[DEV + HOWTO] KangXperiaProject - AOKP for Xperia (tutorial to compile from source)

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

CONTENTS

Post #1 = General Info
Post #2 = [TUTORIAL] How to Compile AOKP for any Xperia phone
Post #3 = KangXperiaProject ROM threads list

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WHAT is KangXperiaProject ??
We (that is KangXperiaProject Team) have tried to create a buildable source tree from which anyone can build AOKP for the Xperia line of devices

This is a combined work of all team members. (Supervenom , Championswimmer, Stelios97, Daveee10, Pikpok)

CREDITS
It is very important to mention here that nothing, yes i repeat NOTHING was possible without the awesome work done by FreeXperia team for the community. For all 2011 devices we are using their device trees almost untouched. So all the hardware work (making camera, sensors, gralloc, hardware acceleration etc work flawlessly) is purely the credit of FreeXperiaTeam (FXP, bin4ry, defer and Kali- )
If there is anyone whom you really need to thank for Xperia devices being able to run CM9/AOSP/AOKP/MIUI or whatever non-stock ROMs it's the great people like :
ZdZihu, FXP, Bin4ry, defer, Kali-, KeiranFTW, DoomLord, Androxyde, Achotjan, Azuzu and many many more.

The only thing that KXP team has done is made the devices and vendor trees fit into the groove of AOKP source tree and manage a buildable environment. Our contribution in KXP ROMs is much much less as compared to the contribution of Team Kang and Team FreeXperia. (Ofcourse on older devices we had to work a lot becuase FXP does not support them anymore)

GET YOUR AOKP ROM FOR XPERIA
Scroll down to Post#3 to see a list of AOKP ROMs available for Xperia phones (that are compiled from KXP source tree).

STATUS OF REPOS
The platform_manifest and source trees we maintain are usually always up-to-date. We can guarantee that the sources are usually always 'buildable' (i.e. the compilation will always be error-free if our source tree is used) but we cannot always guarantee that the builds that you compile will be 'bootable'. This is mainly because we do not own all the devices and hence cannot test if builds are booting or not. Whenever bugs are reported, we try to fix them if our scope of knowledge allows us to.

As of 22 August 2012

KXP-AOKP JB Repo : -
- repo can be synced
- buildable for all these devices

- all builds shall be bootable, but there might be enough bugs to not make it usable daily

KXP-AOKP ICS Repo : -
not actively maintained anymore, repo may not be buildable. we are working ONLY on JB now
- repo can be synced
- buildable for all these devices

- all builds are bootable

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

I'd like to give a quick rundown on how to compile AOKP from sources for all Xperia devices.

The KangXperiaProject had been working for past few weeks to try to set up and maintain a buildable repo for AOKP on all Xperia phones.

The skeleton of this tutorial is taken largely from this thread

This tutorial assumes that you are using Ubuntu (prefer to use 64 bit). If you use some other Linux distro then there might be minor changes in the way the environment is setup. Figure that out yourself

Source code is about 10GB in size. One single build will take about 8GB (10+8=18). For a full set of builds and for building for multiple devices i HIGHLY recommend more than 100 GB of free space on your harddrive.

1) You need the following:
-JDK 6 if you wish to build Ice Cream Sandwich. You can download it from java.sun.com. Or:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install   sun-java6-jdk

-Python 2.4 -- 2.7, which you can download from python.org. Or:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install python

-Git 1.7 or newer. You can find it at git-scm.com. Or:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install   git-core

2) Install required packages. 64-bit (recommended)

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf   build-essential \
  zip curl zlib1g-dev libc6-dev lib32ncurses5-dev ia32-libs \
  x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32readline5-dev lib32z-dev \
  libgl1-mesa-dev g++-multilib mingw32 tofrodos python-markdown \
  libxml2-utils

On newer versions of Ubuntu such as 11.10 you may need to do the following:

Code:

$ sudo ln -s   /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6   /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libX11.so

if you wish to use adb for debugging or logging your builds you need to perform the steps hidden below.

3) Configure your USB.

Code:

$  gksudo gedit  /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

Inside of this blank text file insert:

Code:

#Acer
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0502", MODE="0666"

#ASUS
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0b05", MODE="0666"

#Dell
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="413c", MODE="0666"

#Foxconn
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0489", MODE="0666"

#Garmin-Asus
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="091E", MODE="0666"

#Google
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0666"

#HTC
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666"

#Huawei
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="12d1", MODE="0666"

#K-Touch
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="24e3", MODE="0666"

#KT Tech
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2116", MODE="0666"

#Kyocera
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0482", MODE="0666"

#Lenevo
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="17EF", MODE="0666"

#LG
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1004", MODE="0666"

#Motorola
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="22b8", MODE="0666"

#NEC
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0409", MODE="0666"

#Nook
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2080", MODE="0666"

#Nvidia
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0955", MODE="0666"

#OTGV
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="2257", MODE="0666"

