I've been around these forums for a good while now, having used older HTC devices in the past and more recently under my current moniker on Android devices. Having previously owned G1, G2 and Desire from HTC I'll be receiving a Samsung GSII tomorrow, having chosen it over the HTC Sensation.
Moving to a new device is always fun and enjoyable, but may be even more so moving to an entirely new manufacturer. I was just looking for any pointers and tips from the community on the best ROM's around for the GSII (seeing as there is currently no thread dedicated to listing them) and tips for use on stock firmware, while I do my reading. I've already read through the QA and had a browse through the dev forums (damn it seems like an entirely different site to the XDA I'm used to).
I've used Cyangogenmod for some time now, having run JesusFreke roms initially on my G1 in the early days, used many different variants of android, though liking a stock feel more than any skinned ROM. I've used and liked Oxygen, Villain Rom and even LeeDroid (on a Sense skinned ROM).
Any tips thoughts and pointers would be greatly appreciated.
In my case I also just bought the phone ,, almost,, about 4 weeks ago.
After about a week I decided to flash to litenin v5 with Odin. afterwards I changed kernel through clockworkmod to the ninpheta 2.0.5 kernel, I am getting great results I believe at least, and the ROM is very very very enjoyable (thanks litePRO), stable and battery sufficient with this kernel mentioned above for me.
I am using setcpu with the kernel Aswell so I can o/c u/c and u/v it,
i Haave had no problems at all,
Chainfire 3d nice app
Lcd density changer nice app
Root explorer nice app
Enjoy your phone,
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And don't stress with the battery in the beginning it needs to set in
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Cm7 nightlys are pretty stable and fully featured, missing bluetoth audio and fm radio mostly.
As far as stock based roms I found villen rom and ninphetamine kernel to be a great combo, links to cm and vr+nin in my sig
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Stwzzz said:
In my case I also just bought the phone ,, almost,, about 4 weeks ago.
After about a week I decided to flash to litenin v5 with Odin. afterwards I changed kernel through clockworkmod to the ninpheta 2.0.5 kernel, I am getting great results I believe at least, and the ROM is very very very enjoyable (thanks litePRO), stable and battery sufficient with this kernel mentioned above for me.
I am using setcpu with the kernel Aswell so I can o/c u/c and u/v it,
i Haave had no problems at all,
Chainfire 3d nice app
Lcd density changer nice app
Root explorer nice app
Enjoy your phone,
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Will have a look at the ROM, any specific benefits to it? As far as applications been using android since beginning and know what I use there. I would rather edit the file manually for screen density, I'm assuming it's the same file on Samsung devices?
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And don't stress with the battery in the beginning it needs to set in
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Battery life would be an issue with any ROM I look to use, is this a ROM specific bug?
veyka said:
Cm7 nightlys are pretty stable and fully featured, missing bluetoth audio and fm radio mostly.
As far as stock based roms I found villen rom and ninphetamine kernel to be a great combo, links to cm and vr+nin in my sig
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Been looking over the CM nightlys forum on their sight and it does seem stable, though would like to try out others while I'm playing. Would miss the FM radio though (yes some of us still do listen!).
May have to have a look at Villain, is it the same dev as the GS1/Desire or a port of his ROM?
@OP- Welcome to GSII forum.
Well I can't advice you any Custom ROM's like CM or else as I have no inetrest in them, but if you want advice on Stock then you can use Chainfire Root. It is the simplest rooting process and keeping the kernel close to Stock. You could also try Ninphetamine kernel if you want BLN and Voltage tweaks. For all these just visit the Original Development section.
I would not advice you to use SetCPU and do some Undervolting tweaks as I am yet to confirm their effectiveness. But it's completely up to you.
Also for simple mods and tweaks just read the Q&A thoroughly, a lot of simple yet needed stuffs already discussed there.
Regards.
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@OP- Welcome to GSII forum.
Well I can't advice you any Custom ROM's like CM or else as I have no inetrest in them, but if you want advice on Stock then you can use Chainfire Root. It is the simplest rooting process and keeping the kernel close to Stock. You could also try Ninphetamine kernel if you want BLN and Voltage tweaks. For all these just visit the Original Development section.
I would not advice you to use SetCPU and do some Undervolting tweaks as I am yet to confirm their effectiveness. But it's completely up to you.
Also for simple mods and tweaks just read the Q&A thoroughly, a lot of simple yet needed stuffs already discussed there.
