ko,if any
=> After replacing files exit Aroma FM and reboot the system. Booting will take a while (~10m) so please be patient.
Bug Fixing Guide
Camera Fix
Open lib files one by one on stock rom lollipop & search for "_ZN7android5Fence4waitEj"(without quotes) with notepad++ (mainly look into the files related to camera.sc8830.so, to know open it with HeX editor and see what are the necessary lib***.so files)
In my case "_ZN7android5Fence4waitEj" are available on stock libui.so where that file needed by camera.sc8830.so
SO open camera.sc8830.so with HexEditor and search for libui.so
Then rename libui.so of stock rom file to libcm.so and save it
Copy and paste modified file to the exact directory and wipe data, cache, dalvik-cache (data is nedded because if the camera HAL fails to load at first time CM ROMs won't show camera app in that case it is must to wipe data)
Then reboot & make sure camera.sc8830.so loaded correctly with logcat
Fix for possible bootloops when porting Marshmallow ROM using lollipop kernel
Soon.....
Note:-I'm sure the marshmallow ROM(s) will boot on lollipop device also (because I personally tested with my phone but I need confirmation that this works on marshmallow devices also.
Lollipop ROM porting guide
Porting boot.img
=> Copy stock boot.img to working directory of AIK
=> Unpack boot.img and rename ramdisk to ramdisk.s and split_img to spli_img.s
=> Copy custom ROM boot.img to working directory of AIK
=> Unpack boot.img
=> Replace the following:
/ramdisk/lib/modules with /ramdisk.s/lib/modules
/ramdisk/lib/modules/mali.ko with /system/lib/modules/mali.ko from stockrom
delete split_img and rename split_img.s to split_img
repack it and rename image-new.img to boot.img and replace Custom ROM boot.img with ported boot.img.
Porting system
=> Boot to recovery and wipe system, data, cache and dalvik-cache and flash the CM12/lollipop ROM
=> Go back to tab menu of TWRP tap on 'Mount tab' Mount system and go back to flash tab and flash aroma file manager zip
=> Now you are on AromaFM. Copy and replace the following files with stock ROM files:
/system/lib/egl/libGLES_mali.so
/system/lib/hw/<all files> except files audio.primary.sc8830.so & bluetooth.default.so
/system/lib/modules<all files>
/system/vendor/lib/libbt-vendor.so with stockrom /system/lib/libbt-vendor.so.
=> After replacing files exit Aroma FM and reboot the system. Booting will take a while (~10m) so please be patient.
Typing Bug Fixing Guide
KitKat ROM porting guide
Porting boot.img
=> Copy stock boot.img to working directory of AIK
=> Unpack boot.img and rename ramdisk to ramdisk.s and split_img to spli_img.s
=> Copy custom ROM boot.img to working directory of AIK
=> Unpack boot.img
=> Replace the following
/ramdisk/sbin files with /ramdisk.s/sbin files
/ramdisk/init.sc8830.usb.rc with /ramdisk.s/init.sc8830.usb.rc
/ramdisk/init.usb.rc with /ramdisk.s/init.usb.rc
=> Delete split_img and rename split_img.s to split_img
repack it and rename image-new.img to boot.img and replace Custom ROM boot.img with ported boot.img.
Porting system
=>Replace the following:
/system/lib/egl/<all files>
/system/lib/hw (following files) :
camera.sc8830.so
camera2.sc8830.so
gralloc.default.so
gralloc.sc8830.so
hwcomposer.sc8830.so
keystore.default.so
lights.sc8830.so
local_time.default.so
power.default.so
sensors.sc8830.so
sprd_gsp.sc8830.so
/system/lib/modules<all files>
/system/vendor/lib/libbt-vendor.so with stock ROM /system/lib/libbt-vendor.so
Booting will take a while (~10m) so please be patient)
NOTE: If you stuck at Splash Logo (Manufacturer's logo) then delete CM11/system/lib/egl/libGLES_mali.so from recovery and then wipe data, cache, dalvik-cache and reboot.
Bug Fixing Guide
Camera Fix
Copy files camera.sc8830.so, camera2.sc8830.so & libandroidfw.so from stock ROM
Rename libandroidfw.so to libandroidcm.so
=> Download and install Hex Editor (Users who are using Android for porting can use Hex editor from playstore)
Open camera.sc8830.so with Hex Editor and search for libandroidfw.so & rename it to libandroidcm.so
Save camera.sc8830.so file, copy and paste it to CM/CM based ROM
Do the same for camera2.sc8830.so
This will fix the error "Cannot load Camera HAL" which is caused by camera.sc8830.so mising start_SprdPrefTracking & stop_SprdPrefTracking argument which is available only on original libandroidfw.so on your stockrom.
