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ICS or CM7

Which ICS rom and CM7 Rom are the most complete in terms of working. I tried searching and couldn't pinpoint which one as there are so many anyone could give me insight that be Great

What I did first it install infinitybiff's from, which is the stock Amazon with android market and root access. First rom I ever flashed, good for beginners. I used it for like 12 hours. Then I flashed CM7. Didn't like it so I flashed bl1nkk's ICS rom. Currently it doesn't support video and audio, but other than that, its a great rom. Very smooth. I'm confident that a fix will be made soon.

Allen3697 said:
What I did first it install infinitybiff's from, which is the stock Amazon with android market and root access. First rom I ever flashed, good for beginners. I used it for like 12 hours. Then I flashed CM7. Didn't like it so I flashed bl1nkk's ICS rom. Currently it doesn't support video and audio, but other than that, its a great rom. Very smooth. I'm confident that a fix will be made soon.
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What about installing the CM7 ROM and then theme it with ICS?

Lipstick on a pig. Not saying that CM7 is ugly, just that it isn't the same.

riguy156 said:
Which ICS rom and CM7 Rom are the most complete in terms of working. I tried searching and couldn't pinpoint which one as there are so many anyone could give me insight that be Great
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cm7:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390773
ics:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411895

icebuck said:
What about installing the CM7 ROM and then theme it with ICS?
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I didn't even think about doing that, but I like the whole ICS experience better anyway.

ICS is pre-alpha, video and sound are not fully funtional, it is not recommended at its present stage for everyday use (though many certainly use it that way)
CM7 is stable, great for everyday use. It has some minor bugs, but all the hardware is functional (minus bluetooth and light sensor).
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DesDr0id said:
ICS is pre-alpha, video and sound are not fully funtional, it is not recommended at its present stage for everyday use (though many certainly use it that way)
CM7 is stable, great for everyday use. It has some minor bugs, but all the hardware is functional (minus bluetooth and light sensor).
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I vote for cm7.... Turn your kindle into a tablet.
All you really need to do is enable the home button under tablet tweaks and switch the fake buttons to the right side if you are right handed. Install SwiftKey or some other keyboard.... The aosp keyboard is awful.

What does CM7 do for us that the stock rom + root, market, and 3rd party launcher can't?
I think the thing that would really get me to move from stock is if somebody managed to get that BT module working.

podspi said:
What does CM7 do for us that the stock rom + root, market, and 3rd party launcher can't?
I think the thing that would really get me to move from stock is if somebody managed to get that BT module working.
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Not much imho, however the user experience is more of a pure android. The big take away is that by running a non-amazon ROM, you no longer have to worry about a forced software update that will break root and wipe out twrp. Yes, there have been other posts about how to block those updates, however we wont know how effective those measures are until another software update (ie running an android software firewall) is pushed out. CM7 is tremendously customizable as well.
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non-ics isn't very tablet friendly imo. however, even though cm9 (alpha) is relatively stable (and i use it daily for things like rss, surfing etc); don't even bother if you care about sound and video.
having said that, given how easy it is to reflash, try both and see what you think.

Anyone here using CM7 or ICS as daily driver?

Is anyone using CM7 or ICS as their daily driver? I wanted to flash a rom on my kindle and want to know which one would be the best to go with right now. I know they both have their bugs, but which one would be more suitable as a daily driver?

Without a doubt, Cm7. ICS still has many issue's.

Cm7 is what i use. ICS is coming along but cm7 has the least problems right now. Ill upgrade to ICS when most of the bugs are ironed out but for now cm7 is the way to go.
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Is there any particular bad bugs with CM7, or did they pretty much get rid of most of them?

Running CM7 on two Fire's.
Everything I use works.​

Pretty much everything works in CM7, besides the light sensor.

ICS, but then again, I also have my Epic 4G and Transformer.
Sent from my CM7 Kindle Fire

vampyrex13 said:
ICS, but then again, I also have my Epic 4G and Transformer.
Sent from my CM7 Kindle Fire
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Anyone else think there's something kinda funny with this post?

I guess I will give CM7 a try. The only reason I hesitated was because I thought it was buggy, but based on the responses, it's quite polished. Lastly, can anyone comment on the battery life?

Refot_Sirk said:
Anyone else think there's something kinda funny with this post?
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i lol'd
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daweedk1991 said:
I guess I will give CM7 a try. The only reason I hesitated was because I thought it was buggy, but based on the responses, it's quite polished. Lastly, can anyone comment on the battery life?
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Battery on CM7 is very good. (least in my experience)
I have removed several useless apk's and use a custom kernel, so your experience could vary.

