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To all those with a lot of knowledge to all custom roms, please post the most complete custom roms or at least the ones with least bugs and issues.
Definitely CM7 imo.
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Definitely CM7 imo.
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CM7 is great and what im using right now but have issues with camera in video recording...
Cm7.2 (52) is great, but not work radio fm and the default app crash on the video recording hd.
all custom roms I've tried work well, I tried:
1) arconium
2) aniking
3) mod xperia
4) Fasty
I still think that the best is the SE.TWEAKED, as a general balance, lightness and speed.
All tested with V15 DoomKernel
try MIUI you wont be disappointed
S L A Y E R said:
try MIUI you wont be disappointed
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MIUI I miss, but even that seems to have something that does not work properly (FM radio, HDMI, and anything else I can not remember).
Which version you recommend?
arconium 5.6, perfect and fast and no bugs.
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Guys, very recently i got the S2 for my bro and let me tell you that i am hard core SE fan and that is why i still want to hold the ARC with me
That said, i find the stock samsung's ROM very stable usable and fast, especially when compared to SE's stock ROM
Any comparisons/experience to S2's Stock/custom ROM with ours?
One of my classmates has a S2 and I had the stock ROM + SuperCharger V6 @ 1.4GHz on my Arc (arconium 5.6) now and I couldn't see a real difference
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Flo95 said:
One of my classmates has a S2 and I had the stock ROM + SuperCharger V6 @ 1.4GHz on my Arc (arconium 5.6) now and I couldn't see a real difference
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Thanks , ill try that out
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One of my classmates has a S2 and I had the stock ROM + SuperCharger V6 @ 1.4GHz on my Arc (arconium 5.6) now and I couldn't see a real difference
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noticed the same by a colleague.
Which version you recommend?
use this to customize your MIUI ROM [Tool] BlendMIUI Speed-Porting Software [V04.7] [Add NEO V][Fully working Auto-Flash]
using arconium ROM by doomed151 and Advanced Stock kernel by DooMLoRD
Arconium rim works best for me hehehe
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Take stock ROM, root it, de-bloat it (uninstall all the system apps you don't use), set up SuperCharger and you're good to go.
Don't be fooled, only CM7 is a real custom ROM.
All the rest fall into the category I described: rooted, bebloated stock ROMs.
Oh! And if you need extra speed and you're willing to sacrifice a few hours of battery life, unlock bootloader and flash a custom kernel.
That should do it.
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Take stock ROM, root it, de-bloat it (uninstall all the system apps you don't use), set up SuperCharger and you're good to go.
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Agreed. No point messing around with custom ROMs when the stock ROM only needs cleaned up a bit. Don't see the benefit in Supercharger if you have already uninstalled all the crapware as there's nothing running on the CPU to consume the battery power
I have had the LT18i since it came out and it's lightning fast and the battery life is great. Nuff said
Keith
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Agreed. No point messing around with custom ROMs when the stock ROM only needs cleaned up a bit. Don't see the benefit in Supercharger if you have already uninstalled all the crapware as there's nothing running on the CPU to consume the battery power
I have had the LT18i since it came out and it's lightning fast and the battery life is great. Nuff said
Keith
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Yes I did the same. But still Arconium is a lot faster and lag-free compared to cleaned stock with supercharger and the same overclocking. Really it's the best and fastest rom together with CM (if you like that) and I tried a lot. The only downside is you will get worse battery performance in stand-by (twice as worse; up to 3%/h)when you install a custom overclock kernel even at the same clock speeds. So first try with stock kernel and of you need more speed (like 1.4GHz) go to custom kernels.
IMO Complete custom ROM is MIUI as if now with less bugs. CM has few bugs that has to be fixed. As stated above other are just modified version of stock.
@iridaki : When can we see your T.E.A.M ROM?
arconium + doomkernel is the best of all !
miui is same as cm7 is video camera lags..
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IMO Complete custom ROM is MIUI as if now with less bugs. CM has few bugs that has to be fixed. As stated above other are just modified version of stock.
@iridaki : When can we see your T.E.A.M ROM?
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And please if possible T.E.A.M. for the Neo too, saw the screenshots and it looks amazing!
via Sony Ericsson Xperia
Hi Guys,
In every week,updates are coming for both kernel and ROM. So we can maintain this thread for posting your opinions about the perfect combinations of the kernel and ROM at that point of time..It will be very helpful for noobs like me Cool.
please give you opinions abt all the combinations of ROM like-
ICSSGS
CNA
teamhacksung's CM9 ALPHA
CM9
AOKP
and kernels like
devils 14.2
devils 1.0
glitch
semaphore
thunderbolts
Hope this thread will be active and will be healpfull to all
Currently I am using the combination of-
RC4.2+ devil 14.2 kernel.
