Hello,
Which is the most recommended Custom ROM for Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2? Can I install it using a ROM Manager?
Nope
The two most popular ROMs are Beans and Cleanrom.
All ROMs are the best as is the opinions of the users on them. The only way to know what is best for YOU is to read through the ROM threads and try them. This is why these threads are closed. The top ROMs will always be the first page of ROMs in development as that means they have the most activity.
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I keep on hearing about Stock ROM, Custom ROM and Official ROM's. What is the difference? Why there are so many ROM's for the same phone?
Nitinbhai
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I keep on hearing about Stock ROM, Custom ROM and Official ROM's. What is the difference? Why there are so many ROM's for the same phone?
Nitinbhai
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its all about the variety and customization. different people have different taste.
stock/official == released by samsung via kies or updates.
custom === modded stock roms with different themes/tweaks/apps
CM roms are based on offical android, the type you find on Google Android handest, and are optimised for performance with a shed load of features.
Samsung roms are based on stock, often with bloatware removed and optimised for performance, like packing new kernels, deodexing, zipaligning, busybox not to mention root. They will also have additional functionality over stock samsung in the form of mods.
Try them out, you'll notice the biggest difference with Cyanogenmod roms compared to stock samsung based roms.
Wouldn't be surprised if this thread is closed, but hope that helps nonetheless
DO NOT POST A "What's the best ROM/Kernel/Theme?" THREAD!
Point to note both custom roms and root void warranty and would need removing before returning to a service centre if needs be .
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nitinbhai said:
I keep on hearing about Stock ROM, Custom ROM and Official ROM's. What is the difference? Why there are so many ROM's for the same phone?
Nitinbhai
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You know you are rooted when spend more time flashing roms than using your phone.
You know you are on a custom rom when you spend more time on XDA asking variouse questions than spending time with your family
You know you are on a shipped stock rom of your phone when you eat on time sleep on time keep tablets away...
Just joking
I've been looking in the dev section and see some recoveries and such but everything seems to be for the international model. Not new to this stuff, have rooted Epic 4g with many different roms, but considering getting this phone and want to know if I'll be able to install different roms and kernels.
robl45 said:
I've been looking in the dev section and see some recoveries and such but everything seems to be for the international model. Not new to this stuff, have rooted Epic 4g with many different roms, but considering getting this phone and want to know if I'll be able to install different roms and kernels.
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Go to the US forum for the S3, this is the thread for the International S3
There you find a toolkit by Mskip to root your phone.
Hey to all. This is my first post here, even though I have been using the wonderful advice of XDAers for quite some time now. My questions is this. I am looking to flash a custom kernel to my phone, but have not been able to figure out if I would require a specific kernel for my phone (techinally a T999V, but flashed with TMO rom, so a T999) or can I use any kernel from any Glaxy S3 variant? I know with ROMs you must ensure the correct one is used or you end up with a paper weight. Would the same be true for kernels as well? If I did happen to have a bad flash, would ODIN/NANdroid save my bacon?
Mmmmm...Bacon...
Thanks in advance guys and gals! Looking forward to being a contributing memer to this site, and helping out wherever I can!
unknown243 said:
I am looking to flash a custom kernel to my phone, but have not been able to figure out if I would require a specific kernel for my phone (techinally a T999V, but flashed with TMO rom, so a T999) or can I use any kernel from any Glaxy S3 variant? I know with ROMs you must ensure the correct one is used or you end up with a paper weight. Would the same be true for kernels as well? If I did happen to have a bad flash, would ODIN/NANdroid save my bacon?
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Just like when flashing ROMs it is even more important to make sure the kernel your flashing is specifically meant for your device. That being said I would recommend taking a look at this guide that's lists available Touchwiz and AOSP kernels for the T999 Galaxy S3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36426656&postcount=2. Only flash kernels for your version of the Galaxy S3 and never flash an international version Galaxy S3 kernel on a US/Canada version Galaxy S3. It is sometimes possible to recover from a bad flash through a NANDROID backup, oftentimes a ODIN restore will be needed.Let me know if you still have questions .
