Develop Bugs

best rom???

What do you guys believe is the best rom on this phone and why?
Could you also rate from 1 to 10:
Stability:
Speed:
Battery Life:
Pros/ Cons:
Thanks.

sfr1.2 hands down
in all realality every ones phones are different. flash every rom, kernel, theme and then mix n match. what works for me may not work for you
fyi:
rom: Syndicate Frozen 1.2
kernel: TwilightZone1.1.1
theme: Emotoinless Beast Ressurection

I flashed srf 1.2 a few days back. It was my first time rooting. Wanted a rom that would improve my phone without causing a bunch of hassle. I can say, so far that this is EXACTLY that rom. Flawless performance and amazing look and speed. Followed qbkings video to the T then flashed the emotionless beast resurrection theme. Its been running so damn good. My only issues are with the features I don't know much about yet - galaxy tuner, voodoo, voltage control, etc. Need to do my homework on that stuff but couldn't be happier otherwise.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Can we combine all these "best ROM" threads from this month , and Ill agree SRF 1.2 or AA i3 atm, but they are all pretty smooth, even ones not found on xda, I've flashed all, and try to pull the best parts out to use on my ROM... When GB becomes official I'm going to try real hard to get some help with some things to make it more epic; As time goes on my skills are getting better, I'm even looking into writting code, just at a really slow pace...
Help support autism awareness,it only takes 2 seconds to help make a difference...
http://picketfenceblogs.com/vote/3616
Sent from MyEF02 using XDAPA...

shawayne21 said:
What do you guys believe is the best rom on this phone and why?
Could you also rate from 1 to 10:
Stability:
Speed:
Battery Life:
Pros/ Cons:
Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like Mystery said, try different ones out, mix em up. Updates regularly pop out for different roms, some roms only exist on different forums, etc. And now there's Gingerbread betas to choose from along with the fantastic Frozen Yogurt roms, so give them all a try! Mileage may vary per person... Only way to be sure!

The Bonsai Rom is the best.
Bonsai 5.0.0.b11.
It is the best because it is fast and stable and it is only in the Beta stages. Everything works plus it is an Ext-4 Gingerbread Rom. The developer is very nice and responsive too.

MysteryEmotionz said:
sfr1.2 hands down
in all realality every ones phones are different. flash every rom, kernel, theme and then mix n match. what works for me may not work for you
fyi:
rom: Syndicate Frozen 1.2
kernel: TwilightZone1.1.1
theme: Emotoinless Beast Ressurection
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that is a good combo for sure .... Emerald Envy and MyFrankenstein are also very good with Genocide kernal or even CleanKernel .... can't go wrong with either one in my humble opinion

I'm currently running SRF 1.1.1 with the Dark Horse theme. Lovin' it and will likely keep it until there's an equally awesome GB ROM. Good speed, good battery life, good looks...all you need in a smart phone.
ROM: Syndicate ROM Frozen 1.1.1
Kernal: TwilightZone 1.1.1
Theme: Epic Dark Horse

VooDooOmen said:
I'm currently running SRF 1.1.1 with the Dark Horse theme. Lovin' it and will likely keep it until there's an equally awesome GB ROM. Good speed, good battery life, good looks...all you need in a smart phone.
ROM: Syndicate ROM Frozen 1.1.1
Kernal: TwilightZone 1.1.1
Theme: Epic Dark Horse
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1.2 is even better

MysteryEmotionz said:
1.2 is even better
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unbiased opinion?

The Root said:
Unbiased opinion?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
if i didnt like it i wouldnt recorrmend it.

The Root said:
Unbiased opinion?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just the Fact !

Urban Fury 2.0 and ACS 1.2 are the best Froyo ROMs in my opinion. As far as Gingerbread goes, AA I3, Urban Inception are great.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App

MysteryEmotionz said:
if i didnt like it i wouldnt recorrmend it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol maybe that goes without a notice, do you like your own rom? Like you make it around your preferences right?
Sent from my SPH-D700

ac16313 said:
Lol maybe that goes without a notice, do you like your own rom? Like you make it around your preferences right?
Sent from my SPH-D700
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yessir
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

ecooce said:
Can we combine all these "best ROM" threads from this month , and Ill agree SRF 1.2 or AA i3 atm, but they are all pretty smooth, even ones not found on xda, I've flashed all, and try to pull the best parts out to use on my ROM... When GB becomes official I'm going to try real hard to get some help with some things to make it more epic; As time goes on my skills are getting better, I'm even looking into writting code, just at a really slow pace...
Help support autism awareness,it only takes 2 seconds to help make a difference...
http://picketfenceblogs.com/vote/3616
Sent from MyEF02 using XDAPA...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Whatever ecooce comes up with for the next Frankenstein build. I am waiting patiently for Franken-Ginger
Sent from my Epic on Midnight or my Galaxy Tab rooted (feels naked without a ROM)

