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[Q] What is the best rom for captivate..

Hi all Thanks to all.... Newbie here with flashing and all so i just want to get started on the right track... being doing alot of reading just wanted to know what is the safest rom right now for the captivate....
also ive downloaded bay_wolfs AIO captivate tool ...if i use this tool i dont have to go through the the whole process of installing rom manager..zip files etc..do i if i read correctly..well thanks all in advance for the responses.....

It depends on What you want. For a really bare bones rom, use precision. For a close to stock rom, use cognition. For a well themed and polished rom, use serendipity or ultimate. Cognition is the only captivate based one though.
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yeesh - sorry but most of these get locked in 10 posts or less as these become "My ROM is better than Your ROM" epeen arguments.
With that being said.. if a ROM is posted in the Dev forum and as long as it doesn't say Cyanogen Beta or Gingerbread alpha AOSP in it? It is pretty much safe to flash.
Most of these ROM's use either a Rogers, Captivate, or i9000 Source and don't deviate other than tweaks to apps/kernels/modems/lagfixes/themes.
If you want to be safe - I would go with Cognition as a first ROM flash then go from there. It is basically "stock".

Thanks guys for the quick posts....Just a little worried about doing it for the first time i have read, watched videos, this is why im asking before taking the plunge...
i really like Bay_wolfs tool seems great for newbies has anyone used it...i think i may go with cognition is there a better version than the 3.4 what i mean is the newest version seem best or and older one...

I also flashed my first ROM the other week after lots of reading and studying. I went with Andromeda 1.0 at and have since gone to 1.1. I didn't use the tool that you're wondering about, but have downloaded it for future use. So if you do use it, let me know how it goes for you. I went with the installation instrustions on Andromeda's website, and that worked flawlessly. Once you do decide on a ROM, I'm sure that you'll be extremely happy as the performance is way better than stock. Happy flashing and good luck!

Like the other posters said, it's all about what you want and then personal preference. Once you have flashed a few you will start realizing what you do and don't like about the ROMs and what you really want in them. (My first ROM I had no idea, I was like, lets just flash because it's cool and custom and I feel like it. Then I started noticing the differences between my first ROM and stock, realizing what they can actually do with it and what they cannot. From there I figured out what I was really looking for by going custom, and starting browsing the released ROMs to find it)
In short, your first ROM is just that, the first. It wont stay there long so it doesn't really matter which one you choose. Cognition, like stated above, is a good start because it's pretty close to stock. If you want to just straight into a very custom one and screw the baby steps, try something a little more feature rich. Eventually you will get into trying different ROMs with different kernels and test out over-clocking, etc...
I would recommend for your first that you don't go with an OC ROM though, save that for when you feel more comfortable with your ability to flash and tweak things.
I have never used the tool you are talking about because I feel more comfortable doing all the .zip stuff and seeing what is actually being done to my phone, not trusting something else to do it. The tools I do use are Odin3 and One Click Root/Unroot. If you want to try flashing without that tool but aren't sure of the exact steps or why they are necessary you can PM me and I'll help you out.
Welcome to the addiction of ROM flashing! (It's harder to shake then cigarettes once you start)

You guys are great here thanks for all the tips...tonight i will be flashing my first Rom hope all goes well if i have any questions i will ask...once again thanks...

joeygutz said:
You guys are great here thanks for all the tips...tonight i will be flashing my first Rom hope all goes well if i have any questions i will ask...once again thanks...
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Was bored, sent you a PM

Jeordy thanks for all info on the Pm ... that was fantastic i sent you a pm let me know what you think.....

I've tried several. So far, out of all of them, I like Andromeda 1.2 with the Speedmod kernel. It seems to be the most functional.

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Hi everyone,
I flashed the Cognition ROM on captivate in Jan. I do not know at this moment which one is the best since gingerbread is also here now. Can someone please help.

ask_j said:
Hi everyone,
I flashed the Cognition ROM on captivate in Jan. I do not know at this moment which one is the best since gingerbread is also here now. Can someone please help.
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Do not flash any of the Gingerbread ROMs unless you really know what you are doing. They are still unstable and you risk bricking your phone. As for stable ROMs, there's a wide variety of them, and they're all based on Android 2.2, which is really fast. There is no best ROM, and it all depends on your personal preferences. Try visiting a few of the ROM threads to check them out, and hopefully that will help you decide which one to flash.

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Do not flash any of the Gingerbread ROMs unless you really know what you are doing. They are still unstable and you risk bricking your phone. As for stable ROMs, there's a wide variety of them, and they're all based on Android 2.2, which is really fast. There is no best ROM, and it all depends on your personal preferences. Try visiting a few of the ROM threads to check them out, and hopefully that will help you decide which one to flash.
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A bit of an overstatement, but I concur on there is no best, find what works best for you
CM7

Ok well not 10 or less this time but close.
There is no best rom just best for you. I could say Rom X is the best and does everything I need it to and when you run it, you dont like it or doesnt work well with your set up.
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Which Rom?

