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If you've gone from Iced Glacier to CM7. I have a question.

So in currently running Iced Glacier 1.1.6 with faux's 7.8.2SV kernel. And it seems really smooth and good on battery. But lately iv wanted more and iv been contemplating on switching to CM7.
Has anyone made this same switch and not like CM7? Or absolutely loved CM7?
I really just don't wanna flash and get it all set up only to come back to the stable and efficient Iced Glacier.
Just askig for personal preference or facts. Whatever you wanna provide me with.
Thanks in advance.
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Trust me when I say this most of us jumped from IGv1.1.6 to CM7NB. IG is the best stock 2.2 rom but as project is halted by silence CM7 (2.3) took its place. Once you switch and set things up you will never go back to 2.2 best advice for you is flash the newest NB and since you like faux's kernel use his CM7 kernel or you can use dumfaq's as its more stable. I just watched to v1.3LV today as I did full wipe and did fresh CM7NB#8 flash, it's worth it as in long run you will like it.
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You arent the only one that has asked this question...see the link below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=965593
and here is my quote from that thread
i continue to keep flashing between these two roms because i just cant decide which one i like more...they both have the pluses and minuses but even those are very minor and are personal likes/dislikes...such as maybe a button location or theming...all which can be solved by 3rd party means
both run really well...i think cm7 runs better out of the box while IG runs better when you've flashed another kernel like Faux's latest...cm7 is also nice to not have the need to run a 3rd party app to control OC'ing IMO
i keep going back to IG cause it seems it fits the "look" i want more so than cm7 currently...it also feels a bit more natural than cm7...but at the same time i love messing with cm7 to learn gingerbread and learn whats to come for our phones
i think once cm7 hits RC2 or its full stable release ill switch to it full time when i can get a nice theme for it and get it looking and feeling the way i want
honestly you cant go wrong with either rom...if you want sense and good rom thats feels like the stock rom with all the bells and whistles of what roms add...go IG...if you want the latest and greatest that runs like a champ out of the box and is nice and simple AOSP but with a ton of features on the back end...go cm7
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needless to say...you cant go wrong with either...but cm7 is the future
EDIT: btw im back using IG 1.1.6 with Faux's 0.7.7b kernel...running absolutely spectacular

Thanks for the responses. I know cm7 is the future but when ever I flash it just feels unstable to me. I dunno I'm picky I.guess.. maybe ill flash to cm7 get it set up the way I want it and just make a backup. See which way my mind takes me
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BlackSHELF said:
flash the newest NB and since you like faux's kernel use his CM7 kernel or you can use dumfaq's as its more stable. I just watched to v1.3LV today as I did full w
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So faux's isn't as stable as it is on IG? If I like faux's now.. you think. I should just stick with it in cm7?
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Mathato said:
Thanks for the responses. I know cm7 is the future but when ever I flash it just feels unstable to me. I dunno I'm picky I.guess.. maybe ill flash to cm7 get it set up the way I want it and just make a backup. See which way my mind takes me
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yeah i sorta felt the same way as you about cm7...but in all honestly its pretty damn stable for an in development rom...the devs have done an amazing job making sure its as stable as it can be while tweaking and refining things as they make new nightlies
also if you are want to maybe change the colors of the stock cm7 around a little...i would suggest the colorized version of cm7...as it takes away from the green and blue that in synonymous with gingerbread and cyanogen respectively
colorized version of cm7: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/14513-colorized-cm-7-for-glacier/
as for kernels...i always ran cm7 with the stock kernel...had good battery life and it ran great using the built in performance setting in the cm settings...but i havent heard anything bad about Faux's kernel either...he makes great kernels and works hard to do so

I am the one who started the other thread wanting to know the same thing...so far, there are pro's and con's to each. It's just all a matter of preference.
Personally, I don't like how on CM7 my phone will just up and reboot a lot. I also can't get themes to work when I flash them. I like having visual voicemail because I'm getting a lot of recruiting calls each day.
But CM7 is amazing! I currently stick with it, though I've swtiched from the RC build to the nightly build.

