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I love my new phone, so I'm not gonna experiment with roms on a phone I no longer use.. but since I got to wipe it anyways, what is the most stable(preferably ICS) rom I could load in case the person who buys it isn't capable?
I know a few people who are excited about ICS and want a phone that has it, but can't afford the phones that now have it stock.. so I may be able to get a better price by giving them what they want.
And please no flaming about searching and all that jazz.. I want opinions from people that have tried a few and know which is best.
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If I were selling mine, I'd probably throw CM9 on, just because most people know cyanogenmod, and if a device is supported by them, they know they a have a great support base and lots of features and updates. They might be more apt to buy. Again, that's just my opinion.
If your selling it to someone that is incapable of messing with rom's themselves then take if back to stock otherwise they will have too many issues they can't deal with and end up with a bad user experience.
I'd probably ODIN the phone back to stock, a unlocked Vibrant on a 2.2 ROM tends to sell for around 20-30 dollars more on ebay than one on a ICS ROM.
Remember, most people don't know the difference between Froyo and ICS, they just want a phone that works well.
CM9 4/11 build working great. Better than froyo
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Okay I appreciate the feedback.. so what would be a reasonable price to aim for either way? Only issue on mine is paint chipping on the bezel, which I couldn't help.. haven't used the phone in months, and I want to sell it before it drops in value any more.
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AOKP Builds 31 is excellent. Also, I'm curious, what new phone did you get? I'm due for my upgrade in a month and the only thing I think it's worth it right now on T-Mo is the Samsung Galaxy S 4g Blaze.
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Silentbtdeadly said:
Okay I appreciate the feedback.. so what would be a reasonable price to aim for either way? Only issue on mine is paint chipping on the bezel, which I couldn't help.. haven't used the phone in months, and I want to sell it before it drops in value any more.
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I sold mine for 170$ with CM7
3 months ago...so u might wanna do CM9 for $150
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I was going to create a new thread but my question is very similar so I hope no one minds me tacking on to this thread.
I got a used vibrant for my wife, rooted it, and installed the latest CM7 nightly. My wife doesn't care about Froyo vs Gingerbead vs Icecream sami, so I just want a really well performing stable rom with working GPS and good battery life. CM7 seems to be stable but the battery life is poor and I have yet to get a GPS lock.
Any suggestions?
ovar said:
I was going to create a new thread but my question is very similar so I hope no one minds me tacking on to this thread.
I got a used vibrant for my wife, rooted it, and installed the latest CM7 nightly. My wife doesn't care about Froyo vs Gingerbead vs Icecream sami, so I just want a really well performing stable rom with working GPS and good battery life. CM7 seems to be stable but the battery life is poor and I have yet to get a GPS lock.
Any suggestions?
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Seriously, AOKP latest build. GPS works for me, but I occasionally got the deep sleep issue, but moving over to Sub Zero 70 kernel seems to have fixed that. Head over to Rootzwiki and look around.
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No matter what you do before you send it put the wallpaper as something nasty. Trust me. It brings in those buyers quickly
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Lol I sold my vibrant for 170 with cm7 the buyer was super excited (he knew about cm7) apparently. So anything aokp/cm9 should be fine.
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xriderx66 said:
No matter what you do before you send it put the wallpaper as something nasty. Trust me. It brings in those buyers quickly
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Lol... forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500177
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Hey everyone, I just purchased a new note from Telus in Canada and I love it. It was quite a substantial upgrade from my old x10. With the x10 it was almost a MUST to use a custom rom to get it working at a satisfying speed. I'm just wondering if thats the case with the Note, is there a substantial increase in performance with the roms? I dont mind touchwiz but I think i would prefer stock android or CM. All of this was pretty easy to do with the x10 but i'm feeling pretty lost right now, any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
Its been almost 3 weeks with my note and I did not notice any lags I just love it the way it is.........but I did rooted it asap for apps like s voice and s3 widgets etc ....i might flash the 1st jellybean rom which comes....lol .....
If its ics ...its good...
If its on gingerbread ....then update it ota ...
