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[Q] Which ROM to use?

I see several ROMs but I don't know how to pick one.
Can someone who has used them all please give me an overview and the plusses and minuses?
Thanks!

What phone do you have
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I posted this in the Epic 4G Android Development forum.

My favorite rom setup right now us Andromeda 1.1.1a with the MixUp kernel (no voodoo). I think its a really fast setup with amazing battery life.

The ROM that the phone comes with is pretty good too

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The ROM that the phone comes with is pretty good too
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It depends on your taste, i your looking for a more stock android, AOSP, experience, i would recommend checking out AOSP Magic.
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It should be in the Epic 4g general forum
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I posted this in the Epic 4G Android Development forum.
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Personally I am really enjoying Epic Experience ROM. Battery Life is great.

In my signature.

richse said:
My favorite rom setup right now us Andromeda 1.1.1a with the MixUp kernel (no voodoo). I think its a really fast setup with amazing battery life.
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What's the difference between the one WITH voodoo and the one without?

Voodoo removes the bluish tint inherant to stock epic... but in my experience it only works when the screen brightness is at 100%
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What's the difference between the one WITH voodoo and the one without?
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Voodoo is a different color scheme that can get rid of the blue tint that bothers some people. It only works at 100% brightness so I don't really have a use for it. The I have never really noticed a blue tint with my epic. If you want to know more about voodoo there is a link in the MixUp kernel thread that has all the details.
I should also mention that I use Launcher Pro Plus instead of touchwiz and I replaced the tocuhwiz calendar with the stock AOSP calendar. For clock speed management I use the Overclock widget instead of setcpu.

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I second this! I've had the Nexus One with Froyo CM6 and the HTC EVO with Froyo CM6 and the stock rom that comes with the Epic is an excellent performer. All I did was root my stock rom and install clockwork recovery for backups. I then installed the SDX App remover which backs up and allows you to remove any app that the phone came preloaded with. I then removed the apps I didn't want. I also installed ADW Launcher which I prefer over TW and the Epic performs flawlessly! I flashed all sorts of different roms on my Nexus One and my Evo looking for a speedy, lag free bugless rom. The stock Epic rom with 2.1 performs on par with any of those other two phones I owned with their custom roms. My Epic is quick and bug free! Sure it might not have out of this world stats but I do not even notice that in real world usage. Touchwiz is not a huge makeover and resource hog like Sense UI. People complain about the Epics apps and they want to replace them with AOSP apps. TW apps ARE AOSP apps they are just slightly customized so that can be branded as TW apps. There theming is a little different and I actually like their custom touches which I think make them just that much more usable than AOSP apps. It will take a killer rom for me to stop enjoying my Epic the way I have it customized it with the stock rom.
By the way you can also install the custom TW 3.0 which lets you customize the app menu and dock!

smoothone said:
I second this! I've had the Nexus One with Froyo CM6 and the HTC EVO with Froyo CM6 and the stock rom that comes with the Epic is an excellent performer. All I did was root my stock rom and install clockwork recovery for backups. I then installed the SDX App remover which backs up and allows you to remove any app that the phone came preloaded with. I then removed the apps I didn't want. I also installed ADW Launcher which I prefer over TW and the Epic performs flawlessly! I flashed all sorts of different roms on my Nexus One and my Evo looking for a speedy, lag free bugless rom. The stock Epic rom with 2.1 performs on par with any of those other two phones I owned with their custom roms. My Epic is quick and bug free! Sure it might not have out of this world stats but I do not even notice that in real world usage. Touchwiz is not a huge makeover and resource hog like Sense UI. People complain about the Epics apps and they want to replace them with AOSP apps. TW apps ARE AOSP apps they are just slightly customized so that can be branded as TW apps. There theming is a little different and I actually like their custom touches which I think make them just that much more usable than AOSP apps. It will take a killer rom for me to stop enjoying my Epic the way I have it customized it with the stock rom.
By the way you can also install the custom TW 3.0 which lets you customize the app menu and dock!
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A rooted stock rom is fine to stick with provided you install superuser.apk and apply the fix to joeykrim's root method that allows superuser.apk to work. I made a post with the instructions in the forum. Otherwise you are running a rooted rom with no control over which apps get root access and that is just crazy. Also, there is no reason to stay with the stock kernel. The undervolted Mixup kernel will increase your battery life by at least a few hours. That alone is reason to use it over stock even if you don't want the other enhancements.

