Development on Essential? - Essential Phone Questions & Answers

Hello,
Just wondering if there's any development/developers still active on this device?
I've been toying with the idea of some mods and feature ports to stock. Unfortunately, I am limited to what I can do currently. (mainly repo builds because I don't have an appropriate computer. however, apk editing and porting is possible.)
I'd like to breathe some new life into this great device. So if anyone is active please let me know.

You might find some help here depending on what you want to do https://t.me/EssentialPH1DEV

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How to cook ROM for Galaxy S

Can someone explain me how to cook a Galaxy S' ROM?
I'm pretty good with computer, and i have a lot of time, if someone can help me i'm sure that i will work hard on it.
Thanks for any help!
Iacopo91 said:
Can someone explain me how to cook a Galaxy S' ROM?
I'm pretty good with computer, and i have a lot of time, if someone can help me i'm sure that i will work hard on it.
Thanks for any help!
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if it would be that easy, everybody would do it
what do you mean by "good with computers"? do you know how to write code (C/C++)? are you yet experienced with running linux? have you ever compiled a kernel before? do you want to make a source-(AOSP)-rom (then you can get the source here: http://source.android.com/ and here: http://opensource.samsung.com/) or do you want to just theme and customize a stock firmware?
i think there are already some tutorials around which will help you in the beginning. just google for them!
i haven't done custom rom development myself but i would really like to get some (clean) aosp goodness on this phone. i am experienced with linux (use it since 6 years as primary os) and i can code c/c++/asm. so if you are in fact serious and able to go all the way. i would appreciate to help!
jodue said:
if it would be that easy, everybody would do it
what do you mean by "good with computers"? do you know how to write code (C/C++)? are you yet experienced with running linux? have you ever compiled a kernel before? do you want to make a source-(AOSP)-rom (then you can get the source here: http://source.android.com/ and here: http://opensource.samsung.com/) or do you want to just theme and customize a stock firmware?
i think there are already some tutorials around which will help you in the beginning. just google for them!
i haven't done custom rom development myself but i would really like to get some (clean) aosp goodness on this phone. i am experienced with linux (use it since 6 years as primary os) and i can code c/c++/asm. so if you are in fact serious and able to go all the way. i would appreciate to help!
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I'm pretty able to develop with Eclipse, so android sdk. Linux quite good, i prefer to use windows, but i know linux is necessary. First of all i'd like to know how to customize GALAXY fw and then i'll study how to compile a kernel, no one during my life helps me, and it's difficult for me because i'm not good with english and all tutorials are in english!
I'll try to work on it! Thank you
Can someone explain me how to cook a Galaxy S Froyo ROM with AOSP as the base and samsung drivers?
Could someone please explain to me how to flash the Korean firmware onto the European phone? Really need the native "record call" feature
I saw some instructions posted here
http://forum.androidcentral.com/hacking/40130-100-stock-captivate-rom-aosp-source.html
It's not difficult if you're comfortable with linux, shell scripts, custom kernels, and cross compiling.
Basically that's pretty much all it needs, Android systems are very similiar to a running linux system.
Boot off a bootloader (usually closed sourced) into kernel and initrd, then init loads the drivers, system and configs, after which is pretty much to your taste and likings.
Source code of android, samsung kernel source, are available online, google is your friend.

compiling your own roms

so... here's what i'm thinking.
how about setting up a vmware machine with all the source code for android on it, so that when a new version comes out, you can compile your own rather than waiting and then flash it to your phone. you could add your own modifications and any others that are out there.
this is a win / win situation as you get your own compilation, your own custom build and can screw about with the code it as much as you want as it's on a virtual machine.
you could update the android source code by pulling it online. and because it's a virtual machine, you don't need to worry about compilation issues across different machines.
i'm thinking about doing it - who'd be interested?
That's what I'm doing. It's FUN but to be honest it's quite a pain in the a$$ when you sync the master branch, compile, flash, and found out that the resulted ROM does not working properly and can't find any information about how to fix it.
BTW, I can hardly find the info on modifications -- most topics here are ready-to-flash ROM releases but no info on development. I did found some useful information in Nexus One forums, though.
Any suggestions on where can we find the resources regarding compilation and modification of AOSP?
well, my instincts tell me the modifications are "closed-source", hidden away from you. who knows what sorts of nasties are in the actual rom that's sitting on your phone. logging your every move, grabbing every site you visit, logging everything you type etc.
so, what's needed for a more successful dev community as far as i'm concerned is to allow the users to pick and choose what mods they want. this is an adp after all, and is one of the easiest phones to compile for.
so, if there's an active community compiling their own roms, then mods will perhaps become more open source with diffs / additions to the android source, which in itself will be better for users, developers and heck, who knows who might actually add it to the android source?
as for info for building:
http://source.android.com/source/building.html

[HELP/BETATESTERS NEEDED] ShishirROM i9100

Hey there guys
I'm a dev from the i777 forum -- the AT&T Version of the i9100. My rom, ShishirROM, is based off of XWLPG Odexed -- one of the few i777 ROMs to be odexed. It revolves around having great battery life and stability, as well as being nicely polished and revolving around JKay's brilliant mod.
The page can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1505433
Okay, so I need YOUR help to port this ROM over the i9100. It should be very straight-forward, but I'll need a few beta-testers to make sure everything works as advertised. And being a i777 user, I need to know a couple of things to make sure the ROM is perfect out-of-the-box:
What are the most stable/fastest i9100 modems and kernels?
That's it for now, and I'll need some willing beta testers to PM me with:
Experience modding/testing
Ability to use adb / analyze logcats
Has plenty of backups of existing ROMs incase something goes wrong
Has plenty of time to beta-test
I can only take around 3 or 4 of the most qualified since I don't intend to have to give instructions with each package (e.g., adb push file to directory then chmod, etc.). I think this is the first time someone has tried to port an i777 ROM to the i9100, but I know it's possible and I could make the necessary changes and upload it right now, but I'll need to make sure it works first.
Thanks

[Q] Github acount for U8800

Hi!
Just wanted to know if someone has started, or is thinking about starting, a Github account for Huawei U8800 (non-pro).
It looks like U8800Pro is starting to get somewhere: https://github.com/U8800Pro
So, if someone wants to do this then they can. And if they do want to do it, make sure you include trees for different android versions that are available. And no, there is no need to include trees that are not fully functional and will not be updated anymore.
Thanks. :good:
OK. I have taken up this task myself. Our github is here: http://github.com/U8800
Please give me suggestions as to which repositories should be added. I will start forking repositories from CyanogenMod.
For anyone that doesn't know why I want this done then it is only to make things much easier. It will be easier to download the whole source code for our phone from one github account. This will also give people a chance of downloading source code for what ever android they want and then build it.
Who ever wants to help me with this in any way then please let me know.

[Inquery] Anyone else on bootloader v4?

Hey Guys,
After the lead developers /quasi-developers abandoned (flag)ship, development seems to have stopped for the G935P variant. I have been making due using the other, lesser money-hoarding carrier, variant forums. I unfortunately don't have the resources to build / compile to anything, thorough enough knowledge to develop, nor a Windows OS. ( I usually just stick all relevant files on a usb and use someone else's computer to flash). I was just wondering if there was anyone else in my "ship" who may want collaborate or something to continue pushing out development. That of course would mean there was atleast one more user with a G935P on BL V4.

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