MysteryEmotionz said:
Yessir
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's cool lol! Honesty I was pretty curious about that haha
Sent from my SPH-D700

MysteryEmotionz said:
sfr1.2 hands down
in all realality every ones phones are different. flash every rom, kernel, theme and then mix n match. what works for me may not work for you
fyi:
rom: Syndicate Frozen 1.2
kernel: TwilightZone1.1.1
theme: Emotoinless Beast Ressurection
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm running you alls SFR 1.2 and I'm on Genocide 1.1 Kernel. What's a link to the TwilightZone Kernel posting? By the way SFR 1.2 is a beast. Beast like a AK74U and G11 hybrid lol
The Epic 4G Noob <- Let's Play some COD tho

Rom Selection / New Epic

Hey all!
My epic should be arriving early next week. Very excited to be retiring my samsung transform.
I've been a member sdx's haxsung community for a while and I am not new to the rooting/rom/customization process at all. I've even been toying with my own kernel.
However, the epic will be a new breed to me. So, I turn to you, the awesome xda community for guidance!
What rom/kernel/mod setup works best for you? Why? Awesome battery? Performance?
From reading this forum the past week in length I'm thinking of going with syndicate rom with the genoicide 1.4 ghz oc kernel.
Any dragons lay ahead?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance to the community, and to the devs. Look forward to working with you all very very soon (once this friggin phone gets to nj from texas)
Sent from my SPH-M920 using XDA App

I personally Enjoy syndicate frozen rom 1.2 with twilight zone Kernal 1.1.1!
Sent from my Redmatted Frozen Syndicate Epic!

flimsy888 said:
I personally Enjoy syndicate frozen rom 1.2 with twilight zone Kernal 1.1.1!
Sent from my Redmatted Frozen Syndicate Epic!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Kernel..
Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G via Tapatalk

I swear by the Genocide kernel and anything put out by Rodderik. He's had many "firsts" around here including overclocked Froyo kernel, dynamic overclocking and most recently put out the 1st (and only to my knowledge) dual boot capable kernel. Some of the other kernels floating around were forked from his earlier code too if memory serves...
As far as ROMs go there are several good ones, but I use my own creation so I really can't comment on any in particular.
Welcome to the community!

flimsy888 said:
I personally Enjoy syndicate frozen rom 1.2 with twilight zone Kernal 1.1.1!
Sent from my Redmatted Frozen Syndicate Epic!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 on this setup!

I've had good luck with Syndicate Rom Frozen 1.1.1 and later.
I've also had good luck with Bonsai 4.0 (set it up on a friends phone).

starskyrob said:
Hey all!
My epic should be arriving early next week. Very excited to be retiring my samsung transform.
I've been a member sdx's haxsung community for a while and I am not new to the rooting/rom/customization process at all. I've even been toying with my own kernel.
However, the epic will be a new breed to me. So, I turn to you, the awesome xda community for guidance!
What rom/kernel/mod setup works best for you? Why? Awesome battery? Performance?
From reading this forum the past week in length I'm thinking of going with syndicate rom with the genoicide 1.4 ghz oc kernel.
Any dragons lay ahead?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance to the community, and to the devs. Look forward to working with you all very very soon (once this friggin phone gets to nj from texas)
Sent from my SPH-M920 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am currently enjoying this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128124
Along with this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1128993
and havent had any issues what so ever. I'm on the EF02 ROM with the EF10 Modem. I'm currently 15 hrs 32 min on the battery and still at 67%

Welcome. I used to be at haxsong as well. Took you awhile if you where still on the Moment?
I've never used anything other than Bonsai ROMs. I'd skip 4.1 and go straight for V5 Beta 13. Very stable, fast and cutting edge with Netflix working, CRT animation, ect....
U'd be all set for when official Ginger comes down the road soon...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App

zanderman112 said:
Colonel..
Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G via Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fix'd 10char

