Custom ROMs: Awesome but not so awesome? - Motorola Droid RAZR

I really love testing new ROMs, but I always find myself going back to stock. What drives me crazy is when someone says "This Works Great!!!! But...", and then they list serious feature issues that people use everyday. Wouldn't that mean the ROM doesn't work so great? Maybe it's working for you but 30 other people list problems. I have an xt912 CDMA and I have yet to install a ROM that doesn't have some form of issues... even final and released builds.
I applaud the programmers and people who spend their free time doing this and making these awesome ROMs, but hopefully some day... there will be no bugs.
What are your thoughts?

JStrem said:
I really love testing new ROMs, but I always find myself going back to stock. What drives me crazy is when someone says "This Works Great!!!! But...", and then they list serious feature issues that people use everyday. Wouldn't that mean the ROM doesn't work so great? Maybe it's working for you but 30 other people list problems. I have an xt912 CDMA and I have yet to install a ROM that doesn't have some form of issues... even final and released builds.
I applaud the programmers and people who spend their free time doing this and making these awesome ROMs, but hopefully some day... there will be no bugs.
What are your thoughts?
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I would recommend checking out some builds based on Jelly bean 4.2 or lower. These tend to be much more stable for me. Sadly many of the developers who had done such wonderful work for our device have moved onto newer devices to develop for. Obviously that makes sense for them but it makes it tough to deliver pristine ROMS for us. It's also up to the user. If you can sacrifice a little bit of stability for more customization, custom ROMS are probably for you. If not you may want to stick with your stock ROM and try to google "Xposed Framework" and give that a try. Best of luck!

4.4 official cm, give it a try!
Tapped from my RazR

It all comes down to what issues you can deal with and which on he's ate deal breakers.
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DumbleCore said:
4.4 official cm, give it a try!
Tapped from my RazR
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And works great!!!
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using CM10.1.3 (4.2.2) on my GSM Xt910s (korean) past 3 days
Very good and fast, not a single issue i noticed, on official 4.0 i had random FCs

Yes, I agree completely. The biggest problems are when data or wifi doesn't work that well. Pretty much a deal breaker. Problem for me is, on stock, there's a bug that makes my phone frequently think there is an HDMI plugged in when there's not, so it forces the phone to change orientation. So incredibly annoying. customs roms don't have these problems though. And slimbean worked well for me once, I just hope slimkat gets to be more stable. Right now there is a problem with the wifi, and the battery life is pretty bad. sigh...

magicsleighride said:
Yes, I agree completely. The biggest problems are when data or wifi doesn't work that well. Pretty much a deal breaker. Problem for me is, on stock, there's a bug that makes my phone frequently think there is an HDMI plugged in when there's not, so it forces the phone to change orientation. So incredibly annoying. customs roms don't have these problems though. And slimbean worked well for me once, I just hope slimkat gets to be more stable. Right now there is a problem with the wifi, and the battery life is pretty bad. sigh...
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You should try latest slimkat with JBX Kernel , very smooth!
Tapped from my RazR

How about we work on getting kexec working properly, or unlocking our bootloader. If not then jb 4.1.2 roms should be the focus for stable roms.
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DumbleCore said:
4.4 official cm, give it a try!
Tapped from my RazR
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i tried gummy 4.4.2 with jbx. it works nice until I start adding my apps, then it slowly gets slower and lags a lot. also, i lose my gps and hdmi functionality. :-/. Maybe its time to go nexus? idk. DROID isnt doing much these days.
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If you want a ROM with very few issues, try Aviator Blur 3.0.9. It is 4.1.2 but it has overcocking and is very smooth. It is based off the original stock rom. It has no signal or other major issues. The new CM11 shows promise, but like you said, it still has a few bugs.

Theres always issues
there is always an issue with all roms you cant expect them to fix everything not even stock android is perfect every OS has its faults some more than other thats all.

gonzalezb said:
there is always an issue with all roms you cant expect them to fix everything not even stock android is perfect every OS has its faults some more than other thats all.
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I strongly disagree, MIUI 4.1.2 is flawless, so why can't other 4.1.2 roms?
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im sure there a flaw
Crumplet said:
I strongly disagree, MIUI 4.1.2 is flawless, so why can't other 4.1.2 roms?
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no OS in the world is flawless nothing will ever be might be to you but im sure someone has found more than one bug

faheemakbar18 said:
using CM10.1.3 (4.2.2) on my GSM Xt910s (korean) past 3 days
Very good and fast, not a single issue i noticed, on official 4.0 i had random FCs
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No 1080p camera recording is not a issue???
Wysłane z mojego XT910 przy użyciu Tapatalka

zedyo said:
No 1080p camera recording is not a issue???
Wysłane z mojego XT910 przy użyciu Tapatalka
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noticed it later, other than that, its PERFECT

faheemakbar18 said:
noticed it later, other than that, its PERFECT
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you can get 720p/1080p recording with the little help of the JBX kernel

what are you guys using for gps?

