Easy step-by-step guide on how to port CM10.1 (Windows, Mac, Linux...)
by: MaceksMod
Prerequisites
Step 1: Setting up your work space
First, we will make a folder where we will be doing all of our work, you can name it what you like but for this demonstration, I will be naming mine CM10.1 PORT. Inside of this folder we will need to make 2 sub-folders, name them "PORT" and "BASE".
Step 2: Extracting and placing our initial ROM files
Put your AOSP based ROM in the BASE sub-folder
Put the CM10.1 ROM we are porting in the PORT sub-folder
Extract the build.prop (/system) and the updater-script (/META-INF/com/google/android) from each ROM into their folder
Step 3: Prepping the BASE ROM
Delete every app except for the following from syste/app:
Phone.apk
Telephony.apk
Gallery2.apk
SystemUI.apk
Step 4: Importing CM10.1's System apps
Copy over all of the system apps from your CM10.1 ROM (except for the ones listed in step 3) in to the system app folder of your AOSP BASE ROM.
Step 5: Editing the updater-script (EDIT THE BASE's FILE, NOT PORT's)
Remove any title (the lines will start with "ui_print (") (don't delete any line that doesn't start with that)
Paste the following code in, edit all ares surrounded by { }
Step 6: Put the newly edited script back into the proper folder of the BASE ROM
Step 7: Editing the build.prop
Change the following lines in the BASE's build.prop to match the PORT's build.prop
Step 8: Place your newly edited zip in the system folder of the BASE ROM
Step 9: Swap the BASE ROM's media folder with the PORT's
Step 10: Swap the BASE ROM's fonts folder with the PORT's
Showtime!
Step 11: Rename the BASE ROM to CM10.1_{your devices codename}_PORT
Step 12: Flash the ROM using the CM10.1 install instructions
Step 13: Donate $2 to me if you appreciate my work :)
Step 14: Profit!
PS: This will not fix any bugs either one of the ROM's has, it will most likely create 1 or 2 more, or if you're lucky, maintain the same stability your base rom has :)
by: MaceksMod
Prerequisites
- Computer (duh)
- Rooted phone/tablet/phablet with recovery of choice installed (do not ask me how to do this)
- 7-Zip or WinRar for editing our .zip files
- Notepad++ for editing our build.prop file and our updater-script
- AOSP based ROM for your device
- CM10.1 ROM from a similar device
- Basic knowledge of computers and custom Android ROMs
Step 1: Setting up your work space
First, we will make a folder where we will be doing all of our work, you can name it what you like but for this demonstration, I will be naming mine CM10.1 PORT. Inside of this folder we will need to make 2 sub-folders, name them "PORT" and "BASE".
Step 2: Extracting and placing our initial ROM files
Put your AOSP based ROM in the BASE sub-folder
Put the CM10.1 ROM we are porting in the PORT sub-folder
Extract the build.prop (/system) and the updater-script (/META-INF/com/google/android) from each ROM into their folder
Step 3: Prepping the BASE ROM
Delete every app except for the following from syste/app:
Phone.apk
Telephony.apk
Gallery2.apk
SystemUI.apk
Step 4: Importing CM10.1's System apps
Copy over all of the system apps from your CM10.1 ROM (except for the ones listed in step 3) in to the system app folder of your AOSP BASE ROM.
Step 5: Editing the updater-script (EDIT THE BASE's FILE, NOT PORT's)
Remove any title (the lines will start with "ui_print (") (don't delete any line that doesn't start with that)
Paste the following code in, edit all ares surrounded by { }
Code:
ui_print("*********************************************");
ui_print(" UNOFFICIALL CyanogenMod 10.1 ");
ui_print("*********************************************");
ui_print(" PORTED BY: {YOUR NAME} ");
ui_print("*********************************************");
ui_print("Ported Using MaceksMod's CM10.1 Porting guide");
ui_print("*********************************************");
ui_print(" Credits ");
ui_print(" {Developer of CM10.1 PORT ROM} ");
ui_print(" {Developer of AOSP BASE ROM} ");
ui_print("*********************************************");Step 7: Editing the build.prop
Change the following lines in the BASE's build.prop to match the PORT's build.prop
Code:
ro.build.id=
ro.build.display.id=
ro.build.version.incremental=
ro.build.date=
ro.build.user=
ro.goo.rom=
ro.goo.developerid=
ro.goo.version=
ro.CyanogenMod.version=
ro.config.ringtone=
ro.config.notification_sound=
ro.config.alarm_alert=
ro.buildzipid=Step 9: Swap the BASE ROM's media folder with the PORT's
Step 10: Swap the BASE ROM's fonts folder with the PORT's
Showtime!
Step 11: Rename the BASE ROM to CM10.1_{your devices codename}_PORT
Step 12: Flash the ROM using the CM10.1 install instructions
Step 13: Donate $2 to me if you appreciate my work :)
Step 14: Profit!
PS: This will not fix any bugs either one of the ROM's has, it will most likely create 1 or 2 more, or if you're lucky, maintain the same stability your base rom has :)