Well, I am now the proud owner of my Galaxy Nexus and loving every bit of it. Especially, after flashing it to Stock 4.0.4 (yakju) IMM76I (previously was on 4.0.2 yakjujp), I like the improvements and the bettery life has also increased a bit.
Now, as this is my first ever Android phone, I was a bit hesitant with this flashing and rooting things, but somehow I've overcome my fear and flashed it to 4.0.4 yakju and Rooted as well. Now as I've dived into this flashing and rooting things, the custom ROMs are attracting me and I'm seriously thinking of flashing a good ROM. So, guys can you suggest me a ROM that really suits my needs?
Here is what I want from a ROM:
Better battery life (at least that matches the battery life of Stock ROM, if not more than that.) And it's worth mentioning here that I'm not a heavy user, and my battery lasts for 20-21Hrs with Stock ROM.
I like the Stock user interface, so I'd love to flash a ROM that has similar-to-stock interface.
Some added features than that of Stock ROM.
That's all I want.
Now, another question that is confusing me that what is the difference between ROM and kernal? Do custom ROMs come with their kernal? Or do I need to flash one on my own? As I don't have any Android background, descriptive answer will be much appreciated!!
Cm9. Skankwich or just the official cm9. Since your a "newbie" I would just stay in the stock kernel. Once you have some knowledge under your belt you can move onto kernel flashing
Oops roms come with kernels yes... they have too lol otherwise it wouldn't boot. Oh and...
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Aokp with Franco Kernel.
Build 38 of Aokp has many of the same features of Cyanogen. But you can flash Milestone 5 of aokp (won't have any bugs and is completely stable, that's what Milestone means) it just won't have all of the features the latest build has.
Aokp comes pre loaded with a much better launcher than stock as well. I believe Nova launcher. It keeps the same look as the stock Ice Cream Sandwich launcher but has a ton of options and tweaks.
Aokp is packed full of features you'll just have to explore yourself. All of the ROM settings are in the "rom control" section in the Settings app.
Make sure to flash the GApps pack right after flashing aokp (most other roms as well), and before rebooting. The Google apps are included in a separate zip file for legal reasons. You need to flash them to sign in with your Google account.
Franco Kernel just makes everything better. Especially if you download the Franco app from the Play store. From that app you can download, flash (install) and control many aspects of the kernel including screen color tweaks to get more accurate color among other things. The app makes the process so easy for beginners.
Also, be sure to make a backup before flashing whatever new rom you flash in case anything goes wrong.
By backup I mean a full system Nandroid backup through Clockworkmod recovery of course.
Let me know if you have any questions!
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By the way, both aokp rom and Franco kernel are crowd favorites!
Another feature of Franco kernel allows you to further decrease the minimum CPU speed to 192mhz instead of the standard 3xx (not entirely sure of the number) to help with battery.
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Vote for CM9 here. It's still stock like without going too overboard with the extra features.
Aokp has a lot of features but there is a lot going on and CM9 has all of the "killer" features of aokp anyway. Cm9 seems a little faster and overall feeling of the ROM is closer to a stock feel than aokp in my opinion.
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Hi all,
I would suggest you the paranoid rom also.
It's a revolutionnary rom that transform your device to tablet.
You have to be rooted and on a CM9 rom before flashing it but it really easy to flash and to use as daily rom.
I won't even bother with the rom suggestion.
Every user is different.
And everyone will prefer something different...
That being said...
Some advice?
a ) Check my sig (post two of the GNex Guide) to learn how to correctly install a rom/kernel.
b ) When you try a rom out...test it for the full day. See if you like it.
If you think you do...make a nandroid (details also in my guide, if needed) that you can restore if the next rom you try isn't your cup 'o tea.
c ) Test Kernels after you've found a rom you like. Again, make sure to keep them on your phone for at least the full day in order to get an unbiased judgement on battery/performance.
All roms look like stock except paranoid Android.
YOU have to try different roms to see which one gives YOU the best battery life. Other people cannot tell you what will give you the best battery life for your usage and habits.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
AKOP, with every release has bugs, some pretty big bugs too, i would never suggest it other than milestone releases. Some milestones had bugs too. AOKP has lots of features but you are not likely to use many of them.
