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Looking in the Adroid Development forum, there seem to be lots of Eclair roms out there. Some in very early alpha stages, others which have had many revisions. And with the camera fix, it now seems that most/all issues of usability have been addressed.
Just so I don't have to flash ALL the Eclair roms out there, can someone pose their experience with these Eclair roms, and which they prefer for day to day usage on their G1?
My current rom is the latest Cyanogen rom. How are the Eclair roms speedwise compared to the Cyanogen roms? Are they responsive, or sluggish?
Hopefully others can benefit from your experience with these new roms.
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Looking in the Adroid Development forum, there seem to be lots of Eclair roms out there. Some in very early alpha stages, others which have had many revisions. And with the camera fix, it now seems that most/all issues of usability have been addressed.
Just so I don't have to flash ALL the Eclair roms out there, can someone pose their experience with these Eclair roms, and which they prefer for day to day usage on their G1?
My current rom is the latest Cyanogen rom. How are the Eclair roms speedwise compared to the Cyanogen roms? Are they responsive, or sluggish?
Hopefully others can benefit from your experience with these new roms.
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using JAC's xRom 1.0 and its very smooth, with the exception of video playback. I'd say its almost onpar with cyanogen. Using the 10mb ram hack for both xRom and cyanogen.
outsider787 said:
Looking in the Adroid Development forum, there seem to be lots of Eclair roms out there. Some in very early alpha stages, others which have had many revisions. And with the camera fix, it now seems that most/all issues of usability have been addressed.
Just so I don't have to flash ALL the Eclair roms out there, can someone pose their experience with these Eclair roms, and which they prefer for day to day usage on their G1?
My current rom is the latest Cyanogen rom. How are the Eclair roms speedwise compared to the Cyanogen roms? Are they responsive, or sluggish?
Hopefully others can benefit from your experience with these new roms.
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Im using manup 1.5 with the 10mb rom hack mod (posted by another member) and it is blazing fast...almost as fast as the super d i was using and i don't get any fc except on bootup the stuff starting up says fc/wait and you just pick wait then its fine.
i'd highly recommend it and everything is smooth on it. video playback looks fine.
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Just so I don't have to flash ALL the Eclair ROMs out there, can someone pose their experience with these Eclair ROMs, and which they prefer for day to day usage on their G1?
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Ive worked with two or three different eclair ROMs, and I can say, as a generalization, two things:
1) RAM hack == good idea. G1 seems too sluggish without the extra RAM, especially once I get all my programs going. Not a 3D gamer, so it hasnt shown any down side from my point of view.
2) BFS == bad idea. Don't know if this is just me, but any ROM I've tried that has been based on BFS has been significantly less stable. FCs, hangs. Ive even had the music app just stop entirely on me once or twice (something that I've never had happen on other ROMs, even Hero ones. Maybe one of the Devs will make up a better ROM for this, but as of now... meh.
Just my two cents.
Glad Dwang (really, what's a dwang?...) hasn't made an eclair build yet, or this would be "Oh, look, that thread again!"
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Glad Dwang (really, what's a dwang?...) hasn't made an eclair build yet, or this would be "Oh, look, that thread again!"
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In my experience Dwang was the fastest 1.6 I tried, Dwang is his name - David Wang or something like that, But your right sadly he ain't made a eclair build which is a little disappointing as that would of been my option & this question wouldn't be needed...
This Question: What IS the most fastest & stable eclair build out there, something like Dwang 1.7.1 but for eclair.
By this I mean not the fastest on start-up after flashing as all ROMS are fast on start-up, I mean after a week of use with a bucket-load of apps installed & if your using mods (e.g 10MB RAM Hack) add that in your post so I know how to get it as good as I can.
I believe my details of phone I'm using are in my sig but because some don't notice it no matter how bright you make it then here it is - HTC Magic 32B (also know as the Sapphire 32B & MT3G).
Your guys help will be great.
Thanks
BUMP - I'm reviving this old thread because I'm totally overwhelmed with rom shopping.
I need speed, stability, and multitasking.
I use Pandora and Navi at the same time pretty regularly, just to give you an idea.
Original MT3G.
Phateless said:
BUMP - I'm reviving this old thread because I'm totally overwhelmed with rom shopping.
I need speed, stability, and multitasking.
I use Pandora and Navi at the same time pretty regularly, just to give you an idea.
Original MT3G.
