[Q] DRH ICS vs Froyo Roms - G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

How does DRH compare to our best Froyo Roms? I'm mainly concerned with stability and fluidity (ie, top-end gaming or video speed isn't as important as moving within and into-and-out-of apps). With the second core up and running in ICS, is DRH now our most consistent daily driver if we don't need the camera or the mic?
I've been running Clemsyn's Beastly combo for a while now, and it's incredible, but it lags on the two programs I use the most: Pulse and Dolphin, and for whatever reason its wifi connection is a little wonky for me. I've been following the DRH progress pretty closely, and my trigger finger is getting really itchy wanting to flash it. However, I'm about to travel a lot this summer and will need my GTab for work (word processing mainly), so I need it to be stable and reliable while I'm away from my desktop and can't monkey around with it if I need to.
So, community, what say you? Should I make the jump now, should I hold off until they roll out the 3.x kernel, or should I stick with Beastly?
(All of this, by the way, is asked in complete humility, knowing that I'm playing around with incredible work by incredible--and incredibly generous--people!!)

I have not used the Froyo ROMs, having installed Flashback and then DRH.
I like DRH, it is fast, I still get kernel panics when the tablet hangs and/or reboots. It surfs *very* well, esp with the different launchers.
I have noticed not all games work with ICS. I love Madden NFL but it won't run.

Froyo is still the smoother experience imo, however the ICS kernel is catching up very quickly. For me its definetly good enough for a daily driver, only minor anounces to deal with at this point. Fosser2 has even hinted that he may have a working camera and mic soon. I think in another month or two ICS will easily hold its own against the Froyo roms. Give it six months and we wont even be talking about anything but DRH's ICS kernel for the gtab.

I found the ICS to be maddeningly slow, switched back to C and C and it is a pleasure again.
I load a lot of apps, and when I want to use them I do not expect slow loading and constant warnings flashing on the screen. I hope ICS gets there but IMO not there now.

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Best Rom/ theme?

What do you think is the best rom/ theme in our opinions and why?
Keep the speed, looks, features, etc. in mind!
Thanks.
I've landed on Calkulin+Clemsyn 1.5ghz Froyo Combo VERSION 6 (1.2 Boot Loader)
It's overclocked to 1.5ghz and runs smoother than anything I've played with yet. It's based on the stock rom but obviously modified to remove the crap. The stock rom has some nice features which you miss out on when moving to a more phone oriented version of froyo or ginger. Little things like the way combo boxes display on websites...
The battery life is surprisingly good. Feels as good as Vegan or TNT Lite to me, and I haven't yet delved into undervolting.
I've used every rom out there except the honeycomb ones. I am currently using vegan ginger oc to 1.2ghz. That said, the one that has the best performance has to be calkulin+clemsyn oc to 1.2ghz hands down.
I say 1.2 ghz instead of 1.5ghz is because I'm putting into account the battery performance. Calkulin's rom is already really really fast without oc. Everything about it is just smooth as hell. In fact, I think I'll go back to calkulin+clemsyn oc combo later this week. For me, performance beats the latest and greatest.
well thanks a bunch guys guess thats how I'm starting off once i root this baby
Any themes to lay accross it?
I've tried all of them 1.1 and 1.2 opted for Beasty's ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1084573). I recently tried G-Harmony Gingerbread 2.3.4 but it seemed slow and experienced unexpected FCs but the potential for USB GPS use forces me to keep an eye on that release. Until then, I'll stick with Beasty's ROM.
I've been patiently waiting for a reasonable Honeycomb ROM like everyone else here seems to be. Tried to get Illuminated, but the WiFi never worked for me, no matter what fixes I tried. I ended up (happily) with Bottle of Smoke 4.1 which still has a few minor issues, but it is a welcome change from the stock Tap-N-Taps I have been living with. Now that Viewsonic has clearly abandoned us, I fealt it was due time to hit the Custom ROMs and for now BoS is acceptable for my everyday use. (Fixes will come in time)
raskell, I, too, have been interested in the Illuminate ROM and was close to giving it a spin tonight but the feedback I've read gave me enough reason to hang tight with Beasty. It does seem the HC choices are getting more and more stable, though. The community effort for this is unreal.

