[Q]Froyo / CM7 Speed vs Camera? - XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Let me start by saying Thank you to any developer making these things possible. I'm enjoying my phone more then before!
We get used to take fast pictures on our phone's... For every little nonsense...
It's a thing we expect on our phones we buy these day's.
I am having issues with CM7 to get the camera working and i saw somewhere they have removed the camera from their rom.
Now, Froyo has the cam working but the speed of my phone is very slow with Froyo. I like CM7 for it's simplicity and speed and ofc it's way better then that crappy stock rom that come's with the X8.
Now for my questions;
Why did Cyanogenmod remove support for the camera?
Why does it work in Froyo and not in Cyanogen?
And, if possible, could i speed up Froyo by overclocking or tweaks?
Froyo cant run some of my app's like swiftkey x for example...
Do i have to make a choice between speed/camera?
Thank you!
(sorry for bad grammar, English isn't my first language .)

Why did Cyanogenmod remove support for the camera?
The CyanogenMod by FreeXperiaTeam is being built from sources, which means they are writting all drivers from nothing, not just modifying them from some other ROMs. As Sony Erricson didnt gave FXP camera drivers so they couldnt finish up that ROM. They also droped a support for our X8 as well as for X10 mini/pro because of their old hardwer.
Why does it work in Froyo and not in Cyanogen?
Froyo that our X8 has is also custom ROM based on CyanogenMod but version 6. For a long time we hadnt had working camera on Gingerbread based ROMs. The thing is developers used patched Stock 2.1 drivers in Froyo and that wasnt possible until our great dev Doixanh managed to patch that drivers to work on 2.3 (Gignerbread) as well.
And, if possible, could i speed up Froyo by overclocking or tweaks?
Of course you can. But I would sugest you to install GingerDX by Doixanh. It is fully working and really smooth CM7 ROM and it will even run on stock kernel.
Froyo cant run some of my app's like swiftkey x for example...
Probably because they are not compatible. Using older versions might solve that problem.
Do i have to make a choice between speed/camera?
GingerDX.

Godra said:
Why did Cyanogenmod remove support for the camera?
The CyanogenMod by FreeXperiaTeam is being built from sources, which means they are writting all drivers from nothing, not just modifying them from some other ROMs. As Sony Erricson didnt gave FXP camera drivers so they couldnt finish up that ROM. They also droped a support for our X8 as well as for X10 mini/pro because of their old hardwer.
Why does it work in Froyo and not in Cyanogen?
Froyo that our X8 has is also custom ROM based on CyanogenMod but version 6. For a long time we hadnt had working camera on Gingerbread based ROMs. The thing is developers used patched Stock 2.1 drivers in Froyo and that wasnt possible until our great dev Doixanh managed to patch that drivers to work on 2.3 (Gignerbread) as well.
And, if possible, could i speed up Froyo by overclocking or tweaks?
Of course you can. But I would sugest you to install GingerDX by Doixanh. It is fully working and really smooth CM7 ROM and it will even run on stock kernel.
Froyo cant run some of my app's like swiftkey x for example...
Probably because they are not compatible. Using older versions might solve that problem.
Do i have to make a choice between speed/camera?
GingerDX.
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Thank you, sir!
I've just installed GingerDx v022-update.zip as a custom zip over CM7. Camera has small problems but that isnt a big issue. Menu is fast enough.
Even swiftkey is working on Ginger while i got massive error's using it with Froyo.
I think ill stick to GingerDx. Thanks for the info!

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What is the best rom Now?

