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Mosaic Q&A

I just decided my first order of buisness as a new member of team pheonix was to make a q&a thread for the new rom.
the rom can be found here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061203
As Aslways there is no Flaming, name calling or the such.
No question is too noobish, But please look for your answer first.
Now for the info needed to help. In your post make sure to included the version of the rom you are using, modem, kernel, ext...
Also please give it some time for your question to be answered.

Well as a new member of Team Phoenix as well. I'm saving 2nd post
(lemme know if you ever want it )
~ I'm editing the post when I have some free time, please bare with me if I'm missing info (FAQ).
FAQ​
How to flash Mosaic from 2.1 & 2.2:
1. BACK UP!!
2. Download http://bit.ly/w1V2M9
3. Unzip the file (7zip is a good program to use), you will have Odin and m9.tar.md5
4. Remove your sim card and sd card
5. Put your phone in download mode, open Odin and connect your usb (Odin will become green if it reads the phone)
6. Click on PDA and select m9.tar.md5
7. Click Start...
8. Be patient and.. DO NOT TOUCH YOUR PHONE
9. Once done, your phone will reboot in cwm recovery. Wipe data, factory reset and reboot
10. Be patient some more as the dalvik cache as to rebuild itself (enjoy the bootanimation)
11. WIN!
How to flash Mosaic from 2.3:
1. BACK UP!!!
2. Clear cache, dalvik through cwm recovery
3. Download Mosaic and copy it to your sd card
4. Flash through cwm
5. Let your phone settle down for a minute
6. once again, WIN!
How to flash a different Kernel on Mosaic:
1. Download the .tar from the Kernel's thread OP
2. Open Odin 1.7
3. Unselect Repartition (if selected)
4. Select PDA and choose the Kernel's .tar file
5. Put your phone in download mode, plug usb and hit Start
6. Few seconds later... WIN!
(If you flash Talon, don't forget to get the Chainfire app to enable Ext4 or Voodoo app for Xcal's)
Known issues: Not necessarely Mosaic related
Spare Parts battery info FC = It's being update
Android ID changer = DO NOT USE IT (until updated)
~Feel free to update/correct me, either in a post or pm

UV settings
Phoenix team,
I think your work is remarkable. I am fairly new to android and modification, but your work and its outcome surpasses everything I ever thought this process would reveal. I am amazed about the amount of work I assume goes into what you guys do and the level of savvy each of you must have to put this stuff together. I just wanted to take a minute and say Thanks before I put out my first question on the forum.
I am currently running Mosaic I, Talon 1.4 EXT4, I9000JK4 and ADW-EX. I am OC'd to 1200 and my UV settings are 0,100,100,125,100 and 100 from top to bottom.
1. I notice that when I UV at 1200 my QS is about 1500 and it feels slower. If I remove the 1200 UV I am consistently getting 2500 to 2888. Why is this the case? Can I UV 1200 and still get a similar result? Is there anywhere where I can learn about how to properly UV or could you maybe provide me some settings that are know to work?
I am getting excellent battery life and speed is slick...
Thank you in advance for your response...Mosaic Rocks...

BWolf56 said:
Well as a new member of Team Phoenix as well. I'm saving 2nd post
(lemme know if you ever want it )
~ I'll edit when I have some more time to make this post actually good (FAQ).
FAQ​
How to flash Mosaic from 2.2:
1. BACK UP!!!
2. Clear cache, dalvik and factory reset
3. Flash stock GB 2.3.3 with Odin (I suggest Haikaido's guide in general section)
4. Download Mosaic.zip and copy it to your sd card
5. Get into recovery using the button combo (volume up + power when the phone is turned off)
6. Choose install zip for sd and go get Mosaic.zip
7. hit YES!
8. Once done, choose reboot system now
9. Let your phone settle down for a minute
10. WIN!
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One suggestion to add to this great initial guide...a link to Haikaido's guide you reference. It might help avoid the question of "where do I find this guide?" Just a thought...

