New and rooted. - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys I'm new and recently rooted my gs2 and I'm wondering which rom is the best for speed and battery improvement if anyone could possibly help me out on this it would be appreciated.
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It gets asked all the time, and as one might expect, you'll just get replies from people saying "I use x ROM with y kernel and I recommend it because z".
There is no suitable answer to your question, instead I would recommend you take a deep breath and have a read through what's already been written and decide for yourself what to pick.

Ok thank you very much. I will do just that. Have you heard of the cognition rom? I hear it's good but I'm just looking for more input on it.
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whysoez420 said:
Have you heard of the cognition rom? I hear it's good but I'm just looking for more input on it.
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There's currently 9,358 posts of input in its thread [ROM][2.3.5][XXKI3] Cognition S2 v1.6 | Now Live!.
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New to T959, any recommendation for ROMs?

Hi all
I am new to the samsung t959
Any recommendation for ROM? I would like to be as fast as possible, and with a working GPS
Thanks a million!
Well its all preference really
I didn't try this one but I will soon this one looks really fast from the video and GPS should work it is a froyo based rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=973208
Or you can use other roms and try different kernels also to over clock but do you research first to be sure which kernel suits you best if you were to change it.
Here is the development threads with all the roms look through them and see which one fits your needs http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=711
Good luck! and remeber always backup everything before flashing and make sure your phone is not hardware locked.
nighos said:
Hi all
I am new to the samsung t959
Any recommendation for ROM? I would like to be as fast as possible, and with a working GPS
Thanks a million!
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When you say new to the vibrant, what do you mean?
Is your phone a t959, t959v, t959d, etc?
Is your phone the sgs 4g or the regular vibrant? These are important things to know before we guide you.
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geoffcorey said:
When you say new to the vibrant, what do you mean?
Is your phone a t959, t959v, t959d, etc?
Is your phone the sgs 4g or the regular vibrant? These are important things to know before we guide you.
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its t959 thanks!
nighos said:
its t959 thanks!
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K,, hen what the Guy in the 2nd post works.
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Team whiskeys next generation rom with bullet kernel 1.42 is the best combination that i have found if u want a 2.2 set up stable and bullet is the fastest kernel that i have had on my vibrant with all the features of bln voodoo sound and did i mention its fastttt!!!!!!
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the following two roms are stable fast and very nice battery life...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1008873
(android 2.2.1)
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1079517
(android 2.2)

[Q] New owner, what is the best ROM available?

Which ROM out there has the best support and the least flaws? I know none will be perfect but I would like a ROM that is fast,stable, and has optimal battery life. I know i could use the V6 Supercharger to make a ROM faster but I would like to know what ROM you guys recommend? Thanks
For the 10 billionth time: It's really up to you to figure this out. Considering that there's only 4 custom ROMs available (for the 7510), I think you are capable of doing the research yourself.
liquidz3r0 said:
Which ROM out there has the best support and the least flaws? I know none will be perfect but I would like a ROM that is fast,stable, and has optimal battery life. I know i could use the V6 Supercharger to make a ROM faster but I would like to know what ROM you guys recommend? Thanks
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Which version are you using ?
"In Paris V5"IS LIVE! (KME) Wifi ONLY!
I´m rly happy with this one.
What the best stock Rom so far regarding smoothness and speed ?
Sorry for hijacking ur thread
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I'm going to second the in paris v5, I just rooted and flashed and couldn't be happier. There is one clich that I found and that is on some web pages in browser it will not let you go back with the back arrows, small problem but so far the only one I see.
Task650 makes the best ROM.
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check out the dev. forums, do a little research. If your asking you shouldn't be flashing roms really. All v6 supercharger does in most cases is mess things up
So avoid flashing supercharger? It doesn't take a computer genius to flash a ROM, I just don't have the time to flash every ROM and mess with it, thanks for the positive responses though.
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liquidz3r0 said:
So avoid flashing supercharger? It doesn't take a computer genius to flash a ROM, I just don't have the time to flash every ROM and mess with it, thanks for the positive responses though.
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I have yet to see any real proof that the supercharger script actually makes this thing better. I have flashed and run all of the different ROMs, and its really up to you as far as look and feel are concerned.
As far as support goes, I will say that Task and Phantom has been great in keeping us bug free, but I have not interacted with the other devs as much, and so I won't knock their Roms because I can't say what their level of support is.
Happy Flashing
Overcome is good too
I will say that I like both in Paris and Overcome. In Paris has a custom theme which I'm not fond of but you can install the touchwiz theme over it if you prefer. I like Overcome because it is the stock honeycomb theme.
It's really a rather personal choice so you do have to try more than one to decide.

