So I've had the Unnamed Rom v101. I am always getting the update for el29. Now my GPS isn't working, so I think its time to upgrade.
I'm looking for a good close to stock Rom with not alot of bugs. Seems like all the ics Rom have to many bugs.
What do you guys recommend?
Honestly. When I run GB. I run the stock deodexed EL29 and then flash the HotSpot mod on top of it. The only reason I run the deodexed is cause I have my own stock mms.apk that I like to use so it make it easy to change it out. Then with Tegrak I undervolt it and have zero issues along with killer battery life. That is what I do.
Now as for a one flash EL29 ROM, I would have to recommend either Calks or Phantom Hackers "Blazer". They both run really well. And anything by Team TNZ is pretty rock solid too.
Blazer ROM
My vote is definitely for Blazer ROM. Stable, FAST, great battery life. Used Unnamed for a while (great rom), but decided to upgrade to EL29. Flashed Blazer and Calk's 5 row launcher, and never looked back. It looks sharp with stock theme and like I mentioned earlier it's very stable and fast. Currently on Calk's ICS rom but Blazer is one of my go to nandroid backups.
Calkulin that is all
Its you want a theme other than stock I recommend blazer its what mostly on
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Calkulins. Either his custom EL29 or his custom FC07. His ICS build isn't that buggy from my experience, but to each his own.
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Blazer4
ICS Roms are still beta any way you look at it so yes you will most likely run into issues with them. Also why didn't you update to unnamed 2.01?
Great info. Thanks alot!
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So I'm looking for a vanilla ics ROM. touch wiz must die!
Trim and minimal with 4g tether.
Everything works and it's stable.
I'll settle for gingerbread if I have to but I would prefer the latest and greatest.
you're probably wondering why I'm not doing my own homework and figuring this out on my own, well I should be. I would too if I wasnt working so much, and my work doesn't allow me to net surf. Lame excuse but hey I'm honest.
Can someone link me to the awesome or am I asking too much?
There are no stable ICS ROMs yet.
Any GB ROM you choose will work. And you can theme it to look exactly like ICS.
I used Blazer ROM with ACS' ICS theme. The ROM had the 4G Sprint Hotspot hack built in, and if you choose an alternate launcher you can get rid of TW - ADW EX with Kovdev's ICS theme (from the Market) works great.
Good luck.
In my experience right now the 2 best roms out are Phantom Hackers Blazer rom and StrongSteve's odexed blue. They are all great but those 2 seem to be the most stable and smoothest running on my phone. Also everything works with those 2. Miui Is nice and I am dying to try it but it still has some bugs and with my roms I need EVERYTHING to work even if I don't use a certain feature that often.
well thank you both. before i posted this thread i used calkins ics rom which eats up batter and doesnt seem to work all that well. and ill try blazer rom as soon as i figure out how to get my cwm recovery back.
weird when i have flashed roms on htc phone the recovery is usually left alone and flashed separately.
oh well.
You're better off with the stability of an official release from that has been tweaked by a dev. Leaks are flaky and usually never without something not working. I like blazer 4 with a different theme.
What themes are compatible with blazer 4.0?
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What themes are compatible with blazer 4.0?
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Blazer uses an ICS theme.
What are some good EL29 based Roms im new to the galaxy s ii and just rooted it so I'm trying to be safe and stick to gingerbread Roms before I try anything like ICS. I am on Calkulin E4GT 3.0 now are there any other
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Try out Blazer Rom.
I'm on the BLEND ROM and I love it, they're are tons of themes for it too, and several different versions so you can choose between the TSM mod version or standard and debloated, (TSM MOD has extra lockscreens and stuff) find it here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385334
BLAZER is also really good, which is what I was on before, but the dev added beats to the rom and some of my songs in specific formats no longer work with it.
Calkulins is really good but lags unless you install the stock EL29 kernel or get setcpu to adjust voltage and cpu speeds. (doesn't lag for everyone, but most people it does)
I been using Blazer 4.1 since PH released it and I love it. I'm running it uv'd with Calks script, can't see another rom beating it.
I've gone through pretty much all of em. Calk is good. But I like Blazer the most. Then maybe Unnamed after that.