Reboot your device
If you haven't seen camera app then you may need to wipe the data and dalvik-cache but there is an alternative for this. The alternative is using third party camera app from play store if the camera works then you are good to go
but to have CM stock camera you must need to wipe data
WiFi/Hotspot fix
Part - I
Make sure your stock ROM WiFi (WLAN) driver name is sprdwl.ko on /system/lib/modules
Copy the following folder(s) from stok rom & paste to cm-11.0 rom
--/system/etc/wifi/<all files>
/system/etc/dhcpcd/<all files>
--/system/etc/connectivity_calibration.ini (related to WiFi connectivity)
--/system/etc/connectivity_configure.ini (related to Bluetooth connectivity)
I suggest you to replace files from Aroma FM (since we don't need to set permissions, etc which will automatically done by Aroma FM)
If you are replacing files from root explorer you need to properly set the permissions and Ownership/Group of particular for otherwise there will be no point in replacing the files and this will result in either unfixed bug or bootloop for this properly note down the permissions and Ownership/Group of individual files
for ex: /system/etc/dhcpcd/dhcpcd-run-hooks has permissions "-r-xr-x--- or 0550" and Owner is "dhcp" and Group is "shell"
Part - II
Unpack cm-11.0/based ported boot.img and replace "init.wifi.rc" file with this init.wifi.rc
Flash the modified boot.img using Flashify/ from recovery using flash image option (recommended)
To test whether the WiFi driver properly loaded or not
use terminal emulator type
Code:
su
<enter>
cat /proc/modules
<enter>
see whether the sprdwl.ko present on loaded modules list.
Try to use WiFi and immediately see the logs (use logcat Extreme app from play store) set if there are any errors
Do the same with Hotspot
as a result you may need to replace some files under --/system/bin/
ex:
--/system/bin/dhcpcd
--/system/bin/hostopad
--/system/bin/wcnd
--/system/bin/wpa_cli
--/system/bin/wpa_supplicant
etc
To root flash Magisk (systemless-root only for lollipop and above) or SuperSU
Credits: Hadi Khoirudin, Advan S4p [Official] fb group, @@ki,
@Jitheshwar (it's me :silly: )
Created 2/10/2017
Last Updated 3/10/2017
Downloads:-
Marshmallow
CyanogenMd 13.1
Bug fix Update (extract zip and replace files and port boot.img and then zip it, boot to recovery wipe cache and dalvik-cache flash the zip and reboot)
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Resurrection Remix 5.7.4
Offline Charging fix
PAC-MAN ROM
Lollipop ROMs
CyanogenMod 12.1
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Resurrection Remix
WiFi-Hotspot-fix-for-CM/based-lollipop-ROMs
KitKat ROMs
PAC-MAN ROM
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MIUI7-7.4.26
Video codec fix
WiFi-Hotspot-fix-for-CM/based-KitKat-ROMs
More links have been adding
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You could have given me the credits.......well nice thread.....just a updated version of my thread
@ki said:
You could have given me the credits.......well nice thread.....just a updated version of my thread
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But I took nothing from your work. I made this thread keeping CM ROMs in mind. But I have given credits to you in recovery porting thread since I used some of your work. Anyway you have given me Idea. PM me with more suggestions.
Edit: credits updated.
Jitheshwar said:
But I took nothing from your work. I made this thread keeping CM ROMs in mind. But I have given credits to you in recovery porting thread since I used some of your work. Anyway you have given me Idea. PM me with more suggestions.
Edit: credits updated.
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Sorry for being so rude.......well i will try to suggest if anything good comes to my mind
Will the camera fix work with evercrossmod rom
[email protected] said:
Will the camera fix work with evercrossmod rom
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No. That fix is for CM/CM based roms only. For stock based ROMs you just need replace camera libs.
Jitheshwar said:
No. That fix is for CM/CM based roms only. For stock based ROMs you just need replace camera libs.
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This did not worked...the camera icon is showing but it says app not installed.I replaced the previous hw files (camera.sc8830.so and the camera2.sc8830.so). Now the app is opening but can't connect to camera.
[email protected] said:
This did not worked...the camera icon is showing but it says app not installed.I replaced the previous hw files (camera.sc8830.so and the camera2.sc8830.so). Now the app is opening but can't connect to camera.
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You have to replace files having name "libcamera****.so" too.
How to unpack and repack system.ext4.win ?
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How to unpack and repack system.ext4.win ?