Cyanogenmod 9 i will suggest its highly stable and right now they are polishing it for a official stable release.
Kernel for battery life Jame Bond hands down the best.
Give CM9 a try first. If you're aching for more go with AOKP with Franco kernel. You will not be disappointed.
rajatpatel2009 said:
Well, I am now the proud owner of my Galaxy Nexus and loving every bit of it. Especially, after flashing it to Stock 4.0.4 (yakju) IMM76I (previously was on 4.0.2 yakjujp), I like the improvements and the bettery life has also increased a bit.
Now, as this is my first ever Android phone, I was a bit hesitant with this flashing and rooting things, but somehow I've overcome my fear and flashed it to 4.0.4 yakju and Rooted as well. Now as I've dived into this flashing and rooting things, the custom ROMs are attracting me and I'm seriously thinking of flashing a good ROM. So, guys can you suggest me a ROM that really suits my needs?
Here is what I want from a ROM:
Better battery life (at least that matches the battery life of Stock ROM, if not more than that.) And it's worth mentioning here that I'm not a heavy user, and my battery lasts for 20-21Hrs with Stock ROM.
I like the Stock user interface, so I'd love to flash a ROM that has similar-to-stock interface.
Some added features than that of Stock ROM.
That's all I want.
Now, another question that is confusing me that what is the difference between ROM and kernal? Do custom ROMs come with their kernal? Or do I need to flash one on my own? As I don't have any Android background, descriptive answer will be much appreciated!!
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RAScream + trinity kernel sounds like a good fit for you.
-Sent from a GSM Galaxy Nexus (RAScream+Trinity).-
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RAScream + trinity kernel sounds like a good fit for you.
-Sent from a GSM Galaxy Nexus (RAScream+Trinity).-
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Yeah that wasnt biased at all...
To be honest CM9 will be the OP's best bet... just enough customization to define it from stock and just as stable.
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Yeah that wasnt biased at all...
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Aren't we all just suggesting roms that we have used and liked that seem to meet the OP's requests?
Or are you suggesting roms you haven't used and/or that you don't like?
Not sure why the fact that I use the ROM I suggested makes me any more biased than anybody else who posted in this thread.
it's not like I'm the developer or something.
-Sent from a GSM Galaxy Nexus (RAScream+Trinity).-
The fact you described EXACTLY what your running was biased. I'm running cm9 but I've used it all... and cm9 has always been the most stable. Actually using skankwich.
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I'd suggest you to install AOKP rom and francos kernel. If u need battery life and a fast system u should try it!!
Will go for CM9 and then AOKP
Thankx guys for all your valuable opinions, I really do appreciate that!
Now, after reading all the replies, I think, initially i should opt for CM9 or AOKP. So, I'll test them and see which on fits my needs. And as Jubakuba suggested, I'll rather concentrate on finding a suitable ROM for me and then will opt to find a suitable kernal.
Now, as i go to http://get.cm/?device=maguro to get CM9, I've found that they all are nightly builds, so from where can I get CM9 stable release for GN? Also it will be very grateful to you if anyone can provide a link to download AOKP Milestone for GN. And I'm a newbie, so sorry if I sound dumb!!
Rom download link for aokp
rajatpatel2009 said:
Thankx guys for all your valuable opinions, I really do appreciate that!
Now, after reading all the replies, I think, initially i should opt for CM9 or AOKP. So, I'll test them and see which on fits my needs. And as Jubakuba suggested, I'll rather concentrate on finding a suitable ROM for me and then will opt to find a suitable kernal.
Now, as i go to http://get.cm/?device=maguro to get CM9, I've found that they all are nightly builds, so from where can I get CM9 stable release for GN? Also it will be very grateful to you if anyone can provide a link to download AOKP Milestone for GN. And I'm a newbie, so sorry if I sound dumb!!
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Link for AOKP below find all links @ downloads
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402341
As per my choice i like AOKP it also gives me very good battery backup and lots of customizn
Hope it helps
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Oops roms come with kernels yes... they have too lol otherwise it wouldn't boot. Oh and...
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I've never heard of a popcorn kernal ... only a popcorn kernel.
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rajatpatel2009 said:
Thankx guys for all your valuable opinions, I really do appreciate that!
