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Can't choose which ics rom

I'm a pretty average note user.. Haven't rooted or flashed a custom ROM on my note (had a bad experience previously with galaxy s). After waiting patiently for ics.. Only to find out the stock ics ROM sucks and is full of bugs.. I'm a huge fan of CM9 but can't despense without s notes features... Is there any ROM I could flash I've missed? Or should I wait (since note ics source code is out) for a custom ROM with s note features? Can this be achieved on cm9.. I hate touchwiz
Kindly advice.
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Since franco snd hardcore have released new kernels lpy is a good daily driver in my opinion. Plenty of good custom roms are out there which make use of these kernels. Fast and stable.
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You just have to try some yourself and see what fits you, that's why we have a lot of variety (or try to). We all have different opinions about what we want.
But yeah, with Franco and Speedmod kernels out, it makes the stock ICS roms bearable (well, so I've heard from multiple people as I'm ParanoidAndroid right now ). Also, each ROM will have its Pros and Cons.

Stock ICS (XXLPY) works like a charm on mine. I wiped, rooted and flashed it via Mobile Odin (coming from a rooted GB kernel !). I have removed some of the Samsung bloatware. I have replaced the defaut TW launcher by Nova. I am using my Note intensively since 2 weeks, not a single issue since then. It's fast, stable and the battery usage is more than acceptable. It's the first android stock ROM I have ever encountered with such quality.
That said, I am a big fan of Cyanogen mods (on my LG Optimus 2x) and I will probably switch to CM9 sooner or later but if you want to get 100% of the Notes features, the stock ROM is highly recommended and a pleasure to live with on a daily basis.

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The best ROM is the one that works best for you. Try on a few for size and make your own decision.

[Q] Does a custom Rom come with a Kernel?

Does a custom Rom come with a Kernel?
My specific case :
Nexus 7 32Gb Wifi
Android 4.1.2
Rom : PA 2.54
Kernel : Franco 3.1.10
My plan is to update to PA 2.99Beta6 which is based on Android 4.2.
I'd like to know if I'll also need to flash a new kernel as part of the upgrade process or if the PA 2.99Rom also includes the required kernel.
My guess is that it will be included with the Rom but figured it wouldn't do any harm to ask.

PMSL, how on earth do you think a ROM would actually work otherwise without a kernel.
Sorry but.... #facepalm
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My fear was that a Rom might use or expect the stock kernel, cheers for the answer though.
With that in mind, I wonder why Roms don't tend to ship with custom kernels. Franco's seems to be widely preferred to stock.

Mr_Loon said:
My fear was that a Rom might use or expect the stock kernel, cheers for the answer though.
With that in mind, I wonder why Roms don't tend to ship with custom kernels. Franco's seems to be widely preferred to stock.
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most roms that are actually developed ship with custom kernels(like cm for example). roms that are just compiled from aosp source that have some mods added usually use the default android kernel(or stock roms with added mods). also, many roms ship with other custom kernels included. anyways, many others prefer trinity kernel

Mr_Loon said:
My fear was that a Rom might use or expect the stock kernel, cheers for the answer though.
With that in mind, I wonder why Roms don't tend to ship with custom kernels. Franco's seems to be widely preferred to stock.
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Sorry I may have picked up on your question wrong, but many developers, well in fact most would use custom kernels, some prefer stock, stock kernels are generally very stable but quite limited in what they can do, for example take the pretty amazing Siyah on Galaxy S3 which gives you the ability to dual boot different ROM, s, i had AOSP as my main ROM and a Samsung ROM as my secondary ROM which was great for a while but they novelty wore off for me as I really only used the AOSP ROM, not to mention over clocking , etc, etc, etc.
I use Trinity Seven kernel on the Nexus and i find that the tablet seems to charge faster than with the CM kernel that comes with Liquid Smooth ROM.
Hope that answers some of your questions anyway
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[Q] Android Revolution HD links not working. Any alternate link available?

The download links at the Android Revolution HD ROM aren't working in the original thread.
Does anyone have any alternate link?
Can anyone upload it somewhere please?

If you want a stock rom with root access I'd suggest Revolver. It has all the ASUS widgets you were looking for in the other thread you posted, but with a lot of tweaks to make it perform faster. It's (in my opinion) the best ICS rom that looks like what you got out of the box.
Having said that, the Jellybean (4.2.1) roms are pretty awesome.

grgmre said:
If you want a stock rom with root access I'd suggest Revolver. It has all the ASUS widgets you were looking for in the other thread you posted, but with a lot of tweaks to make it perform faster. It's (in my opinion) the best ICS rom that looks like what you got out of the box.
Having said that, the Jellybean (4.2.1) roms are pretty awesome.
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I installed ARHD ROM. Went to their IRC and got the link.
I've refrained from JB ROMs because of the lack of Asus apps only. Also, I quite dislike the change in the bottom buttons, notification panel, etc..
I had tried RaymanFX 4.2.1 ROM v0.6 It was laggy for me. It's become better now I suppose?
About Revolver, should I go for it over ARHD?
The thread's too long and I wasn't sure about what Revolver Parts were being mentioned on the thread, so I stayed away from that one.

