Hi guys.
I am very very new to android development/rooting/custom roms etc so sorry in advance for such a question which might look silly for you, however I am a big noob in this.
So, basically I own I9070P and was very happy with it while it was on original firmware(Gingerbread), however my silly head decided to upgrade it to JB (did it through Kies).
Now...my phone sucks. It hangs, turns off automatically when more than 2 apps are run, battery on wi-fi connection is dying instantly, camera is laggy, in general I turned my phone into a piece of **.
So I was wondering is there anything I could do to fix it?
I would like to stay on JB or upgrade onto something newer, so please do not suggest rolling back to gingerbread.
Thank you very much in advance!
Leenas said:
Hi guys.
I am very very new to android development/rooting/custom roms etc so sorry in advance for such a question which might look silly for you, however I am a big noob in this.
So, basically I own I9070P and was very happy with it while it was on original firmware(Gingerbread), however my silly head decided to upgrade it to JB (did it through Kies).
Now...my phone sucks. It hangs, turns off automatically when more than 2 apps are run, battery on wi-fi connection is dying instantly, camera is laggy, in general I turned my phone into a piece of **.
So I was wondering is there anything I could do to fix it?
I would like to stay on JB or upgrade onto something newer, so please do not suggest rolling back to gingerbread.
Thank you very much in advance!
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Root, install CoCore kernel, debloat, use PegasusQ governor and SIO for IO Scheduler. You have most of that on Development section, just search.
BTW there is no similar battery life on JB like it was on GB...
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I have the 16GB Vodafone UK Galaxy S. Today I was in a city trying to use satnav and it was rank rotten. So I thought I'd see if an upgrade would do it. I was using the very first Froyo that Vodafone came out with - I upgraded to that and hadn't upgraded since. I did have it rooted and 1 click lag fix was on it.
I upgraded to Gingerbread just there, sadly I had to do a factory reset, however it's all working.
I have realised that if I am going to put a custom firmware on it then now is just the right time to do it.
Is there one out there that's stable, and an improvement over the Gingerbread I'm using? Particularly I'd like it to fix the lag (if that still needs fixed) and even better would be fixing GPS/Satnav.
Pinpong blockbuster rom - ticks all your boxes. Get faster fix from market.
Your gps will never be 100% satisfactory in the city, in fact it will probably always be poor - no matter what custom rom you use.
Halkus said:
I have the 16GB Vodafone UK Galaxy S. Today I was in a city trying to use satnav and it was rank rotten. So I thought I'd see if an upgrade would do it. I was using the very first Froyo that Vodafone came out with - I upgraded to that and hadn't upgraded since. I did have it rooted and 1 click lag fix was on it.
I upgraded to Gingerbread just there, sadly I had to do a factory reset, however it's all working.
I have realised that if I am going to put a custom firmware on it then now is just the right time to do it.
Is there one out there that's stable, and an improvement over the Gingerbread I'm using? Particularly I'd like it to fix the lag (if that still needs fixed) and even better would be fixing GPS/Satnav.
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Have you think about CM7? Great Rom, works well on my phone, and add many new things.
Hi Mate, I tried many custom roms and finally settled for
(ROM)GingerCriskeloV77-9LS-CamHack- SIP + NoIncRing I9000/T/M JVP 2.3.4
Cheers
Well, I managed to get it on. Booting up is weird though, it looks for a long time as if the screen is broken, but eventually ti comes on to the Blockbuster lock screen and then everything is fine. It does seem faster - but I'll only really know when I get to one of those situations where I feel the phone is frustratingly slow.
Thanks very much Woolf!
Time allowing I'll give the other roms a shot, although this Blockbuster one does seem to be good enough for me.
Sadly my phone now reboots constantly. it seems to do it when the screen locks
Halkus said:
Sadly my phone now reboots constantly. it seems to do it when the screen locks
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Check you got the installation right for that rom, maybe you had to flash a jvp stock first or some similar omission?
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Sorry to hear you're having issues. Try flashing to a totally stock JVQ first (with repartition) once you've backed up, then if you don't like that, try a custom ROM. I don't think many JVQ custom ROMs are worth trying if you want a taste of custom ROMs. Better to try CM7 or MIUI for something fast and different.
As a side note, the best tip I've seen for fixing the dreadful GPS we have with the i9000 is to buy a Nexus S or just ANY other phone! Yes, some radios appear better than others, but nobody can prove anything and it's almost all subjective feedback. A drop in the ocean of improvement needed for satisfactory function. If you must use it, a bluetooth GPS receiver and 3rd party navigation app seem the best way to deal with it.
