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what is the best ROM for Samsung Epic 4g

so does anyone have any idea
ive seen Urban Decay and Random ROM 2.3 HAWK
and im wonder which is better of the 2 and is there a ROM that you consider better than those 2 please let me know
THANKS

Well, every ROM runs a little different on each of our Epics. If you want a good Gingerbread leak ROM, use one that has either Deca's or Crawrj's newly DeOdexed stock ROM as its base. Be kind guys, he only has 19 posts.
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JohnCorleone said:
Well, every ROM runs a little different on each of our Epics. If you want a good Gingerbread leak ROM, use one that has either Deca's or Crawrj's newly DeOdexed stock ROM as its base. Be kind guys, he only has 19 posts.
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ok thanks
and the only reason im asking is cuz i dont know much about this phone, its my brother in laws...and he wanted me to root it and get a good rom on it
oh and now i got 20 posts so there

If he's ok with Froyo, SRF 1.2 is fast and stable. Just remember to flash a kernel and journaling on.

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If he's ok with Froyo, SRF 1.2 is fast and stable. Just remember to flash a kernel and journaling on.
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Yeah, SRF 1.2 is a great option if you want a ROM that is fast, stable, and everything works.
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Just remember that EVERY phone is different so asking "what is the best ROM" is relative only to that user's experience. Some phones seem to not like custom ROMs at all and sometimes it is the user and then they complain about their problems. The easy answer is read up on the positives and negatives of a few and try one. The best thing is that there is tons of good people here willing to help if you run into trouble or a few Force Closes.

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Just remember that EVERY phone is different so asking "what is the best ROM" is relative only to that user's experience. Some phones seem to not like custom ROMs at all and sometimes it is the user and then they complain about their problems. The easy answer is read up on the positives and negatives of a few and try one. The best thing is that there is tons of good people here willing to help if you run into trouble or a few Force Closes.
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I agree 100%...

True. I love these threads, though. It gives me ideas when I consider experimenting. I rarely leave my setup.
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How do I turn Journaling ON? (Noob with Epic)

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How do I turn Journaling ON? (Noob with Epic)
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Look for the zip to flash in cwm in the syndicate rom thread. Wife is using computer.
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be sure to let your bro know that this phone is somewhat experimental. a lot of stuff needs to be fixed. honestly as of late, RandomKing's rom is awesome. ACS' are great too.
whatever rom you get make sure to use these patches/tweaks/fixes if they don't have em already:
theimpaler747's keyboard patch
qbking77's guide to modems
chris41g's rotation-lag fix

EddyBalls said:
be sure to let your bro know that this phone is somewhat experimental. a lot of stuff needs to be fixed. honestly as of late, RandomKing's rom is awesome. ACS' are great too.
whatever rom you get make sure to use these patches/tweaks/fixes if they don't have em already:
theimpaler747's keyboard patch
qbking77's guide to modems
chris41g's rotation-lag fix
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Good suggestions but just to clarify, you can't use TheImpaler's keyboard patch on Gingerbread ROMs like Random Hawk. The keyboard fix will come when the official comes out and we get source. Most of the Froyo EC05 ROMs have it baked in though
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Good suggestions but just to clarify, you can't use TheImpaler's keyboard patch on Gingerbread ROMs like Random Hawk. The keyboard fix will come when the official comes out and we get source. Most of the Froyo EC05 ROMs have it baked in though
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AHH forgot about that. thanks a lot for that clarification. At least from that provided link, OP can install the speed demon one because from what i remember, EC05 ROMs come with the default keyboard patch in them. At least it'll help him out in that sense? As far as the rotation lag fix goes, i know that Random Hawk has it already, but for some people it doesn't work, same with ERA's rom.