Hi Guys,
Been away for a while due to health problems, I have Froyo Doc V9 JPO on my SGS.
Browsing the forum now there are simply loads too choose from, could any kind soul tell me which rom i can safely go up to from the version i have now.
Thank you kindly

If you are on Froyo you can basically migrate to whatever Gingerbread or CyanogenMod version you want. If you are not familiar with the latest tips & tricks the easiest thing to do probably would be to opt for one of the recently launched JVH or JVP roms. Look into solutions offered by Darky, Juwe and read the installation instructions thoroughly. Very easy to understand is the work done by DocRambone and Stefunel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115958
If you want to stay close to the latest stock rom and still get a good user experience point your browser to
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1058814

Thanks man - i opted for Darky Rom - Quick and painless. @)

I´m using Darkys ROM 10.1 RE and it is awsome. Good choice!

And you can try Miui which looks better. And it is pretty easy to flash from Froyo.

+2 for Darkys rom
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Try them out for yourself! You will never get a straight answer as it is entirely personal, and mods always shut these threads
Insanity cm 015/glitch

Thanks for the replies guys, tried a few others after darkys but gonna stick with darkys

im using for 0,5 years simply honey.maybe its something for you too.
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although im relatively new to the SGS scene i have already done my fair share of flashing.
I have found that there are 3 roms i regulary have been swapping between.
Simply Honey
Juwe's Smart Edition
Tweaky Rom
they are all fast and stable roms.
I have tried and tested Darky's Rom enjoyed it but I haven't re-visited it recently.
MIUI is a very very nice sleek interface, but the battery didn't seem to last very well with me.
Same with CM7 nice clean OS but the battery was an issue (and I used to swear by CM on my old G1, I will revisit when the battery is sorted).
My first SGS flashing experience was Simply Honey and I had no problems with it at all.
at the end of the day, in my opinion, every one has their favourite flavour from their favourite chef. I suggest you try them all at least once until you find your favourite.
(just flashed the latest Juwe's and so far its impressive)

Which ROM you use and why?

For me:
SAMSUNG GALAXY S i9000
Blockbuster 4.0 JVR Magnificent
GalaxianGT SP2 Kernel
FW: I9000XXJVR -> Android 2.3.4
and why? Because blacktheme in Blockbuster is good for battery life and galaxian kernel is one of the faster

I was on blockbuster and I also liked it because of the dark theme, but after I saw that CM switched to gingerbread bootloaders I gave first CM a try and was impressed, then I tried MIUI and it makes the SGS totally new, so I will stay with MIUI now, I have also a very black theme .

Juwes 5.2 JVQ with Semaphore 1.5 JVR at 1.2 GHz and GingerWay BlueOcean RC theme (The best theme around). So far the best of all the worlds.
Smooth Fast and Super-stable. No FCs what so ever. All apps are working as they should. Also I deleted some system apps to make it light.
Only one word for it.... Beautiful!!!!

MIUI
Galnet MIUI Couse its stable fast and extremly easy to theme'

I actually use DarkyROM, because of the theme, it's really nice!
Also like Symply GSII

So this thread will be to develop an all-hybrid rom , gathered sources from every other ROM out there?
seriously if you don't know where (more like how) to post on a forum, just don't.

I personally love the look of GalnetMIUI, and love the speed of Darky 10.2... but currently im JUST using a rooted copy of UGKG3 w/ TW4.5 by fragg0r. Simple, effective. And my battery life is insane. 24hrs later, 10% loss w/ some calling, a lot of texting, and listening to music.

xWarMachine04 said:
I personally love the look of GalnetMIUI, and love the speed of Darky 10.2... but currently im JUST using a rooted copy of UGKG3 w/ TW4.5 by fragg0r. Simple, effective. And my battery life is insane. 24hrs later, 10% loss w/ some calling, a lot of texting, and listening to music.
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may i know what kernel youre using?

Hybrid V2 and Galaxian SP 4.....because i like them

I dont really think this belongs in development...

zolah said:
I dont really think this belongs in development...
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Is it so big problem? I think, it can be big help for people to find best combination of ROM with some kernel, but if it is very big problem, so removed this topic

petulikt said:
is it so big problem? I think, it can be big help for people to find best combination of rom with some kernel, but if it is very big problem, so removed this topic
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thats why there is a q&a section
this thread is for rom development
maybe read the new announcement as well, might help

Bollocks thread.
Edit: again.
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ohh damn it...it`s another one

I am not happy with the new ROMs that pop up on XDA. It seems like everyone makes a ROM because they can, and none offer anything exciting/new, barring a few of course. I'm on Simply Honey JVP ROM, but I'm looking for a suitable replacement.

