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[Q] The Best ROM for me

Hi all. I've got a SGS (I9000).
I need same advice: what Is the best ROM for me?
I usually use my smartphone to:
- send SMS;
- surf on internet (like Facebook);
- call samebody.
The battery life is VERY IMPORTANT!
Thanks ^^

Try aopk rom 2.02 beta ICS
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Well i've been testing out lots and lots of roms and seems that ICS is the ones that saves battery the most and they run much smoother too. And stock browser runs much smoother on ics too... So i think ics is the way.. I'm just not sure what of them draws less battery life tough.
I'm using ICSSGS RC4.2 and with heavy use the battery seems to last pretty ok and that rom is almost perfect with almost everything working. Actually i think its the best ics rom today, tomorrow could be another rom But yeah it all depends what you use and like for your phone and for me its that one atm.

I've tried many many roms and all ICS-rom don't have good battery life.
My favorites:
- Amestris-roms
- SauRom
- JW1 with Tornado-kernel
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I agree, depending on what your looking for would determine the best rom for you. the best bet is just trying them and seeing which you like the best, truthfully a lot of the rom are hard to notice performance differences and many perform alike. If you are looking for the best battery life i would personally be looking back at some 2.2 and 2.3.x based roms. they have had the most time invested in them so far, and have not been completely ported.
a good webpage to check out roms is done by @AlChemistar at android candy and then find the device.
personally i have only experimented with 2.3.x based roms and ICS
for gingerbread i would recommend:
DarkysRom (10.2 Extreme)
Fl GS2
MIUI
For ICS:
TeamHacksung
OneCosmic
drZMIUIV4 beta 8.1
for a full list got to android candy. this is just what i prefer, and for making calls, texting and web browsing ICS is nicer but the interface for texting does lack. you may want tot check out theme available to take the white background back to the Samsung black for AMOLED screens.

yeah, i suggest the 2.3.x roms for battery life. they are way more matured than ICS per now.
i just installed ICSSGS RC4.2, and battery life is not good, ( i need to test different kernel).

omarbenjdida said:
Try aopk rom 2.02 beta ICS
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Personally i have tried different ics rom's the one who worked best for me was: AOPK rom 2.02 beta ICS

I would also recommend the AOKP v. 2.02 ICS
It works really good and smooth for me. Baterry life is good and pesonalization possibilities are huge!

Wow someone wif almost same username as me
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wow a lot of good comments of aokp v 2.02 which i am currently downloading and will flash soon..until now in the last one year..i felt jetpack rom had the best battery life..almost 3 days with minimum usage and a day and a half with high usage...however will try aokp now and give my feedback..

You should try goatrip
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einquantromtrost44 said:
You should try goatrip
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its such an old ROM june last year based on 2.3.3, are you so happy that you are still on that ROM and never tried anything else?

jishnu.r said:
its such an old ROM june last year based on 2.3.3, are you so happy that you are still on that ROM and never tried anything else?
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The newest goatrip rom is android 2.3.6. You can check it at his own website
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From your post it sounds like we have similar phone useage. So far i've found team icssgs with semaphore 0.8.1 to have great lag free experience with good battery life. Fairly light useage as I use my tablet for most internet & games (wifi, 3g on only if i need it with several calls, sms's, some xda, facebook& g+) and i made just under 4 days down 10% battery or there about.
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I think I also have the same usage (phone, text, and web), and I'm a bit disappointed with ICSSGS RC4.2 with semaphore kernel. But I have data always connected (and synchro on), and when I use my phone intensively for about one hour, I loose about 30% of battery life. I'm still looking for a rom with data always enabled, that I can use intensively for 2 hours per day, without charging it during the day.. If you know a rom like that (like galaxy nexus do, but for SGS), please let me know !!

how good is the current ICS leak?

Should I stay with my LA6 until official ICS arrives? or is the current ICS leak pretty much it?
I have read that the leaks also increase the binary count, is it right?

im sticking with LA6 until a proper release of ICS is available, i got tired of flashing updates week in week out when i had my HD2 and only haviung certain things working
depends on if you can live with the current bugs or not

I'm having a few issues with the Chinese leak.
1.GPS issues cant get a lock (seems to be a baseband issue.
2. Names on my contact list have all changed to Chinese names lol. Strange one
For ultimate stability stick with LA6 trust me it's not worth the aggro
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For the Chinese leak, fast and stable except for one big problem: sleep of death nearly daily, so now in GB again.