I retired all the roms except backed snacks. My fav and current set up is thee boss rom v.3 with mixup kernel and blue minimalist theme. I also use the paid version of launcher pro. My phone is quick and snappy and full of eye candy
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I had some issues with the Boss .02... some force closes (which permission fixing didn't fix). I had no issues with either the Epic Experience or BUB'S AOSP roms... both are extremely stable on my Epic with good battery life and fast performance. Currently I am running the latest Epic Experience ROM with no major issues.

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A rooted stock rom is fine to stick with provided you install superuser.apk and apply the fix to joeykrim's root method that allows superuser.apk to work. I made a post with the instructions in the forum. Otherwise you are running a rooted rom with no control over which apps get root access and that is just crazy. Also, there is no reason to stay with the stock kernel. The undervolted Mixup kernel will increase your battery life by at least a few hours. That alone is reason to use it over stock even if you don't want the other enhancements.
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I have full root with superuser apk installed and have many apps that use superuser installed on my phone!
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And I did not use joeykrims method I used the simple (not one click method) on my macand it worked like a charm
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smoothone said:
And I did not use joeykrims method I used the simple (not one click method) on my macand it worked like a charm
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Then you have a working superuser.apk so you don't need to worry about that part of my post but the MixUp kernel is still way way better than the stock kernel on battery life and functionality.

My 2 cents:
I'm using Epic Experience right now and loving it. He's got a few options for those who want to customize things like the lock screen, kernel, LWP's and such. Plus lately he's been updating it like every 15 minutes! lol
The stock rom is actually really good too though. It was rock solid when I was using it. But I'm a ROM junkie so I had to go custom =P

To rom or not to rom

That is the question.
Is it worth installing CM7 on a nexus S or is it better to just leave it as stock gingerbread (if you dont need the small amount of extra features)?
Also how would one go about 'formatting' a nexus S?

I bought the nexus s for the pure Google experience so I don't see a reason for installing a rom.
If I want another rom ill bit a better handset with better specs and build quality.
My 2 cents.
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You can have stock Gingerbread with CM7, you just have to reinstall the Launcher2.apk and remove (or just dont use) ADW Launcher.
I prefer custom ROMs/Kernels because they feel more snappy than completely stock.

I was using CM7 nighties since I got it. I'm not using stock rooted 2.3.3 rom and I don't see myself going back to nighties anytime soon.

All my other android phone I couldn't use without cm6/7. I lived for the stock Android. Now that this phone is 100% stock out of the box, I haven't had a reason to flash cm7 yet. I've had little to no problems and im satisfied with the stock rom.
Still gotta root though.
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I dib and dabble just to try but I always come back to stock
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CM7 is still a bit unstable, I had it for 2 days and the phone rebooted at least 6 times(and 2 of those times it was stuck, had to pull the batteries out). Also, if you do use the RC1, don't volunteer to provide anonymous usage info as it makes it even more unstable.
I would recommend going with Kimera. Much more stable, very lite (ofc, that means you have to install a few more apps then usual).

The Nexus S with 2.3.x is the first phone I've not fell any compulsion to use a custom rom, even CM. CM7 might be interesting to me once it's out as an official release build, but I'm not sure even then. With previous phones I wouldn't consider running stock at all once the big boys brought their roms out for them, but Android 2.3.3 with Launcher2 is pretty darn good in my opinion.
Same for custom kernels, sort of. I didn't feel the need for one, but I have tried netarchy to get the Voodoo enhancements. I'm currently stock kernel, but have just downloaded the latest 2.3.3 netarchy to give it a whirl again.

there really is no reason to not use custom ROM. for example when cyanogen 7 gets finalized, it includes DSP audio manager boost, 720p video camera with enhanced settings, etc. those are crucial functions that work spectacularly. since its free, there's no reason to avoid those and use stock shen it increases functionality at no cost.

im running cm7 and i love it
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Paul's modaco rom is pretty stock look and feel but has 3G sip and a few small other tweaks. I like it. Can't really tell the difference from stock.

