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[Q] miui 4 or Aurora 2.03？

Which ROM is better？thank u!

dingdingdang said:
Which ROM is better？thank u!
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I'd go with Aurora now, while both are in full development, Aurora has made some more progress since it's been out longer, I'd wait for the MIUI V4 project to be improved for the U8800, it's still in the RC phase.

I agree with Lollipopjob.
Aurora has gotten really smooth and reliable. It might not be the most "flashy" rom out of the box, but as off today I'm pretty sure you will have a better overall experience with Aurora.
Myself is a big Miui fan, but I am going to wait untill it gets out of the early "test stages" and (hopefully) becomes an awesome, reliable system aswell.
I'm not saying Miui 4 is unstable, as I haven't tried it myself, but I relie on my phone working on a everyday basis and aim for the more tested releases
Good luck!
Sent from my Ideos X5 (Aurora ICS) using xda premium

Tried Geno's MIUI V4 (in general forum) and it's great. No issues for now. Changed to MIUI V4 now from Aurora (and I was on Aurora from the first release).
http://sourceforge.net/projects/genoandroid/files/

Short Viking said:
I agree with Lollipopjob.
Aurora has gotten really smooth and reliable. It might not be the most "flashy" rom out of the box, but as off today I'm pretty sure you will have a better overall experience with Aurora.
Myself is a big Miui fan, but I am going to wait untill it gets out of the early "test stages" and (hopefully) becomes an awesome, reliable system aswell.
I'm not saying Miui 4 is unstable, as I haven't tried it myself, but I relie on my phone working on a everyday basis and aim for the more tested releases
Good luck!
Sent from my Ideos X5 (Aurora ICS) using xda premium
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Thank you!Aurora is my choice.its nice good!
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A small update.
I decided to try the Miui 4 ICS rom, and i had loads of issues from the start.
Laggy/choppy animations and applications, frequent force-closes and networks disconnecting.
As of Aurora is definetly a better choice for day-to-day usage if you ask me.
Just wanted to share my experience
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Latest Aurora (2.07 test) is based on Android 4.0.4 and is excellent

Mark98 said:
Latest Aurora (2.07 test) is based on Android 4.0.4 and is excellent
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Yes its true...

I believe the MIUI is not as stable as Aurora yet. Aside from that it's all up to personal preference. The MIUI interface is very different from other android roms/launchers though.
Slightly offtopic but when I tried MIUI I spent about 10 minutes looking for the app drawer. Google straightened me out on that one.
That was quite a mindset-shift from any other android interface I have used before. MIUI looks beautiful though.

I agree that MIUI has a much better layout and setup than any other rom, but if i decided to use Miui on my phone as of today I would go for the miui.us gingerbread(?) rom.
It's super stable and smooth, but no ICS obviously.
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ICS lags, it isn't stable.
And my question:
I have this now "[ROM] Aurora ICS 4.0.4", can I install this "Miui 2.4.13 V3 [2.6.35]" over it or should I install official gingerbread rom first?

k1lle said:
ICS lags, it isn't stable.
And my question:
I have this now "[ROM] Aurora ICS 4.0.4", can I install this "Miui 2.4.13 V3 [2.6.35]" over it or should I install official gingerbread rom first?
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Sorry the way I speak, not in any way want to be rude, but I can not understand why people do not read until the end before asking questions ...
Anyway, here's the answer drawn in the first topic of this ROM:
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Requirements:
1. 2.6.35 based ROM installed [either official or .35 based custom ROM, 518 works fine and you won't lose the pink screen]
2. CWM 5.5.0.4
3. If you are planning to use English UI only, install the US version. There are no magical differences between the ROMS, other than the obvious.
Installation:[ [this ROM is for U8800 only, NOT U8800 PRO or -51]
-> boot to CWM -> factory reset* -> wipe cache partion & wipe dalvik cache -> format system directory* -> install the ROM from sdcard
*you can skip the factory reset if you’re updating from Miui .35 (saves you time
from re-installing all programs etc.), formatting system directory may not be
necessary either, but…if you run into trouble, I suggest you to start from a
clean sheet and do these things as well.