I used now Eclair and is good but i need change.
I need stable, fast and good Rom.
What can u do "offer"?
Try different ROM's and decide for yourself
i have tried just about every ROM on this forum and I always go back to HTCDevil's "fast and light ROM v2.0.
it is fast, light and stable. i would like to switch to one of the "froyo hacked" ROMs, but i need my video recorder ans more stability than the 2 i have tried provide for now (motofrenzy and bastardized).
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Skoczek135 said:
I used now Eclair and is good but i need change.
I need stable, fast and good Rom.
What can u do "offer"?
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Anything eclair based if you want stable, Personally I've had no massive issues with Bastardized and having Froyo is nice anyway. Sense ROMs are a bit slower due to the lack of RAM/Swap but still usable but not as a daily driver
im using cyanogenmod 6 from kabaldan, everything works fine and its really stable
I would try "CyanogenMod" works really great.
But more battery consumption.
App2sd @ FAT32 is awesome
fg
i instaled cyan and i have many fc ;/
On fast and light rom fast consumtion battery.
And i return too EclairMod.
Skoczek135 said:
i instaled cyan and i have many fc ;/
On fast and light rom fast consumtion battery.
And i return too EclairMod.
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Hmm, what OC where u using?
Mine runs great...no FC no reboots.
motofrenzy is fastest rom for now. i can recommend it because motofrenzy is from official source..
Skoczek135 said:
I used now Eclair and is good but i need change.
I need stable, fast and good Rom.
What can u do "offer"?
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Telus Lite V4.1
CM 6 stopped all reboot issues from official Motocrap ROM for me.
I have a Milestone in Argentina and i flashed it with Telus 3.11 which in my opinion is for now the best stable ROM. You have to manual install the 3D Gallery as it does not come wit this ROM.
From Telus you can choose to flash CM6 (i think) which in my opinion is still buggy and lot of user report problems with that or this.
Other possibility is than Telus Light 4.x or the upcoming 5.x, but includes heavy overclock.
I my self stay with Telus 3.11, de installed all the system/app crap, some boot manipulations, root, and a own theme based on Buggless Evolution. I am happy with it. No overlock, etc. as i am not a guy who plays a lot of cpu intensive games.
Perhaps i am going to improving the java engine.
Resume: Flash Telus 3.11 and from there you go.
I'm happy with eclair v3a for now. Battery life and lack of viable camera keep me away from the Froyo roms. In my opinion regardless of what else might be packed inside, the eclair rom has some crap cleaned out of it, has superuser and overclocking and a some other bells or whistles and it all works.
Good enough for me till someone cracks the kernal or we get a real milestone froyo.
Regards, PK
P.S. I've heard this lament for other roms, why does ADW or power launcher seem jerky at higher clock speeds?
xslntx's telus lite rom v4 is amazingly fast and stable. A hybrid rom based on euro and telus. Governed over/under clocking so battery life is good, but power is there when needed. V5 is coming out which promises to speed things up even more.
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proxuser said:
motofrenzy is fastest rom for now. i can recommend it because motofrenzy is from official source..
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at least majority of the framework + libs are original droid libs, and is as official as it can get..
but i guess camera was always an issue, but this is soon past tence, when we get a good kernel, i might just fix a final motofrenzy before it gets officially released, as cm6 is not official, but is based on custom compiles based off android opensource.
In my opinion, the best ROM nowadays is the Eclair-based EclairMOD v3B by 89luca89. Fast and stable, never a reboot! Froyo based ROMs are faster just running benchmarks, in everyday use I think Eclair is still a step forward..
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puffo81 said:
In my opinion, the best ROM nowadays is the Eclair-based EclairMOD v3B by 89luca89. Fast and stable, never a reboot! Froyo based ROMs are faster just running benchmarks, in everyday use I think Eclair is still a step forward..
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Eclair is actually a step backwards... i am fortunate to have tested a 2.1 on Galaxy S which really shows why you would chose froyo compared to a 2.1 rom.
Imagine opening 5 different apps, having 2 flash videos running in different windows and a game as well..
handling is so much so faster which is memory + froyo handling on top.
secondly for milestone, you get the option to move apps (non-rooted) to a sdcard, which is thanks to froyo too...
with all the extra froyo adds in already existing semi-2.2 roms, you simply meant patience is gold, but for some, that is already found.. i have been very happy with milestone running motofrenzy and motosense , and note: no reboots!!
but lacks camera, but i could care less, as ms camera is not worth much anyways...
with the early release of froyo 2.2 kernel, im sure you will upgrade very soon...
either official or to a custom cmX rom.
Froyo is surely much better as specs, but for everyday use, 2.2 ROMs have more disavantages than avantages, starting from the camera, battery life, mobile overheating, random reboot.. I'm speaking on my personal experience, maybe I was just unlucky!
Overall speed is true, is better on Froyo, but overall I still prefer Eclair. I've tried all 2.2 roms here and no one works absolutely fine on my Milestone, as better roms will come out, I'll surely upgrade to 2.2.. but now, Eclair for me!
=)
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rlm1967 said:
Telus Lite V4.1
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+1 @ TelusLite 4.1
tested HoNo, CyanogenMod6, EclairMod, and MotoFrenzy..
TelusLite v4.1 is the absolute fastest of them all... I realize i have over-clocks with some other modifications to the memory/kernel, but TL4.1 screamed past them all with EclairMod in second place followed by HoNo
I did all tests from a factory reset & blank install.
Current Set-up:
Android 2.1 (update 1)
TelusLite v4.1
LauncherPro 8.1 (paid)
OC - 125Mhz / 1.1Ghz @ 62Vsel
ResMod @ 1024x800 (EM add-in)
Kernel/Memory Tweak (custom)
Boot-time tweak (custom)
Mem-Hack (GOT add-in)
JIT-Beta (GOT add-in)
Flash for 2.1 (custom)
Ph0z3 said:
Current Set-up:
Android 2.1 (update 1)
TelusLite v4.1
LauncherPro 8.1 (paid)
OC - 125Mhz / 1.1Ghz @ 62Vsel
ResMod @ 1024x800 (EM add-in)
Kernel/Memory Tweak (custom)
Boot-time tweak (custom)
Mem-Hack (GOT add-in)
JIT-Beta (GOT add-in)
Flash for 2.1 (custom)
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is there any place I could find tutorials how to do this?
I don't feel like a noob nor I didnt skip the long searching part, but sometimes I feel kinda lost in android world