I can only speak from my limited experience, having ditched my Milestone for the Nexus. Having the option to put a custom ROM on the phone was enticing, even though I had no problem with stock ROM. I used ROM Manager, and did the no-loss root method, made a backup, and then did wipe and installed CM7 RC1.
Things I liked: power control widgets in status bar. The fact it introduced me to ADW Launcher and the vast library of themes on the market (I've been happy using LauncherPro so hadn't got to ADW yet). The smaller, more columns app drawer. I liked the fact it went about downloading all the apps I had I wiped. Overall it was a very smooth intro to custom ROMs.
Things I didn't like: apps placed in the dock would lose their custom icon (don't know if this was ADW or CM7's fault). Car home didn't work. Knowing that 2.3.3 will be available OTA soon and my phone wont get it while I am non-stock.
I kept using CM7 for about 5 days and had no crashes, but went back to stock today as none of the other features are of particular interest. Having power control in notifications area is nice, but it's not that much harder just to use widgetsoid and place them on a home screen (which is what I always do).
Anyway, horses for courses. Obviously some love it, but me I was meh. I have no problem with the speed and smoothness of stock, and didn't notice any increase when using CM7.

Best custom rom w/o the crapware

which rom is the best without all the crap ware? Is there a rom out that just works? Flashing the rom without ever have to go into titianium to remove the unwanted appz...some of them you can't even remove from the rom. what ever app i want, I can just install it. CM and miui doesn't have crapware but not everything works. I don't want to have to install 3rd party software just to have certain feature works. All the other roms have crapware like facebook, peep, weather and news, desk clock, and etc... It beats the purpose of rooting your phone and at the same time custom roms may also have a lot of crapware.

well sometimes u cant always have what you want, you gotta compromise, or just learn to be a rom dev, and make your own?
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superm3 said:
which rom is the best without all the crap ware? Is there a rom out that just works? Flashing the rom without ever have to go into titianium to remove the unwanted appz...some of them you can't even remove from the rom. what ever app i want, I can just install it. CM and miui doesn't have crapware but not everything works. I don't want to have to install 3rd party software just to have certain feature works. All the other roms have crapware like facebook, peep, weather and news, desk clock, and etc... It beats the purpose of rooting your phone and at the same time custom roms may also have a lot of crapware.
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LOL what third party software do you have to install with cm7? Cm7 works great without the need for anything.
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Once rooted, there is nothing you can't uninstall/delete with Root Explorer. Pick your fav ROM, buy Root Explorer and delete away. That said, you will have sense running in the background on anything that is not AOSP (unless you run a sense remover of some sort. I think Calkulin has one.)
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superm3 said:
which rom is the best without all the crap ware? Is there a rom out that just works? Flashing the rom without ever have to go into titianium to remove the unwanted appz...some of them you can't even remove from the rom. what ever app i want, I can just install it. CM and miui doesn't have crapware but not everything works. I don't want to have to install 3rd party software just to have certain feature works. All the other roms have crapware like facebook, peep, weather and news, desk clock, and etc... It beats the purpose of rooting your phone and at the same time custom roms may also have a lot of crapware.
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miks roms work but he keeps the crapware in there because some people like it and most keep it on there but move it to sd or whatever just so if someone does like it they can use it but its all uninstallable... i am with you though i go through many apps and remove them and gotta do it everytime but i dont care i could leave it if i wanted lol but dont use it so no need to

cm7+savaged-zen works great, the only thing that i have run into trouble with is the gps which is an easy fix with this New GPS drivers! v1.1

in my own opinion i love Miui i fell in love with it..
Miui with Savaged zen SBC(latest) Vipermod (flash Insanemode) Ram script Mod.Overclocked to 1.13ghz. my phone really feels better acts better games better Battery LASTS WAY LONGER...only problem no app drawer but you can always use zeam launcher that makes it even faster i think

Go with MikG man, it comes with some of the "crapware" but you can easily remove everything you don't want and the rom is phenomenal

EVO Deck is about one of the cleanest ROMs you can get; he strips CM7 clean of a lot of the stuff they add (language packs and stuff) so his zip file is pretty small.
I highly recommend his ROM if you want a good all-around AOSP experience; combined with Tiamat 3.3.7 it also gave me the best battery life of any ROM I've used.

