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Currently running firmware?

I'm wondering what firmware everyone is running right now, as I'm looking to find one as a basis to rollback to as a full nandroid backup. Constantly redoing my UI is annoying me now, so I'm looking to find a baseline with which to experiment.
Currently, I'm running VibrantHybrid r2, and I'm looking for something more stable to run. Basically, I'm looking for a ROM where everything works.

Aus_Azn said:
I'm wondering what firmware everyone is running right now, as I'm looking to find one as a basis to rollback to as a full nandroid backup. Constantly redoing my UI is annoying me now, so I'm looking to find a baseline with which to experiment.
Currently, I'm running VibrantHybrid r2, and I'm looking for something more stable to run.
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Out of curiosity what's not stable about the hybrid rom other than gps? Just wondering because I've been running it for a week without a single hiccup.
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Clienterror said:
Out of curiosity what's not stable about the hybrid rom other than gps? Just wondering because I've been running it for a week without a single hiccup.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
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Basically, I'm looking for a ROM where everything works. Including the GPS.

I use JH3 and SRE and i have no problems i am a courier and never have gps problems at all yeah if there is alot of overcast then yeah it can take a cpl min to lock but i have no issues at all.

Im running jm7. out of all that i have tryed i like this one the best. I live in PA (BFE) hills, trees and lots of sharp curves. I toke a drive with gps and it worked great. All i did was root and lag fix from the market. love it

zero48160 said:
Im running jm7. out of all that i have tryed i like this one the best. I live in PA (BFE) hills, trees and lots of sharp curves. I toke a drive with gps and it worked great. All i did was root and lag fix from the market. love it
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where is post on JM7? i have been on a ROM kick this week trying everything out i can get my hands on. i love the i9000 roms, (BT doesnt matter to me) but i have had complaints from people saying my voice sounds muffled when i am running JM5. do you have that problem?

Pirateghost said:
where is post on JM7? i have been on a ROM kick this week trying everything out i can get my hands on. i love the i9000 roms, (BT doesnt matter to me) but i have had complaints from people saying my voice sounds muffled when i am running JM5. do you have that problem?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771578
go there, first post has link for downloading jm7. then goto page 4 of the above link post 33 if you never flashed i9000 before. feel free to contact me via pm if you need anything else. good luck and i love jm7

thanks for that. i have flashed JM5 before but like i said, people complained that i sounded muffled when i talked to them on the phone.
with so many posts on here about flashing this and flashing that, its hard to find the right ones sometimes.
right now i am running JH3+SRE 123+ext4+black evo notification bar and circle batt lagfix
in my nandroid backups, i have:
hybrid R3+bugless mod
i9000+jh3+ext4
rooted jh7
soon to have a JM7

[Q] New to the scene

I need some help with customizing my Samsung Galaxy S. This morning I decided to do it considering the large amount of great testimonials after a lag fix.
What I have done so far:-
Fixed the three-button problem
Rooted my phone with OneClickLagFix
Installed the OneClickLagFix
Fixed Headset quality with SamServMode
What my version is (*#1234#):-
I9000DTJG3 (so I'm assuming JG3?)
Firmware Version:-
2.1-update1 (That's what it says in my settings)
What question is, which Custom ROM would suite my phone?

A couple questions for you as I am really new to android and my sgs...
What kind of quality change did you see with the headset fix and lagfix?
And how did you fix the 3br problem? I thought that was fixed by flashing JH2 (the newest one) Where as JG3 and older JH2 had problems with the 3 button. I have a newer JH2 flashed phone, but just curious as I have friends without the JH2 3BR fix.

Chayum said:
I need some help with customizing my Samsung Galaxy S. This morning I decided to do it considering the large amount of great testimonials after a lag fix.
What I have done so far:-
Fixed the three-button problem
Rooted my phone with OneClickLagFix
Installed the OneClickLagFix
[*]Fixed Headset quality with SamServMode
What my version is (*#1234#):-
I9000DTJG3 (so I'm assuming JG3?)
Firmware Version:-
2.1-update1 (That's what it says in my settings)
What question is, which Custom ROM would suite my phone? Also, is there a way to get free PAID apps like the iPhone yet?
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When you say fixed handset quality witt that app....what are you referring too?