Regards.
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Thanks for the welcome (as you can see not really a big poster, more of a lurker).
Yeah I've read over the Q&A and some nice basic tricks there. Thanks for the advice on a start, with stock ROM's, really want root from day one to be able to do what I'm used on my device but just get used to using the Samsung interface, haing never experienced it before. Only ever used SetCPU in the early days on my G1/G2 when it was needed to run some of the later android versions. I really don't see the necessity of overclocking/underclocking a fast dual core CPU and with the advancements made in the android governor as it is.
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Thanks for the welcome (as you can see not really a big poster, more of a lurker).
Yeah I've read over the Q&A and some nice basic tricks there. Thanks for the advice on a start, with stock ROM's, really want root from day one to be able to do what I'm used on my device but just get used to using the Samsung interface, haing never experienced it before. Only ever used SetCPU in the early days on my G1/G2 when it was needed to run some of the later android versions. I really don't see the necessity of overclocking/underclocking a fast dual core CPU and with the advancements made in the android governor as it is.
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Man, I am impressed, you are the first person to say like that. Needless to say you are absolutely right. I can't believe how many people are jumping for SetCPU and Voltage tweaks without knowing what they are doing.
And yes root is a must, Sammy could've already rooted it while shipping and would have saved two minutes of us
Regards.
Well the lite v5 just works great , I had no issue what so ever , battery no issues, IM at 25 % now after 17 hours with quite heavy use, not much push, but frequent checking of different social ****, whatsapp and viber always connected , 35 mins of streamin live footy on the train home ,spotify about 2 hours, quite heavy use on the internet some downloads. , ,
5 hours wifi 12 hours 3g.
I am satisfied,
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IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
Been looking over the CM nightlys forum on their sight and it does seem stable, though would like to try out others while I'm playing. Would miss the FM radio though (yes some of us still do listen!).
May have to have a look at Villain, is it the same dev as the GS1/Desire or a port of his ROM?
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I dont really listen to music on the move, so same goes for FM
Its the same dev group as from the G1/desire I think, ninpo kernel is the "official" VR kernel, theres updates in the dedicated thread.
go t revolution ROM best for you lots of graphic and flaming and WELCOME
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Revolution is by mt opinion far from The best, tested it and.... Nay
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The gingermod is interesting if you like minimal but not castrated rom.
It's ASOP look, and samsung app free except where it count : browser, camera, video.
The 0.3 is good to test, lasted 0.5 got some issue.
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The Nexus S is quite possibly the best but most frustrating phone I've ever had. I love the hardware and the android OS. I still get random reboots, sometimes sms notifications never show up, and sometimes when I get a phone call the phone becomes unresponsive.
I've been using the latest NSCollab rom for several versions and have never over/under clocked. I clear the dalvik cache after every update and clear data/restore with titanium backup whenever necessary.
I'll feel like I've been doing everything correctly, yet I'm still left with a phone that gives me a lot of grief. What's the problem here? How can I fix this? This is extremely frustrating with no obvious solution.
I had a lot of problems with the nexus s... Now i have a galaxy sii, but i still have the nexus. Using the nscollab, i had a looooot of problems, now the phone are with the stock 2.3.4, in my tests, everything is fine. I will sell it now.
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I don't know what kernel that rom uses but that and settings on voltages make the whole difference in stability. Something like stock rom with stock kernel or cm7 with stock or netatchys kernel are always good choices and will give you stability.
Just IMHO
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mariosergio2112, how much do you expect to get from selling it?
I believe NSCollab is Cm7 with netarchy and the stock gingerbread launcher -- nothing crazy here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959282
NSCollab 1.0.35
Android : GB 2.3.4
System : CyanogenMod 7.1 [RC1] [CM Team]
Kernel : Netarchy CFS 1.3.4 [Netarchy]
Truth of the matter is that I've yet to come across a ROM that's rock solid. I've tried them all and always had either lots of random reboots, bootloops, or sluggishness.
I went back to stock last Thursday and it's been butter smooth since. No problems or anything of the sort.
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That's both good and bad news. Good news: there's a fix. Bad news: I really like some of CM7's features, but I guess it must go.
I'll give the stock rom a shot I guess.
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That's both good and bad news. Good news: there's a fix. Bad news: I really like some of CM7's features, but I guess it must go.
I'll give the stock rom a shot I guess.