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2.2.1 OTA?
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2.2.1 OTA?
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I tried the TMUS rom and it was ok, but battery life and speed are nowhere near on par with my oem androoted donut. Is TMUS about as good as it gets?
I'm thinking of trying superE, biffmod and maybe a couple of the other ota remixes next. Maybe even CM5 again.
Try Super E and Chromatic 3.9.1 because Froyo still have buggs.
the bugs are out of froyo for a while there is "stable" imo cyanogen rom and there is the OTA with a little tweakage in the dev section...
Complete eclair 2.21 is awesome very quick very stable havnt got an fc yet ive been using it for about a day im frequently changing roms and i think you can ram hack on complete eclair so it will be amazing anywho good luck
CDMA Hero Eclair 2.1 v2 | NEW Eris 2.1 Base!
by: Flipzmode
DarchDroid v1 (Like the new Name )
by: darchstar
Gumbo 2.1
by: gbhil
Ive read alot about them all and gumbo is new but seems like it has has potential of being the best and fastest ROM. But I'm asking everyone else? What have you tried? and Which are you choosing to stay with?
darchs and Flipz are great. Never tried the gumbo one.
YMMV
I tried Flipz & Co 2.1 and it felt kind of heavy. Then I switched to Gbhils and it felt snappier. Havent tried Darchstars but my recommendation is: try them all, use whichever suits your needs.
The best one is the one that most suits you. Functionally all are equally capable, choose the one you like.
have used darchstars AOSP 2.1 for a long time and flashed the new one on the 2nd. but today i flashed the new 2.1 by toast and flipzmod which is definetly nice. BUT seriously there nothing of the same AOSP is a whole different genre then FLIPZ stuff due to the fact that AOSP is like gsm and what FLIPZ is HTC Sense and stuff you definetly need to know what you are wanting before deciding which to go with. I will say flipz 2.1 has bluetooth working all the way threw as to were darchs only has it working for stero bluetooth (music no calls), also flipz and quietcblongs just released a patch u can do with the android sdk and cmd to GET MMS WORKING so at the moment i am using theres cause i like the MMS and BT working until darch fixing that. i will note that darchs is 2.1 AOSP meaning its a beautiful port of NEXUS with all the nice features of that including live wallpapers and nexus launcher.... sooo your decision lol. Also i would comment on GBHILS but i never knew he had one hmm going to central and doing some searching.....
i have tried them all. Right now im liking Gumbo 2.1
Darchs is incredibly fast. no BT phone and no MMS. but you cant slow it down if you tried. my fav by far. no sense but that also means you get alot more resources.
toasts is rough still to me but cant really blame him i mean him and flipz uploaded like 3 hours after leak. it has sense and BT works fine. but still on my little test of roms i play rhapsody over BT and turn to landscape and it stops the music a lil. but still a great looking rom.
downloading gumbos now i will edit when test.
I tried them all.. and GBHIL 2.1a is the fastest so far.. no lag.. and verrrry fast..
I had been running the DarchDroid for the last few days, and had no complaints. It is fast and really stable. I don't use BT & I didn't think I missed Sense. That is until I started playing with Flipz yesterday. I flashed it, and enjoyed having Sense again. Overall it is a surprisingly well-finished ROM. I had a few issues which seemed to be fairly isolated, having to re-enter my Google psswd after every reboot. I also found it to get pretty sluggish at times. I know Sense is partially, if not mostly, to blame. I'm getting ready to give the Gumbo ROM a run. Just my $2/100.
I went from AOSP 2.1 -> DarchDroid -> CDMA Hero Eclair 2.8v2.
So far the Hero Eclair is BY FAR my favorite (full Sense UI for the win), but I'd like to try the Gumbo ROM.
Definitely try the Gumbo.. Its delicious...
Gumbo is incredible. GPS works perfectly on google nav, super quick, no force closes for me.
i agree the gumbo 2.1 is on point very snappy and responsive no forces closures what so ever..i think minus the camera and a couple widgets this is gonna be a very close comparison to the hailed sprint 2.1 update
Tried all three and...
Loaded gbhil's Gumbo 2.1a this morning, and it seems considerably more responsive than Flipz. Still having the annoyance of re-entering my Google pswd after each boot (same with both Sense enabled 2.1 ROMs). My vote is for Gumbo 2.1a if you want Sense. If not DarchDroid is terrific.
