I've read on this forum that some well-respected users* hypothesizing that LS8 may actually be just another test rom based on the following things:
- Only released in Spain (FOP) [not sure what the other 2 Chinese releases brought to the table)
- Bootloops/freezes seem to happen even while using the stock rom (this seems to happen to all users eventually)
In my experience, I had one freeze in which I couldn't wake the device. I turned it off, removed the battery,
and it got stuck on boot. Then I turned it off (by holding the power button) and turned it on again and it work. Hours later the same thing happened. I thought it was Jeboo Kernel 1.2's fault, but now that I read this I am uncertain.
So what do you guys think? Are we running a test rom? Did Samsung release it so that we would shut the hell up for a while? Or is it the real deal and it is the best we'll get?
*not mentioning them just to avoid them getting hatemail (actuallly hatePMs) if this proves not to be true
Dexter_prog said:
I've read on this forum that some well-respected users* hypothesizing that LS8 may actually be just another test rom based on the following things:
- Only released in Spain (FOP) [not sure what the other 2 Chinese releases brought to the table)
- Bootloops/freezes seem to happen even while using the stock rom (this seems to happen to all users eventually)
In my experience, I had one freeze in which I couldn't wake the device. I turned it off, removed the battery,
and it got stuck on boot. Then I turned it off (by holding the power button) and turned it on again and it work. Hours later the same thing happened. I thought it was Jeboo Kernel 1.2's fault, but now that I read this I am uncertain.
So what do you guys think? Are we running a test rom? Did Samsung release it so that we would shut the hell up for a while? Or is it the real deal and it is the best we'll get?
*not mentioning them just to avoid them getting hatemail (actuallly hatePMs) if this proves not to be true
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I would say so, why would they only release it in one country? I has to be released only in Spain so they can iron out the rest of the bugs, including the annoying freezing/random turning off ones that kill your battery. Battery drain has to be sorted also, so some call it the final build, but I reckon it will another month or two before we see the true "final" build, hopefully with all the bugs ironed out.
Question. ...are people getting these bugs you talk about if they run the rom bone stock no root? I do believe this was rushed out but not that its another test rom. Staying on my rock solid neat rom 4.0 with siyah for now. Something better is coming....fingers crossed.
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I would say so, why would they only release it in one country? I has to be released only in Spain so they can iron out the rest of the bugs, including the annoying freezing/random turning off ones that kill your battery. Battery drain has to be sorted also, so some call it the final build, but I reckon it will another month or two before we see the true "final" build, hopefully with all the bugs ironed out.
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Perhaps, but doesn't that make it a test rom by definition?
vanisleryan said:
Question. ...are people getting these bugs you talk about if they run the rom bone stock no root? I do believe this was rushed out but not that its another test rom. Staying on my rock solid neat rom 4.0 with siyah for now. Something better is coming....fingers crossed.
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This dev claims that the first time he installed it (straight from the sammobile odin file) it caused him bugs. I haven't tried the stock, untouched, unrooted version.
I've said before that LS8 feels unfinished.
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I don't have any bug or freeze. I'm on LS8 with PhilZ kernel btw.
Until UK's XEU is out, I won't call anything "final".
I have the spanish rom, clean install. Without root, pure stock, odexed, not zipaligned... I had thoose problems using custom kernels and rooting my phone! going back to stock, everything is fine. I think that the problem is that some files are changed, I tried cooking my own rom and it didn't worked (ok a "first try").
I think that we must wait some weeks for good kernels, because the development of a kernel requires time. You can make one that boots in a short amount of time, but one without freezes... It should need some weeks.
No freezes, stucks nor bootloops for me. U'll get the best of it if u actually did total wiping rom & kernel by wiper scripts provided by hawkerpaul's especially if u ran custom rom & kernel before.
And u'll get worth battery savings if u wipe the bloatware by TiB & slimmin down ls8 at ur taste, those will grab out crappy ware from ur ram & kill the batt eater. Disable gnow, syncing at certains need & disabling fast dormancy if ur operator doesnt supported.
Just one so annoyed for me & does anyone has idea why : stock browser didn't run & got FC at custom dpi ??? and pls provide me a link a multi dpi playstore to install at stock recovery, the one I had got unsigned to install.
Please give me some respect for useful answer..
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It definitely is a test ROM... There are bugs.:banghead:
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Never had this sort of issues with any ROM before. Sure I had buggy ROMs that crashed apps left and right, but never have I had to worry that forcing a reboot will corrupt the system.
So in my opinion there are two issues here. One being that the phone can freeze in pretty much any app. The other being that holding the volume and power buttons down to force a reboot will ruin the boot sequence somehow.
In some ways, the inevitable freezes bother me the most. On my old 4.0.4 RR AOKP ROM I just to have this issue where scrolling too fast in lists in certain 3rd party apps (like Amazon, Techpowerup, Ebay etc) would freeze the phone and I had to reboot. Well, at least it never broke the OS ...
I got the tip from the official Jelly Bean thread that backing up, wiping and restoring an installation with a boot freeze / loop will in fact bring the system back to life. As to why this works I have no idea.
I also noticed someone talking about possible issues with restoring apps via Titanium Backup, the Android ID and some mismatch. I have never seen the Android ID pop-up in TB though and I assume this is just another developer mantra, like wipe - reinstall - wipe - reinstall. In truth they seem to have no clue what is going on.