Deck and SalvageMod are extremely lightweight
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I'd recommend Vaelpak. His 3.2 is a very solid senseless based Rom. His .2.2 is still in beta more or less but has been good so far. It is a complete aosp Rom.
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I've tried...
Deck
Vaelpak
Synergy
MIUI
All of which have been awesome in their own way. Deck was like the stock Android experience, Vael was like stock Android mixed with sense and a lot of options, Synergy is a really solid sense rom and MIUI is just a cool take on Android.

Neitmrh15 said:
I've tried...
Deck
Vaelpak
Synergy
MIUI
All of which have been awesome in their own way. Deck was like the stock Android experience, Vael was like stock Android mixed with sense and a lot of options, Synergy is a really solid sense rom and MIUI is just a cool take on Android.
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The newest Vaelpak is a GB based full aosp. The 3.2 (which I'm guessing is the one you have tried) is the senseless rom.
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MIUI is nice but no 4G so that's out.
CM7 is nice but not everything works perfectly, then its a find the best kernel that does this or that so that's out.
For me, I settled on Kings Alliance 2.1 with hybrid 3.0 on my EVO 4G. Everything works and well, battery life great, camera, 4G, wifi and tons of modifications if you want.
These are my opinions but for looks, simplicity, speed and not any bloatware right off the bat, try Kings..

waterbound said:
MIUI is nice but no 4G so that's out.
CM7 is nice but not everything works perfectly, then its a find the best kernel that does this or that so that's out.
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In fairness, I don't think there's any custom ROM not based on stock that works perfectly. There are always nagging little issues like auto brightness not working or having to run a driver fix for GPS with every CM nightly. You have to take the good with the bad.

Cyanogen works great for me without any problems
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OMFGB Nightlies are real good.. Android 2.3.5, different from CM. Has some interesting features and T-Moblie Theme Chooser
Also like Just_S said before, you can easily remove any app you don't want..
A good free app I've been using is Root App Remover FOUND HERE
D/L For OMFGB Nightlies HERE

Titanium Backup is good for uninstalling apps too.

flashing rom with all the crapware and uninstalling crapware through titianium backup, doesn't that slow down your phone? look at windows mobile and windows os. Installing an appz and uninstalling it slows down your phone by half. cm and miui doesnt have 4g. The last time I checked, both still have issue with 160 character and tethering issues.

us3rm3 said:
flashing rom with all the crapware and uninstalling crapware through titianium backup, doesn't that slow down your phone? look at windows mobile and windows os. Installing an appz and uninstalling it slows down your phone by half. cm and miui doesnt have 4g. The last time I checked, both still have issue with 160 character and tethering issues.
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I never noticed any slow-down from uninstalling apps. CM7 supports 4G on the EVO; I can't speak for all other phones. I never had any tethering issues when using any custom ROM.

Aosp battle!

Now, I know that cyanogenmod is probably the most popular of all the aosp roms however, that's irrelevant because this is about the evo, not other phones. So, in your own words, which rom is the best aosp rom for the evo? Excluding miui, because that's a different sort of aosp.
Thanks.
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Art2Fly said:
Now, I know that cyanogenmod is probably the most popular of all the aosp roms however, that's irrelevant because this is about the evo, not other phones. So, in your own words, which rom is the best aosp rom for the evo? Excluding miui, because that's a different sort of aosp.
Thanks.
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numbers don't lie
http://stats.cyanogenmod.com
supersonic 38,749

Yeah, but how is it better than the other ones? Salvagemod, deck, etc..
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Decks Rom to me is the best due to being so much cleaner and faster. The way it runs on my phone is amazing. Battery life. Performance. Just flawless for an aosp
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I tried SalvageMod, didn't care for it since I got FC's and there doesn't seem to be much updates.
I have gone between CM7 and Decks a lot. So much lately that I am driving myself nuts. I want to stick with one.
I like Decks because it is a slimmer version and runs better. It also doesn't have as much misc. stuff/apps with it.
I like CM7 because of the nightlies, which also gives me headaches because I am always flashing, then if something sucks I go back to a previous version, sometimes having to wipe, etc.
I am most likely going to end up sticking with Decks since it runs better for me, and so I don't get the urge to try out a new nightly. LOL
I am not aware of any other AOSP ROM.

