[Q] How often do you Flash? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

Would like to make this a poll if possible...
Just curious how long do you all like to keep the Rom's on your phone for...
Do you...
[] Find something and see what sticks and wait till the next update?
[] Flash the newest thing that available?
[] Flash the one with the most replies in a thread?
[] Google and cross reference the info here with Google and then pick one and stay with it
[] Not care and do your flashes an a whim?
[] Run stock and just come here to see whats out and convince yourself to root?
I try to flash the newest thing available and mess with it before returning to what's tried and true like ShoStock.
*If any mod see's this please be kind and turn it into a poll. Thanks*

with the captivate, I found myself flashing something every couple days because it was very slow and unreliable. With this phone, its so fast and reliable that I generally stick with what I have until the next update. But occasionally, I'll get the itch to flash something different so that happens once in a while, too.

I've tried all the ROMS to see which one I like best. Once I find the one that works for me that becomes my default as a nandroid backup.
If a new ROM comes out and it's stable then i try it and see how good it is. Same with Kernels
See my current config on my sig below

[X] Flash the one with the most replies in a thread?
That's what I did the first time.
Just sticking it out now and waiting for something different, I really just want a theme selection that's what I get bored of.

LiLChris06 said:
[X] Flash the one with the most replies in a thread?
That's what I did the first time.
Just sticking it out now and waiting for something different, I really just want a theme selection that's what I get bored of.
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Yea more themes would be nice... wish android had a winterboard app like how they've got on the iphone. it makes the whole themeing thing much easier.

Alucardis666 said:
Yea more themes would be nice... wish android had a winterboard app like how they've got on the iphone. it makes the whole themeing thing much easier.
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I miss that like crazy, but iOS is one version while we have thousands of roms and phones.
There is some universal themes in the i9100 section, it was posted somewhere here but not everything worked correctly.

Still running manually debloated Hellraised VillainROM 3. I usually only flash other stuff to confirm/reproduce bugs with said other stuff.
I, of course, am flashing kernels all the time, most of which never go beyond my phone. Less often lately as I try to come up with test cases for the regression I'm hunting.

LiLChris06 said:
I miss that like crazy, but iOS is one version while we have thousands of roms and phones.
There is some universal themes in the i9100 section, it was posted somewhere here but not everything worked correctly.
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Oh trust me, I understand it, just wish it wasn't how it is... lol

i find that i have two or three different roms in nandroid backups at all times for me to flash between if there is nothing new i like lol
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Karashta said:
i find that i have two or three different roms in nandroid backups at all times for me to flash between if there is nothing new i like lol
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That's not a bad idea ;-)

I'm a flashaholic, so i needed something to satisfy my addiction if i didn't feel like diving into all the i9100 stuff all the time. i think i have unnamed, sensation and miui (which I'm currently rocking) in nandroids
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I did some research, flashed two ported i9100 (ICScrewed and ICSD out) decided I didn't like ported roms, then did research and flashed Unnamed, and that's where I am now.
I used to be a flashing addict, but I've recovered. I want my device to Just ****ing Work™. Downtime=bad.

I think I flash way to much I have 3 sd cards.one for hellrasie Tom's one for cm7/miui based and another for i777 roms.I normally try each update of a rom and I always make backups.I do agree with you guys it would be nice to have like a winterboard or like cydia for android.
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I used to flash a lot. I finally figured most stock roms are more or less the same. I keep them in nandroid the ones I like.
I like the looks of miui but its a battery hog; however I come back to it every now and then.
I'm impatiently waiting for the ICS.
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I typically find something that works the best and stick with it. And anytime it's updated, check out what's added, then manually implement what I want from it. I also keep an eye on other roms' updates and implement some of those features as well.

