[GUIDE] Porting rom to MDPI FROM MIUI AND HDPI [aroma tut coming soon]

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

so here iam making a guide for ppl who wold like to port miui to xperia MDPI...noob friendly

soon ill make a guide for how to port HDPI rom to MDPI..

ill be tell u ppl how to make a miui rom with aroma installer...
and this how i port.

So lets start

STEP:-1
Things u need to before porting.
1.META-INF folder (iam giving my roms meta-inf folder.) http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?g2f3d233tkvteua
2.APKTOOL http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ba8bqcf9lpfiu6m http://www.wuala.com/neroyoung/XDA%20ROM%20Dev%20Tools/APKTool.rar/
3.APK MANAGER ICS http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ba8bqcf9lpfiu6m
4.DEV FILES (giving my roms dev files) http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?z3onaugfr4nr65r
5.NOTE PAD++
6.WINRAR
7.BASE ROM OF ARC S FROM MIUIANDROID.com
8.BASE .587 ROM OF xperia MDPI (any one of mini pro,mini,lww,active)
9.PROPER KNOWLEDGE OF COMPILING AND DECOMPILING .
10.CALM MIND

STEP:-2
In system folder
From xperia mdpi .587 base rom
delete:
app
framework
fonts
media

open arc s miui rom archive with winrar and replace with those files above folders.DONT CLOSE ARCHIVE

now Open lib folder and copy some files from the arc s archive.
content-types.properties
liblbesec.so
liblocSDK_2.5OEM.so

Open etc Folder and copy some files from arc s archive
yellowpage.db
telocation.td

go to permissions folder in etc folder and add some files from arc s archive
miui-framework.xml
com.google.android.media.effects.xml
com.google.widevine.software.drm.xml
com.google.android.maps.xml

STEP:-3
Modifying build prop
change the underlined texts with notepad++ according to ur versions

Code:

################# Updating of the SW Version #################
ro.semc.version.fs_revision=4.1.B.0.587
ro.build.id=4.1.B.0.587
ro.build.display.id=[U]4.1.B.0.587[/U]

##### Values from product package metadata #####
ro.semc.product.model=SK17i
ro.semc.ms_type_id=AAD-3880097-AV
ro.semc.version.fs=WORLD-i
ro.semc.product.name=Xperia mini pro
ro.semc.product.device=SK17
ro.product.model=SK17i

# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.version.incremental=[U]2.9.29[/U]
ro.build.version.sdk=15
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.0.4
ro.build.type=user
ro.product.board=
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=Sony Ericsson
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=cn
persist.sys.timezone=Asia/Shanghai
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7x30
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.characteristics=default
# end build properties
#
# system.prop for mango

# ADDED BY BUILD SCRIPT 
ro.rommanager.developerid=miuiandroid
ro.modversion=MIUIAndroid-[U]2.9.29-EN-SK17i

STEP:-4
BUILD PROP TWEAKS

add thses to ur build prop ..

Code:

# System props for audio
persist.audio.fluence.mode=endfire
persist.audio.vr.enable=false
persist.audio.hp=true

# System prop to select audio resampler quality
af.resampler.quality=255

# Miscellaneous Tweaks!
persist.sys.purgeable_assets=1
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150

# Render UI with GPU
debug.sf.hw=1

# Battery Saving Tweak
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000

# Fastest! 2G/3G/WiFi Settings
ro.ril.hsxpa=1
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.ril.hep=1
ro.ril.enable.dtm=0
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=8 
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=14449
ro.ril.hsupa.category=6


# Other Tweaks
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.max.fling_velocity=8000
video.accelerate.hw=1
Debug.performance.tuning=1
debug.composition.type=gpu
debug.composition.type=cpu

STEP:-5

Disabling auto brightness to make the leds to work.

1-decompile framework-res.apk
2-after decompiling goto res>values>bools.xml
3-u will see this line

Code:

<bool name="config_automatic_brightness_available">[COLOR="Red"]true[/COLOR]</bool>

4-change that 'true' to 'false'
5. recompile and put the file in system/framework folder.

