Decent stable ROM for unlocked electrify...? - Motorola Photon 4G

Coming from an unlocked electrify...I love jokersax cm9, but it's just too buggy still...it's getting there...but for now I need a stable ROM that is above stock.
Need the following working for sure:
Camera
Video, preferably 1080p
Mms
Hdmi support for Motorola lapdock
But I would prefer there to be little to no bugs at all.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
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Still one in the works I bricked my phone and had to get a new one.

TheCrispytoast said:
Coming from an unlocked electrify...I love jokersax cm9, but it's just too buggy still...it's getting there...but for now I need a stable ROM that is above stock.
Need the following working for sure:
Camera
Video, preferably 1080p
Mms
Hdmi support for Motorola lapdock
But I would prefer there to be little to no bugs at all.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
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well if you're that picky why not just stay on the blur rom(s)??
cm7 is really good. however you won't get webtop or anything like that on any non-blur roms. but it otherwise has everything else working pretty well.

na7q said:
well if you're that picky why not just stay on the blur rom(s)??
cm7 is really good. however you won't get webtop or anything like that on any non-blur roms. but it otherwise has everything else working pretty well.
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Can't I use ubuntop instead of webtop? Will ubuntop work with my Motorola lap dock you think....?
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[Q] Is CM7 Ready Yet?

Hey guys,
I'm no babby to installing beta software or flashing or any of this business. However, I'm just wondering if CM7 is ready for so-called "prime time" on the Atrix yet. I don't really care about the fingerprint sensor or webtop at all. Sans those two things how is everything else working on there these days? How is battery life and overall system stability?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574
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From my experience its great. Battery life is identical to a blur rom, and performance is very good. Also no stability issues that I've seen.
It's my daily driver. Best experience on the Atrix yet for me. Battery life is great. I usually get through the whole day. now that it's merged it should just get better and better. I'd suggest it.
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Just do it.... it's technically out of beta now.
Only things that don't work:
- Finger Print Scanner
- Webtop
- Horizontal HDMI Mirroring
- Dock Audio
As far as battery goes, that's pretty much subjective from user to user... also depends with kernel you decide to run... if you want good battery life on CM7, might want to try Faux's enhanced stock kernel & add some undervolting.
When you say, dock audio, does this just mean the audio cable that splits off of the power cable doesn't work? Does Bluetooth audio still works when it's the car dock?
GatorRuss said:
When you say, dock audio, does this just mean the audio cable that splits off of the power cable doesn't work? Does Bluetooth audio still works when it's the car dock?
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http://modmymobile.com/forums/661-m...xp-cyanogenmod-7-1-atrix-b-n.html#post4099387
Might want to ask that in the CM7 thread.
Swiftks said:
Just do it.... it's technically out of beta now.
Only things that don't work:
- Finger Print Scanner
- Webtop
- Horizontal HDMI Mirroring
- Dock Audio
As far as battery goes, that's pretty much subjective from user to user... also depends with kernel you decide to run... if you want good battery life on CM7, might want to try Faux's enhanced stock kernel & add some undervolting.
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may be a dumb request but can you or anyone explain uv to me and maybe how to do it i know use setcpu or antutu but not sure what im doing thanks for any help im using enhanced stock but wld like to try the others 2 just figured they would need uv
This CM7 is pretty beastie so far. Great battery. Faux's 1.45ghz kernel. Stock I used to have to charge about 9pm @ 25%. Nowits still about 45%. Of course your mileage may vary......
As to the post above me, do you even use Google?
http://www.google.com/m?gl=us&sourc...htf=&his=&maction=&q=undervolt+android&flip=0
http://www.google.com/m?devlocsessi...=&htf=&his=&maction=&q=undervolt+atrix&flip=0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
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fleurdelisxliv said:
may be a dumb request but can you or anyone explain uv to me and maybe how to do it i know use setcpu or antutu but not sure what im doing thanks for any help im using enhanced stock but wld like to try the others 2 just figured they would need uv
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Theres a thread in the theme section about setcpu only a few days old that has good undervolting info.... sorry, can't link on mobile.
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Thanks guys. I went ahead and flashed it and loving it so far!
I'm glad you flashed it! I was really hesitant to leave the safe, stable world of deblurred roms and venture into fingerprint-scanner-less world of CM7. However, with it out of Beta I finally took the plunge and it opened up a whole new world to me. Now having taken the red pill, I can never go back.
