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I am interested in running some ROM's on my galaxy nexus but I have a few questions:
I am looking at Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast 4.1 ROM, I know that he does nightly builds, so my question being: If I install a build today, and he releases a nightly tomorrow or an upgrade, do I have to completely wipe and reflash the build nightly in order for it to stay up to date? Or is there a way to just update the build without losing everything.
Are ROM's safe? I know that they say to stay away from things like this but I feel like I can get the most out of my device by using a custom ROM.
If I don't go with a bugless beast ROM I am looking for something that is AS CLOSE to stock as possible, no added bloatware, I don't need all the fancy menu tweaks, custom kernals (which I guess I just dont understand exactly what a custom kernal does)
Any comments would be appreciated.

You can dirty flash them (flash it directly without wiping) and most of the time it will work without issues. If it doesn't then you will have to wipe then reflash.
ROMs are perfectly safe, and it's pretty hard to actually brick your phone. I'd say that custom ROMs offer customisation more than anything else but that's probably me.
Cyanogenmod is very well known in the community (and is rock solid) as well as AOKP (offers much more customisability at the moment).

Custom roms can help extend the life of a device. I know that I would have gotten tired of my previous phone, the Samsung Captivate, a lot sooner than I did if I hadn't flashed ICS onto it. Roms are completely safe. You just want to make sure you read up on how to fix a boot loop, or soft brick if you do end up in the situation. Make backups, have a plan B set and flash away. Definitely don't just go flashing stuff haphazardly, that's how you can mess up your phone.

You don't have to wipe when flashing nightlies on the same ROM. You don't lose data, its just like an update ota. you only have to wipe when switching between different ROMs.

Roms= 100% better than stock
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A little advice...keep more than one ROM on your SD card just in case.
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Keys2bonez said:
I am interested in running some ROM's on my galaxy nexus but I have a few questions:
I am looking at Peter Alfonso's Bugless Beast 4.1 ROM, I know that he does nightly builds, so my question being: If I install a build today, and he releases a nightly tomorrow or an upgrade, do I have to completely wipe and reflash the build nightly in order for it to stay up to date? Or is there a way to just update the build without losing everything.
Are ROM's safe? I know that they say to stay away from things like this but I feel like I can get the most out of my device by using a custom ROM.
If I don't go with a bugless beast ROM I am looking for something that is AS CLOSE to stock as possible, no added bloatware, I don't need all the fancy menu tweaks, custom kernals (which I guess I just dont understand exactly what a custom kernal does)
Any comments would be appreciated.
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As a few others said, you don't have to wipe switching between nightly builds. To flash the next version of BB, just clear cache & dalvik.

whats the most stable JB ROM?

hi,
i know asking what rom is better is not a good questions as it is different for different people. However, I just want to know what is the most stable, so once I flash it i dont need to keep re flashing.
I am ussualy a fan of CM and when they get stable releases I flash them and then dont need to think about it anymore. on my previous samsung galaxy S I used the CM9 RC for a long time until the stable CM9 came out and then used that.
currently there is not stable CM10 and when it comes out I will probaby use it perminently.
What JB rom can i install that will be stable to use for the next months until CM10 stable comes out?
im using stock JB right now.

stock.

Zepius said:
stock.
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ok i understand. but i guess the main things im lacking on stock is percent battery, ability to alter the navigation bar at the bottom, adding shortcuts to the lock screen slider, and themes.
is there any way to do that on stock? if not any other rams as clock to stable as stock

stock

BAMF has been great. Not a ton of updates as there aren't any issues.

tgyberg said:
BAMF has been great. Not a ton of updates as there aren't any issues.
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ok, what the heck is BAMF i searched that in the android development and dont know what rom your talkign about

Bugless Beast, 9-27 has to new binaries and is JRO03R.
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Rasbeanjelly. Its the cleanest rom ever. Fast, amazing battery life and the latest aosp source. Also the nee binaries from jro03R. You should try it. It has the power widget, lockscreen targets and some more mods. If you dont like all the blue of the icons, simply flash modstorms white mod. Flash the rom + trinity/franco. The outcome is awesome performance, no slowdowns, everything just works. No reboots and sh!t. I highly recommend it.
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thegtfusion said:
Rasbeanjelly. Its the cleanest rom ever. Fast, amazing battery life and the latest aosp source. Also the nee binaries from jro03R. You should try it. It has the power widget, lockscreen targets and some more mods. If you dont like all the blue of the icons, simply flash modstorms white mod. Flash the rom + trinity/franco. The outcome is awesome performance, no slowdowns, everything just works. No reboots and sh!t. I highly recommend it.
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I agree with this. Rasbeanjelly + trinity kernel. The rom is very clean. Here's the thread, but you should read the faq before doing anything: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455874