Lets face it, if it werent for CM7 we wouldnt have most of the AOSP roms for this phone that we do. DECKS is the best IMO. Its CM7 but tailored specifically for the EVO. Its VERY NOTICEABLY faster. More clean. Cant go wrong with it.

My phone has never run better than with SalvageMod! Even Decks which held that place previously. There are some features that I miss but haven't looked back for a second.
Lithid is an incredible Dev, and has produced a unique build of AOSP that will stand out from the rest. He also supports it directly, meaning you will hear from HIM if you ask a question.
I have tried cm7, decks, savaged zen and OMGB. None have quite the edge of SalvageMod. However, OMGB would be my second choice but I like something a bit more custom.
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I tried cm7 a while back and it was just OK for me( no disrespect, just my opinion). After playing around with a whole lot of sense roms I'm now looking for something a little different for a while...so I'm also interested in the slickest aosp rom.
Does Decks have the Theme engine built in?
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Does Decks have the Theme engine built in?
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yes it does. any theme chooser will theme work
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CM7 and MIUI are by far the most popular AOSP Roms on ALL Android devices. Miui is very popular battery and theme wise. Cm7 takes it with stability. They are both the best in my book.
Free Dirk!!!

Personally I use sense. Buttttt when used asop I preferred miui. I know you said no miui but personally I loved it. I thought it was way better than cm7. But honestly it's what you want and like haha
Swyped from my synergy evo!

Steven 1 said:
Decks Rom to me is the best due to being so much cleaner and faster. The way it runs on my phone is amazing. Battery life. Performance. Just flawless for an aosp
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My choice as well. Deck has all of the features I like, and none of the bloat. It's my perfect rom.
I often flash other aosp roms - and even the occasional sense rom... But I always return to Deck within hours.

Braneless said:
My choice as well. Deck has all of the features I like, and none of the bloat. It's my perfect rom.
I often flash other aosp roms - and even the occasional sense rom... But I always return to Deck within hours.
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If I'm not using salvagemod I always flash cm7 as well. Its a good choice.
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lithid-cm said:
If I'm not using salvagemod I always flash cm7 as well. Its a good choice.
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I see what you did there.
I tried Salvage Mod briefly, but there were some little details that bugged me; the notification pulldown located at the bottom of the screen, lack of Theme Chooser, and a couple other minor settings not available.
It's the small details that makes or breaks a rom for me. Deck passes all the tests, and runs much better on my particular phone than the full CM 7.1
Homage and gratitude are definitely due to cyanogen.. Without his team, we wouldn't have many of the improvements available to us.

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yes it does. any theme chooser will theme work
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Thanks man.
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i prefer cm7 because it supports my blue tooth keyboard, but i never even looked into whether other roms support this feature, i just assumed not.

Another vote for Decks. I've tried just about every AOSP rom out there and Decks rom runs the fastest on my Evo.

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Another vote for Decks. I've tried just about every AOSP rom out there and Decks rom runs the fastest on my Evo.
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I agree, cm7 is a very fast rom. GPS is weird at times. But can't argue with speed. I still use salvagemod tho simply for the simple things that are different.
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Its a toss up, using Decks rom atm but with any AOSP rom I get bad wifi reception unless I am right next to my modem. That's the only thing I can say for Sense roms is that the wifi connection is better, at least in my case.

I'll admit, I was a huge CM Fanboy and deservedly so it's probably one of the most developed and feature laden ROMs available. MIUI never appealed to me. But, there was always something wonky happening then once most of the bugs were ironed out and I actually used it often enough I got tired of ADW.
I started flashing frank707's .zip that removed some of the extra apps and especially ADW and replaced it with launcher2. Then Deck came along and did it for me with an even more optimized ROM. Somewhere along the way I flirted with SalvageMod 1.2.1 but had some stability issues that were caused by the SavagedZen kernel that I stupidly blamed the ROM for. Flash forward to last week, I finally tried out SalvageMod 1.4 and gave it an honest chance and I think it's probably one of the most well developed and stable/fast ROMs that I've tried so far. It's different from CM based ROMs if that's what you're used to but it's simplicity is actually refreshing. There's some features that I'd like to have added but it's nothing that makes the ROM unusable.
I say give SM 1.4 a real chance, I don't think that it (or the devs for that matter) get the recognition deserved.

