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[Q] mksdcard hang in Win7 x64

I'm using Eclipse to do Android development. Having an issue creating AVDs under Windows 7 x64. I did not experience this under Vista x64. I can create AVDs without problem if I do not specify an SD card size.
I've traced this to the mksdcard.exe program which takes forever to generate the card image. Anyone else experience this and have a solution?

To Anyone Seeking Resolution.....
I came across this "unanswered" post before finding my answer, so I figured I'd come back and answer it. Most problems will be user error, as mine was.
A proper command should look something like this...
Code:
mksdcard -l SD750M 750M D:\android-sdk-windows\sd750m.img
Code:
mksdcard: create a blank FAT32 image to be used with the Android emulator
usage: mksdcard [-l label] <size> <file>
if <size> is a simple integer, it specifies a size in bytes
if <size> is an integer followed by 'K', it specifies a size in KiB
if <size> is an integer followed by 'M', it specifies a size in MiB
If your using Vista or Windows 7, be sure you've started CMD with Administrative privliges. To do this click the "Start Button" - "Accessories" - and right click "Command Prompt", and choose "Run as administrator".
In my experience, you must also be working from the same drive that you plan on creating the img too. So if your working from "D:\android-sdk-windows\tools" the following command would NOT work.
Code:
mksdcard -l SD750M 750M E:\android-sdk-windows\sd750m.img
Be sure that your running mksdcard from your "Android tools directory". If your tools are located at "D:\android-sdk-windows\tools" you would input the following commands to navigate to that directory.
Code:
cd\
d:
cd android-sdk-windows\tools
Hit the thanks button if it was helpful.

[GUIDE CM11] How to build your own CyanogenMod 11.0 ROM from sources for the Moto G

Make your 'own' KitKat-ROM today!
V1.1 - 20140219 Repos changed
V1.0 - 20140218 Initial release
Thank you note: Many thanks to dhacker29 for dedicating his time developing for this fine piece if hardware.
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Overview
I. Preparation
II. Installation of the required packages
III. Installing Java
IV. The sources
V. Building the ROM
VI. Rebuilding with newest sources
I. Preparation
Things you need for building:
A computer
An internet connection
An open mind
Time
Patience
First of all, you need a running up-to-date Ubuntu/Linux system. I am using Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit.
Use the terminal to make the steps. A terminal window can be opened by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T. Every single command for the terminal is marked with a $ sign. Just paste every command (without the $ sign) to your terminal window and there shouldn't be any problem.
IMPORTANT: INSTALL EVERYTHING AS A USER WITH NORMAL RIGHTS. DON'T INSTALL AS ROOT!
II. Installation of the required packages (Ubuntu 13.10 64-bit)
Install packages:
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install bison build-essential curl flex \
g++-multilib gcc-multilib git-core gnupg gperf \
lib32ncurses5-dev lib32readline-gplv2-dev lib32z1-dev \
libesd0-dev libncurses5-dev libsdl1.2-dev \
libwxgtk2.8-dev libxml2 libxml2-utils lzop \
openjdk-6-jdk openjdk-6-jre pngcrush schedtool \
squashfs-tools xsltproc zip zlib1g-dev
III. Installing Java
You need a version 6 Java Development Kit for building CM11.0. Usually, the SUN JDK 6 is recommended. But there is another way: you can use the OpenJDK 6. When you installed the required packages as described above, you will just need to configure your Java installation.
Check your Java version:
Code:
$ java -version
Verify the symlinks. Javac, Java, Javaws, Javadoc, Javah, Javap and Jar should all point to the right Java location and version:
Code:
$ ls -la /etc/alternatives/java* && ls -la /etc/alternatives/jar
If they are pointing to the wrong versions you have to change that to OpenJDK6.
Select the default Java version for your system:
Code:
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javac
$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javaws
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javadoc
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javah
$ sudo update-alternatives --config javap
$ sudo update-alternatives --config jar
That's it.
IV. The sources
Install repo:
Repo is a tool that makes it quite easy to download and maintain the sources of Cyanogenmod.
Code:
$ mkdir ~/bin
$ PATH=~/bin:$PATH
$ cd ~/bin
$ curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo
$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
Create the working directory:
Code:
$ mkdir ~/cm11
$ cd ~/cm11
Initialize Repo:
Code:
$ repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-11.0
and enter your credentials.
Download the sources:
Code:
$ repo sync
Wait until it's finished - takes some time to download the hefty 12 GB of source code!
Have a break, have a KitKat!
If the process stops responding, use Ctrl+C to break out of it and resume the download with another
Code:
$ repo sync
If you are running into a lot of syncing errors the reason might be that the 'repo sync' command is establishing four threads automatically. This might be too much. So try to change the command to run with one thread only by using
Code:
$ repo sync -j1
Initialize the environment
Code:
$ . build/envsetup.sh
Obtain the files:
Add repositories for the MOTO G by creating two files in the local_manifests directory. To see this directory, you have to press Ctrl-H in your file manager. If the directory isn't already there, create it with
Code:
$ mkdir ~/cm11/.repo/local_manifests
Use this code to create the file falcon.xml
Code:
$ gedit ~/cm11/.repo/local_manifests/falcon.xml
Paste the following lines to the editor (20140219: repos changed to CyanogenMod)
Code:
<manifest>
<project name="CyanogenMod/android_device_qcom_common" path="device/qcom/common" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="CyanogenMod/android_device_motorola_qcom-common" path="device/motorola/qcom-common" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="[COLOR="DarkRed"]CyanogenMod[/COLOR]/android_device_motorola_falcon" path="device/motorola/falcon" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="[COLOR="DarkRed"]CyanogenMod[/COLOR]/android_kernel_motorola_msm8226" path="kernel/motorola/msm8226" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="[COLOR="DarkRed"]CyanogenMod[/COLOR]/android_device_motorola_msm8226-common" path="device/motorola/msm8226-common" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="CyanogenMod/android_hardware_qcom_display-caf-new" path="hardware/qcom/display-caf-new" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="CyanogenMod/android_hardware_qcom_media-caf-new" path="hardware/qcom/media-caf-new" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
<project name="CyanogenMod/android_hardware_qcom_fm" path="hardware/qcom/fm" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
</manifest>
Save the file.
Use this code to create the file vendor.xml (in case you already have a vendor.xml file because you are buiilding for multiple devices, just add the project line to your vendor.xml file)
Code:
$ gedit ~/cm11/.repo/local_manifests/vendor.xml
Paste the following lines to the editor
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<manifest>
<project path="vendor/motorola" name="TheMuppets/proprietary_vendor_motorola" remote="github" revision="cm-11.0"/>
</manifest>
Save the file.
Run
Code:
$ repo sync
again to get the files needed.
Download the necessary prebuilts from cyanogenmod by running
Code:
$ cd ~/cm11
$ vendor/cm/get-prebuilts
And you're done syncing!
V. Building the ROM
Now build it:
Code:
$ brunch falcon
And the building process starts. Have patience now. Building takes around half an hour on fast systems and a lot more on older and slower machines.
When everything worked as it should you will find your new ROM-image in ~/cm11/out/target/product/falcon
It is called cm-11-DATE-UNOFFICIAL-falcon-zip. You can flash it via CWM/TWRP as usual.
VI. Rebuilding with newest sources
Whenever you like to update your sources and build a new version you have to run these four simple commands:
Code:
$ cd ~/cm11
$ repo sync
$ . build/envsetup.sh
$ brunch falcon
Compiling again takes less time than compiling took the first time because it's only building new parts while reusing old parts that haven't changed.
Happy building!

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Docker template for building CyanogenMod
Have you seen this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2650345

Guide changed
New V1.1 - 20140219 Repos changed
First post has been changed accordingly.

VI. Rebuilding with newest sources
Whenever you like to update your sources and build a new version you have to run these four simple commands:
Code:
$ cd ~/cm11
$ repo sync
$ . build/envsetup.sh
$ brunch falcon
Compiling again takes less time than compiling took the first time because it's only building new parts while reusing old parts that haven't changed.
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Is it not necessary to also run this again?
Code:
cd vendor/cm
./get-prebuilts
cd ../..
PS: At the end of part IV youve got "get-prebuilts" instead of "./get-prebuilts".

if you could add option to build with Linaro-Toolchain

tazlooney89 said:
if you could add option to build with Linaro-Toolchain
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michalurban said:
Is it not necessary to also run this again?
Code:
cd vendor/cm
./get-prebuilts
cd ../..
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It is the pre-built terminal program. You just need it the first time you build. Otherwise you would get an error message while compiling the ROM. It is unnecessary to get the program over and over again. Since it's pre-built, it gets its updates from the market/play store.
michalurban said:
PS: At the end of part IV youve got "get-prebuilts" instead of "./get-prebuilts".
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Something got mixed up there. Changed my lines. But your solution works too, of course. Thanks for pointing me to it.
tazlooney89 said:
if you could add option to build with Linaro-Toolchain
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Really depends on the time I will have on my hands and the interest the thread draws. Maybe I'll add some tweaks and tricks including a basic set of compiling against Linaro TC 4.8.x next week. We will see...

Is there an automatic way to have the build.prop file (the system/build.prop option ro.build.date) altered?
I have a script renaming the compiled rom - to make the filaname end with "-michalurban-$NOW" where $NOW is a variable containing date and time of creation. And I would like to remove the ro.build.date value and replace it with michalurban-$NOW so I would easily know if Im using Official NIGHTLY or my build ...
My Linux (Bash, whatever) skill is knee deep in manure Im afraid ... is this possible?

michalurban said:
Is there an automatic way to have the build.prop file (the system/build.prop option ro.build.date) altered?
I have a script renaming the compiled rom - to make the filaname end with "-michalurban-$NOW" where $NOW is a variable containing date and time of creation. And I would like to remove the ro.build.date value and replace it with michalurban-$NOW so I would easily know if Im using Official NIGHTLY or my build ...
My Linux (Bash, whatever) skill is knee deep in manure Im afraid ... is this possible?
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I usually change the build.prop indirectly before the building process.
I delete a few files before rebuilding. E.g. the old build.prop with
Code:
rm -f out/target/product/falcon/system/build.prop
Whenever I am setting up a new build environment I edit the file common.mk in /vendor/cm/config
In line 317 or 323 you could try to change the value of CM_DISPLAY_VERSION or ro.cm.display.version to suit your needs.
Or you can do what I am doing - I usually add a time value to my ROMs (Rom-name and CyanogenMod-version under 'About phone'):
line 288 reads:
Code:
CM_VERSION := $(PRODUCT_VERSION_MAJOR)-$(shell date -u +%Y%m%d)-$(CM_BUILDTYPE)$(CM_EXTRAVERSION)-$(CM_BUILD)
and I changed it to
Code:
CM_VERSION := $(PRODUCT_VERSION_MAJOR)-$(shell TZ=":Europe/Berlin" date +%Y%m%d\-%H%M%S)[email protected]$(CM_BUILDTYPE)$(CM_EXTRAVERSION)-$(CM_BUILD)
I also added [email protected] You can change practically everything here.
Then save the file and rebuild.
The CyanogenMod Version in 'about phone' should look like this when you flash the ROM:
Happy building!

