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Hi all,
First of all I guess most of you really dislike these kind of threads. But I am reading xda for 2 months now, searching all over the place for some answers. Probably read almost every guide etc. but I really can't get my head around this amount of information. So here I am with the age old question: Which rom should I install?
I ask this question here because of all the fora I visited xda seems the most knowledgeable.
So here is the situation. I was running Samsung 2.3.4 with launcher pro. But this was all a bit buggy and didn't feel right. So I was really glad to see the 2.3.5 update. I was still thinking this would contain gtalk video chat and ad hoc connection detection. But I was mistaken.
First I thought maybe install the most recent stock version. But as far as I can see this is also still 2.3.5 and doesn't include the previous mentioned features (correct me if I am wrong).
Currently I am this far as I probably "need" a custom wrong but the list seems endless and the one seems better than the other. And I feel a bit lost.
I looked at the following so far: Lite'ning; Oxygenrom; Cyanogen and Villainrom.
Lite'ning rom looks nice and fast but this much blue isn't good for the screen and I hear development is halted so probably not.
Villainrom, I can't find really good video's and I can't find that much info. So no for now.
Oxygenrom looks fast but I also not sure yet.
The best candidate seems to be Cyanogen right now.
So what am I looking for. Besides the two mentioned features above (gtalk video, ad hoc) I am not really sure if I am ready to unlock yet (but if it is necessary). Futhermore I am not really a fan of bugs either (duh) and I don't want to miss any features (FM radio for example). Oh and I am bit of a minimalist when it comes to looks. So that is secondary .
Hopefully I didn't bug you all to much and I am really looking forward to your opinions and experiences (good and bad). And I am still open for suggestions.
Carnelain
PS I haven't really found a "which sellers of jigs are safe" thread. Does anybody know or is it an idea to start one?
Wait for II1 firmware .
jje
If you have to ask these questions, Cyanogen isnt for you (experienced users only)
have a look in the android development forums (original & derivative) for a bigger choice, theres plenty out there.
Futhermore I am not really a fan of bugs either
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who is?
Sorry what exactly do you mean?
If you have to ask these questions, Cyanogen isnt for you (experienced users only
He means not for users who know little about flashing and roms ,Its the most difficult rom of them all .
You have read the posts but not understood them otherwise you would not be asking your question what rom .
You could go to one of the Rom Kitchens and build your own .
But in your shoes i would read the details on the latest custom roms what they have and whats missing .
Minimal look is stock or MIU .
PS I haven't really found a "which sellers of jigs are safe" thread. Does anybody know or is it an idea to start one?
Safe as in what ??? i dont see reports of unsafe jigs .
jje
I think OP's question is great, there's a lot of info on XDA but I can't find ONE stable/popular/regular thread discussing ROM vs ROM. The which ROM is best thread always pop up but then die after a couple of posts.
I think it would be great if users posted when they switch ROM commenting the switch, and if other users who tried more than 1 ROM posted their experience.
I'm a long time XDA user (Nexus One->Captivate->Nexus S->SGSII), have run a bunch of ROMs and read XDA EVERYDAY (multiple times lol) and read every post in LeoROM, Cognition, JKay and Siyah Threads but still I have the same question as the OP (was about to make a thread about it).
On my SGSII I've only run Cognition (since v1.0 to latest 1.5.1, gone through 2.3.3 and 2.3.4), also gone through all modems till latest KI4 and kernels (ninph, speedmod) till latest Siyah 1.8.
I've been thinking about switching ROM for some weeks now (want 2.3.5!) but couldn't decide, was about to convert to Leomar's ROM but then encountered other ROMs that look good and have a bunch of followers: Cristelko, DlevROM, TouchX Power, and now even more options!: Cyanogen stable out now and Cognition 2.3.5 announced coming soon. I hate being undecided!!! Was really decided on LeoROM, just about to switch, but now found all these other seemingly very good ROMs!
I'm a flash addict, love updating ROM, Modem & Kernel, but I HATE wiping! And I don't like to switch ROMs or update from 2.3.4 to 2.3.5 without wiping. So I want to decide what to flash!!! I'm not going to try all of them (I don't have the time and I hate wiping) so I have to rely on other's opinions, reading a lot (following the changelogs) and then make a definite decision!
