Is the froyo sauce really needed? - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Someone pointed out froyo was on the hero and they've never had even a LEAKED OFFICIAL build of it to work with...and now they're on their way to 2.3...
Is there something in the epic that makes it harder to port?
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Nothing makes it harder to port, its just a bit easier to port things and upgrade kernel versions and such with the 2.2 source instead of pulling the initramfs editing it and pushing it back in and hoping you don't get a kernel panic. (;

Kernel panic!
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With out source code devs can't make roms as custom they would want to be or they would be like cyanogenmod and be built from scratch work lots of bugs that need fixing which is a lot of work
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Previous hero owner here. I was running cyanogenmod 6.1 on my hero but it took a long time for it to be a daily driver. Hero never had 2.2 but yeah after a lot of hard work they got it working. We have a cyanogenmod build coming for the epic but yeah it is gonna take some time to polish it up. Either way I am very happy with my epic even on 2.1.

I don't need froyo (or any other update) for any reason other than to patch vulnerabilities...which are currently unpatched.
The more powerful these phones become, the greater chance for them to become a target for malware. A botnet of mobile phones might serve as a wakeup call for the carriers.

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[Q] Fastest and Most Reliable Rom?

I know this question is asked a lot, but roms seem to be updated a lot and I would like a fresh answer if possible.
So what is the best rom out there. By best, I mean the most stable and fastest. I've gone through two ICS roms so far that have been very buggy and laggy. I just want an atleast decent looking rom that wont freeze up on me. I am mostly looking for speed.
Yes, I have looked quite a bit and I get really confused, hence the question. Any help would be appreciated and thank you in advanced.
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Thanks for the help.
Credit to OP
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This will be closed soon, but just to help, the smoothest and most reliable to me is either stock (of course) or the cyanogenmod 7.20 release. Its stable and everything I use works on it.
Devices:
Evo 4g: Cm7 or Jellybean
Evo Shift: cm7 or jellybean
Optimus S: AOSP (ICS)
Questions? I'd love to help!
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Surprised I am. Still open thread is still open..
Thread closed...and anymore disrespecting the moderation team by certain members and a vacation will be issued.
These threads only create issues between devs and start flaming problems as well
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Need a new Rom

A few weeks back I took my first foray into rooting my phone and quickly went onto flashing my first rom (Cyanogen 10.2 for Virgin Mobile Epic 4g touch.) I created a backup of my original phone OS ( which when reloaded now goes into a boot loop) however the reason I originally left it was so i could get software that would work as slick as possible with the hardware and Cyan 10.2 does that except for the Data which has fallen by the wayside as the Dev gets on with real life.
I then went to flash Cyan 10.1 as i figured it would be a lot more stable and have the kinks Ironed out. Unfortuneatley I cant even get it to install properly as the the android symbol keels over and dies indicating an install issue before the Rom can even be put on the device. So I'm looking to see if anyone has a Rom that works as flawlessly as possible any ideas?
Don't know what your style is, but here are 4 of the best/most updated TouchWiz ROMs out there. You want everything to work, so TouchWiz is the only way to go on this device.
Project X-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2320041
JellyVerse-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025466
ReCalked JB-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2285290
TBSGS4-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051374
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There is no BEST and yet they are all the BEST. Members are expected to research and read through the Development threads. The only thing you will get here is a list of all the ROM's because every member has found what is best for them. You can get the same list by looking at the first few pages in development.
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Pre-Gingerbread Roms

I think that (for nostalgia purposes) it would be cool to have pre gb Roms like cupcake, doughnut, eclair, or froyo.
I don't know if the source code is availiable, but it would be awesome to have a Petit Four (1.1).
I don't know if this is possible, but it really would be cool to see.
Not really possible or worth it in my opinion.
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bilgerryan said:
Not really possible or worth it in my opinion.
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If I had the resources for ROM developing...
gorei23 said:
I think that (for nostalgia purposes) it would be cool to have pre gb Roms like cupcake, doughnut, eclair, or froyo.
I don't know if the source code is availiable, but it would be awesome to have a Petit Four (1.1).
I don't know if this is possible, but it really would be cool to see.
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Wouldnt it be easier just to theme it over a GB or ICS Rom?
Also, before Froyo (2.2) there was no multi touch/pinch to zoom. The farther you go back the more features you're cutting out. Gingerbread is personally the farthest back I would run and that's only for nostalgia as it was where I started developing.
bilgerryan said:
Also, before Froyo (2.2) there was no multi touch/pinch to zoom. The farther you go back the more features you're cutting out. Gingerbread is personally the farthest back I would run and that's only for nostalgia as it was where I started developing.
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Well, Sony hacked up a way to get multi-touch on 2.1 , but that was only exclusive to the XPERIA X10
Aside from the above responses, this device shipped with 2.3.4, so anything before that and the necessary drivers for the hardware won't function or will need to be completely re-written.

[Q] samsung 4.4.2 kernel source code release discussion

so, just out of curiosity, if you had to place a bet on how long it will take samsung to release their source code for the 4.4.2 note 8.0 kernel, what time frame would you put your money on.
and what features do you think we might start to see added to custom roms (touchwiz or otherwise) once the source becomes available to developers?
i'm just curious what other's thoughts and expectations are on this topic.
Once the kernel source is released, usually it is released within two weeks of the official ROM release, our developers can begin building custom kernels that can be over clocked and will have several additional governors. They can begin fixing anything that is broken or impaired such as the S-Pen offset issue, they can update to the latest Linux kernel and even improve security. AOSP will benefit from the kernel source because we will no longer need hacked libraries and drivers in order to run the latest and greatest Android release. If we have developers that are dedicated we can potentially see a working port of the LG G3's knock code and many other features.
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do you see air command and pen windows as possibilities?
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do you see air command and pen windows as possibilities?
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No. Unless developers here able to port it to our devices. Check this out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759246, we are currently working on that, but we no means developers, just Android enthusiastics..
I compiled my own kernel:
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We are working, beleive.
nifty. thanks man. i appreciate the work you and others like you put in.

Custom ROM or not?

I was wondering what people are doing with their 5X's. The Nexus devices use to be a safe haven for ROM users, but with stock Android getting so good with monthly updates, and Android Pay not being usable on a custom ROM, custom ROM's have been a lot less appealing to me.
Nonetheless, I believe that this device suffers from MAJOR optimization issues, and the combination of CM13 and ElementalX kernel solves a lot of these issues, yet I feel like I'm missing out without the possibility of using Android Pay.
I have also grown tired of factory resetting my phone after doing it countless times over the last few years, and I'm ready to not have to do that for a long while, and the most obvious option for that is sticking with stock.
So what are you guys doing? Sticking with stock? Or are you using some custom ROM as a daily driver?
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Did someone say custom ROM?
Flashing is addicting. Fun too. And there isn't anything wrong that. If you have the time and patience it is an excellent hobby.
Sounds like it's getting old to you. Maybe it's time to take a break. Try stock unrooted (or rooted) for a week or so and see if it works out for you. If not flash away. You won't be out anything.
I'm on day 3 of stock unrooted (for the best buy deal). I'm going to see how long I can stay this way.
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