I've now stepped away from Blockbuster. Even doing the a perfect install it crashed often and repeatedly. I did try upgrading to the very latest and that crashed several times in the past hour. Part of the problem was the rom starts with a lockscreen that has a messaging unlock on it, but it isn't set to an app that comes with the rom, so it reboots every time. Sadly that wasn't the only problem, as I was still getting loads of reboots.
So that's out of the way.
I'm now a lot more comfortable using Odin so I'll be able to try other options. I'll try the other two suggested in this thread first of all.
Next to test is CM7.
Thanks for the help folks!
CM7 aborted. Instructions are incorrect, the file they say to download doesn't actually match the instructions so that's out. Plus it clearly states it's not suitable for day to day use... so I don't thnk the time in working out how to fix it is justified since it looks like it wouldn't be useful.
I'm going back to the original question in the thread, to say that I'm looking for something stable. I now think that a custom rom is not the way to go. However some modifications may well be.
Can anyone suggest some kind of lagfix/speedup that isn't a complete overhaul like CM7, Blockbuster etc, that is very stable and that'll make my phone faster?
Edit : Part of what I was doing to install Blockbuster was install Speedmod kernel. So I've gone and put that on, and used the clockwork mod to root it, and also convert to ext4. I think things are looking pretty fast so far. I'm not sure if there's a lagfix for this, but I'm quite comfortable just now footering around - unlike the complete rom I don't feel out of my depth. So I think I'll be ok for now.
Advance apologies for the common request.
Background:
Used to run Serendipity 6.4 and loved it.
Phone's internal flash went bad. Samsung replaced "guts" and sent back with AT&T 2.3.5 installed.
So, looking for a more modern ROM with some (or all) of what I liked about my old one. I assume I now have GB bootloaders, so figured I might as well put something else on it now. It doesn't look like Serendipity VII is getting updates.
Things I really liked about Serendipity 6.4:
Voodoo Sound (pretty much a Must Have)
Display tweaks
Packet data setting (plus lots of other stuff) in the long-press power menu
Auto-brightness that works
GPS worked fine, but could be due to other patches I installed.
Stable!
Things I like about stock GB:
USB works better
If you know of a ROM that can turn off the cell radio but leave WiFi active, I'd just about kill for that (fringe cell signal at home kills the battery). I don't care about over/under clocking.
I don't know if I care if it's an i897 or i9000 based ROM. I haven't really noticed the Audience chip improvement since I got the phone back. I haven't been able to get a GPS fix yet, though.
Thanks a lot,
- LoopinFool
LoopinFool said:
Advance apologies for the common request.
If you know of a ROM that can turn off the cell radio but leave WiFi active, I'd just about kill for that (fringe cell signal at home kills the battery). I don't care about over/under clocking.
- LoopinFool
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Just put in airplane mode and then turn wifi back on, worked on stock and every other rom ive used.
Im running helly bean and it is awesome
master2828 said:
Just put in airplane mode and then turn wifi back on, worked on stock and every other rom ive used.
Im running helly bean and it is awesome
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Either that didn't work in Eclair/Froyo or I'm an idiot -- or both.
Thanks for that,
- LoopinFool
PS:
I see Helly Bean mentioned a lot here recently and I'll look into it. Please continue with suggestions as I'd like a few good options to look at.
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The best ROM is the one that works best for your phone. Try them and make your own decision.
Hey all.
Probably being asked before if so sorry but im very specific with what im after. I have a galaxy ace s5830 unlocked with talk mobile. Still got 3 quaters of a year contract and was wondering a few things.
Im getting a little bored of gingerbread 2.3.3 which is what my phone currently uses and even tho there should be a 2.3.4 or 2.3.6 or 2.3.7 i cant use the auto update thing as for some reason its not on my carrier yet. I could get 2.3.6 using a guide and stuff but if im going to all the trouble of wiping the phone cos of that i might as well give rooting a go and try a os like cynagen or whatever its called etc. I thought.
Good idea or just stick to what works? Whatever i get if i get it needs to be solid and stable and suitable for everyday life and every day usage.
If its a good idea then some questions on how to go.
1. What would be the most stable and most popular ones to consider, ive had a look but theres so many and im so lost. Something on jellybean maybe i dunno would be nice.
2. Camera wifi and usb connecting to pc for file transfer is a must that must work and work well with hopeful updates for the camera i.e faster way to launch it and touch to focus would be sweet as i dont think i have that on my current 2.3.3 gb. Also video for camera must work great too and keep the updated res that 2.3.3 came with i think or better if thats even possible.
