So, I'm toying with the idea of flashing CM7.1 RC1 to my i9020t
currently it's on stock 2.3.4 + netarchy stable, it runs very smooth like silk after some manual optimization.
most games runs really nice, but there are still a few that are laggy, so i was planning to check out CM7.1 RC1 to see if it runs any better.
However, there were old reports of issues with the CM7 and missing features, etc, etc, or some other that reported CM7 being even slower than 2.3.4 stock, so i'm not so sure if i want to spend all that time flashing stuff around
I only flash stable version of ROMs as i have limited free time, and can't really afford to be jumping back and forth between versions, as the little mods and tweaks, and customization takes several hours most of the time, and it's very time consuming, yet not something i can afford in a busy day.
It just happens today is a nice day to flash a ROM
anyways... here goes nothing...
starting with a Nandroid Backup before I mess around with CM7.1
the stability is not at the same level. With CM7, my phone would reboot on it's own every other day. Car home would lock the screen rotation, requiring a reboot. some of the features are nice, like the per permission restricting of apps. The debug code being enabled will cause (for me anyways) a heavier battery drain. I prefer stock with root.
I'm retesting CM7 because of the failure of 2.3.6 to fix a major bug and in the process introduce more issues. I'll probably role back to 2.3.4.
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i finally got time to flash it today, so i'll keep an eye on it for the next few days, to see how stable or unstable it is
CM 7.1 RC1 + netarchy 1.3.7 cfs @ 1300
and also i'll have to keep an eye on the battery drain
the stock 2.3.4 + netarchy was very good
REVIEW conclussion
so far only 1 non-random reboot, it was actually caused by an app, that was force closed.
however performance wise, as i feared, CM7.1 RC1 is quite a bit slower than stock 2.3.4
Games laggs way more in CM7.1 RC1 than on stock, even with all the CM7.1 eye candies and customization disabled / enabled it was the same result.
Also battery life was extremely bad!, as in you can actually see the % numbers drop in front of your eyes, as you run Apps / Games on the phone even with the charger plugged in!
on stock the numbers will go up, not down, when the charger is plugged.
yes, this pretty much means, i'll be going back to stock sometimes later today when i get some time to re-flash the whole thing again.
I'll be looking forward to try CM7.1 final / stable when and if all the CM team have settle up with their daily life to go back to normal and make the project go forward again, until then, i'm not planning to waste more time with CM7.1
Don't give up until you've run it with the Trinity TUV10 kernel.
hmm... it's worth a shot
heck might as well, lets see how the CM7.1 RC1 + Trinity plays together.
according to what i read already on the topic, seems like it'll be a disaster for battery life
but if performance is good and fluid, i think i can over look that.
Trinity Kernel conclussion
well CM7.1 RC1 + Trinity TUV10 certainly makes a much better combo than Netarchy
using Trinity, even the heaviest of games runs smooth without jitters (very important for racing games, or shooting games)
the most impressive thing is that it's doing all that at stock clock speed of 1 Ghz while Netarchy at 1.3 Ghz was struggling.
Unfortunately on the Battery side of things, it's still just as power hungry as any other custom ROMs, although not as bad as Netarchy.
well... i guess i'll be hanging on to CM7 RC1 for a while longer, at least things are playable now
Poor battery life is a common complain after flashing a new ROM (and wiping 9 months of battery stats). Give it a few days to rebuild the battery history, and see if it's more to your liking.
I would try one of the newer nigthlies they are quite better than rc1
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the nightlies are better than RC1, that is for sure. a lot more work has been done since RC1. also, i recommend the latest Trinity TEUV kernel--> http://goo.gl/roLqV its at 880mhz, feels like 1.2ghz, its gpu is overclocked to 240mhz, and its undervolted. so its very fast and its great on your battery life. and it goes well with the latest cm
If you like the almost stock stable and fast try GPA 17 by peteralfonso.
Not much in the customization department but a great rom
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Kraenesk said:
If you like the almost stock stable and fast try GPA 17 by peteralfonso.