BLACK BAR removing.
1-decompile MiuiSystemUI.apk
2-goto res>values> drawables.xml
3-delete this line

Code:

<item type="drawable" name="notification_header_bg">#ff000000</item>

4-recompile it and paste it in system/app folder.

STEP:-6
Changing some things in meta-inf folder.
change the highlighted things according to ur rom
1-aroma config file

2-goto meta-inf>com>google>android>aroma>license
and write what every u want.

STEP:-7

Setting up folders.
so after doing all these
u should have these folder
META-INF
DEV
SYSTEM

make a zip of these folders...and ur done with the new miui rom

sorry for my bad presentation

CREDITS
Lens_flare (for giving idea how to do it)
jj doctor

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

GUIDE:-2

HOW TO COMPILE AND DECOMPILE

so 1st using apktool install these files by using this command..

framework-res.apk - apktool if framework-res.apk
framework-miui-res.apk - apktool if framework-miui-res.apk
SemcGenericUxpRes.apk - apktool if SemcGenericUxpRes.apk

once u done installing these 3 things.. close apktool.......

FRAMEWORK-RES
now download and install apk manager to ur c/ drive...
after installing u should have folders like this.

after that put apks in the folder named ' put apk's here for moding'
so u put framework-res.apk and miuisystemui.apk in that folder
like this

then open the script.
like this

after opening the script it will be like this

choose a project by pressing 22 and choose framework-res.apk

then decompile it by pressing 9

after in the project folder.
go to framework-res.apk >res>values>and open bools.xml in that change the auto brightness to false insted of true.

then recompile it by pressing 11 and it will ask for 'is it a system app' say yes there..

.

and it will also ask for 'copy original files that u have not modified.' say no there.

and do not sign the framework or systemui apk

so in the same folder ' put apks for modding u will find a file like this 'unsignedframework-res.apk' so rename it to framework-res and replace in the system/framework

so now framework is over..

SYSTEM UI
same way u decompile miuisystemui.apk

in that go to res>values> open drawables.xml and delete this line shown in down

after that recompile it by pressing 11
it will ask the same thing again 'is it a system app' say yes.

and 'do u want to copy original files that u have not modified' say yes.

and again a msg will popup like this

so for that a temp folder called 'keep' will be created in the inside apk manager ics folder in that delete this file shown in pic

and press enter
so recompiling is done with out any error...
now in the that 'put ur apks for moding' folder rename it to MiuiSystemUI and place it in the system/app

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

Hdpi to mdpi

GUIDE:-3

HOW TO PORT A ROM FROM HDPI TO MDPI
ONLY ICS ROMS

so lets start it.
things u need
1.META-INF folder http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?uv2vf7k7wlqh9vj
2.winrar
3.mdpi .587 base rom (ex: xperia mini pro)
4.Any HPDI rom u want to port (ex: xperia arc s)
5.Basic knowledge of system supporting files.
6.Notepad++
7.patients

So lets start.

Step 1

take a ARC S rom as a base and extract to a folder so that u will consists of all these folders.in the system folder.
and delete the red colored remarked folders.

Code:

app
[COLOR="red"]bin[/COLOR] (replace with mdpi bin folder)
etc
[COLOR="Red"]fonts[/COLOR] (replace with mini pro rom fonts folder)
framework
lib
media
semc
tts
[COLOR="red"]usr[/COLOR] (replace with mini pro rom usr. folder)
vendor
xbin

STEP 2.
coming to apps folder.
delete
SemcHdmiControlService.apk
and all the blot wares.
and add what every apks u want in ur rom..like themes etc

STEP:3

Coming to etc folder
open the mini pro rom acrhive
and replace with the following files

Code:

/firmware (whole folder)
hw_config
media_profiles
pre_hw_config
sensors.conf

so done with etc folder.
Donot close the archive.