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What's the most stable rom right now? [4/21/2012]

I'm on stock unrooted and I just want a rooted, hassle-free experience. So which rom right now has the least known complications? Just a quick look at the development section makes me think it might be the Unofficial Rom.
Any recommendations?
I'm pretty happy with the alpha 2 from DAGr8. His third version gave me too many problems. The other roms' forums seem full of problems with the store or messages...I guess just try a few. If you nandroid where you are now switch back shouldn't be too hard
Budge said:
I'm on stock unrooted and I just want a rooted, hassle-free experience. So which rom right now has the least known complications? Just a quick look at the development section makes me think it might be the Unofficial Rom.
Any recommendations?
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There aren't many at the moment. I would suggest staying stock with some tweaks until our phone becomes more widespread(it's still new)
I just flashed theunofficial and so far it hasn't given me any problems.
Sent from my Galaxy Note
I would give unofficial a try. It is by far the most stable custom rom I have ever used. It has never frozen, given me FCs, or had weird random issues. So basically it works flawlessly and this is the first custom rom I can honestly say that about.
uncleTed said:
I'm pretty happy with the alpha 2 from DAGr8. His third version gave me too many problems. The other roms' forums seem full of problems with the store or messages...I guess just try a few. If you nandroid where you are now switch back shouldn't be too hard
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+1
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xda1zero said:
There aren't many at the moment. I would suggest staying stock with some tweaks until our phone becomes more widespread(it's still new)
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I want to try at least one Rom, then I may go to this.
uncleTed and thephoneguyusa, have you tried Unofficial and you still recommend alpha2? Thanks.
Budge said:
I want to try at least one Rom, then I may go to this.
uncleTed and thephoneguyusa, have you tried Unofficial and you still recommend alpha2? Thanks.
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I have used unofficial and it is good as well but if you want ICS not Gingerbread alpha2 is the way to go in my opinion.
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I have flashed all the roms and i keep coming back to Saurom 7.1 I do like the unofficial as well. You have to at least try 2 of them to test around with because really comes down to personal preference when many roms become stable.
toucan203 said:
I have flashed all the roms and i keep coming back to Saurom 7.1 I do like the unofficial as well. You have to at least try 2 of them to test around with because really comes down to personal preference when many roms become stable.
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+1 - Saurom 7.1 FTW
thephoneguyusa said:
+1
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uncleTed said:
I'm pretty happy with the alpha 2 from DAGr8. His third version gave me too many problems. The other roms' forums seem full of problems with the store or messages...I guess just try a few. If you nandroid where you are now switch back shouldn't be too hard
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+1 as well. I've been on Alpha 2 since it was put out and its been pretty much rock solid. Alpha 3 was different story.
toucan203 said:
I have flashed all the roms and i keep coming back to Saurom 7.1 I do like the unofficial as well. You have to at least try 2 of them to test around with because really comes down to personal preference when many roms become stable.
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+ 1 for Saurom 7.1. It's the only one I've ever used due to the fact it's never given me a reason to look anywhere else...
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+1 - Saurom 7.1 Here as well still!
I like the latest Unofficial...no FC's, nothing extra to flash, and it has a great theme.
Saurom. Nothing better period
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+1 unofficial is a great rom I'm also useing with the SPB shell 3D, it's so fast and smooth. So much eye candy
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I also must jump on the Unofficial bandwagon as it is "very" stable. I was on Solaris for a while but it seems to be out of the picture for now. But if you want a hassle-free experience, go for the Unofficial.
Another for "The Unofficial". Great ROM, very stable and smooth.
Dag_8 Alpha II is the best ICS out so far. It's currently my daily driver.
Alpha III caused SMS issues and other FCs.
If playing4sheezy comes out with Beta 2 for NOTEWorthy then I'll be switching to it, because it is the smoothest, cleanest, ICS out yet...
A Question
I have a question for the folks using alpha II, what do you like about it over Alpha I? I keep comming back to Alpha I because it is the most stable for me.
Cheers
BR