So please guys, anybody who has tried more than 1 ROM, can you share your experiences?
To check out the most popuar roms, look at how big the discussion thread is (reply, views).
Also a suggestion can be the one to check "veterans" signature, usually this ppl use the most stable/bugless firmware.
For my personal choice im on Cyanogen but yes, thats not for beginners.
My 2nd choice is the "nandroidbackup" of my Black S2 (check my signature) a lot easier to install and beginners ready
Also Miui is a good choice (and dosnt look like the stock tw rom) but got BT/TV Out bug for now, so if you need a stable bt it's not the choice.
To end my 5 cents, i think it's better for you, try out 3-4 roms and pick the one you feel better with.
I think the choice is pretty individual, some ppl loves a rom that some other really hate and so.
Its very simple their is no best rom its users choice . Your preferred rom may be a themed rom i hate themes .
jje
batista is realy fast and stable and has a pretty fresh look. but i have some batt issues with one of my three SII it should be something else
leomar75's revolution is pretty good and highly themeable
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insanity ii has pretty good batt live but is too simple for my likes
I don't recommend you flashing CM7 since it's harder than flashing samsung firmware based ROMS. Unless you really want it and then well, it's not that hard anyway.
Anyway, if you have root installing gtalk with video is easy, you just need a root explorer app, I use FIle Expert becasue it's free. Just follow this guide step by step and you're done http://samsunggalaxys2blog.com/sams...1-3-with-video-calling-for-samsung-galaxy-s2/
If you want a custom ROM, maybe you could try checkROM www.checkrom.com since it has good support for themes and stuff. And it is updating and will update with each relevant firmware release. And flashing it is just simple. Well hope it helps.
For last, if you really want to go with CM7, I can say that it's the best ROM I've flashed. I just started with it a couple of days ago and you can feel the smoothness inmediatly which I never had in samsung firmware. Anyway there are some bugs, you loose samsung apps like polaris office which I used a lot, FM radio I think doesn't work for now, and the camera app is worse than the samsung one that comes with the phone. But for me at least it's worth it, the main funcionality is there, bluetooth, wifi, etc.... Well, if you decide to flash it please don't use ROM manager becasue it won't work. I can help you with the steps i did if you want, so pm me if you need it because I probably won't be looking at this thread again.
Good luck!
I have used CM6 for Sony Xperia X10i. But really what I want is something that is lightweight and good battery life. I usually always install Nemus Launcher and a horde of my fav. apps. I am not concern about the themes as I never use the default themes. What I want is the built in SIP for GB over 3G. Can someone recommend a ROM for me to use? I have already rooted my phone.
I'd suggest VillainRom. Its stock, fast, and has the best battery of all KI3 roms in my opinion. It all really depends on what kind of rom what you want!
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Just trying out the X-Power ROM ... so far so good...
Thanks spradling for backing up my thread. I must admit I was a bit scared of by the previous replies. Nevertheless been ploughing through more threads and finally gave up on finding an answer. I guess everybody tries at one point and hopes they don't have to start a %*(^& I think I bricked my phone thread.
So which one to try. Well the heck with it cyanogen has the best looking website if they build there rom the same way what could go wrong.
Well a lot let me tell ya. It was a very feverish night and I had to flash my phone for like 20 times before I got it right (see this thread).
Nevertheless it works and it works great. I can seed there are some bugs. For example I had a slow response when waking up the phone but after going back and forth between the minimum cpu (200 to 500 MHz) that was gone.
Gtalk + video works (yay!) but still no ad hoc connection. I did some customization and my phone looks and feels slick now. I haven't tried the fm radio but it probably will not work. And I am missing the touch to focus in the camera app but that can be replaced (stil looking any suggestions).
The only thing that really worries me is the battery life. It shortened drastically but it could be me mishandling the battery.
Nevertheless I a pretty pleased with myself and my phone.
