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I take no credit for this other than building it and uploading it. This is 100% based off of code from Team Douche. Special thanks to cyanogen, Zinx, and Kmobs for giving us such great code to work with. Special thanks to Gridlock32404 for all the help he's provided me with android in general.
This is basically the same as the CM7 Alpha roms, but with all of CMParts and CM Settings removed.
http://www.multiupload.com/DU6VR2OMH7 (GingerBaked)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16719351/gapps-newmarket.zip (gapps)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11228290/recovery.img (ClockworkMod 3 Recovery)
If you haven't already been running a CM7 Alpha, you'll need to manually flash a new recovery image since 2.3 based roms are not compatible with the current recovery found in ROM manager.
Download the recovery image posted above, and flash using fastboot.
$adb reboot bootloader
$fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img (replace path/to/ with the actual path to where you downloaded the recovery image)
If you'd rather flash the recovery from the emulator follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=361
once you have the new recovery, install the ROM through recovery as you normally would. You'll need a full wipe. After flashing the ROM, you'll need to flash the gapps posted above. Thanks to Grankin01 for putting those together.
Also, if you decide to go back to a froyo rom, you'll need to flash the old recovery. If you need help flashing the recovery,
check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=852905
Also, if you are having trouble with adb/usb drivers check out the below thread by b16a2smith
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=896206
Known Issues for this ROM are the same as all of the current CM7 alpha builds.
First post!
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First post!
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lmao!!
10char.
option94 said:
lmao!!
10char.
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Really... I'm gonna give this a try, I'll be back with what I find
stlouie65 said:
Really... I'm gonna give this a try, I'll be back with what I find
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Awesome. Let me know how you like it.
option94 said:
Awesome. Let me know how you like it.
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Yes Sir, will do.
YAY more crack flashing
Flashed, booting up now
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Flashed, booting up now
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same here
Wow thanks for this. And this is the real deal, proper credits and all. Unlike some previous ones. Will be flashing this one soon.
After initial boot, this ROM boots quickly. I did attempt to open the wifi calling, just opened and closed. Gonna load the rest of my apps and test the camera
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Wow thanks for this. And this is the real deal, proper credits and all. Unlike some previous ones. Will be flashing this one soon.
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The lack of credit is why I put this together in the first place.
So if the issues are the same and what not and its just cm parts removed, what are the benefits of this vs cm7 ...?
Sent from my MT4G running Gingerbread
Jaskwith said:
So if the issues are the same and what not and its just cm parts removed, what are the benefits of this vs cm7 ...?
Sent from my MT4G running Gingerbread
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well obviously its for people who want a more original themed GB rom instead of having all the CM stuff.
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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It's being checked out now
So basically this is just like the first CM Alpha that was released, but just with recent stuff? I remember the first Alpha had no CM stuff.
Sent from my HTC Glacier
pgarza said:
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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It is very simple. This is a close to AOSP ROM with CM base and Framework, just all the CM stuff removed. So you get a more pure Gingerbread feeling ROM like the Nexus S shipped with. Obviously it is not compiled on the original source yet but you get the same kind of experience.
Everybody has different taste. This is more of a very light ROM
bobsbbq said:
It is very simple. This is a close to AOSP ROM with CM base and Framework, just all the CM stuff removed. So you get a more pure Gingerbread feeling ROM like the Nexus S shipped with. Obviously it is not compiled on the original source yet but you get the same kind of experience.
Everybody has different taste. This is more of a very light ROM
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Appreciate this very much Bob, it's running smooth, still configuring my apps so I can run a fix_permissions to get all right
pgarza said:
what can we expect from this ROM that would differ from the other CM7 thread? i dont understand the necessity of fragmentation on a particular ROM unless each iteration has its own unique features that sets it apart from the next...
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from what I've read it appears it would be like Running eVil D's MT4G-G2 ROM as opposed to CM 6.1.2 RC2.
GingerBaked and MT4G-G2 = Pure Vanilla Android
CM 7 and CM 6.1.2 RC2 = Tweaked / Modded Vanilla Android
Hello everyone,
I would be interested to know which Wildfire AOSP ROM would you say is the fastest from your experience.
Different opinions are welcome.
Thanks
CM7~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yeah CM7. Although this opinion is narrow minded as i have only ever used this ROM - its fast enough and has all the features i want, i am reluctant to move away from it as i am comfortable with my set up.