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The Oxygen ROM is very stable aswell.
i tried several roms, but after all i came back to stock, it is stable and fast.. I do miss many features from cm7, but i guess i can live without it.
currently i'm trying to find a kernel with a battery life as good as stock one... i really miss bln ...
All I'm saying look into your voltage settings. Each phone will work different and you have to play with adjusting them. It also takes some time and patience.
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No matter what rom I use I end up going back to stock. I don't even think the net kernel is good enough.
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mariosergio2112, how much do you expect to get from selling it?
I believe NSCollab is Cm7 with netarchy and the stock gingerbread launcher -- nothing crazy here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959282
NSCollab 1.0.35
Android : GB 2.3.4
System : CyanogenMod 7.1 [RC1] [CM Team]
Kernel : Netarchy CFS 1.3.4 [Netarchy]
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I will sell it in brazil, where i live, i think 1000 reais, i dont know yet.
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Truth of the matter is that I've yet to come across a ROM that's rock solid. I've tried them all and always had either lots of random reboots, bootloops, or sluggishness.
I went back to stock last Thursday and it's been butter smooth since. No problems or anything of the sort.
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no ROM I've tried has ever compared to stock, especially 2.3.4, when it comes to stability.
I tried Many ROMs but all before 2.3.4 (end of April?) and none was able to run for more than a few days without some kind of reboot/bootloop etc.
2.3.4 has been running flawlessly ever since.
Current uptime is like 1100+ hrs and that too cause i had to remove battery to change SIM card.
Hi,
I have installed NSCollab 1.0.35 on a week and have not problems on my Nexus S.
To resume, i had some endless bootloop and a lot of reboot on long calls.
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My 2 cents:
I'm on NSCollab 1.0.34, Netharky 1.3.4, KB3, OV to 1.2 Ghz, UV with protonvoltage. Gingerbread 2.3.4
I find this combo much faster than the stock one, smooth and pretty stable. Actually I have some reboots when I stress a lot my device, but they are rare.
So I don't want to renounce to Cyanogen features as the stock rom was really slow IMHO and I will give a try to NSCollab 1.0.35 very soon!
No problems in answering, good radio performance, faster than light (quadrant score: 3600) !! I can survive with a couple of reboot in a week!!
Too much porn?
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Why don't you people stop confusing CM7 with a stable ROM? CyanogenMod and netarchy kernel are probably the most crappy android software that were ever made.
I suggest you use Oxygen ROM and Jame Bond kernel. No fancy quadrant benchmarks, stock ROM with basic functions like notification power control and text reflow in browser, zipaligned and all that stuff. Delete setcpu, delete juicedefender and other crappy so called battery savers, do not undervolt and do not touch the CPU frequency. Just let the ROM run like it is supposed to, don't fill it with all the bloatware you find on market that is said to increase performance or battery life, all they do is eating system resources.
I have yet to find a better combination like this for the nexus S, I am using the ROM since 3 days now without a single reboot/FC/freeze/bootloop. I am playing order and chaos MMO 2-3 hours and I can go through the full day without problems, the phone is responsive and simply works, no fancy sh*t.
Using the stock, all is fine..
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Why don't you people stop confusing CM7 with a stable ROM? CyanogenMod and netarchy kernel are probably the most crappy android software that were ever made.
I suggest you use Oxygen ROM and Jame Bond kernel. No fancy quadrant benchmarks, stock ROM with basic functions like notification power control and text reflow in browser, zipaligned and all that stuff. Delete setcpu, delete juicedefender and other crappy so called battery savers, do not undervolt and do not touch the CPU frequency. Just let the ROM run like it is supposed to, don't fill it with all the bloatware you find on market that is said to increase performance or battery life, all they do is eating system resources.
I have yet to find a better combination like this for the nexus S, I am using the ROM since 3 days now without a single reboot/FC/freeze/bootloop. I am playing order and chaos MMO 2-3 hours and I can go through the full day without problems, the phone is responsive and simply works, no fancy sh*t.
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How does oxygen rom compare to oxygen rom with james bond kernel? I installed the oxygen rom last night and have had no problems so far. Time will tell how it holds up in the long run.
lvnatic said:
Why don't you people stop confusing CM7 with a stable ROM? CyanogenMod and netarchy kernel are probably the most crappy android software that were ever made.
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Yeah... if it wasn't for that crap you would have **** for your ROM.
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Hi guys,
Still on stock ROM, but looking to flash a new one really soon - looked through both Original and Development threads and haven't been very confident so far. Why?
