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So now that the GB ROMs seem to be in full swing.....
What are the pros and cons vs Froyo?
Well, I went from Froyo to GB and for me:
Much faster and smoother
Almost no lag, you would think it was a 1Ghz phone
WIFI and GPS locks on almost instantly and does not drop out.
3G data rate is mouch more consistent
I have been waiting patiently for the Thunderbolt, and this rom will make the wait much easier
Thanks to Workshed for an amazing rom.
There is really not a whole lot different, besides looks. The GB keyboard is better. I could really use either one in a pinch, though right now I am using GSB myself.
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There is really not a whole lot different, besides looks. The GB keyboard is better. I could really use either one in a pinch, though right now I am using GSB myself.
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That's actually not true at all, there are quite a few differences. Workshed's rom uses the latest CM7 nightly (RC1). Tazz's rom uses ADW as the default home launcher, Workshed's uses LauncherPro. Not sure of the numbers but both roms come overclocked at different numbers. Workshed's rom comes with an extra theme (Mau5KANG). There are quite a few differences but my suggestion honestly is to try them both for about 5 days each and see which one you like best ! Hope all this helps.
Its the little things;
Theme Manager has great potential, change themes on the fly
Better memory management. I no longer use autokiller.
App Management in settings, populates fast and is more user friendly. Great for killing stubborn or hung apps without the need for 3rd party app. (Older versions were slow and clunky).
Built in CPU manager clock speed and governor.
Auto bright setting controls seem much improved IMO.
More lockscreen options.
Overall responsiveness improved, providing better user experience.
Active development. More options and improvements still to come.
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That's actually not true at all, there are quite a few differences. Workshed's rom uses the latest CM7 nightly (RC1). Tazz's rom uses ADW as the default home launcher, Workshed's uses LauncherPro. Not sure of the numbers but both roms come overclocked at different numbers. Workshed's rom comes with an extra theme (Mau5KANG). There are quite a few differences but my suggestion honestly is to try them both for about 5 days each and see which one you like best ! Hope all this helps.
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He asked the pros and cons between Gingerbread and Froyo, not between the two GB ROMs - and that's what my post was answering.
Thanks for the info, any input is appreciated.
My biggest concern is speed.
I have flashed a lot of ROMs over the past year or so. I have found regardless of the ROM when my available memory drops below 50M my phone gets laggy. I started using Go Launcher about a month ago and really like it (running app tab is great). I see apps running in the background that I know I haven't used like facebook, youtube and Pandora. Autokiller does not seem to be doing a good job squashing them. I want Pandora on my phone I just only want it running when I am using it.
Conapp, Tazz, Kaos and Shed have all been great and very responsive to questions or issues with their ROMs
I think it is time to give GB a run.
GB does a great job managing memory and terminating background apps. Never get the slow Downs like I did on 2.1 or 2.2
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I have flashed a lot of ROMs over the past year or so. I have found regardless of the ROM when my available memory drops below 50M my phone gets laggy.
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As part of the upgrade, look into flashing xtrcache2cache, which will free up a lot of memory for data and apps - probably about 30 MB or so. If you do use it, you just have to remember to re-flash it after updating the ROM. So,
- flash GSB
- flash gapps (mandatory, even for no wipe updates)
- flash cache2cache
It's here, and works just fine with GSB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=924562
Ok, one more advantage to GB, and this, to me, is a big one, is cursor placement/text selection. It's much better - I actually like it more than iOS's tap/hold/magnifying glass.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
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Ok, one more advantage to GB, and this, to me, is a big one, is cursor placement/text selection. It's much better - I actually like it more than iOS's tap/hold/magnifying glass.
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html
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Ah! That helps answer a concern of mine wondering how easy it will be to get used to not having a trackball when I do eventually (probably not for a year) upgrade from the Eris. I don't use the trackball a lot, but for fine adjustments to text selections, it certainly has helped.
i am finding GB to be much faster and my battery life seems to be better.
Peace
Wwonka69
workshed --> gingerbread
workshed --> froyoshed
tazzpatriot --> gingertaz
zach.xtr --> xtrom
zach.xtr --> xtrsense
Conap --> celeb
In your opinion what would you think is the fastest and most stable droid eris rom? I recently upgraded to the droid 2 global which by the way is awesome. I haven't bothered rooting it because there is zero lag issues or any problems with the phone as it's already a bat out of hell. The question is i'm going to root a friends phone but I don't want to run into any problems with them complaining about glitches. they are not rooted so i'm thinking anything root would be better. I have my eris deavtivated but it was running worksheds gingerbread and it was pretty quick but wasn't sure if a sense base rom would be better?