FROYO4ME said:
Phoenix team,
I think your work is remarkable. I am fairly new to android and modification, but your work and its outcome surpasses everything I ever thought this process would reveal. I am amazed about the amount of work I assume goes into what you guys do and the level of savvy each of you must have to put this stuff together. I just wanted to take a minute and say Thanks before I put out my first question on the forum.
I am currently running Mosaic I, Talon 1.4 EXT4, I9000JK4 and ADW-EX. I am OC'd to 1200 and my UV settings are 0,100,100,125,100 and 100 from top to bottom.
1. I notice that when I UV at 1200 my QS is about 1500 and it feels slower. If I remove the 1200 UV I am consistently getting 2500 to 2888. Why is this the case? Can I UV 1200 and still get a similar result? Is there anywhere where I can learn about how to properly UV or could you maybe provide me some settings that are know to work?
I am getting excellent battery life and speed is slick...
Thank you in advance for your response...Mosaic Rocks...
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Try this guide...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12910471#post12910471

Thank You. Looks like a good read...

goodolsen said:
One suggestion to add to this great initial guide...a link to Haikaido's guide you reference. It might help avoid the question of "where do I find this guide?" Just a thought...
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i agree, here is the link for now:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045734&highlight=tut
BWolf56 throw that in post 2 for me would you?

goodolsen said:
One suggestion to add to this great initial guide...a link to Haikaido's guide you reference. It might help avoid the question of "where do I find this guide?" Just a thought...
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Noticed what I 1st wrote? I'm still editing.. This kind of post takes a while to write
Thanks for getting it Studa, it's added

FROYO4ME said:
Phoenix team,
I think your work is remarkable. I am fairly new to android and modification, but your work and its outcome surpasses everything I ever thought this process would reveal. I am amazed about the amount of work I assume goes into what you guys do and the level of savvy each of you must have to put this stuff together. I just wanted to take a minute and say Thanks before I put out my first question on the forum.
I am currently running Mosaic I, Talon 1.4 EXT4, I9000JK4 and ADW-EX. I am OC'd to 1200 and my UV settings are 0,100,100,125,100 and 100 from top to bottom.
1. I notice that when I UV at 1200 my QS is about 1500 and it feels slower. If I remove the 1200 UV I am consistently getting 2500 to 2888. Why is this the case? Can I UV 1200 and still get a similar result? Is there anywhere where I can learn about how to properly UV or could you maybe provide me some settings that are know to work?
I am getting excellent battery life and speed is slick...
Thank you in advance for your response...Mosaic Rocks...
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I don't know about Talon 1.4, but I am using Talon 1.5, ext4, OC to 1.2, with -75 UV on every level. I consistently score between 2350 and 2600 in quadrant, and my phone is stable enough that I saved those settings as the boot settings. I haven't tried increasing any of the UV for the lower levels, will probably try to do this soon.
Mosaic friggen kicks major arse. I was going to buy the Infuse 4G soon, but after this, it looks like I'll be waiting a while until devs get a hold of it and work their magic, because my cappy is a beast now. I don't think that I would rather have any other phone that's out there right now, even if I could pick anything from any carrier. Keep up the great work Team Phoenix!

I'm not sure if any of yall have expirenced this but when i am listing to music, streaming music from a app, or when the alarm goes off the volume get real low by itself and then it goes back to normal and then it gets back to really low.

I agree completely. This thing is slick and it is sick. It is clear that you have something good when you show someone your phone and they go buy one the next day. The only added labor is that you have to teach them the secrets of the dark side. One more converted soul, we are a growing population..watch out...

Thanks team Pheonix for a great ROM!
I asked this in the Phoenix Q&A thread, but I'll ask it again here:
Is it normal that it takes 1-1.5 seconds for the screen to come one after I press the power button from sleep? I could swear it wasn't this long on Firefly. I've tried a Nexus S (essentially a Captivate) running 2.3.3 and on that the screen turns on pretty much instantaneously.
I'm running:
Mosaic + Talon 1.5 with EXT4
Stock everything, even removed all my apps to make sure.

Some Questions
I really want to try out this ROM but I have a few questions.
1) How to I get to stock 2.2?
1a) Does Odin OneClick do it now? Ive used it before but it put me on 2.1
2) Can I upgrade to Stock GB from Cognition 4.1?
3) How do I go back to stock 2.2 if I need to?

t-roth said:
I really want to try out this ROM but I have a few questions.
1) How to I get to stock 2.2?
1a) Does Odin OneClick do it now? Ive used it before but it put me on 2.1
2) Can I upgrade to Stock GB from Cognition 4.1?
3) How do I go back to stock 2.2 if I need to?
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Check out the OP, questions 1 and 2 are definitely answered.

