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Hi,
I've never tried a gb rom (in fact any rom), but I'm rooted and ready to go. But which one? So many choices.
What's the most reliable and complete gb 2.3 rom? Recommendations?
Tia Andy
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You want everything for granted? Test and see which is good enough for you. Maybe someone has other tastes...
Hi Andy,
I've been using MicroMod's ASOP for a while now with no issues (other than those listed, mainly no Video Camera). Getting around 2 days battery life with moderate use, which is better than other roms I've tried.
It's mainly stock, which works for me. Best bet is to try a few and see what you like. Nandroid is your friend!
Matt
Micromod's GB ROM is pretty stable for everyday use.
If you want features than the CyanogenMod 7nightlies is stable enough for me to use everyday but it's still a work in progress.
...........
I like Micromod's GingerBread Rom (unfortunately just announced that he will be leaving the building for another device).
The CM nightlies are plenty stable.
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Hi guys,
Thanks to all who replied. Seems like a fairly good consensus of opinion, that micromods rom might be s good starting point.
Once I've started (probably with micromods), who knows where it will lead? (Hopefully not to a brick..
)
Just don't want my first ever flash to be something known to be incomplete or unstable.
Ta!
Andy
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MicroMod's latest version of 2.3 .. and flash redstar's kernel for an awesome battery life.
hi Deekay, are you referring to this redstart kernel: RedStar 925mV Kernel?
andynx1 said:
Hi guys,
Thanks to all who replied. Seems like a fairly good consensus of opinion, that micromods rom might be s good starting point.
Once I've started (probably with micromods), who knows where it will lead? (Hopefully not to a brick..
)
Just don't want my first ever flash to be something known to be incomplete or unstable.
Ta!
Andy
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Don't worry so much man. As long as you're not flashing an HBOOT, radio, or maybe a recovery, it's very hard to brick a phone. I would recommend trying a leaner, cleaner GB ROM before trying MicroMods, just so you can get a feel for pure GB without all of the extra apps and funky screen transitions. Straight CM7 nightly is what I'd suggest. Check imfloflo's thread.
uansari1 said:
Don't worry so much man. As long as you're not flashing an HBOOT, radio, or maybe a recovery, it's very hard to brick a phone. I would recommend trying a leaner, cleaner GB ROM before trying MicroMods, just so you can get a feel for pure GB without all of the extra apps and funky screen transitions. Straight CM7 nightly is what I'd suggest. Check imfloflo's thread.
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CM7 GB is more stock than MM AOSP GB? I find CM to be one of the most modded ROMs out there, not that that's a bad thing.
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CM7 GB is more stock than MM AOSP GB? I find CM to be one of the most modded ROMs out there, not that that's a bad thing.
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CM7 has a lot of options built in, but so does MM's GB ROM. Both are excellent, but of the two, CM doesn't have any fancy screen transitions and extra apps installed aside from the basics.
Hi all,
Thanks for all the suggestions. Unsure of the "wonkyness" of cm7, I flashed micromods aosp gb rom last night. Did multiple titanium and nandroid backups, bit my lip and went for it.
Superb! Running it now, no regrets so far... all done within about an hour, everything working.
Thanks for all your comments.
Andy
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Just to make it clear for others as I think there is a little confusion. Micromod777 has released two gingerbread ROM's. His original GB ROM was one of the first good stable builds after the AOSP was released, this finished on v.20 which can be found here:
Gingerbread v.20
He then began working on a new ROM based on Cyanogenmod 7, which is now discontinued as he's a busy man:
MicroMod's Gingerbread CM7 Custom ROM v1.4-FINAL
I been on simply honey gingerbread since August, but after a few Weeks it starts to give force closes, becomes slow and battery calibration every 2/3 days. After every few Weeks when this happens I just reflash the ROM and it works well again until the cycle starts again.
anyway i'm fed up of doing that now, not much of a flasher either anymore like I was when darky and doc were around. So I just want a long time stable ROM, but there's so many I've from never heard of. So need help from you guys please.
