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[REQ] Development Environment Setup for Moto G 2014

Hey there,
INTRO:
I'm a relatively new member to XDA and the Android Community as well. The Moto G (2014) is my first Android phone since ever. I was using iPhones (4,4S,5,5S), iPads and Mac and have Jailbroken and Developed Tweaks, Apps etc for iOS.
Now that I got my hands on this amazing device, I would love to contribute to the Community by developing and porting ROMs for the Moto G 2014.
WHAT? WHY?:
So if it isnt too much trouble could someone post a device-specific instructions, checklist and downloads to setup a development environment for Moto G (2014). I'm a pretty fast learner so any crude form of instructions would suffice. With the right heading and instructions I'm sure that I can contribute to this community.
PAST CONTRIBUTIONS:
If you're curious about what I've preciously done, just Google "Krishna Sagar iPhone" and you'll see. I've developed apps, Jailbreak tweaks and I've even been mentioned and credited by CNET.com for discovering the first solid evidence about 4G in the iPhone 5. (Before it was announced or released. Yea!! )
So any help at all is appreciated! You know.. Help Me to Help You!
Regards
Krishna Sagar
http://www.krishna.bz
PS: I've searched XDA and found some tutorials but I'm looking for some device specific instructions and downloads such as Device Tree, Kernal, ROM sources etc.. and crude up-to-date instructions on how to setup a Build-Environment. Thanks

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Once I get a working set of instruction and successfully setup my Dev Environment, I will post concise step-by-step instructions on how I set it up so that others can use it as a reference.

Okay....i just learned these things past month.
So tell me where you reached so that i can guide you.

N.K.V. said:
Okay....i just learned these things past month.
So tell me where you reached so that i can guide you.
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I am at the very beginning... From the start would be great. Like i said.. I dont want a lengthy tutorial.. I'll find the instructions myself
For eg: just say setup Android Kitchen instead of walking me through the installation setup.
I just need a crude checklist to begin. I've doing some searxhing of my own.. But like i said, i need a bit more devicr specific approach!

Device specific approach would start once you have downloaded the repo.
Till then.... Approach for all the devices would be same.
Que: You are talking about building the rom from source right??
Or you just want to modify the stock rom!?

N.K.V. said:
Device specific approach would start once you have downloaded the repo.
Till then.... Approach for all the devices would be same.
Que: You are talking about building the rom from source right??
Or you just want to modify the stock rom!?
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Havent decided really.. Might start by porting ROMs initially.. then gradually work on my own ROM
Thanks btw for your help

KrishnaSagar said:
Havent decided really.. Might start by porting ROMs initially.. then gradually work on my own ROM
Thanks btw for your help
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And where can I download these device repos?

For Porting ROMs : Usually ports are done from working Cyanogen build or AOSP build, which we doesn't have yet. But, k2wl and shawn are main developers working towards that. Once we get those fully working then only you will be able to port another roms.
Regarding Device Repo: It's required to build rom from source, not for porting one.
repo is a "Source Code" file, which is approx 25-30 GB in size.

[ROM][DEV][5.0.2]Surnia Prime ROM (v0.2 ALPHA)

Hello All. I am Shawn, a very renowned and well-respected dev in the Motorola Moto G 2014 forums. I have various ROMs over their, based both of stock and CM. One of my biggest ROMs over there was Titan Prime with over 50,000 downloads in total! So when I found out Motorola had released a new smartphone I thought why not dev for that as well. So here I am in the Motorola Moto E 2015 forums. I wish to bring exceptional ROMs to this device both based of stock and CM just like I did for the Motorola Moto G 2014. And now I present to you the Surnia Prime ROM! This ROM is based of stock. I made this thread for devs who want to try the ROM and of course give feedback. I don't have a Moto E 2015 so I need you help.
WORKING:
- You tell me
NOT WORKING:
- You tell me
INSTALLATION:
- Boot into TWRP
- Preform factory reset
- Wipe System/Data/Cache/Delvik
- Flash zip
- Wipe cache
- Reboot
DOWNLOAD
Basketbuild: Link removed per OP request
CHANGELOG:
v0.1 ALPHA
- Initial release
Credits: @Shawn5162 - For the ROM @iB4STiD - For system dump @fix-this! - For Kernel and device block (partition) map
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][DEV][5.0.2]Surnia Prime ROM (v0.1 ALPHA), ROM for the Moto E 2015
Contributors
Shawn5162
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
Version Information
Status: Alpha
Created 2015-03-13
Last Updated 2015-03-13

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Download link live

And so it begins! Will test and report back as soon as i can.

