Just installed MiniCM7 Pro v15. Did all the usual stuff for installation(which usually turns out great). Also flashed back to the stock kernel(link for download provided in the MiniCM7 Pro dev thread) but the rom feels really slow. Like syrup so to speak. Any one else having this problem? Possible solution/fix?
Would have posted as commentary in the MiniCM7 Pro dev thread, but haven't posted enough posts yet to post in dev forum
-6u4rdi4n
I'm in the same situation, I'm not able to post at the dev forum because of my few posts, but, thank god i finally found someone with the same frustration than me
I've been expecting a more stable version of the MiniCM7 Pro than the V9, and seems like, every version that comes out brings more and more problems.
Seems so. Noticed more having performance issues with the new version. Good recommandation: GinTonic.SE v2 with the zombie panic kernel. Fast as hell ^^ Been testing it for a while now, and seems very stable and reliable
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Seems so. Noticed more having performance issues with the new version. Good recommandation: GinTonic.SE v2 with the zombie panic kernel. Fast as hell ^^ Been testing it for a while now, and seems very stable and reliable
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Thank you, I'll give it a try after work. Cuz i'm getting tired of CM7 Pro
well i'm still sticking to v12 (cause v13 14 15 have serious issues). it's fast it's stable it's battery life is amazing. everything works what i'm using without a hitch. Dunno what else i'm expecting from later versions ... but still i'm waiting it's now like a disease for me
Me too. No offence to the devs, but the rom is looking hopeless at the moment. Love the themes on it tho
i don't have anything against devs they are doing a good job. it's we who are getting impatient so don't start blaming them for this and remember what they already did for our minis when i installed v12 i thought i got a new phone. other roms work good and are really fast and stable but MiniCM7 pro satisfied all my needs.
No one is blaming the devs. But as you said, pretis, we are getting impatient. All of the devs have done a great job, but now, the MiniCM7 Pro is really messed up
You guys have encouraged me to give it a chance to V12, I'm alredy downloading it, I'll tell you later if everything is going well, and by the way, I'm not blaming the devs, they're doing an amazing job, I can't even think of myself using Android 2.1 again in my cellphone, any rom with bugs is waaaay more better than that.
I'll install V12 and wait until a more stable version is released.
P.S. I'm dying to have 10 posts to be able to thank the devs in the dev forums.
Thank you all I don't feel alone on this.. I've spend 1 week testing almost every gingerbread release from CMpro, DX & gin tonic, using the lasts kernel each time... and the more I'm testing the more I consider it is not usable on a daily basis. Main concerns to me are:
- battery life, compared to stock, it's difficult to keep 24h where stock is no issue with same sync/option on ...
- it lags! sometime it's lightning fast to go to home page and switch to the phone app, sometime you wait ages ...
- screen brightness is a mess (even If I've check multiple option and the posts about setting up custom level) still compared to stock SE, when you're out in the street on a shiny day you wait ages for the screen to adapt, where the stock 2.1 just works perfectly
- delay for lock screen or schema screen to show, with brightness issue... When you click on the on button on the stock, the screen just light up with good brightness and you can slide, on the 2.3.x, it lag and then brightness is slow to go tot the right level and then you can slide ...
- video capture, lag, when you film, capture freeze sometimes ...
- FM radio issues: frequencies written in unreadable green, name of station overlapping with freq.
All these to say, after more than 35 flash or all Dx, CMpro & GT from v8 to v15, feeling is that it's getting worst ... That's said, I'm more than happy to do those testing, yet I was wondering if any of you guys are really using those ROM on a daily basis without a second phone aside ?
I've turned back to 2.1 with go launcher and titanium backup to remove all SE crap tool/software and I'm quite happy with the phone ... I'll wait for 2.3.5 to be brightness bug free and battery proof.
Regards,
Benoit
benoitm974:
For brightness, adjust it manually. Not only does it save power(if you set it to not more than you need at all times), but you also more or less get the light you need instant.
At the moment, Im using the lastes GinTonic with the zombie panic kernel, and I have to say that Ive not encountered any problem with it yet!
