Phone rebooting and other problems. Help! - Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I flashed Illuminance which is a KK4 or 2.3.5 ROM. It keeps randomly rebooting and that is only one of the problems. I can't send or receive MMS, even when my APN is set correctly, I had to install swype so it's some lame beta version that can't even spell properly. There are literally too many issues to post here. Can someone either tell me why all this crap is happening, or share with me a good ROM that is very STABLE with a great battery life! I don't even care if it's OCed, in fact, I would prefer one that is barely OCed or UCed at all. Then I don't have to worry about hardware damage. Thanks!

Well I'm not sure what's causing those problems but I'm on Darky's 9.5 ROM with the ZNKP1 modem and Darkcore 1.4_C kernel. gingerbread's battery drains are too much for me to "upgrade".
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RJ287 said:
So I flashed Illuminance which is a KK4 or 2.3.5 ROM. It keeps randomly rebooting and that is only one of the problems. I can't send or receive MMS, even when my APN is set correctly, I had to install swype so it's some lame beta version that can't even spell properly. There are literally too many issues to post here. Can someone either tell me why all this crap is happening, or share with me a good ROM that is very STABLE with a great battery life! I don't even care if it's OCed, in fact, I would prefer one that is barely OCed or UCed at all. Then I don't have to worry about hardware damage. Thanks!
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When you have issues like that first thing to try is reflashing the rom. Sometimes you just get a bad flash
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Currently running firmware?

I'm wondering what firmware everyone is running right now, as I'm looking to find one as a basis to rollback to as a full nandroid backup. Constantly redoing my UI is annoying me now, so I'm looking to find a baseline with which to experiment.
Currently, I'm running VibrantHybrid r2, and I'm looking for something more stable to run. Basically, I'm looking for a ROM where everything works.
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I'm wondering what firmware everyone is running right now, as I'm looking to find one as a basis to rollback to as a full nandroid backup. Constantly redoing my UI is annoying me now, so I'm looking to find a baseline with which to experiment.
Currently, I'm running VibrantHybrid r2, and I'm looking for something more stable to run.
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Out of curiosity what's not stable about the hybrid rom other than gps? Just wondering because I've been running it for a week without a single hiccup.
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Clienterror said:
Out of curiosity what's not stable about the hybrid rom other than gps? Just wondering because I've been running it for a week without a single hiccup.
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Basically, I'm looking for a ROM where everything works. Including the GPS.
I use JH3 and SRE and i have no problems i am a courier and never have gps problems at all yeah if there is alot of overcast then yeah it can take a cpl min to lock but i have no issues at all.
Im running jm7. out of all that i have tryed i like this one the best. I live in PA (BFE) hills, trees and lots of sharp curves. I toke a drive with gps and it worked great. All i did was root and lag fix from the market. love it
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Im running jm7. out of all that i have tryed i like this one the best. I live in PA (BFE) hills, trees and lots of sharp curves. I toke a drive with gps and it worked great. All i did was root and lag fix from the market. love it
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where is post on JM7? i have been on a ROM kick this week trying everything out i can get my hands on. i love the i9000 roms, (BT doesnt matter to me) but i have had complaints from people saying my voice sounds muffled when i am running JM5. do you have that problem?
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where is post on JM7? i have been on a ROM kick this week trying everything out i can get my hands on. i love the i9000 roms, (BT doesnt matter to me) but i have had complaints from people saying my voice sounds muffled when i am running JM5. do you have that problem?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771578
go there, first post has link for downloading jm7. then goto page 4 of the above link post 33 if you never flashed i9000 before. feel free to contact me via pm if you need anything else. good luck and i love jm7
thanks for that. i have flashed JM5 before but like i said, people complained that i sounded muffled when i talked to them on the phone.
with so many posts on here about flashing this and flashing that, its hard to find the right ones sometimes.
right now i am running JH3+SRE 123+ext4+black evo notification bar and circle batt lagfix
in my nandroid backups, i have:
hybrid R3+bugless mod
i9000+jh3+ext4
rooted jh7
soon to have a JM7

Anyone Successful w/ROM-> Long Term, ie not constantly reloading?

I find that no matter what ROM I use, I have something that is a problem.
