Cheers,
got my first android phone July of last year, a Galaxy S I9000, im very happy
with it except when it hangs or reboots by itself, not to mention the battery
drain. And since its my only phone then, I decided not to root and install any
custom firmware as Im afraid I might brick it. Anyways got my second phone
recently, a Galaxy Note N7000, now I think I am ready to root and install a
custom rom and play around with it more. Can someone here show me where I
can get a step-by-step guide on how to install a custom firmware? and which of
the firmwares would you suggest? heres the details of my phone:
Model : GT-I9000
Firmware : 2.3.3
Baseband : I9000DXJV9
Kernel : 2.6.35.7-I9000DXJV9-CL216763
[email protected] #2
Build No : GINGERBREAD.DXJV9
Please be gentle with me here, im a virgin at this and this will be my first try
ever on flashing a phone.
Thanks a lot in advanced.
First off most of the ROMS, Kernels or Modem threads all have fairly easy instructions in the first couple of thread posts so I have provided the links to those I like.
If you are looking for an ICS ROM try Team ICSSGS. It has been a while since they had any updates but the ROM is rock solid and the thread below should explain everything. There should be an immanent release of RC5 which I'm sure will be even better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493
Another great ROM is SlimICS. This has more regular updates if you check out the first post it has a link to everything you need to know to get it running. I am personally running this ROM at the moment but will move back to Team ICSSGS as for me this is the best ROM.
If you miss the toggles in the notification bar for Team ICSSGS then download widgetsoid from the Play Store - free app that can be set up to sit in notification bar.
If you want root but plan on keeping a Stock Rom then check out CF-Root. All instructions in the first couple of posts. Lots of info but if you read it, it is fairly easy to understand. CF-Root is basically stock kernel with root. No CF-Root for JV9 but people have reported using either JVO or JVP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
NB. Before starting make sure to back up your EFS folder & make a Nandroid backup after getting root.
Also make sure to get everything you need first so if you run into issues that can be resolved quicker.
So get the ICS Rom you want, download your stock rom & odin at Sam Mobile.
Another great resource is SamMobile which has all the stock roms, odin etc.
If you want to fiddle with kernels after flashing ROM then my favorite ICS kernel is Semaphore: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468795
For modems: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158783
Thanks for the reply scubadude, I will read up on those links you provided and will take it from there.
update:
Just followed the instructions to the links you've provided and now im done. I used the Team ICSSGS rom and now my phone seems to have been reborn.
Performance is way better than it was, and looks good with ICS. Thanks a million for the help.
Pleasure... hope you enjoy it. For an even better experience try either Devil or Semaphore kernel. I'm using Semaphore.
scubadude, I've installed Semaphore... im still playing around with it, and
re-installing my apps and all... thanks a lot for the help, i really appreciate it.
Just a followup, I noticed that I "Sim Toolkit" is now missing is my apps list.
Any ideas how to get this back?
As far as i am aware sim toolkit does not work on any of the ics roms. Someone can correct this if i am wrong
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@scubadude
Ah thats unfortunate, since my Paypal account is linked to my DebitCard managed
by my Telco... which I can only access via the Sim Toolkit. Its not a biggie tho.
Also I noticed that battery seems to drain quick... any suggestions?
Unfortunately battery drain is an issue with ICS although for my use battery has been similar to stock rom which has always been the best for me.
The way I use my phone I make sure gps, 3g, wifi & location stuff is all off - turn on when you need them. Also don't overclock.
Make sure you are logged out of latitude (was a massive battery drain in gingerbread for me). You can also try different modems (apparently better signal means less drain) Modem thread here. Try JW4 or one of these jvu, zsjpg, dxjv9, jvt, or you could try the nexus modems kf1, kb3, kj1 Nexus Modems (search in thread for link. )
With phone like this I get 2 to 4 days or about 3.5 to 4 hours of screen on.
You can also try Slim ICS as it has updated to ICS 4.0.4. although I am not noticing a big battery difference and plan to move back to Team ICSSGS as soon as RC5 comes out.