I looked at the OP but it looks like the directions assume you are starting with Stock 2.2.

t-roth said:
I looked at the OP but it looks like the directions assume you are starting with Stock 2.2.
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To get to stock, follow this thread (it's mentioned in the official Mosaic ROM thread):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045734&highlight=tut
This is what I did:
1) I got down to stock using the above thread (only followed the instructions to get to stock 2.1)
2) Followed the instructions in the second post of the Official Mosaic Rom Thread to flash 2.3.3 and Mosaic
Simple as that, read both of those and you should be set

Tarima said:
Thanks team Pheonix for a great ROM!
I asked this in the Phoenix Q&A thread, but I'll ask it again here:
Is it normal that it takes 1-1.5 seconds for the screen to come one after I press the power button from sleep? I could swear it wasn't this long on Firefly. I've tried a Nexus S (essentially a Captivate) running 2.3.3 and on that the screen turns on pretty much instantaneously.
I'm running:
Mosaic + Talon 1.5 with EXT4
Stock everything, even removed all my apps to make sure.
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+1 having the same thing...figured it was normal...maybe a setting that can be changed?
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devoured321 said:
+1 having the same thing...figured it was normal...maybe a setting that can be changed?
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Make three of us. FireFly was a few seconds faster... Very odd.

Hmm ... No lag on wake here. I'm running talon kernel, with ext4 enabled, are you guys still on xcal's kernel?

No like I said I'm also on talon with ext4.
Just to be clear, this only happens when the phone is really in sleep (it takes ~5 seconds for the phone to sleep after the power button is pressed). Quickly pressing the power button over and over doesn't reproduce the problem.
Mosaic just doesn't feel as snappy as it should for me
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Best sgs cm7 kernal for battery life! NOOB.

Can anybody point me to the best battery saving kernal for the sgs with cm7. And exactly how to install it as I'm new to android and having abit of trouble with it. Thanks
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liamwalsh said:
Can anybody point me to the best battery saving kernal for the sgs with cm7. And exactly how to install it as I'm new to android and having abit of trouble with it. Thanks
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There is not an easy answer. Some people have the best battery life from the stock kernel though most say that better battery life can be found on one of the custom kernels.
Now that Bilboa1 has gone off to the SGS II, that means either the Platypus kernel or the Glitch kernel. Both of the two have strengths and weakness so read through their threads a bit to get an idea. Most importantly, both allow Undervolting which can really improve battery longevity but requires some experimenting to find the right levels for you.
All I can suggest is spend a day with each one, and stick with the one that works best for you in terms of both speed and performance.
Make sure you download the one that is set up for the Nightly you are running...and remember that just because the current version of Platypus is best for you, doesn't mean that with the next Nightly, the Glitch version won't be better for you. CM7 rewards the person who experiments and understands that their phone's software is a fluid, living thing.
As for how you flash one, it is quite easy. Stock is built into each nightly, so to get back to it, just reflash the Nightly. Also remember that each Nightly will therefore force you back to stock, and you will need to wait for the kernels to be updated and released, usually a few hours after the Nightly hits Sourceforge.
1) Download the kernel of your choice (or all of them) and the Cleaning zip (links on the kernel threads)
2) Place it on your internal SD card (using Root Explorer or just flash it from the directory it is downloaded to).
3) Boot into Recovery.
4) Select Flash Zip from SD Card
5) Flash the Cleaning Zip.
6) Flash the kernel
7) Reboot
See, not so bad.

+1 cant add anything to that to make it better.
finding the right kernel and maybe a little undervolting is the only way (for now)

Thanks for the advice, So at the moment im on Cm7 11052011 and the latest is 15052011. How do i get to that without having to set up from new again when i get there? Will my phone be how it is now once i reflash it?