Best 2.2.2 / Stock or Gingerbread ROM?

I love me some AOSP / pure Google, but both jt's custom and Cyanogen nightlies suffer from volume issues, data stability, black screen of death, etc. At some point I believe jt mentioned a lack of source code from Samsung as being root of the problems.
Seeking stability, I recently went back to stock Froyo / TouchWiz 2.2.2. It's been amazingly trouble free, all things considered...but TouchWiz is driving me crazy!
Are there truly any Gingerbread ROMs that don't suffer these problems? AOSP isn't a must, but as close to pure as possible would be best.
If stock Froyo 2.2.2 is really the most stable, then who's customized stock is the best?

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I love me some AOSP / pure Google, but both jt's custom and Cyanogen nightlies suffer from volume issues, data stability, black screen of death, etc. At some point I believe jt mentioned a lack of source code from Samsung as being root of the problems.
Seeking stability, I recently went back to stock Froyo / TouchWiz 2.2.2. It's been amazingly trouble free, all things considered...but TouchWiz is driving me crazy!
Are there truly any Gingerbread ROMs that don't suffer these problems? AOSP isn't a must, but as close to pure as possible would be best.
If stock Froyo 2.2.2 is really the most stable, then who's customized stock is the best?
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All aosp Rom have major issues and a subpar camera. Go with power washed 2. 0 and install an alternative launcher like launcher pro or go launcher
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laureanop said:
All aosp Rom have major issues and a subpar camera. Go with power washed 2. 0 and install an alternative launcher like launcher pro or go launcher
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Winning!!!

laureanop said:
All aosp Rom have major issues and a subpar camera. Go with power washed 2. 0 and install an alternative launcher like launcher pro or go launcher
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aosp roms dont have that many issues :/

laureanop said:
All aosp Rom have major issues and a subpar camera. Go with power washed 2. 0 and install an alternative launcher like launcher pro or go launcher
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Define aosp?
Power Washed is now Gingerbased, true?
EDIT: I AM A noob!

tyler79durdan said:
Define aosp?
Power Washed is now Gingerbased, true?
noob!
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Yes pw is now gingerbread eh09 based. The camera does work better on powerwashed, Not to mention the gps is also better. I dont think aosp is loaded with problems, but pw eh09 would get my recomendation for new users.

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All aosp Rom have major issues and a subpar camera. Go with power washed 2. 0 and install an alternative launcher like launcher pro or go launcher
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I was about to ditch this thing 2 months ago. After months of missing phone calls 2 trouble tickets 3 replacements and having tried every rom modem kernel combo possible. I find it funny that all the bull**** I went through for 8 months stopped the day I flashed ec09 modem and vanilla gingerbread and I haven't looked back. Now running Pool Party (VGB based) with jt's 0912 kernel and still the ec09 modem it's the perfect setup for me. I have NOT missed a call and my data speeds are consistently at or above 1.1mbps since going to an aosp/mtd rom. It's also amazing that in places where my phone was useless before, I am able to use it as one would expect now. Anytime someone asks what's the best "rom" it is such a loaded question with each individual having their own unique setup desires of what they expect out of the device. But to say "All aosp Rom have major issues" you might as well have just gone to jt's house and spit in his face. To OP you need to find the time to read and try all roms yourself. Or you could listen to half cocked kinda uneducated responses and base your rom choice on that. But I'll continue to take pictures with the TouchWiz camera that was ported to pool party and enjoy what has been a great last 2 months on an aosp/mtd rom and continue to enjoy my device and try to repress the previous 8 months crap I put up with on touch wiz. @OP We have more options now than we have ever had on this device but you need to try all options yourself and see if a particular option will suit your needs and expectations.
Also keep in mind that all options are not available on xda. cough cough rootzwiki cough cough.
good day.

droidstyle said:
Yea but powerwahsed is eh09 based aosp is ec09 based. The camera does work better on powerwashed, Not to mention the gps is also better. I dont think aosp is loaded with problems, but pw eh09 would get my recomendation.
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What do you mean by "aosp is ec09 based?" AOSP is based on, well, AOSP.
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papstar said:
What do you mean by "aosp is ec09 based?" AOSP is based on, well, AOSP.
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yes my mistake...i mean aosp is mtd based. post edited!

