Hi all,
I am looking for a good and stable ROM for my GT-I9001. Yes, the list of available ROMs has been provided as a sticky thread in the forum, and a list of available ROMs is also provided in the Wiki for the phone too, but there are so many ROMs... it's very difficult to decide, specially when I am a newbie.
Also, am a total newbie in this area. I have just been using the phone as it is, with the stock ROM for over an year. I haven't even rooted the phone yet. But now, am willing to root the phone, and even thinking about installing a custom ROM.
So, please suggest some good and stable ROM(s) for the phone, preferably with latest Android, like JellyBean, or even ICS. Stability and efficiency is the key for me, because I am not too keen on changing ROMs regularly, unless I being to enjoy experimenting and playing around with the phone .
I was happy with the stock ROM until now, but recently, I encountered a problem with the Play Store, and thinking it was a problem with the phone, I reset it to factory settings. Now, am unable to upgrade the firmware through Kies because of some unknown error. Someone on this forum suggested flashing via Odin... so, I thought that if I have to flash it via Odin, and get dirty, then why not root it, and try some custom ROMs.
Am a bit nervous with all these processes as they are new to me, and also, if my phone gets bricked, I can't afford a new one . Still, atleast the rooting process looks easy to me. Rest, I will and try.
I am fairly experienced with computers and Windows, but Android and phones are a new area for me. But, I can pick up easily, just have to try. Can play around.
Any suggestions for a good stable ROM will be appreciated . Thanks.
No reply yet. Can other fellow I9001 users help me out there please? Share their experience with different ROMs, or just direct me towards a nice stable one.
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Hi.
I'm also looking for same answers. Haven't tried any ROM yet but looking for a fast and stable one. Hoping for replies soon.
The CM10 port by ivendor (here) is very stable and feature-complete as far as I'm aware (except video-out, which doesn't exist on custom roms).
There is also a CM10.1 port by Xistance (here) of which there are a number of positive comments on the forums lately. However, this isn't something I've tried myself and I actually wouldn't really recommend it as very stable (there are a few things still missing and/or not working properly, such as bluetooth).
Next worth mentioning is arco's CM9 (here) which is pretty much rock solid (RC3 that is) but suffers from SOD (screen of death) issues since RC4 so I don't recommend RC4, RC5 or RC6. Although I very much enjoyed using CM9 for months I would recommend CM10 now though, it's equally stable and performs better (in my experience).
There are also a number of ROMs that are based on another ROM (usually one of those I already mentioned). They're usually comparable to their "unmodified" variant so you can just experiment with that.
Those are the ones I'd personally recommend but everyone has their own opinion on this kind of thing.
Thanks a lot for your reply Marshian, much appreciated . I think I will go for CM10. Will keep an eye on development of CM10.1.
Rooted my phone today.. yippie .
Will now read about how to flash ROMs, and then go for CM10.
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Hi all Thanks to all.... Newbie here with flashing and all so i just want to get started on the right track... being doing alot of reading just wanted to know what is the safest rom right now for the captivate....
also ive downloaded bay_wolfs AIO captivate tool ...if i use this tool i dont have to go through the the whole process of installing rom manager..zip files etc..do i if i read correctly..well thanks all in advance for the responses.....
It depends on What you want. For a really bare bones rom, use precision. For a close to stock rom, use cognition. For a well themed and polished rom, use serendipity or ultimate. Cognition is the only captivate based one though.
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yeesh - sorry but most of these get locked in 10 posts or less as these become "My ROM is better than Your ROM" epeen arguments.
With that being said.. if a ROM is posted in the Dev forum and as long as it doesn't say Cyanogen Beta or Gingerbread alpha AOSP in it? It is pretty much safe to flash.
Most of these ROM's use either a Rogers, Captivate, or i9000 Source and don't deviate other than tweaks to apps/kernels/modems/lagfixes/themes.
If you want to be safe - I would go with Cognition as a first ROM flash then go from there. It is basically "stock".