P.s ROM developers, please start collaborating with each other to create quality ROMs rather than go for quantity of mediocre ROMs.
gma388124 said:
I been on simply honey gingerbread since August, but after a few Weeks it starts to give force closes, becomes slow and battery calibration every 2/3 days. After every few Weeks when this happens I just reflash the ROM and it works well again until the cycle starts again.
anyway i'm fed up of doing that now, not much of a flasher either anymore like I was when darky and doc were around. So I just want a long time stable ROM, but there's so many I've from never heard of. So need help from you guys please.
P.s ROM developers, please start collaborating with each other to create quality ROMs rather than go for quantity of mediocre ROMs.
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I'm happy with Darkys 10.2.2
Battery life, performance, No fc...
Flash 10.2 RE
http://www.hdtechvideo.com/?p=5
then flash 10.2.2
http://www.hdtechvideo.com/?p=48
My signature says it all...
Hi,
I love Odex Rom like Tweaky or Simplicity because they're fast & smooth
Bye.
i realy like darkyrom v10.2.2
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/rom-darkyrom-v10-2-2-final-touchwiz-4.5124/
and S.U.R.F.A.C.E rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155776
Ok so 2 votes for darky. Thanx peeps
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The Gingerreal rom is by far the most stable rom for me
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Hi,
I love Odex Rom like Tweaky or Simplicity because they're fast & smooth
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+1 for Simplicity.
I have flashed tons of roms since Eclair.
Now on JVT Simplicity ROM and loving the stability and smoothness. Not a single fc yet.
I'm on simply honey 5.1 too and wanted to go back to darky rom. Do I need to flash the baserom for darky or just flash the darky RE straight forward?? P.s simply honey uses jvs rom I think....
Anyone help about installation from simply honey 5.1 to darky rom 10.2??
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+1 on Darky's rom JVT-based , Gingerbread 2.3.5
However, flashed semaphore as kernel. THen you'll get a good combo
Iv bern on 10.3xxjvr no ptobs so far
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I don't think it's objective, but I maintain Gingerreal, the Darky's is good too
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tornado ROM really fast and stable +
Damiangto kernel
Or
Cyanogenmod
Most people just go with some stock/custom samsung rom with a custom kernel. Samsung based roms aren't all that much different from each other, some tweaks, removal/add of programs, different theme and that's pretty much it. In the end i always ended up finding something i didn't like and up to this day i haven't seen anyone correcting the charging bug on samsung's roms.
No offense meant to any developer out there, of course, but i've tried loads of roms and this is my experience of it.
This kind of changed after trying cyanogenmod 7 stable. It isn't based on samsung's roms. And i know this statement is, by now, a cliche around here but this is, by far,the fastest and most stable rom i've tried up to this day and is what i recommend from personal experience.
Just a note to however follows this route. There are nightlies being released after the stable version and i've seen people recommending them instead of the stable because they were release after the stable and are just added stuff. The way i see it, if they're adding new stuff, it may break previous stable work. Well, this is your call, they are called nightlies for a reason, not stable.
Up to you though, i've seem some posts saying they had all sorts of trouble with CM7. I reckon either they were unlucky, tried an unstable version or just didn't follow instructions properly and ended up quitting.
It seems that GingerReal v1.3 for Galaxy Ace is more stable as what I have experienced.
sO Go GingerReal YoU RocK Dude!!!
jetpack checkout totallydubbed facebook wall 19hrs on with gameplaygood batterylife very stable but thats just my opinion
Tell me please. I wanna flash ICS in my GT-I9000
Thanks
I guess CyanogenMod 9 for SGS will be the best but it's still in alpha. I can't wait to see stable version (anybody knows when it will be released?). As far I didn't use any ICS rom so notnasty9999 you should wait for other replies.
BARMAN2005 said:
I guess CyangogenMod 9 for SGS will be the best but it's still in alpha. I can't wait to see stable version (anybody knows when it will be released?). As far I didn't use any ICS rom so notnasty9999 you should wait for other replies.
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Thanks for reply.
Waiting for other replies.
Without fail daxinfinity's codenameandroid port;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485734
It's at the level where the CM9 alpha should be - great performance (especially with glitch kernel), best battery life of the ICS roms, and the most customization.
Do yourself a favour as well, install the apex launcher - looks and performance of the stock ICS launcher, but cyanogen levels of customization.