I didnt face any problems till now other than battery back up..also some feauters like video calling etc is missing.
Is there any better ROM available. I heard that CNA is coming with updates in a regular basis and they have more features. Also android open kang project(AOKP) which is updated yesterday seems to be good. Did any one tried that? please post your suggestions
MyICS 2.2.13
Devil 1.1
very smooth, no lag .......
Slim ICS + Team Hacksung Kernel
AOKP and Semaphore 0.8.1 is the best for me, no lags, fast as lightspeed and stable as a rock.
RC4.2+ devil kernel 1.1
tried aopk+ semaphore
seems good...there are somany good options
nw with build16 + devils1.1
good one..aslo battery back up is awsm.....
hi all
today one new rom came- DARK Knight.
did any one tried that..seems goos
Which kernel is running in that one?
CM9 build 16 with semaphore 0.8.1
tried them all but the others don't come close in speed, battery life and features - e.g. I really need T9-dialer and CM9 has it but AOSP doesn't, neither does Onecosmic etc
Running CM9 build 16 and semaphore 0.8.1, tried a few over the past week and this seems to hit just right
I'm currently also using Teamhacksung B16 - stock kernel, and that seems fine to me. Before that I was on Darky 10.4(.2)+Semaphore kernel - wasn't bad, either.
What are the advantages to Semaphone on THS B16?
now running dark night....gys try this one ..it is awsm
Guys Stick to CNA or ICSSGS .....those are very stable buils nd use either Onecosmics playtypus kernal or DEVIL 1.0 BFS ! ROCK SOLID !
for me Teams ICSGS & semaphore 0.8.1. Also tried devil 15.1 & 14.2 but so far this is best for me.
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for me Teams ICSGS & semaphore 0.8.1. Also tried devil 15.1 & 14.2 but so far this is best for me.
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I use ICSSGS 4.2 + Devil 14.2 it's nice. I will try Semaphore and then comments
Cm9 build 16 with stock kernel.
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ICSSGS 4.2 & Devilkernel 1.1
In NSTools Aktiv Sheduler = bfq
Governor= smartassV2
Max CPU = 1300 Mhz.
No lag, no reboot, fast, Quadrant @ 1762
Greets,
Andreas
Currently, im running on F1 Galaxy S II Ver. 8 rom + latest Semaphore 2.5.0scbm kernel with Voodoo Sound Manager Control...the battery life seems so good,no lags.ultra super smooth scrolling because it uses:
1.Thunderbolt Script
2.TouchWiz 4.0 like Samsung Galaxy S2 and etc..
You can check this link for reference:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1129404
try it..you won't regret...
I'm now using AOKP Build 23 with Semaphore 0.8.1...no lags...great speed...no issues so far..
Recommend it...
Hello guys whats the best ics u have used so far on your sgs2 i9100???
Gingerbread rom kernel combo also appreciated!!
GB Roms I like RevoHD 6 + Siyah kernel.
For ICS, I've been using The latest Foxhound + Stock kernel, only cause CM9 doesn't have working video yet, if video isn't a priority i'd go with CM9 for sure.
thebyani rom v3.2
All leaked ICS Roms based not worked to me for everyday use, I had bootloops, hans, freezes there and here... A little annoying. I would suggest CheckROM v6 based en XWLA4, its the best rom i've used!
Without any hesitation, I'd say Thebyani v3.2
It works like a charm, no lag/FC at all and great battery life ! All the bugs I met with other roms are fixed in this one. Give it a try !
I can't really say anything about ICS roms as the ones that I did test were still very buggy and not stable at all
But I have had my share of GB roms.
Started with Hydroxigen but couldn't get my keyboard to appear (I was a flashing n00b back then )
So I went to GingerMod v0.8, this rom was REALLY good for me. It was very fast, stable and in combination with Speedmod kernel a real battery-saver
Only thing I didn't like was that the Gingermod updates didn't work for me. I could download them and it would reboot into recovery and install them but I never noticed any difference.
Then I went to Checkrom RevoHD V6 together with Redpill and the Magic UV config (adapted to my own device obviously ) and I am still using this to this day. The Kitchen app works like a charm and I even have my Azerty samsung keyboard I really hated the AOSP gingerbread keyboard! No .com button?! Special characters and smileys on different locations? Yurg!