Now, after reading all the replies, I think, initially i should opt for CM9 or AOKP. So, I'll test them and see which on fits my needs. And as Jubakuba suggested, I'll rather concentrate on finding a suitable ROM for me and then will opt to find a suitable kernal.
Now, as i go to http://get.cm/?device=maguro to get CM9, I've found that they all are nightly builds, so from where can I get CM9 stable release for GN? Also it will be very grateful to you if anyone can provide a link to download AOKP Milestone for GN. And I'm a newbie, so sorry if I sound dumb!!
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here is the link to AOKP milestone 5: http://aokp.co/index.php/releases/_/milestone-5-r20
don`t forget to read the installation instructions (wipe, gapps!)
i am using this too, and it is solid as a rock, whatever some people in this thread are talking about...
soon there will be a stable cm9 release ( http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/cm9-code-freeze-has-started), i will give it a shot, as i had good experiences with cyanogen in the past.
with a nandroid backup the way back is pretty easy
A huge caveat of installing custom roms is the hassle of having to remerge your contacts. I have contacts across linked in, Facebook, Gmail, Skype, whatsapp, etc and remerging the contacts is always a pain. If you're in this situation just upgrade to a custom kernel. You get many of the benefits of a custom ROM without having to go through much of the hassle.
Check out the latest milestone of Franco kernel.
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Related
First time Samsung user coming from EVO 3D. What are your recommendations for ROM's and kernels? And is CWM favored over stock recovery? I guess i will try them all tomorrow. Thanks in advance
-CWM Is yes the best and most used recoveries. (Are there even other ones, lol?)
-I recommend AOKP (Android Open Kang Project) Milestone 3 or the latest nightly, you can find these in the Android development section of the GNex.
-For kernels, they all act differently for everyone. Some people are great with franco kernels, and trinity, and james bond, and leankernel, just gotta try them all really . For example I'm getting the same if not worse battery with franco, but I might try James Bond kernels, (they are great they seem.) But they are all good in terms of performance.
Good Luck on the new GNexus it's a hell of a phone
I use GummyNex, much more stable and closer to stock than AOKP. I'm also using Franco's 18.2 nightly and get excellent battery life (around 10 hours). Just try everything out there till you find what works for you.
Just make sure you go to the 'CDMA Galaxy Nexus Android Development' for your ROMs. I learned that the hard way...
where to buy GSM GN?
hello00 said:
where to buy GSM GN?
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Random... Why not look at one of the other 100 ongoing threads?
Look at Handtec, Expansys, NegriElectronics, eBay, Amazon...
try apex, it's very close to stock but also giving you lots of options to pay around with.
Smokeey said:
I use GummyNex, much more stable and closer to stock than AOKP. I'm also using Franco's 18.2 nightly and get excellent battery life (around 10 hours). Just try everything out there till you find what works for you.
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AOKP is extremely stable and offers a ton of options. Latest build is sick and allows you to remove the bottom softkeys in the power menu so you can use anything full screen and bring the buttons back with the power menu again...
welcome aboard! I just switched from Sprint and was rockin a epic Touch 4G (great phone) and have had this phone in my hand for a week now. Extremely easy to unlock, download and install the toolkit. It's a stickie in the develpment thread. the only mistake I made was not running the stock software for a few days to get a feel for it before flashing something new. I would flash a couple roms and see what they are about, then settle on one.
I'd also like to the recommend aokp which is a very stable rom. I use the stock kernel and don't really need any custom one .
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if anyone is gonna recommend AOKP don't recommend this development section. That is often 2 nightlies before.
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eh, the download link goes directly to the AOKP site: http://forum.aokp.co/ which lists the latest build. People still talk about the latest nightly, the only thing that isnt updated quickly is the title of the thread
This isn't really a question, but a discussion of what ROM you are using and why, that''s why I don't think this should be in the Q&A section.
I've tried a few ROMs, from LiquidSmooth to AOKP and I've tried a few kernels as well, from Glados to Franco and I've made up my mind.
I think AOKP is the best ROM right, and Milestone 5 being the best build of AOKP. It has a good battery life, awesome performance, and a massive amount of settings. I though about mentioning CM9 first, since it also has good battery speed and awesome performance, but it doesn't have all those features I need.