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hshaikh said:
ok, what the heck is BAMF i searched that in the android development and dont know what rom your talkign about
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1548940

hshaikh said:
hi,
i know asking what rom is better is not a good questions as it is different for different people. However, I just want to know what is the most stable, so once I flash it i dont need to keep re flashing.
I am ussualy a fan of CM and when they get stable releases I flash them and then dont need to think about it anymore. on my previous samsung galaxy S I used the CM9 RC for a long time until the stable CM9 came out and then used that.
currently there is not stable CM10 and when it comes out I will probaby use it perminently.
What JB rom can i install that will be stable to use for the next months until CM10 stable comes out?
im using stock JB right now.
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I'm using AndroidME with Stock Google Kernel, works perfect, stable, actually it's a stock rom with improvements. The only thing missing for me is T9 Dialer, but no problem to install MOD for it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1774165

Keep waiting for stable versions of aokp or cm10.
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hshaikh said:
What JB rom can i install that will be stable to use for the next months until CM10 stable comes out?
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im using stock JB right now.
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You've already got the most stable Jelly Bean software then

stock, are you jellin, cm10.
after those you get into roms with more features and and there tends to be little bugs that sometimes go along with them.
Nothing against the others Ive had good experiences on alot of roms but as for the MOST stable these in my opinion would be them.

Stock ROM.
Beamed from my Grouper.

ok looking into BAMF and rasbeanjelly.
another question that could help me dicide between the two. do either have the possibility to upgrade the rom on the device without a computer. so when i install it i can always have the latest version without having to keep resetting to factory settigns and wiping all the data and cache

hshaikh said:
another question that could help me dicide between the two. do either have the possibility to upgrade the rom on the device without a computer.
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all roms do.. that's why you have custom recoveries.. i strongly suggest you read efrants stickies before you flash anything.
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Yeah, you should read up on some stuff before continuing anything Rom related. Just look for stickied topics, read them, and you will have way less questions left.

bk201doesntexist said:
all roms do.. that's why you have custom recoveries.. i strongly suggest you read efrants stickies before you flash anything.
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are you sure? becuase when i was running CM9 RC2 on my old captivate, then the CM9 stable came out. I kept checking for updates in the settings and it kept saying my software was upto date. I had to download the new file and flash it again in clockwork mod.

[Q] Considering rooting/flashing a ROM

Hey all so I'm fairly new to this whole world of rooting and flashing custom ROMs (although I know how to) and I had just a couple of questions. I was thinking of flashing CM10.1 but I'm unsure of which to flash, should I just flash the most recent snapshot or the most recent stable version(10.0)? Is it more experienced people who typically flash the nightlies? I tried posting on the CM forums but they are incredibly slow.
Also, I know that there is no "best" ROM but I would like to know: what ROM are you on? Why did you choose it?

Personally I need my ROMs to be pretty stable for work, so I won't go with nightlies because they can vary in reliability somewhat.
I had avoided CM10.1 based roms for a while because I was worried about stability. My first couple of attempts didn't go so well. Lately though I've found that most all of the 10.1 based ROMs have been pretty solid and just vary in features and looks more than anything.
After using various stock ROMs (all freeza's), I switched over to LiquidSmooth for a while. When Carbon split off I followed that thread for a little while, but the last release just didn't work that great for me and I switched back to LiquidSmooth. I've found it rock solid stable, excellent battery life, and all of the AOSP features I need.
I think you'll find an extremely wide array of opinions on the ROMs. Everyone likes different ROMs for different reasons. It took me a solid day of flashing various ROMs when I first started out, so take your time and try everything that looks interesting. There are some amazing developers around here!

