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(Q) what is the best rom to go with?

I'm on the quantum rom and i like it. but it seems like my battery is suckish. what is the best rom do you guys have in mind.

i gotta say the only thing holding me backfrom upgrading to DK28 is the lack of 4g tethering, im using syndicate rom 1.0.2 with setcpu installed and i can 4g tether (usb) and i get all day battery life (unless of course im watchin a movie or downloading on 4g). syndicate is DI18 based.

Currently, all the dk28 roms are varients on the same flavor (a theme or boot animation here, a custom script there).
[Edit] - damn cough made me hit submit :-|
You really won't see great differences in performance until the kernels are modified for oc/uv, and that won't really commence till the official release.
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SwimDrewid said:
Currently, all the dk28 roms are varients on the same flavor (a theme or boot animation here, a custom script there).
[Edit] - damn cough made me hit submit :-|
You really won't see great differences in performance until the kernels are modified for oc/uv, and that won't really commence till the official release.
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Viper is the best. I been trying all of them.
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Im almost set to release frankenstein, might wait to see what official froyo brings...And want to find a good hosting site.
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Tested out both releases of Quantum and latest two Bonsai for 2.2/DK28, and was on Andromeda Galaxy for 2.1/DI18.
I too felt my battery was suckish on Quantum. Liked Andromeda for battery life the most, Quantum has been most stable. However, I have now settled on Nebula Rom 1.0.5 as (IMO) it has the best features of all three sweet roms mentioned.

so when will we be seeing gingerbread

cbwhat said:
so when will we be seeing gingerbread
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Knowing Samsung, not for a while. Since the nexus s is pretty much the same as a Galaxy S, however, there may be luck of an update or porting of Gingerbread to our Epics around...March, is my guess.
For the best rom...it's very difficult to say. They're all pretty simple with the DK28 variants. I prefer the Nebula Rom, but there are a lot of other styles.
If you liked the old 2.1 style, try out the SyndicateRom.
Hope this helps!

antpila33 said:
i gotta say the only thing holding me backfrom upgrading to DK28 is the lack of 4g tethering...
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I'm using Vipers DK28 and can USB tether with 4G just fine using PDANET. DL it from the market and try it out.

antpila33 said:
i gotta say the only thing holding me backfrom upgrading to DK28 is the lack of 4g tethering, im using syndicate rom 1.0.2 with setcpu installed and i can 4g tether (usb) and i get all day battery life (unless of course im watchin a movie or downloading on 4g). syndicate is DI18 based.
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Dont even upgrade to any froyo roms.I had Syndicate on my phone for almost two months and it was the fastest rom then I decided to swith to froyo DK28 and tried all the froyo roms and I gotta say it wasnt worth it,Syndicate rom murders any froyo rom available right now.
But if you still wanna jump to 2.2 then Mammon's Bonsai 1.0.4 is the fastest but is nowhere near Syndicate,you will notice lag especially when browsing internet,and rom will keep geting slower and slower after a week or two.
Bottom line:Use Syndicate until better froyo updates come out.

Which ROM is 2.2.1?

Sorry, sort of a dumb question but is there a ROM that gives us 2.2.1? I heard it's superior than 2.2. I am currently running Nero v3 w/ Voodoo enabled and I LOVE it but you know what they say; "curiosity kills the cat". Thjanks...

None of the galaxy s devices are running 2.2.1 so it would have to be a port from another phone.
Fear the beard...

jayprime said:
None of the galaxy s devices are running 2.2.1 so it would have to be a port from another phone.
Fear the beard...
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Wrong. There is a leak of Galaxy S running 2.2.1 and I believe that there is a 2.2.1 ROM by jellette but taken down due to drama.
2.2.1 isn't worth it, there are a lot of bugs and 2.2 is farly more stable.

zephiK said:
Wrong. There is a leak of Galaxy S running 2.2.1 and I believe that there is a 2.2.1 ROM by jellette but taken down due to drama.
2.2.1 isn't worth it, there are a lot of bugs and 2.2 is farly more stable.
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It is not worth it - unless you live in an area with poor reception and you can guarantee low frequencies hit your phone - once it hits 80 and above it soft reboots - as far as I know there is no headway on a fix for this - the problem exists in JPU, JPX and JPY - there are still a few hardcore Alpha testers working their butts off looking for work arounds though.

OK thanks. I'll patiently wait for the Gingerbread port
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Whats difference between Frojo and Ginger

Hey guys i have search around to get an answer for this question and haven't found it. I just like to test around but before im trying to see if is worth it trying ginger and what is so good about it
Thanks
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Yes, sometimes this information can be hard to find. This should give you what you're looking for:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=difference+between+froyo+and+gingerbread

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Fr0stbyteX said:
Yes, sometimes this information can be hard to find. This should give you what you're looking for:
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=difference+between+froyo+and+gingerbread
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You sir, have just given me the closest thing you can get to a pimp slap over the internet, and for that I thank you.