Is it possible to do this on a NTFS-formatted drive? Im running low on space on my linux /home directory but Ive got plenty of space on my Win7 NTFS drive ... Im just afraid of file permission troubles ...

you can make an image file on the NTFS partition loopmount it, then format it to ext4.
Sent from my XT1032

Rhyn said:
you can make an image file on the NTFS partition loopmount it, then format it to ext4.
Sent from my XT1032
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You mean to create a file on the NTFS partition, format it as EXT4, mount it somewhere and then use it for compilation via Ubuntu but "on" the NTFS drive? Wouldnt it mean a hard hit to the performance? I suppose it wont but as my PC is not high-end everything matters ...
BTW I found some guide on the Net and Ive modified it for my needs (probably lol). Is it ok?
Code:
# Create file to store EXT4 partition on NTFS partition (100GB)
dd if=/dev/urandom of=/media/D/linux.img bs=2048 count=50000000
# Create and format loop device (of the EXT4 file)
losetup /dev/loop0 /media/D/linux.img
mkfs.ext4 -b 1024 /dev/loop0
# Mount the new EXT4 file
mount -o loop /media/D/linux.img /home/michal/NTFSdrive
EDIT: Script tested and running fine (I got so excited I wrote this edit in czech not english the first time lol).

yeah I meant exactly that. This guide seems ok. The performance won't be as good as with a native partition, but won't be terribly bad either
Sent from my XT1032

Another weird question of mine:
I deleted all files, set the CCACHE to be 100GB using command "prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache -M 100G" which was confirmed and started the whole process. But after successfully finishing compilation the directory is again "only" 50GB ... why? I expected it to be twice as large ...

michalurban said:
Another weird question of mine:
I deleted all files, set the CCACHE to be 100GB using command "prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache -M 100G" which was confirmed and started the whole process. But after successfully finishing compilation the directory is again "only" 50GB ... why? I expected it to be twice as large ...
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You have to inform the compiler that the cache will be used first, then config a directory and last, set the cache size to xx GB which creates the hidden dir. (to see it, use Ctrl+H)
Code:
$ export USE_CCACHE=1
$ export CCACHE_DIR=/your_path_here/.ccache
$ prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache -M 100G
Btw: it's a good idea to use a 'make clean' first...
To see what's going on while caching, open another terminal, go to your cm11 root dir and execute
Code:
watch -n1 -d prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache -s

Now, Ive got a script building the ROM for me. It usually works fine for first sync and compilation as well as for any secondary syncs. But sometimes it returns a message that something isnt present in some file (it differs) and the compilation ends with "Error 1" which I found to be "Out of memory". Now, the guide at CM web says that I should
Code:
edit: system/build/tools/releasetools/common.py
change: java -Xmx2048m to java -Xmx1024m or java -Xmx512m
BTW the right file path is
Code:
build/tools/releasetools/common.py
But Im curious if this change could be done in an automated way by the script (and Im not really familiar with sed, awk and all this regular expressions) ... If not, I guess Ill put some READ command before the compilation itself, giving me time to change it - or just add "nano system/build/tools/releasetools/common.py". But still, automatic way would be better.
EDIT: Solution (with JAVAMEM being set in the beginning of the script):
Code:
sed -i 's/Xmx2048m/Xmx'$JAVAMEM'm/' build/tools/releasetools/common.py
ADD:
Weird, when I try to set the directory and size for CCACHE, nothing happens - it stays at /home/michal/.ccache and 100GB ...

About two days ago a new problem emerged. I followed the guide exactly but in the end, after "brunch falcon"
Code:
make: *** [/home/michal/Build/MotoG-CM11/out/target/product/falcon/obj/SHARED_LIBRARIES/hwcomposer.msm8226_intermediates/hwc_utils.o] Error 1
It happened before so I erased all content of the directory and did all the commands from scratch. But its the same ... even after changing Java memory something (Xmx2048m) to 1024, which was recommended in the CM guide.

[GUIDE][Ubuntu] How to build CyanogenMod for the Alcatel Idol 3 5.5

Hello everyone!
I am pretty busy with my own life,and will most likely keep being busy until summer.
Until then,I shall provide you with the formula which will enable you to create primarily CM builds from source!
In this case,related to rom builders- THE MORE,THE MERRIER!
Take notice,this guide is pretty compatible with other roms like PAC,Slim,Bliss,etc. with just a few little changes.
Of course,many thanks to Unjustified Dev for teaching me all the things needed to build roms.
Also,a big thanks to the thread located HERE
First of all,let's begin with setting up the build environment.
REQUIREMENTS
- a highly functional brain which features excessive determination and highly logical thinking
- any Ubuntu 15.10 64-bit distro
- minimally 4GB of RAM
- minimally 150 GB for 1 rom directory
1. Install Ubuntu
-it HAS TO BE a Ubuntu distribution(I personally prefer Ubuntu GNOME,but Lubuntu is good for general speed)
-although one can install and use Ubuntu on a Virtual Machine,it's advisable to dual-boot it with Windows
2. Install Java 7 JDK(version 7 is for Lollipop)
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:openjdk-r/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-7-jdk
3. Install other necessary tools
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg ccache lzop flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev libc6-dev lib32ncurses5 lib32z1 lib32ncurses5-dev x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev:i386 libreadline6-dev:i386 lib32z-dev libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib tofrodos python-markdown libxml2-utils xsltproc readline-common libreadline6-dev libreadline6 libncurses5-dev lib32readline6 libreadline-dev libreadline6-dev:i386 libreadline6:i386 bzip2 libbz2-dev libbz2-1.0 libghc-bzlib-dev libsdl1.2-dev libesd0-dev squashfs-tools pngcrush schedtool python
4. Then THIS
Code:
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/mesa/libGL.so.1 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libGL.so
Now we will initialize Repo.
Repo is a repository management tool that we built on top of Git. Repo unifies the many Git repositories when necessary, does the uploads to our revision control system and automates parts of the Android development workflow.
1.
Code:
mkdir ~/bin && curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo && chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
2.
Code:
sudo nano ~/.bashrc
This command SHOULD open up a text file(.bashrc) in order for it to be edited
Now,scroll to the bottom,press ENTER,and add these lines
Code:
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
export USE_CCACHE=1
Now press CTRL+O,press ENTER, and press CTRL+X
3. Refresh .bashrc
Code:
source ~/.bashrc
OKAY,now we should initialize git on your PC!
We will use the credentials of your created git account,so here are the commands:
Code:
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
You are officially done setting your PC up!
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Oooookay,now let's get down to business!
PART 1
First of all,we will have to create a directory for rom build folders.
Here is MY EXAMPLE,you can name your folders however you want!
Then,of course,let's get our hands on the CyanogenMod manifest.
A manifest is a part of a rom's github directory network which holds the information which one uses to intialize a certain rom's build directory on his PC.
In our case,we need the manifest from CyanogenMod 12.1,which is HERE
There you will find this:
Of course,after you cd-d into your cm build directory,type this command in:
Code:
repo init -u git://github.com/CyanogenMod/android.git -b cm-12.1
Then navigate to the CM build folder,make hidden folders visible and open the manifest.xml in the text editor.
Find the "darwin" line,and delete the lines containing the darwin directories(the ones in the picture,there are other ones as well-delete them too)
This will reduce the download time by a decent amount. Those lines are meant for the PC to download files for MacOS,which we don't even need.
Now,let's move on to making the PC sync all the files for OUR device.
For that we need to create a file named "local_manifest.xml"
We will input the lines which will pull files for our device files from the repositories Unjustified Dev had made.
The final product is visible in the picture.
You most likely see an extra line on the bottom. That line is a MUST for CM,otherwise it won't build...
Here is it all in code,so you can just paste it. You are very welcome,by the way ;P
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<manifest>
<project path="device/alcatel/idol3" name="TeamRegular/android_device_alcatel_idol3" remote="github" revision="cm-12.1" />
<project path="vendor/alcatel/idol3" name="TeamRegular/android_vendor_alcatel_idol3" remote="github" revision="cm-12.1" />
<project path="kernel/alcatel/msm8916" name="TeamRegular/android_kernel_alcatel_msm8916" remote="github" revision="cm-12.1" />
<project path="device/qcom/common" name="CyanogenMod/android_device_qcom_common" remote="github" revision="cm-12.1" />
</manifest>
Okay,now we can perform a REPO SYNC.
Type in
Code:
repo sync -c
Now,depending on your internet download speed,all the files will be downloaded to your PC.
Now we will set up ccache and prebuilt Webview.
Ccache is a type of cache. Without tiring you with the details,I will make it simple.
You do understand that a lot of tools will be working while making your build,right?
Ccache stores the data those build tools need,so after the first time,those tools won't need to load all the data yet again.
This saves a lot of time!
Now,we already did one part of this set up while editing .bashrc,but this is the main attraction.
Make sure you are in your cm build directory when typing this command,or you will get an error saying "no directory"
Code:
prebuilts/misc/linux-x86/ccache/ccache -M 64G
Now,onto prebuilt Webview.
You see,this is only for those who have less than 8GB of RAM.
While being created,the Webview will hog around 7GB of RAM,overloading the PC and making it freeze for more than 8 hours until it force-stops the building or decides to pull it off after extra 6 hours,resulting in 14 hours for one single damn file.
Buuut,because
I will show you how to make the build finish in less than 12 hours at first,and then in less than 4 hours on "dirty"(aka stack builds).
1. Open up your manifest.xml
2. Find the line holding " webview ".
then,replace the line
Code:
<project path="frameworks/webview" name="CyanogenMod/android_frameworks_webview" />
with this line
Code:
<project path="frameworks/webview" name="arter97/android_frameworks_webview" remote="github" revision="cm-12.1" />
3. Go to " frameworks " folder and delete the " webview " folder
4. In the terminal(while in the CM folder,of course) type
Code:
repo sync -c --force-sync
and wait for it to do its magic
5. Open the newly appeared " webview " folder inside the " frameworks" folder, and open its " Readme.mkdn " file with a text editor
6. Follow its procedure,I present to you the pictures of things I changed!
7. Save the changes!
Woohoo,another step closer!
PART 2
Now the real party begins!
Make sure you are in your CM folder.
Type THIS command:
Code:
. build/envsetup.sh
Then THIS one:
Code:
lunch cm_idol3-userdebug
And finally,THIS one
Code:
mka bacon
Which, in the end, should look like THIS
The building procedure has begun. U.U
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Thanks for your Hard Work So i don't have time and i'm stopping to developping,when i have free time i will try to make newer builds...

Oookay...
It's complete as far as CM building goes.
When I get the time(not soon due to school and lots and lots of tests),I will maybe create a guide for the ones, who want to have a go at other roms and who want to experiment with the kernel.

The Marionette said:
Oookay...
It's complete as far as CM building goes.
When I get the time(not soon due to school and lots and lots of tests),I will maybe create a guide for the ones, who want to have a go at other roms and who want to experiment with the kernel.
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After a lot of trying i tried with ubuntu 16,14,12 32 bit and 64 ,manjaro and other...but doesn't worked to set up the pc and i tried with gnome 64 bit today works so i'm going tomorrow to make new build with this guide because today i"m having the lowest speed of internet, at the moment i'm using the "old" pc WHO has 2gb ram 500 gb hdd and 2.2 ghz intel because my new pc was "dead":crying:Thanks for guide Alek Dev

2GB of RAM is not enough,it won't work.
Ubuntu 16.04 or any other 16.04 distro is broken,use 15.10.
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The Marionette said:
2GB of RAM is not enough,it won't work.
Ubuntu 16.04 or any other 16.04 distro is broken,use 15.10.
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What can problems i wil have if i try to build with 2gb ram
And tomorrow i will install 15.10

Alek Dev said:
What can problems i wil have if i try to build with 2gb ram
And tomorrow i will install 15.10
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Try thinking logically.
No memory=errors/crashes
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The Marionette said:
Try thinking logically.
No memory=errors/crashes
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I will try tomorrow

So i'm started download sources...

hi marionette i do everything so i'm going to build but i get problem
[email protected]:~/roms/cm/12.1$ lunch cm_idol3-userdebug
build/target/product/core_minimal.mk:66: *** missing separator. Stop.
Device idol3 not found. Attempting to retrieve device repository from CyanogenMod Github (http://github.com/CyanogenMod).
Repository for idol3 not found in the CyanogenMod Github repository list. If this is in error, you may need to manually add it to your local_manifests/roomservice.xml.
build/target/product/core_minimal.mk:66: *** missing separator. Stop.

Alek Dev said:
hi marionette i do everything so i'm going to build but i get problem
[email protected]:~/roms/cm/12.1$ lunch cm_idol3-userdebug
build/target/product/core_minimal.mk:66: *** missing separator. Stop.
Device idol3 not found. Attempting to retrieve device repository from CyanogenMod Github (http://github.com/CyanogenMod).
Repository for idol3 not found in the CyanogenMod Github repository list. If this is in error, you may need to manually add it to your local_manifests/roomservice.xml.
build/target/product/core_minimal.mk:66: *** missing separator. Stop.
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You messed up while editing core_minimal.mk .
I even gave out a picture with the edited lines... .-___-.

here's screenshoot

Alek Dev said:
here's screenshoot
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Take a look at MY picture and YOUR picture
Take a close look,and try to notice something is missing in yours

The Marionette said:
Take a look at MY picture and YOUR picture
Take a close look,and try to notice something is missing in yours
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solved. deleted the lines and write manually and works so i'm going to build it"

I'm waiting about 3 hours and 30 mins No errors or crashes ☺☺☺☺...when approximately will be finish??

It depends on you PC components.. From couple of hours to 2 days
Killa Beez

Here's my
2.2 ghz Intel
2Gb ram
500 gb HDD
At the moment i'm waiting about 4h and 40 min here's where i am
Target arm c: libavcodec_32 external/ffmpeg/libavcodec/....
---------- Post added at 17:14 ---------- Previous post was at 16:31 ----------
after a lot of waiting 5hrs i get the error
http://hastebin.com/itehawadal.hs

[GUIDE] Build AOSP ROMs and Kernels for the Note Edge.

