What is ROM porting & Why should we port ROM ???
Porting ROM is a fun. Its also like playing with android. while porting ROM you will learn many new things. The learning will never stop. The more you will learn the more new thing will come forward.
Why we need to port ROM is a good question. But before that we should know what porting actually is! Porting means shifting & modifying another android phones OS (Operating System/ User Interface) to your own phone. That is porting requires two different Android phone & the installed OS (which is called ROM). We can see various phone around us. Using all phone or buying all of them is a nonsense idea. Its not possible alt all. In addition it requires huge wastage of money. Wastage in the sense of Porting ROM. That is if we can use another phones OS in our phone without buying them , then isn't it a wastage of money by buying all phone and testing the OS.
In order to port ROM we need to collect the OS (Operating System/ User Interface) or we can call it ROM from now on. There is various forum it web ready to provide you the ROM. There are two types of ROM. Stock ROM & Custom ROM.
- Stock ROM: The ROM only built for your phone by phone manufacturer or Provider.
- Custom ROM: The ROM any user converted for his phone, which was mean to built for another phone as stock ROM.
For example, I have a Samsung Phone, the OS installed inside it is Touchwiz ROM. Also I have a Walton Phone which has its own ROM installed known as ASOP ROM.
Now for Samsung Touchwiz ROM is a Stock ROM & for Walton ASOP ROM is Stock ROM. Now if I want to use Samsung Touchwiz ROM in my Walton Phone, The way I will use is called PORTING ROM.
ROM porting require to collect the Stock ROM & The ROM needed to port in your device.
We can also port another Custom ROM that is ported for other phone.
$$$ For Porting ROM we require the following things:
1. Stock ROM (Build for only your Phone Model, Example: Walton Primo H2)
2. Port ROM, Custom ROM, Another devices's Stock ROM
3. Notepad++
4. Winrar/7zip
5. Java installed & Configured
6. Android Kitchen (For Advanced Level)
$$$ Methods of Porting:
1. Replacing Port ROM with Stock ROM's Files
2. Replacing Stock ROM with Port ROM's Files
3. Using Android Kitchen
4. ROM Porting Tools
$$$ Types of Porting:
1. Porting Same Processor's (also known as SOC) ROM
2. Porting Different Processor's (also known as SOC) ROM
3. Porting Special Featured ROM (MIUI, LEWA ROM)
$$$ Same Processor or Different Processor:
Same processor means the both Phone should have the same version of Procesor, For example Walton Primo H2 has MT6589 Processor so if we want to port another Phone's ROM we must consider that the target phone also have the same processor (MT6589)
Different processor means the both Phone may have different version of Procesor, For example Walton Primo H2 has MT6589 Processor so if we want to port another Phone's ROM (Say Symphony w85) then the target phone might have the another processor (MT6572)
For Porting Different SOC we need Android kitchen
$$$ Checklist for ROM Proting:
- Processor, Also known as SOC
- RAM
- Internal Storage
- Not the CN version (China Version is built only for inside China, you will find it in Lenovo ROM, do not use it)
- Graphics Chip-set (Also Knows as GPU)
- Same Android Version (JellyBean to JellyBean, Kitkat to Kitkat, Lollipop to Lollipop)
***** Read Very Carefully *****
*** While porting ROM one should remember that porting same Processors ROM is very easy process & success rate is high. But for porting different Processors ROM, success may not be easier. Success will come trial & correction basis. you should need patience.
*** Improper PORT or using Improper ROM may brick you phone permanently.
*** This process will void your warranty
***** Read Very Carefully *****
In my next post we will learn about Installing Java & Android Kitchen..
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