Not much in the customization department but a great rom
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Yes sir! The best there is.
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Kraenesk said:
If you like the almost stock stable and fast try GPA 17 by peteralfonso.
Not much in the customization department but a great rom
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Link please?
Question, if I install a CM7 nightlies ROM or a different ROM and wanna install a kernel like Trinity and then do a nandroid backup after that I'd be able to do it even if I installed a ROM besides CM7 like NSCollab or SuperCM7 right? And how would the order go, wipe > flash rom > flash kernel > do nandroid backup before restarting the phone? Thanks.
In my experience the RC version of. M7 is much less buggier than nightlies. I'd get random reboots, apps freaking out and BA battery life. Been on cm7 RC for 3 days now with not a single reboot. I'm also using the stock kernel that comes with it.
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And I do feel like CM7 RC1 on my Nexus S is slower than CM7 on my MT4G for whatever reason...I honestly just don't get that and friggin why...it's the friggin S and a Hummingbird in there, it can't be that much worse if it is then the 2nd gen 1ghz Snapdragon in the MT4G. My MT4G was blazing fast and had nice battery life in regards to an Android phone...but ugh CM7 on my S is kinda laggy sometimes and battery life is a disaster. I need a reccomendation for a really fast vanilla ROM to flash. Always loved CM and it's never disappointed me until now. I just don't get it, I mean I thought the battery life on my Nexus One was terrible but it's draining even faster on my S.
marik1234 said:
And I do feel like CM7 RC1 on my Nexus S is slower than CM7 on my MT4G for whatever reason...I honestly just don't get that and friggin why...it's the friggin S and a Hummingbird in there, it can't be that much worse if it is then the 2nd gen 1ghz Snapdragon in the MT4G. My MT4G was blazing fast and had nice battery life in regards to an Android phone...but ugh CM7 on my S is kinda laggy sometimes and battery life is a disaster. I need a reccomendation for a really fast vanilla ROM to flash. Always loved CM and it's never disappointed me until now. I just don't get it, I mean I thought the battery life on my Nexus One was terrible but it's draining even faster on my S.
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RC1 is super outdated..... try the latest nightly.
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Kraenesk said:
If you like the almost stock stable and fast try GPA 17 by peteralfonso.
Not much in the customization department but a great rom
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+1
The most stable out there .. not on the performance side or customization but smooth and stable as hell
I've been using Quarx's CM10 build on my Defy+ for the past few days and whilst it's extremely stable and relatively fast, the performance is not quite fast enough for everyday use for me. I was considering instead installing CM9 or CM7, but not having installed either of these previously, I was not sure which would be best. I would prefer to go with CM9 if the performance is significantly better than CM10, but if not perhaps CM7 would be a safer choice? Any other suggestions to increase performance on CM10 would be appreciated also.
In my opinion CM10 is way more faster than every cm9 build i used.
so if you want to increase stability and performance, use CM7
CM7
I've used CM10 but my device was running slow, I've installed CM7, never used CM9.
newest CM10 from Quarx is faster than speeding speedy gonzales!
got 3147 points in AnTuTu. CM10 is more responsive, and with right launcher (like nova or apex) works like a charm
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I've been using Quarx's CM10 build on my Defy+ for the past few days and whilst it's extremely stable and relatively fast, the performance is not quite fast enough for everyday use for me. I was considering instead installing CM9 or CM7, but not having installed either of these previously, I was not sure which would be best. I would prefer to go with CM9 if the performance is significantly better than CM10, but if not perhaps CM7 would be a safer choice? Any other suggestions to increase performance on CM10 would be appreciated also.
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Trust me. CM10 is better. CM7 might be a little better, but I think by the next two update, Quarx will make CM10 just as good..
So I suggest you stick with this for a week or two and decide.
I have only one phone and I use defy for everything. I run CM10.
Thank if I was helpful.