Now open lib folder
copy and replace the following files from mini pro archive

Code:

camera files:-
libcameraextensionclient.so
libcameraextensionjni.so
libcameraextensionservice.so
libcameralight.so
libcameraservice.so
libcamera_clientsemc.so
libcald_pal.so
libcald_hal.so
libcald_server.so
liboemcamera.so
libbluedroid.so
libsurfaceflinger.so
libsurfaceflinger_client.so
libbluedroid.so

/hw (whole folder)
/modules (whole folder)

Delete -[B]libhdmidisplay.so[/B]

NOTE:
framework of an HDPI rom will work on MDPI rom no need to change it

STEP 4:
TWEAKS
for better performace i have added my roms tweaks....
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ve276m6x3xsr3p0
u can place these files in etc/init.d folder.

u can search xda for more tweaks..

STEP 5:-
Editing BUILD PROP.

change all the red marked values as per ur device.
change the ring defaults in blue marked field.

Code:

##### Merging of the /util/data/semc_kernel_time_stamp.prop file #####
ro.build.date=Wed Jul 4 12:32:24 2012
ro.build.date.utc=1341397944
ro.build.user=BuildUser
ro.build.host=BuildHost

##### Final patch of properties #####
ro.build.product=[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]
ro.build.description=[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]-userdebug 4.0.4  UL5_3w test-keys

ro.product.brand=SEMC
ro.product.name=[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]_1255-1755
ro.product.device=[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]
ro.build.tags=release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=SEMC/[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]_1255-1755/[COLOR="Red"]MT15i[/COLOR]:4.0.4/4.1.B.0.587/UL5_3w:user/release-keys




      ######################## Customized property values #########################
      
ro.semc.version.cust=1255-1755
ro.semc.version.cust_revision=R1I

      #########################################################################
      
[COLOR="Blue"]
ro.config.ringtone=Missing.ogg
ro.config.notification_sound=notification.ogg    
ro.config.alarm_alert=rise_up.ogg
ro.semc.content.number=PA3[/COLOR] 

################# Updating of the SW Version #################
ro.semc.version.fs_revision=[COLOR="red"]write any thing u want[/COLOR]
ro.build.id=[COLOR="red"]write any thing u want[/COLOR]
ro.build.display.id=[COLOR="red"]write any thing u want[/COLOR]

##### Values from product package metadata #####
ro.semc.product.model=[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]
ro.semc.ms_type_id=AAD-3880100-AV
ro.semc.version.fs=WORLD-i
ro.semc.product.name=[COLOR="red"]Xperia Neo[/COLOR]
ro.semc.product.device=[COLOR="red"]MT15[/COLOR]
ro.product.model=[COLOR="red"]MT15i[/COLOR]

# begin build properties
# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh
ro.build.version.incremental=UL5_3w
ro.build.version.sdk=15
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.0.4
ro.build.type=user
ro.product.board=
ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a
ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi
ro.product.manufacturer=Sony Ericsson
ro.product.locale.language=en
ro.product.locale.region=US
ro.wifi.channels=
ro.board.platform=msm7x30
# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device
# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint
ro.build.characteristics=default
# end build properties
#
# system.prop for [COLOR="Red"]hallon[/COLOR] (change it 'mango')
#

# Notify the system that the RIL only signals once
ro.telephony.call_ring.multiple=false

rild.libpath=/system/lib/libril-qc-1.so
rild.libargs=-d /dev/smd0
persist.rild.nitz_plmn=
persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_0=
persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_1=
persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_2=
persist.rild.nitz_long_ons_3=
persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_0=
persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_1=
persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_2=
persist.rild.nitz_short_ons_3=
DEVICE_PROVISIONED=1

wifi.interface = wlan0
ro.semc.wifi.hostapd=1


ro.semc.sols.product-code=90
ro.semc.timescape_keys=Sony_Ericsson_Xperia

ro.semc.sols.company-code=5
persist.ro.ril.sms_sync_sending=1
ro.use_data_netmgrd=true