Hopefully this helps somebody
Carnelain
PS thanks for the offer tomascunill but I figured it out
Carnelain said:
Thanks spradling for backing up my thread. I must admit I was a bit scared of by the previous replies. Nevertheless been ploughing through more threads and finally gave up on finding an answer. I guess everybody tries at one point and hopes they don't have to start a %*(^& I think I bricked my phone thread.
So which one to try. Well the heck with it cyanogen has the best looking website if they build there rom the same way what could go wrong.
Well a lot let me tell ya. It was a very feverish night and I had to flash my phone for like 20 times before I got it right (see this thread).
Nevertheless it works and it works great. I can seed there are some bugs. For example I had a slow response when waking up the phone but after going back and forth between the minimum cpu (200 to 500 MHz) that was gone.
Gtalk + video works (yay!) but still no ad hoc connection. I did some customization and my phone looks and feels slick now. I haven't tried the fm radio but it probably will not work. And I am missing the touch to focus in the camera app but that can be replaced (stil looking any suggestions).
The only thing that really worries me is the battery life. It shortened drastically but it could be me mishandling the battery.
Nevertheless I a pretty pleased with myself and my phone.
Hopefully this helps somebody
Carnelain
PS thanks for the offer tomascunill but I figured it out
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There's an lgCamera app in the market which I found better than the one that comes in CM7, you could try it and see if it works best for you. As for battery life, it seems to be better in the latest nightlies (the latest beeing 87). IF you're in stable version I HIGHLY suggest you to move to the latest nightly since there are lots of thing fixed that in "stable" version are not working right.
Thanks for the advice tomascunill. I tried the camera app and although it has the touch to focus feature I am not really blown away by it. Probably because of the lack of image stabilisation. But I'll find something that suits.
Futhermore I updated to the latest nightly. I wonder what issues are resolved. Does anybody know where to find the change logs? And I was wondering about another thing I installed the stable version because I expected it to be, well..., stable. But a better question might be how unstable are nightly's?
Must say I still like my phone but now the galaxy nexus (I liked nexus prime better) is out I feel like I jumped the gun. Well lets wait and see what cyanogen will do with ICS or what ICS stock looks like.
The best ROM is the one you choose. U need to test many rom to have your own opinion.
My favorite is LeoMar 2.7.1
I prefer stock ROM i mean without too much modifications.
LeoMar is a "stock" ROM that you can easily personnalised.
I use :
SpeedMod [Kernel]
Fly in [Animation]
And some mods.
This rom provides me the best battery life.
you could always flash a odex 2.3.5 ROM - would be mostly stock, have all the sammy apps/widgets etc etc. flash a kernel like siyah2.0 or latest speedmod - you can tweak a little bit, not stray too far from stock, and get better battery life with a custom kernel.
Everyone else here is right - CM7 is nothing like touchwiz and would be a big "leap" away from sammy/TW style interface
- x-power with siyah2.0 is a good combo!
aussois said:
you could always flash a odex 2.3.5 ROM - would be mostly stock, have all the sammy apps/widgets etc etc. flash a kernel like siyah2.0 or latest speedmod - you can tweak a little bit, not stray too far from stock, and get better battery life with a custom kernel.
Everyone else here is right - CM7 is nothing like touchwiz and would be a big "leap" away from sammy/TW style interface
- x-power with siyah2.0 is a good combo!
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Don't get me wrong but I want to get as far away from touchwiz as possible. I probably have the term stock confused. I always thought it meant just android.
Best ROM threads are subjective.....
Best thing to do is take your time to read ROM threads and make a backup of ROM using then flash away find what ROM/Radio suits you best.
On that note thread closed.
Hi there!
So I've been searching for the newest and rom that works 100% (as of today) for my Motorola Droid Razr. I know CM has come out with some good roms, but I can't keep track of all the different roms that are out there. More specifically, I want a rom that works 100%, no bugs, no nothing (for the most part that is)... To my understanding the ICS and JB roms have some problems... maybe I'm wrong though? I've read I may have to downgrade to Gingerbread in order to get a rom that works 100%, BUT again, I want to ensure I'm not missing something. Can someone direct me?
