Hi folks,
I've been out of touch with custom rom going on's for a while - at the moment I'm running MoDaCo's 2.9 on the 1.5 firmware. Am I right in thinking there are now custom roms I could flash to my Hero that will also update the firmware? What are the particulary good ones at the moment (I haven't seen a MoDaCo Rom for ages - I think 3.2 was the last one?)
Sorry for being such a pain, there just seems to be MOUNTAINS to catch up on.
Thanks,
Pete.
Best 1.5 ROM is SenseHERO 1.6.
there is a new modaco rom, based on the latest 2.1 and it's great. fast and stable.
You have cronos droid which is based on the official 2.1 release (cronos 1.7) and you have villainrom which is also based on the official release (villainrom 10).
Both are rock solid choices.
toxic-hero said:
there is a new modaco rom, based on the latest 2.1 and it's great. fast and stable.
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Yeah I'm running Mocado 4.0 R3 and it's a great ROM!
I was pretty excited about having a GE ROM soon after it was announced/released. There's that one ROM that is a direct port of the Google Edition ROM, but it seems like every other ROM is either TouchWiz or AOSP of some sort. I liked the possibility of having AOSP with Samsung features, but the ROM has stopped development for months now and no one seemed to have picked it up. I've searched the forums/Google with no avail.
Google Edition Rom
Try the OctOS Google Edition Rom, it works like a charm and is actively maintained. The latest build has a flaw where the kernel didn't flash correctly, so flash the KT-SGS4 AOSP 4.3 kernel afterwards (not the Google Edition kernel).
Rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493128
Kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288309
In my years of rooted phones (Galaxy S2 E4GT, Galaxy S4 (destroyed USB port), Galaxy S4 #2... neither of the S4's have Spark), I have always stuck with stock rooted ROMs. My Sprint Samsung Galaxy S4 is currently on NAE stock rooted TouchWiz with the MF9 bootloader (no-Knox). I have developed a strange issue with loosing my mobile connection and GPS, referenced here: [Q] NAE started loosing mobile connection & GPS? and here: [Q] Loosing mobile connection & GPS. The best suggestion I feel I have received to deal with my issue is to flash a 4.4.2 NAE ROM that already has the Knox removed from it, which means looking for a non-stock ROM, so I am looking for recommendations...
My main priority is STABILITY over bells and whistles. I would prefer a TouchWiz based ROM, because I like the interface, however the only 4.4.2 NAE TouchWiz ROM I find is Negalite WondeROM X, and the developer of that ROM has not posted here since April, so it appears to be abandoned. Also, I'm not so keen on being stuck with a blue theme anyways.
That then leaves me with AOSP ROMs I believe. It occurs to me that because I'm use Nova Launcher, assuming that works under AOSP, rather than the TouchWiz launcher, my interface isn't going to change anyway, correct?
I would prefer to be able to use the KT-SGS4 kernel, only because I like it. I prefer to be able to make choice for myself than to have choices made for me (I might not prefer a ROM that removes a lot of bloatware if I don't consider some of it bloatware, or forces me into a certain color scheme, for example).
So any recommendations for AOSP ROMs that fit my needs? I haven't even started looking yet, but thought I'd throw this out there. CyanogenMod certainly seems to be the most well know ROM (and that is AOSP, correct?), but to my way of thinking, any ROM that needs nightly updates must have a lot of issues that need fixing (correct me if I am wrong about that... and I'm not the nightly flashing type anyways). I have always stuck stock rooted to avoid problems, so I DON'T want flash a ROM that will CAUSE problems! Thanks!
Well... I don't seem to be getting much (ANY) response to this. Having looked around myself, I am finding it difficult just finding ANY 4.4.2 ROMs, everything seems to have gone on to 4.4.4. My reason for AVOIDING 4.4.4 at this point is that 4.4.2 is still the official release level for my phone, plus the ext sd card issues I've heard about (which may or may not be an issue). SO... ARE THERE ANY VALID 4.4.2 NAE CUSTOM ROMs to flash? At least tell me that. I still strongly dislike ANYTHING that has NIGHTLY updates. Thanks.
Previous versions are Nae based newest 2.0 version is ng2 based
[ROM][NAE/NG2][TW 4.4] [TEAM ACHERON] SuperS4 [ODEXED] UPDATED 8-22-14
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2773162
pontif said:
Previous versions are Nae based newest 2.0 version is ng2 based
[ROM][NAE/NG2][TW 4.4] [TEAM ACHERON] SuperS4 [ODEXED] UPDATED 8-22-14
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2773162
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I know that, but I'm figuring since my phone hasn't officially received a NG2 update yet (unless I am missing something... I think the Spark version has), I don't want to make that jump yet (stupid or not...)
rsngfrce said:
I know that, but I'm figuring since my phone hasn't officially received a NG2 update yet (unless I am missing something... I think the Spark version has), I don't want to make that jump yet (stupid or not...)