asicman said:
I am not happy with the new ROMs that pop up on XDA. It seems like everyone makes a ROM because they can, and none offer anything exciting/new, barring a few of course. I'm on Simply Honey JVP ROM, but I'm looking for a suitable replacement.
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new replacement ?
...its called CM7 ..very exciting stuff

insanity-cm. i use it 'cos of speed and lightwieght. battery is now superb so... great thing
insanity-cm033 + platypus 16 beast r2.
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Another boring best rom thread, I am sick to death of these
Insanity cm032/platypus neo9 redux 5

DarkyROM 10.2 EE with Darkcore 2.9.3 kernel
Why1: because I wanted to start fresh and DarkyROM 10.2. EE had it all in one nice zip package bundled with Odin. The installation was pretty straightforward http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-darkyrom-10-2-resurrection-gt-i9000.4272/
Why2: because the official Cyanogenmod is still at RC for the SGS and its guides to install are not so user friendly. I followed http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_S:_Full_Update_Guide and to my stupidity I paid little attention to "This guide assumes the Samsung Galaxy S already has Android 2.2 installed on it" and flashed the wrong kernel and then did not have SGS booting for a while, freaking me out, until I installed an Android 2.3.x compatible bootloader.

mab71 said:
may i know what kernel youre using?
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Unfortunately there isnt a custom kernel that works with UGKG3, BUT when i use a custom rom i prefer Galaxian or simply just SpeedMod. I prefer those two because they have less issues when i use them, and they're stable and fast.

[Q] waiting for safe ICS, what is best GB ROM?

hi everybody, now that Gingerbread roms development has almost stopped, here on xda we can find a lot of rom based on latest LC1 firmware. between all this rom i can't say which is the best one, so i'm asking you to give me some advices about your favourite rom.
i know you can tell me: "flash one after the other and try all ol them", but my note just came back to me after a month of assistance (bricked), so i don't want to start immediately flashing 5 or 6 roms.
P.S: i'm particularly attracted by "AllianceROM v3.4.1", what do you think about it?

Go for RocketROM v23. I guess its the best which i have used in GB So far

asusgarb said:
hi everybody, now that Gingerbread roms development has almost stopped, here on xda we can find a lot of rom based on latest LC1 firmware. between all this rom i can't say which is the best one, so i'm asking you to give me some advices about your favourite rom.
i know you can tell me: "flash one after the other and try all ol them", but my note just came back to me after a month of assistance (bricked), so i don't want to start immediately flashing 5 or 6 roms.
P.S: i'm particularly attracted by "AllianceROM v3.4.1", what do you think about it?
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Among the GB roms I tried, I like Chrack´s XXLC1 Multi rom the most. I have no experience with AllianceROM v3.4.1.

CM9 isn't safe?

pboesboes said:
CM9 isn't safe?
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it looks like it's safe, but since when i see a post that tell every possibility of having bug has been cutted off, i don't want to risk.

I cannot decide which to try first myself: darky rom or lightening rom?

I know you asked for GB ROMs, but I can tell you that I've been playing with Official CM9 and Asylum for a while now. Have done almost everything possible in Recovery, including multiple full wipes.
These ROMs are safe, they don't have the emmc bug, since they're built from i9100 (S2) update 4 sources. I'm just saying that because stock-looking ICS ROMs have greatly improved my personal experience on my Note.
That being said, best and least buggiest ROM for me was Darky. RocketRom is very nicely built by eybee who REALLY knows his stuff and most users have given awesome feedbacks. However, due to my way of using it, or...I don't know, Rocket used to lag considerably compared to Darky...
Best of luck finding what suits you mate!
LE: Also add ParanoidAndroid to the safe ICS list, if you're into the whole phone/tablet hybrid

asusgarb said:
it looks like it's safe, but since when i see a post that tell every possibility of having bug has been cutted off, i don't want to risk.
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You could check Asylum ICS ROM. It's CM9 (safe) and works great!
send from the Asylum

eug3n91 said:
That being said, best and least buggiest ROM for me was Darky. RocketRom is very nicely built by eybee who REALLY knows his stuff and most users have given awesome feedbacks. However, due to my way of using it, or...I don't know, Rocket used to lag considerably compared to Darky...
Best of luck finding what suits you mate!
LE: Also add ParanoidAndroid to the safe ICS list, if you're into the whole phone/tablet hybrid
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for what i can understand, choosing as your favourite darky, you can tell me thay alliance rom (the darky's evolution) would be your next gb choice? please tell me, so i can flash. i know i'm paranoic not trying to flash asylum, but after using nokia 6630 for a month, i prefer a gb note instead of even minimum risk of brick. thanks alot.

