Ok question, I just realized there are 3 types of cyanogemod9: Stable, RC, & Nightly.
Can someone explain what each one is and whats the difference between them?
And perhaps tell me which one is best over all?
Xperia Player said:
Ok question, I just realized there are 3 types of cyanogemod9: Stable, RC, & Nightly.
Can someone explain what each one is and whats the difference between them?
And perhaps tell me which one is best over all?
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Hi,
RC stands for Release Candidate. You can compare theese ROMs as beta versions. There is no guarantee that they are bug free or everything is working. You can use this roms if you want som early previews.
Stable are the stable releases. Theese roms are out of the beta phase and they are suggested to be stable. By this i mean they should be mostly bug free and should be smooth running. Use thees roms if you want your phone to run safe and reliable.
Nightly roms are the roms that are coded nightly, they contain newest tweaks or updates but they are not fully tested. Nighltys are the RCs of newer stable versions so to say. You can use them if you want the newest stuff but there might be performance or bug issues.
I hope this helps.
Greetings,
Bombasti
Bombasti said:
Hi,
RC stands for Release Candidate. You can compare theese ROMs as beta versions. There is no guarantee that they are bug free or everything is working. You can use this roms if you want som early previews.
Stable are the stable releases. Theese roms are out of the beta phase and they are suggested to be stable. By this i mean they should be mostly bug free and should be smooth running. Use thees roms if you want your phone to run safe and reliable.
Nightly roms are the roms that are coded nightly, they contain newest tweaks or updates but they are not fully tested. Nighltys are the RCs of newer stable versions so to say. You can use them if you want the newest stuff but there might be performance or bug issues.
I hope this helps.
Greetings,
Bombasti
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Good information here, I'm running CM9 RC2, would you say CM9 Stable would perform better?
Xperia Player said:
Good information here, I'm running CM9 RC2, would you say CM9 Stable would perform better?
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I would say stable would perform better, since it was released after the RC2. At least it should be the same performance...
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what exactly is the purpose of the cm nightly roms? sure they're auto-compiled from the cm github, and with each release there are new fixes, corrections, etc. so they're more updated than the stable, but what function do they serve?
is it a developer's testing version or something?
teh5abiking said:
what exactly is the purpose of the cm nightly roms? sure they're auto-compiled from the cm github, and with each release there are new fixes, corrections, etc. so they're more updated than the stable, but what function do they serve?
is it a developer's testing version or something?
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CM nightly builds usually have the latest and greatest versions of kernels, apps, etc. on them. As a result, some of what you see on the nightlies won't make it to the RCs or the Stable builds.
Didn't you answer your own question in the OP?
The nightly builds include the latest additions/fixes/corrections to CM7, over and above what the RC and Stables have.
They're for people who want to have the absolutely most up-to-date build of CM7 on their device. In many cases there are large fixes and upgrades in the nightlies that you can have weeks ahead of them being integrated into a RC or Stable release. If you flash nightlies then you just upgrade your ROM a few features at a time, rather than 30 features all at once moving from one Stable to another.
Nightlies aren't usually recommended for the new user unless you're adventurous. Although they're generally stable (sometimes moreso than the 'Stable' release), there are inherent issues with flashing the newest ROM version every night. If you're willing to take it on you can but there's no guarantee that they work as you'd expect.
martonikaj said:
Didn't you answer your own question in the OP?
The nightly builds include the latest additions/fixes/corrections to CM7, over and above what the RC and Stables have.
They're for people who want to have the absolutely most up-to-date build of CM7 on their device. In many cases there are large fixes and upgrades in the nightlies that you can have weeks ahead of them being integrated into a RC or Stable release. If you flash nightlies then you just upgrade your ROM a few features at a time, rather than 30 features all at once moving from one Stable to another.
Nightlies aren't usually recommended for the new user unless you're adventurous. Although they're generally stable (sometimes moreso than the 'Stable' release), there are inherent issues with flashing the newest ROM version every night. If you're willing to take it on you can but there's no guarantee that they work as you'd expect.
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No what I meant was what purpose does it serve?
Is it supposed to be a developer's version of the CM7 ROM to see what new additions work and what still needs fixing and such.
teh5abiking said:
No what I meant was what purpose does it serve?
Is it supposed to be a developer's version of the CM7 ROM to see what new additions work and what still needs fixing and such.
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I would imagine even though we are not allowed to report bugs the CM devs to use the nightly builds to find and fix bugs.
cjward23 said:
I would imagine even though we are not allowed to report bugs the CM devs to use the nightly builds to find and fix bugs.
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Yes generally this.
In ratio to how many people use it to be on the cutting edge, id say the ones who actually use it for dev purposes is highly negligible lol.
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Hey!
I want to put CM rom on my gf's wildfire and i didn't find anywhere the difference between the regular and the nightly version... can someone explain it to me?
Nightlies are experimental versions, which may be better than the stable, but, it may sometimes also have bugs not present in the stable. The building of nightlies is a continuous process, with a new nightly released everyday.
