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Yesterday i got an Iconia A500, first thing i did was, of course, to root it and install cwm recovery.
Now i want to flash a new rom but i don't have much time to try all roms and decide which one is the best.
So i decided to take a shortcut with this poll.
Here we go guys...
Which rom do you believe it's the best for Iconia?
Feel free to write comments for your decision. And thank you all for your time.
You missed off the Stock option.
I've tried all those custom ones, and they all have issues which Stock doesn't.
Plus, which one is "best" is purely subjective. All your poll will tell you is which one people use MOST, which doesn't necessarily make it the best.
Taboonay
imho
FloatingFatMan said:
You missed off the Stock option.
I've tried all those custom ones, and they all have issues which Stock doesn't.
Plus, which one is "best" is purely subjective. All your poll will tell you is which one people use MOST, which doesn't necessarily make it the best.
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I hear you or better read you mate and I know that the word "best" doesn't actually represent what I need but I will get an idea.
Can you please explain the issues the custom roms have? Cause I use custom roms since my first windows smartphone 3 years ago and I must say that I love custom roms.
yeah, you should probably add 'stock' and 'lightspeed' as the latter is gaining traction. i'm using stock rooted for now.
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yeah, you should probably add 'stock' and 'lightspeed' as the latter is gaining traction. i'm using stock rooted for now.
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I didn't add stock because i like the extras on the custom roms. As for lightspped it has too many apk's removed for my taste.
I have had my a500 for a month and I think I have tried every ROM except for the minimalist (or whatever it is now called). In general I have found the roms that are based on the stock rom are the best (taboonay, honeyvillain). Taboonay is cool because the developer, Vache, makes available a kitchen UI that is web based so you can modify the ROM and add/remove items. Very cool.
I used Primee which is a build of the Transformer rom for the first two weeks I had the device and I really liked it but there was some sort of dispute over kernel source which I don't come close to understanding and the developer took his toys and went home. He continues to build and support the rom on his own site but I like ROMs to have the visibility of XDA for support.
I tried all of the virtuous roms and it is cool to see roms from other devices but it always seems like there is some little tweak or lag that drives me crazy. Virtuous Galaxy is by far the slickest looking rom IMO. Dare I say that Samsung is almost Apple-like in their UI design (I mean that as a compliment I think).
Right now I am running Taboonay 1.1 with richardtrip's OC kernel and it is silky smooth. It is almost disappointing to have a ROM work so well because as an early Android adopter (HTC Magic), I sort of enjoy the journey more than the destination. Luckily, there is and always will be new ROMs to try.
anko184 said:
I hear you or better read you mate and I know that the word "best" doesn't actually represent what I need but I will get an idea.
Can you please explain the issues the custom roms have? Cause I use custom roms since my first windows smartphone 3 years ago and I must say that I love custom roms.
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anko184 said:
I didn't add stock because i like the extras on the custom roms. As for lightspped it has too many apk's removed for my taste.
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By excluding ROMs that don't represent what you actually need, you render the whole poll null and void. For all you know, a ROM you left off could well be the most popular!
As for problems, it's things like camera not working properly, or rotation lock not working, or differences in how the external SD card is mounted, or random reboots, or preinstalled games from the stock ROM either missing or not working if you install them etc. All fairly minor things, but I like all the parts on my tab to work as they were meant to work. That's why I run a stock ROM, but use RichardTrips OC'd kernel (which is near to stock).
. That's why I run a stock ROM, but use RichardTrips OC'd kernel (which is near to stock).
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ditto. stock/richtrip oc kern
FloatingFatMan said:
You missed off the Stock option.
I've tried all those custom ones, and they all have issues which Stock doesn't.
Plus, which one is "best" is purely subjective. All your poll will tell you is which one people use MOST, which doesn't necessarily make it the best.