So far I have tried Teamhacksung build 17, CM9 latest nightly, AOKP, CNA, WeUI, Slim ICS & Team ICSSGS. I have tried the following kernels: icy glitch, devil & semaphore. Midnight kernel is supposed to give good battery life so you could try that.
My favourite has been Team ICSSGS with semaphore although currently on Slim ICS 3.3 only because it has ICS 4.0.4 & Team ICSSGS is still on ICS 4.0.3.
I'm running the ICSSGS Rom for a couple of days now and I have to agree, there's some battery drain.
Anyway, it's a good and stable rom and I did not have any problems since flashing it.
What you could also try is to switch off vibration if you not really need it.
What I did was disabeling the "Google location service" (not sure if this is the right translation as my phone is set to german language).
Anyway, even with a higher battery drain I wouldn't go back to Ginger.
There's always a jack around ... you just need to find it
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions &
Read the Forum Rules Ref Posting
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Thanks for the help.
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Thanks for the reply, now that i have tasted ics on galaxy s i will never go back to ginger as well. I am now thinking of installing a custom rom on my note as well if samsung dont release ics soon.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25053608
A thread with sim toolkit flashable via cwm. Haven't used it myself but... There it is.
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scubadude
thanks for the link.
Pleasure. Here is another i came across with instructions & download.
This thread is about the Sim Toolkit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408926
Thanks for the link again, i have seen that link before and tried it (the one from the first post works for me) However, it doesnt seem to connect to my telcos server. Same result also on the first link provided. At any case I've given up on that for the meantime since my S is only my secondary phone and im getting a new debit card for my paypal. Oh I've now installed SlimIcs on my S and im loving it... feels more snappier. I didnt know that flashing could be addictive.
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Unfortunately it is... Slim ics is great defintely my favourite at the moment as it has received regular updates and is running android 4.0.4 vs team icssgs on android 4.0.3. I'm sure once team icssgs update they will be back on top though.
For something different. Not quite as fast but still awesome try WeUi. All the rest are pretty much the same in my opinion. In general forum (i think) there is also a thread with bench marks for most of the roms.
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Try use ics elite, this what i use and work like a charm.
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Thanks @luftys as much as I'd want to try that... wife is using the phone and shes very much happy with it that she wont even let me touch it anymore...
anyways I still have a Galaxy Y and Galaxy Note to play with....
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Forgive me for a stupid question but I'm VERY new to this:
Because Touchwiz is so awful, and the original galaxy tab is being denied ICS by Samsung, I've been thinking about using a custom rom.
There's already a nice looking ICS port coming along.
However, being VERY new to the galaxy tab - I bought this one used, as a pure wifi device, though it HAS a sim slot, I want to know -- how can I restore the original OS if I have problems with a custom firmware?
I noted Kies will refuse to deal with a samsung tablet if it's not an official rom... or am I mistaken?
I'm on a NTT Dococmo SC-01C (original Galaxy Tab) with official 2.3 docomo firmware. this was an upgrade from the preinstalled 2.2
Thank you SO much for help in advance.
You can flash stock firmware using either heimdall or Odin
So yes you can always go back.
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Derrian said:
You can flash stock firmware using either heimdall or Odin
So yes you can always go back.
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Would you recommend the ICS Alpha 3, or is there a better Honeycomb rom? I can't be sure which is which because it seems like every distro has its OWN version number which doesn't match the android release number... sigh
I don't have personal experience with the hc port from but its being released as an release candidate which means that it should work pretty OK but there are probably still quite a few bugs to squash. The ics alpha 3 from is what I've been testing recently. It is NOT feature complete and those features that ARE there are extremely buggy if you are curious to know what isn't working I suggest exploring the ics from dev thread. Most of the working/broken info is in the first post. More detailed info can be found by paging through. Its nowhere near ready for prime time as an every day rom. I'm just testing it because I'm a bleading edge kind of guy and wanted to check out responsiveness and the slick new UI. I will be switching my from back to a gb room sharpish. Please note that i,m not giving the project a bad review, contrarily its showing amazing progress and I'm sure within a few months that there will be a release candidate of either fully working ics aosp or cyanogen mod 9 which is an ics project for the tab that many of the pics aosp project members are contributing to right now.