I tried 3 ICS roms so far, and reverted back to Darky 3.3 each time...
(compatibility, chinese remains, root issues, unstable recovery, etc)
I hope there will be a stable AOSP version out there soon, Talk 4 is very good!
Why can't the Note be Google's flagship phone, ffs ? xD

i9000gt said:
I'm having a few issues with the Chinese leak.
1.GPS issues cant get a lock (seems to be a baseband issue.
2. Names on my contact list have all changed to Chinese names lol. Strange one
For ultimate stability stick with LA6 trust me it's not worth the aggro
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I am running the Chinese leak, gps locks for me, wifi works, phonebook names are in English and caller id also works, sod only when battery is low. So the outcome is different for different people. Been running it daily for 3 days now.
I did full wipe first, then loaded the rom through desktop odin without pit file. After that flashed the ZCLP1 over as chainfire version doesn't include modem. In regards to yellow triangle, cos it's ICS, just use triangle away app to remove triangle and reset counter to 0, no need for jig.
So far all working well for me. Also I run it at 240dpi, so I am using go launcher and exDialer as replacements. Some people have problems with default SMS, but cos I use go sms pre can't comment cos I have no problems. Lastly, WhatsApp also doesn't fc for me.
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No tethering, deal breaker for me.
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good battery life but few bugs as it first leak
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loonsy said:
I am running the Chinese leak, gps locks for me, wifi works, phonebook names are in English and caller id also works, sod only when battery is low. So the outcome is different for different people. Been running it daily for 3 days now.
I did full wipe first, then loaded the rom through desktop odin without pit file. After that flashed the ZCLP1 over as chainfire version doesn't include modem. In regards to yellow triangle, cos it's ICS, just use triangle away app to remove triangle and reset counter to 0, no need for jig.
So far all working well for me. Also I run it at 240dpi, so I am using go launcher and exDialer as replacements. Some people have problems with default SMS, but cos I use go sms pre can't comment cos I have no problems. Lastly, WhatsApp also doesn't fc for me.
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What baseband were u on to start with?
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little off topic but i dont believe samsung doesnt have a full working ics rom for n7000 from the beginning. i think they are just entertain us with the early ics rom samples. samsung and google want nexus to be the only ics phone on the market for a while longer.

I've been running the i9220 leak since it leaked. I've gotten a random reboot ONCE - it was actually last night. I was at 30% battery. I had just recently reflashed from mobile odin cause my /system partition was borked. I've had just random issues, but it's been a daily driver no problem.
No two chips are the same though - give it a shot - support chainfire and do it right via Mobile Odin. Hate it? Mobile odin back to stock and flash a new rom.
Just my 2cents.

Hello all. I am running the Chinese ICS leak right now as my daily ROM. It is very stable and VERY smooth. Trust me, I am a stickler for functionality, I wouldn't settle for something that keeps crashing all the time. My ROM is the Chainfire repack and you can GO HERE for a guide on how to install it correctly. You can also read some user reports. Give it a go!

acidburn89 said:
Hello all. I am running the Chinese ICS leak right now as my daily ROM. It is very stable and VERY smooth. Trust me, I am a stickler for functionality, I wouldn't settle for something that keeps crashing all the time. My ROM is the Chainfire repack and you can GO HERE for a guide on how to install it correctly. You can also read some user reports. Give it a go!
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Same here. I've been using the Chinese ICS leak (Chainfire version) and everythign has been smooth. Getting exceptional battery life as well.

jaiiscool said:
No tethering, deal breaker for me.
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Tethering works . At least after a fresh reboot , as is true there is some problems activating wifi that affects the tethering.

kromosto said:
little off topic but i dont believe samsung doesnt have a full working ics rom for n7000 from the beginning. i think they are just entertain us with the early ics rom samples. samsung and google want nexus to be the only ics phone on the market for a while longer.
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The conspiracy lol. I've been running the leak since release and haven't had a deal breaker problem yet. I've experienced screen of death a few times. Battery life is excellent and nova launcher makes it 10 times better. There's not a single thing that gingerbread did that I can't with ics.
My suggestion is to start fresh and leave your gingerbread titanium back ups uninstalled.
Only thing I'm missing is tablet mode.
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ICS is amazing on the Note, been using it for a few days.

good enough for everyday use but still quite far from a release candidate.

