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Best ROM for a casual user

I have a Captivate for my wife for Christmas. She is not electronically deficient, but is not the type that is going to want to keep tweaking and changing ROMs. I do stuff like this all the time, for myself and for her, but just do not have the time to learn it all on this particular platform. I am hoping just to get a push in the right direction, not necessarily newb handholding.
So, are there any good recommendations for a "one-time good-enough tons-better-than-stock" ROM that I can get on this phone and have her be happy with it? Thanks!

Tough one
Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.
also has 2.2 roms
Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.
For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
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I would have to say Cognition it's pretty rock solid.

I'd wait till' they officialy release froyo for cappy and people start making roms with it. At least it's what I'm gonna do since most 2.2 roms have problems.

oriongaby said:
I'd wait till' they officialy release froyo for cappy and people start making roms with it. At least it's what I'm gonna do since most 2.2 roms have problems.
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I would disagree that most 2.2 roms have problems. Some do require more knowledge of what you are doing though
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mcord11758 said:
Tough one
Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.
also has 2.2 roms
Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.
For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
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nappent said:
I would have to say Cognition it's pretty rock solid.
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^^^this^^^

mcord11758 said:
Tough one
Cognition had some stable 2.1 roms that are nice.
also has 2.2 roms
Axura is great 2.2 but you will have to use google voice for voice mail notifications to work.
For casual user, avoid roms with over click kernels, just my opinion
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Thanks. Cognition looked like the best option. I looked through that and Perception, and it seemed like they were both good...but there seems like there is always some underlying little issue. Stuff like having to work around getting voicemail, or a wired headset not working like it should.
I think I will just run with the latest Cognition, and if she finds something squirrely it can go back to stock until 2.2 is released. Any recommendations for working with Cognition?

Read up on the lag fix. I believe it uses voodoo. To disable create a folder in the voodoo folder on the sd named disable-lagfix reboot
If you look to apply themes make sure you disable first. To enable delete folder, reboot
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mcord11758 said:
Read up on the lag fix. I believe it uses voodoo. To disable create a folder in the voodoo folder on the sd named disable-lagfix reboot
If you look to apply themes make sure you disable first. To enable delete folder, reboot
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So the lagfix does not agree with themes? Is there any other disagreements VooDoo has?

JoshMcMadMac said:
So the lagfix does not agree with themes? Is there any other disagreements VooDoo has?
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Voodoo changes the filing system on the phone from rfs.to ext 4. The utility you use to flash themes, clockwork recovery does not always play nice with ext 4. It is safest to disable the lagfix to apply changes like themes then once applied turn it back on
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mcord11758 said:
Voodoo changes the filing system on the phone from rfs.to ext 4. The utility you use to flash themes, clockwork recovery does not always play nice with ext 4. It is safest to disable the lagfix to apply changes like themes then once applied turn it back on
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I understand now. Thank you very much; that is very helpful!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=847728&page=4
Well this guy is really good at making a rom. im downloading his 1.3 version (should be equal too, if not better), but the 1.2, FREAKING AWESOME! Its my go to rom when i have issues with other roms. Definitely easy to use. only problem was one app was funky, but its the apps fault, others complained about it (on the games website). has the muli touch keyboard and has some great lagfix options. can even overclock IF you really need too. Well hope this helped, if not, best of luck and Merry Christmas!

Bumping up my own ancient thread. My wife has been happily running her Captivate with Cognition for over a year and a half now. It is starting to get a bit long-in-the-tooth and glitchy. With all of the changes over this time, I certainly would like to update it. For daily, average use it looks like CM9 is a safe bet. Are there any JB roms that are worth it and stable? Is there much to be gained from JB over ICS?
Also, I have never had to restore before. I have done some searching and some googling, but nothing seems too clear to me. What all do I need to do to save everything (contacts, calls, messages, applications, app data, pictures, etc.) so that it can be seamlessly transitioned to a new ROM?

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Bumping up my own ancient thread. My wife has been happily running her Captivate with Cognition for over a year and a half now. It is starting to get a bit long-in-the-tooth and glitchy. With all of the changes over this time, I certainly would like to update it. For daily, average use it looks like CM9 is a safe bet. Are there any JB roms that are worth it and stable? Is there much to be gained from JB over ICS?
Also, I have never had to restore before. I have done some searching and some googling, but nothing seems too clear to me. What all do I need to do to save everything (contacts, calls, messages, applications, app data, pictures, etc.) so that it can be seamlessly transitioned to a new ROM?
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I figure I will try one more post in hopes of some help, otherwise I will gladly take the hint and really dig deep into it.