Good job Samsung, good job ...
Well. I too think that this is a test release. One for Europe and one for Asia (China releases). We'll have the proof when we will see the next releases in other countries (like UK XEU and/or Nordic NEE). I assume that there will be different PDA's with newer changelog.
But, from my experience, this release is very good. I flashed it from the first day it has been released via Kies and I kept it unrooted since (only disabling some apps). I haven't experienced any of the issues mentioned time and again in this forum and the battery is on par with ICS 4.0.4 LPY for me. 2d10h with 2h screen on.
Maybe I'm lucky or maybe this is the way to go for now (kies and all stock), until the dev and optimizing process matures itself.
Compared to CM10 and LSJ, this ROM have been the the most smoothest and most stable ROM. I haven't encountered any freezes or instability since I installed it last week. However I did loose service last saturday, presumably a RIL crash, but since restarting it have been running problem free for 69 hours.
I have kept it completely stock, but it is rooted through Mobile Odin.
LS8 is not a test rom, Its available via kies so its public final, The fact that its only been released via Spain so far is irrelevant.
All the people moaning about problems are also irrelevant since you will always have some people who have issues after updating to new rom whether its Sammy official or a custom.
LS8 is very stable and very smooth for me.
i never seen such an crappy rom, its unstable.( xwls8)
First, format my card,rom, etc, put xwls8, default kernel.
After 1-2 hours the bugs appears: when i click on almost anything( like any game, my file, es file explorer, stweak, etc), it freeze, then i was force to close and start again the phone, then bootloop.
Or after an force shutdown i stuck at samsung logo.
I tried siyah, dorimanx, etc, wipe cache, etc, etc
Then after 4-5 days of bugs an unlimited shutdown, freezes, etc, i wipe everyting an install 404 xwlq3, stuck at samsung logo, force to install the rom again, etc.
Now im on xwlq3 and dorimanx 5.92 till a new rom appear. This 4.1.2 is not usable.
Previous one, xxlsj, except lag on lock screen, i dont seen serious bugs.
Boy this xwlq3 rom it feel so nice and fast. And no bugs.
If any of you read on siyah , dorimanx, philz, rootbox, etc,etc thread you will see that a lot of us have this problem.
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LS8 is not a test rom, Its available via kies so its public final, The fact that its only been released via Spain so far is irrelevant.
All the people moaning about problems are also irrelevant since you will always have some people who have issues after updating to new rom whether its Sammy official or a custom.
LS8 is very stable and very smooth for me.
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Agreed.
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TheATHEiST said:
LS8 is not a test rom, Its available via kies so its public final, The fact that its only been released via Spain so far is irrelevant.
All the people moaning about problems are also irrelevant since you will always have some people who have issues after updating to new rom whether its Sammy official or a custom.
LS8 is very stable and very smooth for me.
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LS8 feels unfinished.
Yes, people may have issues after upgrading but those people are silly and invariably don't know what they're doing. I am however sure that I don't fall in to this category.
Yes, it may be an official release but even so it seems rushed out to appease the masses who were getting sick of waiting.
Yes, it is you lot who're at fault for rushing Sammy in to releasing sub-par, unpolished updates.
I hope you're all happy!
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No issues experienced whatsoever
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ROM NeatRom Lite 4.2 XWLS8
Kernel Philz 4.00b30
Mods:
23 toggles blue w/rt clock
Automatic Call Recorder
Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but is it necessary to change the CSC after flashing this ROM?
I've been using LS8 + Siyah 6.0
Not getting great performance. No hangs/freezes but my battery drains pretty quickly.
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I have a few questions.
I understand there are official updates for our phones 2.1->2.2 but they are operator based. So there are customized roms, that are with custom stuff.
I'm really intereseted in upgrading from 2.1 official rom to a custom, but dont know exactly which one to choose.
I once flashed a 2.2 but it bricked my phone, so i had it repaired (the phone didnt respond to any key combinations or anything at all).
So is there any point to upgrade if there isnt any stable roms.
And also why is everyone waiting for the official update from samsung when there are already 2.2 roms for 5800.
Lagfix seems like a thing to try out, but i want to be sure which rom is the best and so that the basic stuff works.
Don't know about others, but my reason for not upgrading to unofficial/custom ROMs is that I don't want to risk my phone (even if that risk may be small..)..I also don't have time to backup data, reset phone, re-install app.s, do settings again etc. which might be needed in the flashing process.
Besides, from what I read in this forum, none of the ROMs seems to be satisfactory enough & ready for prime time. But frankly, I am losing my patience fast & may soon go for a custom ROM if official upgrade doesn't arrive by end of this month..damn Samsung for taking sooo long..
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Don't know about others, but my reason for not upgrading to unofficial/custom ROMs is that I don't want to risk my phone (even if that risk may be small..)..I also don't have time to backup data, reset phone, re-install app.s, do settings again etc. which might be needed in the flashing process.
Besides, from what I read in this forum, none of the ROMs seems to be satisfactory enough & ready for prime time. But frankly, I am losing my patience fast & may soon go for a custom ROM if official upgrade doesn't arrive by end of this month..damn Samsung for taking sooo long..
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Thanks for your reply, that's what i wanted to know. I was thinking the same thing that probably the custom roms arent stable enough and that the official update still aint available.
Why don't you use a stock 2.2 ROM like the JPF?
