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Tons and kernels?

I've been browsing around the site lately on which roms are good, which kernels to use, etc. and still I'm a little confused.
I'm pretty new to Droid phones and this is my first. I've rooted my finances Droid 2 just for custom themes, but for my phone I want a little more. Anyone have any suggestions on Roman and kernels to use?
I like the SenseUI, so I'm not really looking to change that, just wanna get more battery life and have remove some of the bloat ware like Skype.
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Hanger84 said:
I've been browsing around the site lately on which roms are good, which kernels to use, etc. and still I'm a little confused.
I'm pretty new to Droid phones and this is my first. I've rooted my finances Droid 2 just for custom themes, but for my phone I want a little more. Anyone have any suggestions on Roman and kernels to use?
I like the SenseUI, so I'm not really looking to change that, just wanna get more battery life and have remove some of the bloat ware like Skype.
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I would recommend Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS4, or SkyRaider 3.3.3 (or 3.3.4 if you don't want OTA updates ever again). Quality roms right there. If you're going to use Myn's rom, I wouldn't change the kernel that came with it. Runs good for me. For SkyRaider, I would recommend KingKlicks BFS6 kernel, that also ran good for me. To remove bloatware, you can buy root explorer and delete the .apks you don't want, or buy Titanium Backup and uninstall whatever you want. Not sure if you can do that without buying it though, but I would recommend buying it anyways to support the dev. Theres also a way to delete whatever app you want from adb, but I'm not exactly sure how to do that. I believe its rm system/app/whateveryouwant.apk, after you enter su, but I'm not certain. I'm sure a quick Google search would help straighten that out. I hope I helped ya out
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Personally I love virtuous 3.1 with chad0989s kernel I believe that's his name at least also in virtuous there is an app to disable apps and put them into your SD in case you ever need them they'll be accessible
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Gahh Its Lee said:
Personally I love virtuous 3.1 with chad0989s kernel I believe that's his name at least also in virtuous there is an app to disable apps and put them into your SD in case you ever need them they'll be accessible
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I've been hearing good things about chads kernel as well, but never decided to switch.
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I'm not sure what your running but i used to use the stock .17 kernel and that was basically perfect and then the new chad kernels are just even better. Haven't tried his .26 yet but the .17 is amazing and really fast.
Blah12543 said:
I've been hearing good things about chads kernel as well, but never decided to switch.
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I'm running Ziggys kernel made just for RLS4, nice and smooth like butter. I also tried HTCs .17 kernel, but that was on SkyRaider. I seemed to get better battery with Kings BFS6. I'm considering trying chads kernel cause, well, why not? Lol
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Thank you for the suggestions =)
I'm still waiting on Unrevoked to update their root kit, but getting antsy lol.
Speaking of Unrevoked....I dunno if it's just me, but when I try to go to their twitter, it's not showing anymore, but just shows some Blogger site...looks like Twitter got hacked to me. Anyone else see it? Nevermind, found the problem...

Sorry for the double post. Didn't want to re-edit my previous post, as I finally got impatiant with waiting and sucessfully downgraded my SLCD DInc and rooted.
I think I'm going to give Virtous ROM and Kernel a try with SetCPU. I might go wiht Chads Kernel and SkyRaider 3.3.4 eventually, but I figure I'd start out with something more suble with Virtous before going into more modified ROMs and Kernels....at least untill I learn more about it all.
Another question though. What is the benefit of changing the radio, if any? I know that if you flash the wrong one, then you end up with a nice expensive mp3 player that you can't use as a phone, but other than revision numbers, whats the difference with modified radios?