The best kernel to go with AOKP is undoubtedly Franco's kernel and his best build is the Milestone 3. I have tried Imoseyon's kernel, Trinity kernel and Galdos kernel and Franco's is still the best one. Also having Franco's kernel updater app makes everything even better!
Of course, this is all personal, which means this is what I think and you may have a mix that work better for you. I just though I'd share my input. Now, please share your input.
BAMF Paradigm or my own AOSP build. I don't mess with kernels much past what comes with rom (Not to say others shouldn't). I have been using imnut's pbj kernel the last few days, however.
Reasoning: Not so many tweaks that they end up conflicting with each other, time was taken to use proper signing keys, and the modifications are thoroughly tested before release.
I don't tell people what to use, as I let them make up their own mind. Just know I don't use anything I deem poor quality.
Got my nexus one week ago. flashed the most popular Roms here (but cm9) and was kinda disappointed. Coming from a galaxy s2 with roms full of bugs I expected the nexus roms to be stable because of the open nexus. But most of the roms been unstable and buggy for me too.
Now I found a good combination of Rom and kernel:
Bamf and glados kernel.
So far the most stable and battery saving combination for me. Using it since 24 hours and no FC or freezes so far. Think I'll stick with it.
Mods are cool too I just don't like the quick settings look in the notification bar and the not modable power menu. But I can live with that.
-sent from my galaxy nexus
Stock 4.0.4 IMM76I pure&simple:thumbup:
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pmcee said:
Got my nexus one week ago. flashed the most popular Roms here (but cm9) and was kinda disappointed. Coming from a galaxy s2 with roms full of bugs I expected the nexus roms to be stable because of the open nexus. But most of the roms been unstable and buggy for me too.
Now I found a good combination of Rom and kernel:
Bamf and glados kernel.
So far the most stable and battery saving combination for me. Using it since 24 hours and no FC or freezes so far. Think I'll stick with it.
Mods are cool too I just don't like the quick settings look in the notification bar and the not modable power menu. But I can live with that.
-sent from my galaxy nexus
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The quick settings take a bit to grow on ya. I didn't care for them at first but find them essential now. This coming from someone who is part of the team
adrynalyne said:
The quick settings take a bit to grow on ya. I didn't care for them at first but find them essential now. This coming from someone who is part of the team
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It's gonna be real hard for me to adapt with another ROM other than AOKP, if I ever switch to some other ROM ^^
AOKP Milestone 5, but I'm switching to the Paranoid Android. Love the 'hybrid' tablet/phone mix
I'm currently running Liquidsmooth with Imoseyon's kernel. I was planning to try a lot more Roms and kernel combos than I currently have but been a bit too busy lately to test each one thoroughly. I'm happy with Liquidsmooth, it has very few issues and I'm getting 2 days battery life (minimum) with moderate usage.
Next time I get a decent chance I will try out a few more
Aokp franco.
Most of all other roms take features from aokp. Like liquid smooth who renamed rom control to liquid control
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Ditto, aokp m5, Franco m3....until somebody makes something better!
Sourcery and stock kernel I love the on the go customization without having to reboot and this from brings back great memories of my d1 since I ran it on their forever
for me, by me and I love you
Bugless Beast. Its just like the name says. Never had a single problem with it in 5 months.
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Miui v4 just because they rock!
Franco kernel and aokp here. Haven't upgraded to milestone 5 yet. What governors are you guys running?
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I'm using liquid smooth with the provided kernel. USB tethering isn't working but the lightweight and zippy feel of the from beats everything out there. I also have a nandriod of Paranoid Android, miui.us, Imm30b, and aokp just in case they improve enough to be worthy of a couple weeks on my phone. The aokp launcher IMHO hesitates too much.
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I tried almost everything we have for now and stick to Modaco ROM because it's the smoothest of all, other roms are greatly customisable like CM9 or AOKP but they all lag here and there and i can't stand it/ The battery life is almost similar in all roms and it depends more on kernel you've chosen. I'm fine with franco milestone3. However I don't use nightlies because every of them gave me a random reboot at least once.
Theshawty said:
It's gonna be real hard for me to adapt with another ROM other than AOKP, if I ever switch to some other ROM ^^
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To each their own. I am not asking you to.