CM7 is without a doubt the most powerful rom available. It is so good that it makes me hesitation regarding lack of fingerprint scanner silly.
bzmotoninja83 said:
This CM7 is pretty beastie so far. Great battery. Faux's 1.45ghz kernel. Stock I used to have to charge about 9pm @ 25%. Nowits still about 45%. Of course your mileage may vary......
As to the post above me, do you even use Google?
http://www.google.com/m?gl=us&sourc...htf=&his=&maction=&q=undervolt+android&flip=0
http://www.google.com/m?devlocsessi...=&htf=&his=&maction=&q=undervolt+atrix&flip=0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=505419
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thanks master of google
I flashed the new version and i dont know what is happening but mine is too slow to scroll apps, change screen, etc. Does anyone here is happening samething?
I'm using CM7 and am blown away by the speed,features, and how clean it is.
There naturally are quirks, as its still in beta. The only major issue I've had is lack of ability to control permissions.
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I had similar issues. I think they're related to the cooked in ADW Launcher. I just replaced it with Launcher Pro, and my homescreen and app drawer scroll smoothly and quickly.
As much as I love CyanogenMod its a no go for me.
The only reason I use the Atrix 4G and consider it a superb smartphone is because on Webtop and Fingerprint Scanner. Whitout those two key things, I might have moved to something else like the SGS2.
Too bad those features are not priorities for CyanogenMod devs I presume.
Cheers
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Rayan said:
As much as I love CyanogenMod its a no go for me.
The only reason I use the Atrix 4G and consider it a superb smartphone is because on Webtop and Fingerprint Scanner. Whitout those two key things, I might have moved to something else like the SGS2.
Too bad those features are not priorities for CyanogenMod devs I presume.
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Not to sound abrasive, but it has nothing to do with priorities.You should read up on what they are facing with those two things.
And for the record, about that sgs2...
tapatalk.com/mu/62b1ab7e-2202-f2a7.jpg
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xhazk said:
Not to sound abrasive, but it has nothing to do with priorities.You should read up on what they are facing with those two things.
And for the record, about that sgs2...
tapatalk.com/mu/62b1ab7e-2202-f2a7.jpg
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Awesome scores!
But unfortunately that doesn't help with Webtop and Fingerprint Scanner problem... :/
But I'm glad to see those scores nonetheless!
Thank you for sharing that!
Cheers!
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Rayan said:
Awesome scores!
But unfortunately that doesn't help with Webtop and Fingerprint Scanner problem... :/
But I'm glad to see those scores nonetheless!
Thank you for sharing that!
Cheers!
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Why don't you use Aura or Alien or any of the other custom ROMs that DO have those features? They're still way faster and leaner than the stock moto builds.

looking for suggestions on a new rom to flash

ive been on homebase for a while now and pretty happy with it but i want to try a newer rom that is being supported and update. my requirements are webtop, car dock, hdmi dock and fingerprint scanner are included.
GingerMod or Wet Dream
There's also Darkside but I believe the dev on that one is finishing up support on it
neotekz said:
ive been on homebase for a while now and pretty happy with it but i want to try a newer rom that is being supported and update. my requirements are webtop, car dock, hdmi dock and fingerprint scanner are included.
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are those the only non cm7/9 roms that are running 2.3.6?
neotekz said:
ive been on homebase for a while now and pretty happy with it but i want to try a newer rom that is being supported and update. my requirements are webtop, car dock, hdmi dock and fingerprint scanner are included.
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I tried Wet dream, dark side and both works great...
I'm waiting for Dev to finish with cm9 and i'm flashing right away..
the only thing stopping me from flashing cm7 or 9 is that webtop is not supported it.
Pretty much. Darkside is actually 2.3.5
neotekz said:
are those the only non cm7/9 roms that are running 2.3.6?
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Wet Dream would probably be your best bet
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Try this, you will love it,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400023
Using Neutrino 2.2 - the best
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For gingerbread i think darkside (or wet dream) are the best. All stock functions work, as well as landscape hdmi mirroring which are important for me.
However jokersax's cm9 ics build is almost at the point where you can run it as a daily driver. Looks like almost everything will be fixed in the coming week or few
zigbee_chitti said:
Try this, you will love it,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1400023
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i did try gingermod, which was good except i couldnt get webtop to work on my lapdock. thats a deal breaker for me.
Wet dream is awesome for everything working. Its a must try.