You can try Checkrom HD v6. I have good memories ...
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asusgarb said:
for what i can understand, choosing as your favourite darky, you can tell me thay alliance rom (the darky's evolution) would be your next gb choice? please tell me, so i can flash. i know i'm paranoic not trying to flash asylum, but after using nokia 6630 for a month, i prefer a gb note instead of even minimum risk of brick. thanks alot.
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I understand that...
I suppose Alliance should be ok, it all depends on the way you use your phone... I've heard different reports on ROMs from different people, so...matters to find one suited for you. If you want to switch, make sure you carefully read the installation instructions, although most GB ROMs are a straight flash.
I'm sorry that we've had so many bricks around here...they're definitely enough to discourage any newcomer to Android or to flashing for that matter. This is my 4th Android phone and, to be perfectly honest, I haven't seen so many "bricked" threads on my other phones' forums.
I just wish people would've read a bit more carefully when installing...that's what got them stumbling into the emmc bug...
Best of luck and hope you'll find your way into some safe ICS soon enough
If you need any help, just let me know.

[Q] What is the best ROM for locked bootloader

Hello every one. I know my question is tiring and I know it may have been answered like a gazillion times before. But sadly I am not a regular here at the x8/w8 forums. Sorry my main forum is SE x10 and I know my way pretty well over there. But today my mother came into my room screaming that her x8 has become annoyingly laggy and often hangs up by itself etc etc.
So I thought that a custom ROM would give that old thing some more life to save me from the fatal nagging. But uppon searching your forums I saw that most ROMs require an unlocked bootloader which I cannot do because the x8 I am holding is 11W47 and I do not wish to take that risk.
So to make a long story short what is the best ROM available for x8 in locked bootloader mode?
I saw that many people say they use GingerDX but when I found GingerDX's thread I saw it now requries an unlocked bootloader and works on nAa kernel. Does it also work on stock kernel with locked bootloader or not? So if you could help me and shed some light cause I feel kinda lost and time is pressing...
Thanks in adavance,
best regards.

gingerdx still has stock version, iirc. check its dl page. also, yiu may want to go froyo for speed since your on stock kernel. in that case try froyopro or froyobread (i honestly prefer the latter).
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.

LOL..
I like your signature very much..

Please avoid these questions. Try some out for yourself, and decide. The reason behind this is not everyone uses their phone on a certain ROM in the same way. Therefore what one person likes may not be necessarily what you like, and at the end of the day you will have to resort to testing other ROMs. So yeah, asking this question is basically pointless, and not asking it can save space. But nevertheless, your signature amuses me too.

He won't have the time to test the ROMs properly because the phone is not his. Under other circumstances I would agree with you completely - some people are way too lazy to experiment.
That being said, I don't think you would be disappointed with any of the ROMs cascabel mentioned. All offer a fully working phone, they are very stable, and work great even with stock kernel. In my opinion, you need not look any further. Download any of them and you're done.

Well first of all thank you all for your replies.
Thanks @cascabel I found the GingerDX stock kernel version through their site. I have downloaded already and I will atempt a flash later this evenign.
Also I tried to find the FroyoBread as you instructed, I found the thread but the download links were broken. Uppon clicking they were leading to a custom .exe downloader which I suspect was malware or something. So if you have a working .zip of that ROM I would like to have a try as well. Nevermind found it through another post!
I also want to agree with @xWhiskey on that matter. I am not asking for the best ROM for me who I am very particular into what I need (e.g. multitasking, gaming experience and all that). I asked the for the best ROM in terms of stability and recomendation for every day use so that a 45yr old lady like my mother (whose phone I am holding atm) can use it without incidents.
I am not bored to experiment myself on my phone. I have changed almost every available ROM on my x10 but now time is limited cause I can't leave that woman without communication for days. That's why I asked for you suggestions.
Best regards again!
p.s. I love my signature too!

good to hear. hope your mom likes the rom you decide to flash on her phone. :thumbup:
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.

Yep
I've installed many roms on my stock kernel x8. I found this rom today & installed it. great, smooth & fast with the ICS look experience on any stock/unlocked booatloader. & also battery use is very low:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310497
except some bugs that didn't bother me so i didn't left over this rom. suggest you to try it too...
good luck:silly:

honeyxp said:
I've installed many roms on my stock kernel x8. I found this rom today & installed it. great, smooth & fast with the ICS experience on any stock/unlocked booatloader. & also battery use is very low:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310497
except some bugs that didn't bother me so i didn't left over this rom. suggest you try it too...
good luck:silly:
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that's cm7, not ics. and its theme is jb. there's no ics for stock kernel.

cascabel said:
that's cm7, not ics. and its theme is jb. there's no ics for stock kernel.
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yeah i know. i didn's say that this rom is ICS. i just said this is to experience ICS on your device just cuz of ICS & JB theme. but of course it is android 2.3.7 based on CM7.
however i changed it to ICS look to make it more clear & also tnx for your attention.