i too have flashed almost every rom avail. and every single one thats gingerbread based is freakin too alike. a few theme changes here and there but still seems like all the same ****. so i stopped flashing. cm7 was good for awhile until i found miui. love the looks and different themes are endless. phone flies as well. been rockin miui for months and its rock solid. now if cm9/ics would show up... feeling the itch coming on to flash.
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I try to flash something new at least once a week but I always go back to SHOstock. Its definitely my favorite so far. I usually read a little about the from and if it sounds decent ill flash it and I don't like it I just restore from my nandroid backup and all is well.
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raduque said:
I did some research, flashed two ported i9100 (ICScrewed and ICSD out) decided I didn't like ported roms, then did research and flashed Unnamed, and that's where I am now.
I used to be a flashing addict, but I've recovered. I want my device to Just ****ing Work™. Downtime=bad.
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So you aren't gonna try out the illusion rom? I'm quite a fan

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So you aren't gonna try out the illusion rom? I'm quite a fan
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I'll have to check that one out. But batista70 has been AWESOME for battery life. Highly highly recommend checking it out.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162715
It's international so you'll have to hellraise it. Works so good. Seems to be on par with Villian for battery life, and that's saying alot.
As to flashing, I usually change roms once every 2 to 3 weeks. It takes a notable feature to get me to jump. Seems about every 2 to 3 weeks that happens
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gr8hairy1 said:
I'll have to check that one out. But batista70 has been AWESOME for battery life. Highly highly recommend checking it out.
htto://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1162715
It's international so you'll have to hellraise it. Works so good. Seems to be on par with Villian for battery life, and that's saying alot.
As to flashing, I usually change roms once every 2 to 3 weeks. It takes a notable feature to get me to jump. Seems about every 2 to 3 weeks that happens
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Your link is busted sir. Also could someone post a link to hellraiser? all of them in the official thread re down since multiupload tanked. Plz and thank you.

Related

Best GB rom?

Can someone tell me the best GB rom out there and how to root it and stuff? Sorry I'm such a noob at this. I only have experience in jailbreaking lol
The best GB rom is the one that your phone responds to the best. Try em all once you get root. Theres a ton of tutorials on rooting. Read in the Development section for which way you feel comfy doing. There are one click rooters and then you can do it manually.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081930 Start here.
^^ good list of choices for roms/kernels/radios but if you're not even rooted yet, you will definitely need to check the Ref/Guide page out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013013
Here is how to root, just follow along and everything will work perfectly. If you have problems hit up IRC or check out a couple video's on youtube to help you along.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616
As for the best rom, it is best for you to check them out, download a couple that look interesting to you (be sure to read on how to flash a rom/radio/kernel) and then try each one out for a couple days and see which one you like best.
Thank you all very much. Would you guys suggest rooting my TB even with this new OTA update?
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jumpman1229 said:
Thank you all very much. Would you guys suggest rooting my TB even with this new OTA update?
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I have rooted and un-rooted a couple of times and have found it best to be rooted. so much more freedom. I have my doubts about how much good the OTA updates actually do. A couple of patches/fixes and it will still be buggy. just my two cents...
bamf 2.1 hands down.
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Thank you all very much. Would you guys suggest rooting my TB even with this new OTA update?
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definitely root!
I've tried a bunch of the roms. The bamf 3 rc4 was my favorite for the first few days. It was very fast and I really liked some of the unique things they did.
I'm using Gingertheory now. It's similar to the bamf, but it even has more loaded in things so you can mod the layout real easy. I finally feel like I have a unique phone, and not just a rooted rom.
I loaded up about 10 roms in 2 days, so it doesn't take long once you figure it out.
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I've tried a bunch of the roms. The bamf 3 rc4 was my favorite for the first few days. It was very fast and I really liked some of the unique things they did.
I'm using Gingertheory now. It's similar to the bamf, but it even has more loaded in things so you can mod the layout real easy. I finally feel like I have a unique phone, and not just a rooted rom.
I loaded up about 10 roms in 2 days, so it doesn't take long once you figure it out.
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Same with this guy. The Das Bamf 3.0 RC4 was awesome. little buggy, like i couldn't make phone calls to specific people, but others i could. Gingertheory = complete awesomeness. and it is crazy fast too.
Current rom: Gingertheory 4.5.1 soon 5.0
Try 'em all.
Just make sure to do a nandroid backup (through clockwork recovery mode) after any ROM you like.
And...
Do not use ROM Manager or Kernal Manager to flash anything.
Use Clockwork recovery....most developers will tell you the same.

what rom should i use???