The most success I have had is with Serindipity. But, with that, and other 2.2.1 I9000 ROMs I have tried, after 2-3 weeks, I have the auto rotate fail. Nothing will fix it other than a flash back to stock 2.1, and then reflash of the 2.2.1 ROM. Not even a factory reset on the 2.2.1 ROM will work.
So, now I am trying UCKB1 ROM (stock 2.2 Froyo for Captivate), specifically Cognition. This one is pretty successful, except...modems are few, and I have constant problems with WiFi enabling with Tasker.
Those are the two issues that seem to haunt my phone.
What is your experience? Of course, if you don't use Tasker, maybe the WiFi issue won't be a problem for you.
I suppose the auto rotate could be a sensor trying to go out on my phone...but, EVERY time I do the reinstall of 2.1 it fixes it. So I have cannot replace the phone, and given that it always starts working, I'm not convinced it is a hardware issue.
And for those on 2.2.1, what I've seen generally is that most people putting these ROMS on are flashing addicts (I'm not saying that is a bad thing ), but I prefer to use the phone and not constantly flash. Too much other config to set up after flashing.
Oh, by the way, one fault I have is way too many apps installed. I delete some and then next thing you know I've installed others. Pretty much requires that I use an OC kernel, and I like to use UV for battery performance. Interestingly, I have been quite successful at 1400, and 1.5%/hour drain at idle, with WiFi, GPS, and BT on.
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I find that no matter what ROM I use, I have something that is a problem.
The most success I have had is with Serindipity. But, with that, and other 2.2.1 I9000 ROMs I have tried, after 2-3 weeks, I have the auto rotate fail. Nothing will fix it other than a flash back to stock 2.1, and then reflash of the 2.2.1 ROM. Not even a factory reset on the 2.2.1 ROM will work.
So, now I am trying UCKB1 ROM (stock 2.2 Froyo for Captivate), specifically Cognition. This one is pretty successful, except...modems are few, and I have constant problems with WiFi enabling with Tasker.
Those are the two issues that seem to haunt my phone.
What is your experience? Of course, if you don't use Tasker, maybe the WiFi issue won't be a problem for you.
I suppose the auto rotate could be a sensor trying to go out on my phone...but, EVERY time I do the reinstall of 2.1 it fixes it. So I have cannot replace the phone, and given that it always starts working, I'm not convinced it is a hardware issue.
And for those on 2.2.1, what I've seen generally is that most people putting these ROMS on are flashing addicts (I'm not saying that is a bad thing ), but I prefer to use the phone and not constantly flash. Too much other config to set up after flashing.
Oh, by the way, one fault I have is way too many apps installed. I delete some and then next thing you know I've installed others. Pretty much requires that I use an OC kernel, and I like to use UV for battery performance. Interestingly, I have been quite successful at 1400, and 1.5%/hour drain at idle, with WiFi, GPS, and BT on.
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I've been on a phoenix 4.5 for a while, and I'm pretty happy with it right now. I should probly update it though.
To be honest... every single ROM (minus one or two random tries) in this forum are worth keeping, imo.
They all have their pros and cons, but they're all well made.
I never make it more than like 3 weeks (and that was on CM7 lol) without flashing because I'm an addict, but there are a lot of stable ROM's
A few I really like:
Phoenix
Serendipity
Continuum
There are many others, but you get the idea!
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Smith
longest i was on Darky's 8.0..for 2 months...then CM7 for 3 weeks....lol...but almost all 2.2.1 roms are stable to stick on one for long time..
erm, the best 2.2 one ive been on is serendipity . It simply does everything...
When i decided to move onto 2.3, i used MIUI (Still using it)
Yes, my expectations are that all the roms are 'great'. But, as noted, I have not had ANY that don't end up with problems, as outlined above. Other problems, depending on which ROM, and kernel combination, is Blue Tooth voice dialing. Again, I'm looking for someone using them successfully long term.
I'm hearing people like sames ones I have tried, plus one or two.
What is strange is the issues I outlined above that I continue to have. May be related to my hardware...don't know. Will be interesting to see if anyone posts that indicates having same problems, and even better, having conquered them either with specific ROM or a fix.
Thanks. I'll continue to watch this thread, and will likely try a different ROM.