So my current and favourite Rom/kernel combo is: Checkrom RevoHD v6 + Redpill kernel
If you want the best GB stock for battery life and not cluttered up with all kinds of useless mods, then go with VillainRom 3.0 and siyah kernel.
If FM radio and video recording aren't important then CM9 rocks. All these people who complain of reboots fc's etc. haven't flashed it correctly
Best bet is to nandroid and then try them all, feed that addiction baby...................
I'm using official ICS beta (rooted) XXLPB as my daily driver since it was released. It works great, not bugs/hangs or any other crap.
Using Phone, Mobile Data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and Camera on a daily basis with no issues at all.
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thebyani rom v3.2
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Same
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For me best ICS Rom ever is
Resurrection Remix ics v9.4 black edition XXLPH 4.0.3
womo said:
For me best ICS Rom ever is
Resurrection Remix ics v9.4 black edition XXLPH 4.0.3
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I agree with womo i also use resurrection remix ics 9.4 i think its the most stable ics out now
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vpn
Any of 4.0.3 costume roms has vpn working?
i tried 3 that its not working for me. for example:
Bezke ultraics 2.2 XXLPB
Resurrection Remix ics v9.4 black edition XXLPH 4.0.3
Omega ics latest base from samy
Guys could u also post your quadrant highscores (images appreciated)!!!
CM9 Nightly. best rom I had to use.
I use AndyX ROM 6.0 (based on XXLPH). It works perfectly, meaning no forcecloses and features like wifi, 2G/3G, camera, video etc. are all working.
Plus it has some nice visual additions, such as blue icons in notification bar and a nice shutter-like effect when the screen turns off.
I can only recommend it
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I use AndyX ROM 6.0 (based on XXLPH). It works perfectly, meaning no forcecloses and features like wifi, 2G/3G, camera, video etc. are all working.
Plus it has some nice visual additions, such as blue icons in notification bar and a nice shutter-like effect when the screen turns off.
I can only recommend it
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What wrong withandyx rom it seems to be removed???:'(
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Sorry, we don't allow "What's the best ROM" threads in this forum because we get several every single day.
Flash one and try them for yourself and then comment in that ROM's thread about your experience.
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Hey guys I'm pretty new to android roms etc etc I have a 512 mb gen 2 european blade that much i found out but i wanted to know whether there was a complete stockish rom with the latest kernel patches? I am running GSF now and it is fast and stuff but i would really like it to go faster with the latest kernels as it was updated quite some time back so i imagine it wont have the latest patches... any ROM without any cm7 mods and all just plain and simple stripped and modded stock with latest kernel mods like gpu axi uv etc ?
Try Swedish Snow : http://android.modaco.com/topic/350875-romgen2-swedish-snow-rls5-android-235/
Send from my awsome ZTE Blade!
And best ROM in terms of performance?
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And best ROM in terms of performance?
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U know the answer cm with tons of performance boosts and options
to be honest if you want your phone to go faster i would go with cyanogen mod 7 latest kang + wbaws kernel with GPU overclock
So the stock based ROMS arent the ones with the best performance..?okay and by latest kang which should i try?(i really dont want to overclock and things like that as it may damage the phone no?)
Err.. Cyanogen?
In my experience, cyanogen is one of the heaviest and slowest roms I've encountered, although that might just be me . It's filled with cool stuff and options though.
So far I've been hugely impressed with Elite Blade Rom:
[ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310050 ]
It also has a stock looking ui, except for a sexy lock screen. It's very fast, and battery lasts f o r e v e r. Which is very important to me atleast.
Overclocking doesn't damage your phone, because it only lets you overclock to about 800mhz, and if it doesn't like that clock, it just crashes and goes to normal. Around 730mhz always worked for me, and battery life seems not to be affected.
Stock roms are like buying a new laptop, filled with user friendliness and sponsored apps. In other words; Mighty damn slow. So custom ones are definitely the way to go.
One down, nine to go!
By stock Roms i meant stock based modded roms but i agree thats what i thought was bad about cyanogen that it was real slow when i tried it once before i dont thats why understand how the KANGS will make a difference plus i want stock similar roms as there are no bugs not even minor ones for example in elite blade in landscape mode in the status bar the peeking android looks weirdly stretched and stuff the small things..are perfect in GSF.. if the KANGS can work faster then im willing to try that but preferably i want to know if there's a way to add the latest kernel patches or the latest kernel to GSF..?