Yes, I read that but not sure can I do it, also tried to find information. So I take a risk and try and it works perfect, which means my question was necessary.
But thanks for your efforts.
Bruno Soares said:
Sorry the way I speak, not in any way want to be rude, but I can not understand why people do not read until the end before asking questions ...
Anyway, here's the answer drawn in the first topic of this ROM:
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Requirements:
1. 2.6.35 based ROM installed [either official or .35 based custom ROM, 518 works fine and you won't lose the pink screen]
2. CWM 5.5.0.4
3. If you are planning to use English UI only, install the US version. There are no magical differences between the ROMS, other than the obvious.
Installation:[ [this ROM is for U8800 only, NOT U8800 PRO or -51]
-> boot to CWM -> factory reset* -> wipe cache partion & wipe dalvik cache -> format system directory* -> install the ROM from sdcard
*you can skip the factory reset if you’re updating from Miui .35 (saves you time
from re-installing all programs etc.), formatting system directory may not be
necessary either, but…if you run into trouble, I suggest you to start from a
clean sheet and do these things as well.
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k1lle said:
Yes, I read that but not sure can I do it, also tried to find information. So I take a risk and try and it works perfect, which means my question was necessary.
But thanks for your efforts.
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I think you need information, but if the developer himself says that the rom is so ... he certainly did not want us to make mistakes ... : p
Glad you're enjoying the rom is the best we have here for our device p! : D

Best Rom for U8800

Hey.
Wich is the best rom ? Best and stable? Im going to install rom for a friend and then i need to know witch is the very best
- Tom

Cyanogenmod .32 kernel by ezet

or ics. ask him what would he rather have. my opinion: ics is more stable and more uptodate

brdnacer said:
or ics. ask him what would he rather have. my opinion: ics is more stable and more uptodate
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I wouldn't bet on the stability of Aurora ICS, at least in it's current state.
It's more up to date, yes, I agree with that but the deal is that you have to decide between the stability and feature set.
Sent from my Huawei Ideos X5 using XDA

CM 7.2 by ezet for sure. Eliterom x1 .32 kernel is a close second for me. Annoying that doesn't have market built in though. Easy to fix, but annoying.

Hi!
I use aurora ICS 4.0.3 version 2.4 by DZO as my everyday rom, is very stable, and is updated very frequently, it was some minor bugs, but IMHO it works better than any official rom.
Regards!

Best rom? Look at my sig!

ics4.0 dzo
aurora ICS 4.0.3 with kernel 3.08

Have flashed aurora ics rom but the phone will not charge and lights at the botom ( home, back. Menu..,,) dont light up,, any fix?
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For me, the best and most stable is CM7 .32 kernel from ezet!

+1000
Sent from my U8800 using Tapatalk 2 Beta-5

I really liked the official gingerbread updates. If your friend wants Ice Cream Sandwich then your best bet is Aurora rom maintained by dzo.
Aurora: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492957

VPN and SIP in Aurora does not work
Ps3udo said:
Hi!
I use aurora ICS 4.0.3 version 2.4 by DZO as my everyday rom, is very stable, and is updated very frequently, it was some minor bugs, but IMHO it works better than any official rom.
Regards!
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I use ICS now. But VPN does not working. I am onlyone who needs VPN?
SIP VoIP (I need it) is very problematic in Aurora. Integrated VoIP in ICS does not work. CSipSimple and Siproid does not work. All registers. All make/receive calls. But voice is not transfered. After few seconds CSipSimple transfer huge amount of data via WiFI (and voice not transfered)
Only Linphone Video works. But sound quality is very bad. I test Aurora 1.12a, 2.02, 2.04. Always make full wipe (factory reset, dalvik cache, ...).
I use Linphone Video now but the quality is terrible.
Skype works in Aurora perfectly but I need SIP.
All tested SIP programs works in official ROM but not in Aurora. I am the only one who needs make VoIP (SIP) over WiFi? Aurora is very good ROM. Thanks DZO. But official rom seems better if you need SIP calls.

I have tried to install Gingerbread Rom with no luck. Aurora doesn't work as it should since I didn't have gingerbread. So I think I'd just go for another customrom on that U8800. Any tips for a stable Rom that works without Gingerbread needed?
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Wheelwhore said:
I have tried to install Gingerbread Rom with no luck. Aurora doesn't work as it should since I didn't have gingerbread. So I think I'd just go for another customrom on that U8800. Any tips for a stable Rom that works without Gingerbread needed?
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Try ret4rt's Miui, the best and most stable rom there is..

ics 2.0.4 with cernel 3.0.8 by ZDO
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JanviN said:
Try ret4rt's Miui, the best and most stable rom there is..
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Thanks,i will give it a try ! My U8800 is suffering from the 0% battery showing......quite annoying A combination of not having gingerbread rom before installing Aurora i guess

Wheelwhore said:
Thanks,i will give it a try ! My U8800 is suffering from the 0% battery showing......quite annoying A combination of not having gingerbread rom before installing Aurora i guess
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Reflash stock b136 rom first, then flash miui and You'll be okay This is absolutely the best .32 based Gingerbread rom I've tried to this phone. Even wifitether is working.
God Luck