I have been rocking Bamf for the last few weeks. Really good with maybe 1 fc. Stock kernel wasn't giving me great battery so testing out Bond kernel right now. Getting slightly better battery results.
Have also tried Liquidsmooth, Modaco, and cm9. All pretty good but not as stable I find.
Have never tried Aokp. Crazy I know.
adrynalyne said:
To each their own. I am not asking you to.
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I know, but being the ROM freak I am, I'll probably end up flashing som other cool looking build
Right now, though, I'm satisfied with AOKP.
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I use the Modaco rom with Franco kernel m3. Modaco is running since 3 months and I can't complain about anything.
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Hey guys. Just wanted your opinion on what ROM you think is the best out there right now. I have a VZW Nexus and i wanna get into romming. Obviously, there's many choices out there that i can flash, but I'm looking for a ROM that gives me great performance, reasonable battery life, and a decent amount of fine tweaks/customization settings. What do you guys think?
carfreak715 said:
Hey guys. Just wanted your opinion on what ROM you think is the best out there right now. I have a VZW Nexus and i wanna get into romming. Obviously, there's many choices out there that i can flash, but I'm looking for a ROM that gives me great performance, reasonable battery life, and a decent amount of fine tweaks/customization settings. What do you guys think?
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Aokp M5 absolutely give you feeling sacrificed with so much more tweaks/customization settings, friendly battery & stabler.What a rom should be!
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I agree on AOKP but with the addition of Franco kernel. Fast, smooth, great battery and lots of tweaks and customizations
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^ what they said =]
- Google
lilude56214 said:
Aokp M5 absolutely give you feeling sacrificed with so much more tweaks/customization settings, friendly battery & stabler.What a rom should be!
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iLeopard said:
I agree on AOKP but with the addition of Franco kernel. Fast, smooth, great battery and lots of tweaks and customizations
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^ what they said =]
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Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
is everything working on AOKP? eg vid and camera at high resolution? i cant seem to find anything about them.
I didnt like aokp with Franco. That was my first flash on my GSM nexus but I can't see how that can be much different. The rom does have an amazing amount of customization but it felt sluggish and unstable (sleep of death). I decided to go with bug less beast with glados instead and haven't looked back since.
Currently running smoothly with 3+ hour screen time, 20+ hour total on battery. Moderate usage.
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Very happy w lean kernel and cm9 combo.
I'm running at 1.5ghz CPU and 512mhz gpu and getting over 4 hours of screen time w screen brightness set at 25% and quandrant scores of 4000.
Superfast and great battery life.
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it's a matter of opinion really.. but I like AOKP best. I have tried a few of the major roms and I keep coming back.
Try a few and see what you like.
AOKP M5 + Franco M3 for a bugless, smoothed experience.
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baolongn said:
I didnt like aokp with Franco. That was my first flash on my GSM nexus but I can't see how that can be much different. The rom does have an amazing amount of customization but it felt sluggish and unstable (sleep of death). I decided to go with bug less beast with glados instead and haven't looked back since.
Currently running smoothly with 3+ hour screen time, 20+ hour total on battery. Moderate usage.
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First of milestones does NOT have bugs.. Second sluggish and ubstable? Mine runs buttery smooth and i havent reboot this baby in weeks.. Dont know what are you talking about?
I get 5 hours screen and 18 hours overall with medium/heavy use and this its the first time ever i read about ur (bugless beast rom) guess you just dont know what your talking about
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do0b said:
is everything working on AOKP? eg vid and camera at high resolution? i cant seem to find anything about them.
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Every single tiny thing
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msedek said:
First of milestones does NOT have bugs.. Second sluggish and ubstable? Mine runs buttery smooth and i havent reboot this baby in weeks.. Dont know what are you talking about?
I get 5 hours screen and 18 hours overall with medium/heavy use and this its the first time ever i read about ur (bugless beast rom) guess you just dont know what your talking about
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Orly? Not one bug?
...of the people, by the people, for the people...
AOKP
Relatively new to flashing etc myself , Tried a good few different roms originally basically a new one every week for 4 to 5 weeks. Since going to Milestone 4 AOKP with Franco, ive effectively just updated everytime there was a new build and loved every second of it. Great UI customisation as well as system tweaks. Currently on Build 36 and Franco nightly r161.
