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I just wanted a few more opinions on this,
I tried the many custom Froyo roms out there and they all seem pretty sluggish compared to the official froyo 2.2 rom. I have Launcher Pro installed and boy the official froyo is lightning fast.
Is anyone else noticing this lack in speed/performance or maybe I am not putting in the correct settings? I tried kings rom, it was choppy compared to Original, AsimRom (themed) also choppy again compared to Original and Modaco's Rom didnt have the Phone App on my phone so I didnt bother installing it again. Please do not think I am complaining, I just needed a third party opinion, maybe I do not have the right settings on. I really want to have deodexed with other features that come with Custom roms.
Thanks
Official??
not customized, only recooked for rooted phones.
I'm wondering what firmware everyone is running right now, as I'm looking to find one as a basis to rollback to as a full nandroid backup. Constantly redoing my UI is annoying me now, so I'm looking to find a baseline with which to experiment.
Currently, I'm running VibrantHybrid r2, and I'm looking for something more stable to run. Basically, I'm looking for a ROM where everything works.
Aus_Azn said:
I'm wondering what firmware everyone is running right now, as I'm looking to find one as a basis to rollback to as a full nandroid backup. Constantly redoing my UI is annoying me now, so I'm looking to find a baseline with which to experiment.
Currently, I'm running VibrantHybrid r2, and I'm looking for something more stable to run.
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Out of curiosity what's not stable about the hybrid rom other than gps? Just wondering because I've been running it for a week without a single hiccup.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
Clienterror said:
Out of curiosity what's not stable about the hybrid rom other than gps? Just wondering because I've been running it for a week without a single hiccup.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
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Basically, I'm looking for a ROM where everything works. Including the GPS.
I use JH3 and SRE and i have no problems i am a courier and never have gps problems at all yeah if there is alot of overcast then yeah it can take a cpl min to lock but i have no issues at all.
Im running jm7. out of all that i have tryed i like this one the best. I live in PA (BFE) hills, trees and lots of sharp curves. I toke a drive with gps and it worked great. All i did was root and lag fix from the market. love it
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Im running jm7. out of all that i have tryed i like this one the best. I live in PA (BFE) hills, trees and lots of sharp curves. I toke a drive with gps and it worked great. All i did was root and lag fix from the market. love it
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where is post on JM7? i have been on a ROM kick this week trying everything out i can get my hands on. i love the i9000 roms, (BT doesnt matter to me) but i have had complaints from people saying my voice sounds muffled when i am running JM5. do you have that problem?
Pirateghost said:
where is post on JM7? i have been on a ROM kick this week trying everything out i can get my hands on. i love the i9000 roms, (BT doesnt matter to me) but i have had complaints from people saying my voice sounds muffled when i am running JM5. do you have that problem?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=771578
go there, first post has link for downloading jm7. then goto page 4 of the above link post 33 if you never flashed i9000 before. feel free to contact me via pm if you need anything else. good luck and i love jm7
thanks for that. i have flashed JM5 before but like i said, people complained that i sounded muffled when i talked to them on the phone.
with so many posts on here about flashing this and flashing that, its hard to find the right ones sometimes.
right now i am running JH3+SRE 123+ext4+black evo notification bar and circle batt lagfix
in my nandroid backups, i have:
hybrid R3+bugless mod
i9000+jh3+ext4
rooted jh7
soon to have a JM7
Hey everyone,
I am just after some suggestions on a stable fast eclair rom or other suggestion?. I figure they should be a bit more developed and stable than the froyo ones.
I have used a couple eclair and been through a bunch of froyo roms, however they seem fast after flash then a week or few days later they take forever to do anything and it is so frustrating having to wait 20 odd seconds to open a new txt message.
I have around 2000 messages and when first flashed everything runs great then a few days later its just painful.
Is there a rom that this wont happen on? any suggestions?
I would like to be able to play the occasional game if possible too
Cheers
Shadoxity said:
Hey everyone,
I am just after some suggestions on a stable fast eclair rom or other suggestion?. I figure they should be a bit more developed and stable than the froyo ones.
I have used a couple eclair and been through a bunch of froyo roms, however they seem fast after flash then a week or few days later they take forever to do anything and it is so frustrating having to wait 20 odd seconds to open a new txt message.
I have around 2000 messages and when first flashed everything runs great then a few days later its just painful.
Is there a rom that this wont happen on? any suggestions?
