Help me brothers - LG Optimus 2x

I am getting an offer to exchange my 1 year old x10 with LG optimus 2x.Is it a good deal.Does LG deliever good service and support.What are the pros and cons.How is the audio quality..

Pros:
+ Its fast
+ 3D Performance is very good
+ Kamera is ok
+ Custom Rom support is quite good
Cons:
- Stock Rom is not really good (too slow, high battery drain, old version!)
- LG Software Updater does not work with my LG P990
- Some devices have serious issues like hanging system, unwanted reboots
All in all it is a good device, but there are far too many "monday-devices"....
Which means that they have problems that can't be solved by the user.
The downside is if you do not want to customize / root your phone it is nothing special, since the stock rom is Android 2.2 and there is no software update (which has been promised for late July).
So software support is sadly really bad. On Hardware side I have no experiences, but I heared that getting a replacement device is no problem if there is a hardware issue that can't be repaired.
Nontheless I really like my P990, it has great performance if you install a custom rom. The voice quality really depends on your baseband and kernel versions.
With my setup it is ok. (MIUI Roadrunner, latest Kernel and BB)
I hope this helps...
EDIT:
Relating to the updater problem, this could be interesting for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132293

are the custom roms functional and stable?

-sandro- said:
are the custom roms functional and stable?
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Once you go cm7, you will never go back....
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-sandro- said:
are the custom roms functional and stable?
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It's an amazing deal, do it for the love of god! Then flash MIUI or CM7 and roll like you've never rolled before

whatsek said:
Once you go cm7, you will never go back....
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CM as of 117 is very stable.

im using CM7 #115 and it's a huge improvement over stock form.

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[Q] LG O2X Weird Behavior

Hi to all, well a friend of mine gave me a LG Optimus 2X with the Stock rom on it (10d). The phone is very slow at everything. While listening mp3 for example and try to read at the same time my tweets or my mails or trying to open the browser the phone becomes unresponsive for a while. The same goes while on browsing the market! The phone performs worst than any android phone i have ever had!
Any workround? Please help.
Thanks in advance
Get off the stock ROM as soon as possible
Rusty! said:
Get off the stock ROM as soon as possible
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So there is nothing wrong with the Phone (with the hardware)? It is Just the stock ROM in it?
Yeah, stock ROM is pretty bad really. You should notice a marked improvement by leaving it.
Rusty! said:
Yeah, stock ROM is pretty bad really. You should notice a marked improvement by leaving it.
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yes you should leave stock ROM immediately after bought your O2X and start flashing CM7..
Yeah, stock ROM is pretty bad really. You should notice a marked improvement by leaving it.
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Agreed. The stock roms for the optimus 2x aren't that great. Try experimenting with rooting and different roms (I recommend topogogi's rom and kernel since those are the most stable at the moment). If you don't know how to do it then ask, there are a lot of people in this forum willing to help the people who are new to this kind of stuff
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ringthar said:
Agreed. The stock roms for the optimus 2x aren't that great. Try experimenting with rooting and different roms (I recommend topogogi's rom and kernel since those are the most stable at the moment). If you don't know how to do it then ask, there are a lot of people in this forum willing to help the people who are new to this kind of stuff
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Yes that's exactly what i did! But for starters i installed modaco's FR19. It seems pretty good and stable so far. Now the phone is really fast! Are Topogigi or CM better than the one i installed?
Use a custom rom now!!
kaklis said:
Yes that's exactly what i did! But for starters i installed modaco's FR19. It seems pretty good and stable so far. Now the phone is really fast! Are Topogigi or CM better than the one i installed?
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I'm using CM as it has the best support in all CFWs.
MikuSE610 said:
I'm using CM as it has the best support in all CFWs.
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Well, i also install CM 7.1 Stable! It's a great ROM. stable and fast!!!