Yes, I've searched this forum, other forums, blogs, news sites, etc... BUT I want to ensure I get the newest and best working rom (not the NEWEST JB rom - unless that works 100% - but the newest rom that is best working).
Thanks so much!
Connor
Waldoctg said:
Hi there!
So I've been searching for the newest and rom that works 100% (as of today) for my Motorola Droid Razr. I know CM has come out with some good roms, but I can't keep track of all the different roms that are out there. More specifically, I want a rom that works 100%, no bugs, no nothing (for the most part that is)... To my understanding the ICS and JB roms have some problems... maybe I'm wrong though? I've read I may have to downgrade to Gingerbread in order to get a rom that works 100%, BUT again, I want to ensure I'm not missing something. Can someone direct me?
Yes, I've searched this forum, other forums, blogs, news sites, etc... BUT I want to ensure I get the newest and best working rom (not the NEWEST JB rom - unless that works 100% - but the newest rom that is best working).
Thanks so much!
Connor
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I love Eclipse ICS; it is my daily driver for the foreseeable future. Absolutely amazing and stable, with all features working:
Link to the original page for CDMA devices (there is a port available for GSM too. Let me know if you need a link for it.): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795493
The Cyanogenmod 9 and 10 ports are now in beta:
Page link, GSM only from what I can tell: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801379
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I love Eclipse ICS; it is my daily driver for the foreseeable future. Absolutely amazing and stable, with all features working:
Link to the original page for CDMA devices (there is a port available for GSM too. Let me know if you need a link for it.): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1795493
The Cyanogenmod 9 and 10 ports are now in beta:
Page link, GSM only from what I can tell: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801379
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Awesome! Thanks so much. I'll check it out. Is Eclipse what most people are using?
Yeah, I wanted to get Cyanogenmod, but I've heard that the new updates are kinda buggy (no camera, etc...)
Yeah, Eclipse is probably the most popular ROM for RAZR. The Gingerbread build DEFINITELY was.
Also, apparently the camera and everything works on CM9 as long as you download the right version. I haven't had any experience with it though so I couldn't help if you chose it.
Sent from my Nexus 7 running CM10
Cool. Thanks for the info!
I think I'll go with CM9... I've been looking at the AOKP as well... sounds pretty nice - have you ever tried it? I'll try them out and see what I like the best.
Thanks so much,
Waldoctg
Oh, and I've tried to find CM9 and AOKP for the Droid Razr, but to no avail... Well sorta.
I was going to post a link, but XDA Developers won't allow me to because I don't have 10 posts yet...
I found one that says CM9/AOKP (leak rom), BUT I don't understand what they mean when they say I "leak rom"... I think it means that ICS hadn't been released yet when they released this rom? I don't know... And although the site is rootzwiki.com, I am hesitant in loading it onto my Razr because it doesn't actually say it's for the Razr, AND I can't find CM9 for the Razr anywhere else. I feel like these are for the .181 while I'm running .211...
I can't find anything for AOKP that doesn't seem like it's too old to try. It just seems as if everything is outdated... I don't know if I'm looking in the wrong places? I don't want to mess up my phone by installing a ROM that is too old.
Waldoctg
CM10
I'm on CM10 now as stated in the earlier post. It's super smooth but I don't think it's ready for daily use.
Will look into eclipse though.
Boohoo, Eclipse is only for CDMA. Mine's a GSM.
Just remember, you are currently on ICS. You can't leave ICS.
It is a one-way street and there is no way to flash gingerbread without having some major problems.
I use Eclipse and I would highly recommend it.
Have a look here http://www.droidrzr.com/
there are a few more roms here that i havent seen elsewhere
try epsilon v3...you wont be changing that for a long while
panafone said:
I'm on CM10 now as stated in the earlier post. It's super smooth but I don't think it's ready for daily use.
Will look into eclipse though.
Boohoo, Eclipse is only for CDMA. Mine's a GSM.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1805380
Here There's also a full ready-to-flash port in the quote at the bottom.
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misal6666 said:
try epsilon v3...you wont be changing that for a long while
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I decided I'd take a look at this one. I was impressed by the stability claims but I don't know if I want to flash this because it still looks like stock Blur.