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Download the older version 1.6 it's nae based. The link is in the OP for older versions. You don't have to take the leap.
Well, right now, based on what I have found, or based on recommendations, these seem to be my options:
[ROM][NAE][4.4.2] Negalite WondeROM X | Aroma | Xposed | Performance | Kernel | 04-11
[ROM][NAE/NG2][TW 4.4] [TEAM ACHERON] SuperS4 [ODEXED] UPDATED 8-22-14 (older version 1.6)
[ROM] ***Sacs_Custom_Rom_4.4.2_KITKAT_v6*** (I am still really not clear at all what the features of this ROM are).
[ROM][Official][4.4.2] SlimKat Stable 3.0 (older 4.4.2 NAE version, BUT I cannot find 4.4.2 NAE gapps on their site anywhere).
Does anybody have any opinions?
Hey man. I was sort of in the same boat as you. Years of flashing but prefer stock for stability. Lately my s4 felt not only sluggish, but there have been odd jitters in audio, terrible battery life when I'm actually using it very little. So I decided to install CM in a whim.
Last I used CM it was trash. The rom was absurdly unstable and it was just a bad experience, however, with over a year on the market I thought that the S4 version might have changed and be better. And change it did. This rom is better, more stable, absurdly faster, and to top it off battery has improved about 30%. Maybe even more. The system settings are not only extremely decluttered and well laid out, but it also has lots of features that I used apps for, such as NFC profiles baked into the OS.
As for the nightly, I strongly recommend against flashing them, pick the "Stable" version of the rom, the "Milestone" build. Also, CM unified all S4s to 1 master build so our device would be this: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Jflte_Info That's great news as that means that all of the resources have been focused on one rom and it works very well. No issues with any radios, GPS, BT, WiFi, they all switch on faster than they did on the stock s4 build and GPS locks fast. Everything for me is working perfectly after a week. I advice you flash stock, root, then you flash a recovery(I used TWRP) and do a full wipe, flash the latest CM M build and see for yourself. I'm thoroughly impressed with the ROM, I'm sure you will be too.
Thanks very much for the informative post! I will have to give CM a look as you suggest. :thumbup:
Morning:
I have an old Galaxy Y GT S5360 that is rooted with the stock ROM on it. My girlfriend broke her phone so I gave her this one to use until she can get another phone.
Is there a STABLE custom ROM out there that can support the latest browser(s) and has access to the play store?
Most of the ones I have seen appear to just be Gingerbread with various UI facelifts; or they claim to be Android 4.XX but really aren't.
I need a functional phone, a functional browser, functional wifi, and functional play store.
Anyone seen one of these in the wild?
Thanks for your time
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Yes, Cyanogenmod 11 is the newest version available (and possible) for the Galaxy Y, this is the main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765874
Download for ROM: http://www.mediafire.com/download/a361f02wti4dhrk/cm-11.0.0-GT-S5360-totoro.zip
Gapps is here, make sure to use this one since other ones can brick your phone, break wifi etc: http://www.mediafire.com/download/o8awd5jbmc7l5cs/gapps-kk444-(20160719)-v5.0.zip
Follow instructions in the thread I linked for install
Thanks Anyhoo
galaxyYtester said:
Yes, Cyanogenmod 11 is the newest version available (and possible) for the Galaxy Y, this is the main thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765874
Download for ROM: http://www.mediafire.com/download/a361f02wti4dhrk/cm-11.0.0-GT-S5360-totoro.zip
Gapps is here, make sure to use this one since other ones can brick your phone, break wifi etc: http://www.mediafire.com/download/o8awd5jbmc7l5cs/gapps-kk444-(20160719)-v5.0.zip
Follow instructions in the thread I linked for install
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Thanks for responding champ, but CM 11 doesn't look very promising at the moment (or Cm 9 or Cm 7 either)
Guess it's a doorstop
Cheers
This phone is too old to get the latest Android versions. Either you flash a CM rom (which you said you don't want to) or a stock based rom ("Gingerbread with various UI facelifts")
Stock based roms are usually more stable.
Sent from my GT-S5360
I got rid of most of my Android devices, and the Nexus 7 is only what I have currently left.
So i digged it out and was wondering what ROM and Kernel I could use to make this tablet usable for newer apps that are on Play Store.
I know there is the M-Kernel which I used before, but what ROM and Kernel is currently recommended to get this tablet as up2date as possible with a decent performance?
I'm currently running Stock 4.4.4 as I noticed that 5.1 is kinda slower..
Thanks!
Resurrection Remix 7.1.2
I've been using this unofficial Resurrection Remix ROM: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-7/development/rom-resurrection-remix-5-8-0-nexus-7-t3537968 . Booting the Nexus takes a while but runs pretty smoothly afterwards when using a few apps.
I use the Nexus these days to read, message, and as a workout timer. I can accomplish these things on this ROM.