I prefer Calks for el29. If you want a theme try blue transfusion by dazednconfused. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446766
Ive been on Strongsteve's Odexed Blue for a while XD. Best rom ive ever used. Super stable, fast and sexy looking
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Quite honestly, you will have to try them all until you find the one you like. I like to theme mine, and there arent many for blazer, but was my favorite rom. Recently I learned how to throw my own mix into it, so i am running a little mixture of roms. As i said above, it all depends on your taste. I have tried many, many roms, and found things in all of them that i liked.
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Given the ics rings are horrible on battery what's the best GB ROM or should I stay on El13 unnamed ROM
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I'm rocking calukins 3.0 gb rom with the gunslinger 1.4.0 kernel. I've been changing up the modem with the new FD releases but for a while i used either EL13 EL29 or FC22 and with those three I was getting amazing battery life. Right now I'm running the same set up but with the FD05 modem and I'm getting a full day with 3 or more hours screen on time and it still has some juice when I plug it in at night. The GPS lock on FD05 can be funny so I'm going to be trying out FD10 and FD16 the next few days to see if the battery life is as good but better GPS lock. Speeds are amazing with the FD modems in my area, these latest modems are feeling very very solid! Good luck and happy flashing buddy
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I'd definitely give this a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1449023
Was on it for a long time, but I'm now on the ICS ROM from the same developer.
It has a bunch of flashable add-ons/mods, already themed, includes the Lockscreen settings, great battery life and very stable.
UnNamed was my favorite and I didn't want to switch until I gave that ROM a try. Needless to say I loved it and couldn't go to anything else because it had everything I was looking for in a ROM.
Blazer is my favorite with the sherbert theme.
And of course calkulin's !
They're very similar though. I'm sticking with blazer 4.1 until OTA ICS
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StrongSteves Odexed Blue and Phantom Hackers Blazer are by far the best Gingerbread roms if ya ask me!!
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Thx guys I have downloaded all those and are checking out the features
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i was running Caulkin's E4GT 3.0 ever since it came out and I loved it. I just recently flashed tFD19_v0.1.0 Rooted. Odexed to check out the whole ICS realm and I kinda like it. I'm still getting used to the interface and it's still missing the hotspot services, but I've been managing with wifi tether. This rom runs pretty smooth so far and I haven't seen any random restarts or errors. with tFD16 I was getting random pauses and apps closing, but so far this rom is running nicely. I have not encountered the notification problem that other people were talking about and with the FD19 modem, my connections are really stable and fast. The new tweaks on tFD19 actually greatly increase the battery life from tFD16 and it is so much faster than tFD16. Also included in this rom is the ICS launcher to run the ICS theme AND the twlauncher if you find the ICS launcher too new and confusing.
for tFD19
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1610494
I still recommend a NAND backup before trying this rom out and it flashes through the Rogue CWM nicely
My favorite roms at the moment are Blazer rom and UnOfficial ICS rom.
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Given the ics rings are horrible on battery what's the best GB ROM or should I stay on El13 unnamed ROM
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My favorite GB ROM is the Blu Kuban ROM by rujelus22. CM9 is my DD though
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AOKP ICS rom has a great battery life
Strongsteve
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+1 for strongsteve's odexed blue rom
Blazer.
Tons of blue and totally stable and fast!
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Blazer.
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+1 for Blazer...
My setup has been absolutely flawless.
Rom: Blazer 4.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1363071
Kernel: Rogue v1.4.1 Gunslinger http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341564
Modem: FD19 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352310
PRL: 11119 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267893
No Bloat: Calkulin's Bare ROM Converter v2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535776
Theme: Dark Fire Blue X v3.5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427215 + HOOLM style battery mod
UV Tweak: Calkulin's_Undervolt_100mV_Settings_for_E4GT_v1.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=845030&d=1325871602
A big thanks to all the great folks that put the stuff I have listed here together... It has been a pleasure setting this phone up because of you guys!
I have chosen blazer yee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going to use all that stuff ^^^
Another vote for StrongSteve's Blue Odexed. Fast, looks awesome, excellent support and great battery life. Can't wait to see Steve's ICS rom
Blazer all the way.