Even the lifetime of the battery is superior to the stock rom, and I tried a lot with the stock one before going for custom rom permanently.
This phone is used on a day to day basis and the only second phone I have avaible is somewhere in my basement
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Just bought this phone (Sony Xperia x10) for my wife, after I smashed her Samsung galaxy S 4G during an argument last night. I ordered it overnight shipping so it should be here by Monday or Tuesday.
Now there were no custom roms out at the time she had her Galaxy 4G, so it was only rooted.
Yet after visiting the development section for this phone it looks like there are tons of roms being cooked up for this one, so I just wanted to get a few opinions on what roms are worth flashing? I'm looking for speed and stability above all. Its for my wife, so I want to be able to just flash something for her and never bother updating and flashing again for a month or two months at a time. Now if it were my phone I'd be flashing every other day! But that's only because I can handle bugs, beta testing, and known issues so on and so forth. Women though, they just want their phone to work, period. So what's the most stable rom to flash for the x10? Any insight, suggestions, heads up, and links would help, as I haven't got my hands on it yet, I want to go ahead and research as much as I can about it, so I can root, flash, and customize it for her right out of the box. Thanks.
cobratos miui is REALLY good...
Wolfbreaks cm 6.1.3 is also fantastic
I flashed cm 7 gb onto my gf's htc wildfire. Its completeley stable. She gets like 2 or 3 fc's every few days and guess what.......she still bloody moans lol.
Anyway back on topic....i vote for wolfs cm 6.1.3. Super stable, bug free and must be close to final release.
for stability i recommend z's freex10 roms
for eyecandy i recommend cobratos miui (my daily rom, fairly stable, has few bugs)
the stock 2.1 rom is not bad at all, just gotta optimize it a bit (remove bloatware, enable JIT, Sysctl, compucache, build.prop mods)....i think there are a few 2.1 roms with these mods already in place, however i havent used a 2.1 rom for a long time
if she wants take advantage of the nice camera on the x10, i recommend going the 2.1 route as the camera interface and quality is the best with stock 2.1 (IMO)
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cobratos miui is REALLY good...
Wolfbreaks cm 6.1.3 is also fantastic
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Agreed on both!
Thanks guys! I appreciate all of your feedback, and I will look into your suggestions
Give at least a look at the ROM in my signature. Fast, stable and reliable.
Sent from XDA Premium from my X10a rooted running 2.2.1 CM Rom from Rendeiro2005
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Just bought this phone (Sony Xperia x10) for my wife, after I smashed her Samsung galaxy S 4G during an argument last night.
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All you need is love,
All you need is love,
Love is all you need,
Love is all you need
Since it is for your wife I recommend android 2.1. There are some nice girly themes out here for it, and she won't freak out of bugs.
Hi,
I've tested 5 roms :
-> original SE last update 2.1 : lot of lag
-> kX10 R2B001 - 03FEB1 : 2.1 rom modded : better than the official one : good but not for playing
-> 2.2.1 FROYO : very good but some bugs (like translation) and don't like the launcher, too slow for me : good for iphone lovers
-> Achotjan_Froyo_2.2.1 : 2.2.1 rom modded : the best for me : it's french lol -> Actually, found no bug, the best for me : very stable, better than the official, very fast (BB58)
Klyentel said:
Just bought this phone (Sony Xperia x10) for my wife, after I smashed her Samsung galaxy S 4G during an argument last night. I ordered it overnight shipping so it should be here by Monday or Tuesday.
Now there were no custom roms out at the time she had her Galaxy 4G, so it was only rooted.
Yet after visiting the development section for this phone it looks like there are tons of roms being cooked up for this one, so I just wanted to get a few opinions on what roms are worth flashing? I'm looking for speed and stability above all. Its for my wife, so I want to be able to just flash something for her and never bother updating and flashing again for a month or two months at a time. Now if it were my phone I'd be flashing every other day! But that's only because I can handle bugs, beta testing, and known issues so on and so forth. Women though, they just want their phone to work, period. So what's the most stable rom to flash for the x10? Any insight, suggestions, heads up, and links would help, as I haven't got my hands on it yet, I want to go ahead and research as much as I can about it, so I can root, flash, and customize it for her right out of the box. Thanks.