Best Rom for Optimus Black; Discussions & Opinions

Hi just trying to get a clearer picture here, what would be the best/most stable rom for the OB? What is the most commonly used rom for OB? And does installing another rom screw up stock camera functions cos I do like the stock camera functions and capabilities.....
Thanks
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There's basically three custom roms : NOVArom, PAY's rom and Cyanogenmod rom; and stock 2.2a/b/v/d... and leaked stock 2.3a
So, out of all these, the most stable, most battery friendly, most hard functioning rom with overclocking feature is NOVA rom v8. But only downside is it's froyo.
Now, if you want a highly advanced rom with countless possibilities of customizations; but can handle a few known audio and video bugs, the go for Cyanogenmod nightly.
Personally i am on Cyanogenmod kang by redy2006, and nova kernel. Audio bug is almost negligible for me, but 720p hd recording is not that much good here.
Pick what meets your need..
How much different would froyo on Nova rom be as opposed to stock gb I mean not in bits and bytes but overall user experience...
Cm audio bug what happens exactly? (skip, stutter etc)
Don't really care for 720video tho (hardly capture video but use alot of camera tho)
Basically I just wanna make my device perform at its peak and want it to be speedy and reliably stable (have alot of snap mins where I have to access my tools instantly)
Thanks in advance....
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Oh it just bugs the hell out of me that my device could be much snappier & stable but currently capped and cluttered by useless stuff provided by carrier.... :/
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Well, you can root it and remove a lot of those stock apps. I've removed about 35 apps, and none of those were from my carrier. Makes the phone a bit snappier, but the camera is and has always been rediciolusly slow. from i press the button to the processed image appears, it takes like 30 sec or something, dunno why, using V10e. Haven't tried NOVA or CM yet...
I thought abt doing that, but I've read somewhere that if I delete stock included apps from stock rom it might screw the os (much like if uninstall progs from windows )
Truth?
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Zaihanzainal said:
I thought abt doing that, but I've read somewhere that if I delete stock included apps from stock rom it might screw the os (much like if uninstall progs from windows )
Truth?
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Yeah,some stock apps shouldn't be removed
You can find a thread about removable apps somewhere here
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Zaihanzainal said:
I thought abt doing that, but I've read somewhere that if I delete stock included apps from stock rom it might screw the os (much like if uninstall progs from windows )
Truth?
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Just search this thread or google the .apk you're not sure about first. A whole lot of them that are removable without any consequences You can also delete the attached .odex file...
hulkhaugen said:
Well, you can root it and remove a lot of those stock apps. I've removed about 35 apps, and none of those were from my carrier. Makes the phone a bit snappier, but the camera is and has always been rediciolusly slow. from i press the button to the processed image appears, it takes like 30 sec or something, dunno why, using V10e. Haven't tried NOVA or CM yet...
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Just rooted and for the time being I'm doing what you've done, by simply deleting useless apps and yeah it its loads 'faster' I also installed an sd booster and I think it let's me access my sd files faster too, now I wanna reconfirm, for a beginner user like me is over clocking recommended?
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Best rom for android = CyanogenMod
Undisputed truth.
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Best rom for android = CyanogenMod
Undisputed truth.
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best rom for android, yes, best rom for P970 *right now*, not really. CM7 is really promising on LG OB, it just needs some bugs fixed, that's all
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Best rom for android = CyanogenMod
Undisputed truth.
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+1 great room
CM is indeed great, but it is still in nightlies.
i prefer a full working stable ROM and thus i use NOVA v8. it is stable even with 1.3 Ghz O/C with my black(i would sugghest NOT to try this...very few of the blacks can actually be stable at 1.3, most of them max out at 1.2,1.25 Ghz)...the conclusion is u can stay stock(almost) but with various tweaks which will get the best out of your black...
but what is good for you is for u to decide. like, few days ago, i thought of getting a total ICS overhaul of my black. so, i installed a CM7 nightly amd tweaked it to my hearts content. ICS wallpapes,ICS theme,animations,Lockscreen,Music,even the ICS outlines SWYPE!!!...used it for a few days, got bored and flashed back the NOVA backup.
try the ROMs available, use it for some days to get a "backup-able" stable image and then switch over from one to another.
i have a CWM backup f NOVA8, stock10g and the CM#20 nightly builds....and each of them are stable,has my applications installed
hope i helped
As soon as CM7 or CM9 for that matter is released as stable, i'll switch to it right away, no matter which official version LG can offer. I'm so jealous of all the cool available mods/themes for CM. For me using them on stock rom, it's a whole lot of work, and will only partially apply. LG roms seems so sensitive to changes as well, probably due to their implementation of OEM bloatware into Android roms. And don't you guys hate all the use of blue/cyan colors all over the menus, windows, buttons etc? It's so butt ugly, especially the speech bubbles in the default sms app...
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As soon as CM7 or CM9 for that matter is released as stable, i'll switch to it right away, no matter which official version LG can offer. I'm so jealous of all the cool available mods/themes for CM. For me using them on stock rom, it's a whole lot of work, and will only partially apply. LG roms seems so sensitive to changes as well, probably due to their implementation of OEM bloatware into Android roms. And don't you guys hate all the use of blue/cyan colors all over the menus, windows, buttons etc? It's so butt ugly, especially the speech bubbles in the default sms app...
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i have most of these craps deleted. feels SOOO childish!!!!...u cannot expect 2 have such colorful and weirdly "girly" kind of UI on such a mature and sleek looking hardware....i even deleted the lg msg,dialer,home,gallery,bla bla bla and went in for a complete GO!(launcher,locker, dialer,contacts,widgets,etc etc) for my black. now i have a "blackish-blue" kind of galactic theme for most of the GO!offerings and my cell looks to be dressed to kill
achyut said:
CM is indeed great, but it is still in nightlies.
i prefer a full working stable ROM and thus i use NOVA v8. it is stable even with 1.3 Ghz O/C with my black(i would sugghest NOT to try this...very few of the blacks can actually be stable at 1.3, most of them max out at 1.2,1.25 Ghz)...the conclusion is u can stay stock(almost) but with various tweaks which will get the best out of your black...
but what is good for you is for u to decide. like, few days ago, i thought of getting a total ICS overhaul of my black. so, i installed a CM7 nightly amd tweaked it to my hearts content. ICS wallpapes,ICS theme,animations,Lockscreen,Music,even the ICS outlines SWYPE!!!...used it for a few days, got bored and flashed back the NOVA backup.
try the ROMs available, use it for some days to get a "backup-able" stable image and then switch over from one to another.
i have a CWM backup f NOVA8, stock10g and the CM#20 nightly builds....and each of them are stable,has my applications installed
hope i helped
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Dude does Nova have any bugs?
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Dude does Nova have any bugs?
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might have some minor bugs. i have not found any. actually NOVA ROM is a stock ROM sans LG bloatware and is very stable.
temasek said:
Best rom for android = CyanogenMod
Undisputed truth.
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Yeah but more stable ROM = stock one
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temasek said:
Best rom for android = CyanogenMod
Undisputed truth.
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but there only the nightly builds for ob now right?
achyut said:
might have some minor bugs. i have not found any. actually NOVA ROM is a stock ROM sans LG bloatware and is very stable.
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ahh in that case if ive ald removed most of the lg bloat should function as abt the same as nova rom then? (less the oc/uv feature then)
if thats the case then ill just wait till a stable cm is out for the ob then