Enjoy!
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The note does lag....not bad in some cases but if u can live with it thats great..if u come to the custom rom world u can remove tons of bloat oc uv kernels bigjoe has a super everything thread thats really handy i rooted and flashed mine within hours...i love hiw much faster and smoother it is...most ppl that have not rooted have no idea how bad it lags until they get a custom rom
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Thanks for the responses guys, JB could you point me in the right direction? I'm currently on stock 4.0.4 if that helps SGH-I717D
My rom is so light and small my phone lag is non-existing compared to my girlfriends stock gingerbread one
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cyanogen is working on jelly bean for the note. as soon as it's ready you can be sure it will be at the top of the development section.
also if you're already rooted then there is no reason not to flash a custom rom. it takes 5 minutes tops and it removes all the carrier bloat and adds some goodies and tweaks we all love. try out team perfections latest release if you like the stock feel but without the garbage.
See my signature pic, click it
And go to the gnote super page....has the listing for ROM, tools, info....
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I just ordered an Amaze for $250 and I am pretty stocked, coming from the mytouch 4g. I noticed that a lot of the roms appear to not have data working. Is there a complete ics rom you would recommend to flash for the first rom? Also how is stock ics rom?
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Stock rooted most stable and is the best rom for this phone imo. ARHD was my favorite deodexed.
If you want mods and a different aosp look.. you can do all that yourself on one of the two above with flashable mods and nova launcher.
Its probably best to read up on all of the ROMs and try them yourself to make your own judgement. This thread will just lead to a few devs shouting out their own roms and their fans following close behind. I know this because this isnt the first time a thread like this has appeared. Im sure u searched before posting though so no worries
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I agree with GG
go stock rooted, or ARHD. The phone on ics is pretty darn fast
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I've never really had any issues with ARHD and would suggest it.
I cant wait to get this phone. It is miles ahead of the Mytouch 4G yes I will read up and research and ask questions if A) can't find something or more likely don't understand what is being explained. Any gingerbread roms worthy enough to look at?
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md1008 said:
I cant wait to get this phone. It is miles ahead of the Mytouch 4G yes I will read up and research and ask questions if A) can't find something or more likely don't understand what is being explained. Any gingerbread roms worthy enough to look at?
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For ICS, I'd suggest ARHD (as previously posted). However, for Gingerbread, I'd suggest BulletProof. BulletProof is what I was running prior to migrating to ICS.
Thanks everyone I would definitely flash ARHD first that is after I get a feel for stock rom. I also found the the Amazing guide stickied on the dev section to really nice. I hope to see it explode pretty soon
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I tried most if not all ROMs. If you want ICS I say go with NRGs stock Rom with faux new kernel. Been my daily driver for a few months now except the kernel that just dropped. If your gonna be on GB then I also 2nd Bulletproof.
Patiently waiting for some CM9 or 10. Which looks like we'll probably have by August, September.
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Whether you use energy with or without stock look, it is the rom I keep going to.. I never have issues with it. I debloat the hell out of it mind you, I don't leave rosie or any other sense feature, but as far as stability, battery, etc is concerned, it is my default rom of choice, and I have tried them all pretty extensively.
If you get the latest build you have to make sure to increase the minimum clock speed to 384 which just requires two little edits in the init.post_boot.sh file in the system/etc directory.
And despite what GG said, even tho I love him(no homo), I am not a fanboy by any means..
I use hd revolution on sensation and amaze. On amaze, it will give you out of box ui but in back processes, lot of optimization were made.
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Used ARHD when I had my amaze 4g and never used anything else, that was when it only had GB though, now that I got a GNex, I'm still using ARHD, one of the best Roms out there, no problems whatsoever, stable, and Mike is an all around great guy who puts much care into his Roms. (Not to say that others don't, I've used so many Roms its unbelievable, just like everyone else, and all devs are AWESOME!!!)
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My word isn't really needed at this point, but **** it - Android Revolution HD (ARHD), just like the others have said.