For someone who didn't know what rooting is and doesn't intend on coming to this forum and flashing updates, I would suggest xtrSense.
It has all the features he's used to and its fast.
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def can't go wrong with any xtr ROM
that being said, the "speed difference" between most ROMs here will be negligible... and most of the Eris ROMs that are still being supported are fairly feature rich and stable.
GingerShedBread, by Workshed. Hands down.
I have three Erises on my account.. mine I play with a lot and like to try ROMs. Currently running GSB (this thing is stable as hell and speedy)..
Although, it's still gingerbread and still being tweaked..
My wife's Eris and my buddy who is super technically illiterate have Conap's CELB on them.. Froyo is rock solid and Conap has made it so unbelievably smooth.
I would suggest CELB if your looking for a "flash and forget" ROM.
-Xith
You certainly can't go wrong with either of the xtr ROMs. They are fast, stable, and smooth. In my experience, everything else seems to be fast and stable, but not nearly as smooth.
xtrROM is by far the fastest rom I have used for 2.1 android.
Nonsensikal was the fastest 2.2 rom I used
GSB is the fastest 2.3 rom I use.
eris Lightning Rom the latest version was great and never had any problems with it plus everything worked just how it should
My $.02 .... Ginger Tazz (Gingerbread 2.3.3 CM7 rc4) v17 was the tops until v18 popped up- It is easily #1 for me & a lot of others (GREAT SUPPORT, CLEAN, FAST, STABLE 99.999% "ERROR-FREE" BUILDS ) .... and I am a verrrry picky person.
Try it out for yourself .... definitely the best GB ROM for the Eris (IMO) .... if you want FROYO .... I personally recommend The ROM (for pure SPEEEED), Vanilla Tazz 26 or 28,29 (For CM6 rc2 & Gingerbread-like UI/experience & CM features) but I started my whole Android experience with KaosFroyo (for 'Vanilla' Froyo) but quickly moved on to Nonsensikal Black n Blue (for the B/B theme & speed !) .....
Take your pick .... for what its worth, I personally vouch for every single one of 'em !!!
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xtrROM is by far the fastest rom I have used for 2.1 android.
Nonsensikal was the fastest 2.2 rom I used
GSB is the fastest 2.3 rom I use.
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this. Nonsensikal faster than any 2.2 rom and I've tried all the popular ones (late builds of CELB, Kaos, Froshedyo, two Tazz roms ect). the only 2.2 I kept on nand after moving to GB...and yes it was still faster finalized than the ones that continued support and development and most updates other roms where doing I was able to find and flash seperately.
xtrROM faster than everything just boring IMO
and I was just starting to appreciate GSB real good before I got the Thunderbolt, actually miss CM7
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My $.02 .... Ginger Tazz (Gingerbread 2.3.3 CM7 rc4) v17 was the tops until v18 popped up- It is easily #1 for me & a lot of others (GREAT SUPPORT, CLEAN, FAST, STABLE 99.999% "ERROR-FREE" BUILDS ) .... and I am a verrrry picky person.
Try it out for yourself .... definitely the best GB ROM for the Eris (IMO) .... if you want FROYO .... I personally recommend The ROM (for pure SPEEEED), Vanilla Tazz 26 or 28,29 (For CM6 rc2 & Gingerbread-like UI/experience & CM features) but I started my whole Android experience with KaosFroyo (for 'Vanilla' Froyo) but quickly moved on to Nonsensikal Black n Blue (for the B/B theme & speed !) .....
Take your pick .... for what its worth, I personally vouch for every single one of 'em !!!
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+1 I totally agree
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I haven't tried too many of the ROMs out there, but worksheds GSB blew my mind with what my little eris is capable of. I've been running it for a few months now and haven't had a single problem yet. I am admittedly pretty addicted to flashing pretty much every update he puts out so I'm not sure how it would work as a 'set it and forget it' ROM but it's definitely my favorite.
Yeah I haven't tried to many either but so far my favorite experiences have been with GSB. The recent update seems to have worked out all the minor issues that I was having.
I think ginger tazz v18 is crazy fast. But that is bias because I haven't tried gsb v 2.7 but I'm gonna try it out soon so I have a better opinion
For purely speed, XTRrom hands down. I try to use the 2.3 ROMS, but keep coming back because I can't stand the decrease in speed.
Currently, I'm using Gingertazz 17. I started with Ginger 15 and it was so much faster than 2.2. I had kaos froyo and like it a lot, but i think gingerbread is another leap. I didn't have any issues at all with gingertazz 17. Today, I did calibrate my battery because i noticed it wasn't lasting very long.