[Q] Viewsonig G Tab best performing ROM?

Just wanted to get some opinions on what people are running on their G Tablets, and feel is the best performing ROM?
Also do most/all ROMs support and utilize the dual core of the Tegra?
Any opinions and suggestions on getting the best performing G Tablet would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks much.
Anything on the 1.2 bootloader is going to perform better. The kernels activate the second core at 60% of core ones capacity where kernels for 1.1 activate core 2 at redline of core 1.
Thanks Mantara. Any personal preferences on ROMS? I've tried TNT Lite, and like it, but seem to still have some sluggishness with WIFI, and would like to try something newer based on an Android 2.3 or 3.0 core.
Hold off on any 3.0 roms for now. Still lots of brick issues.
Are you on bootloader 1.1 or 1.2?
If your on 1.1 try calculins+clemsyns version 5. Its got cool tweeks that block adds and control CPU speed based on battery level. It is my personal favorite.
If your on 1.2 I would use cm7 mod for 1.2 in the development section. You can easily get Netflix working, its stable and it has that cyanogen charm that has really made android shine.
You can use cm7 on bootloader 1.1 and C+C on 1.2 (version 6) but through my use I have found them faster and more stable running on the BLs I stated above.
All this is just personal preference though. The whole reason we are on this site is trying things out to find out exactly what we personally like.
Happy flashing,
Ive only had my gtab for a week. Ive tried cm7 based on the. 1.1 then i went to vegan based on 1.2. The vegan is much faster but im not sure if its vegan itself or the different build that is making such a big difference
Vegan 7 has some good tweeks. It just isn't being supported any more.
Kernel makes a big difference. Did you flash a new kernel over cm7?
Also with 1.2 vegan the stock kernel (made by pershoot) is optomized and overclocked to 1.4ghz.
Cm7 for 1.2 has more optimization and than vegan simply for the fact vegan is based off of cm7 7.0.0
And the 1.2 cm7 is 7.0.3. That's about a thousand changes to the rom.
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Hold off on any 3.0 roms for now. Still lots of brick issues.
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Respectfully disagree with this statement. I have been running Roebeet's HC ROMs since the very beginning and, except for a couple of brief problematic versions, have thoroughly enjoyed them all with no bricking along the way.
Currently on Bottle of Smoke 5.2 alpha and have yet to see issues when I flash to a new one. (IMHO) the vast majority of people who are soft-bricking are not following the correct instructions in some way. I did read about a bunch of issues with the illuminate version (modded copy of Roebeet's older ROM). If you stick with Roebeet's stuff and his directions (exactly) you should not have problems. Also GoodIntentions has his G-tab for Dummies site with even more simplified steps.
Before this I ran VEGAnTab (latest) and the only thing I had with that one that I don't now is the camera (no big loss) and flash videos (again, not a big deal). This is my daily driver - I have way over 200 apps installed and every single one that I have tried works fine so far. Overclocked to 1.4 with no FCs yet. At work I stream music with TuneIn Pro and have News360 running all day long and still have 30+% of battery left at day's end. My Quadrant scores are usually 1800-2200 and that is with a pile of stuff being loaded at boot.
For me, it all basically boils down to the interface. I really like the HC one and could not go back to a FroYo or GB-based one now.
Plus, there is the "wow" factor. When someone says "you're running Honeycomb on that?" I just smile and say, "aren't you?"
@ mantra, i borked my tab on my first try going from cm7(1.1) to vegan(1.2) so i ended up nvflashing 1.2 stock then loaded vegan- not sure what exactly that mean on the state of my kernel. (first time paying with roms this week)
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Anything on the 1.2 bootloader is going to perform better. The kernels activate the second core at 60% of core ones capacity where kernels for 1.1 activate core 2 at redline of core 1.
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I saw this comment last week, as well - do we have any evidence of this? Did someone test this and document or is this some third-party boast? I'm just curious because, if it's true, it's the first true improvement over 1.1. The other things like Adam compatibility are important, but it doesn't necessarily make 1.2 BETTER than 1.1, just a little more convenient for things like HC development.
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....Plus, there is the "wow" factor. When someone says "you're running Honeycomb on that?" I just smile and say, "aren't you?"
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I love reading stuff like this - THAT makes modding worth doing. People have assumptions on the GTAB on what it can or can't do, so mods like this show them that it's not impossible if the vendor just pushed for it.