Suggest a ROM

Howdy. I'm looking to replace stock Jelly Bean on my rooted RAZR xt912 with a custom ROM that works.
Issues I'm looking to fix with this move:
Ability to run pdanet so I can wifi tether without eating up my limited data plan.
Ear speaker stops working after some time; I have to use a headset or speakerphone to hear the caller.
Battery life is abysmal.
System runs slow, even after recent factory reset.
I need a ROM that's stable and has everything working (camera Bluetooth, wifi, calling, google services, etc...) Because this is my only phone right now and I'm on the road away from home.
Any suggestions, ideas, or pointers would be great!
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Your best bet would be stick based custom ROMs. U can try Rage ROM, dwiz1.0 , jelly wiz or any other stock based ROM that works with your kernel
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I think verizon
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DLeach4512 said:
Howdy. I'm looking to replace stock Jelly Bean on my rooted RAZR xt912 with a custom ROM that works.
Issues I'm looking to fix with this move:
Ability to run pdanet so I can wifi tether without eating up my limited data plan.
Ear speaker stops working after some time; I have to use a headset or speakerphone to hear the caller.
Battery life is abysmal.
System runs slow, even after recent factory reset.
I need a ROM that's stable and has everything working (camera Bluetooth, wifi, calling, google services, etc...) Because this is my only phone right now and I'm on the road away from home.
Any suggestions, ideas, or pointers would be great!
Sent from my AT100 using xda app-developers app
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I like Blue Android and Liquid ROM. you should try them.
kipul said:
I like Blue Android and Liquid ROM. you should try them.
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Alright, I may do that. I've been digging around here looking for a section or area where ROM's are posted, but I don't seem to be finding it.
Is there a section or area set aside for ROM's, perhaps sorted by device?
DLeach4512 said:
Alright, I may do that. I've been digging around here looking for a section or area where ROM's are posted, but I don't seem to be finding it.
Is there a section or area set aside for ROM's, perhaps sorted by device?
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Here are the roms for Droid RAZR here on XDA: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1363 There are also some on droid-hive: http://droid-hive.com/index.php?/forum/455-roms/ and droidrzr: http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/forum/156-droid-razr-roms/ If you're looking for customization and features, go for an AOSP-based rom like cyanogenmod or aokp. If you don't care so much about features but want more stability, go for a stock/moto-based ROM.
I'm using LiquidSmooth. It's Android 4.2.2 and I use it as my daily driver. Only problems I have are random freezes and reboots, but the benefits if this ROM way outweigh that problem.
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Liquidsmooth and carbon rom are very good roms my recommendation is liquidsmooth cuz its stable and abt random freezes u have to disable lockscreen by setting it to none....
I have been a cyanogenmod fan since my old Droid X. When I went with my Razr MAXX I was disappointed that it wasn't available, so I settled with Arctic for a good long while. I really liked the ROM, however as soon as Cyanogenmod was available I jumped on board ASAP. The only thing they don't have working is the HDMI output, but I don't use that feature anyways, so who cares.
Anyhow,,,,,,,,,,,, the instructions are VERY easy to follow and I have very little trouble with it. It's not what they call a stable release, but then in my opinion it's still way more stable than many others I've tried!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028020
I hope this helps!
~S
guys, the man said that he needs EVERYTHING to work!
do not mislead him with kexec who still has issues!!!
see this:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/forum/156-droid-razr-roms/
I recommend BW v2, aviator with stock kernel and Eclipse
the last one is the best from my point of view, only think is it needs verizon christmas leak kernel
if you can flash this kernel, try eclipse
PACman is pretty good.
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ins5736 said:
PACman is pretty good.
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I had been using the port from droid hive, but that page is down.
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Well i was asking the same things as you. so I'm on rage rom.
Everything is working. Smooth (Important to me) and no complaints :good:
heblu said:
guys, the man said that he needs EVERYTHING to work!
do not mislead him with kexec who still has issues!!!
I recommend BW v2, aviator with stock kernel and Eclipse
the last one is the best from my point of view, only think is it needs verizon christmas leak kernel
if you can flash this kernel, try eclipse
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Completely agree with you there, Eclipse is probably my favorite Razr Jellybean rom! Great performance, great battery life and just the right amount of visual adjustments!

