Compiling a ROM - Replacing Kernel drivers

How do you compile a ROM for a device (in this case the Tab S)?
Do Samsung provide a development kit to developers to allow you to build a ROM?
If yes, do Samsung update those kits, say with newer drivers for their hardware?

[Q] Strange Error Compiling Note 5 Kernel - PLEASE HELP!

Hi All,

I have been building permissive kernels for my own use for a while now, but the Note 5 kernel (both the "C" and "I" versions from Samsung open Source) is giving me fits. As you can see from my terminal output, I get through the creation of the image, the modules build fine, but when the firmware install makefile starts, I get an error I've never seen before, even if I have made no changes at all to the source code:

Code:

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  OBJCOPY arch/arm64/boot/Image
  GZIP    arch/arm64/boot/Image.gz
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 2 modules
  CC      net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.mod.o
  LD [M]  net/ipv4/tcp_htcp.ko
  CC      net/ipv4/tcp_westwood.mod.o
  LD [M]  net/ipv4/tcp_westwood.ko
/home/parallels/ANDROID/KERNEL/920c_kernel/scripts/Makefile.fwinst:45: target `/lib/firmware/tsp_stm/stm_z1.fw' given more than once in the same rule.

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I have looked at the cited section code, but don't see anything obvious. I have also google searched for this error way too thoroughly and PM'd some who have successfully compiled this kernel, but alas...

I am running Ubuntu 14.04 via Parallels on a Macbook Pro running Yosemite. As noted above, I am compiling from the Samsung OpenvSource files for The 920I and have also tried the 920C version, as well. As for toolchains, I have tried the Android NDK aarch64 4.9 toolchain, linaro aarch64 4.9 and linaro aarch64 5.2, all to no avail. I have tried make clean, make mrproper, deleted .ccache, etc., as well as using/not using -jX.

Here is a link to a repo with the untouched source code: https://github.com/sk806/N5_Kernel.git

ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

Thanks!

Steve

M source has posted for AOSP. Compiling issues.

Has anyone gotten M to build?

Just did an init(1), sync, install binaries(2), lunch, but then make fails after only a few minutes in.

Here are the last few lines before it fails I can't make any sense of it:

Code:

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including ./system/media/camera/src/Android.mk ...
including ./system/media/camera/tests/Android.mk ...
including ./system/media/radio/src/Android.mk ...
including ./system/netd/Android.mk ...
including ./system/security/keystore-engine/Android.mk ...
including ./system/security/keystore/Android.mk ...
including ./system/security/softkeymaster/Android.mk ...
including ./system/vold/Android.mk ...
including ./tools/external/fat32lib/Android.mk ...
including ./vendor/lge/hammerhead/proprietary/Android.mk ...
including ./vendor/qcom/hammerhead/proprietary/Android.mk ...
PRODUCT_COPY_FILES device/generic/goldfish/data/etc/apns-conf.xml:system/etc/apns-conf.xml ignored.
PRODUCT_COPY_FILES vendor/broadcom/hammerhead/proprietary/bcm4335c0.hcd:system/vendor/firmware/bcm4335c0.hcd:broadcom ignored.
build/core/Makefile:34: warning: overriding recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/hw/gps.msm8974.so'
build/core/base_rules.mk:559: warning: ignoring old recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/hw/gps.msm8974.so'
build/core/Makefile:34: warning: overriding recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/libgps.utils.so'
build/core/base_rules.mk:559: warning: ignoring old recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/libgps.utils.so'
build/core/Makefile:34: warning: overriding recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/libloc_core.so'
build/core/base_rules.mk:559: warning: ignoring old recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/libloc_core.so'
build/core/Makefile:34: warning: overriding recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/libloc_eng.so'
build/core/base_rules.mk:559: warning: ignoring old recipe for target 'out/target/product/hammerhead/system/lib/libloc_eng.so'
No private recovery resources for TARGET_DEVICE hammerhead
Import includes file: out/host/linux-x86/obj/EXECUTABLES/validatekeymaps_intermediates/import_includes
host C: libcompiler_rt-extras <= external/compiler-rt/lib/builtins/mulodi4.c
Import includes file: out/host/linux-x86/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libc++_static_intermediates/import_includes
prebuilts/clang/linux-x86/host/3.6/bin/clang: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
build/core/binary.mk:801: recipe for target 'out/host/linux-x86/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libcompiler_rt-extras_intermediates/lib/builtins/mulodi4.o' failed
make: *** [out/host/linux-x86/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libcompiler_rt-extras_intermediates/lib/builtins/mulodi4.o] Error 127
make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
host C++: libc++abi <= external/libcxxabi/src/abort_message.cpp
prebuilts/clang/linux-x86/host/3.6/bin/clang++: error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
build/core/binary.mk:706: recipe for target 'out/host/linux-x86/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libc++abi_intermediates/src/abort_message.o' failed
make: *** [out/host/linux-x86/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libc++abi_intermediates/src/abort_message.o] Error 127

#### make failed to build some targets (01:08 (mm:ss)) ####

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1. repo init -u https://android.googlesource.com/platform/manifest -b android-6.0.0_r1
2. https://developers.google.com/androi...mmerheadmra58k