For a self described noob I would suggest looking for the most stable well tested and fastest rooms you can find. My best recommendations would be overcome kratos (the latest version for the Sgt) or cyanogen mod 7. Both of which are based on gingerbread and both of which have been tested for long periods of time with awesome user feedback and work great without the bloat of all the Samsung apps and such
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Mine i have sc-01c also now it is soft brick after flashing ICS. First it was cool and ok but some keyboard and wifi arent working to i tried to restore using clockmod recovery. but after restoring. it brought me back to recovery mode again, and i stucked in there. So I did try flashing sc01comjk2. Now im stuck at recovery mode again. If anyone knows how to recover it please help me. I tried flashing new roms I always get failed. please If anyone knows about reflashing with nttdocomo roms please give me the link and specific instructions. I did try to flash p1000xwjq8 but i get failed.. please HELP!!!!
Restock using the overcome safe restock method using Odin then try another rom
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Thanks so much. I will try it right away. I hope it is compatible with sc-01c.
Guys I currently have the following listed as my firmware version and need some assistance in getting it up to date:
I9000XXJVQ/I9000OXAJVQ/I9000XXJVQ/I9000XXJVQ (KOR)
I have an unlocked Samsung and am currently stationed in Germany using Telekom.de but will be posted back to the UK at the end of the year ( Incase you needed to know location of use)
Basically I get a lot of freezes and crashes and battery life is becoming an issue so thought an upgrade to a newer firmware may help. As you can see I have previously used a custom firmware but over the time that has passed got a bit confused Kies will not recognise it as needing an updrade so therefore I will need to manually upgrade the firmware again. Please can someone advise me what I should be looking at firmware wise?
Thanks for your time guys and gals.
I was told the gurus inhabited this site any advice would be much appreciated.
Is your phone rooted? Do you want to stay on Gingerbread or move to ICS?
I have tried loads of different ROMS & currently like DarkyRom for Gingerbread & Team ICSSGS for ICS.
Probably the least confusing if you want a Gingerbread ROM is to flash DaryResurection followed by DarkyRom 10.4.2 - based on stock samsung rom with tweaks.
DarkyRom Resurrection
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/odin-darkyrom-10-2-resurrection-gt-i9000.4272/
Dary Rom 10.4.2
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/index.php?threads/darkyrom-v10-4-2-xwjw1.6577/
For ICS:
First you will need to get Root & Recovery. To get root on a stock rom the easiest is CF-Root. (basically a stock rom with root and recovery)
For ICS read this thread (ICS still has some issues but for general phone use it is great - phone, sms, internet, photo's are all fine; some games, video, wifi tethering does give some people problems)
CF-Root Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=788108
Team ICSSGS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398223
If you like add semaphore kernel
Semaphore 0.9.5b
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468795
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Another good post if you want ICS (Team ICSSGS)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494493
Mate!
Thanks for the very informative reply!
I am toying with the ICS and will try the semaphore as I have read good things about it. Many thanks for the pst it has helped me a great deal!
Pleasure - glad I could help. Alternatively you can get stock firmware from here if you want a completely stock phone.
Instructions: http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/
Firmware for I9000 international (choose country): http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=3&t=1&o=1&m=GT-I9000&r=-1#modelsa
or a leaked stock firmware with easy to follow instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1431596
I went with the ICS you listed and am using semaphore, I downloaded the beta swype and must say I am very happy with it and no problems so far Fingers crossed
You won't regret it, it its an awesome rom.
If you want toggles in notification bar get widgetsoid from market.
This is only thing I missed.
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Battery Drain seems to be substantial though
I personally have'nt had any issues. It can take a couple of cycles to stabilise. I generally keep wifi and 3g off unless I need them and get 2-4 days with my use. A little less if i'm fiddling a lot. Also found the initial percentage drops quite fast after charge but this also seems to slow or I perceive it this way.
For me this is the same as my stock rom and phone is year and a half old. Also best over any other rom i've tried besides stock.
