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[Q] As more and more ROMs are released, what is the difference between them all?

Hey all,
As the Captivate becomes more popular, I'm seeing more and more ROMs pop up. Problem is, I can't quite figure out the differences between most of them. They all seem to have the exact same features.
Currently on the front page I see:
Cognition
Perception
AXURA
Assonance
di11igaf's ROM
eSPyeL's ROM
As I look through the features, most of it looks pretty similar. So my question is, can anyone break down the key differences between the ROMs? While we're at it, maybe we can discuss the different kernels too?

This belongs in Q & A not in development please!
We need to keep this area clean for development threads only.
Regards

Ugh, sorry. I feel like a dumbass.

shaolin95 said:
This belongs in Q & A not in development please!
We need to keep this area clean for development threads only.
Regards
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thecoolestcow said:
Ugh, sorry. I feel like a dumbass.
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damn I m too late to flame the thread

None of the people who frequent the Q&A forums are of any help :-/

DAGr8 said:
damn I m too late to flame the thread
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Of course you are too late, look, that other guys has flames in his sig, you know he means business when flaming! lol
Anyway, read the OP on each rom, they all have different things
To the Q&A!!

Thecoolestcow has a good point... plus 90% of the posts in the dev threads are 'omg I can't wait'/'hey good job'/'wah wah im a noob' .
Seriously...1000 pages on a dev thread... that's beyond useless.
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More effective thread locking please.
Could we have something besides community flaming to deter the junk posters?

thecoolestcow said:
None of the people who frequent the Q&A forums are of any help :-/
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I make it a point to come to Q&A and try and help.
The problem is the overwhelming number of ZOMG WUT DU I DOOOO threads that push valid questions down to oblivion.

410 views and nobody has answered his question.
As far as I know (which may contain incorrect information), each rom is built off the same base rom. There are captivate based frameworks and i9000 based frameworks. Then there are kernels and models.
Some roms emphasize stability, they do not use the latest overclocked kernels, they stick to stock filesystems etc. Other roms emphasize the latest breakthroughs in Galaxy S modifications (1200-1600mhz OC/UV, speedtweaks, filesystem changes). Another rom may emphasize reduced-bloat, everything is stock but theres no crapware. And on top of it all, everyone mixes and matches kernels and modems (but most are on JK3 and i9000 Kernels, though most use SeitroN's and DG has his own). On top of all that, developers apply themes that they like (all of which you can customize yourself).
I hope that helped. I haven't researched deeply into each rom, but this is just what I've deducted.

Poll : Which Custom Rom you are running?

Poll : Which Custom Rom you are running?

Not trying to be funny, but many people here change roms more than they changed their underwear. So the poll will be flawed.

Very true. I was on Doc's a couple days ago, then went to Darky's 9.5, and yesterday changed to Simply Galaxy Sweet Honey

1) Is this post development? I don't think so.
2) Is this post necessary? I don't think so.
3) As previously stated, is this poll accurate? I don't think so.
Why bother?

Yes you are right that people are always on the move.....I know this will be not 100% accurate but at least at this instance of time it can give us an idea (say 80% accuracy) about Market Trend (means popularity of rom) at this time (lets say Mar/Apr 2011) with current available ROMs. It may change in a month or two. But then in next quarter we may run another poll...

chambo622 said:
1) Is this post development? I don't think so.
2) Is this post necessary? I don't think so.
3) As previously stated, is this poll accurate? I don't think so.
Why bother?
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Dude....simple ...... if you want to poll....OK......if not it's your choice.......It's not like forcing anybody to participate.......Everyone suit themselves.....

omeryounos said:
Dude....simple ...... if you want to poll....OK......if not it's your choice.......It's not like forcing anybody to participate.......Everyone suit themselves.....
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This thread should be in General.. that's why you'll not have a good answer here. (It's typically "noobish" to post questions or poll here, unless it's for developping something by yourself or with some dudes..)
And, on my opinion that's useless, all custom rom or more or less the same : A Sammy Rom deodexed and zipaligned, changements are tweaks... it's made me laugh when in themes OP specify it's for Doc's or Darkyy (of course it will works on both, only version/region is important).
For me no matter which rom you're using, it's Android.
If there is just one difference, it's between CM/MIUI AOSP based roms and Sammy'roms.
Same for kernels, it's just more or less functions and geeking/tweaking.
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Just posted in the other thread

Congrats! Your post has wayyyyyyyyyyyyy surpassed my expectation! Someone just gives you a 1-star rating!

im proud using ultimate rom 8.2

@OP, you must be very happy now! Someone just promoted you to Major-General!

cidalan said:
im proud using ultimate rom 8.2
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After some junk posts above.....some real reply.....

g00ndu said:
@OP, you must be very happy now! Someone just promoted you to Major-General!
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Soon i 'll be Full General.....And you will be more jeolous....