CM7 is best for me
I use Oxygen, I have used CM7 but i just find oxygen faster.
It doesn't have the same options, but it fits my needs.
Chillum said:
I use Oxygen, I have used CM7 but i just find oxygen faster.
It doesn't have the same options, but it fits my needs.
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i think i'll try some different ROMs next week. I dont trust my SD card at the moment, my nandroids keep failing to load with "error checking MD5SUMS"
Hopefully new card and updated CWM will sort this mess out
arkoze said:
i think i'll try some different ROMs next week. I dont trust my SD card at the moment, my nandroids keep failing to load with "error checking MD5SUMS"
Hopefully new card and updated CWM will sort this mess out
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Most nandroid backups are cwm specific. Eg a cwm 3.2.00 might not restore a backup from a different cwm version.
regards,slymobi
Chillum said:
I use Oxygen, I have used CM7 but i just find oxygen faster.
It doesn't have the same options, but it fits my needs.
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Are you using the Oxygen TEST version from here or some other Oxygen derived ROM?
I'm using an Oxygen derived ROM on my Desire (the Wildfire is my girlfriend's) and I have to say it is noticeably faster than CM7.
To my CM7, but with all the patches around here
Well I'm going against the grain now as I've tested just about every Rom going and after many months of staying away from HTC sense I find rempuzzle lite version to be equally as fast and a heck of a lot more stable than cm7 or oxygen or any of its rip offs. Also with the knowledge I've gained from modding and customizing cm7 to my liking I can make it equally as beautiful.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using xda premium
One thing that's keeping me away from HTC Sense is the "Notification power widget". I just can't live without it anymore
nejc121 said:
One thing that's keeping me away from HTC Sense is the "Notification power widget". I just can't live without it anymore
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You can use Staus Bar Settings which can overcome the issue and it is available free in the Market..
I tried every single rom and tested them at least 2 weeks before flashing something new.
First of all; Wildfire is a slow device. You got to live with it.
Second of all; All roms are slow because wildfire is slow. You need to find the most stable rom. Which is, either CM7 or Rempuzzle. Oxygen is pretty stable as well.
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Are you using the Oxygen TEST version from here or some other Oxygen derived ROM?
I'm using an Oxygen derived ROM on my Desire (the Wildfire is my girlfriend's) and I have to say it is noticeably faster than CM7.
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I'm using the test one yes, or were.. just bought a sensation xe and my brother have the wildfire now, still running oxygen test version (I choose it because it were the latest version)
I used it for months without many problems, ofc there will be some problems sometimes, it is custom but overall very reliable from what I experianced
base ROM from HTC
ironwit said:
base ROM from HTC
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really?
ironwit said:
base ROM from HTC
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This was meant to be a joke, right?...
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Most nandroid backups are cwm specific. Eg a cwm 3.2.00 might not restore a backup from a different cwm version.
regards,slymobi
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off topic but 37.41mbs? thats mental!
anyway, I hadnt changed my cmw between nandroids. only found out how to change it when i updated my radios last week.
recently i've been getting loads of FC's and jumping launchers and weird stuff happening on my CM7. I've been happy with it since december now but its starting to bug me. I need a more stable ROM thats going to run smoothly.
As Scratch said above, I'm sure with my knowledge of modding and buggering things up and then fixing them, i can find a more stable rom and get it how i like it.
After trying various rom's over the last couple of months, including aosp and sense based rom's, I've settled on oxygen rom as my favorite.
For me, both the asop and sense rom's would load quickly and work well. But i prefer the asop based rom's for their look /style.
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off topic but 37.41mbs? thats mental!
anyway, I hadnt changed my cmw between nandroids. only found out how to change it when i updated my radios last week.
recently i've been getting loads of FC's and jumping launchers and weird stuff happening on my CM7. I've been happy with it since december now but its starting to bug me. I need a more stable ROM thats going to run smoothly.
As Scratch said above, I'm sure with my knowledge of modding and buggering things up and then fixing them, i can find a more stable rom and get it how i like it.
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Lol. I have a very comfortable internet speed.
I took scratches comments into account and decided to try rempuzzle too after being back on jokerdroid for a while.
And I am impressed too with this rom after removing and editing to my own preferences. But I have been experiencing some annoying cwm restore issues after backup.keep getting bootloops but I think It may have had something to do with previous custom mtds and/or old dta2sd script flash. Although jkd didn't present these issues. Anyway flashed fresh cwm 5.0.2.7 jrodd version and updated to dta2sd beta 3 and started from scratch (no pun) with rempuzzle again so gotta find time to mess with framework then report back.