Took over 5min to flash, getting alot of play services and gapps force closing on setup. Cannot get past the checking connection screen. Appears i do have a wifi and lte signal though.

fix-this! said:
Took over 5min to flash, getting alot of play services and gapps force closing on setup. Cannot get past the checking connection screen. Appears i do have a wifi and lte signal though.
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Well, At least it booted .....Will work on a fix ASAP

@Shawn5162 did u use my system dump i posted ?
link found here
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actually yes u did ... a mention in the OP would be nice

iB4STiD said:
@Shawn5162 did u use my system dump i posted ?
link found here
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actually yes u did ... a mention in the OP would be nice
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Got it....I was going to do that (I always give proper credit in my roms)....But for some reason I forgot....Sorry...I will add u in the OP now

Shawn5162 said:
Got it....I was going to do that (I always give proper credit in my roms)....But for some reason I forgot....Sorry...I will add u in the OP now
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thank u kind sir!! if u need any help let me know :good:

Im uploading a stock nandroid to xda if that may help the OP. Im putting in the general section.

And so it begins yay!!!

Pardon me if I'm missing something, is this rom for the 3G version (S200) or the LTE version (s400) ?

camlin said:
Pardon me if I'm missing something, is this rom for the 3G version (S200) or the LTE version (s400) ?
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Right now the ROM is in dev status and ONLY SUPPORTS LTE variant...In a week I will release a BETA build to support all variants

Working on new update now....Should be live soon
EDIT: Live

Shawn5162 said:
Working on new update now....Should be live soon
EDIT: Live
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will test and report back.
any reason it takes soo long to flash in twrp?
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lots of moto sensor, and moto drm force closes but it flashed and i am booted into android. also stuck on the android updating after a reboot, getting close but not there just yet.

Patience young grasshopper lol

will you continue to devolp on the moto g 2014?

notsomoto said:
will you continue to devolp on the moto g 2014?
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Definitely

Just got this phone, and it's shipping so stoked there's already gonna be roms for it, thanks for the work dude!

Could someone post some ROM features? System apps, pre-rooted or not? Some screenshots? Thanks to all devs.

Not asking for a eta but is this rom still being worked on? Havent really seen any recent posts.

I see a pattern emerging - lack of guides

Hello! This will be a quick post about how it was good earlier and how it can be better today, so please, stay with me.
I've been using Sony's for a while now, starting with small and cute Sony Ericsson k510i, then k550i, then wt19i (LWW), and then Xperia SP. My "flashing career" started after I've lost warranty on my k510. At that time there wasn't a lot you can do to your phone - there were several official firmwares, various customization options, and a lot of custom patches. No competition, one latest official firmware, a big library of patches that you could port to your device, if someone didn't do it already. The only competing area were a lot of graphical patches, but you could compile them together on your phone. Like today, if you were doing something wrong with your phone - you'll get a brick and it's your fault. But for every device there was an instruction, a beautifully crafted instruction on what to do and how to do everything, step by step. Almost every thread included a complete set of links to get you started. If you needed to flash a customisation after installing something, there would be a link on how to flash custom right there.
Today I have my XSP and try to do something to it. So I open one link (non-sticky, needed to bookmark it), see a lot of ROMs, part of which are no longer maintained. Finally open one of them based on performance rating, and see that it needs some kernel. So I go to kernel list, and see that it can't be flashed without recovery. What recovery? One specific recovery, because another one can't flash it. Now how do I flash recovery in the first place? I need a manual for that. Now I go to kernel and ROM page and see that no manual is available for them, too. So I open main device page and don't see any manual, so I open a sticky thread. And guess what? I don't see manual there. And that's when I start a new thread, type my problem in, and see a non-sticky thread with last post made 2nd of May 2015, and no pages link to that thread at all.
Is that how it goes this days? A newbie comes in, spends whole evening, opens 10 tabs, and still can't find anything relevant? I think we need to do something with this, revisit old threads, compile a new one-for-all guide, or at least a list of guides. And stick it, so people can actually see it. Otherwise there will be small closed community of those who already can develop and flash, and all the others who either got brick or is afraid to get a brick. Thanks.
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UPD: And then I see that the kernel which I almost decided to flash is closed and all developers migrated to another one. I'm talking about tangerine and helium. Again, no info in the first post. And main developer openly says to users of his work - if it didn't work for you, don't use it. What's wrong with you people...

