[GUIDE] How To Port Different Roms to Your Device - For CM, AOSP & AOKP

[Maurice5813]

Many users have had trouble porting Roms due to Google's new file System optimizations and Setup. Here I will show you how too, this guide works 9.5/10 times:highfive:

Your base Rom MUST Be Cyanogenmod, this guide is also known to work on AOSP Android 4.4, You can NOT Port different android versions!!! Also, Devices need to be the same resolution! Also You can NOT port CM Based roms with AOSP as a base! You can NOT port CM based roms with AOKP. Same goes for vice verse!

Also, YOU CANNOT USE STOCK AS A BASE OR PORT STOCK ROMS!

Before we get Started, you need:​

• Winrar - For extracting and building zips
• Notepad ++ - For editing scripts
• Tiny bit of experience with the Android File System
• 20 minutes of your Life
• A Desktop (Windows/Linux/Mac - Works on all!)
• A Brain

Lets Clear Up Some Fog:​

Q. What Is Base Rom?
A. The Rom which Is developed and working for YOUR Device.

Q. What is Port Rom?
A. The Rom that you want to port to your Device.

Q. What Roms Can I port?
A. Any Cyanogenmod Based Roms, and AOSP based You cannot port AOSP to CM Based roms with this guide. For AOSP you can only port AOSP based roms, same goes for AOKP.

Q. What about Hybrid Roms? Can I port those?
A.Yes and No. Before you port Hybrid Roms, read the threads carefully. Hybrid Roms are based on one Rom with "cherrypicks" of others. Find out what it is based on. If it is based on CM with cherrypick from aosp, slimrom,etc. than use CM as base rom If it is based on AOSP with cherrypicks of CM than use AOSP a base rom.

Instructions​

STEP1:

Take any clean CM7, CM9, CM10, CM11, AOKP or AOSP Android 4.4 ROM which is running on your device as Base ROM.

STEP2:

Make a New Folder on your desktop, name it "Project - (Name of Your Device)". This is our Working Folder.

SETP3:

Inside that folder, Create 2 more folders. One Named "BASE" and one Named "PORT"

STEP4:

Extract Your Base Rom to the "BASE" folder using Winrar.

STEP5:

Extract Your Port Rom to the "PORT" folder using Winrar.

STEP6:

Delete addon.d, app, Framework, Fonts, Media and priv-app (if there is one) folder inside System Folder of Base ROM.

STEP7:

Now copy the addon.d, app, Framework, Fonts, Media and priv-app (if there is one) folders inside System Folder of Port rom to the Base rom System folder.

STEP8:

Now Go back to Base Rom folder. Navigate to etc folder (BASE/System/etc) and open init.d folder.

STEP9:

Open init.d Folder (if there is one, if not skip to step 11) in Base ROM and Delete everything except 00banner.

STEP10:

Navigate to init.d folder in Port Rom (PORT/System/etc/init.d). Copy all the files inside of init.d folder of Port Rom to Base Rom. Don't Copy the 00Banner!

STEP11:

Open permissions folder of Base Rom (BASE/System/etc/permissions). Do the same in the Port Rom.

STEP12:

Pay Close Attention!!! Open permissions folder of Port Rom (PORT/System/etc/permissions). Copy all the permission files to Base Rom's permission folder except for :

handheld_core_hardware
org.cyanogenmod.hardware
platform

STEP13:

Now open build.prop file using Notepad++ and make changes to these of Base Rom that you want.

ro.build.id=
ro.build.display.id=
ro.build.date=
ro.build.date.utc=
ro.build.user=

Change ro.product.locale.language and ro.product.locale.region if you need different language.

STEP14:

In build.prop file change these to same as Port Rom build.prop values:

ro.config.ringtone=
ro.config.notification_sound=
ro.config.alarm_alert=

STEP15:

You've done it! Now all we have to do is to make it into a flashable ZIP. Pay close Attention!

SELECT META-INF, system,file_contexts(if it is one) boot.img, data(if it is one).
Right Click and Select Add to Archive..
Select the Zip button.
Type the Name (Don't delete ".zip" at the end).
Click OK when ready..

 

[Maurice5813]

Fixing a Bootloop:​

Your Port should take less than 5-8 minutes to boot. When the screen dims during boot logo, your Rom has successfully boot:highfive: But If your waiting for like 15 minutes, and boot logo is still going, YOU HAVE A BOOTLOOP. Luckily, the fix is easy!