I installed Platypus on 20110509 (SGS I9000 international) and it kind of broke everything (boot and recovery not working anymore)
I had to reflash a stock-kernel with odin to fix it.
Coming from a stock 2.2.1-ROM with Speedmod-kernel, the batterylife was kind of demotivating
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liamwalsh said:
Thanks for the advice, So at the moment im on Cm7 11052011 and the latest is 15052011. How do i get to that without having to set up from new again when i get there? Will my phone be how it is now once i reflash it?
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As long as you don't use the "INITIAL"-zips you should be fine.

should I switch to CM7?

guys i bought a o2x recently.
I am pretty pissed off with the LG ui...not at all smooth
on stock 2.3.4
i didnt get reboots or anything like that but the feel after using O2X is not similar to the likes of HTC(my former android device) and galaxy S
I have used CM7 on HTC desire before and it was smooth as ****.but there were a few things lacking such as internet pass throught,video playback was better on stock,also mass storage transfer speed was better on stock as compared to CM7.some games didnt play as smooth on cm7 as on stockand the stock look of sense UI
I want to be on a ROM which is fast,stable(dont care bout LG UI...its already crap)and good battery life.
so should I switch to CM7? or use one of the Modaco ROMS(which are stock with few tweaks).I heard Modaco are stable and gets less app crashes than other ROMS.
what are the possible drawbacks of using CM7 over stock???if there arent any,then I m switching to CM7

CM is a good rom with good performance and reasonable battery life, especially with a custom kernel. It's really smooth, fast and not in the slightest as buggy as LG Stock. The only drawback so far is the cam quality I think, because the Stock LG cam is better. But, there are mods in the dev section which can improve the cam quality. As for all crashes, only heavy 3d games might crash, but not very often.

thnx..so wht u recommend?nightly or stable??

black_mamba99 said:
thnx..so wht u recommend?nightly or stable??
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Get temasek KANG here .. it's awesome .. and u can flash the stock camera over CM

thamerkh said:
Get temasek KANG here .. it's awesome .. and u can flash the stock camera over CM
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+1 I'm on Temasek's latest KANG too.

will definitely switch to CM7 when i get my external SD card.
till then I m on stock2.3.4
update: speed has improved by 10 times after removing LG email,FB,twitter

hey
will definitely switch to CM7 when i get my external SD card.
till then I m on stock2.3.4
update: speed has improved by 10 times after removing LG email,FB,twitter

SP1996AC said:
CM is a good rom with good performance and reasonable battery life, especially with a custom kernel.
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Can I ask something on this?
After trying a few ROMs this weekend, I decided to stick to Temasek's latest one at least until next weekend (not so much time on workdays).
My question is: when I installed that .zip, didn't I also change the kernel? Or the kernel is another story?
Thanks in advance.

Dimitris CH said:
Can I ask something on this?
After trying a few ROMs this weekend, I decided to stick to Temasek's latest one at least until next weekend (not so much time on workdays).
My question is: when I installed that .zip, didn't I also change the kernel? Or the kernel is another story?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes you did change the kernel. Every rom comes with a stock kernel, so everytime you flash a new rom you automatically flash a new stock kernel on your phone. Therefore you need to flash a custom kernel after you flash a custom rom. If you would do it the other way around you'll erase the previous kernel flash.

SP1996AC said:
CM is a good rom with good performance and reasonable battery life, especially with a custom kernel. It's really smooth, fast and not in the slightest as buggy as LG Stock. The only drawback so far is the cam quality I think, because the Stock LG cam is better. But, there are mods in the dev section which can improve the cam quality. As for all crashes, only heavy 3d games might crash, but not very often.
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No 3D heavy games crashes here...and lg stock camera was ported in CM7, so no problem.

There are customized stock ROM's which work great - try Flexbomb. Don't use stock launcher, there are plenty to choose from and all popular ones are better and smoother. Like LauncherPro or ADW, GO Launcher... No bugs, everything smooth and can be customized as you prefer.
Then you can apply some patches like modded camera with higher bitrate/less compression, change kernel, remove OnScreenPhone and other apps, ..
Anyway, CM9 is here

Dac0908 said:
There are customized stock ROM's which work great - try Flexbomb. Don't use stock launcher, there are plenty to choose from and all popular ones are better and smoother. Like LauncherPro or ADW, GO Launcher... No bugs, everything smooth and can be customized as you prefer.
Then you can apply some patches like modded camera with higher bitrate/less compression, change kernel, remove OnScreenPhone and other apps, ..
Anyway, CM9 is here
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currently removed LG launcher & switched to Launcher pro plus and removed LG bloatware...
will cook some custom stuff for me in kitchen,change kernel...
will change to CM7 when ext SD card arrives.
Samsung 16GB class 6 should be enuff rgth??
will switch to CM9 when it is fully working.