Currently running CM9 now; there are some bugs for sure but all main features work.
So I've been wondering about what photon users would think. Is there anyone out there beside me who would be game for a "Don't call it Blur" based ice Rom with that Atrix Leak? Just testing the waters here...
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I think at this point it's just a wait and see game as the code is there for anyone with the skills to make use of it, and it can probably help towards making not only an ICS build but perhaps a JB one as well.
Just remains to be seen if anyone will take up the task I suppose. I grabbed the leak almost as soon as it was hosted the other day and I have it backed up in several locations, but I haven't a clue where to begin with such things so, I'll leave that to the more talented individuals.
While I keep thinking "Sure, I'd love to get ICS on the Photon, and JB too come to think of it..." I really don't have any specific need to have ICS or JB, and neither of them are going to get the battery life that GB currently offers on this device, not even close. I guess after decades of working with computers and electronics I'm just getting sick of being infected by "Upgraditis" where I have that addiction to always having the latest and greatest.
GB works just fine for me.
My vision is blurry
The original blur that was released with the Motorola Backflip sucked in my opinion but the version that came with the Photon I really enjoyed. I'm curious to see what it is like on ICS myself. The integration with social networks and the extra bells and whistles it provided I did enjoy but with all the ICS and JB option I didn't feel like running GB any longer.
I'm not a dev by any means but I like to mess around with stuff. I'm currently trying to use Jokers CM9 to port the ICS leak. I have a zip that will flash with no errors but it hangs on the boot screen. I'm updating my Linux install now so I can run logcat during boot to see what it is causing it to hang. I make no promises on anything but I love to learn new things. This is my first attempt at anything like this so it may just blow up in my face, time will tell.
I'm down for trying Ice Cream Sandblur (or Jelly Blur). I don't have that low an opinion of Blur itself, it's just that on our phones, the way it is now, the best of everything is in CM10 (or CM7 if you need camera). I have a Gingerblur-based Nandroid, and I have it set up kinda nice, but I honestly don't use most of the Blur stuff. It's nice to have as an option though, I suppose.
I'm also curious ，does anyone can make a ROM just based on leaked ICS from Atrix？If that ROM appear ，Photon is regeneration！I really hope someon can take up the task！
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br0adband said:
I think at this point it's just a wait and see game as the code is there for anyone with the skills to make use of it, and it can probably help towards making not only an ICS build but perhaps a JB one as well.
Just remains to be seen if anyone will take up the task I suppose. I grabbed the leak almost as soon as it was hosted the other day and I have it backed up in several locations, but I haven't a clue where to begin with such things so, I'll leave that to the more talented individuals.
While I keep thinking "Sure, I'd love to get ICS on the Photon, and JB too come to think of it..." I really don't have any specific need to have ICS or JB, and neither of them are going to get the battery life that GB currently offers on this device, not even close. I guess after decades of working with computers and electronics I'm just getting sick of being infected by "Upgraditis" where I have that addiction to always having the latest and greatest.
GB works just fine for me.
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You have got the backup huh~ Just send it to jokersax or Thii.. :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
If there was both a fully working ICS/JB Blur and CM. it would make no sense to even bother with Blur. Blur would offer nothing over CM, or any other AOSP based ROM, except having Blur as you launcher and 4G for locked users.
Idk, i think that new roms are fun. I love playing with new operating systems, so i know I'd Want to play with blur.
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Ive been flashing almost every jb rom for fassy and none really suprised me. anyone one know of one that has a lot of tweaks and mods ?
Code name and paranoid have the most mods and tweaks.
Personally I like aokp the most for the performance and it has a good amount of customization
Yeah aokp would be the best far as customization goes and stability but iam on eclipse 2.1 and I really like this rom smooth and snappy and the black and blue theme is nice and I like the battery mods
I'd consider CM10 to be the most stable out of any JB rom, and it has pretty much all of the essential tweaks. That said, I'm on the latest AOKP JB Rom and really enjoying it right now
Best JB ROM
To be honest I think its still early to have a Jelly Bean ROM if you are going to use it as your daily driver.