Spuddlethud said:
Personally I need my ROMs to be pretty stable for work, so I won't go with nightlies because they can vary in reliability somewhat.
I had avoided CM10.1 based roms for a while because I was worried about stability. My first couple of attempts didn't go so well. Lately though I've found that most all of the 10.1 based ROMs have been pretty solid and just vary in features and looks more than anything.
After using various stock ROMs (all freeza's), I switched over to LiquidSmooth for a while. When Carbon split off I followed that thread for a little while, but the last release just didn't work that great for me and I switched back to LiquidSmooth. I've found it rock solid stable, excellent battery life, and all of the AOSP features I need.
I think you'll find an extremely wide array of opinions on the ROMs. Everyone likes different ROMs for different reasons. It took me a solid day of flashing various ROMs when I first started out, so take your time and try everything that looks interesting. There are some amazing developers around here!
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Thanks! I figured there would be a range of opinions but still wanted to ask. So does that mean I have to wipe data/cache and flash the new nightly every time it comes out?

sevenpioverthree said:
Thanks! I figured there would be a range of opinions but still wanted to ask. So does that mean I have to wipe data/cache and flash the new nightly every time if came out?
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No, not necessarily. The trick though is that you can never be certain where your issues may be coming from if you don't do a clean flash (wiping everything). You'd be amazed at how many completely unexplainable little nagging bugs show after a few consecutive dirty flashes. So by dirty flashing a lot of the time you don't know if the latest version has bugs or if the dirty flash is causing little issues so you've essentially added another layer of troubleshooting difficulties to the issue. You'll also find that 99% of the time if you haven't done a clean flash the devs will tell you to do a clean before you try anything else when reporting a bug. That kind of says something.

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No, not necessarily. The trick though is that you can never be certain where your issues may be coming from if you don't do a clean flash (wiping everything). You'd be amazed at how many completely unexplainable little nagging bugs show after a few consecutive dirty flashes. So by dirty flashing a lot of the time you don't know if the latest version has bugs or if the dirty flash is causing little issues so you've essentially added another layer of troubleshooting difficulties to the issue. You'll also find that 99% of the time if you haven't done a clean flash the devs will tell you to do a clean before you try anything else when reporting a bug. That kind of says something.
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Sooooo I'm just gonna go ahead and assume I should buy titanium backup pro haha

Support the developer if you can afford it, if not the free version has the main features you'll need.
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Vfan23 said:
Support the developer if you can afford it, if not the free version has the main features you'll need.
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Oh I plan on it I love supporting open source developers, means more for everyone!

Wipe data/cache/dalvick for a clean install. Possibly even internal sometimes. Just make sure whatever you are flashing is on the external card, such as your ROM and GAPPS.
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GiantJay said:
Wipe data/cache/dalvick for a clean install. Possibly even internal sometimes, just. Ake sure whatever you are flashing is on the external card, such as your ROM and GAPPS.
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Oh thanks for the tip and do I have to wipe them in that order? I feel like it's always listed that way for a reason
Also what ROM are you on and why did you choose it?

I would HIGHLY recommend to you Liquid Smooth RC2. Its blazing fast, amazing battery life, loads of customizations, Android 4.2.2 and it is based off of CM10. Just try it out and you'll never flash another ROM!

Joe0113 said:
I would HIGHLY recommend to you Liquid Smooth RC2. Its blazing fast, amazing battery life, loads of customizations, Android 4.2.2 and it is based off of CM10. Just try it out and you'll never flash another ROM!
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I've been deciding between CM10.1 and liquidsmooth lol but I really can't decide between any of them

sevenpioverthree said:
I've been deciding between CM10.1 and liquidsmooth lol but I really can't decide between any of them
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Once you start flashing, you'll probably never want to stop.
I might suggest going with a pure CM 10.1 to get an idea of things. Then go to one of the 4.2.2 ROMs based on 10.1 so you can get a gauge of the differences. Right now though my vote is LiquidSmooth for the ROM.