Hey!
By headphone fix, I meant I fixed the quality. The thread can be found by searching on these forums:
REF Headphones sound quality fix

Chayum said:
I need some help with customizing my Samsung Galaxy S. This morning I decided to do it considering the large amount of great testimonials after a lag fix.
What I have done so far:-
Fixed the three-button problem
Rooted my phone with OneClickLagFix
Installed the OneClickLagFix
Fixed Headset quality with SamServMode
What my version is (*#1234#):-
I9000DTJG3 (so I'm assuming JG3?)
Firmware Version:-
2.1-update1 (That's what it says in my settings)
What question is, which Custom ROM would suite my phone? Also, is there a way to get free PAID apps like the iPhone yet?
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Wow, are you asking for us to help you with your piracy? I'm pretty sure thats NOT welcome here. Keep your thieving antics to yourself.

PaulForde said:
Wow, are you asking for us to help you with your piracy? I'm pretty sure thats NOT welcome here. Keep your thieving antics to yourself.
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+1 ... Most developers are not making much as it is..more of a hobby trying to improve the android experience for everyone...why do you want to rip them off?
Swyped.....you may have to interpret

Sorry, I assumed the relaxed iPhone community would be the same here.
Can anyone help me with a Custom ROM?

Bump. Looking forward to customizing my phone.

[Q] Which ROM/modem? AT&T, GPS, HSUPA

I haven't flashed a new ROM in awhile and really don't want to have to go through every ROM/modem combination to find one that works for my needs. I know plenty of folks here go through almost every ROM that is available so I'm hoping to pick your brains.
1) I'm NOT asking "what is the best ROM". I <3 -all- of the ROM authors and don't wish to start that kind of mess.
2) I'm willing to try a couple of combinations to see.
3) My Cappy is brand new (I just exchanged my old one under warranty since I was one of those in the original batch that got the lovely random shutdown issue even with 2.1-update1) ... not sure if that is going to matter or not but I've read a lot of posts that seem to make it clear that different Cappy batches behave better with different ROMs.
So ... what I'm primarily looking for:
* I'm on AT&T so I need 850
* I would REALLY like to get improved GPS performance ... I don't want to buy a standalone GPS (wife has one, I'll use it when I have to) ... right now even with the GPS tweaks like Skyhook I'm just not getting acceptable lock times and it loves to break lock.
* HSUPA ... I'd like to enable HSUPA. I'm fortunate enough to live in an area with a new 3G tower and small population, which means I know there is more bandwidth available so I might as well use it. Especially since on occasion I need to tether.
* I don't want to lose noise cancellation
* I would like a ROM with good battery performance
Otherwise I'm not concerned with new features ... besides the issues above I do fine with the 2.1 ROM (not saying I don't want 2.2, just saying I don't care whether the custom ROM includes custom launchers, themes, etc). I would -like- working Bluetooth + HSUPA but my version of "working Bluetooth" doesn't care about voice dialing.

PS. I've read a number of threads on ROMs and modems ... but my brain hit information overload once I started trying to match up both. I probably could have settled on a single ROM -or- modem, but trying to get them to mesh well just didn't compute.

Everyone has different experiences with different roms. I know it's a cliche but it's true. I've had pretty much no gps in a rom that boasts about gps. Best to try each rom and see if you like any.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897

Personally I love my combo of darky's 9.1 with suckerpunch oc/uv kernel and the tjl3 modem. I really haven't used the gps much and so I can't say about that (make sure to use faster fix to get the right region). The battery life is all day for me and I use stereo bluetooth headphones all day. I really like the look too. I don't know if it has noise canceling though. Hopefully this is helpful.

HSUPA requires an I9000 based ROM with a matching modem.
I'm using Serendipity 5.0 with a JK4 modem.

Perception 10.3 with JK4 modem + Firebird2 0.8

ua549 said:
HSUPA requires an I9000 based ROM with a matching modem.
I'm using Serendipity 5.0 with a JK4 modem.
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OR
Andromeda with an i9000 modem.....it works

ive had mine a total of 3weeks. I went with cog. 3.04 speedmod kernel. My problem is that none of the I9000 modems would work with it. Im running a jj4 modem. For 3g
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ke5tny said:
ive had mine a total of 3weeks. I went with cog. 3.04 speedmod kernel. My problem is that none of the I9000 modems would work with it. Im running a jj4 modem. For 3g
Does your Bluetooth work with that combo?
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I primarily use the wired one. Ill try it later tonite and will Post results
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Ok. I get static on bt with my combo....
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The only way to have noise cancellation is to stay with 2.1. From what I understand, att is the only one to have included the noise cancellation chip and since we do not yet have an official Att 2.2 source we can not take advantage of the chip.
Not sure on this one, but doesn't i9000 based roms have the bt static issue? And is the i9000 roms the only ones that let you have hsupa? Sorry a lot of information is on this site and I am trying to learn as much as I can.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

Pirateghost said:
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Andromeda with an i9000 modem.....it works
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+1
Started with the included modem (??), flashed jk4 with CWM (didn't help), moved to Telus JL3. I like JL3 better right now.
Just know that you have to pay attention to what ROM you're using. If you're running a I9000 rom, you have to use a I9000 modem.