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Well it's a bit more complex than that, you also have to take into consideration (along with it being subjective) the fact that the results are only coming from people who like vote in polls
So strictly the thread title should be: Best custom rom - results based only on people who like to vote in polls
PS I did not vote - but currently using dexters new primee 3.2
MJ-12
I am using Virtuous Galaxy 1.04 ROM; the only issue is not being able to seek in the You Tube app; other than that it's a fast ROM.
My two favorite are not even on there. Lightspeed and Minimal. I like Lightspeed as I can use a custom kernel and clock the tablet to 1.6GHz. I like Minimal as it's a very well done rom without bloat. These are the only two I like better than stock. I've tried many of the others, but only those above have really been worth it for me.
can anyone reply me i am using taboonay and still not able to play HD movies on my TAb
i am not talking about 1080 but 720 MKV's still not working which is simply playable on my galaxy S
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Please suggest me Custom rom regarding this.
anko184 said:
Yesterday i got an Iconia A500, first thing i did was, of course, to root it and install cwm recovery.
Now i want to flash a new rom but i don't have much time to try all roms and decide which one is the best.
So i decided to take a shortcut with this poll.
Here we go guys...
Which rom do you believe it's the best for Iconia?
Feel free to write comments for your decision. And thank you all for your time.
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The best problem free for me is stock 3.1 and loving it, love the others but toooo many problems.
primee. 9-5a all the way. You can find it on tabletroms.com, and is by far the most stable, well built roms to date, with all the features of the transformer Rom but a hybrid base file system with a lot from the stock Iconia for compatibility
My comparison of 4 ROMS. Like Taboonay 2.1 the best.
I have flashed 4 different ROMS since I purchased my Iconia a500. Here is my take on the pros and cons.
• The first one I tried was Virtuous Picasso 1.1.0 [HC 3.1]. Super fast and had no problems, but I didn’t like the fact that it wasn’t based on an ACER build and there was no way to add the Acer stock games to the ROM. This ROM had the highest Quadrant score out of all the ROMs I tried. It’s discontinued, so there will be no more updates.
• The second one I tried was Honeyvillian 1.05 [HC 3.1]. Good speed, very reliable, and I was able to add the Acer stock games back to the ROM and flash an overclock kernel. The ROM was based on an ACER build, so all the stock software was included. I like some of the ACER stock software, but some of it I could live without. I was reluctant to upgrade to Honeyvillian 1.1 which is a Honeycomb 3.2 ROM because it was based on the a501 OTA update and not the a500 OTA update, and I decided to hold out for a Honeycomb 3.2 Rom that was based on the OTA update for the a500.
• The third ROM I tried was Acer_A500 OTA 7.006.01 [HC 3.2] Rooted w/ Busybox for CWR [Sep 17th, 2011] by ezterry. This ROM was very near stock but rooted. I was able to Flash the adhoc fix and set ro.carrier=wifi-only. It uses the default Acer kernel but I was able to flash an overclock kernel. The ROM was very smooth and had no problems. A great ROM if you want to stay very close to stock and like all the stock ACER software.
• The forth ROM I tried was Taboonay 2.1 [HC 3.2]. I decided to try this ROM because it is based on the a500 OTA 3.2 Honeycomb update for a500 users and the a501 OTA 3.2 update for a501 users. The ROM has all the Acer stock software removed, but you can use the online kitchen to add just the Acer apps and games you want and skip the ones you don’t want. Plus the games get installed to the data partition so they don’t take up room in the ROM it self, and they can be uninstalled. You can also use the online kitchen to install a few other goodies like themes and bootup animations. It has an overclock kernel built in and ro.carrier=wifi-only is set by default for a500 users. So far the speed is great. The only issue I have is that the screen sometimes turns off and on for a second when it sleeps on its own. If I put it to sleep by clicking the power button, the problem doesn’t occur. So far this is my favorite ROM because I get the benefits of Honeycomb 3.2 and I can pick the stock Acer apps I want. GREAT ROM!!! I think I will stay with this one for a while.
Hope this helps some of you that are doing your initial research on picking your first ROM.