Alright thanks. I guess onto cm7 I go.
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what is the benefit of going with the nightlies over the RC1?

Well lets clear few things up here so you all have better info for your decision.
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So faux's isn't as stable as it is on IG? If I like faux's now.. you think. I should just stick with it in cm7?
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I am testing his kernel v1.3LV ATM as we speak on CM7NB#8 as I virtually used all kernels in CM7 and IG. But far as dumfuq's kernel goes I was just giving you alternative as you are not be flash addict like us and update everyday and you maybe device dependent so you may need balance between stability and performance so use dumfuq's SmartCMKernel. As you know Faux is very aggressive in his update in stock kernel which is very good as I been aware and following his project since day 1. But if you venture in to CM7 just like IG you have built in OC kernel but if you do want you can still use dumfuq or faux kernel. He actually never flashed or used CM7 as he has stock based ROM in his MT4G as he wants to make SR revision for it and then switch to CM7 based project hopefully. So till than you can wait as it honestly makes no difference I used both kernel and dumfuq's seemed best for now which might change when faux venture in our world, so don't worry about it.
rosebud1 said:
what is the benefit of going with the nightlies over the RC1?
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Far as rose's question goes as I said in someone elses thread read below as it will explain it.
BlackSHELF said:
Well if you want to use upto date CM7(GB2.3.2) you can use NB (Nightly Build) then flash the current one from the repository as its always changing almost every night. Now it don't mean you want to flash it everyday but if you want you can like NRG as we flash addict do but you can also use RC (Release Candidate) which is little older build but there are no current SR (Stable Release). So but don't be fooled NB is what you should get as its what we all use.
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In simple word NB is current upto date builds with more patch than RC as it was older build. Now that being said there are more people who use NB than RC, so that says something huh? NB is the way to go.

Recommended nand rom?

Hi, i'm now using rafdroid hd 4.0.2 at my eu-leo and want to cange rom.
Is there some suggestions for a new rom?
What do you use?
Thx xda for this forum
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DoctorGore said:
Sup dude, if you want suggestions you should give us an idea of what you're looking for first.
I'm currently using CM7 HyperDroid which suits me cos it's minimalistic, dark and fast. So if you like those things to, I definitely recommend it. Another good thing about this ROM is that you only need a 150mb CWM partition, which is good for us EU owners.
I've only tried one other ROM and that was UltimateDroid. It's another fast ROM (I'm pretty sure it's based off CM7) which has a lot of theme options. It's got a more stock feeling to it, but if you don't like the default green it's got red, blue etc.
I'd also suggest having a look at the MIUI ROMs too, I haven't tried one yet but they have some interesting features.
Hope this helps man.
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Thx,
i need a sens rom, and it must be stable. and fast is always good

I've had no luck with Sense ROMs so far. Not fast enough for the added eye candy. Been a long time CM user and finally tried MIUI yesterday morning. OMG! Within two hours I became a diehard MIUI fanboy. Been hammering it ever since and it's blowing me away. More functionality than CM, same level of zippy performance, but much better eye candy. It have yet to find one thing I don't like and it keeps amazing me as I stumble upon new feature after new feature. I don't think I can go back to any other ROM now.

DoctorGore said:
I'm currently using CM7 HyperDroid which suits me cos it's minimalistic, dark and fast. So if you like those things to, I definitely recommend it. Another good thing about this ROM is that you only need a 150mb CWM partition, which is good for us EU owners.
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MIUI needs a 120mb CWM so it's low profile like CM. Both good for EU owners. Unlike that damn 400mb for Sense.

ginger MIUI have no fm radio.

criszz said:
ginger MIUI have no fm radio.
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One of it's few lacking features... true. Always forget about that since I listen to mp3, podcasts, and internet radio. FM radio pretty much unnecessary here in the states with the other alternatives.

I'm also on miui but I installed launcher pro because I didn't like the iphone like launcher. you should try it. the roms are very smooth and fast. i'm using the ndt one and won't go back unless the gingersense roms are working without bugs.

sure but i think it won't work on gingerbread when none of the roms have included it.
and well, honeycomb has the highest build number but it's for tablets.... just use 2.3.4

rauschkugl said:
sure but i think it won't work on gingerbread when none of the roms have included it.
and well, honeycomb has the highest build number but it's for tablets.... just use 2.3.4
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+1 to both posts. Don't use the honeycomb version. The one in my sig is solid. No force closes yet and smooth. I run everything at once and no issues.