You are wrong! I will be very happy! Oh btw, a full general is only a 4-star general. maybe you can become a field marshal?
I'm way past on jealousy.

Your doing it wrong, missing some of the major roms.. Loving the hate in this thread btw. Good to know XDA is not only about sharing is caring, love, puppies and nuclear war.

omeryounos said:
After some junk posts above.....some real reply.....
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Junk threads get junk posts its the nature of the beast........
I'm not surprised that once again the mods have failed to do the job and move this non development thread to general.

except for a few angry ones.....which i don't mind...... a lot of people are giving their votes.....the results are like an open book......It's everyone's personal choice...For the people by the people......

omeryounos said:
except for a few angry ones.....which i don't mind...... a lot of people are giving their votes.....the results are like an open book......It's everyone's personal choice...For the people by the people......
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Angry ones?
You the kind of poster that only makes this forum section worse.
And this kind of thread violate the forum rules. So think one more time before posting junk in dev section.

C'mon guys some more votes & we can get some representative picture here....that what our community is actually using....

iv been using Docs rom for about a week or two now xwjs8 with ADW Launcher barely lags when im not using it.Darky's rom's are gr8 but in the last 3 weeks they've got a little hard to flash and full of stuff i don't use and a little buggy a few times messed up my phone couldn't flash froyo had to revert to eclair kitchen roms are good i can flash them with my eyes closed im waiting for a Stable GB from Darky see what's not

best 4.2.1 rom out there.

whats the best 4.2 JB rom out there right now based on your personal experience. Some important things i use are camera, music playback through bluetooth, gaming. Please share your opinions.

smackdownn said:
whats the best 4.2 JB rom out there right now based on your personal experience. Some important things i use are camera, music playback through bluetooth, gaming. Please share your opinions.
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No point in having this thread. Every rom has its rights and user. You can try and find out yourself. There are only handful of ROMs. Important thing is still 4.2.1 is not that ready yet. If you want, try OFFICIAL NIGHTLIES FROM CM10.1 or Asylum(cm10.1) or Stunner 2.0(AOKP) which I have used before. I might have missed out some here but never tried them. My choice would be a Stunner... . Please feel free to try them and find out yourself rather than somebody suggesting you to. After all they are here to download and try. Good luck.
sent from galaxy far far away...

Galaxtus said:
No point in having this thread. Every rom has its rights and user. You can try and find out yourself. There are only handful of ROMs. Important thing is still 4.2.1 is not that ready yet. If you want, try OFFICIAL NIGHTLIES FROM CM10.1 or Asylum(cm10.1) or Stunner 2.0(AOKP) which I have used before. I might have missed out some here but never tried them. My choice would be a Stunner... . Please feel free to try them and find out yourself rather than somebody suggesting you to. After all they are here to download and try. Good luck.
sent from galaxy far far away...
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First, wrong section.. You are asking questions so this should be in the q&a
Second, that's very subjetive questions.. The rom that has it all and it's the best thing that ever happened in my life... Could be the worst piece of crap for you.. So go find out by yourself
Tapatalking on my n7000

C'mon guys, can we show a bit more love here?
I don't think this should be in Q&A, as it's a question that's meant to generate discussion and comment. It could easily have been rephrased as - "Comparisons between 4.2.1 ROMS". It doesn't have a question mark at the end, so now it's OK even though it would be discussing the same thing? Or it could have been a "POLL: Best 4.2.1 ROM", and it'd be ok?
And yes, we can tell people to go try all the ROMs out there, but what's the harm in someone asking for other users comments on their experiences? Afterall, isn't this meant to be a place of discussion? I've found it enormously useful to have discussions like the OP is asking for, and it'd be a shame that these discussions don't take place anymore.
To try to contribute to the OP's question - I've used Asylum and have loved it. It has saved my Note. Had been very frustrated with the lag that came with the TW ROMs but now it's brought my Note back to life again. I've been wanting to try Stunner, and based on Galaxtus' comment that he prefers Stunner the most, I will give that ROM a try too. (So thank you, Galaxtus for that very helpful comment!).

official CM 10.1 of course.