Thanks for the replies guys
(Swedish Snow was nice but for some reason GSF still feels faster )
hmm ok i will help you out a bit after trying a lot of different roms available for the blade including ones not available on these forums since they are only Chinese based (im not chinese i just like to try out there roms).
Overclocking will not damage your phone mate because if you overclock your phone to a limit which is not supported by your phone it will simply reboot and put back the normal CPU settings for your phone to work in a proper manner (Do not tick set CPU settings in boot).
GPU overclocking is nothing to worry about because the GPU will overclock when you overclock the CPU (3D games experience on the ZTE Blade has improved)
As for other saying they find cyanogen mod 7 slow i do not know what version they flashed but i prefer to use CM7 Kangs developed by BurgerZ & Kernel developed by wbaw (both extremely talented devs).
The reason others may find CM7 slow is because they use ADW Launcher (free) by default but burgerz uses stock gingerbread launcher.
if you dont want to use CM7 my second fav rom for performance would be Swedish Snow
@ruckus92
i tried the rom when it was updated last, it was not bad neither good as the libs it uses need updating nowadays.
CyanogenMod is pretty bloated, but some kangs are not as bloated.
I find that Burstlam's kangs are pretty light and fast. I guess he must have gotten used to developing for Chinese blades (they only have 256 mb of ram)
You can find his latest build here.
I have tried the stock-based roms but didn't notice any major difference between them and Burstlam's rom.
And like Kannibalism said, ADW Launcher free is slow as heck. I suggest you switch to ADW Launcher EX, or a different launcher the next time you try a cyanogenmod rom.
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CyanogenMod is pretty bloated, but some kangs are not as bloated.
I find that Burstlam's kangs are pretty light and fast. I guess he must have gotten used to developing for Chinese blades (they only have 256 mb of ram)
You can find his latest build here.
I have tried the stock-based roms but didn't notice any major difference between them and Burstlam's rom.
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https://www.box.com/shared/g1s6s4yzaebjhn36pkv5
download and flash that mate it contains the latest libs for the blades adreno 200 GPU it does improve performance
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https://www.box.com/shared/g1s6s4yzaebjhn36pkv5
download and flash that mate it contains the latest libs for the blades adreno 200 GPU it does improve performance
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Can't this guy flash wbaw's flashable kernel over GSF? It should work right?
Sent from my Blade using XDA app
After updating the libs and trying burstlam and burgerZ 's Kangs with wbaw's kernel i am really satisfied even though i lost the stock feel.. Thanks a lot guys
@karthiknr is that really possible? Could you confirm? I'm not very experienced with flashing so i dont want to do something wrong..Thanks
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Can't this guy flash wbaw's flashable kernel over GSF? It should work right?
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it seems to be working for swedish snow which is based on official 2.3.5 so it might even work for gsf
So should i try it?
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So should i try it?
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Yes do make a backup
i think he should be able to flash the kernel with GSF but its best to take a backup first mate
Okay guys problem..Its stuck at the screen before the boot animation.. What do i do now? How do i restore the backup that i just made..? Am i in some sort of trouble?
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Okay guys problem..Its stuck at the screen before the boot animation.. What do i do now? How do i restore the backup that i just made..? Am i in some sort of trouble?
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nope no trouble mate just restore your backup
follow these steps:
1) take out the battery to turn off the phone
2) power on the phone holding the power button + volume down button (keep holding do not let go of these two buttons till cwm boots)
3) Clockwork recovery will boot up
4) select backup & restore
5) select the backup you want to use
6) wait for it to restore your data could take a few mins
thats all mate
Ah i was scared to death hehe thanks my phone's working fine now stable fast and smooth And what about squadzone's unofficial cm7.2 rc5.6 is that the latest kang?
So, this is just the result of my messing around with these roms and tweaking where I see fit. They are both .32 franco kernel based and I flashed and tested both with CWM 5.0.2.6.
CyanogenMod Tweaked
First one is CyanogenMod 7.2 and owes everything to the amazing work by Ezet.
Original thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527745 and tweaks are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227269 Thanks to Ezet and Knzo
I have tweaked it by building a new kernel and editing the build.prop as well as adding other tweaks from elite rom by terramino. It also has bravia engine built in and a few apps removed. Seems smooth and a little sharper than before. Battery may end up being a little better too. Will have to see.
Get it here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?x8j867um8pfg69i
LeanX5_rc1: Latest with new kernel:
http://www.mediafire.com/?fk0dy9bxrhd9lzr
MD5: 75DB996CD48465F473091B85ABBFB77E
EliteRom X1 with Market
This is just Terramino's rom with the market put in by default. Original thread is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475687. Thanks to Terramino for all your work.