STEP1:

Navigate to "PORT" folder.

STEP2:

Go to lib folder inside System folder of Base Rom.

STEP3:

Inside lib folder search for these libs:

libandroid_runtime.so
libandroid_servers.so
libmedia_jni.so

Once you find each, copy them to the lib folder of Base Rom. Right-click lib folder of Base Rom, select paste, and click the box in the lower left corner. Now "Click Move and Replace"

STEP4:

All done! Now add to a zip and flash!

 

[Maurice5813]

If you are having trouble with this Guide, I have another method I call the Quick Port Test.This saved me alot of time and energy to get ports booting. All you have to do is:

1. Follow Steps 1-7 and Skip the rest
2. Now do Step 16 and Flash

Thats it! It takes less than 10 minutes! If you have Bootloop trouble Follow all the setps in Section 2.

 

[Maurice5813]

reserved for OP

 

[sooorajjj]

1st bump

 

[firebird11]

thank you ,,starting right now:good::good::good:

 

[Maurice5813]

thank you ,,starting right now:good::good::good:

your welcome, it so far has been working for alot of users, they keep pming me:laugh: If you have any issues feel free to post them here

 

[ChinmayKunkikar]

Can I port a Manufacturers rom using this? like sense?
I know there is a guide for it, but does your method work?

 

[Maurice5813]

Can I port a Manufacturers rom using this? like sense?
I know there is a guide for it, but does your method work?

no, this method won't work, manufacture roms are WAY more complicated to port. Use this guide:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245786

 

[praveenbablu]

I want to port a rom from galaxy y s5360 to ace s5830i.but the resolution of the "y" is less than "ace I" is there any solution to increase the resolution(like apps icon's dpi etc to "ace I")

Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda premium

 

[Maurice5813]

I want to port a rom from galaxy y s5360 to ace s5830i.but the resolution of the "y" is less than "ace I" is there any solution to increase the resolution(like apps icon's dpi etc to "ace I")

Sent from my GT-S5830i using xda premium

Yeah it should work, but somethings may be too big, I would recommend porting roms from the galaxy mini, they both have the same resolution

 

[gamerman123x]

Dumb question but can you port an already ported rom?

 

[Maurice5813]

Dumb question but can you port an already ported rom?

yep, what are you trying to port?

 

[gamerman123x]

@arDroid.99 im trying to port http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485628 with this as the base http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=cm11&device=maguro on the galaxy nexus it got updated yesterday and i ported the last update on windows 7 and i tried to port the latest update on windows xp and mac and i get bootloops and i tried the bootloop fix and it doesnt work ?

 

[Maurice5813]

@arDroid.99 im trying to port http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485628 with this as the base http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=cm11&device=maguro on the galaxy nexus it got updated yesterday and i ported the last update on windows 7 and i tried to port the latest update on windows xp and mac and i get bootloops and i tried the bootloop fix and it doesnt work ?

Use pure cm11 as base

 

[gamerman123x]

Use pure cm11 as base

Im using unofficial cm11 i cant find any pure cm11's for galaxy nexus

ohh and the windows 7 is a 64bit and the windows xp is 32bit does it matter when it comes to archiving the zips

 

[Maurice5813]

Im using unofficial cm11 i cant find any pure cm11's for galaxy nexus

ohh and the windows 7 is a 64bit and the windows xp is 32bit does it matter when it comes to archiving the zips

try this one:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525351

 

[gamerman123x]

try this one:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525351

ok and im going to try to port on my imac 64bit and is there any certain programs i can use for editing build.prop and to extract and to archive zips

 

[Maurice5813]

ok and im going to try to port on my imac 64bit and is there any certain programs i can use for editing build.prop and to extract and to archive zips

IDK, I don't like using macOSX, strictly windows and ubuntu:laugh:

 

[gamerman123x]

IDK, I don't like using macOSX, strictly windows and ubuntu:laugh:

ya i dont like mac either but its the only computer in my house that has wifi and i cant get another one for a bit anyways the port rom has an extra folder in system called cameradata should i copy that to base and in the init.d folder in the port rom it has a whole bunch of init.d tweaks idk if its compatible with the galaxy nexus and or should i copy them to base and it has the regular init.d files that i deleted from base ?