[Q] What custom Gingerbread Rom is the best for the Galaxy S i9000?

The title pretty much says it all.
Please give me some help
Thanks
DerKanacke said:
The title pretty much says it all.
Please give me some help
Thanks
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All gingerbread roms are highly alpha| beta, my advise is to stay away from them, and wait for the official release (couple of days/weeks)
ttf said:
All gingerbread roms are highly alpha| beta, my advise is to stay away from them, and wait for the official release (couple of days/weeks)
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I would agree...I am sure the current Gingerbread based ROMs are great, but they are based on leaked versions of beta ROMs. Unless you really know what you are doing or love the risks of the bleeding edge, I would stay away from them.
All signs are pointing to official Gingerbread firmware for the i9000 hitting Europe in the next two weeks. Once that is freely available, I figure the devs here will have fresh ROMS based on Samsung tested, properly released code out within hours/days...not so long to wait.
Check this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011901
I just flashed this rom few days back and it's working like......knife goes on butter...
benefits:
1. It's 2.3.3
2. very smooth UI
3. longer battery life & lots more
Gingerbread launcher is not there but I installed one from market (check the one from Eugene373)....all together it's cool & I did not face any issues yet!!!
Flashed my few days old Froyo 2.2 with the 2.3.3 rom. So far, everything work without any problem.
Since there is now stable releases of gingerbread, are there any custom roms for it? i cant find any :/
Are there any kernels for gingerbread also?
You can try ColdMod Rom... its beautiful with TW 4.0 which works nicely with good battery life... i have no complains abt it and im using 2.1 improvent of ColdMod
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dont know yet
I switched from Darky RC 5.3 to Juwes 4.2 cause Darky is little bit unstable for now. Juwe seems pretty fast and compatible.
I was using darky rom so far but now i want to try something new (darky is still on 2.3.3 which has the battery bug so i use 9.5).
So what 2.3.4 rom do you recommend? It doesnt have to be "blazing fast" , good battery life will suffice
Thank you.
How about Stock Gingerbread Roms?
Is there any rom stable and without bugs?
I use stock JVQ downloaded from samfirmwares with SpeedMod t23 and the auto brightness fix. All partitions converted to ext4 (/system too).
It is really responsive, no lags at all and I didnt find any bug (except the auto brightness but like I said there is a fix).
I also use tegrak to overclock it to 1.2 Ghz but thats optional, it is already really fast !!
confuse every rom has characteristic
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im doing the ext 4 right now.. im not quite sure what it does, but ive read a lot of good things in it..