Over 6 weeks on Andromeda and no issues. Smoothest, most stable ROM available for the Cappy IMHO.
Did you try performing a horizontal calibration when auto rotate stopped working?
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Did you try performing a horizontal calibration when auto rotate stopped working?
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Yes, I believe so. It indicated no sensor or something. But it has not been around 3 weeks since moving to 2.2, and it hasn't happened again. If it does, I will be sure to do that again.
If this continues to work w/o Auto Rotate problems, I may end up putting 2.2.1 back on, and see what happens.
I tried everything with the same reservations--the odd bug and amateur hour theming.
Until Andromeda. No bugs ; stock UI. Haven't flashed anything in 2 months.
No phone are created equal(hardware limitations) and may react differently with different types of rom or kernel but so far my phone likes paragon rc6 even with 1400mhz kernel and faster mount in ext4 my phone is pretty stable. With other rom with the same clock speed it is not as fast and stable as paragon. So flash any rom out there until your phone meet its match.
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No phone are created equal(hardware limitations) and may react differently with different types of rom or kernel but so far my phone likes paragon rc6 even with 1400mhz kernel and faster mount in ext4 my phone is pretty stable. With other rom with the same clock speed it is not as fast and stable as paragon. So flash any rom out there until your phone meet its match.
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I've been on dillis rom for about 3 months straight. I tried cm6 a while ago and I think I tried cognition the first time I flashed but dillis is just so simple, stripped and speedy. awesome GPS too(huge for me) and batt life exceeds a day(even more huge). however, themes and fluff arent my thing. I don't think I'm the only dilli fan with this opinion.
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Good feedback everybody. I may experiment with one, or more, of the ROMS discussed here.
At the moment, I not sure how long I've been on my current ROM (Cognition 4.2.1), but at the moment, my issues may be working out.
The WiFi issue is improved since doing a clear of cache and Dalvik cache. We'll see how that goes.
The Auto Rotate, so far, has not messed up.
The one nagging thing at the moment is my notification volume constantly changes back to very low. Not sure what is causing that.
I've seen a couple votes for Andromeda. I was looking in that thread a few days ago, and even the change log (didn't read top to bottom extensively) and I could not find what it is based on; what kernel it is using; or modem. Of course kernel and modem would be changeable, but I would like to know what base it is on.
Again, my goal is to find something working well; performing well. Its interesting that after starting this thread, my 'issues' seem close to resolved based on what I'm running. Want to give it more time.
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I've seen a couple votes for Andromeda. I was looking in that thread a few days ago, and even the change log (didn't read top to bottom extensively) and I could not find what it is based on; what kernel it is using; or modem. Of course kernel and modem would be changeable, but I would like to know what base it is on.
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should have read the Q&A thread on it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962276
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should have read the Q&A thread on it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=962276
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You are right. Seems nobody has any standards on where to put that information. Seems to me the OP should contain the basic info on what it is built on. Or the release notes linked from the OP.
Whatever....
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You are right. Seems nobody has any standards on where to put that information. Seems to me the OP should contain the basic info on what it is built on. Or the release notes linked from the OP.
Whatever....
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not trying to flame but isn't failure to read the reason for a lot of thread starters and posts. blame it on yourself before the rom developer.
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rjblack11 said:
not trying to flame but isn't failure to read the reason for a lot of thread starters and posts. blame it on yourself before the rom developer.
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EXACTLY!
yeah, it would suck to have to read a QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS thread when you have a QUESTION about the rom that needs ANSWERED
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EXACTLY!
yeah, it would suck to have to read a QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS thread when you have a QUESTION about the rom that needs ANSWERED
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I agree with you, but I also agree with the FDA and suggest putting all BASIC info right on the bottle (the ROM OP). Would benefit everyone.
rjblack11 said:
not trying to flame but isn't failure to read the reason for a lot of thread starters and posts. blame it on yourself before the rom developer.
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I agree with you. I do. I don't want to flame or start a war on it either.
I commented that I did not read comprehensively; and I commented in my reply that he was right about that I should have read the Q&A. My only point was I did read what I considered the logical places: the OP; and the release notes, particularly the earlier part of the release notes, whre typically what the ROM is made up if would be stored.