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just rename the file to system.ext4.win.tar.gz
and open it like a norma zip file
[email protected] said:
How to unpack and repack system.ext4.win ?
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rename extension with .tar and extract it as usual but while repacking make sure you're using .tar compression type only. But I recommend using Aroma FM since extracting and compressing system.ext4.win may result in incorrect file permissions, as it is compressed by recovery.
@ki said:
just rename the file to system.ext4.win.tar.gz
and open it like a norma zip file
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no need of .tar.gz, .tar is sufficient. As it is backuped in recovery by disabling "Enable Compression option" means we'll see the system files after extracting the system.ext4.win and not the system.ext4.win (compressed system image).
Jitheshwar said:
no need of .tar.gz, .tar is sufficient. As it is backuped in recovery by disabling "Enable Compression option" means we'll see the system files after extracting the system.ext4.win and not the system.ext4.win (compressed system image).
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Now which software extracts .tar file. Plz tell me a software for windows
Jitheshwar said:
no need of .tar.gz, .tar is sufficient. As it is backuped in recovery by disabling "Enable Compression option" means we'll see the system files after extracting the system.ext4.win and not the system.ext4.win (compressed system image).
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Yup....i forgot to mention that......just thought why anyone wants to backup without compression......
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Now which software extracts .tar file. Plz tell me a software for windows
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A zip archiver like 7zip, Winzip, etc. Mist if these software will be available for free. If you are using mobile to port I recommend ZArchiver.
After i'm port cm12 rom to sc7731 my device, is say Android is starting.... After that is restart and do that again, what i'm do wrong?
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After i'm port cm12 rom to sc7731 my device, is say Android is starting.... After that is restart and do that again, what i'm do wrong?
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your kernel....
RustyDiamond said:
After i'm port cm12 rom to sc7731 my device, is say Android is starting.... After that is restart and do that again, what i'm do wrong?
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You may not replaced necessary lib(s).
Wipe everything before flashing the ROM (it is suggested to wipe internal storage also).
Don't replace everything (like camera libs) because they might give issues that you are facing, first key the device boot then fix bugs. If possible take logs using adb.
ULEFONE NOTE 9P, Stock rom is not real bloated, but just a little.
From Build
GQ3092SH1-HC-M629-ULEFONE-20200703_V05
Patch for the newer build (20200904-V07) is ready for sharing also.
****NOTE TESTING HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON MIXING NEW SYSTEM.IMG ON OLD VENDOR*****
****RECOMMEND DOING FULL UPDATE OR DOWNGRADE BEFORE FLASHING MODIFIED SYSTEMS****
Stock roms are published on ULEFONE gdrive.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Bq16pmRMaFEVT_xZilWhhdzTzk9fojV8
I removed the adupus/FOTA apps, child mode, simple_mode, mfg customization to chrome, verizon provider remote sim lock app.
Added adaway hosts file for ad-blocking in browser.
Flashed back to phone in same way as flashing GSI rom.
adb reboot fastboot (fastbootd, not bootloader)
fastboot flash system modified-system.img ( fastboot.exe on pc needs to be from July 202 or newer)
when flashing is done, from menu on phone screen select boot to recovery.
perform factory reset and reboot.
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=318156
In case you are wondering , how I made changes. I will tell you.
I used SuperR-Kitchen script/ tool
credits to @SuperR.
Start a new project. Add the stock firmware. Needs to be as a zip. So extract the embed-ed *.rar file downloaded from Ulefone. Re-zip just the contents of the final folder. In other words, the zip needs to be the files, not the files inside a folder, inside other folder.
The kitchen will ask if you want to extract the vendor and product images and use them in you rom. I did not make changes to those partitions, so did not extract or include them.
When unpacking is completed. You can browse the extracted system folder.
The attached files have an .txt extension in order to upload them here. But in the kitchen tool you need to remove the extension.
Code:
Add "host" file to /system/system/etc in your extracted rom folder and replace host file that is already there.
Add "bloat_custom" to the kitchen folder "super_r/tools/root/
run #6 debloat menu then #2custom debloat option from kitchen #8 rom tools menu
run deodex option from #8 rom tools
When edits are done. Use #8 rom tools , #7 build menu, #2 build etx4 img
select system, then sparse, system.img
Keep permission type as raw_image
That's all. Use caution when adding additional programs you want removed.
Hi. On Ulefone Gdrive, there are both android 10 and 11 rom files. but it says upgrading from 10 to 11 is 'forbidden'. Is there any way to bypass this restriction?
Edit for those who are wondering: Ulefone has removed the restriction and it can be upgraded to android 11 without any issue. You do lose your data during the process, though.