Custom ROM without bugs

Hi I'm new to the nexus 10 and I was wondering if anyone knows of a ROM without any major bugs?
I use it for school so I don't really have time to play around is official cm 10.1 as stable as stock? Or is stock the most stable?
Thanks
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Stock is always the most stable. None the less my n10 with cm10.1 nightlies runs rock solid. No bugs or reboots. Can only suggest you try it.
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I want to second the cm 10.1 opinion. I ran SentinelROM (based on cm 10.1) for a long time and it was almost perfect. I have since switched to the official cm10.1 nightlies because of bluetooth issues on Sentinel and I am happy to say it is working very well.
Moreover I have found cm10.1 ROMs are the only ones giving a smooth UI performance. On my tablet AOSP ROMs always seem a bit jerky and seem to work with a lower framerate. Hard to put a finger on it but it may be the different Mali drivers but that is just a guess.
There are a ton of ROMs with no bugs, although all the major ones have had a few bugs lately in the last couple builds. Now that the issue has been found out, all the major builds should be stable once again.
Rasbean is built from AOSP source the same as the stock ROM
SaberMod is also built from stock source but with a more unique toolchain
AOKP is built off the AOKP source, there are many variants from official all the way to PUB. Mr.Robinson and Apophis are the most popular
Sentinel is one of the more popular CM10.1 builds
I personally have liked RasSaber the best, which is RasBean with the SaberMod toolchain and optimizations. The ROM is no longer available though.
Dovigoldberger said:
Hi I'm new to the nexus 10 and I was wondering if anyone knows of a ROM without any major bugs?
I use it for school so I don't really have time to play around is official cm 10.1 as stable as stock? Or is stock the most stable?
Thanks
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CM10 or Carbon are good bets, but they will never really be as stable as stock. If you don't have time to mess around and you use your device for school regularly, then using a ROM might not be a good option for you at all, truth be told.
domsch1988 said:
No bugs or reboots.
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No reboots? Really? How did you manage that one.... It's at least 10 reboots per hour on mine. I can sit there and enjoy the boot logo over and over again while it reboots itself without me even touching the damn thing.
tried them all still end up running team eos rom
bortak said:
No reboots? Really? How did you manage that one.... It's at least 10 reboots per hour on mine. I can sit there and enjoy the boot logo over and over again while it reboots itself without me even touching the damn thing.
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10 reboots an hour!?! I might get one a day, this is on stock ROM/ktmanta kernel, rooted and overclocked to 2.1ghz/720mhz. I don't often play games though, mainly browsing and reddit.
CM is in my experience about as buggy as stock or better. It's certainly more stable, at least. I've been getting less reboots since I moved to CM, to the point that I hardly care anymore about the issue.
If you don't care about tablet ui, I recommend sabermod. Pretty fast and stable-
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liftman- said:
tried them all still end up running team eos rom
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Same here
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[Q] Choosing the right ROM

Hey guys I dont usually come on here but I wanted to ask witch rom do you guys recommend
ive been running stock sense and well getting kinda tired of it any body recommend a aosp rom that has everything working with no reboots ?
I wanna get away from sense for a while
Im thinking about trying this one
Good or bad ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2425473
Thanks
Dre Rezound said:
Hey guys I dont usually come on here but I wanted to ask witch rom do you guys recommend
ive been running stock sense and well getting kinda tired of it any body recommend a aosp rom that has everything working with no reboots ?
I wanna get away from sense for a while
Im thinking about trying this one
Good or bad ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2425473
Thanks
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the most stable from my experience was a cm9 ics based rom as its most compatible with the device...most roms 4.1 based and higher have reboot issues because of a deep sleep issue caused by the default setting of the min frequency being too low under performance settings...but if you want everything to work including bluetooth and not have sense cm9 would be your best choice...4.3 based roms still have many bugs such as mms not working after first reboot and camcorder keeps force closing..4.1 and up still has a few bluetooth based bugs and your reboots...the reboots still happen on 4.3 based roms like pac until you change it to proper settings
Liquid smooth all day
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Thanks guys i tried liquid and the messages would take a while to receive
Sooo i went with this cm9 Rom So far so good thanks guys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1885553
The AOSP ROM I used for a while was PAC but it started rebooting a lot because it overheated while charging. CM9 was stable for me and CM10 is almost stable.
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full asop
Even the latest version of cm9 (back in 05/28/13) has bluetooth problems. Is there really no aosp or kang that is 100% functional? Weather it be 4.0, 4.2, 4.3? Came close with Liquid Smooth but still having soft reboots.
Consider Talon v1.0, because either nobody is using it (unlikely with over 3000 views), or people are using it and brenuga just built it right and it works... and my money is on the later. Seems extremely stable, feature rich, and bug-free, it is what I am going with for my work phone.
My ROM of choice is CM10.1.3. I have zero issues with it. CM9 would be my next choice.
scy1192 said:
My ROM of choice is CM10.1.3. I have zero issues with it. CM9 would be my next choice.
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Currently running Vanir which is a 4.3 AOSP ROM and is absolutely fabulous. Thought I would never leave Sense.
hgoldner said:
Currently running Vanir which is a 4.3 AOSP ROM and is absolutely fabulous. Thought I would never leave Sense.
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Do you have a link for Vanir? XDA search is down. I cant find any info on it for the rez, would like to try it
kc6wke said:
Do you have a link for Vanir? XDA search is down. I cant find any info on it for the rez, would like to try it
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It's over on themikmik, looks for Snuzzo's section under Rezound.
kc6wke said:
Do you have a link for Vanir? XDA search is down. I cant find any info on it for the rez, would like to try it
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http://themikmik.com/showthread.php?16216-SEP-20-VanirAOSP
Although I would go CarbonRom (4.3 based) or Talon (4.2 based) for stability and performance.

