I want to flash. Whats the best for me? - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I am new to all this. I have rooted my phone and read on here what some1 said wuz the vibrant bible. Now I want to flash but I am not sure what would be best for me. I need one with an awesome gps, longest batt,life, and the fastest runnin becuz of what I do. And was wonderin if there is a rom that would give me 4g signal or even just a better signal. Plzzzzzzz help me.....Thanx
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nnk61209 said:
I am new to all this. I have rooted my phone and read on here what some1 said wuz the vibrant bible. Now I want to flash but I am not sure what would be best for me. I need one with an awesome gps, longest batt,life, and the fastest runnin becuz of what I do. And was wonderin if there is a rom that would give me 4g signal or even just a better signal. Plzzzzzzz help me.....Thanx
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The is not 1 concrete answer,i run Axura and is fast has great GPS and battery life,but some complain about battery life with it,you have to try and see what best for you,Nero 3 and Eugene ginger clone R2 are also say to be fast and good,but i haven't try them yet.
Venture and try more than one so you can see for your self which is better.

welcome to xda but questions go in the q&a section. i would prefer you to do a little reading so you get what you want first try. there are plenty of roms and really its a slew if you check out different versions. what you are looking for is a modem to flash. check out my sig. click the pic

You just gotta tinker man. Try them all and see what you like. Start with Nero v3 and go from there. You can also try flashing different modems and kernels to experiment with speed and battery life. It's all relative, dude. No one ROM works for all. Good luck, and hit up the Q&A section and utilize the search function often. Damn near any question you have has been answered.
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try learning how to use Odin first, once you know how to do recovery via Odin, you can start trying out different ROMs.. I tried almost everything in this forum.. as of now my daily driver is Nero v3 with TW..

Ya I figured out how to use odin cuz when I first bought my phone I just started tryin it without fully understanding everything and when I flashed it I had no data signal so I read alot and used odin to go back to stock.
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I am on Nero v3 by TW as well. I have found no reason to even try something else a this point, of course that could change tomorrow. lol I find Nero V3 to be very fast and stable and the GPS works as well as any rom I have tried. Also I seem to get good reception with it.

I've tried almost all the roms out and was on nero v3 for a while but went back to Macnut R14. Flashed the jl5 voodoo kernel and the jl5 modem and this is my favorite thus far.

LEARN HOW TO ODIN BEFORE YOU FLASH. Read on ODIN, then READ some more. Try all the ROMs

Usually stock kernels are the better battery wise. The GPS performs more or less the same in all roms. Some roms are faster, but you will pay the price on battery life.
Axura, and Eugene's are using lightly to non modified kernels that give you great battery life also.
Be careful with OC kernals, many phones do not support them, and you are gonna enter in a loop and you are going to freak out.
After that, which kernel to use is mostly your taste. Some of them bring different themes and apps.
IT is all about test and evaluate yourself.......

Thanx for helpin I think I am ginna start wit nero v3 and then just take it from there. If by the loop u mean it just keeps rebootin I have done that when tryin to use odin to go back to stock. Lol I figured it out though pretty eady lol. Thanx every1.
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Ok I flashed to nero v3 now can I use rom manager to recover all my apps? If sho how do I do it?
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nnk61209 said:
I need one with an awesome gps, longest batt,life, and the fastest runnin
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Not very original.....every ROM tries to achieve these things

nnk61209 said:
Ok I flashed to nero v3 now can I use rom manager to recover all my apps? If sho how do I do it?
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You should use Titanium Backup for your apps.. but you have to do backup before you flash and then recover after flashing..

So im runnin nero v3 wit voodoo now. I like it. A lil better wit the batt and everything but not much. How else can I enhance everyrhing and make it better?
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Axura or Bionix V or something else?

So I recently flashed bionix v and hate the fact I have 5 screens so I always download Zeam to correct that. However after a couple days with Zeam I decided to download a theme and hate it. It slowed down my phone and the antenna/reception became bad. It changed my H back to 3G etc. Minor annoyances but enough to hate the theme. Anyway the only way to remove the theme is to reflash the rom. So now that KB1 is on Axura I considered it but last time I flashed it, it drained my battery where as Nero3 didn't.
So what is your opinion should I flash Bionix V again or venture on to Axura KB1 or something new?
Thanks for the help
Respectfully,
Vahdyx aka Mike
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I just flashed M.Flahship.V4 with KB1 and am really really pleased. Very solid and snappy Rom. I 'm really impressed with the Einherjar Dev Team.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917949
Happy Flashing
Bionix!
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I have run both Axura and Bionix and both seem to be great roms. Axura does have Zeam build right in to the rom. So if you like that launcher it will save you a step but the battery seems really good on both. Bionix will also need you to flash KB1 after but that really is not that hard to do.
While auxura has multiple launchers built in im sure trying to satisfy the masses, it is because of that that the rom seems heavy. I have used both auxura and bionix, and would have to say that they are both great and responsive, but bionix has a lighter cleaner feel to it.
In short flash bionix, instal zeam, wait patiently for the next version of bionix to drop,,,,, soon Im thinking
lskurys said:
I have run both Axura and Bionix and both seem to be great roms. Axura does have Zeam build right in to the rom. So if you like that launcher it will save you a step but the battery seems really good on both. Bionix will also need you to flash KB1 after but that really is not that hard to do.
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You don't really need to flash kb1 modem.. it depends on where u live etc.
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eunkipark92 said:
You don't really need to flash kb1 modem.. it depends on where u live etc.
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I know that but it was part of the OP's question.
eunkipark92 said:
You don't really need to flash kb1 modem.. it depends on where u live etc.
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So, if I live in Northern California, do I need to flash the kb1 modem?
bionix v...TW working on something good and new so just hang tight!
Here in Utah I have had pretty good luck with KA5 for phone calls but I did not like the gps much with it. I Have been using KB1 for about 3 days. The data does not seem as fast to me but the gps is way better than the others that I have tried.
I would say find a rom that you like. Then you can just flash the modem that you like. Here is a link to every modem we have an option of right now. You do not need to change your rom just for the modem.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771111
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Favorite ROM and why?