Below are some guides on how to build your very own ROMs and Kernels for the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge gsm versions.
XDA is a great community that has taught me so much that I want to share what little I know with you, so you may also build roms and kernels on your own. As a long time follower of XDA, last year I decided to gen an account so I could start contributing and also so I could start thanking people for thier great work.
I started out on the Motorola Flipside, and quickly moved on to the Samsung Captivate Glide, where guys like @bubor and @steadfasterX were not only doing great work, but were willing to share thier knowledge. By God's grace, I made some roms and kernels for the Samsung Galaxy S4, and now for the Note Edge.
All of my work can also be seen in more detail at https://thealaskalinuxuser.wordpress.com/
These guides are specifically built for the Note Edge, but in principle are applicable in any phone/rom/kernel.
In this guide, I am using Ubuntu 14.04. You can use virtual box, virtual machine, or any other method, but I used it installed on the computer.
Post #1. Introduction and table of contents.
Post #2. Rom - How to build AOKP 6.0 for the Galaxy Note Edge (TBLTEXX).
Post #3. Rom - How to add apps to your rom.
Post #4. Rom - How to change the default background in your source.
Post #5. kernel - How to build just a kernel from a rom source.
Post #6. kernel - How to build just a kernel stand alone.
Post #7. Kernel - How to break down and make boot images.
Post #8. kernel - How to add CPU/GPU Governors.
Post #9. kernel - How to Overclock/Undervolt.
Post #10. kernel - "How to" on special projects like sound mods.

Post #2. Rom - How to build AOKP 6.0 for the Galaxy Note Edge (TBLTEXX).
Post #2. Rom - How to build AOKP 6.0 for the Galaxy Note Edge (TBLTEXX).
Step by step instructions for building AOKP 6.0 for the international variant of the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
This is adapted from my previous writeup on building AOKP 6.0 for the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...uide-step-step-instructions-building-t3402637
I have noticed that the build instructions on the AOKP website are a bit outdated. They date back to JellyBean. I would like to encourage other users to build more custom roms, and I thought that it would help if I show how to build one of the roms wich compiled successfully for me (Praise God!). It is my hope that these instructions are clear and easy to follow. Hey, if I can do it, anybody can do it!
<<<<< Step 1: Setup your system. >>>>>​
To be honest, this can be the most daunting part, because if you do not set this up properly, it just will not work. I use Ubuntu 14.04 on a HP Compaq 6715b laptop. I know, not a very ideal compiler, but it is what I've got. Here are the suggested packages, just open a terminal and paste this in:
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install bison build-essential bzip2 curl dpkg-dev flex g++-multilib git git-review gnupg gperf lib32ncurses5-dev lib32readline-gplv2-dev lib32z1-dev openjdk-7-jdk libbz2-1.0 libbz2-dev libc6-dev libghc-bzlib-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libncurses5-dev libreadline6-dev libreadline6-dev:i386 libx11-dev:i386 libxml2-utils lzop maven pngcrush pngquant python-markdown schedtool squashfs-tools tofrodos x11proto-core-dev xsltproc zip zlib1g-dev zlib1g-dev:i386
This will take a while. Once it is done, do this:
Code:
$ mkdir ~/bin && curl http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/git-repo-downloads/repo > ~/bin/repo && chmod a+x ~/bin/repo
$ gedit ~/.bashrc
Now you should see gedit open up your .bashrc file, to which you should add this at the very end, and save it:
Code:
export PATH=~/bin:$PATH
Now you need to close your terminal and open a new one to get the PATH variables to stick. Actually, it wouldn't hurt to reboot your system after installing all of those programs we just installed. Your computer should now be primed and ready to go.
<<<<< Step 2: Download the source. >>>>>​
Here is a very short project for you that takes the computer a long time to complete. Open a terminal and start typing:
Code:
$ cd ~
$ mkdir aokp6
$ cd aokp6
$ repo init -u https://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b mm
$ repo sync
You can now go outside, play with the kids, phone a friend, and then go to bed. When you awake the next morning, this might be done, depending on your internet connection!
<<<<< Step 3: Adding the device, kernel, and vendor trees. >>>>>​
In some cases, you can simply type the command
Code:
$ breakfast
and just choose your device, but at this time, the AOKP repository did not include a current device tree for the TBLTEXX phone, so we need to download one. Later, perhaps we can learn about adding them as dependencies or in your manifests, but for now, here are the links to download them, which will help you understand how this works, follow the link, and click the download button to download the zips. Yes some of these are from AOKP for other files you need. Be sure to grap the MM branch for this guide. There are now newer Nougat branches, which works the same as well, but this guide was written from MM.
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_tbltexx
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/kernel_samsung_tblte
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_tblte-common
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_qcom-common
https://github.com/AOKP/device_qcom_common
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/tblte_vendor_samsung
Once you have downloaded them, unzip each one and rename them:
aokp_device_samsung_tbltexx --> "tbltexx" (Place in aokp/device/samsung/ )
aokp_device_samsung_tblte-common --> "tblte-common" (Place in aokp/device/samsung/ )
aokp_device_samsung_qcom-common --> "qcom-common" (Place in aokp/device/samsung/ )
device_qcom_common --> "common" (Place in aokp/device/qcom/ )
tblte_vendor_samsung --> "samsung" (Place in aokp/device/samsung/ )
kernel_samsung_tblte --> "tblte" (Place in aokp/kernel/samsung/ )
You may have to make the folders that they go into.
Now you should probably take a break before going on to the next step!
<<<<< Step 4: Editing the device, kernel, and vendor trees. >>>>>​
Now, go to the device/samsung/tblte-common folder and make any edits you want. It should work just the way that it is currently. This is where you could add apps, change features of your phone, etc. See the following posts for guides on doing that.
Note: Because repositories are constantly updated, I can only garuntee that this will work based on the files as they were the day of this writing. However, with all of this in place, if you follow this guide, it should work realatively the same as it did for me.
Now that all of the hard work is done, it is time to actually build something!
<<<<< Step 5: Start your build! >>>>>​
Phew! You have invested a lot of hours into this project, now it is time to actually put those files and time to use! Open up a terminal in your aokp6 folder and start typing:
Code:
$ . build/envsetup.sh
Which will output something like this:
Code:
including vendor/aokp/vendorsetup.sh
including sdk/bash_completion/adb.bash
including vendor/aokp/bash_completion/git.bash
including vendor/aokp/bash_completion/repo.bash
Now type:
Code:
$ brunch tbltexx
Which will start the long build process, it will output this:
Code:
including vendor/aokp/vendorsetup.sh
Got local manifest
Got local manifest
Checked dependency tree over :
NO_DEPS: device/*/tbltexx
============================================
PLATFORM_VERSION_CODENAME = REL
PLATFORM_VERSION = 6.0.1
AOKP_VERSION = aokp_tbltexx_mm_unofficial_2016-10-27_1015
TARGET_PRODUCT = aokp_tbltexx
TARGET_BUILD_VARIANT = userdebug
TARGET_BUILD_TYPE = release
TARGET_BUILD_APPS =
TARGET_ARCH = arm
TARGET_ARCH_VARIANT = armv7-a-neon
TARGET_CPU_VARIANT = krait
TARGET_2ND_ARCH =
TARGET_2ND_ARCH_VARIANT =
TARGET_2ND_CPU_VARIANT =
HOST_ARCH = x86_64
HOST_OS = linux
HOST_OS_EXTRA = Linux-3.16.0-73-generic-x86_64-with-Ubuntu-14.04-trusty
HOST_BUILD_TYPE = release
BUILD_ID = MOB30J
OUT_DIR = /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out
============================================
And this:
Code:
.....edited for space.....
Import includes file: /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/host/linux-x86/obj/EXECUTABLES/acp_intermediates/import_includes
host C: libhost <= build/libs/host/CopyFile.c
build/libs/host/CopyFile.c:86:43: warning: unused parameter 'pSrcStat' [-Wunused-parameter]
static bool isSameFile(const struct stat* pSrcStat, const struct stat* pDstStat)
^
build/libs/host/CopyFile.c:86:72: warning: unused parameter 'pDstStat' [-Wunused-parameter]
static bool isSameFile(const struct stat* pSrcStat, const struct stat* pDstStat)
^
build/libs/host/CopyFile.c:104:42: warning: unused parameter 'src' [-Wunused-parameter]
static void printNotNewerMsg(const char* src, const char* dst, unsigned int options)
^
build/libs/host/CopyFile.c:531:69: warning: unused parameter 'isCmdLine' [-Wunused-parameter]
static int copyFileRecursive(const char* src, const char* dst, bool isCmdLine, unsigned int options)
.....edited for space..... Stuff like this will scroll by .....
Copy: /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/target/product/tbltexx/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext4_intermediates/libipt_LOG.c
Copy: /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/target/product/tbltexx/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext4_intermediates/libipt_MASQUERADE.c
Copy: /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/target/product/tbltexx/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext4_intermediates/libipt_MIRROR.c
Copy: /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/target/product/tbltexx/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext4_intermediates/libipt_NETMAP.c
target StaticLib: libip4tc (/home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/target/product/tbltexx/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libip4tc_intermediates/libip4tc.a)
target thumb C++: keystore <= system/security/keystore/keystore.cpp
target thumb C++: keystore <= system/security/keystore/keyblob_utils.cpp
target thumb C++: keystore <= system/security/keystore/operation.cpp
.....edited for space.....
Notice that there were some "warning" flags in there. Warnings are not all bad, but they can be. In this case it works out okay. Hopefully, after many hours, you should see this:
Code:
______ _____ __ __ _____
/\ _ \/\ __`\/\ \/\ \ /\ _ `\
\ \ \L\ \ \ \/\ \ \ \/'/'\ \ \L\ \
\ \ __ \ \ \ \ \ \ , < \ \ ,__/
\ \ \/\ \ \ \_\ \ \ \\`\ \ \ \/
\ \_\ \_\ \_____\ \_\ \_\\ \_\
\/_/\/_/\/_____/\/_/\/_/ \/_/
===========-Package complete-===========
zip: /home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile/aokp6/out/target/product/tbltexx/aokp_tbltexx_mm_unofficial_2016-10-27_0149.zip
md5: 46bc18249c61988e75aba813464692a3
size: 324M
========================================
Success! Praise God! Now you can put this on your phone and test it out! Hopefully everything will be working! For future use, now you can start making changes or edits, from backgrounds to kernels! Have fun and make lots of backups. Remember, sometimes it is really hard to undo a change that you make.
Hopefully we learned how to set up our system, get the source, add devices and kernels that are not in the source, and run the compiler. Like I said, this works on my machine, as of this writing. You may notice, that if you make this build, it will not be identical to the one that I have posted on XDA. That is because I have made a few edits, additions, and/or subtractions here and there. That is the great thing about Android and open source! It is now up to you to make it better, to make it unique, or to make it you. Good luck with those builds, and be sure to share and help the next guy or gal with their projects too!

Post #3. Rom - How to add apps to your rom.
Post #3. Rom - How to add apps to your rom.
Here is the commit for when I did this to aokp_device_samsung_tblte-common:
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/...mmit/1ee34d6a1d5323a5ffb83eeeae7a87625f0eb130
I like to add the Kernel Adiutor app to my TBLTE (Samsung Galaxy Note Edge) builds. I used to put it in the vendor directory. What I realized though, is that I can simply add it to my tblte-common repository under the devices. For my device, I have a tbltexx repository, which essentially sets a few flags and passes the buck to the tblte-common repository for building. So, I actually added the app to my tblte-common repository. Now, when I sync, it updates my tblte-common directory, and keeps my prebuilt app!
Here is what I did.
Added some folders:
In my tblte-common repository (dev/samsung/tblte-common) I added a directory called "prebuilt". In keeping with Android's common structures, I then created these two folders: "common" and in that folder, one called "app".
When you are done making directories, it should have a path like this:
Code:
tblte-common/prebuilt/common/app
Now, in the "app" folder, I placed my prebuilt app, the Kernel Adiutor app, which I named "ka.apk". I then made an Android.mk file in the "prebuilt" folder that looks like this:
Code:
# Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.
LOCAL_PATH := $(call my-dir)
#
# Prebuilt APKs
#
include $(CLEAR_VARS)
LOCAL_MODULE := ka
LOCAL_MODULE_OWNER := aokp
LOCAL_SRC_FILES := common/app/$(LOCAL_MODULE).apk
LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
LOCAL_MODULE_SUFFIX := .apk
LOCAL_MODULE_CLASS := APPS
LOCAL_CERTIFICATE := PRESIGNED
include $(BUILD_PREBUILT)
You can add as many prebuilt apps as you want this way, just make the above block for each app. Then you simply add them to your tblte.mk file in the tblte-common directory. You can substitute your device name here, it should work the same. Notice that the lines which have more than one app have the "" denoting that there are more files to add. Then the last app line does not have a "". Pretty simple, right?
Code:
# WJH adding kernel adiutor apk and selinux plugin apk.
# These are found in tblte-common/prebuilt/common/app
PRODUCT_PACKAGES += \
ka \
selinuxplugin
Now, when you run your build, it will include the apps that you have added to the list and placed in your folder!

