I'm really interested on the Motorola Atrix (non-AT&T's), so I've been doing some research here on XDA and other places and it seems a really good device to buy.
It has official ClockworkMod recovery (regular and touch), official CyanogenMod 7.2, a great community behind it, coming ICS to the AT&T's version (which would be useful to get some proper libs for CM9 and perhaps CM10) and the benchmark results are fairly good.
But there are some questions that remain unanswered.
I looked for videos on YouTube of the CyanogenMod 7.2 on the Atrix to evaluate the experience and smoothness, but they are all old (early in the days of unofficial builds). Also, most of them have 1.4, 1.45 or 1.5 GHz of CPU clock.
I'm interested to know how it performs with a recent official CyanogenMod 7.2 and its stock kernel at default 1 GHz of CPU clock (again, both experience and smoothnes). The stock CM kernel is 2.6.32, right?
I appreciate any feedback you guys can give me. Thanks again! :good:
Me use 20120701
Change kernel ( last CM7 faux )
Work very well.
Battery life is good.
Now using 20120708
Stock kernel.
Good job. Stable and fast.
Sory for bad english.
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Hey
I own an ATT Atrix 4G device which runs on the official stable cm7.2.
I never over/under clock my device because i hate doing that..
Its is very smooth, very quick and responsive. No lag at all.
Also there are better launchers (i.e. the touchwiz launcher) which are way more responsive then stock ADW and have absolutely no startup lag.
So long story short, it is a great device, I love it and i would suggest so buying it.
Sorry for my bad English, Nathan.
I'd invest in a different phone that doesn't overheat and doesn't lag as much as the atrix.
lags? what kind of lags? I am using official CM7 with stock kernel and it's orrery stable and fast. but sometimes I wanna go to back to blur ROM for webtop, this is one of the best features.
Thanks everyone for your answers! :good:
One more question: I found the device folder of the official CyanogenMod, but I can't find the kernel sources of the official CyanogenMod. I only found these sources, but they are not on the CyanogenMod's github. Could someone tell me where to find the official kernel sources?
As always, thanks in advance! :good:
http://faux.androidro.ms/
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clod007 said:
http://faux.androidro.ms/
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Thanks, but I'm looking for the kernel's source code.
I sugest TWRP instead of clockworck, has a better interface.
This phone is pretty reliable, but i would get a Galaxy Nexus For 350 from the Playstore.
MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
Soldier-2Point0 said:
This phone is pretty reliable, but i would get a Galaxy Nexus For 350 from the Playstore.
MB860, CM7.2.0, Faux 026b1 1Ghz
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That is such a good deal for that phone. JB soon for it too.
Sent my Atrix that is faster than most phones
andrew.cambridge said:
That is such a good deal for that phone. JB soon for it too.
Sent my Atrix that is faster than most phones
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I can't complain about my good old Atrix, but I have to admit that Nexus is possibly the future of Google.
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THREAD RULES: We DO NOT ask for ETA or release dates in this thread!
So it seems like everybody goes crazy when it comes to the porting of CM7. But why?
I got my hands on a SGS2 with CM7 installed. Tried it, experienced it a little. From what I experienced the CM7 wasnt something that special. I asked the owner of the phone what he though of the ROM. To my surprise he said "it's just a ROM". He also mentioned that the stock ROM was smoother.
So now I'm wondering, why all the fuzz? What are you expecting from CM7? What makes it so special and so popular?
I'm pretty sure that a lot of people who craves for the porting of CM7 has no clue of this.
(off topic: tbh, i'd rather prefer MIUI.)
edit: for the interface
My sister's Backflip has CyanogenMod 7 installed with 2.3.3 (Not even Froyo is released in Asia-Pacific regions) , it allows her to have OC/UV kernels from 600Mhz to 748Mhz . Her phone is wayyyyy less laggier than stock .(the difference is obviously obvious)
I'm not really good on those areas but arent you able to do that using SetCPU?
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I'm not really good on those areas but arent you able to do that using SetCPU?
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he said using oc/uv.. his sister device only support 600mhz by default, but because she uses custom oc/uv kernel, she can achieve 748mhz with help of setcpu. it depends on clock stepping that were supported by kernel, not by setcpu. setcpu only help to configure those clock stepping
Oh, never knew about that. From my use of SGA 800mhz is doing alright.
And as I mentioned, not really good at those areas so I didnt even know that "oc/uv" was overclock and undervolt xD
Some bugs fixed are gonna be fixed in CM. Camera quality should be bit better. Theme engine is built into ROM, so there will be much more themes for SGA. Im also excited about haptic feedback (not sure about this one).
And much more...
What i wish most for, is fix for SoD...
downloadonlyaccount said:
What i wish most for, is fix for SoD...
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That depends on your hardware
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I'm not really excited for cyanogenmod, but for MIUI. I want it so bad!
MiUi is cyanogen based, if I'm not wrong.
First off I'm sure in cm there will be accurate battery reporting. No ****ty jumps in percentage.
Second, if CM is under way I believe developers will include uv, through kernels or modules. Overclocking though, may not be necessary.
