Hello, I have read all the topics saying not to ask "which is the best ROM/Kernel".
I have also searched for all the ROM and Kernels existing. There seem to be hundreds and all are different and there is no way whatsoever to get a sense of what might or might not work decently as everyone has mixed results. At my current level it takes me about 40 minutes to test one as, even if I did this before, I am quite unfamiliar with the process and the phone is not one of the fastest ones.
So my question is: why are we forbidden to just ask for the name of ONE Rom that works without major problems and could be preferrable?
Aren't we here for that, to experiment with the phones and find a good result? So people are actively disencouraged from sharing the results?
There are so many mods, so many ROMs, so many apps, I haven't got the faintest clue of where to start.
And no, search does not help me in this. I only find topics with lists of all the roms available, which only makes it more overwhelming.
I have no clue of which work and which have deep problems, I have looked into dozens of them and it hasn't helped me in my decision one bit.
Is it really too much to ask for the name of a single combination of rom and kernel that can make an xperia neo V work ok? Why can't we exchange information about it and align together on the best projects?
Sorry if this sounds flamey, it really isn't meant to be and I'm new to this community so probably I don't understand its purpose correctly. In this case, just fill me in
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Hi all
first off let me just commend EVERYONE on xda-devs for the work they have put in to make this such a great site/resource/info store
I've been using xda-devs ever since i got my very first htc voyager device, then onto various other smartphones and then i discovered the wonderful world of ppc, way back with himalaya, through to magician/charmer/prophet/wizard/hermes and now of course, RAPHAEL!!!
if you've gotten this far then i thank you for listening to me rambling on
my request is simple:
Is it possible to add a poll to each of the threads for the roms with simple 'criteria' like:
Is this rom FAST
Is this rom STABLE
Good rom?
not so good rom?
simply because, i am hoping this will help avoid some of the most common 'what rom shall i flash' question and also it will give some sort of pointer as to some of the main points of the rom
its just a suggestion, i'd love to know what you all think of it and if it ever comes to fruition!
many thanks to all at RAPHAEL!
My Opinion: No
All the 4 points you mention are subjective...
The only way to find out is to try it yourself, and if that means flashing different rom's
and restoring your favourite programs, use UC or put them together in a directory on your sd card.
You can always get an idea by scrolling trough a thread, that's what I do with 30 messages on a page
Each ROM is very different, and a poll wouldn't work. Just the poll in the radio flashing thread, it doesn't really mean a lot as it's all dependant.
It's worth spending the time and flashing as many ROMs as it takes to get the one you want. I've flashed over 15 ROMs trying to find one I like...
Not only is it subjective, it is quite frankly dumb (if you'll pardon the term)
Every chef endeavors to produce a quality ROM, if bugs appear, they are usually fixed fairly quickly with an updated version (hopefully). Every ROM is a work in progress and the only time the Chef finish it, is when he becomes tired of attempting to improve it.
The best you could ask for is a poll in a separate thread that asks for what ROM you are running and if they follow up post with what they like and don't like about it. However, you will find Flashing Junkies here that will often flash a new ROM weekly if not more often... There would need to be a new poll every week/month and who has that much time.
Having recently purchased a Fuze myself, let me tell you what I did here as a complete newbie:
Sized up the available ROMs and prominent chefs using the wiki and this forum.
Scanned through threads here to figure out who was doing what.
Looked up the various chefs to see what else they've done here at XDA
Made my decision.
As a chef myself, I can say that everything is subjective. There really is no simple way to find the best ROM. The good news is that I found what I was looking for in a single evening.
I think its a descent idea if the Chefs put each new ROM Version in a new thread. If someone releases version 1.0 and it is buggy they may get a bad poll rating. Then by version 2.0 it may be the best ROM ever, but due to all the early bad ratings it would make their overall "score" low.
Anyways this isn't a competition. If we start ranking and voting on the best ROM, it would make other ROM makers give up. People would say ROM-ABC and ROM-123 are the 2 best ROMS and no one can top them. Then all the other Chef's give up and we only have 2 ROM choices. Then these 2 ROM Makers have no competition so their work gets stagnant and they only release new ROMs ever 6 months. Then before you know it we are living in the world of Microsoft and Apple.
Many different ROM's have been cooked for our TG01's now and each ROM brings a new experience / something different. I've personally tried many ROM's on XDA just to name a few theres nosker's, ffboy's, mirom's, and stonrom's but i cant seem to stick with one since im always looking for something better. Now to be fair i dont think any ROM is final yet since theres still alot to be done with our TG01's but i and im sure others would like to know which is the best ROM to use at this very moment.
Now we all use our devices for different things, i personally use it for a bit of everything - browsing the web, checking my email, gps tracking, checking the weather, and of course phone calls ! I seem to find browsing the web needs alot of RAM though so ideally im looking for a stable ROM with plenty of free RAM. I do like sense but from experience its just impossible to get a stable browsing experience with sense installed so im willing to sacrifice those nice looks. My personal favourites have been noskers rom and mirom which has an amazing 96MB free so im likely to be going back to one of those next unless anyone can recommend a better one.
An ideal solution to finding the best ROM would be to post your own experiences with each one, what you've personally used it for ie browsing the web. So im going to suggest we do just that ! Ill be keeping track of this thread so when time allows ill add a list below with our favourite ROM(s) specific to device useage. ie best rom for browing the web, etc. I think its a good idea anyway .
Reserved ...
Quote from wacky.banana - Moderator Committee
For some time now we have been closing off "Best Rom" threads. The reasons for this are well known.