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Ok cheers will keep an eye on it mate
In my opinion, XWJW1 with Midnight 0.9.0 kernel and JVU modem is the best combination...
battery life is just awesome and it is by far the most stable combination I have used so far I tried a few ICS ROMs as well, but as you said, battery life is not nearly as good as with Gingerbread... not yet, that is I can use my phone with the combination mentioned above for at least 48 hours with an average usage and 3G enabled
GB 2.3.5
you´re right, ICS need a little bit more battery power!
the best results i´ve got with GB i9000XXJVT 2.3.5
- no battery draining or andorid OS bug
- fast and stable
Kernel i used the semaphore 2.5.0, overclocked the phone to 1200 mhz and all worked fine and smooth.
As rom i used the gingerreal rom 1.9. It looks a bit like ICS, but only a bit
For modem i recommend the JVU or the JVT modem.
That´s it! 4 till 5 days without loading ,when 3G/H Mode is mostly off and u use wlan
Thanks guys I will take a look at them also
I'm also on TEAM ICSSGS+semaphore and it's stabile for me, indeed the battery drains very fast, if continuous like this i will probably install other ROM, with all wifi/BT/other things off i get like 3% drain battery per night, yesterday and today when i was using the phone, the amount of draining was huge, like 10% per 5mins, no games, only internet browsing. Another thing that i think it's responsabile for this is the Android OS, which is always 25-30% in battery settings.
Schlabbernr1 said:
you´re right, ICS need a little bit more battery power!
the best results i´ve got with GB i9000XXJVT 2.3.5
- no battery draining or andorid OS bug
- fast and stable
Kernel i used the semaphore 2.5.0, overclocked the phone to 1200 mhz and all worked fine and smooth.
As rom i used the gingerreal rom 1.9. It looks a bit like ICS, but only a bit
For modem i recommend the JVU or the JVT modem.
That´s it! 4 till 5 days without loading ,when 3G/H Mode is mostly off and u use wlan
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Where would I find that rom mate I would like to try it?
If I wanted to go back to a gingerbread ROM now do I need to do anything special or can I just flash the gingerbread over the ICS?
You need to flash gingerbread with odin, the csc, pda, phone and pit 512. Repartition should be checked. Sometimes you will get a bootloop after this just flash again without the pit file and make sure repartition is not checked.
The alternative is to flash darky rom resurection 10.2 instructions on darky rom site and download has everything you need.
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Thanks mate will give that a go later
Ics 4.0.4 just released by google today so expect an update on team icssgs rom soon. 4.0.4 is supposed to have better battery life.
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I will look forward to that when I get back from our trip Thanks again mate!
I was wondering if any one could tel me which is the best stable and good looking rom for galaxy note with premium s pen apps. Currently im using rocket rom ver 2. and this rom has dissapointed me. certain applications and launchers like apex just crash. especially touchwizz 5 doesnt work good on this rom. Kindly tell me which rom to flash. i need it to be stable and fast.
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same question here
i have just moved from galaxy s2 to note,,,n im not aware of notes development pls sugesst a god day to day stable rom
The Indian version
Currently I am using the Indian version from a weak ago and its perfect
didn't face any issues with it
the battery is lasting for me with normal usage(Include gaming, surfing the internet, using the cam etc" by 14Hrs a day
I highly recommend this Rom based on my experience
I think you have two options.
1. If you are in any custom ROM (for eg. RocketROM) , then go back to stock & as others have chosen Upgrade Via Kies, you can too. You will be loaded into ICS Version of your country (if it has been released ).
2. If you think stock ROMs are not good for you, you can go ahead and choose amongst the huge sea of new custom ROMs available under development thread. But beware of what you flash. Nowadays, the brick bug for ICS is the demon which even the worst droid addicts fear.
Let me know if you want any more support! xD Good Luck!
I don't know if you've heard, but official Samsung ICS ROMS and kernels along with those based on them can brick your device.
I recommend you something based on CM9, like ParanoidAndroid. It's awesome and safe.
I find Alba's the best Samsung based ICS Rom out there.
It's speedy, stable, good battery and most importantly, S Pen functionality.
Cheers!
