Rom Porting MTK6589

5/22/2018 Rom Porting MTK6589

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USING DSIXDA ANDROID KITCHEN FOR ROM PORTING TO ANY MT6573by yuweng@xda

As a basic rule of thumb, always port ROM from the same screen size/ specifications as yourdevice !g "f yours is a #$ inch then select custom ROM with the same screen size %hereelse if yours is a &' inch then select custom ROM with &' inch screen or else at lot of

features will not wor( such as camera ) etc will force close

*eneral porting features with dsixda+s Android itchen that can be use on M-.$# 0rom 1ase 2toc( ROM 0rom 3ustom ROM

4 systemimg systemimg5 systemimg updatezip# updatezip systemimg& updatezip updatezip

Porting Meto! " # S$%er E&'( )

Yo$r Sto*+ '('te,-i,g &' .&'e ROM / %ort to *$'to, ROM $%!&te-0i%

6onip O-7849: 3ustom ROM ;45?O#5ps/6O:"BO-7849:BROMBv4htmlC

0irst, copy your systemimg) custom ROMyou want to port to originalBupdate
mailto:yuweng@xdamailto:yuweng@xdahttp://www.4shared.com/zip/QUO32psH/YONIP_OT-918N_ROM_v1.html?http://www.4shared.com/zip/QUO32psH/YONIP_OT-918N_ROM_v1.html?http://www.4shared.com/zip/QUO32psH/YONIP_OT-918N_ROM_v1.html?http://www.4shared.com/zip/QUO32psH/YONIP_OT-918N_ROM_v1.html?mailto:yuweng@xda


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2elect Option 48

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Fir't, select your 2toc( ROMsystemimg


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:ow select the custom ROM you want to port

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3opy your 2toc( ROM firmwarefolder from M6B

use firmware from custom ROM while if your are luc(y ) when it is compatible then it willwor(


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:ow copy your stoc( firmware to newly created %OR":*folder/system/etc/firmwaretoreplace it with your stoc( firmware


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-urn on ?21 storage at your phone, go to O?-?-BE"right clic( mouse ) send it toremovable


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orted 6onip O-7849: in wor(ing state 0or thisported ROM, camera is not wor(ing on mydevice while all others are functioning well


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Porting Meto! 1 # Me!i$, )Dire*t P&t*ing

*o tohttp=//bbslewaoscom/downloadphpto download ROM Fewa ROM provide Over -heAir GO-AH update *reencolor on the left is stableversion ) update is available once a month1luecolor on the right is developer test version ) it is updated as said in the webpage -hebest thing about Fewa ROM is that it supports M-.$#

%ith this guide, you can port Fewa to your M-.$#
http://bbs.lewaos.com/download.phphttp://bbs.lewaos.com/download.php


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0or this example, we+re going to use the developer version which can be updated everyfriday -here is only one choice for M-.$#, that is the Fenovo A.'/ A.$


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6ou only need the bootimg7ramdis(folder fromFewa bootimg 3reate a new folder name Fewa,copy to it ) delete off everything

3opy your stoc( bootimgtobootimgBM-.$xxfolder


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Repac( it with menu option 4

Rename newbootimgto bootimg) copy it to the des(top


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Open Fewa ROM with 7zip but don+t extract itJust drag ) drop the newly created bootimginto 7zip


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3opy your stoc( ROM firmwarefolder beside 7zip then drag ) drop it into 7zip /system/etc


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Porting Meto! 3 # H&r! )N&ti2e %orting

2ome custom ROM doesn+t wor( with method 4 or 5 ) therefore reKuire what i call as nativeporting -his means you+re using your stoc( ROM ) patch it with appropriate files from customROM owever, most &' inch mt.$# can be ported without using this method


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3opy app, bin, framewor(, xbinfrom *44iBro

aste it to %OR":*folder, system


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At %OR":*folder system/etc, deleteeverything except firmwarefolder


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At the custom ROM etcfolder, copy everything except firmware


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aste it to %OR":*foldersystem/etc


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3opy Lsofrom custom rom/system/lib/

aste it to %OR":*folder/system/lib/


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ut a chec( mar( )3opy and Replace

AllLso files has been copied to %OR":*folder


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3opyoloFauncherB44'ap(or any other launcher to %OR":*folder /system/app

-his is because *44 default2enseFauncher*44ap( will 03 ) is not compatible for use atother M-.$#

?se the same previous procedure as Fewa ROM to repac( *44 bootimg7ramdis(folderwithyour stoc( ROMbootimg7(ernelimg


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2elect Option 5#to convert updater7script

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2elect4#

-his will add /data/app ) automatically update the update7script


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2elect option 88 to build ROM 3ollect yourLzipfrom O?-?-BE"folder ) flash via3M%R

0irst reboot might ta(e awhile At adb shell, bash is display meaning everything should wor("f it doesn+t boot then you must have miss a step Redo the whole process, try again ) it

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As said earlier, this port is &' inch android ported to #$ inch Most &' port to &' wor(s withMethod 4 owever, #$ inch ported to &' for some ROM is not wor(ing too, meaning you

need to use this native portingfor it to wor(

2enseFauncher will 03 when you select it


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*44iBpro 3ustom ROM by 1runo supportsAmarullz Ad5sdx

Ad5sdx mod by casacristo

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