Revolver Parts were recently discontinued. Essentially they were just add-ons via an app on Google Play. When I ran ICS I used Revolver after spending a lot of time reading through each thread. It's the closest to the stock rom I could find and was pretty happy with it. I didn't go as far as installing Revolver so I can't say if it's better or not.

I'm currently using ARHD and am quite satisfied with the performance. I'd upgrade to 4.2.x sometime in the future perhaps. RaymanFX or something..
From your signature...EOS has come out with 4.2.x ROMs? Last I saw they were 4.1.x based. Or I might have missed something.
I had flashed RaymanFX's ROM but didn't like the changes made in JellyBean. So I switched back to ARHD.
Also, Camera etc weren't working back then on 4.2.x ROMs. If any 4.2.x ROM gets stable enough, I'd gladly upgrade.

New to Android

Hi. Well from the title I am sure you can tell why I am here. I am completely new to Android. I used to have an iPod Touch, but never a phone. I just got the DROID RAZR M today, so I am pretty ecstatic.
I was wondering if people could suggest some essential apps, minimal music player, etc. Also, what is a good stable ROM? I was looking at the CM 10.1, but that is in beta? I am not so sure of its stability.
Anyways, thanks!

Malvarose said:
Hi. Well from the title I am sure you can tell why I am here. I am completely new to Android. I used to have an iPod Touch, but never a phone. I just got the DROID RAZR M today, so I am pretty ecstatic.
I was wondering if people could suggest some essential apps, minimal music player, etc. Also, what is a good stable ROM? I was looking at the CM 10.1, but that is in beta? I am not so sure of its stability.
Anyways, thanks!
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Welcome! And good phone choice by the way, I love my M. I can really only speak about CM 10.1 and a good stable ROM, so here we go. CM 10.1 (4.2.1) is not fully functional at the moment, it's an experimental build, and not everything is functioning properly. CM 10 (4.1.2), on the other hand, is more stable and can be used as a daily driver. You should take a look at the Trippin Bean ROM if you want a CM 10 based ROM. If you want tweaked stock ROMS, you should go for BDH's rom or Nitro's Eclipse ROM. You will need to root your phone and then install SafeStrap before you flash any ROM though.

Awesome, thanks! Yeah, I rooted it once I got home. I'll flash the ROM once I get home again.
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welcome to the forum and Razr M - you'll love it.
I'm not using a custom ROM, but my phone is rooted, and I installed this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tranquilice.toolbox
however, this app does NOT work well with custom ROMs.
the custom ROMs here are nice, but I ran into some memory space issues after installing safestrap, so I had to uninstall it. also, this app meets my needs currently.

Choosing ROM for mother's phone

Hi, i need a good ROM for my mother's phone, so that should be the stablest possible. It will be good also if it has at least JB and if it's oriented to low consumption
Thank you

Just download the latest stable cyanogenmod rom.I think its the stablest and it is jb

ntragas said:
Just download the latest stable cyanogenmod rom.I think its the stablest and it is jb
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One guy told me to try JB 4.3 Mackay's ROM that is CM10.2-based, do you know if it's stable?

kennyFF92 said:
One guy told me to try JB 4.3 Mackay's ROM that is CM10.2-based, do you know if it's stable?
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Yes, Mackay ROMs are very good.
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in fact 4.3 Mackay is based on the latest stable release of cm 10.2.It cant be stablest than cm in my opinion.It has some tweaks to run smoother, cm may be a little slower but in fact no rom can beat cm at stability(except 2.3 gb roms).
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=galaxysmtd&type=stable

Although it's 4.2.2, it is very very stable, little ot no lag. Good enough for daily use!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2205246

Cyanogenmod nightlies are the most stable for me. Other roms have too many modifications but official cyanogenmod safe and simple

Stock ROM

I am in the same situation. My mum is complaining about her stock rom being sluggish and randomly rebooting. I will probably get her the latest Nexus phone available at the end of the year. However in the mean time could CM 10.2.1 be more stable / faster than stock? She don't need new features but does the later software have improved memory handling ect?

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I am in the same situation. My mum is complaining about her stock rom being sluggish and randomly rebooting. I will probably get her the latest Nexus phone available at the end of the year. However in the mean time could CM 10.2.1 be more stable / faster than stock? She don't need new features but does the later software have improved memory handling ect?
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Mackay JB 4.3 is good to my mom only some keyboard opening lag but maybe you can try another one and solve it

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