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What is the best droid x rom currently available, because with the 2.3.340 update there has been some great roms and updates being released such as ape x 1.3, and fission 2.4.3. So i was just wondering out of every rom available what should i download. I am looking for something stable, has good battery life, and decent performance
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What is the best droid x rom currently available, because with the 2.3.340 update there has been some great roms and updates being released such as ape x 1.3, and fission 2.4.3. So i was just wondering out of every rom available what should i download. I am looking for something stable, has good battery life, and decent performance
P.S. Don't be bias
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I don't currently run any custom ROM, but I would probably say, try out Apex, Fission, and GummyJar. Those are the top 3 right now. At that point, it's up to you on how you like the feel of each... I think GummyJar has a new version that just came out, and is supposed to do really well in terms of performance...
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+1 for GummyJAR
the fastest rom is the one you overclock and the one with best battery life is the one you underclock. i really like gummy though pretty good rom
Also keep an eye on Obsidian. This is from wiki.ccroms.net I believe.
This is a completely AOSP (minus moto kernal :weep build. right now there are some issues with camera and gps, and some reports of battery drain. But when this is all fixed, it should be the best ROM out there!
I use gummJAR v2.5. The best rom for you is what is dependent on your likes. If you like blur elements then apex or dark slide are the way to go. If you want blurless then focused, gummy, or fission. Battery life and speed are subjective and can't be truly measured. If a rom gives me great battery life, that doesn't mean it will for you too.
So what's the difference between Gummy and Fission? I'm currently running a version of ZapX that I want to get rid of. I'd like to have the most recent update as well.
How do both roms perform in terms of GPS? Of my friends with the X, my GPS fails miserably...
ROMs are a matter of personal taste, but after struggling with random reboots on TranQ I've settled on Gummy Jar. If you don't like blur, you'll find GJ 2.5 is smooth and stable. I can't compare it to Fission though, which gets similar kudos. The beauty of the Nandroid is you can try them all without too much trouble.
To do a fair comparison, I recommend SBFing first (if you haven't done so in a while). Then make a Nandroid of your clean set up so you can install each ROM fresh. If you like a ROM, make a Nandroid of it before going back and trying another.
Gummyjar if i can remember is completely aosp.
it also boots faster than any rom ive ever used.
if you dont use gummyjar, go with fission
I've been using GummyJar and I think I'm about to give Fission a try. Would rather see what else is out there.
+1 for GummyJAR if you want blurless but if want blur, try FlyX Bazinga 2.4. I uses it for a while and had almost NO issues. I did have an issue just for 1 day where it rebooted few times by it self but it was just for that day. Don't know what casued it but that was the only time. It never happened again. Its very stable and fast rom. I currently use GummyJAR2.5.
I agree with all those who support gummyjar 2.5. Been uaing it now, and have not had a SINGLE reboot. If u do want blur, I think there is a new rom called fusion that is being released. Its fission with blur aspects added back in.
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I have been using Gummy Jar 2.1 since before Christmas and love it so far. It has considerably sped up my phone. I designed a custom theme and basically have 3 homescreens covered in widgets, so I need a light, quick ROM. This one does the trick. I have had a few restarts, but hey, I had those on stock also...
Edit: Switched to Liberty 1.0 a little while ago and it blew my mind. Definitely my recommendation now.
i used fission, tranquility, apex, and gummyjar.
tranquility boot looped constantly for me, so that one was out. coulda been just me, who knows..
i am not sure what i didnt like about apex...
fission and gummyjar were both good and i knew i wanted to use one of those.
for the last week i have been running gummyjar, seems very stable and is lightning fast. i just started doing roms in the past 10 days, and i do not see myself changing from gummy right now. my girlfriend has a stock dx and my dx is so much faster and she still gets random reboots occasionally. i, however, do not
Rubix??? cant belive nobody has said this its probably the most popular rom, at least on the droid forums it is. The latest build uses gummyjar as a base so you get all the great speed and aospiness from gummyjar plus all the crazy tweaks of rubix for insane battery life, i havn't once needed to charge other then over night and i'm a very heavy user. I do have the extended battery though
I've tried all the rims you've posted and always go back to Fission. I really wanted to like gummy but it seemed inconsistant to me.
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If I download gummyjar, it asks if I want to wipe cache/data? Should I before install?I did a back up
This is also using rom manager app.