Most "Wanted" RAZR x-mas present.

1: I was hoping for our bootloaders to be unlock. If not then 2: a fully working Kexec 3: or a fully working Aokp rom 4.1.2 /4.2.2/4.whatever.
What did you guys wish for? Btw Merry Christmas.
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Well kexec is fully working! Also the aokp rom seems to be not as updated very fast. I wish for our phones cyanogenmod to be fully working cm11 it is very good just some minor stuff needs work. That is all for me.
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no proper drivers ... so no kexec isnt working good... also battery life with kexec rather... u konw ;-p...
i just wonder why dont we have fully working cm10 aokp aosp ... as the 4.1.2 code from moto is there... just like miui on 4.1.2 everything was working
meilbox said:
no proper drivers ... so no kexec isnt working good... also battery life with kexec rather... u konw ;-p...
i just wonder why dont we have fully working cm10 aokp aosp ... as the 4.1.2 code from moto is there... just like miui on 4.1.2 everything was working
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More 4.1.2 roms aokp/aosp/cm would rather be a very nice present.
Crumplet said:
More 4.1.2 roms aokp/aosp/cm would rather be a very nice present.
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+1 for that!
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Crumplet said:
More 4.1.2 roms aokp/aosp/cm would rather be a very nice present.
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Ya sad thing is I am on XDA all the time looking, but sad to say I gave up on kexec roms.
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Crumplet said:
Ya sad thing is I am on XDA all the time looking, but sad to say I gave up on kexec roms.
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Why what is the deal with you and other people here saying they are so bad when you are not even saying anything about the bugs!!! And i never see you post in the dev form and say what the bugs are there ether. You guys make this depressing just go get a new phone and leave the grumbling alone ! I hope you realize that this is supposed to help people not bring them down. It just say to new people not to do anything like this!!!
I have to agree with you you Caleb!! My OG Razr Maxx XT912 is three years old, rooted out of the box, custom roms from day one!! What a thrill to be able to bring new life to the phone!! My forehead at the feet of each and every dev whose countless hours of work, allow me to have such fun with device!! I love testing each rom, boot animation, custom kernels, recoveries, just expands my knowledge of the future!! Proud to be running CM11 12/27, JBX 12/09, SS 3.65, WIFIAP patch, on stock side!! As is common in all non-stock based roms, no HDMI, big deal, rather love what the device can do, not something I rarely use!!
Got my present today, running beanstalk, awesome rom
Tapped from my stalked KittyKat
soundgirl101 said:
I have to agree with you you Caleb!! My OG Razr Maxx XT912 is three years old, rooted out of the box, custom roms from day one!! What a thrill to be able to bring new life to the phone!! My forehead at the feet of each and every dev whose countless hours of work, allow me to have such fun with device!! I love testing each rom, boot animation, custom kernels, recoveries, just expands my knowledge of the future!! Proud to be running CM11 12/27, JBX 12/09, SS 3.65, WIFIAP patch, on stock side!! As is common in all non-stock based roms, no HDMI, big deal, rather love what the device can do, not something I rarely use!!
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Amen!!!!

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