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Why don't you use a stock 2.2 ROM like the JPF?
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is it safe and works fine just like the default 2.1 that we have in our phones?
Sure ^^ and you cant brick your phone if you dont flash your bootloader^^ jpf also works faster^^ i would recommend to flash a custom rom. Like lestatious one. Everything works well on it^^ have fun
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just dont flash the bootloader and you can always reenter download mode.
backing up isn't that big of an issue, titanium backup backs up pretty much everything.
If you're planning on using titanium, just be aware that you should only restore non android apps when switching from eclair to froyo..i tried this and kept getting fc's. Just make backups of stuff in the individual apps like contacts etc, then restore them after you upgrade to froyo. Then make a full titanium backup of everything once you have your phone the way you want it. From then on you can just test any rom you like and always have a quick easy way of getting your stuff back. I recommend using astro to backup titanium so you can have a version to hand after flashing.
P.S. I use jfp ultra clean and it rocks my socks
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Ok, i might try out the stock 2.2 rom... But what about lagfixes or are they even neccessary on 2.2?
Cause my current 2.1 stock rom is really laggy, i remove tasks to clean up memory but it's still kinda slow.
Well if you're flashing a stock rom I would definately suggest JPF because it's pretty stable. You don't necessarily need the lagfix though..I personally found it made things a bit strange with random hangs when closing applications. Oh yeah and don't forget to use the modded 3d gallery from SGS Tools (I use the "last" version). You should be able to install it via the "Upgrade stock apps" option. You can also use it to change your GPS pool to Europe if needed.
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Well if you're flashing a stock rom I would definately suggest JPF because it's pretty stable. You don't necessarily need the lagfix though..I personally found it made things a bit strange with random hangs when closing applications. Oh yeah and don't forget to use the modded 3d gallery from SGS Tools (I use the "last" version). You should be able to install it via the "Upgrade stock apps" option. You can also use it to change your GPS pool to Europe if needed.
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So the jpf rom isnt europe or just needs some configs like that? But is the stock rom the best option, i don't neccessarily need all those extra stuff like samsung apps and layar etc. Pauri mentioned lestatious rom, its on JPA, for example. Is each one one of those stock roms like an update with still some bugs on them or just converted from other phone updates?
I'm between that custom rom and the JPF stock right now..
Oh it's a european rom, it's just that the default gps pool is set to north america. I installed The modded 3d gallery as a work around for the battery drain bug that the stock gallery has in froyo. Jpf clean is what I'm using till theres a more stable lestat rom because I tried jp9, which was good, but the bloatware...oh my..
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Oh it's a european rom, it's just that the default gps pool is set to north america. I installed The modded 3d gallery as a work around for the battery drain bug that the stock gallery has in froyo. Jpf clean is what I'm using till theres a more stable lestat rom because I tried jp9, which was good, but the bloatware...oh my..
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i guess i'll take your word for it and try out the JPF
i flashed the JPF and so far so good. It's atleast twice as fast as the stock 2.1 i had. Thanks you all for help
one more question, how do i root froyo 2.2 ?
i tried the one click method, after the command running it said everything is fine you're rooted. In recovery mode i tried to install update.zip but it didnt work.
havent see any alternatives for 2.2
can anyone help?
In December, when I picked up my TF101, I used Razorclaw + CWM to root it. I also found some kind of an update here that I applied that allowed me to overlock the device .. I believe it was a form of kernel patch?
I would like to go to ICS. I need to be rooted after ICS though, we have a VPN client for our SonicWall firewall that requires the OS to be rooted. I would also prefer an ICS port that supports overclocking like my current build .. it's been incredibly useful to clock up in to the 1400s as it makes everything run so much better.
Is it possible to upgrade to the stock ICS, root it easily and patch it to allow for overclocking at this time? If so, could someone direct me to a guide that shows what the easiest way to do this is, since I already have CWM in (although can't remember how to get it to come up on boot .. doh)?
Thanks =)
Wait till Asus fix the problems.
Yea dont install ICS, it would be like pouring water over your PC
It might seem fun at the time, but its really not a good idea
I would say it is a very bad idea. Avoid it. I did it and literally my tablet is unusable now because of
Slow response
Random rebooted
Random no message crash of apps like gmail.
Dead slow,app response
white screen on app loading
It is now embarrassing infront of ipad users.
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spinaldex said:
In December, when I picked up my TF101, I used Razorclaw + CWM to root it. I also found some kind of an update here that I applied that allowed me to overlock the device .. I believe it was a form of kernel patch?
I would like to go to ICS. I need to be rooted after ICS though, we have a VPN client for our SonicWall firewall that requires the OS to be rooted. I would also prefer an ICS port that supports overclocking like my current build .. it's been incredibly useful to clock up in to the 1400s as it makes everything run so much better.
Is it possible to upgrade to the stock ICS, root it easily and patch it to allow for overclocking at this time? If so, could someone direct me to a guide that shows what the easiest way to do this is, since I already have CWM in (although can't remember how to get it to come up on boot .. doh)?
Thanks =)
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Ignore the fear mongering posters.
Tons of people are using ICS without issues. But yes, some do experience issues.
Since you have CWM, you can directly flash the pre-rooted stock ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552303 This is the latest 9.2.1.17 version.
If you want to overclock, you can flash custom ICS ROMs that support overclocking. There's only 2 at the moment, Team EOS and Codename Android.