I tried them all.. and i think if AOSP 2.1 DarchDroid could sync with the facebook contact like CDMA Hero Eclair 2.8v2 do this ona should be the best
i know i know my english suck
ohh gumbo doesn't let u sync wiyh facebook to
I've flashed them all back to back, created nandoid backups of each, went back and forth for awhile... (Darch, Flipz, Gbhil) and have finally settled with Gbhil's Gumbo rom. Can't beat how quick and responsive it is! I'm sure that Flipz can be just as quick with a more optimized kernel like Gumbo has, as I'm sure Flipz and team are hard at work making magic happen
Flipz rom doesn't have the task-killer tweak enabled. Theres the Autokiller app on the market that will enable the tweak on any 2.0 rom. It speed up things alot.
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I tried them all.. and i think if AOSP 2.1 DarchDroid could sync with the facebook contact like CDMA Hero Eclair 2.8v2 do this ona should be the best
i know i know my english suck
ohh gumbo doesn't let u sync wiyh facebook to
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Uh.. Yes it does... without issues..
I dont really like the way 2.1 ROMs sync with FB.
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Uh.. Yes it does... without issues..
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I should be blind because I'm running gumbo and how I see it doesn't come with Facebook and I was tryingdowload but it say some error like couldn't connect to the network
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I dont really like the way 2.1 ROMs sync with FB.
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Oh well for me is great because almost I got all my contact and friend on fb and very easy watch when they updates their pic and status
Well, it's been 3 weeks since I bricked my phone. Mine was 1 of those that had no recovery mode so I had to send it in to get repaired. As I live abroad, the turn around time was a very LONG 3 weeks. Anyway, browsing the development section I see a lot of the devs have gone into over drive. There are SO MANY Rom's to choose from that frankly, I'm a bit overwhelmed at which to choose.
Bionix Final
Bionix Fusion 1.1
Froyo JPA Macnut
Froyo JPO Axura
AOSPish 1.4
MasterRom Final
Then there are all the kernels as well as the zmod4 mod. I mean wtf! lol!!
I was running Bionix 1.7 with Voodoo and it was unbelievably smooth and fast. Now I just don't even know where to start.
In your opinions , what combo would be the fastest, most stable, smoothest and closest one of all of those to Bionix 1.7 OC w/voodoo?
Wow, this is such a loaded question since the answer is always going to be one of opinion. But, since I have one of those, I'll throw in my $0.02 worth.
My phone was also bricked by the OTA. However, I was able to use ODIN to flash back to stock. Knowing I could do this gave me the confidence to try the Bionix 1.x versions (pre Final). When Fusion came out, I went to it and am very happy that I did. In my opinion, it is what Samsung should have release in the first place. (Samsung should really consider engaging this team - or other developers who are spending a lot of time tweaking the ROMs - as consultants on their future releases). So, to answer your question:
* They (both flavors of Bionix) are very stable
* Doesn't require a lag fix.
So, I'm pretty happy. The main difference (as I understand it) between Bionix Final and Fusion is whether you have all of the Samsung stuff included. Fusion doesn't include Touchwiz. I'm a Launcher Pro person, so Fusion is a better choice for me.
Now, regarding the Froyo builds. Depends on what you want to do with your phone. I view those builds as "bleeding edge." So, I want them to be around a little longer before I go that route. But that's just me.
Good luck.
It all depends on your personal preference.
If you are afraid to brick your new replacement and wait another 3 weeks I'd suggest going with Bionix Final stock kernel option, if you feel adventurous go with Bionix Fusion with non-stock kernel. I would, personally, wait for a stable Froyo ROM, current ROM's lack GPS drivers due to unavailability of the source from Samsung, but as soon as an official leak shows up or OTA roll out, I am pretty sure there will be a stable Froyo builds to choose from.
In my opinion, you cannot go wrong with Fusion JAC kernel, it smooths the phone to a degree I don't even see what stock OTA Froyo could bring to the table except Adobe Flash support. My understanding in the delays associated with Froyo release is the JIT (just in time compiler) hasn't been optimized for Hummingbird CPU, and Samsung is working on the optimization.
I recommend Bionix Fusion 1.1 with Project Core kernal 1Ghz. Its very stable, very fast and smooth and good battery life. There is also a Project Core 1.2 Ghz kernel but that one ran my cpu kinda hot with continuous use and I flashed down to the 1Ghz kernel. Not to mention Team Whiskey has put a lot of effort into making this rom as usable as possible. Far as that goes, every rom development team on here has lol. Thats my recommendation though.
