android adventures

Build failed again… aapt: warning: *** string 'summary_contacts_show_pic' has no default or...

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:22:54 +0100

Build failed again…

aapt: warning: *** string 'summary_contacts_show_pic' has no default or required localization for 'zh_TW' in packages/apps/Contacts/res
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ReviewImage.java:236: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ReviewImage.java:241: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ReviewImage.java:251: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ReviewImage.java:255: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ViewImage.java:276: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ViewImage.java:281: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ViewImage.java:291: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ViewImage.java:295: method does not override a method from its superclass
@Override
^
target Package: ContactsProvider (out/target/product/dream-open/obj/APPS/ContactsProvider_intermediates/package.apk)
Note: packages/apps/Camera/src/com/android/camera/ThumbnailController.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
8 errors
make: *** [out/target/common/obj/APPS/Camera_intermediates/classes-full-debug.jar] Error 41
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....

Again, again...

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:49:11 +0100

Now following Chris Soyars’ guide on how to build Android OS version 1.6 (donut) ROM with some cyanogen modifications.

$ mkdir donut-build
$ cd donut-build$ repo init -u git://github.com/cyanogen/android.git -b donut
$ repo sync

Then I retrieved the following proprietary HTC files:

htc-adp1.sfx.tgz – HTC Proprietary Binaries for the Android Developer Phone 1 (ADP1). Put this file in vendor/htc/dream-open
signed-google_ion-ota-14721.zip – Recovery image for Sapphire. Put this file in your main donut-build directory.
signed-dream_devphone_userdebug-ota-14721.zip – Recovery image for ADP1. Put this file in your main donut-build directory.

Then let’s unpack the files for ADP1:

$ cd vendor/htc/dream-open
$ tar zxf htc-adp1.sfx.tgz
$ ./htc-adp1.sfx
$ ./unzip-files.sh

Then do the same thing for Sapphire/Magic:

$ cd ../sapphire-open
$ ./unzip-files.sh
$ cd ../../../

Then we load all the available targets, pick one of the targets, and start the build:

$ source build/envsetup.sh
$ lunch cyanogen_dream_us-eng
$ make -j2

Now I’m crossing my fingers. Hopefully I’ll get an Android v1.6 ROM with cyanogen’s cool modifications!

I just learned of Grooveshark. Awesome!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:39 +0100

I just learned of Grooveshark. Awesome!

Failed. Get up...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:12:14 +0100

Failed my first attempt of building OpenEclair ROM.

Fortunately, I went to the OpenEclair IRC channel and dostra pointed me to Chris Soyars’ blog post on how to build an Android ROM.

So I’m reading it, and trying to master the basics of git while I’m at it. Let’s get ready for round 2.

Detour: Getting OpenEclair instead.

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:13:00 +0100

Okay, I’m not sure how to proceed with the source codes that I got from AOSP. I’m gonna have a look at OpenEclair sources first and try to build it.

mkdir openeclair; cd openeclair repo init -u git://ctso.me/openeclair2/platform_manifest.git -b eclair repo sync source ./build/envsetup.sh lunch openeclair_dream_sapphire_us-eng

Oh and then …

make

So here we go. I downloaded the Android source codes from the git repository using repo. Next...

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:13:00 +0100

So here we go. I downloaded the Android source codes from the git repository using repo. Next stop, build Android OS from the source.

Geeking around with Android OS

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:03:19 +0100

I have an HTC Magic smartphone and the reason I bought it is to be able to get my hands on writing software for the Android operating system. This blog will be my journal as explore the exciting world of software on Android!