Thanks guys for the quick posts....Just a little worried about doing it for the first time i have read, watched videos, this is why im asking before taking the plunge...
i really like Bay_wolfs tool seems great for newbies has anyone used it...i think i may go with cognition is there a better version than the 3.4 what i mean is the newest version seem best or and older one...
I also flashed my first ROM the other week after lots of reading and studying. I went with Andromeda 1.0 at and have since gone to 1.1. I didn't use the tool that you're wondering about, but have downloaded it for future use. So if you do use it, let me know how it goes for you. I went with the installation instrustions on Andromeda's website, and that worked flawlessly. Once you do decide on a ROM, I'm sure that you'll be extremely happy as the performance is way better than stock. Happy flashing and good luck!
Like the other posters said, it's all about what you want and then personal preference. Once you have flashed a few you will start realizing what you do and don't like about the ROMs and what you really want in them. (My first ROM I had no idea, I was like, lets just flash because it's cool and custom and I feel like it. Then I started noticing the differences between my first ROM and stock, realizing what they can actually do with it and what they cannot. From there I figured out what I was really looking for by going custom, and starting browsing the released ROMs to find it)
In short, your first ROM is just that, the first. It wont stay there long so it doesn't really matter which one you choose. Cognition, like stated above, is a good start because it's pretty close to stock. If you want to just straight into a very custom one and screw the baby steps, try something a little more feature rich. Eventually you will get into trying different ROMs with different kernels and test out over-clocking, etc...
I would recommend for your first that you don't go with an OC ROM though, save that for when you feel more comfortable with your ability to flash and tweak things.
I have never used the tool you are talking about because I feel more comfortable doing all the .zip stuff and seeing what is actually being done to my phone, not trusting something else to do it. The tools I do use are Odin3 and One Click Root/Unroot. If you want to try flashing without that tool but aren't sure of the exact steps or why they are necessary you can PM me and I'll help you out.
Welcome to the addiction of ROM flashing! (It's harder to shake then cigarettes once you start)
You guys are great here thanks for all the tips...tonight i will be flashing my first Rom hope all goes well if i have any questions i will ask...once again thanks...
joeygutz said:
You guys are great here thanks for all the tips...tonight i will be flashing my first Rom hope all goes well if i have any questions i will ask...once again thanks...
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Was bored, sent you a PM
Jeordy thanks for all info on the Pm ... that was fantastic i sent you a pm let me know what you think.....
I've tried several. So far, out of all of them, I like Andromeda 1.2 with the Speedmod kernel. It seems to be the most functional.
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Hi everyone,
I flashed the Cognition ROM on captivate in Jan. I do not know at this moment which one is the best since gingerbread is also here now. Can someone please help.
ask_j said:
Hi everyone,
I flashed the Cognition ROM on captivate in Jan. I do not know at this moment which one is the best since gingerbread is also here now. Can someone please help.
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Do not flash any of the Gingerbread ROMs unless you really know what you are doing. They are still unstable and you risk bricking your phone. As for stable ROMs, there's a wide variety of them, and they're all based on Android 2.2, which is really fast. There is no best ROM, and it all depends on your personal preferences. Try visiting a few of the ROM threads to check them out, and hopefully that will help you decide which one to flash.
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Do not flash any of the Gingerbread ROMs unless you really know what you are doing. They are still unstable and you risk bricking your phone. As for stable ROMs, there's a wide variety of them, and they're all based on Android 2.2, which is really fast. There is no best ROM, and it all depends on your personal preferences. Try visiting a few of the ROM threads to check them out, and hopefully that will help you decide which one to flash.
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A bit of an overstatement, but I concur on there is no best, find what works best for you
CM7
Ok well not 10 or less this time but close.
There is no best rom just best for you. I could say Rom X is the best and does everything I need it to and when you run it, you dont like it or doesnt work well with your set up.
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hello all
i did a search to find the most used and spreaded kirnel and i've found it! it was a poll and it went to SpeedMod for over 40% i guess..
now i'm searching for a ROM i did search the Forum for a List of Roms threat and i've found it also..:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886000
My question is..