Frequently updated custom ICS roms such as Team EOS and CM9 tend to be very stable and have fixes that stock ICS doesn't have, so flash a custom ROM instead of the stock ROM if you are concerned about possible issues.
As always, do factory reset + clear cache + clear dalvik cache within CWM before flashing the stock ROM or any custom ROM.
To be safe, I would update your CWM to the latest version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213723 before flashing anything.
horndroid said:
Ignore the fear mongering posters.
Tons of people are using ICS without issues. But yes, some do experience issues.
Since you have CWM, you can directly flash the pre-rooted stock ICS. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552303 This is the latest 9.2.1.17 version.
If you want to overclock, you can flash custom ICS ROMs that support overclocking. There's only 2 at the moment, Team EOS and Codename Android.
Frequently updated custom ICS roms such as Team EOS and CM9 tend to be very stable and have fixes that stock ICS doesn't have, so flash a custom ROM instead of the stock ROM if you are concerned about possible issues.
As always, do factory reset + clear cache + clear dalvik cache within CWM before flashing the stock ROM or any custom ROM.
To be safe, I would update your CWM to the latest version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1213723 before flashing anything.
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Terrible advise.
Why tell someone to update to an OS that has literally flooded XDA and other forums, and ASUS's facebook page with people saying their TF is no longer usable ?
For the sake of waiting for a working update, why suggest doing something that could very well turn their TF into a buggy POS ?
There is nothing in ICS that is worth the risk
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Terrible advise.
Why tell someone to update to an OS that has literally flooded XDA and other forums, and ASUS's facebook page with people saying their TF is no longer usable ?
For the sake of waiting for a working update, why suggest doing something that could very well turn their TF into a buggy POS ?
There is nothing in ICS that is worth the risk
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There are just as many people, probably much much more, who aren't having problems.
Besides, have you tried any custom ROMs? If not, stfu.
I would no say my TF is unusable under ICS.
It works fine, apart from not so random reboots, as it reboots mainly in the morning when I wake it up form the night...
maybe the Sleeping Beauty requires a kiss from the Prince ...
By the way, it used to be really better under HoneyComb, I wish i could have refused that damned firmware upgrade ...
If I were you I'd rather wait as an other poster said for a really proven Stable version from Asus
Nickola
horndroid said:
There are just as many people, probably much much more, who aren't having problems.
Besides, have you tried any custom ROMs? If not, stfu.
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Who the F are you telling to stfu ?
Of course I have tried custom ROMs you doosh, I just prefer to have a stock TF, well, I did until ASUS decided to send out buggy sh**
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Who the F are you telling to stfu ?
Of course I have tried custom ROMs you doosh, I just prefer to have a stock TF, well, I did until ASUS decided to send out buggy sh**
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If you are using one of the better custom ICS roms and still having such bad issues, the problem is you and your apps since those AOSP roms aren't even based on Asus's ICS.
The OP has root and CWM, and wants to overclock. So how was it a bad advice to recommend a custom ICS rom?
Just because you are having issues, doesn't mean everyone else will.
I've never had any issues at all and I just got done testing like 5 different ROMs. No issues whatsoever. Probably because I do it correctly and do a full wipe including format /system before I flash anything.
I've got issues on Stock and I did a full wipe using voldn+power method and this was before I rooted. I also lost sound randomly on Stock, and the custom kernels I still get reboots but my sound for the main part does work.
So, if the OP needs their tablet to work correctly then wait, if it's not that important to them and they don't need for day to day tasks then take a chance, you might get lucky or you might be causing yourself a headache, up to you.
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If you are using one of the better custom ICS roms and still having such bad issues, the problem is you and your apps since those AOSP roms aren't even based on Asus's ICS.
The OP has root and CWM, and wants to overclock. So how was it a bad advice to recommend a custom ICS rom?
Just because you are having issues, doesn't mean everyone else will.
I've never had any issues at all and I just got done testing like 5 different ROMs. No issues whatsoever. Probably because I do it correctly and do a full wipe including format /system before I flash anything.
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How is the problem me when I am doing everything the "ASUS way" ?
The problem is ASUS and their code.
If you read the OP's actual post, you will see this line
"Is it possible to upgrade to the stock ICS"
And if you want to go even further into it, your line "Probably because I do it correctly and do a full wipe including format /system before I flash anything"
I don't think you can get a cleaner flash than NVFLASH, which is how I always flash my ROMs
If YES, please state how did get into the Official [LPY] ICS ROM and the problem you are experiencing.
If NO, then just please tell us your success story.
The reason why this thread exists is to, once and for all, trace the HARDBRICK that plague (?) some (?) ITCHY SGN fanatics and to pacify the fear of some of the other kids.
Don't need your opinions on why blah blah, just the scenario, OK?
Thanks
no problems now, except maybe battery but that might because we are all using it more to test it out
gonna test the battery today when i go to work, if it drops 20% in my pocket then theres a problem but last night it only dropped 5%
Does anyone know anybody that bricked te note with LPY?
I have no problems at all. All working excellent. From miui, flashed back to gingerbread then update to LPY all with mobile odin. No Cwm only everRoot.
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No problem coming from official LC1 GB with CF-Root kernel using Mobile Odin Pro with Everoot and injections. Had no problems before factory reset in CWM nor after. I let the system rest both after the initial flash, and after the factory reset/wipe cache/wipe dalvik for about 20 minutes without touching the device.