3. Battery life would be nice to improve but tbh i dont have that much of a issue with battery life only thing is is when wifi is on it drains a bit quicker but generally it auto turns off when it goes off in to standby/sleep mode.
4. Able to install stuff ok.
5. Has gps and google voice things and search.
6. Touchwiz i think is what i use and might like to keep that i dunno what all the different ones are or if i like em so shrugs here as to what i want really but im used to touchwiz so..
7. I have backed up my contacts to sim and stuff and on pc and all media like pics and vids so i think im ok to do a rooting and new os unless ive missed somit.
I like the flashing on and off thing of cynogen mod i think its from is that only on that or others? I like that circle that rotates when you touch focus thing i saw in some vid for one of the os mods and turns green when in focus that would be nice to have i think.
Somit thats quick to navigate i.e swiping panels with icons on on the main screens would be cool especially with widgets like news and clock and things on my current 2.3.3 it can be a little slugish but in general is fine, im hoping somit new would make it smooth and very fast regardless of what widgets are on tbh.
I like a nice digital clock thats clean and stuff and shows date time and month etc but in a simple way. I use a sense analogue clock thing i think atm that i found which is nice. But well we will see what the os i get recommended has.
So yeah erm i think thats all i wanted to ask.
So yeah what should i be looking at in particular and maybe if i maybe so bold as to write a little description of what the recommendations are like and whats maybe not working for such ones.
So what new os should i look at and version for a s5830.
Thank you so much.
SkeeterUK said:
Hey all.
Probably being asked before if so sorry but im very specific with what im after. I have a galaxy ace s5830 unlocked with talk mobile. Still got 3 quaters of a year contract and was wondering a few things.
Im getting a little bored of gingerbread 2.3.3 which is what my phone currently uses and even tho there should be a 2.3.4 or 2.3.6 or 2.3.7 i cant use the auto update thing as for some reason its not on my carrier yet. I could get 2.3.6 using a guide and stuff but if im going to all the trouble of wiping the phone cos of that i might as well give rooting a go and try a os like cynagen or whatever its called etc. I thought.
Good idea or just stick to what works? Whatever i get if i get it needs to be solid and stable and suitable for everyday life and every day usage.
If its a good idea then some questions on how to go.
1. What would be the most stable and most popular ones to consider, ive had a look but theres so many and im so lost. Something on jellybean maybe i dunno would be nice.
2. Camera wifi and usb connecting to pc for file transfer is a must that must work and work well with hopeful updates for the camera i.e faster way to launch it and touch to focus would be sweet as i dont think i have that on my current 2.3.3 gb. Also video for camera must work great too and keep the updated res that 2.3.3 came with i think or better if thats even possible.
3. Battery life would be nice to improve but tbh i dont have that much of a issue with battery life only thing is is when wifi is on it drains a bit quicker but generally it auto turns off when it goes off in to standby/sleep mode.
4. Able to install stuff ok.
5. Has gps and google voice things and search.
6. Touchwiz i think is what i use and might like to keep that i dunno what all the different ones are or if i like em so shrugs here as to what i want really but im used to touchwiz so..
7. I have backed up my contacts to sim and stuff and on pc and all media like pics and vids so i think im ok to do a rooting and new os unless ive missed somit.
I like the flashing on and off thing of cynogen mod i think its from is that only on that or others? I like that circle that rotates when you touch focus thing i saw in some vid for one of the os mods and turns green when in focus that would be nice to have i think.
Somit thats quick to navigate i.e swiping panels with icons on on the main screens would be cool especially with widgets like news and clock and things on my current 2.3.3 it can be a little slugish but in general is fine, im hoping somit new would make it smooth and very fast regardless of what widgets are on tbh.
I like a nice digital clock thats clean and stuff and shows date time and month etc but in a simple way. I use a sense analogue clock thing i think atm that i found which is nice. But well we will see what the os i get recommended has.
So yeah erm i think thats all i wanted to ask.
So yeah what should i be looking at in particular and maybe if i maybe so bold as to write a little description of what the recommendations are like and whats maybe not working for such ones.
So what new os should i look at and version for a s5830.
Thank you so much.