I would like to be able to play the occasional game if possible too
Cheers
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Thats strange froyo roms never really slow down for me all though i dont download many apps or play games have you tried the official froyo ported from the mytouch? or use cyan 6.1 they both run pretty quick for me just play around with it see what works best for you and remember setcpu can help you out with speed especially for games or just stick with eclair thats what i do complete eclair 2.21
Try the official mytouch ROM, if that doesn't suffice then nothing ever will.
Thanks guys, any tips where i can find this official ported rom? i have not noticed it on the g1 forum. unless im looking for the wrong name?
is this it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811620&highlight=aosp
Shadoxity said:
is this it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811620&highlight=aosp
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Mmhmmm you could also use setcpu if thats not fast enough lol
Thanks for that See how it goes. Currently on complete eclair and that is good
Heya guys,
I'm in need of some suggestions for a good basic 2.2.1 rom. I've read quite a bit about the various roms out there but nothing has stood out as what I'm looking for:
May not exist but my ideal find would be something that's based on a real captivate beta and not i9000. I've been really happy with Cognition's 2.2.0 Froyo but I've recently learned that its outdated and an update I require for email is available in 2.2.1. Perception has a couple (home button and lighting) bugs that would drive me insane. Firebird seems to have them too along with way too many hacks and ui mods for my taste. I've heard good things about Darky and would love to hear what other people think is the highest quality "basic" 2.2.1 rom around is.
Thx a ton guys!
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Heya guys,
I'm in need of some suggestions for a good basic 2.2.1 rom. I've read quite a bit about the various roms out there but nothing has stood out as what I'm looking for:
May not exist but my ideal find would be something that's based on a real captivate beta and not i9000. I've been really happy with Cognition's 2.2.0 Froyo but I've recently learned that its outdated and an update I require for email is available in 2.2.1. Perception has a couple (home button and lighting) bugs that would drive me insane. Firebird seems to have them too along with way too many hacks and ui mods for my taste. I've heard good things about Darky and would love to hear what other people think is the highest quality "basic" 2.2.1 rom around is.
Thx a ton guys!
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Here is your issue there is no Captivate 2.2.1 rom. They are all i9000 roms.
zelendel said:
Here is your issue there is no Captivate 2.2.1 rom. They are all i9000 roms.
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I thought that was probably the case. Since it is, I'd love any suggestions as far as the most stable i9000 rom. This may be the same answer as before, but do any not have the buttons not lighting on screen press etc. issues?
halfhp said:
I thought that was probably the case. Since it is, I'd love any suggestions as far as the most stable i9000 rom. This may be the same answer as before, but do any not have the buttons not lighting on screen press etc. issues?
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They all have that issue sad to say.
halfhp said:
I thought that was probably the case. Since it is, I'd love any suggestions as far as the most stable i9000 rom. This may be the same answer as before, but do any not have the buttons not lighting on screen press etc. issues?
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/keep-the-lights-on/com.kin.KeepTheLightsOn
support the dev and pay .99 for the pro version
@pirate
i didn't know about that app. thx for the link
Not every ROM is i9000 based. Cognition is completely Captivate, and doesn't have any of those issues. I use it, and love it.
Phoenix 3.0 FTW.
awesome battery, I get up at 5am and plug it back in at midnight with about 50% left. I do little internet, about 500 messages a day, and normal calls
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halfhp said:
I thought that was probably the case. Since it is, I'd love any suggestions as far as the most stable i9000 rom. This may be the same answer as before, but do any not have the buttons not lighting on screen press etc. issues?
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Darkyy's ROM (8) with speedmod kernel (K12L) and JL2 modem.. Apply battery tweaks with speedmod kernel and off it goesssss
Ok I will put in my two cents. Docs kitchen rom will be the cleanest rom, largely because you can pick and choose what you want. 2.2.1 base, choice of two kernels, two modems, several launchers, base apps, utilities, and a couple of themes. If you want basic, choose asop theme with minimal apps. If you flash it and don't like it, go back to the kitchen and build another configuration.
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Not every ROM is i9000 based. Cognition is completely Captivate, and doesn't have any of those issues. I use it, and love it.
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His request was for a 2.2.1 base.
Also check out Dorian's Froyo Rom. I've just started using it and it works perfectly on my Captivate.
Ethere said:
Also check out Dorian's Froyo Rom. I've just started using it and it works perfectly on my Captivate.
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Looks good...is the "BLN" thingy a fix for the button lights not working on screen activity?
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Looks good...is the "BLN" thingy a fix for the button lights not working on screen activity?
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No, BLN stands for backlight notification, and turns the bottom buttons into an LED of sorts when you get a notification with your screen off.