I've been using the ICS repack from day dot and I can't go back.
It's awesome for me and the performance is amazing in comparison to ever GB rom I've tried before.
Strangely I haven't had any of the issues people have been complaining about (gps, SOD etc)

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ajamils said:
Same here. I've been using the Chinese ICS leak (Chainfire version) and everythign has been smooth. Getting exceptional battery life as well.
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I wish there was a way to solve the godamn SOD. All I know it's affected by battery life, and the lower it goes, the more frequent it happens.

[Q] Best GB ROM for N7000

Please participate in this poll.
Which is the best ROM & Kernel for N7000 ?
Please describe based on the following ....
a) Battery Drain - Based on usage
b) How many ROMS's have you tried ??
c) What are the issues with Best ROM & Kernel ??
d) You too confused to choose the GB ROM ? Watch the Thread.
I havent personally chosen ICS coz all ROMS are in Beta Stage. I would love AOSP but for Spen Samsung apps.
I like CheckROM personally due to simplicity and Stock ROM stability. But would really love to hear from all you guys.
I have missed Cassie's Xtralite ROM, Rocket GB ROM . Please message me if you like it. Couldn't edit the poll.
LOOKS LIKE IN CUSTOM ROMS CHECKROM AND DARKYROM with Franco Kernel is Leading the Poll.

I'm pretty sure that everyone claiming awesome battery life from such-and-such kernel are just placebo. Maybe they differ a few %, but who'd notice.
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prabhu1980 said:
e) Are you too confused to choose the GB ROM ? Hit Thanks and watch the Thread.
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So Thank you for making me confuse?

prabhu1980 said:
e) Are you too confused to choose the GB ROM ? Hit Thanks and watch the Thread.
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I was so confused with GB rom choices that I went for ICS. Do I need to keep watching this thread as well?

I used CheckRom on my SGS II and the wifes and now on the Note. It's stable. Stability is most important. Battery life means nothing to me as I carry an extra battery, keep one at work on a charger as well and charge every night. I want to USE the phone at max updates, Maps on , BT on, GPS on, Email pushing and all updates at Min. Everything runnning.
I am on WiFI 90% of the the phones on time. I don't set the phone to turn WiFi off when screen is off. I listen to the FM radio 5 hours a day and Still get over 12 hours before the warning. PLENTY Good enough battery life. I don;t play games or watch movies unless plugged up to a Power supply. Only on cross country flights do I carry the two extra batteries.
I am running CF Root Kernel. See too many issues with new releases of others (except SpeedMod which is a great kernel but I don't really need it).
Looking forward to OFFICIAL ICS with EVERYTHING working as it should be. Will likely flash CheckRom's version as well. I can wait. I don;t like ICS theme or Touch Wiz and will likely stick with my current theme and GoLAuncher even when on official ICS

chasmodo said:
I was so confused with GB rom choices that I went for ICS. Do I need to keep watching this thread as well?
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Of course you may create a thread and watch it too.

So creating a thread and watching it makes you less confused?
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I think what the poster is telling is to HIT ___ and wait something to happen after?
prabhu1980 said:
Thanks and watch the Thread.
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prabhu1980 said:
e) Are you too confused to choose the GB ROM ? Hit Thanks and watch the Thread.
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Ah Man....check here -
I Have tried-
Rocket Rom v23 with abyss 4.2 and franco9. And franco is the best kernel Best battery life.
Darky rom v3.3 with franco 9
Check Rom v5 with Franco 9
Rocket ICS
Midnote ICS
Currently- ICS Stunner
And i agree with Chasmodo there.....got so confused with GB that went to ICS direct
Now hit thanks and keep watching my signature as it keeps changing with the roms i use LOL

True !! I also feel the same.
But which ROM do you like ???

letters_to_cleo said:
I think what the poster is telling is to HIT ___ and wait something to happen after?
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Which ROM You are currently in ??
Are you happy ?? Why ???

