[Tutorial] Compile ICS on Ubuntu

dastin1015 · Nov 20, 2011

To compile Ice Cream Sandwich on Ubuntu I'm going to first give you steps to set up your computer to get this thing rolling.

This will NOT make a fully functional ROM, but will give you a place to start. Also I CANNOT fix every error you run into.

Note: The source download is approximately 6GB in size. You will need 25GB free to complete a single build, and up to 80GB (or more) for a full set of builds.

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

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"

#Sony Ericsson
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0fce", MODE="0666"

#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

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

6) Initialize the repo:

Code:

$ mkdir WORKING_DIRECTORY
$ cd WORKING_DIRECTORY
$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1

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

8) Gather the files:

Code:

$ repo sync

9) Compiling:

Code:

$ source build/envsetup.sh

Or:

Code:

$ . build/envsetup.sh

10) Issue:

Code:

$ lunch

11) Pick your poison.

12) Now issue:

Code:

$ make -j1

~How To Add A Device To The List~

1) Find the github for your device you wish to add. (For me it is the HTC Hero CDMA)

2) Now navigate to the location you are going clone the device tree to:

Code:

$ cd WORKING_DIRECTORY/device
$ mkdir htc

3) Clone the github device tree from remote to local: (The heroc would be whatever you want that folder to be named so make sure it is whatever standard name would be for your device, example: Nexus One [passion], Nexus S [crespo], Motorola Droid [sholes], HTC Incredible [inc], etc.)

Code:

$ git clone git://github.com/TeamICS/android_device_htc_heroc.git heroc

4) Now navigate into the folder:

Code:

$ cd heroc

5) Connect phone to computer and make sure USB debugging is enabled and you have adb set up.

6) Extract Device Proprietary Files:

Code:

$ ./extract-files.sh

7) Navigate back to your home directory for building:

Code:

$ cd ~/WORKING_DIRECTORY

8) Prepare To Compile:

Code:

$ source build/envsetup.sh

Or:

Code:

$ . build/envsetup.sh

9) Get your list of devices:

Code:

$ lunch

10) Pick your poison.

11) Now compile:

Code:

$ make -j1

Or for a flashable zip:

Code:

$ make -j1 otapackage

~NOTE~
If you are running into issues such as:

Code:

Which would you like? [full-eng] 5
build/core/product_config.mk:209: *** No matches for product "full_shooter".  Stop.
Device shooter not found. Attempting to retrieve device repository from CyanogenMod Github (http://github.com/CyanogenMod).
Repository for shooter not found in the CyanogenMod Github repository list. If this is in error, you may need to manually add it to your local_manifest.xml.
build/core/product_config.mk:209: *** No matches for product "full_shooter".  Stop.

** Don't have a product spec for: 'full_shooter'
** Do you have the right repo manifest?

What you need to do is to edit your blob to match the PRODUCT_NAME to the file name. For example with mine I have full_shooter.mk therefore in this file I need to have PRODUCT_NAME to match it. Whatever error it is looking for you just need to change the PRODUCT_NAME line to match what the error shows.

cdesai · Nov 20, 2011

Make and make -j1 is the same thing.

dastin1015 · Nov 20, 2011

cdesai said:
Make and make -j1 is the same thing.

Quite aware, but since source has come out I've been working on this with others and from what we have seen 'make -j1' causes less errors than any other make command.

cdesai · Nov 20, 2011

dastin1015 said:
Quite aware, but since source has come out I've been working on this with others and from what we have seen 'make -j1' causes less errors than any other make command.

Yea, it all depends on your machine

Also, maybe you can add this
AOSP source is synced at 4 jobs by default, and it is quite uncomfortable for people having a slow connection(makes it worse)

So, do this:
You need to edit the default.xml file
Its in WORKING_DIRECTORY/.repo/manifests/default.xml (notice the "." in front of repo)

You can edit it to change the default job no.:
Fire up Terminal
Copy/paste this:

Code:

gedit WORKING_DIRECTORY/.repo/manifests/default.xml

Change the default no. of jobs in this line

Code:

<default revision="refs/tags/android-4.0.1_r1"
           remote="aosp"
           [B][U]sync-j="4" />[/U][/B]

Change four to your preferred number.