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i would recommend BlueSparks(2.1) Eminence(2.1) Eternity(2.1)
MIUI are good if you like the lay out of Iphone as that is what it looks like in respects..
Irun z's freex10 2.2b4 hotfix1 and data2sd. fast realiable basic... theme it with xfx10. and your done!
+1 for z freex10 beta 4 hotfix 1
Solid as a rock and lightning quick
For a little more customization I would recommend Wolfbreaks CM6.1.3
Maybe freex10 now and CM6.1.3 in a couple of months?? Just my opinion
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Achojant The best rom full stable
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fiscidtox said:
cobratos miui is REALLY good...
Wolfbreaks cm 6.1.3 is also fantastic
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vote for these two also, I'm using both as my daily roms.....
Use Trips MIUI (2.2.1)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013210
Its the BEST MIUI rom with fully working camera and camcorder.
I am using it as daily rom. It is super fast and smooth.
many devs says here that ROM is perfect and EVERYTHING works,the problem is the with the definition of EVERYTHING,its differnt for every dev,for major roms you cant use camcorder so cant use goggles,bar code scanner ,video cam in all settings,there are some walk troughs and ways but then you cant call it everything
just go with 2.1,modify the stock one ,thats the best option
you broke the last phone....if there are too many lags,your wife will smash the phone this time
for us its all ok,for your wife dont take any chance!!!
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many devs says here that ROM is perfect and EVERYTHING works,the problem is the with the definition of EVERYTHING,its differnt for every dev,for major roms you cant use camcorder so cant use goggles,bar code scanner ,video cam in all settings,there are some walk troughs and ways but then you cant call it everything
just go with 2.1,modify the stock one ,thats the best option
you broke the last phone....if there are too many lags,your wife will smash the phone this time
for us its all ok,for your wife dont take any chance!!!
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Lol what cobs miui and wolfbreaks cm everything works...
2.1 is slower than 2.2 no matter which rom you use......
Also, cobs miui kills trips miui, just sayin'
Klyentel said:
Just bought this phone (Sony Xperia x10) for my wife, after I smashed her Samsung galaxy S 4G during an argument last night. I ordered it overnight shipping so it should be here by Monday or Tuesday.
Now there were no custom roms out at the time she had her Galaxy 4G, so it was only rooted.
Yet after visiting the development section for this phone it looks like there are tons of roms being cooked up for this one, so I just wanted to get a few opinions on what roms are worth flashing? I'm looking for speed and stability above all. Its for my wife, so I want to be able to just flash something for her and never bother updating and flashing again for a month or two months at a time. Now if it were my phone I'd be flashing every other day! But that's only because I can handle bugs, beta testing, and known issues so on and so forth. Women though, they just want their phone to work, period. So what's the most stable rom to flash for the x10? Any insight, suggestions, heads up, and links would help, as I haven't got my hands on it yet, I want to go ahead and research as much as I can about it, so I can root, flash, and customize it for her right out of the box. Thanks.
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Not all women just want their phones to work, period Some of us can flash our own ROMs. I used z's Freex10 but prefer wolf's CM 6.1.3 since it's very fast and good on battery. However different people have different problems with the ROMs they flash and it's worth paying attention to instructions
I strongly recommend you take look at this thread: talk.sonyericsson.com/message/59415 . It has many good ROM's for the X10 with some good feedback.
I have personally tried the stock ROM with JIT enabled and removed bloatware (did everything needed to make it quick) it worked good but the battery life sucked. Then tried FreeX10 and its pretty good and quick but yet again battery life wasn't any better than the stock one. Then tried CM by Wolfbreak and its pretty darn good. Battery life is def better and so is speed.
Im going to be honest with you none of these ROM's are even close to perfect. They all have slight bugs, all force close once in a while.
So here's my advice, if your wife isnt exactly tech savy + likes to use features such as the camera and wifi alot than stick to the stock ROM and wait for SE's update this year.
