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[Q] The Search for the next Rom!

Hi there folks,
So I've used Darkyy's mod for a while on my Samsung Captivate as well as I've used the stock rom.
I'm looking for a new rom because Darkyy's mod is kinda buggy, unresponsive and can get really lagged down . I'm currently running 9.2 Extreme Edition. I'm looking for a new rom for my phone, so I've decided to ask the public what their favorite rom for the Samsung Captivate is so I can pick a new one and hopefully find one I love!
So what is your favorite rom?

continuum v5. best rom i have ever used so smooth even without lagfix

I also love the continuum v5, though it may be too adventurous for some. I have used FireFly for the longest time before continuum.

+1 best rom so far. Great battery life with gingerbread experience. Less buggy then CM7 and MIUI (atleast for me)
sent from my cappy rocking gingerbread

if u want something that works, stable and has flies - go with firefly
It's still on 2.2 but it works amazingly well! Smooth as butter with alot of customization!
Atleast, I suggest you try it
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Lol at the guys suggesting gb for a reliable and stable rom, I tried it for a while, no matter what rom I tried on gb, if the screen was in landscape mode and turned off, when I went to unlock it I would get a hot reboot. I say wait for gb to stabilize/get a little easier to flash (not that it's all that hard)
Go with firefly..stable as a table.

Continuum looks pretty nice actually. Plus I found a theme for it I love haha. I might try it.
Any others besides Continuum & FireFly?

These threads are lame. Best ROM is soooooooo subjective. What works for one does not necessarily work for all. Try them until you find one you like. Best bet is to read the ROM thread in Dev and see what kind of problems the ROM is having and decide if you can live with it. Expect this thread to be closed soon.

KyleTroy said:
Continuum looks pretty nice actually. Plus I found a theme for it I love haha. I might try it.
Any others besides Continuum & FireFly?
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I've been on continuum 4 for a few days no and it's been good to me so far, I was on speed-n-looks limelight before that and it is good if you like the green. I might actually go back cuz it is really smooth and quick, plus he just updated.
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Thought I would stress that if u choose to flash a Samsung based gb rom like continuum, it will change ur bootloader and if u want to go back to anything other rom, (miui, cm7, 2.2 roms, etc) u will have to reflash the original bootloader.
There are two ways that I have heard of doing this:
1. Simply flash bootloader from full version of Odin
2. Flash to 2.1 then use kies to flash stock 2.2 and u should have the original bootloader again
Hope i helped!
EDIT: and just thought I'd mention that my favorite rom so far is miui. Just my opinion tho and i would only suggest flashing if u really know what ur doing and can solve some problems on ur own
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Best rom threads = closed. Since what's best for you it's possible it will not be the best for me...so you will have redundant posts, flaming and else.
Try them and make your own personal choice.

[Q] Best ROM for my GF :)

Hi All,
Need some advice about the Galaxy S. I am a Nexus S user and would love to get my Girlfriends Galaxy S running better if not as well as my Nexus S. I have tried to get the galaxy S running well but now I think I have done all I can to optimise the stock ROM it has onboard!
I know that for the SGS you must use Odin to flash new ROMs – any warnings to me being a NS user with our easy CWM flashing? I will of course be doing a Nandroid backup of her current ROM in case things go wrong Currently the SGS is rooted and running a branded O2 2.2 Froyo Rom. I have Lag Fixed it using OCLF (Not great I know, but its not my phone I can't always fiddle with it to update it!) and tried to remove bloat using Titanium Backup.
The advice I would love is – which ROM do I put on her phone, when she isn’t the most tech savvy person. I figure there are 3 main options (but feel free to correct me!) for a stable and quick ROM that I won’t have to keep touching and updating or fixing:
Stock 2.3.4 (JVP?)
Nice because it’s stock and from what I’ve read it seems to run fast and is the latest version of phone android like on my Nexus
Darkys ROM
Seems to be a nice option – fast stable and tweaked (a fixed version of stock really no?), but perhaps it has too many options for my non tech savvy GF to be using?
Cyanogen Mod
Only reason I resist this is because it is probably too much of a shift away from the Samsung experience my partner is used to - I would prefer it (I have a nexus so naturally!) but I doubt my girlfriend would appreciate the change. Also it seem CM isn't quite ready for the SGS yet...
Any thoughts or guidance much appreciated! I have searched a lot about the SGS, but not having the phone myself, I figure it might be best to ask users of their opinions and steal your advice!

As this one is for your girlfriend and you are planing already with a "stock" ROM you should for sure go for the latest 2.3.4 Android Version in JVP.
I personally would never go for a "stock" but this is just my personal opinion since I am daily with the phone and can repair things by my own.
Related to ODIN there is not much to say if you read all the guides completely.
I flashed my phone many, many times even using seperat kernels and removing thing before, adding and changing scripts without brick the phone.
Try to safe the EFS dircetory is the only thing I would recommend if it is not mentioned in the guides before doing a flash.
Hope it helps for your decision.

i suggest u use darkky's rom in that case cause the battery alone lasts longer than stock that means more time spent talking to u..