I tried cm9 and onecosmic
And now i got AKOP port 2.02
There is no lags , FC , not stuck , A lot of customizion
And it is the best for me
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AOKP 2.02beta with Semaphore 0.8.1 is extremelly fast, reliable, stable! highly recommend.
ive just installed daxinfinitys got to say pretty good no problems so far love all the extra tweaks you can do.
Teamhacksung is the best. In my experience, this is the most stable ICS build (currently on build 16). I have messed about with AOSP and AOSK and some of the other versions and at first they seem better but often they seem to have a fault - lockscreen freezes or problems with my external sd card and transferring large files with my laptop. I have found the semaphore kernerl (latest version) really good when setting on battery saver mode. You can also change the boot animation with ROM toolbox - good stuff there!
notnasty9999 said:
Tell me please. I wanna flash ICS in my GT-I9000
Thanks
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Ehrm...
I can tell you that starting yet-another-thread on topic already ongoing
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22478522
And here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21367873
is a bad habit.
I am aware of badly implemented search function of xda, but still?
Best practice = read more, try self.
Pattern of phone usage will always be different.
Bro, hello there, I have 2 SGS, one is running CM9 with original kernel, and another one is with TEAMICSSGS RC4.2+Devil kernel 14.2LED, no doubt, TeamICSSGS is my choice, it is fast, reliable, and most major function are working, around 95% of the function are working perfectly, especially the camera video effect, which makes my day..Try it, trust me..=D..have a nice day
Teamhacksung will pwn all the others and still does.
All those 'wow I have a new ROM' which is totally PAWITP's with a bit of my
own (kuch % battery and don't know what other kinda stupid stuff) are so
not comparable.
They call it SLIM ICS because they deleted some apps, wow it has such a
better battery and lightningfast, yeah well every dork can do that (but
they still call it a new ROM mhowhehaha). It's all in between the ears.
Still think there a 2 main ICS ROMS:
- OneCosmic
- TeamHacksung
And TeamHacksung, here flashed on my i9000, is still the best from build #1.
Stable, stock or on Glitch, so no need to flash all the 20 other useless things.
I don't even flash my phone now every week and my phone is kinda stable,
the accu's getting used to the build and with everything on I have a good
phone.
I use AOKP and I am very satisfied.
It has only very minor bugs and is perfectly suitable for everyday use.
I haven't used Teamhacksung as I had the "hello hello" bug in CM7 which others are reporting in Teamhacksungs CM9.
Currently using Team ICSSGS 4.2 with semaphore 0.8.1. Been using this combo for almost two weeks & battery life is awesome with great performance and for what I use my phone for it is super stable, virtually lag free and with no noticeable issues.
While I do miss all the customisations of the CM Roms the "hello hello" bug is a deal breaker for me. There is apparently a solution to actually fixing the bug but this also appears to work for some people but not all. (You can download hbb2_test.zip - http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=4681 if you have these issues)
I agree with inozako TEAMICSSGS RC4.2+Devil kernel 14.2LED, is the best solution....try it
Testing almost all, cm9, CNA ('s), AOKP ('s), MIUIv4 and finally AOKP 2.0.2 is the best, the most stable, the easiest to customize & very good battery.
in my signature no doubt
I haven't tried Teamhacksung's since i have i9000b and it doesnt support it but i did try ICSSGS and i tell you i cant think on a better rom. You should give it a try, since its avalible for i9000, i9000b captivate and vibrant
gal95loker said:
I tried cm9 and onecosmic
And now i got AKOP port 2.02
There is no lags , FC , not stuck , A lot of customizion
And it is the best for me
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I'am using ICSGS the onecosmic one. It's pretty smooth, but iam still waitin for a newer relaese of CM9. Well...i like the changes they made to ICS.
I tried the Slim ICS (dark knight) and it seems pretty good
Hi, I'm noob in sansung galaxy S rooms.
Which rom is the best for you?
Stable (for dialy use) and very smooth.
And which Kernel?
Cheerss!