That's not even a reasonable list of options. All froyo ROMS are not stable. And for anyone who thinks these froyo ROMs are sUpEr cOoL aWeSoMe, stable means everything works, and everything does not work currently on any froyo ROMs. So first thing you'd have to decide is if you want a ROM with all the features, personally, I don't get why people settle for Froyo minus the GPS. JIT isn't even functioning, so what are you really getting out of froyo at the time being? Just to say you have it? There really aren't any life changing factors comparing froyo vibrant roms to bionix 1.1.
I myself have a new vibrant, and am running a rooted JI6 OTA, just rooted for adfree and tether mainly, along with the OCLF just for ****s n giggles. The OCLF really only seems to speed up certain small things, like cache cleaning/app uninstalls/etc. Ive ran every 2.1 ROM on a vibrant and there's really no significant changes in speed, same linpack, same quadrant (even though it means nothing). My suggestion is bionix 1.1 if you really wanna try something new, but it won't change your life, just satisfy your need for change.
Bionix Fusion 1.1 w/ project core v1 @ 1.2 if your phone can handle it. I have flashed just about every rom that has been released including the froyo roms and to me, this is by far the best rom / kernel combo.
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That's not even a reasonable list of options. All froyo ROMS are not stable. And for anyone who thinks these froyo ROMs are sUpEr cOoL aWeSoMe, stable means everything works, and everything does not work currently on any froyo ROMs. So first thing you'd have to decide is if you want a ROM with all the features, personally, I don't get why people settle for Froyo minus the GPS. JIT isn't even functioning, so what are you really getting out of froyo at the time being? Just to say you have it? There really aren't any life changing factors comparing froyo vibrant roms to bionix 1.1.
I myself have a new vibrant, and am running a rooted JI6 OTA, just rooted for adfree and tether mainly, along with the OCLF just for ****s n giggles. The OCLF really only seems to speed up certain small things, like cache cleaning/app uninstalls/etc. Ive ran every 2.1 ROM on a vibrant and there's really no significant changes in speed, same linpack, same quadrant (even though it means nothing). My suggestion is bionix 1.1 if you really wanna try something new, but it won't change your life, just satisfy your need for change.
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JIT in the newer Froyo builds is working.. what are you talking about? Everything works with the exception of GPS. The only issue that you may encounter is GPS and battery life complaints (results may vary) and the occasional data drop problem.
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That's not even a reasonable list of options. All froyo ROMS are not stable. And for anyone who thinks these froyo ROMs are sUpEr cOoL aWeSoMe, stable means everything works, and everything does not work currently on any froyo ROMs. So first thing you'd have to decide is if you want a ROM with all the features, personally, I don't get why people settle for Froyo minus the GPS. JIT isn't even functioning, so what are you really getting out of froyo at the time being? Just to say you have it? There really aren't any life changing factors comparing froyo vibrant roms to bionix 1.1.
I myself have a new vibrant, and am running a rooted JI6 OTA, just rooted for adfree and tether mainly, along with the OCLF just for ****s n giggles. The OCLF really only seems to speed up certain small things, like cache cleaning/app uninstalls/etc. Ive ran every 2.1 ROM on a vibrant and there's really no significant changes in speed, same linpack, same quadrant (even though it means nothing). My suggestion is bionix 1.1 if you really wanna try something new, but it won't change your life, just satisfy your need for change.
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Acutally flash one of those ROM's before saying things don't work or they aren't stable..
They are stable, JIT DOES work, etc.
I've had great performance with Bionix Fusion using the Core v1 kernal (over clocked to 1.2). I threw the OCLF on top of it, but everything already ran great without it.
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Acutally flash one of those ROM's before saying things don't work or they aren't stable..
They are stable, JIT DOES work, etc.
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Things aren't wrong with stable ROMs. It's a port. A port is a port. Fact is when official froyo made for our MODEL of galaxy s, these froyo sources will be dropped. The 2.1 roms for us are built on a stable base built for our phones. They're just facts. Not discrediting any work done. If my friend asked a recommendation, I certainly wouldn't recommend an experimental ROM with dysfunctional features, and that's what this thread is about.