Hello,
I have my A853 Milestone for about a year and a half.
Currently I have the HO!NO! Cyanogen mod installed on it.
The problem is that the device is very slow, it always crash and games are super laggy (like Angry Birds) or it crashes (like Draw Something).
Which ROM should I install?
I want it to be stable, quick and run games like it should run them.
Thanks
ArielElia95 said:
Hello,
I have my A853 Milestone for about a year and a half.
Currently I have the HO!NO! Cyanogen mod installed on it.
The problem is that the device is very slow, it always crash and games are super laggy (like Angry Birds) or it crashes (like Draw Something).
Which ROM should I install?
I want it to be stable, quick and run games like it should run them.
Thanks
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I've had my OG droid for over two years, and I think I've tried every possible ROM there is. The Gingerbread ROM are nice, but they lag really badly on the device. It doesn't have the CPU or memory to handle it well enough. You could do it, but things like the camera and games will almost always end up bogging the device to unresponsive.
I've had the best luck with Liquid Frozen Yogurt 1.95. It s a 2.2.1 ROM (Froyo) and it is really smooth. The camera actually works which is a problem for most of the GB ROMs. Bugless Beast is also a good ROM.
jbeazell said:
I've had my OG droid for over two years, and I think I've tried every possible ROM there is. The Gingerbread ROM are nice, but they lag really badly on the device. It doesn't have the CPU or memory to handle it well enough. You could do it, but things like the camera and games will almost always end up bogging the device to unresponsive.
I've had the best luck with Liquid Frozen Yogurt 1.95. It s a 2.2.1 ROM (Froyo) and it is really smooth. The camera actually works which is a problem for most of the GB ROMs. Bugless Beast is also a good ROM.
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How about games?
Does games on Frozen Yogurt 1.95 run smoothly? no lags?
Is it stable? (no crashes)
ArielElia95 said:
How about games?
Does games on Frozen Yogurt 1.95 run smoothly? no lags?
Is it stable? (no crashes)
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that rom is for the droid not our milestone unfortunately
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that rom is for the droid not our milestone unfortunately
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oh..
well I'm trying to install The Froyo Mod now, I remember it was good + this is 2.2, which the milestone should support much better than the Gingerbread - 2.3.
Lol, sorry
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Nothing I did could get the gb roms to run smoothly. The OG droids just don't have the ram.
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I installed TheFroyoMod 2.9.3 and now the device is much better.
It runs smoothly, Draw Something actually works (pretty smooth), it's stable and I recommand you to install it too.
It makes sense because the device officially support 2.2 and not 2.3, it has resources for 2.2 but not enough for 2.3
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I play zenonia in froyo mod with minimal lags. I think it is the best rom for gaming.
I liked cm6 for battery but cm9 was running really good on mine
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What's wrong with CM 7.2.0 RC1 by kabaldan? I'm planing to install it on my 2.2 stock ROM but retain the 600mhz frequency for battery life reason. Would I suffer worse performance than my current stock?
thanks
I'm in the same boat as the OP.
I am setting up my friend's OG Droid and I'm curious the best ROM.
I have to say I'm pretty happy with CM 7.1 stable release so far. It works great so far and I haven't noticed any problems. The camera seems fine.
Is GB really that bad?
I did try CM 7.2 experimental build (from CM download page) and it was working great until I noticed that the flashlight app, torch wouldn't work. I really wanted it to work in the Power Widget. After screwing around with it for quite a while, I ended reflashing back to CM7.1 stable.
Assuming games won't be games played on the device, I think that CM7 is the way to go unless there are more RAM-hogging apps running. I'm a newb to the OG Droid though.
*EDIT*
P.S. Do you guys have a favorite recovery? I am using CWM 2.5.0.1. The weird thing is it doesn't display Dalvik as wiped when I wipe Dalvik Cache. I dunno if it is a problem or not. I actually searched around a fair bit. What is the best recovery for the OG Droid? Stability, nandroids, and functionality are key. I don't care about touch interface.
Thanks. Feel free to flame me if I am overlooking this info.
recovery i use minimod, hava any scripts (supercharge), unistall system apps, backup apps and have a script to wipe a ext partition.
I used all roms for milestone and cm6 (or shadowmod discontinued a long time ago ) is the best, the only one it works fine, another roms always have a problem with performance (i don't play in my phone).
I have been runnning a rooted overclocked (800mhz) stock rom for ages, but still had issues with it freezing when surfing and quitting apps.