#Pantech
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="10A9", MODE="0666"

#Philips
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0471", MODE="0666"

#PMC-Sierra
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04da", MODE="0666"

#Qualcomm
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="05c6", MODE="0666"

#SK Telesys
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1f53", MODE="0666"

#Samsung
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", MODE="0666"

#Sharp
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04dd", MODE="0666"

[COLOR=Red]#Sony Ericsson
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666"[/COLOR]

#Toshiba
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0930", MODE="0666"

#ZTE
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="19D2", MODE="0666"

4) Save the file and close it and then issue this command:

Code:

$ sudo chmod a+r   /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules

the line in red is most important, the other lines are not important if you are using adb only for xperia phones

5) Install the repo:

Code:

$  mkdir ~/bin
$ PATH=~/bin:$PATH
$ curl https://dl-ssl.google.com/dl/googlesource/git-repo/repo > ~/bin/repo
$ chmod a+x ~/bin/repo

restart your PC or log off and log on

6) Choose work directory:

Code:

$ mkdir -p ~/android/kxp 
$ cd ~/android/kxp

(the working directory could be anything you like. ~/android/kxp is an example)

7. Initialize the repo

Code:

$ repo init -u https://github.com/KangXperiaProject/platform_manifest.git -b jb

NOTE : to compile for ICS, use "-b ics" instead of "-b jb"
Only JB is maintained actively now. ICS repos are buildable but not anymore maintained.

7) When prompted, enter your real name and email address.

8) Gather the files:
Code:

Code:

$ repo sync -j1

if you have fast internet, you can use -j8 or -j16 for faster sync
total source will be around 10GB in size. please be patient

9) Compiling:
after complete sync
create the environment

Code:

 $ . build/envsetup.sh

now choose your device

Code:

$ lunch

pick your device according to the following list

Now start the build process

Code:

mka -j4 otapackage

yes it's "mka" not "make"
you can obviously use make instead of mka but mka is faster and optimized specially for android building.
NOTE: the -j# number should be double the number of cores of your CPU (the CPU of the PC on which you are building)
Thus if you are on a quad core build machine use -j8

If compilation (i.e. the last step) takes too much time for your comfort, you can see this article written by cyanogenmod devs Koush and aremcee to make compile time less

After everybuild, we need to clean the directory... do it like this

Code:

 cd ~/android/kxp 
make clobber

("make clean" also works)

Before next build, sync repo again to get latest changes

Code:

repo sync -j2

Now build again

Code:

. build/envsetup.sh
lunch

Code:

mka -j4 otapackage

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

AOKP(JB 4.1.1) ROMs for Xperia Phones
(which are maintined by KXP team members/friends)

Xperia Mini/MiniPro/Active/LiveWALKMAN
Xperia S
Xperia Acro S
Xperia Arc / Arc S
Xperia Ray
Xperia Play
Xperia Pro
Xperia Neo
Xperia Neo V

AOKP(ICS4.0.4) ROMs for Xperia Phones
(which are maintined by KXP team members/friends)

Xperia Arc / Arc S
Xperia Neo [cooked and optimized by kormatoes]
Xperia Neo(v) [cooked and optimized by kormatoes]
Xperia Ray
Xperia Pro
Xperia Play (GSM/CDMA)
Xperia Mini/MiniPro/Live/Active
Xperia X10
Xperia X8
Xperia X10 Mini
Xperia X10 MiniPro

mekayzer · Jul 12, 2012

On the last action, to build, isn't the make to use instead of mka ? typo ?

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

mekayzer said:
On the last action, to build, isn't the make to use instead of mka ? typo ?

nope buddy... it's mka only... you can use make too ... but mka is faster

kormatoes · Jul 12, 2012

Great thread

Sent from my Xperia neo using XDA Premium HD app

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

kormatoes said:
Great thread

Sent from my Xperia neo using XDA Premium HD app

you can also begin making native builds for neo/neov using this method if you want...
haida and hallon are already present in the working tree and are buildable (as of now we do not make builds for hallon/haida because we do not want two aokp threads for same device

)... but you and your team can anytime start building aokp from source using our trees, and we would be very happy

n1kolaa · Jul 12, 2012

can you push aplha build for JEllY BEAN from sorces ?

kormatoes · Jul 12, 2012

championswimmer said:
you can also begin making native builds for neo/neov using this method if you want...
haida and hallon are already present in the working tree and are buildable (as of now we do not make builds for hallon/haida because we do not want two aokp threads for same device )... but you and your team can anytime start building aokp from source using our trees, and we would be very happy

I need new pc bro ubunto it's not the best on it I will have a play tonight with it thanks for your great words much love Chris

Sent from my Xperia neo using XDA Premium HD app

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

n1kolaa said:
can you push aplha build for JEllY BEAN from sorces ?

