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Darkyy/Doc/Serendipty/Ultimate/Tricky/Juwe/SweetHoney- Which ROM suits You

Hi Guys,
This is not a ROM/Kernal or some tweaks.
Just purely discussing and sharing some reviews abt current ROM's.
I hope this thread will help for some dummies, or for some who required Stable or Fater & Smoother or much great look ROM's.
This is purely my personal Experiance.. Im not commenting on any one's ROM just sharing few thoughts with you guys..
Correct me if i was wrong, and sorry if i unknowingly hurts anybody's feeling.
First of all thanks to our SGS ROM Developers where they are working nites for latest ROM's updated tweaks or kernals.. simply million thanks to them.. else we should have only SAM's deafult firmware.
Coming to my point,i purchased my SGS I9000 n dec 2010.
Previously i dont have any idea of ROM neither XDA nor anything.
When i googled for info on SGS then i found link to DARKYROM, there i got links to XDA.
FOA i would like to thak Darky as i started to flash Custom ROM after i read the whole story posted on his Darky 9.2 stable version, he included almost every thing like which a new guy can easily understand.
9.2 Darky ROM really rocks. Then i moved to DOC's thread,
oh man here u can cook ur own stuff... u ll get here any ROM/CSC/MODEM... this is purely awesome like a supermarket .
Then Juwe's/ultimate & Sweet honey.. these guys are nite raiders always go for newest and experiantal but they ll never let you down.
last but not least Serendity ROM(currently where my journey paused for a while), superb ROM with ultimate fast.
SO my obs are
darky:- if you want Stable Release and want to stay for long time this is best ROM i get.
DOC:- here u c all ROM's and all varieties till last date, you will really confuse which ROM/CSC/Modem version u should go,
I found Serendity is my choice where u will get excellent Faster smoother and Stable and less battery drain if you are with JPY Modem. I mean without any tweaks or some bla .. bla... Just simply install and sit back and enjoy Perfect ROM for daily use.
Once again im telling tht im not Judging any ROM here, just want to Share some views of mine on various ROM's.
2.3.2 is out but lot of FC's going currently no stable yet, i suggest wait for some Darky's/DOC's Stable Release.
I found (ROM) GingerCriskelo for 2.3.2 is bit smoother and less FC's (if anybody want to try 2.3.2).

Same for me + yes serendipity a big discover but it's not late!....2.3.2 will coming.....!!!!
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Where is Cm7 bro?

dr.bahaeddin said:
Where is Cm7 bro?
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Sorry dud, i havent tested yet.. thts why said its just my personal experinace...

MIUI......
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uhmmm
ohhhh >> u missed Insanity ROM >>>

Tatuato, Sconcau, Darky (the best stable release IMO), Insanity (amazing speed and battery life) and now MIUI (do I need to say anything about it?).
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This is not "Android Development". Best its moved to General section.

You meant Juwe?

insanity.
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Doc and Juwe ..
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None of them. Especially those roms entitled "super", "mind blowing", "extremely fast", "ultimately stable", etc.
A real cooker never needs to use such words

sinancetinkaya said:
None of them. Especially those roms entitled "super", "mind blowing", "extremely fast", "ultimately stable", etc.
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lol...it attracts stray noobs!
+1 for Serendipity!

sinancetinkaya said:
None of them. Especially those roms entitled "super", "mind blowing", "extremely fast", "ultimately stable", etc.
A real cooker never needs to use such words
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What abt Darky/Doc/Serendipty ... they never quoted any such comments on their posts... i havent seen yet ... hav u...!!!

surya_mca said:
What abt Darky/Doc/Serendipty ... they never quoted any such comments on their posts... i havent seen yet ... hav u...!!!
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I meant that when I see a cooker that uses such fancy words, I just ignore their roms. I used online rom generator to build a rom that close to the stock rom.

sinancetinkaya said:
I meant that when I see a cooker that uses such fancy words, I just ignore their roms. I used online rom generator to build a rom that close to the stock rom.
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dud.. dud.. hold on.. im telling u again.. im not judging these(or any ROM's) nor commenting just want to share some reviews/thoughts of mine.. please take it low.. just share ur thoughts if any otherwsie dont just play ur words abt any ROM u feel online is better just say that simply.. instead of criticising other ROM's.. we are lucky to have these developers.. if u want u can create ur own Custome ROM with ur thoughts.. i hope u understood.

criskelo 2.2.1 rom

surya_mca said:
dud.. dud.. hold on.. im telling u again.. im not judging these(or any ROM's) nor commenting just want to share some reviews/thoughts of mine.. please take it low.. just share ur thoughts if any otherwsie dont just play ur words abt any ROM u feel online is better just say that simply.. instead of criticising other ROM's.. we are lucky to have these developers.. if u want u can create ur own Custome ROM with ur thoughts.. i hope u understood.
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Guys i just flashed Insanity 0.6.7, way gud.. one should try.. just like Tricky very lite but look wise impressed with gud tweaks..