What's up guys. I need some help picking the best ROM for me. I know there's tons of them on here, by I'm a novice to Android, and honestly don't even really get te difference between firmware and a ROM. I want some very specific feature which is also why I made this thread seeking your help.
I'm an old iPhone user.. did all the jailbreaking and all myself and even though I think the TB is better than my old iPhone I would love to incorporate some of the "fluidity" it had. Specifically I'm looking a ROM that wouldn't interrupt my music when I get a text to play to notification sound, instead play it on top of the song playing at the moment. I would also like to initiate access the play/pause skip buttons without having to unlock my TB, like double pressing the home button on an iPhone and the play buttons pop up even if you weren't playing any music.
The last and most important to me would be this one: on the iPhone there is a security option that if you have a password set and let's say the phone is stolen and someone tries unlocking the phone more than an allowed number of times(set by the user) it erases EVERYTHING on the phone. These are all I can think off right now. Like I said, I'm a novice to Android and I will appreciate any help and advice I can get. I already had my TB rooted but I just updated the verizon firmware on my TB not knowing that it would un-root it.. so I'm trying to find a ROM ASAP.
Thanks
Edit: I would also like to make my TB run on gingerbread and improve the battery life.
I suggest BAMF roms. I'd give you the website link but I may get banned for it.
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Why do you say so?
kaczka45 said:
Why do you say so?
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It's really about trying them out for yourself. Alot of what you want is available through apps. Not even sure you need to root.
As far as bamf ROMs, they decided to leave xda but if you google them, you should find them.
XDA does not like you linking other sites that do the same thing.
I suggest them because they ate always updating their roms, they have a good group of people happy to assist you, and the roms are just really well done. Chingy does great work too. But apparently posting to another forum gets you banned these days. Google "Team BAMF". :-]
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EFoxwell said:
I suggest them because they ate always updating their roms, they have a good group of people happy to assist you, and the roms are just really well done. Chingy does great work too. But apparently posting to another forum gets you banned these days. Google "Team BAMF". :-]
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it is against the rules on xda, and its their site.
OP, I've been using gingertheory, which is a gb rom with a hybrid sense of 3.0 and 2.1. Very smooth and fast. The same dev also makes a senseless version of GB that is very light and you can add custom lockscreen to that can have audio controls.
EFoxwell said:
Since when did they start enforcing all the rules. I forgot... They cherry pick them. Back on topic, cm7 rc1.2 is good. If you aren't into sense, it is definitely my #1 suggestion.
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every tech forum I have used over the years will ban someone for advertising their new site. Guess trying to protect the site.
You seem to really have a problem with this. Why not just move on instead of complaining in every thread.
Eh, dont waste your time with bamf. Synergy is where its at IMO. If youre still kinda new, Droid Theory does awesome support. Hes one of the nicest people Ive seen on the boards, but he doesnt consider himself a Dev. lol. Ive heard CM7 is real nice too though if you arent so much of a sense fan.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081930 Start here.
Loving CM7.... I've used the following ROMS :
Bamf
Gingeritis
Virus
Liquid
Teslacoil
thunder
Found that CM7 is amazing on battery life...even when OCed to 1.8Ghz
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I tried CM7 but it wouldn't let me log into my google account!! Any reasons why?
Did you flash gapps?
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DrPepperLives23 said:
Did you flash gapps?
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Nope! LOL what's that??
Google apps.
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The one that fits your needs the best, which may or may not reflect the opinions of those in the thread. In short, you need to research and/or try many different ones. The lazy way of asking others won't give you the best results.
Synergy is my favorite. I've tried CM7, BAMF 3.0, Gingertheory, Injectedtheory, and Tesla Coil.
CM7 was my second fav, but Synergy was just farther ahead in development. They are doing nightlys now and things are very smooth. Running on the newest leaked GB base and radio, and it runs on ziggys kernel, which seems to be second to none.
milliken1050 said:
Nope! LOL what's that??
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Patience, grasshopper. Read a little about CM7 before flashing it (a few pages in the development thread itself) and you will be enlightened
Non-wordy sans tao-like answer: What the other guy (ddgarcia05) said. ↑↑
where can I find cm7? I've looked for it all after noon unsuccessfully... all I was able to find is this updated which just made my phone booth the cm7 intro/launch thing loop endlessly on my phone.
kaczka45 said:
where can I find cm7? I've looked for it all after noon unsuccessfully... all I was able to find is this updated which just made my phone booth the cm7 intro/launch thing loop endlessly on my phone.
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In the development thread? Its one of the most posted in threads in there. I dont know how you could possibly missed it. It never leaves the first page.
Now that Netflix has officially come out for the Thunderbolt, I am sticking with the official MR2 ROM that is the same as stock but rooted and deodexed. All of the apps I want to run work fine plus I have root for things like Titanium, LBE Privacy Guard, SetCPU and VNC so I see no reason to change. I was considering it for Netflix but since that works fine there is no need to. Perhaps when the other roms have stable releases rather than just nightlies/betas/RCs I will switch to a custom rom.
nl3142 said:
Now that Netflix has officially come out for the Thunderbolt, I am sticking with the official MR2 ROM that is the same as stock but rooted and deodexed. All of the apps I want to run work fine plus I have root for things like Titanium, LBE Privacy Guard, SetCPU and VNC so I see no reason to change. I was considering it for Netflix but since that works fine there is no need to. Perhaps when the other roms have stable releases rather than just nightlies/betas/RCs I will switch to a custom rom.
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Better battery life would be the biggest reason to run a custom Rom imo.
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[Q]Best Rom For EVO 3D CDMA