oohyeah said:
C'mon guys, can we show a bit more love here?
I don't think this should be in Q&A, as it's a question that's meant to generate discussion and comment. It could easily have been rephrased as - "Comparisons between 4.2.1 ROMS". It doesn't have a question mark at the end, so now it's OK even though it would be discussing the same thing? Or it could have been a "POLL: Best 4.2.1 ROM", and it'd be ok?
And yes, we can tell people to go try all the ROMs out there, but what's the harm in someone asking for other users comments on their experiences? Afterall, isn't this meant to be a place of discussion? I've found it enormously useful to have discussions like the OP is asking for, and it'd be a shame that these discussions don't take place anymore.
To try to contribute to the OP's question - I've used Asylum and have loved it. It has saved my Note. Had been very frustrated with the lag that came with the TW ROMs but now it's brought my Note back to life again. I've been wanting to try Stunner, and based on Galaxtus' comment that he prefers Stunner the most, I will give that ROM a try too. (So thank you, Galaxtus for that very helpful comment!).
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When you are using cm based ones dont you miss touchwiz things like s pen,s note,motions,smart bunch and etc?!
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As with all "best" threads, there is no best. You need to try some out, and see which one is best for you.

Best Rom N7000

Hi,
So i have been laghtly realy into flashing roms and ive had a few already.
-Carbon Rom
-Parandroid
-Supernexus
-CM10
Now i have been getting pretty bored with these so i whas wondering if you guys knew any new ones that are fun and good looking.
I prefer something over either the touchwiz interface because that doesnt change a lot from before i started flashing roms
Greats,
(P.S. I preffer android 4.1.2 or 4.2.2 but 4.0 is also fine with me)
Sorry for posting this in the wrong section.

Wrong place to post this stuff !
Goto Q&A Section
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jay448 said:
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Now i have been getting pretty bored with these ...
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You won't believe how bored developers are about posts like yours.
This is a really thankful attitude which you show for the endless hours of work the devs put in their roms.
Try to contribute something useful, help other users or stay out of dev-section.
At least learn to read, write and show some gratefulness.
Your question should be adressed to Delphic's oracle. Who the f*ck should know what you find less boring.

This will release your boredom
Want something new and exciting? Why not try "Ubuntu for phones" (http://www.ubuntu.com/phone)? That is something totally new and something which you'll not fond in the forums here. Also it will save the hard working developers here from the thankless rants.

Thread closed as its a Best ROM thread.

MM ROMS

HI
can anyone tell which is best MM rom for daily use?
there are too many MM ROMS for xperia z and honestly i don't have enough time to test all of them but somebody use all of them can help me decide which one to use. all is important for me is a bug free(or minimum) ROM and battery use
thanks

the best mm rom for me so far is RR.

Aman_Arora said:
13 > Which is the Best ROM for this phone?
NEVER EVER ASK THIS QUESTION!! This is a very subjective question. It differs from person to person. It takes a lot of time/energy/efforts to build a custom ROM and asking this question is a very big insult to the makers of these ROMs! Try out different ROMs and choose what you like.
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Kindly refer the FAQ section for this forum. If you've already read this, then it's unfair on your part to post such a question. If you haven't, please do read the FAQs/forum guidelines before posting in any forum. People have spent valuable time listing out basic guidelines for us to follow. The least we could do is to abide by them.
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aksme707 said:
Kindly refer the FAQ section for this forum. If you've already read this, then it's unfair on your part to post such a question. If you haven't, please do read the FAQs/forum guidelines before posting in any forum. People have spent valuable time listing out basic guidelines for us to follow. The least we could do is to abide by them.
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sorry;maybe i wasn't clear enough in my question. there are too many MM ROMS for xperia z and honestly i don't have enough time to test all of them but somebody use all of them can help me decide which one to use. all is important for me is a bug free(or minimum) ROM and battery use
thanks

m.i.89 said:
sorry;maybe i wasn't clear enough in my question. there are too many MM ROMS for xperia z and honestly i don't have enough time to test all of them but somebody use all of them can help me decide which one to use. all is important for me is a bug free(or minimum) ROM and battery use
thanks
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It's a difficult question to answer. Let me explain it to you with an example; I personally prefer AOSP or near AOSP type ROMs. Working of custom kernel features isn't a must for me hence am using Stryder's AOSP build. Someone else might need this features hence may opt for Tesla ROM. It doesn't mean AOSP is more stable than Tesla or vice-versa. Each ROM has its own set of issues.
The way I use to limit my choices is by looking at ROM features, reading through the thread looking at bugs, change log, etc. Then trying out the ROM which is best suited for my needs. You could have your own way to tackle this issue. But asking people on a forum makes you susceptible to others prejudices instead of you forming your own opinion. This according to me is another reason why questions like yours is frowned upon.
If you want the latest features, you'll need to have to put in more time and effort into it. No pain, no gain. Form your own opinion don't depend on other's opinion for something that you need to use on your phone.
Edit: Sorry for coming across as a patronizing jerk, but seemed like explaining this way, you'll get some perspective to what am trying to convey. Hope this helps.
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