# Disable strict mode checking
persist.android.strictmode=0

# Constant values for Battery test in Service menu
ro.semc.batt.capacity=1500
ro.semc.batt.test.z_threshold=50
ro.semc.batt.test.min_level=70

ro.service.swiqi.supported=true
persist.service.swiqi.enable=1

#Default values/Locales for the hiding languages feature
ro.product.locale.excluded=ar_EG ar_IL fa_IR iw_IL


#
# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES
#
ro.product-res-path=framework/SemcGenericUxpRes.apk
ro.com.google.gmsversion=4.0_r1
ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-sonyericsson
drm.service.enabled=true
keyguard.no_require_sim=true
ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy
ro.com.android.dataroaming=false
ro.ril.hsxpa=1
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.semc.xloud.supported=true
dalvik.vm.heapstartsize=5m
dalvik.vm.heapgrowthlimit=48m
dalvik.vm.heapsize=128m
ro.sf.lcd_density=[COLOR="Red"]240[/COLOR] (change it to 160)
ro.usb.pid_suffix=156
dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=m=y
net.bt.name=Android
dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
ro.drm.active.num=4
ro.drm.active.0=semc,1
ro.drm.active.1=cmla,0
ro.drm.active.2=viaccess,0
ro.drm.active.3=marlin,1

BUILD PROP TWEAKS.

add these lines at the end of build prop.
u can find more tweaks on xda

Code:

# System props for audio
persist.audio.fluence.mode=endfire
persist.audio.vr.enable=false
persist.audio.hp=true

# System prop to select audio resampler quality
af.resampler.quality=255

# Miscellaneous Tweaks!
persist.sys.purgeable_assets=1
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150

# Render UI with GPU
debug.sf.hw=1

# Battery Saving Tweak
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
pm.sleep_mode=1
ro.mot.eri.losalert.delay=1000

# Fastest! 2G/3G/WiFi Settings
ro.ril.hsxpa=1
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.ril.hep=1
ro.ril.enable.dtm=0
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=8 
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=14449
ro.ril.hsupa.category=6


# Other Tweaks
ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
ro.max.fling_velocity=8000
video.accelerate.hw=1
Debug.performance.tuning=1
debug.composition.type=gpu
debug.composition.type=cpu

STEP:6
EDITING Updater script.

only add the red colored line if u are adding a data folder for supercharger. scripts.

Code:

show_progress(0.1, 0);										
ui_print(" write any thing inside this");
ui_print(" Installation Started !");
format("MTD", "system");
format("MTD", "cache");
mount("MTD", "system", "/system");
mount("MTD", "userdata", "/data");
show_progress(1.2, 83);
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");
show_progress(0.14, 3);
[COLOR="Red"]package_extract_dir("data", "/data");[/COLOR]
ui_print("");
set_progress(0.700000);
unmount("/system");
unmount("/data");
show_progress(1, 0);
ui_print("");
ui_print("reboot");

STEP 7

the Icons are of different size in HDPI....
what u have to do is resize it to 48x48 size by using MIR. or GMIP or windows image resize or Photoshop

so here is the list of particular png's u have to resize and replace it.

1st open a apk with winrar from the following folders bellow extract those png's do no close the archive resize it to 48x48 and replace it mdpi folder.

Code:

browser -- mipmap-mdpi / ic_launcher_browser.png
calculator -- drawabe-hdpi / icon.png
google quick search box -- mipmap-mdpi / search_app_icon.png
phonebook -- drawable-mdpi / ic_launcher_contacts.png & ic_launcher_phone.png
semc calender -- drawable-mdpi / app_icon.png
semc clock -- drawable-mdpi / alarmclock.png
semc phone -- drawable-mdpi / clh_launcher_phone.png
settings -- mipmap-mdpi / ic_launcher_settings.png
torch -- drawable-mdpi/ you will find it.
talk -- drawable-mdpi / ic_launcher_google_talk.png

STEP 8

after doing all these
u should have these folders

data http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l1ejemfyftax1ej
META-INF
system

make it a zip file name it.

so u have made a new rom ported from HPDI to MDPI

sorry for bad presentation ....ill edit this post in more understandable way soon

mihahn · Oct 6, 2012

Very nice guide, but would be cool if you could show more screenshots, this would make the whole presentation better. Apart from this, it's very good

But maybe you could write something about porting kernels, because we need to port kernel, too. Otherwise the phone wouldn't boot, right?

