[Q] Looking for overall FAQ or multiple ones

[lardo5150]

I am a noob, but I am starting to REALLY enjoy modding my phone. All I have done so far is root and put syndicate/genocide on, and now have a thread open for changing icons directly without theme pack.

I would like to learn more though, and really get a better understanding on what I am doing and some terms.

For example, if you look for a definition in google (at least for me I could not find any) for EC05, it really does not give you one. It tells you what the letter and numbers mean, but what is EC05 really, why cant you put certain ROMs on the epic that others use, etc.

The EPIC wiki has definitions for ROM, Odin, etc, but is there anything out there that talks about other things (EC05, CM7, why the epic can't use the Muiu, maybe how the android software works from apk files to this framework file I keep reading about but no nothing about).

So I am looking for an overall faq or wiki, something to really help me get going on the android software. Maybe a book?

Or is the info just scattered and I need to keep searching?

 

[KennyG123]

First thing is ROMs and Kernels are VERY Hardware specific. So since no 2 different phone models have exactly the same hardware the ROMs from one to the other are incompatible. EC05 is just a date code for the release of firmware and a specific modem. However different modems can be used on the firmware. Probably not the best way to label it then. As for one place to go to know all things Android including hardware...no idea. I don't know what docs are included with the sdk developer's package for Android but that may be one place to look. In the Themes forum, Dreamsforgotten has put together a nice how to on how to theme.

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[ugothakd]

I am a noob, but I am starting to REALLY enjoy modding my phone. All I have done so far is root and put syndicate/genocide on, and now have a thread open for changing icons directly without theme pack.

I would like to learn more though, and really get a better understanding on what I am doing and some terms.

For example, if you look for a definition in google (at least for me I could not find any) for EC05, it really does not give you one. It tells you what the letter and numbers mean, but what is EC05 really, why cant you put certain ROMs on the epic that others use, etc.

The EPIC wiki has definitions for ROM, Odin, etc, but is there anything out there that talks about other things (EC05, CM7, why the epic can't use the Muiu, maybe how the android software works from apk files to this framework file I keep reading about but no nothing about).

So I am looking for an overall faq or wiki, something to really help me get going on the android software. Maybe a book?

Or is the info just scattered and I need to keep searching?

Most of those questions can be answered if you send the right pm to the right person. And ec05 like kennyglass said is a build number, other devices have ec05 versions while being completely different then ours.
Apk's related to framwork files I haven't a clue, just know that if you don't have the right framework (say touchwiz launcher on cm7) it will force close.
While we have a wiki, its outdated.
Also, like kennyglass said, kernels are very device specific. While you may pull off booting a kernel from a VERY similar device, (like our original nexus s ports) almost everything will be broken.

 

[lardo5150]

Guys, thanks for replying, I found what I was looking for (just took one more google search).

Thanks to both you guys though!

 

[KennyG123]

No problem, there is a great bunch of us here that love to help.

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