Done!

lanternslight456 · Nov 20, 2011

You said 64bit recommended, does this mean 32bit will work? I thought gingerbread and newer REQUIRED 64bit.

dmeadows013 · Nov 20, 2011

When I attempt to add my device (inc or vigor) I am given an error that the source cannot be found. I checked the Github repo and found that only the Hero and Desire are listed there. How would I go about adding the device to /devices/htc myself?

dastin1015 · Nov 21, 2011

lanternslight456 said:
You said 64bit recommended, does this mean 32bit will work? I thought gingerbread and newer REQUIRED 64bit.

32 bit will now work.

dmeadows013 said:
When I attempt to add my device (inc or vigor) I am given an error that the source cannot be found. I checked the Github repo and found that only the Hero and Desire are listed there. How would I go about adding the device to /devices/htc myself?

You need to use your own github source. You can use Cyanogenmod's because our TeamICS only supports Hero CDMA, Hero GSM, and Droid Eris.

KnowledgeBroker · Nov 21, 2011

dastin1015 said:
To compile Ice Cream Sandwich on Ubuntu I'm going to first give you steps to set up your computer to get this thing rolling.

This will NOT make a fully functional ROM, but will give you a place to start. Also I CANNOT fix every error you run into.

Note: The source download is approximately 6GB in size. You will need 25GB free to complete a single build, and up to 80GB (or more) for a full set of builds.

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

3) Configure your USB.

Code:

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

Inside of this blank text file insert:
For all HTC Models:

Code:

#Acer SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0502, MODE=0666 #ASUS SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0b05, MODE=0666 #Dell SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==413c, MODE=0666 #Foxconn SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0489, MODE=0666 #Garmin-Asus SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==091E, MODE=0666 #Google SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==18d1, MODE=0666 #HTC SUBSYSTEM=="usb", SYSFS{idVendor}=="0bb4", MODE="0666" #Huawei SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==12d1, MODE=0666 #K-Touch SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==24e3, MODE=0666 #KT Tech SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==2116, MODE=0666 #Kyocera SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0482, MODE=0666 #Lenevo SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==17EF, MODE=0666 #LG SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==1004, MODE=0666 #Motorola SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==22b8, MODE=0666 #NEC SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0409, MODE=0666 #Nook SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==2080, MODE=0666 #Nvidia SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0955, MODE=0666 #OTGV SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==2257, MODE=0666 #Pantech SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==10A9, MODE=0666 #Philips SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0471, MODE=0666 #PMC-Sierra SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==04da, MODE=0666 #Qualcomm SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==05c6, MODE=0666 #SK Telesys SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==1f53, MODE=0666 #Samsung SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==04e8, MODE=0666 #Sharp SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==04dd, MODE=0666 #Sony Ericsson SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0fce, MODE=0666 #Toshiba SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{idVendor}==0930, MODE=0666 #ZTE SUBSYSTEM==usb, SYSFS{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

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

6) Initialize the repo:

Code:

$ mkdir WORKING_DIRECTORY $ cd WORKING_DIRECTORY $ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r1

7) When prompted, please configure Repo with your real name and email address. To use the Gerrit code-review tool, you will need an email address that is connected with a registered Google account. Make sure this is a live address at which you can receive messages. The name that you provide here will show up in attributions for your code submissions.

8) Gather the files:

Code:

$ repo sync

9) Compiling:

Code:

$ source build/envsetup.sh

Or:

Code:

$ . build/envsetup.sh

10) Issue:

Code:

$ lunch

11) Pick your poison.

12) Now issue:

Code:

$ make

Please note that you have already selected your build target with lunch, and it is unlikely at best to run on a different target than it was built for.