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JIT in the newer Froyo builds is working.. what are you talking about? Everything works with the exception of GPS. The only issue that you may encounter is GPS and battery life complaints (results may vary) and the occasional data drop problem.
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Not efficiently. And yeah so your advice is a ROM with no GPS and data difficulties on a more than capable device? Dude, what are YOU talking about?
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I've been running bionix fusion with project core v1 @1.2 and it's pretty good, however I had a random reboot so I might go down to the 1ghz, we'll see.
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Things aren't wrong with stable ROMs. It's a port. A port is a port. Fact is when official froyo made for our MODEL of galaxy s, these froyo sources will be dropped. The 2.1 roms for us are built on a stable base built for our phones. They're just facts. Not discrediting any work done. If my friend asked a recommendation, I certainly wouldn't recommend an experimental ROM with dysfunctional features, and that's what this thread is about.
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I have to agree/disagree with you. Even though 2.2 ROMs are ports, they are still very very good. And if you can live w/o the GPS.. Well, go with one of them
If you can't live w/o a GPS, then go with Master Rom or Bionix Fusion
Fusion with the Core kernel is awesome for me. 1.2GHz without increased voltage is nice. This is my first android device and I really like Launcher Pro.
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That's not even a reasonable list of options. All froyo ROMS are not stable. And for anyone who thinks these froyo ROMs are sUpEr cOoL aWeSoMe, stable means everything works, and everything does not work currently on any froyo ROMs.
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You seem to have a very different definition of the word "stable" compared to most people. IMO, "stable" means not rebooting or force closing randomly. What you describe is "not fully featured."
I myself have a new vibrant, and am running a rooted JI6 OTA, just rooted for adfree and tether mainly, along with the OCLF just for ****s n giggles. The OCLF really only seems to speed up certain small things, like cache cleaning/app uninstalls/etc. Ive ran every 2.1 ROM on a vibrant and there's really no significant changes in speed, same linpack, same quadrant (even though it means nothing).
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Nutty. Fusion 1.1 w/ Core1zMod? Way faster than JI6 stock. Try placing a widget or calling up any app.
Kubernetes said:
You seem to have a very different definition of the word "stable" compared to most people. IMO, "stable" means not rebooting or force closing randomly. What you describe is "not fully featured."
Nutty. Fusion 1.1 w/ Core1zMod? Way faster than JI6 stock. Try placing a widget or calling up any app.
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I've used it, it's pointless to argue. We're talking about milliseconds here. If you reopen and close a random app 10x. Each of our setups would hesitate on a few of them. I'm satisfied with speed on this thing. I'm more focused on new features. And your opinion is wrong, the gps and apparently data is not stable at all or at all times. Gps would be a component of the rom, which in turn makes the rom experimental. Its just made well enough to use daily.
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Gentlemen, thanks for all of the replies. It's very much appreciated.
I am going to switch between a Froyo version and Bionix Fusion. I have absolutely no use for GPS where I'm located, never even used it once. So I'm going to give Froyo a try to see what it's like. Then in all honesty, unless it's unbelievable... I see myself going to Bionix Fusion as it's the most recommended here.
No matter which I eventually end up with, I think I'll be keeping it at 1Ghz. No OC for me until I run some serious tests. My OCing experience with computers tells me that OCing a unit without any additional cooling and having it sealed in a casing that must be close to as warm as hell, is a seriously bad idea. Even without extra juice, I can only see more harm coming from that than any actual real world benefits. But I'll know for sure after I see what the temp variations are like. (Anyone care to share their experience with that?)
Again, thank you all for the suggestions.
Why is there no love for AOSPish 1.4? Lol I really love that rom with JACS oc/uv kernel. Its an awesome rom if u want to go for a more stock android look. Either way u cant really go wrong with any of these roms. Developers are bustin their butts to constantly improve them. I think u should just try a few out and see what works best for u! Good luck
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Hmmmmmmm Roms
Like most of the people who already posted I think people are getting way myopic about what is better yadida..........
My experience has been the one thing that never really gets resolved 100% is the GPS, and that is not that important to me
The Froyo's
The Axura's
The Bionix's
Eugenes Roms
Master's roms
All of the above are fantastic in their own right. The Better question is "what do i really need and want" then look at the roms and "back engineer" you needs and wants to the rom that most matches that criteria. What i see is this over active need to have the fastest most newest rom.... ok.......... so, that is like having a Massaretti in commuter traffic... you cannot utilize the power.... so look to your needs and wants and find a balanced rom thatfits that
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Like most of the people who already posted I think people are getting way myopic about what is better yadida..........