I have been on darky's for a little bit now (since early v8) and its been really, really nice. but now i seem to have cought the bug, and i just want to flash all the different roms out there and see whats out there. tomorrow I'm off to the land of cm7, then maybe miuiand then some of the roms here will be my next stops, i guess i'll report back with my findings

I am on Juwe 1.9 and it works great. Just waiting to see battery life, everything else I am satisfied.
Also when I had a HTC Desire, I was on MUIU and its was defenatly best custom ROM.

Cm vs Emanon

my dear and most respected members of xda
hi all
i opening this thread with lots of expectations that i will get what i want
i know there are lots of great folks here from the different walks of life who can guide me...
i,m currently using gingerbread 2.3.6
and i don,t wanna live with gingerbread anymore
i tried flashing cm some version i don,t know it was success but i had to face Gapps problem... i could have sorted that out but with lack of time i did not attempted it..
with out making long anymore i,ll come to the point
i know cm is great rom. but i also heard emanon is also very stable and fast rom..
i,m asking all the great folks to tell me what is right and what is wrong..
mini.. should i have cm or emanon..
if any of the great man using cm or emanon please tell me how it,s working.
did u face any problems,? if yes.. what are they, did u had solution..
please provide me the links to rom and the gapps
and also the link to tutorial how it,s done.. and troubleshoot link as well
my expectation are very high from all of you..
please help me!!!!

Like Jordan is for basketball, and Sachin for cricket..
CM is for complete custamization nd extra features (rc5.7 by squad ) but with less battery life ( except rc5.3 by squad and rc1 by mebitek )..
similarly emanon is for battery and performance ( V5 ) but with less customization...
So its just a matter of choice..use both the roms nd knw the difference.
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU

freakyfriday said:
Like Jordan is for basketball, and Sachin for cricket..
CM is for complete custamization nd extra features (rc5.7 by squad ) but with less battery life ( except rc5.3 by squad and rc1 by mebitek )..
similarly emanon is for battery and performance ( V5 ) but with less customization...
So its just a matter of choice..use both the roms nd knw the difference.
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I agree with you.
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freakyfriday said:
Like Jordan is for basketball, and Sachin for cricket..
CM is for complete custamization nd extra features (rc5.7 by squad ) but with less battery life ( except rc5.3 by squad and rc1 by mebitek )..
similarly emanon is for battery and performance ( V5 ) but with less customization...
So its just a matter of choice..use both the roms nd knw the difference.
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yeah right dude.
cust rom made many choice and for many aim
just suit based your daily use and taste

can someone plz provide me links....

aliusman said:
can someone plz provide me links....
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CM7 by squadzone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344440
CM7 by mebitek
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475504
EmanoN v5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176927
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU

freakyfriday said:
Like Jordan is for basketball, and Sachin for cricket..
CM is for complete custamization nd extra features (rc5.7 by squad ) but with less battery life ( except rc5.3 by squad and rc1 by mebitek )..
similarly emanon is for battery and performance ( V5 ) but with less customization...
So its just a matter of choice..use both the roms nd knw the difference.
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU
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Damn Agreed
aliusman said:
can someone plz provide me links....
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Whatta lazy person
Anyway I think it's not fair to comparing between CM and Custom Stock ROM, maybe if you compare between Emanon with Chocobread also with MORE and androID etc it will be fair enough
FYI have you seen this before? Go find your seat on Galaxy Mini Android Development sections and see what you want ... and please don't be lazy, smartphones is for the one who wanna learn and try not ask and try (no offense dude)

boardrider said:
Damn Agreed
Whatta lazy person
Anyway I think it's not fair to comparing between CM and Custom Stock ROM, maybe if you compare between Emanon with Chocobread also with MORE and androID etc it will be fair enough
FYI have you seen this before? Go find your seat on Galaxy Mini Android Development sections and see what you want ... and please don't be lazy, smartphones is for the one who wanna learn and try not ask and try (no offense dude)
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dude u must have also taken some help for the very first time..,
it is better that u encourge new people rather calling them lazy...
very unfair...