The most popular ones seem to be Lightening and VillainROM, but I haven't found any comprehensive reviews of their battery life and performance - VillainROM doesn't have screenshots either. Mostly the posts on their threads are questions or debugging or pointing out bugs, so its hard to get a proper gauge.
So what are your thoughts on the ROMs so far? Looking for the usual - good battery, stability, performance. I don't care much for the blue of Lightening but as long as it works, it works. What makes it different from Villain?
Also appreciate any other ROMs that may be good to install!
Thanks!
One of the best and smoothest ROMs I've tried has been CyanogenMod 7. Its stable (even in the 7.1 RC), fast, good battery life and reliable. Check it out, its a definite favorite in my book
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So far I've only tested VillainROM. I'm waiting for a more stable CM7 to try it out, but until then VR seems to be okay. To be honest there's nothing special about it. Battery life is acceptable, it's close to a stock rom, it doesn't have bugs, it has Nimpo kernel, vrtweaks which let you install some mods more easily, and the devs are skilled and helpful. That's enough for me
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So far I've only tested VillainROM. I'm waiting for a more stable CM7 to try it out, but until then VR seems to be okay. To be honest there's nothing special about it. Battery life is acceptable, it's close to a stock rom, it doesn't have bugs, it has Nimpo kernel, vrtweaks which let you install some mods more easily, and the devs are skilled and helpful. That's enough for me
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Which one of this roms has BLN already activated?
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I've now used villain, darkys, adam's aosp, CM7 and MIUI.
All great roms. Villain and darky are both quite close too stock TW. AdamG AOSP is as about as close to androidstock as you can get-which is clean and simple. CM7 is the ultimate ROM for the tweaker and hacker and its also v fast.
MIUI is the most visually different rom. It looks completely different and has some great visual cues. Battery life its also v good on the latest build (.29 beta 32). Its the one I'm using at the moment, but I switch between it and CM7 on occasion.
you won't go wrong with any and although they aren't fully stable (the non TW ones). I've never had any stability issues with them. Just be prepared to not have an fm radio or full bluetooth audio...
My 2 cents, hope it helps!
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P.s. Not sure about lightening but one of the earlier builds of villain gave me the best battery life ever on this phone. I think it was 1.4, but this was about a month ago..
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Which one of this roms has BLN already activated?
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There are quite a few, VillainROM is included. You can also flash a BLN compatible kernel to make BLN work.
Thanks, I may want to stick close to TW-based ROMs for the time being until CM7 is stable and GS2-friendly then I've done MIUI before, its a fantastic ROM for older phones, but of course there's problems with translations sometimes and the UI gets old/too iphone after a while.
currently on lightening 2.2 with nimphetamine 2.04 kernal. More than happy with my battery. I get more than a days use out of it quite easily, battery loss is about 1% an hour in standby and the rom itself is very stable. Ive never had a force close, reboot or anything. Im using the steel blue theme too as i like the look of the icons more.
Ive no plans to try any other roms until a fully released cynagen rom is available which i will try, just to see what the fuss is about more than anything.
any ideas how close we are to a stable cm7 release?
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any ideas how close we are to a stable cm7 release?
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I would also like to know.
A VillainROM user here along with ninphetamine kernel I find this the best combination, battery life is awesome and the devs are useful. It's smooth fast and just well top notch.
I've tried many roms but always come back to VR. The best thing to do is try them and find one for your own liking there are dozens to choose from now. In the future I'll try CM7 as I used to run that on my DHD but as of now I'm happy with the TW roms.
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Batista70 ROM w/ Ninpo's 2.0.5 kernel here, so far so good. Runs smooth and quite battery-friendly.
I've used Lite'ning also but somehow the I've run into some battery drain issues with it before. Eye'ing CM7 once it gets a stable release.
The latest CM7 nightly, 13, is running really well, it all seems just as it was on my Desire so far, no crashes, just a lockscreen hang every now and again.
Don't know about the Bluetooth audio as I prefer a wired headset.
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CM is the nuts
knny said:
CM is the nuts
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"Gold Spade of the Year" for you
Hanczak said:
"Gold Spade of the Year" for you
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what does that mean, mate?
knny said:
what does that mean, mate?
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I mean that he was digging very long to find this thread...
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I mean that he was digging very long to find this thread...