In addition to those reasons, asking what is the best rom is akin to asking 20 people what the best beer is; you will never get a single agreed answer from all of them. Its about personal need, personal choice and preference, which can only be defined by YOU.
If you are unsure as to which rom might suit you best, read the first couple of posts of each thread posted by the rom chef. That tells you all you need to know about a particular rom, then list the attributes and decide which ones you would like to try out.
I thought I would post this up here so that there is an awareness, especially amongst new members of XDA Developers, and to help those who wish to pose this question.
Best rom threads will, in future be simply deleted without further explanation.
Please help us to help you by not putting up posts that have to be deleted.
Thank you for your help and cooperation in this matter.
WB
Thanks for updating me on that i wasnt aware of that rule but it does make sense ... if a mod feels its right to close this thread please do so i just thought a thread for everyones favourite ROM would be a good thing. Each ROM would get a mention in the list for what its best used for according to the posts here and would be updated regularly. I havent seen a chef post what there ROM is best at so i personally think this is needed and it would save others having to try all the ROM's on here like i and others have done ... i guess its like a musician or an artist, a chef cant tell you what there ROM does best, only the users can.
Hello
There are so many custom roms, it has become extremely hard (for me, and many others) to decide wich one fits (me) best...
For instance, in the past two weeks i've been trying the latest Dutty and Energy roms. There are differences, equalities,... in included apps, battery usage, build, android-compatibility(?),... Some of these data can be found in the first thread-posts, others in one of the zillion comments, other....
For me, and thus for many people, it would be neat to be able to compare al those different roms 'at a glance' and so pick the most appropriate.
I remember for my diamond days there were benchmark-spreadsheets. Also for the Desire there's an open comparison-spreadsheet (original topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=772732 )
Is there anything alike for the HD2?
Any way of easily comparing al those great roms?
Thanks, Z
ps: If you are under the impression that I am a total newbie/noob/idiot/loser/smeghead/... that should read the rules, use a search function (which I both did off course, no luck there) and shut up: you're probably right, but then I kindly bid you to do the same.
There was a thread discussing this before and while I agree with you it would be very handy, its just not possible to keep it up to date with the amount of roms that the chefs churn out......
It would take a lot of effort on someones part to keep checking all the new roms and updating it.......
So to answer your question in one word......... No.
agreed, for just one person it would be impossible to keep up. But with an open spreadsheet like they have for (a.o.) the Desire, this could be an open project. No?
I know I am a new poster and fairly new member to XDA but that is mainly because I can read and have never really had the need to post anything. One thing that I have noticed is that ROMs are very sporadically placed throughout the forum and I think a lot of the mundane "What ROM should I use if I..." threads could be eliminated if a repository of sorts was created for them with feature list, performance eval, and battery eval.
Now I am not an expert by any means. I have played with a few ROMs trying to find one that has everything I want (yet to find) and I know I would love such a resource.
For now I am only looking at developing this for the Galaxy SII SGH-I777. I would need input from users of other devices/ROMs to supply information to expand it beyond that.
So my questions are: Would this be worthwhile? Does one already exist that I just haven't been able to find? Given the first two answers are yes and no, what specific features would you like to see in it? ROM suggestions would also be welcome as I know I don't know them all. I will gladly test them for the data myself but any extra help would be appreciated.
Thanks!
IMO, i dont think this is necessary. Most roms (at least right now) dont vary much with features. I think devs hit a ceiling with GB roms. You can create a matrix that illustrates battery life between all the roms but even thats a bit useless because battery life differs for everyone.
this is just my thought on this subject.
now that i think of it, someone did this for the captivate section and I dont believe it was used much.
Thanks!
nyydynasty said:
IMO, i dont think this is necessary. Most roms (at least right now) dont vary much with features. I think devs hit a ceiling with GB roms. You can create a matrix that illustrates battery life between all the roms but even thats a bit useless because battery life differs for everyone.
this is just my thought on this subject.
now that i think of it, someone did this for the captivate section and I dont believe it was used much.
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The lack of variety was something I noticed between a few of the ROMs I tested. I am still in the process though as I haven't had my SII for long. I was really hoping that there was more than what I've seen. I am a programmer but basically a web, iOS (only because my job trained me and paid for me to learn it for them), and database programmer. I know that I never recreate the wheel and always make sure that my programs have something that makes it unique.
I'm not saying that the devs around here aren't doing a good job. It is great that people put in the effort whether it be for their own use and they have just shared it or if they did it for the sole purpose of spreading their talents I think its great.
That said, I appreciate your input and $0.02! I would hate to start working on it and find that it was a waste of time! I do have to admit though that I was really hoping to be able to do something to help with the "Which ROM..." posts
Hi All,
I am new to flashing custom ROMs onto my phone but wish to give it a try but there seems to be tons of different variants, all of which look to be pretty much the same which I guess only goes to show my ignorance here.
I am looking for a minimal ROM to use with my SGSII. What I would like it to do is:
Make Calls(obviously)
Use WiFi(inc WiFi diect)
Bluetooth
Good Camera
FM Radio
I dont need it to do much else apart from this. I'm not bothered about being able to overclock or re-theme etc. I just want something that is fast and stable with minimal features.
Can anyone advise a range of ROMs for me to look into?
We don't allow these threads for a lot of reasons not the least of which is we get several of these per day. I just closed one a few minutes ago.
Please just read the development sections and try ROMs until you find one that meets your criteria.
Thanks