my advice.. try all the ROMS here LOL.. we have lots of developers who are kind enough to expand the usage of our MINI phone hahaha
that's what i did and finally get the exact ROM for me
which is secret... hahahaha

gboy2011 said:
my advice.. try all the ROMS here LOL.. we have lots of developers who are kind enough to expand the usage of our MINI phone hahaha
that's what i did and finally get the exact ROM for me
which is secret... hahahaha
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share your secrets bro..
so that others can take benefit from it.. and remeber u in their prayers

It Depends on the taste of the person...
For example, at the beggining of the "Rom's World" I used EmanoN v3 because it was pretty fast and saved my battery life a Lot! But at time goes by, I got bored of the EmanoN and then I installed CyanogenMod 7.2.0 RC 5.3 (at first was 5.2 but then the Update came) and I loved it. It brings you a lot of tweaks and useful tool (besides of the Theme Chooser). For the Gapps, the only thing that I did was to flash the gapps from the Recovery.
Of course, *le wild new version of this CM7 appeared! RC 5.4 -> 5.5 -> 5.6 -> 5.7... and I tried all of them except for the 5.7. (RC 5.7 -> Forever Alone in my mind) and I still use the 5.3 ( *le wild 5.4, 5.5 & 5.6 says: ok u.u) because I liked more the 5.3 and didn't like some of the changes in the later updates. (*le wild RC 5.3 says: So Much Win ).
So.. as gboy2011 says, Try all the ROMs that you like, but FIRST! use CWM to make a backup of your current and safe state of your phone.
You need to explore the "ROM's World" o.o but do not explore it without your CWM backup, or you'll be like a hunter trying to explore a Dangerous jungle with a stick as a weapon

I just came to CM from stock 2.3.6, never used any other ROM but CM. I got a little bit traumatized because the first time I flashed CM, I did some stupid things and got boot looping LOL so I went back to stock ROM, got bored again and decided to reflash CM. Everything went fine(thanks yagya) and now I am in love with this ROM.
Never used another but CM because for me, customization is the biggest factor for me to use it. I simply love to customize, and CM offers beautiful and awesome themes, a LOT of new options that makes me proud of my little galaxy. Changing CM7? Just for CM9 . But of course it depends on the person and its tastes
Sorry for the big text and for bad english
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You should try yourself to experience both benefit on your own. Simply asking don't provide clearer picture. Both also have their own features. If your intention more to customize, cm is better. emnon for more on performance. Interface also different. You need try out yourself which fit for you. You will more understand if you do your own research.

exz8 said:
You should try yourself to experience both benefit on your own. Simply asking don't provide clearer picture. Both also have their own features. If your intention more to customize, cm is better. emnon for more on performance. Interface also different. You need try out yourself which fit for you. You will more understand if you do your own research.
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Agreed!
And don't forget to make your backup first xD

[Q]Best Custom ROM so far?

Hello Guys!, I just wanted to ask what are the best custom roms so far?
Please share here your experiences and name the rom that you were using upto now!
This will also help other people in porting some custom rom and decide which rom is good so far!
So i will Start, Well after that heart breaking experience in Bumblebee's ROM i decided to go back to stock rom and root it again. The only problem here in this rom is "When you lock off the screen, it goes black but it's still on and it really drain the battery fast!"
Btw, Thankyou so so much to my Co-X6 users and Developers for making it alive till now!
So What are your experiences?
Sent from my CherryMobile-Magnum HD.

the word "best" is subjective.
This is my perspective of it:
If you want.
Everything working + stock performance/batterylife > Maclite
performance + good battery life + decent theme support > CM7
awesome customization/looks + decent battery life/performance > MIUI
CM7 features w/o themes + unique UI > lewa ui2.0 30.03 version
CM7 features + better themes and ui + good gaming performance > mokee (my current rom )
there's still an old favorite - andro-id RC2. which was one of the best custom rom before CM7 and MIUI came along....
flash whichever you think you might like or everything and decide for yourself.... have a blast!