Specially if you're going to overclock, I suggest sticking with ICS for a while longer if you want all the mods.
(Besides android 4.2 will be released soon for all devices so just wait til it is released)
There is no such thing as a 'best ROM'. Each ROM will have certain features which others don't and will miss some features which others have.
It's all personal preference and asking about a best ROM is a no-no around these parts.
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To be honest I think its still early to have a Jelly Bean ROM if you are going to use it as your daily driver.
Specially if you're going to overclock, I suggest sticking with ICS for a while longer if you want all the mods.
(Besides android 4.2 will be released soon for all devices so just wait til it is released)
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Exactly what are you basing this on? I've been using JB as my daily driver for months now with no issues, and I've overclocked successfully with Devil many times. CM10 and AOKP are completely stable with everything working, and so are the other good JB roms out there, so I don't really understand where you're coming from. I actually had more problems with AOKP ICS (reboots and what-not) than I've ever had with JB roms, and JB is way snappier than ICS ever was
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KidCarter93 said:
There is no such thing as a 'best ROM'. Each ROM will have certain features which others don't and will miss some features which others have.
It's all personal preference and asking about a best ROM is a no-no around these parts.
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Pretty much this. Try them all!
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Exactly what are you basing this on? I've been using JB as my daily driver for months now with no issues, and I've overclocked successfully with Devil many times. CM10 and AOKP are completely stable with everything working, and so are the other good JB roms out there, so I don't really understand where you're coming from. I actually had more problems with AOKP ICS (reboots and what-not) than I've ever had with JB roms, and JB is way snappier than ICS ever was
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The devs have done amazing things with jb,,, ,,, it really keeps this phone on par with the other top choices of phones that can be bought today
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This may be borderline the wrong place to post this, but it does concern custom ROM's, so technically it would be considered development I do believe. If not I'm truly sorry and move it to the correct section please. Anyway, my question is just like the title states. I've dug around a lot and haven't really found the answer. I promise I wasn't lazy and just made a new thread without researching :angel:. I want to know if anyone knows of anything like a CM10, CM11, any CM based ROM, or basically anything other than the 4.1.2 stock based ROM's with working HDMI. It is a must for me. You can go to the CM site and others, but it doesn't really say anything about it, being that most ROM's aren't all out device specific anymore, and many devices do not offer HDMI because of hardware anyway. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
NO WAY ！This is only available on stock ROMs because the related stuffs are close-sourced.
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ludeawakening said:
This may be borderline the wrong place to post this, but it does concern custom ROM's, so technically it would be considered development I do believe. If not I'm truly sorry and move it to the correct section please. Anyway, my question is just like the title states. I've dug around a lot and haven't really found the answer. I promise I wasn't lazy and just made a new thread without researching :angel:. I want to know if anyone knows of anything like a CM10, CM11, any CM based ROM, or basically anything other than the 4.1.2 stock based ROM's with working HDMI. It is a must for me. You can go to the CM site and others, but it doesn't really say anything about it, being that most ROM's aren't all out device specific anymore, and many devices do not offer HDMI because of hardware anyway. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
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hes absolutely right. roms that are "Stock based", Jellybean 4.1.2 will possibly have the hdmi functionality. Artmod is one
Thanks for the replies. That's exactly what I've come to learn. I decided to give up and I'm in the process of cooking up my own ROM. It will have every feature that I use and a lot of other goodies baked in.
ludeawakening said:
Thanks for the replies. That's exactly what I've come to learn. I decided to give up and I'm in the process of cooking up my own ROM. It will have every feature that I use and a lot of other goodies baked in.
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If you want a stable option you can overclock to 1365 easily check out this one http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...6-bloodrage-v26-update-310-optional-stock-ui/
Its my wife's favorite no freezes or laging fully functional.
jluva420 said:
If you want a stable option you can overclock to 1365 easily check out this one http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...6-bloodrage-v26-update-310-optional-stock-ui/
Its my wife's favorite no freezes or laging fully functional.
