[Q] How can i port an existing rom? - myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How can i port an existing rom?

That's a very broad question..what device was this originally from? what version/flavor of android is this? Etc.
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Yeah Nicgraner is right. We need more info to help. Some phones port well to others with little difficulty. Others, not so much.
Google "dsixda rom kitchen"
What you learn may be helpful.
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Or go to chef central on here and poke around. Also if this is you trying to get in to deving, read cyanogens post there too.
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estallings15 said:
Yeah Nicgraner is right. We need more info to help. Some phones port well to others with little difficulty. Others, not so much.
Google "dsixda rom kitchen"
What you learn may be helpful.
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Well first thank you guys a lot for getting interested in helping me. i know a little bit in basics like rooting and flashing roms but i wanted to know more about how can i make my own rom or at least try to troubleshoot any cooked rom.

Get familiar with logcat, to begin with.
Get familiar with smali/baksmali, decompiling and recompiling Java apps, and Java code for Android in general.
It'll get you half way there.

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Interested in learning...

Im interested in learning how to create my own builds using all the necessary tools. I know it wont be easy and will take a lot of time but you have to start sometime! So I was wondering where I can start and if anyone can point me in the right direction. (I know it will take a good knowledge in Linux code and programming.)
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Maybe you can get something useful from hd2 android dev. channel.
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Creating apps

Hey looking for a little advice. I want to jump into making apps... I don't have any programing experience. Any advice on were to start... book recommendations... online info... anything just to get me pointed in the right direction? Thanks xda
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I've been reading this and its good book with online support:
http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Android...=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295496282&sr=1-1
Also check out youtube I've found some good videos on there if you need something to watch.
Another pair of resources for you:
http://math.hws.edu/javanotes/
http://developer.android.com/index.html
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Hey thanks for the advice I am gonna grab the book soon ill do an update review when I get it.
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New vibrant directory

Im thinking about starting a new thread in development section. With every ROM KERNEL and MODEM. All always up to date. Im on xda everyday, so wouldnt be hard. I will update everyday when I get home from work. And try to make it well organized. Does anyone support this? Or should I not?
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that would be awesome. I'm sure many people will be grateful.
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Yea great im not bashing on the other one but I doesn't get update a lot
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I wish you would do this in the Wiki instead. And by doing that you could also get help because anyone could update the wiki. I tried but it takes alot of effort and time is limited.
swehes said:
I wish you would do this in the Wiki instead. And by doing that you could also get help because anyone could update the wiki. I tried but it takes alot of effort and time is limited.
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Wiki?
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Yes, the "WIKI" right below the xdadevelopers logo in the upper left hand corner of this webpage. It's there I promise. Check it out it is pretty cool.
I too would like what you suggest.
Yeah I would love to see an updated directory. Wiki is cool, too.

How Do I get ICS on My Mytouch 4g?