The thread above DOES NOT have a poll.. and i don't know which Rom is new and which one is on the top :S
Is there any poll thread in here???
It depends on what you want in a ROM I guess, everyone has different opinions.
DarkyROM 10.2.2 is a good ROM to start with which uses JVQ (2.3.4). I was using this for a while before I started to make my own ROM. DarkyROM also comes with the DarkCore Kernel.
So far my custom ROM uses JVT (2.3.5) and Semaphore Kernel 1.8.1, I'll be releasing it soon.
the best way to see which one you like is to try several of them which you think you might like and choose one after, all opinions here are objective... everyone has different expectations from their phone...
screamwork said:
hello all
i did a search to find the most used and spreaded kirnel and i've found it! it was a poll and it went to SpeedMod for over 40% i guess..
now i'm searching for a ROM i did search the Forum for a List of Roms threat and i've found it also..:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=886000
My question is..
The thread above DOES NOT have a poll.. and i don't know which Rom is new and which one is on the top :S
Is there any poll thread in here???
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there are two things important in the life of US's Android user:
1. KIRNEL;
2. POLL
with the point 2, I'm pretty comfortable to recognise what you mean, looking on the US economy, government and peaceful behaving around the world. But... WTF is KIRNEL????
I'd recommend darky's 10.2.2!!! just installed it on my friend's phone, and I LOVE IT more than my sgs4g hahaha. What a great rom. Although, it's the first custom rom I've ever come across (there are none for my phone, well, not GB ones).
mikeflash said:
I'd recommend darky's 10.2.2!!! just installed it on my friend's phone, and I LOVE IT more than my sgs4g hahaha. What a great rom. Although, it's the first custom rom I've ever come across (there are none for my phone, well, not GB ones).
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so... you recommend the very first custom rom you ever flashed on a sgs without experiencing some other... alternatives?
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so... you recommend the very first custom rom you ever flashed without experiencing some other... alternatives?
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Let me elaborate,
Darky's 10.2.2 was my first custom rom, I just flashed it today. I have not had any other experiences with other custom roms, in fact, this i9000 was given to me just to upgrade to Gingerbread. So I chose Darky's because of the good comments and the features it had (like BLN, support for i9000t, etc).
I can then, confirm, that this ROM succeeded my expectations, and works like a charm. The device is now faster than my galaxy S 4g, and battery life appears to be good enough. So, I would recommend you at least try this ROM, because it's confirmed to be working as it should!
I should mention however, that there might be a better suited ROM for you out there.
I had no problems flashing this. It's really easy, but you might need to flash 2 roms, one using odin (darky's 10.2 RE) and then the extreme edition using CWM. This might sound like a hassle, but I was done in less than 30min. Easy to install and looks great.
No issues.
Good luck!
CM7. Hands down.
trust me...i have galnet miui on my phone with tkglitch kernel...the best combination ever i tried
however, all CM7 based rom are great
It's a little sad, but the time has come for me to move on from DarkyROM. He no longer has time to develop, which is understandable and his v11 effort was admirable, but there are too many bugs for me to wait around for another 6 months to get fixed.
So where do I go from here? Anyone have any suggestions? I once tried going from DarkyROM to CM7, but my IMEI seemed to become mostly 0's...!
I'm after a complete package that gets updated regularly. I suppose CM would be good, but I need to know how to flash it without losing my IMEI again.
Thanks
Ypnos said:
It's a little sad, but the time has come for me to move on from DarkyROM. He no longer has time to develop, which is understandable and his v11 effort was admirable, but there are too many bugs for me to wait around for another 6 months to get fixed.
So where do I go from here? Anyone have any suggestions? I once tried going from DarkyROM to CM7, but my IMEI seemed to become mostly 0's...!
I'm after a complete package that gets updated regularly. I suppose CM would be good, but I need to know how to flash it without losing my IMEI again.
