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[AscensionX]

[Guide] Compiling AOKP & Cyanogenmod for the Motorold Droid Razr / Razr Maxx [XT912]

This guide is for anybody that wants to compile their own android roms for the Motorola Droid Razr / Razr Maxx from source.
Everything here is pretty self explanatory and its all copy/paste to make it easier. I recommend that you have a dedicated
machine running Ubuntu and don't use a Virtual Machine like VirtualBox which will probably work but will take forever to compile.
A good internet connection helps too since you'll be syncing over a gigabyte of data from the repositories. Other than that all
you need is some time and a little patience and you're good to go!

Requirements -
O/S
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS or better
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (Precise Pangolin) is still experimental but it works fine for me
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System -
Dual Core CPU (2Ghz is recommended)
2Gb RAM (minimum, 4Gb is recommended)
25GB of hard drive space is required to compile (80Gb is recommended)
If you plan on compiling different flavors or android and storing the
repositories on your system for future builds then definetely have plenty
of hard drive space. I use a 250Gb hard drive for my dedicated Ubuntu machine.

Installing the necessary tools to compile Android
Copy/Paste in Terminal

32bit/64bit systems

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64bit systems only

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X11 tools

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Creating the dynamic link for libx11.so

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Installing the Java Development Kit [JDK 1.6.37]
Download the Java SE 6 Update 37 JDK

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Move jdk-6u37-linux-x64.bin to your /home directory
Run each of the following lines one at a time

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Open a new terminal window and type the following to edit .bashrc
gedit ~/.bashrc
This will open the text editor
Add the following lines to the top

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Save and close the text editor

Download the Android SDK
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Extract the SDK to your /home folder so the structure is like this ~/android/sdk making sure that everything is in the sdk directory

In terminal type gedit ~/.bashrc
Add the following lines below the lines we previously added for the Java paths

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Save and close the text editor

Adding the device paths
Open a new terminal window and paste the following

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The text editor will open
Add the following lines

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Save and close

In terminal paste the following

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Now open the Android SDK by typing the following
(make sure you're in the android directory, if not then type cd ~/android)

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When the SDK Manager opens we need to install some repos
Check the boxes for the following
-SDK Tools
-Android SDK platform-tools
Click install and wait for it to finish

How to a acquire repositories needed to build android
Open a terminal window and input each line individually

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This will install the git/repo tools to /home/bin/
Close terminal and reboot your system for everything to work properly

Open a new terminal window and type the following

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Enter the following line below the previously added Android paths

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Save and close the text editor

How to compile AOKP [JB]
Initialize the repo

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Local manifiest for AOKP

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Sync the repo

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[You can add the -jX argument, X being the number of cores your CPU has for faster syncing,
example: repo sync -j4]

Syncing the repo can take a couple of hours to complete depending on your download speed.

Once the repo has completed syncing you are ready to build your rom
You should still be in /android/system/ (system can be whatever you named it previously)
To begin the long task of building your rom type the following into the terminal window

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Building the rom can take from 4-6 hours depending on your system so be patient and just let it build.

How to compile Cyanogenmod 9 [ICS]
Initialize the repo

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Local manifiest for CM9 [ICS]

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Sync the repo

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[You can add the -jX argument, X being the number of cores your CPU has for faster syncing,
example: repo sync -j4]

Getting the prebuilts that are required to build Cyanogenmod

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Compile your rom

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How to compile Cyanogenmod 10 [JB]
Initialize the repo

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Local Manifiest for CM10 [JB]

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Sync the repo

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[You can add the -jX argument, X being the number of cores your CPU has for faster syncing,
example: repo sync -j4]

Getting the required prebuilts (make sure you're still in /home/android/system)

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Compile your rom

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How to find your newly compiled rom after the build process completes
You can find your newly compiled rom as a prepackaged flashable zip in the following location

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Your newly compiled rom comes complete with Superuser or SuperSU and busybox pre-installed so it's ready to flash with Safestrap! In the same folder where
you found your rom there is also a MD5 hash code that is used to check data integrity, I usually copy that too. If you want to try other roms there are more repos
at the STS-Dev-Team github site in the android_local_STS directory located

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. You will find more options for AOKP, CM9, CM10 and CNA (codenameandroid)
in both stock and kexec. The repos get updated by the team every so often so check the dates on the local manifests and read the change logs for more information.

To start the build process again you will need to clean out your previous build by doing the following
In terminal type

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This will remove the previous build so make sure that you have aquired your newly compiled rom
before executing this step.

Assuming you are going to build the same rom again then do this again

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Now that you have compiled your rom it's time to customize it any way you like and flash away!

A huge thanks goes out to

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who are the two guys who have made it possible for Motorola Droid Razr / Razr Maxx
owners to be able to have custom roms. They have put forth a lot of time and effort to make all of this possible and without them we would have nothing to flash!

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** For future use **

[istick]

Odd question.. but after building and playing with AOKP, I was thinking of playing with a stock ROM of my own creation. If I build AOSP from source, will it default to 4.1.2 or 4.2.1 which I think I'm seeing as the latest jb on there?

[Punk]

I am pretty sure it's 4.1.2. Until dhacker or hashcode update it to 4.2.

[leibs11]

thanks for this guide, quick question. How does one change the info in the about phone section?

[snarfamthewizard2113]

so im highly interested in learning how to develop roms and such, can someone put me in a good direction to learn? how can i customize my rom after i have compiled it?

[AscensionX]

so im highly interested in learning how to develop roms and such, can someone put me in a good direction to learn? how can i customize my rom after i have compiled it?

Google is your best friend, just search for what you want to learn and you will find quite a bit of info on the subject. Hope that helps

[wonton9224]

I've been running Aokp roms for a long time, I really can't seem to find a reason to stray away from it. It's got all the great features i'd like to have in my concept for a Rom. But i'd really like to see the regular tablet tweak from cm7 roms like Liquidsmooth 3.0 from back in my DX days. I've been searching for ways to edit certain xml files to move the status bar to the bottom, but I just don't know where to start.

In the end, if i could receive any help from someone, I'd like to be able to take Aokp, move the status bar just above, or maybe below the navbar. I'd also like to incorporate Paranoid settings to change the workspace to tablet mode so i can keep the normal navbar and normal statusbar, just right ontop or below the other.

If anyone could help with any info on recompiling Aokp with these modifications, it would be greatly appreciated and I'm sure others would enjoy it as well. I'd love to start developing Roms with any spare time I have, but I just need a little push in the right direction with some thorough instructions.

Thanks!