Well I Just rooted my mytouch 4g and i was wondering how do i get the best Ice cream sandwich install on my phone
There's only one rom and its the one in the dev section. Flash it and read before posting. Also, if you ask about the camera I may have to kill you.
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I wouldn't recommend an ics rom yet unless you have no need for a camera our video camera. I don't believe flash is working right either. I may be wrong about that though. I would suggest unity, Cm7, our miui for rooms to try out until a solid release of ics is available.
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Ok Whats a good complete fast rom and is there a tut on how to flash one
nyamd20 said:
Ok Whats a good complete fast rom and is there a tut on how to flash one
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... use the search button??
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nyamd20 said:
Ok Whats a good complete fast rom and is there a tut on how to flash one
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How did you manage to get root, but don't know how to flash a rom?...its stickied in the development thread somewhere
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I suggested roms in the post I have you. YouTube how to flash a rom.
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You're all wrong.
Its in aisle 5,next to the neopolitan.
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Wow, no wonder everyone is leaving this forum. You people are rude, obnoxious and bitter. Where would you all be if no one helped you?
Actually,the response weren't bad.
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4Orr said:
Wow, no wonder everyone is leaving this forum. You people are rude, obnoxious and bitter. Where would you all be if no one helped you?
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I believe most of those who are now answering questions, actually could read and search and weren't lazy enough to skip those parts.
And "everyone is leaving this forum" is a bland, non-backed-up-by-anything, and most probably wrong assumption.
4Orr said:
Wow, no wonder everyone is leaving this forum. You people are rude, obnoxious and bitter. Where would you all be if no one helped you?
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Hey go visit the Desire HD to forums, or the Samsung Galaxy S forums.
We are NICE compared to them... trust me, i know.
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Above the butter pecan
sunlaw2 said:
You're all wrong.
Its in aisle 5,next to the neopolitan.
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alot of people just like getting spoon fed.
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This forum is a resource, not a help line..you don't call up the folks at wikipedia and go "quick, i have a report due, tell me what happened in ww2!"
They did the research to help narrow your information search to a single forum, the last you can do is understand that unless you are developing new applications or roms or working on a brand new device that your question has already been asked and the onus is on you to actually read the encyclopedia and to write your own report..no one is going to write your report for you, especially not the editors of the encyclopedia..it is gracious that some of these questions even get replies, even if they are flaming you for asking without searching..imo fwiw
luna_c666 said:
This forum is a resource, not a help line..you don't call up the folks at wikipedia and go "quick, i have a report due, tell me what happened in ww2!"
They did the research to help narrow your information search to a single forum, the last you can do is understand that unless you are developing new applications or roms or working on a brand new device that your question has already been asked and the onus is on you to actually read the encyclopedia and to write your own report..no one is going to write your report for you, especially not the editors of the encyclopedia..it is gracious that some of these questions even get replies, even if they are flaming you for asking without searching..imo fwiw
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SPOKEN!
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........
Well, all of you guys are right, but...This is also the Q&A section. Just sayin...Lol
luna_c666 said:
This forum is a resource, not a help line..you don't call up the folks at wikipedia and go "quick, i have a report due, tell me what happened in ww2!"
They did the research to help narrow your information search to a single forum, the last you can do is understand that unless you are developing new applications or roms or working on a brand new device that your question has already been asked and the onus is on you to actually read the encyclopedia and to write your own report..no one is going to write your report for you, especially not the editors of the encyclopedia..it is gracious that some of these questions even get replies, even if they are flaming you for asking without searching..imo fwiw
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Amen.
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I2IEAILiiTY said:
Well, all of you guys are right, but...This is also the Q&A section. Just sayin...Lol
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Yes, but not for the same questions to be posted and answered over aand over. Cluttering the forum. That's what the search functions is there for. For when you have already exhausted all your search resources and found nothing, then you ask for help.
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coupetastic-droid said:
Yes, but not for the same questions to be posted and answered over aand over. Cluttering the forum. That's what the search functions is there for. For when you have already exhausted all your search resources and found nothing, then you ask for help.
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At least SAY 'I've looked everywhere! Can you point me to an answer for...' Even if you haven't looked, at least pretend to know how to use a search bar..these things have been around for over a decade lmao you might get help for a dumb question and not get flamed if you at least lie and say you searched
Also, no one likes dumb people or dumb questions, it isn't a trait unique to developers on xda, even though I've encountered my share of smart asses, the fount of knowledge here far exceeds any petty squabble i might get into..if something like that makes you leave the site then it's more your loss than xda's, you are really only useful to the community if you can debug or develop, they are doing us a favor by letting us muggles into their world of fairy dust and unicorns lmao

MIUI v4 cameras?

Why is it that none of the MIUI v4's have a working camera? Is there a way to resolve that? Thanks.
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yoyoma123 said:
Why is it that none of the MIUI v4's have a working camera? Is there a way to resolve that? Thanks.
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Omg... It's ICS.
ICS has no working camera. Please search before posting!
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-_- really another noob asking about ICS camera? WTF!!! seriouslly we need to get that people ot of xda! lol
Is there a Q&A section for a novice regarding the Mytouch 4G? I'm not here to offend or cause trouble. I just want to learn and get a deeper understanding because I don't have the hours to dedicate to search through thread after thread and post after post. Keep in mind that easy, obvious answers for you, might not be the case for others. Thank you for your time and attention.
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yoyoma123 said:
Is there a Q&A section for a novice regarding the Mytouch 4G? I'm not here to offend or cause trouble. I just want to learn and get a deeper understanding because I don't have the hours to dedicate to search through thread after thread and post after post. Keep in mind that easy, obvious answers for you, might not be the case for others. Thank you for your time and attention.
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Well, if you had read the OP you would've seen it doesn't work on any ics roms...now for your answer it's mainly because we have no functioning HAL module for ics.
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Nicgraner said:
Well, if you had read the OP you would've seen it doesn't work on any ics roms...now for your answer it's mainly because we have no functioning HAL module for ics.
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I actually have read the OPs. It usually states that it simply isn't working, so yes, I have been aware for those that are assuming I haven't read the OPs.
And a million thanks for directly answering my question. Now I understand that it's a technicality and developing issue therefore, I don't have to chase after a solution thats way beyond my capabilities.
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yoyoma123 said:
I actually have read the OPs. It usually states that it simply isn't working, so yes, I have been aware for those that are assuming I haven't read the OPs.
And a million thanks for directly answering my question. Now I understand that it's a technicality and developing issue therefore, I don't have to chase after a solution thats way beyond my capabilities.
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No problem, although you did set yourself up to be trolled, even if it was unintentional
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