Just a week ago I flashed my first Rom, masters Axura 2.1 and I love it, and now I am beginning to wonder what else is out there so I started looking into Nero Beta 3, and Onyx and several other roms. So just wanted to know if someone could please post there Rom of choice and why, thank you in advance for imput
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rsegura77 said:
Just a week ago I flashed my first Rom, masters Axura 2.1 and I love it, and now I am beginning to wonder what else is out there so I started looking into Nero Beta 3, and Onyx and several other roms. So just wanted to know if someone could please post there Rom of choice and why, thank you in advance for imput
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eugenes ginger clone final imo is the BEST!!!...it is super fast and smooth and looks reallly nice....battery life is alright...ive been off for 7 hours, watched about 30 minutes of youtube...10 minutes of calls...browsing xda for about an hour, and watched a movie (despicable me in 720p) and I am still at 58%....
before I installed this, I did a full system wipe by flashing eugenes unbrickable froyo, then flashing stock jfd, and then flashing the ginger clone rom...
I am using Axura 2.1 as well but w/ the Black Froyo theme / mod and new Market. Haven't seen anything newer that is worth switching to myself. I apologize to anyone who thinks that sounds crazy.
shehrammajid said:
I am still at 58%....
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Were you at 100% before you began all your activities?
shehrammajid said:
Before I installed this, I did a full system wipe by flashing eugenes unbrickable froyo, then flashing stock jfd, and then flashing the ginger clone rom...
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Wow. Major overkill. Whatever works, though.
+1 on Eugenes Ginger Clone. So far the best rom I have used. Have not had a crash yet. Nero b3 crashed in market many times downloading apps and had random lags.
epakrat75 said:
I am using Axura 2.1 as well but w/ the Black Froyo theme / mod and new Market. Haven't seen anything newer that is worth switching to myself. I apologize to anyone who thinks that sounds crazy.
Were you at 100% before you began all your activities?
Wow. Major overkill. Whatever works, though.
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yep, 100% took it off the charger this morning..
and yeah lol...I just had a feeling I needed a COMPLETE wipe because whatever rom I flashed had bugs even if I odined back to stock before flashing...now however, everything is good as new
Where can I get the black froyo theme from
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Where can I get the black froyo theme from
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845530
There seems to be alot of download options, did you download the 1st time download and then instated the update
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There seems to be alot of download options, did you download the 1st time download and then instated the update
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Only download and install this http://www.mediafire.com/?d1i3w4x4ypvbe73
Im loving Eugene's Macnut R14 with his I/O Kernel, this baby flies like the wind!
Glad you found something that you love.
Looks awesome thanks
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To others wondering the same, right now there are 3-4 roms most people WILL recommend:
Axura, Macnut, Nero*beta*,Ginger Clone.
I've tried all of them,
If you want good looks, and really good battery life, personally, i got more with Axura and Nero.
If you want just good looks and performance, all of them are good for that.
Try them all out see how it goes.
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I'm trying to figure what rom to use. I can't really seem to decide which is faster. Is there another rom that you guys think is stable and very fast?
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I'm trying to figure what rom to use. I can't really seem to decide which is faster. Is there another rom that you guys think is stable and very fast?
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Try both and see which one you prefer.
I like Fusion since it has almost gotten rid off the touchwiz crap.
right now i am running this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773018
it is a great ROM, and it flies. i do not have any lag fix installed and i have absolutely no lag at all. and touchwiz is completely removed
I was loving Bionix 1.9 but I Odin-ed back to Stock JI6 because I think Froyo is coming out soon. It was released internationally last week and the Captivate already has it.
I am sure Fusion is very nice but I got sick of flashing new ROMS every other day. Just my 2 cents.
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I'm trying to figure what rom to use. I can't really seem to decide which is faster. Is there another rom that you guys think is stable and very fast?
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this is my first ROM and i am running Bionix 1.9.1 for a few days now. stable so far, works as advertised. i am running bionix191_JACS_OCUV_VOODOO and i have also installed SetCPU. if you decide to go with it please make sure you take a look at this before you do anything: https://sites.google.com/site/projec...allation-guide. if you follow the guide you should have no probs.
i have noticed battery life improvement after installing 1.9.1 and reconditioning battery, it has been unplugged since about 7:30am and after 3 calls one lasting 40mins while on blue tooth and constant work e-mails i am sitting at 63% at the time of writing this. so in 8 hours i have dropped 37% its a big improvement from before.
just my experience
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I'm trying to figure what rom to use. I can't really seem to decide which is faster. Is there another rom that you guys think is stable and very fast?