This is my best experience on the note yet.
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Does anyone know anybody that bricked te note with LPY?
I have no problems at all. All working excellent. From miui, flashed back to gingerbread then update to LPY all with mobile odin. No Cwm only everRoot.
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One person has, but it is VERY questionable as to the cause of the brick. Time will tell.
No problem occurred thusfar.
I kept my Note stock, didn't want to root to give Sammy a chance...especially with the premium suite and S apps.
So used Odin v1.85..downloaded the 600mb+ file from samfirmware.com..extracted, loaded .tar file In PDA..flash and succes so far.
Good battery life..using Apex launcher but graphics seem improved, Tweakers.net did some benchmarks and conforms my feeling about this.
No trouble downloading large files, playing them and deleting.
So far nothing but good feelings about this..got bit scared by the posible brick stories but keeping it all stock seems to do the trick.
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All good here as well . I returned to my stock rooted GB nandroid when the problems with the leaked kernels started (from Stunner, using the Abyss method without any problems). Stayed on it and then upgraded today with mobile odin and everoot (with full wipe). With that I kept root and restored my apps & data with TB. As I read a lot about bricking even with stock ICS I hesitated a bit to also flash the CF kernel. In the end I even flashed that (also using mobile odin). Went into CWM an wiped cashes to flash lidroid's 15 toggle mod. That is working fine now as well. Been using it since some hours now and no problems whatsoever! The only thing I didn't do as yet is a nandroid backup of it.
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I am having issues with screen sensitivity.
Battery life isn't very good...
Runs a little warm...
Otherwise, I'm very happy with ICS
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I am having issues with screen sensitivity.
Battery life isn't very good...
Runs a little warm...
Otherwise, I'm very happy with ICS
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I noticed some wonky screen sensitivity issues too. Scrolling through lists on Tapatalk 2 is a pain in the arse. Going to try touch screen booster app
I froze a lot of apps in Titanium Backup, and my battery life/heat issue went away
Itchy SGN fanatics and other kids? Calling an opinion bla bla?
Here's my bla bla: don't patronize people if you want them to contribute to your cause.
Here's my success story: flashed LPY with PC Odin, hated it, reverted back to CM9, happy again.
smooth so far 2 days now and working great battery drains a bit faster but np.
No problems here. Flashed rom and CF-Kernel using Mobile Odin Pro. Have got now a rooted ICS which works very well.
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Flashed from CM9 build#7 via Mobile Odin with everroot, inject su, inject Mobile Odin and Wipe data and cache options. Worked fine for me.
Flashed CF's CWM injected LPY kernel via Mobile Odin and that worked too.
After the whole brick panic I reverted to the original Samsung LPY kernel via Mobile Odin, no problem.
I didn't use CWM at all though given the suggestions that there may be some imcompatibility between it and the lpy kernel.
bioweb said:
Itchy SGN fanatics and other kids? Calling an opinion bla bla?
Here's my bla bla: don't patronize people if you want them to contribute to your cause.
Here's my success story: flashed LPY with PC Odin, hated it, reverted back to CM9, happy again.
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Nobody cares... Thread asks if you had problems, not if you hated it. So we will assume it was working just fine for you.
Ok. Here's the real deal. I upgraded through Kies. No root here. DONT UPGRADE NOW:
Problems:
1. Its just as jerky as Gingerbread. Its actually even worse at times in slowness. It has a fast homescreen scroll at first and then has random pauses (almost the same). What worst is in apps when scrolling up and down on text it randomly pauses sometimes for several seconds. Also, every once in a while it does this on and off screen flashing then (not very seldom though). When it does it sucks.
2. The "fast reboot" app now crashes apps if you use them within the first 5-10 seconds after doing a reboot.
3. I'm noticing lots of compatibility issues with apps that aren't fully ics ready.
4. Samsung's version of Ics is dumbed down to almost look like gingerbread. So it runs worse and almost looks the same. I'm historically the one that notices all of the bugs because of how frequently I use multiple apps and because of the amount of apps I have on my phone. Thats why I constantly help by emailing devs pointing out bugs that 98% dont see for some reason.
5. Please dont get mad at me because I'm not a follower to give all praises to samsung and google (I am the same way towards apple too, even know I prefer android).
6. I suspect one of the problems is that Ics takes a little more juice and that the 1.4 exynos is once again underpowered. I think the other problem is samsung tried to rush this update out to the people and that the current touchwiz overlay is buggy. I expect an updgrade on touchwiz shortly (if they are a ethical company).
7. A primary example of the problems: While I'm typing this post I get a phone call. After I reject the phone call it goes back to taptalk with a less lighter screen. It is totally unresponsive. I then have to hit the back key to get back to composing. I then try to move up and down. It won't let me. After 15 to 30 seconds in able to once again continue this post.
8. I am sorry also that I upgraded because it might be glitchy for whom ever buys my phone eventually when I sell it (sell my phone every 6 months) and they may think there is something wrong with the phone, even though I baby my phones for future resell.
9. Bottom line: If its not broke dont fix it. We all want ice cream sandwich. Unfortunately, samsung's touchwiz version of ics at least doesn't appear to be ready for prime time. If you like beta testing and dont mind even worst glitches, then go for it. I definitely wont be upgrading to another phone with ics unless it has the new tegra 3 or the latest exynos processor.