Depends on what kind of phone you have, if its a speed demon that can do 1.45ghz, or an undervolting beast that can take a -150mv across the table and get 36 hours. There are such a wide range of limits on these phones good luck finding out what yours can do.
Happy rooting but do play around with stock for like 20 minutes so you can have an idea of what these great devs have done with their badass rom/kernels.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App

akenis said:
Welcome. I used to be at haxsong as well. Took you awhile if you where still on the Moment?
I've never used anything other than Bonsai ROMs. I'd skip 4.1 and go straight for V5 Beta 13. Very stable, fast and cutting edge with Netflix working, CRT animation, ect....
U'd be all set for when official Ginger comes down the road soon...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The bonsai v5 is a 2.3 (GB) rom ?
Sent from my Starskized Samsung Transform. (epics on its way)

flimsy888 said:
I personally Enjoy syndicate frozen rom 1.2 with twilight zone Kernal 1.1.1!
Sent from my Redmatted Frozen Syndicate Epic!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm running this same setup as well and have been pleased with it. This is my first ROM and haven't found a reason to change. Phone is quicker than ever before with no forceclose issues and battery gets me through a full day (14 to 17 hours) on one charge with medium use (pushing 4 email accounts including work exchange account, facebook widget, some web browsing, text messaging, a few phone calls, a little angry birds or something).
I may at some point try other ROMs but for now I have no reason too.

Yes, It's another one of these

I need a ROM that fulfills the following reqs:
Stable: Must be stable as this is for a non techie so... yeah
Fast: Better performance then the original ROM
Good battery life: This is a MUST
Clean: No crapware preinstalled
And preferably gingerbread although if froyo is better...
Thanks guys

For the best battery life and speed it will need to be froyo since devs don't have GB source to work with. I always like the Bonsai froyo ROMs. Google Bonsai android for their site. I am currently using Hurricane 1.6 Gingerbread Rom but you have to do some tricks to make it stable and keep it from rebooting randomly.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Exactly what i'm looking for also. Bump.

Yeah... That wont work.I need something that wont crash if you give it 8 espresso shots and wait a few hours.
So i need something stable.

Stick with froyo if you want the best chance at stability. Syndicate rom frozen 1.2 has always been old trusty for me and a lot of others. Be sure to flash a kernel immediately after the rom, as it does not include one. Urban regeneration is another good choice. You almost can't go wrong with any of the great froyo roms at this point. As kenny said, there are ways to make gb roms run fairly stable, but it takes a lot of effort.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

jeffro18 said:
Stick with froyo if you want the best chance at stability. Syndicate rom frozen 1.2 has always been old trusty for me and a lot of others. Be sure to flash a kernel immediately after the rom, as it does not include one. Urban regeneration is another good choice. You almost can't go wrong with any of the great froyo roms at this point. As kenny said, there are ways to make gb roms run fairly stable, but it takes a lot of effort.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You just read my mind. I was about to ask about syndicate ROM
I'll have to give it a try then.

Look into twilight and genocide kernel. There are a few others that will work well with it, I prefered genocide when I was running srf 1.2.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

acs 1.2 and genocide 2.0
This pair works pretty well, phone feels snappier and nothing strange occuring after about a week or two of solid use - battery is maybe a bit better but I'm charging whenever I can.

i500 said:
I need a ROM that fulfills the following reqs:
Stable: Must be stable as this is for a non techie so... yeah
Fast: Better performance then the original ROM
Good battery life: This is a MUST
Clean: No crapware preinstalled
And preferably gingerbread although if froyo is better...
Thanks guys
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While there are always more obscure others you might want to find... if you're looking for the best, you can start with the most popular. Check out the top threads on the development forum and see what people are saying.

RandomKing said:
While there are always more obscure others you might want to find... if you're looking for the best, you can start with the most popular. Check out the top threads on the development forum and see what people are saying.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, since he didn't want to shill his own rom.. i'll sing it's praises.. randomrom phoenix 2.2 is awesome. super snappy, no freezes or crashing and does above average on battery life.
Simply AOSP 4.01 is also super fast, and very slimmed down. There are a decent number of options for Froyo roms that you should be happy with..

SRF 1.2 is my "trusty old axe" too... I like Twilight Zone kernel. Isn't there a fix out for the SU Binary issue with Genocide 2.0? I haven't tried it yet.
You can't go wrong with anything by Computerkid23 or Random, either...
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

Any other opinions or suggestions?

reodan92 said:
Any other opinions or suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Might as well wait a week or two now that official GB source has just dropped. See what pans out. It should be awesome.

week ttt bump

Have been away for awhile, what's the best rom to use right now?