Post #4. Rom - How to change the default background in your source.
Post #4. Rom - How to change the default background in your source.
Sometimes you just want to change the background. So, download a custom background and edit the jpg until it was the right shape and size. I typically use Gimp for that. Then:
After making the jpg into a 1920x1280 jpg file, I then used my home built script to make all of the "default_wallpaper.jpg" files. Here is the script:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
echo "Changing name of jpg file."
mv *.jpg 1920x1280.jpg
echo "Converting to 1080x960"
convert -resize 1080x960 1920x1280.jpg 1080x960.jpg
echo "Converting to 960x800"
convert -resize 960x800 1920x1280.jpg 960x800.jpg
echo "Converting to 1440x1280"
convert -resize 1440x1280 1920x1280.jpg 1440x1280.jpg
echo "Converting to 2160x1920"
convert -resize 2160x1920 1920x1280.jpg 2160x1920.jpg
echo "Converting to 2880x2560"
convert -resize 2880x2560 1920x1280.jpg 2880x2560.jpg
echo "making folders"
mkdir ./drawable-hdpi
mkdir ./drawable-nodpi
mkdir ./drawable-sw600dp-nodpi
mkdir ./drawable-sw720dp-nodpi
mkdir ./drawable-xhdpi
mkdir ./drawable-xxhdpi
mkdir ./drawable-xxxhdpi
echo "copying and renaming pictures"
cp ./1080x960.jpg ./drawable-hdpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
cp ./960x800.jpg ./drawable-nodpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
cp ./1920x1280.jpg ./drawable-sw600dp-nodpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
cp ./1920x1280.jpg ./drawable-sw720dp-nodpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
cp ./1440x1280.jpg ./drawable-xhdpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
cp ./2160x1920.jpg ./drawable-xxhdpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
cp ./2880x2560.jpg ./drawable-xxxhdpi/default_wallpaper.jpg
echo "Complete."
echo "Move the drawable* folders to 'vendor/pac/overlay/common/frameworks/base/core/res/res' folder."
You have to have imagemagic installed on your machine to use this script. Then, simply place your jpg file in a folder by itself, and then put this script into the folder, and run it! Here is the output:
Code:
[email protected]:~/Documents/projects/phones/wallpapers/aokp/images$ ls
aokp.jpg picscriptphones.sh
[email protected]:~/Documents/projects/phones/wallpapers/aokp/images$ ./picscriptphones.sh
Changing name of jpg file.
Converting to 1080x960
Converting to 960x800
Converting to 1440x1280
Converting to 2160x1920
Converting to 2880x2560
making folders
copying and renaming pictures
Complete.
Move the drawable* folders to 'vendor/aokp/overlay/common/frameworks/base/core/res/res' folder.
[email protected]:~/Documents/projects/phones/wallpapers/aokp/images$ ls
1080x960.jpg 2160x1920.jpg drawable-hdpi drawable-sw720dp-nodpi drawable-xxxhdpi
1440x1280.jpg 2880x2560.jpg drawable-nodpi drawable-xhdpi picscriptphones.sh
1920x1280.jpg 960x800.jpg drawable-sw600dp-nodpi drawable-xxhdpi
[email protected]:~/Documents/projects/phones/wallpapers/aokp/images$ ls drawable-hdpi/
default_wallpaper.jpg
[email protected]:~/Documents/projects/phones/wallpapers/aokp/images$
Once I moved the drawable folders to the vendor/aokp/overlay/common/frameworks/base/core/res/res folder mentioned above, I simply re-ran the compiler. Viola! Changed default background!

Post #5. kernel - How to build just a kernel from a rom source.
Post #5. kernel - How to build just a kernel from a rom source.
This is the easiest way to build a kernel for your roms, as it will create the bootimage file for you after making the kernel.
Make the kernel and boot image:
If you followed Post #2 to download all of the source, and even built a rom from it, you can now build just the kernel very quickly with only a few commands.
You can go to the aokp/kernel/samsung/tblte/arch/arm/config folder and edit your defconfig, in this case apq8084_sec_defconfig and apq8084_sec_tblte_eur_defconfig to make changes if needed.
Then, go to your aokp folder and open a terminal:
Code:
$ . build/envsetup
$ breakfast tbltexx
$ make clean
$ mka bootimage
Each one of those commands will create a lot of output, but the mka bootimage command will run the compiler, make your kernel, and your boot image. Now they are in the aokp/out/target/product/tbltexx/ folder as kernel and boot.img.
Make it a flashable zip:
Make a new folder and put this file in it:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/x3cn41c1ucjs33x/makekernelzip.zip
Unzip that file and you will have everything you need. Simply put your boot.img file in this folder, and follow the included instructions to run zip.sh and make your boot.img flashable on any tblte phone.

Post #6. kernel - How to build just a kernel stand alone.
Post #6. kernel - How to build just a kernel stand alone, without Rom source...
For the record, I do not recommend building kernels this way, I recommend that you build them within your ROM source. This method will work, but is far more labor intensive.
Part 1 - The setup:
Go to
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install -y build-essential kernel-package libncurses5-dev bzip2 git make -y
This will take a while. Then:
Code:
$ cd ~
$ mkdir playground
$ cd playground/
$ mkdir toolchain
$ cd toolchain
Now type this for 4.9:
Code:
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-linux-androideabi-4.9
OR this for 4.8, but for this I recommend 4.8.
Code:
$ git clone https://android.googlesource.com/platform/prebuilts/gcc/linux-x86/arm/arm-linux-androideabi-4.8
The output either way should look like this:
Code:
Cloning into 'arm-linux-androideabi-4.8'...
remote: Sending approximately 170.26 MiB ...
remote: Counting objects: 124, done
remote: Finding sources: 100% (124/124)
.........EDITED FOR SPACE..................
Resolving deltas: 100% (652/652), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
That will take a few minutes. Then:
Code:
$ mkdir kernel
$ cd kernel
$ git clone https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/kernel_samsung_tblte.git
Cloning into 'kernel_samsung_tblte'...
remote: Counting objects: 49082, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (32/32), done.
.........EDITED FOR SPACE..................
Checking connectivity... done.
Checking out files: 100% (46422/46422), done.
This will take another few minutes, maybe longer, depending on your internet connection.
Part 2 - The kernel modifications
Before going further, this is when you can edit the files of the kernel, add things, remove things from the kernel itself. See the other posts here for how to do that. When you are ready, you can move onto the build.
Part 3 - The build
Open ~/playground/toolchain/kernel/kernel_samsung_tblte/Makefile, and go to line 195, it should say ARCH, edit it as such:
Code:
ARCH =arm
CROSS_COMPILE =/home/{YOURUSERNAME}/playground/toolchain/arm-linux-androideabi-4.8/bin/arm-linux-androideabi-
Code:
$ cd ~/playground/toolchain/kernel/kernel_samsung_tblte/
$ make clean
$ make mrproper
You will likely see an error about TARGET, that is okay, just ignore it.
Code:
$ make menuconfig apq8084_sec_defconfig
OR
Code:
$ make menuconfig apq8084_sec_tblte_eur_defconfig
After some scrolling text, you will see a menu option. Use the arrow keys and the space bar to make selections. Make any changes you want. Remember, not all changes are good. With this setup, you will need to make changes to make this function.
Once you are done, select exit. Then select yes to save your config.
Now that you are back at the command line, all you have to do is type one more command:
Code:
$ make
You will see a lot of scrolling text, like this:
Code:
arch/arm/kernel/return_address.c:63:2: warning: #warning "TODO: return_address should use unwind tables" [-Wcpp]
#warning "TODO: return_address should use unwind tables"
^
CC arch/arm/kernel/sched_clock.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/setup.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/signal.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/time.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/traps.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/atags_parse.o
CC arch/arm/kernel/cpuidle.o
This is good. Make is making your kernel.
If you are good, or lucky, then it will compile successfully, if not, it will error. Check your changes and use Google to search for errors if you need help. Again, I recommend to build kernels within the backdrop of ROM source, as I mentioned in the other post, it is much, much easier. This method will work, but you may have to add or change a lot of options in your config to make it happen.
Good luck!
Make it a flashable zip:
You will need to follow Post #7 and break down another boot image, insert your kernel, then re-pack that boot image with all of the proper arguments. This is the main reason I do not recommend building a kernel for Android outside of rom source.

Post #7. Kernel - How to break down and make boot images.
Post #7. Kernel - How to break down and make boot images.
Breaking down a boot image:
Okay, so first things first, STEP 1: downloads!
Download these things:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/zl80gh0t310trla/unpack-bootimg.pl
http://www.mediafire.com/download/xdmd278n17gm58h/unmkbootimg
http://www.mediafire.com/download/byf0tw4ga2mqtw0/repack-bootimg.pl
http://www.mediafire.com/download/7cmi548pzetc6c4/mkbootimg
And download your boot image that you want to break down, if you have not already.
I am using Linux, Ubuntu 14.04. I did this previously from Debian Wheezy, so any Linux should work. You can also use a VM, virtualbox, etc. if you are on a Windows computer.
STEP 2: Unzip!
Go ahead and unzip the zipfile if you are breaking down a flashable kernel zip that you downloaded. Preferably in its very own folder. For my work, I made a folder called "playground" in my home directory to play around in. I will reference the "playground" meaning the main folder with everything in it. Now, in the playground, make a new folder called "bootimage". In the playground folder, copy the boot.img file to the bootimage folder.
STEP 3: Tools setup!
Copy the downloaded above tools into a new folder called "tools" in the playground folder. Open a terminal here and give these files executable permissions and copy them again to the bootimage folder:
Code:
$ cd ~/playground/tools
$ chmod 777 ./*
$ cp ./ ../bootimage
We copy this twice so we have backups of the tools in case we delete them accidentally.
STEP 4: Unpack the boot image!
Open a terminal and go to the bootimage folder, and start typing:
Code:
$ cd ~/playground/boot.img
$ ./unmkbootimg ./boot.img
You will see some output in the terminal that looks *kind of* like this:
Code:
$ ./unmkbootimg ./boot.img
unmkbootimg version 1.2 - Mikael Q Kuisma <[email protected]>
Kernel size 2992704
Kernel address 0x10008000
Ramdisk size 2196028
Ramdisk address 0x11000000
Secondary size 0
Secondary address 0x10f00000
Kernel tags address 0x10000100
Flash page size 2048
Board name is ""
Command line ""
This image is built using standard mkbootimg
Extracting kernel to file zImage ...
Extracting root filesystem to file initramfs.cpio.gz ...
All done.
---------------
To recompile this image, use:
mkbootimg --kernel zImage --ramdisk initramfs.cpio.gz -o new_boot.img
---------------
Whatever it says, copy and paste it, hand type it, screenshot, whatever it takes, write the output down, because this is the key to re-making your boot image!
Then, you can unpack it like so:
Code:
$ ./unpack-bootimg.pl ./boot.img
You should see something *like* this:
Code:
$ ./unpack-bootimg.pl ./boot.img
kernel written to ./boot.img-kernel.gz
ramdisk written to ./boot.img-ramdisk.cpio.gz
7607 blocks
extracted ramdisk contents to directory ./boot.img-ramdisk/
You will now have folders and files to play with!
Make changes to your boot image:
Now is the time to change any files you want, such as delete the kernel and put yours in instead, etc. I can not tell you much about this, since I don't know what you are doing in your boot image. Here is an example of me turning a Captivate glide cell phone into a Debian "laptop":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cap...msung-captivate-glide-debian-chatter-t3233807
Re-pack the boot.img:
Okay, so you have made your changes, now it is time to put it back together. Go back to your playground folder.
Code:
$ cd ~/playground/bootimage
$ rm initramfs.cpio.gz
$ cd ./boot.img-ramdisk/
$ sudo su
<enter your password>
# find . | cpio --quiet -H newc -o | gzip > ../initramfs.cpio.gz
# cd ..
# mkbootimg --kernel zImage --ramdisk initramfs.cpio.gz --base 0x0 --cmdline 'console=ttyS1,115200n8 androidboot.selinux=permissive' -o new_boot.img
Note that the last part, "mkbootimg" needs to be all the stuff I told you to write down when you broke down your boot image, or it needs to be the new command line you want your boot image to use. The new_boot.img is your newly created boot image file, which you should rename boot.img, after you remove your old boot.img file from the folder.
-With heimdall, heimdall-frontend, or Odin, flash the new_boot.img to the boot partition of your phone, or make it flashable per Post #5 or Post #6.