This is more of a question that will result in an answer that's an opinion. But I am wondering and completely open to ideas. I have used XPLOD and Eternity. But there's tons of Roms out there so I'm wondering which one would be good.
If you could please list the Rom a link and specifications.
Aka
XPLOD:[exampleXDAlink] 4G , WiFi ,3G, 3D , Bluetooth etc.
And a personal comment about the Rom. Thanks in advance
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Jimlarck said:
This is more of a question that will result in an answer that's an opinion. But I am wondering and completely open to ideas. I have used XPLOD and Eternity. But there's tons of Roms out there so I'm wondering which one would be good.
If you could please list the Rom a link and specifications.
Aka
XPLOD:[exampleXDAlink] 4G , WiFi ,3G, 3D , Bluetooth etc.
And a personal comment about the Rom. Thanks in advance
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You will get mixed reviews lol..
All roms are good
Depends on the user and what they want .
reaper24 said:
You will get mixed reviews lol..
All roms are good
Depends on the user and what they want .
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Exactly. You will find so many people that like Variable 'X' ROM, and other's that love Variable 'Y' ROM.
There are so many great ROMs out there. It's up to you when it comes to your favorite. Just try keep trying different ones until you find one that you love.
I love viperROM, MikRunny, InfectedROM Eternity, Warm TwoPointThree, MIUI. That's not every one of my favorites, but those are some.
~co~
closeone said:
Exactly. You will find so many people that like Variable 'X' ROM, and other's that love Variable 'Y' ROM.
There are so many great ROMs out there. It's up to you when it comes to your favorite. Just try keep trying different ones until you find one that you love.
I love viperROM, MikRunny, InfectedROM Eternity, Warm TwoPointThree, MIUI. That's not every one of my favorites, but those are some.
~co~
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Lol well put man I been on my own build. But it does boil down to what a user needs and wants... Looks,Tweaks,Speed over battery life, Battery life over speed and so on..
closeone said:
Exactly. You will find so many people that like Variable 'X' ROM, and other's that love Variable 'Y' ROM.
There are so many great ROMs out there. It's up to you when it comes to your favorite. Just try keep trying different ones until you find one that you love.
I love viperROM, MikRunny, InfectedROM Eternity, Warm TwoPointThree, MIUI. That's not every one of my favorites, but those are some.
~co~
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I am about to do my first root and am looking for a ROM. I have learned that there are MANY different ROMs out there depending on what you want. Is there a known database of ROMs listing each of their attributes?
Thanks
AOSP PB9 from Deck. All working except Camera, 4G nad 3D. HW is about 90%, Wifi, 3G, BT, all is working very good. OC up to 1.94 ghz. Good ROM to try
Sense: inbREDed ROM is smooth and fast, MeanROM is another one. Both have all stuff working without problems. MeanROM is more stock look while inbREDed is a fully themed ROM, ledroid tweaks, 2 MPx in front forced. Also, OP is working on 1080p recording
Jimlarck said:
This is more of a question that will result in an answer that's an opinion. But I am wondering and completely open to ideas.
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reaper24 said:
You will get mixed reviews lol..
All roms are good
Depends on the user and what they want .
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First quote answers second quote. That's what I'm heading for. I WANT mixed reviews. Different reviews from different people all stating their honest opinion. And because all roms are good thats why I made this topic. To see which one will get recommended the most.
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Once ics comes out I hope someone makes it look like Myn's TwoPointTwo
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there are alot of great roms out rite now.. i have tryed every rom and kernel that has been out in the past 6 months.. everyone is diff so what i like u my not like.. try a few roms im sure u will find one u like.. a few of my fav roms are... zr3d rom... eternity rom.. mean rom.. evolv3d rom.. clean rom.. steal 25 rom.. thats all the roms i like the best but u my not like them.. like i said everyone is different
Just my thoughts but it would be awesome to get gsm roms on cdma. I have checked the gsm thread and i gotta say. im more impressed with their rom. (Not saying the devs at cdma arent good)