If she is a problem solver (isnt afraid of using google to solve any problems she has) and doesnt want a phone that lags to often and has good battery life than go for Wolfbreaks CM 6.1.3. Although wifi and camera can pose problems sometimes on this ROM
Hope this helps
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I strongly recommend you take look at this thread: talk.sonyericsson.com/message/59415 . It has many good ROM's for the X10 with some good feedback.
I have personally tried the stock ROM with JIT enabled and removed bloatware (did everything needed to make it quick) it worked good but the battery life sucked. Then tried FreeX10 and its pretty good and quick but yet again battery life wasn't any better than the stock one. Then tried CM by Wolfbreak and its pretty darn good. Battery life is def better and so is speed.
Im going to be honest with you none of these ROM's are even close to perfect. They all have slight bugs, all force close once in a while.
So here's my advice, if your wife isnt exactly tech savy + likes to use features such as the camera and wifi alot than stick to the stock ROM and wait for SE's update this year.
If she is a problem solver (isnt afraid of using google to solve any problems she has) and doesnt want a phone that lags to often and has good battery life than go for Wolfbreaks CM 6.1.3. Although wifi and camera can pose problems sometimes on this ROM
Hope this helps
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I feel like you guys are feeding him misinfo, I haven't had any force closes on either of the roms I posted, they were/are completely stable.
dev paul has two gingerbread roms named sonybread and minicm7 pro...what are the differences between them...and which one is more stable?
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dev paul has two gingerbread roms named sonybread and minicm7 pro...what are the differences between them...and which one is more stable?
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They are identical, built on the same engine, only the differences in design.
Sonybread is based on Android 2.3.5 and it looks like genuine ( original ) Sony Ericsson ROM ( blue screen, 4 corners with apps ). There is no ADW launcher.
MiniCM7 Pro is also based on Android 2.3.5, but it looks differently than Sony Ericsson ROM. It looks like, hmmmm, a Matrix phone. There is a ADW launcher.
In MiniCM7 Pro v7x battery last longer than in Sonybread 7 SP3. If Paul will fix battery drain issue on Sonybread, I recomend that ROM as it looks like a proper ROM from Sony Ericsson. Meanwhile, I recommend miniCM7 Pro because battery last longer.
Thank you for reading my post. Bye.
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Sonybread is based on Android 2.3.5 and it looks like genuine ( original ) Sony Ericsson ROM ( blue screen, 4 corners with apps ). There is no ADW launcher.
MiniCM7 Pro is also based on Android 2.3.5, but it looks differently than Sony Ericsson ROM. It looks like, hmmmm, a Matrix phone. There is a ADW launcher.
In MiniCM7 Pro v7x battery last longer than in Sonybread 7 SP3. If Paul will fix battery drain issue on Sonybread, I recomend that ROM as it looks like a proper ROM from Sony Ericsson. Meanwhile, I recommend miniCM7 Pro because battery last longer.
Thank you for reading my post. Bye.
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I agree. I have had problems with Sony Bread SP3 (bluetooth/gps/wifi) so I moved back to (and stayed with) MiniCM.
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dev paul has two gingerbread roms named sonybread and minicm7 pro...what are the differences between them...and which one is more stable?
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My experience is that SonyBread is much more stable. I havn't had a single reboot with this ROM over a period of 2 weeks. Had a 1 with minicm7 pro over a period of 2 weeks.
I started on this forum when Owain was still here pumping out daily updates for his ROM... havent posted much though
Firstly, BIG ups to the devs for their work on these ROMS. Although I have quite a few issues, I can honestly say that every rom Ive used, despite its issues, has been usable and has stayed on my phone very long (all except Sonybread, explanation to follow)
From the above, the only really bad issue ive experienced are reboots. From this, I can honestly say that the only time I have had these are at initial ROM setup eg on MiniCM6, I installed, then rebooted INTO CWM, then wiped twice, then rebooted into CWM and wiped twice again (kinda like my butt, but on my X10MP )to solve the issue. Each ROM Ive installed has had its drawbacks. Owain was pre- dualtouch; Slade_87s CM6 tends to develop a bad temper at initial install but mellowed after wiping its arse and if you install a theme it doesnt like and has some setup anomalies (easily addressed if you search); Pauls Sonybread looks like stock on steroids... but suffers from screen issues on my phone ie the screen becomes unresponsive and the only way to use the phone is to take the battery off (funny enough, the buttons all work fine!)