I just switched from the rotted kindle system with golauncher ex to CM7 and I love it.
I've removed useless apps as well and battery seems to be better. Haven't had much use with it yet.
No issues to report with daily use (email, games, internet (dolphin hd))
I made the switch after the latest update unrooted me. Will being on CM7 prevent auto updates in the future?

ive been using ics since video got working...was using cm7 prior both are great, cm7 just has more apps in the marketplace

I've been on the fence waiting for ICS to be good enough for a daily driver, but I can't hold out much longer. If I go with CM7 in the meantime, will it be a relatively painless upgrade to ICS (i.e. wipe and flash), or will I have to revert back to stock first?

jamonit7 said:
I've been on the fence waiting for ICS to be good enough for a daily driver, but I can't hold out much longer. If I go with CM7 in the meantime, will it be a relatively painless upgrade to ICS (i.e. wipe and flash), or will I have to revert back to stock first?
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You can upgrade directly from CM7 to the ICS rom, which is based on CM9. It's recommended that you do a wipe of the cache, dalvik cache, and factory reset. I also like to wipe system as well, just for good measure.
I have been using the ICS rom since the video fix, and using it as a daily driver. I have virtually no problems with the device. The only thing I noticed doesn't work is USB mounting through system, but I use ES File Explorer to easily get around that. Everything else is working without issue.

ICS Video is only partially working. Still some work to do on that front. So if you are a media junky, best to hold off.
YouTube works. SD only. HQ video's will not play.
Netflix does not work
Qloud does not work

Takenover83 said:
ICS Video is only partially working. Still some work to do on that front. So if you are a media junky, best to hold off.
YouTube works. SD only. HQ video's will not play.
Netflix does not work
Qloud does not work
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Is the sound synced with the video?

Cm7 is choice.
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Refot_Sirk said:
Anyone else think there's something kinda funny with this post?
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Lol, guess I should update my Tapatalk signature on the Fire.
Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G

limecrush said:
I made the switch after the latest update unrooted me. Will being on CM7 prevent auto updates in the future?
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yes, flashing a non-stock ROM will prevent any future OTA updates from amazon.
as for the topic at hand, i'm running the latest ICS build and loving it. is it truly at "daily driver" quality right now? if i'm to be honest, no. it's certainly good enough, though, and since ICS won't be coming to my aging thunderbolt any time soon (if ever), my fire is the only way for me to get a taste of some yummy sammich action.

Which rom for kindle fire is the best so far?

I have tried CM7 but it is not very smooth.
Is there any rom better?
For ICS rom, I have tried the Hashcode Zone one but after flashed the rom, my fire just stuck at the booting animation......so I have only flashed CM7 right now.

Personally I love running whistletop's cm7, it runs super smooth for me, and most importantly HW acceleration works as well as all video (flash, HD YouTUbe), which you currently loose with CM9 until the devs get HW acceleration working. Until then, I'm sticking with CM7.

I've been running Whistlestop's CM7 since late January and it's been great-- no wifi issues, SOD, etc. I'm holding out for hardware video acceleration (and hopefully USB OTG) before I move on to ICS.
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ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed recommendation
Since yesterday I am using the ICS CM9 Kang ROM Themed. Before I was using the CM7 barebones. The ICS CM9 Kang ROM is fantastic. It is extremly fast and responsive. The Hardware UI acceleration is not working yet for HD and some times the system frizes. But I can only recommend the use!!

Try this ics ROM at this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20700175
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To me CM7 is the best ROM since everything works. The build in THIS post seems to be slightly better than the other CM7 builds that I've tried.

I've been using jackpot Clavins CM9 on my KF since mid January and love it. While the hardware acceleration doesnt work, everything else runs great. Very fast and newest builds have eliminated SOD issues.

Is there a specific ROM that is Clavin's CM9, or are you building yourself from his github. I see a lot of guys taking his source and making their own ROMs, but nothing specific from Clavin.

Any other opinions on this? I am looking for a ICS Rom which one works the best and is the most stable?

I'm using MIUI from the miui.us, and it's pretty awesome. Still needs some work but sounds like they all do - most issues just seem to be display formatting needing a little tweaking.
You kinda gotta be an MIUI person though, it's a little Apple-esque, not for everyone, though I find tablet usage may be a little less polarizing...
http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php?13388-MIUI-us-Kindle-Fire-rom-Updated-1-2-12&p=63206

I haven't exactly tested ICS roms extensively, but I'm currently using...
NRGZ28 Energy ICS KANG Rom
I really like it, and the most recent issues fix the Sleep Of Death issues they were having. I would definitely suggest it if your interested in ICS. Get it, flash it, see how it feels and if there's anything that you do that the lack of HW Accel effects. If not then your good.
It comes with NovaLauncher, and since I have a copy of ADW EX, I tried putting that over top of Nova, but I found it to be more sluggish. I would suggest staying pretty much bare bones on what the rom gives you, maybe adjust the awake clocks a little (down clock to 1.0GHz for stock, or under clock it to press the battery out a little further).
MoDaCo would be my suggestion otherwise. It's just Gingerbread, so it's the same old Android stuff. I've never been a huge fan of CM7, but that's just me