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Just my thoughts but it would be awesome to get gsm roms on cdma. I have checked the gsm thread and i gotta say. im more impressed with their rom. (Not saying the devs at cdma arent good)
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Yeah, I wish all roms including cdma and gsm were available for all.
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The two ROMs I use:
Mean ROM: everything works. Uses the Ziggy kernel which is stable with great battery life. Very active dev (new release every few days) and very active user community. Has Beats working without the headphone hiss. This ROM looks mainly stock with some addons included or flashable.
Nocturnal Adrenaline: everything works. Uses the Anthrax kernel which is slightly worse on battery, but a little better in performance. Active dev (new releases about once every week or two) and active community of users. Less stock look since Leedroid tweaks are built in and some of the widgets and apps are inverted.
I flashed version a 2.2 ZR3D rom and it is great. Really sped my phone up!
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I flashed version a 2.2 ZR3D rom and it is great. Really sped my phone up!
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IT does look tempting to flash :/... Btw I heard someone say that you could flash roms quickly with something-boot . You can just switch out roms easily, I forgot the name. I'll tell you if I remember
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coal686 said:
The two ROMs I use:
Mean ROM: everything works. Uses the Ziggy kernel which is stable with great battery life. Very active dev (new release every few days) and very active user community. Has Beats working without the headphone hiss. This ROM looks mainly stock with some addons included or flashable.
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X2. I am not new to rooting, but just recently finally rooted my Evo3D. Tried several different ROMs. I found that Mean ROM was very stable, very quick and snappy, everything works, and very active dev, as stated before. Many that use Mean are changing to the Anthrax kernel to go even faster, but the Ziggy kernel that comes stock on the ROM works great, and is a huge improvement over stock.
I AM looking forward to an ICS ROM that has everything working. Every time I try a ROM with something as a know issue not working, I think it will be no big deal to do without. Then I find that is the feature I miss the most. So I choose to stay with fully functional ROMs. Just my opinion...
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IT does look tempting to flash :/... Btw I heard someone say that you could flash roms quickly with something-boot . You can just switch out roms easily, I forgot the name. I'll tell you if I remember
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Boot Manager App from Play Store
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I have flashed almost every rom out for 3evo until i flashed ZR3D, i have been on it since day one, hands down most stable rom out.
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I have flashed almost every rom out for 3evo until i flashed ZR3D, i have been on it since day one, hands down most stable rom out.
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Ok ok, all the recommendations finally made me give it a try. "What could go wrong?" I asked, well after a few hours of using this rom, I just wanted to tell you all, I love you all (No homo) for recommending this rom perfect speed, smooth, battery is good, Runs Modern Combat 3 Like a breeze! Overclocked to Max 1500 and least 1000 MHz. I recommend this rom to everyone!
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Jimlarck said:
Ok ok, all the recommendations finally made me give it a try. "What could go wrong?" I asked, well after a few hours of using this rom, I just wanted to tell you all, I love you all (No homo) for recommending this rom perfect speed, smooth, battery is good, Runs Modern Combat 3 Like a breeze! Overclocked to Max 1500 and least 1000 MHz. I recommend this rom to everyone!
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Oh forgot to mention I changed to an OC-able kernel
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Wanna use RCMIX OC 2.0ghz kernel ?
One of the last mirrors... Since megaupload isn't working anymore. Here you go , flash at your own risk! Btw I wanna mention this , you will get instability if you go higher than 1800mhz .. sooo just do it whenever you feel like it. Once again here is the link
http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/HTCEvo3D/kernels/RCMix/RCMIX_3D_EVO_kernel_v2.2.3.zip
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Life after Clean ROM