~How To Add A Device To The List~

1) Find the github for your device you wish to add. (For me it is the HTC Hero CDMA)

2) Now navigate to the location you are going clone the device tree to:

Code:

$ cd WORKING_DIRECTORY/device $ mkdir htc

3) Clone the github device tree from remote to local: (The heroc would be whatever you want that folder to be named so make sure it is whatever standard name would be for your device, example: Nexus One [Passion], Nexus S [Crespo], Motorola Droid [Sholes], HTC Incredible [Inc], etc.)

Code:

$ git clone git://github.com/TeamICS/android_device_htc_heroc.git heroc

4) Now navigate into the folder:

Code:

$ cd heroc

5) Connect phone to computer and make sure USB debugging is enabled and you have adb set up.

6) Extract Device Proprietary Files:

Code:

$ ./extract-files.sh

7) Navigate back to your home directory for building:

Code:

$ cd ~/WORKING_DIRECTORY

8) Prepare To Compile:

Code:

$ source build/envsetup.sh

Or:

Code:

$ . build/envsetup.sh

9) Get your list of devices:

Code:

$ lunch

10) Pick your poison.

11) Now compile:

Code:

$ make -j1

Or for a flashable zip:

Code:

$ make -j1 otapackage

First, thanks for gathering just about everything I needed in one place, I had gotten pretty far in the process on windows before I decided doing it in windows was a stupid idea..

When I ran this-- 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

I got back some errors, but I think these things were already loaded, or it was because I hadn't approved the sources..? Not sure, but I'm downloading the source now so it couldn't be THAT important(yet). I'm using ubuntu 11.10 if that helps at all.

At this point: 9) Compiling:

Code:

$ source build/envsetup.sh

Or:

Code:

$ . build/envsetup.sh

could I have done

Code:

$ repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-4.0.1_r

and just be downloading ICS source? Because at the moment, it looks like it is downloading the source for all of the previous android source too.. isn't a bad thing, but I only made my partition 100gb in size because i was going to just work with ICS.
I'll probably go through this thread a little more throughly and do some other research while this download is going on-- thanks again for putting this thread together!

dmeadows013 · Nov 22, 2011

dastin1015 said:
32 bit will now work.

You need to use your own github source. You can use Cyanogenmod's because our TeamICS only supports Hero CDMA, Hero GSM, and Droid Eris.

Well the Vigor (Rezound) was just released, so it is not yet on the CM source. Do I need the kernel source to get what I need?

dastin1015 · Nov 22, 2011

dmeadows013 said:
Well the Vigor (Rezound) was just released, so it is not yet on the CM source. Do I need the kernel source to get what I need?

You need more than the kernel. You need vendor files as well. Vendor files tell what your phones hardware is and how to build, etc. You usually get this from CM when they support your phone.

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lanternslight456 · Nov 22, 2011

3) Clone the github device tree from remote to local: (The heroc would be whatever you want that folder to be named so make sure it is whatever standard name would be for your device, example: Nexus One [Passion], Nexus S [Crespo], Motorola Droid [Sholes], HTC Incredible [Inc], etc.)

Ok, I'm looking for this, and I'm building for the htc glacier (mytouch 4g) I'm really new to this and looking for this on github. I've tried searching for glacier, mytouch 4g, mytouch, and several other derivatives and can't figure out what I'm supposed to find, it's mostly people's kernels. Can you give a little further guidance or clarification on this? For a new person to compiling from source. Thanks.

dastin1015 · Nov 22, 2011

lanternslight456 said:
Ok, I'm looking for this, and I'm building for the htc glacier (mytouch 4g) I'm really new to this and looking for this on github. I've tried searching for glacier, mytouch 4g, mytouch, and several other derivatives and can't figure out what I'm supposed to find, it's mostly people's kernels. Can you give a little further guidance or clarification on this? For a new person to compiling from source. Thanks.

It's 4am where I'm at right now and I need some sleep and have class from noon to 4pm, but after that I will elaborate upon that.