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all roms ave their advantages and disadvantages, android phones only run on android, not a different os, cyanogenmod is android. from my experience i would say cyanogenmod10.1 would be the best for you, only problem with that is, ums doesnt work, but u can use clockworkmod recovery for that(it has the mount usb storage option), clockwork mod has to be installed before u flash any rom. i recomend you try out a few roms you like, and choose from there, and read comments. (IF YOU DONT KNOW HOW TO FLASH A ROM, DONT TRY RANDOM STUFF, FOLLOW SOME TUTORIALS AND STUFF FIRST)
Phone: Galaxy Tab P1000 16G (apparently the Euro Unbranded version)
ROM: Alroger CM10.1 Android 4.2.2 20130913 Unofficial-P1
Kernel: 3.0.94 HumberOS V1.45-00920-g9fcdd44
i been using this P1000 for about a year now
a friend gave it to me coz my old phone died
anyway, last weekend i started learning about rooting and flashing ROMs
thank god its been successful so far, lol
tried a few different 10.1 4.2.2 rom, seems pretty stable except few minor issue
i have done some research myself, but could no find a clear answer (or any answer for that matter)
since i am new to this whole rooting and flashing business
i think it's best if i could ask you guys who is more experienced for some advise
if anyone could give me some tips on the issues
will be much appreciated ^^
1. i have notice with all the 10.1 rom i flashed, the GPS never worked
could no get more then 3 satellites pickup
since i use the P1000 as my nav device while driving, i spand a whole night learning about this issue
then i found out that the gps.conf file in all of the roms, only had 3 line in it
after copy another .conf file from my roommate's S4, it seems to be working again
is this a common issue?
cos atm, on road i can only pick up about 6~8 satellites
but cuts on and off every now and then...
2. currenly on the Alroger CM10.1 Android 4.2.2, the camera screen flashes/jumps when lighting/focus changes
this happens for both front and back camera
i did not test this on other rom at the time, so no sure if this is a common issue with all 10.1
when taking photo its ok, as long as i don't move too much, its dosen't happen
but with video recording, it happens during recording as well, which is very annoying
happens when i am recording with DVR app as well
dose anyone have the same problem?
or is there a way to fix this?
i've been digging for a bit, but didn't find anything regards to this issue
3. the Screen-off animation (electron beam animation when the screen is turned off) dose not work
i seen it on other phone, looks pretty cool
so i wish i could activate this option
is this another one of those so called "wrong Kernel version" issue?
or is that because they disabled it when making the rom to reduce system usage?
could this be reactivated?
4. i know this might be a stupid question to ask... but i am gonna shoot it anyway
i've notice after i flash the 10.1 rom, my RAM reading when up from the factory 444, to now 487MB
some other 10.1 reads in between that figure, but the Alroger CM10.1 seems to give the highest number
even tho it's still far from the factory promised 512MB
dose this mean the total RAM availability can be adjusted?
or is that just a fake reading due to different Kernel version or such?
i mean the phone is now running much smooth then the factory 2.3.6
no sure if that is due to the system trip down from the rom (most likely because of this?)
or the actual 43MB RAM increase....
for the first 3 issues
i have tried wipe and re-flash as some forum have suggested
yet still didn't change anything
any suggestion, info, tips will be most appreciated
~Icarus~
~The P1000 Newby~
bump~?
Its mean custom os lets use device see more ram
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robindebruin said:
Its mean custom os lets use device see more ram
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so it's just a fake reading?
No i lets the os use more ram
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Hey everyone,
I have a question for you guys since i haven't been around in a long while..
I'm running Temesak 2.6.32.59 on the snappyOC kernel ....yes, i'm still on 2.3.7. (Temesak 135.3)
Since my phone has been acting odd lately (namely falling into Airplane mode by itself... very annoying), i was either going to wipe it and start over or try something different.
What i need to have functional i the Bluetooth for the car, and Wifi tether for when i'm on the road (to my laptop)...
I'm not sure about ICS and above due to the phone's limitations (cpu, ram, etc) I would like something smooth and stable.
....does anyone have any ideas??
THANKS!!
There problems with bluetooth with jb and up. I have no ideas about cm9 but if I am not mistaken all cm9 roms are terrible because there were no ics sources at that time. Maybe a modoified ics stock based rom could fit your needs.
If you want something basic, smooth and stable, then LG stock ICS is good. You can at least expect the basics to be right
If you need root capabilities, then as bitdomo said you can find a stock ICS based custom ROM.
Just wanted to say thanks so far for the great advice!
Maybe i'll try an ICS rom.... any ideas?
I've really grown found of Temesak's GB, has never let me down along with the overclocking and ramhack... did i mention i really like this Rom?
I need something that can be used everyday and has functioning Bluetooth (for my car audio/phone) and Wifi Tethering
Any ideas?
....or i was going to wipe the phone and reinstall Temesak's 135 GB
(what's the best best way to wipe a phone and reinstall, according to you?)