Post #8. kernel - How to add CPU/GPU Governors.
Post #8. kernel - How to add CPU/GPU Governors.
Where to get CPU and GPU governors:
That is a really great question. Essentially, for CPU governors, you can pull them from any kernel by searching github. However, I recommend you pull from a kernel from either the same phone and/or kernel version. If you are using 3.10.40, but you pull from a kernel that is 3.10.84, there may be dependencies that are missing from your older kernel. In the case of the Nightmare example, I had to edit the governor itself to make it work with the kernel I was using.
For sure, if you follow this guide, you can always borrow mine
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/kernel_samsung_tblte
They will come from the drivers/cpufreq/ folder, and should be named cpufreq_{governor_name.c}. So, if you are looking for Nightmare, you can search github for cpufreq_nightmare.c, or use Google with "github cpufreq_nightmare.c".
GPU governors are a bit more complicated, see below for how to implement one, and then you can better see where to get one.
The non-technical guide to understanding CPU/GPU governors:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...technical-guide-to-understanding-cpu-t3440156
Adding CPU Governors:
Adding a kernel governor can be a Nightmare!
You can read the commit here: https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/...mmit/19ba1b4f94d04877a5a783843a01c2494ecb1d5c
Okay, so a little play on words, especially since I am adding the Nightmare governor to the kernel, but it did turn out to be a bit of a problem child, fortunately, it was quickly corrected. As you can see, I did the standard additions, as well as adding the cpufreq_nightmare.c file: https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/...94ecb1d5c/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_nightmare.c You can download it there.
The CPU Governor files are in the drivers/cpufreq/ folder, and all start with cpufreq_{DRIVERNAME}.
Added to drivers/cpufreq/Makefile, where the other cpufreq_*'s are:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_NIGHTMARE) += cpufreq_nightmare.o
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
Added to drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig, where the other CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_*'s are:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_NIGHTMARE
bool "nightmare"
select CPU_FREQ_GOV_NIGHTMARE
help
Use the CPUFreq governor 'nightmare' as default. -WJH
Also added to drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig, where the other CPU_FREQ_GOV_*'s are:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
config CPU_FREQ_GOV_NIGHTMARE
tristate "'nightmare' cpufreq policy governor"
help
'nightmare' - This driver is a modified PegasusQ.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called cpufreq_nightmare.
For details, take a look at linux/Documentation/cpu-freq.
If in doubt, say N. -WJH
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
Added to include/linux/cpufreq.h, right where the other CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_*'s were :
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_NIGHTMARE)
extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_nightmare;
#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR (&cpufreq_gov_nightmare)
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
Added to arch/arm/configs/apq8084_sec_defconfig, right under "CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE":
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_NIGHTMARE=y
.............EDITED FOR SPACE.......................
Adding GPU governors:
Comming soon.

Post #9. kernel - How to Overclock/Undervolt.
Post #9. kernel - How to Overclock/Undervolt.
Overclock an apq8084 Samsung Galaxy Note Edge!
You can see the commit on github here:
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/...mmit/9bb23d0d9cc805bf7e1b8e3fe829fcbb0542af31
In my continuing quest to make a better kernel for the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge (TBLTE, N915T), I decided to tackle overclocking the kernel. There are already some overclocked kernels out there, but I decided to do something slightly different with mine. The distinguishing feature of my overclocked kernel is that it doesn't use any more power than it did before, and to God be the glory, it worked!
I also feel that when you overclock a chip, you are increasing the rate of failure, and the induced heat load. So I like to keep my overclocking light, less than 10% of the overall capacity that the chip was designed for. It is my hope that this will reduce wear and tear on the device while still providing superior performance.
Editing the tables for this chip was a lot simpler than for other chips I have worked on.
It all took place within the kernel/samsung/tblte/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/apq8084.dtsi file. Here is how it used to look:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
/* 2.7GHz RC1 */
qcom,speed2-pvs0-bin-v1 =
< 0 0 0 >,
< 300000000 810000 76 >,
< 345600000 820000 88 >,
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
< 2496000000 1120000 813 >,
< 2572800000 1135000 849 >,
< 2649600000 1150000 886 >;
And here was my change, from 2649600000 to 2688000000:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
/* 2.7GHz RC1 */
qcom,speed2-pvs0-bin-v1 =
< 0 0 0 >,
< 300000000 810000 76 >,
< 345600000 820000 88 >,
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
< 2496000000 1120000 813 >,
< 2572800000 1135000 849 >,
< 2688000000 1150000 886 >;
That's right, I only made a 39MHz change. I feel this was appropriate to keep the device cool and continue to use the same voltages. So it is essentially a 39MHz boost with no noticable consequences. Of course, I had to do the above to each speed and pvs table in that file.
Then, I needed to edit this portion:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
qcom,[email protected] {
reg = <0 4>;
compatible = "qcom,msm-cpufreq";
qcom,cpu-mem-ports = <1 512>;
qcom,cpufreq-table =
< 300000 300000 1144 800 >,
< 422400 422400 2288 800 >,
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
< 2572800 1728000 16250 10101 >,
< 2649600 1728000 16250 10101 >;
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
To this:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
qcom,[email protected] {
reg = <0 4>;
compatible = "qcom,msm-cpufreq";
qcom,cpu-mem-ports = <1 512>;
qcom,cpufreq-table =
< 300000 300000 1144 800 >,
< 422400 422400 2288 800 >,
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
< 2572800 1728000 16250 10101 >,
< 2688000 1728000 16250 10101 >;
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
It actually was the only time I have overclocked a kernel on the second try. Don't think too highly of me, though, I spent hours reviewing kernel edits for overclocking by various other kernel developers on GitHub. If you are looking to do the same, you should spend some time looking at working code for others, and then make your own tables.
If you try this on your own, you may have multiple tries where the phone will not even boot, or crashes while you use it, so be careful, make small changes, and be courageous, because this is usually not a simple one stop process.
If you were to compare my tables with everyone elses, you would see that I have done it differently than my contemporaries, even though we reached similar, or in some cases, identical results. I like to keep the code clean, short, and sweet. Often when overclocking, most kernel developers will add more lines to the tables. I have found that while that may be the best to maximize use, my method is much simpler and easy to implement, as well as follow, and that is what Linux should be all about, keeping it simple. It also makes it easier for "stock" kernel hot-plug controllers like MPDecision.
Under-volt a Samsung Galaxy Note Edge:
So, back to our ealier example of the overclocked chip, now we want to change the voltage. Doing that is easy, getting viable, stable, working results is much harder. Consider our code from the kernel/samsung/tblte/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/apq8084.dtsi file:
Code:
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
/* 2.7GHz RC1 */
qcom,speed2-pvs0-bin-v1 =
< 0 0 0 >,
< 300000000 810000 76 >,
< 345600000 820000 88 >,
.............EDITED FOR SPACE................
< 2496000000 1120000 813 >,
< 2572800000 1135000 849 >,
< 2649600000 1150000 886 >;
To change the voltage, one only has to edit these multiple pvs trees.
Consider this line:
Code:
< 2572800000 1135000 849 >
It means:
Code:
< Frequency Voltage Amperage (? or cycles) >
So, in the above table, the 2572 MHz frequency uses 113.5 mv.
And, in the above table, the 2649 MHz frequency uses 115 mv.
So, to under-volt you could edit it like so:
Code:
< 2572800000 1120000 849 >,
< 2649600000 1135000 886 >;
This would cut down the voltage used on each of these frequencies. The problem is, however, if you go too low, you may cause the kernel to crash. Notice that in my overclocked kernel, I under-volted it to the same as the 2649 MHz frequency, even though I am using it at 2688 MHz. So, use with caution, and have fun making adjustments! I recommend only small changes or even only one change at a time.

Post #10. kernel - "How to" on special projects like sound mods and I/O schedulers.
Post #10. kernel - "How to" on special projects like sound mods and I/O schedulers.
How to add an I/O Scheduler to your kernel:
Praise God, another great addition to the TBLTE kernel was that of adding the FIOPS I/O scheduler to the kernel. What is an I/O scheduler? Well it is the part of the kernel that handles, or schedules, input and output. Particularly, this has to do with writing and reading to and from media, like your hard drive, flash drive, etc.
So, how do we do that? How do we add I/O schedulers to our kernel?
Well, for the TBLTE kernel, I will show you what I did, and you can add to your kernel similarly.
Go to the block folder in your kernel source. The first thing that you need to do is add the fiops-iosched.c file. Whatever I/O scheduler you want to add will be named like this: {NAME-iosched.c} you can search Google or github for them, or take them from my source if you would like.
Once you put your fiops-iosched.c file in your kernel's ./block/ folder, you can now edit two other files in that folder. You need to add the new scheduler to the make file, so it knows to make it, you can do that like so:
Open ./block/Makefile and add this line after the other *-iosched.o lines:
Code:
obj-$(CONFIG_IOSCHED_FIOPS) += fiops-iosched.o
Notice that it just uses the name of the iosched file, but with an ".o" extension instead of a ".c" extension. The ".c" file you added earlier will create a ".o" (object) file that the Kernel needs to use to "make" the kernel.
Now edit the ./block/Kconfig.iosched file like so:
Code:
config IOSCHED_FIOPS
tristate "FIOPS I/O scheduler"
default y
---help---
The FIOPS I/O scheduler. WJH.
This way, when you are moddifying your configuration, you can select to build it. Notice that it is a "default y", essentially, I am telling the config file creator to allways assume I want to build this, unless I choose not to. You can also eddit the "---help---" portion to say anything you want. I put my initials in there so I can find it easily with the search tool.
Now open your configuration file. For the stock builds, that would be ./arch/arm/configs/ap88084_sec_defconfig, and add this line:
Code:
CONFIG_IOSCHED_FIOPS=y
Note that you could also do this through
Code:
$ make menuconfig
.
You may also note, since we gave it a "default y" in the Kconfig.iosched file, we don't actually need to add this to our configs, as it will be built by default, but I like to declare what I am building in my configs so I remember what I am doing.
There you go! Now when you build your kernel again, the FIOPS I/O scheduler will be added in. It is remarkably simple, just the way I like it. You can read the commit here: https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/...mmit/f80320a895612bd1379ca789f88f1d6dfd6e68f9

@DaKillaz98
I will teach you to build Nougat roms here also, if you are interested.

@AlaskaLinuxUser
I appreciate the help with teaching me what I need to do with our Note Edge. As far as I know, I need Linux, latest OpenJDK for building with Nougat and beyond. I have read up some basics, but I don't know all the particulars that go into the Note Edge.
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[/COLOR @AlaskaLinuxUser
I would also like to ask, you mentioned earlier in the guide that you had an HP Compaq 6715b. How long were compile times? I have an HP Elitebook 8540w with an Intel i5 520m, so I am assuming that compile would probably take about 6 hours?