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Yes. Make sure to wipe data and cache.
So I will have to start adding widgets,wallpapers,market items back? I use launcher pro is this an issue?
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So I will have to start adding widgets,wallpapers,market items back? I use launcher pro is this an issue?
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No issue. I use LP also.
That is the question.
Is it worth installing CM7 on a nexus S or is it better to just leave it as stock gingerbread (if you dont need the small amount of extra features)?
Also how would one go about 'formatting' a nexus S?
I bought the nexus s for the pure Google experience so I don't see a reason for installing a rom.
If I want another rom ill bit a better handset with better specs and build quality.
My 2 cents.
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You can have stock Gingerbread with CM7, you just have to reinstall the Launcher2.apk and remove (or just dont use) ADW Launcher.
I prefer custom ROMs/Kernels because they feel more snappy than completely stock.
I was using CM7 nighties since I got it. I'm not using stock rooted 2.3.3 rom and I don't see myself going back to nighties anytime soon.
All my other android phone I couldn't use without cm6/7. I lived for the stock Android. Now that this phone is 100% stock out of the box, I haven't had a reason to flash cm7 yet. I've had little to no problems and im satisfied with the stock rom.
Still gotta root though.
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I dib and dabble just to try but I always come back to stock
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CM7 is still a bit unstable, I had it for 2 days and the phone rebooted at least 6 times(and 2 of those times it was stuck, had to pull the batteries out). Also, if you do use the RC1, don't volunteer to provide anonymous usage info as it makes it even more unstable.
I would recommend going with Kimera. Much more stable, very lite (ofc, that means you have to install a few more apps then usual).
The Nexus S with 2.3.x is the first phone I've not fell any compulsion to use a custom rom, even CM. CM7 might be interesting to me once it's out as an official release build, but I'm not sure even then. With previous phones I wouldn't consider running stock at all once the big boys brought their roms out for them, but Android 2.3.3 with Launcher2 is pretty darn good in my opinion.
Same for custom kernels, sort of. I didn't feel the need for one, but I have tried netarchy to get the Voodoo enhancements. I'm currently stock kernel, but have just downloaded the latest 2.3.3 netarchy to give it a whirl again.
there really is no reason to not use custom ROM. for example when cyanogen 7 gets finalized, it includes DSP audio manager boost, 720p video camera with enhanced settings, etc. those are crucial functions that work spectacularly. since its free, there's no reason to avoid those and use stock shen it increases functionality at no cost.
im running cm7 and i love it
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Paul's modaco rom is pretty stock look and feel but has 3G sip and a few small other tweaks. I like it. Can't really tell the difference from stock.
I can only speak from my limited experience, having ditched my Milestone for the Nexus. Having the option to put a custom ROM on the phone was enticing, even though I had no problem with stock ROM. I used ROM Manager, and did the no-loss root method, made a backup, and then did wipe and installed CM7 RC1.
Things I liked: power control widgets in status bar. The fact it introduced me to ADW Launcher and the vast library of themes on the market (I've been happy using LauncherPro so hadn't got to ADW yet). The smaller, more columns app drawer. I liked the fact it went about downloading all the apps I had I wiped. Overall it was a very smooth intro to custom ROMs.
Things I didn't like: apps placed in the dock would lose their custom icon (don't know if this was ADW or CM7's fault). Car home didn't work. Knowing that 2.3.3 will be available OTA soon and my phone wont get it while I am non-stock.
I kept using CM7 for about 5 days and had no crashes, but went back to stock today as none of the other features are of particular interest. Having power control in notifications area is nice, but it's not that much harder just to use widgetsoid and place them on a home screen (which is what I always do).
Anyway, horses for courses. Obviously some love it, but me I was meh. I have no problem with the speed and smoothness of stock, and didn't notice any increase when using CM7.
Which one do you prefer and why? I currently use CM7 with Incredikernel because I like stock Android. Is OMGB more stock?
OMGB is pure stock gingerbread. CM7 is highly customizable. I flip between these two and SR 4.0 from time to time. OMGB is a solid ROM IMO. zero issues.
There's omfgb... highly customizable as well.... super fast, and zero issues
If you want completely stock Gingerbread, then it would be OMGB ftw, but if you want it with some customizations, try CM7 or OMFGB.
