Hello everyone,
I am a huge fan of Phantom Hacker and Blazer ROM. I was over in his forum and I noticed that he has an Ice Cream Sandwich version of his Blazer ROM which isn't released anywhere else. You do however have to be a VIP to download this file.
I was wondering if anyone is a VIP and if they have run Blazer ROM ICS, and if so what your impressions are. I've been looking forward to a 4.0 Blazer ROM ever since all those leaks started happening, and was surprised when there wasn't one released on XDA. Little did I know that it was posted elsewhere.
So, has anybody used this? Is it as great as the GB version of his ROM? I would love to hear some opinions on this.
The cool thing about his ics roms is that he has tsm mod built into it, for more options!
Edit: he removed his tsm mod from the latest version...anyways still really good rom!
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EpicFlair said:
Hello everyone,
I am a huge fan of Phantom Hacker and Blazer ROM. I was over in his forum and I noticed that he has an Ice Cream Sandwich version of his Blazer ROM which isn't released anywhere else. You do however have to be a VIP to download this file.
I was wondering if anyone is a VIP and if they have run Blazer ROM ICS, and if so what your impressions are. I've been looking forward to a 4.0 Blazer ROM ever since all those leaks started happening, and was surprised when there wasn't one released on XDA. Little did I know that it was posted elsewhere.
So, has anybody used this? Is it as great as the GB version of his ROM? I would love to hear some opinions on this.
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I was using it for about a day, has ALOT of issues IMO, went back to Calks ICS...Blazers GB 4.1 is SOLID, and I love it and had great battery life with it, but as I said his ICS "beta" is not ready yet...again just my opinion from using it.
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I am looking for a complete feature list for Starburst and Blazer to determine the difference between the two. I have read the feature list for both roms but the Blazers feature lists "Other Tweaks, Hacks, and Mods" which could be anything. Further some of the features listed for Blazer are a bit vague. I have downloaded both roms in hopes that there would be a list of features but alas they do not contain one. Could someone please point me to a complete features list or explain to me the difference between the two. Thanks in advance.
your best bet would be to post this question in that roms thread, although since you are a 1 time poster, you might not get anyone willing to answer your question, since its a really detailed, specific question..
good luck
wase4711 said:
your best bet would be to post this question in that roms thread, although since you are a 1 time poster, you might not get anyone willing to answer your question, since its a really detailed, specific question..
good luck
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That is where I originally attempted to post this question but since I do not have the 10 posts required I was reduced to asking here, but I appreciate the response. Maybe with a bit of luck my question will still get answered here.
Frankly, with this phone, and the roms that are out there now,"newer" is usually better; I never ran Starburst, but I did run Blazer and it is a very nice rom; it was more of a stock experience than I care for, so I use other more heavily themed roms now, but, I think he just released version 3.6, which looks to be themed heavily like how ICS is gonna look..
wase4711 said:
Frankly, with this phone, and the roms that are out there now,"newer" is usually better; I never ran Starburst, but I did run Blazer and it is a very nice rom; it was more of a stock experience than I care for, so I use other more heavily themed roms now, but, I think he just released version 3.6, which looks to be themed heavily like how ICS is gonna look..
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I would tend to agree with you. According to the wiki for the rom database they were both updated on 01.05.12, so it comes back to features.
wase4711 said:
Frankly, with this phone, and the roms that are out there now,"newer" is usually better; I never ran Starburst, but I did run Blazer and it is a very nice rom; it was more of a stock experience than I care for, so I use other more heavily themed roms now, but, I think he just released version 3.6, which looks to be themed heavily like how ICS is gonna look..
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Yeah Blazer is looking good from the screenshots. I was going to stray away from miui for a bit to flash it but from when I downloaded it last night to a moment ago, the damn file just disappeared. Oh well. To the OP, Blazer would be your best bet since PH tends to favor that one more and updates it frequently.
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TrompStomp said:
I would tend to agree with you. According to the wiki for the rom database they were both updated on 01.05.12, so it comes back to features.
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Ignore that damn wiki lol. Blazer was updated last night.
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Starburst has the lockmod by maddogin and is themed green. Blazer will not (I personally don't like the mod and blazer is my main rom atm)and is themed ics. Blazer also has a 4g toggle which will not be implemented in star burst. Otherwise performance is equal.
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eao1991 said:
Yeah Blazer is looking good from the screenshots. I was going to stray away from miui for a bit to flash it but from when I downloaded it last night to a moment ago, the damn file just disappeared. Oh well. To the OP, Blazer would be your best bet since PH tends to favor that one more and updates it frequently.
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Thanks for the advice. Also when reading the features that Blazer has compared to Starburst, I almost get the impression that Blazer contains everything Starburst has but also has some extra battery tweaks. Maybe I am missing something?
PhantomHacker said:
Starburst has the lockmod by maddogin and is themed green. Blazer will not (I personally don't like the mod and blazer is my main rom atm)and is themed ics. Blazer also has a 4g toggle which will not be implemented in star burst. Otherwise performance is equal.
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Thank you for the quick response. This answers all my current questions and allows me to make an informed decision. Thanks again to everyone!
i personally think that the blazer mod feels smoother and a lil bit faster if you like the starburst theme go for it if you like the sleek ics theme blazer but blazer> starburst =D
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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rbtrucking said:
What themes are compatible with blazer 4.0?
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Blazer uses an ICS theme.