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Nuff said!
Alba
i have tested most of them with the golden method
after i have installed a prerooted gb rom...through odin...
so when ever i am i do the above first and then what you see below..
and i think it is as safe as it gets...
Four steps to installing any rom for galaxy note
1. Flash gb kernel ( i use abyss 3.9 )
2. Reboot to recovery
3. Data, cache and dalvike cache wipe
4. Flash your rom.
This is the universal instructions for any ics rom installation.
No brick and maintain root.
now to the point ... alba is suppose to be safe because it's on Franco kernel
and not CF... etc...
i find it very good..... i had a little battery drain but after i installed juice
and used Titanium to "STOP" all the bloadware its easily the best in battery so far ... (end up a day with quite some talking ,radio , internet and have 35 to 40% to spare)
so far...i am very happy with my set up.
kingdroid 2.1 w/ franco kernel
Asylum is the best in my opinion.
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Agreed, Paranoid Android is the best looking so far, its stable enough to use but still has a few bugs that's will get fixed but yes PA IS DA BEST!!!
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Hi guys,
I updated my phone from GB to ICS and then flashed TMT1.4 . I am currently running on CF-Root-SGN_ZS_OZS_LPF-v5.3-CWM5 kernel. I flashed LPY build and this kernel through MobileOdin. I had an urge to install PA V.2 today. Could you guys please help me by telling me the exact steps i would need to do to install PA? i am really paranoid after reading all about the NOTE bricks happening all over.
Regards
XeOniFiCaTiOn said:
Hi guys,
I updated my phone from GB to ICS and then flashed TMT1.4 . I am currently running on CF-Root-SGN_ZS_OZS_LPF-v5.3-CWM5 kernel. I flashed LPY build and this kernel through MobileOdin. I had an urge to install PA V.2 today. Could you guys please help me by telling me the exact steps i would need to do to install PA? i am really paranoid after reading all about the NOTE bricks happening all over.
Regards
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Just put your phone in download mode (vol down + home + power), flash any stock GB ROM through PC Odin, put the PA ROM and gapps package in your SD card, wipe data, cache, dalvik cache, and install the ROM and gapps package and you are good to go!
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harrisfayyaz said:
I was wondering if any one could tel me which is the best stable and good looking rom for galaxy note with premium s pen apps. Currently im using rocket rom ver 2. and this rom has dissapointed me. certain applications and launchers like apex just crash. especially touchwizz 5 doesnt work good on this rom. Kindly tell me which rom to flash. i need it to be stable and fast.
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Hi Harris. I am using Liquid Smooth v2 ROM on my N7000. It's pretty fast, not sure about battery yet since I have used it for only a day. No S-Memo, but I found an app that IMHO is better than S-Memo, called "Lecture Notes".. very handy, and your S-pen works perfectly on it. You can also disable finger, so your finger does not interfere with your writing.
Only issue is this Liquid Smooth makes every thing black, including your Gmail and Google Play... it's good to save battery on N7000 Amoled screen, but not very pretty. Browser appearance is unaffected (white website stays white...)
Another issue, my Kindle app doesn't work here.. still dunno the cause. Can download books, but always crash when opening the book.
Cheers!
What is this question?
As you can see, you are asking a question that is not possible to reply. Everybody has his own needs and reasons for using such or such features of a custom rom... So, the best is the one you test yourself and are happy with.
Just think about what you really need and read the features of the custom rom. As simple as that. When two or three match your needs. Then try them and select for yourself.
E.g. if you need s-pen, for the moment you should not go CM9 because it is not there (yet or never).
E.g. look at the screenshots. Do you like them? Well, choose.
i agree
dch77 said:
As you can see, you are asking a question that is not possible to reply. Everybody has his own needs and reasons for using such or such features of a custom rom... So, the best is the one you test yourself and are happy with.
E.g. if you need s-pen, for the moment you should not go CM9 because it is not there (yet or never).
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I agree 100%.