On a similar note not too sure whether to stick with Franco's stable builds or go to the nightly though ? Seemed to get amazing battery life with the stable build but not as great as i'd have expected on the nightlies.
msedek said:
First of milestones does NOT have bugs.. Second sluggish and ubstable? Mine runs buttery smooth and i havent reboot this baby in weeks.. Dont know what are you talking about?
I get 5 hours screen and 18 hours overall with medium/heavy use and this its the first time ever i read about ur (bugless beast rom) guess you just dont know what your talking about
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Quit being a ****. I'm trying to help op weigh out his options.
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Can someone post a link to the AOKP? I have no idea how to about Kernels though. I just flashed Eclipse last night, and its great.
Aokp.co
Should get the latest ones on that, just click the build then your model and you will get a link to the file.
Kernel flashing is fairly similar to a rom, as I said I'm fairly new too but after flashing your ROM you flash the kernel in the same way, flash the G'Apps and then reboot. Make sure you flash your kernel after your rom to ensure the kernel included in the rom is effectively changed
If Franco is the kernel you are looking to go for there is an App in the store. In the app there is an option to 'Auto-Flash' his kernels.
Very very simple if you don't want to go for the first option, obviously only useful for Franco though.
Does anyone run AOKP with the stock kernel that comes with the ROM? Just wondering..
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Does anyone run AOKP with the stock kernel that comes with the ROM? Just wondering..
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I dont think any1 does lol but they say its good
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Orly? Not one bug?
...of the people, by the people, for the people...
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Well i have been using AOKP for the last 3 months and havent find any bug... all the issues i had with was my fault... guess if it has bugs they would have been showed up by this time huh?
Wow! A lot of AOKP praise here. AOKP is good, but not great in my opinion. I feel it is bloated w unnecessary code, and can make the ROM sluggish (at times). If you want a ROM w every tweak under the sun, go AOKP. I just flashed SLIM rom for CDMA a few days ago with Franco kernel r160, and this is the best my phone has ever ran in terms of battery life and performance, and it has 90% of the AOKP features since the dev cherry picked from their customization options. I highly recommend giving this a shot.
Hello everybody
Let me introduce myself a little, as I'm new to the Galaxy Nexus forum.
I'm lippol94, young recognized developer over the I9000 forum The Samsung Galaxy S was and is my first and only Android device, but not for long. I'm about to get my Galaxy Nexus in a week, hence I started reading over and over all the kernel and rom threads to get to know thsi new universe.
While on the ROM side I'm still thinking if choosing CM10 or AOKP, I'm a little more puzzled about kernels.
In the I9000 I knew every kernel developer and specific features of each. Here I'm quite lost :laugh:
Reading around I found 3 kernels which I found suitable for me, basically because they keeps improving themselves every day,
Basically they are
Francisco Franco
Air Kernel
Nyan Kernel
I read very positive feedback on each thread but I'd like to know your experiences. A little face off.
What do you think about them?
I'd like to get replies from those who tried them all, to get a trustable feedback.
what I'm looking for is something with great (and I underline GREAT) battery life.
Obviously without sacrifying performance.
Thank you so much in advance!
I wish you a nice day!
lippol94
hi there
IMO Franco Kernel is the best. and there is app for that very good one.
miguelm75 said:
hi there
IMO Franco Kernel is the best. and there is app for that very good one.
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Why?
I mean, what I'm looking for is something with great (and I underline GREAT) battery life.
Obviously without sacrifying performance.
In addition, I saw Franco kernel is having many problems with keeping settings I apply within his app.
Thoughts?
Francs has the worst battery life..
trinity has the best imo, though that wasn't on your list. a lot of people swear by lean kernel for battery life too
hmm, if not Franco's, maybe faux123's?
crixley said:
Francs has the worst battery life..
trinity has the best imo, though that wasn't on your list. a lot of people swear by lean kernel for battery life too
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Mmh the main reason why I haven't considered trinity is because it lacks of updates since a month. Maybe it's because is super stable / super fast etc but to me it's because he's working on another device (Nexus 7 i think). Is that so good?