In my opinion CM10 is a great improvement! The current installs all seem to factory reset, so you loose all your apps.
If you stick with CM9 you can flash right over top of what's there. Of course wiping the dalvik and flashing gapps too.
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In my opinion CM10 is a great improvement! The current installs all seem to factory reset, so you loose all your apps.
If you stick with CM9 you can flash right over top of what's there. Of course wiping the dalvik and flashing gapps too.
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So I can flash from Android 2.2 to 4.0 without impacting any of the data on the phone? That seems almost too good to be true!

Columnar File Manager 0.1.2 Released 3/27/11

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bauxite.columnar&feature=search_result
UPDATED 3/27/11
Mostly just bug fixes, and file operations should no longer block the ui.
0.1.2 - fixed a rotation bug I introduced
It's my first app ever, so be gentle
Post any bugs found here and I can fix them, any comments are welcome too!
It doesn't support modifying root files, but it will eventually.
Thanks!

Cool! I'm downloading right now to check it out. Thanks!

Definitely a good start. Very clean and intuitive. One bug I found is after going a few folders deep in the sdcard, then using the back button to get back to / pressing the sdcard folder again doesn't do anything.
If a press another folder and then press sdcard it works.
I can give you logs too if you'd like.
Also, there is a typo with rename in the tool box. It shows "renam-e"

El Daddy said:
Definitely a good start. Very clean and intuitive. One bug I found is after going a few folders deep in the sdcard, then using the back button to get back to / pressing the sdcard folder again doesn't do anything.
If a press another folder and then press sdcard it works.
I can give you logs too if you'd like.
Also, there is a typo with rename in the tool box. It shows "renam-e"
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Thanks, I will look into that bug.
The rename icon is supposed to be cute.
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this is great thanks for this app. This is pretty much the type of file manager I've been waiting for.

nice! Now you just need a smb client so we can drag from shares to our Xoom.

singraham said:
nice! Now you just need a smb client so we can drag from shares to our Xoom.
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Interesting thought
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Bauxite said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bauxite.columnar&feature=search_result
It's my first app ever, so be gentle
Post any bugs found here and I can fix them, any comments are welcome too!
It doesn't support modifying root files, but it will eventually.
Thanks!
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I have now permanently given this app a home on my device. Can't wait to see more features. Please ask if you would like to see anything specific tested out!

excellent
Thats a great app. Thanx for putting it together and sharing it with us.

This is great! Thanks.. How about file renaming functionality?
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krat0s123 said:
This is great! Thanks.. How about file renaming functionality?
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It's got that, open the Tool Box and drag the Rename icon to whatever you want to rename... it's a tad buggy, it may not show it being renamed right away until you reopen the folder.

Has anyone here had issues opening the app after first installing it? I got a one star review (probably the first of many) that said someone had issue with it.

Bauxite said:
Has anyone here had issues opening the app after first installing it? I got a one star review (probably the first of many) that said someone had issue with it.
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no problems here. very cool program. any thought of adding root access?

kfxo said:
no problems here. very cool program. any thought of adding root access?
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It is planned, however I want to ensure the file operations are rock solid before enabling it. The last thing I want is something to go horribly wrong on someone's system folder.
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Bauxite said:
Has anyone here had issues opening the app after first installing it? I got a one star review (probably the first of many) that said someone had issue with it.
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Problem I'm having is with the Market download. I'm unable to download the app to install it. I can download other apps yes.

Installed it today, installed just fine. Seems to work ok, good start and thanks for posting. I like the look, fits in well with honeycomb UI.

Very nice! Just installed and it works fine.
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Will be trying this today. Very excited.
ASTRO betrayed me, the week I paid for it, it became abandoned (though three Android versions and eight months later, Metago still claims its not abandoned and updates are coming)

Bauxite:
First off, a very nice first iteration!
Now, the things that "appear" to be missing which are keeping me with a copy of ES File Manager - feel free to tell me if they are in here and I just didn't find them:
1) Zip File Extraction into a folder named the same as the file (except for the .Zip of course)
2) Rar File Extraction into a folder named the same as the file (except for the .Rar of course)
3) Ability to see my shared drives on my home LAN and copy files back and forth
4) Integrated Image Viewer
Anyone familiar with scanlated Manga will understand where this list comes from

Looking forward to new updates

[KERNEL][BETA] Aurora 2.6.32.9

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Update.zip for CWM or what?

