how do i port roms? (there are no good tuts) - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there i would like to port roms. I have SM-t113 and everyone has just left this tab. No one develops for it anymore. I would like to get another custom rom then the already lineage os 14.1 ported from SM-G360H or whatever. Is there actually a good toturial which teaches me from the start to end with no points missing? All i find on yt is people who teach it a bit then there are cuts which leave us confused or the things they are doing i cannot find in my rom. I m new to this stuff. Can someone either guide me because ik this is the only way i could get android 7 or above with a better rom then Lineage os 14.1 (whuich is laggy).

if thats not possible any good tuts which tell me how to build aosp rom? I like stock pixel type android but i havent expirienced it. If i find one i would immidately flash it on this device. Well either of these two. please help me

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Building a ROM from scratch, guide?

Are there any guides that show the user how to create a rom from scratch? I've seen multiple guides on creating a rom but they do so using the kitchen. I would prefer something that shows how to make a rom without a crutch.
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HydrogenPeroxide said:
Are there any guides that show the user how to create a rom from scratch? I've seen multiple guides on creating a rom but they do so using the kitchen. I would prefer something that shows how to make a rom without a crutch.
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I would say the best way to make a ROM from scratch is to compile it from source. If your interested in learning how to compile a ROM from source I would recommend taking a look at this guide to building Jelly Bean from source, as well as Google's offcial documentation on building Android from source. Additionally this guide on Zip Based ROM tweaking is a good guide to take a look at. Let me know if you still have any questions .
HydrogenPeroxide said:
Are there any guides that show the user how to create a rom from scratch? I've seen multiple guides on creating a rom but they do so using the kitchen. I would prefer something that shows how to make a rom without a crutch.
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Normally all device forums have tutorials on how to compile ROM from source(if someone has already compiled it).
If no development has yet started for your phone then you you need to create the device tree which is tough. Otherwise just google . There are lots of tutorials lying on xda.
shimp208 said:
I would say the best way to make a ROM from scratch is to compile it from source. If your interested in learning how to compile a ROM from source I would recommend taking a look at this guide to building Jelly Bean from source, as well as Google's offcial documentation on building Android from source. Additionally this guide on Zip Based ROM tweaking is a good guide to take a look at. Let me know if you still have any questions .
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Thanks, I didn't even know there was an official guide
I'm wanting an AOSP ROM on my s5 g901f but there is no support at all. Could someone point me in the right direction? I'd like to have a go and have looked up porting but I don't think that is the way to go. If somebody could give me the steps what I need to do for this modal I will research.
Could I use the cm for note 4 as it has similar specs, ie
805, 420 etc. Or s5 g900 as a base ROM? Or would I need to build from scratch?
There is only one custom ROM for g901f and that's touchwiz so somebody please help before I go insane. Touchwiz really is that bad
Up for this. Really interested especially for us who has not so good programming skills
mikey187lfc said:
I'm wanting an AOSP ROM on my s5 g901f but there is no support at all. Could someone point me in the right direction? I'd like to have a go and have looked up porting but I don't think that is the way to go. If somebody could give me the steps what I need to do for this modal I will research.
Could I use the cm for note 4 as it has similar specs, ie
805, 420 etc. Or s5 g900 as a base ROM? Or would I need to build from scratch?
There is only one custom ROM for g901f and that's touchwiz so somebody please help before I go insane. Touchwiz really is that bad
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Let's see if I can point you in the right direction! Because of the differences in specs between your S5 Plus and the regular S5 you can't use that to port ROM's. For the Note 4 idea, since you only have a Touchwiz ROM as your base (The one from your S5 Plus) it won't work properly for the port ROM (CM12 Note 4). I would recommend looking at compiling CM12 for your device, which I would recommend taking a look at this guide here. Let me know if you have any questions be happy to help you out.