I'm deeply sorry if I offended somebody with my previous post. I'm happy that you guys do such amazing things with this 3 year phone. But damn, FULL INSTALLATION took about 10 minutes, counting PC reboot into linuxes to get fastboot working. In case someone struggles like me, use CyanogenMod instruction to get to Cyanogen Recovery; download TWRP Recovery, ROM of choice and GApps of choice; place all three ZIPs onto your sdcard; go to recovery, flash TWRP, reboot into TWRP (by pressing volume rockers while loading), do Wipe - Factory Wipe, flash ROM, flash GApps, reboot to normal. Wait for about 5 minutes (black screen is normal, there will be dots flying after a minute or so to keep you entertained).

Yes, It's that simple nowadays, so why bothering typing so much? I was in that situation with my SP, too, but if the are so many answers to these questions and so many threads... "You have to read" is the answer! A lot! It's for your own good, trust me. Now I can do anything I want with my phone with nohow! So a little reading and searching here and there is just positive experience for you. Don't complain, the people here ( well a part of them) are hardcore coders or themers or whatever. You can't just ask them to tell you all the stuff. If want help I'm always available.

Thank you for linking to my very dusty and lonely Flash ROM guide hahaha
No you didn't offend anyone at all. The guides are actually there, like how to use Flashtool, how to unlock bootloader, how to flash recovery and everything, it is just that they are buried deep with time as the development goes. The thread are there, in the General section and are awaiting to be searched. Though some are outdated, some are not and you can benefit from there.
Some searching will normally do, but if it didn't, just ask in the threads, someone will probably answer to you!
I always have my eyes on the General and Q&A subforums of the Xperia SP, and I will usually respond to a help-able problems. So if you have any problems, feel free to post in the Q&A subforum, and if not me, someone will help you. If there are nobody, don't feel offended. Maybe people don't know what to help or suggest (but lets just hope that is not what it will be )
About recovery, PhilZ and CWM is way outdated, and its time for everyone to make TWRP as a standard as it is a still updated recovery. Cyanogen Recovery in my opinion is crap as there are far too less feature plus, it enforce on signed flashable zips.
About the thread on Tangerine, the developer said dont use if it doesn't work is because of the norm of the Kernel. The kernel is made by using an AnyKernel template, hence render support for almost all Lollipop ROMs. Since ROMs can be updated and all ROMs have different sources, a simple change in the system part can render Tangerine unsupported, and the developer cannot do anything (definitely his choice, please respect that) to only fix the problem on one ROM which could possibly break support for the majority of the ROMs! This also appplies to Helium. Therefore, his words of "dont user it if it doesn't work" has a meaning, and it is not something to degrade new users and so.

