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I've had my kindle fire rooted and played around with things here and there on it but am ready to make the jump and install a rom on it to get close to the full android functionality i have on my phone. I have read a few of the ROM threads but am having trouble deciding which one to install. I see multiple cm7 ones, multiple ICS ones, etc. I'm having a hard time figuring out the difference on them.
I am looking for the ROM that is the most stable. I mainly use my kindle for watching movies on netflix and google videos while traveling, reading in the kindle app, surfing the web, and playing a game or two here and there.
Recommendations?
Thanks!
I'm kind of in the same boat but tried cm7 barebones, modaco custom, hashcode, and miui blaze..I think I have one of the cm7's (with ics theme) on it now since I watch movies from vlc interface (from pc) and movies on my sdcard. I never did use the kindle for kindle cause day one, I rooted it and start putting roms on it . So i don't know what software to use for books (audio books too).
I love MoDaCo. I prefer the stock look since I already have an Android phone. It's been rock solid.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
lithium630 said:
I love MoDaCo. I prefer the stock look since I already have an Android phone. It's been rock solid.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
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While I personally use CM9 on mine, I'd have to agree with Lithium. I used Modaco's from from day 1 of purchasing my kindle up until last Friday when I flashed CM9. Its a great, rock solid ROM with just the right number of tweaks.
Plus, if you really want to stray a little further from stock launcher just get ADW or something of the sort.
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Most Stability and Most Features: CM7 for Kindle Fire (aka standing on the shoulders Giants) Add Volume ControlVolume Control and your good to go.
Most Stock with Extra Features:MaDaCo
Cutting Edge without Hardware Acceleration (No HD Netflix/Youtube): CM9
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1510127
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1495266
thanks for the advice everyone. ill give one of these a try.
suggestion to the kindle rom developers out there-
it seems to me that its a tougher to get an idea of the features, problems, etc with some of the rom in the kindle forum (including a few suggested in this thread) than the other ones ive been in (epic 4g primarily). Seems like the first posts for the kindle roms are from when the rom first started and the developers keep describing most of the new features and problems in later posts instead of updating the first post. makes it hard to decide if you want to try the rom if you have to read through 30 pages of posts to get a feel for all the features and issues with the rom. most of the roms i have looked at for my phone had screenshots and long lists of all the features and any ongoing issues with the rom.
thanks!
That's a newbie question but I want opinions from you.....
Which is the best ics based custom rom according to you.....and WHY please explain ..
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iaditya999 said:
That's a newbie question but I want opinions from you.....
Which is the best ics based custom rom according to you.....and WHY please explain ..
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Use the AOKP M6 its the best ,fast very stable.
I would say CM9. Because.....
-Built from the ground up from aosp. Makes it very clean
-Very Smooth, much smoother than GB
-Tons of other options such as lockscreen shortcuts, theme engine, status bar toggles etc.
-Lots of support
-Updated VERY frequently
-Almost No bugs.
I'd recommend CM9 or AOKP. Both can be found in the dev section here.
I've tried most ics and I'd definitely have to say slim ics.
It has strict rules about keeping it light so you can definitely expect serious performance from this one (most likely better than the rest) yet has all the cool bells and whistles from the kang project like customized toggles, battery indicators, bln, etc.
It's updated frequently when the author thinks something happens that warrants an update (like the linaro thing). Your phone will even notify you when a new rom update is available.
No bug fixes because, to be honest, i've been running it for a few months and I'm yet to find a bug. If you look through this rom's dev thread you'll find most people joke about something else because there are that few problems to talk about in this rom. They will seriously answer, however, if a real problem is posted.
The only thing to take care is the default launcher. Dev has included lightning launcher (for lightness purposes). For as awesome as it may be, most people find it a ***** to customize and just end up installing nova or apex launchers.
Battery's fine - lasts the day with heavy use, it's all i ask. Def lasts longer if i did less.