Thanks
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CM9 is pretty good at the moment. Very stable. Otherwise CM10 is a good choice, but it's not 100% finished yet.
If you want ICS, definitely CM9.1 stable.
If you want JB I would recommend Mackay ROM, which I use at the moment as well. It is updated frequently and very close to stock. Haven't encountered any problems yet.
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I too came from Darky rom , then Alliance rom. Now i have been using a cm9 based rom, SlimICS for a good while now .. very stable/fast/smooth!
Hello every one. I know my question is tiring and I know it may have been answered like a gazillion times before. But sadly I am not a regular here at the x8/w8 forums. Sorry my main forum is SE x10 and I know my way pretty well over there. But today my mother came into my room screaming that her x8 has become annoyingly laggy and often hangs up by itself etc etc.
So I thought that a custom ROM would give that old thing some more life to save me from the fatal nagging. But uppon searching your forums I saw that most ROMs require an unlocked bootloader which I cannot do because the x8 I am holding is 11W47 and I do not wish to take that risk.
So to make a long story short what is the best ROM available for x8 in locked bootloader mode?
I saw that many people say they use GingerDX but when I found GingerDX's thread I saw it now requries an unlocked bootloader and works on nAa kernel. Does it also work on stock kernel with locked bootloader or not? So if you could help me and shed some light cause I feel kinda lost and time is pressing...
Thanks in adavance,
best regards.
gingerdx still has stock version, iirc. check its dl page. also, yiu may want to go froyo for speed since your on stock kernel. in that case try froyopro or froyobread (i honestly prefer the latter).
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
LOL..
I like your signature very much..
Please avoid these questions. Try some out for yourself, and decide. The reason behind this is not everyone uses their phone on a certain ROM in the same way. Therefore what one person likes may not be necessarily what you like, and at the end of the day you will have to resort to testing other ROMs. So yeah, asking this question is basically pointless, and not asking it can save space. But nevertheless, your signature amuses me too.
He won't have the time to test the ROMs properly because the phone is not his. Under other circumstances I would agree with you completely - some people are way too lazy to experiment.
That being said, I don't think you would be disappointed with any of the ROMs cascabel mentioned. All offer a fully working phone, they are very stable, and work great even with stock kernel. In my opinion, you need not look any further. Download any of them and you're done.
Well first of all thank you all for your replies.
Thanks @cascabel I found the GingerDX stock kernel version through their site. I have downloaded already and I will atempt a flash later this evenign.
Also I tried to find the FroyoBread as you instructed, I found the thread but the download links were broken. Uppon clicking they were leading to a custom .exe downloader which I suspect was malware or something. So if you have a working .zip of that ROM I would like to have a try as well. Nevermind found it through another post!
I also want to agree with @xWhiskey on that matter. I am not asking for the best ROM for me who I am very particular into what I need (e.g. multitasking, gaming experience and all that). I asked the for the best ROM in terms of stability and recomendation for every day use so that a 45yr old lady like my mother (whose phone I am holding atm) can use it without incidents.
I am not bored to experiment myself on my phone. I have changed almost every available ROM on my x10 but now time is limited cause I can't leave that woman without communication for days. That's why I asked for you suggestions.
Best regards again!
p.s. I love my signature too!
good to hear. hope your mom likes the rom you decide to flash on her phone. :thumbup:
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.
Yep
I've installed many roms on my stock kernel x8. I found this rom today & installed it. great, smooth & fast with the ICS look experience on any stock/unlocked booatloader. & also battery use is very low:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310497
except some bugs that didn't bother me so i didn't left over this rom. suggest you to try it too...
good luck:silly:
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I've installed many roms on my stock kernel x8. I found this rom today & installed it. great, smooth & fast with the ICS experience on any stock/unlocked booatloader. & also battery use is very low:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310497
except some bugs that didn't bother me so i didn't left over this rom. suggest you try it too...
good luck:silly:
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that's cm7, not ics. and its theme is jb. there's no ics for stock kernel.
cascabel said:
that's cm7, not ics. and its theme is jb. there's no ics for stock kernel.
