Best ROM ? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

I will be getting at&t SGII next week, so just wondering which ROM would you guys recommend? Stable, fast and that looks good.. thanks.

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They are all good. Try them all, that's going to be the best way to see which you like most.
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Stable? Avoid anything that comes from netchip. I don't think any kernel he's posted here has even successfully booted.
Other than that you should be fine right now, it's hard to go wrong.

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It's all opinion based. Go to the development forums and read up on all the comments, and come up with a conclusion that way. Or try them all.

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Entropy512 said:
Stable? Avoid anything that comes from netchip. I don't think any kernel he's posted here has even successfully booted.
Other than that you should be fine right now, it's hard to go wrong.
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totally agree with this.

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Start with Serendipity If you don't like something, you can go from there. I find it to be my favorite.

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so far from what I'm reading I like either Serendipity or UnNamed.

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mcorrie1121 said:
Start with Serendipity If you don't like something, you can go from there. I find it to be my favorite.
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That's my choice. Best battery life and all the stock functions are present and stable.
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I think some of the less visible stock functions may be missing from Serendipity. I remember over on the Infuse community, a few people were unhappy about the loss of SNS functionality. (SNS is an alternate method of syncing social network stuff like Facebook, its functionality is slightly different from that provided by the Facebook app.)
The problem is that SNS is also known to be a battery drainer - not a horrible one, but it does have a clearly noticeable detrimental effect on the battery.
For 95%+ of people, the social networking functions of the Facebook app are fine and they won't miss SNS at all, plus they'll be happy about the improved battery life that comes from nuking SNS.

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Entropy512 said:
I think some of the less visible stock functions may be missing from Serendipity. I remember over on the Infuse community, a few people were unhappy about the loss of SNS functionality. (SNS is an alternate method of syncing social network stuff like Facebook, its functionality is slightly different from that provided by the Facebook app.)
The problem is that SNS is also known to be a battery drainer - not a horrible one, but it does have a clearly noticeable detrimental effect on the battery.
For 95%+ of people, the social networking functions of the Facebook app are fine and they won't miss SNS at all, plus they'll be happy about the improved battery life that comes from nuking SNS.
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yea ,I don't miss that sns one bit though! I always freeze it when I have a ROM with it on there anyway.
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SO, Ive flashed most of the ROMs for the Galaxy, but they all seem to be mostly like the stock rom? Only CM7 and Miui seem different. Am I missing somthing?

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highaltitude said:
SO, Ive flashed most of the ROMs for the Galaxy, but they all seem to be mostly like the stock rom? Only CM7 and Miui seem different. Am I missing somthing?
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They're all derived from stock, except for CM7/MIUI.
Usually the ROM changelog will indicate what has changed from stock. Right now things aren't too divergent as the device has only been out for 3 weeks.
One exception is Perception - that's derived from I9100 stock.
This is generally how it is on any Samsung phone - you have stock-derived ROMs, CM7/MIUI, and in some cases depending on commonality with other devices, cross-device ROM ports from a similar device that receives more frequent updates.

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re: BEST rom
smashcz said:
I will be getting at&t SGII next week, so just wondering which ROM would you guys recommend? Stable, fast and that looks good.. thanks.
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After a lot of time testing and comparing all the custom roms found here in these XDA forums for our
SGS2 i777 phone here is my conclusion:​
The very BEST custom rom available for our phones at the present time is GTG's UnNamed v1.04 custom rom.
It has the most features, user customizations and options available at this current time.​
I have spent countless hours testing and comparing all the other roms which are currently available for our phones
and found that GTG's rom is not only the best, but also the most reliable and error free when compared to any of
the other roms which are available for our phones at the present time.​
If you are interested in the UnNamed rom, it can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1299474​
This is strictly my personal opinion so take it for what it's worth. (most likely less than 2 cents)
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But it's up to you, YOU decide !!!​

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Entropy512 said:
They're all derived from stock, except for CM7/MIUI.
Usually the ROM changelog will indicate what has changed from stock. Right now things aren't too divergent as the device has only been out for 3 weeks.
One exception is Perception - that's derived from I9100 stock.
This is generally how it is on any Samsung phone - you have stock-derived ROMs, CM7/MIUI, and in some cases depending on commonality with other devices, cross-device ROM ports from a similar device that receives more frequent updates.
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Cool thanks, I thought so. I do read the changelogs and descriptions prior to flashing. No disrespect was intended as I am glad for all the hard work and development the Devs put in! Thanks for clarifying.

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I have a question, These Roms Do they lack functions as to Stock, like I read where one has problems with camera functions so if you use your camera stay with the stock, So can you elaborate which ones has less functions and are any full functional ?

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Serendipity 8 is the best Rom I've encountered yet. my battery easily lasts for 30-36hrs depending on my usage of the device.
The rom is clean and runs smooth. try it out.

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re: custom roms
justabrake said:
I have a question, These Roms Do they lack functions as to Stock, like I read where one has problems with camera functions so if you use your camera stay with the stock, So can you elaborate which ones has less functions and are any full functional ?
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No. that's not the way to look at it...
For example the only custom rom which has video issues and does not
have all the features and options in the camera when compared to the
stock or custom roms is the CyanogenMod 7.1 rom, but that does not
mean that all the custom roms have camera/video issues.

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You need to try them all and see which one fits your needs the best.
Or if you want to be told which rom to put on your phone, go with Serendipity 8.

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i would def say serendipity 8. battery life is insane and performace is so smooth

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kcamp7890 said:
i would def say serendipity 8. battery life is insane and performace is so smooth
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I agree completely, can't wait for the next update