whyzee said:
the word "best" is subjective.
This is my perspective of it:
If you want.
Everything working + stock performance/batterylife > Maclite
performance + good battery life + decent theme support > CM7
awesome customization/looks + decent battery life/performance > MIUI
CM7 features w/o themes + unique UI > lewa ui2.0 30.03 version
CM7 features + better themes and ui + good gaming performance > mokee (my current rom )
there's still an old favorite - andro-id RC2. which was one of the best custom rom before CM7 and MIUI came along....
flash whichever you think you might like or everything and decide for yourself.... have a blast!
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hey whyzee,
thanks for sharing but i havent heard about CM7 mokee, all ive heard about and seen is the CM7 from edowar. pls can u help give a proper review of CM7 mokee, what works properly and what dont function. screenshots will also be cool and if you could also give a download link.
Thanks
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wesleyel said:
hey whyzee,
thanks for sharing but i havent heard about CM7 mokee, all ive heard about and seen is the CM7 from edowar. pls can u help give a proper review of CM7 mokee, what works properly and what dont function. screenshots will also be cool and if you could also give a download link.
Thanks
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Sorry, after doing some searching around i was able to get some info about it, but it seems to have some little issues of its own. but anyways its cool.

wesleyel said:
Sorry, after doing some searching around i was able to get some info about it, but it seems to have some little issues of its own. but anyways its cool.
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bro if you want to flash mokee just check this thread out!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602475
the only bug that's I face is SoD or wifi death lock!
post any problems you face and I'll help you in any way I can....

What ROM would you recommend for my sister?

Hey x8 XDA'ers.
First of all, I'm sorry for asking this kind of question, but Please bear with me man.
I'm looking for a good STABLE rom with stable battery life, good performance etc, for my sister. She's tired of hers Xperia X8 since it feels slow and react so damn slow.
I'm a SGSII user myself, so I dont know nothing about X8, but I promised her to try and improve her phone's performance so I would be grateful if you could tell me which rom's I should take a look at. Since it is my sister he knows nothing about tech-related stuff, so the rom needs to be stable and good for daily usage, since if anything goes wrong she have no clue what to do
I know XDA hate questions like "what is the best rom etc..", but I'm just asking for your personal experiences with the different rom and what you would recommend for this kind of usage
Thank you XDA!

if she doesn't need a lot of features and she's okay with eclair, i'd say stick with stock. or go for any of the gingerbread roms. all of them work great especially gingerdx and minicm7. plus if you install a custom kernel and overclock it slightly, performance would improve drastically. and if you want to go for ics, try minicm9 or isdx. h

MiniCM7 + nAa kernel is the most stable Rom out there.
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Well, if you want android 2.3 then choose between gingerDX or MiniCM7.
If android 4.0 then MiniCM9.

well, if its about your sister i can tell that she dont need high performance, but an improvement is nessecery.....and this rom must have and some beautiful icons?! am i wrong to somewhere?...no i am not!hahaha:laugh:
first to do, download x8toolbox(here), root, install busybox, install cwm, download gingerdx(here), put it in your sd card, reboot to cwm, full wipe-wipe dalvik, go to "install zip from sd", find the rom you download and wait until its finish, reboot, enjoy!
(i dont thing your sister needs a custom kernel, with this rom she will not have any problem and its a tone more awesome from eclair, so see will be happy)
this is all.

1. Pls use search next time.
2. Is the phone already rooted? Cwm installed? You may want to check our stickies for that.
3. I'm assuming your sis is on stock kernel (locked bootloader). If it's unlocked then that's a whole new ballgame.
Here are some you ay wanna check out:
1. Froyo roms are supposedly faster than gb roms (never tried though, so i can't elaborate on the features)
2. The really popular GingerDX. Smooth, fast, stable, and lots of features.
3. LinuxLx's LinuXperia. Cm 7.1. Great 2d/3d scores (dev is a girl so the appearance may be to your sister's liking)
4. Xperiafan's RCI V4. Haven't used it much but has good reviews.
Hope that helps.
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First of all, thank you so much for all those fast answers! Thank you!!
#2
She mainly wants better reaction/performance but an upgrade to Gingerbread or ICS would be great as well. I don't know if it would be good for the performance or not tho.
Thanks, I think I will check out Gingerdx, isdx and miniCM9. I think I'll overclock abit, but I still want it to be 100% stable, how much can I overclock, without destroying the battery life and making it unstable?
#3
Thanks for your opinion, will take it into account.
#4
Uhm, #2 mentioned isdx, what do you say about that?
#5
Hah! yeah probably
afaik ICS has beautiful icons, but maybe gingerdx has as well?
As mentioned, I'd like to overclock abit to increase the performance, so I bet a custom kernel would be good. What would recommend?
and thanks for the quick tutorial, I do know how to root'n'flash tho, since I've done it a ton of time on several other devices
#6
Sorry, I tried to make a quick search in the x8 forums, but I couldnt find a thread about recommended roms for girls
Most ppl recommend GingerDX, so I will probably check that out as well as MiniCM9, since ICS would perhaps be great (If it is stable tho)
She isnt going to play games I can tell for sure, so 3d score doesnt matter I guess. But thanks, will check it out, since it is a girl-made ROM
Amazing fast answers, thanks man! I appreciate any feedback <3

Ics aint stable . I dont reccomand for daily use man. GingerDX or MiniCM7 are just perfect.
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GDX v22 or VivoPrime or miniCM7!