Both roms I've mentioned are very good but I think I might end up reverting back to cm7 eventually. Lol I get bored very quick.
P.s off topic but is there any way to hide/show status bar with 1 click or swipe method etc etc for sense!!!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
This is my thread for my repackaged roms. If you have a request, please let me know, and I promise to have it up within a few hours
(GUIDE)Dual Boot Kindle Fire
I made this thread for some ideas on which roms would be nice to use with dual-boot. Make requests for a GINGERBREAD rom to be repacked for the time being Maybe later there will be support for a stable ICS or JB AltRom Hereis the project Home Page
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UPDATE: If you'd like the 1.4a version of the FireFireFire Extended bootloader, download the 1.4.1 flashable zip here and flash in recovery!
UPDATE #2: Uploaded the new 1.4.1 bootloader with the alt-rom set as the primary rom so when you power on the device it boots into the alt ROM without pressing the power button or if you select alternate it boots the "primary" ROM. Find it at the Downloads page
(1/9/13) UPDATE #3: Jessica has created an AROMA Script to backup and restore you AltRoms. Find it HERE
PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE BOOT ISSUES WITH ANYTHING THAT HAS THE NEW 3.X KERNEL. I'M ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR A FIX TO THIS!
Roms:
SBlood86 CM7
Repacked for Dual Boot
Zipaligned
Included Gapps--No need to flash
ICS Build
Alpha Status (Proof of Concept)
Seperate Gapps in Downloads page
Repacked for Dual Boot
MIUI GB 2.1.20
Zipaligned
Repacked for Dual Boot
IntersectRaven's Latest CM7 kernel
Repacked for Dual Boot
Compatable with all repacked Gingerbread roms (maybe MIUI?)
CM7 Barebones
Removed Mostly Everything but the basics: Browser, Google Search, Market, Settings, Superuser, and Theme Chooser. (Also removed a few unneeded services)
Includes latest CM7 kernel (2.6.35.14+)
Zipaligned for optimization
Kept Cyanogenmod Settings
More to Come!!!
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Downloads
Don't thank me thank the real developers and people that helped me along the way:
Sblood86
bl1nkk
JackpotClavin
Hashcode
eldarerathis
Jessica
And The XDA Commu
I'll take this
I would like to say thank you very much for this
Both builds work amazingly.
The cm7 is my daily driver so no I can play with aliendroid etc w.o. nandroid.
I will be sending over a donation this evening for your help.
Thanks again.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Welcome Happy flashing
Just sent over a $15 donation. Wish I could do more... buthats a stretch for me..
I hope it inspires you to repack more ROMs for alt use and figure out the kernel 3.0 issues. You have truly just completed my KF... thanks a million.
Sent from my GT-N7000000000 using Tapastalker 2
asf58967 said:
Just sent over a $15 donation. Wish I could do more... buthats a stretch for me..
I hope it inspires you to repack more ROMs for alt use and figure out the kernel 3.0 issues. You have truly just completed my KF... thanks a million.
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Thanks! And I'm looking through the bootloader coding right now I think it may originate from that with the 3.x kernel... I'll keep looking and repacking What my goal is is to make dual booting the Kindle Fire more popular, and giving people more ideas in what to do with their aging tablet. Out of the 40,000 people that rooted their kindles and installed custom roms on them, only about 1,000 (if even) have heard of dual booting their tablets, let alone actually DO it. I like the dual boot on this because this is one of many of my tablets, and only it can dual boot. I have an iPad 3, Acer a100, Nexus 7, and just got Asus Transformer Prime. So I'm pretty much loaded. I also have a few old tablets collecting dust that have resistive touch screens And too many phones to keep track of..... Anyways my point here is that my Dual Boot Kindle is the tablet I'm gonna bring to my friends and show off because it can do more than my other tablets can.
The main reason I made this thread is to get ideas on what roms I should repack. Please, anyone, make a request! I'm always up for a challenge
Can you make a MIUI Gingerbread rom as a Secondary. Even though I use Stock Secondary, I bet many people would like it.
Is there an miui GB? I never saw that ROM...can you link it
I know there are complications but I'd like to see a JB ROM.....in particular twa_priv's CM10/SGT7.....would love to have CM7 as primary for it's battery friendly properties and a JB secondary for OTG support I don't think OTG was even available other than ICS ROMs and JB right?