This question is meaningless.... everyone has their own favorite ROM
You have to test few, and choose one that is best for you

Stopa said:
This question is meaningless.... everyone has their own favorite ROM
You have to test few, and choose one that is best for you
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I get your point,but why reinvent the wheel? A lot of roms are very unstable and keeps locking up. That's why I am asking what roms are stable,no hard feelings....
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[Q] ICS MIUI for Defy+ (GB Kernel)

Ok, I think the title is clear enough but, I'd like to know if there are any MIUI ROMs for the Motorola Defy Plus with a 2.3 (GB) Kernel. Thing is, I have Quarx's CM9 on Multiboot but I'd love to try ICS MIUI on it, but I understand I have to flash Froyo Kernel but don't know what would that do to my CM9 I'm so in love with.
I've searched all the threads on xda and the web but I haven't been able to find what I'm looking for.
Thanks!

Unfortunately Currently there is no miui build that works on gb kernel.
Sent from my MB526 using XDA App

Thanks for the reply! Is there another rom that I should try? I don't really know about another interface for 4.0 but it would surely be great if there were one.
Edit: I have another question, is there a way to install a froyo kernel on multiboot so i can keep cm9 (GB) on my default boot? I already have multiboot but I'm not sure if flashing wiui, for example, will damage the other rom.

Look at the miui ics thread by sesme
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Well as far as I know multi boot requires same kernel for the roms. I don't know if any recent development has changed it. You may check multi boot thread.
fabulosospucas said:
Thanks for the reply! Is there another rom that I should try? I don't really know about another interface for 4.0 but it would surely be great if there were one.
Edit: I have another question, is there a way to install a froyo kernel on multiboot so i can keep cm9 (GB) on my default boot? I already have multiboot but I'm not sure if flashing wiui, for example, will damage the other rom.
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What's the most vanilla ICS rom for Note?

Hello,
How are you?
I am a bit tired of Touchwiz and some lag on the phone, so I would like to switch ROMS.
So, I was wondering what is the most pure vanilla ICS 4.0.4 ROM for the Note, wich is stable and has the fewest know issues?
I am sorry for this thread, but there are so many roms developed that it is really hard to choose.
CHeers and thanks!

gdourado said:
Hello,
How are you?
I am a bit tired of Touchwiz and some lag on the phone, so I would like to switch ROMS.
So, I was wondering what is the most pure vanilla ICS 4.0.4 ROM for the Note, wich is stable and has the fewest know issues?
I am sorry for this thread, but there are so many roms developed that it is really hard to choose.
CHeers and thanks!
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Well, Paranoid Android is a fantastic ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note, as it offers a near-ICS experience that allows for both tablet and phone modes. Try it out!

Brad387 said:
Well, Paranoid Android is a fantastic ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note, as it offers a near-ICS experience that allows for both tablet and phone modes. Try it out!
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Thank you for the suggestion.
Do I need to flash a modded kernel for that rom?
Or does it work stable and fast with stock GB kernel?
Cheers!

gdourado said:
Thank you for the suggestion.
Do I need to flash a modded kernel for that rom?
Or does it work stable and fast with stock GB kernel?
Cheers!
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For an ICS ROM you need to use an ICS kernel. But Paranoid comes packaged with the kernel. By the sound of it you are on GB at the moment. If it's already rooted, do a full wipe then flash Paranoid and the GApps package from the same thread.
If you are already on ICS, do not do full wipe until you have read up on how to do it.
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gdourado said:
Hello,
How are you?
I am a bit tired of Touchwiz and some lag on the phone, so I would like to switch ROMS.
So, I was wondering what is the most pure vanilla ICS 4.0.4 ROM for the Note, wich is stable and has the fewest know issues?
I am sorry for this thread, but there are so many roms developed that it is really hard to choose.
CHeers and thanks!
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CM9 is what you're looking for my friend ,try the latest nightly and you won't be disappointed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627854

MR.change said:
CM9 is what you're looking for my friend ,try the latest nightly and you won't be disappointed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627854
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Any downsides to this ROM?
I am currently on stock Note, with ICS 4.0.3 and stock kernel. Not rooted.
Would a kernel like Speedmod work better with the nightly rom? Or is a stock GB kernel better?
Whichever rom I choose, I need to use PC Odin to revert to GB before flashing anything, right?
Cheers and thanks!