AC
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Well said my man, if it is slower and chews my battery faster wtf is the point of upgrading. We don't gain any mind blowing feature. Fyi who gives a flying F^k about angry birds space or whatever they come out with next
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I went from gb, to german release ics, worked fine no issues from pc odin, then chainfire produced rooted kernel for it flashed with pc odin. all worked fine, but now i had triangle and 1 on the counter, ahhh, ok so triangle away dont work, flashed chinese repack did triangle away worked, using mobile odin, then i flashed the repack of the release with chainfire kernel, had nothing but problems, so went back to mobile odin flashed stock ics, then lost root, ahhh so flashed chainfire kernel with pc odin all well but still have triangle and 1 on the counter, i did full factory reset each time. I find ics a bit laggy more than latest gingerbread, i am leaving mine as is for the moment.
Was on several Leaks, to CM9 Official, to Official ICS. 0 problems!
People panic to easily in this forum. 1 guy bricks his phone and the damn section blows up and a public service announcement is made. Really?
Follow the directions.. EXACTLY, don't do anything erroneous, and you will be perfectly fine! Just like the rest of us.
Nope, not yet. Flashed with Mobile Odin Pro with Everroot and not the CF kernel.
Folowed dr ketan method from the lc1 cf root kernel. No problem so far
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.24 seems to be even more imminent, so if you have any patience left, wait for it, otherwise keep on reading
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Couldn't take the infant ICS anymore, the RR & SOD, broken sound, gmail freezing etc. Waited a while for fixes but my patience ran out.
If you decide to downgrade via flashing stock images, you will quickly discover yourself in a maze of inter dependencies, missing downloads etc, conflicting & not working root methods.
Instead, flash the Revolver 3.11 (fetch one from Dev Thread) - doable via CW or NVFlash. You will get up-to-date HC distro, rooted & all, with barely any effort at all.
rashid11 said:
Instead, flash the Revolver 3.11 (fetch one from Dev Thread) - doable via CW or NVFlash. You will get up-to-date HC distro, rooted & all, with barely any effort at all.
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If you're flashing a custom ROM, why not try one of the ICS custom ROM? I don't have RR or SOD with Megatron ROM or any of the ICS ROM I've tried
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If you're flashing a custom ROM, why not try one of the ICS custom ROM? I don't have RR or SOD with Megatron ROM or any of the ICS ROM I've tried
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Same here, other than the latest ICS test Kernel I have seen little to no problems since upgrading to ICS.
glad to hear that ICS's been trouble-free for some folx here, and God knows I tried too, but simply had to back off and wait till 100% stable ICS is released - ASUS or custom ROMs.
I think most of us wuz caught by surprise with ICS instability, we were used so much to how rock stable HC had become around late fall of 2011, ASUS or custom ROMs.
Or save your self the pain, since it isn't going to help much, refurting back to HC. and read Gary's last update:
5/14/2012 Update -
The .24 release should go to FOTA later today or early tomorrow. Please shutdown and perform a cold boot after updating.
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Or save your self the pain, since it isn't going to help much, refurting back to HC. and read Gary's last update:
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Where did you get this from?
hey, if that .24 thing works (as in proven) and we have a nice pre-rooted NVFlash or CW image out, I won't hesitate going back to HC ... but for now I need something I could rely on
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If you're flashing a custom ROM, why not try one of the ICS custom ROM? I don't have RR or SOD with Megatron ROM or any of the ICS ROM I've tried
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I Was on Megatron and had daily (sometimes multiple per day) SOD's. The problem is at the kernel level, with something that is common to *any* ICS ROM, stock or custom.
Even with guevor's kernel I still had the SOD's. I stopped trying when he was at the 17c version, I think, and nvflashed prime (I posted a quick guide somewhere).
If you want stock, there are guides to go from custom HC ROM's to stock which are simpler than going from ICS to stock HC.
I don't know what you guys are doing to have such bad luck on ICS, but my experience with Team Eos ICS has been absolutely pleasant. Absolutely every minor shortcoming that the tf101 had on HC (like video playback, stuttery transitions, "white boxing" in the browser, etc) is improved or fixed completely in ICS.
The ONLY problem I have with ICS is that the one single app I depend on every day for work is incompatible with ICS - not a fault of ICS, but the developer of that app. Thats why of my two tf101s, one of them is still running HC (Prime 2.1.1)
None of us doubt the evolutionary nature of ICS and we all will gladly upgrade to ICS when the issues are fixed. For now, some require tablets that are good enough to be relied on.
The "wait a for a full moon, have 23 ml of blood of virgin male chicken handy, face North (do account for magnetic field) at exactly 12:34, wipe 7 times, wait 50 minutes between, upgrade to 18.1, immediately downgrade to 17c ... etc" recipes are a bit more than I could handle .
Seriously, I was so used to how solid stock HC was, I was totally shocked by ICS ... should've never allowed auto-update ... wait, ASUS gave us non-rooted users no choice in the matter
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None of us doubt the evolutionary nature of ICS and we all will gladly upgrade to ICS when the issues are fixed. For now, some require tablets that are good enough to be relied on.
The "wait a for a full moon, have 23 ml of blood of virgin male chicken handy, face North (do account for magnetic field) at exactly 12:34, wipe 7 times, wait 50 minutes between, upgrade to 18.1, immediately downgrade to 17c ... etc" recipes are a bit more than I could handle .