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It really comes down to preference. Is there a speed difference from 1.9.1 to Fusion 1.0? Most users think that Fusion is faster, but I came from 1.8 so I can't comment on it. Fusion is awesome. If you don't mind TWiz than go with 1.9.1, however, if you're like me and can't stand TWiz, go with Fusion 1.0. It is amazing.
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I was loving Bionix 1.9 but I Odin-ed back to Stock JI6 because I think Froyo is coming out soon. It was released internationally last week and the Captivate already has it.
I am sure Fusion is very nice but I got sick of flashing new ROMS every other day. Just my 2 cents.
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You will likely be waiting for awhile. Froyo hasn't even been mentioned for the Vibrant yet. The Source code was released for 2.2 but that is a far cry from a working fully functional ROM. You do realize you don't have to keep flashing the most current ROM they release right?
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It really comes down to preference. Is there a speed difference from 1.9.1 to Fusion 1.0? Most users think that Fusion is faster, but I came from 1.8 so I can't comment on it. Fusion is awesome. If you don't mind TWiz than go with 1.9.1, however, if you're like me and can't stand TWiz, go with Fusion 1.0. It is amazing.
You will likely be waiting for awhile. Froyo hasn't even been mentioned for the Vibrant yet. The Source code was released for 2.2 but that is a far cry from a working fully functional ROM. You do realize you don't have to keep flashing the most current ROM they release right?
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Yeah I was going Flash crazy and I must admit it is addictive LOL. Anyway, every Bionic ROM was slightly different, for example one had JI2 modem for better battery and the next one had JI6 for better data. I had to see for myself which one was best for me. Eventually I decided to go back to stock with the latest official JI6 OTA update to receive the Froyo OTA .
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right now i am running this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773018
it is a great ROM, and it flies. i do not have any lag fix installed and i have absolutely no lag at all. and touchwiz is completely removed
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Hey there, don't get your panties in a bunch.. That ROM actually didn't fully remove touchwiz like you claim. There are some things that are still touchwiz there like twframework-res
But if your choice is Fusion or Bionix.. go with fusion
I've tried both... Go with Fusion if you don't use the TW launcher. If you are unsure about LP, its very cool.
I am running 1. 9 and I love it so far but I do miss cm5 on my mytouch slide :-( I hope it does work out for cm6 on the vibrant.
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Thanks for all the replies. Much appreciated and I decided to stick with fusion at the moment. What do you guys think about Eugenes work?
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Eugene lays the groundwork....
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Eugene lays the groundwork....
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^ Eugene makes a very solid ROM and is usually slightly ahead of the other DEV's here. (I.E.- He has released (I believe) 3 builds of Froyo so far) where most other DEV's are just getting started on Froyo. Most DEV's use Eugene's work as a base for their own ROM's. I started with Eugene's ROM and have since moved to Bionix out of sheer personal preference. I like the look and feel of the Bionix ROM's more than I like Eugene's.
That being said, when he gets the GPS fixed on his most recent Froyo ROM, I may just have to flash it up to see how I like it
I think he got gps working on his newest 2.2 rom. I could be wrong though. I'm going to give that a run tonight
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I haven't tried either yet - still in OCD research phase before trying anything new and scary like a custom ROM ...
That said, I'm leaning toward Bionix. I understand the difference between the two is effectively whether you prefer Touchwiz and LauncherPro. They're both otherwise on relatively equal footing.
I've tried LP with homeswitcher and honestly it's nifty but it's niftiness couldn't outweight my familiarity with Touchwiz. This vibrant is my first android phone so that probably speaks volumes as to why I had no previous conceptions of what the UI ought to behave like...
I'd suggest to the OP to also just try out LP with homeswitcher prior to flashing a ROM and you can easily see for yourself which format tickles your pickle more.
I have a captivate, so I'm only familar with captivate roms.