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Which one do you prefer and why? I currently use CM7 with Incredikernel because I like stock Android. Is OMGB more stock?
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About a month and a half ago, I was hardcore OMFGB from the beginning.
Then I tried CM7....
So now I'm keeping up with the nightly builds.
To be honest, I wish I wasn't so obsessed with keeping up with it... but I like CM7 because it does have more tweaks, themes and support than OMFGB.
OMGB is the closest to stock Gingerbread that you can get.
OMFGB has some tweaks you can implement.... but not nearly as many as CM7.
I use CM7 nightlies. I really like the customizability, especially the CPU settings menu so I don't have to use third-party paid apps to control such things.
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Omfgb for me! I like cm7 but found that I don't use all the features that cm7 has.
I put omfgb on my wife's Eris(after cm7, just too laggy on Eris)and I runs great. So being it runs great on old hardware I tried it on my Dinc,and never looked back!
Evervolv!!!
I can't directly compare OMGB and CM7, but I came from an OG Droid running Peter Alfonso's GPA14 ROM which is pure stock GB to the DInc now running CM7.0.2. As much as I loved GPA, CM7 is the clear winner because of the extra features. I have no lag with CM7, and if you don't use all of the extra features, it doesn't matter, just leave those features disabled. But if you want to use any of the added features at all, then clearly CM7 is the way to go. And you never know when you may want to use any of the other extra features in the future.
I just switched from omfgb to CM7 and its works great on my DINC. plus it was an upgrade from 2.3.2 gb to 2.3.3 gb rom. Much faster as well but as I said before I just switched tonight. Lets see if this bogs down.
I roll with OMGB. I just picked up an incredible off ebay since my OG DROID finally bit the dust. I like lightweight AOSP stock roms. CM7 has a lot of options and tweaks but that is often a hindrance rather than an advantage.
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I haven't tried CM7, but I can attest for OMGB. I've been using it for over a month straight now with great battery life and zero issues. The screen transitions are a bit choppy, but I just run it with Launcherpro, and that fixes it.
I'm running the latest CM7 nightly (I'm actually downloading and installing nightly #80 as I'm typing this). There are a few bugs of course (it is a nightly build, after all) but it's stable and works well as my daily driver. And thanks to Juice Defender and Incredikernel I can get through a whole day with moderate usage without needing to charge. A couple quick questions though, is the latest version of OMGB 2.3.2 or 2.3.3? And how does OMGB's battery life compare to CM7's?
The latest version of OMGB is 2.3.3 actually. Its Gingerbread. I have been using it the past 12 hours or so and can't decide if I like it better than CM7.
sengokubattosai said:
The latest version of OMGB is 2.3.3 actually. Its Gingerbread. I have been using it the past 12 hours or so and can't decide if I like it better than CM7.
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I ment 2.3.3. Sorry for the epic fail.
I'm getting better battery life off of OMGB than I did from CM7. I've used incredikernel on both, as well. But a lot of it really depends on personal preference. I like the stock launcher and a more vanilla experience. Hence OMGB works best for me.
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I haven't tried OM(F)GB but the two times I've tried CM7 they run extremely well for about the first 12-24 then everything goes to hell and I have to take it off. Lets see how the compare to Incredibly Re-Engineered 2.4 (froyo). IR 2.3 & 2.4 have been my default rom since I got my inc back in March and I haven't really had a problem with them.
I can't directly compare the two as I've never actually tired CM7, but I love OMFGB......customizable, smooth, and rarely have any FCs
From my experiences, OMFGB runs extremely fast and smooth but lacks the wide spectrum of customizations that CM offers. The difference in speed is noticeable but CM7 with incredikernel runs fast and is great for battery life.
I'm currently running CM7, I haven't tried many different roms with this phone, the others I had on my phone at least(besides CM7) were Froyo(stock/rooted) and rooted GB. What other custom roms would be good for me to try, for example, if I want to keep hdmi functionality and 720p recording etc. Is there an AOSP rom where I can keep that functionality?
Liberty .9 is pretty smooth and has the HDMI and 720 p recording down, as well as being very customizable (liberty customizer prompts at first boot to choose which features asop and blur you wish to have).
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I'm currently running DarslideX. It's a GB based prerooted rom. Has hdmi support, as do most GB builds. Been on it about 2weeks now, very stable, some blur, most bloat removed. There are a couple people making custom themes, sliders, etc for it. You can find it over at mdw.