Hanger84 said:
Sorry for the double post. Didn't want to re-edit my previous post, as I finally got impatiant with waiting and sucessfully downgraded my SLCD DInc and rooted.
I think I'm going to give Virtous ROM and Kernel a try with SetCPU. I might go wiht Chads Kernel and SkyRaider 3.3.4 eventually, but I figure I'd start out with something more suble with Virtous before going into more modified ROMs and Kernels....at least untill I learn more about it all.
Another question though. What is the benefit of changing the radio, if any? I know that if you flash the wrong one, then you end up with a nice expensive mp3 player that you can't use as a phone, but other than revision numbers, whats the difference with modified radios?
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I also have this same question. Is where a read me anywhere about flashing radios? I've done it on my old Droid but this is my first HTC phone which seems a lot more sensitive. Is the radio version under a different name in the about the phone screen? On my old droid it was called "radio" on the incredible i see nothing of radio anywhere.

I think the radio is labelled under baseband in your settings menu under the software info. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Hypcrsy said:
I think the radio is labelled under baseband in your settings menu under the software info. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Thanks you are correct. My baseband version is 2.15.00.07.28. Should i update it?

PROcede said:
Thanks you are correct. My baseband version is 2.15.00.07.28. Should i update it?
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There is a radio that ends in 9.01, but there have been reports of bad battery life with that and stuff. I'll grab the thread real quick so you can read about it yourself and make an educated decision.
Edit: here ya go: http://www.forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=774155
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I have 09.01 N it gives me better battery life N signal.
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inspeckta_dek said:
I have 09.01 N it gives me better battery life N signal.
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Its a case by case thing; pretty much gotta try both and see which performs the best for your phone.
Remember: every phone is not created equal lol.
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Blah12543 said:
I've been hearing good things about chads kernel as well, but never decided to switch.
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What version of chads kernel are you running? I've been thinking about running that. I'm on Redemptive REVOlution and I'm hesitant to change kernels though.

kekspernikai said:
What version of chads kernel are you running? I've been thinking about running that. I'm on Redemptive REVOlution and I'm hesitant to change kernels though.
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I'm not running it, I haven't gotten around to flashing it yet.
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radio 9.01, lou's latest kernel on his senseless rom with cortlands orange theme. Looks awesome, is very zippy, and battery lasts all day with heavy usage. It is a great setup. everyone is going to have their own opinion, you just have to find what is right for you. I have tried every rom on this site, then senseless works for me just fine. Good luck.

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radio 9.01, lou's latest kernel on his senseless rom with cortlands orange theme. Looks awesome, is very zippy, and battery lasts all day with heavy usage. It is a great setup. everyone is going to have their own opinion, you just have to find what is right for you. I have tried every rom on this site, then senseless works for me just fine. Good luck.
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What prl?
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Blah12543 said:
I'm not running it, I haven't gotten around to flashing it yet.
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Ah, sorry, I misread.

Fission v2.5.7 vs Liberty v1

Which one do you think is better? I like them both, but am running Liberty. IMO they are probably the forerunners of the Droid X. No offense to any other dev out there. What's your opinion?

+1 Liberty 1.0
And I just came over from Fission 2.5.7 about 5 hours ago. Living it. The toolbox is epic. Diff. fonts? Custimizable pulldown banner? Which shows on the lock screen too btw oh and customizable boot image. w00t!
I'm here to stay. No offence to the fission team though. Fission was running flawlessly. It's just that its so awesome. I can't seem to start on homework..
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who ever can get the power management widget on the notification bar. Team defuse is working on it, not sure if jrummy is.
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Fission +1
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bennero said:
who ever can get the power management widget on the notification bar. Team defuse is working on it, not sure if jrummy is.
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You can do it yourself with Power Control Plus. It's totally customizable too.
Oh and +1 to Liberty. I love Fission too, but GJAR/Liberty are just wicked fast.

preusstang said:
+1 Liberty 1.0
And I just came over from Fission 2.5.7 about 5 hours ago. Living it. The toolbox is epic. Diff. fonts? Custimizable pulldown banner? Which shows on the lock screen too btw oh and customizable boot image. w00t!
I'm here to stay. No offence to the fission team though. Fission was running flawlessly. It's just that its so awesome. I can't seem to start on homework..
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I agree with presusstang, love the toolbox.
Liberty 1.0 for the win.