I have found that cm7 nightly 66 is rather stable for me and appears to have the volume issue sorted. there is still the issue of no data/slow data till you toggle the data switch after a reboot. but seems like a very usable rom for daily

papstar said:
What do you mean by "aosp is ec09 based?" AOSP is based on, well, AOSP.
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Aosp: android open source project. It's 100% android software with no additions, modifications or bloatware added on by phone manufacturers. Touch wiz is android modified by Samsung which has a different, inferior file system. So roms are either aosp based or TW based( for Samsung phones) and are not compatible with each other. They both have their pros and cons
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I tried out TSM Pool Party a couple of times. The first time I tried 1.3 using the JT kernel dated 0829 and neither the torch nor the camera flash would work. Back to Geewiz 1.1.1. Today I tried TSM Pool Party 1.4 with JT's 0912 kernel. I couldn't reactivate the phone and when I pressed volume up or down on activation or on a call the incall volume shot from loud to almost nonexistent. Tried Vanilla GB and then 0829 kernel but neither fixed the problem. Back to GeeWiz 1.1.1 again.
Speedwise I was really impressed, but I need functionality over speed. So I apologize to all the developers out there working on AOSP but they still needs more work before they are RC ready. However kudos to all the progress that has been made.
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scarfman4 said:
I tried out TSM Pool Party a couple of times. The first time I tried 1.3 using the JT kernel dated 0829 and neither the torch nor the camera flash would work. Back to Geewiz 1.1.1. Today I tried TSM Pool Party 1.4 with JT's 0912 kernel. I couldn't reactivate the phone and when I pressed volume up or down on activation or on a call the incall volume shot from loud to almost nonexistent. Tried Vanilla GB and then 0829 kernel but neither fixed the problem. Back to GeeWiz 1.1.1 again.
Speedwise I was really impressed, but I need functionality over speed. So I apologize to all the developers out there working on AOSP but they still needs more work before they are RC ready. However kudos to all the progress that has been made.
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pretty much had the same experience...

I agree that the AOSP roms can be functionally messed up sometimes, but that is what a lot of people prefer.
Personally, I like the TouchWiz interface (it's one of the things that drew me to the Fascinate over the Droid X). If you do too, then you have two great options...
GeeWiz - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1211337
Powerwashed - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1199851
The GeeWiz rom is, in my opinion, exactly what the author describes it as... WISH (What It Should Have been). It's essentially the Fassy the way most users would have preferred. If you are new to flashing, highly consider this rom (which is cleaned up and pre-rooted).
The Powerwashed rom (would personally stay with the Froyo version for now) is a little more customized than the GeeWiz version. It is a great option for those who want the extra changes listed in the developer's post already applied.
Both are outstanding roms for those who like the TouchWiz interface. IMHO, you can't go wrong with either one.
Right now, I'm running GeeWiz 1.1... though I see I need to flash CWM and update to 1.1.1!

So, I'm a Droid X dev, but total noon on Samsung . Is this a group or GB build? Thanks!
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mobile_sensei said:
So, I'm a Droid X dev, but total noon on Samsung . Is this a group or GB build? Thanks!
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What exactly are you referring to?
PWGB 2. 0b3 TKSGB 9-27,adren shot xv, honeycomb v 2.02

The Geewiz ROM
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The Geewiz ROM
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Gee wiz is a eh 09 based Gb rom (for now) developed by djp952. It's as close to stock as you're gonna find. He also developed a ed 05 froyo Rom with the same characteristics
PWGB 2. 0b3 TKSGB 9-27,adren shot xv, honeycomb v 2.02

Doing fine on PWED05 right now.
Due for an upgrade so as soon as I get a new phone my Fascinate will be running some variant of GB.

Powerwashed ED05 is my choice for Best Froyo 2.2.2
i don't want to flash new GB ROM based-on EI20 or EH09, I want to wait for stock/official Gingerbread ROM. But if I flash GB ROM, i choose PowerWashed GB ^_^ ( but gain more battery drain, just because modem and ROM...)