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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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

ROM recommendation

Hey galaxy s2 community! Just a quick question for you guys and gals. I'm ready to flash a ROM on my phone and I think I've narrowed it down to ether aokp or shostock2. I'd like to stick to ics now that the i777 has official ics (more stable and better features) so I think I may wait like a month. I'm looking for something fast (I like showing off my quadrant scores to my HTC fan boy friends) and stable, a good battery life would be great=). Can you help me choose between aokp and shostock2? And don't turn this into a war guys=) we all know they're both amazing ROMs, I just want to know which has better battery life and stability, speed is a nice bonus=) thanks!
I come from a captivate with darkyrom if that tells anyone what kind of ROM I like=)
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xK1LLSW1TCHx127 said:
Hey galaxy s2 community! Just a quick question for you guys and gals. I'm ready to flash a ROM on my phone and I think I've narrowed it down to ether aokp or shostock2. I'd like to stick to ics now that the i777 has official ics (more stable and better features) so I think I may wait like a month. I'm looking for something fast (I like showing off my quadrant scores to my HTC fan boy friends) and stable, a good battery life would be great=). Can you help me choose between aokp and shostock2? And don't turn this into a war guys=) we all know they're both amazing ROMs, I just want to know which has better battery life and stability, speed is a nice bonus=) thanks!
I come from a captivate with darkyrom if that tells anyone what kind of ROM I like=)
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No. Threads like this aren't allowed.
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Nick281051 said:
No. Threads like this aren't allowed.
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+1 this is a vs thread which is no bueno.
We cant choose for u. Just flash them both and see what u like. Each rom suits each persons needs differently.
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You could dual boot them using the siyah kernel. If you choose to do that download the version WITH mic swap, and try them both without flashing back and forth.
try both and see which works best for you.
As noted... no ROM fits everyone.. try a few, and see which works best for YOU.

what did you do with your rooted phone?

