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Old OS Sources

I've got an older phone that predates any OS I can find readily, but did find out of date Lineage here. They also have a website with cyanogen. I'm not really worried about destroying the phone, but would rather not download something from a known bad source. Does anyone know if this site is acceptable?

Thanks!

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  • You should specify what device it is exactly if you're hoping for people to dig for it. It's probably out there on GitHub under some codenames or part names, sometimes the repo is named after the SoC itself and supports multiple devices that are near identical.

    Most of it is going to be just generic LineageOS or CyanogenMod sources with the kernel and some blobs and some libraries. Android's build system is very modular so a single device may pull dozens of repos for various things. You need to track down those repos and with a bit of luck some configs on how to assemble things together.

    That website is not liked by the LineageOS community and is often full of crap. But the ROM probably works fine. Maybe you can at least give it a try to see if it's even worth using. It could be someone's barely working proof of concept build for all you know, and even if you do find the sources, it'll suck and require a ton more work. At the very least you can use it to figure out what version of things are used and narrow down your search. If it's built on say, march 17 2015, then that narrows down your search on things around that date.

    XDA Forums is also a pretty good place to start your search. If a ROM has been posted publicly, there should be a thread and there should be the sources linked. If not, you can always try messaging the author and see if they still have some stuff around or point you to some docs and sources.

    Good luck, compiling Android is a major pain in the ass.

    • specify what device

      I guess that would help haha. I'm a little confused on it. I bought it new in box from a carrier as a Motorola Moto X. It's a first gen. The phone says it is a Moto X in the info part of settings. However, when connected to a computer, it says XT1039, which seems to be a Moto G.

      I plan to start with first gen Moto X.

      It could be someone’s barely working proof of concept

      This may be fine, the phone is old enough it no longer connects to networks (US CDMA phone...). I am primarily looking to use this as a learning experience before getting real with my current phone. I guess it will be my own proof of concept 🤔

      Good luck, compiling Android is a major pain in the ass.

      Ya, that is what it seems. I was trying to avoid that for my first time but maybe this won't be the phone to do it with. I'll look at XDA forums.

      That is for the help 🙂