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I've run this ROM and it's okay. I've pretty much run everything imaginable on six different devices. I was just hoping that someone knew of something like a pure AOSP based or Cyanogen based ROM with working HDMI. I've looked everywhere and tried to add it to ROM's and it just won't work. It has something to do with the stock 4.1.2 firmware and the drivers. So we'll probably never see that function in anything like a 4.4+ ROM unless we get an official update (WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN) I decided to give up and I'll just swap to stock in Safestrap when I need HDMI capability. Right now I'm in the process of cooking up a nice little custom 4.4.2 pure AOSP based ROM. It will feature NOVA Launcher and the most dynamic launcher made (it's a secret) as home options. I'm mainly focusing on smoothness, responsiveness, and battery life.
MFsicKness v1.0 will be coming to a Forum near you soon!
Lucize got a working kexec kernel with hdmi feature tested. But it's still a little buggy. However, I'm also in now for some new development and we'll see how it goes
Tapped from my RAZR BLADE
dtrail1 said:
Lucize got a working kexec kernel with hdmi feature tested. But it's still a little buggy. However, I'm also in now for some new development and we'll see how it goes
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Awesome.. I can see the day when the RAZR and atrix 2 will have ROMs fully stable.. Thanks dtrail
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nikhJ said:
Awesome.. I can see the day when the RAZR and atrix 2 will have ROMs fully stable.. Thanks dtrail
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I fixed yesterday problems, this last zip should be good for every omap4 and work on any rom, haven't you tried ?
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qqzwc said:
NO WAY ！This is only available on stock ROMs because the related stuffs are close-sourced.
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way !
please try my kernel and report back
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ludeawakening said:
I've run this ROM and it's okay. I've pretty much run everything imaginable on six different devices. I was just hoping that someone knew of something like a pure AOSP based or Cyanogen based ROM with working HDMI. I've looked everywhere and tried to add it to ROM's and it just won't work. It has something to do with the stock 4.1.2 firmware and the drivers. So we'll probably never see that function in anything like a 4.4+ ROM unless we get an official update (WHICH WILL NEVER HAPPEN) I decided to give up and I'll just swap to stock in Safestrap when I need HDMI capability. Right now I'm in the process of cooking up a nice little custom 4.4.2 pure AOSP based ROM. It will feature NOVA Launcher and the most dynamic launcher made (it's a secret) as home options. I'm mainly focusing on smoothness, responsiveness, and battery life.
MFsicKness v1.0 will be coming to a Forum near you soon!
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please report back if is working for you, I'we developed it on droid 4 but should be good for razr.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654233
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lucize said:
I fixed yesterday problems, this last zip should be good for every omap4 and work on any rom, haven't you tried ?
Regards
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way !
please try my kernel and report back
Regards
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please report back if is working for you, I'we developed it on droid 4 but should be good for razr.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654233
Regards
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Will the zip work for my
atrix 2
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The best way to find out is to try it I don't own one, if it has the omap4-common sources it should work but have a backup to restore from
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dtrail1 said:
Lucize got a working kexec kernel with hdmi feature tested. But it's still a little buggy. However, I'm also in now for some new development and we'll see how it goes
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lucize said:
I fixed yesterday problems, this last zip should be good for every omap4 and work on any rom, haven't you tried ?
Regards
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way !
please try my kernel and report back
Regards
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OOOH MY MY Lol! I'm very intrigued on this. I will definitely load the kernel up on a 4.4 build and see how it works out. If it works I will either put it in my build or link it to my OP when I post my ROM. Regardless lucize and dtrail1 will have full recognition and credit for the kernel and working HDMI. Man, if this works my RAZR will be a beast. I got really lucky and scored a MAXX on ebay for $51 with only the screen broken. It took a total of about 20 minutes to convert mine to the MAXX last night. As far as I can tell I'm saving around 11 to 13 percent more battery per hour with fairly heavy use. I have a couple of questions. Do you guys like the Xperia's Album (photo gallery) and Walkman music player with ACID Audio? All features work in the builds I have. And which gapps do you prefer? I'm trying to figure out which ones to recommend. I pretty much always go with Slim. Okay enough rambling. It's time to test.