I was disappointed to read about Scott's decision to stop developing his CleanRom. I found it to be a great balance between TW and Google Edition.
I hope someone will take it over. I don't see a clear alternative to CR.
Thoughts?
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First I've heard of this. Bummer. Well now i have a reason to try hyper I guess.
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Forgetfull said:
First I've heard of this. Bummer. Well now i have a reason to try hyper I guess.
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Giving Synergy a try. But still keeping CR backup
If you're looking for a fantastic running ROM with the same odex'd stock feel go with synergy and odex it yourself.
The "life after" stuff is a bit melodramatic
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Try Hyper
The newest release of Hyper is incredibly stable, easy to use, and insanely fast. I strongly suggest giving it a spin.
disappointing clean rom is stable I will definitely miss it.. Thanks for a nandroid backup that I will keep forever
just wondering if you have a link or anything saying he's stopping development for it?
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just wondering if you have a link or anything saying he's stopping development for it?
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The locked thread and the last post in said thread are what are giving people that idea
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Dubbsy said:
The locked thread and the last post in said thread are what are giving people that idea
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Ah ok. I just saw it. That sucks.
theycallmerayj said:
Ah ok. I just saw it. That sucks.
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Another CleanRom fan here.....still running 1.2 cause it worked so well for me.
I wish Scott well in whatever he is doing next! I certainly appreciate all the hard work he put in.
Thank you, Scott!!!!!!!!!!!
I went to eclipse and used tb and deleted health and Samsung link. The two things left of bloat. Then flashed latest faux. I dig it so far. Farewell clean.
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Life after cleanrom is fine but better with it. Scott stopping has me wondering the birth to death rate of android developers. More devices and old ones that stay relevant already spread them out pretty good.
No idea Dev had stopped.. Def a great and stable ROM...now decisions decisions
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My signature should say it all
Yep totally bummed he's stopping, just loved how great everything worked on his ROM. I will give Hyper a try again. I used it before but had a few issues, looks like he's got it running pretty good now. Can always nandroid...
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So, is hyper where everyone is heading?
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yeah I'm still on 1.0 cause its the best battery life. I've tried 1.3 and 1.5R2 though not 1.6 or 1.6.5.
1.0 is still my DD. Smooth no lag (though i had no lag on stock) and everything worked with crazy battery life. I have all of the Zips DL so I'll always have the nandroids plus the zips. The battery life i got on 1.0 (.25% drain per hour idle and 6-7 hours on screen time) makes me not need to mess with other roms right now. Unfortunatley i was not getting the same battery life with the other versions of this rom.
Also unfortunate he closed the thread right away as we're unable to thank him for a great ROM. I wish him the best and hope whatever changed in his life is good or if not so good things improve for him. Thanks Scott
mtown_cyclone said:
So, is hyper where everyone is heading?
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Not me, I like CleanRom, I've tried Hyperdrive and really like all it's features but I'm running CynogenMod. Why? Because it works on my phone and NO TouchWiz ROM I've tried does work properly with all my apps and I can't figure it out? Apps that ran just fine on my Galaxy S3 work perfectly on AOSP ROMs on the S4 but will not work on any TouchWiz ROM and I haven't the knowledge, time or inclination to trouble shoot TouchWiz so.... CyanogenMod.
I almost cried when I read that message. After having terrible lag issues with hyperdrive, it looks like synergy will be my next go to rom when the update comes out which I will like because it will have more features than CR did. I don't like anything crazy but some tweaks that scott doesn't offer in his stockish rom will be nice. I am going to miss him very much though. Great guy and great dev.
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Lmao, I loled when I read this... Good stuff.
I am far from a dev, hell I've barely been using an android device for a month but, devs have such a thankless job/hobby. I am not aware of one that gets money for anything they do (short of "bounties") yet, get ridiculed when something they do may not work for someone.
I appreciate everything, would love to get into doing things like this just have no idea where to start. I wouldn't mind taking a crack at making my own ROM for personal use and if good enough, maybe public. I just have zero experience, lol