No thoughts about air and nyan? Comments on their threads were promising!
Talking about lean, I read about lags (?), slowdowns (?) with his kernel. Maybe that's why it has such a good battery life
miguelm75 said:
hmm, if not Franco's, maybe faux123's?
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Again, why?
To me it's not enough just a name because I could simply write down all the kernel names and pick one by chance
The reason why I decided to ask in this thread is because I want real feedback.
lippol94 said:
Mmh the main reason why I haven't considered trinity is because it lacks of updates since a month. Maybe it's because is super stable / super fast etc but to me it's because he's working on another device (Nexus 7 i think). Is that so good?
No thoughts about air and nyan? Comments on their threads were promising!
Talking about lean, I read about lags (?), slowdowns (?) with his kernel. Maybe that's why it has such a good battery life
Again, why?
To me it's not enough just a name because I could simply write down all the kernel names and pick one by chance
The reason why I decided to ask in this thread is because I want real feedback.
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Why update something constantly if it's working perfectly?
I have had no issues with trinity stable 35..
the others I've all found problematic in some way.
I haven't tested lean kernel though I hear a lot about it
crixley said:
Why update something constantly if it's working perfectly?
I have had no issues with trinity stable 35..
the others I've all found problematic in some way.
I haven't tested lean kernel though I hear a lot about it
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Mmh interesting
How long does it last your batetry with Trinity?
lippol94 said:
Mmh interesting
How long does it last your batetry with Trinity?
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I get five hours of screen on time, compared to three with all others I've tried.
exact same settings as well.
i had best battery life both on Franco's and faux123's kernels, and bad on Morfic's kernel, that's why
miguelm75 said:
i had best battery life both on Franco's and faux123's kernels, and bad on Morfic's kernel, that's why
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that goes against every other kernel thread I've read on this topic lol..
So unless you didn't touch settings at all, it is a common consensus that lean and trinity have best battery life
Having tried Franco, Lean, Air and Trinity, I settled on Trinity 1536/384 stable-35 with a simple AOSP JB rom. Haven't had a problem since flashing it, the ROM is smooth and snappy and I have had better life than with other configs/combos. I think Morfic has several experimental builds for Trinity which get updated/changed pretty regularly, the 'no update since a month or more' only applies to the stable version and imho why fix it if it's not broken lol.
What sort of battery life would you consider 'good'? Everyone's usage and device is diff. For me, close to 5 hrs screen on is very good and that's what I get with Trinity. I'd say pick a couple of popular roms and kernels and give them both a shot for a week or so.
miguelm75 said:
i had best battery life both on Franco's and faux123's kernels, and bad on Morfic's kernel, that's why
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ROM? Custom settings?
I kinda like faux kernel!
crixley said:
that goes against every other kernel thread I've read on this topic lol..
So unless you didn't touch settings at all, it is a common consensus that lean and trinity have best battery life
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Guiding.God said:
Having tried Franco, Lean, Air and Trinity, I settled on Trinity 1536/384 stable-35 with a simple AOSP JB rom. Haven't had a problem since flashing it, the ROM is smooth and snappy and I have had better life than with other configs/combos. I think Morfic has several experimental builds for Trinity which get updated/changed pretty regularly, the 'no update since a month or more' only applies to the stable version and imho why fix it if it's not broken lol.
What sort of battery life would you consider 'good'? Everyone's usage and device is diff. For me, close to 5 hrs screen on is very good and that's what I get with Trinity. I'd say pick a couple of popular roms and kernels and give them both a shot for a week or so.
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Thank you
For great battery life I mean, being able to plug my device off at 7 and being able to get to 21/22 without having to charge it with a mixed usage of 3g/WiFi and Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail running in background all the time.
5 hours of screen on would be great and in line with other kernels but reading on Trinity thread i Saw many people complaining about battery life (referring to experimental though).
The thing is that Trinity thread is so caotic :cyclops: It's hard to find things.
In addition, I might be redundant but I was extremely pleased by this screenshot:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32661-kerneljb-nyan-kernel-beta-3/page__st__20#entry923567
Nyan Kernel.
What makes me tempted by this kernel is the pegasusQ governor, which seems built for multi-core devices.