Fastest and Most Stable Custom Rom

Hi everyone!
Just got the optimus 2x from my brother. Its still in stock rom. May i know from you what's the fastest and most stable custom rom for the phone so that i could give it a try?
Im using miui 2.3.16 + etana kernel with lite battery mod. No issues found.
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cm7 kang by temasek with ironkrnl (64 log-uv-su) and stockcam.
best gb-stable imo.
MisjudgedTwat said:
cm7 kang by temasek with ironkrnl (64 log-uv-su) and stockcam.
best gb-stable imo.
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I vote for this.
but if you don't use any video recording, CM9-Kang by owain already can be used for daily.
it's fast & stable enough if using default config.
I'm pretty happy with what I have in my sig.
However, I would test drive the phone for a couple of weeks if I were you. There have been users reporting very bad battery life that returned the phone and got a much better one.
So personally I would test-drive every functionality of the phone: 3G, wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, etc and make sure everything is working fine before going for "warranty voiding activities"
miina_tokiha said:
I vote for this.
but if you don't use any video recording, CM9-Kang by owain already can be used for daily.
it's fast & stable enough if using default config.
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Thats also what i'm using right now, also with ironkrnL (80 uv-log-su-rld), Chainfire3D and my own sd-fix. But in cause of the missing hw acc, i posted the cm7 variant
+1 for cm7 kang by temasek (with stock kernel).
I dont see anyone talking about one of the best ROMs with all custom like features with excellent smoothness and best performance....Django ROM with Stefan's or Spica's Kernel....it virtually flies...
try it man....you will know
Anybody can give me the link for iron kernel for cm7. Thank u
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crankyboy said:
Anybody can give me the link for iron kernel for cm7. Thank u
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watch the flag system!
You have to change the filename before flashing, i recommend to NOT use "jrnl"!
And never flash it with touch-cwm, it would kill your system/data partitions.
MisjudgedTwat said:
cm7 kang by temasek with ironkrnl (64 log-uv-su) and stockcam.
best gb-stable imo.
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What is the difference between etena kernel? which one has longest battery time ?
To me hei1125 does an awesome work with ICS (CM9). His rom is called Nova HD Plus.
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What is the difference between etena kernel? which one has longest battery time ?
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i never used etana kernel yet, so i can't tell.
i just know that "setiron" (the dev of ironkrnL) defo knows what he does.
I use MIUI, perfect look and very fast ROM, but you loose your FM-radio.
Good support- every Weekend a new update.
1st choice!
miina_tokiha said:
I vote for this.
but if you don't use any video recording, CM9-Kang by owain already can be used for daily.
it's fast & stable enough if using default config.
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I tried cm9, problem - couldnt send via BT.
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Bunkmil said:
To me hei1125 does an awesome work with ICS (CM9). His rom is called Nova HD Plus.
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I guess question was about fastest and most stable ROM, not about "stable and fast enough". ICS on P990 is highly unstable for now. I'm using ICS for daily use and i don't complain, but there's always something that isn't working as it suppouse to. So at this moment CM7 isn't only more stable then ICS, it's faster too. Android 4.0 doeasn't even have hw acceleration yet.
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I guess question was about fastest and most stable ROM, not about "stable and fast enough". ICS on P990 is highly unstable for now. I'm using ICS for daily use and i don't complain, but there's always something that isn't working as it suppouse to. So at this moment CM7 isn't only more stable then ICS, it's faster too. Android 4.0 doeasn't even have hw acceleration yet.
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Agreed, at this moment CM7 is much more stable and also faster, i tried CM9 but some apps didn't work and sometimes the phone was getting slow all of the sudden not to mention the browser was always crashing, im using CM7 now and its so fast and stable