As mentioned above, hypderdroid cm7 is one i recommend as well, it is very fast. You will need cwm installed thought but its worth it. Here give it a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026

Best sense Rom is cmxylogo hands down. V2.
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SpoocyMan said:
Hi, i'm now using rafdroid hd 4.0.2 at my eu-leo and want to cange rom.
Is there some suggestions for a new rom?
What do you use?
Thx xda for this forum
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you can try Nexus hd2 its very good to

Thx guys, tryed difrent roms, but i'm back to raf's dhd rom...love it <3
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[Q] MyTouch 4G Rooted. What ROMs are good out there?

Hi,
Well, i finally rooted my phone, after 5 dyas of dealing with the things, diferent ways, etc.
Now, I would like to know from you all guys, what ROMs are good out there. What do you all recomend me to try.
I already have Cyanogen on my little old G ( version 6 ) And it looks pretty cool.
Any suggestion? i want a stable ROM where i can Install the apps without problems, or having any kinda of signal problem, or networks ( g, 3G, HSPA) problems
Thanks for your Suggestions!
Daniel

If you like sense, evil d's virtuous fusion. I use to hate sense roms but I've been rockin it as a d'd for a while now. Battery life was horrible at first but with faux's low voltage kernel and juice defender, I've gotten surprisingly good battery life. Sense 3.0 features are elegant and functional. Way faster and stable than any other sense roms I used.
I use royal ginger for aosp Rom. Phenomenal battery life speed and stability.
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Find out...

Don_Perrignon said:
Find out...
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So someone posts a question in the q&a section and this is your answer? Can I add you to my list of "guys in the know"?

mr mystery said:
So someone posts a question in the q&a section and this is your answer? Can I add you to my list of "guys in the know"?
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Too damn funny...

mr mystery said:
So someone posts a question in the q&a section and this is your answer? Can I add you to my list of "guys in the know"?
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The point was people can give opinions, but you won't know what works for you until you try it yourself. He/she can listen to a suggestion just to found out they don't like it and flash another.
^^ That should have been obvious without me having to elaborate.

I switched to meXdroid a couple days ago and love it. It's really fast, battery is good looks great and everything works ( except your upside down in the front facing camera) but I can live with that. You can also download it through Rom Manager
It really depends what you are looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094805

royal ginger is my DD and i love it

gh0zt36 said:
royal ginger is my DD and i love it
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Does everything work with royal ginger?

Faux123's AOSP ROM is really smooth and everything works properly.
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Im using Beast rom since the day itwas released. Great battery life. GPS locks. Fast and extremely accurate(exactly @myaddress). Everything seems working properbly.

I'm using cm 7, an theres no problems with it. I had it for about a month now, not a single crash issue.
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BelowTheHeavens said:
Faux123's AOSP ROM is really smooth and everything works properly.
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Agreed..ITS DA BOMMMMMMMMB!!

Ive flashed a TON of roms, but always come back to demonSPEED as my dd. its just awesome

saotua said:
Im using Beast rom since the day itwas released. Great battery life. GPS locks. Fast and extremely accurate(exactly @myaddress). Everything seems working properbly.
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me too, using over a week & working perfect. Great battery life & SE theme.

I've rocked eViL DEE's Sense 3.0 ROM, RoyalThunder and Cyanogen.
I always go back to CM7Nx. But then again it's easy for us to put what we like on your phone. You should invest in Titanium Backup and explore the ROMs for your self like Donny P mentioned to begin with.

Best ROM for Wildfire?