Seriously, I was so used to how solid stock HC was, I was totally shocked by ICS ... should've never allowed auto-update ... wait, ASUS gave us non-rooted users no choice in the matter
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I haven't seen anyone post anything like that to get ICS to work. It seems like it either does or doesn't, I would call it user error but I would probably be beheaded by all the people who have these issues. All I know is that along with other people I am running ICS and can go days, if not longer, without a single SOD or RR.
If you need to go back to HC, go right ahead, but try not to be too harsh as from what I can tell, 90 % of the community isn't having major issues.
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None of us doubt the evolutionary nature of ICS and we all will gladly upgrade to ICS when the issues are fixed. For now, some require tablets that are good enough to be relied on.
The "wait a for a full moon, have 23 ml of blood of virgin male chicken handy, face North (do account for magnetic field) at exactly 12:34, wipe 7 times, wait 50 minutes between, upgrade to 18.1, immediately downgrade to 17c ... etc" recipes are a bit more than I could handle .
Seriously, I was so used to how solid stock HC was, I was totally shocked by ICS ... should've never allowed auto-update ... wait, ASUS gave us non-rooted users no choice in the matter
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I have no idea what you're talking about, dude...
ICS works fine. I didn't do any weird dance or ritual involving blood from a chicken. I simply installed Eos ICS and haven't had a single issue. Its better, faster, more stable than Honeycomb in every measurable metric. If you are having a different experience, I don't know what to tell you..
No sleep issues, no random reboots, all features work correctly. I don't know how else to put it other than saying there are ZERO problems with my tablet running ICS.
I agree, Ics is amazing IMO. I had freezing and reboot problems with HC, but I havn't really been on stock ICS, only AOKP/Megatron/ARHD with Testymehics/test kernels. No sod problems here.
Stock ICS
Sorry guys, no problems here at all and I am running stock ICS. No issues what so ever.
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I don't know what you guys are doing to have such bad luck on ICS, but my experience with Team Eos ICS has been absolutely pleasant.
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I've no doubt whatsoever that you have a great experience with ICS on your tablet. TBH, other than the SOD's, I liked ICS better than HC: Faster, snappier, more intuitive UI, etc. This isn't about the the OS or UI in general, it's a problem with the kernel and it is very inconsistent. While maybe the majority of people with a TF don't have a problem there is still a large group who do have problems. And these are also all over the place:
- SOD
- Random Reboot
- SOD + Random Reboot
- Screen glitching (or something like that)
- other weird stuff, less critical.
Nobody is doing *anything* to have such bad luck. It's just, well, bad luck. I love ICS and have it on my SGS, which ironically, wasn't even supposed to have been running ICS in the first place. And it's rock solid, fast, dependable and I love it tons more than the iPhone 4S they gave me at the office
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Where did you get this from?
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Like i said from gary :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1556914
Does anyone have access to NVFlash version of Revolver 3.11? (all links I've found are dead)
Apparently SOD and RR still exist in ICS .24
I downgraded using CWM .zip of 3.11 , that one was still available 2 days ago.
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Apparently SOD and RR still exist in ICS .24
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How do you sure about this? Have you updated to ICS.24???
My stock ICS.21 is doing great with a little mod.. flashed guever's custom kernel and those SOD or RR are gone.. Everything else is stock with all those ICS greatness.
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How do you sure about this? Have you updated to ICS.24???
My stock ICS.21 is doing great with a little mod.. flashed guever's custom kernel and those SOD or RR are gone.. Everything else is stock with all those ICS greatness.
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Check jtroskys posts in the official ics thread (stickied).
He was a beta tester for. 21 and .24.
Though stable initially .24 has receded back to the regular sods and Reboots many of us have been struggling with.
I've officially stopped waiting and went to Revolver.
Edit: Just to be clear... that's Revolver 3.11.1 (Honeycomb) with Blades kernel 3.
Very impressed.
Funny how an overclocked 3.2.1 build can be more stable than ICS (at least so far).
VERY impressed with Revolvers 3.11.1
Enjoying my Transformer again.
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Good evening all,
Basically I'm looking to root my girlfriends fathers U8800, it's currently running android 2.2. He's complained that its got major battery drain so I figure I can find a ROM here that can help that.
I've read there are 3 different types of models for this handset. How do I know which one we've got? If that's relevant?
I've found this thread that seems dead easy to follow, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420728 , am I ok to proceed?
When I've rooted it, do I just flash a rom via CWM like I would with my galaxy s? And will I be caught out with bootloader issues or little things like that?
Thanks in advance.
If the device is the U8800 regular model(not pro or plus) you can follow the guides of the link.
And yes, you can flash a rom from cwm recovery.
Only one suggestion. If you flash the latest stock gingerbread rom(I think is the 522), search for a thread called "get your pink screen back" on developing section. The after 518 versions have the bootloader locked, and on the above thread you will find how to flash the unlocked bootloader from 518 stock rom.
Thanks for that, I'll get on it tomorrow with an operational head. I'll do the pre root checks and make sure I have everything I need in place before I get going.
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If you flash the latest stock gingerbread rom(I think is the 522)
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It's 528
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The after 518 versions have the bootloader locked, and on the above thread you will find how to flash the unlocked bootloader from 518 stock rom.