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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murdamo305 said:
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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Alanrocks15 said:
If it wasn't for eugene we wouldn't have progressed like now
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francous said:
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.
TopShelf10 said:
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
francous said:
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...

What's the best ROM out right now???

I'm currently using the latest Sombionix Rom and I want to check out some others. Can u guys point me in the right direction please... Thank u!!!
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All of them lol cm7 , trigger, bionix, and bi winning with bullllllllllet .
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I started with Bionix but I just recently flashed Trigger. Trigger is pretty rad.
Same here. Ran several versions of Bionix, got bit by the flashing bug and switched to Trigger. Been running the Overstock kernel for a while but am about to try out Bali.
Let me answer your question with a question:
Which make of car is the best?
If this thread stays serious long enough you will find, like most "Which is the best (insert any tangible object here)?" threads, every ROM will get a few hits.
/sarcasm off
On a serious note I have gone between Eugene's ROMs, Sombionix's ROMs and a few of EDT's ROMs. They all have their perks and for some they all have their short comings. If you want the custom ROM feel with a relatively painless installation, go with the one of the above. If you want something a little more custom go with MiUi or CM7 or a few of the other projects.
I personally use Trigger 2.9.4 with OverStock 2.x and enjoy it quite a lot. In the past I've enjoyed Eugene's MacNut series, nearly all of Som's 2.1 and 2.2 ROMs and EDT's Flagship and Trigger.
tl;dr
Pick one yourself and see how it goes, restoring from a backup isn't all that difficult.
CamachoInc said:
I'm currently using the latest Sombionix Rom and I want to check out some others. Can u guys point me in the right direction please... Thank u!!!
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The devs in this forum are so amazing, and their ROMs of such quality, that you owe it to yourself to try them all to find out which you like the most.
well since its already been said like 5 times, I'm just going to agree that I put on trigger 3 rom a few weeks ago and have been running overstock kernel for a while before that. but the 2 together. un-freaking believably awesome.
I repeat.. *ehem*
UN-FREAKING BELIEVABLY AWESOME
Try vibrace
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Get the new toxic 7.
It's awesome.
Eugenes GingerBread Clone 7 ! ,4 day battery life FTW ! ! ! and stability is out of this world this Rom You can count on ,and wont fail You whenever You need Your phone to work , and 86 MB rom , mii amore need i say more ?
Thanks to all of you!!! I'm going to try of you guys suggested.
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Simply galaxy has veen my fav so far. I started out with axura that was also sexy. Ive been dying to try some tw work but I can't sway away from simply galaxy I love it to much
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seedofchaos said:
Simply galaxy has veen my fav so far. I started out with axura that was also sexy. Ive been dying to try some tw work but I can't sway away from simply galaxy I love it to much
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Same with me
Cyanogenmod is good, but its buggy.
I personally like trigger, but my friend likes biwinning
Soo. You'll have to decide for yourself to meet your requirements.
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[Q] What's your favorite GB Rom?