fatmaninc said:
I agree with presusstang, love the toolbox.
Liberty 1.0 for the win.
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I enjoy fission. FRM is very useful and angdroid pushes out updates and listens to his community on a daily basis. He is a main reason i even considered fission. Its nice to know the developer listens, updates, and supports his followers very often.

liberty for me.
also a cheaper power control widget is: http://www.appbrain.com/app/extended-controls/com.extendedcontrols

I had been on Fission for a while before Liberty. Liberty is probably my favorite (for now) for the same reasons preusstang mentioned. These two have been the only two ROMs that I have ever kept for several days at a time. This may be the dominant ROM until we see a Gingerbread update. Unless Obsidian gets ironed out. *fingers crossed*

im on rubiX focused but i plan on flashing over to liberty tomorrow

I was a fission user, gave this a try minutes after it came out, im hooked! this is the best one yet! the toolbox is killer and the rom is just plain fast... I hav FM radio back too

Also a Fission user for awhile and now on Liberty, and only going to get better. It's on version 1.0, you know Team Liberty is only get better.
The toolbox is awesome and only going to get better with more apps to install. TONS of options. Liberty for me.

+1 Liberty
Both are good, but I agree...Liberty is faster and on;y going to get better!

riahon1959 said:
+1 Liberty
Both are good, but I agree...Liberty is faster and on;y going to get better!
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liberty is awesome and it is only at v1.0!

one more for LIBERTY
I'm also on the LIBERTY wagon. Like most of the people here, I've tried nearly every ROM option for the X and GJAR/LIBERTY are the first that I loved from boot. Fast, Stable and easily customizable with the built-in toolbox are what I feel make LIBERTY the best ROM available now for the X. While the benchmarking apps should really be discounted because they aren't true indicators of performance, I have noticed a bump in scores since coming from other ROM releases to GJAR and even yesterday when I loaded LIBERTY for the first time, the scores went even higher. That's not my reason for liking it more but just something I've looked into and found interesting.
I applaud the work that ALL of the developers/development teams do as it isn't exactly easy peasy to cook up a ROM and make it work flawlessly so they all deserve our respect and thanks. In the same respect, the other ROM releases for the X are great when compared to stock and people like what they like but I feel that LIBERTY is probably going to be the one for me until we get some spicy, sweet GB goodness.

just finished installing liberty and i came from the rubiX rom like i stated before, and im also now HOOKED
this is the best 1st version release ive ever seen, like everyone has said, the toolbox alone makes this rom the best out atm,
this is the beginning of something amazing

I was on Fission for a couple of weeks, thinking of switching back to GummyJar and then Liberty was released. My favorite so far! But I'll always love Fission too.

toss up for me....
though i tend to lean a little more toward things that have been around longer, shown they will continue to do work, and not failed me over time.

Running Liberty right now, the differnce from the stock X is mindblowing.
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I've been running the latest RubiX for a while now and recently switched over to Liberty.
Unfortunately, I've had significant issues resulting in the following problems: phone not having any access to the VZW network/not recognizing its own number, unable to get back into CWMod needing to SBF, re-flashing Liberty only to have the phone reboot randomly and then simply turn itself off over and over. And yes, I wiped repeatedly.
All of these issues happened within the first 2 days (obviously). Meanwhile, having switched back to RubiX, it's been running quite smoothly with no issues, whatsoever. Is it as fast? Nope. Is there as much control over the phone? Nope. Does it work without costing me time, effort and missed calls/texts/emails? Yep.
EDIT: Literally no more than 3 minutes after I wrote this I stumbled upon a thread concerning the kernel issue afflicting those that SBF'd the 320 full and then the 340 system files (as I had to do): I was running on the 320 kernel. So, using the TBH files, I updated to the correct kernel and have since re-flashed Liberty. I'm willing to give it another try now that everything's as it should be. It also makes sense that it's running even faster than before.