It is very late here but tomorrow I will upload my rom with this kernel. The bugs are fixed so I just need to test it a little bit.

Oh,well !
Thanks for sharing.

Awesome! Another Dev is jumping in!
Thanks!

good work...wait for your release

I always staying for u...
nice...

Good to see that our community is growing up.
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Sorry but my rom will be delayed because I deleted it by mistake while deleting another files. For my luck I always use ctrl+del which deletes files permanently.

Aouh sorry about that. :/
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I'm completely pissed off. I'm going to make it again but it takes time to check everything and I have been working on it for a long time with the help of noejn since I'm giving my first steps at dev. I'll do everything to make it as quick as I can but I'm not going to tell any dates. Please tell me things that you would like to see in my rom like apps features or others.

lg weather widget would be appreciated, DSP manager, no shutter sound, appwidgetpicker by default, remove some confirmation popup like when shutdown or when mount usb mass storage.
thx for your work

nunogil said:
Please tell me things that you would like to see in my rom like apps features or others.
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I suggest, that Your rom should be as clean as possible.
Everybody then can install all the crap they like

That's it man. I like it as clean as possible. But I also like to know the other users opinions because together we can make it better and many people thinking is always better than just one.

nunogil said:
many people thinking is always better than just one.
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You are perfectly right but I am afraid, that You will get crowded with as many requests as we have users here
P.S. hmmmmm, maybe wy should start thinking about our own kitchen ? I have some free resources on servers

Is possible choose the toggles on notification bar like cyanogen rom?
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Wady el-Natrun said:
Is possible choose the toggles on notification bar like cyanogen rom?
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In this first version no. I'm putting all efforts at performance and stability and not at theming. Of course that I'm going to make some changes and try to make it clean and good looking but that's not a priority.

Thanks a lot for the dedication . Cant wait to see this community keep growing
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What I want to see...
I hope this wouldn't be too much for you...I wanna see at least:
- smooth ui, something like zeam...
- dont remove widgets like calender or messaging! or if u can add others
- root explorer as default file manager!!
- can be OC to at least 1200Mhz!!! PLEASE!!
- other cool stuffs!!! PLEASE!

I already released the rom. Use this topic only to kernel-related situations please.

[Q] What do I need to modify in build.prop to keep the latest OTA from pushing?

Yes, I know I could just install a custom ROM. But I'm just looking for the quick fix. I heard the latest OTA breaks root and makes it harder to root or impossible. Just want to get rid of the notifications for now.
Alternatively, does anyone have the build.prop from the OTA that I could just copy over so the phone thinks it's updated?

It requires more than just a build.prop edit.
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mtmichaelson said:
It requires more than just a build.prop edit.
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What is this, a secret society? If I need to do more than modify the build.prop, then what is it? Would you like me to rephrase the question?

You asked what to modify in the build.prop. I answered your question. No need for the smart alec secret society comment. This is a pretty chill group of people that will do anything for anybody. I for one take that kind of stuff personal and would generally not help out, but I'll be nice this time around.
You have to update, modify the boot.img, modify the update apk, or you can delete the Update apk and lose bluetooth.
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Ooooooor you could just flash mt Revolt ROM. That does the job as well.

benmarvin said:
What is this, a secret society? If I need to do more than modify the build.prop, then what is it? Would you like me to rephrase the question?
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Wow.
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mtmichaelson said:
You asked what to modify in the build.prop. I answered your question. No need for the smart alec secret society comment. This is a pretty chill group of people that will do anything for anybody. I for one take that kind of stuff personal and would generally not help out, but I'll be nice this time around.
You have to update, modify the boot.img, modify the update apk, or you can delete the Update apk and lose bluetooth.
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Ok, so you're saying that if I want to go back to Derap 1.1 all I have to do is delete the updat.apk but I'll lose BT? I don't have to modify boot.img and update.apk just delete update.apk? I'm cool with losing BT, I don't use it.
I really appreciate the work you are doing MT. I just like the stock themed ROM like what was in Decrap a little better than the green.
Keep up the work though I may come back to Revolt yet! You said you were working on a more stock themed ROM is that still going to happen?