Correct me if I'm wrong but a few listed are not actually ROMs but rather kernels. Also, why no RocketRom?

tbong777 said:
I used CheckRom on my SGS II and the wifes and now on the Note. It's stable. Stability is most important. Battery life means nothing to me as I carry an extra battery, keep one at work on a charger as well and charge every night. I want to USE the phone at max updates, Maps on , BT on, GPS on, Email pushing and all updates at Min. Everything runnning.
I am on WiFI 90% of the the phones on time. I don't set the phone to turn WiFi off when screen is off. I listen to the FM radio 5 hours a day and Still get over 12 hours before the warning. PLENTY Good enough battery life. I don;t play games or watch movies unless plugged up to a Power supply. Only on cross country flights do I carry the two extra batteries.
I am running CF Root Kernel. See too many issues with new releases of others (except SpeedMod which is a great kernel but I don't really need it).
Looking forward to OFFICIAL ICS with EVERYTHING working as it should be. Will likely flash CheckRom's version as well. I can wait. I don;t like ICS theme or Touch Wiz and will likely stick with my current theme and GoLAuncher even when on official ICS
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What I have found is JKay ICS Domination Theme looks elegant and Less RAM consuming hence fast !
Anyhow I appreciate the fact that CheckROM is really good.
I haven't really tried other ROMS.
May be I am too behind the testers who are on ICS.
But I m just waiting for SPEN support or particularly SPen apps support in AOSP and then I am in for ICS.

CASSIE X for sure. Fast and stable
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prabhu1980 said:
True !! I also feel the same.
But which ROM do you like ???
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Darky with Franco was the best for me!! Really had awesome battery. In 10 hours just one percentage of battery drop !!

Excellent !!
abhisahara said:
Darky with Franco was the best for me!! Really had awesome battery. In 10 hours just one percentage of battery drop !!
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Thats awesome !!. Were you using it or it was during idle time ?
Even if you used for 10 mins continuously (watching videos) had a 1% drop it would be awesome.

Sorry for not including in the poll.
octavian90 said:
CASSIE X for sure. Fast and stable
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Thats a good information.
Does Cassie's Xtralite ROM supports Spen and its apps ?.
Is it based in TouchWiz from Samsung ??

jeffs99 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but a few listed are not actually ROMs but rather kernels. Also, why no RocketRom?
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Hi Jeff ,
Yes the listed are 5 GB ROms and 4 Kernels. It's a Multiple Choice Poll.
I created this poll for GB Roms and I believe RocketROM is an ICS ROM now.
Sorry for not adding Rocket Rom for GB. Do u really like it ??
Thanks
Prabhakar

prabhu1980 said:
I created this poll for GB Roms and I believe RocketROM is an ICS ROM.
If I was wrong please correct me.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380284

letters_to_cleo said:
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I Didn't really understand. But I ve edited the post seeing your response.
Does it look OK now ?

How many people still prefers Gingerbread over ICS on your note?

I had a chance to update my International Note to ICS but I did not do it. I actually downloaded to ICS (over the air OTA) but then did not commit to the install but instead chose to hard reset my Note to its original Gingerbread. I wiped out all data and my Note is as fresh as it was when I first bought it last year.
The reasons that I want Gingerbread over ICS is because:
1. I like full screen resolution of 800×1280. With ICS, the task bar at the bottom takes away some resolution lines.
2. I heard some stories of the super brick bug.
So how many people chose to remain on Gingerbread instead of ICS ?
However, on my Galaxy Tab 7.7 internation version, I will want to be on ICS or Jelly Bean instead of Honeycomb.

Well, whilst ICS is an improvement over Gingerbread, a lot of people dislike Samsung's implementation of it on the Galaxy Note as the Touchwiz UI has not been updated to allow for many of Ice Cream Sandwich's features such as widgets within the app drawer. There are also a lot of bugs on Samsung's ICS such as the deep sleep, brick bug and also some issues with the screen. Hopefully though, we should receive an update to ICS in the form of 4.0.4 which will solve these problems. From there on, I am just praying we get Jelly Bean but I seriously doubt it.
Whilst issues with deep sleep have been a pain, I still feel the ICS update to be a worthy one as for me personally it improves performance and also allows me to run some of the newer apps, which seeing as I use my Galaxy Note more like a tablet most of the time is always nice. The brick bug is an issue, but it only affects 5% of devices. It is still a risk not worth taking had I known before updating, but I cannot do anything now.

i prefer GB to ICS, less ram consumption, better battery life

What do.you mean task bar at the bottom. It's no different on ICS than gb?
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If ICS matched Gingerbreads battery life then I would keep ICS on my phone. This is not the case so I had to go back to Gingerbread.
All things considered I would keep ICS if the battery life matched Gingerbread.