Sent from an Amazon Gindle Fireoid
Vlasp said:
Can you make a MIUI Gingerbread rom as a Secondary. Even though I use Stock Secondary, I bet many people would like it.
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Will upload one in a bit gotta test it first
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I know there are complications but I'd like to see a JB ROM.....in particular twa_priv's CM10/SGT7.....would love to have CM7 as primary for it's battery friendly properties and a JB secondary for OTG support I don't think OTG was even available other than ICS ROMs and JB right?
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Maybe in a few days I'll have the kernel problem worked out... But for now I think I found the problem and will dig into it later
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Can you make a MIUI Gingerbread rom as a Secondary. Even though I use Stock Secondary, I bet many people would like it.
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If you can post a working download link I'll repack and upload. The ICS one isn't working and I don't think the JB one will either
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I know there are complications but I'd like to see a JB ROM.....in particular twa_priv's CM10/SGT7.....would love to have CM7 as primary for it's battery friendly properties and a JB secondary for OTG support I don't think OTG was even available other than ICS ROMs and JB right?
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The thing is that jb has constant updates which means constant repacking...
Just use the CM7 from here (it is amazing) as your alt...but use it as your main...that's what I am doing works wonderfully...this particular CM7 is the best KF build ever made for GB I have been using it for 3 months every day
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If you can post a working download link I'll repack and upload. The ICS one isn't working and I don't think the JB one will either
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I found this:
http://www.freesoftwaremirror.com/2...-us_blaze_2-1-20_eng_deo_zipa_signed_lsd-zip/
I think it would be great to have a Miui gb as an alt rom!
Thanks for setting this thread up!
Uploading now
Done! Enjoy!
You guys do know that a bootloader was compiled that had the alt-rom as the default to load didn't you? Might save with the headache of the 3.x ICS kernel. When my wife reclaims the kindle from our daughter, I'll be flashing that version so I can keep NRG's ICS as Primary w/ modaco as alt for her movie & reading habits. Don't really care to explain how the bootloader works.
Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.
ProfEngr said:
You guys do know that a bootloader was compiled that had the alt-rom as the default to load didn't you? Might save with the headache of the 3.x ICS kernel. When my wife reclaims the kindle from our daughter, I'll be flashing that version so I can keep NRG's ICS as Primary w/ modaco as alt for her movie & reading habits. Don't really care to explain how the bootloader works.
Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.
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It's not very hard to switch the order in the code what I'm looking at is a FFF extended 1.41 release. I'll post a link later for the updated bootloaders. One in normal order. The other with the alt-rom as primary selection
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Done! Enjoy!
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Thanks! It works great!
Hello again guys,
I sucessfully rooted my phone but now I have a problem. I have read through alot of forums and sites and I guess the next logical step is to get a new rom and kernel. Now I have done alot of reading about all this but I'm getting quite confused between the pair. From my understanding the kernel controls all the complex stuff like making your phone run faster/slower and increasing/decreasing battery life.... I'm stumped at what a rom is,it's like, the operating system but custom ones are more streamlined?
So what I'm asking for is a little information and some suggestions of what I should put onto my phone, I read something about a smartassv2 which is supposed to keep the phone more balanced, now im sure if it is a kernel or a governor?
Any help would be apprciated.
Have you put cwm or different recovery on your phone yet. Also do you have the CDMA or gsm version
Sent from my Marvelc using Tapatalk 2
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Have you put cwm or different recovery on your phone yet. Also do you have the CDMA or gsm version
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Yeah, the utility I used to root it also installed cwm, I checked it out and did a backup which should be on my SD card now.
beleive it's gsm, it has a sim card and is on T-mobile.
Ive just installed link2sd and partitioned my sd card, was able to move over a game that I couldnt originally get over to the sd card, saving a bit of space.
Also with link2sd I was able to delete preinstalled bloat like twitter, friendstream, news, weather, stocks, etc.
So far a good day
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Hello again guys,
I sucessfully rooted my phone but now I have a problem. I have read through alot of forums and sites and I guess the next logical step is to get a new rom and kernel. Now I have done alot of reading about all this but I'm getting quite confused between the pair. From my understanding the kernel controls all the complex stuff like making your phone run faster/slower and increasing/decreasing battery life.... I'm stumped at what a rom is,it's like, the operating system but custom ones are more streamlined?