Btw, I agree about the interface over the 2.2/2.3 ROMs. The latter still feels like a big phone interface, even with the UI changes of things like CM7 or EDEN. HC really makes a tablet feel like a tablet, imo - and once they catch up with things like Netflix support, I think HC will eventually dominate.
Mantara said:
Hold off on any 3.0 roms for now. Still lots of brick issues.
Are you on bootloader 1.1 or 1.2?
If your on 1.1 try calculins+clemsyns version 5. Its got cool tweeks that block adds and control CPU speed based on battery level. It is my personal favorite.
If your on 1.2 I would use cm7 mod for 1.2 in the development section. You can easily get Netflix working, its stable and it has that cyanogen charm that has really made android shine.
You can use cm7 on bootloader 1.1 and C+C on 1.2 (version 6) but through my use I have found them faster and more stable running on the BLs I stated above.
All this is just personal preference though. The whole reason we are on this site is trying things out to find out exactly what we personally like.
Happy flashing,
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Thanks much! That's exactly what I was looking for, some personal preferences as a starting point.
I'm not sure if I have 1.1 or 1.2 on the boot loader - would love to get NetFlix going on it; so that's prob. going to be my starting point.
Bells and Whistles are nice lol
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For me, it all basically boils down to the interface. I really like the HC one and could not go back to a FroYo or GB-based one now.
Plus, there is the "wow" factor. When someone says "you're running Honeycomb on that?" I just smile and say, "aren't you?"
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Thanks Nun. I definitely would love to have a better interface than the typical phone feel; and NetFlix would be great.
tmx2112 said:
Just wanted to get some opinions on what people are running on their G Tablets, and feel is the best performing ROM?
Also do most/all ROMs support and utilize the dual core of the Tegra?
Any opinions and suggestions on getting the best performing G Tablet would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks much.
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well so far. i haven noticed much difference in 1.1 and 1.2 roms. both variations have the plus and minus
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i think it would be froyo, since everything is supported. FULL hw acceleration (of what ive been told). gb roms were pretty good too. But still have issues. and hc have many issues.
so froyo roms. now which one. ive tried the beastly one, and that was the best for me. Im currently on b corners but too many problems that i might go back to beastlys if i cant figure out this damn wifi bug
cheers
After a couple weeks venturing in the honeycomb world, I'm back to froyo. Specifically, I'm back to calk+clem combo.
VTL launcher + ripple lock + scrollable widgets + full hardware acceleration + OC + full stability = me happy.
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I saw this comment last week, as well - do we have any evidence of this? Did someone test this and document or is this some third-party boast? I'm just curious because, if it's true, it's the first true improvement over 1.1. The other things like Adam compatibility are important, but it doesn't necessarily make 1.2 BETTER than 1.1, just a little more convenient for things like HC development.
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As far as I know neither clemsyn and pershoot have made 1.1 versions of their alterations to the 1.2 kernels that change the power step in the second cores activation.
From his 1.2 kernel thread,
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In 1.1 cpu1 runs onlywhen cpu0 is running 1000 and above. In 1.2 I changed it to run when cpu0 is 600 and above. I can also make one for 1.1 but I'm moving forward to 1.2.
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I have not read pershoots change log in a two weeks-ish so that may have changed but clemsyn has stated that he will Not make a 1.1 version with the change in power step as he is looking towards the future (1.2) and not the past (1.1). I'm just going off of what I have read on here and SLD. If I am reading this wrong I would appreciate a correction. I don't want to be spreading fallacy all over xda and misleading people.
As far as HC, once its in beta, I will shout it rom the rooftops that people flash it. Until then recommending it to flash as one of your first roms I can't recommend. HC will dominate the tablet world, it is beauty and functionality in motion. But to a person just wanting stability and full functionality it doesn't hit the mark yet. I believe to understand the present and to grasp the future you must know your history. This is why I will always recommend flashing a froyo or GB varient the first time, at least until HC is at least the state that GB is with hardware accell and flash.
