AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

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Stop. No rule to make android.hardware.fingerprint.xml

Stop. No rule to make android.hardware.fingerprint.xml

As I continue to attempt successful builds on the TBLTETMO, TBLTEXX, and TBLTESPR, I came accross this error:

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make: *** No rule to make target `frameworks/native/data/etc/android.hardware.fingerprint.xml', needed by `/home/alaskalinuxuser/Documents/projects/phones/compile …

Resurrection Remix 5.7.4 for the JFLTETMO

In my continuing quest to provide more roms and kernels for the Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile variant, God has graciously blessed, allowing me to complete the latest addition of Resurrection Remix 5.7.4! Below you can see a link for the Rom and Kernel.

Resurrection Remix 5.7.4 …

Android Open Source Apps!

Open source. The source code for applications, operating systems, etc., which are open to the public to modify, change, edit, and duplicate. That's pretty cool.

Yes, it may seem like everybody and their brother are trying to turn a buck on you for anything related to your cell phone, but …

Change your TWRP theme!

Until recently, I was completely oblivious to the fact that you can change the way TWRP looks. Actually, to be quite honest, I thought that it looked great the way it was. However, it was pointed out to me that you can now download new themes and even make your …

How to use an old PCMCIA WiFi card?

While helping a friend of mine throw out some old junk, I came across a PCMCIA WiFi card. To be more precise, it was a Cisco Systems, Aironet 350 Series. Having several older laptops without built in WiFi, I thought that this was a truly great find!

The card was …

Scripting my zip process!

Every time that I make a kernel adjustment, I have to zip the boot image into a zip file with several other files to make a flash-able zip for my phone. While this is not tremendously laborious, every time I make a kernel adjustment I am also compiling 4 different …

Adding a new I/O scheduler to your Kernel

In my continuing effort to learn about kernel modification, I was blessed to be able to add a new I/O scheduler to my kernel. To be honest, the ArcTeam kernel that I started with was already well equiped in the I/O scheduler department, but as this is a …

RemixOS on the Jide Remix Mini

To be honest, this little Remix Mini is the funnest little computer I have ever used! Small enough to fit in my shirt pocket, yet hooked up to a full sized keyboard, mouse, and a 35" TV. You just can't ask for more than that! Not to mention it was …

Insert an explicit cast to silence issue...

In the continuing saga of compiling AOSP 7 for the Samsung Galaxy S4, T-Mobile variant (SGH-M919, JFLTETMO) I ran into an interesting problem. While this used to be a non-issue for building Marshmallow and earlier, libcopybit seems to now have a problem in Nougat. Let's take a look:

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hardware …

New builds! New device! The N915T Galaxy Note Edge!

While I don't have one yet, I have decided that I will be getting one of these Galaxy Note Edge phones. They are a couple years old, and the price on them is going down significantly. In the meantime, I noticed that there were not very many custom roms available …