So what I'm asking for is a little information and some suggestions of what I should put onto my phone, I read something about a smartassv2 which is supposed to keep the phone more balanced, now im sure if it is a kernel or a governor?
Any help would be apprciated.
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smartassv2 is governer you can use cfq scheduler with it.
about suggestions:
after rooting you have two options:
use cyanogenmod roms:
cm9.1/cm10
(original modpunk cm9.1 ,speed droid,jelly king,miui etc)
use stock sense roms:
(wildchild etc,sense 3.5 etc)
these all are main roms after there are many variations like pacman rom,aokp build cm9 but they are not much stable at this time so.
crossfire77 said:
smartassv2 is governer you can use cfq scheduler with it.
about suggestions:
after rooting you have two options:
use cyanogenmod roms:
cm9.1/cm10
(original modpunk cm9.1 ,speed droid,jelly king,miui etc)
use stock sense roms:
(wildchild etc,sense 3.5 etc)
these all are main roms after there are many variations like pacman rom,aokp build cm9 but they are not much stable at this time so.
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Sorry to be a pain can you give me a little info about the listed roms? You put cm9.1/cm10 then the others in brackets, are they just like the same roms but with slight differences or is cynaogenmod a kinda name for those type of roms?
EDIT: Just looked up CyanogenMod.org, doesnt show that it supports HTC Wildfire S.
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Sorry to be a pain can you give me a little info about the listed roms? You put cm9.1/cm10 then the others in brackets, are they just like the same roms but with slight differences or is cynaogenmod a kinda name for those type of roms?
EDIT: Just looked up CyanogenMod.org, doesnt show that it supports HTC Wildfire S.
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official cyanogenmod isn't support wildfire s.so dev made here unofficial cynogenmod which support cm9.1 and cm10 with some bugs.
that is jelly king cm10 based :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075272
that is speed droid cm9.1 and cm10 based:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867712
this is original modpunk cm9.1 rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633198
note:
cm=cyanogenmod
cm9.1 aka ICS 4.0.4
cm10 aka JB 4.1.2
ps there are many other roms based on cm10 like pacman,miui and also slimroms ,paranoid(its tablet ui rom you can change dpi of any app widget its benefit of this rom)
but i havent tried them but you can.
Personal oppinion
When I rooted my wildfire s I was exactly like you. I started wondering what I should do or where I could find it.
After testing a few roms I will tell you what worked for me: Test different roms till you find the one that suits you.
Anyway, I'll tell you my advice:
- WildJOY joyOS First rom I tested. No bugs found.
- Modpunk's CM10 As far as I've read the rom every one uses as the base for their own ones.
- JellyKing This is the one I'm using right now. Active development and really smooth.
Jelly King V2.0
I flashed my phone with Jelly King V2.0 4 days back. Its working very smoothly.
You get 69 MB of internal space to install things.
Panorma mode in camera etc. Try it. you'll love it.
one Q: shall i flash the Kernel v2.1 with jelly king v2.o!! everything seems working fine without the kernal
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one Q: shall i flash the Kernel v2.1 with jelly king v2.o!! everything seems working fine without the kernal
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I have that rom without that kernel and the only bug I've found for the moment is the 3G connection one. However Kantry123 is working hard on it.
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I have that rom without that kernel and the only bug I've found for the moment is the 3G connection one. However Kantry123 is working hard on it.
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I was v.happy with v1.3 dedoxed i had no problem with it till yesterday started to have problem with viber ''NO SOUND'' , skype signing out when i try to make a skype phone call.. i tried to many things re-flashing the Room without wiping data factory sittings No backup lool so today i flashed the V2.0 with full wipe but its kinda lagy!! not smooth like the older one !! Kantry 123 made amazing job i really appreciate his hard work :good:
I don't find it that laggy as you say. Maybe it's because i don't spect too much from my little device. If i were you i'd try the kernel to test if it goes smoother or not.
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I don't find it that laggy as you say. Maybe it's because i don't spect too much from my little device. If i were you i'd try the kernel to test if it goes smoother or not.
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like i said v1.3 the best Rom i ever used better than any custom Room Running 4.1.2.. okay please let me know if v2 kernel is any better than newest one... Viber still having problem with communication !! i can`t hear anything am i the only one who have problem with viber !!
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!
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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?
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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 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.
Spuddlethud said:
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.