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*locked pink screen.
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If the device is not yours I suggest you to do nothing. There's no better Rom, in terms of bug free than the original one.
Custom roms always have this or that and will require attention, which I'm sure your fatherin law can live better without these issues and concerns.
This devices have an high consumption and he has to get used to it.
Now if the device was yours meaning you would be using it daily, than i would advise you to install aurora. I don't like it but have to admit that is very good and stable.
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He's complained that its got major battery drain so I figure I can find a ROM here that can help that.
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Did you look to see what is causing the battery drain? I have a friend with a stock GT540 that had serious battery drain. Turns out it was the GoSMS program. Deleted the app and now his phone lasts 5 days between charges. Switching a rom won't help if the problem is an app.
1) Get cpu spy and see if it is going to deep sleep
2) If not sleeping, turn off running applications one by one and test via cpu spy to find out which one is causing it not to sleep.
3) Either remove the offending app or use Autorun Manager to modify the receivers (if rooted)
You can fix his problem without changing his rom. If he wants root, superoneclick can root 2.2, I just used it the other day. Also make sure he is on the latest 2.2: b138sp04 or b163. I prefer b163, even though it is the China rom, because I like the Huawei launcher better that stock.
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If the device is not yours I suggest you to do nothing. There's no better Rom, in terms of bug free than the original one.
Custom roms always have this or that and will require attention, which I'm sure your fatherin law can live better without these issues and concerns.
This devices have an high consumption and he has to get used to it.
Now if the device was yours meaning you would be using it daily, than i would advise you to install aurora. I don't like it but have to admit that is very good and stable.
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That's not true... official 2.2 is the slowest thing in existence. If he just needs stability then Ezets CM7 is the answer. There are no bugs with it (except wifi tethering) and it's much much faster than stock...
Also he can undervoltage it to preserve battery life more than stock ROM.
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You want the best 2.2 you try Void Eridanus. Everything works.
Want the speed, OEX rom it's a Ferrari. Everything works less the mms with data off.
You can also keep the stock Rom, root it and just apply a ffranco kernel. This way you gain the speed.
3 good solutions here.
I'm don't revert to stock Rom for 2 reasons, cam quality and battery life, otherwise i would use stock Rom without a shadow of a doubt.
In terms of stability and all working it's stock 2.2 Rom and this is unquestionable!!!
I have been trying ALL roms and ALL respective versions since July 2011 therefore I do speak by personal extended experience
I repeat once again, in the conditions you mention leave the phone as it is. If you want to do something just root it and that's it.
as a matter of facts i had my phone with so many rooms that i can even say how many but if u want stability i recomend oxygen... if u want stability and good looks use miui 32...
last .32 miui that i used was from miui portugal in english and nothing to say about that...
battery for 2 days and all smoth...
but my phone is weird... he can take almost every rom and be usable...
The issue with miui pt versions it's the cam quality that is horrible. It's just this detail that it's not very good. The rest it's perfect.
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Hey everyone, back for an update and some other steps. basically, he got frustrated with how the battery so he went out today and bought the newer huawei. Reading eveyones comments here i think its due to the ammount of apps and being on froyo hasn't helped any thing, but anyways its now my new toy to play with. So far, followed the link i posted in the first thread, rooted and installed the latest CWM (v5). I'm now a little confused when it comes to the get the pink screen back, should i follow this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1457490 now before flashing a new rom or afterwards?
Again thanks for all the help, I'm almost done bothering you all for now
Edit: Reading on some ROM's and the comments above, i should install B518 stock ROM then flash the bootloader fix from the thread posted above then i can install other ROM's? If so where can i get the stock B518 ROM and how do i know which version I'm using? Sorry and thanks again.
First, which rom you have now?
You can find the version from settings -> about phone.
If you have a newer than 518 version you need to change the bootloader with the one from 518. If you have 518 you don't.
Also check which version of kernel you have(is on about phone also)
If you have a 2.6.32 version(which mean that you have froyo rom), you can flash only roms with this kernel version. If you have a 2.6.35 version, you can flash roms with 2.6.35 kernel or 3.0.8(as aurora ICS).
Basically its a stock froyo rom, im looking to get to gingerbread by the end of tonight but currently im stuck on the huawei splash screen after i did a data reset in CWM. Can still get to CWM though.
What rom you want to flash now?
A custom gingerbread based of froyo's kernel 2.6.32 like CM7.2, oxygen or miui, or the official gingerbread?
Im not particularly bothered, something that won't brick the phone and is stable. I'm more worried as to why it wont boot now after a data reset.. any suggestions for that?
You can use adb and logcat function to see where the problem is. Usually when some errors prevent device to complete the boot proccess, this piece of code loops. You need to have some knowledge of programming though, but maybe is something easy.
and now i have blue screen.. what can i do? or have i bricked it?
Where you have blue screen and what you did?
Usually blue screen instead of recovery mode, means that the recovery.img is deleted from .cust_backup/Image folder
basically, i formatted something, reboot and soon as the huawei logo appear a blue scrren rolls down. when i plug the phone into the pc it detects a folder but its empty, the phone is detected as qualcomm now..
Yes, seems that you formated the partition which has the Image folder with all system images. So, now you need to flash an official rom. You can either flash a froyo or a gingerbread rom. You can avoid this only if you previous had take a backup of this folder. In this case just put all files in (empty now) image folder.