Another difference is that you do not get "official" support on the CM Bug tracker for nightlies, but, this is available for RC / Stable versions.
For your gf's phone, I would probably recommend you go with the stable.
thank you for your help!
stable is better for father, i think
I've been searching in the development section for a while, looking for any ICS or other ROM which is stable for daily use. All I find are attempts by people who say either they are not devs or it is their first attempt to make a ROM and sicne I don't have time now for trying and testing, could anyone point me to a stable, fully working ROM for daily use? is there any ICS working ROM or they are all buggy for now. The one I currently have is from an older 2.3.5 but I haven't found any newer either. IF ICS is not ready yet, then which 2.3.5 is using the latest base and is stable?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633198
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This is the most stable of all ICS roms.......But do keep in mind that some things might never work due to the lack of OMX binaries for ARMv6 devices
The things include video recording,full video playback,a perfectly working camera
csoulr666 said:
This is the most stable of all ICS roms.......But do keep in mind that some things might never work due to the lack of OMX binaries for ARMv6 devices
The things include video recording,full video playback,a perfectly working camera
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I've read this which is marked as "not suitable for daily use" and daily use includes camera and video recording so if that's the best for now, ICS must not be an option for me.
This means that my question changes which 2.3.5 ROM is using the latest base and is quite reliable? I have to say that I haven't found any ROM to convince me that is realible or those that I found are using older base. Maybe there are some that are far away from the latest list and I haven't seen them.
Anyway, if someone uses a ROM with latest official build and it is fast, reliable and tuned well for battery and space usage, please recommend it to me.
andreasy said:
I've read this which is marked as "not suitable for daily use" and daily use includes camera and video recording so if that's the best for now, ICS must not be an option for me.
This means that my question changes which 2.3.5 ROM is using the latest base and is quite reliable? I have to say that I haven't found any ROM to convince me that is realible or those that I found are using older base. Maybe there are some that are far away from the latest list and I haven't seen them.
Anyway, if someone uses a ROM with latest official build and it is fast, reliable and tuned well for battery and space usage, please recommend it to me.
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try his for sense 2.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434497
for sense 3.5, this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865976
blogslogger said:
try his for sense 2.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434497
for sense 3.5, this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865976
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Already tried the first one some time ago. It's a bit old and if I remember correctly it uses an older base, plus it has many necessary components removed (like, widgets)
The second one, I've seen it already and it seems that it has most parts chosen for bangladesh. Maybe I'm wrong but I usually avoid installing a ROM from someone who says he is not a developer and he attempts to make a ROM for the first time. Nothing againsta that dev but I'd rather save some time. That's why I posted here.
I think that everyone must have moved to CM and development on WFS must have seized so I guess I'm staying with that old ROM.
I have heard these so far: Beta, Alpha, RC, Nightly, and Stable.
I honestly have no clue what these mean, other than stable, and if you could provide a link or some info it would be appreciated.
Nabbu said:
I have heard these so far: Beta, Alpha, RC, Nightly, and Stable.
I honestly have no clue what these mean, other than stable, and if you could provide a link or some info it would be appreciated.
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Stable - tried, tested and true. All features should work.
RC - release candidate. Tried and true, you're doing the testing. All features should work. If people report good results, it will be released as "stable".
Beta - Not tried, you're doing the testing. Some features may not work, in which case you report it to the dev so that i can be fixed.
Alpha - Proof of concept. Some (or many) features will not work.
Nightly - a release that is put together on a daily basis by a dev. All of today's fixes/improvements/features will be in a nightly. It has not been rigorously tested and some (or many) features may not work. Depending on where in the development cycle the ROM is, the nightlies may be close to either Alpha, Beta or RC, it's not entirely correct to say that nightlies are the most unstable.
Yo guys what's the latest most stable and fastest ROM for this phone??
What I meant by latest most stable is For example If there are ROM which are 4.4 but is beta and 4.3 which is stable then 4.3 is the latest stable
I normally don't ask this kind of question but my friend passed to me his arc and I don't have time to test all Roms out there.
Yes I tear every single ROM for my xperia ray and note 1 Lol
There are not best/fastest ROMs out there. Every ROM is unique and can't be compared to another one.
Nevertheless, all ICS ROMS are stable (more or less) because they are stock-based. If you wan't a JB/KK ROM, there will be bugs like camera glitches. All of them are CM-based. CM10/CM10.1/CM10.2 are pretty stable. CM11 is in alpha stage.
Choose the one that best corresponds to you.
Cheers.
xdlol123321 said:
There are not best/fastest ROMs out there. Every ROM is unique and can't be compared to another one.
Nevertheless, all ICS ROMS are stable (more or less) because they are stock-based. If you wan't a JB/KK ROM, there will be bugs like camera glitches. All of them are CM-based. CM10/CM10.1/CM10.2 are pretty stable. CM11 is in alpha stage.
Choose the one that best corresponds to you.
Cheers.
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That. Speed and stability depend on how you use your phone. The only way to find out, which one fits you, is to try them out yourself. If we recommend one, then we get blamed for recommending one that does not fit you.