Does that not make some sense?
That's all I was getting at. While I have read a thread front to back, I only do so if I have decided I do want to use the ROM. Sometimes a little logic in placement of information in documentation makes the documentation so much better.
Now, I will go read, and see if I want to try Andromeda. I recall the Armani ROM coming out, and something rings a bell about that which made me stay away, but I have no idea now what that was. That was very early in my efforts to install ROMS.
Back to our regular show ...
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I recall the Armani ROM coming out, and something rings a bell about that which made me stay away, but I have no idea now what that was. That was very early in my efforts to install ROMS.
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your hesitation with armani was likely a couple of us bricking our phones with the bootloader that shipped with the original armani rom. the boot loaders have been removed from the CWM flashable and do not cause bricks

Shutdown issue

So I know first hand about the cappy's notorious shutdown issue. My first ever cap was quickly replaced due to this issue. My second one went about six months without a single shutdown. Then I bricked, sent to samsung for repair. They replaced the pba. When I got the phone back, I started running firefly rom. All of a sudden my phone would turn off and I would have to hold down power button for about 30 seconds to get it to turn on, or have to boot to recovery. I had a brand new cappy that I have had froyo and GB based roms on, and same prob. Replaced the new one, we'll c what happens. Question is, am I just really unlucky or are custom roms causing the prob? Is it possible the fix samsung did causes the prob in my old fixed phone? Old phone is a 1010, first new phone was an 1101, and newest phone is an 1102
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I have had a phone of 1008 build...it was working fine until I flashed Onix kernel and it started shutting down randomly...so I got it replaced from ATT...now I have 1007 build and not a single problem what so ever...
I am not sure abt the custom rom (as I had flashed almost all roms on that 1008 build phone with Speedmod kernel with no problem), It might be related to kernel, as I experienced in my case..
Seems simple enough.
Flash Rom.....phone experiences shutdowns.
Flash stock......shutdowns continue?
newter55 said:
Seems simple enough.
Flash Rom.....phone experiences shutdowns.
Flash stock......shutdowns continue?
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Almost seems too easy! I wonder why most people do not use this logic?
newter55 said:
Seems simple enough.
Flash Rom.....phone experiences shutdowns.
Flash stock......shutdowns continue?
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Yeah sherlock it does. Did for me atleast. I had get it replaced.
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Thanks for the sarcasm. You guys are really COOL. I just asked because sometimes I go several days without an issue. So to flash stock and check, and flash roms and check is a really drawn out process. Thought if I asked for others insight it might help. That's what this forum is for......right? Next time just don't respond.
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After flashing and reflashing and voiding my warranty many times over, I've begun to wonder the same thing. I think that some phones are more prone than others to encounter problems when running custom roms due to hardware inconsistencies between individual phones. My phone is a 1006 build and although I've never had a single stability issue with official I897 firmware and I897 source-built roms, when I run I9000-based firmware I notice a few quirks. If I'm running an I9000-based kernel, my rocketflash AC adapter won't charge the phone while it's powered off (ok, I can live with that, just kinda weird). For a while I used existz's Onix kernel and I would always experience sleep deaths and sometimes lock-ups while using the phone when I tried to overclock (even to just 1.2ghz with minimal or no undervolting), and sometimes even when I wasn't overclocking. Now that I'm trying to claw my way onto the 2.3 bandwagon, I'm having trouble finding a rom that doesn't have the charging bug (charges to 100% and then starts draining), though some people say this isn't actually an issue (apparently their hardware behaves differently than mine with the same firmware). So, is it the phone or the roms? Yes.
I had a brand new phone and experienced the shutdowns 2 or 3 times a day. I then flashed firefly and they stopped. I also tried gb and they came back. Now im back on firefly and they stopped again. For me at least the shutdowns are completely rom/kernel dependent. Also I noticed on mosaic the shutdowns happened more frequently on certain kernels.
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Thanks for letting me know ur experiences. Just thought it was weird that my phone that worked great for 6 plus months all of a sudden started shutting down after being fixed by samsung. I thought it was a rom, kernel issue. Sucks if firefly is the culprit cuz I like running it on my day to day phone, since I use GB roms on my other phone, and so far call quality sucks with them. Guess I'll try some other kernels with firefly and see how that goes. Thanks again.