Thoughts?
as a former i9000 user, i would suggest another ex-i9000 user's kernel: fugumod.
still, there's a lot of threads on this, not to mention that the same kernel can have mixed results on 2 devices, all depends on your usage.
Sent from my i9250
bk201doesntexist said:
as a former i9000 user, i would suggest another ex-i9000 user's kernel: fugumod.
still, there's a lot of threads on this, not to mention that the same kernel can have mixed results on 2 devices, all depends on your usage.
Sent from my i9250
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Doesn't it lack of many features?
A lot of people looking like trinity, but for me it makes the colors all messed up. Of you like updates and messing around francos app let's you do that and also includes stuff for leankernel.
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T-Keith said:
A lot of people looking like trinity, but for me it makes the colors all messed up. Of you like updates and messing around francos app let's you do that and also includes stuff for leankernel.
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That's why you change the color settings you can use any kernel ap....
I use the Franco app with trinity kernel
Some phones are 'allergic' to kernels with linaro integration..
Probably why my phone only get along well with franco and stutters with anything else.
There's also that ramdisk thingy that i dont quite understand, but if you're using franco's before, make sure u did the necessary steps to release the space that it uses.
Nyan seems to be VERY unstable for my phone. It lag spikes about every 30 seconds for 5 seconds when I play high-end games like modern combat 3. I'm not very sure how much battery it saves you though. But from how it feels, better than franco. I currently use franco's kernel. I haven't had any problems related to graphical performance, but it probably won't save you much battery at all.. very nice performance though.
lippol94 said:
Mmh the main reason why I haven't considered trinity is because it lacks of updates since a month. Maybe it's because is super stable / super fast etc but to me it's because he's working on another device (Nexus 7 i think). Is that so good?
No thoughts about air and nyan? Comments on their threads were promising!
Talking about lean, I read about lags (?), slowdowns (?) with his kernel. Maybe that's why it has such a good battery life
Again, why?
To me it's not enough just a name because I could simply write down all the kernel names and pick one by chance
The reason why I decided to ask in this thread is because I want real feedback.
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i guess that you ignored the fact that trinity kernel was updated august 28th.. check the experimental tab.
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Hello there,
I got myself a HTC one and my girlfriend "coming from a Galaxy Ace" is going to use my Nexus.
She doesn't care about fancy stuff, she just wants stability... "and not to much LAG ofcourse"
Its running Paranoid Android with franco kernel right now and i hade some issues, lag and freezes over time.
I was thinking about reverting back to stock, but i think its easier for me to just flash a solid and stable rom.
Or is there an easy way to flash the stock rom? Im not looking forward to alot of ADB and toolkit stuff..
Anny tips / advice??
Thanks!!!
K.D.M. said:
Or is there an easy way to flash the stock rom?
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its like you didnt even read the stickies in the forum. its amazing.
all of users will say different roms and different kernels
if you want stability, you should use CM 10.1 (rc4 or nightly)
i am a fan of fancy kernel. i tried all kernels and i am only happy with fancy kernel. its stability and battery drain is very good.
so for me,
cm10.1 and fancy kernel is best combination
Thanks... Imma i'll get CM 10.1
and for Zephius... thanks for leading me to bigxie... if u told me his name it would have saved u some time...
ive been searching... but there is alot... overlooked it... **** happens.. but thanks annyway..
Agritux... thanks
Does your GF want to deal with flashing and upgrading ROMS/Kernels that are not Google Factory Images?
If the answer is no, go pure stock.
If the answer is yes, let her decide.
If the answer is a mix, let her research and if she doesn't want to deal with it go pure stock.
You could do stock ROM with a custom kernel. That would probably be my choice. You get the stability of stock, with the performance improvements of a better kernel. I have heard that a few folks on the forums here are rocking that setup.
I think franco, fancy, and AK are some of the top kernels right now (maybe not AK, please correct me).
CM10.1 with stock kernel.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
To go stock, root, unroot etc, doesn't get easier than this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208863
If you want the most stable and fast rom, CM10.1 RC4 + AK SKL 256 is the way to go, best combo there is but the battery ain't as good as stock. But the battery of the gnex is crap anyways..
Purity 5.5 with franco r378-osmod.
Sent from my Nexus Prime
Thread closed as its a Best ROM thread.