so i got this phone today and got it rooted plus got clockworkmod now im ready to try some things can someone please suggest a good rom plus a kernel that would help with battery life, any help is much appreciated
I will also like to know if there is some kind of mod to wake phone by bolume keys
Cant go wrong with Calk's or Blazer ROM. I have run Blazer since 3.7 and have been very impressed.
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Cant go wrong with Calk's or Blazer ROM. I have run Blazer since 3.7 and have been very impressed.
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My two favorites would have to be StrongSteves Odexed Blue and Phantom Hackers Blazer rom. I tried calkulins it was good but for some reason it was kinda laggy on my device. All devices are different though so you may have a completely different experience. In my opinion though the most solid ROM out there right now is StrongSteves Odexed Blue. He just came out with an update today too! Definite win!
I am currently running Calkulin's E4GT 2.8.1 with the Venum Minimal Black & White theme.
The minimal black theme with a pure black wallpaper I made using Paint makes my phone look just the way I like. Simple and sleek.
I have tried other ROMs and they all felt pretty good as far as battery life and smoothness/quickness. (Blazer, Tnz Blend, etc.)
I keep hearing good things about Strongsteve's Odexed Blue, so I'm looking to try it with the Minimal Black theme, although I am not sure they are compatible.
I never heard of a wake-by-volume key mod, but sounds like something I'd want, too
As far as kernels go, I am on the latest version of Rogue's "stock el29" because their non-stock ones (1.4.1 Gunslinger, 1.5.0 Hitman) keep giving me a laggy homescreen. something to do with Calkulin's ROM's battery saver script i think. Apparently the lag goes away if you install SetCPU.
i was reading some of the features in those 2 roms and didnt see one im particularly interested on and that is wake the phone by volume keys you guys know if thats something included or is there a different mod i need to flash to get that
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i was reading some of the features in those 2 roms and didnt see one im particularly interested on and that is wake the phone by volume keys you guys know if thats something included or is there a different mod i need to flash to get that
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I have that on StrongSteves Odexed Blue but I am running a custom lock screen app so I dont know if it is that or the rom that does it. Keep in mind also that the screenshots of these roms do not do them justice. You need to see them on the Super AMOLED display to really see how gorgeous they are!
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I have that on StrongSteves Odexed Blue but I am running a custom lock screen app so I dont know if it is that or the rom that does it. Keep in mind also that the screenshots of these roms do not do them justice. You need to see them on the Super AMOLED display to really see how gorgeous they are!
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im about to try one of them now
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I don't know which to use I only care about battery life lol all roms feel the same to me, I would use sprint lovers but I don't want it to have the notification power control, anyone know how to use it?
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Wow...Is there a question in there?
All the ROM's feel the same to you? Try Warm or Cyanogen. Best ROM's ever.
not quite sure what you are asking here... i'll be vague as well... use which ever ROM you try out that you like the best
try vaelpak rom, www.vaelek.com , you won't find better dev. support
even has a special settings app for it in the market for free called vaelpak settings check out the screen shots in market
Best battery life and the best rom is MIUI, hands down
If you want sense then mikfroyo is the way to go
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I don't know which to use I only care about battery life lol all roms feel the same to me, I would use sprint lovers but I don't want it to have the notification power control, anyone know how to use it?
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If you are only looking at those 2 roms i would say fresh. You say you dont want notification bar power controls.... almost every custom rom now has this.
Calk's Evio rom does have a mod that you can flash to remove it. It probably will work for any sense rom but i would nand droid first since this is untested. Additionally if the rom you use is themed it will likely remove the theme. Personally i am a fan of Evio and The New Koni's Elite Rom is out standing. Almost all sense roms are going to feel the same the fact is they are built off the same base. The only real difference is tweaks made for performance and the theme they put on. The tweaks wont visibly see they are behind the scenes the theme you will.
your last option is to read the post on how to modify the framework to get the notification bar work in reverse and remove it yourself.
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Best battery life and the best rom is MIUI, hands down
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I would totally disagree with that statement.
I for one love having an app drawer instead home screens with blank spots, and 100% working bluetooth, and receiving MMS, and using HDMI...but then again that is just me.
MIUI is a new and exciting concept, and every release they put out i flash it on my phone until i realize that it's still broken to the point that i don't want to use it anymore (usually 1 day), and then i flash back to FRESH or some other sense rom with a SBC kernel.
Oh and working USB tether is a MUST for me! Which MIUI does NOT do...at least not with WinXP machines.
I agree MIUI is a very different rom but i would not go so far as saying it is the best rom. In fact i dont think anyone can say what the best rom is because it is all personal preference.
Personally i didnt like MIUI
i totally agree. i need to start cooking roms. cuz every rom i try, even stock i have something visual or performance wise wrong. but i did enjoy fresh over sprint lovers fyi
K thanks guys sprint lovers wouldn't boot up
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Whoa, all roms feel the same to you? I'm almost blown away by this comment. How long have you been using the Evo and messing with roms?
I agree with someone else here, MIUI is my favorite. Ava has my favorite sense rom.