Total noob question. I don't mind the stock rom but I would like to overclock. Is it possible to just keep stock rom but still use a kernel like tripps? Also, when 3.2 finally goes ota here in the states, do I need to put everything back to stock (netflix patch as an example) before I update as to not brick my device? Thanks for the help
kkholidaze said:
Total noob question. I don't mind the stock rom but I would like to overclock. Is it possible to just keep stock rom but still use a kernel like tripps? Also, when 3.2 finally goes ota here in the states, do I need to put everything back to stock (netflix patch as an example) before I update as to not brick my device? Thanks for the help
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RichardTrips kernel works fine with stock.
Regarding 3.2, if you take the FOTA, you will lose root, you will lose CWM, and you will lose the ability to flash custom ROMs and kernels. It has a new bootloader that hasn't been broken yet and so far, can't be rooted unless its done pre-flashing.
There's a modded version of the 3.2 stock in the dev section that doesn't do all this, from ezterry.
so do you recommend just flashing a custom rom that already has 3.2? also, what benefits should I see using trips kernal over the stock one? Lastly, can someone post a link to the trip kernel that I should download. Did a search and couldn't find it. Thanks
Yes.
Flash the ROM by ezterry. It's based on the 3.2 update but rooted. It is very near stock, but you can flash an OC kernel.
Hey , my name iz Lex aka KingLex i just recently picked up the Acer Iconia A500
im in LOVE with it so far so good. Ive also installed and flashed a Custom Rom which is 3.1 Kernel Version is 2.6.36.4-UNITY-V5-ge7dee2a-dirty
and the builder is Virtous Picasso v.1.1.0 if that help - ooh yes i did however ran into 1 issue.I cant get noting from the market keep getting some purchase error.Its forced to closed.Are there any other custom rom thats out thats better or recommended ? if so please it will be help
PS: i am a noob once it comes to rooting tabs/phones and such but i do have
lots and lots of experience with hacking a PSP and PSP Bricks
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Hey , my name iz Lex aka KingLex i just recently picked up the Acer Iconia A500
im in LOVE with it so far so good. Ive also installed and flashed a Custom Rom which is 3.1 Kernel Version is 2.6.36.4-UNITY-V5-ge7dee2a-dirty
and the builder is Virtous Picasso v.1.1.0 if that help - ooh yes i did however ran into 1 issue.I cant get noting from the market keep getting some purchase error.Its forced to closed.Are there any other custom rom thats out thats better or recommended ? if so please it will be help
PS: i am a noob once it comes to rooting tabs/phones and such but i do have
lots and lots of experience with hacking a PSP and PSP Bricks
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Install taboony 2.2 rom and richards 3.7 kernel. Look in the development section and youll find both there.
Im pretty sure ive seen the market issue around but i never read up on it, just use the search funtion. But the rom and kernel i suggested is faster than what you currently have.
Try this guy, he seems to update his ROMs. VirtuPicasso is discontinued now, no more updates. So stick with the living guys
Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1287555
jon-.- said:
Install taboony 2.2 rom and richards 3.7 kernel. Look in the development section and youll find both there.
Im pretty sure ive seen the market issue around but i never read up on it, just use the search funtion. But the rom and kernel i suggested is faster than what you currently have.
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ok thnx ! a mil man - and i also do sigs/gfx , ill upload my work if you want or for those who do, do gfx or w/e
profipix said:
Try this guy, he seems to update his ROMs. VirtuPicasso is discontinued now, no more updates. So stick with the living guys
Here's the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1287555
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thnx i knew it waz a bad idea to run this rom , but hey its all trial nd error i guess at least i know how to install them , welp time to back up my apps once again
KingLex said:
PS: i am a noob once it comes to rooting tabs/phones and such but i do have
lots and lots of experience with hacking a PSP and PSP Bricks
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I'm a bigger noob than u are, so I've some question for u; which I'm afraid to ask the senior members for they might get mad for asking them stupid nooby questions; since you u recently learned these tricks u must be very excited to answer my questions.
Q1 Why and how would I flash custom rom to my a500?
