Root ROM Development Rant

[Granite1]

I bet aamikam built a script to remove the language files for him.

 

[Rxpert83]

I really wouldn't be surprised. I'm sure there's one out there.

Doing it by hand is half the fun... although it is repetitive

 

[Rxpert83]

Spent the past 3 hours finishing removing all th language files.

Here goes nothing. Building the ROM to see how much space I freed up

 

[argedion]

a script would be pretty simple to remove things

a basic script would look something like

#!/bin/bash
# first backup files
mv /dismantle_dir/files_2_clean/file1 /originals/backups/file1.old
#you would just want to do a loop here instead of writing this out however many times

# next remove the language files
rm /dismantle_dir/files_2_clean/file18
# again same thing loop condition here to keep it short and tidy.

more info on commands can be found by typing $Command_Name$ --help
or to get the manual just type:
man $CN$
to keep a text file copy
man $CN$ > ~/mpages/$CN$manual.txt

 

[Rxpert83]

GSW tossed me a huge bone today and let me take a look at the newest update of their shooter ROM (unreleased) to let me compare the innards of my ROM with a working one.

So my hopes are up yet again. Built the ROM and nandroiding now.

ETA of the crushing blow to my hopes in roughly 15 minutes .........And its arrived


This thing is impossible haha. I just wish I could get it booting, Its impossible to tell whether I'm closer or further away because it can't get past the splast screen. I'd rather have it boot and have tons of FC's. At least you can tell if you've fixed that.

 

[ocnbrze]

check this out:
[CMC] Cyanogenmod Compiler [Alpha] [Dec 28 2011] - xda-developers

here is an article about it:
http://androidcommunity.com/roll-your-own-cyanogenmod-with-cmc-compiler-20111228/

 

[Rxpert83]

Holy poop it boots!!!!!

 

[9to5cynic]

Holy poop it boots!!!!!

Congrats!

Keep us posted.

 

[Rxpert83]

Ok...... so I jumped the gun.

Its bootLOOPING. I finally saw that boot animation and almost poo'd myself.

However, this is progress, and progress motivates me to keep going. I had taken half a week off before deciding to change 1 more thing and give it another go.

Well, off to the devcave I go

 

[Granite1]

Hey!!!
It booted, the boot animation....That still counts........right?

Keep it up homie, you'll figure it out.