For me it's ics alba right now.. the one i am going to stay for a while...
i couldn't go to a rom without integrated FM radio or pen for example..
as for instructions...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43609376/Steps for a Rooted GB/Steps .txt
use this... i have tested it many times in 3-4 notes... it's as safe as it gets...
inside the dropbox folder i include a Self extract rar with everything we need..
it's about 530 mb but it's the one folder you will need to go into ANY ROM
you only have to choose the custom rom of your choice after you are done with the folder..
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43609376/Steps for a Rooted GB/Steps for a safe rooted rom.exe
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Only issue is this Liquid Smooth makes every thing black, including your Gmail and Google Play... it's good to save battery on N7000 Amoled screen, but not very pretty. Browser appearance is unaffected (white website stays white...)
Cheers!
An update to this. Now there is Liquid Smooth v2.1, the theme color is back to stock Android so it's pretty again. Most importantly, it is now very much smoother and faster than v2. Give it a try! I like it very much.
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sujal said:
Just put your phone in download mode (vol down + home + power), flash any stock GB ROM through PC Odin, put the PA ROM and gapps package in your SD card, wipe data, cache, dalvik cache, and install the ROM and gapps package and you are good to go!
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Thank you so much for the help bro. I will be doing that tonight. I also wanted to know what kernel will i be on after getting back to gb... I am currebtly on Cf-root 5.3.... Do i need to get back to a gb kernell? If yes which one? I also wanted to know how to take a nandroid back up and what is a redpill recovery and how it can be used. Sorry for the noobism but i really want to know all i can about this device
I don't say this to be rude or anything. But thats a lot of questions. Why not use the sear h function and read, read, read. Then you might gain proper knowledge about subjects that can be slightly complex.
Regards
I think also M3dD0g´s LiquidSmooth V2.1 is the best : Based AOSP with the best of AOKP.
If you seek the link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1608157
Hello,
I'm currently using DarkyROM JVH v10.1 with the Dark-Core 2.4 Kernel (Firmware version: 2.3.3) on my Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000.
I've been using this rom for a year and a half now, but right now it's too laggy and the phone tends to hang or crash from time to time (it did work great in the begining though)..
Battery barely lasts a single day..
I'll be going on a long trip of 8-9 months in a few days, and would like to flash a lightweight rom with a minimal amount of apps (aside from music, WhatsUp, Skype, etc).
I need the phone to be fast and reliable (I'll probably be using the WIFI a lot), and most importantly, the battery to last..
Nothing too flashy.
I've learned from a few posts around here that CM9 roms or SlimBean (I think?) might be valid options, but since I'm short on time and can't test them or other roms - what rom / kernel would you recommend to install?
(remember I won't be able to replace it for another 9 months..)
Thanks a lot!
I think that the best for you could be to flash the elitemovil ROM based on ICS or jb too. Cyanogenmod and slim drain more battery than elitemovil's ROM and that ROM is very very very fast. I use the jb version and it's stable and daily driving. Try this fantastic rom
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Oscar96 said:
I think that the best for you could be to flash the elitemovil ROM based on ICS or jb too. Cyanogenmod and slim drain more battery than elitemovil's ROM and that ROM is very very very fast. I use the jb version and it's stable and daily driving. Try this fantastic rom
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Even though it's JB?
Some posts here claim that ICS and JB are far more laggy and buggy than their GB counterpart..
I thought The I9000 is more suited for GB..?
Best rom for i9000 - ics333
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I have flashed quite a few GB, ICS as well as JB roms and have found INFINITUM-sgs-LBR-v1.1.1-M5 is the best ICS rom that I have ever come across. It's rock solid and has extremely good battery life. Unfortunately, the development of this rom has been discontinued. Having said that, you can search the forum for this rom. Let me know if you don't find it and I'll try to upload it for you.
Orsquall said:
Even though it's JB?
Some posts here claim that ICS and JB are far more laggy and buggy than their GB counterpart..
I thought The I9000 is more suited for GB..?
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Though I'm a big jb fan and use it on a daily basis, I am also of the opinion that when push comes to shove, gb is the most stable.
That doesn't mean that you cannot have a rock solid jb rom, but there's more research and reading involved to avoid issues.
Meso, gamerz and saurom are all great gb roms if that is where you think you're going.