Q2 If I constantly flash rom to my device would it harm my device in any way?
KingLex said:
Hey , my name iz Lex aka KingLex i just recently picked up the Acer Iconia A500
im in LOVE with it so far so good. Ive also installed and flashed a Custom Rom which is 3.1 Kernel Version is 2.6.36.4-UNITY-V5-ge7dee2a-dirty
and the builder is Virtous Picasso v.1.1.0 if that help - ooh yes i did however ran into 1 issue.I cant get noting from the market keep getting some purchase error.Its forced to closed.Are there any other custom rom thats out thats better or recommended ? if so please it will be help
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Personally i would recommend the Rooted Stock 3.2. I played with few ROMs. And came to conclusion almost all ROMs have some sort issues. Nothing major just different minor ones.
But that Rooted Stock 3.2 is one of the best so far IMO. No issues with any thing runs smoothly/flawlessly. I am using it with Thor Kernel 3.7.
jodiac said:
I'm a bigger noob than u are, so I've some question for u; which I'm afraid to ask the senior members for they might get mad for asking them stupid nooby questions; since you u recently learned these tricks u must be very excited to answer my questions.
Q1 Why and how would I flash custom rom to my a500?
Q2 If I constantly flash rom to my device would it harm my device in any way?
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Dude dont worry about asking nooby question, we were all noob once, hell i still am lol. As long you are being respectful and not bashing on the OS for no reason, no one will mind helping or answering your question. Any way back to your questions
Since you new just a heads up. Dont do OTA 3.2 update, or you will have to downgrade and then Root the device.
A1. I am going to assume you have Rooted Device. Why you flash ROM: Well different ROM comes with different app, and may be some added support to hard wares you want, that your stock dont have. Also they have fix for some problems that the stock has, higher efficiency too may be... you get the point.
How you Flash ROM Video Tutorial to give you general idea: Once you have CWM installed, you just get what ever ROM you like to try, put that in SD card. Go in CWM menu, do the necessary wipes of appropriate section. Then install the ROM from SD.
WHAT EVER ROM YOU DECIDE TO USE, JUST READ EVERY THING CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU DIVE IN IT
As for flashing ROM constantly, it will not harm your device, least not that i am aware off. Just as long as you follow proper instructions. Its just like installing windows on PC over and over...
I recently saw the article for the ability to install cwm recovery to our phones system partition via the Xperia CWM Auto Installer app:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
I am currently running the latest kernel from DoomLord, which I love but I wanted to know if there would be any advantages to using the above app over the custom kernel? And also if I use the app would it be safer to flash back to stock kernel, and alos wondering I thought I saw at one time a tweaked stock R800x kernel 2.3.3 that was modified to allow overclocking? Anyway if I do decide to give the above app a shot I was thinking of flashing the modified stock kernel (but I cannot find it anymore, unless I missed it somewhere on XDA) and then using the above app. Mostly just wanting people feedback and whether or not between the two which one would be better performance, and if someone can point me to the thread for the modified stock 2.3.3 kernel that would be fantastic.
Not to thread jack: Wasn't the app released just the same as the boot CWM with just touch support? Wasn't sure if there was a huge difference between the two programs.
As for your question regarding the stock kernel, highest the kernel itself will support is 1024Mhz; might have to throw on some racing stripe decals to make it go faster. I haven't seen any modified-stock kernels to be honest, just DoomLords.
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Not to thread jack: Wasn't the app released just the same as the boot CWM with just touch support? Wasn't sure if there was a huge difference between the two programs.
As for your question regarding the stock kernel, highest the kernel itself will support is 1024Mhz; might have to throw on some racing stripe decals to make it go faster. I haven't seen any modified-stock kernels to be honest, just DoomLords.
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I thought I saw somewhere here on XDA for the xperia plays that there was a cdma modified kernel running 2.3.3 that had been modified to overclock. I am aware that the stock kernel is locked at the 1ghz. Thats 2 reasons why I am using DoomLords kernel, 1 for the overclock and 2 for the recovery. Just wonderinf if there would be any benefit to a stock modified kernel to allow overclock and teh xperia auto installer rather then the custom kernel?