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I only got shut down while on gb.. then flashed to, and stock still had situation, so wierd hu? (I'm back on gb, but going to cognition so tell you if changes)
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Careful with that cognition, from GB. It's got sbl.bin. Just in case u didn't know
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Careful with that cognition, from GB. It's got sbl.bin. Just in case u didn't know
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The newer cognitions don't have the sbl.bin , becuase of people bricking...i know atleast as far back as 4.4.6
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good to know. thanks.
Hope u guys flashed the right modems, cuz that has created me some mad restarts on my early flashing days.Was so smart to flash kb1 on a i9000 kernel so go figure,when I tried to get a lock on gps I had neverending resarts.had to take sim out so that I could succesfuly start the rom again.Lesson learnd,read read and then read some more.
After flashing back to cognition I haven't had any shutdown issue... So till he gets newer gb rom I'm sticking with cogn.
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how good is the current ICS leak?

Should I stay with my LA6 until official ICS arrives? or is the current ICS leak pretty much it?
I have read that the leaks also increase the binary count, is it right?
im sticking with LA6 until a proper release of ICS is available, i got tired of flashing updates week in week out when i had my HD2 and only haviung certain things working
depends on if you can live with the current bugs or not
I'm having a few issues with the Chinese leak.
1.GPS issues cant get a lock (seems to be a baseband issue.
2. Names on my contact list have all changed to Chinese names lol. Strange one
For ultimate stability stick with LA6 trust me it's not worth the aggro
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For the Chinese leak, fast and stable except for one big problem: sleep of death nearly daily, so now in GB again.
I tried 3 ICS roms so far, and reverted back to Darky 3.3 each time...
(compatibility, chinese remains, root issues, unstable recovery, etc)
I hope there will be a stable AOSP version out there soon, Talk 4 is very good!
Why can't the Note be Google's flagship phone, ffs ? xD
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I'm having a few issues with the Chinese leak.
1.GPS issues cant get a lock (seems to be a baseband issue.
2. Names on my contact list have all changed to Chinese names lol. Strange one
For ultimate stability stick with LA6 trust me it's not worth the aggro
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I am running the Chinese leak, gps locks for me, wifi works, phonebook names are in English and caller id also works, sod only when battery is low. So the outcome is different for different people. Been running it daily for 3 days now.
I did full wipe first, then loaded the rom through desktop odin without pit file. After that flashed the ZCLP1 over as chainfire version doesn't include modem. In regards to yellow triangle, cos it's ICS, just use triangle away app to remove triangle and reset counter to 0, no need for jig.
So far all working well for me. Also I run it at 240dpi, so I am using go launcher and exDialer as replacements. Some people have problems with default SMS, but cos I use go sms pre can't comment cos I have no problems. Lastly, WhatsApp also doesn't fc for me.
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No tethering, deal breaker for me.
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good battery life but few bugs as it first leak
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I am running the Chinese leak, gps locks for me, wifi works, phonebook names are in English and caller id also works, sod only when battery is low. So the outcome is different for different people. Been running it daily for 3 days now.
I did full wipe first, then loaded the rom through desktop odin without pit file. After that flashed the ZCLP1 over as chainfire version doesn't include modem. In regards to yellow triangle, cos it's ICS, just use triangle away app to remove triangle and reset counter to 0, no need for jig.
So far all working well for me. Also I run it at 240dpi, so I am using go launcher and exDialer as replacements. Some people have problems with default SMS, but cos I use go sms pre can't comment cos I have no problems. Lastly, WhatsApp also doesn't fc for me.
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What baseband were u on to start with?
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little off topic but i dont believe samsung doesnt have a full working ics rom for n7000 from the beginning. i think they are just entertain us with the early ics rom samples. samsung and google want nexus to be the only ics phone on the market for a while longer.
I've been running the i9220 leak since it leaked. I've gotten a random reboot ONCE - it was actually last night. I was at 30% battery. I had just recently reflashed from mobile odin cause my /system partition was borked. I've had just random issues, but it's been a daily driver no problem.
No two chips are the same though - give it a shot - support chainfire and do it right via Mobile Odin. Hate it? Mobile odin back to stock and flash a new rom.