All the above are just opinions. As stated in another post, if you want useability, stability and support, stick with SE. However, if you want to be on the bleeding edge and actually us the superior hardware on your device (instead of paying for **** you hardly ever use), get a decent ROM from XDA. You might not get the paid support that SE will give and you might have to live with a few small issues, but you get WAY more than youve paid for!
That said, XDA DEVS have done sterling jobs. As I said, Ive tried a lot of ROMS.
Pauls Sonybread seemed like a really good rom for the week I had it on my phone. Random reboot aide, it was great. However, for some reason, if I happened to put the phone down with the screen downwards, the screen became unresponsive. The same happened if I put the phone in my pocket. Now, by unresponsive, I mean that the screen refused to respond to any input for about 20 minutes... then suddenly would respond to ALL keypresses during that time. Wierd. I have lost LOTS of business as a result and almost got my ass fired cos of missed calls... so till I can get this ROM working properly on MY device, its been relegated to my backup X10MP. Funny enough, its ben running on THAT device for about 3 days without incident (not even a reboot!)
On the other hand, CM7 wasnt Pauls ROM to start off with. Paul took over this ROM and has done a sterling job with it. I havent had a single issue with it and this ROM is currently running on the device I use on a day to day basis (I have a Nokia 3310 as backup... JSUT in case ). Besides the setup issues (you cant install a bloody thing till youve wiped a few times AFTER flashing the ROM), and the battery drain issues, I havent a single problem. Currently, it looks like the drain issue has been sorted. Im on 73% from full charge after 5H50Min22s (according to About Phone), which seems like quite along toime to me.
In essence, what Im saying is that all the ROMS have their bright spots and all have their faults. Personally, Im gonna stick with CM6. The thing is purely brilliant and meets my needs perfectly. I went from discovery to working perfectly in about 20 minutes... However, Ill be watching for FM Broadcast.apk (or .zip) and the first ROM to include this will definately get my vote.
YMMV. Dont forget the salt (just a pinch), a tampon (incase youre a bleeder), a lighter (cos where theres bull****, theres methane) and spare batteries (cos no matter WHAT you do, theres gonna be battery issues )
Regards,
Wingnut
I use MiniCM7 Pro v10 which all the minicm7 pro's from v7 onwards have always been very stable, i also use sonyblue 1.2 theme with the semchome.apk which gives the newer version of the SE 4 corners so that way i have the stability of MiniCM7 Pro v10 with the looks of sonybread
I still have ADW launcher aswell which i can switch back n forth between the 2
enlightening... thanks!
I just bricked my Vibrant trying to install one rom through Odin. I sent it off to get repaired and should have it back tomorrow.
Which rom should I be attempting to install? I use to install maybe 3-5 roms every time I was going to change or "upgrade" but that gets old.
I'm not sure with the 2.2.1 or 2.3 roms but with 2.2 you can't go wrong with Project V or Bionix.
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I'm not sure with the 2.2.1 or 2.3 roms but with 2.2 you can't go wrong with Project V or Bionix.
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Those are both great 2.2 roms and they got me through many months of vibrant useage, I have nothing but respect for the devs but they are a little bit outdated simply due to the fact that the teams are working on other projects currently.
Like I said they are good but here is my breakdown (my preferences are to have to to as little as possible on the spot fixes, in a perfect world no fixes would be cool but it would take so so so much work and the Devs that make these roms are already awesome enough to do this in their spare time for us vibrant users. But I do prefer when fixes or tweaks are in the op that are known to be compatible)
NONE OF THIS IS OUT OF ANY DISRESPECT TO ANY DEV, I JUST WANT TO HELP PEOPLE FIND A GOOD ROM FOR THEM.