As stated earlier, this is just my preference and that is the reason we are all on this site, its all about personal preference.
Thanks - so it's not that it's not possible, it's just that at least one of the kernel devs (Clem) isn't planning to backport his 1.2 changes to 1.1.
I'm a very big supporter of 1.2, but it's important to make that distinction, imo. I'm really not sure WHY there's a 1.2 to begin with (yes, we know that the voltage levels were changed, but not why it was done). All I know is that the Adam is 1.2 based, and Notion Ink is our best chance right now for an HC port with full acceleration. So 1.2 is where I'm staying.
Agreed on you assessment of the current HC port, btw. I call it an alpha for a reason - some things work really well, but a few important things are broken so it's more for advanced users who don't mind the caveats.
I just got my tablet about a month ago, so I'm new to a lot of this stuff. I've learned quite a lot so far. I'm using VEGAn-Tab Ginger edition. I thought about trying some of the other roms, but everything I need works fine on this one. Flash,Videos,web browsing,slingplayer, and others. Maybe when a beta version of honeycomb becomes available I'll upgrade.
just a follow up on this question- i have tried about 8 of the roms so far i love the "feel of the ginger and honey comb roms better but so far nothing beats the calk+clem combo for functionality and speed. i currently run it at 1.4 using cpu master to dial it back a bit. i had a bit of instability running it at 1.5
Try them all....I have yet to hear of a hard brick
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I'm not sure if I have 1.1 or 1.2 on the boot loader - would love to get NetFlix going on it; so that's prob. going to be my starting point.
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Btw, I agree about the interface over the 2.2/2.3 ROMs. The latter still feels like a big phone interface, even with the UI changes of things like CM7 or EDEN. HC really makes a tablet feel like a tablet, imo - and once they catch up with things like Netflix support, I think HC will eventually dominate.
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One of the most exciting things I wanted to do on a tablet was run Netflix. Dare I say, once I saw a youtube video showing a G-tablet hacked to run Netflix properly (as well as Hulu directly off the site), it was my inspiration to bite the bullet and say I wanted one.
Little did I realize that Netflix currently only works on one rom, CM7, and that rom is not exactly the best option for this thing.
I just came back from a Digital Experience media event in NYC (I have a press pass), where I got to play with the new BB playbook, Samsung 10" tab, and the new webOS tablet. Made me realize how slow and laggy CM7 appears to have made my Gtablet! The tegra chip is capable of more, I've seen it fly through other roms, but I picked CM7 which lacks just about any kind of HW acceleration.
Meanwhile, there are all these little things that irk me- the camera doesn't work in apps like oovoo or yahoo messenger, there's a weird microSD/MMC bug that hides either your internal memory or your SD card (you can at least switch by flashing a zip that renames thins, but you still have to pick one to be invisible to most apps), and the mouse cursor doesn't work if you plug in a USB mouse.
That last one is an issue because I have one of these keyboard/mouse combo mini USB things:
http://gadgetynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/LenovoMiniWirelessKeyboard.jpg
And on other roms (like the stock one), it gives a mouse pointer I can move around and click where I want to pretend I'm touching the screen (pretty cool!). On CM7, it treats it like a track ball that moves the cursor around. So while I'm typing, if it shakes, the cursor moves to the left or right of where I'm trying to type. SUPER ANNOYING. I actually took some duct tape to hold the track ball down.
All this... so I can watch netflix in bed without a laptop. Worth it? I'm still doing it so I guess so. I mean, it was part of why I wanted a tablet. But I can't wait for more roms to work with netflix, I don't care if its Froyo. Just something fast that supports it and doesn't have all these little troublesome quirks!
I mean, someone is bound to figure out what makes it work on netflix and apply it to other roms, right? Or heck, maybe netflix will release an update that works with more devices soon? This is getting ridiculous, IMO!
Whew. Sorry for the rant, that's something I've been needing to say for a while!
Thanks Dishe ... they were some of the same little quirks I was reading about; actually one of the reasons I posted - I appreciate the feedback. I'm sure these guys out here busting it on all the cool ROMs will eventually hit one out of the park - provided all the vendors, i.e. Netflix, etc. get their act together, with DRM, etc.
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Wondering which HC version everyone prefers.