God, so many great ROMs! I have a small selection that I put on my phone and those that I root for others.
My preferred custom Sense ROMs (not necessarily better or worse than any others) are EViO and Azrael, each slightly different but both great. Using EViO tonight.
Preferred Stock-ish ROM would be StockTurbo. Perfect for people like my wife!
Sense/AOSP tween ROM is Vaelpak..am excellent, very eccentric ROM.
Current fav AOSP, and what's backup up in my nandroid folder, is KingsROM Ultra Blue HAZE GBv10. I know, its a GB ROM, but I haven't had any issues with it, I haven't found anything that didn't work, and damn I love the GB cursor finger in text input fields!
This probably doesn't help anyone, but thank you for your time anyway.
My Epic comes to me 2moro. Just checking to see if you have any input on which ROMS are running the best, known device bugs, or general tips....
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i highly suggest Viper Rom 2.1...
but your gonna have to do some research buddy...
I've been on starburst 1.8 rom, been running well. Only changes I've made have been going to the stable lost kernel 1.0.2.2, and adding nothin but the honey theme. All's good in the hood, slight bug with experimental kernel and GPS navigation, but easily fixed
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Thanks guys, was hoping for more chiming though. I always research...and will research but I was just trying to get a feel for any roadbloacks or red flags, and of course Obvious hotness...
Thanks guys
viper has a few new features that the other roms dont have as of yet.
Viper and Starburst are stock roms that have been optimized and things like that.
Like I said viper has alot of new things (oc script, battery calibrating script, etc) but because its relatively new some of the mods arent working yet. Some of the themes arent compatible either.
Starburst is supported the most, so most of the mods and themes are based off of it.
My personal preference is Viper, when I was using starburst I was getting a ton of random reboots, where I get none with Viper. (have not tried the last starburst update)
Starburst does have all the mods already cooked in to it. Viper is quickly catching up though.
Both have great devs who try to respond to every issue and request. I think you should give them both a go
Stock rooted deodexed rom with LoSt kernel!
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I would suggest using Stardust rom
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Starburst 1.8 stable is really good no random reboots
Lockscreen mod is awesome. Haven't tried viper yet.
I use the new aosp rom with the ICS theme that supposrts it. Works really well. Also I had starburst 1.8 and I think I liked that a lot better, probably because its more stock. I think the major roms on this phone; viper, starburst, aosp, and aemod roms all work very well.
I would suggest keeping it stock for a week just to make sure you're not getting goofy problems first. Then start having fun with roms.
That's more like it!
So far I ran Midnight, starB, and Viper. StarB seems to give the most for what I look for. I know on the EPIC, viper was pretty killer through EB13 so I will keep my eye on Viper for the Epic T. I was suprised by midnight...not what it use to be.
What is the best combo
Did you have any issues with FC's on either Starburst or Midnight ROM? I'd like to figure out the best combination of Kernel, CWM and ROM. There is a lot out there and would like to find a good combination.
On the "Sprint" Epic 4g Touch.
Thanks.
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Did you have any issues with FC's on either Starburst or Midnight ROM? I'd like to figure out the best combination of Kernel, CWM and ROM. There is a lot out there and would like to find a good combination.
On the "Sprint" Epic 4g Touch.
Thanks.
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Only issue I encountered was on viper and it looks like they fixed it in the latest upload....the task manager issue.
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Only issue I encountered was on viper and it looks like they fixed it in the latest upload....the task manager issue.
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Thanks, Maybe this weekend I will try again.
I always stay stock to for a lil bit to ..it lets you get a good feel for everything. I just moved to the et4g about a week ago after a good while of a evo which i did the same thing with. Loving this phone so far.
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I have always, and will always have a burning passion for sense based roms, i would like a as close to stock rom.. or maybe a how to make a rom to do little basic things from the stock rom, Basically i would really want sense rom, based on the newest OTA, No GPS pointless icon, no trackball unlock, everything works, kind of rom.. sadly im very picky, are there any roms that are like this? Thanks, and sorry lol
-Austin
Fergusonfox7 said:
I have always, and will always have a burning passion for sense based roms, i would like a as close to stock rom.. or maybe a how to make a rom to do little basic things from the stock rom, Basically i would really want sense rom, based on the newest OTA, No GPS pointless icon, no trackball unlock, everything works, kind of rom.. sadly im very picky, are there any roms that are like this? Thanks, and sorry lol
-Austin
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The best I could say are:
Stock+ v3.01 = clean, minor variations from stock, stable as an oak tree.
or if you're willing to deviate from stock look,
McSense v2.6 great rom with a little bit of interface mod, and super stable.
And of course I recommend using Tiny's Incredikernel 12/31. Good combo.
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The best I could say are:
Stock+ v3.01 = clean, minor variations from stock, stable as an oak tree.
or if you're willing to deviate from stock look,
McSense v2.6 great rom with a little bit of interface mod, and super stable.
And of course I recommend using Tiny's Incredikernel 12/31. Good combo.
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Both good options.