Thanontos said:
The only way to have noise cancellation is to stay with 2.1. From what I understand, att is the only one to have included the noise cancellation chip and since we do not yet have an official Att 2.2 source we can not take advantage of the chip.
Not sure on this one, but doesn't i9000 based roms have the bt static issue? And is the i9000 roms the only ones that let you have hsupa? Sorry a lot of information is on this site and I am trying to learn as much as I can.
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The way to get Bluetooth to work on a i9000 Rom is to have a i9000 Rom +i9000 kernel +i9000 modem you will have both hspa plus Bluetooth working
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yokozuna82 said:
The way to get Bluetooth to work on a i9000 Rom is to have a i9000 Rom +i9000 kernel +i9000 modem you will have both hspa plus Bluetooth working
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But you wont have the audience chip working.
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Also using Darkys 9.1 and find the battery life is great. The only I see is wifi stops connecting after 1 day or so, but a reboot brings it back up.
What improvements did you see with the suckerpunch kernel?

SSMI said:
Personally I love my combo of darky's 9.1 with suckerpunch oc/uv kernel and the tjl3 modem. I really haven't used the gps much and so I can't say about that (make sure to use faster fix to get the right region). The battery life is all day for me and I use stereo bluetooth headphones all day. I really like the look too. I don't know if it has noise canceling though. Hopefully this is helpful.
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Also using Darkys 9.1 and find the battery life is great. The only I see is wifi stops connecting after 1 day or so, but a reboot brings it back up.
What improvements did you see with the suckerpunch kernel?

Captivate ROM
IMO just give me a Captivate ROM for my Captivate phone that's up to date without all the BS

gps1539 said:
Also using Darkys 9.1 and find the battery life is great. The only I see is wifi stops connecting after 1 day or so, but a reboot brings it back up.
What improvements did you see with the suckerpunch kernel?
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+1
I got more or less 12 hours with that combo uv'ed to 800 mhz with active gps (my tracks) running for 3 hours, then music playing and playing angry birds and wifi active
But I had to calibrate my battery twice first
Swyped from my captivate

Please delete

2.3 ROMs?

Hi guys sorry if this is a stupid question but I have looked on the forum and not really found what I wanted. I would like to know if there is any pretty stable 2.3 Roms for the Galaxy S out yet. Links to the threads would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Dali

there is no official version of 2.3 gingerbread.. only beta version XWJV1, you can find it here -> CLICK

CM7 is available (based on 2.3.3).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940095

it's not final yet.. contain some bugs, and its not for daily use ..

Iv been using CM7 now for two weeks or so and its perfectly stable. There are a few things that don't work but most things for everyday use does. And its being updated every other day. Just make sure to read the instructions and understand the steps before you try it out.
Sent from my Cyanogenmod Galaxy S

If by perfectly stable, you mean "no crashes", then yeah, I'd agree. It never crashed for me either. HOWEVER, if you actually USE your phone as more than a toy, good luck.. CM7 didn't even pick up the correct IMEI, camera/video recording is broken, etc. But GPS at least "works" (about as well as any normal SGS in my opinion, which isn't that great anyway). I also recall the phone signal fluctuating a lot more last I used it.
A simple question: If you relied on phone calls through your mobile to make your money for your job, would you trust CM7 beta yet? I wouldn't! In fact, in my opinion most the stuff that worked was either on par, or below par with the stock firmware. There was also a lot of stuff that didn't work.
I didn't see any real benefit to using the ROM yet. It's a fun toy, but my overall experience was worse with it. It will grow your e-penis, but considering only recently they fixed the touchscreen support on it, clearly, it still is early days. The main features which seem to have made the SGS a better phone at launch than competitors (with the exception of Multitouch), don't seem to be there yet

Auzy said:
If by perfectly stable, you mean "no crashes", then yeah, I'd agree. It never crashed for me either. HOWEVER, if you actually USE your phone as more than a toy, good luck.. CM7 didn't even pick up the correct IMEI, camera/video recording is broken, etc. But GPS at least "works" (about as well as any normal SGS in my opinion, which isn't that great anyway). I also recall the phone signal fluctuating a lot more last I used it.
A simple question: If you relied on phone calls through your mobile to make your money for your job, would you trust CM7 beta yet? I wouldn't! In fact, in my opinion most the stuff that worked was either on par, or below par with the stock firmware. There was also a lot of stuff that didn't work.
I didn't see any real benefit to using the ROM yet. It's a fun toy, but my overall experience was worse with it. It will grow your e-penis, but considering only recently they fixed the touchscreen support on it, clearly, it still is early days. The main features which seem to have made the SGS a better phone at launch than competitors (with the exception of Multitouch), don't seem to be there yet
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Agree on everything. CM7 looks sexy and is pretty fast(wouldnt say much faster than the latest lagfixed samsung stuff but fast ) That's why I still hope for some roms from samsung in the coming months(ofcourse GB) , and ofcourse source release cause I cant live withoout Voodoo Sound