My experience has been the one thing that never really gets resolved 100% is the GPS, and that is not that important to me
The Froyo's
The Axura's
The Bionix's
Eugenes Roms
Master's roms
All of the above are fantastic in their own right. The Better question is "what do i really need and want" then look at the roms and "back engineer" you needs and wants to the rom that most matches that criteria. What i see is this over active need to have the fastest most newest rom.... ok.......... so, that is like having a Massaretti in commuter traffic... you cannot utilize the power.... so look to your needs and wants and find a balanced rom thatfits that
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Very well said and great analogy. Don't forget there are tons of people who want a Ferrari or Lambo just for the wow factor while in traffic. Most custom roms give you that wow compared to stock.
I should be getting my SGS tomorrow coming from the nexus one (CM 6.1 RC1) which im giving to my girlfriend to keep around for 2.3. Ive been lurking the forums since Friday trying to decide which Froyo Rom to install and i would like to have some opinions from you guys to help me decide. Basically im looking for an everyday driver for stability so i dont end up throwing my phone out on the highway lol. I know all froyo release for SGS are leaks but from what ive seen on the forums run decent enough to suit my needs. Thanks in advance!!
It's all just a matter of personal taste. They all appear to be good daily drivers at this point. I personally prefer Team Whiskeys work and all the black that comes with it. I also hate the Touch Whiz Launcher so Onyx is the best fit. Very stable, faster than most and has great battery life.
Personally, I have only used Obsidian (V1 and V2) Version one had a few bugs that I didn't want to deal with, so I went back to Fusion 1.2 until V2 came out the next day. I have been running Obsidian V2 for about 1.5 days now and I have had absolutely no problems. I haven't had any FCs or random shutdowns, etc.. It is very snappy and I have been getting very good battery life (I still had 12% battery left last night after about 15 hours, and for much of that time I was using it heavily (texts, calls, graphic intensive games, etc..)) I have seen good reviews for the other Roms as well, however, I can only speak for Obsidian V2 and I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for stability. However, some people have encountered some bugs, so make sure that you read the instructions carefully and you should be fine. You may wait for V3 to come out too, since I am guessing it will be coming out pretty soon.
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It's all just a matter of personal taste. They all appear to be good daily drivers at this point. I personally prefer Team Whiskeys work and all the black that comes with it. I also hate the Touch Whiz Launcher so Onyx is the best fit. Very stable, faster than most and has great battery life.
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Thanks for the input. From what ive seen of touch whiz, i dont like it either. Ive been leaning more towards team whiskey so i will def have to check out their work for sure.
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
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Ive checked out their forums as well.
Again personal taste. I didn't really like the bionix rom, it felt a little slower to me than Eugene's R10 and his roms are constantly improving. Right now waiting is the best answer as both of them are still making adjustments and should have updates within the next couple days.
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Personal taste +10
That said, I'll put in a plug for Anderdroid's AOSPish Froyo ROM.
With some trepidation I flashed it earlier this week and to say that I am pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. It's a really good ROM. It's fast, it's been very stable for me, and the battery life has been fantastic - by far best battery I've experienced yet on any ROM.
Also, I haven't tried any of the Bionix Froyo builds, but I am coming from the Bionix Final ROM, which was great, but I just got tired of all of the blackness - and the incredibly cheesy boot/shutdown sounds.
Anderdroids Froyo ROM has a stock Android look, which I'm really liking at this point. Very clean, nice looking ROM.
I'd definitely recommend it.
smutek said:
Personal taste +10
That said, I'll put in a plug for Anderdroid's AOSPish Froyo ROM.
With some trepidation I flashed it earlier this week and to say that I am pleasantly surprised would be an understatement. It's a really good ROM. It's fast, it's been very stable for me, and the battery life has been fantastic - by far best battery I've experienced yet on any ROM.
Also, I haven't tried any of the Bionix Froyo builds, but I am coming from the Bionix Final ROM, which was great, but I just got tired of all of the blackness - and the incredibly cheesy boot/shutdown sounds.
Anderdroids Froyo ROM has a stock Android look, which I'm really liking at this point. Very clean, nice looking ROM.
I'd definitely recommend it.