Some of my uses for this rom:
Heavy texting / phonecalls
Friendscaster (aka facebook whith awesome widget)
Bluetooth connection with my car (stream mp3 and handsfree, contacts even show in my car)
Heavy book/manga reading
Video watching, yt, flash pages, movies/series to kill time
Web browsing ( default browser is actually very good, plays flash like a champ)
Torrent downloading
Gps (my gps never ever worked no matter what. It's actually borderline usable with this rom)
Xda
Listen some music
Take pictures (very good camera, you can check my cat in the "show your best shots: thread)
Manage my calendar and quick notes
Document editing (gdocs)
Play some games (I'm on max payne atm)
Etc
If nothing else, definitely worths the shot. Try it out.
Elite's also good, or at least was when i left it.
Sent from my SlimGS
I also vote for slim ics. I really like the idea about barebones rom with few apps but tons of settings. It's also fast, stable and updates have been good quality.
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I will say this.......there are so many threads that ask this same question that to create another one is purely proof of one's inability to read, think, test and form ones own opinion....because that is all you get-...opinions, some people want loads of customization, some want loads of bells and whistles, some want it slim as possible .......but everyone is hoping that you.............LEARN TO READ.
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I will say this.......there are so many threads that ask this same question that to create another one is purely proof of one's inability to read, think, test and form ones own opinion....because that is all you get-...opinions, some people want loads of customization, some want loads of bells and whistles, some want it slim as possible .......but everyone is hoping that you.............LEARN TO READ.
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There are recently 2 noobs that create all of these annoying threads. I can't get it.
I vote for Infinitum LBR (sadly not updated anymore)
And ICS333.
Because they both work smoothly. Infinitum had a nicer notification bar however.
YALTS:
Yet Another Lazy Thread Starter
- someone who doesn't want to search and read this forum to find answers.
I saw this thread over at the Galaxy Nexus forums, and since I figured more people than just me might want to know more about the different ROMs, I thought it was worrth a thread here as well.
What I'm interested is a quick reference thread for the various Jellybean ROMs. Run by who, what's the aim, etc. Basically a quick reference guide to assist people (like me) decide which ROM fits my needs.
So far, these are the Jellybean builds that I know about for the TF101:
Team EOS 3 Jellybean nightlies
RaymanFX's 4.1.1 AOSP builds
CM10 preview edition
JellyBro (CM10 kang)
AOKP KANG
Let me know if you see anyone missing.
It would be nice for each ROM to have a a post which lists its key features:
Aim of the ROM. Tweaks, Stability, Speed, AOSP-like cleanness, etc
State. In active development, experimental, mature, stable, abondoned, etc.
ROM base, if any. Based on AOSP, AOKP, CM, etc.
Release-type/frequency: Nightly, interval, fixed releases, etc.
Non-stock/AOSP features. Swag, Toggles, Theming, OCing, etc.
Basically enough info to assist making a decision, without aiming for pages and pages of stuff which noone will ever bother to write (or read). See this post for an example of what I'm thinking about.
Feel free to recommend a non-default kernel for the ROM, but the focus should be on what the ROM itself offers out of the box.
Sounds good? Anyone wants to give it a go?
User summaries of the various ROMs.
I'm not guaranteeing that I will be able/willing to include all reviews here. If things get out of hand, I will edit this post to indicate so.
Team EOS 3 Jellybean nightlies:
2012.08.02: josteink
2012.08.02: fone_fanatic
RaymanFX's 4.1.1 AOSP builds:
None
CM10 preview edition:
None
JellyBro (CM10 kang):
None
AOKP KANG:
2012.08.02: K900
I've been meaning to make a thread like this, but I still have yet to find the time.
I read through all the JB threads about a week ago and Team Eos seemed to have the least amount of bugs so I chose it over the other options.
I'll start off by saying I've been using it daily since build #53 [2012-07-24] and I'm currently on build #54.
That said, here's what I've noticed so far:
Speaker volume is a bit low.
When using the HDMI out cable, sound plays via TF101 speakers, not TV speakers.
Video effects (Silly Faces) in Camera cause camera to crash.
GPS doesn't work.
Other than that, it's a very stable rom and working great. Dock functions 100%. Very responsive, stable and fast.
Also I'm using Guevor's JB Kernel 693. I just noticed 696 was released yesterday, so flashing that now .
Feel free to ask any questions about the rom. Maybe some time next week I can flash all the JB kernels out there and put them through their paces .
Note this rom is a GREAT daily driver, unless you really need GPS or use HDMI out very often, I highly recommend it.