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I've had this thread subscribed since the beginning and today I just desided to share my experience with CM
This thread is a bit outdated, and I'll try to update it as soon as I have time, but until then, I'm posting links to a few easy fixes.
Here's a ready-to-go EH17 ROM that should be good for daily driving:
[Odin]|[Heimdall] Stock EH17 + stability fixes
Here's Marcusant's EH17 ROM with some nice mods and a great theme: (It's now in version 6. My notes are on version 4.)
▒▓█[ROM]ACS ICS v6 (Now with moar gps! (and a theme)) [eh17]█▓▒
I've been experimenting with EH17 ROMs and mods, ever since stock EH17 hit the forums. I don't think I've had Froyo on my Epic since around EG/EH builds. I'd like to share my experience, since so many people are still not wanting to move past Froyo, and I'd like them to have a nice, quick rundown of what to expect with EH17. Yes, it's not perfect, but, with a few tweaks, it's definitely more than capable of being a reliable, daily-driven ROM.
Stock EH17 has been super-reliable for me, ever since finding out about the SetCPU/Tegrak combination to avoid the random restarts, caused by Samsung's developers testing lower voltages. My settings are listed below, at the bottom of my custom setup. This has been working for me on any ROMs where I experience the random reboots.
Also, the three ROMs I've been working with mainly include: Stock EH17 Deodexed, ACS ICS*, and Cyanogen*.
*It should be noted that the latest versions I've used are ICS Beta 4 and Cyanogen 10-22 update, and things are very well subject to change, as development seems to be coming along at a very nice pace for both.
My Combined EH17 Mod Setup:
This is the order of install, as well.
[Odin]Stock EH17 Deodexed with CWM 3.1.0.1/Root/Busybox 1.19
Plus Kernel
Hotspot Hack
CRT Screen Off (with non-working battery %)
UOT: GB Battery % and Transparent Notifications Background (Made with the modified system files.)
Helix Boot/Shutdown Animations
Roboto Font (Through Font Changer.)
Sprint and Samsung apps removed, minus Allshare and hotspot (obviously).
Touchwiz 3 (as my launcher) for testing purposes, just to see performance compared to Cyanogen/ICS, which require a 3rd party launcher. I'll report on QQLauncher later, which I used in both of the other ROMs.
SetCPU - On Demand 100/1000 & Screen Off 100/200 (Stability from random reboots with Tegrak and hopefully battery battery life.)
Tegrak -On Demand 100/1000 - 100mhz @ 1000mV - 200mhz @ 1025mV (Stability from random reboots, while screen is off.)
Notice, the order these were installed. I made sure to open up the mods first and see what files were similar. If two mods you're trying to use both modify the same thing, you're probably going to run into issues. Pay attention to this, when combining mods/themes, and it will help save you some headaches. I'm still learning how to combine mods which use the same files, and I'll post links to the guides I find help me accomplish this the most.
My Opinion:
Stock EH17 (with mods) - Smooth, fast (It's still an Epic on 2.3.), and reliable - with a few tweaks.
Cyanogen SELFKANG (10/22) - Smoothest, fastest, most customization, and best experience, but it still has minor bugs (plus no 4G or video camera) preventing a super-solid daily ROM.
ACS ICS Beta 4 - Very smooth and fast, but it often lags and hitches as well. Performs well on intensive apps but not in general for me, even with all the optimization programs/scripts. Beta 5 is supposed to eliminate many of the memory issues, but I have yet to try it. (I'm working on combining my installed mods and theme.)
Battery Life:
My battery life seems to be roughly the same with all three of those ROMs, running most of the same apps. I've never had much luck getting over 12hrs of moderate use on any ROM or mod, to include Froyo. If I make it 12hrs, I'm really, really low, but I'm still pretty demanding on my phone; it's no one else's fault.
I'm that guy that needs a well-calibrated extended battery, or a new phone, if I want to get away from my charger more. Fortunately, I have an Energizer portable battery charger for a couple extra hours mobile charge and a solar powered charger, for when I'm in the field with the Army.
GPS:
This GPS fix seems to work great. I get fast, accurate locks. Gingerbread Leak GPS Fix Thread
I hope this post helps more people jump over to EH17 and start experiencing all the great benefits Gingerbread has to offer, without the common problems people run into.
Please feel free to ask any questions about my setup or anything I failed to mention.
This belongs in GENERAL
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Congrats, but this is not development, doesn't belong in here...
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i dont understand. why do people countiually post in this section when their topic belongs elsewhere?