So, I have a Wildfire (not the wildfire S).
Does anyone have any guides on how to root it? Also, what's the best rom and radio for it?
Thank you

here you can find everything you need, cm7 is the best imo

darkstep said:
here you can find everything you need, cm7 is the best imo
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I here that doesn't have sense? What does it use?
What's the best one with sense?
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its aosp or vanilla android i dont us sense roms so cant tell you whats the best

I've used just about every rom going and each time I end up back with cm7, it just seems right to me, HTC sense to me now is just bloated with stuff you don't really need.
Edit: oh btw here's a list of guides, roms etc......
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
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SmokingDesire said:
I here that doesn't have sense? What does it use?
What's the best one with sense?
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I'm currently using my stock froyo ROM with sense, and using the nfinitymc4 kernel(which means I can overclock, this is the kernel you need if you are using a sense based ROM), I prefer this to CM, as I believe its easier to use, looks better and is as smooth performance as Cyanogen.
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I'm also using just a stock 2.2 with sense. i tried a few others but with every installation the phone seemed to get slower and slower. I did it all right but meh... anyway mines just a stock 2.2, but rooted and i reckon it runs great (considering the hardware limitations that is....)

Ah. Well he won't be using any major apps
Hell be using WiFi at home and that's it aswell as other basic phone features (call, todo list/calendar) and maybe sms.
I just wanted it so he could push some more juice out the battery fully charged.
I'll stick to stock. Any modifications in order to improve performance on stock roms?
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I am the developer of SkEye ( I can't post URLs yet. Search on Android Market by that name). The app works fine on 99% of the phones but not on HTC Wildfire! On Wildfire stock ROM, the app receives a SEGFAULT and closes silently. This shouldn't happen for a Java application, and from the logs it appears to be a bug in the OpenGL implementation in the stock ROM.
I don't have a Wildfire phone myself; but I get lots of user reports by email and Market comments.
Since we are talking about the best ROMs, can you try my app on your ROM and see if you manage to not crash the app?
Here's the exact sequence of steps to reproduce the bug:
Set the location on first run. Approx location will do.
Click Menu -> Indirect Mode
Click Add new alignment
Select any object. Doesn't matter which.
Click "Return" or press the back key.
Search for any object (Menu -> Search or the Search button)
If the app doesn't crash after this, please let me know your ROM. I will recommend it to my users.
Thanks!

Does your app depend on the usage of a GPU? The Wildfire and the Tattoo are among the few phones that doesn't have it, so that could be the problem.

arco68 said:
Does your app depend on the usage of a GPU? The Wildfire and the Tattoo are among the few phones that doesn't have it, so that could be the problem.
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It does require OpenGL, but doesn't strictly require a GPU. The interesting thing is that the app doesn't crash outright. It crashes only after the above steps are executed. I will start a separate thread in the developer section when I get access to it. For now, I would like to know if its a ROM specific issue. Particularly, does the Cyanogen ROM have this bug or not.

It crashed here also, on latest CyanogenMod 7 nightly. The "called unimplemented OpenGL ES API" errors in the log are fairly common though, and happens with almost all apps using OpenGL, like games etc. They still work fine though.

rempuzzle rom
To put in my two pennies worth, the REMPuzzle Rom is one of the best sense roms I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978197
I find Google Maps runs very slowly on CM7 (due to the rendering technique CM uses) but works like a charm in REMPuzzle.

can i install rempuzzle rom if i installed cm 7 177 gingerbread??
if its yes tell me how to
thanks in advance

padremo said:
To put in my two pennies worth, the REMPuzzle Rom is one of the best sense roms I've found:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978197
I find Google Maps runs very slowly on CM7 (due to the rendering technique CM uses) but works like a charm in REMPuzzle.
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This isn't a issue of cyanogenmod, its because an older version (gmaps 5) is running on the sense roms, you can deinstall on cyanogen the new version of gmaps and install the old 5.0 and its running like on a sense rom. So don't blame cyanogenmod ( the best mod for me so far), no offence to you but most of the complains about cm7 are about users don't know how to handle cm7.