I really like the RandomKing HAWK so far.
I am pretty new to ROMS and really like this one.. not close to the highest quadrant scores, but feels the fastest and most stable to me.
I have ran EB13 VIPER 5.0, EC05 ACS Frozen 1.2 and now the RandomKing HAWK v.2.
Right now I have RandomKing with his included Chris14g kernel, EG22 modem, Supercharged v6 script, option 9, CPU is overclocked to 1.2Ghz, journaling is turned off.
Only had it a couple days, so we will see.

turbosocks said:
I really like the RandomKing HAWK so far.
I am pretty new to ROMS and really like this one.. not close to the highest quadrant scores, but feels the fastest and most stable to me.
I have ran EB13 VIPER 5.0, EC05 ACS Frozen 1.2 and now the RandomKing HAWK v.2.
Right now I have RandomKing with his included Chris14g kernel, EG22 modem, Supercharged v6 script, option 9, CPU is overclocked to 1.2Ghz, journaling is turned off.
Only had it a couple days, so we will see.
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good setup, but if you're worried about quadrant scores, the highest for me was actually computerkid's rom. that little jerk man, he's amazing. his roms are awesome.

ReVolted ROM "fat free" with the built in ReVolted kernel flies.
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EddyBalls said:
good setup, but if you're worried about quadrant scores, the highest for me was actually computerkid's rom. that little jerk man, he's amazing. his roms are awesome.
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I have to agree with you there. If Quadrant benchmarks are your thing, Urban Decay flies.I get 3200+ marks at 1.2 with Tegrak. On Froyo..what Zander said. ERA ReVolt Revolution yields the highest Smartbench scores on a consistent basis. Its the only ROM other than Urban Regen that gives me 1600+ CPU marks and it does almost every time. It is fast!
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If he's ok with Froyo, SRF 1.2 is fast and stable. Just remember to flash a kernel and journaling on.
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+1 To SRF 1.2
I tried tons of roms.. always come back to this one.

ROM Ho
Once I started flashing I just couldn't stop...I did learn that after 20 flashes, the Amazon App Market stops letting you log in because each time you flash it captures it as a new device in your profile. To fix that just log into Amazon and delete the old/invalid entries.
Here are the ROMS I have had the privilege to try:
SyndicateROM Frozen 1.1
Urban Regeneration
Swiss Cheese Samsprint
EF02 Leak (stockish)
EG22 Leak (stockish)
Urban Inception
midNIGHT ROM
ACS Go Green
ERA Olympus (artist formermly know as Unamed)
ERA EpicuReAn SCrAMbLED EGgs22
RandomROM Hawk v2
Many people have already stated this, but it is really about personal preference as far as what will work best for you. There have been some ROMS that just did not play nice with my phone, but I am sure this is a phone by phone thing as well. My favorites by far are CK's Urban series and the RandomROM Hawk. I have ran with Hawk the longest (previously Osprey) and I have loved it. Although, I still miss my sexy Urban ROM at times. What it boiled down to for me was saving battery and RandomROM excels at this. Being unable to post on the development board, I do want to thank all of the devs who invest their personal time (especially those that don't even own an Epic anymore or work for the competition) to make our phones kick a$$. Thank You All!

[Q] Best kernel and rom combination for battery life?

So I decided to go back to an Epic instead of an Evo. I had the Epic when it first came out up until around January. Last things I remember from the Epic development scene was Herver and his Baked Snack Roms and Kernels. (what ever happened to him anyways?) I am obviously in no way familiar with the current crop of roms and kernels and would appreciate suggestions on where to start and I'll test combos to see what works best for me. Froyo and Gingerbread based Roms please.

Try out simply asop 4
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omair2005 said:
Try out simply asop 4
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Good choice. Don't overclock if battery life is a concern. If you want some overclock, go with 1200. I have 2 batteries so I run 1400 max
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Where can I get baked snacked rom from. . . Can some pm me it's where abouts

I have the files somewhere on my computer, if I find them I'll send them to you. BakedSnack was such a great rom imho

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I have the files somewhere on my computer, if I find them I'll send them to you. BakedSnack was such a great rom imho
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Thank you I heard around that it's a great Rom too bad xda won't support it

Baked snack, the latest version, is donateware last time I checked. There is an outdated version for free though
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He still makes Baked Snack? His site is no longer up, does he post them some where else?
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He still makes Baked Snack? His site is no longer up, does he post them some where else?
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O alright...idk I haven't checked in months. But if that is the case, it should be free to distribute
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rockethot said:
He still makes Baked Snack? His site is no longer up, does he post them some where else?
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no 2.4 was the latest. he stopped dev cuz he now had an evo 3d..