There's a plethora of roms out now on gingerbread and I was just curious about what you guys think is your favorite GB rom.
Which one do you think has the best battery life with good performance too?
Least bugs?
Simply Honey 5.0 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/
Simply Honey 5.0 or MIUI revamped
Biffmod v1.3 is pretty stable and nice. Is simply honey 5.0 really good?
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GingerZen, runs flawlessly and gets surprisingly good battery life.
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Indeed..simpley honey 5.0..
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Right now, biffmod is working great. I love AOSP style roms though, so there's a bias. lol.
Does anybody know how to get wifi calling set up on GB?
peecs121 said:
Simply Honey 5.0 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/
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how much battery life do you get with that? I might try it out if it gets over like 15 of moderate use. I need to have my phone last at least that much to call my carpool after a workday.
I cant stand the jvp,q,r roms, i only do gb with cm7 roms cause ive tried samsung roms and they were all laggy and unstable and not even that much faster than froyo... cm7 got rid of all those issues....
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Miui fan here, tried a few others but the stability and eye candy of Miui keeps me coming back. Battery life is so/so depends on your 3g usage, I don't OC/UV so i use miui stock, not revamped.
Simply Honey 5.0 !
Biffmod 1.3. Fast Rom with great battery life. Nothing flashy. Just my cup of tea.
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younix258 said:
I cant stand the jvp,q,r roms, i only do gb with cm7 roms cause ive tried samsung roms and they were all laggy and unstable and not even that much faster than froyo... cm7 got rid of all those issues....
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i get that same problem all the time i use voodoo control plus to activate ext4 lagfix it fixes it but it has a little lag
i prefer cm7 nightlys they have always been great
Miui 4ever
Khoaker said:
Biffmod 1.3. Fast Rom with great battery life. Nothing flashy. Just my cup of tea.
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Ditto. Working awesome for me, but seems there are quite a bit of others that aren't having as good as luck as we are.
peecs121 said:
Simply Honey 5.0 w/ 1.2 Bullet kernel. Badass Rom \m/
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I want to try this rom, but I am having troubles installing it.
I've tried "via sd card" in CWM. No luck.
I've tried via ODIN and can't find the 512pit (maybe it was 512tar) file to flash (it's on my desktop).
Is there an install guide for noobs somewhere?
I'm really liking the Simply Honey 5.0 rom
buckshotfacelift said:
I want to try this rom, but I am having troubles installing it.
I've tried "via sd card" in CWM. No luck.
I've tried via ODIN and can't find the 512pit (maybe it was 512tar) file to flash (it's on my desktop).
Is there an install guide for noobs somewhere?
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You can find the 512 pit file located in Noob guide, on how to odin back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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You can find the 512 pit file located in Noob guide, on how to odin back to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
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You da man.
Simply honey 5.0 is amazing.
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recommended roms for my vibrant? NEW

tittle says it. im new
Hey there, welcome to the forums.
Well, first of all.. tell me a little bit.
What are you looking for?
Speed? Good Battery Life? Froyo, Gingerbread? Do you care? GPS? etc.
personally bionix 1.3.1 was my favorite for froyo, but if you want Ginger cm7 nighty is the way to go. miui is popular, but for the most part, it turns the vibrant into something completely. . . different.
flash away man. see what works for you. the vibrant is virtually unbrickable.
theexel said:
Hey there, welcome to the forums.
Well, first of all.. tell me a little bit.
What are you looking for?
Speed? Good Battery Life? Froyo, Gingerbread? Do you care? GPS? etc.
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hey im also. i want malice v5 but need help because i dont know how to install it?
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hey im also. i want malice v5 but need help because i dont know how to install it?
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Well, PM me if you'd like.. I'll gladly help.
Thank s guys. I tried the cyanogenmods and they made my phone slow for some reason. I them odin my phone to start are fresh. But now It seems even root my phone. I want to try bionix but its not letting. Can anyone help on that? I'm using under one click method. Can someone send me a good odin ( don't know if there Is one considered good) or someway to root it in another way? Thanks
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How to Root here (stickied in QA forum)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
AIO Toolbox with drivers and Odin here (stickied in Dev forum)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
Thanks. I'll try these out when I get home and tell what happens
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theexel said:
Hey there, welcome to the forums.
Well, first of all.. tell me a little bit.
What are you looking for?
Speed? Good Battery Life? Froyo, Gingerbread? Do you care? GPS? etc.
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I'm looking for a fast rom. REALLY FAST. And not many glitches or non at all.
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I use Toxic8 with Bali X 1.2kernel (gingerbread theme) and it is snappy, stable and battery lasts really well. Quadrant (although I despise it) gives about 2000 average.
I even used the GPS to get me to somewhere that MapQuest failed big time. Place was so far out that the roads didn't have names anymore, just numbers. But GPS took me right to the front door.
I'll try it out. Can you send me the links?
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And whats the difference with bali kernels and regular kernels?
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mksin11 said:
I'll try it out. Can you send me the links?
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mksin11 said:
And whats the difference with bali kernels and regular kernels?
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I would but that would be too easy. They are in the Dev section. Also there is the "bible" in there too. Worth taking a look at.
Lol. Ok thanks man. Really appreciate it.
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mksin11 said:
I'm looking for a fast rom. REALLY FAST. And not many glitches or non at all.
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I've gone from Cyanogenmod7 to Trigger to Toxic Crazy 8. Cyanogen was horrible, as I was still a noob and it was terribly buggy then.
I suggest toxic Crazy 8. Flashed it a couple weeks ago, and it's beautiful. I decided to stay with Froyo because it's been around longer (more time to perfect it) and it's much more battery efficient. I get 44 hours of light use out of my phone, on one charge (Screenshots soon, I'm busy now...) It's also super smooth, just follow their install instructions. I've never had it lag and I can't stress how amazingly smooth it is.... xD Have fun flashing! Just keep some backups handy...
Edit: I failed to mention I'm running on Bali, OC'd to 1.2 Ghz (It came with Toxic, and I have no reason to change)
Here's Toxic Crazy8

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