Official 2.2 vs CyanogenMob 7

Since the official 2.2 froyo has released,im vry confused about whether to get back official froyo or not...can someone give me some suggestion and tell me why is that better..LOL..or can list out the PROs and Cons,it helps a lot..THANK YOU VERY MUCH...LOL..because i did really don't know the advantage of using a ROM..
The official release is the same as the leaked APAC release from 2 months ago. To answer your question: there's no point going back to the official firmware. Better yet: the latest CM7 release has supposedly a newer and better kernel than the kernel officially released yesterday
LOL...really thanks for u advice..actually i dunno wat is kernel..i tot it never chg..but i felt rooted phone are better cause they can overclock and use other special apps..but is there any benefit if switch back official 2.2?
Official Froyo can not record videos with aac audio codec, I realy don't know why!?
Very bad audio in recorded video...
Hey noobs.
Try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=994061
how many Official 2.2 threads do we need?
As I said before, in Eclair 2.1 we had aac audio encoder by default now in Froyo 2.2 we have amr aoudio encoder by default. "Very nice" new feature, unless we need some digging in system to enable aac. I am very surprised for this new "feature" because we have aac in aosp versions of Froyo by community (thank God for that). Moto, is it posible you are so bad in software business?!
I'm staying with CM7, the only negative thing I experience is a lag in the app drawer
rbr1991 said:
I'm staying with CM7, the only negative thing I experience is a lag in the app drawer
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ADW has some problems, try to use LauncherPro, and use root uninstaller to remove ADW later installing LauncherPro.
There is no lag with me It's much more better than ADW, or you can give a try to ADW Ex, I heard it's less laggy
ph03n1x666 said:
ADW has some problems, try to use LauncherPro, and use root uninstaller to remove ADW later installing LauncherPro.
There is no lag with me It's much more better than ADW, or you can give a try to ADW Ex, I heard it's less laggy
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I'm using ADX Ex and its really fast, and if u configure ur milestone with this settings say bye to the redraws! and ur phone will be so fast and stable, i really recommend u to do this.
SuperCharge Your Phone! (Performance Tweaks) by zeppelinrox
CM7
Just decrease overclock frequency to 750mhz and that's it.
You can also disable some animations for performance gain.
Latest CM7 RC3 + zeppelinrox's guide makes an excellent 2.3.3 ROM. So why bother using a 2.2?
Indeed, very interesting guide.
Thanks for the link
I prefer 2.2, because it's official....
I faced with many error in 2.3
nowforever said:
I prefer 2.2, because it's official....
I faced with many error in 2.3
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Which type of errors???
I've just flashed and it seems good (I haven't tested it accurately yet, it's true) but Froyo was so bad.
Can you give me some info please?
Thank you!
Babis_ECE said:
Latest CM7 RC3 + zeppelinrox's guide makes an excellent 2.3.3 ROM. So why bother using a 2.2?
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I've a question: in the zeppelinrox's post I can read this:
First, for Milestoners, here is the latest Froyo kernel (It's flashable - thanks again cherrybombaz)
Note: If you are running CM7 RC3, you already have this.
CM7 RC3 is based on Gingerbread, so I think that he is saying CM7 is just optimized with all that tips, tricks and tweaks! Isn't it??
CM7 has the arabic kernel.
It doesn't have the tweaks that I talk about in that thread.

Which Gingerbread for my Nexus - Please?