maybe a week from now we can start doing that...
devices like Ray, Arc and Neo already have a stable milestone6 so next builds for these devices will be jellybean only

early builds MAY NOT be bootable, or have too many bugs to be usable...
also AOKP team have not properly set up a jb repo completely yet.
i myself have started the repo sync process for jb... it'll take me about 7-8 hours to complete the sync as i have slow internet...
jb repo is not buildable right now as it is pure aosp atm and to make xperia devices buildable many changes need to be committed

i also want to make it clear here that people like me, supervenom and pikpok are just "schoolboys" we are no major developers and cannot make hardware libraries from ground-up
we depend heavily on freexperia team's device and vendor source trees. the ics trees will provide a start but we will need some changes to that to make it 100% working and we do not know if our team of noobs can pull it off

and also it's hard to develop without devices... (supervenom owns an Xperia Play and I own an Xperia X10, while pikpok owns LiveWalkman... none of us own any hdpi 2011 device like ray, neo or arc)

kormatoes · Jul 12, 2012

On Ubuntu for 5 mins already want to smash it lol

Champ and me on talk so I can ask you ridiculous amount of questions jk lol

Sent from my Xperia neo using XDA Premium HD app

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

kormatoes said:
On Ubuntu for 5 mins already want to smash it lolView attachment 1193140 View attachment 1193140
Champ and me on talk so I can ask you ridiculous amount of questions jk lol

Sent from my Xperia neo using XDA Premium HD app

look at your pm

btw i use an even older notebook than yours

1.6ghz dual core, 4gb ram and 4mbps download speed.... my environment is worse than yours ha ha ha... but well... i have to make do with it...
it put the repo sync all over night and put mka otapackage when i go for lunch/swimming practice/hanging out with friends ha ha ...
also my upload takes 2-3 hours...

but after first compilation, from next time time will be very less...

also repo sync takes long only first time.. from next time it'll only update and so it'll be only 5-10 minutes...

justmpm · Jul 12, 2012

championswimmer said:
look at your pm

btw i use an even older notebook than yours

1.6ghz dual core, 4gb ram and 4mbps download speed.... my environment is worse than yours ha ha ha... but well... i have to make do with it...
it put the repo sync all over night and put mka otapackage when i go for lunch/swimming practice/hanging out with friends ha ha ...
also my upload takes 2-3 hours...

but after first compilation, from next time time will be very less...

also repo sync takes long only first time.. from next time it'll only update and so it'll be only 5-10 minutes...

Since I am going to have to set up a Ubuntu partition anyway...does it matter which version of ubuntu I install....I saw in some JellyBean threads that some versions are not "guaranteed" supported......

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

justmpm said:
Since I am going to have to set up a Ubuntu partition anyway...does it matter which version of ubuntu I install....I saw in some JellyBean threads that some versions are not "guaranteed" supported......

i am running 12.04 so i can "guarantee" that 12.04 at least will not fail to build this

jdk6 might be a pain in the a$$ but there are workarounds to install this found on google.... (this problem is common to all ubuntu distros)

mekayzer · Jul 12, 2012

Does the kernel compiled on the fly when the rom is builded, or does we compile separately a kernel.

Thanks for the thread.

championswimmer · Jul 12, 2012

mekayzer said:
Does the kernel compiled on the fly when the rom is builded, or does we compile separately a kernel.

Thanks for the thread.

for all 2011 devices (ray, arc, neo, lww, mini, pro, active) on the fly

for others, you need to compile separately (X10, X8, X10mini, X10minipro)

mekayzer · Jul 12, 2012

Thank you.

sminki · Jul 12, 2012

bloody brilliant thread champ! :victory:

shows the love when people are willing to share the knowledge, i will be messing with this very shortly! great stuff, thanks man! :highfive:

justmpm · Jul 13, 2012

I am getting an error during the sync: Exited sync due to fetch errors

First I tried: repo sync -j8 and that failed after 3-4 hours

Then I deleted the working dir, made a new one and tried: repo sync -j16
That failed after about 1 hour....

Thinking back on it, I probably should have tried a slower and not a faster download....ehhhh, what
can I say...patience was all gone.....

Not sure what I should do...I looked in google for a fix and it didn't seem like there was a
more or less universal fix.....

championswimmer · Jul 13, 2012

justmpm said:
I am getting an error during the sync: Exited sync due to fetch errors

First I tried: repo sync -j8 and that failed after 3-4 hours

Then I deleted the working dir, made a new one and tried: repo sync -j16
That failed after about 1 hour....

Thinking back on it, I probably should have tried a slower and not a faster download....ehhhh, what
can I say...patience was all gone.....

Not sure what I should do...I looked in google for a fix and it didn't seem like there was a
more or less universal fix.....

do NOT delete your working directory on bad syncs
just kill the terminal window, restart terminal, cd to working directory and run "repo sync -j#" again

it will resume from where it left

i personally use -j2 and that's what i would suggest you to use too

i often have sync errors, i just restart sync and it finishes

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