Edit ROMs with android SDK

[one5]

I was wandering if it is possible to flash ROMs to a AVD and then use adb/ddms to edit it?

[the3dman]

I was wandering if it is possible to flash ROMs to a AVD and then use adb/ddms to edit it?

I know you can add roms by creating a nandroid backup of the rom on your phone then transferring it (system.img i think) into the folder for the avd you created on your computer. Then edit the avd under eclipse to use the system.img you transferred. As far as converting it back to an editable format... I have not gotten there yet.

[arayray]

to edit an existing rom like add apps or remove apps you need a signing tool

here

[one5]

Thanks both of you, that is exactly what I wanted to know.
Now after I copy system.img would I have root?

[opencliq]

i believe the avd is already "rooted" considering its a developing emulator.
However you cant really edit a rom through the SDK. It would be thru kernal by linux or manually editing on windows.

[one5]

i believe the avd is already "rooted" considering its a developing emulator.

thanks I just tried and I do have root

Also would a VM like virtualbox or vmware with ubuntu work to edit ROMs, and are there any guides on making/editing ROMs?

[toxigenicpoem]

thanks I just tried and I do have root

Also would a VM like virtualbox or vmware with ubuntu work to edit ROMs, and are there any guides on making/editing ROMs?

Yes you could use a VM. There are tons of tutorials everywhere, the cyanogenmod wiki is a good place to start, as well as xda-developers forum - where most other android phone development is kept.

Good luck, hollar if you need help.

[opencliq]

For converting it back, i do believe that the cache is also located in the avd files, if you copy the contents of the avd file back to your nandroid (overwrite) it should let you restore the edited one. Only because the avd keeps all of its information in those .img files, however, it may not work. never tried it, but theoretically... it should