Just my 2cents.
Hello all. I am running the Chinese ICS leak right now as my daily ROM. It is very stable and VERY smooth. Trust me, I am a stickler for functionality, I wouldn't settle for something that keeps crashing all the time. My ROM is the Chainfire repack and you can GO HERE for a guide on how to install it correctly. You can also read some user reports. Give it a go!
acidburn89 said:
Hello all. I am running the Chinese ICS leak right now as my daily ROM. It is very stable and VERY smooth. Trust me, I am a stickler for functionality, I wouldn't settle for something that keeps crashing all the time. My ROM is the Chainfire repack and you can GO HERE for a guide on how to install it correctly. You can also read some user reports. Give it a go!
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Same here. I've been using the Chinese ICS leak (Chainfire version) and everythign has been smooth. Getting exceptional battery life as well.
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No tethering, deal breaker for me.
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Tethering works . At least after a fresh reboot , as is true there is some problems activating wifi that affects the tethering.
kromosto said:
little off topic but i dont believe samsung doesnt have a full working ics rom for n7000 from the beginning. i think they are just entertain us with the early ics rom samples. samsung and google want nexus to be the only ics phone on the market for a while longer.
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The conspiracy lol. I've been running the leak since release and haven't had a deal breaker problem yet. I've experienced screen of death a few times. Battery life is excellent and nova launcher makes it 10 times better. There's not a single thing that gingerbread did that I can't with ics.
My suggestion is to start fresh and leave your gingerbread titanium back ups uninstalled.
Only thing I'm missing is tablet mode.
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ICS is amazing on the Note, been using it for a few days.
good enough for everyday use but still quite far from a release candidate.
I've been using the ICS repack from day dot and I can't go back.
It's awesome for me and the performance is amazing in comparison to ever GB rom I've tried before.
Strangely I haven't had any of the issues people have been complaining about (gps, SOD etc)
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ajamils said:
Same here. I've been using the Chinese ICS leak (Chainfire version) and everythign has been smooth. Getting exceptional battery life as well.
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I wish there was a way to solve the godamn SOD. All I know it's affected by battery life, and the lower it goes, the more frequent it happens.

[Q] Which ICS ROM is the most mature to use on a daily basis?

I know that a lot here don't appreciate the "what's the Best ROM" threads but mine raises some important points and genuine questions that I believe the devs here need to take in consideration.
I've went through so many ICS ROMs and found that most don't even include a bugs list to know what works and what doesn't. So I'm directing these questions to you and hope to hear your opinion based on your experience as well as your knowledge of ROMs:
Which ICS based ROM is the most mature among the currently stable ones? Please post any bugs or point to what's not working if you refer to a ROM as a response.
Is it easy to get back to a Gingerbread ROM after flashing an ICS based ROM? Are there any caveats that i should know about before flashing any ICS ROM?
Thank you for your time and I appreciate your help and your opinions about this.
there are threads in the general section. please have a look
moyajaya said:
I know that a lot here don't appreciate the "what's the Best ROM" threads but mine raises some important points and genuine questions that I believe the devs here need to take in consideration.
I've went through so many ICS ROMs and found that most don't even include a bugs list to know what works and what doesn't. So I'm directing these questions to you and hope to hear your opinion based on your experience as well as your knowledge of ROMs:
Which ICS based ROM is the most mature among the currently stable ones? Please post any bugs or point to what's not working if you refer to a ROM as a response.
Is it easy to get back to a Gingerbread ROM after flashing an ICS based ROM? Are there any caveats that i should know about before flashing any ICS ROM?
Thank you for your time and I appreciate your help and your opinions about this.
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I've been using Team Rocket 1.5 and find it surprisingly stable (although, of course, there are problems. Just for a heads up, I would NEVER go back to Gingerbread. The girlfriend has Gingerbread on it and it's just so much snappier, not to mention the compatibility with ICS Applications (like Photoshop!). I'll name the few I have:
1. Toggle wifi via the 15 toggle addon and it will just kind of freeze, can't turn it on or off for a little while
2. Sometimes apps just kind of hang, when that happens just let it sort itself out and usually the phone will respond in about 15 seconds. No biggie to me.