DaKillaz98 said:
I appreciate the help with teaching me what I need to do with our Note Edge. As far as I know, I need Linux, latest OpenJDK for building with Nougat and beyond. I have read up some basics, but I don't know all the particulars that go into the Note Edge.
I would also like to ask, you mentioned earlier in the guide that you had an HP Compaq 6715b. How long were compile times? I have an HP Elitebook 8540w with an Intel i5 520m, so I am assuming that compile would probably take about 6 hours?
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No problem.
Your laptop should work. It took me 11 hours to compile on my old laptop. Now I use a server with 24 GB of ram, 8 cores (2x4 core 2.0 GHz) and it takes 3 hours to compile. I can only guess, but it will likely take 6 hours on your machine. The great thing is, starting with Nougat, the builds now use Ninja, so you can see the progress in percentage. Before, in MM and down, we just had to wait, without knowing how far along it was. We could guess by looking at the files, but it is not always built in the same order.
Okay, to get started. If that laptop is your machine, you can't set up a virtual box, because you need all 8 GB of ram (unless you have more than that). So, I recommend installing Ubuntu 14.04, 64 bit. 14.04 is still Google's preferred OS for building Android, but you can do it on other systems. I recommend for now that you do install 14.04 or 16.04 as your build environment. Once you get good at the builds, then you can experiment with other OS' for the builds.
After you install that, follow post #2, with these changes for Nougat:
I am only listing the changes, otherwise, follow the steps as is.
<<<<< Step 1: Setup your system. >>>>>
Code:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386 lib32ncurses5-dev x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32z-dev ccache libgl1-mesa-dev libxml2-utils xsltproc unzip bzip2 dpkg-dev git git-review lib32readline-gplv2-dev lib32z1-dev libbz2-1.0 libbz2-dev libghc-bzlib-dev libncurses5-dev libreadline6-dev lzop maven pngcrush pngquant python-markdown schedtool squashfs-tools tofrodos
After you install that, but before you install the "curl repo" part, install openjdk-8-jdk per here:
https://source.android.com/source/initializing#installing-the-jdk
Now continue by curling the repo per the instructions.
<<<<< Step 2: Download the source. >>>>>
Code:
$ cd ~
$ mkdir aokp7
$ cd aokp7
$ repo init -u https://github.com/AOKP/platform_manifest.git -b nougat
$ repo sync
<<<<< Step 3: Adding the device, kernel, and vendor trees. >>>>>
For each of these download links (t-mobile added and links updated):
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_tbltexx/tree/AOKP_N
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/kernel_samsung_tblte/tree/NOUGAT
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_tblte-common/tree/AOKP_N
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_qcom-common/tree/AOKP_N
https://github.com/AOKP/device_qcom_common --> Yes, this is a little old, but so is your phone.
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/tblte_vendor_samsung/tree/Nougat
https://github.com/alaskalinuxuser/device_samsung_tbltetmo/tree/AOKP_N
And the only change for renaming:
aokp_device_samsung_tbltetmo --> "tbltetmo" (Place in aokp7/device/samsung/ )
<<<<< Step 4: Editing the device, kernel, and vendor trees. >>>>>
No changes.
<<<<< Step 5: Start your build! >>>>>
No changes. But....
Not required, but if you want the capacitive buttons to work correctly, before you compile, do this from the aokp7 directory:
$ sh device/samsung/tblte-common/run_before_compiling.sh
It runs a little script that overwrites the generic keyboard layout.
Now you can continue with the
$ . build/envsetup.sh
When you get to brunch tbltexx:
$ brunch tbltexx
-- OR --
$ brunch tbltetmo
To build for the international or T-mobile versions.
Okay, that should get you started. I will gladly assist once you get rolling.

I guess I should have asked: Are you planning to build MM or Nougat? I figured Nougat, so do the above to build Nougat. For learning purposes, you could follow the guide as written to build MM instead.

@AlaskaLinuxUser
For some reason, my post didn't go through. Anyways, I tried to mention I am building Nougat, and waiting until I go up to my Grandparents where they have an HP Workstation with an Intel Core 2 Quad q9600 and 6gb ram, their computer is more dedicated for the job. But for bow, I have been running new LineageOS builds with Micky387's RR kernel and his Key Layout files, so I may build kernels only on my laptop. If will probably post up a zip including the keylayout files and my own built lineageos kernel for now so people can have new builds until I start building explicitly for the Note Edge.

DaKillaz98 said:
@AlaskaLinuxUser
For some reason, my post didn't go through. Anyways, I tried to mention I am building Nougat, and waiting until I go up to my Grandparents where they have an HP Workstation with an Intel Core 2 Quad q9600 and 6gb ram, their computer is more dedicated for the job. But for bow, I have been running new LineageOS builds with Micky387's RR kernel and his Key Layout files, so I may build kernels only on my laptop. If will probably post up a zip including the keylayout files and my own built lineageos kernel for now so people can have new builds until I start building explicitly for the Note Edge.
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Sure. Good luck.
Sent from my LG-H811 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

@AlaskaLinuxUser
Thanks for the help and support on this. It is highly appreciated.

AlaskaLinuxUser said:
Sure. Good luck.
Sent from my LG-H811 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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Sorry about my large absence from this ROM build. My computer had broken down, so I worked on fixing it, also found a cheap PC on eBay which will serve builds much better. Intel i5 2400 with 8gb ram and 500gb hdd, so I should have a lot more room and power for builds. I had also started my own TouchWiz project called Slaughtered ROM and was busy with that, I will soon set up the build environment and get that going, thank you again for the guide and sorry for how long I had been busy.
I will start with AOKP, but probably push towards Resurrection Remix and possibly seeing if I can build AOSP O on the Edge.

DaKillaz98 said:
Sorry about my large absence from this ROM build. My computer had broken down, so I worked on fixing it, also found a cheap PC on eBay which will serve builds much better. Intel i5 2400 with 8gb ram and 500gb hdd, so I should have a lot more room and power for builds. I had also started my own TouchWiz project called Slaughtered ROM and was busy with that, I will soon set up the build environment and get that going, thank you again for the guide and sorry for how long I had been busy.
I will start with AOKP, but probably push towards Resurrection Remix and possibly seeing if I can build AOSP O on the Edge.
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No problem, I hope the guide will help you as you get started. I can't answer every question, but if you have problems let me know, I'd be glad to help if I can.
Sent from my LG-H811 using XDA-Developers Legacy app

AlaskaLinuxUser said:
No problem, I hope the guide will help you as you get started. I can't answer every question, but if you have problems let me know, I'd be glad to help if I can.
Sent from my LG-H811 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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Thanks for your help! I have synced RR repo's, I wanted to try building RR, and am in the process of setting it up with the device-specific stuff, afterwards I will start building.

How To Guide How To Install Windows Or Linux ISOs on your Android Devices - Windows 10 Nox Lab + Working Arm Distros for your phone using Termux

Update: A new thread is created to house "premade" linux distros. The first premade environment is an Ubuntu distro, installed using proot-distro in termux, Takes only a few minutes to restore the backup, else instructions are provided to build the environment yourself from scratch.
[GUIDE][NO-ROOT] How to install Ubuntu and other Linux Distros on Your Phone or Android TV Box, using Termux
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Spoiler: UBUNTU ARM 64 FOR PHONE IN TERMUX
This machine seems to be working fine out of the box
How To Install Windows Or Linux ISOs on your Android Devices - Windows 10 Nox Lab + Working Arm Distros for your phone using Termux
Update: A new thread is created to house "premade" linux distros. The first premade environment is an Ubuntu distro, installed using proot-distro in termux, Takes only a few minutes to restore the backup, else instructions are provided to build...
forum.xda-developers.com
Spoiler: KALI LINUX NETHUNTER FOR PHONE IN TERMUX
This machine runs amazing once you do all the troubleshooting steps included in the comments
How To Install Windows Or Linux ISOs on your Android Devices - Windows 10 Nox Lab + Working Arm Distros for your phone using Termux
Update: A new thread is created to house "premade" linux distros. The first premade environment is an Ubuntu distro, installed using proot-distro in termux, Takes only a few minutes to restore the backup, else instructions are provided to build...
forum.xda-developers.com
Spoiler: WINDOWS 10 ARM
This one can really use some work, maybe someone can figure out what is wrong with it
How To Install Windows Or Linux ISOs on your Android Devices - Windows 10 Nox Lab + Working Arm Distros for your phone using Termux
Update: A new thread is created to house "premade" linux distros. The first premade environment is an Ubuntu distro, installed using proot-distro in termux, Takes only a few minutes to restore the backup, else instructions are provided to build...
forum.xda-developers.com
You can do the same for win11, get the image off archive.org but it wont work well unless your phone supports KVM or you have a work around
Spoiler: THE ORIGINAL GUIDE / NOX LAB FOR KNOWLEDGE PURPOSES --OUTDATED
As an edit and an update, the method listed below uses x86_64 version of qemu which will not run well on our phones. This guide also uses an android emulator to teach basics of building a virtual machine in qemu, but in practice on a phone it will be much different, when we use an Arm version of qemu. I am leaving this guide up though as it was fundamental in helping myself personally to even begin to understand qemu and the architectures and how to use the code.
This guide uses a modded nox android emulator which can be found HERE
Hello Friends~!
Today I will be walking you through using Termux, QEMU, and a VNC server to Run Windows or Linux isos on Your Android Devices as well as Android Emulators like Nox on Windows 10.
Spoiler: QEMU-SYSTEM-X86_64-HEADLESS SETUP
DOWNLOAD TERMU:
TERMU.zip
drive.google.com
Paste your iso and termu's apps in Barenox/bin, then install them in Nox.
Spoiler: PIC
Then install the apks by using the apk button on nox
BUILDING QEMU
In Termux, type:
Code:
pkg install x11-repo
apt-get upgrade -y
pkg install qemu-utils -y
pkg install qemu-system-x86-64-headless -y
BUILDING THE VIRTUAL MACHINE'S ENVIRONMENT
In Termux, type:
Code:
mkdir win7
cd win7
qemu-img create -f qcow2 win7.img 100G
A note here is that the name or command "win7" can be any iso you want to install.
For instance, you have an Ubuntu iso you want to install, use:
Code:
mkdir ubuntu
cd ubuntu
qemu-img create -f qcow2 ubuntu.img 100G
Then change the name of your iso to "ubuntu.iso" and so forth
100G can be edited as well. If you are worried about hard drive space, no need.
It is saved in qemu's take on sparse image format, "qcow2 files" (QEMU Copy On Write) thus only taking up space as you use it.
USING ADB TO PUSH THE ISO
In Barenox/bin
Open command prompt from the toolbar and run:
Code:
adb push win7.iso /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
Take note that /data/data/com.termux/... etc is where termux stores everything
Spoiler: PIC
BUILDING THE VIRTUAL MACHINE
In termux type:
Code:
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:7 -cdrom win7.iso -hda win7.img
Take note that the port of "7" after our local server ip of 127.0.0.1 can be edited. I set this to 7 since this is windows 7
This is in reference to the "5900" port number asked for with VNC.
Install your vnc app. I used "vnc viewer"
The server ip will be 127.0.0.1 if asked and the port is 5907
or
127.0.0.1:5907
Spoiler: PIC
tadah~!
RUNNING THE MACHINE LATER
In termux
Code:
cd win7
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:7 -hda win7.img
Then reopen the VNC App
These steps have all been automated, see the EXECUTABLE SCRIPTS section
IF YOU LEARN BETTER VISUALLY HERE IS A VIDEO OF THE STEPS
Spoiler: REFS
Termux Direct Apk DL:
https://f-droid.org/repo/com.termux_117.apk
VNC:
Download VNC Viewer | VNC® Connect
Control VNC® enabled computers with VNC® Viewer.
www.realvnc.com
This Guide Helped Me Get Started:
GitHub - blanckth/qemuTermux: Use QEMU in Termux as a full virtual machine and Deploy Any OS and iso
Use QEMU in Termux as a full virtual machine and Deploy Any OS and iso - GitHub - blanckth/qemuTermux: Use QEMU in Termux as a full virtual machine and Deploy Any OS and iso
github.com
This Guide Helped Me To Understand How To "Run a Batch" in Linux (.sh)
How to create batch files on Windows & Linux to automate small and complex tasks
While working on our computers we sometimes need to do repetitive tasks almost every single day. However, there is a simple way you can automate those tasks by
www.how2shout.com
What is a VNC?
What is a VCN? Benefits and Providers of Virtual Network Computing
Helped Me To Reprogram Parameters
QEMU documentation - QEMU
www.qemu.org
QCOW2 File - What is a .qcow2 file and how do I open it?
Learn about .QCOW2 files and view a list of programs that open them.
fileinfo.com
Difference Between Qemu and KVM – The Geek Diary
www.thegeekdiary.com
Spoiler: Outdated QTemu Tool history
INSTALL.md · master · QtEmu / gui · GitLab
Front-end for qemu emulator
gitlab.com
## Development
Urs Wolfer started QtEmu as school project. Ben Klopfenstein began adding some features that he wanted.
And in 2009 the project stoped its development.
In 2017 Sergio Carlavilla started from scrach the development of the 2.0 version. The new UI has based on
VirtualBox OSE and Virt-manager.
QtEmu / gui · GitLab
Front-end for qemu emulator
gitlab.com
original repo
GitHub - uwolfer/qtemu: This project is UNMAINTAINED. QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU written in Qt4. Active fork: https://gitlab.com/qtemu
This project is UNMAINTAINED. QtEmu is a graphical user interface for QEMU written in Qt4. Active fork: https://gitlab.com/qtemu - GitHub - uwolfer/qtemu: This project is UNMAINTAINED. QtEmu is a g...
github.com
Building Android for Qemu: A Step-by-Step Guide
Developing Linux for Android on Qemu allows you to do some things that are not necessarily possible using the stock emulator.
www.collabora.com
AArch64 - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
How to launch ARM aarch64 VM with QEMU from scratch.
The below instructions will allow for bringing up an ARM VM from scratch.
futurewei-cloud.github.io
Ubuntu – Error
Run u-boot in qemu
GitHub - qemu/u-boot: Mirror of git.qemu.org/u-boot.git
Mirror of git.qemu.org/u-boot.git. Contribute to qemu/u-boot development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
How to Use DD Show Progress Command in Linux? {2 Options Explained}
Use the dd command to show progress in the Linux terminal. Add the status attribute to see progress output or run dd with the pv command.
phoenixnap.com
/dev/zero - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Purpose of /dev/zero?
I tried to cat /dev/zero, and it didn't seem to do anything. I googled /dev/zero, and it says it's basically a blank file with infinite size. Is cat printing an infinite number of non-existent char...
unix.stackexchange.com
Features/PC System Flash - QEMU
wiki.qemu.org
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/dd-png.5593745/
dd: different unit for bs, skip and count?
I am trying to copy a partition from an entire disk image. This command is working: dd if=image.iso of=test bs=512 skip=1161215 count=32768 In order to increase the speed, I'd like to set a bigge...
askubuntu.com
Android On Windows, With Windows~!

