[Q] How to build/make a custom rom for U8800 pro? - Huawei Ideos X5 U8800

Hello guys!
You may laugh at this but after I got my U8800 pro last week and done with all the modding (rooting,installing custom roms), I decided I would like to make a custom rom for my phone. I have in mind to make an ICS rom cuz I don't see a really active development for the U8800 pro. I know it's hard,but I am really good with computers (considering my age). I can use windows pretty well and have a good knowledge of linux(have installed and used for some time ubuntu,opensuse and chakra linux). I have some basic knowledge of programming.I know python 3.2 and VB.Net 2010. I have searched a little and found guides about building ICS from source (all for ubuntu) but I get some errors in fresh installed ubuntu 11.10 64bit.
Do you have any guide/tutorial that would be good for me to study?
thanks in advance!

Moihack said:
Hello guys!
You may laugh at this but after I got my U8800 pro last week and done with all the modding (rooting,installing custom roms), I decided I would like to make a custom rom for my phone. I have in mind to make an ICS rom cuz I don't see a really active development for the U8800 pro. I know it's hard,but I am really good with computers (considering my age). I can use windows pretty well and have a good knowledge of linux(have installed and used for some time ubuntu,opensuse and chakra linux). I have some basic knowledge of programming.I know python 3.2 and VB.Net 2010. I have searched a little and found guides about building ICS from source (all for ubuntu) but I get some errors in fresh installed ubuntu 11.10 64bit.
Do you have any guide/tutorial that would be good for me to study?
thanks in advance!
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I know nothing about building custom ROMs, but my first advice to you is use Ubuntu 10.04 64bits... almost all tutorials are for this version of Ubuntu, as it is the recommended environment by google
Sent from my U8800

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OxygeenHD said:
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