Other than that the rom has so many tweaks. Over time and development CM will make our original firmware outmoded because it WILL get smoother.
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I'm not really excited for cyanogenmod, but for MIUI. I want it so bad!
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The same ;x but I would try CM too !
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Speed, stability, power, eyecandy, etc, etc.
But most of all; bugfixes and much more stability compared to stock firmware, as it is said that CM7 is build from the ground up so in my eyes it won't or even can't have the flaws that stock has.
Hey, it's only my opinion.
i think it`s only way to forget about SODs
Cyanogen is popular for a few reasons. It incoporates most worthwhile mods and runs normaly as well if not better than stock. Plus for me on a personal view it will help to get miui for sga.
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jusada said:
Cyanogen is popular for a few reasons. It incoporates most worthwhile mods and runs normaly as well if not better than stock. Plus for me on a personal view it will help to get miui for sga.
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You gave me a reason to wait for CM7 (Y)
hahaha..if you want to know..CM is a special ROM I guess, more unlock option on kernel than stock ROM, so I can say CM is a very customizing ROM.
for a prove, u can use an app called Tasker, on that app u can get more customized settings if u using CM.
CMIIW. sorry bad english
What do you guys think the best ROM for the Atrix 4G is? I was using Neutrino 2.1p and then jumped on the ICS bandwagon with the ICS port (Its still in Alpha - heavily under development).
Neutrino has to be one of the best ROM's I've ever experienced. It's well maintained and has a host of performance improvements.
The ICS alpha is going well but its a long way away from matching the maturity of Neutrino.
Neutrino v2.2 with faux123 latest kernel at 1.45ghz ROCK solid performance.
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Neutrino v2.2 with faux123 latest kernel at 1.45ghz ROCK solid performance.
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Do you have it OC'd at 1.45? How's the stability? I used Neutrino GT OC'd at 1.3 and it was super stable.
i was almost on every rom and i still think that stock rom is the best...
maybe MIUI...when it'll come out on a full version and not alpha/beta.
If you can do without a camera the alpha 7 build (non 2d version) has been pretty solid
I have Arabic rom with Faux kernel 1.3 OC with full Ubuntu for Webtop and I am happy
I believe there is an epidemic happening here....
All from within the past month alone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432916
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440233
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459939
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464309
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483745
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486401
I'm a fan of super osr. Finding with fauxs enhanced 1ghz slightly uvd I'm getting great battery life.
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CM7 (weekly builds have fingerprint unlock) is the best.
download:
code.google.com /p/atrix-dev-team/downloads/list
In my personal tests, Alien works the best for me. I tried CM7, did not like it whatsoever. Neutrino, surprisingly, wasn't giving me very good performance. All in all I think Alien in the best...if only it had stable HDMI mirroring...
Chrisf244 said:
I'm a fan of super osr. Finding with fauxs enhanced 1ghz slightly uvd I'm getting great battery life.
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This ^^^^!
Been by far the smoothest ROM I have used. Faux 024_r2 kernel from here:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1666-kernelatrix-frgbcm7263256unified-v024oc145ghzuvslqbbfqfeb-04/
Blur Roms
If you like all the functions of your Atrix working.
Wet Dream or The Dark Side are the best in my opinion.
Both are by the same dev and are fast and stable for me.
Right now I'm playing with cm9 kang until I need camera
Currently running Jokersax cm9 kang alpha 0.23.2
live4nyy said:
I believe there is an epidemic happening here....
All from within the past month alone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432916
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440233
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459939
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464309
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483745
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486401
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Thanks, live4nyy. I'll go check out those posts too!
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Faux 024_r2 kernel from here:
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Thanks Ill have to dabble. Smoothness definately. With 360 launcher and battery guard I went around 38 hrs. Modest Uv settings as well. Moderate use. Love the Rom. Would post links but cant yet as I'm a newb
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CaelanT said:
This ^^^^!
Been by far the smoothest ROM I have used. Faux 024_r2 kernel from here:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/1666-kernelatrix-frgbcm7263256unified-v024oc145ghzuvslqbbfqfeb-04/
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I'm currently using faux123's 023 kernel and I was wondering if there's a big difference between that and 024r? Thanks.
I'm a fan of MIUI, has a nice clean, finished look to it. However a little bit too iphoneish so I replace the launcher.
ICS rom is coming along very nicely, in fact I obtain the best battery life of any Atrix rom, including stock, while running ICS. This is fantastic since it's still just in the alpha stages and will only improve from here.
live4nyy said:
I believe there is an epidemic happening here....
All from within the past month alone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1432916
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440233
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459939
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464309
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483745
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486401
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Could I suggest we make one of these threads/polls a sticky? The Atrix Dev forum seems to move very fast and would be good to have one thread for people to give their recommendations?
Neutrino 2.2 ftw btw
Hey guys, I've been looking at updating my kernel if it was necessary.
Basically, here's my current information about my phone:
Kernel version: 2.6.32.39-MB860-CM7-g54722f1 [email protected]#4
Mod version: CyanogenMod-7.1.0.Ba2tF-Olympus
I'm would like to update the Kernel on my phone. I wasn't sure if I could just pick up any Kernel out there for the Atrix 4G. I wasn't sure if it was dependent on what Mod version you were running etc.