[Q] New Epic, what to do?

Ok, So I just switched from the Evo over to my Samsung Epic and Not sure if i made the right move. Not a fan of Eclair(android 2.1) and I have not heard good news about the leaked 2.2 for the epic. I'm wondering whats an ideal setup on the epics. Do I upgrade to the leaked 2.2 and get a nice rom?(viperrom looks pretty decent) or do i stick with 2.1 and get a nice rom on that end?those who have a favorite tell me why and let me know some of the pros n cons.
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I would pick a nice 2.1 rom and wait for official Froyo to launch. There are some bugs with DK28 that are annoying as hell when they occur. None of the things that DK28 fixes are absolutely necessary, such as the much improved GPS. GPS still functions on 2.1, just not nearly as well as on Froyo.

You're kidding, right? GPS sucks on Froyo.
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muyoso said:
I would pick a nice 2.1 rom and wait for official Froyo to launch. There are some bugs with DK28 that are annoying as hell when they occur. None of the things that DK28 fixes are absolutely necessary, such as the much improved GPS. GPS still functions on 2.1, just not nearly as well as on Froyo.
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Just sucessfully rooted my phone and now I'm thinking on which ROM to flash to. Probably going to take your advice and stick with 2.1 for now also. Have you tried SyndicateROM? I didn't see very many options for Roms in 2.1 and found this to be only plausible option was wondering if you have tried it and what did you think?(if you have)

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You're kidding, right? GPS sucks on Froyo.
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Works pretty damn well for me.

coke32 said:
Just sucessfully rooted my phone and now I'm thinking on which ROM to flash to. Probably going to take your advice and stick with 2.1 for now also. Have you tried SyndicateROM? I didn't see very many options for Roms in 2.1 and found this to be only plausible option was wondering if you have tried it and what did you think?(if you have)
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I ran syndicaterom for a while. It was very stable and nice. You can also pick a kernel to use in conjunction with whatever rom you use. Stock kernel is very stable obviously, but if you have concerns about battery life or something like that, or feel a need to overclock, there are kernels available that offer that. SyndiateRom comes with the Xtreme kernel if you flash the "Full" release, if I am remembering correctly. It is a very good all around kernel, although Phoenix 1.43 was always the best with regards to battery life for me.

coke32 said:
Ok, So I just switched from the Evo over to my Samsung Epic and Not sure if i made the right move. Not a fan of Eclair(android 2.1) and I have not heard good news about the leaked 2.2 for the epic. I'm wondering whats an ideal setup on the epics. Do I upgrade to the leaked 2.2 and get a nice rom?(viperrom looks pretty decent) or do i stick with 2.1 and get a nice rom on that end?those who have a favorite tell me why and let me know some of the pros n cons.
P.S Hi new to forum
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Odin to dk28, one click root, then install bonsai rom and optionally install a theme.
With this setup my GPS works better than it has for any other phone (lock in 5-10 seconds). Flash works, and the system flies. Not many cons that I'm aware of.

Cough cough.. bakedsnackshack.com
cd's or tapes?

Yeah I was running baked snack for a while with his kernal. Very very smooth and great battery. In the end I flashed froyo and I don't have any issues at all I would realy recommend trying it if you aren't a fan of 2.1.
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You're kidding, right? GPS sucks on Froyo.
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Mine is spot on....running EXT4 and custom ROM

If you want working GPS and Flash support in the browser go with a leaked DK28 ROM (ViperROM w/ EXT4 is my personal favorite). GPS is better than ever on Froyo - it actually works now! Extremely well at that... There is a process for going to DK28 and making the GPS happy, as long as you follow that process you'll be in great shape. I really can't think of a reason to be on DI18, unless you need to go into a Sprint store for some reason.

schnowdapowda said:
Cough cough.. bakedsnackshack.com
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Still overwhelmed, but I like your site's instructions, very thorough, thumbs up for that tip, I still am on stock rooted, but one of these days....at least this site is thorough...