Hi,
i am new to Nexus One Android Development and i am a bit confused.
There are so many Gingerbread ROMs out there and i cannot decide.
I firstly wanted to install MoDaCos Sense Build but that is buggy for me - so now i want Gingerbread on my N1.
Unfortunately there are CM7 based/stock ones/google AOSP's/GRI40s/2.3.2's/2.2.3's/pure google mods/OFIICIALS/Devs onlys etc. - Versions!
Can anyone be so kind to filtrate that a bit?
This shouldn't be a "Best GB-BUILD"-Thread - I just want a clean and stable Gingerbread running with my purchased launcherpro plus!
I don't want it bleading edge, but fast and stable!
Which one of the thousands out there should i run on my N1?
Hi bunnahabhain,
I have tried various gingerbread roms, most have had some annoying bugs like hspda freezing, random FCs. The one that works the best for me is the CM7 RC2 which is the equivalent of Gingerbread 2.3.3. It is yet to bug out on me and it runs very smooth. In fact i havent had to restart the phone since I installed the rom. Surprisingly it also takes less space on the phone then most roms I've tried.
Hope this helps. It is bleeding edge but it is very smooth and hasn't been buggy at all for me.
I am using the stock gignerbread, with launcher pro plus/setcpu and automatic task killer.
It runs very well, no crashes, no bugs, it's fast, I sugest you do the same.
Add a poll to thread and list available options for people to vote?
DONE - 8 by number
just chose the most favorite ones
Stock/Official/Vanilla are the same. Just what the names suggest really.
Cyanogenmod is by far the most widely used custom ROM. Many of the others are based off this, with various alterations being made to them. Close to Stock appearance but feature filled and very fast. Version 7 is in development now and two of the polled ROMS are in fact from this development.
There have been two Release Candidates which are considered 'stable', and there are ongoing 'Nightly' builds, (experimental), but which are really just a daily evolution of the development. As it stands the latest Nightly builds are very stable, very fast and well worth trying.
I am on this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396
Modified GRI40 (2.3.3 Gingerbread) ROM*
Rooted, De-odexed, Busybox, Apps2SD, Cache2SD, ZipAligned, Disabled Stock Recovery
THE BEST ROOM EVER ! No WONK !
m_mitashki said:
I am on this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=968396
Modified GRI40 (2.3.3 Gingerbread) ROM*
Rooted, De-odexed, Busybox, Apps2SD, Cache2SD, ZipAligned, Disabled Stock Recovery
THE BEST ROOM EVER ! No WONK !
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Trackball wake?
rzak said:
Trackball wake?
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No trackball wake on any Gingerbread ROMs derived from stock. No modification has been found to enable it.
On the other hand, they don't suffer from wonks like CM7 and any CM7-based ROM.
I was loving stock gingerbread but switched over to cm7 after missing trackball wake
MIUI gets Gingerbread on Friday, that will be my choice.
I am on pure googlemod now!
But don't think just that i chose a ROM that nobody voted for would leave this POLL ad absurdum
It seems that the base of that ROM is CM7-NIGHTLY, which is the thing to go for if you want more speed in the ROM with a custom kernel (otherwise no camera).
Because i wanted the stock GB style i firstly chose GEOs stock deodexed one, but switched after i got the mentioned camera probs.
Now, with redstars custom kernel it is the fastest ROM i have ever used on my N1 (42 Mflops in Linpack)
Unfortunately it is still miles away from this insane ROM for the HD2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=918899
You can't imagine how fast and stable that ROM is, really!
Since it is open source the N1 DEVs could look into the code couldn't they?
sense or nothing
I am on the Geo build but I am waiting for a Sense UI gingerbread release. I am following this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=995445 but hoping Evil D can bring his magic to a GingerSense build
I've been using CM7 RC 2 after having been using enom's roms for froyo. It is pretty damn stable and lets you use trackball wake which lots of gingerbread roms don't support.

HAPPINESS!! What MOD makes you device happy, Post Here!