3. I've had a SOD (Sleep of death) where the phone screen won't turn on and you end up powering down the phone; but honestly it only happened when I left Sync on in the background. Whether a coincidence or not. Haven't had it happen since turning that off during the day.
4. When trying to restore a backup I've had to restore the boot of the stock GB rom, then restore the ICS backup. Otherwise you really can't flash anything as the system isn't writable I don't believe.
Coming from the AT&T SGSII ICS ROM, this is BEYOND daily use. I just ordered this device off of Amazon and pretty much opened the package, rooted, and flashed this rom. It's fast, nearly everything works. Just have to deal with a few bugs. I'll let you decide whether or not to try it out, but I'm positive when I say I would NEVER go back. Good luck man!
None yet but for minimal bug disturbance, I'd say team rocket 1.5 is quite usable for daily use.
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omac_ranger said:
I've been using Team Rocket 1.5 and find it surprisingly stable (although, of course, there are problems. Just for a heads up, I would NEVER go back to Gingerbread. The girlfriend has Gingerbread on it and it's just so much snappier, not to mention the compatibility with ICS Applications (like Photoshop!). I'll name the few I have:
1. Toggle wifi via the 15 toggle addon and it will just kind of freeze, can't turn it on or off for a little while
2. Sometimes apps just kind of hang, when that happens just let it sort itself out and usually the phone will respond in about 15 seconds. No biggie to me.
3. I've had a SOD (Sleep of death) where the phone screen won't turn on and you end up powering down the phone; but honestly it only happened when I left Sync on in the background. Whether a coincidence or not. Haven't had it happen since turning that off during the day.
4. When trying to restore a backup I've had to restore the boot of the stock GB rom, then restore the ICS backup. Otherwise you really can't flash anything as the system isn't writable I don't believe.
Coming from the AT&T SGSII ICS ROM, this is BEYOND daily use. I just ordered this device off of Amazon and pretty much opened the package, rooted, and flashed this rom. It's fast, nearly everything works. Just have to deal with a few bugs. I'll let you decide whether or not to try it out, but I'm positive when I say I would NEVER go back. Good luck man!
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+1 I've been only on Rocket ROM v1.5, fast, stable and like ranger said, this is beyond daily use... really... no going back to GB as well...
It's so stable that I'm so reluctant to test anything else... no SOD, actually got it once and found out setcpu profile is causing it, uninstall and never had it for the past 5 days....
One thing that is bugging me is that the battery drain for the chinese ICS leak is unpredictable as the kernel is not so "refined" yet, you know what i mean
Now awaiting rocket v1,6 or midnote 2.1 if ever maxicet can get the N7000 kernel leak to work properly...
Should be getting my note tomorrow.
First thing I do is flash ICS after rooting etc...been running it on my nexus s since December and its beautiful.
Just got it on my transformer last week as well and its equally as good.
Any of you guys used midnote 2.0? I seen some vids on YouTube. It seems quite stable.
Any opinions in comparison to other ICS roms out?
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I think its the criskelo ics v2 its very smooth without much fc! And telephoning and smsing work!
I have been using Midnote and I love it. I flashed all of the other ICS and they had too much battery drain for my tastes.
Midnote is perfect imo. It flashed perfectly, everything worked from the very start. The battery is amazing. Heavy usage and i charge only overnight. I wiped everything during each part of the process of flashing AND wiped after i let it boot the first time. No sod.no freezing.no nothing but smoothness. It is perfect to me.
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nooney299 said:
I have been using Midnote and I love it. I flashed all of the other ICS and they had too much battery drain for my tastes.
Midnote is perfect imo.
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Though I have had the odd freeze which lasts about 15 seconds then all works well again. Maybe once a day.
Ummm...
I'm using Midnote for 4 or 5 days
working good, charging it overnight, very view FC's.
Check the time on battery (attached)
* "Viber" doesn't work on it (free calls application), other than this everything is perfect
Also using Midnote and it's working fine. My SMS notifications sound sometimes doesn't work but other than that no complaints. Battery life is amazing and I haven't had any major problems. I had Rocket Rom 1.5 on it but that was giving me a lot of issues. To each his own I suppose might try out some other ones as well still praying that ICS comes out soon

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