I have also removed some apps. Why did this rom have three notepads? just download one you like from the market now.
Get It Here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6ga0r23cgffz8f8
Get Your Email Back:
http://www.mediafire.com/?rwhq08eqlar0cky
What about a Custom Kernel?
Just for my experimentation, I have made a custom kernel. It has my smartass V2 mods, various other governer mods, SimpleIO enabled and default and a couple of other small tweaks. Just flash it and see what you think. If you want the old one back, just reinstall the rom. It seems very smooth and battery efficient to me.
http://www.mediafire.com/?4tqq9yeullp9ceq
Source:
https://github.com/PaulMilbank/u8800-kernel
latest version of the kernel:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zy6ach4rivnx82g
Has DZO led backlight mod for battery savings, smoothass and interactiveX, compiled against codesourcery toolchain with arm v7 optimisations and my governor changes. Just did 3630 on Antutu at 1.5ghz with minmax governer.
Thanks to DZO, Stockwell, Ezet, Franco and fjsFerreira for sources and helping me to understand where building was going wrong.
Superb Work Dude. Can You Please Upload This For U8800Pro And Add Some Screenshots Please.
Will add screenshots sometime, but I don't have a pro to test the rom with if I make a rom. Also which rom did you want me to mod for the pro?
Says SD card available - can't access any of my music or files.
Any clues, I've probably just missed something??
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Will add screenshots sometime, but I don't have a pro to test the rom with if I make a rom. Also which rom did you want me to mod for the pro?
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CM7 Please
Sounds nice, any benchmarks?
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Says SD card available - can't access any of my music or files.
Any clues, I've probably just missed something??
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Sorry mate, installed over ezets rom and just done a fresh install too, no problems here. Which recovery are you using? Did you wipe cache/dalvic cache and fix permissions after installing?
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Sounds nice, any benchmarks?
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2866 in antutu on 1ghz. Think that was a little better than original rom. Can't remember.
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Sorry mate, installed over ezets rom and just done a fresh install too, no problems here. Which recovery are you using? Did you wipe cache/dalvic cache and fix permissions after installing?
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Got it sorted, did another set of wipes and it seems to be all good.
Looks like an excellent ROM - nice and smooth.
I've just come back from the .35 kernel which was too buggy for me and and loving this.
great stuff, glad you got it sorted.
Do you gonna update this when CM new releases/updates comes, or this is just one time project?
Also you said you did lot of modifications, but did you tested original ezet rom with yours and did you see any effect? Or something that tells you that your rom is somehow better? I'm just asking because of i want to try but if there is really no way of telling the difference than i will pass it to the next time
I will keep it up to date as Ezet updates his rom. I ran Ezet's rom for ages by my standards but I was just taken by the smoothness, battery life and camera of Mossterra's elite rom x1. I have tried to combine the best of both.
I have tested all the mods thus far except battery life as I only installed it two days ago and it all seems positive, faster and smoother. I put it up so if people thought it was ok, they could use it and feed back.
All I can say is give it a try and if you like it, keep it, if not, Ezet's CM 7.2 rom is fantastic still.
All the changes will be overwritten if you install ezet's rom over this one or vice versa. They are compatible without a full wipe, just wipe cache, dalvic cache and fix permissions after installing.
My last tiny little bug - I have disabled haptic feedback (in both Sound & Cyanogen settings), but I still get vibration when clicking any of the 4 menu buttons (back, menu, home, search).
Thoughts??
Disable in x5 settings maybe? im not sure, I normally have the opposite problem of trying to get haptic feedback on.
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I have tweaked it a lot using the init scripts and the build.prop as well as adding custom minfree values and other tweaks from elite rom by terramino. It also has bravia engine built in and a few apps removed. Seems smooth and a little sharper than before. Battery may end up being a little better too. Will have to see.
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Which Apps have you removed from CM7?? - having some issues with the default email client - meaning I can't find it, and restoring backups isn't working for me.
heh... sorry, I removed it as I don't use it. Flashable zip now in first post with email.
Well, looks like I cant get init tweaks to stick so this rom is just bravia engine and some build.prop mods until I can figure out why.
OK, well new kernel is up, will be releasing a new rom with this kernel and some more tweaks and superuser updates as soon as I can get it to upload.
Still using and loving this rom - looking forward to the upgrade
Ok, New rom is up. New Kernel, updated superuser, set permissions for bravia engine correctly. Seems to work very well and smoothly for me.