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

mihahn said:
Very nice guide, but would be cool if you could show more screenshots, this would make the whole presentation better. Apart from this, it's very good

But maybe you could write something about porting kernels, because we need to port kernel, too. Otherwise the phone wouldn't boot, right?

thanks ill update the screen shots soon..

i never tried porting kernels....ill start it in this month....once iam done ill bring a guide for that also

edit: for making this miui rom u can use any ics kernels in development forums works fine.

mihahn · Oct 6, 2012

sandy7 said:
thanks ill update the screen shots soon..

i never tried porting kernels....ill start it in this month....once iam done ill bring a guide for that also

edit: for making this miui rom u can use any ics kernels in development forums works fine.

Okay great, because every rom I've tried to port needed it's own kernel

How about the updater-script? Could you maybe explain something about this; what we can change there, etc?

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

mihahn said:
Okay great, because every rom I've tried to port needed it's own kernel

How about the updater-script? Could you maybe explain something about this; what we can change there, etc?

just use my updater script attached in meta-inf folder...

bcz it would be easy for noobs..

edit: ok ill make update what all u need to change in updater script

mihahn · Oct 6, 2012

sandy7 said:
just use my updater script attached in meta-inf folder...

bcz it would be easy for noobs..

edit: ok ill make update what all u need to change in updater script

This would be great if you could tell us (maybe not in this tutorial, but maybe in another?) what we have to change to port updater-script, maybe even if we port from different manufactures?

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

mihahn said:
This would be great if you could tell us (maybe not in this tutorial, but maybe in another?) what we have to change to port updater-script, maybe even if we port from different manufactures?

ok iam thinking of pining this thread ...it will be help full for devs

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

guide 2

updated the guide for decompiling recompiling files.

whalesplaho · Oct 6, 2012

Really nice of yhu buddy..... Thumbsup!!!!

would love to know how to make Aroma Installer....

sandy7 · Oct 6, 2012

whalesplaho said:
Really nice of yhu buddy..... Thumbsup!!!!

would love to know how to make Aroma Installer....

ok will make a guide for it asap

whalesplaho · Oct 6, 2012

sandy7 said:
ok will make a guide for it asap

"Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day"........ thanks so much brov!!!!

can use aroma installer for any installation right not only ROM?

mihahn · Oct 6, 2012

whalesplaho said:
"Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day"........ thanks so much brov!!!!

can use aroma installer for any installation right not only ROM?

Yes you should be able to use it for mods, etc, too

Sent from my SK17i running Jelly Bean via CM10

whalesplaho · Oct 6, 2012

mihahn said:
Yes you should be able to use it for mods, etc, too

Sent from my SK17i running Jelly Bean via CM10

Okay... thanks!

sandy7 · Oct 7, 2012

whalesplaho said:
"Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day"........ thanks so much brov!!!!

can use aroma installer for any installation right not only ROM?

ya u can use for any mods also

whalesplaho · Oct 7, 2012

sandy7 said:
ya u can use for any mods also

thanks brov..... waiting for tutorial!

ssanjay19 · Oct 7, 2012

Great tut sandy...
Hope ill make a MIUI rom one day following these guides

sandy7 · Oct 7, 2012

ssanjay19 said:
Great tut sandy...
Hope ill make a MIUI rom one day following these guides

ya sure make it...any doubt post it here ill solve it....
ill add a one more tut today...how to port HDPI rom to MDPI

whalesplaho · Oct 7, 2012

sandy7 said:
ya sure make it...any doubt post it here ill solve it....
ill add a one more tut today...how to port HDPI rom to MDPI

Great brov but dnt forget Aroma Installer when yhu idle.....

[GUIDE] Porting rom to MDPI FROM MIUI AND HDPI [aroma tut coming soon]

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