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cdesai · Nov 22, 2011

lanternslight456 said:
Ok, I'm looking for this, and I'm building for the htc glacier (mytouch 4g) I'm really new to this and looking for this on github. I've tried searching for glacier, mytouch 4g, mytouch, and several other derivatives and can't figure out what I'm supposed to find, it's mostly people's kernels. Can you give a little further guidance or clarification on this? For a new person to compiling from source. Thanks.

Here you go:

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_htc_glacier

clone this to WORKING_DIRECTORY/device/htc/glacier (make the folder if it doesnt exist)

You'll need to tweak few things before you can successfully build, like tweaking the overlay for AOSP ICS

SWEATTAIMI · Nov 22, 2011

Package sun-java6-jdk has no installation candidate

I just had trouble to install the Sun Java6 JDK after updating to Ubuntu 10.04. The problem was that the system couldn’t find the package sun-java6-sdk and apt-get gave me the message:

Package sun-java6-jdk is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package sun-java6-jdk has no installation candidate

What I did to solve this problem was to add a new source

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.canonical.com/ lucid partner"

After that a normal

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk

Sorrell · Nov 23, 2011

I'm really sorry for the stupid question, but I can't seem to find the answer for this.

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 64bit and I'm trying to get all the dependencies together so I can start playing. I already have all the repos in the default /etc/apt/sources.list enabled and get this feedback when I run

Code:

 apt-get install lib32readline5-dev

Code:

Package lib32readline5-dev is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  lib32readline-gplv2-dev

E: Package 'lib32readline5-dev' has no installation candidate

My question is do I have to get the package "lib32readline5-dev" or can I use the replacement package that apt recommends "lib32readline-gplv2-dev".

This post seems to suggest that it will work but I just wanted to make sure before I cause a huge problem for myself.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18631398&postcount=401

Also here is the package information from Ubuntu

http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/lib32readline5-dev

http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/lib32readline-gplv2-dev

they look like they do the same thing from the description.

Thanks for having patience and understanding with a N00b, and for all the work that you already put into this post, the information on this site is great.
--Sorrell

dastin1015 · Nov 23, 2011

Sorrell said:
I'm really sorry for the stupid question, but I can't seem to find the answer for this.

I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 64bit and I'm trying to get all the dependencies together so I can start playing. I already have all the repos in the default /etc/apt/sources.list enabled and get this feedback when I run

Code:

apt-get install lib32readline5-dev

Code:

Package lib32readline5-dev is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source However the following packages replace it: lib32readline-gplv2-dev E: Package 'lib32readline5-dev' has no installation candidate

My question is do I have to get the package "lib32readline5-dev" or can I use the replacement package that apt recommends "lib32readline-gplv2-dev".

This post seems to suggest that it will work but I just wanted to make sure before I cause a huge problem for myself.
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18631398&postcount=401

Also here is the package information from Ubuntu

http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/lib32readline5-dev

http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/lib32readline-gplv2-dev

they look like they do the same thing from the description.

Thanks for having patience and understanding with a N00b, and for all the work that you already put into this post, the information on this site is great.
--Sorrell

You'd be fine using this:

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install lib32readline-gplv2-dev

I've been compiling without it and I've been fine, but I'm adding now.

Sorrell · Nov 24, 2011

Great, I think I`m ready to start breaking things now... lets hope I don't make my cappy useless.

cuzzo94 · Nov 25, 2011

cdesai said:
Here you go:

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_htc_glacier

clone this to WORKING_DIRECTORY/device/htc/glacier (make the folder if it doesnt exist)

You'll need to tweak few things before you can successfully build, like tweaking the overlay for AOSP ICS

do ypu know where to find the htc leo one?

thank

dastin1015 · Nov 25, 2011

cuzzo94 said:
do ypu know where to find the htc leo one? thank

http://github.com/CyanogenMod/android_device_htc_leo

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stelios97 · Nov 27, 2011

i set up everything using your guide but i get an error when trying to build! see the screenhot!

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