Jw4 or jw5 with semaphore is rock solid, remove bloatware, apply themes and cool hacks
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Just went from ICSSGS (onecosmic) 4.2 to this rom:
ICS333 RC1.1 by Team 3xtr3m3
its an ICS 4.0.4 ROM which works brilliantly. I switched from ICSSGS because they are still stuck on ICS 4.0.3 although I must say that one works just fine too!
its an AOSP rom, meaning that its trying to be as close to how google releases ICS themselfs. They made some enhancements, like a brightness slider in the pulldown menu etc, but they really work well and they dont "over do" it with extras.
Together with the newest Semaphore kernel this works like a charm.
Link to the ROM for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618757
Link to Semaphore kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468795
I can really recommend this combination.
Good luck with finding a ROM that works well for you!
Ps. It is kinda hard to define which rom is "best". Different Roms offer different kind of stuff. I like my ROM to be as clean as possible with not to many frills. Other people might want to have buttons for everything . Its just what you personally prefer. I suggest you read the ROM threads in the android dev section. Most of the time you can get a good glimpse about what a certain ROM offers and how stable or buggy it generally is by the first post and the suggestions / replies that are posted by users.
It depends on your use
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It depends. For GB, Darky's Rom or CM7. For ICS, Elite/Slim/CM9. Yet again, it depends...
I wan't a rom smooth and stable. You are affirming that android 4.0 is stable, right?
Android 2.3 is very good, I never test android 4.0, which is more smooth and fast?
Thank you!
First, there is always a risk when flushing... Do NAND and EFS before.
As for being stable - AFAIK, from reading and testing, some ICS roms out there are very stable and can be used for daily use. However, you should take in mind that while these ICS roms - as stable as they are - are still new, while GB roms have been outhere for a while.
I think that Slim is very stable. AOKP and CM9 also, yet a little more buggy...
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Oh, ICS is now on 4.04. Some roms are on 4.03.
Judge this
Team ICSSGS RC4.2
Pipooow said:
Just went from ICSSGS (onecosmic) 4.2 to this rom:
ICS333 RC1.1 by Team 3xtr3m3
its an ICS 4.0.4 ROM which works brilliantly. I switched from ICSSGS because they are still stuck on ICS 4.0.3 although I must say that one works just fine too!
its an AOSP rom, meaning that its trying to be as close to how google releases ICS themselfs. They made some enhancements, like a brightness slider in the pulldown menu etc, but they really work well and they dont "over do" it with extras.
Together with the newest Semaphore kernel this works like a charm.
Link to the ROM for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1618757
Link to Semaphore kernel:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468795
I can really recommend this combination.
Good luck with finding a ROM that works well for you!
Ps. It is kinda hard to define which rom is "best". Different Roms offer different kind of stuff. I like my ROM to be as clean as possible with not to many frills. Other people might want to have buttons for everything . Its just what you personally prefer. I suggest you read the ROM threads in the android dev section. Most of the time you can get a good glimpse about what a certain ROM offers and how stable or buggy it generally is by the first post and the suggestions / replies that are posted by users.
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I agree with what you said, but Team ICSSGS have never stopped working on their rom and I believe they will surprise us with an RC5 by the end of this month. In all cases their RC 4.2 remains among the best available for GS. Coupled with MINCS 143, it works like a charm except for direct access to ext. SD (still accessible through SD/EMMC though).
When I heard that Samsung wasn't developing ICS for the SGS I decided to root mine and flash an ICS rom and for some reason chose the ICSSGS rom. I used that for a few days and was happy. Then I realized they were still on 4.0.3 and then decided to upgrade to CM9 as they are on 4.0.4. It's a matter of personal preference.
(For the dummys )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493
http://code.google.com/p/ice-cream-sandwich-sgs/wiki/CommonIssues
http://www.theandroidsoul.com/how-to-root-xwjvh-android-2-3-3-rom-for-galaxy-s-i9000/
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Flash slim ics and you won't have any problems at all. Then, if you want, you can try installing whatever kernels that fit for you, if you are not satisfied by the stock one.
Elite V11, Devil kernel. Slim also...
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I9000 running Elite V11+Devil 0.72.xl.bm
Slim ics is very stabile and very fast. You should give it a try:thumbup:
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but sorry, being ICS it still has a bad camera right ? No radio either ? Please, please confirm so that I can install slim myself. Sick of GB.thanks !