I'm also running Team EOS nightlies and I'm very happy with it.
Here's my quick summary:
ROM: Team EOS nightlies
Non-stock/AOSP features.. Notification toggles. Overclocking. (Themes added in build #55?)
Aim...................... Stability
ROM base................. Team EOS
State.................... In active development
Release-type............. Nightly
Build(s) tested.......... 2012.07.23 to current (2012.08.01). With and without dock.
Not working / problems:
Audio generally low. (Seems to be a general JB problem across devices?)
HDMI audio out
Have encountered 2 sleeps of death while using it for around 2 weeks.
Everything else seems to be working.
My only complaint so far is lack of a status-bar battery-widget for the dock, like you have in Megatron (ICS). But I don't think any other of the JB ROMs available has that one either.
Great idea!
Will keep this thread under close observation :good:
CalvinH said:
Great idea!
Will keep this thread under close observation :good:
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If you try any of these ROMs out, feel free to contribute
josteink said:
I'm also running Team EOS nightlies and I'm very happy with it.
Here's my quick summary:
ROM: Team EOS nightlies
Non-stock/AOSP features.. Notification toggles. Overclocking. (Themes added in build #55?)
Aim...................... Stability
ROM base................. Team EOS
State.................... In active development
Release-type............. Nightly
Build(s) tested.......... 2012.07.23 to current (2012.08.01). With and without dock.
Not working / problems:
Audio generally low. (Seems to be a general JB problem across devices?)
HDMI audio out
Have encountered 2 sleeps of death while using it for around 2 weeks.
Everything else seems to be working.
My only complaint so far is lack of a status-bar battery-widget for the dock, like you have in Megatron (ICS). But I don't think any other of the JB ROMs available has that one either.
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Check out Dual Battery Widget from the play store. It has an option for having the dock battery level show in the status bar.
Also I'd like to add I haven't had a single SOD on Team Eos nightlies (been on since #53). But I have had a few reboots, all but 1 have occurred while not using the tablet.
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Officialzies for AOKP
Aim of the ROM. Tweaks, Stability, Speed, AOSP-like cleanness, etc
AOKP.
State. In active development, experimental, mature, stable, abondoned, etc.
In development.
ROM base, if any. Based on AOSP, AOKP, CM, etc.
AOKP.
Release-type/frequency: Nightly, interval, fixed releases, etc.
Frequent releases but no fixed timing.
Non-stock/AOSP features. Swag, Toggles, Theming, OCing, etc.
AOKP.
I've tried both AOSP build 3, and CM10 Kang.
I am eagerly awaiting a stable jellybean rom I can daily.
Using RaymanFX's 4.1.1 JB
Hi guys, thought I'd share this info. I'm using RaymanFX's ROM and overall it's running well. My only issue so far is that Google Now crashes right after launching. It was working before I started adding new apps, so I'm guessing there is a conflict with another app. Unfortunately I don't know which one it is. I'm guessing maybe gmail, Google maps, or Google +. I haven't tested the HDMI or used in the dock yet but WiFi and graphics seem good. The ROM itself is extremely lean, no bloat to speak of.
I had to flash the ROM a second time to get it working but it's possible that I goofed it up the first time because it does take a bit to do the initial boot and I was getting impatient and thought it locked up and rebooted.
I'll probably try the EOS ROM next.
Nonek said:
Team EOS nigthly.. Rayman has not updated this one in awhile and has been working on other projects. I'm not sure actually how good CM10 is, but I've run both this and TeamEOS and I changed to a TeamEOS / KAT 1.14 (now) combo and I have never looked back.. TeamEOS has the most fleshed out version of JB in my humble opinion.
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If just install the rom 0.7 from raymanfx. The first time from me i root my tf101 !
It work great, some small functionnality are missing on the keyboard but it gives a second life to our baby.
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Yep, I' using 0.7 from Raymanfx also. Its great to have the mutli-user support, but I think it comes with significant overhead and I'm not sure the TF101 can handle this.... still testing and will keep everyone informed.
After receipt of my first Nexus 7 last week I can say I'm extremely pleased with my purchase and first foray into the tablet world.
What I'm not so pleased with is the lack of tablet view on many apps. The way things are displayed often leaves a lot to be desired on such a beautiful display.