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Neutrino 2.2
out of all the roms i have flashed on my atrix 4g ( over 10) i prefer Neutrino and Darkside, but neutrino the most, its both super smooth, lite and powerful, im using the 2.2GT with 1.77.33 baseband and faux 1.3Ghz OC kernal
Voelker45 said:
Wet dream is awesome for everything working. Its a must try.
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i think i will give it a try next, will all hdmi, car and lapdock work with the lite version or do i have to go full blur?
tutchthesky7 said:
out of all the roms i have flashed on my atrix 4g ( over 10) i prefer Neutrino and Darkside, but neutrino the most, its both super smooth, lite and powerful, im using the 2.2GT with 1.77.33 baseband and faux 1.3Ghz OC kernal
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is neutrino based off cm7 with no webtop?
neotekz said:
i think i will give it a try next, will all hdmi, car and lapdock work with the lite version or do i have to go full blur?
is neutrino based off cm7 with no webtop?
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1. You will have to go Full blur to get everything (car) working.
There is a Script to go full blur or you can add the needed apk's from the script directly in the rom zip (i prefer the second way)
2. Don't think webtop is working on neutrino because it is a stripped down CM7
Grtz
Denbeutels
denbeutels said:
1. You will have to go Full blur to get everything (car) working.
There is a Script to go full blur or you can add the needed apk's from the script directly in the rom zip (i prefer the second way)
2. Don't think webtop is working on neutrino because it is a stripped down CM7
Grtz
Denbeutels
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i just flashed the light version, and all the docks do work. it still has some blur but you dont have to use any of its features. wetdream looks good so far it might be a keeper.

Best rom so far?

Well, I know everybody has a different opinion about "best". But my DX2 is getting slower everyday. It is running the stock 2.3.4 rom currently. I have had to pull the battery out multiple times in the past month just to get out of the frozen mode. That's no fun!
So, here I am looking for a new rom, wifi is vital to me since I use it all the time, well, pageplus does not give much choice. Camera/camcorder are also extremely important (so miui is out?). Other than that, the rom should be as stable as possible, as snappy as possible. With the stock rom, open each app is a painful waiting of 2-3 seconds.
Alright, folks, please recommend! TIA
Upgrade to 2.3.5
Flash Eclipse
Enjoy.
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ddyourself said:
Well, I know everybody has a different opinion about "best". But my DX2 is getting slower everyday. It is running the stock 2.3.4 rom currently. I have had to pull the battery out multiple times in the past month just to get out of the frozen mode. That's no fun!
So, here I am looking for a new rom, wifi is vital to me since I use it all the time, well, pageplus does not give much choice. Camera/camcorder are also extremely important (so miui is out?). Other than that, the rom should be as stable as possible, as snappy as possible. With the stock rom, open each app is a painful waiting of 2-3 seconds.
Alright, folks, please recommend! TIA
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Cm7 rc1 u can't go wrong wit that no lag buttery smooth no music skippin cm7
Droid X2 CM7
+1 for CM7
Liberty was my first rom and it was smooth and stable, but really plain. Now I use CM7 and love it. Smooth, stable, and looks nice! I just installed the Ice Cream Sandwich theme and I don't see myself changing anything for a while!
I'm gonna say a tie between eclipse and cm7. I switch between the two often and they are both great and about equal in performance.
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pipelin3r said:
+1 for CM7
Liberty was my first rom and it was smooth and stable, but really plain. Now I use CM7 and love it. Smooth, stable, and looks nice! I just installed the Ice Cream Sandwich theme and I don't see myself changing anything for a while!
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I use the cyanbread theme. Beautiful if u ask me...
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Eclipse 2.1 with Alienglow... Its amazing
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CM7 for stability. I do have to do occasional battery pulls, but it's not for performance related issues...
Does CM7 still have the wifi issue? On the cm7 rom page, they said there may still be wifi sleep issue.
How about cameras? no bug found so far?
ddyourself said:
Does CM7 still have the wifi issue? On the cm7 rom page, they said there may still be wifi sleep issue.
How about cameras? no bug found so far?
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It did not work for me.
I like my Mx2 port & I am finally getting it debloated.
skwoodwiva said:
It did not work for me.
I like my Mx2 port & I am finally getting it debloated.
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Just install cm7 anyway, the phone is running much hotter than it was... much hotter.
king..kranium said:
I use the cyanbread theme. Beautiful if u ask me...