But nowhere in his post did Dali mention anything about business. All he asks is if there are any 2.3 ROMs. IMHO there are very few problems with CM7 and as far as call signal goes using the JQ1 modem has improved my signal substantially.
I'd still recommended trying it out and if your not happy you can always revert to stock. Simples
Sent from my Cyanogenmod Galaxy S

anfearg said:
But nowhere in his post did Dali mention anything about business. All he asks is if there are any 2.3 ROMs. IMHO there are very few problems with CM7 and as far as call signal goes using the JQ1 modem has improved my signal substantially.
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It's true he never mentioned business. But he did mention STABLE roms.
My point was to provide an alternative perspective. There is a growing prevalence of users pushing software which they believe is "stable", however, put the biggest peddlers of such software in a situation where your time costs money, and a lot of the times, they will suddenly say it isn't stable enough (which seems to be a perspective a lot of vocal Linux users have never experienced).
And whilst there are "limited problems", there are certainly more serious issues than the standard stock ROM's.. Camera support, fm support (at least last build I tried) and the compass is definitely dodgy. HD quality movie playback for myself was also broken... As mentioned, the ROM also showed my IMEI as corrupt when I tried the ROM the second time..
The question is, do you want to inconvenience yourself simply to have a glorious 2.3 rom, or do you realistically want the most productive ROM?

Is Galaxy S that bad?

Hi,
I own my galaxy for like 3 weeks now.
The first 2 weeks I was running stock 2.2.1, and had sudden reboots (it even entered into safe mod once I was sleeping and woke up from the sound the phone was doing), force closes.
So I decided and installed deodexed stock rom with speedmod kernel (+lagfix and recommended tweaks), and I feel that my phone is still bad. Angry birds keeps freezing the phone, wifi errors, and I can't run my phone more than 50hrs of uptime, it either will randomly reboot or as it happens today simply turns it self off and wont let me to turn in on (or getting into recovery/download mode).
When this phone was out everybody said its awesome (fast, stable etc) and I waited for prices to get down, now when I finally got it I think that I made a mistake.
Is anybody else frustrated with their phone? Am I doing something wrong? Maybe I should I hope that samsungs gingerbread will fix this? Or
maybe I should try custom rom like Darky or CM7?
Maybe all smartphones sucks and I dont know it because I never had a smartphone before?
Any suggestions?
Thanks a lot!

is it a new or used one mate ??????
i had it for 1 year now its the best

Its a new one of course.
Are you running any custom rom/kernel?

the beauty of SGS and Android is the continuous evolution of the ROMs you install...
I tried many different ROMs , and I am sure you would finally find something that will make you happy with the machine...
for a start, if you are on 2.2.1, get Darky 9.5 and you wont be disappointed.

Your phone is faulty. I had the device on stock froyo for 4 months after buying it and I never had random reboots or wifi issues.

Definitely take it back. I've modded mine so many times and still looks new to me. Had mine since January of this year.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

@kauh1970 Thanks for the support!
@Furry Atom, very supportive, however I do start to think that something might be wrong with my phone. On other hand, that might be some application that causes the problems.
@alluliwi, Sorry my English is not that good, what do you mean by "take it back"?
Thanks!

skwo said:
@kauh1970 Thanks for the support!
@Furry Atom, very supportive, however I do start to think that something might be wrong with my phone. On other hand, that might be some application that causes the problems.
@alluliwi, Sorry my English is not that good, what do you mean by "take it back"?
Thanks!
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By take it back, he meant to send the phone back for repairs or replacement under warranty to Samsung.

I have no problem with my phone, the only thing i dont like is the free ram available... seem low to me

@timelessfahad Thanks for clearing that up.
@vanvn297 You are running a stock 2.2.1 ROM?