CM7 doesn't look like it's finished enough to attempt. Can't seem to find any ACS builds.

Why ask this? Everyone will just tell you the ROM they are using. ALL ROMs are good. Just read through the top threads in development and pick one.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

I built my own. Imo it's the best way to have a rom that has exactly what you want.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk

What are you looking for? Clean GB has good battery life. Very simple and everything works.
Sent from my Customized Samsung Epic 4G via XDA app

Thunderhawk has been running well for me
via my EPICally transmogrified EI22: adrenaline injected & Supercharged

Here are the top six roms in MY opinion that are the best...
1.)StarskyROM (The one nobody talks about, but offers the BEST performance, in exchange for a couple bugs, that absolutely relate nothing to user-experience-quality. Pretty Stock, balls to the wall speed, not bad battery)
2.) LegendaryRom
3.)ACS ICS (Dont think its being updated anymore, Marcusant created MarcusantRom, listed below, which is basically the same thing as ACS ICS)
4.)SleeperRom (Amazing battery life)
5.)MarcusantRom (Incredibly Stable, Fast, Amazing Looks)
6.).....no need to list beyond this point, its all a matter of personal preference.....

Zeinzu said:
I built my own. Imo it's the best way to have a rom that has exactly what you want.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm. Are you going to share that Rom
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA Premium App

I too was away for a while..if you want a rom that works the way the phone was designed, frill free, no attemts to push or squeeze the device, and no bonker theeming.....cleangb is your huckleberrry.
I was suprised not to see it in the guy's list above
sent from a phone using an app

Nothing changes whether you are away or not, the best ROM is the one that works best on your phone for the way you use your phone.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

Now that the new Samurai 3.3.0 is running real well Marcusant's Revival V1 is worth a look if you want something that looks a little less stock.

TeMpTiN said:
Now that the new Samurai 3.3.0 is running real well Marcusant's Revival V1 is worth a look if you want something that looks a little less stock.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have not had very good luck with the latest Samurai kernels. I get horrendous lag. I believe this was even acknowledged by the developer, unless im mistaken and a new release has become available recently.

I had some issues as well, but last night 3.3.0 in 3 flavors came out.
So far I am very pleased, other seem to be as well.

kennyglass123 said:
Nothing changes whether you are away or not, the best ROM is the one that works best on your phone for the way you use your phone.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Kenny is right. To paraphrase- "the phone chooses the ROM"
(I've tried them all except Random's, and they're all great. Marcusant's was probably my fave. On CleanGB now with Travis' new Minimalistic Black theme and loving it. Try new Shadow Kernel, its the bomb)
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

orlzzt said:
Kenny is right. To paraphrase- "the phone chooses the ROM"
(I've tried them all except Random's, and they're all great. Marcusant's was probably my fave. On CleanGB now with Travis' new Minimalistic Black theme and loving it. Try new Shadow Kernel, its the bomb)
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What kind of quadrant score do you get with the shadow kernel on stock settings? I'm running starskrom, flashed the shadow kernel, and now I'm getting 250 less of a score on quadrant. I've gerard some people saying they are getting 3000 or more. That not possible without overclocking right?
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

That is correct. You need to OC to get that score. Quadrant is crap and can be easily spoofed. It does just some number crunching and a few video routines. The best judge of performance is how it works and feels for you. If you are hung up on whose benchmark is bigger, stick to smartbench 2010.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

kennyglass123 said:
That is correct. You need to OC to get that score. Quadrant is crap and can be easily spoofed. It does just some number crunching and a few video routines. The best judge of performance is how it works and feels for you. If you are hung up on whose benchmark is bigger, stick to smartbench 2010.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Kenny is right- to paraphrase, "quadrant size doesn't matter".
Or whatever. I just judge by eye- am I lagging? Sticking? Randomly rebooting? My current setup has been flawless. But I am a charter member of "Flashaholics Anonymous" and CK23 is getting ready to drop Serenity 1.1.1, so I have a feeling a Nand backup and new flash is coming at me.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

orlzzt said:
Kenny is right- to paraphrase, "quadrant size doesn't matter".
Or whatever. I just judge by eye- am I lagging? Sticking? Randomly rebooting? My current setup has been flawless. But I am a charter member of "Flashaholics Anonymous" and CK23 is getting ready to drop Serenity 1.1.1, so I have a feeling a Nand backup and new flash is coming at me.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL...I couldn't quite get the wording right. You said it all!
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App

orlzzt said:
[...]I've tried them all except Random's[...]
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
3.3 Uploading Now!