My cousin wants me to flash her phone with a similar rom that I have (cognition). the only problem is that I don't see her all that much, so I need something that is stable and I can flash and then not have to worry about her running into problems without me being there to fix it for her.
I'm looking for just the most popular and most stable rom that is out for the vibrant. I've heard good things about Axura. Is this my best bet?
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I have a captivate, so I'm only familar with captivate roms.
My cousin wants me to flash her phone with a similar rom that I have (cognition). the only problem is that I don't see her all that much, so I need something that is stable and I can flash and then not have to worry about her running into problems without me being there to fix it for her.
I'm looking for just the most popular and most stable rom that is out for the vibrant. I've heard good things about Axura. Is this my best bet?
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I've never tried Axura myself, but I've heard so many good things about it that I'd say its probably one of the most stable ones out, also the developer is a very active member of this forum which is a definite plus
Axura 2.1.
It had a few minor bugs but that's it.nothing majoe
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They're all buggy
I've flashed quite a few ROMs, and the most stable has been the simple combo of Eugene's JK2 froyo with the JK6 modem, and with the stock kernel.
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Axura 2.1.
It had a few minor bugs but that's it.nothing majoe
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is this a 2.1 rom though? i'd like to flash her to 2.2 is possible
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I've flashed quite a few ROMs, and the most stable has been the simple combo of Eugene's JK2 froyo with the JK6 modem, and with the stock kernel.
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Where can i find this? Any why the JK6 modem? Is there instructions somewhere? I know its probably pretty simple, but i dont wanna mess anything up since i won't be able to fix it if shes not with me.
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is this a 2.1 rom though? i'd like to flash her to 2.2 is possible
Where can i find this? Any why the JK6 modem? Is there instructions somewhere? I know its probably pretty simple, but i dont wanna mess anything up since i won't be able to fix it if shes not with me.
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No Axura 2.1 is actually a 2.2 rom it's just up to v2.1. All Axura roms have been Froyo starting with 1.0 and up. You can get it over at devsforandroid.com It's really smooth has some nice animations the GPS worked perfect for me. The only issue I had was sending MMS but you can replace the Samsung app with the stock Android one or just download something like ChompSMS on the Market. Oh and the dev Master threw in a bunch of extra wallpapers and sounds. And pretty damn good battery life, full day anyway.
try macnut 14 final
with i/o kernel from eugene
smooth stable fast and good looking....
i myself have a captivate im useing froyo cognitition 2.3 b8 im confused which rom is most like the one my captivate is on and is fast and stable and lag fixed its for my friends vibrant... thanks
leo5111 said:
i myself have a captivate im useing froyo cognitition 2.3 b8 im confused which rom is most like the one my captivate is on and is fast and stable and lag fixed its for my friends vibrant... thanks
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Gingerbread_Clone_r2 or Nero 4
both are very fine choices
or the new G0dzilla ROM
it's good
1.7GHz overclock
Any of the newer froyo builds with voodoo are great.
Nero v 4.1
Axura 2.2.6
Ginger Clone r2
Really depends on what your friend is looking for, and if he is smart enough to disable voodoo before flashing anything else.
AXURA is my rom of choice, but yes, all the roms are pretty sweet
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Any of the newer froyo builds with voodoo are great.
Nero v 4.1
Axura 2.2.6
Ginger Clone r2
Really depends on what your friend is looking for, and if he is smart enough to disable voodoo before flashing anything else.
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Agreed....
All these froyo builds with voodoo are super sick. All depends on his preference.
Samsung Vibrant rockin' Auxura 2.2.6 w/ Dragon Kernel 2.6 w/voodoo sound
Has anyone compared call reception between the different ROMs?
I'd also like to give a very honorable mention to the m10 rom as well. They have been flying under the radar, but are very goods imo. I've been going back and forth between it and nero4 for the past couple of days, and I find it refreshing and cool in comparison! You should check it out.
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Axura is my vote. Superb everything with attention paid not just to the appearance but to functionality and use. Eugene and Sombionix work is always just outstanding.
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Gingerbread_Clone_r2 or Nero 4
both are very fine choices
or the new G0dzilla ROM
it's good
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Can I have the link to the G0dzilla ROM? Sounds absolutely delicious.