I've switched back and forth between stock GB and stock ICS a few times and, battery issues aside, I can't say I've noticed sufficient difference to care. The OS is just there to run the apps. So long as it does it efficiently then I really am indifferent.
Now I'm running Paranoid Android, and that does offer something new, but as far as the stock ROMs go I don't personally think it really matters, so long as the stability/reliability is there. I would definitely avoid the German LPY ICS ROM.

CM9/ AOSP > any Samsung firmware.
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PJ147 said:
What do.you mean task bar at the bottom. It's no different on ICS than gb?
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+1 WTF?
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I used to stay on Rooted Stock GB, and while the battery use was great, ICS was a little worse in my opinion.
BUT, I do love the upgrades KingDroid ICS gave, so I just stuck with that, since I found I got around a days usage with GB and ICS.

Haha does the OP intends to ask regarding from stock GB to stock ICS?
I see lots of talk about custom roms here.
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PJ147 said:
What do.you mean task bar at the bottom. It's no different on ICS than gb?
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+1 WTF?
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I bet he's talking about the on-screen nav.buttons (like on the Nexus), which isn't true at all. You can choose to use them if you're running AOSP/AOKP/CM9 ROM.

went back to gb+rooted, to feel more confident and the various reasons mentioned in above posts. waiting jb

ICS clipboard is too limited.
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i prefer stable GB over shaky ICS.

For me battery life is just as good as gingerbread. Just factory reset first in gingerbread then install ics. You will have no issues.
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Well after a couple of weeks with ICS I just went back to GB because I think the web experience is so much better on GB. A ton of sites using flash causes too much trouble on ICS. To bad Android let go of such an advantage compared to iOS.

I prefer ICS for his new features and the fact that my Note is faster than with GB

I kept finding problems with stock ICS ROMs until finally settling on the latest LRK ROM for Germany. Now the phone is stable and with good battery life, sleeping properly and no runaway tasks. I have no need, I hope, to return to GB now.

Im on stock ICS.
Its not that much different from GB. So, a bit of a let down.
I did full wipe before ICS install. Battery is comparable, save for running Fox News app.
Bottom line; ICS is over rated.
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tdodd said:
I kept finding problems with stock ICS ROMs until finally settling on the latest LRK ROM for Germany. Now the phone is stable and with good battery life, sleeping properly and no runaway tasks. I have no need, I hope, to return to GB now.
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Same on me.

[Q] Which custom rom?

I'm a noob when it comes to Android roms and such.
I have a rooted samsung galaxy s infront of me now but I have a question.
I have read that a lot of roms disable a couple of original features, like the google play store, video camera etc.
Now my question; Is there a custom rom that gives you anything like android 4.0+ for example with no features being lost?
Yes I have heard about CM but I read that it does remove a couple of features which I need..

What features will you miss? Play store and video work perfectly on cm10 and 10.1 based ROMs plus they trend to have lots of extra features compared to stock. I'm running Mackay ROM based on jelly bean 4.2 (cm 10.1) with semaphore kernel. Stable and really fast.
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I'm using RemICS-JB_4.2 , and for me it is very stable and fast, UI is from SGS3, worth to try...

The mackay rom is very good

So it's just a myth that you will lose some stock functions? Don't trust me on my word but I think I've read that it removes HD filming or something.
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You can enable xl ram (around 400 mb) in some kernels such as semaphore and devil which can mean you loose hd video, but by default it is disabled in almost all ROMs. So if you leave ram alone it's not a problem and I still have 720p video. Tbh there is a patch now that makes 720 work with big ram anyhow, but I manage just fine with the 389mb standard with semaphore so I haven't tested this.
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So Semaphore kernel and CM as ROM leaves all normal features intact? Perfect. Just one last question; a lot of people prefer CM9 over CM10. Any specific reason for this?
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CrackedHippo said:
So Semaphore kernel and CM as ROM leaves all normal features intact? Perfect. Just one last question; a lot of people prefer CM9 over CM10. Any specific reason for this?
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Because CM9 is more stable. CM10 requires more resources to run on our old phones.You might not get enough RAM.I also noticed some games force closed on CM10.But they all work nicely in CM9.