Hey everyone I am currently running GtabComb 3.1 and enjoying it, but am just curious if there are people that have ran both FB 5.4 and GTabComb 3.1 and which you prefer. Is one actually better than the other? Are they the same as far as features? Do they have the same quality of video playback even though hardware acceleration is not in either as far as I know. Just kinda curious.
On the Honeycomb side of things, I've only used BoS and FB (also used froyo/gingerbread based ROMs, but they don't feel "right" after using HC). Currently, I'm using FB 5.4 and am very pleased with it; I may give GtabComb a try tomorrow and then give you my impressions.
To me honeycomb is honeycomb they both have their pros and cons.
although i do really like gtabcomb too
The latest port from the Adam/Vega devs is Adamcomb 0.2 and it does run on the Gtab if you are on BL 1.2. Zhyong has taken that port and made BL 1.1 and 1.2 Gtab versions which use Pershoot's kernel, allowing you to overclock and most likely fixing the GSensor. His is called GTabComb and I personally run that now. I used assorted versions of Bottle Of Smoke but Roebeet is on summer holiday. Plus some GTabs suffer sleep of death on BL 1.2 roms using Pershoot's kernel because of undervolting, and mine is one of them, so I like that Zhyong has a BL 1.1 version that is in every other way identical.
So long as Zhyong keeps up with the Adamcomb versions and puts them out for BL 1.1 and 1.2, I'll probably stick with that.
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So long as Zhyong keeps up with the Adamcomb versions and puts them out for BL 1.1 and 1.2, I'll probably stick with that.
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+10 for GtabComb
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+1 for gtabcomb, especially if your running a 1.1 BL, I've had some negative experiences with the 1.2 stuff and really like the 1.1 stuff with cwm better.
+2 for gtabcomb too, excellent rom, using 1.2bl with no issues
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Running 5.4 and its been great!
Its holding me over until the next gen of tablet software is released.
The G Tab is the little tablet that could... Its a shame the world has dismissed it.
Been running Flashback. Solid ROM, responsive, fast, I haven't had any issues with it
I have tried FlashBack, BoS, and GTabComb on 1.2. All three are done well and worked for.
GtabComb has been the best performer with the least amount of issues for me. I have been on it the longest at this point.
Once HW Acceleration and Flash is completely fixed I will be extremely happy. I use mine for business so the HW Acceleration is not super important, but I still want it. I can get around flash by using Opera for now.
GtabComb here and it works great. It has replaced my planner at work. Happy that bluetooth is back in b3.2.
+1 for gtabcomb, running for a few days now and love it
Oddly enough gtabcomb is hugely popular on xda while its all about FB on slatedroid. Anyways, this is not authoritative but my two cents goes towards gtabcomb and specifically I used 3.2 in comparison with FB5.5. Gtabcomb is quicker/snappier from what I could see, and even dealt with program crashes a lot better. When games or programs crashed, at least I cold exit to home page. For my Feb experience, it was 85% hard reboot in these situations. Both are great devs but tlbardelljr rolls out updates quicker. If you ever get past the ooohhhs and ahhhhhs of HC, you'll see the infancy of it and the plagues of slowdowns, DC and every game shutting off on you within 15 minutes of play even off the cleanest of installs.
I have tryed all the HC ROMs and I concider them all very good I am currently on GTAB combo 3.3 and it runns very fast and I have not had any problems
all hc roms are almost same
I have used BoS, FB and Gtabcomb, along with my own customizations specifically on lowmem settings, mount options and init.rc. I really felt there were only minor differences. If you unzip the files of each of these roms, and do a "diff -r --brief", you will know what are those differences. Only a handful of files are different, really. So if you want you can pick and pock the goods from each.
As somebody else in this forum mentioned no two persons will like the same exact kind of combinations on a rom. When I get some time I could document my changes and release that doc.
I like the philosophy of some rom developers, who keep the base system image same, and then release deltas on top of that (delete some files from base, and add some other files to base). Irrespective of what I like, all these developers are doing a great job, and I cannot forget that they are taking slots from their personal time to do this.