Looks great, will give it a try later. Thanks for the time & effort!

========================
SOURCES
==========
==================​
Spoiler: QEMU-SYSTEM-X86_64 SOURCES
Spoiler: REQUIRED APPS
TERMU.zip
drive.google.com
(112M)
Spoiler: WINDOWS 7 SOURCE
Spoiler: PREREQUISITES
A Rooted Device
You need to have Qemu Built already, have made your directory, and changed to it for the scripts to work
I.E hand type this part in Termux
Code:
pkg install x11-repo
apt-get upgrade -y
pkg install qemu-utils -y
pkg install qemu-system-x86-64-headless -y
mkdir win7
cd win7
qemu-img create -f qcow2 win7.img 100G
Spoiler: DOWNLOAD
WIN7SOURCE.zip
drive.google.com
(2.9G)
Spoiler: HOW TO USE ALL FEATURES
Copy the source files and paste them into barenox/bin, then execute the .push-all.bat script. When the adb push has completed, you can now run this code.
In Termux:
Code:
./hinstall.sh
After you have completed the installation, the parameters attaching a disk drive are no longer needed, hence the "hrun.sh" script. This script allows you to easily boot your new machine after changing to the machine's folder in Termux.
In Termux:
Code:
./hrun.sh
Then open your vnc app. IP and PORT info: 127.0.0.1:5907
The source files contain pre-built scripts for your convenience. If you would rather build your own, or understand fully what these are, please see the EXECUTABLE SCRIPTS comment below.
Spoiler: PREMADE INFO
Hello, for your convenience, a pre-installed hdd has been uploaded for this machine. What does that mean? You can bypass the Windows installation and all the steps required to do the setup, by simply pushing the Premade files and running ./hrun.sh
SEE PREMADES SECTION IN COMMENTS
Spoiler: HEADLESS SOURCE CODE
Code:
install:
mkdir win7
cd win7
qemu-img create -f qcow2 win7.img 100G
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:7 -cdrom win7.iso -hda win7.img
run later:
cd win7
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:7 -hda win7.img
iso obtained from:
My google Drive Vault
vnc ip and port:
127.0.0.1:7
127.0.0.1:5907
adb push path:
adb push win7.iso /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb push hinstall.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb push hrun.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
chmod path:
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7/hinstall.sh
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7/hrun.sh
commands:
./hinstall.sh
./hrun.sh
Spoiler: TINY7 SOURCE
Spoiler: PREREQUISITES
A Rooted Device
You need to have Qemu Built already, have made your directory, and changed to it for the scripts to work
I.E hand type this part in Termux
Code:
pkg install x11-repo
apt-get upgrade -y
pkg install qemu-utils -y
pkg install qemu-system-x86-64-headless -y
mkdir tiny7
cd tiny7
qemu-img create -f qcow2 tiny7.img 100G
Spoiler: DOWNLOAD
TINY7SOURCE.zip
drive.google.com
(691M)
Spoiler: HOW TO USE ALL FEATURES
First half of video is using the Premade, second half is SOURCES
Copy the source files and paste them into barenox/bin, then execute the .push-all.bat script. When the adb push has completed, you can now run this code.
In Termux:
Code:
./hinstall.sh
After you have completed the installation, the parameters attaching a disk drive are no longer needed, hence the "hrun.sh" script. This script allows you to easily boot your new machine after changing to the machine's folder in Termux.
In Termux:
Code:
./hrun.sh
Then open your vnc app. IP and PORT info: 127.0.0.1:5903
The source files contain pre-built scripts for your convenience. If you would rather build your own, or understand fully what these are, please see the EXECUTABLE SCRIPTS comment below.
Spoiler: PREMADE INFO
Hello, for your convenience, a pre-installed hdd has been uploaded for this machine. What does that mean? You can bypass the Windows installation and all the steps required to do the setup, by simply pushing the Premade files and running ./hrun.sh
SEE PREMADES SECTION IN COMMENTS
Spoiler: PROGRAMMER'S NOTES
Remember that Windows 7 is ancient now and takes (took) forever to setup, even as small as this is.
With this machine, first select "CUSTOM Install", then just set it and forget it. Tiny 7 has a built in script that executes after the initial setup completes, so when you get to this part, you are done, despite what the window says. The script hangs, as it is way outdated, we need to remove it. Close the window and delete the experience folder and delete enable quick launcher
Then we need to delete the actual script
Open task manager, find the PROCESS activate.exe, click on it once to select it, and at the top of vnc viewer, select the mouse icon to activate the left click option. at the bottom right if you click, it will allow you to open the side menu to open the file location. So, open the file location first, then select end task. Delete the install folder
alternatively, you can go into C:\Windows and delete the install folder
You'll notice that this is going to break the internet explorer and file manager shortcuts on your desktop. Just remove the shortcuts, and open the windows menu, search for internet, then right click and copy internet explorer. Go to your desktop and paste a short cut
Spoiler: HEADLESS SOURCE CODE
Code:
install:
mkdir tiny7
cd tiny7
qemu-img create -f qcow2 tiny7.img 100G
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:3 -cdrom tiny7.iso -hda tiny7.img
run later:
cd tiny7
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:3 -hda tiny7.img
iso obtained from:
https://archive.org/download/tiny-7/Tiny7.iso
vnc ip and port:
127.0.0.1:3
127.0.0.1:5903
adb push path:
adb push win7.iso /data/data/com.termux/files/home/tiny7
adb push hinstall.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/tiny7
adb push hrun.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/tiny7
chmod path:
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/tiny7/hinstall.sh
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/tiny7/hrun.sh
commands:
./hinstall.sh
./hrun.sh

========================
PREMADES
==========
==================​
Spoiler: QEMU-SYSTEM-X86_64 PREMADE IMAGES
Spoiler: REQUIRED APPS
TERMU.zip
drive.google.com
(112M)
Spoiler: WINDOWS 7
Spoiler: STOCK: WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE SP1 (64 BIT) PREMADE
Spoiler: PREREQUISITES
A Rooted Device
You need to have Qemu Built already, have made your directory, and changed to it for the scripts to work
I.E hand type this part in Termux
Code:
pkg install x11-repo
apt-get upgrade -y
pkg install qemu-utils -y
pkg install qemu-system-x86-64-headless -y
mkdir win7
cd win7
Spoiler: DOWNLOAD
WIN7ULTSP1STOCKHDD.zip
drive.google.com
(3.1G)
Spoiler: HOW TO USE
It says Tiny7 but the steps are the same. First half is a PREMADE installation demo, second half is a SOURCES demo
This premade hard drive image saves us the time of installing windows. It is fully setup and ready to play with.
To use it, copy all the files to barenox/bin and run the .push-all.bat script.
If using your own device, paste the files into your adb folder or just execute the script if you have your adb permissions wrapped.
When it has completed, in Termux type:
Code:
./hrun.sh
Open your vnc app. IP and PORT info: 127.0.0.1:5907
And that will load the premade machine for you. It will simply boot into windows
Nothing has been added here, so if you want to run games and what not, there may be dependencies required. I will build a box that is game ready in the future with the 64bit edition.
Spoiler: MOD: WINDOWS 7, TINY 7 (32 BIT) PREMADE
Spoiler: PREREQUISITES
A Rooted Device
You need to have Qemu Built already, have made your directory, and changed to it for the scripts to work
I.E hand type this part in Termux
Code:
pkg install x11-repo
apt-get upgrade -y
pkg install qemu-utils -y
pkg install qemu-system-x86-64-headless -y
mkdir tiny7
cd tiny7
Spoiler: DOWNLOAD
TINY7HDD.zip
drive.google.com
(615M)
Spoiler: HOW TO USE
First half is a PREMADE installation demo, second half is a SOURCES demo
This premade hard drive image saves us the time of installing windows. It is fully setup and ready to play with.
To use it, copy all the files to barenox/bin and run the .push-all.bat script.
If using your own device, paste the files into your adb folder or just execute the script if you have your adb permissions wrapped.
When it has completed, in Termux type:
Code:
./hrun.sh
Open your vnc app. IP and PORT info: 127.0.0.1:5903
And that will load the premade machine for you. It will simply boot into windows
Nothing has been added here, so if you want to run games and what not, there may be dependencies required. I will build a box that is game ready in the future with the 64bit edition.
See Tiny7's Tree Under SOURCES. The PROGRAMMER'S NOTES Tree contains detailed instructions for how this was Programmed. I had to figure out how to remove the old script that came with this iso, and documented the steps there for others. Note that the preinstalled machine has been cleaned of the problematic INSTALL folder and the internet explorer shortcut corrected for you.
More MODS will be added as they are built

TERMUX AND REPO KNOWLEDGE​
Spoiler: TERMUX PROPERTIES AND USER BINARIES
Spoiler: CODE
The following code was used to pull Termux's properties File
Code:
adb pull /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.termux/termux.properties
Spoiler: FILE
Code:
### After making changes and saving you need to run `termux-reload-settings`
### to update the terminal. All information here can also be found on the
### wiki: https://wiki.termux.com/wiki/Terminal_Settings
###############
# General
###############
### Allow external applications to execute arbitrary commands within Termux.
### This potentially could be a security issue, so option is disabled by
### default. Uncomment to enable.
# allow-external-apps = true
### Default working directory that will be used when launching the app.
# default-working-directory = /data/data/com.termux/files/home
### Uncomment to disable toasts shown on terminal session change.
# disable-terminal-session-change-toast = true
### Uncomment to not show soft keyboard on application start.
# hide-soft-keyboard-on-startup = true
### Uncomment to let keyboard toggle button to enable or disable software
### keyboard instead of showing/hiding it.
# soft-keyboard-toggle-behaviour = enable/disable
### Adjust terminal scrollback buffer. Max is 50000. May have negative
### impact on performance.
# terminal-transcript-rows = 2000
### Uncomment to use volume keys for adjusting volume and not for the
### extra keys functionality.
# volume-keys = volume
###############
# Fullscreen mode
###############
### Uncomment to let Termux start in full screen mode.
# fullscreen = true
### Uncomment to attempt workaround layout issues when running in
### full screen mode.
# use-fullscreen-workaround = true
###############
# Cursor
###############
### Cursor blink rate. Values 0, 100 - 2000.
# terminal-cursor-blink-rate = 0
### Cursor style: block, bar, underline.
# terminal-cursor-style = block
###############
# Extra keys
###############
### Settings for choosing which set of symbols to use for illustrating keys.
### Choose between default, arrows-only, arrows-all, all and none
# extra-keys-style = default
### Force capitalize all text in extra keys row button labels.
# extra-keys-text-all-caps = true
### Default extra-key configuration
# extra-keys = [[ESC, TAB, CTRL, ALT, {key: '-', popup: '|'}, DOWN, UP]]
### Two rows with more keys
# extra-keys = [['ESC','/','-','HOME','UP','END','PGUP'], \
# ['TAB','CTRL','ALT','LEFT','DOWN','RIGHT','PGDN']]
### Configuration with additional popup keys (swipe up from an extra key)
# extra-keys = [[ \
# {key: ESC, popup: {macro: "CTRL f d", display: "tmux exit"}}, \
# {key: CTRL, popup: {macro: "CTRL f BKSP", display: "tmux ←"}}, \
# {key: ALT, popup: {macro: "CTRL f TAB", display: "tmux →"}}, \
# {key: TAB, popup: {macro: "ALT a", display: A-a}}, \
# {key: LEFT, popup: HOME}, \
# {key: DOWN, popup: PGDN}, \
# {key: UP, popup: PGUP}, \
# {key: RIGHT, popup: END}, \
# {macro: "ALT j", display: A-j, popup: {macro: "ALT g", display: A-g}}, \
# {key: KEYBOARD, popup: {macro: "CTRL d", display: exit}} \
# ]]
###############
# Colors/themes
###############
### Force black colors for drawer and dialogs
# use-black-ui = true
###############
# HW keyboard shortcuts
###############
### Disable hardware keyboard shortcuts.
# disable-hardware-keyboard-shortcuts = true
### Open a new terminal with ctrl + t (volume down + t)
# shortcut.create-session = ctrl + t
### Go one session down with (for example) ctrl + 2
# shortcut.next-session = ctrl + 2
### Go one session up with (for example) ctrl + 1
# shortcut.previous-session = ctrl + 1
### Rename a session with (for example) ctrl + n
# shortcut.rename-session = ctrl + n
###############
# Bell key
###############
### Vibrate device (default).
# bell-character = vibrate
### Beep with a sound.
# bell-character = beep
### Ignore bell character.
# bell-character = ignore
###############
# Back key
###############
### Send the Escape key.
# back-key=escape
### Hide keyboard or leave app (default).
# back-key=back
###############
# Keyboard issue workarounds
###############
### Letters might not appear until enter is pressed on Samsung devices
# enforce-char-based-input = true
### ctrl+space (for marking text in emacs) does not work on some devices
# ctrl-space-workaround = true
Spoiler: MORE TERMUX KNOWLEDGE
Internal and external storage - Termux Wiki
wiki.termux.com
Spoiler: BUILT IN BINARIES
Spoiler: QEMU X11 REPOS