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That rom also peeked my interest as im not interested in samsungs bloatware A.K.A touch wiz. Not fond of boot up or shutdown sounds either but i think im gonna check out Onyx first then get my AOSPish on. Its look pretty clean.
^ you know you can delete the sounds right? The file paths are in the sticky. I agree, first thing I did was delete those.
The one that is least modified gave me the least amount of problems.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833024
Definitely Onyx R2.1 from Team Whiskey.
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
frankencat said:
Definitely Onyx R2.1 from Team Whiskey.
http://board.teamwhiskey.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=181
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This is def going to be my first flash when my phone arrives. Im assuming you just flash through recovery without messing with odin. Odin seems like a PITA but, im sure i will get accustom to using it. My phone can not come in any sooner. Im about to join loserville and call off work to play with my phone all day lol. Im sure i would'nt be the only one here who would do such a thing
If you have a new phone you just root it and then go and download ROM Manager for Root Users (Clockwork) and install that. Then flash Clockwork recovery and boot into Clockwork and flash Onyx. Getting the downloads and the files copied over is probably the hardest part of doing it, lol.
what is this onyx that you guys are speaking about? Is it the same as Obsidian?
malevolent000 said:
This is def going to be my first flash when my phone arrives. Im assuming you just flash through recovery without messing with odin. Odin seems like a PITA but, im sure i will get accustom to using it. My phone can not come in any sooner. Im about to join loserville and call off work to play with my phone all day lol. Im sure i would'nt be the only one here who would do such a thing
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Haha don't be afraid of ODIN, its just as easy as CWM. I have had to ODIN 3-4 times already and never 1 hang up.
+1 vouch for AOSP ish rom.
Smithben1983 said:
what is this onyx that you guys are speaking about? Is it the same as Obsidian?
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no it has no touchwiz launcher and its black themed throughout like the old bionix roms.. its like a 2.2/froyo version of fusion
Rodriguez92 said:
no it has no touchwiz launcher and its black themed throughout like the old bionix roms.. its like a 2.2/froyo version of fusion
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where can a guy download that?
I'm running the Odin version till all the bugs are worked out on the current flashable Roms. Still sitting at 30% batter life since 12 am this morning.
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So there are a few different ROMs out there from different developers and we want to thank them all for doing such a great work. Well I do any way. And as there has been questions on which ROM is their favorite, please post a comment to why the ROM you have chosen are your favorite and also list all the ROMs you tested so we know that you didn't just choose the first one
EDIT: I do realize that kernels does play a role in some of the aspects to why you choose the ROM you do. So just vote in according with what kernel comes with the ROM initially and then add comments to what the different kernel does it you changed it.
Note from OP: Just because you haven't tested all the ROMs that doesn't make your opinion less. It just allows us to know that you haven't tested them all. However if you put down information on why you like it it will help other people make a good decision on what they want to get. I agree there is plenty of ROMs out there. I have tested Macnut and Onyx. Right now I'm flashing Axura just because people have tested it and like it a lot and I want to form my own opinion.
Im running axura 2,04 right now. Ive ran a few of TW roms in the past. But for me the axura rom is the smoothest rom, even without a lag fix. Also everything about it is just pretty. Master has done a wonderful job.
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I'm a loyal Macnut user. Its the smoothest/fastest ROM I've tried so far and with the EB-Productions stock kernel the battery life is amazing.
Not to isolate any one developer, as I think they ALL are amazing and we are all very fortunate.. I personally am really digging Axura right now. I heard master may be getting a Mytouch though?
I've only flashed one ROM on my Vibrant and that's Auxura. Went from Stock JI6 to 2.0.3 to 2.0.4 and now 2.0.5
It's a great, clean, fast ROM. I didn't flash a kernel so I assume I am still using the one from JI6. I had been considering some others before I found this one. Couldn't decide. I found the youtube video for Axura and it looked good enough for me to want to try it. I really don't see trying any others right now. This one is perfect.
Oh, and Master did get a MT4G.
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I've only flashed one ROM on my Vibrant and that's Auxura. Went from Stock JI6 to 2.0.3 to 2.0.4 and now 2.0.5
It's a great, clean, fast ROM. I didn't flash a kernel so I assume I am still using the one from JI6. I had been considering some others before I found this one. Couldn't decide. I found the youtube video for Axura and it looked good enough for me to want to try it. I really don't see trying any others right now. This one is perfect.