I think they both have trackpad wake or unlock but Ice Cream Sense 1.3 is a good option and I didn't see it in the feature list there.
Ice Cream Sense 1.3 - from 00McD00 - who has gone onto the Galaxy Nexus like I have:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359264
You can check out my new rom Touch of Blue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492720, its based off the latest ota, the gps crosshair is removed, it does not have trackpad wake/unlock, and as far as i can tell everything works.
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You can check out my new rom Touch of Blue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492720, its based off the latest ota, the gps crosshair is removed, it does not have trackpad wake/unlock, and as far as i can tell everything works.
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Forgot about that one yet I saw it when scanning ROMs to give a suggestion. Looks very stock like from screenshots.
Thank you guys for the very fast replys, i went ahead with stock + the only problem im having right now is the sync icon is always showing up.. even after reboot without any data connected or anything..?
Acount sync ISN'T enabled.
I have newborn twins and don't have time to flash and try out everything like I used to. I want to flash an ICS ROM and it appears BluKuban and MIJJz ICS GOODNESS are both excellent options.
Knowing they are probably both awesome, all I really want to know is if either one, both, or neither is capable of looking like stock ICS theme (like the screenshot).
Besides that, any additional comparative info between the two (pros/cons) would be nice to know as well. THX.
Congratulations, first and foremost.
The goodness rom can look more like stock than the blu kuban. Both have the rom updater feature in the settings.
Since they updated the goodness a few days ago, a lot of the mods are missing from the updater so give them some time or get the second newest version.
The Blu Kuban is almost completely blue and black. It's too dark for me personally so I moved to the goodness.
But they are both pretty stable.
Of those two options I prefer Goodness. With that being said I'm currently running the vanilla AOSP ICS rom from times infinity and I love it. If you want a plain rom that works well check that out.
Goodness has the most views and downloads for this phone for a reason, go check it out.
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Knowing they are probably both awesome, all I really want to know is if either one, both, or neither is capable of looking like stock ICS theme (like the screenshot).
Besides that, any additional comparative info between the two (pros/cons) would be nice to know as well. THX.
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Goodness v16 had a "stock theme" that could be flashed over the Goodness default theme and was about as close to stock that you could get while still enjoying the benefits of the custom ROM. As someone mentioned, the large variety of customizations available in v 16 have not yet made it to 17, but I suspect they will soon. In the mean time, the default Goodness theme is not a huge departure from stock. Just use the Updater once its loaded to remove the Extended Toggles and restore the standard ones.
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Goodness has the most views and downloads for this phone for a reason, go check it out.
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AGREED nd if the mod and such are in the updater you can always use v16 which is (PACKED to the gills) until the server move is finished ...then fi25 will be PACKED sooner than ya think ...personally myself I've ran a few themes from v16 and haven't encountered any problems thus far! Currently playing with it.
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looking for a new ics style rom. main focus is i really want it to be snappy but save the battery well on my evo 4g. i used to run CM, then decks, then decks reloaded, then tried strike and it wasnt working well, now running sonicFlame and its not to bad. just wondering what else is out there that im overlooking? should i switch to the newest CM? also what is now the best kernel? im using a tiamat sbc i think.
another question i had is there anywhere to get a nice pack of apps and utilites like decks reloaded comes with or would my best bet to be to back them up with TB and load them on the new rom i like?
also i really love having a unified theme. i used crystal full system theme but i am now looking for one that matches the ics blue. so if there is a full system theme anyone knows of or any icon packs that would go with an ics blue rom please post! is there any tuts or links someone has that i can use to try and start making my own theme or how to make icons and use them?
and does anyone know why my lock screen on SonicFlame rotates even when i have rotate off and the screen locked portrait? just bugging me, along with my button lights only working for a bit when i flash a rom then never coming back. happened the last couple roms i used. any ideas?
sorry for so many questions and thanks in advance for the help!!
Well I will give you my thought on the button lights. I have noticed that if you use auto insurance brightness they don't work very well. Also when you go below a certain brightness they go off.
For ics kernel the Mason series is your best bet. I have not flashed many ics roms so not much help there. The few I tried were miui and evervolv.
A little hint. If you like customization I would say try out an miui rom. Then put on an ics style launcher. I hate the miui one myself too much like ios. Now you just find the launcher theme you like. You have a killer looking ics with the bonuses that you get with miui. You can filter calls with white lists, black lists, and calls not in phone book. Also set times to block calls. Built in backup app status bar toggles, and other miui only features.
Jlmancuso.
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cool thanks i have never looked into those before ill have to find one!
There are older ICS builds on goo.im
under miui and supersonic. The current jb release on roms.miui.us is laggy on lockscreen but not too bad elsewhere.
If you want pm me any questions you might have. I have tried just about every ROM on the site.
Jlmancuso
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Why not just go back to reloaded? You may have given up on that one to soon..
Yeah. my button lights crapped out the first time I flashed an ICS ROM and never went back to working the same, no matter what I run now.
If you want the apps you have now, just back them up with TB or My Backup Pro.