Whats a Frojo?

So much a fan of LMGTFY.... next time, use goo.gl to shorten it, and you may have gotten me too

...and answers like these create people like akaskriller lol...cause we are soooo mean!!!!

Basically nothing worth upgrading for.

What about the i9000 roms fo they run faster,less lag on stock? Do games run better i rember reading its good for games.
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i agree with the previous reply. after trying a few gb roms, i also found there is nothing noticeable difference between froyo and gb. froyo is still faster, more stable and have gps.
stay with froyo.
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just the same differences when you taste froyo and ginger.

Frodo is a character from Lord of the Rings while Ginger is a character from Gilligan's Island.

Gingerbread is optimized for Hummingbird CPU (SGS) while Froyo is optimized for Snapdragon CPU (N1)

I'm hoping some of the bluetooth quirks are solved.
It's seams my old feature phone did a better job with BT than droid (or iphones)
Robert

Froyo tastes better than gingerbread....anyday of the week
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I'm hoping some of the bluetooth quirks are solved.
It's seams my old feature phone did a better job with BT than droid (or iphones)
Robert
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Nvr heard of anyone getting blue teeth from froyo or gingerbread. YOU ARE NOT MAKING ANY SENSE MAN.

cellneuron said:
i agree with the previous reply. after trying a few gb roms, i also found there is nothing noticeable difference between froyo and gb. froyo is still faster, more stable and have gps.
stay with froyo.
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Also, there seem to be few if any apps coming out requiring GB. That was not the case with Froyo - there were LOTS of changes to the API there and not being able to upgrade meant missing out on new apps. Nothing like that with GB so I don't mind sticking with Froyo for a bit of stability.

anthonys2r said:
Whats a Frojo?
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Frojo is the Spanish version of 2.2
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ginger doesn't have a soul

slightly. nothing noticeable difference between froyo and gb.

I honestly have to say I have try every single rom posted here in less then 2 months. For last I have seen lots of hype with Ginger CM7 and I went for it.
2 days pass and I downgraded again to Frojo 2.2 since I hated it that ginger, is buggy and there aint much I could do to get it popping like I can do with custom Frojo Roms.
So I will stick with Frojo until Ginger gets the support we have now for Frojo types.

Gingerbread is almost here everyone!!!

And it's not just a rumor. Verizon has updated their update section for the Droid X to implement the Gingerbread update!
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x.pdf

See also support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x_instructions.pdf
These PDFs were created 5/18 & 5/19.

Awesome find!
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x_instructions.pdf
Here you find the how to install instructions and screen shots...
PC world says Friday for roll out.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228648/motorola_droid_x_to_get_gingerbread_on_friday.html

I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
Life is good!
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milski65 said:
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
Life is good!
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Ditto. Does everything I need and more. What's the point of updating if nothing changes dramatically...its just a number game?
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There are some cool UI changes and the overall experience seems much snappier since I updated to Gingerale (2.3 based ROM). I would recommend checking it out at least, just make a backup and revert if you don't like it But I bet you will.

schmidty86 said:
There are some cool UI changes and the overall experience seems much snappier since I updated to Gingerale (2.3 based ROM). I would recommend checking it out at least, just make a backup and revert if you don't like it But I bet you will.
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I'm going to have to agree. Froyo was great to me, but when I jumped to GB... wow. Quicker, looks better and runs smoother. I just got a replacement phone yesterday with 340 on it and I can't believe I actually used it. Tossed 595 on right away But as Schmidty said, you can always roll it back. To each their own, though.
BTW... that Gingerale looks awesome. I'm gonna try it when I get home

Schmidty and Kobalt, is there that much of a diff? New to world of customizing. I do have 2 X's (one on wireless). Maybe I'll give it a try on that one. I'm sure I can find a thread somewhere. You both recommend Gingerale? My real concern is seeing ongoing threads of issues with these various versions of GB (don't know if gingerale falls in that category). But I'm constantly reading and trying to learn more. This damn phone and these forums has created a monster out of me. I tried my buddies original droid yesterday (totally stock). I almost vomited. He's too afraid to do any form of customization or rooting.

You say faster until you actually load it and it includes more crapware and really is barely faster than the custom gb rom you put on the phone.
I'll stick with a rom'd froyo with gingerbread elements in it till a better gb rom comes out.

Do you have a preference serial?
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milski65 said:
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
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No thanks necessary, but you're very welcome.
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I would way prefer a clean GB install (Cyanogen anyone?), but I haven't seen one for my X that is as stable as .595.
So I will keep my .595 build (rooted and deoxed) until I see something better.