I'm working on a modified stick kernel with kerianftw's help... Right now I'm working on adding cwm into it, and add soon as that's fine and I test it out (it'll probably take a week or so of testing)
Please don't ask for an ETA, because I am a busy man, as soon as I get it done & the bugs out, I'll post it.
I'm not sure if there will be that big of a difference because Doom v10 is pretty awesome...
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Hey, I own the play r800x and I am using the 'Xperia CWM Auto-Instaler' with no problems at all. Backups and restores working like a dream, I just recently flashed "[ROM][CDMA] IT-ROM [r800x]" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459456 (which is based of "COLA's" ROM and geared towards speed) and everything is working flawlessly.
If you're looking for speed (which I would love to be able to overclock too) then you should definitely consider using Cola's rom, or the one I'm using (IT-ROM [R800X]) ... I'm almost certain you will not be disappointed, my phone is now running much smoother/faster, no problems at all. Wifi, sms, 3g, phone, everything up and running without any hassle.
Good luck
Guys i've flashed SFM 3.0 hero, good rom but the wifi doesn't works so i want come back to stock. the big problem is that's my sister's phone and this rom has deleted the recovery and now i don't manage to reinstall it. it says flash_image not found. i even tried with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=645253 at the step missing flash image, but every thing i do it get reveals useless. here's a screenshot of prompt adb: http://imageshack.us/f/338/immaginevi.png/
Guys please help me, it's important!
more details:
i've started with the stock 2.1 and rooted with universal androot and flashed SFM 3.0 with AmonRA recovery.
now if i try open the recovery it's stuck on the bootlogo. i tried with fastboot, adb, the official RUU but it says that my phone's firmware is wrong.
update: now doesn't stuck on the boot logo, but it boots normally without a recovery.
it's rooted on the SFM 3.0 rom and give the "flash_image not found" error
first things first. i have no idea how to get back to stock using the official RUU
however i do have a few alternatives you could try just in case you don't find the answer your looking for
now you say you flashed sfm 3.0. a similar rom to this would be Wildheroc ROSE V5. its exactly the same as sfm 3.0 but its more stable. it can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1316886 also you could try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24343144&postcount=500 which is a themed version of ROSE V5 created by slobo2712.
if your looking for a stock rom then i highly recomend Heroine ++ which can be found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295991 this rom is seriously fast. its basically the same as stock with a few minor adjustments here and there
there are other roms which remove sense from your phone that i could recommend but if your looking to keep sense on your phone then those two roms are the ones I'd highly recommend
i know this doesn't exactly answer your question of how to flash the official RUU from HTC but as i said previously in the post i simply don't know. these are just a few options you could try if you don't find your answer.
if i can't access the recovery how can flash another rom??
pochopsp said:
if i can't access the recovery how can flash another rom??
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Ahhh ok must have missed that bit
Can you still use the phone normally???? If so maybe try installing Rom manager from the market and then flashing the recovery from there
Could be worth a try
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i managed it with an official RUU, don't remember wich. now i've another problem. from 2.1 stock i've flashed Elelinux gingerbread ROM, but 3D games like dead runner wich worked on stock rom on this one don't work. maybe the kernel? i still have the stock one.
pochopsp said:
i managed it with an official RUU, don't remember wich. now i've another problem. from 2.1 stock i've flashed Elelinux gingerbread ROM, but 3D games like dead runner wich worked on stock rom on this one don't work. maybe the kernel? i still have the stock one.
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Do you DEFINITELY still have the stock kernal? The reason I ask is because Elelinux roms usually come with flykernal13.