For 2.2 :
I would say Toxic Crazy 8, They are very fast but as with many 2.2 roms it has a bug where there's no voice mail notification icon. This may be no big deal to you as there are many workarounds including the use of aps like visual voicemail.
Zendroid does not have the voicemail issue but does freeze up and get laggy during heavy use (for me at least).
2.2.1. :
For 2.2.1 Bi-Winning is a solid rom. It hasnt been updated for a while so it may not have all the tweaks of newer roms but it is fast and stable. I personally missed having any skin or smiley's in my sms. This is something that can be altered by a user but I am reviewing based on an out of the flash experience.
Jrafaels Port of Ultimate is awesome! The only thing I had to do was download launcher pro and I was set and stable. Very Fast! super quick on aplication loading!
Froyo Kernels :
For speed and battery life combined, my favorite was immortality 2.2.
The dev has switched to GB now so no more updates but its great and stable as is.
For all out battery and a small sacrifice in multitasking speed Bali, I forget which specific version but its the one that will come with Toxic Crazy 8.
Gingerbread:
I have never flashed a Samsung made rom (JVS, JVR, the upcoming JVT etc..) This is partly due to complication of installation for me as well as being scared off by reading about some difficult bugs in the forum. If I was not planning on buying Tmobiles sgs2 asap I would be playing with them. I really liked explodingboys froyo roms (simply galaxy) as well as EDT's members roms but as I stated I'm apprehensions to attempt a flash. (once i bricked because I missed some op instructions on simply honey)
CM7.1 and Nightlies :
These are less intimidating to try than they seem when first reading the op. Cyanogenmod is really cool and impressive, instead of rebuilding a samsung (or any brands) rom they made their own. Its really high caliber work and I will not be at all surprised if I see Cyanogen mod powering one or more future STOCK Samsung devices.
However, with nightlies you cant dial 911 for an emergency. this is an experimental build so DONT GET MAD AT THE DEV, but it still freaks me out enough to not use it as a daily driver.
my Number 1 ROM is ::::::::: MIUI stock version
I must add that every current version of MIUI is pretty stable and amazing. The reason I want to be stock MIUI for now is because the PowerMod System Enhancer (currently MIUI exclusive) will litterally make your phone about twice as fast and better battery of around 10 to 14 hours depending on usage, some may get more.
I have tried MIUI 3 times and the first two were in june and august of this year. Since then it has become stable enough for use as a daily driver. Play with the themes app for a bit and understand what customization really is
Tweaked kernel V2 is great for speed as well as battery on MIUI.
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GPS : It is important to know that many (myself included, ive had it in three vibrants) have a hardware defect that makes GPS not work. From what I can remember from some old forum that i couldnt find today, the GPS chip is touching something else on the inside and it screws it up. There are hardware fixes but much like adding a FFC I am WAYYYY to scared to try that stuff hahah
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BIGGEST THING : READ EVERY OP CAREFULLY, THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS AND I WOULD RECOMMEND TAKING NOTES WHILE READING BECAUSE YOU DONT WANT TO BE LOOKING AT A RECOVERY SCREEN TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO NEXT
I may post this in another section if I see people with similar questions so please dont get mad at me xda as I said I just want to help, you can let me know if I did with the Thanks Button.
I gave up on GPS a long time ago, If I need a GPS, I use my Garmin if I am that lost anyway, I will be way out of TMobile range...
NextGenV2 by team whiskey rocks for me with the Bullet Kernel
I have recently swtiched to Simply Stock 2.3.5 ( JVT ) it is wicked fast!! if you follow the directions.. use the BG Bootloaders.. and put them on with Odin 1.85.. format your mounts on each flash ( the cache, system and data) you will be a ok...
hmm well if you managed to brick via odin to the point of having to get a replacement then i don't recommend any of the 2.3 roms based on Samsung since they all require a GB Bootloader for CWR and rainbow fixing.
