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My employer just purchased an AT&T Captivate and loves it. He has already loaded it with apps and I flashed the overclock kernal (1.2) to it to make it a little bit snappier. He uses his phone and Galaxy Tablet for work and is interested in trying out a rom because he isn't too happy about the interface. I have the Droid X and that is the entire reason that he wanted a Droid phone. Anyway, he is addicted now and I am not too sure about the Captivate and don't want to make a mistake for obvious reasons, but would like to "hook him up" with a good rom. Any suggestions? I would like to put it on using Clockwork Mod, he just purchased it 2 days ago off of the market and I would like for him to see that he can actually use it. Oh, the phone is at 2.1, rooted with z4root and the 1.2 kernal.
He also has a friend that claims to have a Captivate overclocked to a stable 1.4? I have done A LOT of reading and short of trying something out on the phone, I am as ready as I can be! I have made a nandroid backup of the phone!
Thanks for any expert help out there!
You will come to find out that these threads get locked all the time because what might be good for one phone is not for another. Unfortunately I could suggest say Cognition because it works great on my phone, but his phone might not be stable. Same if I said to use Doc's rom. It really depends on if he wants to stay on a Captivate rom vs. an I9000 rom. Each has pros and cons and the best way to chose is read about each rom available and just test.
flashman2002 said:
You will come to find out that these threads get locked all the time because what might be good for one phone is not for another. Unfortunately I could suggest say Cognition because it works great on my phone, but his phone might not be stable. Same if I said to use Doc's rom. It really depends on if he wants to stay on a Captivate rom vs. an I9000 rom. Each has pros and cons and the best way to chose is read about each rom available and just test.
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With my old Captivate I always had issues when trying to use i9000 ROMs (batch 1007). So I always stayed with Captivate based ROMs.
CB650 Wolf said:
With my old Captivate I always had issues when trying to use i9000 ROMs (batch 1007). So I always stayed with Captivate based ROMs.
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Yeah that was kind of what I was getting at with my explanation. Thanks for stating that because I personally have not had any issues, but I know people do with certain Rom's. That is why these which is best threads really are not good for knowing what is best on each phone.
Thanks for the replies! I will try it out tomorrow. Do you know if there is a custom kernal that is overclocked past 1.2?
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Thanks for the replies! I will try it out tomorrow. Do you know if there is a custom kernal that is overclocked past 1.2?
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Seitron has a kernel that people have run to 1.4 and I assume it is stable.
in my experience the stock rom is best if you want minimal bugs
not very glamorous or fast, however
HHF2 said:
Thanks for the replies! I will try it out tomorrow. Do you know if there is a custom kernal that is overclocked past 1.2?
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Setirons kernel goes up to 1.6 actually but there are not many captivates out there that can handle even the 1.4. Mine is only able to run 1.3 stable. Trial and error. Also you have to remember the captivates battery life is not the greatest stock so add an oc'ed kernel and battery is gonna drain faster.
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If you want a rom that is stable fast and awesome do tayutamas light rom its old but stable and fast im in the works of helping create a newawsomely amazing rom and it will rock when we release it but seriously tayutamas light rom rocks so just flash the tl3 modem and it will rock like anything else out there just throttle u should no
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Are these roms flashed with clockwork as zip files or using something else?
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Flashed through clockwork
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matthewpapa said:
in my experience the stock rom is best if you want minimal bugs
not very glamorous or fast, however
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That's laughable at best.
Sent from my Captivate.
Thanks to you all, I am downloading a rom now! Hopefully I will not be back in a few with a brick lol.
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MikeyMike01 said:
That's laughable at best.
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I think you will find quite a few people who agree with me here. Every custom rom I have tried has bugs that stock doesn't have. And I hate that the answer to that is to flash the new version of the rom every week. Stuff like media volume, battery life and these so called GPS "fixes"
Stock + root + lagfix - bloatware = best combination for reliability and full functionality IMO
I will continue to try custom roms, maybe this will change in the future
What do you do to fix the lag?
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What do you do to fix the lag?