I too am looking for the best battery life and I'm having trouble getting it. Currently trying out latest random rom for EC05 and its decent but nothing amazing, I've also loaded the super V6 memory script and the battery just doesn't hold up very well. Where can I get the old baked snack roms?

Sorry to let you guys down, but I can't seem to find the files for baked snack. I'll keep looking though.

i had excellent battery life on the bonsai rom and kernel

Rebirth + Genocide, 38 hrs. moderate use........

Syndicate frozen 1.2 and genocide 2.0 give me the best battery and stability so far, but random rom is a very close second, and then probably viper synergy 5.0. The gb leaks were good with battery too, but I had too many fc issues with them. I would love to try this baked snack I keep reading about though. I've seen a lot of random posts here and there mentioning it, and always boasting about the battery life on it. A pm with any info on its whereabouts would be greatly appreciated. Then again, syndicate 1.3 seems to be just around the corner too, so I'm really interested to see what's in store with that as well.
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I am hooked on random rom hawk, battery life is amazing. It usually only drops about 1-2% an hour for me sitting idle. I have heard urban warfare is very good on battery life as well. Gingerbread leak roms are still pretty unstable at this point though. Only try them if you have a good backup procedure down, and are prepared to get hit with force closes and random reboots at any given time. If you need the stability, stick with EC05 roms.
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I've tried several roms froyo and gb and the best battery and performance I seen was with randomroms 2.3. Rom but the random reboots kept pissing me off so I wentt to pheonix and its been pretty good I hadbetter battery life with hawk but this is better for now.
I also would like to try backed snack so if anyone has the url t the rom or anything can you please let me know
I found one rom a long time ago butit was 2.1 so I didn't like it I kno there is a froyo one but I can't find it anywhere if anyone has it it would be greatly appreciated if you shared it.
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rockethot said:
So I decided to go back to an Epic instead of an Evo. I had the Epic when it first came out up until around January. Last things I remember from the Epic development scene was Herver and his Baked Snack Roms and Kernels. (what ever happened to him anyways?) I am obviously in no way familiar with the current crop of roms and kernels and would appreciate suggestions on where to start and I'll test combos to see what works best for me. Froyo and Gingerbread based Roms please.
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I myself prefer viper rom synergy with the eco 5 kernal and if you can get your hands on the anarchy launcher it is awesome,but good luck finding the anarchy launcher, its the mona lisa of launchers and just as hard to aqquire,,,
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rockethot said:
So I decided to go back to an Epic instead of an Evo. I had the Epic when it first came out up until around January. Last things I remember from the Epic development scene was Herver and his Baked Snack Roms and Kernels. (what ever happened to him anyways?) I am obviously in no way familiar with the current crop of roms and kernels and would appreciate suggestions on where to start and I'll test combos to see what works best for me. Froyo and Gingerbread based Roms please.
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I would recc. simply asop4. an update to the rom is also coming so be prepared for that. then get setcpu and UV the voltages as you wish. I have -25 200-600 and -50 800-1000 and finally -25 >1000.

sapperpipo said:
I myself prefer viper rom synergy with the eco 5 kernal and if you can get your hands on the anarchy launcher it is awesome,but good luck finding the anarchy launcher, its the mona lisa of launchers and just as hard to aqquire,,,
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What do you mean? Google find it for me in <2 minutes.
Im gonna have to try ViperRom...even though it's outdated

best rom for this phone?

Hey just bought this phone for my wife. I do a lot of flashing on my phone(evo3d) and just wanted to get some opinions on the best rom for this phone. Also there appears to be many ways to root this phone as well. Couple things I'm looking for in a rom is the best battery life and easy to use. And which rooting method works best. Thanks so much everyone.
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my vote goes to viper rom. a ice cream sandwich rom is soon approaching

The stock ROM. It's pretty much perfect as is, aside from the bloatware which can be removed once rooted.