QEMU-SYSTEM-X86_64 7.0 USER MANUAL PART 1​
Spoiler: SHOW

X86_64 USER MANUAL PART 2​
Spoiler: SHOW

EXECUTABLE SCRIPTS​
Spoiler: SHOW
Spoiler: HEADLESS INSTALL SCRIPT
This script simply saves us the time of retyping the virtual's machine's installation parameters by running "./hinstall.sh"
Spoiler: PREREQUISITES
A Rooted Device To Be Able To Modify and Execute Your New Scripts
You need to have Qemu Built already, have made your directory, and changed to it for the scripts to work
I.E hand type this part
Code:
pkg install x11-repo
apt-get upgrade -y
pkg install qemu-utils -y
pkg install qemu-system-x86-64-headless -y
mkdir win7
cd win7
qemu-img create -f qcow2 win7.img 100G
Make a new text file on your desktop. Call it hinstall
Open the text file and paste in:
Code:
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:7 -cdrom win7.iso -hda win7.img
Spoiler: PIC
Save the file, change the extension to .sh, and paste it into barenox/bin.
Open command prompt from the toolbar and paste:
Code:
adb push hinstall.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb root
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7.hinstall.sh
./hinstall.sh
Spoiler: PIC
Now run this in Termux: (In the win7 directory, per this example, minus the top picture xD)
Code:
./hinstall.sh
and that will start the virtual machine for us, without us needing to type in the steps. I have automated all this further, It will be added to the SOURCE section eventually
Spoiler: HEADLESS RUN SCRIPT
This script simply saves us the time of retyping the virtual's machine's parameters by running "./hrun.sh"
Make a new text file on your desktop. Call it hrun
Open the text file and paste in:
Code:
qemu-system-x86_64 -smp 2 -net nic -net user -device AC97 -m 2048 -vnc 127.0.0.1:7 -hda win7.img
Save the file, change the extension to .sh, and paste it into barenox/bin.
Open command prompt from the toolbar and paste:
Code:
adb push hrun.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb root
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7.hrun.sh
You are now able to start your windows 7 vm in Termux by changing to the win7 directory and typing
Code:
./hrun.sh
Then open your vnc or spice app
Spoiler: ADB PUSH ALL SCRIPT
This is a simple script to automate pushing the windows iso, the hinstall.sh file. and hrun.sh file.
Simply paste the text in a new document and name it something like ".PUSHALL.bat"
We add the period at the beginning so the script will appear at the top of file list when added to the bin folder.
Spoiler: PIC
Code:
adb push win7.iso /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb push hinstall.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb push hrun.sh /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7
adb root
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7/hinstall.sh
adb shell chmod 777 /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7/hrun.sh
The final commands in the script, adb root and chmod, allow us to modify the scripts we sent over, so they are allowed to be executed in Termux by using ./ and then the file name, like: ./hinstall.sh
You would then paste all these files into barenox/bin (or your adb directory if working on your own device) and run the .push-all.bat file, it will go through and automatically push over the iso and files, and chmod them for us. (You would need root permissions for this sort of automation)
See Windows 7 SOURCE for further documentation. (Work In Progress)
Spoiler: PULL VIRTUAL MACHINE'S HDD
You can make a batch file to easily pull the machine's hdd
Code:
adb pull /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win7/win7.img
Spoiler: HOW TO EDIT SCRIPTS IN WINDOWS
Right click and edit the batch and sh files
press ctrl plus h and replace as needed
To Edit the .sh without need of other program just change it to ".txt" and edit in there, then change back
Spoiler: HOW TO EDIT SCRIPTS IN TERMUX
In Termux, you can use the command "nano" then your file name, to edit the file in the shell
Make your edits here
Then press ctrl + x and then ENTER to save and close the file. You need to use Termux's built in ctrl button and then press X
Spoiler: SU HOME CODE
When you go into superuser mode in Termux, it forces you into the Root directory on your android device. You can create a script called home.sh
with code:
Code:
cd /data/data/com.termux/files/home/
and adb push and chmod the script, so now after you type su,
you can type ./home.sh and be rerouted to your termux home with all your machines
Will add more as I make them

PROGRAMMER'S NOTES​
Spoiler: SHOW
Spoiler: WINDOWS7
There's no additional programming notes here, other than to select custom install when you first run the disk in the emulator, else it will cause a loop.
Win7 is such a sweet baby <3 at least for the initial setup. Now we can finness the creation by adding certain dependencies to play windows games like .net framework, haxm and more but I will do that another day
Spoiler: TINY7
This is the only entry that is actually located in it's SOURCES tree, I am unable to move it bc it has a lot of images
Spoiler: WINDOWS 11 ARM
Spoiler: OBTAINING THE ISO
Spoiler: UUPDUMP
If you're not familiar with using UUPDUMP, I'll walk you through using them to get the Windows 11 ARM iso. You could use this site for other Windows Related ISOs and products but that will not be covered here.
UUP dump
UUP dump lets you download Unified Update Platform files, like Windows Insider updates, directly from Windows Update.
uupdump.net
Select the arm64 version for latest public build
Select only Windows Home (Unless you need pro for its built in tools)
Uncheck include updates
Unzip the package and run the uup download windows cmd
When the dl finishes, you can identify your iso's name by this line in cmd prompt. You can then rename it to what you like
Spoiler: DOWNLOAD WIN11 ARM
If you don't want to have to do the uupdump steps, I have uploaded my copy of windows 11 arm from them, to gdrive for us <3
DOWNLOAD:
win11arm.iso
drive.google.com
(4.16GB)
Spoiler: QEMU-IMG HACK, MAY BE USEFUL WITH OTHER PROGRAMS
To even be able to view the help file for qemu-img in Termux, I had to use Root explorer to copy the binary from data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin
and paste it to data/data/com.termux/files/home
That allowed me to be able to call the help command and not get a packaging error. Even when using su to break out of the terminal's sandbox, I was unable to run the command.
Evidently the way termux stores usr added packages, breaks the logic when executing certain functionality, so this is a good "hack" if you need to see a certain tool's help file
Spoiler: AARCH64 EFI DRIVER
Download the driver from here:
Ubuntu – Error
Unzip the package, and open the folder until you get here:
Then copy the efi driver and adb push it to your arm system folder, in this case I am working on windows 11 arm so the path will be
Code:
adb push QEMU_EFI.fd /data/data/com.termux/files/home/win11arm
We have to add the efi driver to our machine's build directory, as opposed to the usr/share folder as shown in an example i listed earlier, due to us building in Termux.

PROGRAMMER'S NOTES​

QEMU-IMG (QEMU UTILITIES)​
Spoiler: SHOW

QEMU-SYSTEM-X86_64 CPU LIST​
Spoiler: SHOW

QEMU-SYSTEM-ARM 7.0 USER MANUAL PART 1​
Spoiler: SHOW

ARM USER MANUAL PART 2​
Spoiler: SHOW
ARM SYSTEM CPU LIST

QEMU-SYSTEM-AARCH64(ARM64)USER MANUAL ​
Spoiler: SHOW
​

AARCH64 USER MANUAL PART 2​
Spoiler: SHOW
​available cpus
Working on this build now. The very first step involves us using an efi driver. This has been added to the programming notes. The beginner code I am building with has been added to the SOURCES tree. Starting with figuring out WIN11ARM then we build android
If anyone makes anything cool feel free to share, it can be any of the qemu systems.
Spoiler: notes
This will eventually be moved into more relevant areas, as per usual. Just jotting down notes so I don't have to start from scratch.
I'm building based off a guide from here https://futurewei-cloud.github.io/ARM-Datacenter/qemu/how-to-launch-aarch64-vm/
There's been new REFS added to the OP to support knowledge gained from this man's Wonderful post. The programming and code is going to differ based on QEMU being at 7.0 at this point in time.
In order to properly flash the memory sets to the pflash file we are going to create, we will use a system binary called "zero". This can be located on any android device in the dev folder.
These articles are great illustrators of the usefulness (and age!) of this file system, to better understand what we are asking the dd program to do with it
/dev/zero - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Purpose of /dev/zero?
I tried to cat /dev/zero, and it didn't seem to do anything. I googled /dev/zero, and it says it's basically a blank file with infinite size. Is cat printing an infinite number of non-existent char...
unix.stackexchange.com
Im having troubles understanding what a pflash exactly is besides the qemu documentation https://wiki.qemu.org/Features/PC_System_Flash
Qemu won't load images if they aren't formatted RAW and the semantics in doing so with a pflash in qemu 7.0 are different. This is such an obscure area, it's hard to find everything... so kinda making it up as we go haha
The install code is having this error
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachments/dd-png.5593745/
dd: different unit for bs, skip and count?
I am trying to copy a partition from an entire disk image. This command is working: dd if=image.iso of=test bs=512 skip=1161215 count=32768 In order to increase the speed, I'd like to set a bigge...
askubuntu.com
I have no idea what I am doing, so if there is someone smarter that can help enlighten us on how to do things properly that would be awesome. Otherwise I will continue to poke, prod, break, and remake until something works xD
taking a break on this for a few days to focus on the shield again. will be back~! <3

David Bombal has a good guide up how to get Kali Linux Nethunter on any android device (no root needed) using termux, and in it he showcases a different vnc app. I will investigate this share in the future. Just saving it and sharing it <3 https://davidbombal.com/kali-linux-nethunter-android-install-in-5-minutes-rootless/

Have been looking for a proper guide to actually emulate x86-based Windows on modern ARM64 Snapdragon chips for years, and somehow you descended from xda heaven. Thank you, I'll be having a fun few weeks of spare time now. I will report any progress or issues I encounter down the road.

Hi. I'm trying to find the guide to use a pre-made image (Tiny7.img) instead of creating a new for starters to get a grip on stuff, but I can't find it.
Could you help me? @jenneh

@tehdomic sorry it got buried in everything. the direct google link is here https://drive.google.com/file/d/12uP_rIEoPzqHqh0UqbsLDw6IqYbtNY4K/view
the comment the info is under here with the instructions, they are in the download area.
How To Install Windows Or Linux ISOs on your Android Devices - Windows 10 Nox Lab + Working Arm Distros for your phone using Termux
Update: A new thread is created to house "premade" linux distros. The first premade environment is an Ubuntu distro, installed using proot-distro in termux, Takes only a few minutes to restore the backup, else instructions are provided to build...
forum.xda-developers.com
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