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[Q] Best rom for optimus 2x

Hello guys
I got an optimus 2x, and was planning to root it, or whatever you call it From day one, I was really dissapointed with the LG stuff, it got better with launcherPro, which made my homescreen much much faster and smoother. I think this phone has enormous potensial, but bad software. Therefore, since I am new to this forum, I am looking for the "best" root or rom thing for it. Maybe there is many different versions, but I like things clean, simple, fast and smooth. thats what she said.
Anyway, I've seen a friends rootet xperia, and he said he got some new UI with folders and stuff. I dont mind this, only it is good, and maybe it will be customisable still?
Problems Ive had with the phone: Random shuttdown, ugly apps like facebook for LG and antivirus etc. Buggy lockscreen. Battery goes to 0% when it randomly shuts down.
Is it wise to get 2.3 on the optimus 2x? I would love some inputs from you guys also, what you like the best and some general experience. Will I be able to update my phone when im rooted, like from the settings options from the phone? dno if this is important or not.
Anyway, links would be appriciated to official threads or direct links to your recomended roots/roms. Thanks

I have no experience with this, so a HOWTO guide or a youtube vid would be nice. Ive only done jailbreaking on 3.1.2 on 3gs

Cm7 is still in a nightly on the o2x but it has alot of bugs, i think. Mdc fr17 is very stable and fast, it's 2.2.2 though
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If you want a clean, simple, fast and smooth ROM like you said ide go for the Modaco Fr17 Vanilla version -
http://android.modaco.com/content/l...om-rom-for-the-lg-optimus-2x-vanilla-edition/
This is also extremely stable as its based on the stock ROM but with all bloatware removed, also read some of the pinned topics on the links below, this will show you all you need to do.
http://android.modaco.com/category/506/lg-optimus-2x-2x-modaco-com/

For bleeding edge stuff, hope on the CM7 nightly train, but don't complain if it crashes.
If you want stability, then try the MoDaCo stock based ones.
You don't need much of a tutorial to do it, use SuperOneClick to gain root, grab ROM Manager from the Market and use that to install ClockworkMod Recovery... download the ROM you want, wipe & install (also via CWM if you don't want to fiddle)

Hi
If you don't want to install a custom ROM:
have a look at this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1037751
-Install latest firmware and baseband for your region (or another region if you prefer)
-root your phone
-Install ROM Manager from Market and install ClockWorkMod Recovery from there
-Install dexopt fix
Now that you have a good base, look in market for an app to uninstall system apps (I have used Root Uninstaller). To completely remove system apps I think you need to remount /system rw, else you can freeze apps for easy restoring if you mess up.
I would also recommend installing launcherpro from market (replace home screen and app drawer) and google stock lockscreen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1033776&highlight=aosp+lockscreen

Thanks for the help guys. Im gonna try the Modaco Fr17 Vanilla version. I have an exam tmrow and will therefore not try it out until the afternoon. I also have to read some, and learn the difference between root and boot, and some of ur advance words havent found a real guide yet, but have the iso and all those other folders that was in the Modaco Fr17 Vanilla version.
great fun

I think the phone drain battery too fast in 2.2 (official rom)
I loose 40% of battery within 6 hours without using anything (when I'm sleeping during a night)
That's why I change to use 2.3 and I found that the battery problem is gone
I loose 1% in 12 hours.

I'm also new to the fun world of android. I've learned alot by simply reading threads and using google to explain som of the terms Read the roll up thread very thorougly, explains alot.
I'm now using CM nightly #31 and it's been very stable for me.
Just do some backups and start toying around with your phone, it's fun!

..but I like things clean, simple, fast and smooth = cyanogenmod!