I would also like the link to the godzilla rom
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Gingerbread_Clone_r2 or Nero 4
both are very fine choices
or the new G0dzilla ROM
it's good
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I'd also like to give a very honorable mention to the m10 rom as well. They have been flying under the radar, but are very goods imo. I've been going back and forth between it and nero4 for the past couple of days, and I find it refreshing and cool in comparison! You should check it out.
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I absolutely agree with you, the M10 ROM runs super nice, for the moment you just have to use a different launcher but other than that it's a great ROM also.
Having tried both the latest versions of Axura and Nero. My favor still rests with Axura.
Link to Godzilla please!
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Gingerbread_Clone_r2 or Nero 4
both are very fine choices
or the new G0dzilla ROM
it's good
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Rockin that Nero 4.1 w/Voodoo + s.b.g.2.3
Cant go wrong with Nero V4.. Very clean Very fast.
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I'm still on Macnut hehe, and about to switch to one of these newer roms.
Is it fair to say...
When comparing Axura and Nero:
Axura is more "themed", and Nero is more "GB-ish"?
Otherwise, both have great performance/battery life etc etc.
thanks.
Gingerbread_Clone_R2 is great!
especially with voodoo!!!
my vote is for the Axura rom... it is the only one I have found to be bug free and functions extremely fast and smooth...
well my friend likes the look of froyo 2.3 b8, he is stock he hasnt even rooted it yet so i guess a rom thats most like that one that installs voodoo and the lagfix as part of the rom dont have to add em in, thanks
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Cant go wrong with Nero V4.. Very clean Very fast.
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nero v4 is there any bad bugs and does it have voodoo, and is touchwiz in froyo 2.3b8? reason i ask is he likes look of my rom im not sure if it has touchwiz or not. how do i flash it from bone stock phone? thanks
Nero V4.1 was the first ROM I ever flashed on any phone (did so yesterday on my vibrant without any problems). Although I can't say much about any other customs ROMs since this is the first time I've done this. I have to say that going from stock 2.1 to Nero with voodoo, the improvement is... Hold on let me- HUGE.
So far I've re-installed all my apps along with market links, tried new ones, tested the mobile WiFi AP, installed flash, played some videos, and it has never frozen up or even lag. Also, I think it started speaking or something on the first boot.
Any touchwiz froyo roms that work good and improve performance? I am one of the few that really likes the touchwiz theme on samsung but would like to upgrade to Froyo.
Nero v5 TW Edition
If you want TWiz, then why not go with the latest Samsung froyo leak - KA5? I am using it and its snappy, fast, and bug-free as far as I can tell.
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If you want TWiz, then why not go with the latest Samsung froyo leak - KA5? I am using it and its snappy, fast, and bug-free as far as I can tell.
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Agreed. Stock KA5 froyo is much better than the stock eclair. Even without a lag fix, it's snappy and responsive. If you don't need the full custom rom experience and like touchwiz, it's a good one.
This is probably close to the official OTA - if samsung ever gets around to releasing it.
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I'm also running the stock KA5 but I added the voodoo kernel on top of it.
It's been great so far. I had one issue where the phone wouldn't lock but a reboot fixed that and it's only happened once in 5 days.
All the lockups and crashes my phone was having before are all gone. Plus battery life seems to be better.
I came from stock JI6 with OCLF.
Also, it was pretty easy to do with ODIN and I kept all my apps and data.
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Also, it was pretty easy to do with ODIN and I kept all my apps and data.
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Been trying to locate the Odin version of KA5. Can you send me in the right direction?
swehes said:
Been trying to locate the Odin version of KA5. Can you send me in the right direction?
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Here you go. It's the original leak.
Just ODIN it in the PDA field. Only thing I had to reset was my widgets. Everything else was exactly like it was before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911715
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Here you go. It's the original leak.
Just ODIN it in the PDA field. Only thing I had to reset was my widgets. Everything else was exactly like it was before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911715
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Thanks. I used it to upgrade a friend's Vibrant. I use Axura myself but both of my friends who has a Samsung Vibrant is tired of waiting on the Froyo upgrade and finally broke down and asked me to help them out. They however just wanted the stock so that is what they got.
+1 for Nero 5. Have never had one FC with this rom. Flawless.