Starburst is best
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With the los issues I'd say keep stock, unless you like to hear your wife complain. With stock you can't be complained to. If it was for you, I'd recommend something else. Keep stock on your wife's phone until a fix for los rolls out.
Edit: Don't even root until the los fix, unless you're wife is into the modding process. Or have app data you need to transfer over.
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try getting your feet wet with one of Strong Steve's ODEX ROM's to get the benefit of aftermarket but still being ODEX. Personally i am running Calk's ROM but you are in the same boat as the rest of us, too many good ROM's, not enough time.
damanrob said:
Hey just bought this phone for my wife. I do a lot of flashing on my phone(evo3d) and just wanted to get some opinions on the best rom for this phone. Also there appears to be many ways to root this phone as well. Couple things I'm looking for in a rom is the best battery life and easy to use. And which rooting method works best. Thanks so much everyone.
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Either stock with removed bloat or one of strongsteves odexed roms. They are fast. I am a believer in odexed roms. Always have been and this is the first phone that someone develops odex for.
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My two cents, stay stock deodexed with bloat removed. And stock kernel, my phone never dies. And it is still crazy fast.
But if you want custom, definitely get ready to use ICS. Hopefully that will be here shortly.
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I see people are saying remove bloat... How do go about doing this? Thanks.
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Caulkin's ROM.
My battery is better, the performance is about the same, but my GPS is MUCH MUCH MUCH improved! So much that I can't say enough about it. I also seem to be getting better radio performance with 1.5a from anything else I've used. I work in a large building, and the oh-so important bathroom time is enhanced because I'm getting better connectivity... Our bathrooms could double as tornado shelters... Seriously! My Moment wouldn't even connect, and my Epic I would choke as well. This ROM makes reading articles on the internet or tapatalk actually doable.

I'm currently still using starburst, I'm thinking about going back to stock with the recent release from squishy.

I have been running absolutely amazingly doing this:
Stock EG 31 Tar
Automated Root
Calkulin E4GT 1.5a

CM6 was great for me until I bought a new phone, have you not tried?

Syndicated Ice Hands down.. ill put it against all your favorites in free memory, responsiveness, speed, battery and Function.
I dont like the theme so i got casino universal on it

both great roms.
viper rom and midnight are my first choice.... until ics! havent had a los yet using the clockwork repacked stock kernel!

Calkulin's #1 crazy speed and stable. Syndicated rom is very nice and smooth.
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Calk's ROM for stability and battery life.

Calkulin's ROM, for sure.

I'll have to give the nod to Calkulin's ROM for sure... Tried Starburst and ICE and like Calk's the best...
I just wanted something smooth, fast and most importantly reliable... I also wanted longer battery life! That's exactly what I got with this ROM.

Calkulin's 1.5a rom. As others said, it's snappy, stable and provides excellent battery life

Which kernel / modem do the devs/users recommend?

I'm new to posting, so I apologize if I do this incorrectly. Just wondering which rom /modem the devs/users think has the most advantages, in terms of battery life, network speeds, overall performance, GPS lock, bugs, and other important factors I am not thinking of currently. There seems to be a lot of leaked builds to choose from (EG30, EG31, EK02, EL13, EL26,EL29).I thought if we started a discussion about this, readers would have a better understanding of which stock or custom rom to flash and why. Thanks in advance!
I'm still using stock EK02 rom and modem, rooted. GPS sometimes lags for initial lock. WIFI works great, network speeds usually around 1 mbps. Phone feels snappy, lag free, battery lasts through the day quite easily.
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There are already three or four recent threads discussing this. I don't see the need to start another one. Most users like EL29, some say they experience battery drain.

I'm using EG30 modem with EL26 kernel, and that combination is great. Fast, smooth scrolling.
In the time I've been using this combo (about a week and a half), I haven't gotten one. But it's a moot point - I almost never get los.

can you mix these with miui?

Tyzing said:
can you mix these with miui?
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No. Only the modems. Due to there being no other kernels for aosp roms aka miui cm7
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Shoulon said:
No. Only the modems. Due to there being no other kernels for aosp roms aka miui cm7
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Thank you. To be clear I can mix the modems with MIUI but nothign else listed here.
I'm looking for a good kernel like I've had all my life on the EVO OG and EVO3D
Thank you guys I really hope this dev community picks up!

I'm using stock ek02, odexed, rooted, el29 modem, rogue desperado 1.3 ek02 kernel and modded recovery, hotspot mod flash, no frills CPU control set at 800 200 ondemand cfq.