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No you are running stock JK2 kernel with Axura if you didn't flash any custom kernels on top of it.
Axura, quick, good battery life, and constant updates.
Axura
I love them all but the Axura has the best interface experience as of today. Very nice 2.05axura
I think we are fortunate that we can even have this debate. There are so many good 2.2 ROMs on here that it is getting harder and harder to choose a BEST ROM! I admit I haven't tried all the ones listed so I don't know if my vote should count but I have been EXTREMELY happy with Onyx 4.2 so I voted for Onyx.
Axura is smooth and sexy....just how I like it. The transitions between menus, super fast response and extremely stable make it the perfect choice!
Im Running Axura 2.0.4 and i must say that it is Really Fantastic. The GPS works really fast and is very accurate. Battery life is Amazing. 2.0.5 got released but i already conditioned the battery so i dont want to go throught the whole process again. But i really love this rom and thats coming from a guy who used Obsidian. Out of Obsidian and Axura, Axura wins everywhere: theme, bloatware removed, battery life, gps, and name. =D
im personally running Onyx 4.2 w/ ULF Kernel....i used to run the FrankinTwiz Final ROM before i went to Bionix Fusion....then i went to Obsidian to run Froyo with speed and stabilty....now im running Onyx because its TouchWiz free...and with the Universal Lagfix Kernel ported from i9000....its "pick your poison" speed and customization. im sticking with Team Whiskey till they're dead or i find someone better
Im running Obsidian v5 currently until ViralBlack gets done skinning Onyx R5. I use the stock jk2 kernel for battery life, but ULF and the new voodoo are very promising. I like the blacked out theme of Onyx; Team Whiskey's ROMs always run great; and the bloat is removed in Onyx (otherwise I'd just remove it myself with Titanium Backup). I use LauncherPro instead of TW launcher.
A question though: isn't Axura just a theme/mod?
I am running Onyx v4.2 with a OC/UV 1.4 Ghz BLN kernel [tester] and using the OCLF 2.2 ext lag fix from RyanZA. I have been using Team Whiskey ROMs since Bionix v1.8 and have not looked back since. I have tried other various ROMs in between out of curiosity but nothing runs as good as a Team Whiskey ROM IMHO. They are the only ROMs/Kernels that go on my phone now.
Im running Eugene's ROM. Did you guys flash Auxora and Onyx? Or did u have to use Odin? Im thinking bout trying another ROM after reading this post
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tayatl said:
Im running Eugene's ROM. Did you guys flash Auxora and Onyx? Or did u have to use Odin? Im thinking bout trying another ROM after reading this post
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Yes, you flash the ROMs through ClockworkMod Recovery. Do you have that on your phone? Head over to www.teamwhiskey.com and you can get all of the TW ROMs there!!
Cool thread to kind of talk about all the different ROMs. I love what TW does for the community but im not a fan aesthetically. the best 2.2 i has was Anderdroids AOSPish with the ebkanged kernel #2, NASTY battery life. Was feeling Macnutr12 but too samsung-y. Actually havent tried Axura, guess i should...but for those of you who are TW donator's on their board check out Myjollir (probably way off, but its Thor's Hammer) its for donators only and different and really cool STABLE with ULF OC/UV. But mad props to TW for development progression, and to Eugene for progression and the AMAZING kernels
I love Obsidian ROM. Best battery life and smooth even without lagfixes! Onyx is also good but I like stock'ish look of launcher.
Also, Eugen's kernels are promising with his Macnut project! But now the main benefit of TeamWhiskeys ROMs(kernels) is a battery life in a sleep mode (0.2-0.4% per hour vs 2-4% per hour on Macnut R12 without stock kernel) Also you can use Macnut with stock kernel and battery seems to be as good as tw's roms.
i have changed between several 2.2 ROMs and I landed on Macnut R12 with stock kernel. I have FFC mod so limits my choices a bit. I like Macnut because the flash work around works on it to get me hulu that I cannot get to work on other ROMs. I also like the amount of FFC support it has. It seems that other ROMs that support FFC are buggy with it where Macnut is not. I know from being around the community for some time now that Eugene373 is very good at what he makes and is known for stability. BUT i think that all of the different 2.2 ROMs there are subtle differences that each will like personally better. I don't think one is necessarily better than the rest but that personal preferences make us like one the most. That's the case with me anyway. Good thread!
I still run 2.1 simply because of the 3.5mm jack and phone calls...