Greets,
If i install a stock froyo
whats the restrictions on things such as Base Bands.. all can be used right? su660's BB's etc
um. also what kernels can be used. cm7 kernels or only stock kernels right?
on top of that. would you use titanium backup to remove bloatware. then use something like v6 script to speed it up.
also
what other ideas and things can you do to shave it into a smarter system
i like topogigi's froyo rom but hate the 2-3 minute boot time =(
Watch what you flash!
Hey,
DONT install any other Kernel but the ones that were made for what you are using. CM7 is Gingerbread or 2.3 and Froyo is 2.2 so it will bootloop your device. Also there are faster and more stable Gingerbread ROM's out there so I don't see a reason using Froyo, I suggest checking out gueste-2x, that is probably the fastest ROM for the o2x even though I'm using JB just because I like the new interface so much better.
Good luck flashing and stuff.
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Hi, i want to flash my first rom, which one is the more stable, fast and trusted for hard everyday use?? I use my phone 80% for work, thanks
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radioman38 said:
Hi, i want to flash my first rom, which one is the more stable, fast and trusted for hard everyday use?? I use my phone 80% for work, thanks
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If you use your phone for work and hange no backup flashing roms can be risky. Make sure you read allot prior to flashing. There is no one answer
radioman38 said:
Hi, i want to flash my first rom, which one is the more stable, fast and trusted for hard everyday use?? I use my phone 80% for work, thanks
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I suggest you you a captivate based ROM.. probably Cognition 2.3b8! it is highly stable and totally captivate based! If you want to go furthur than captivate based there are many I9000 based ROMs... I suggest Darkyy's 8.0 ROM with Hardcore's speedmod kernel and UGJL2 Modem...
I've always wondered what is the advantage to a i9000 based ROM?
It seems like people are running into functionality problems, but aren't really getting any additional features...
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I've always wondered what is the advantage to a i9000 based ROM?
It seems like people are running into functionality problems, but aren't really getting any additional features...
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That just is not the case. The i9000 roms are built from official froyo release for a galaxy s phone. Re-oriented kernels fix compatibility with the captivate. Performance is vastly improved over stock and our captivate leaked froyo. Look at the development section. There is only one captivate based rom. There are multiple i9000 roms. This is not by random chance.
Everyone can choose what they want running on their phone, or what they are comfortable with. People saying i9000 roms do not improve on anything obviously have never ran a good one
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I've always wondered what is the advantage to a i9000 based ROM?
It seems like people are running into functionality problems, but aren't really getting any additional features...
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It's just the opposite.
i9000 ROMs offer:
-Improved speed
-Faster network speeds
-An abundance of themes, mods, etc. in the i9000 section
-No trace of AT&T and their filthy apps
-Android 2.2.1
-We have the kernel source for Froyo for i9000
That's just off the top of my head.
Just wanted to ask a little question about 2.2.1
I am currently on JP3 (i think) and have currently got a lagfix enabled...
Just wondering how much the performance would differ if I upgrade to 2.2.1...
Lots of people tell me that stock roms are better than custom roms as they have pretty much better performance and battery.. But is this only for if you are on 2.2.1 ?
Thanks
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Just wanted to ask a little question about 2.2.1
I am currently on JP3 (i think) and have currently got a lagfix enabled...
Just wondering how much the performance would differ if I upgrade to 2.2.1...
Lots of people tell me that stock roms are better than custom roms as they have pretty much better performance and battery.. But is this only for if you are on 2.2.1 ?
Thanks
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well 2.2.1 is the best firmware Samsung has come up with.
if they tell you that then it only shows that they don't know much.
**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Steam Rom. Js5**
Shotdog said:
Just wanted to ask a little question about 2.2.1
I am currently on JP3 (i think) and have currently got a lagfix enabled...
Just wondering how much the performance would differ if I upgrade to 2.2.1...
Lots of people tell me that stock roms are better than custom roms as they have pretty much better performance and battery.. But is this only for if you are on 2.2.1 ?
Thanks
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I was on stock 2.1 + OCLF for a long time. Basically that combination served me well until more and more apps require 2.2+. Then I tried some of the custom roms, settled on one of them, and never looked back.
Custom roms are fast, battery friendly, you get a lot of different options on what you want to do with your phone. Custom roms are very stable now, so if you don't mind getting your hands a little dirty, go try'em out. Most of the roms also have a good supporting community so if you run into problem you will find help instantly.
xwjs5 is best
Throw a stock JS5 on there and let us know what you think. (Try it without a lagfix even) Pretty solid stuff.
There's also some pretty solid custom rom's as well. That's the beauty of Android. You have the freedom to taste the fruits.
So I'm new to the captivate,im rooted and only using suckerpunch kenrnal. I don't want a changed theme or anything but what is the best way to go to max my phones speed? I'm running froyo and I'm already oc'd to 1.4 ghz.
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run a 2.2.1 rom like jpy or js5 and you wont really need the overclock and lagfix but sounds like you'd do it anyway. the kernel really makes the biggest difference but putting the best kernel over a laggy rom just doesn't make much sense. im using the dragon rc3 rom, it is based on 2.2.1 firmware from a chinese version of the captivate and the ui is butter smooth. there are many other good ones too. and soon enough there will be cm7 which will have other enhancements.
there is also the minfree settings and scheduler but you should have one of the faster schedulers on by default with that kernel. most other sleed related settings are built into the kernel.
Well see I'm looking for maybe a tweaked stock rom. I love the samsung interface on the captivate. Overclocking seems to help a bit but I still feel a little lag here and there
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So I tweaked a few things and all is 99.9% ok. Now I wanna deodex,any way to do this without flashing a rom? Or maybe a way to flash a custom rom and then get back stock theme?