Whats a good rom?

Ok so I have a mdk version of this phone and I want to put a solid rom on it what one is the best do you think of the non tw ones? And another stupid question if I flash like dirty unicorn does it lock down the bootloadrr?
There is no right answer to this... the best rom is the one you like the most, so you need to start flashing and finding this out for yourself.
Flashing roms will not lock your bootloader. Only if you take an official update will it do that.
what the above user said is correct, the best ROM depends on the user. However, i have a rooted mdk gs4 and i was using stock for quite a whole and happy with it. after a while tho, the slight lag and other annoyances got to me so i decided to try a rom. I should note that this is my first android device, I am a long time iphone user and jailbreak expert, so i'm not afraid to get my hands dirty. I decided to try Hyperdrive recently and I absoultely love it. its basically a hybrid of touchwiz for gs4 and note 3 with all of the bloated BS crap removed and lots of customization options. it is much faster and solves some of my gripes and was easy to install. I also chose to try it first because it was similar to what i was already on so it was a good first ROM choice in my opinion. it was also super easy to install. I am gonna try CM11 when it gets released to see if I like it, but for now i would recommend you try hyperdrive
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2301724
Ive had a lot of trouble with AOSP 4.3 ROM's with Bluetooth. On long conversations the BT will cut out and then the phone hot boots after I hang up.
I dont use that much I just want a good daily driver
swordmastr54 said:
Ok so I have a mdk version of this phone and I want to put a solid rom on it what one is the best do you think of the non tw ones? And another stupid question if I flash like dirty unicorn does it lock down the bootloadrr?
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All the aosp roms bring something to the table. The touch wiz roms for this phone are great as well. There are fan boys for all of them.
See what you like.
That said. I can tell you which developers I'd follow. I say this based on user support and rom support, and listening to features requests, and a quality product. or a combination there of. Sbreen94, nitroglycerin33, dubbsy, beanstown106 , Bdogg for DU is starting out right. Andybones is also tops but I haven't seen as much of him lately.
Edit: forgot DaMadOne is is doing nice things on his aokp kang.
With the big aosp custom rom's you have a ton of peer support buy typically @ the mercy of whatever the larger team is working on in terms of bug fixes etc...
I have less experience with sacs so can't say there.
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I tryied a couple of rom and always come back to hyperdrive,there are a lot of support with it,but only you decide wish is the best for you....
Crawshayi said:
There is no right answer to this... the best rom is the one you like the most, so you need to start flashing and finding this out for yourself.
Flashing roms will not lock your bootloader. Only if you take an official update will it do that.
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His bootloader is already locked. But I do agree that there is no best. .. my favorite is stock unrooted.
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Spergy69's Tendernips 2.3 Rom with ThaShizz kernel and FeceTweaks works like crap. Definitely recommend
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^^LOL
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I LOVE my ROM rules, your ROM sucks threads!
FWIW, I use CyanogenMod nightlies and it suits me just fine, as always, YMMV!

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