Resurrection Remix 4.4.4

Hi i hope i am posting this in the right place but i was just wondering if anyone could port the resurrection remix rom for this tablet, i tried reading up on how to compile the rom for any android device but not being a programmer i got completely confused when they started talking about cloning the files from github then also adding files for the device that i wanted to compile for,also this had to be done in linux. I've never used linux and github looks confusing. even if i had someone sitting next to me explaining it all i still think it would take me ages to get a grip with it all, so i was hoping that some one could port it for me if possible. i dont want the new lollipop version i just want the kitkat 4.4.4 one, if no one has the time, not possible or too much hard work then i understand, i just wish there was a complete idiots guide to compiling android roms for any device which went through every step with screen shots that way i might eventually work it out lol.
If i have posted this in the wrong place the please forgive me i didnt mean to offend anyone.

How do I Build an Android rom for New Device?

I want to learn how to build a rom for an new device that no one has created a custom rom for. I am kinda new at this. But I want to learn how. I is there a full on guild or something on how to do it... I want to know. There are devices out there that have to custom roms yet that I would like to build for. I would like to use AOSP to build a clean fresh pure Android rom. Those devices I want to build for have the right specs to run a newer Android version but the developers did not realse an update for. I really would like to learn how to build/create my own Android rom from scratch... Learn how to build a kernel, bootloader, etc. to help the rom run right. Can anyone help?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1272270
Thanks me if it helps you
@jakeh9777
Read this http://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/guide-android-rom-development-t2814763
Especially post #4 and below
Thanks!
My only problem is where do I get a device tree and all the files for the device? I am wanting to build roms for devices that no one else build roms for yet. So it is going to be hard to customize roms for those devices without any roms in the first place. I know how to download source but I can't build it a rom from it. I just want to support devices that no one else has but the ones people want still... And some of them aa silde out qwerty keyboards. Can I get some more easier instite... I better at learning physically, so a video will be good too.
P.S. I can't get a device tree from CM if the device is not been added... That is why I said these devices don't have roms yet.

[Question] What do I need to start making a (good) port

Hello
To mods : I really hope I'm in the right section, if not could you move this post?
I've recently bought a Vernee V2 Pro and I found the lack of custom ROMs a bit frustrating...
I've decided to take a step forward and I'm willing to learn how to port a ROM to this device ...
Since one can install twrp and root with superSU on this device I now have some questions ..
What should I do, or where should I start to learn how to make a port? I've read some post about having a base ROM and port ROM but I don't know if it will work with this device :/
Moreover shouldn't it be simpler to do such a thing since the project treble?
What I really want to do is to port Paranoid Android to my phone ... Or at least Resurrection remix x') (or even just lineageos)
Thanks in advance

Just want to ask something about porting roms...

Hello everyone.
Im new here.
I just want to ask something.
When porting roms can my base ROM and my port ROM have different android version?
Looking forward to having responses
P/s: sorry for bad engrisk )
XdaNeko said:
Hello everyone.
Im new here.
I just want to ask something.
When porting roms can my base ROM and my port ROM have different android version?
Looking forward to having responses
P/s: sorry for bad engrisk )
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It has been a looong time since I knew about those things but if I remember your base ROM should have that same Android version as your port ROM.
And if you want an advice, please consider building a ROM from source. Troubleshooting is hell with ported ROMs. Building ROM is scary because it has commands that you don't know yet, but it's way more easy than porting. Trust me.
Here is a guide on how to build ROM from source :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/chef-central/android/guide-android-rom-development-t2814763
@XdaNeko
It's NOT the version of Android what does matter. If that would be the case then an upgrade via OTA never would be possible.
A Stock ROM always at 100% matches phone's hardware ( CPU, GPU, RAM, storage memory, etc.pp ) - it's built by OEM's / Carrier's R&D department, the guys who know best of.
Whereas a Custom ROM necessarily does NOT because it gets built by 3rd-party companies/programmers associations - who think they can do it better, but don't always have the specific Android device at hand.

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