[GUIDE] [how to] CREATE OWN ROM [FOR ANY ANDROID DEVICE] [FOR N00B] [EASIEST METHODS]

NOTE: THIS GUIDE WILL WORK ANY ANDROID DEVICE BUT HAS FEW EXTRA PRE-SUGGESTED LINKS FOR GALAXY ACE PLUS USERS.

Special Thanks to -

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• dsixda for his awesome kitchen. Please Hit Thanks button for him.
• inspired by isidromxz's thread.
• Please kindly remind me if i have forgotten to write any name in thanks section, i have collected all things from many many sources and with modification.

Who is this tutorial for?

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• Absolute Beginners.
• People with little or no programming skills.
• people who really want to learn how to make custom rom's
• people who want to learn android and don't know where to start.

Tools Required : (Update them manually and report me dead links please)

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• Java JDK FROM HERE OR JAVA.SUN.COM - FOR INSTALLING CYWIGN
  
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  (WARNING: Do not install Cygwin before the JDK!!
• Cywign Direct Download- Linux Terminal For Windows
• Android Kitchen (ROM Development Tool)- For Cooking custom ROM and many more things, Please update this Kitchen to latest version when available.
  
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  Official Link to dxda's Kitchen - Official Thread and Github source. Please refer FAQ on official thread for Kitchen related problems.
• Demo META-INF Folder Download- For Making Flashable zip files and comparing updater script.
• Custom Booting.zip - for custom boot animation
• notepad++ - for editing files like build.prop, updaterscript
• MOST IMPORTANT TOOL YOUR BRAIN... AND ALSO LOTS OF TIME... [DOWNLOAD LINK NOT AVAILABLE...lol]

Step one: Installing the JAVA JDK, Cygwin and Setting up the Kitchen.

*Before you do anything install the java jdk*

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Try this Dsixda Kitchen Install Picture Tutor(recommended)

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watch this video tutorial by gitagaire for how to setup cygwin and kitchen(recommended)

INSTRUCTIONS

• Download and extract the cygwin_packages.zip
• Run the set up(make sure there is no previous cygwin installation)
  
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  NOTE: INSTALL CYGWIN IN ROOT DISK LIKE C:\

  • Follow the kitchen read me txt!!!
  • local package directory *must* be the path to the cygwin_packages folder that you just extracted

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• when it shows all the package names, go to the top and select "all default" until it changes to "all install" (you must click on the arrows)
  
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• Download the kitchen from above. Then, extract the kitchen's .zip file to a folder under your home account. Rename the dsixda-android-kitchen-*** folder to just "kitchen". In Cygwin, this folder would depend on what was set for your Cygwin install directory, e.g. C:\cygwin\home\John\kitchen
  NOTE!! If your user folder contains spaces (e.g. C:\cygwin\home\John Smith\kitchen), then the kitchen will not function properly. Instead, copy it under C:\cygwin\home\kitchen.
• Now your ready to run the kitchen type:
  
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  those who have their kitchen like this C:\cygwin\home\John\kitchen use these commands given below.

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  cd kitchen(enter)
  ./menu(enter)

  those who have their kitchen like this C:\cygwin\home\kitchen use these commands given below.
  

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  cd ../kitchen(enter)
  ./menu(enter)
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  If you did things right you should see this:
  
  congratulations!!