Nonsensikal was the best Froyo ROM. GSB is fantastic but still has a few (very few) bugs (particularly exchange e-mail, which is a CM bug, not workshed's fault). OMGB 1.1.1, in my opinion, is the fastest and most stable GB rom so far. It's lacking the CM7 mods, but I've been running heavy for 5 days with no issues
What's the difference between this two roms?
CM7 is straight-up AOSP with nothing but performance and usability tweaks. MIUI is a highly customized ROM with a ton of GUI changes and completely rewritten apps. http://en.miui.com/a-24.html
I haven't tried MIUI yet, but I hear CM7 is currently much more stable on Vibrant. If you don't need GPS and can stand the poor standby time, CM7 is a daily driver right now. Haven't heard anyone say that about MIUI for Vibrant - I think they're not quite there yet.
Kool man thanks for the info. Im currently running cm7 right now and so far is the best rom I'm using this as a daily driver.I love this rom and I was planning to flash mui but I guess ill pass in that.lol
Want simplicity and speed cm7
Want beauty with a cm7 base miui
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Yeah, if you want a fast daily driver I'd stick with CM7. I'm doing that until MIUI gets more stable, then I'll probably take it for a test drive.
No matter how hot it looks, I'd hate it flashing from CM7 right now - can't beat the speed and stability. Once they get the kinks worked out I'd like to try it.
I need to root and then update my wife's Eris to try to make it run a little bit better. I already use CM7 on my Incredible, but I know the Incredible is a much faster and more powerful phone than the Eris.
So I wanted to ask: Of the rooted ROMS here, which runs better on the Eris - Froyo or Gingerbread? (Better being faster and/or more stable)? Based on that, which ROM would y'all recommend for her phone? Again, I am looking for something that is stable, at least as fast as the old 2.1 version she is using (if possible), and allows her to run newer software without issues.
Any help appreciated. I want to get her on an updated ROM ASAP. Thanks!
/Tom
Gingerbread ROMS have always ran a lot better on my phone than froyo. They just seem to be much more smooth and snappier. Shed's GSB 3.5 is probably about as stable a ROM as your gonna find. The only issue is the camera only has 2x zoom and not the full 9x it is capable of. I think that is a CM issue but I'm not sure.
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I need to root and then update my wife's Eris to try to make it run a little bit better. I already use CM7 on my Incredible, but I know the Incredible is a much faster and more powerful phone than the Eris.
So I wanted to ask: Of the rooted ROMS here, which runs better on the Eris - Froyo or Gingerbread? (Better being faster and/or more stable)? Based on that, which ROM would y'all recommend for her phone? Again, I am looking for something that is stable, at least as fast as the old 2.1 version she is using (if possible), and allows her to run newer software without issues.
Any help appreciated. I want to get her on an updated ROM ASAP. Thanks!
/Tom
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Wrong forum, but...
There is no one answer to your question, the Eris is too quirky.... not all run the same ROM the same way. So, play around, there are many good ROMs here; the devs and community are great!
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I first had XtrSense (Eclair) , then GSB (gingerbread) now i'm using TheRom (froyo). Its pretty snappy compared to the others and I haven't had any issue yet
I have to agree with ianoob, roms run better on some phones than others. If she likes using sense then I recommend gin-sen-tazz. It's a great ROM and running stable on my old refurb Eris.
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I'm on condemned cm7 and its great and has the 9x zoom on the camera. It's fast, stable. I personally would try both froyo and gingerbread and see what your wife likes better.
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Like others said, you have to figure out what works best for you. I haven't had any good luck with any of the GB roms, but instead I've been using CELB Froyo or the XTR roms (2.1)
my two cents: i have my brother-in-law's old eris (he "upgraded" to an incredible). i've had it for 2 weeks and am running Workshed's GSB 3.5. If he could, my brother-in-law would trade me phones in a heartbeat. it's a trade i wouldn't make.
my wife has my mom's old eris. she hated it (running stock 2.1). i put GSB 3.5 on it yesterday and now she's raving over it. makes her think about not getting an iphone with her next upgrade (and she's a mac person to start with).
no experience with froyo, but i can't say enough about Workshed's work. it's phenomenal
No experience with Froyo, but GSB 3.5 runs well on my Eris. I also heard Froyo doesn't run the best on Eris.
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my two cents: i have my brother-in-law's old eris (he "upgraded" to an incredible). i've had it for 2 weeks and am running Workshed's GSB 3.5. If he could, my brother-in-law would trade me phones in a heartbeat. it's a trade i wouldn't make.
my wife has my mom's old eris. she hated it (running stock 2.1). i put GSB 3.5 on it yesterday and now she's raving over it. makes her think about not getting an iphone with her next upgrade (and she's a mac person to start with).
no experience with froyo, but i can't say enough about Workshed's work. it's phenomenal
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Ha! Sounds like your brother-in-law needs to root and ROM his incredible. My Inc smokes my wife's Eris, no matter the ROM.