So far, from temasek is the best.. he got a custom kernel too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421425

My Opinion,
Android 2.3 from teamsek. It is just brilliant.
Android 4.0 from xxMrHyde + Nova Kernel is quite good keeping in mind the state of ICS on the 2X.
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DjangoManouche period
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zelly2k9 said:
Thanks for the help guys. Im gonna try the Modaco Fr17 Vanilla version. I have an exam tmrow and will therefore not try it out until the afternoon. I also have to read some, and learn the difference between root and boot, and some of ur advance words havent found a real guide yet, but have the iso and all those other folders that was in the Modaco Fr17 Vanilla version.
great fun
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Then I would rather go for topogigi nostalgia 2.2 or fr19(stable version),again,djangomanouche period
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DjangoManouche . ICS rooms are pretty laggy.

definetely Temasek!

babytux said:
DjangoManouche . ICS rooms are pretty laggy.
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Then try XXMrHyde's RC1-10 with lagfree+dalvik fix...you'll be surprised :thumbup:
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i advice to newcomers to flash first a stable CyanogenMod build.
then when they want to go further flash a Custom Kernel (for CM7 i think the best one is Etana)
after that take what ever you want! Try, try and try.
but pay attantion to not become a flashacolic :silly:

try nove HD
Nova HD is also great . now im using it..

bqudamith said:
Nova HD is also great . now im using it..
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Me too, it's the best ICS Rom i've ever seen, no lags, super fast (@1ghz!) and IMO completely stable, just some little bugs.

[Q] Zeus rom or stock rom

Hello,
I'n having a dilemma:
on the one hand, I really like Zeus rom, and I use it since v1, it's a fast and great rom.
On the other hand I need a stable rom and unfortunately Zeus rom has lately become unreliable&unstable, even though there are much less cases of Sods and on this version I haven't experienced any sod yet,
but no one wants his alarm clock not to work due to an annoying SoD over the night, in some cases those sods are much more than only an inconvenice.
Why is lg stock rom 2.3 not recommended? Is it really so slow and unresponsive as is described by many people?
What do you think about it?

ohadz said:
Why is lg stock rom 2.3 not recommended? Is it really so slow and unresponsive as described by many people?
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Yes, that's right, because there's very much lg trash like lg world; smartshare etc.
But you can simply delete all apps you don't need, to have a clean rom.
Here you can find a list of all removable apps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21322849&postcount=2
But Zeus has many tweaks too..
cakebomb.

cakebomb said:
Yes, that's right, because there's very much lg trash like lg world; smartshare etc.
But you can simply delete all apps you don't need, to have a clean rom.
Here you can find a list of all removable apps: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21322849&postcount=2
But Zeus has many tweaks too..
cakebomb.
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I know that there are lg trash apps in the stock rom, but do they really impact on the performance and battery even if I don't open them?

Why don't you flash you're phone back to stock and try?
Performance is a lot better with zeus but i you find a stable rom more important then performance, then maybe stock is the best option for you.
Just try what's best for your needs, i don't know if marvel is more stable..

ohadz said:
I know that there are lg trash apps in the stock rom, but do they really impact on the performance and battery even if I don't open them?
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Only some, which runs automatically in the background.
And your phone boots faster if you don't have much apps.
I think Zeus is mainly faster because it has a modded kernel, tweaks etc.
But if the stock rom is fast enough for you, use it.
cakebomb.

I use Stock ROM v0 and It's very smooth and stable. OK it's not purely stock because it's Rooted, Deodexed and Zipaligned but just up to that without any more modifications to the kernel and theme. For the bloatware removal I just did it myself simply by using "Root Browser" from the market. All the bloatwares are inside "system/app" directory. The advantage is I can stay with this setup for so long until ICS comes therefore relieves me the headache of flashing and testing different versions of modded ROMs everyday. The base ROM i use is Marvel vA(downloadable in dev section) and just do the bloatware removal yourself.
Tips: Also replace the stock gallery with quickPic and replace the Stock browser with Opera Mobile. Also replace the launcher with LauncherPro. LauncherPro is much much smoother than its nearest rival and even smoother than my iPhone4. I'm not exaggerating.

[Q] Looking for a stable custom ROM. What should i choose?

