[TUT] Build your own AOSP Rom

[jdkoreclipse]

This is for the HTC Incredible, see post below for the Droid1

First off, i want to say that this is information taken from various sources, the most predominant being start [CVPCS Android Wiki] and Get Android Source Code | Android Open Source . The only thing i contributed to this guide was that i condensed it a bit and customized it specifically for the incredible, although the only thing that differs from the incredible to other devices it the vendor setup.

WARNING: This is NOT FOR NOOBS. If you havent had much experience with working with the Android System, you should not even think about using this guide.

This is a guide for building AOSP on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04). If you have Mac, i cant help you much. If you have Windows, i strongly reccommend that if you havent already done so, download Ubuntu onto a CDROM and run wubi.exe to trial ubuntu.

THERE WILL NEVER BE A GUIDE FOR BUILDING ON WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so now that all that stuff is over, heres your guide:

First, we want to install java5. Java6, the newest java is NOT supported due to @Override incompatibilities

Code: sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg sun-java5-jdk flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev

You might also want Valgrind, a tool that will help you find memory leaks, stack corruption, array bounds overflows, etc.

Code: sudo apt-get install valgrind

Set the system to use the right version of java by default:

Code: sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.5.0-sun

Now to install the repo

Code: cd ~/
mkdir bin
echo $PATH

Download thereposcript and make sure it is executable:

Code: curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo chmod
a+x ~/bin/repo

Create an empty directory to hold your working files:

Code: mkdir mydroid
cd mydroid

Run "repo init" to bring down the latest version of Repo with all its most recent bug fixes. You must specify a URL for the manifest:


Code: repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git -b gingerbread

When prompted, configure Repo with your real name and email address. If you plan to submit code, use an email address that is associated with a Google account .
A successful initialization will end with a message such as repo initialized in /mydroid

Now to download all the files you need.

To pull down files to your working directory from the repositories as specified in the default manifest, run

Code: repo sync

NOTE: The repo sync does tend to take a little long, after all it is 2.1 gigs of files

Now to verify the git tags. Doing this wont affect the build, but it doesnt hurt.

In your command prompt, type:

Code: gpg --import

and paste this LONG key into the empty space:

Code:
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And press ctrl d to exit the gpg mode and verify the git tags.

Now to setup the vendor overlay:

Code:
cd ~/mydroid/system/device
cd htc
mkdir inc
cd inc
git clone http://github.com/Cyanogenmod/android_device_htc_inc/tree/gingerbread.git inc

Code: cd ~/android/system/device/htc/inc
./extract-files.sh

NOTE: ADB Must be in your path. You also have to edit the extractfiles.sh so that it reads ./adb pull and not adb pull (add nix boxes)

Now to build the build:

Code: cd ~/mydroid/system
. build/envsetup.sh
lunch generic_inc-userdebug
make -j`grep 'processor' /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l` otapackage

Troubleshooting:

Ok, lets say you get an error. most likely its librpc. What you have to do is

Code: make clean
make librpc

Also, you may have to edit some files, add in some proprietaries, so whatch those errors carefully! (also, you may get an error about recovrty not being made...all you have to do is replace the word "mahimahi" in the file to "inc")


If the build fails because of java, enter this:

Code: export ANDROID_JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
export $PATH

Adding SU:
This is a bit of a workaround for now, but this is how i did it:
1) Drag and drop superuser.apk from an existing rom and prop it into system/app of your AOSP rom
2) DRag and drop the su binary from an existing rom and drop it into your AOSP rom (in system/bin)

Disabling Recovery:
go to the root of the rom (in the part where it says "system, Boot.img, META-Inf, recovery-prerec") and delete meta-inf, recovery-prerec. Add in the Meta-INF from HERE (http://bit.ly/gBO1N1), and viola, an AOSP rom with root is born!

[jdkoreclipse]

This is a tutorial for the Droid1, for the HTC Incredible, See Above!

First off, i want to say that this is information taken from various sources, the most predominant being start [CVPCS Android Wiki] and Get Android Source Code | Android Open Source . The only thing i contributed to this guide was that i condensed it a bit and customized it specifically for the incredible, although the only thing that differs from the incredible to other devices it the vendor setup.

WARNING: This is NOT FOR NOOBS. If you havent had much experience with working with the Android System, you should not even think about using this guide.

This is a guide for building AOSP on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04). If you have Mac, i cant help you much. If you have Windows, i strongly reccommend that if you havent already done so, download Ubuntu onto a CDROM and run wubi.exe to trial ubuntu.