Cheers
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What is the most stable release for nook color with good performance these days? I am finding some lag in at least two of the CM 10.1 roms that I have tried. Any comments appreciated.
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What is the most stable release for nook color with good performance these days? I am finding some lag in at least two of the CM 10.1 roms that I have tried. Any comments appreciated.
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I've tried all the CM9, CM10 and CD10.1 ROMs, and they all lag too much for this old gear and my tastes. CM7.2 (Gingerbread) is still my favorite. My advice... start here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
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What is the most stable release for nook color with good performance these days? I am finding some lag in at least two of the CM 10.1 roms that I have tried. Any comments appreciated.
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I tried the various CM 10.1 roms, but eventually went back to MiRaGe 7.2. The lag on 10.1 was annoying but tolerable, but on 10.1 I would have to recharge every night, while with 7.2 I can get a few days use out of my tablet without finding it dead if I forget to plug it in at night.
Personally, mateorod's aosp is amazing. Good battery life, Zero lag. No serious bugs.
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I would have to concur with going back to 7.2 and Mirage in particular. 10.x all seemed sluggish, which is a shame because they've done some beautiful work on the roms and getting them to work. If only we could have the 10.x look and functions with the 7.2 speed.
Hi everyone, just wondering which CM would be best for the Nook Color, in terms of performance.
I don't require the extra features from CM10. Since the Nook Color is an old device, I'm fine with running an older version of CM if need be.
I am also looking forward to overclocking. As far as I can tell, CM7 > CM10 in overclocking performance.
Which is best for graphically intensive tasks? (YouTube, etc)
Thanks,
(Can ya believe it? won a Nook Color off eBay for $29 in total, s&h included).
sagirfahmid3 said:
Hi everyone, just wondering which CM would be best for the Nook Color, in terms of performance.
I don't require the extra features from CM10. Since the Nook Color is an old device, I'm fine with running an older version of CM if need be.
I am also looking forward to overclocking. As far as I can tell, CM7 > CM10 in overclocking performance.
Which is best for graphically intensive tasks? (YouTube, etc)
Thanks,
(Can ya believe it? won a Nook Color off eBay for $29 in total, s&h included).
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CM7 is still the most stable ROM for the NC. And it overclocks beautifully.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
Thanks for your reply. CM7 it is then!
Any benefits of using nightlies instead of stable? (This isn't my main device, so I can play around with whatever ROM without worries).
sagirfahmid3 said:
Thanks for your reply. CM7 it is then!
Any benefits of using nightlies instead of stable? (This isn't my main device, so I can play around with whatever ROM without worries).
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On CM7 I would recommend MiRaGe Rom from mrg666, It's based on Cm7 with some tweaks. It rocks.
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On CM7 I would recommend MiRaGe Rom from mrg666, It's based on Cm7 with some tweaks. It rocks.
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I second the post for MiRaGe. Ran on my nook for a very long time and always speedy and stable. Upgraded to stable version of CM10.1 it's nice but lacks in overall performance compared to CM7 MiRaGe.
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Benzoman said:
I second the post for MiRaGe. Ran on my nook for a very long time and always speedy and stable. Upgraded to stable version of CM10.1 it's nice but lacks in overall performance compared to CM7 MiRaGe.
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Excellent, thanks for the suggestion. I'll install that then.
Your thoughts?
Which is better and why?
Right now I have only just begun to use Mirage. It works REALLY well.
I was using CM7.2 Official and it ran okay but I have seen a huge improvement with Mirage.
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Yup. I think cm 7.2 mirage supporting kcm. I have tried cm 10, 11 already, but they couldn't recognize my keyboard cover via usb.
To my opinion MROM is the best CM7.2 based ROM for Nook Color. From my experience it has the best battery life and great overall performance. One can download it here.
gadiyari said:
To my opinion MROM is the best CM7.2 based ROM for Nook Color. From my experience it has the best battery life and great overall performance. One can download it here.
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Downloading the latest MROM (20131003). Not sure if it can beat Mirage Rom's performance and stability though.