If someone can let me know it's ok to pick up any kernel that would work for atrix 4g or if it was dependent on the mod version and suggest any kernel that has worked for you and any others that you recommend not using.
I have updated roms but restored back because it once in a while during the day and sometimes in use would reboot...some people that I have read on the forum indicated to update the kernel would/might resolve the issue. So your suggestions and recommendation is highly appreciated. Thank you.
You can flash any of the kernels developed for CM7.
I would recommend any of fauxs kernels depending on whether or not you use OC. He has kernels ranging from 1Ghz to 1.45Ghz. All of the have been stable for me with good battery life.
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Honestly ur best bet would be just to update to the newest cm7 nightley your on a really old version and kissing out on some good updates the kernel that vo.es with it is really nice or at least upgrade to the rc1 but i will also agree with the faux kernels i use the 1.45 overclock with out ant issues and live it
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Pbwizkid said:
Honestly ur best bet would be just to update to the newest cm7 nightley your on a really old version and kissing out on some good updates the kernel that vo.es with it is really nice or at least upgrade to the rc1 but i will also agree with the faux kernels i use the 1.45 overclock with out ant issues and live it
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Agreed. Get off Ba2tF. It's not any more stable than the release candidates, in fact it is probably significantly less so. Also, tons of important updates have been made to the kernel and just about everything else.
http://get.cm/?device=olympus
Hello. Can I get some suggestions for the fastest ROM and kernel combination for the fascinate? I have looked all over Google but honestly couldn't find anything relatively new. I want something that can handle a decent overclock, is stable, and is very fast so I can play games with no lag. Any suggestions? I honestly would rather GB over ICS but if getting ICS is what it takes to get maximum speed, then I will go for it. But I would appreciate GB Rom and kernel combinations and ICS ROM and kernel combinations along with some pros and cons of each. That would be great. Thank you!
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CM7 and 9 are pretty fast. I'd stay away from JB for now, as it is surprisingly slow. MIUI has good looks and speed but gets literally HALF the battery life CM9 does. The only kernel in town for CM7 is Glitch, witch is a good one. For ICS you have a choice between Devil Kernel and IcyGlitch. Devil has more features and is my preferred kernel, especially since IcyGlitch as the buggy TWRP recovery.
I like aokp m6 with the devil kernel. very fast and stable
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I like aokp m6 with the devil kernel. very fast and stable
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IMO, the best ICS rom
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CM7 and 9 are pretty fast. I'd stay away from JB for now, as it is surprisingly slow. MIUI has good looks and speed but gets literally HALF the battery life CM9 does. The only kernel in town for CM7 is Glitch, witch is a good one. For ICS you have a choice between Devil Kernel and IcyGlitch. Devil has more features and is my preferred kernel, especially since IcyGlitch as the buggy TWRP recovery.
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Honestly, Helly Bean ROM version 20120807 isn't slow at all. It supports a 1.4GHz overclock and runs 4.1.1. Unlike other ROMs, HB uses /datadata partition to make things quick and smooth. However, no kernel uses /datadata, so the stock kernel has to be used. But i love it.
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I have experienced better battery life on MIUI for my HD2 than CM7 or CM9.
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Thank you. I think I will try the AOKP ROM. I'm using CM7 as of now with the Glitch kernel but the battery life isn't that great and it's as slow as turtle.
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Hi,
my wife uses her Atrix 4G and likes it very much. I put the Nottachtrix ROM on it about a year ago. It is still 2.3 based, so I was thinking about to get her a stable 4.x ROM. What is your advice? Which ROM shall I go for. Stability is the king. Nothing else really matters. She is not a tweaker, nor gamer.
Thanks.
kobak.org said:
Hi,
my wife uses her Atrix 4G and likes it very much. I put the Nottachtrix ROM on it about a year ago. It is still 2.3 based, so I was thinking about to get her a stable 4.x ROM. What is your advice? Which ROM shall I go for. Stability is the king. Nothing else really matters. She is not a tweaker, nor gamer.
Thanks.
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If you want stability, stay on a GB based ROM. Any ICS (4.0.x) or JB (4.1.x-4.2.x) ROMs are semi stable, but have their drawbacks. The biggest problem with stability was the kernel. Now with a compatible kernel, we're getting somewhere, but we still have a long way to go before its at the point where it can be a daily driver.
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If you want stability, stay on a GB based ROM. Any ICS (4.0.x) or JB (4.1.x-4.2.x) ROMs are semi stable, but have their drawbacks. The biggest problem with stability was the kernel. Now with a compatible kernel, we're getting somewhere, but we still have a long way to go before its at the point where it can be a daily driver.
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Thanks and sad to hear that. Let's hope it will be better soon.
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Thanks and sad to hear that. Let's hope it will be better soon.
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Its a work in progress, the public alpha just got released on the 19th. Main issues are battery life, overheating, random reboots, camera, and on blur based ICS ROMs, bluetooth and home button. Also, screen tearing seems to be an issue for some devices.
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