I am running acs ics 5.5with the new acs theme. it is pretty flawless. but with that said, for some reason my phone prefers marcusant's rom over the rest. I have tried just about them all and might even try urban precision again now that the mms bugs are supposed to be worked out

Just some advice... You definitely want to be running marcusant revival ROM with the new samurai assassination kernel. You will not be disappointed, trust me. I am getting the best performance I have ever seen possible on the device plus 30 hour of battery life.
Sent via samsung epic 4g running Marcusant Revival : Samurai Assassination

Best ROM for battery?

Can someone tell me which ROM gets the best battery life for my friend's epic?
Also even with the drivers installed, I cant get the phone to detect in Odin.
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Sent from my SPH-D700 using xda premium

Can I just get an answer...i cant search directly on this forum through the xda app. And I understand it's not in Q&A, big whoop.
Thank you
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Your answer:
Each phone hardware, app setup and battery longevity is different. Try them all out and see which fits your needs best.
You received that reply from Uber because this has been asked time and time again and it's the same answer. All it took was some time on your part to read through the general and q&a forums to find these threads a few pages back.
Good luck finding your ideal ROM and kernel.

nikon120 said:
Your answer:
Each phone hardware, app setup and battery longevity is different. Try them all out and see which fits your needs best.
You received that reply from Uber because this has been asked time and time again and it's the same answer. All it took was some time on your part to read through the general and q&a forums to find these threads a few pages back.
Good luck finding your ideal ROM and kernel.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Okay but what's the most common ROM? I cant try out different roms, not my phone
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium

Cyanogenmod 7.2
--------------------------------------

SleeperROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465628
I've tried quite a few of them. For me and my phone, this is by far the best in stability and battery life.

locoboi187 said:
Okay but what's the most common ROM? I cant try out different roms, not my phone
Sent from my SPH-D710 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well I clicked thanks instead of quote, so ya got a free one. haha.
Gingerbread
EL30: CleanGB, SleeperROM, ERA's no name rom (you'll get the update nag on these for FC09 install of stock, install of it will fail.)
FC09: PeoplesROM
CM7
ICS
CM9 b2, AOKP b32, MIUI v4+
That's what you'll find in the dev forum. All depends what you are looking for.

nikon120 said:
Well I clicked thanks instead of quote, so ya got a free one. haha.
Gingerbread
EL30: CleanGB, SleeperROM, ERA's no name rom (you'll get the update nag on these for FC09 install of stock, install of it will fail.)
FC09: PeoplesROM
ICS
CM7, CM9 b2, AOKP b32, MIUI v4+
That's what you'll find in the dev forum. All depends what you are looking for.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Cm7 is not ics
--------------------------------------

marcusant said:
Cm7 is not ics
--------------------------------------
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good catch, sorry at work and typed fast.

cm7 has video playback issues.. so go with peoplesROM 2.0 MTD then run v6 supercharger - balanced 512.

omair2005 said:
cm7 has video playback issues.. so go with peoplesROM 2.0 MTD then run v6 supercharger - balanced 512.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have no video issues.
--------------------------------------

marcusant said:
I have no video issues.
--------------------------------------
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When I was reading the CM7 thread, more than one person reported the same issue starting from post #191 of that thread..

checked the thread and it seems like video recording issue.

absolute best battery life? Go back to 2.1 with schizopunk's Epic ROM combined with the Pheonix kernel. That was some sick battery life. My best was over 3 days off the charger (no airplane mode shenannigans). Of course you'd have to be on crappy old eclair to get those, but all you asked for was best battery life

+1 Yep that's why I switched to People's Rom....With a 9 month old that will be walking soon.....video recorder and playback is critical
sendmespammails said:
checked the thread
and it seems like video recording issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA

I love the peoples Rom but like it has already been said every phone is different video on mine was basically lagged to a dead stop so I use Clean GB now

set it down and magically you'll get a good battery life

Cleangb FTW
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk 2

gmorf33 said:
absolute best battery life? Go back to 2.1 with schizopunk's Epic ROM combined with the Pheonix kernel. That was some sick battery life. My best was over 3 days off the charger (no airplane mode shenannigans). Of course you'd have to be on crappy old eclair to get those, but all you asked for was best battery life
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree.....
Sent from my SPH-D700 using Tapatalk