black_mamba99 said:
currently removed LG launcher & switched to Launcher pro plus and removed LG bloatware...
will cook some custom stuff for me in kitchen,change kernel...
will change to CM7 when ext SD card arrives.
Samsung 16GB class 6 should be enuff rgth??
will switch to CM9 when it is fully working.
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You can actually flash CM7 or CM9 without a physical SD. Technically.
You only need to switch the sdcard/emmc mount points so the internal memory could be recognized as /sdcard and the external SD as /mnt/emmc. There's a flashable zip around on XDA that does that.
So, basically you need to 1. wipe /data and /cache. 2. Install CM7 Kang. 3. Install the mentioned zip. 4. Reboot. A very good step 0 would be backup xD.
Cheers!

el_charlie said:
You can actually flash CM7 or CM9 without a physical SD. Technically.
You only need to switch the sdcard/emmc mount points so the internal memory could be recognized as /sdcard and the external SD as /mnt/emmc. There's a flashable zip around on XDA that does that.
So, basically you need to 1. wipe /data and /cache. 2. Install CM7 Kang. 3. Install the mentioned zip. 4. Reboot. A very good step 0 would be backup xD.
Cheers!
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bro can u gimme link to tht zip??
also i think tht would be a better option as I'll get to use my internal sd card space+ it will be faster than CM7 on external SD card

is ics faster then gingerbread ?

hello everyone.
i have just one question. are ics custom roms any faster or smoother then the gingerbread custom roms ?
i'm currently on surface 9.1 with the latest semaphore kernel and, other then the lag that occurs after a few days, it's fast and smooth in every aspect. and, really the lag doesn't concerns me because a simple restart takes care of that.
i don't care about enhanced multitasking or face unlock or any other of the gimmicks that came with the ics just about the speed and stability of the rom.
current combo is great, but most of (if not all) devs are working on ics roms, and, in some way, i feel left out.
tnx in advance.

There is only one answer ... YES !
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Yes, ICS is definitely faster than GB.

+1 ICS
ICS is definatly faster and smoother.

ics
Hi All ,
just debating whether to install ics 4.0.3 , I have been running 2.3.6 , with semaphore and it has been perfect - whereas ics is definitely more responsive are there any downside/bugs and lack of functionality ?
thanks in advance

I Would say yes!
I'm on ics for a few weeks. I think it's incredibly fast and smooth.
Af least 2 thumbs up for ics

Migrate to ICS now! there are lots of stable versions out already
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ryandabao said:
Migrate to ICS now! there are lots of stable versions out already
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Yes, but which one? I know people are here like, "Oh try them all it only takes a few minutes to flash", but I'd rather not. I'm not sure how to back things up and I don't want to mess around with all the settings that I have going on now every time I flash.

pk1025 said:
I'm not sure how to back things up and I don't want to mess around with all the settings that I have going on now every time I flash.
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You will need to have a back up of your EFS folder before flashing to ICS as the IMEI number can be wiped. it is a simple operation to restore but if you have not backed it up first you will be flashing back to gingerbread to recover the EFS folder.
Google backing up IMEI/EFS folder and you should find a guide on how to do this (if not PM me and i will send you a link).
Most of the ICS ROMs are now stable enough for everyday use.
I am personally using ICSSGS 4.2 with semaphore 0.9.1 kernel and it is stable, nice and smooth to use.
If you are not wanting to have a few little issues then have another look in a month or two as there are still some small issues that present themselves to a small number of users. Just search/read the thread for each ROM/Kernel for the known issues and make a decision based on your own reasearch. The threads are long but worth the read to identify issues that would stop you from using ROM X over ROM Y.
We all use our phones differently and then therefore have a different set of required features/stock apps

Lexrsk said:
You will need to have a back up of your EFS folder before flashing to ICS as the IMEI number can be wiped. it is a simple operation to restore but if you have not backed it up first you will be flashing back to gingerbread to recover the EFS folder.
Google backing up IMEI/EFS folder and you should find a guide on how to do this (if not PM me and i will send you a link).
Most of the ICS ROMs are now stable enough for everyday use.
I am personally using ICSSGS 4.2 with semaphore 0.9.1 kernel and it is stable, nice and smooth to use.
If you are not wanting to have a few little issues then have another look in a month or two as there are still some small issues that present themselves to a small number of users. Just search/read the thread for each ROM/Kernel for the known issues and make a decision based on your own reasearch. The threads are long but worth the read to identify issues that would stop you from using ROM X over ROM Y.
We all use our phones differently and then therefore have a different set of required features/stock apps
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No, ics is not faster. Google wasted 1 year on it for nothing. *this is not sarcasm*

BHuvan goyal said:
No, ics is not faster. Google wasted 1 year on it for nothing. *this is not sarcasm*
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Could you please explain why you feel that ICS is not faster.
I know that you have a lot of respect on XDA and would greatly appreciate your feedback so that i can understand how it is not faster. Hardware, software limit etc

Yes,ICS is much faster
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I was on teamhacksung latest build for while. Currently running on slim 2.8. Definitely smoother than GB.