You can use CM7 and see it flying, but without some of the phone features, like video call (I'm not talking about Skype or viber, just the native one), smart share, divx, hdmi video resize... Or you can try one of stock roms with the great kernels from here and have a full phone.
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Thanks for all the replies. Will try out soon. Also, I have noticed that the battery life for the optimus 2x is so bad! With stock froyo last night, after just about 2hrs of some wifi and games, the battery has already gone down to 15%!!! That's how bad it is!
Is this normal? Should I return the phone to the store?
Also, will the gingerbread update and/or custom rom flashing bring about better life for the battery?
vince_junior said:
Thanks for all the replies. Will try out soon. Also, I have noticed that the battery life for the optimus 2x is so bad! With stock froyo last night, after just about 2hrs of some wifi and games, the battery has already gone down to 15%!!! That's how bad it is!
Is this normal? Should I return the phone to the store?
Also, will the gingerbread update and/or custom rom flashing bring about better life for the battery?
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DjangoManouche 1.1 is highly recommended with V20q baseband and HP SR3R2 Kernel. After trying out many stock variants, Modaco ROMS, Thanatos and CM ROMS, I finally settled on this one as it has resolved all the issues I had with the phone and gives good battery and network performance.

[Q] LG Official ICS vs. Jellybean mods

I just installed the official LG ICS 4.0.4. It works a lot better than Froyo that I had before. I read a lot in the forums here but it all seems very unclear to me. My questions:
- Does Jellybean run faster on Optimus Black than ICS?
- What are the main pros and cons about LG ICS vs. the Jellybean mods on Optimus Black?
- Is there any Jellybean mod that runs stable and has no bugs?
- Is there any Jellybean mod that can be installed on the phone without rooting it? I still have warranty for my phone so I still don't wanna root it now.
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I just installed the official LG ICS 4.0.4. It works a lot better than Froyo that I had before. I read a lot in the forums here but it all seems very unclear to me. My questions:
- Does Jellybean run faster on Optimus Black than ICS?
- What are the main pros and cons about LG ICS vs. the Jellybean mods on Optimus Black?
- Is there any Jellybean mod that runs stable and has no bugs?
- Is there any Jellybean mod that can be installed on the phone without rooting it? I still have warranty for my phone so I still don't wanna root it now.
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-yes cm10 is faster than ics v30b
-cm10 performance,mods ,, ics "fm radio""hd video recording 30fps"
-yes jellyBAM 3.0.0 or cm10 dark mod 0.9x "in my opinion jellybam, im using it "
-of course no ,because all these roms need clockwork recovery which u get by rooting ,,but its ok as long u are flashing SAFE roms
Cm10 is pretty fast and more feature but not stable for every day use
ICS is rock solid stable but less faster than cm10. But you can get a better performance with Pimp my rom
btw you can unroot to get warranty back
just sent my phone on repair monday, getting it back tomorrow
Well, my warranty still lasts for half a year or so. I think I'm gonna wait until there is a CM10 version out there that runs without heavy battery drain. Probably the warranty has run out by then anyway.
How about Jellybam? Does the battery drain appear, too?
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Well, my warranty still lasts for half a year or so. I think I'm gonna wait until there is a CM10 version out there that runs without heavy battery drain. Probably the warranty has run out by then anyway.
How about Jellybam? Does the battery drain appear, too?
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Jelly Bam drains the batt. at least twice as fast than CM10.If you want a rom that works and it's safe, it's the best choice an official ICS.
Forget cm10
Go for ICS and root it. After install pimp my rom. Battery will drain a bit faster but you will be near of cm10 performance without any unstable thing
just wait for the release of ics by huexx
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And if you happen to be using 3G frequently, you will encounter 3G battery drain for both ICS & Jellybeans.
just wait for the release of ics by huexx
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It's a wise choice