THERE WILL NEVER BE A GUIDE FOR BUILDING ON WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so now that all that stuff is over, heres your guide:

First, we want to install java5. Java6, the newest java is NOT supported due to @Override incompatibilities

Code: sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg sun-java5-jdk flex bison gperf libsdl-dev libesd0-dev libwxgtk2.6-dev build-essential zip curl libncurses5-dev zlib1g-dev

You might also want Valgrind, a tool that will help you find memory leaks, stack corruption, array bounds overflows, etc.

Code: sudo apt-get install valgrind

Set the system to use the right version of java by default:

Code: sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.5.0-sun

Now to install the repo

Code: cd ~/
mkdir bin
echo $PATH

Download thereposcript and make sure it is executable:

Code: curl http://android.git.kernel.org/repo >~/bin/repo chmod
a+x ~/bin/repo

Create an empty directory to hold your working files:

Code: mkdir mydroid
cd mydroid

Run "repo init" to bring down the latest version of Repo with all its most recent bug fixes. You must specify a URL for the manifest:


Code: repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git -b gingerbread

When prompted, configure Repo with your real name and email address. If you plan to submit code, use an email address that is associated with a Google account .
A successful initialization will end with a message such as repo initialized in /mydroid

Now to download all the files you need.

To pull down files to your working directory from the repositories as specified in the default manifest, run

Code: repo sync

NOTE: The repo sync does tend to take a little long, after all it is 2.1 gigs of files

Now to verify the git tags. Doing this wont affect the build, but it doesnt hurt.

In your command prompt, type:

Code: gpg --import

and paste this LONG key into the empty space:

Code:
-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (GNU/Linux)

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And press ctrl d to exit the gpg mode and verify the git tags.

Now to setup the vendor overlay:

Code:
cd ~/mydroid/system/device

mkdir motorola
cd motorola
mkdir sholes
cd sholes
git clone http://github.com/Cyanogenmod/android_device_motorola_sholes/tree/gingerbread.git sholes

Code: cd ~/android/system/device/motorola/sholes
./extract-files.sh

NOTE: ADB Must be in your path. You also have to edit the extractfiles.sh so that it reads ./adb pull and not adb pull (add nix boxes)

Now to build the build:

Code: cd ~/mydroid/system
. build/envsetup.sh
lunch generic_sholes-userdebug
make -j`grep 'processor' /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l` otapackage

Troubleshooting:

Ok, lets say you get an error. most likely its librpc. What you have to do is

Code: make clean
make librpc

Also, you may have to edit some files, add in some proprietaries, so whatch those errors carefully! (also, you may get an error about recovrty not being made...all you have to do is replace the word "mahimahi" in the file to "sholes")


If the build fails because of java, enter this:

Code: export ANDROID_JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME
export $PATH

Adding SU:
This is a bit of a workaround for now, but this is how i did it:
1) Drag and drop superuser.apk from an existing rom and prop it into system/app of your AOSP rom
2) DRag and drop the su binary from an existing rom and drop it into your AOSP rom (in system/bin)

Disabling Recovery:
go to the root of the rom (in the part where it says "system, Boot.img, META-Inf, recovery-prerec") and delete meta-inf, recovery-prerec. Add in the Meta-INF from HERE (http://bit.ly/gBO1N1), and viola, an AOSP rom with root is born!

[pc747]

good write up would like to move to hack section and stick with your permission.

[jdkoreclipse]

Please do that...thanks

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[Tanknspank]

I would look into adding how to add superuser, su, disabling recovery, and how to make an otapackage. Just a few things it seems to be missing right now. Also, cleaning up the post and making it a bit more organized would help out a lot.

But, right now, you have a very nice base for a guide! Continue to work on it, and I'm sure it will turn out VERY nice!

[jdkoreclipse]

Added in some more info...btw this is a tutorial for the Droid Incredible, but the only difference is the vendor setup, so please take note of that.

EDIT: Made a Droid1 version in the second post! For all you droid1 owners, you now have a tutorial too.

[htc(hot-taco-cheese)]

Thankyou! I will have to change my java

[jdkoreclipse]

Thankyou! I will have to change my java

Your welcome

Java6 is only for CyanogenMod...java5 for everything else.

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[Tanknspank]

Thankyou! I will have to change my java

Your welcome

Java6 is only for CyanogenMod...java5 for everything else.

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it's as simple as changing 2 lines from 1.5 to 1.6 to get it to use java6. that's what I did :P

[jdkoreclipse]

Thankyou! I will have to change my java

Your welcome

Java6 is only for CyanogenMod...java5 for everything else.

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it's as simple as changing 2 lines from 1.5 to 1.6 to get it to use java6. that's what I did :P

Exactly...i d0 that all the time when i switch to building aosp from CyanogenMod


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