so i rooted my phone with UCLE5 and put the Siyah v343 kernel. but now what? i spent the last 2 days researching to successfully do this for speed improvements and what not. but i dont really see any differences in speed, or any differences at all. any suggestions on what i can do now because my phone looks the exact same way as it did before the root or what did you guys do after a root to make it seem like i actually rooted the phone.
xnotoriouzpakix said:
so i rooted my phone with UCLE5 and put the Siyah v343 kernel. but now what? i spent the last 2 days researching to successfully do this for speed improvements and what not. but i dont really see any differences in speed, or any differences at all. any suggestions on what i can do now because my phone looks the exact same way as it did before the root or what did you guys do after a root to make it seem like i actually rooted the phone.
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2 words. Custom rom
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xnotoriouzpakix said:
so i rooted my phone with UCLE5 and put the Siyah v343 kernel. but now what? i spent the last 2 days researching to successfully do this for speed improvements and what not. but i dont really see any differences in speed, or any differences at all. any suggestions on what i can do now because my phone looks the exact same way as it did before the root or what did you guys do after a root to make it seem like i actually rooted the phone.
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If you dial *6969# naked girls come to where you are..... You need to flash a CUSTOM ROM you're on a stock ICS ROM you need to read a lot more go to the DEV section those are all custom ROMS.... For an instant change go to the play store and install Apex launcher.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1304
EDIT: I just saw you have posted a few threads. 1 more tip if you have questions do this in google "XDA i777 (What ever your question is)" it will link you to the thread with the answers to your questions.
xnotoriouzpakix said:
so i rooted my phone with UCLE5 and put the Siyah v343 kernel. but now what? i spent the last 2 days researching to successfully do this for speed improvements and what not. but i dont really see any differences in speed, or any differences at all. any suggestions on what i can do now because my phone looks the exact same way as it did before the root or what did you guys do after a root to make it seem like i actually rooted the phone.
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If you're on stock ics (the official release) and someone told u there are speed improvements they lied. Any custom rom easily blows stock out of the water. Stock ( even when rooted) is basically for people who want to play it safe and for things to just work. If u want customization and speed ur best bet is an AOSP based rom. Good luck. Happy flashing.
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lolkoz said:
Hey, since you came from the Gnex can you please tell me if the battery life is actually better or worse than your previous phone? I am using Gnexus right now but I want to buy a new phone and can't really decide between SGS3 and HOX. Although HOX is a clear winner here I am very concerned about the battery life since it is one of the most important things when it comes to phones for me. Thanks for your reply.
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No issues with Battery life in all honesty. I can use for over 12 hours with constant use and it holds out without complaint. I couldn't say the same with the stock rom but I never really buy these handsets for stock use. I enjoy testing roms too much
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Should I root my phone
TL;DR .... NO.
it is all about making things yours
If you don't know why your rooting
http://www.androidcentral.com/sometimes-root-isn’t-answer
Phalanx7621 said:
If you're on stock ics (the official release) and someone told u there are speed improvements they lied. Any custom rom easily blows stock out of the water. Stock ( even when rooted) is basically for people who want to play it safe and for things to just work. If u want customization and speed ur best bet is an AOSP based rom. Good luck. Happy flashing.
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hmm i was specifcally told not to flash AOSP roms . btw do you know if that will improve battery life as well. since i updated to official ICS from kies my battery dies really quick. quick meaning if i sleep with battery around 50-60%, i wake up after 7 or 8 hrs, and my battery is dead. im not sure exactly when it dies, but im pretty sure this is a flaw.
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1 more tip if you have questions do this in google "XDA i777 (What ever your question is)" it will link you to the thread with the answers to your questions.
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wow true :laugh:
xnotoriouzpakix said:
hmm i was specifcally told not to flash AOSP roms . btw do you know if that will improve battery life as well. since i updated to official ICS from kies my battery dies really quick. quick meaning if i sleep with battery around 50-60%, i wake up after 7 or 8 hrs, and my battery is dead. im not sure exactly when it dies, but im pretty sure this is a flaw.
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Who told you not to? I only use them now.
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i cant find any recent AOSP. but what about AOKP ? forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718 . or a huge favor, if you can direct me to a solid reliable custom rom link . i really dont know which one to choose there are so many options. that would rock.
AOKP is the best rom you can load on your GS2...... bar none
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AOKP is the best rom you can load on your GS2...... bar none
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Couldn't agree more
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xnotoriouzpakix said:
i cant find any recent AOSP. but what about AOKP ? forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718 . or a huge favor, if you can direct me to a solid reliable custom rom link . i really dont know which one to choose there are so many options. that would rock.
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Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1574718
[Rom] AOKP Build 7.3.2012 l Task650 & Ktoonsez Run a Train
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AOKP is the best rom you can load on your GS2...... bar none
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Well. Besides that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDavUI1Dmc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Phalanx7621 said:
Well. Besides that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXDavUI1Dmc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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HAHAHA!!!!! AOKP IS the best rom for the S2.
What I did with my rooted phone was delete the AT&T Navigator app.
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AOKP is the best rom you can load on your GS2...... bar none
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Disagree. I don't like stock android.
yup aokp rocks. works great. thanks for all the help guys i appreciate it. i was able to flash my first rom with all your help. thanks to all the contributors and xda.
There will be a new AOKP release today or tomorrow.
Something huge.
Its called the Dmnall release.
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xnotoriouzpakix said:
hmm i was specifcally told not to flash AOSP roms . btw do you know if that will improve battery life as well. since i updated to official ICS from kies my battery dies really quick. quick meaning if i sleep with battery around 50-60%, i wake up after 7 or 8 hrs, and my battery is dead. im not sure exactly when it dies, but im pretty sure this is a flaw.
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If you search, you would know there are threads about this issue. You need to read and research on your own. People aren't going to hold your hand and spoon feed you around here.
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Caliesv said:
If you search, you would know there are threads about this issue. You need to read and research on your own. People aren't going to hold your hand and spoon feed you around here.
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First few times are a must though, they just dont know any better. If you cant stand the newbs, close the registration
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