Trewyy
Engery Rom is thee best choice
Energy Rom is the best in my opinion. I tried both clean rom and ADRHD or whatever it is call. I like Energy because it is Stable. Battery life to me is awesome, especially when I use my hotspot, Bluetooth and playing Poweramp plus I do play games and etc... Anyways that what I would recommend. Personally choose whatever fits your needs and do not go based off what we say. Remember the most popular rom for the Amaze may not be the best or work for your phone. Not all phones are created the same.
RMS_Quicksense [7.0]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678745
Stable, clean, great battery life and fully working. :good:
Hey recently got my s3 international version rooted. Was wondering if I cud get a few suggestions for stable working roms. I am thinking bout putting 1on
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Best bet is too read through the roms in dev section. The ICS roms are all pretty stable now but the JB roms are pretty good too though they are still mostly beta tests... Lets put it this way, JB hasn't been released for the sgs3 yet, there's gonna be bugs. There are workarounds though to most things if you read.
I tend to be using Omega rom at present. Does everything I need and works well. I use RGUI on my 2nd sgs3, though I tend to also put others on there to test...
For future reference, best ROM/recommend a ROM threads are not allowed here.
Like the guy above said, read through ROM threads and see what you like.
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Longtime XDA flasher here. I've recently moved on to the GSIII and am going to be giving my beloved Vibrant to my 65-year-old Mom, who wants a touchscreen phone for easier dialing (LOL). She will not be using a data plan, so no need for working GPS, etc.
I'm looking for the most stable, fastest (without bloat) ROM available that will not cause me frustration when getting calls from her asking what a "force close" is!
Right now, I've got Chimera v1 on there. I was thinking of reverting back to maybe GB or even Froyo, but I really haven't kept up with the development in the past few months. So, any suggestions? Thanks!
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Longtime XDA flasher here. I've recently moved on to the GSIII and am going to be giving my beloved Vibrant to my 65-year-old Mom, who wants a touchscreen phone for easier dialing (LOL). She will not be using a data plan, so no need for working GPS, etc.
I'm looking for the most stable, fastest (without bloat) ROM available that will not cause me frustration when getting calls from her asking what a "force close" is!
Right now, I've got Chimera v1 on there. I was thinking of reverting back to maybe GB or even Froyo, but I really haven't kept up with the development in the past few months. So, any suggestions? Thanks!
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I would definitely pick Bionix V 1.3.1 as one of the choices. That rom is amazing. I would definitely not go with ICS or JB since both are still developing and have bugs here and there. GB is kind of unstable. I would find a nice, stable Froyo ROM :good:
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I would definitely pick Bionix V 1.3.1 as one of the choices. That rom is amazing. I would definitely not go with ICS or JB since both are still developing and have bugs here and there. GB is kind of unstable. I would find a nice, stable Froyo ROM :good:
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I agree with this ^^
I think that froyo would be your best bet,
There a quite a few stable roms to choose from in that department.
Something from Fish is always an awesome bet
bionix 1.3.1 BUT, there's a further development on it, its fishman's or fishmod Bionix 1.3.1. It is the most stable Vibrant rom, ever, imo.
Get a stable ROM that is either gingerbread or froyo
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Get a stable ROM that is either gingerbread or froyo
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Agreed.
Even though ICS/JB is much faster and newer, froyo/gb is pretty simple and easy to use, less settings to mess around with, and its more basic to use than the newer versions. I had quite a though time just changing most of the settings in JB but in froyo/gb, it was much easier.
Being a smartphone, it can tough for even older people to use, but the only thing shes probably would need it how to use the touch-buttons, how to make a call, how to unlock the screen, and your good. Goodluck!
Stick with a 2.2 rom, don't want to leave mom with a phone that won't call 911.
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Thanks, guys. I Odined back to official 2.2 and flashed Fishman's mod.
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Cyanogenmod dev team just fixed the 911 issue. All cyanogenmod based roms after today's date should be great for everyday use. Fisherman's Mod is good too if you don't use a lot of apps, it is a Samsung based Tom and the filesystem can create tons of lag.
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