As I understand it, there are several ways you can fool the UI into going into tablet mode on a system or per app basis, using either hacks or custom ROMs.
Ideally I would like to be able to flash my nexus 7 with a custom ROM like Paranoid Android, however as I am new to the scene, I thought it worth finding out:
1) How stable are the ROMs available for the Nexus 7? I've heard paranoid android does dpi per app, does this work well?
2) How many apps actually take advantage of the tablet UI? ie. if I do mod my nexus7 will it make that big a difference?
3) Are there any good reasons (except warranty) to leave my tablet running stock?
nemof said:
After receipt of my first Nexus 7 last week I can say I'm extremely pleased with my purchase and first foray into the tablet world.
What I'm not so pleased with is the lack of tablet view on many apps. The way things are displayed often leaves a lot to be desired on such a beautiful display.
As I understand it, there are several ways you can fool the UI into going into tablet mode on a system or per app basis, using either hacks or custom ROMs.
Ideally I would like to be able to flash my nexus 7 with a custom ROM like Paranoid Android, however as I am new to the scene, I thought it worth finding out:
1) How stable are the ROMs available for the Nexus 7? I've heard paranoid android does dpi per app, does this work well?
2) How many apps actually take advantage of the tablet UI? ie. if I do mod my nexus7 will it make that big a difference?
3) Are there any good reasons (except warranty) to leave my tablet running stock?
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1 - Some of the ROM's are very stable, I would stick with a well known dev such as Football or Faux (yes I know faux is kernels). So paranoid android is probably a good route to go down.
2 - In my experience, only the most well known apps, such as G-Mail, Hotmail etc take advantage of the Tablet mode, but more may come when tablets take a bigger chunk of the market, which they are beggining to do so, and fast !
3 - I wouldn't leave it stock if I was you, I would definatly root for OTG etc, but the stock ROM etc is buttery smooth and I couldn't imagine using a custom ROM.
THE ONLY CUSTOM ROM THAT HAS EVER !!!! MADE ME FEEL LIKE USING A CUSTOM ROM IS ViperX, and they don't do a tablet ROM I don't think.
Hope this helps.
The M-series release of CM10 is quite stable. And the default phablet mode of n7 is quite good actually, at least for me personally.
Tapatalked from my Ace 2
Paranoid android works perfectly for me
A combo of SmoothROM and 'bricked' kernel have been fast and stable for me in the past
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1899024
The Bricked Kernel dev is also hard at work on a new feature for his kernel, this apparently doesn't affect the device sleeping.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RbmIWnh_MUo
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1920628&page=29
I picked up my first ever Nexus (the N7) last weekend and one of the first things I did was update to 4.2 - I've read people having some bugs on 4.2 needing to factory reset to smooth things out so I didn't wanna deal with that. I also don't have any impressions of how the N7 was/is on 4.1, but I am using CM10 on my Evo 3D so I do see some difference in the overall OS with the CM additions. Also, I'm 100% stock and currently plan to leave it that way.
My biggest question is why EQs don't work with the N7 on 4.2? Has anyone experienced this? They work, but not well... The built-in Music FX makes sound changes, but nothing impressive. The overall sound quality isn't very impressive to me compared to my previous phones and current Evo 3d. I tried Volume+ and the app just called Equalizer, but all they seem to do is cut the max volume in half, even with boosting volume within these apps. Did 4.2 change the way audio is handled, making apps like these obsolete in the new OS?
I've also read some mixed information about USB OTG. I've never used this before, never really had a need. But just in case I do, what do I need to know? Does it work? Do only certain devices work with it? Do I need apps to make things work with it? Root or no root?
And, does anyone have any tips for syncing app data between phone/tablet? Preferably without root, but not necessary.
Last question is more for this forum. I see N7 development and Original N7 development threads. What's the difference? Both contain kernels and roms. I'm assuming one is for roms/kernels from other devices ported over and the other are new, from scratch kernels and roms. Although, when I first visited an saw those, I thought development was for roms and kernels, where original development was more mods and such.
Thanks
You are correct about the development section. Development itself is ported ROMs and kernels, whereas original development is ROMs and kernels constructed from code alone.
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