Gingerbread is almost here? Where have you been? I have been running gingerbread for about a month now. The "official" update is just a number

have any of you guys tried Liberty GB? I downloaded the donate version of Liberty Toolbox from the market and installed the Nightly Gingerbread ROM. So far, kinda stable.
Some bugs are:
-Maps crashes sometimes out of the blue
-Calendars won't let you modify or add items
But I have gotten stronger 3g and faster reception, and faster system overall...
Hope to hear a release date of the a final build Liberty GB

GolfnWrx said:
I would way prefer a clean GB install (Cyanogen anyone?), but I haven't seen one for my X that is as stable as .595.
So I will keep my .595 build (rooted and deoxed) until I see something better.
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I'm in the same boat with the same build. Very happy with it, and not interested in the OTA update, unless .596 is shown to have some wonderful new improvement over .595.

Hey guys i rooted and might of deleted some bloatware do i have to sbf to get it back so that i may get the update

i will be testing the OTA in a few HRS ...now my question is will there be more devs jumping back on board wigh new exciting roms cause i just got this phone 2 days ago and i see no activity and cant even find liverty 2.0 rom or rooting instructions for .340

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Hey guys i rooted and might of deleted some bloatware do i have to sbf to get it back so that i may get the update
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Gotta SBF to get the update, yeah.
All the crapware has to be there.
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V1215 said:
Gotta SBF to get the update, yeah.
All the crapware has to be there.
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I just freeze the crapware with Titanium Backup and unfreeze it when it's time to update. Once updated, I freeze it back up again. Worked like a charm for the 2.2 OTA update.

Does anyone know when we can get the release?
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question about gingerbread

I i were to root on 2.2 would i have to unroot to update to gingerbread

To receive the T-Mobile over the air update (OTA), yes. But there are plenty of gingerbread ROM's available in the dev section.

If your here on XDA then you probably are curious about using your phone to its fullest abilities. Running stock roms hinders that. I recommend rooting, and flashing CWM, and a custom rom. Get that sucker going!

Concorde380 said:
I i were to root on 2.2 would i have to unroot to update to gingerbread
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as L&B said. If you are rooted running a custom ROM you will not receive the update from T-Mobile stating that 2.3.x is not available for your phone. T-Mobile doesn't know what phone you've got when you are using a custom ROM so they don't know what ROM to push. However if you are running a rooted/s-off standard ROM you will need to revert back to an unrooted state before preforming the update.
The great thing about hanging out here @ XDA is someone i'm sure will post a ROOTED version of the updated ROM shortly after T-Mobile pushes it out. So you can remain rooted, [backup/wipe] flash the new ROM and have the best of both worlds.

If i were to wait until gingerbread would i be able to root

Concorde380 said:
If i were to wait until gingerbread would i be able to root
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Probably, but can't make any promises. Either way, the update that T-Mobile might be pushing OTA is available in Dev section, as well as tons of other awesome ROMs. Take a look, you might fall in love. (With a ROM, not a developer.. I'd hope )

Link please
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If you're using XDA, you have no need for OTA's...Devs will always turn OTA into optimized versions instead with more features, so there's no reason to be concerned with OTA's, they dont offer anything special.

Ok so where can I find the gingerbread update
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Concorde380 said:
Ok so where can I find the gingerbread update
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Where can you find the official T-Mobile update?
It's not been released yet.
So we're still playing the "waiting game"

neidlinger said:
Where can you find the official T-Mobile update?
It's not been released yet.
So we're still playing the "waiting game"
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He could try the leak of 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059379

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He could try the leak of 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059379
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That's why i said official . The leaked ROM still is really smooth. I'm pretty impressed with it.

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That's why i said official . The leaked ROM still is really smooth. I'm pretty impressed with it.
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I wasn't... there was pretty much nothing new about it in comparison to the 2.2.1 stock ROM. The only thing noticeable different was the quick settings in the notification bar, and even that's pretty minor.

kimbernator said:
I wasn't... there was pretty much nothing new about it in comparison to the 2.2.1 stock ROM. The only thing noticeable different was the quick settings in the notification bar, and even that's pretty minor.
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but it ranks much higher on the Quadrant then the standard 2.2.1 ROM that T-Mobile has out. So your say that Higher Quadrant always doesn't mean better performance!?!
To be honest all of our developers do a awesome job.

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but it ranks much higher on the Quadrant then the standard 2.2.1 ROM that T-Mobile has out. So your say that Higher Quadrant always doesn't mean better performance!?!
To be honest all of our developers do a awesome job.
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Lies! Are you saying my MT4G with a Quadrant score of 1.8 K-Jiggahertz isn't faster than one that gets a score of 2k! Impossible I have tweaked the ROM so much that it has imploded into an iPhone 1G. Tell me that isn't true power. To me I want 2.3.3(mysense) since it allows me to use the Sense 3.0 apps/lockscreen and some apps only work on Ginger.

i was thinking of waiting for the t-mobile update of gingerbread but i rooted and got the Virtuous Fusion MT4G v1.1.8 :: Gingerbread Sense 3.0/3D and I love it!
so much better and faster than t-mo stock

Good boy! LOL
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