I've taken a look at a few ICS roms for the epic 4g touch, but they all seem to lean heavily towards the blue, which I assume ICS has made popular; I really don't like all the blue theming of the roms that I've seen. Are there any great ICS roms which you all recommend which stay true to the more varied and colorful feel of the stock gingerbread rom?
Just odin one of sfhubs roms. Complete stock with root added. Latest is fe14
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You can also try any of calkulin rooms. They are pretty stable and nicely tweaked
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If you want stability, my favorite is calkulin's 2.8.1 rom. It's a gingerbread rom but it's pretty darn stable in my opinion. I use the kernel that came with it but I use a newer modem. I found FD26 to be pretty agreeable with my phone. I'm playing with the new FE14 right now to see if it works better for me. I suggest to stay away from the ICS roms until the official final is released. I've tried different ICS roms only to go back to the good old reliable 2.8.1 EL29 from Calkulin.
Calkulins E4GT 2 ROM. 1.4 was very stable and good on battery. I haven't tried 1.5, but I'm pretty sure its good too.
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1.5 is awesome-comes with inverted gmail and play store apps, and is just as stable and smooth as calk's other roms...plus if you flash his bare rom converter in the same session (after the rom), it gets rid of a TON of unneeded bloatware
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Was looking for some pointers on a STABLE ROM
Stability is the number one item of importance, rather than ICS or GB, but ICS is preferred for the camera options..
Currently the ET4G is at the stock OTA ICS build, but it is not even activated at this point.
My Step Daughter is using my EVO 4G, and as I upgraded my GF to the SGS3, I want to drop the EVO and move her to the ET4G.
No real rush, I told her it would be a week or two, I am just looking for a build that is super stable, as I wont get much chance to update and/or modify the build once I get it fully setup and give it to her.
Think I am best off using the rooted version of the Stock ICS FF18 ROM, with a modded kernel and just leaving it at that point?
Sadly, I have spent far to much time in the Epic section for my phone, and haven't had a chance to sort through all the builds here.
No need for extra themes, or fancy mods, just basic ICS will suffice, she couldn't tell the difference anyways.
I tried both Blazer and Calk's GB ROM, but both had stability issues here and there, and I was hoping for some tips to use with a new ICS build, now that the OTA is out.
Any advice for better stability than:
Stock ICS build
CWM recovery
Modded Kernel (AGAT's ?)
and just let it go at that?
Well for ICS I'm running M'ICS 1.1 its very stable. Also using agat 0.2.1 dirty kernel (safe) for extra speed and battery life. As for GB, calkulin or blazer roms are very stable as well. I got good battery life on both. Just make sure you read up and ask questions if you not sure. Happy flashing.
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Me personally I'm using the deodexed stock rooted ROM with Agat's safe kernel & Phaker's placebo script, & it's been super smooth for me so far
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Thanks for the responses..
I have been leaning towards rooted stock ICS with AGAT's kernel, but figured I would see what flash-a-holics would advise
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Thanks for the responses..
I have been leaning towards rooted stock ICS with AGAT's kernel, but figured I would see what flash-a-holics would advise
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Lol, flash-a-holic? I'm in denial. Lol
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I love Flashahol! I'm running blazer ics, just came from calkulins 1.6 about a month ago. Both are solid.
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With the issues surrounding ICS, think I am gonna go with a GB ROM..
Torn between Blazer and Calk's... sigh... lol...
I personally liked blazer more that calkulins. But that's just me. Its all up to you. Plus I flashed mysterious beast theme for it.
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I'm gonna stay away from themes and tweaks, unless I find I got no choice...
Been a big fan of Calk's for a long time, and tried both before my GF got her SGS3, just seemed to have a few more issues with Blazer, but most was with Facebook, and I feel it may have been a FB app issue, and I also think I am gonna stay with the EL29 modem, as the newer ones didnt seem to work as well.
I may just keep both on the internal SD, and create a nand backup of both one I get the the phone fully setup, and let her try both for a week or two and see what works best for her in the Baltimore area.
Yeah the EL29 modern works good for me in the dmv area.. I also been having success with ff18 in dc
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