I promised a friend of mine that I will help him get a more stable ROM for his OB because he doesn't know anything about flashing or anything root related really and the stability of the stock ROM is, well, pathetic. I haven't seen any android phone until now which gives random crashes and freezes with a stock ROM.
So, I really need your opinions on the stability of the various custom ROMs that have been developed for the p970. Doesn't matter if they're based on CM.

there is Marvel rom, Zeus rom and many stable ones
but i would advice you go zeus

it's more helpful to tell him why you advice zeus..
i went almost immediately to a custom rom with my OB so i can't realy compare with the stock rom.
Zeus is my favorite, for my daily use it's is very stable.. i haven't got any problems but the only things i use is wifi, 3g, some browsing, sms, calling.. just the usual stuff. i'm not a very active user.
The things i like the most about zeus is the fact he realy improves the phone's ability. without giving in on stability.
With zeus you get great performance increase and stabilty.
I tried CM one time and it gave me nothing but problems.. instability like i had never seen before.. sudden reboots within a few hours.
maybe it's better now but why change something that's realy good, so i will stick to Zeus.
I can't tell you much about other roms because i haven't tried them very long.

if like you said its for your friend who is not really experimental well i would actually advice to flash marvel since its basically stock, but slightly modded, or if you really want to try zeus but want it to be almost foolproof you can try with the v3, i personally used the v3n (had probs with v4 & v5 and went back to v3) for the longest of time w/o any or with the least issues, prada/ supressed rom is also good but bluetooth is an issue (i think) delphin ive not tried...miui i havent tired it for very long so cant say much... there was gabwerkz echelon but for now its been TD, sapphire have not tired it long enough to comment much, wont recommend cm for now as i believe it would require quite abit of tinkering around....
or if you dont mind using froyo.... then nova is prolly the best best for most stable
but then again this is just my opinion.....

Or cook one on your own, or just flash the software available for you, then root it, take titanium backup, uninstall all the crap you dont need, maybe add a cust kernel of sergey, make/take a custom theme, another launcher, add another lockscreen and you already have your own custom ROM.
Have fun

Zaihanzainal said:
prada/ supressed rom is also good but bluetooth is an issue (i think)
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SUPRESSED is a fully functional 100% working 135 MB ROM. no Bluetooth or any problems. very close to stock albeit without the bloatware.
and of the PRADA ROM port, i have fixed the BLUETOOTH to make it fully functional.
just need sometime to upload the ROM.
and SAPPHIRE ROM is also 100% problem free.
however, my PERSONAL fav is Zeus. it's a great one.

Hee sorry abt that bro.....
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I would personally suggest you go with Zeus over Marvel, Both are great ROMs ofcourse ,however i had more available ram which could give us an edge when trying to play games..and the thing tat i liked abt Marvel is that it is totally custamizable

Thanks a lot for your feedback guys!

hiHIhi
There's a lot of ROM for you to choose... i guess all of the replied above made you some choice, for me i recommend you the Zeus if u want OC, gaming and better performance, I personally choose Marvel is because a lot of customization to be made, include various boot animation, launchers and widget to decide which to install =)

For stability choose zeus
Wanna do a lot of mod choose psycho36's selfkang8 + huexxx 4.1 kernel

I did use CM7.2 date 4.21 for a day and it seem it work better at night, when I don't use it for call but whenever a call is coming through it will just restart itself.

Well I ve been trying every rom, and i have decided that marvel and zeus are the best ones, i d recomend you to try both

best looking stock rom for optimus black?

hello all. i am gajen_b. recent got an optimus black. my friend did everything like routing and clock work installing and showed me how to instal a rom in recovery.
i want the best look but stock rom because i use the camera and video very much. there are too many rom in forum. cannot decide. also i dont know which rom is stock and which not.please suggest.
i dont want extra function like more ghz speed or anyhting like that. i just want a flawless rom but good look. i like cici rom there but saw it is not stock lg based.please suggest me a rom and also the link. this is my first post and i tried to find beautiful rom thread but only best rom was there which is not what i want. please answer me.