Hi,
I recently updated via kies from stock 2.1 to stock 2.2 HVJP4.
So far I'm not impressed with the stock froyo rom. It's often sluggish and apps, especially email from exchange, crash reguarly.
I have not experienced any problems with wifi or 3g reception however.
I'm still trawling the forum, trying to find all the info and confidence to backup the current rom and try something different, but there's a good chance a stock gingerbread rom will appear before that happens. Hopefully it will address some of these problems. Fingers crossed
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Gingerbread works fine

The issue with wifi is pretty known from what I looked (strange thing it never happened on the stock samsung rom only started to happen on deodexed stock with speedmod kernel).
The other thing my original rom was XXJPY and I flashed a deodexed XXJPY so maybe the rom it self is not that good. Gonna try XXJVH/XXJVB deodexed with Demian kernel probably, or will try Darky ROM (also considering CM7).
More replies about your satisfaction with galaxy s will be happily accepted!
Thanks.

skwo said:
More replies about your satisfaction with galaxy s will be happily accepted!
Thanks.
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in my opinion cm7 has gotten to the point that there is no reason not to install it... its litterally just a single zip now after you have rooted and put cwm on you're phone. the battery is fine, the photo/video is fine (although the samsung camera is way better... panoramic pics ftw) wifi/data is fine/ no need for lagfix/ and its constantly being updated..
edit: actually I think the battery might be better than what I was getting on darky 9.5...

i have been frustrated about my sgs for the first month until i discovered the rom world
usally the stock rom comes bloated with **** and uneeded stuff wich makes the phone slower and many other useless things...(i think)
i am still kind of new to all this and there is so much info do some reading and see how your sgs can be a beast

I too am not feeling the awesomeness of the Galaxy S. My friend got his one when it came out and its hard to believe this is the same phone I thought of as awesome all that time.
I got it new last week, and experiencing quirky behavior that really makes me feel like I'm using a low-mid class phone, and made me completely unenthusiastic/ not inclined with moving to the new phone which is how it should be. I even used my old Motorlla V8 for days after I got the SGS cos I was so unimpressed.
Poor camera, reception, crashes, dropouts, low wi fi signal, stutters, not responding to taps etc, really clunky loose volume button that makes it feel cheap, cheap sounding speaker. And I haven't installed anything on it except quadrant standard, and that crashes sometimes too.
To elborate a little. As far as comparable qualities go, compared to my Motorolla V8, The reception and voice quality is poor. Same network same simcard, I get half the signal, during a call it will sometimes dropout or make that guitar like noise, whereas my V8 never did any of that.
Even when I am next to a wi fi router. It doesn't show full wi-fi signal. Not even at my friends house. It reaches nowhere near as much as any laptop I have had.
I gotta compare these attributes to my friends sgs.
What I have compared so far is the camera, which is much worse on mine, You can see the thread here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081453
The AMOLED screen is also a lot dimmer, and cant display white as pure white but a grey/blue tint. Same settings max brightness.
For example quadrant standard, the spinning DNA like helix test. His background is pure snow white, mine is an off blue/grey dim white.
We also compared speakers, same song. His one has stronger clearer sounds, its quite noticable. All in all I'm wondering If I should replace my phone within the 14 day period.
I already took it back one about the camera issue to where I got it and the guy said its fine, so I would really have to go to Vodaphone or samsung directly to get a new one, which I did, and they said go to a repair centre. Even if they even have stock, it could be the same problems. And I would have to prove all these grey area problems.
Anyway check out my other thread as well and apply the Spectrum or Waveform Wallpaper. I wonder if its glitching here, but I think its most likely normal.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1086257
I will try upload a vid soon.

I am using my sgs now for 2 month, and i have to say its a great phone.
But its only great if you flash it.
In my opinion stock roms by Samsung are not fast enough,
full with useless apps and many tweaks like voodoo sound and gps fixes are missing.
(Tested 2 SGS from different providers, both roms not usable)
Try Darkys rom as also mentioned on page one.
There are many roms, and not all of them are bugfree and stable.
You have to remember the programmers arent payed for their work.
If you still have wifi problems uing darkys rom, your phone is damaged.

You probably need to start afresh.
Reflash a stock rom (ie. JPU which is a fill rom), then update to stock gingerbread. There shouldn't be many bugs at all.

oswade said:
You probably need to start afresh.
Reflash a stock rom (ie. JPU which is a fill rom), then update to stock gingerbread. There shouldn't be many bugs at all.
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I finally plucked up the courage to do exactly that.
I'm now running JVH with a CF rooted kernel and the phone is now performing close to what I hoped for.
Secondary boot loaders have also been fixed and I'll admit I held my breath during that flash.
Thanks to everyone here for providing the info I needed and making great roms.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium

Ive had mine since day 1 and its been amazing. No latency issues, wifi/data works perfectly, stable, no fc's(force closes), and the display is perfect. It seems they've gotten fairly "cheap" with the manufacturing of the newer, more recent models being shipped.
Love this phone... BUT, im still going to trade it in for an SGS2