I agree 2.2 is the way to go. The most of the problems on froyo can be pinpointed to a problem installing it. I've flashed froyo plenty of times and if you can get the gps steps down everything should be just fine. if your staying on eclair the overclocked syndicate rom is a beast.
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I vote 2.2, I have it and haven't looked back. Its luck of the draw. Some get more bugs then others. I lucked out I guess.

Another vote for 2.2 here. My ROM recommendation is Quantum, it's well-supported and its developer is on top of his game. Some other ROMs include a lot of... gimmicks. Yeah, we'll go with gimmicks. (It slices, it dices, it automagically makes your internets faster!)
In any case, there's no real reason for Android 2.1. The leaked FroYo is stable at this point. If you're getting force closes then it probably means something went wrong during flash. If you can follow instructions then it's not difficult.

Gingerbread roms?

with Gingerbread leaked for the DX and root coming tomorrow, how long do you think it'll take before we see some gingerbread ROMs on our phones?

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with Gingerbread leaked for the DX and root coming tomorrow, how long do you think it'll take before we see some gingerbread ROMs on our phones?
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Why?? ( for now ) LOL
Gingerbread is pretty awesome as it is. I just ignore the CrapWare

kdkinc said:
Why?? ( for now ) LOL
Gingerbread is pretty awesome as it is. I just ignore the CrapWare
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I agree, but with root... Root. Freeze bloat. Enjoy.

Depends on how much other stuff the devs have going on. I'd guess about a 2-4 weeks.
I mean, it was just leaked a day or two ago, it's going to take a bit of time.

I hope they come out. The bloatware sucks. LPP FC's for me so I have to use the stock launcher. Moto's gingerbread 'skin' seems weak and unfinished (hence leak I guess).
Love the performance boosts though. Cannot wait to root. I've given up hope for an AOSP DX rom though (Froyo or Gbread).

amasse said:
I hope they come out. The bloatware sucks. LPP FC's for me so I have to use the stock launcher. Moto's gingerbread 'skin' seems weak and unfinished (hence leak I guess).
Love the performance boosts though. Cannot wait to root. I've given up hope for an AOSP DX rom though (Froyo or Gbread).
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LPP works flawlessly for me, have you tried the usual thing? Clearing dalvik cache & system cache?
You're not gonna get a *true* ASOP ROM due to the locked bootloader...which is why CyanogenMod isn't on the DX or D2.

For anyone contemplating updating, DO IT.. This release is extremely substantial...now that I have the rooted gingerbread and have debloated / deblurred / made build.prop changes, I will never again use a froyo rom.. I will happily wait for the custom gingers to come out
This is a substantial release I would say even more significant then going from the original 2.1 to 2.2 was
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Joe92T said:
For anyone contemplating updating, DO IT.. This release is extremely substantial...now that I have the rooted gingerbread and have debloated / deblurred / made build.prop changes, I will never again use a froyo rom.. I will happily wait for the custom gingers to come out
This is a substantial release I would say even more significant then going from the original 2.1 to 2.2 was
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if you have a stock deblured version of this 2.3 build than you should release it

luigi90210 said:
if you have a stock deblured version of this 2.3 build than you should release it
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If he has it all set up his accounts would be on the nandroid that would be created. All you have to do i delete the bloat files with root explorer takes like 10 minutes.

one thing i really want is the screen off animation..i dk y just makes it feel complete
edit did some research its super easy to enable. Just gotta change a true to false in bools.xlm looks sweet =)

Jrummy had a new version of liberty 98% finished last friday then he got hurt landed in the hospital and the news hit about the gb leak,and he held off on release my guess is hes close to gb Liberty!
Beamed from my Gingerbreaded DroidXtreme

i definitely recommend upgrading. this release is great.

Yeah, but I want to wait untill there is a boot strappable ROM, and a very simple root process, like the one touch z4root. Tell me when THOSE come out! lol

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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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)
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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.