lucize said:
please report back if is working for you, I'we developed it on droid 4 but should be good for razr.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654233
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I will definitely report back and give detailed info on what I find. Thank you for your hard work on this.
ludeawakening said:
OOOH MY MY Lol! I'm very intrigued on this. I will definitely load the kernel up on a 4.4 build and see how it works out. If it works I will either put it in my build or link it to my OP when I post my ROM. Regardless lucize and dtrail1 will have full recognition and credit for the kernel and working HDMI. Man, if this works my RAZR will be a beast. I got really lucky and scored a MAXX on ebay for $51 with only the screen broken. It took a total of about 20 minutes to convert mine to the MAXX last night. As far as I can tell I'm saving around 11 to 13 percent more battery per hour with fairly heavy use. I have a couple of questions. Do you guys like the Xperia's Album (photo gallery) and Walkman music player with ACID Audio? All features work in the builds I have. And which gapps do you prefer? I'm trying to figure out which ones to recommend. I pretty much always go with Slim. Okay enough rambling. It's time to test.
I will definitely report back and give detailed info on what I find. Thank you for your hard work on this.
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for hdmi you should thank stargo and me , because my device behaved and stargo's didn't and he fixed for him too and now should work for every device, I was lucky that my device was different and I could find out the way to make it work.
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lucize said:
for hdmi you should thank stargo and me , because my device behaved and stargo's didn't and he fixed for him too and now should work for every device, I was lucky that my device was different and I could find out the way to make it work.
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Alright, I will definitely give thanks to all where thanks is due. If this works out then our little RAZR's will at least be able to contend with any device when it comes to performance and the all out coolness factor. Fully functioning HDMI is pretty much all it was missing
ludeawakening said:
OOOH MY MY Lol! I'm very intrigued on this. I will definitely load the kernel up on a 4.4 build and see how it works out. If it works I will either put it in my build or link it to my OP when I post my ROM. Regardless lucize and dtrail1 will have full recognition and credit for the kernel and working HDMI. Man, if this works my RAZR will be a beast. I got really lucky and scored a MAXX on ebay for $51 with only the screen broken. It took a total of about 20 minutes to convert mine to the MAXX last night. As far as I can tell I'm saving around 11 to 13 percent more battery per hour with fairly heavy use. I have a couple of questions. Do you guys like the Xperia's Album (photo gallery) and Walkman music player with ACID Audio? All features work in the builds I have. And which gapps do you prefer? I'm trying to figure out which ones to recommend. I pretty much always go with Slim. Okay enough rambling. It's time to test.
I will definitely report back and give detailed info on what I find. Thank you for your hard work on this.
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Indeed, HDMI is something that even the newest flagships don't have..
As for Xperia Album and Walkman, not a big fan of Albums, but Walkman, Hell Yeah.!!! I've been trying to make it work for Razr since the day I bought it. Would love it on the device.
neo.ank said:
Indeed, HDMI is something that even the newest flagships don't have..
As for Xperia Album and Walkman, not a big fan of Albums, but Walkman, Hell Yeah.!!! I've been trying to make it work for Razr since the day I bought it. Would love it on the device.
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The problem with making it work on the RAZR is the drivers. Even if you get a hold of a flashable Walkman .zip, most of the time it will not work correctly, no matter which version you get. It will usually also break any other music player you have installed. When you play a song you only get a split second of sound. The song will continue to play but with no sound. But never fear, it functions 100% in my build. Everyone can thank Nx Biotic for telling me where to look for the fix to this issue. Unfortunately I'm delayed on finishing the ROM for a short time. My little girl decided my screen and LCD looks better completely shattered Lol. At least I have the trusty "absolutely sucks compared to the RAZR" Droid Charge. It does have HDMI though. Parts are on the way for the RAZR and I will continue testing shortly. Keep an eye out.
So, did anyone get HDMI working with a custom ROM? AFAIK only the "official" ROM's work, but as they are so old, not so much fun. Shame we can't get the best of both worlds. Anyone know someone from Moto who can find the source code for this "secret" HDMI stuff, or has anyone the knowledge to decompile it from an official ROM?