The best rom for Camera/video will be a stock based rom.
The best looking rom would be a CM7/CM9 based rom.
For speed etc, both can handle it.
CM7 based roms have really poor camera quality.
So I would suggest Zeus, for tweaks, like OC etc.
Or Marvel v9 for fewer tweaks than Zeus but a more appealing UI.

i tried instal the Marvel9 but it does not install normal. it goes into some aroma manager. i am very new and dont know that all to fear death of my phone. then i saw superpressed rom. installed it. really liking it than the stock rom. the man making it is very good. i pressed the thanks button there.

gajen_b said:
i tried instal the Marvel9 but it does not install normal. it goes into some aroma manager. i am very new and dont know that all to fear death of my phone. then i saw superpressed rom. installed it. really liking it than the stock rom. the man making it is very good. i pressed the thanks button there.
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there is NOTHING to be scared about Aroma Installer! I too did not know anything about it! But it was so simple
Personally I don't really like Surpressed because it a bit too colorful... But that's up to you

gajen_b said:
hello all. i am gajen_b. recent got an optimus black. my friend did everything like routing and clock work installing and showed me how to instal a rom in recovery.
i want the best look but stock rom because i use the camera and video very much. there are too many rom in forum. cannot decide. also i dont know which rom is stock and which not.please suggest.
i dont want extra function like more ghz speed or anyhting like that. i just want a flawless rom but good look. i like cici rom there but saw it is not stock lg based.please suggest me a rom and also the link. this is my first post and i tried to find beautiful rom thread but only best rom was there which is not what i want. please answer me.
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Looks effects and future like : FOP CM9
Speed and themes : Zues ROM
Colourfullness : Suppressed ROM
Basic needs : STOCK ROM
As many modifications as you want : CM7
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WIIstpM said:
Personally I don't really like Surpressed because it a bit too colorful... But that's up to you
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This +1, if i knew an easy way to theme it to a CM7ish look i would be probably using it, i really don't like the status bar icons
I'm using Boype's with holo launcher and i really like my phone look atm

Look into my noob how to, I recently updated on the ROM part. This should give you quite a bit of an overview

CM7 vs GB

I was testing out my first rom (stocklite) and was wondering what is better: a stock rom or a cm7 stable rom? I'm interested in (order of importance):
1.Performance
2.Less bugs
3.Visuals (i'm tired of simple ics)
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Most of those, a stable cm7 wins over stock. Performace wise, and visuals wise (theme chooser) cm7 wins.
However, cm7 roms might have specific app related bugs. Read through the rom thread to see what bugs are still present and for which apps/functions. If none of the bugs apply to your normal use, by all means go ahead and flash it.

Kalener said:
I was testing out my first rom (stocklite) and was wondering what is better: a stock rom or a cm7 stable rom? I'm interested in (order of importance):
1.Performance
2.Less bugs
3.Visuals (i'm tired of simple ics)
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out of the 3 parameters you said:
1. Performance- Stock rom, its less bulky, quick, and you customize more the way you want.
CM7 stable gives you more options in terms of performance.
so performance goes to CM7.
2.less bugs: Depends on the rom you use, stock rom's usually have less bugs.
3. Visuals: in CM7, most of the roms are already themed or customized.
but in the Stock rom the customization is up to you, you can theme it the way you want to.
NOTE: Adding Visuals will decrease Performance and Battery life.
It might also increase RAM usage.
if I had to choose, I'd choose a stock rom. (You can install different scripts such as Adrenaline engine, etc) you can do that on the CM7
roms also.

Kalener said:
I was testing out my first rom (stocklite) and was wondering what is better: a stock rom or a cm7 stable rom? I'm interested in (order of importance):
1.Performance
2.Less bugs
3.Visuals (i'm tired of simple ics)
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Performance- CM has much better performance than a stock rom
Bugs-Every rom has its particular bugs, although CM has a bit more, but overall it depends on the rom you use. I have been using CM for last 8 months, there is no bug that actually bugs me. Nut CM does gives pretty good customisation features which are absent on stock, so a few bugs can be compromised for them.
Visuals-Themes on CM via theme chooser are much easier to install and are reversible, whereas most themes on stock are flashable zips, most are permanent unless there is a zip to remove and restore old theme.
My choice is always CM, its default look is way cooler than stock. I never even add any themes on it.

Ok I think I'll flash a cm7 rom to see how it works.Thanks for your posts.
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