Nhs666 said:
This isn't a issue of cyanogenmod, its because an older version (gmaps 5) is running on the sense roms, you can deinstall on cyanogen the new version of gmaps and install the old 5.0 and its running like on a sense rom. So don't blame cyanogenmod ( the best mod for me so far), no offence to you but most of the complains about cm7 are about users don't know how to handle cm7.
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I'm not knocking CM - I've used it and know the workarounds. However, the OP asked for the best sense ROM so I gave my opinion.

well i have tried, CM7, remPuzzle and jokerdroid. for me jokerdroid is the best, its very simple too, just flash the thing and you are good to go. i really like the aero theme too.

Nhs666 said:
This isn't a issue of cyanogenmod, its because an older version (gmaps 5) is running on the sense roms, you can deinstall on cyanogen the new version of gmaps and install the old 5.0 and its running like on a sense rom. So don't blame cyanogenmod ( the best mod for me so far), no offence to you but most of the complains about cm7 are about users don't know how to handle cm7.
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I've got 5.9 running on rempuzzle rom. which version does cm7 have?

I hate threads like this, each rom has its good points and also bad points too.....
Its all about preference try the different roms till you find one that suits you, its taken me nearly 3 months to make my mind up and trust me I've tested every rom. I don't believe in an out of the box rom as the customization of android is just unbelievable, every single rom can be tailored to your own needs, tweaked for extra performance and should be too, else what's the point in this community?
I've only been using android for around 5 months to its full potential and everyday I'm learning more and more ways to make my phone my own and as unique as I can make it.
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Scratch0805 said:
I hate threads like this, each rom has its good points and also bad points too.....
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I agree, but it's always good to get opinions so you know where to start. When I first started out on custom ROMs replies like "try them all" just aren't helpful.

Got a Nook Color, Rooted it...Which CM should I install? (Which Firmware's the best?)

Hi everyone!
I recently received a Nook Color from a friend of mine as a gift, and I managed to root it...however, I've had a very interesting history with NC firmwares, so I was wondering if you guys could help me out:
I've been out of the modding scene for quite a while(back when you had to download Dalingrin's OC kernels repeatedly), so I'm a little out of touch with the variety of firmwares. I've read about quite a few, but I'm still unsure about which one to install.
Which, and who's, firmware's the most stable and up-to-date right now? Also, which firmware's stable enough to handle an overclock(and which overclock can I use)?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!

OK man. If you are for stability and compatibility and OC, then head over to get.cm and fetch CM7.2 encore stable. It has the latest kernel. Download an app called nook tweaks and use 1200 MHz over clock. If you would like an ICS from, try paranoid android. Best ics rom according to me, but CM7.2 is very snappy and stable.

Blahblahblah...not such thing as best...blahblahblah....ROMs are different...blahblahblah...descriptions in ROMs OP...blahblahblah...can't believe another one of these posts.
Try the ROMs and found out what works best for you.
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Since stability is your main concern, CM7.2 mirage kang is the only way to go.
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biohazrd51 said:
Blahblahblah...not such thing as best...blahblahblah....ROMs are different...blahblahblah...descriptions in ROMs OP...blahblahblah...can't believe another one of these posts.
Try the ROMs and found out what works best for you.
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I'm only asking a question, and before you type "There's a search function for that" I did search for for it, for 3 nights straight. I gave up after reading all the posts and deciding that I'd do more harm than good in experimenting with all the ROM types out there.
I'm asking for opinions. Nothing old or boring in that aspect.
And I can't believe that there's another one of these posts either...since I didn't find one labeled as such.
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OK man. If you are for stability and compatibility and OC, then head over to get.cm and fetch CM7.2 encore stable. It has the latest kernel. Download an app called nook tweaks and use 1200 MHz over clock. If you would like an ICS from, try paranoid android. Best ics rom according to me, but CM7.2 is very snappy and stable.
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Since stability is your main concern, CM7.2 mirage kang is the only way to go.
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CM 7.2? Alright, I'll try that. If anything, I'll direct my overclocking questions to Dalingrin himself, since the Nook Tweaks program messed up my NC once with the voltage settings, and it apparently doesn't play nice with Chainfire 3D.
Thanks for the suggestions, guys.

Its different for every NC as far as voltage/speed is concern. I have chainfire 3d and oc on two of my NC to 1200 as well as undervolted it a bit from stock. Never really have any major issue.