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Once you start flashing, you'll probably never want to stop.
I might suggest going with a pure CM 10.1 to get an idea of things. Then go to one of the 4.2.2 ROMs based on 10.1 so you can get a gauge of the differences. Right now though my vote is LiquidSmooth for the ROM.
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I think I'm just gonna go with LiquidSmooth then
I have another question, do I have to flash my gapps RIGHT after the rom? or can I just do the rom and all other apps after I reboot and see what I have
And do you recommend using goo manager? It looks nice but I feel like doing it myself with adb is a lot safer

sevenpioverthree said:
I think I'm just gonna go with LiquidSmooth then
I have another question, do I have to flash my gapps RIGHT after the rom? or can I just do the rom and all other apps after I reboot and see what I have
And do you recommend using goo manager? It looks nice but I feel like doing it myself with adb is a lot safer
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I use TWRP which allows me to queue up multiple zips to flash in one go. So I do the ROM and gapps.
Never took the ADB route for the S3, but that's just laziness. I used this to root and install the recovery. Then I just put the ROM and gapps on the SDCard and started flashing.

4.2.2 choppy as hell?

Is it me or does it seem like 4.2.2 is choppy as hell? Seems like 4.1 was more buttery smooth or maybe its my phone just curious to see if others agree.

snowbdr89 said:
Is it me or does it seem like 4.2.2 is choppy as hell? Seems like 4.1 was more buttery smooth or maybe its my phone just curious to see if others agree.
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task or AOKP? what release? fyi, latest release ships with 3.4 kernel so expect some things to be worked out. if you just flashed, did you full wipe?

Depends on your ROM.
For me, I'm using ParanoidKANGdroid, and it's nice.

worked ok for me unless underclocked or otherwise only using lower cpu speeds. check your cpu speeds or maybe adjust clock speeds and go from there. max of 1000ish should work fine. id try that first. then make surr you installed right. doesnt hurt to wipe and reflash your data only portion of backup that you make ahead of time

4.2.2 Slim Bean set to stock DPI. Smooth as heck. Maybe you need a full wipe & re-flash..
Using BMS kernel at ~1.8ghz and battery is also great.

have not tried slim im usually on aokp or cm as far as my install I wipe date / factory reset, wipe cache, wipe davlik and sometimes format system!! guess ill try different roms!! thanks

snowbdr89 said:
have not tried slim im usually on aokp or cm as far as my install I wipe date / factory reset, wipe cache, wipe davlik and sometimes format system!! guess ill try different roms!! thanks
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I'd recommend flashing lots of ROMs to find the best fit. Additionally, I would be sure to read the thread OPs to ensure you follow the correct installation instructions.
Personally, 4.2.2 has been superb. Choppy would be far from my description.

CamFlawless said:
I'd recommend flashing lots of ROMs to find the best fit. Additionally, I would be sure to read the thread OPs to ensure you follow the correct installation instructions.
Personally, 4.2.2 has been superb. Choppy would be far from my description.
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I flashed slim 4.2.2 an its super smooth!! when I say choppy its more with home screens and backing out of apps kinda like u see on a 60hrz lcd compared to 120hrz refresh rate but scrolling on a web page is smooth... but its all good thanks for the input!!

I'm not sure about SlimBean, but most AOSP ROMs have transitioned to a 3.4 kernel. It is very new in development and improving daily.

Of course it is gonna be choppy. This is a development forum which means all things are a WIP. Feel free to dig in and help fix it.

Best stable JB Rom?

Hi, im kinda new here I haved tried some JB roms but im not 100% satisfied... lot of random crash/reboot and battery life is not that good...
soo I would like to know what is the best "stable" and "battery life" JB rom atm?

You may be new, but please take you time to read the stickies before you post threads like this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2097137
There is no such thing as "Best ROM". Your best ROM is determined by yourself as different people have different opinions on different ROMs. Go to the development section, pick a ROM and try it out, although JB ROMs are limited to CM10 based ROMs only.
Mod, please close thread.
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oh Ah ok, I didn't read this Im just looking for a stable rom is quite annoying to backup everythign wipe and try each roms, test it and restore everything...

MaxMax01 said:
oh Ah ok, I didn't read this Im just looking for a stable rom is quite annoying to backup everythign wipe and try each roms, test it and restore everything...
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Just revert to stock ROM if you want a stable ROM.
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all jb roms are awesome thanks to all the hard working developers but if u r looking for a stable rom thats being updated often try Super jelly bean 5
am not saying its better than other roms but i just like its stability

this is exsactly what i looking for "stability" btw You mean Slim Bean 4.0 right? (tnx for the answer)

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