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kennyminot · 07-14-2011, 09:15 AM

Good to see some progress from everybody on getting a custom ROM on this device.

1. I think vicinc's suggestion to look at other Marvell devices is pretty smart. Maybe you could contact the developers of the ROM for the Blue Thunder?

2. Let's not reinvent the wheel. If you look back at the xda thread from the last set of wooters, you'll see that people tried for hours to get the market working, and the only solution they developed is using another Android device. The first step is to look through what everybody has already tried and then experiment with different approaches. You'll find plenty of threads on the gapps. Personally, I'm curious why the market works when you install the backups from another phone but somehow always runs into problems with the traditional methods. I've always felt that this problem is fixable, but I don't have enough of an incentive now that the market works on my device.

3. I'm still a little confused about this ROM. I've been following the thread with great interest, but I'm not sure what's going on here. Many ROM developers are careful about providing information about what you get from the update, including screen shots, list of features, and other things. I updated to Bumblebee on my Optimus V largely because of the developer's excellent documentation. I realize that this is still in the beginning stages, but I have numerous questions: What are we getting here? What's different with this update than Ermine? What are you using as the base for your code (i.e., is this using cyanogen or aosp as a base)? I think before we "sticky" a ROM developer thread, we'll need to make sure that it's more accessible to newcomers and average folk, who are ultimately the people who will be testing (and adopting) any of these custom ROMs.

I hope this doesn't sound snippy - but I'm an English professor, so poor communication drives me nuts.

I'm really excited, though, to see interest in getting some custom ROM development going on the device. I'd really like to see one with gapps "baked in" so everyone can get access to the Market.

07-14-2011, 09:15 AM	#147
kennyminot Groupie Posts: 183 Karma: 90022 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Louisville, KY Device: HTC EVO View 4G, HTC Wildfire S, Asus T91MT	Good to see some progress from everybody on getting a custom ROM on this device. 1. I think vicinc's suggestion to look at other Marvell devices is pretty smart. Maybe you could contact the developers of the ROM for the Blue Thunder? 2. Let's not reinvent the wheel. If you look back at the xda thread from the last set of wooters, you'll see that people tried for hours to get the market working, and the only solution they developed is using another Android device. The first step is to look through what everybody has already tried and then experiment with different approaches. You'll find plenty of threads on the gapps. Personally, I'm curious why the market works when you install the backups from another phone but somehow always runs into problems with the traditional methods. I've always felt that this problem is fixable, but I don't have enough of an incentive now that the market works on my device. 3. I'm still a little confused about this ROM. I've been following the thread with great interest, but I'm not sure what's going on here. Many ROM developers are careful about providing information about what you get from the update, including screen shots, list of features, and other things. I updated to Bumblebee on my Optimus V largely because of the developer's excellent documentation. I realize that this is still in the beginning stages, but I have numerous questions: What are we getting here? What's different with this update than Ermine? What are you using as the base for your code (i.e., is this using cyanogen or aosp as a base)? I think before we "sticky" a ROM developer thread, we'll need to make sure that it's more accessible to newcomers and average folk, who are ultimately the people who will be testing (and adopting) any of these custom ROMs. I hope this doesn't sound snippy - but I'm an English professor, so poor communication drives me nuts. I'm really excited, though, to see interest in getting some custom ROM development going on the device. I'd really like to see one with gapps "baked in" so everyone can get access to the Market. Last edited by kennyminot; 07-14-2011 at 09:27 AM.