Froyo recommendations are the same as what the prior posters said. as far as Gingerbread goes i recommend Miui there are currently 3 flavors in the development sub forum Revamped, & Lithium by Nick and his Production 360 Group, and Stock Miui
my easy to follow install guide for CM7/Miui
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14xGkh3BuU1OYR6eYY0XAk6BoRHsQAPWEHeVSJ1HcioI/edit?hl=en_US
bionix v and the bali 1.8.8 kernel and ur good to go.
Miui *stock* (based on Android 2.3.5) in my opinion is the best. It's very easily customizable and updated every week! All you have to do is open the updater app to update, no need to fiddle with CWR and no PC necessary... You should at least try it, i'm sure you won't regret it.
Sent from my SGH-T959 (Samsung Vibrant)
Well, that's my question...right now, im using MIUI, but i have been some time in it already, but im kind of tired of the lag..i was kind of used to it, but today i tried my friend's phone, and i suddenly remembered how it feelt to use a phone with no lag at all...i want that feeling back when i use my Vibrant.
I don't mind the battery problem because i have chargers everywhere, plus i always have my USB cable around and my laptop. My main concern is PERFORMANCE, i want my vibrant to be as smooth as posible. Plus, i don't like to be changing ROMs daily...im whiling to make this change for the better, but only once or twice. I HATE when a rom seems pretty nice when its clean, but as soon as you start adding your daily apps and stuff, setting your accounts, background apps (twitter, FB, Email) it starts lagging a lot. So im asking, which version is better performance-wise for a daily driver? I have been reading about this ROM, Ultimate, which supposedly is the best custom rom available for the i9000, and since someone kindly ported it to the Vibrant, i might like to try it.
CM7 has always be the smoothest and best performing for me. The only reason I've gone back to 2.2 is that I need at least a whole 24hrs without charging, and I never got that with CM7.
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CM7 has always be the smoothest and best performing for me. The only reason I've gone back to 2.2 is that I need at least a whole 24hrs without charging, and I never got that with CM7.
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I see...thanks for your opinion! Anyone else?
Miui. I get 16+ hours with the use i do i say im moderate, but it depends on individual.
2.3
Based on my experience, MIUI is kind of laggy and buggy.
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Based on my experience, MIUI is kind of laggy and buggy.
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You did something wrong during flash stage, or you flashed miui about 5+ months ago when it was buggy.
right now its bug free. It's normal like a 2.2 rom, the battery life is a bit low, but a mod b neobuddy fixes that.
lag? did you take apart your phone and like take some parts out or something?
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You did something wrong during flash stage, or you flashed miui about 5+ months ago when it was buggy.
right now its bug free. It's normal like a 2.2 rom, the battery life is a bit low, but a mod b neobuddy fixes that.
lag? did you take apart your phone and like take some parts out or something?
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Of course not dude. I flashed the latest MIUI, and it was pretty good at first, but as the days passed, it became slower and slower, till the point i had to restart my phone 2 or 3 times a day because of the lag. And apps like Whatsapp where crashing and acting funny all the time.
I was using MIUI + neobuddy's Enhancer MOD. I don't remember the kernel.
I decided to give a try to CM7, and so far its being working pretty nice...i had forgotten how AOSP looked like lol
Might give a try to MIUI AOSP again later, but for now, im going to test CM7 for a week or something, and see how it does.
djluis48 said:
Of course not dude. I flashed the latest MIUI, and it was pretty good at first, but as the days passed, it became slower and slower, till the point i had to restart my phone 2 or 3 times a day because of the lag. And apps like Whatsapp where crashing and acting funny all the time.
I was using MIUI + neobuddy's Enhancer MOD. I don't remember the kernel.
I decided to give a try to CM7, and so far its being working pretty nice...i had forgotten how AOSP looked like lol
Might give a try to MIUI AOSP again later, but for now, im going to test CM7 for a week or something, and see how it does.
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yeah definitely, there might've been something wrong that happened, maybe a bug that was there before? I had the same things as you and i'm here and haven't rebooted in 2 weeks. Give it another try, see if it works better, if not, i can't really suggest anything... if you did all the mounting, wiping etc right...