Why would anyone use cm9 If Paranoid Android is the same with much more features..
You cant use any tw kernels like speedmod. Cm9 need cm9 kernels

can i install Paranoid Android from ICS through Abyss 4.2 kernel ?
i want the safe steps to install ...........

dawids2k8 said:
Why would anyone use cm9 If Paranoid Android is the same with much more features..
You cant use any tw kernels like speedmod. Cm9 need cm9 kernels
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So I cannot use modded kernels with Paranoid?
So the best way would be PC Odin to stock GB, full wipe then install Paranoid?
Would that give the best performance?
Cheers!

You can install it from ics if you want.
download Abyss Kernel 4.2
copy Kernel and PA Rom and Gapps Files to your internal SDCard
boot into Recovery
Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2
boot back in Recovery (to find under "advanced")
Factory Reset
Wipe Dalvik Cache (under "advanced")
Flash PA Rom
Flash GAPPS
reboot system

gdourado said:
So I cannot use modded kernels with Paranoid?
So the best way would be PC Odin to stock GB, full wipe then install Paranoid?
Would that give the best performance?
Cheers!
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You can use modded kernels with PA, but only cm based ones like AniDroid/bbq etc.. and not the touchwiz ones like speedmod/franco.
To install, follow what the post above says, or as you mentioned use Odin to go back to gb, root/install cwm, full wipe then install Paranoid Android.

gdourado said:
Any downsides to this ROM?
I am currently on stock Note, with ICS 4.0.3 and stock kernel. Not rooted.
Would a kernel like Speedmod work better with the nightly rom? Or is a stock GB kernel better?
Whichever rom I choose, I need to use PC Odin to revert to GB before flashing anything, right?
Cheers and thanks!
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As stated above cm9 only uses cm9 based kernel, you don't have to worry about that, it will install itself when you flash the ROM.
dawids2k8 said:
Why would anyone use cm9 If Paranoid Android is the same with much more features..
You cant use any tw kernels like speedmod. Cm9 need cm9 kernels
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Because not everyone like tablet mod, I've tried PA but returned to cm9 because the phone UI is more suitable for the note .
And then there is the faster update cycle of cm9.

MR.change said:
As stated above cm9 only uses cm9 based kernel, you don't have to worry about that, it will install itself when you flash the ROM.
Because not everyone like tablet mod, I've tried PA but returned to cm9 because the phone UI is more suitable for the note .
And then there is the faster update cycle of cm9.
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So if I go with CM9 nightly it will also install the kernel when i flash the Rom?
Cheers
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Just my two cents: I found PA to be super buggy in comparison to CM9, the boot splash didn't fit the screen and the UI lagged a lot more, some of the apps were great in tablet mode, but CM9 feels overall far more suited to the Note.
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dawids2k8 said:
You can install it from ics if you want.
download Abyss Kernel 4.2
copy Kernel and PA Rom and Gapps Files to your internal SDCard
boot into Recovery
Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2
boot back in Recovery (to find under "advanced")
Factory Reset
Wipe Dalvik Cache (under "advanced")
Flash PA Rom
Flash GAPPS
reboot system
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working great .. thanks alot

If I install a custom Rom, either PA or CM9, can the note be reverted back to full stock? Recovery, kernel and Rom?
I am on stock is 4.0.3. What's the best procedure to install CM9 nightly?
Cheers
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gdourado said:
If I install a custom Rom, either PA or CM9, can the note be reverted back to full stock? Recovery, kernel and Rom?
I am on stock is 4.0.3. What's the best procedure to install CM9 nightly?
Cheers
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Don't be that lazy read the post above yours
It got the steps .. but make sure u root ur stock rom first
Sent from my Egyptian Galaxy Note - KingDroid v5.1 - NoteCore v4

vegetables said:
Don't be that lazy read the post above yours
It got the steps .. but make sure u root ur stock rom first
Sent from my Egyptian Galaxy Note - KingDroid v5.1 - NoteCore v4
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If you want a true Vanilla experience install the 4.04 Stock Rom, you will find the there are now a lot of people using it, it is stable, fast and the battery life has improved. There is a large difference between 4.03 and 4.04 official ROMS.
I have been using it since it came out and I find that it beats everything else I have tried. On the down side the 4.04 kernel still contains the EMMC Bug so I cannot do a full wipe without reverting back to GB.