[Q] Most stable and fast current ROM

Yes, I know that this subject has been beaten to death, but ONE more time:
Can anyone recommend a STABLE and FAST ROM for Galaxy Note?
I am totally disappointed with the JB stock ROMs in terms of speed. I've also been trying CM9 and CM10 at various stages, byt IMO CM is nowadays buggy as hell... gone are the good old days when Cyanogen was still in charge(?)
I tried PA some time ago, but it was a bit buggy too. I'm a bit curious about it however... maybe it's more stable now? I'd also prefer decent support for the stylus.
Alliance ROM maybe..but in terms of this questions!!people's mind are not identical . this is like asking which girl is the Best one for a permanent
girlfriend!!!be a man .go out there and explore the ROMs and from there u might be able to see for urself ^
HecaThePeca said:
Yes, I know that this subject has been beaten to death, but ONE more time:
Can anyone recommend a STABLE and FAST ROM for Galaxy Note?
I am totally disappointed with the JB stock ROMs in terms of speed. I've also been trying CM9 and CM10 at various stages, byt IMO CM is nowadays buggy as hell... gone are the good old days when Cyanogen was still in charge(?)
I tried PA some time ago, but it was a bit buggy too. I'm a bit curious about it however... maybe it's more stable now? I'd also prefer decent support for the stylus.
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Totally interested too!
I'm now on latest MIUI however my wife's Iphone 4S is still faster, smoother and stable...
And those who tell 'go and try' - i've already tried 4 custom roms and 3 custom kernels and i'm sick and tired of restoring data every time after those tries.
So if you can really suggest a good, fast and stable custom rom for daily use - please do.
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Totally interested too!
I'm now on latest MIUI however my wife's Iphone 4S is still faster, smoother and stable...
And those who tell 'go and try' - i've already tried 4 custom roms and 3 custom kernels and i'm sick and tired of restoring data every time after those tries.
So if you can really suggest a good, fast and stable custom rom for daily use - please do.
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Tried Alliance ROM?
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salilpune1 said:
Tried Alliance ROM?
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Thanks, downloading - will try tonight.
DreadNOTE said:
Thanks, downloading - will try tonight.
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Sure... hit thanks if helped
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Sure... hit thanks if helped
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Sorry, dude, was even unable to install this ROM - tried twice but no luck.
Setup started normally 2 times and then quit suddenly - kicked out of CWM.
It's so weird that they have the only option of ROM install via ROM Customizer (no CWM zip support).
Ended up with clean install of the Ultimate JB v5.2 ROM - will try and see how it goes.
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Sorry, dude, was even unable to install this ROM - tried twice but no luck.
Setup started normally 2 times and then quit suddenly - kicked out of CWM.
It's so weird that they have the only option of ROM install via ROM Customizer (no CWM zip support).
Ended up with clean install of the Ultimate JB v5.2 ROM - will try and see how it goes.
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am using ultimate, no complaints so far
HecaThePeca said:
Yes, I know that this subject has been beaten to death, but ONE more time:
Can anyone recommend a STABLE and FAST ROM for Galaxy Note?
I am totally disappointed with the JB stock ROMs in terms of speed. I've also been trying CM9 and CM10 at various stages, byt IMO CM is nowadays buggy as hell... gone are the good old days when Cyanogen was still in charge(?)
I tried PA some time ago, but it was a bit buggy too. I'm a bit curious about it however... maybe it's more stable now? I'd also prefer decent support for the stylus.
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have you tried here? - http://galaxynote.roms-db.com/
excellent selection of quality ROMs for you to try, depending on your preference / needs. there are no bad or "buggy" ROMs imho, it's just a matter of personal preference. CM10.1 with Dynamic screen mode, forced GPU and all animations switched off is perfect for me. But that's only my opinion

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