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thanks for sharing...ive tried to change core values in tegrak but it doesnt want to apply...so i just left it at on demand, 1000/100...i uninstalled setcpu as it was giving me wake problems...but im going on almost 24 hrs without a reboot....hopefully this holds up...im on um 2.0, eh17 modem and honeycomb fusion theme...
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If working on getting ROMs stable, trying to fix broken features, and combining mods has nothing to do with development, I apologize for posting in the wrong section.
kalel_293 said:
thanks for sharing...ive tried to change core values in tegrak but it doesnt want to apply...so i just left it at on demand, 1000/100...i uninstalled setcpu as it was giving me wake problems...but im going on almost 24 hrs without a reboot....hopefully this holds up...im on um 2.0, eh17 modem and honeycomb fusion theme...
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If you end up running into any problems, make sure you've got the most updated paid version of Tegrak. I'll keep an eye out for wake problems and read up on it. Thanks.
kynolin said:
If working on getting ROMs stable, trying to fix broken features, and combining mods has nothing to do with development, I apologize for posting in the wrong section.
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It does have to do with development, but the topic itself is not development toward the Epic. I appreciate the article, and I find it rude that others on here keep repeating the same thing.
I understand the mistake, but be a little careful next time. Some people here...get pretty pissed.
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It does have to do with development, but the topic itself is not development toward the Epic. I appreciate the article, and I find it rude that others on here keep repeating the same thing.
I understand the mistake, but be a little careful next time. Some people here...get pretty pissed.
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Thanks for explaining this. After I'm out of class, I'll try to reorganize the layout of my original post to where it should more correctly focus on helping development, as that's my intent. My end goal is to learn enough to create a guide and/or tool to help the average person put together various mods, without too much work or having to ask people to make things for them.
Nice! But change your GPS fix link to this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321049
This is in CM7 that actually works on GB leaks. Full locks now!
kennyglass123 said:
Nice! But change your GPS fix link to this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321049
This is in CM7 that actually works on GB leaks. Full locks now!
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Thanks, will update. I can't wait to try it myself!
Good thorough breakdown...
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Nice post... im one of the people who have not updated yet because I need a stable rom for day to day use. Only rom to provide that for me has been syndicate 1.2. Although, your post has convinced me it is still not time to go to gingerbread because it is still to buggy and requires a lot of tweeking. And **** all the people *****ing about posting in the wrong thread. They are assholes. One reply telling you is all that was needed. That's why the development sucks in the epic xda section, because people are assholes and not greatful.
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Also as soon as Rodderik puts out his new kernel it will work for EXT4 or RFS. Also have not had a reboot testing it for 2 days.
Co-Sign on the Assholes Part! Also, as someone who depends on GPS a lot I found this thread very helpful, I've tried various EH17 roms with lackluster results... thanks for your opinions and suggestions.
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I've been running CM7 1022 since it was released and have had stellar performance on everything. GPS and nav have been flawless. Quick locks and good position.
I even had some phone calls where I was shocked at the clarity. I didn't realize how "unclear" some of my calls had been. I don't assume that the ROM was particularly responsible for the call clarity, but it was something I have noticed in the last 2 days.
Sad to see this forum is still full of pretentious douchebag forum police, who still haven't learned to just report a post instead of commenting, if it bothers them so much.
Great post OP, pushed me to finally get around to changing m early GB rom and fix random lag and reboots. Thanks!
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Good thread. Ignore the haters.
Last night I created my own ODIN tar with a modified EH17 system that includes the hotspot hack, gps fix, plus mkasick's kernel based on official 11/19 sources. In my experience, voltage tweaks are not necessary with mkasick's 11/19 kernel.
Would anyone be interested in this?
toadlife said:
Good thread. Ignore the haters.
Last night I created my own ODIN tar with a modified EH17 system that includes the hotspot hack, gps fix, plus mkasick's kernel based on official 11/19 sources. In my experience, voltage tweaks are not necessary with mkasick's 11/19 kernel.
Would anyone be interested in this?
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HA! I was going to do the very same thing this weekend. Definitely post it since there are no full ROMs with the new kernel besides CM7 yet.
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This belongs in GENERAL
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Isn't this general?
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For the Atrix, which ROMS have you enjoyed using most?
I didn't see a thread (read:didn't ctrl-f "favorite ROM), and since there have been a good three or four updates to the big ROMS here, I wanted to know what everybody is trying out, what they feel the pros and cons are for each ROMS, what everybody's personal preference is, general battery life, etc.