Still, all these devs do amazing work.
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I really have had great luck with GinTazz and FroyoTazz. Also think xtrSense is awesome if u want more stock minus the bloat and its superfast too... I really love GinSenseTazz too just wwaiting for bt fix in stable build.
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Any of the AOSP roms ran FAR better than a Froyo ever did on mine. Better batter life, faster, etc.
Gingerbread
Ive tested almost all the roms available for eris and I think the gingerbread based roms run a lot faster and smoother than the froyo based roms. My favorite is gin-sen-tazz.
The first custom rom I flashed was KaosFroyo v39. Compared with the stock system, this was a major improvement. Very snappy & responsive, without all the bloatware. After a while though, Kaos stopped updating the rom. I'm not sure why, but things seemed to slow down after a while - the noticeable increase in performance I received from KaosFroyo seemed to decline. Still, an overall solid Froyo rom.
A few weeks back, I loaded GSB v3.5 (Gingerbread) & have been very impressed. Upgraded to v3.6 & haven't looked back since. That rom, combined with Cache2Cache & the v6 Supercharger have made this phone perform better than it ever has for me. I'm holding off on the v3.7 update for now just to see if there's any major bugs/flaws, but I don't expect any - workshed has done a great job!
As others have mentioned, each phone seems to perform differently, but this setup has been tits for me. Thanks to all the developers!!
ginger bread
Gingerbread - Macrom is running the best on mine. I also believe that phones seem to "like" some ROMs more than others, but the Gingerbread ROMs that are out are all great.
I'm like most, I prefer the AOSP gingerbread roms. I would probably try Condemned, MacrRoms, and GSB. I don't like the Sense Roms, but that's just me. GinTazz with sense and gingerbread ran very well, but my preference is LauncherPro.
GSB (GingerShedBread) v3.7 - CM-7.1.0 RC1. Been running this on my mothers phone months and it came back from the dead. Quick, good battery life, and stable. I also ran this on my OG droid and im now running CM7 on my thunderbolt. Try a few different ROMs and see what works best for the user and the phone. good luck
Rick
I had camera issues with GinSenTazz, like it was tracing around the edges of objects. Not that it's Tazz's fault, its just when you throw Sense into the mix, it adds a whole new layer of possible problems you have to resolve.
I like Gin-Sen-Tazz a lot. It's stable, but has a few kinks that are still getting worked out. GSB is my fave though. That has been my main rom since feb. You can't ask for a better rom.
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Hey friends, im way outdated with comm rom 2.0 what's the most stable smooth rom kernel combo? Preferably one that runs aosp launcher 2.0, undervolt, not much of an overclocker so that's not important... Thanks for any input
IMO Vanilla GB v7 is the bees knees at the moment. It's fast as hell, setup is quick, the kernel packaged with it is OCable but not needed, and it just works great overall. jt1134 designed it for his personal use. That cat is a monster.
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IMO Vanilla GB v7 is the bees knees at the moment. It's fast as hell, setup is quick, the kernel packaged with it is OCable but not needed, and it just works great overall. jt1134 designed it for his personal use. That cat is a monster.
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Sweet thanks
Is that the cm7 nightly fascinate emtd?
Nope...vanilla GB is a stripped down GB rom...think of the days of vanilla Froyo, only gingerbread based, where cm7 is made by the cyanogen team with the nightly builds being done by a build bot
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Oh nice does it have built in safe wifi tether too? Man im so put of date thanks for the input, found the thread on rootwiki
So I did my research and found out about the SD card problems... probably going to stay on comm rom cause im not too sure on stability anymore, here were the cons I found:
-SD card can get fried
-Camera not very good?
-Random reboots?
Ccampos has a GB Powerwashed ROM that is fully functioning and sweet as hell too. Plus Imnuts just wrote two new kernels that work with it-voodoo and non-voodoo. And that sd card problem is over now. It's all good either way, I still love UKB.
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What was the SD card problem fix? Kernel related?
+1 on the PowerWash GingerBread. It's the most smooth and stable ROM I've run out of all the many, many ROM's of the past. The SD card issue is fixed, I know not how.
Not so sure about those new kernels by Imnuts. Thought last I heard they would not work.
Try the powerwashed ed05 1.2 by ccompos. His pwgb rom is nice too, but only has stock kernal right now. The pw 1.2 is actually smoother and faster w/ imnuts 0808 pbj kernal, but the otb fusion 1.6 kernal is not bad either.