Siiig said:
I haven't exactly tested ICS roms extensively, but I'm currently using...
NRGZ28 Energy ICS KANG Rom
I really like it, and the most recent issues fix the Sleep Of Death issues they were having. I would definitely suggest it if your interested in ICS. Get it, flash it, see how it feels and if there's anything that you do that the lack of HW Accel effects. If not then your good.
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I agree that's (IMO) the best ICS ROM at the moment. However, Sleep of Death is still an issue. I'm not sure whether I'm terribly unlucky or what, but I get it every single time I attempt to shut down the KF, no exceptions, ever since 3-15 came out. Never had a SOD on 3-13.
Either way, I second that ROM as awesome among ICS ROMs.

Me likey.
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I am also using Energy's KANG. I have not yet encountered the SOD. I used CM7 for a while, but wanted to try out ICS, and am glad I did.
Very happy with it, but am closely watching hashcode's kernel development thread.
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk Pro.

Though limited by stock settings options, wallpaper options, Gr7 by modaco is the smoothest running imho, just throw adw/golauncher so your not stuck on the stock launcher.

airmaxx23 said:
To me CM7 is the best ROM since everything works. The build in THIS post seems to be slightly better than the other CM7 builds that I've tried.
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Hi!
Quick question (since i'm a noob), If i root the KF and change the rom to CM7 will I loose the 'cloud' where I have all my books, will I still be able to download book from amazon or how does it work? Thanks!

hectormcesar said:
Hi!
Quick question (since i'm a noob), If i root the KF and change the rom to CM7 will I loose the 'cloud' where I have all my books, will I still be able to download book from amazon or how does it work? Thanks!
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You will still have access to all your books through the kindle reader app from the Android market place. Instant videos will not work
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I use Energy ICS Kang rom v. 4.29.2012 ant it rocks. You should try it.
For me, it only has few small issues: comes from sleep only on the second press of the button, does not always show that battery is charging while it charges.

freestylejunki32 said:
Instant videos will not work
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You can still access instant videos through your browser, I use Dolphin Browser HD. I made a bookmark and put it on my desktop.
For the record, I'm using Team Kang ICS Build 35

Kindle Fire is burning hot with cm9!!! :D success!!!

KFU latest.
and CM9 frm this very same forum.
And now my kindle is running android 4.0.. and man did i wonder!!!
Kudos DEVs... you made my photos look kick ass better thn stock rom.
No i mean absolute NO problems detected so far.
I am a noob guys. so even you can figure out with a lil common sense.
Go ahead search it and you'll get it.

It's on my to-do list tonight for the new KF that I picked up from the refurb sale this week! You just beat me to it.

See I have the opposite, it's always hanging up requiring me to hard reboot the system... ICS just does not work :? Am I doing something wrong?

Philz said:
See I have the opposite, it's always hanging up requiring me to hard reboot the system... ICS just does not work :? Am I doing something wrong?
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You'd have to provide a bit more information, such as the ROM you're using and whether you wiped properly before flashing it. It does sound like you're experiencing a SOD (Sleep of Death), though.
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This post is a great read for anyone new: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
The only issues with ICS (known) mostly relate to the lack of HWA (Hardware Acceleration) meaning no flash, netflix, HD videos (except 720p ones using a SW decoder), intense games, browsers that require it, such as Opera or Chrome...
With some ROMs/kernels, some people experience SODs (need to force the power off by holding the power button for 10 seconds), wifi issues and/or sound issues.
There's a new kernel being developed by Hashcode that will hopefully give ICS ROMs a very nice boost, you can read more about it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545172
Welcome to the KF community

I ended up getting it working by installing an alternate kernel. Now no issues with any cm9 ROM. Strange that it was the fix but everything is better now...
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Philz said:
I ended up getting it working by installing an alternate kernel. Now no issues with any cm9 ROM. Strange that it was the fix but everything is better now...
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Which Kernel did you go with? I am having the same issues....

ROM Suggestion for Daughter's New Kindle Fire

My daughter got a new Kindle Fire as a birthday gift over the weekend, and we’re trying to figure out which ROM to put on it. She has an Android phone, so her primary purpose of ROMing the Kindle Fire is to access the Google Play store and to be able to sync all of her other Google services... Books, Music, Apps, Gmail, Calendar, Talk, etc…
We’re not necessarily looking for the latest/greatest, but we are mostly interested in…
Most Stable & Bug Free (we don't plan on changing often)
Closest to Vanilla Android (no themes)
Does anybody have any suggestions?