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I just looked that one up and I must agree it is a good looking theme! When I get bored with ICS (which may take a bit, here are a few screenshots) I will give cyanbread a go.
pipelin3r said:
I just looked that one up and I must agree it is a good looking theme! When I get bored with ICS (which may take a bit, here are a few screenshots) I will give cyanbread a go.
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What are you running? Are you running MX2? Themed? CM7?
pipelin3r said:
I just looked that one up and I must agree it is a good looking theme! When I get bored with ICS (which may take a bit, here are a few screenshots) I will give cyanbread a go.
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Goddamit... going back into my ics phase.... Could you give us a full rundown of your layout?
Come over to the dark side...
thelowend said:
Goddamit... going back into my ics phase.... Could you give us a full rundown of your layout?
Come over to the dark side...
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im running 'old school' eclipse 1.3 (2.3.4) because i dont want to upgrade to 2.3.5, i honestly like it, plus i had a lot of problems with cm7 RC1 and i knew eclipse was awesome and pretty done. yes it has blur but its worth it to have a stable ROM
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ztotherad said:
i had a lot of problems with cm7 RC1 and i knew eclipse was awesome and pretty done. yes it has blur but its worth it to have a stable ROM
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i've seen a few people say this. it must be an app issue. i only got the DX2 a few weeks ago, used stock for less than 35 minutes, then i flashed RC0 and RC1 CM7. I've had 1 FC related to Google Play Music, but other than that it has been smooth and fast. The lag when I sbf'd was pronounced, but i've had zero issues with CM7. are people restoring app data through TB or something? it just doesn't make sense that people could install the same rom the same way, then some say "fast; awesome" and others say "unstable; buggy."
twobrare said:
What are you running? Are you running MX2? Themed? CM7?
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I'm running...
CM7 7.2 RC1 (daytona)
ICS 1.7 theme (decompiled to add transparent dialer and battery % mod)
ICS Phase Beam Live Wallpaper
I'm more than happy with this setup. It's going to be on my phone for a while.
Cm7 rc1 problems, me too.
Ti-bu has caused me problems also.
I have come to use this way to restore data:
method 1 works best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23837912#post23837912
Weird how some people have problems with CM7 and some have none. I've been running it over 4 weeks with zero issues. No FCs or anything. I used Pete's method of rooting and of course you have to load a special modified CM7 X2 Bootstrap after installing CM7. I'm just curious as to what could be the cause of some people having issues.
Turn camcorder on, then turn flash on. Record, then turn of the cam. Fced twice forth me
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STABLE Photon ROMs

To help myself and others, please respond with the names (and links) of ROMs that are stable (locked or unlocked). I'll keep an updated list in this first post.
Please state any known bugs other than 4g not working for unlocked bootloaders. The goal is to create a list of ROMs that have little to no bugs. Thanks!
MOF 2.3.5.ish {locked} Leaked Update (Retains 4G!)
Official CM7 (works great!)
2.3.5 Hybrid (Stock/CM7), Multilingual, Deblur (works great!)
Android Open Kang Project {AOKP} (Bugs: Themes not functioning properly)
Official MIUI.us
Joker's Skinny ROMs
*Most ROMs based on CM9 have some bugs and problems with using the video camera. See here for possible fixes.
Im pretty new here however I have done my fair share of flashing but I have been on the hybrid 2.3.5 by peetr and its faster than stock ir any ics rom but as with everything this setup works the best for my needs and as always ymmv
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^ have to agree with you. Love using miui and other ics roms but 2.3.5 hybrid is so smooth and fast, and everything works.
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bricky23 said:
^ have to agree with you. Love using miui and other ics roms but 2.3.5 hybrid is so smooth and fast, and everything works.
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Have you noticed any wallpaper pixelation?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26287745&postcount=205
sjamie said:
To help myself and others, please respond with the names (and links) of ROMs that are stable (locked or unlocked). I'll keep an updated list in this first post.
Please state any known bugs; however, the goal is to create a list of ROMs that have little to no bugs. Thanks!
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Great idea. I was looking for a rom but am lacking the time to research each and every thread and its posts to root out the good and bad of each. I was going to post and ask myself about a decent working rom with the most working functions and with little bugs. Hopefully those with time will give feedback and include ALL the info you requested in your OP for those of us lacking the free time.
There are so many now. I know some say "go search", but not all of us have the time to weed through all details in each post. Thanks again.
sjamie said:
Have you noticed any wallpaper pixelation?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26287745&postcount=205
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Yeah but it looks like peetr is looking into it
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Cool, just wanted to see if the issue is across the board with this ROM or if it is just happening to some phones.
are there any roms out there that work with boot strap recovery that dont require me to break my 4g?
abrcrmdl23 said:
are there any roms out there that work with boot strap recovery that dont require me to break my 4g?