Gingerbread is much more stable. Speed is about the same. I don't recommend ICS, at least for the time being. Check back 1-2 months later.

Much smoother than every GB Rom that I tried out

pk1025 said:
Yes, but which one? I know people are here like, "Oh try them all it only takes a few minutes to flash", but I'd rather not. I'm not sure how to back things up and I don't want to mess around with all the settings that I have going on now every time I flash.
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The stable ones I have tried so far are Dark knight v3, elite v6 which are ics 4.0.4 versions and codenameandroid 1.4 ics 4.0.3 by daxinfinity.
I know how you feel about flashing and messing up your phone, but if you learn the basics and ask the right questions I'm pretty sure the chances of you bricking your phone is pretty minimal.
Id be pretty happy to help even with my limited knowledge... just send me a pm
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If you're a heavy user of the Phone camera don't even think of ICS. Everything else is acceptable but not completely reliable (lots of stability issues and quite a few apps aren't supported .)
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Lexrsk said:
You will need to have a back up of your EFS folder before flashing to ICS as the IMEI number can be wiped. it is a simple operation to restore but if you have not backed it up first you will be flashing back to gingerbread to recover the EFS folder.
Google backing up IMEI/EFS folder and you should find a guide on how to do this (if not PM me and i will send you a link).
Most of the ICS ROMs are now stable enough for everyday use.
I am personally using ICSSGS 4.2 with semaphore 0.9.1 kernel and it is stable, nice and smooth to use.
If you are not wanting to have a few little issues then have another look in a month or two as there are still some small issues that present themselves to a small number of users. Just search/read the thread for each ROM/Kernel for the known issues and make a decision based on your own reasearch. The threads are long but worth the read to identify issues that would stop you from using ROM X over ROM Y.
We all use our phones differently and then therefore have a different set of required features/stock apps
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Weird. Reading all the ICS threads I haven't come across to something like this. I thought it'd be a simple flash like to Cyanogenmod. Which ROM for ICS has the most updates because I'm sure that's the one that will be the most stable and widely used.
ryandabao said:
The stable ones I have tried so far are Dark knight v3, elite v6 which are ics 4.0.4 versions and codenameandroid 1.4 ics 4.0.3 by daxinfinity.
I know how you feel about flashing and messing up your phone, but if you learn the basics and ask the right questions I'm pretty sure the chances of you bricking your phone is pretty minimal.
Id be pretty happy to help even with my limited knowledge... just send me a pm
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I might have to take you up on that offer, thanks. I know it's not that hard, but I have zero idea of how to do a Nandroid backup and from what you guys are telling me ICS ROMS aren't good enough for day to day use. I hate the odd Force Close so to put up with them more than needed doesn't sound like an advantage for me even though it'd be nice to have 4.0.
gcuchiha said:
If you're a heavy user of the Phone camera don't even think of ICS. Everything else is acceptable but not completely reliable (lots of stability issues and quite a few apps aren't supported .)
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This is one of the reasons I wanted to switch. I like the layout and apparently the ICS camera is a lot quicker. What's wrong that you have noticed?

Lexrsk said:
Could you please explain why you feel that ICS is not faster.
I know that you have a lot of respect on XDA and would greatly appreciate your feedback so that i can understand how it is not faster. Hardware, software limit etc
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Hahahahahahhahahaha......keep reading my post again and again until u get it. Lolllolololllloloools.

gcuchiha said:
If you're a heavy user of the Phone camera don't even think of ICS. Everything else is acceptable but not completely reliable (lots of stability issues and quite a few apps aren't supported .)
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+1... I went back to GB bcoz of the camera, hope fix wil come pretty soon. On ICS when i use 3rd party camera apps, lot of features are disabled and says that the phone is not supported.
Also in stock camera (AOKP M4) there's no option to save to the external sd

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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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