Honestly a rooted kindle fire and Go launcher app will get you the least fuss and closest to an android phone without losing the Amazon functionality.
However, if you want to go ROM and are looking for most stable the Cynogen Mod 7 roms are the most stable and will be exactly like having an android phone.
Good luck

Laquox said:
Honestly a rooted kindle fire and Go launcher app will get you the least fuss and closest to an android phone without losing the Amazon functionality.
However, if you want to go ROM and are looking for most stable the Cynogen Mod 7 roms are the most stable and will be exactly like having an android phone.
Good luck
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Thank you... and honestly, we don't care much about keeping the Amazon functionality. If I knew magic, I would simply turn the Kindle Fire into a Nexus 7 and be done with it. But, we'll work with what we've got!

i use this mod:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
it is pretty stable as is, and updating it is easy.
cm7 is nice, because it is stable, but myself, i prefer the latest and greatest.
also, be sure to use something along these lines to set up your kindle for the new rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889

Thanks I was looking at that one and also Hashcode's Jellybean.
I downloaded the Kindle Fire Utility and read the KFFB Guide this morning... just trying to figure out which ROM to go with.

Personally I recommend an ICS rom. CM7 is good but it is getting outdated. Jellybean is also good but still has bugs. ICS does not have any major bugs and is a lot smoother than CM7. I suggest either the SGT7 based rom by twa_priv, Glazed ICS, or gedeROM.

When you ask me the cm9/ SGT7 based rom by twa_priv,
Or cm10/jelly bean rom based on SGT7 by twa_priv.

If you need to use Amazon's services, check out the MoDaCo ROM. It is the stock rom, but has preinstalled, the Play Store, as well as other things.
If you would like to use ICS, check out GedeROM as it is based on Cyanogen Mod 9 and has lots of features such as advertisement blocking and Beats audio as well as limited support for USB OTG.
If you want it to look like a Nexus 7, you can always install a Jelly Bean ROM. I'm using the Jandycane ROM.

twa_priv's jelly bean Rom is pretty stable. I use it and haven't had any problems.
sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10 Jelly Bean

Thanks everyone... I got Hashcode's Jellybean installed last night, and it's running great. However, now my daughter is telling me that she misses the way her Kindle Fire looked before the ROM... teenagers! So, I might have to redo it and give MoDaCo that jji7skyline recommended.

dja1980 said:
Thanks everyone... I got Hashcode's Jellybean installed last night, and it's running great. However, now my daughter is telling me that she misses the way her Kindle Fire looked before the ROM... teenagers! So, I might have to redo it and give MoDaCo that jji7skyline recommended.
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Modaco is pretty good. I personally like the real android interface better but it's her kindle not mine.
sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10 Jelly Bean

I second the MoDaCo recommendation. It gives the best of both worlds, full Amazon integration with performance enhancements, root and GAPPS! I've tried many of the ICS ROMs and the charging / battery life issues are just a deal breaker for me as it seriously hampers usability. I also have yet to see an ICS ROM that implements decent 2D video acceleration...try using Zite on an ICS ROM vs stock/MoDaCo, it's buttery smooth on stock and so slow scrolling on ICS that it's nearly unusable (and that's with the 1.2 Ghz overclock).
Good luck with whatever choice you make!
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I ended up installing MoDaCo over the weekend. My daughter was out of town, so she hasn't given me her feedback yet. But, I played around with it and liked it quite a bit.
The only thing that bugs me is the low resolution icons from the Play Store that show up in the carousel. The Play Store icon itself seems to be high resolution, but the icons from downloaded apps look pretty bad when enlarged by the carousel.

In the next coming days ill be running into your same situation. Younger sis got a kindle fire for her birthday. Am planning to root and install her a good ICS Rom. A stable one, as I will not have free time to wipe cache and debug everytime something happens. My kindle fire has the Modaco Rom. I can tell you from my experience that the modaco has several downsides, as I see it. As u mentilned the carousel icons are hectic but bearable. One more problem is the gapps are all outdated like youtube and the browser is sub par compared to chrome.
I just wish I can flash nexus 7's Rom right on top
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veeman said:
Personally I recommend an ICS rom. CM7 is good but it is getting outdated. Jellybean is also good but still has bugs. ICS does not have any major bugs and is a lot smoother than CM7. I suggest either the SGT7 based rom by twa_priv, Glazed ICS, or gedeROM.
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This is good advice. CM10 ROMs still have Location Services issues and the occasional widget loss on reboot. If you want everything to work nicely grab twa_priv's CM9 ROM. If you want Jelly Bean and can wait a few weeks it's likely a good idea to wait. Remember, for us half the fun is gettng the latest and greatest and fiddling with getting stuff to work. For your daughter you really just want it to work.

Try Jandycane. I installed it and it runs great
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Anything from twa_prob. His CM9 based ROM is more stable, but the CM10 version is quickly catching up.
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Hashcode's is great and easy to use. (I am a kid , also.)
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