Thanks for the answers.
Something popped in my head so that leaves me with 1 more question; I currently have hardcore speedmod kernel and I did the lagfix (transfer to EXT4) and it took some SD space of course. Now before I go to Semaphore kernel should I first somehow uninstall the lagfix? And how?
Thanks!
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AnandMuralidhar said:
Because CM9 is more stable. CM10 requires more resources to run on our old phones.You might not get enough RAM.I also noticed some games force closed on CM10.But they all work nicely in CM9.
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This is becoming less of an issue as development goes on but it is a factor to consider. I have to overclock cpu to get high end games to work. But you can't even install most of them on stock 2.3 so depends what you're after. I prefer the extra features that cm 10.1 gives. Can always flash to cm9 stable and give it a go and then upgrade from there, sensible to go to cm9 then 10 anyhow. You will have to full wipe between 9 and 10 though. So titanium backup is the best app you will ever install.
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I'll just loan this thread a bit because I have a similar situation. I've only changed ROMs few times and I'm kinda noob myself too. I'm looking for a fast and stable ROM. Few days ago I installed ELITEMOVILS:s 4.2.1 galaxy nexus stock rom. It's good but cant get the wifi working properly so I thought I'd try another one. Should I go for JB 4.1.2 or for 4.2.1? Are the 4.1.2 releases more stable and is there a big difference in features and speed? Also battery life is quite important factor for me when choosing ROM (BTW has anyone found a good replacement battery with longer battery life than the stock one?). I dont update ROMs that frequent so it would be important that the release would be stable and functioning.

Slim Roms are pretty lightweight 4.2.1 beta 1 for me has been pretty stable and responsive. I also downloaded and flashed Semaphore 2.9.0s afterwards.
Daily I9000M
Powered by
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Live OC 114%
Smartass V2, Smooth Ui
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SlimBean 4.2.1 Beta 1

Samiboi said:
I'll just loan this thread a bit because I have a similar situation. I've only changed ROMs few times and I'm kinda noob myself too. I'm looking for a fast and stable ROM. Few days ago I installed ELITEMOVILS:s 4.2.1 galaxy nexus stock rom. It's good but cant get the wifi working properly so I thought I'd try another one. Should I go for JB 4.1.2 or for 4.2.1? Are the 4.1.2 releases more stable and is there a big difference in features and speed? Also battery life is quite important factor for me when choosing ROM (BTW has anyone found a good replacement battery with longer battery life than the stock one?). I dont update ROMs that frequent so it would be important that the release would be stable and functioning.
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4.1.2 should be more stable than 4.2.1 as its been developed longer and even has gotten the official stable version released.
4.2 does bring some new features like all new releases but not as major as for example 4.1 brought, for this reason Google decided to keep the Jellybean name for the newer version.
Regarding battery life your best bet is a Gingerbread ROM, but frankly I'm satisfied with my CM10 in that regard.
I'm using a Pisen 1700mAh battery, and its very good for its price,I bought it from Deal Extreme, but be careful to research a battery before buying any, most of them are horrible and can even break your phone in some cases.
It's been said an official 1800mAh battery meant for the Epic 4g (Carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy S2) fits our phone even though it's thicker; I just bought one myself, but it's being shipped from the US and I'm in Norway so it'll be a week before I could confirm that myself...
The Wi-Fi issue with 4.2 is known and pawitp had released a fix for it, I don't know if the current nightlies from the CM team have incorporated it
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i m using X-bean 3.0. very good rom. stable.

Hr Kristian said:
4.1.2 should be more stable than 4.2.1 as its been developed longer and even has gotten the official stable version released.
4.2 does bring some new features like all new releases but not as major as for example 4.1 brought, for this reason Google decided to keep the Jellybean name for the newer version.
Regarding battery life your best bet is a Gingerbread ROM, but frankly I'm satisfied with my CM10 in that regard.
I'm using a Pisen 1700mAh battery, and its very good for its price,I bought it from Deal Extreme, but be careful to research a battery before buying any, most of them are horrible and can even break your phone in some cases.
It's been said an official 1800mAh battery meant for the Epic 4g (Carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy S2) fits our phone even though it's thicker; I just bought one myself, but it's being shipped from the US and I'm in Norway so it'll be a week before I could confirm that myself...
The Wi-Fi issue with 4.2 is known and pawitp had released a fix for it, I don't know if the current nightlies from the CM team have incorporated it
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
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Thx for the reply. I just installed Slim Bean 4.2.1. Beta 2 six hours ago and so far I've liked it very much. WLAN working too. I think I'll change to 4.1.2. if I still encounter problems. I'll take a look at the DX battery. Please tell us how it went with the Epic 4g battery when u get to test it

Thread closed. Everytime I see a "Best ROM/kernel thread, I die a little inside.