Since I got my o2x i have been customing and upgrading trying to find its happiness and i can honestly say I have!!! My o2x is currently whizzing around like its on an overdoze of speed. I am a heavy user, I use my o2x for everything and I sometimes feel sorry for the poor thing. I have tried lots of customs roms and kernels but this worked so well for me I have to talk about it so here it goes.
If you are still reading I assume you have already rooted your device and currently have a stock rom on it, if not please don't ask me as I am not a developer and I am sure you know how the internet (google search) works. This is what worked for me and if it doesnt for you I am really sorry but find your own happiness.
Right to business:
1. Get on CM7 latest nightly
2. Follow Temasek http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421425 and get kanged
3. Swiftextreme kernel (wish that developer comes back to xda ) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325183
3. Match RIL with get RIL (725 v10d, Europe) worked for me
Voila your o2x is now a superphone on speed, if it works for you, you will feel the difference.
Keep your tweaks (kangs and kernels) in a folder where you can easily update and recover. You will have to repeat the steps when updating kang.....no wipe necessary.
FYI: please note that I am a user and not a developer and I cannot be held responsible for your device....READ INSTRUCTIONS properly and always BACKUP before flashing (cos it makes people get a better view lol....sorry had to).
Does it work for you? Dont thank me thanks to all the great developers of the android community who are priceless and make priceless contributions.
Post your device's happiness. What is working for you?
Congrats! Our phone is really great when rooted and flashed a custom rom and kernel on it...
One thing is... SwiftExtreme is really outdated and you should try another kernel like:
Ironkernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359307
Vadonkas KANG kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427646
These kernels are I think better than swiftextreme
Enjoy in your new phone. You wont regret that
SP1996AC said:
Congrats! Our phone is really great when rooted and flashed a custom rom and kernel on it...
One thing is... SwiftExtreme is really outdated and you should try another kernel like:
Ironkernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359307
Vadonkas KANG kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427646
These kernels are I think better than swiftextreme
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i know swiftextreme is outdated and thats what shocked me....i have tried ironkernel and it constantly crashes and for some reason Vadonkas kernel not working for me, phone doesnt boot nothing. I am on swiftextreme now and it is extremely stable quickly switching between apps. I can be gaming, tethering and replying to my messages everything, which with ironkernel it would start lagging and rebooting but this is really stable. Vandonkas look good and I might give it a go
Hmm these kernels should work with the latest kangs
what about camera? is it good? did you compared it with one on stock rom? IMHO low quality camera is the only, but huge disadvantage of custom roms that are not based on stock.
Yeah I know but for some reason just not working for my o2x. Wud be great to have a more up to date kernel but swiftextreme works really well. I'll keep following updates see if I get lucky
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Camera is really good on cm7 plus I prefer it to stock for de hard keys option.
Sent from my Optimus 2X using xda premium
Congratulations, I'm really happy with my 2X too
My set is:
MIUI Moon101 + the last vadonka kernel + bb 824
The difference with the stock ROMs is really huge.
even though swiftkernel is outdated I think it is the most stable, using with latest wajkiui (2.1.20) vadonka looked interesting but my phone is constantly crashing with it :S, anyone else have the same with lastest wajkiui?
I totally agree with you, I've never had my phone this stable I don't close apps no more just switch between them. I hope it manages with the newest kangs.
Sent from my Optimus 2X using xda premium
I'm very happy with the following set:
- Leaked V20o with FD fix, my own battery mod, camera mod etc.
- HP SR2 Kernel
- Performance Pack V9
- very smooth V20o SQLite Libs for better scrolling
- some other mods like Supercharger etc.
cant agree with you.
i have tried cm7 and miui. both were wonderful, no complains. works perfect, looks great. except camera. maybe i need some camera mod or something else?
i'm attaching two photos. one with miui rom other with this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410662. can't you see difference? both made in same conditions with same battery cover.
http://www.box.com/s/yvdzgob47crqjvl2cys0
http://www.box.com/s/6qkou5ob7qms4eep6ogh

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