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CM9 is fast ICS ander very stable...
CM9 has a working camera, no problems there (see picture below)
There isn't a radio in the rom, but you can get one from Play...
Hi,
I'm moving from Galaxy S to HTC Evo 3D and passing the phone to my girlfriend but before I do that I would like to make the best of it. I would like to ask for your advice what rom to choose. I haven't played around with I9000 roms for quite some time - I tried some early Gingerbread builds but then went back to Froyo for warranty reasons and stayed with it because it was working well enough for my needs. She is not very tech savvy so I would like the rom to be as feature full and bug free as possible.
I see 2 possibilities:
1. Flash the latest "official" Gingerbread (XWJW5/XDJV1/OXXJVC), install root and lagfix (CF-Root and/or Semaphore kernel)
2. Flash one of the ICS roms. From a quick check, the 2 look most promissing (I prefer it to be as close to AOSP as possible):
ICS333
Elite
Personally I would go for ICS (and I will for sure try those two) but remembering that this is going to be for my girlfriend, I'm not so sure. Does all the "normal" stuff work in ICS (like calls, messaging, taking pictures, recording videos, watching videos, tv-out)? From the respective threads it looks like it does but then there might be some small quirks that would make her mad rather than happy with the phone
Best regards,
Crocodil
I would suusuggest give a try to slim ics.
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erpurohit said:
I would suusuggest give a try to slim ics.
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Thank you for the suggestion Although my girlfriend knows English pretty well, I'm affraid she wouldn't like to use it in her phone on a daily basis... But I will take a look at the rom
If she uses FM radio you should stick her to GB. That´s exactly what I will do in a few months as she uses it a lot. I think the best would be a well-known and bug-free stock GB with a stable kernel.
i think girls no good for any rom
I would also suggested Slim ICS. My kids loved it.
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cool2hate said:
i think girls no good for any rom
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Right, the best gadget for girls is the iPhone, there´s nothing they can change so there´s nothing they can break (just joking)
cabessius said:
If she uses FM radio you should stick her to GB. That´s exactly what I will do in a few months as she uses it a lot. I think the best would be a well-known and bug-free stock GB with a stable kernel.
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The FM Radio does not work in ICS? From what I've found, it does but one needs to install Spirit FM application and change its audio output.
Slim ICS is by far the most superior ICS ROM for I9000.
Sent from my I9000 running Slim ICS 3.6.
Trust your own research, op, the two roms you listed are aosp, minimalistic and thus less things can go wrong. Of the two I find ICS333 the most stable out of the box. If you want more customizing options, Slim is a great pick.
Edit: reread your post, and the features you list work out of the box with ICS333. Especially tv out can be troublesome on other roms. Note that the froyo and gb video call features are not present in ICS, you'll have to use other solutions.
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I've tested ICS333 - it looks and works really great. If I was installing a rom for myself, I would keep it for sure but unfortunatelly it has one BIG missing thing that my girlfriend uses - the FM Radio From what I read, the radio itself is working, but there's no app that can be used except for Spirit FM, which is not free and can break the speaker...
I think I will be installing the official XWJW5 + Semaphore kernel + ext4 lagfix then. Can someone please confirm that the safest way to downgrade from ICS to Gingerbread is to flash it with Odin + repartition?
I have made a backup of Gingerbread in recovery but I guess that the filesystems are different and it wouldn't be safe to restore it.
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=galaxysmtd&type=nightly
Out of all the ICS roms that I've tested this one is the most stable and the easiest to use out of the box. Nightlies come out daily so there is always features that are being added, so it depends on when you are planning handing it over.
To sum up: I was a little pressed by time so in the end I went the safe way and installed the latest official rom (XWJW5/XDJV1/OXXJVC) with Semaphore 2.7.4 kernel and conversion of filesystem to ext4 ("lagfix"). The combination runs really well and most importantly - all the phone's features work. My girlfriend is happy about the I9000 but she has used it only for a couple of days so we just have to wait and see if she runs into any issues.
On a side note - ICS333 is a great rom and if I was selecting something for myself, I'd go with it for sure.
Seems like you've done well!
Note, currently there is no alternative to spirit fm on any ics rom, though it's probably just a matter of time.
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