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brd912 said:
So I tweaked a few things and all is 99.9% ok. Now I wanna deodex,any way to do this without flashing a rom? Or maybe a way to flash a custom rom and then get back stock theme?
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By deodexing you will have essentially created a custom rom. Unchanged, but custom none the less. You would have to pull all the needed files - deodex - and then push them back. More steps then flashing a custom rom. There are a few roms in the dev section that are for the most part "stock deodexed" with small changes that do not really effect the look of the standard samsuck interface.
Explore the dev section.
lol ok ill just read all the post's. i was thinking maybe i could shortcut but i know that isnt how things work and samsuck? damn i thought samsung did pretty good with the galaxy s phones
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)
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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)
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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..
Ok i have a rooted Samsung sgh I896. This is what it has..
2.2
baseband I896UXJL1
kernal 2.6.32.9
build number froyo.uxjl1
I have many lag issues, wifi wont always auto connect and still unsure of the gps. I come from the Acer Liquid camp over at android.modaco. I have flashed all sorts of roms, none ever worked perfectly. Now that being said my stock Cappy is buggy so I do understand.
So my question is, are the Roms that much better than stock and will I see some of my issues resolved or will I just have new issues?
This community seems very knowledgeable. So I am sure I will get many great answers. Is there anyone who regrets flashing a rom? If so why?(forgot to make backup, some app does not work properly, bricked your phone...etc) I know these people will not be the norm but I would just like any feedback before I jump in.
Thanks
I will never go back to stock again. plain and simple. Custom ROMS are so much more efficient than stock. Faster, use less battery, more features... using the phone the way it was intended. Once you do it, you will neer look back.
The Dev community for the Captivate is awesome. I have seen almost nothing but fixed issues when flashing to a custom ROM. I've got the I897 and the custom ROMs have increased battery life, reduced crashes, fixed gps (although this seems to be hit or miss among users as to how effective the fix is), better/ quicker wifi connections. The interface seems much smother on many ROMs too. All this and more features. I'm sold. A word of caution though. The more mature ROMs will have fewer problems. Check out the last few pages of the DEV threads for anouncements of fixes. When I've seen these in the threads, the ROMs seem to work much better than the new releases. Pretty much read the threads and see if they've got the bugs worked out yet, Happy Flashing.
Cheers
issues custom ROM fixed for me
GPS
ring after reboot
wifi connection dropping
wifi toggle button error
slow wifi connecting on remembered networks
battery life
screen stutter when switching homescreens
Thanks all. I will install a rom. Now to decide which one. Lol
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Thanks all. I will install a rom. Now to decide which one. Lol
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Start with cognition, its the perfect rom to pop your cherry. Start with 4.5.3 (Froyo), its the closest to stock and will be quite familiar. From there you can try some other custom themed roms. The Froyo roms are easiest to install, just place that update.zip file on your sd card along with the rom zip file, then enter recovery and flash away. Good luck
For Roms it you who decide which you liked the most, there is nothing like the best. For One A will the best but fot other A will be the worst. There are many good roms here try and decide yourself
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Thanks all. I will install a rom. Now to decide which one. Lol
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That's the fun part, flashing then to find out which one you like the most.
I would say start with a froyo rom. They are very easy, straightforward to flash. After you are comfortable with those, move up to GB. I would also recommend buying Titanium Backup. It makes setting your phone up after a flash alot easier.
Serendipity 6.4 Best start rom...Best froyo rom out...
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Ok i have a rooted Samsung sgh I896. This is what it has..
2.2
baseband I896UXJL1
kernal 2.6.32.9
build number froyo.uxjl1
I have many lag issues, wifi wont always auto connect and still unsure of the gps. I come from the Acer Liquid camp over at android.modaco. I have flashed all sorts of roms, none ever worked perfectly. Now that being said my stock Cappy is buggy so I do understand.
So my question is, are the Roms that much better than stock and will I see some of my issues resolved or will I just have new issues?
This community seems very knowledgeable. So I am sure I will get many great answers. Is there anyone who regrets flashing a rom? If so why?(forgot to make backup, some app does not work properly, bricked your phone...etc) I know these people will not be the norm but I would just like any feedback before I jump in.
Thanks
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If u wanna stay with stock 2.2, download OCLF from the market and that should fix your lag issues. Me...personally, I rather flash a 2.3 rom. I'm usin Dlev's and oh boy, my phone is a BEAST This is "MY" opinion. Good luck!!!
Haven't pulled the trigger yet..... MIUI look s nice. Still must do more research. Thanks for the info. Tried oclf.... Made quadrant better but no actual speed fix
Fired up a few roms....they are wicked fast! Cool as ice..lol. They all had more bugs than stock. Lucky there is a post to go back to rogers 22. They are fun and all but i need fully working rom. i cannot wait until there is a bug free gingerbread rom. I must note i only tried gingerbread. I will stay involved reading the posts but stock is where i will be for a while. Thank you all devs!
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I agree with Toad, Cognition 4.5.3 is a great starting point for flashing. Very simple to flash, very similar to stock's GUI, one of the most stable (if not the most stable) ROMs I've ever tried, and has many many good features and enhancements.
Here's the link to the Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964583
And yes, Gingerbread ROMs are abit too recent still, therefore you are likely to encounter bugs (and they are STILL a lot better than Stock), so I recommend you poke into those later.
I tried MIUI and it is a very nice and full-featured ROM, so I'm pretty sure you'll like it. Cheers and have fun!
I know how to backup with titanium...i,m so smrt. i have backed up flashed roms with nandroid on my acer liquid e. My only question...part 2.... if you will, is how to back up your stock out of the box rom? If you back it up, re install it can you update it?...i.e. if gingi ever gets released.