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Looks like KA6 is out too? Should I just flash that? Can anyone post information on how to flash on the vibrant? I know how it works on the nexus one but not the vibrant.
I'm talking about this rom, please say its better then KA5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919760
Thanks.
As the title says, what's your favorite ROM and why? Why didn't you stay on that rom and go to the one your on? Or you can explain a short review/experience with them.
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Eugenes gingerclone.
It is really fast
Too bad its a little outdated
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Hmm, I've always flashed roms by Team Whiskey.
I think out of all of them, Nero v5 and Bionix-V 1.2 would tie as my favorites as of now.
Both are extremely snappy and smooth. The battery life is incredible. As of now, I'm currently running Bionix-V 1.2 and as of this last charge, my phone has been off the charger for 51 hrs (17% left) with light/moderate usage.
TBH, I could've stayed on Nero v5, but I just moved on because I wanted to experience the new hotness from TW.
(Actually, that's a pro and a con when it comes to TW: everytime you flash one of their roms, it takes only 4-5 days before a new one comes out and then you've got to debate whether or not to flash the new one, lol.)
my Rom of choice : Di11igaf
Smooth, fast, and good looking.. oh wait.. sorry guys i was looking in the mirrror..
haha JK.. yea this rom is dope.. Blue Version!
Eugene.
Game over
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Eugene.
Game over
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If it wasn't for eugene we wouldn't have progressed like now
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As expected, anything by Einherjar Dev Team will be my choice.
That said, this is going to be different for everyone. It depends what you want in a Rom.
Masters roms are always very visually appealing.
TW is who I studied. They make a solid rom, everytime. They also have access to every kerneler there is, except for freelance supercurio.
EDT is very young but growing fast. These roms are set out to be created as something that does yet exist.
Eugene is the hero of anyone who has ever had to recover from a soft brick. Solid roms.
The lone rom-ers are starting to bring out some very solid products.
Lol, I guess thats all I have to say right now.
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That said, this is going to be different for everyone. It depends what you want in a Rom.
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it also depends on which device ur using.. unless these roms are avalible for my captivate as well ive never heard of them..
Thanks for all your answers guys!
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If it wasn't for eugene we wouldn't have progressed like now
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it also depends on which device ur using.. unless these roms are avalible for my captivate as well ive never heard of them..
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Dude, this is a Samsung Vibrant forum....you can assume that any ROM mentioned here is for the Vibrant.
team whiskeys bionix ftw!
Trigger V2.0.1, because it's amazing.
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Dude, this is a Samsung Vibrant forum....you can assume that any ROM mentioned here is for the Vibrant.
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Ha I seemed to have missed that..my bad.. I guess that's wat happens when you search
Samsung captivate running d11igaf 5.6
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Ha I seemed to have missed that..my bad.. I guess that's wat happens when you search
Samsung captivate running d11igaf 5.6
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Lol I was like "what rom is that?"
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Lol I was like "what rom is that?"
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Lol I thought it was a general thread for some reason..was wondering why everybody had tmobile under there names lol
Samsung captivate running d11igaf 5.6
I'm a big fan of the team einherjar Roms. they seem to be the most stable to me and have the least amount of issues. i recently flashed bionix V 1.2.1 but i has issues trying to download apps from the market even after reflashing like three times. needless to say i flashed back to trigger 2.0. thats just my 2 cents.
Nero v3 because it had the best battery life. But i dont want to revert back because bionix has some things that nero did not and i will take them over the battery. But yea i love battery and have heard that axura has excellent battery life.
Cyanogen mod 7
Pretty stable, fast and statusbar widgets.
Oniyuri said:
Hmm, I've always flashed roms by Team Whiskey.
I think out of all of them, Nero v5 and Bionix-V 1.2 would tie as my favorites as of now.
Both are extremely snappy and smooth. The battery life is incredible. As of now, I'm currently running Bionix-V 1.2 and as of this last charge, my phone has been off the charger for with light/moderate usage.
TBH, I could've stayed on Nero v5, but I just moved on because I wanted to experience the new hotness from TW.
(Actually, that's a pro and a con when it comes to TW: everytime you flash one of their roms, it takes only 4-5 days before a new one comes out and then you've got to debate whether or not to flash the new one, lol.)
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With about 41 of those hours you sleeping...