MIUI 2.3.7 NB Minusculo, its early but I like the stripped down version, it also has supercharger on demand. We'll see after a couple of cycles, so far so good. Has some good preloaded apps and scripts.
Hi, I haven't been an xda user in a while , I used to love tinkering around with my phones all day long.
now, I life has been taking over and I don't have the time to try out new stuff all day long.
that being said, the last rom I tried was a team whiskey bionix v1.3.1 sometime in early 2011 . I don't even think I wiped anything since.
I want a new rom, I feel like my phone is getting sluggish. I don't want to try roms that is going to make the phone slower, or is made for a faster phone (assuming ICS would be out of the question for me)
should I just stick with my current rom and wipe everything? I didn't have any complaints with it.
or are there better ones out now that wont compromise performance.
also another important thing for me is audio quality and saw many recommendations for voodoo sound. I don't have a kernal that supports it. I am running 2.6.32.9 jaeyoon.yoon
so pretty much what is the best rom and kernal combination for me that has no bugs, everything will run nice and snappy on. I don't want to experiment around anymore. I will straight up run the most recommended one.
many thanks in advance
I was in the same boat as you. I loaded Bionix back in February of last year and hadn't touched my phone's ROM since. For some reason I decided to see if there was anything new and sure enough ICS ROMs were available.
I love being on the cutting edge but my phone has to work too. I travel a lot and when I'm on the road I need to be able to depend on the phone working reliably. Looking at the ROMs available I went with the one with the most forum activity - that was ICS Passion. I flashed it first and was immediately impressed. Most everything works with the exception of the speakerphone which, while it does work, it seems like it picks up a lot of background noise.
Since then I've tried a few others but based on reliability and some UI preferences I went back to Passion. There are several battery mods which is nice, I like the Newborn3 battery style myself.
The other thing I've experimented with is the Kernel. I settled on the Glitch kernel because it seems the fastest to me and has no problem with the lock screen. It has Voodoo stuff which I honestly don't use much. The kernel does have issues creating a Nandoid backup but I never use those either ;-)
After using ICS I will not go back. In fact even the newer phones such as the SGS2 hold no attraction for me until there is a good ICS ROM available.
Hope that helps.
First off thank you bigjoe87865 for posting your question as I was in a similar situation. I previously had Axura and it was way too buggy and slugish. I finally had it the other night and started researching posts on the best rom and saw your question.
Second, atatistcheff, you installed ICS Passion and eventually you put the Glitch kernel. What was the reasoning in going about in installing this kernel and not using what was supplied with ICS passion? Would I enjoy my phone with just using ICS?
Was in the same boat as you until this week - long time Froyo user (Trigger and Bi-winning) for the past year. The GB roms always seemed to be too much trouble and not very practical.
After seeing all the positive feedback on the ICS ROMs, I figured I'd give it a shot and installed ICS Passion this week. Was immediately impressed with the speed, stability and functionality. Only problem I has was the battery life - it was simply awful. Saw posts regarding the battery life of SlimICS and flashed it on Friday. Works just as well as Passion, with the battery life I'm used from my Froyo ROMs. My single complaint is that the stock kernel doesn't support Voodoo sound, but I can do without that for the time being.
Long answer short: there's pretty much no reason to avoid ICS at this point - I'm a very light GPS user, so this is not a priority for me.
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Second, atatistcheff, you installed ICS Passion and eventually you put the Glitch kernel. What was the reasoning in going about in installing this kernel and not using what was supplied with ICS passion? Would I enjoy my phone with just using ICS?
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Passion always had a nagging issue with the lock screen for me. That is every few times when I pressed the power button to wake the phone up it would not respond. I'd have to press several times to get it to wake up. I've seen this issue posted about several times. It's really not serious and as with most issues YMMV. I think you'd be fine with Passion and the stock kernel. I like Glitch because the lock screen issue is non-existant and it seems to work fine with Passion.
You guys want a good ICS rom, flash ICZenwich 1.4, you'll thank me later
For those that want a very good froyo rom then I would go with
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441976
It is based off the bionix with the fisherman mod It is Rock Solid