Froyo pro 2.2.9 very fast...long battery..but low version.. try this...will happy..believe me just try this...for me unbelievelable...good.
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ok, first of all take out the battery andd look at the back sticker on the phone(on the phone!!!!!!!!), there will be a number like this 10wxx, 11wxx or 12wxx if it is 11w29+ just forget about unlocking bootloader,so you can not flash custom kernel, if it is 11w29- then look this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24630104&postcount=2 there you will find the links for guides about unlocking bootloader.
have fun!

If you unlock your bootloader and install a custom kernel (Alfs v8a CM7) I'd try GingerZaraki..
Best rom on this forum IMO..

stamatis16 said:
ok, first of all take out the battery andd look at the back sticker on the phone(on the phone!!!!!!!!), there will be a number like this 10wxx, 11wxx or 12wxx if it is 11w29+ just forget about unlocking bootloader,so you can not flash custom kernel, if it is 11w29- then look this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24630104&postcount=2 there you will find the links for guides about unlocking bootloader.
have fun!
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It says 11w19, so that's great
With gingerDX, which is the rom I will install, I've decided, what kernel would you recommend then?

Rallerbabz said:
It says 11w19, so that's great
With gingerDX, which is the rom I will install, I've decided, what kernel would you recommend then?
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Alfs because team GDX making Alfs kernel too!

MiniCm 7 With Hello Kitty CM7 THEME!

just try Kuyadroid
Kuyadroid is most stable rom,its on stock kernel so you dont need to unlock bootloader !! Its so easy to installing,just need rooted and xrecovery !!

Thanks, I think I have decided to go for GDX with alfs then more opinions are welcomed!
//SGSII\\

Okay, I have a few final questions.
The script to root x8 require ADB, so I need to install that again (just reinstalled windows), was so complicated.
Isnt SuperOneClick easier? ( This method -> http://www.xperia-x8.com/tutorial-how-to-root-sony-ericsson-xperia-x8/ )
How much is completely SAFE to overclock the x8 with alfs kernel and GDX rom?

About 760 mhz..dont set it on boot.
I dont recommend oc.shorter batery life.
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kuyadroid for stuck kernel....
minicm7-2.2.1 for gb smooth and stable
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[Q] Which is the best jellybean Rom for optimus black and how do i install it?

i have come across many different roms and im completely new here!... to this world of phones
i have an optimus black
and i want to make it jellybean ... i dont mind any jb version
i just want step by step instructions on how to insall it and i want to know which is the best rom
i been to macklay rom i think and jellybeer and nightly but idk how to choose!!
i want a rom with good speed and less batery drain....
thanks for d help!:laugh:

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i have come across many different roms and im completely new here!... to this world of phones
i have an optimus black
and i want to make it jellybean ... i dont mind any jb version
i just want step by step instructions on how to insall it and i want to know which is the best rom
i been to macklay rom i think and jellybeer and nightly but idk how to choose!!
i want a rom with good speed and less batery drain....
thanks for d help!:laugh:
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Hello!!! ANYONE PLZZ REPLY!!!

aaronjgeorge said:
Hello!!! ANYONE PLZZ REPLY!!!
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Anything after Gingerbread (2.3.4) is going to be buggy. My advice is Marvel 9 or Zeus 6.4; both are solid and stable.
The only Jelly Bean ROM I'd consider is Mackay; it's the only one with any considerable development left.

aaronjgeorge said:
i have come across many different roms and im completely new here!... to this world of phones
i have an optimus black
and i want to make it jellybean ... i dont mind any jb version
i just want step by step instructions on how to insall it and i want to know which is the best rom
i been to macklay rom i think and jellybeer and nightly but idk how to choose!!
i want a rom with good speed and less batery drain....
thanks for d help!:laugh:
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I think the best is Zeus 6.4 cuz is stable, slim and fast. IZS is good too slim and fast. U must test ROM's and u check one. Sorry for my ENG.