chiperic said:
Ok, so you're saying that if I want to go back to Derap 1.1 all I have to do is delete the updat.apk but I'll lose BT? I don't have to modify boot.img and update.apk just delete update.apk? I'm cool with losing BT, I don't use it.
I really appreciate the work you are doing MT. I just like the stock themed ROM like what was in Decrap a little better than the green.
Keep up the work though I may come back to Revolt yet! You said you were working on a more stock themed ROM is that still going to happen?
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I am working on it, the fun part is working around bing. They have not only integrated it into the system but it is forced into lghome also. I may work on it some more tonight. I have got to work on some bug fixes on revolt then I may move over to the new.
MobileUpdateClient.apk is the exact apk. Delete it and no more updates!
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mtmichaelson said:
I am working on it, the fun part is working around bing. They have not only integrated it into the system but it is forced into lghome also. I may work on it some more tonight. I have got to work on some bug fixes on revolt then I may move over to the new.
MobileUpdateClient.apk is the exact apk. Delete it and no more updates!
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Thanks my friend!

mtmichaelson said:
MobileUpdateClient.apk is the exact apk. Delete it and no more updates!
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Thanks! Bluetooth isn't a big deal.

Since renaming MobileUpdateClient.apk to .bak it looks like I'm going to get a serious boost in battery life. Since doing this, 3 hours ago, I've only lost 5% of battery. I would usually lose around 10% every hour. Maybe BT has something to do with poor battery life on this phone? I don't know, but it's worth looking into. I hope it's the case.
On a side note, you may want to reboot after update, or do what I did and try to enable BT. When you try to enable BT it will act like it resets the phone sort of like a soft boot. Phone feels lighter too....lol jk.

APK LIST! (click paper clip to see them all together-->

I read a certain thread last night from beginning to end both had good points from both sides that made me think a little bit and i thought i would put this list of apk files together real quick hoping it might help some people out there.
I take no credit for any of these what so ever! it is just a list of apk files I have gathered from my learning and flashing of my own personal phone.
thank you to all the devs out there for putting together all the roms, themes, hacks, tweaks, fixes and all that you do! I greatly appreciate all of you and all of your work! and dealing with people like me (junior member) and our noob questions.
Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for anything that goes wrong with your phone from flashing these. I am not responsible for what you choose to do with your phone.
Well with all that said here is the list:
(seems i can only upload so much at one time so this is broke up into several posts)

more apks......

more apks........

MOOOORE......

still more...

more!!!!!!!!!!

ive done a lot of flsshing as you can see
cuz i got more!!!

i sure hope this helps someone cuz it definitly taking some time lol

still going.....

still more.....

and more...

this is it all done for now.

Awesome but for apks like email remember to say which build its from because froyo version usually only half work on ginger
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gtuansdiamm said:
Awesome but for apks like email remember to say which build its from because froyo version usually only half work on ginger
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thx but i suppose they will have to just try and see if it works (and hopefully they do a backup first) for those then cuz i honestly have no idea what its from ive done plenty of flashing on my phone (some froyo and some ginger) and got these over time when they were included with whatever i flashed.

Just pull which ever version you have on your phone now and replace it
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isnt SetCPU 2.24 a paid app..
SetCPU
as for the rest of the apps wouldnt it be easier to have bundled them all together in a zip folder and have users download from megaupload or other fileshare websites.
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But you can download 2.24 setCPU on that link from the developer?
im confused..

The dev gave it away for free to any one who bothered to look on xda first so it should be okay unless he specially said were not allowed to distribute on xda
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I think you are supposed to redirect to the original thread for set cpu. There are many better apps for OC'ing anyways.

are these all themed or something? seems that quite a few are already readily available in the market.

are these all themed or something? seems that quite a few are already readily available in the market.
They r not themed, in op this is just what I've collected over some time and thought I would share it with all of xda, there is just about every stock apk that comes with the epic out of the box. in case for example someone flashes a rom and wants the stock "feedsnupdates widget" back after flashing now they can get it easily. I thought this might help some devs out there not to have to answer some questions repeatedly in a rom thread. The others I just had so posted all of them. If u don't need/want any of these don't download it, should u ever though beause u flashed a rom and want something that wasn't included it in then u might find it here.
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