I please delete

Well, as Phatman pointed out, this thread is redundant and I suppose will be deleted. Sorry about that. Thanks to those who replied. Seems like there are several kernel/ modem combinations that work well, but not one in particular that is regarded as clearly superior by the community.
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I'm using stock ek02, odexed, rooted, el29 modem, rogue desperado 1.3 ek02 kernel and modded recovery, hotspot mod flash, no frills CPU control set at 800 200 ondemand cfq.
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Hows the phone run at the 800mhz clock?

dw3bb10 said:
Hows the phone run at the 800mhz clock?
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Its pretty stable, sometimes I notice some apps take longer to load. Besides that it runs fine.

Are there any ROMs that actually work

Are there any stable e4gt roms that are better than stock ek02 with everything working cuz battery life is a poor trade off for working features in my opinion. Example if wimax is not working or tether to get more battery life whats the point
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..is this a serious question?
If so.. Just check out the devolpment section. Try out using calkulins ROM, his battery script works well.
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Seriously sorry i flashed half of em no disrespect to the dv hard work but im disappointed cuz the roms seem lacking
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Like they say if you cant take the heat get out da kitchen
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Dwayneiztheshyt said:
..is this a serious question?
If so.. Just check out the devolpment section. Try out using calkulins ROM, his battery script works well.
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I am also not sure how to approach this. There are only a few roms that don't support wimax.. I suggest calkulins. It's my go to rom. I've heard starburst is pretty good too.. But in the future, please try to read a bit. maybe look at the roms that have a lot of view and/or comments. The OP of each thread will tell you just about everything you need to know.

IMO, there is no more stable custom ROM right now then UnNamed. If I wasn't so flash happy, I would stay with that but I'm changing ROMs every 2-3 days now...
But anyway, yeah UnNamed is the best ROM as far as stability is concerned.
Oh and I got over a day of moderate use from it. Don't believe me though, try it out!

Have not tried unamed yet
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+1 for Calkulin's roms. Good battery life, stable, so far I have not encountered any issues.

I've been extremely pleased with Calkulin's ROM. I have tried unnamed (which I also like) but I prefer the 5 icon dock and 5x5 app drawer and undervolt/underclock scripts in Calkulin's.

No, none of them actually work...stay on stock...

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Have not tried unamed yet
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MJHawaii is right.. UnNamed is a hell of a rom especially with a few tweaks added in. I am quite sure you will not find anyone unhappy with it. Also like mentioned before there is a whole development section of great roms. Just make sure when you try them all you do not restore data and flash all of them cleanly and not on top of each other.
For battery life on this phone may I recommend 200-800 since your phone can clearly handle it...

no offence, but either dont flash and stay on stock or there is always the good ol flip phones!
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All the ROMS that are built on TW source are complete - this excludes CM7 and MIUI which are AOSP. REALLY.
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Got to agree with the previous poster that suggested you just stay on stock. I'd prefer not having to see posts/threads like this in the future....
For the record however, I've been happy with Calk's, Unnamed AND for quite a bit of time now (a whole month or so!) Blend is my current Daily and it is brilliant.
But you.... you stay on stock....

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No, none of them actually work...stay on stock...
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10 char

I've Tried Blazer and Calk's 2.8.1 IMO there are both amazing ROMS, and i would suggest giving them a try. I'm currently running calk's and i have not seen any issues after a couple days of heavy testing and use

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I've Tried Blazer and Calk's 2.8.1 IMO there are both amazing ROMS, and i would suggest giving them a try. I'm currently running calk's and i have not seen any issues after a couple days of heavy testing and use
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blazer is my daily driver.
i have not tried a single rom that has just flat out been unstable or unusable though; i steer clear of early/experimental builds, bust most of the roms in the dev section for this phone are pretty complete and comprehensive.
this is my first android device and initially i had trouble just rooting the thing, but thanks to xda's dev section my first flash was a piece of cake and i've had no issues or major complaints in 3 months of jumping rom to rom.

Just an observation. But your avatar shows you have at&t, shouldn't you be in a different section? This forum is for the Samsung epic 4g touch. Maybe thats why the roms aren't working. Unless you just havent updated your profile. (Im guilty of that as well)