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shimp208 said:
Just like when flashing ROMs it is even more important to make sure the kernel your flashing is specifically meant for your device. That being said I would recommend taking a look at this guide that's lists available Touchwiz and AOSP kernels for the T999 Galaxy S3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36426656&postcount=2. Only flash kernels for your version of the Galaxy S3 and never flash an international version Galaxy S3 kernel on a US/Canada version Galaxy S3. It is sometimes possible to recover from a bad flash through a NANDROID backup, oftentimes a ODIN restore will be needed.Let me know if you still have questions .
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Awesome, thanks! So in other words, I need to ensure my kernel is specifically for the T999 or T999V model of GS3, I cannot use one for ATT or VZW or anything, dtrictly TMO T999 or T999V...
Thanks!!!
Part 2 - I dont quite understand the difference between TW and AOSP, as during my learning days AOSP and AOKP were explained to me in a false way...Thanks!
unknown243 said:
Awesome, thanks! So in other words, I need to ensure my kernel is specifically for the T999 or T999V model of GS3, I cannot use one for ATT or VZW or anything, dtrictly TMO T999 or T999V...
Thanks!!!
Part 2 - I dont quite understand the difference between TW and AOSP, as during my learning days AOSP and AOKP were explained to me in a false way...Thanks!
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Yes, you need to ensure the kernel you are flashing is specifically for the T999 or T999V model the of the Galaxy S3. DO NOT use one for ATT, SPR, VZW, etc. only for the T999 or T999V. In answering your second question, TW stands for Touchwiz which refers to the proprietary skin and features Samsung includes in it's ROM it is what the stock ROM that ships with your phone is based on. When browsing ROM threads, the threads title will indicate whether the ROM is based on Touchwiz (TW) or AOSP. AOSP stands for Android Open Source Project and refers to ROMs that have been compiled from source using the Android Open Source Project source code and guidelines ROM thread titles will mention if the ROM is based on AOSP. Many popular ROMs such as Cyanogenmod, AOKP, Paranoid Android, and others are based on the AOSP. AOKP refers to the Android Open Kang Project it is based on a combination of AOSP and Cyanogenmod source code but includes it's own set of unique features and enhancements, you can learn more about AOKP here.
Hello everybody. Today I root my friend galaxy s2 and now I want to install on his phone a 4.2.2 stock rom. Can somebody give me a link with a good & smooth 4.2.2 rom ?
No such thing as 4.2 stock for I9100, only custom roms. And custom rom recommendations are forbidden here. Go read the rom threads in the two development sections (read the first page for instructions/etc & the last ten pages for recent user experiences with the rom), and try some roms out for yourself.
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No such thing as 4.2 stock for I9100, only custom roms. And custom rom recommendations are forbidden here. Go read the rom threads in the two development sections (read the first page for instructions/etc & the last ten pages for recent user experiences with the rom), and try some roms out for yourself.
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Ok, thank you.
It may seem a bit stupid but wonder if I install this Galaxy S5 Firmware on my Galaxy S3 go right? Does the Touchwiz it will be the same as the S5? Why seen a ROM (the so "DN4 ROM") based Galaxy Note 4 running on S3, with functions and appearance of the Note 4.
Grateful to all!
Just use the nexus factory images while you are at it. Anyway you kiss your phone goodbye
Why? I did not quite understand.
It will brick your phone. Don't try it.
So you're trying to achieve installing an S5 firmware on S3? That's quite ambitious!
It won't work, I don't have to go into the details because it's obvious.
If you want to change the looks of your device say to an S5 look use the available ROMs here on forums, they look the same as the device they're ported from. For example if you install Blekota's Note 4 ROM, you'll get the exact looks of the note 4, not the same experience though.