Regarding ics and jb, experiences vary so much that one cannot state a logic general argument as to why one is better than the other. Perhaps with the exception of that if you have one of the newer sgs with the faster chip, fishears' cm10 rom is specially built to take advantage of it.
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I doubt I have the newer chip, I've had this phone for almost 2 years now..
So I should pick one of those:
elitemovil (ICS, JB)
ics333 (ICS)
NFINITUM-sgs-LBR-v1.1.1-M5 (ICS)
Meso (GB)
gamerz (GB)
saurom (GB)
So many options :silly:
I guess I'll have to research a bit.
Thanks guys.
Just you wait, I bet if the thread goes on for a bit, there will be every rom in xda listed here
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Orsquall said:
Even though it's JB?
Some posts here claim that ICS and JB are far more laggy and buggy than their GB counterpart..
I thought The I9000 is more suited for GB..?
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I have tried many ROMs but the best performances and battery life are with elitemovil's ROM
Also cm10,cm9 and SlimRoms are more battery drainers than elitemovil 14.1v4
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I m on Helly Bean [4.1.2] - aprox. 2 days on edge, gps off, wifi 20min daily, 3hours talking daily.. you should try it.
Okay, I think I'll try Meso, sounds like the safest option..
I'm having a bit of trouble with the installation though, the guide says -
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How to install:
1. If coming from version after jvu (xxjw4/xwjw5/6/7/8):
install directly, if u get problems, do wipe data/factory reset and install again.
2. If before jvu:
-Install 2.3.6 jvu stock using odin
-Root using cf-root for jvu
-do a full wipe, then flash the ROM
3. If coming from ICS
-do same steps like above (if before jvu)
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1) Darky's version is XXJVO (Baseband) or JVH (Kernel, Build..).
No JW
I guess it means I need the newer stock? Where can I get the right version..?
2) Shouldn't I disable all kind of lag-fixes or other sorts of dangerous stuff before I flash the stock?
I remember Darky's guide was preety detailed about that, but there's nothing on that now and I'm afraid to mess up the installation..
3) Is Titanium the way to go when backing up camera pics / message logs / othe personal data which is not the currently installed apps?
Thanks..
I don't have a link right now, but search for ginger bread value pack, it's a bundle floating around here with everything you need for a good base.
Disable lag fixes to be on the safe side.
Yes, tb is the way to go. If you get issues when restoring, enable "follow all symlinks" in troubleshooting options. My backup root is also an alternative.
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Ok, so my P1000 (stock Gingerbread, bought SIM-freeon and currently on Vodafone UK) has become soooo slow over the past two years of ownership, and a minor water contact today forced a factory reset... So a clean JPZ based Tab to play with...
Been toying with the idea (in hope for better performance) to get a custom ROM from here, maybe one based on ICS (if the hardware can take it), but after a couple of days of reading through all the posts and threads, I confess I am at a complete loss: can anyone recommend a stable working ROM (even if essentially based on stock images) that could/should improve the tired tab's performance? Also, not clear: do most ROMs here come with rooting or do I then need to apply CFRoot separately? Lastly, at the time of my last post (way way back), Overcome ROMs seemed to be the way to go, but today their site is down?
Please be gentle, though I understand the basics, I am indeed a novice in this arena
Follow my signature for link to overcome new link thread
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Great, many thanks, downloading now... As a follow up, I understand this is their version of 2.3.6 (Gingerbread); don't want to be a , but was wondering if there's an ICS ROM out there for the P1000? Also, is overclocking possible on the Overcome ROM? (the idea is to try and get a device that actually runs better than stock GB, so not even sure if the hardware is up to speed with ICS)
Again, thanks and apologies for the q's, got more confused reading through the posts than I was before
There are AOSP based ICS/JB
Just look for them in dev section.
Either CM or AOKP.
You still need overcome kernel to have cwm first in order to flash them.
kernel, not ROM, OK?
Overcome should be overclockable.
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There is a relly good CM10 (JB) ROM I'm using: sapir-rom.blogspot.com It's nightly, but it works perfectly for me with very good performance.