Roy_W said:
If you want a true Vanilla experience install the 4.04 Stock Rom, you will find the there are now a lot of people using it, it is stable, fast and the battery life has improved. There is a large difference between 4.03 and 4.04 official ROMS.
I have been using it since it came out and I find that it beats everything else I have tried. On the down side the 4.04 kernel still contains the EMMC Bug so I cannot do a full wipe without reverting back to GB.
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I have tried both .. KingDroid 5.1 which is based on 4.0.4 and AOSP like Paranoid Android
And what I felt is that AOSP is way smoother and faster than stock roms
Sent from my Egyptian Galaxy Note - Paranoid Android v0.5

vegetables said:
Don't be that lazy read the post above yours
It got the steps .. but make sure u root ur stock rom first
Sent from my Egyptian Galaxy Note - KingDroid v5.1 - NoteCore v4
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Hi.
My note is rooted. Thwart Rom is stock ics 4.0.3.
I already downloaded the abyss kernel and the cm9 Rom and places them on my internal sd. If i reboot to recovery, i cannot fond the options stated. Can you help me out please?
Cheers
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How to get from Aurora to CM7?

Hello, so I am new user of Huawei U8800 and I succeded to install Aurora ICS on it, but now I would like to try CM7. But I don't know how to get back to Froyo and then from Froyo to CM7 (as it says in CM7 install instructions?
Thanks for help.

Just format system and data and install over it.
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SEK610i said:
Hello, so I am new user of Huawei U8800 and I succeded to install Aurora ICS on it, but now I would like to try CM7. But I don't know how to get back to Froyo and then from Froyo to CM7 (as it says in CM7 install instructions?
Thanks for help.
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If you want to install CM7 (.32) you need to downgrade to froyo but if you want (.35) you can install it over Aurora.
Sorry but can I ask why to revert back to froyo from Aurora?

Somcom3X said:
Just format system and data and install over it.
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That would not work.
Find official froyo
Unzip it and put into your sdcard like /dload/update.app
Close your phone.
Press vol+ vol- and power and keep until update screen.
After the successful froyo downgrade root it.
Copy cwm
Install cm7.
That simple.
Sent from my U8800

entrapmen said:
That would not work.
Find official froyo
Unzip it and put into your sdcard like /dload/update.app
Close your phone.
Press vol+ vol- and power and keep until update screen.
After the successful froyo downgrade root it.
Copy cwm
Install cm7.
That simple.
Sent from my U8800
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This only need for Cm7.32
If you want to CM7.35, just install on top aurora with full wipe

Mahdial said:
If you want to install CM7 (.32) you need to downgrade to froyo but if you want (.35) you can install it over Aurora.
Sorry but can I ask why to revert back to froyo from Aurora?
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I won't downgrade to Froyo, I just wan't to try CM7, and in CM7 install instructions downgrading to Froyo is mentioned, so I tought I will have to downgrade to Froyo and then install Cm7.
Thanks for all answers, will try installing CM7 35 right now.
EDIT:Can someone link me to CM7 .35 thread?
Sent from my U8800 using Tapatalk 2

There are atleast three dev topics in the forum. One from genokolar and if i am not wrong there is a kernel dev for ezet's cm7.2 .32 by Paul*.
But... All of them are onhold or ended dev. And they all have bugs. So. What i am trying to say is if you want bug free cm7 then you should try ezet's .32
Sent from my U8800

entrapmen said:
There are atleast three dev topics in the forum. One from genokolar and if i am not wrong there is a kernel dev for ezet's cm7.2 .32 by Paul*.
But... All of them are onhold or ended dev. And they all have bugs. So. What i am trying to say is if you want bug free cm7 then you should try ezet's .32
Sent from my U8800
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Installed .32 yesterday, and I am really happy with it. Thanks everone for helping me. :good:

SEK610i said:
Installed .32 yesterday, and I am really happy with it. Thanks everone for helping me. :good:
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What's the main differences between Aurora and CM7.2 in your opinion?
Cause I want to go to Aurora though.

Mahdial said:
What's the main differences between Aurora and CM7.2 in your opinion?
Cause I want to go to Aurora though.
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Sorry, for late answer...I didn't see any major differences...actualy I was more pleased with aurora, but I always got atleast 2 reboots a day on Aurora, so thah is the reason I tried CM7.
Now I have one more question...How do I get to stock GB now? I changed recovery.img when I was installing CM7, so do I need to change recovery.img to stock, and then "update" with official GB, or can I just directly "update" to official GB without changing recovery.img to stock before?
Thanks for your help

SEK610i said:
Sorry, for late answer...I didn't see any major differences...actualy I was more pleased with aurora, but I always got atleast 2 reboots a day on Aurora, so thah is the reason I tried CM7.
Now I have one more question...How do I get to stock GB now? I changed recovery.img when I was installing CM7, so do I need to change recovery.img to stock, and then "update" with official GB, or can I just directly "update" to official GB without changing recovery.img to stock before?
Thanks for your help
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Update with dload folder of the GB, it will give you the stock recovery after completed the update.
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