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Yes Rocko has one it says locked in the title of the thread. Also imperium has a locked version. And a couple others alien and another one. I forget the name. Its older, but I think it says sudo in the name.
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you wouldnt happen to know which one works best and is the least bug free do you?
Sorry I don't have 4g where I live, so I am always unlocked
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bricky23 said:
Sorry I don't have 4g where I live, so I am always unlocked
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Hell, I have 4G where I live and I still unlocked. Wimax is worthless with the 2500mhz spectrum. It only works outside in the middle of the street when you're not moving.
I see little mention of them here, but the ICS builds that spleef,; Th3Bill, and Teqm Moto Tegra have put together based on Joker's CM9 are pretty nice, too. I'm running CNA right now and other than two items which do have work arounds (camera needs 3rd party app and browser is set to landscape only), they are very smooth and stable. I'm lovin me some ICS!!
My MoPho's in the kitchen sink!!
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I see little mention of them here, but the ICS builds that spleef,; Th3Bill, and Teqm Moto Tegra have put together based on Joker's CM9 are pretty nice, too. I'm running CNA right now and other than two items which do have work arounds (camera needs 3rd party app and browser is set to landscape only), they are very smooth and stable. I'm lovin me some ICS!!
My MoPho's in the kitchen sink!!
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I'm running spleef's AOKP build 36 and overall, everything works great! Very usable with only a few annoyances that I am sure will be fixed in time.
I need a ROM with a stable navigation app because I travel for work a lot. So far only the stock ROM works well enough for daily use. CM7, AOKP, and CM9 all exhibit strange behavior like spontaneous rebooting or switching back to Car Home repeatedly despite the navigation continuing to call turns.
CM9 and AOKP also don't seem to work with my car dock well, I can't get any sound to go through the AUX port. I also noticed that when I drove around SoCal for a while with any of the CM ROMs, the screen will blank when the phone got hot. I restored a stock rom and had no problems in the same situations. CM7 doesn't have any problems playing music through the dock but the unstable nav bums me out.
soopermarkus said:
I need a ROM with a stable navigation app because I travel for work a lot. So far only the stock ROM works well enough for daily use. CM7, AOKP, and CM9 all exhibit strange behavior like spontaneous rebooting or switching back to Car Home repeatedly despite the navigation continuing to call turns.
CM9 and AOKP also don't seem to work with my car dock well, I can't get any sound to go through the AUX port. I also noticed that when I drove around SoCal for a while with any of the CM ROMs, the screen will blank when the phone got hot. I restored a stock rom and had no problems in the same situations. CM7 doesn't have any problems playing music through the dock but the unstable nav bums me out.
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Try the 2.3.5 Hybrid (Stock/CM7), Multilingual, Deblur ROM. It is almost flawless.
ROM Pros and Cons
Here is a great write-up of the pros and cons of different Photon ROMs.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1686434
Good lookin out and all, but loki already has a thread for this and many other aspects of the mopho that he's been keeping updated since the creation of the photon forum.
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Which specific thread are you referring to that specifies which ROMs are stable and their pros and cons?
Nevermind, it used to be a sticky is android development forum but I don't see it there now. Perhaps he had a mod take it down when his harddrives crashed a few weeks ago. My bad dude.
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CM7.2 vs. CM9 -- Your thoughts?

I've been using CM9 for 4-5 weeks now, and I like it. It's nearly perfect, but the rotation and camera bugs aren't exactly deal breakers for me, though I would like to have full use of my phone. CM9 just got an update, but CM7.2 is updated almost daily, and I suppose everything works due to the Gingerbread drivers being available. Plus, Gingerbread uses fewer resources. It's not overclocked, but I imagine in running at 1GHz it gets better battery life.
So just wondering what the Photon/Electrify users think, and a poll for nice statistics.
I was using cm9 as my daily for many months. When the newness wore off I started experimenting with other roms including cm7. And I must stay, after using cm7, cm9 seems to feel very sloppy and forced. This is no fault of joker, just the current tools he is given. Cm7 is absolutely a dream and is leaps and bounds more customizable than cm9 in its current iteration. You'll find that everything works without flaw and that battery is much better. All in all, if you need to be on the bleeding edge, run cm9. If you want full functionality and everything to just work, run cm7.