I've tweaked around with CM7, DarkSide, and am currently running Neutrino ROM V2.0 EE. I'm addicted to trying out different ROMS on this phone.
Cheers!
Nick
darkside and neutrieno gt+ but i have tried almost all of them at some point
all the way back to the first happining thing to hit the atrix seen gingerblur-gingerblur(not really a rom but it was cool )
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Neutrino and wetdream. Tied for first place. Cm9 is cool, but not complete.
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wetdream so far has been the best battery life. Neutrino seems to be great performance however after spending several months OC'ed and going back to stock kernel, I can safely say most of the Android world doesn't currently benefit in any noticeable way from anything faster than 1.0GHz. Simply faster benchmarks is all.
Have tried neutrino and redpill.. I like neutrino.. although I don't know why
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aren't you a diehard Darkside fan?
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No way man, Neutrino. Darkside is good but the theme bugs me.
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I like miui alpha neutrino and ics mod cm7
running CM9. It's here so I'm cool now
Hands down it has to be Z.U.E.S :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1436843
If you try this you will see. I have tried them all, and this one is by far and away the best right now.
I also am interested in this question. If you can briefly say why you prefer a specific ROM that info would be greatly appreciated
I've used cm7-ics-mod2 for quite a while, but switched yesterday to neutrino 2.0, loving it so far. MIUI is pretty good but the sound bug keeps me from making it my everyday ROM.
CM9
I am using the CM9 ICS Rom. It is still in alpha, because it has some bugs and the camera is not functional. Since I rarely use my camera I have been using it for a week and love it.
Currently using Neutrino 1.4sEE and getting about 2days of battery life with around 3.5hrs of screen. Overall, it's pretty clean and really smooth especially with adwex
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In my personal opinion, Neutrino 1.4 is by far the smoothest as well as the best ROM for battery life and performance that I have ever used.
Neutrino 2.0 is a bit buggy right now but once all the bugs are gone it will go face to face with CM9 (depending on your taste) . It is a very high calibre ROM and I hope that a CM9 version will also be available.
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I've been around
I started with cm7 weekly #1-4 and #4 was great. It was my daily.
Then i tried Aura with is the stock rom with huge modifications (if you want webtop). This was okay for me, i'm just not a fan of it.
Right now, i've been using the alpha for MiUi. It is fantastic when it comes to battery life! Amazing! I'm actually shocked at how reliable this alpha rom is. I'm stuck here.
I hear nothing but great things for neutrino rom. I'll try it soon enough.
I had tried CM9 build #3 or something, and it was a bit buggy for me.
Used Aura for a month, then switched to cm7, went to neutrino(based on cm7), back to cm7. Now I am back to neutrino (about month). Neutrino is the best!!!!. No plans to leave it. Hope it will be cm9.
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Neutrino is pretty bee's knees, but I have been having intermittent wifi issues (or maybe it is my router). Additionally I have had some strange GPS issues, and it has gotten to the point where I just fix permissions and reflash the GPS Mod he has posted there. I'm not sure if it is one of his tweaks specifically or just chance, but I tested the 4G with his ROM and my download speeds doubled. ICS was neat but since I use my phone for GPS I got tired of maps blanking out. And the lack of hardware acceleration is a total bummer at the moment. Darkside is super cool, but the theme bugs me a little. I'm not clear what the purpose is for Wet Dream so what are the major differences between it and Darkside?
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For the Atrix, which ROMS have you enjoyed using most?
I didn't see a thread (read:didn't ctrl-f "favorite ROM), and since there have been a good three or four updates to the big ROMS here, I wanted to know what everybody is trying out, what they feel the pros and cons are for each ROMS, what everybody's personal preference is, general battery life, etc.
I've tweaked around with CM7, DarkSide, and am currently running Neutrino ROM V2.0 EE. I'm addicted to trying out different ROMS on this phone.
Cheers!
Nick
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what rom can i use if im on 4.5.91 gingerbread(2.3.4)? that dont brick my phone?
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there´s any safe rom that i can use with out brickin my phone? i want something like a room with a mirroring with out using webtop/lapdoc? just via HDMI?