Which rom?

Hi,
Hello,
I've been trying to read around but I ended up with nothing.
Can anyone offer suggestions for which ROM i might use.
I've been on stock HC, but got bored with slow speeds and skype playing up... So I just s-off and install stock GB.
Really I want a nice smooth ROM, ideally with pen, hw buttons and root. I don't need any specific OS. But I can't seem to find many non-'stock ROMs that cater for pro-grade which is very important for me.
Any suggestions please. Its late and I've run out of steam for looking.
Thanks,
S.
I'm usually not a fan of "what is the best ROM" threads. But seeing as activity is close to nothing on this forum for some time right now, there aren't really any active threads on the topic, so it seems like a valid question.
When I first switched to HC (must have been way back in late 2011) it seemed to perform close to as smoothly as GB. Really not much different at all in smoothness (insignificant really), despite some people's claims that HC is so laggy compared to GB. Now, I feel the tablet is super laggy. But I think it has more to do with now owning a One X phone since may, which is so much faster, and much better CPU specs. Faster than any Android device on the market when it was released.
At first I thought maybe the ROM had just slowed down over time, and bogged down with processes, apps etc. So I did a full data wipe, and flashed the newest version of the custom ROM I was on. And the performance did not change. So I really do think its just a perception thing.
Now I'm digressing quite a bit from your question. I played around with a few ROMs here and there (mostly earier in the year) and settled on HoneySense. It gives you the option to turn the hardware keys back on, and some other cool features. I don't feel that it makes the tablet any less laggy, even overclocked (maybe just a tiny bit). But I did seem to have a decent gain in idle battery life, which is certainly a good thing.
HC version of LeeDroid is pretty good too. But the app drawer was just too crowded for me. I think the dev was going to make some mods for different app drawer layouts to remedy this, but it never happened AFAIK. Its just a personal taste, you might think its fine.
I also tried the Sense version of IOIDroid for a short time. It had some real potential. Not sure how the dev did it, but it seemed significantly smoother than HoneySense. But there was a few things that were deal breakers for me. It has the AOSP keyboard, (I found this choice a bit odd, since there is also a "Senseless" version of this ROM)where I really prefer the Sense one. Also, I could not get Gmail working, which is a must have for me. Wouldn't even let me install it from the Market.
I never got into the ICS or JB ROMs. Still too many things not working quite right. Development has slowed. But hopefully the dev (Dexter) has not completely left our device.
For fast, lag free and all stuff working use FlyHIGH GB rom. Ull limit yourselves with apps for HC / ICS but hell, rom runs great. I did try HC Leedroid, ICS XXL and JB, LeeDroid GB and ofc stock GB and stock HC. FlyHigh is best for mine usage since on top off all i need phone calls via BT. With good setup ull have good tab look even on GB. I also find out HW keys r awsome compare to HC/ICS/JB low menu buttons. I am missing those a lot on SGT2.
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For fast, lag free and all stuff working use FlyHIGH GB rom. Ull limit yourselves with apps for HC / ICS but hell, rom runs great. I did try HC Leedroid, ICS XXL and JB, LeeDroid GB and ofc stock GB and stock HC. FlyHigh is best for mine usage since on top off all i need phone calls via BT. With good setup ull have good tab look even on GB. I also find out HW keys r awsome compare to HC/ICS/JB low menu buttons. I am missing those a lot on SGT2.
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Is have to use Bluetooth headset for making the phone call on GB 2.3.4 stock Rom on Flyer?
Is any one use Flyer to make phone call without BT as the way cell phone did?
Is FlyHIGH GB rom still need to use the BT to make the phone call?