Yesterday I finally got round to changing to CM 7.2.0 RC1. Performance is so much better, more options, smoother scrolling, but the battery life is worse. I had to charge it twice today which is usually a rare occurance. So I have knocked it back down to 800mhz again from 1ghz, setup the 2g toggle, and made a few other tweeks. Will see how that does for now, but if not then will look into battery calibration.
I rarely use my phone for gaming, so couldn't comment on the performance, but if its anything like what I experienced elsewhere you should be happy. Slightly earlier builds have been mentioned to have a better battery life too.
Hope that helps
Best ROM on the Milestone right now? MIUI 2.4.20 hands down.
Damn... new users can't post outside link but Google it.
And btw, it seems that the ROM was designed for Chinese Milestone so the physical keyboard layout is kinda messed up if you use Europe or HK milestone. And since I don't use the physical keyboard at all so it's not a huge problem. But seriously, this is the best damn thing you can put on a Milestone, try it out
Cheers
BoyBawang2 said:
What's wrong with CM 7.2.0 RC1 by kabaldan? I'm planing to install it on my 2.2 stock ROM but retain the 600mhz frequency for battery life reason. Would I suffer worse performance than my current stock?
thanks
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While it will probably work better than a stock ROM, I'd suggest you try a Froyo based ROM. The biggest issue with GB on a Milestone is the RAM. I tried out every single workaround I came across for over a year, only to end up going back to CM6 (vikasbn's version).
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While it will probably work better than a stock ROM, I'd suggest you try a Froyo based ROM. The biggest issue with GB on a Milestone is the RAM. I tried out every single workaround I came across for over a year, only to end up going back to CM6 (vikasbn's version).
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Thanks for the tip bro. Do you recommend this Froyo thread or something else?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606796
BoyBawang2 said:
Thanks for the tip bro. Do you recommend this Froyo thread or something else?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1606796
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That's the one I'm currently using and so far it's worked like charm. It's also the only one that seems to be updated.
Hello everyone,
I have an A853 (Milestone). I am looking for advice on what SBF and ROM to install, and how to optimize the performance.
I hope it is ok for me to join this thread (instead of opening a new one). Below are my concerns; I am looking forward to advice from experienced forum members (reading from your posts, you definitively are experienced):
1. underlying firmware (OS)
If I understand correctly, due to the locked bootloader I can only change which kernel I will be running by flashing a different SBF file:
- SHOLS_U2_02.31.0 (I believe this is stock Eclair?)
- SHOLS_U2_05.26.3 (and this should be stock Froyo?)
Which SBF should I flash my phone with, so that the ROM I will later choose will work best? Of course, I'll apply a vulnerable SBF afterwards.
2. ROM
I am most keen on MIUI (the latest and final build for this device is 2.4.20?), since I was using it before and I really like its user interface. However, I experienced some problems with it (unresponsive/laggy, not receiving SMS messages after some time, etc.).
Is the MIUI-derivate NIMIUI any better? Moreover, I saw there is another ''chef'' quynhnt that is further developing NIMIUI but I see user responses that it is kind of buggy?
I've tried FroyoMOD which seemed the fastest to me (although I would be really missing MIUI features), however it did not let me connect to my home WiFi (WPA2+AES+Radius) so I let it go.
ICS seems kind of no-go to me because Milestone only has 256MB of RAM (which is very little); I've tried the unofficial alpha CM9 and although everything worked, it was just too laggy. I believe the unofficial MIUI v4 would be the same.
Any suggestions? I am leaning towards official MIUI but with thorough testing of incoming SMS (I can't afford not to receive them) and additional optimizations that are decribed below. Or am I missing something?
3. optimizations
SuperCharger
Definitively I would like to use the SuperCharger V6 (or is it V8 - any differences?). Which settings profile should I select based on the following demands:
- I don't play games on my phone
- I want a responsive phone with no lag
- The most demanding app I use is Exchange sync (6 accounts), nothing more
Build.prop modifications?
Should I take care of anything here? Maybe change the Dalvik heap size (to what?)
ext3 on sdcard
Can this somehow help me? I have prepared a functioning ext3 partition on my sd, I just don't know if it is possible to somehow manage a swapfile on it and if this should help my phone being less laggy? Can MIUI handle this out-of-the-box?
I kindly thank to anyone who would be willing to help me with advice.
Best regards, d11
I got an OG Droid i use for multimedia... The screen is crystal clear with LIquid Smooth... the launcher sometimes gets buggy but everything works including torch etc... It basically made an old system useful again. I'll try out other system and post my results... Froyo versions first and so on...