kojata said:
If want help I'm always available.
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TechnoSparks said:
I always have my eyes on the General and Q&A subforums of the Xperia SP, and I will usually respond to a help-able problems. So if you have any problems, feel free to post in the Q&A subforum, and if not me, someone will help you. If there are nobody, don't feel offended. Maybe people don't know what to help or suggest (but lets just hope that is not what it will be )
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Thanks for the answers and offering help, happily I was able to install my ROM of choice and it still works flawlessly, I was even able to squeeze 20 battery days from my old XSP.
Thinking about it, I start to understand why that dev answered like that. I was a python dev in the past and know how one feature can kill two others. Just in my head there is one current linux kernel, and all things that are developed should work with that particular kernel. Kernel comes before OS, if you will. Isn't it the case with ROMs and droid kernels?
About TWRP and reading: I honestly did read a lot of info before doing something, because it's my only phone these days. But it's so hard to find information on whether something is deprecated or not. As a new user, you wouldn't just google "is this deprecated and no longer used?", because that search will not provide any info. That is why during that evening and following morning I lost count of how many times I just shaked my head asking which recovery/kernel should I use and how do I install it? Latest being the easy one, because I already found TechnoSparks thread by that time.
In case anybody is interested, I installed Candy 5 on default kernel. But I still don't know if installing android 5 on a kernel used with android 4.2 was a good idea. It went well, however.

LineageOs for different models of S4

Hello, I have a Galaxy S4 and I am considering installing LineageOs on it.
It would be the first time I root my phone but I'm very interested to learn about all this
It's model is GT-I9505, but I only seem to be able to find a LineageOs version for the GT-I9506 now I was wondering, can't I just install the LineageOs build for GT-I9506 on my device?
If not, why? And what's the difference between the two different S4 models?
I hope I put this in the right place...
Thanks in advance!

Different hardware.
If you install it, then your phone will become a plastic brick, unable to boot and, thus, useless.
Do you want that? I don't think so.
I don't know where you looked for ROMs, but this forum contains several LineageOS and LineageOS based ROMs for the GT-I9505. There are two development sections for the GT-I9505, how about looking at them?

Try here: http://www.lineageosrom.com/2017/01/galaxy-s4-lineage-os-nougat.html

audit13 said:
Try here: http://www.lineageosrom.com/2017/01/galaxy-s4-lineage-os-nougat.html
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Why give a link to an unofficial portal that can't even get the supported phone models correct?
There is no need to link off-site, XDA has everything you need as @Pwnycorn suggests.
2 * basic ports:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...-cyanogenmod-14-1-to-galaxy-s4-i9505-t3520456
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9505-orig-develop/rom-lineageos-nightly-builds-t3530822
Optimised port:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...p/jdcteam-optimized-cyanogenmod-14-0-t3479888

The OP asked for a link and didn't specify an XDA link. I see the basic port links are for unofficial ROMs. Does a link that is not on XDA make it any less stable or usable?

audit13 said:
The OP asked for a link and didn't specify an XDA link. I see the basic port links are for unofficial ROMs. Does a link that is not on XDA make it any less stable or usable?
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The site you linked suggests that the ROM works on all S4 models (I9500, I9505, I9506), which is obviously wrong.
Now, maybe at some point in that tutorial it links to specific zips for each model and maybe I didn't see it? I don't know, may be. I failed to see it.

I thought the builds for the s4 Qualcomm versions (9505, 337m, etc.) were unified at some point and are collectively referred to as the jfltexx. The links take me to androidfilehost with files for the jfltexx.
I agree that the 9500 should not be included, but the 9505 and 337m are included.
As a test, I flashed TWRP for the 9505 to my i337m and downloaded the latest ROM from the site I linked. I flashed both to the i337m and it works.
Some people may feel more comfortable limiting themselves to XDA links and forums but I am fine with non-XDA links and non-XDA developer forums too.
I'm not looking to start any sort of debate; I was simply trying to provide the OP with some information and easy-to-follow instructions.

Official AOSP Extended for Moto Z Play

It's not my work, I'm just sharing what I found in AOSP Extended site, as nobody has created the corresponding thread in the development section yet.
http://www.aospextended.com/addison/
This is my favourite ROM, installed and working well so far
Thanks to the developer who built the ROM, I don't know his name.

igna.98 said:
It's not my work, I'm just sharing what I found in AOSP Extended site, as nobody has created the corresponding thread in the development section yet.
http://www.aospextended.com/addison/
This is my favourite ROM, installed and working well so far
Thanks to the developer who built the ROM, I don't know his name.
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It's not too hard find the guy who build it. You can find him directly above the download link on their website.
Maintainer: Mihir Kalra