[Q] please share your 4.x Daily Driver ROM

Looking to Flash a ROM for the first time on my Atrix. I want a ROM based off of either ICS or JellyBean (ie, 4.x).
I don't want to test out unstable ROMs. I only have one smartphone, so it needs to be reliable. Are there any 4.x ROMs that are stable enough for daily use? If there isn't, please tell me that.
Requirements:
Reboots no more than 1, maybe 2 times a day
4.x build
all hardware works, except for these things which I don't care about: fingerprint reader, laptop dock
Nice to have: in-car mode.
AtrICS looks nice, (video works, fingerprint reader works) - but lots of posters are saying it reboots on them.
They all have the same problem since they use the same kernel.
- They all have the reboot problems
- Camera has fuzzy lines on the Blur based ROMs (can be easily fixed by turning widescreen mode on/off)
I'm currently on Someone's CM10 and I think that it can be a great daily driver (I don't use my Atrix to call/ SMS anymore though, so I can't really tell) and it doesn't have fingerprint scanner and web top (both of which you don't care).
And as I typed this, my phone rebooted.
Sent from that Atrix.
Even I'm in the same boat. Been on CM7 since ages.. waiting for a stable release before jumping the wagon.
Hopefully, epinter or jokersaxx will adopt the new libs and new stuff to their mods and we will get a new ICS/JB daily driver.
Im using miui 2.10.12 by thebill currently and no reboots. I dont play games dont use lapdock or fingerprint. Only bad thing for me not working buttons backlight
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Your choices are the unstable ones with poor battery life based on the leak with everything working or the ones not based on the leak which are stable with good battery but no camcorder and flakey hw acceleration. Pick your poison.
Hopefully the project to port the Xoom kernel goes somewhere and we have something more solid, but until then if you want something flawless you should stick with gingerbread.
Since your new to custom ROMs, I highly recommend you check out mrom. Its based on cm7/Gingerbread, and the best non-4.x ROM for the atrix. Coming from stock I think you'll find it a noticeable improvement in terms of performance.
Sent from my #motofail. No ICS for 2011 AT&T flagship? #boycottmoto
This is good info guys, thanks, MROM looks really interesting. I guess I'll unlock my bootloader now,
Just started this game too. I need a daily driver for my only phone to use for business and personal. I don't use fingerprint or laptop (except as a charging base/alarm clock stand). Although I would love to be able to use the laptop again someday. This my opinion based on limited experience with the following ROMs. This is in no way a knock on any of the fantastic work the Dev's have put in any ROMs, merely my experience.
IMHO
Somebody's- great JB ROM but too many random reboots and to short a battery life for a daily driver on my only phone, chrome works because hardware acceleration works. ROM didn't work for me but I really wanted it to because it was sweet!
Cyanogen 7 Stable- Rock solid, great battery life, dependable but not much different than stock except for the ability to play with root access, firewalls etc. I know iti's not 4.x... but as a daily driver it's fantastic work
Epinters - Wow! JB, video chat, battery life in the 8-9 hours with daily use for email, phone, music, text, light internet and gmaps (result may vary), no random reboots... no chrome due to lack of hardware acceleration (i think, but may be wrong here). Overall his was the best for my circumstances. Of course mileage may very depending on your phone, mine is USA, ATT with apparently the right tegra part. I have been running it for 2-3 weeks and keep coming back to it for a daily driver.
AtrICS - too many random reboots but another great JB ROM, really wanted this one to work too
My opinion - Epinter's http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1781970 works for me. I am very happy I unlocked/rooted and started playing this game.

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