My DroidX Thrives on the DarkSlide!!
I've had liberty and apex and the rooted leaked gingerbread but I have been happiest with cyanogenmod. Just waiting for HDMI.
DX+CM7
Thanks for the responses. I did try Apex, then I installed MIUI.
I am in the same boat. Looking for another GB rom until cm7 is stable.
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I am in the same boat. Looking for another GB rom until cm7 is stable.
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Cm7 is very stable. I update with the nightly every day. I do have to flash the camera fix to make YouTube work and I also flash the dx2 sound pack from team black hat app although they took it off the app. Wish there was a good HDMI fix already but that's the only thing that would really make cm7 any better for me.
DX+CM7
I'm currently using MIUI and besides the questionable battery life, I love it. My phone feels completely different, in a good way. It's also very smooth and haven't run into any problems yet.
I've been using Liberty v0.9 since it came out. Very smooth, customization is there, everything works... Best rom I've used. Had a problem the first time I loaded it. Re-downloaded it and data wipe fixed it. Liberty toolbox is just as good as team blackhat app.
I'm running Liquid now, i looked at Darkslide X, my phone isn't activated yet, and wanted to know if i have to switch back to stock to get it activated(i may flash to a local company, not Verizon). I might try Liberty.
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I'm currently using MIUI and besides the questionable battery life, I love it. My phone feels completely different, in a good way. It's also very smooth and haven't run into any problems yet.
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Agreed 100% MIUI so far has been absolutely wonderful. I would agree though about the battery life issue. Prior to MIUI I was running an early leaked build of Froyo, FroyoDynamite, with SetCPU active on stock kernel I was getting around 2 days of battery life. With MIUI I'm lucky to get a full day.
But everything is super smooth, and it is absolutely beautiful, and the ability to change themes on the fly is amazing. I would agree, it's like a brand new phone to me again.
So is it worth it going from liberty 2.01 to liberty gb .9? I've been holding off because I finally got my dx to run nice with minimal random reboots. I'd love to be on 2.3 but If its still unstable I'll stick with this.
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So is it worth it going from liberty 2.01 to liberty gb .9? I've been holding off because I finally got my dx to run nice with minimal random reboots. I'd love to be on 2.3 but If its still unstable I'll stick with this.
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Yes, by a mile. Everything is smoother and faster, and gingerbread is the only place to be.
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To the OP
Liberty .8 was good. I then went on to try other ROMs. I avoided APEX because of the bluetooth issue. Right now I am back on rooted 596. CM4DX blew up on me on build 23 and I have been staying away.
I'm trying to find out which ROMS do not have the in-call bluetooth volume issue. I am not getting very many answers though. I wish there was a list of ROM's that do not have the bluetooth issue.
Since going to Gingerbread, I've used CM7, and Liquid, and I'm currently on Liberty 3. I tried to flash MIUI but it bricked and I had to SBF. What I'm looking for is a ROM with battery life closer to Liberty. I liked Liquid the most as far as battery life/performance, but I'd like battery life closer to that of Liberty. Any suggestions?
Have you tried MIUI ICS?
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I haven't. I didn't realize there would be an ICS ROM already. Is it stable? I've had a lot of issues with liberty3. I'd take a stable ROM over something hyper fast.
Its actually really stable. I've been using for 3 days now and have had no problems. And the battery life is great.
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I am using Rev's CM7 and that have been loving it although the battery life does leave something to be desired. I still get a full day but it's usually just barely. MIUI ICS has been surprisingly stable for me. Been running it using BootManager for a few days and haven't had any issues. But I know a lot of other people have had issues. Seems to be hit or miss with that one. The other ROM I would suggest trying out would be Apex. I have found it to be very zippy with great battery life. I ran it for a few days with now issues but ended up coming back to CM7. If I had to pick another ROM right now to run other than CM7 it would probably be Apex.
I've been looking around for MIUI ICS, but can only find it for the Nexus S. Does it exist for the Droid 2? I have been looking into Apex as my possible next ROM, I'm just a little reticent since it's only a release client, but I've heard it's very stable. I loved liberty when I was on Froyo, but liberty gingerbread just doesn't work as well. It's very buggy, slow, and some things just don't work.
MIUI ICS is on rootzwiki.
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