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I'm still waiting on HDMI mirroring to work on cm7, has it been fixed?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456298
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Acvice said:
I was using cm9 as my daily for many months. When the newness wore off I started experimenting with other roms including cm7. And I must stay, after using cm7, cm9 seems to feel very sloppy and forced. This is no fault of joker, just the current tools he is given. Cm7 is absolutely a dream and is leaps and bounds more customizable than cm9 in its current iteration. You'll find that everything works without flaw and that battery is much better. All in all, if you need to be on the bleeding edge, run cm9. If you want full functionality and everything to just work, run cm7.
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Thanks for the input. That's all very helpful. I love the hell outta ICS/CM9 and I have it set up nice, but I'm going on vacation in a couple months, and, while I'd like to show off ICS, stability and fluidity will be more important, as well as battery life.
And no, I don't wanna knock Joker either, he does great work, I'm just not sure if I'm a bleeding edge kind of guy. Part of me is (the whole geek thing) but another part of me wants something that just works. I'll get something that's risky and cool (Paranoid Android in tablet mode, for example) and then I'll go back to something safe. Actually using Paranoid Android in phone mode right now. I like the centered (yes, iPhone-like) clock.
I like CM9 but the camera stuff is a deal breaker for me. I've used the CM7/2.3.5 hybrid from peetr. It's smooth, fast, battery-sipping, and wonderful. I love the 1080p video camera. I tried overclocking it (you can do that with CM7 roms, by the way), but I didn't really notice a difference in speed, and it seems just a bit unstable. I think the biggest difference people notice in speed with overclocking, other than benchmarks, is the fact that they don't have a bunch of apps and settings slowing their phone down when they first load a new ROM, so of course it seems faster than what they were just working with.
xopher.hunter said:
I'm still waiting on HDMI mirroring to work on cm7, has it been fixed?
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HDMI mirroring works on the Photon Dev
Teams CM7.2 version of Cybiks work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1456298
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fester30 said:
I like CM9 but the camera stuff is a deal breaker for me. I've used the CM7/2.3.5 hybrid from peetr. It's smooth, fast, battery-sipping, and wonderful. I love the 1080p video camera. I tried overclocking it (you can do that with CM7 roms, by the way), but I didn't really notice a difference in speed, and it seems just a bit unstable. I think the biggest difference people notice in speed with overclocking, other than benchmarks, is the fact that they don't have a bunch of apps and settings slowing their phone down when they first load a new ROM, so of course it seems faster than what they were just working with.
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Forget both joker is working on vanilla jellybean that's almost release ready! He day man!
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photon4glover said:
Forget both joker is working on vanilla jellybean that's almost release ready! He day man!
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Jellybean will be less stable than cm9 and hellaless stable than cm7 for a while. Try to remember that it's taken joker months of hard work to make cm9 this stable on a gingerbread kernel and components from other devices. Jellybean is exciting, but it's a generally small update that is meant to fix bugs and introduce a couple new apps. The problems we have with cm9 (lack of libs, kernel) will still exist.
You forgot its gonna make things extremely smooth.
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FC809 said:
You forgot its gonna make things extremely smooth.
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What do you mean?
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He's talking about Project Butter, I think. That should work on Tegra 2...
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Dark Reality said:
He's talking about Project Butter, I think. That should work on Tegra 2...
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I hope Motorola needs to get off there asses and release the drivers its amazing how one developer can push ics out in a few monthes and Motorola needs a year
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I would use CM9 as my daily, but without the right drivers and the resulting issues with navigation, it's a deal breaker for me.
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He's talking about Project Butter, I think. That should work on Tegra 2...
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Butter is considered by many to not be all that its cracked up to be. And again, considering our lack of libs and kernel, butter will be of limited help for us as of yet.
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He's talking about Project Butter, I think. That should work on Tegra 2...
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I'm pretty sure Butter will require working drivers to work properly, so as excited as I am to see a JB port to our Photons, I doubt it'll be nearly as smooth as it seems until we get proper drivers =/.
I'm currently on CM 7.2 and loving it, but will move over to CM9 once we get some leaked drivers/kernel from Motorola. Joker does some great work, and it's impressive to see how much is working on ICS without those bits from Moto.
I agree. I am using Cm7 because it is stable. I really like Cm7 but am ready to move back to a more stable CM9.
I love both ROMs, but after using AOKP i can't go back to a GB ROM
What does AOKP have over CM9?
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