I seen AOKP is available for us AT&T Galaxy S3 users. I came close to downloading it but want to wait until it has more time to work out the bugs. My question is to those who do have or used it- Do you like AOKP as a daily driver for our GS3? Or do you think the few bugs are not that bad?
AOKP was and is my favorite ROM on the Galaxy Nexus. So I want it bad but stability and working features are important. And when I had AOKP on my GN is worked amazing.
I am on the 7-16-2012 it is a ICS ROM and I have bin using it since it can out it is a great every day ROM. I am having no problems and the battery life is great. The JB AOKP is in my opinion not ready for every day use the Bluetooth is not working with audio and they have not got all the options in ROM manager.
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rodger-sp said:
I am on the 7-16-2012 it is a ICS ROM and I have bin using it since it can out it is a great every day ROM. I am having no problems and the battery life is great. The JB AOKP is in my opinion not ready for every day use the Bluetooth is not working with audio and they have not got all the options in ROM manager.
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Thanks for the heads up.
rodger-sp said:
I am on the 7-16-2012 it is a ICS ROM and I have bin using it since it can out it is a great every day ROM. I am having no problems and the battery life is great. The JB AOKP is in my opinion not ready for every day use the Bluetooth is not working with audio and they have not got all the options in ROM manager.
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+1 I am doing the exact same thing, I am on the 7.16.12 build of ICS as well.
CaLiSwEEPeR said:
+1 I am doing the exact same thing, I am on the 7.16.12 build of ICS as well.
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i am on the jb rom and i have no issues at all. everything works fine
I am on the JB 7.28 build and I use it as a daily driver. Also I use it for corporate uses and it runs great!
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Waiting is the best
My suggestion is to go to particular ROM thread and read. And frustration will follow. I don't think any of custom ROMs yet ready to replace stock ROM. The only incentive at this point is to have JellyBean before Samsung releases their JB update - for bragging rights mostly. However not all pieces of JB source are released by Google and it will take time to develop something once source released.
I see alot of people mentioning that about the Jelly Bean Roms. I am seeing a lot mention the Ice Cream Sandwich roms being really good though.
Thanks everyone for the heads up. I even seen someone who is enjoying the Jelly Bean Rom. Being that I really want stability and all my features working I am going to try some of the Ice Cream Sandwich Roms. Let those hold me over until the Jelly Bean Roms get polished.
On a side note. I already enjoy my LTE GS3 using it stock with Nova launcher. I do have it rooted.
I don't own this device. I want to install a new stable ROM on her phone. I cant test each one to determine for my self so I'm asking you guys. Which ROM ice cream sandwich or recent 4.1.1 jb do you guys recommend I install on her phone? Stability is #1. Thank you
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I am currently running the 8/25/12 JB Unofficial CM10 Build by binary bishop. It is very smooth paired with the TDJ kernel. FYI, to get Camera working you need the kernel. The kernel also has OC up to around 1.8 GHz. I am currently keeping it at 1512 MHz. Hope I helped!
Dimatchka said:
I don't own this device. I want to install a new stable ROM on her phone. I cant test each one to determine for my self so I'm asking you guys. Which ROM ice cream sandwich or recent 4.1.1 jb do you guys recommend I install on her phone? Stability is #1. Thank you
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Jedi Mind Trick v7 is smooth for ICS
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If stability is #1, I'd go with one of the ROMs that uses T-Mo's official as a base. There are a few, but 4.0.4 has some improvements in it, so I'd suggest right now ptmr3's Jedi Knight / Koodo or ROM Chicago (not the new JB release but the ICS one). Honestly, I've tried all the JB builds and they are still giving too many SODs and other freezes to be considered stable. I wish this weren't the case, but it is.
One other thought - TDJ's builds were always the most stable IMO. So you could wait for Evolution to get past pre-release stage or go back to one of his 4.0.3 builds... they were really stable and fast.
Thanks everyone for suggestions I appreciate it. My girl friend is still on ginger bread and having issues all the time I'll take your advice and install ice cream sandwich as it was in development longer with least amount of issues compared to 4.1.1
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i use jedi mind trick v8 and it's Very fast and smooth Rom.
My buddies phone is rooted and still on Gingerbread but looking to update my his phone. Just wondering what is the most stable rom for me to install for him??
i am currently on Stock rooted FI03 ICS leak
its the latest and i love this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877041
use the one click odin file from garwyn , no hassels
enjoy
Do we really need yet another thread on this? There are two active ones already..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1499184
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1892437
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865979 this ROM is my daily driver, no issues and excellent support
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newtonfb said:
My buddies phone is rooted and still on Gingerbread but looking to update my his phone. Just wondering what is the most stable rom for me to install for him??
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Everyone's opinions are going to vary as for which is better and how well it performs.. Basically cruise through the forums.. (development side) Look at a few, read some of the post.. Flash and giver a go! Your experiance with a rom may not be the same as another persons. Everyone uses the phone differently. So that's the best way to go. Just remember JB are under development (although there are some very stable/suitable DD's out there). Enjoy!
For ICS I like Blue Kuban or The Universe
For JB I use Phantom Phreakz CM10
Hope this helps!
ICS there are 2 that I really like 1 the Goodness 2 the Blu Kuban. JB there is one I tried and like its ParanoidAndroid. All amazing and have great support in their threads
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Is JB still pretty unstable compared to ICS?