Sometimes re flashing a rom can solve issues. So I'd say go into your recovery and wipe data 2 or 3 times just to make sure because 1 wipe sometimes doesn't get rid of everything. Then wipe cache and dalvik cache and then re flash the rom
If that doesn't work then you could try flashing the Las Venturas kernal but I'd doubt it would be a kernal problem
You're wright it isn't a kernel problem but i did all kind Of wipes but 3D games and applications don't work
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pochopsp said:
You're wright it isn't a kernel problem but i did all kind Of wipes but 3D games and applications don't work
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Hmmm if they worked on stock then I'd expect a newer version of Android to be ok as well . I'm not a big gamer on my phone so can't say I've ever experienced these problems
What games and applications don't work? And do they not work completely? Or just not as good as on stock?
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Dead runner, cut The rope, fruit slice and The screen off animation is too slow
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pochopsp said:
Dead runner, cut The rope, fruit slice and The screen off animation is too slow
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I always turn off the screen off animation, I find it annoying personally
I'll try those games on my phone. I'm using a sense rom so I'll see if they work on this
EDIT: couldn't try dead runner or cut the rope because there paid apps but fruit slice worked fine
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Fine but The screen off animation works good for you? Anyway i meant on gingerbread roms not on sense roms
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pochopsp said:
Fine but The screen off animation works good for you? Anyway i meant on gingerbread roms not on sense roms
Sent from my X8 using XDA
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The sense rom I was using is a gingerbread rom. Anyway I switched to elelinux to see if maybe it was the rom causing problems but fruit slice was perfect on my phone
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good, then the crt animation works fast for you right?
last things, for custom kernels, i have to unlock bootloader like on my X8?
and for all of you, wich is the best hero's ROM?
pochopsp said:
good, then the crt animation works fast for you right?
last things, for custom kernels, i have to unlock bootloader like on my X8?
and for all of you, wich is the best hero's ROM?
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I've never touched the bootloader so I'm afraid I can't really answer that question
As for best Rom. There isn't really an overall best rom. It all just comes down to personal preference and what your looking for in a Rom but there are roms that are a step ahead in each android version.
If stock 2.1 is what your looking for then you can't beat heroine ++ if you want sense or you could try VE 6.2 if you want AOSP
As for 2.2 froyo you could try FloYo. I used it once and it seemed ok
And as for 2.3 gingerbread. If your after a 2.3 sense Rom then wildheroc is by far the best one around at the moment. As for 2.3 AOSP roms I'd highly recommend decked_x or any of the elelinux roms or even the two latest cyanogenmod nightlies
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I've never touched the bootloader so I'm afraid I can't really answer that question
As for best Rom. There isn't really an overall best rom. It all just comes down to personal preference and what your looking for in a Rom but there are roms that are a step ahead in each android version.
If stock 2.1 is what your looking for then you can't beat heroine ++
As for 2.2 froyo vanilla eclair seems to be a popular one
And as for 2.3 gingerbread. If your after a 2.3 sense Rom then wildheroc is by far the best one around at the moment. As for 2.3 AOSP roms I'd highly recommend decked_x or any of the elelinux roms or even the two latest cyanogenmod nightlies
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Just gotta correct you, VE is 2.1 Eclair that's why it's soooooo smooth xD
Habarug said:
Just gotta correct you, VE is 2.1 Eclair that's why it's soooooo smooth xD
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oh my bad haha i've been thinking its 2.2 all this time. i've edited the post so no one gets confused
I have tried servial roms
and now im on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552148
I have lot of lag and problems with apps not responding and closing.
tried things to grab more memory but doenst work.
Are there tips the get more stable or a tip to use a other rom?
im still on the kitkat because i like this the most.
Greetings and thanks
why you not post this in the thread of the rom,i think the dev can help better because its his rom you know?
The problem is im new (new account)
and i cant post there, because i need 10 postings or something.
So i asked here, but maybe there is a other more stable custom rom with lesser lag
If you want to have a more stable custom Rom then stick with cm10/android 4.1.2 based Rom.
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KitKat ROMs are not as fluid and as slick as jellybean ROM. Also, L7 and L5 are made for Jellybean not KitKat
thanks for the answers i will try others