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yeah i know. i didn's say that this rom is ICS. i just said this is to experience ICS on your device just cuz of ICS & JB theme. but of course it is android 2.3.7 based on CM7.
however i changed it to ICS look to make it more clear & also tnx for your attention.
Hi there folks!!
This phone dropped on my hands today from a friend of mine you is a excluded in this matters of customizing droid's...
So what I need to know it's the stuff that i should use to root it, like recovery and such, and the best overall rom to put in the phone. IF there is kitkat stable even better... If not Jelly Bean it is.
I'm not an expert, but i workaround pretty well, but i dropped on this forum today, and with so much stuff i don't know where need to look, and don't have the time to read it all.
So please, have some kind of goodness on me.
snake_boss said:
Hi there folks!!
This phone dropped on my hands today from a friend of mine you is a excluded in this matters of customizing droid's...
So what I need to know it's the stuff that i should use to root it, like recovery and such, and the best overall rom to put in the phone. IF there is kitkat stable even better... If not Jelly Bean it is.
I'm not an expert, but i workaround pretty well, but i dropped on this forum today, and with so much stuff i don't know where need to look, and don't have the time to read it all.
So please, have some kind of goodness on me.
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If none of the current data ia needed, then a nice clean full format to the New bootloader would be a good choice.
Use the AIO tool in the Developers section to format the phone to default new bootloader. you can follow the choices to install recovery, and download your choice of Rom.
The most stable and fully featured out of the newer roms are only the CM 10.1 roms. anything made later have camera and bluetooth issues.
Pengus has his own, Look ma no hands. its an excellent rom. along with his M1 kernel. its the latest you'll get to fully stable.
If you'd like more features, Tonyp made a T-build version 5 currently. use the same kernel from pengus again M1. and give that a go if you like customizing a bit more.
there are later roms. and they are all great, but they are still in development, with many bugs still to really work out.
you can also go Stock and try out the few very well made custom stock roms i believe there are 3 different dev's that have done work on ICS and did an excellent job of it.
Or you can stay on the old boot loader, and stick with GB if you really want to stretch out the battery life, and have every feature working.
the first few pages of the dev section would have everything I've just mentioned. but you could also use the Search for anything your having trouble with.
PM me also if you need more detailed assistance.
necrowakker said:
If none of the current data ia needed, then a nice clean full format to the New bootloader would be a good choice.
Use the AIO tool in the Developers section to format the phone to default new bootloader. you can follow the choices to install recovery, and download your choice of Rom.
The most stable and fully featured out of the newer roms are only the CM 10.1 roms. anything made later have camera and bluetooth issues.
Pengus has his own, Look ma no hands. its an excellent rom. along with his M1 kernel. its the latest you'll get to fully stable.
If you'd like more features, Tonyp made a T-build version 5 currently. use the same kernel from pengus again M1. and give that a go if you like customizing a bit more.
there are later roms. and they are all great, but they are still in development, with many bugs still to really work out.
you can also go Stock and try out the few very well made custom stock roms i believe there are 3 different dev's that have done work on ICS and did an excellent job of it.
Or you can stay on the old boot loader, and stick with GB if you really want to stretch out the battery life, and have every feature working.
the first few pages of the dev section would have everything I've just mentioned. but you could also use the Search for anything your having trouble with.
PM me also if you need more detailed assistance.
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Thanks ... Without knowing I did this by myself... Trying pengus cm10.1
The problem with the phone it's that with stock rom the batterylast about 4/6 hours... And right now it's too test if custom rom's help a bit!
Thanks for the info... If I get in trouble I know who to contact!!!
+kudos
snake_boss said:
Thanks ... Without knowing I did this by myself... Trying pengus cm10.1
The problem with the phone it's that with stock rom the batterylast about 4/6 hours... And right now it's too test if custom rom's help a bit!
Thanks for the info... If I get in trouble I know who to contact!!!
+kudos
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New battery can do miracles. LG stock battery is highly recommended.