I suggest you leave her phone alone
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I would use one of ramads stock deodexed roms, and then flash a custom kernel, that way she gets no lag, stock, you are safe and your love life will thrive! Now that is slick womanizing!
Insanity cm 016/glitchv10c

after couple testing different ROM .... i am very pleased with Juwe's ROM ..... stable , all works fine , fantastic look ....

Darky's ROM is not a 'fixed' version of stock.
Just go with the latest stock firmware for the best performance, ie flash XXJVQ with Odin after backing up all data
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acejacksooted said:
I suggest you leave her phone alone
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I totally agree with this idea

Whack on JVQ deodexed and voodoo mod. Convert to Ext4 and then life = complete. Cyanogenmod is still best though
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Thanks for your suggestions!
Thanks to you all for your help! I think I am going to go for a stock 2.3 based rom either JVP or JVQ - probably JVQ as google talk video works with it, and now skype video works too - both of which she wants.
@solar666
Thanks I'll definitely be following the guides to the letter - and yeah an EFS backup is also on my to-do list!
@doomsdaycs
Battery Life is very much important, but having seen some youtube videos of Darky's rom, I think the interface & option changes & colours might be too much of a shift - I'd prefer it though!
@acejacksooted & @carvax
Id love to leave it alone, but she complains that it isn't responsive like my nexus and lags sometimes - so I don't have much choice but to deal with it!
@slaphead20
Is there much of an advantage to a deodexed samsung rom? Also, I hope you don't use your phone to chat up all women that way
@bisko69
Is Juwe's rom that different from samsung's roms?
@Mothatt
Yeah I think that's the way I will go - safe!
@jaju123
Again, seems like the best option at the moment. Thanks!
Any other thoughts are more than welcome! Thanks again .

All custom-ROMs except CM7 and MIUI are based on Samsung-stock-ROMs.
ROM-cookers of Samsung-based ROMs add some features and change the colors of the UI. So you should take the custom-ROM which has the nicest colors.
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i recommend MIuI GALNET its awesome

Darkys rom!
I've used many roms, but I always flash Darky v10.1 back.
Ist just so goood, battery life is amazing and still the phone is so simple.

Seeing that your GF rom is still in Froyo, isnt it better to upgrade it to at least stock Gingerbread?
Perhaps you can flash a stock deodexed rom, flash a kernel for root and CWM (i recommend SpeedMod), then flash a theme from the theme forums that you think she will like.
maybe you can even make a theme for her based on what she likes
conclusion: Stock rom with custom theme, if she like to stay on stock samsung experience and a nicer UI

theimpaler said:
@bisko69
Is Juwe's rom that different from samsung's roms?
Any other thoughts are more than welcome! Thanks again .
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964672 very beautiful and stable ROM

haha well funnily enough I got my GF on CM7, and my mother, and they both love it
i personally am on it aswell. So up to you

theimpaler said:
[Q] Best ROM for my GF
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For a moment I thought your phone was your girlfriend.

bitmaster2000 said:
For a moment I thought your phone was your girlfriend.
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Haha I'm sure many people on this site would be more than happy to upgrade their girlfriends ROM to CM7 - more customisation and more options haha!

I recommend darky rom 10.1 and launcher 7 -> fast, stable and... More than easy to handle
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theimpaler said:
Haha I'm sure many people on this site would be more than happy to upgrade their girlfriends ROM to CM7 - more customisation and more options haha!
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Yeah, and not to forget to disable all the nag screens!

Looking for ROM

I'm looking for a ROM that will be able to make battery life longest, and stable, not many new things.

Stay with stock then
Sent from your phone

Use either official stock or custom based on stock
if youre gonna stay with official stock use cf root,lagfree and turboboost
and delete useless system apps
U can find list here

Go flash 2.2.1 official rom through Odin......
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I got the Ace with a version of 2.3.7 of cyagon and then I replaced it with with KPH of 2.3.4 so every time that I use factory reset it will go back to 2.3.4.
The problem is that in this version I dont have internet, only when I install ROM the internet is coming back.

need good rom stable

AashROM is the rom ur looking for.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1523314
from XDA app
Press THANKS if I helped

bLaDeRbOy said:
I'm looking for a ROM that will be able to make battery life longest, and stable, not many new things.
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you can try the ace of spades rom based on cyanogen mod. the developer has made several tweaks to performance, speed and battery life.
go for the v1 release though, v2 is still a bit buggy atm.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1519820

Fla.sh 2.3 X
AOKP 4 LYF (possibly CM7 aswell)

May be stock roms are the best. I-ve tryed with several Cyanogen but.... all of them have general problems. Roms based on stock are better, but I have problem with flash on some sites or flashlight apps don't work with LED on the backside... So finding of good custom rom is too hard...

This room was updated today and has an awesome changelog.. If you want look http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538245

The best ics rom for galaxy note gt n7000

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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sujal said:
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Nuff said!
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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

Rom recommendation for a long trip..

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.
Sent from horseback.

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 -
Meso said:
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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