Darkside has webdock, mirroring, and hdmi support. You won't brick your phone if you follow the forum post guides directions to the letter. Make sure you root your phone first, then unlock the bootloader, then flash a recovery on it. Most people seem to prefer clockwork recovery (assume this when you see CWM). Darkside likes RomRacer, which I understand is a special CWM variant with different features, most importantly EXT4 file system support. I think. I may have RomRacer mixed up with something else, I haven't flashed a recovery since Darkside.
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galaxy tab 7 ics 4 cwm 5
Any useful roms for r my new tab?
nickvisel said:
For the Atrix, which ROMS have you enjoyed using most?
I didn't see a thread (read:didn't ctrl-f "favorite ROM), and since there have been a good three or four updates to the big ROMS here, I wanted to know what everybody is trying out, what they feel the pros and cons are for each ROMS, what everybody's personal preference is, general battery life, etc.
I've tweaked around with CM7, DarkSide, and am currently running Neutrino ROM V2.0 EE. I'm addicted to trying out different ROMS on this phone.
Cheers!
Nick
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Try looking hear that should give you a good idea of what's popular
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432916
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I'm donating my phone to my mom, so now i'm looking for the most stable/fastest ROM.
There are a lot of ROMs, but i'm particularly interested in android 2.1 - 2.2 - 2.3. Some of them are quite old, but maybe they are quite fast.
So I started this post to discover the best ROM out there. I would appreciate it you could share your opinions.:victory:
I second this, also want to donate it and want to have a good (ideally newish) stable/fast ROM.
Cronmod
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Cronmod
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I tried it, but I was really surprised by it's speed nor layout. Maybe I just expect too much.
Is Eclair faster as GB in general?
I use CronMod 1.0.7 with Zeam Launcher and it feels good enough for me.
GingerYoshi with Zeam and without apps2sd
or
FroyoDragon
CronMod 1.0.7 NR with the newest kernel and with ADW LAUNCHER ,not too many apps installed and is good. Governor: performance with min 352mhz and max 633mhz at cpu settings.
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Does your camera works?
Because for me it was always bogus.
george.wgx said:
CronMod 1.0.7 NR with the newest kernel and with ADW LAUNCHER ,not too many apps installed and is good. Governor: performance with min 352mhz and max 633mhz at cpu settings.
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I'll try it. But I was looking for some old ROMs that aren't popular anymore, but still are faster.
Try FroyoDragon too
GingerYoshi works good for me
Update: i flashed Cronmod today, and it seems to be faster than GingerYoshi
I'd go with Carz-DietGingerbread, using it on daily basis for a long time and it never disappointed me.
EDIT: Also check out Smart Launcher Pro.
I'm going back to old radio and will check Ginger Yoshi, CM6-minimou and CronMod with farmatito-pershoot kernels.
For 32A new radio, there are only two kernels available right now:
carz - battery drain and DIS in airplane mode
chaos - camera connection bug
and I don't count kernels from CM9 ports, which have more problems.
But it seems from comments, that farmatito-pershoot kernels are very good, but for 32A/B old radio's only.
dk75 said:
I'm going back to old radio and will check Ginger Yoshi, CM6-minimou and CronMod with farmatito-pershoot kernels.
For 32A new radio, there are only two kernels available right now:
carz - battery drain and DIS in airplane mode
chaos - camera connection bug
and I don't count kernels from CM9 ports, which have more problems.
But it seems from comments, that farmatito-pershoot kernels are very good, but for 32A/B old radio's only.
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Thanks, i''l wait for you experience. Maybe i should downgrade too.
The op has asked that I reopen this thread after some consideration I have decided to do so.
Carry on
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E.Cadro said:
The op has asked that I reopen this thread after some consideration I have decided to do so.
Carry on
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This is how a real moderator should be. Thank you very much! :highfive::victory:
I'm going to flash some roms this week. I will release a last version of CM9 with little fixes and software updates.
PowerPlop said:
This is how a real moderator should be. Thank you very much! :highfive::victory:
I'm going to flash some roms this week. I will release a last version of CM9 with little fixes and software updates.
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Your welcome I am going to move this to general however since this is not development related. More of a discussion
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Do you think some of these are going to be significantly faster than BananaBread on a 32b?
I was given back (like a boomerang!) a 32b Mytouch 3G that I'd given away years ago, as the installed rom went berserk... Installed BananaBread and it is working but boy, is it slow!!
I'm kind of out of touch on the whole 32b scene... surprised I managed to even get the right kernel!
EDIT: Switched over to CronMod... and wow, it's MUCH better over here.