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What Rom did you download? It depends on if it has a Voodoo lag fix, which you would have heard the voice or if it is a lag fix you need to enable. Go into Recovery and see if there are any additional menus like CWM and Lagfix or something like that.
on my 1007 batch captivate i find non oc'ed i9000 roms work the best
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I think you will find quite a few people who agree with me here. Every custom rom I have tried has bugs that stock doesn't have. And I hate that the answer to that is to flash the new version of the rom every week. Stuff like media volume, battery life and these so called GPS "fixes"
Stock + root + lagfix - bloatware = best combination for reliability and full functionality IMO
I will continue to try custom roms, maybe this will change in the future
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I do agree with you. Until we get a 2.2 rom based off a CAPTIVATE NON-BETA 2.2 Build, I am sticking with 2.1. Maybe a ROM based off Armani would work OK, but so far all the ROMs based off i9000 or Captivate 2.2 betas leave me wanting.
I use one for a while and find some little irritations that i just can't stand -so i go back to 2.1.
I know the Devs are trying, but we need 2.2 source for captivate to really have some rock solid roms. Samsung still says it is on its way, so I will still patiently wait - i have other toys to play with too.
Thanks to all. After bricking it twice, once requiring one click odin I finally got it. Funny thing is the rom didn't get me, it was the theme posted right under, it was a sic apple! Anyway thanks to the great people who take the time to write the tutorials and take their time to help a complete stranger. I can only continue to learn so that I can repay the favor by helping others. Thanks again!!
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Like everybody else, I've been waiting for official froyo for a loooong time.... If samsung of att don't release it by next week, I'll flash my cappy with cutom rom...
Any one wants to give me an advice which rom is the most reliable and widely used?? Also, please post a link to get it??? Thanks in advance.:
I just recently started flashing ROMs and Serendipity has been running great. I suggest you head on over to the Development forum and:
1) Read the guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
2) Read the comments from the different ROM threads to see which one seems stable.
Any one of DesignGears roms are extremely popular.
Perception:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897538
Cognition: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
I personally use Darkys as I love the look and feel and I have perfect gps with it.
Darky: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890429
My vote is for Darkys as I use it day to day and love it. I've used both perception and cognition and I liked perception the best of the two. However the version I was running was older and I had an undervolted kernel so I don't know how the newer ones perform.
minlee85 said:
Like everybody else, I've been waiting for official froyo for a loooong time.... If samsung of att don't release it by next week, I'll flash my cappy with cutom rom...
Any one wants to give me an advice which rom is the most reliable and widely used?? Also, please post a link to get it??? Thanks in advance.:
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Just so you know, everyone has a different opinion in terms of roms. First off, learn what you're doing, then you can flash whatever rom catches your eye. That way you can figure out which one you want most.
What are you waiting for? The captivate has had froyo for months
minlee85 said:
Like everybody else, I've been waiting for official froyo for a loooong time.... If samsung of att don't release it by next week, I'll flash my cappy with cutom rom...
Any one wants to give me an advice which rom is the most reliable and widely used?? Also, please post a link to get it??? Thanks in advance.:
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You have a lot to learn before you start flashing Roms. This is your first post and even if you are a lurker you would know where to find the info on what to do. Please do your own research and where to find Roms because you will eventually run in to the issue of a soft brick and no one wants you to not know what to do in that point. Read as much as you can before doing anything, unless you don't care if you get stuck and have time to troubleshoot. But don't ask for links because all you need to do is look in the dev section for the Roms.
I appreciate your concern....just so you know, I've been reading and researching the threads for months, I've already rooted and sideloaded my phone....just didn't have a chance to register until now... I love this forum and want to get involved in actively.. I'm not the person who selfishly get waht he wants and just leave...
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I just recently started flashing ROMs and Serendipity has been running great. I suggest you head on over to the Development forum and:
1) Read the guide. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
2) Read the comments from the different ROM threads to see which one seems stable.
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Thanks!!! that's great..
nybmx said:
Any one of DesignGears roms are extremely popular.
Perception:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=897538
Cognition: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532
I personally use Darkys as I love the look and feel and I have perfect gps with it.
Darky: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890429
My vote is for Darkys as I use it day to day and love it. I've used both perception and cognition and I liked perception the best of the two. However the version I was running was older and I had an undervolted kernel so I don't know how the newer ones perform.
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Thank you for your advice...I've heard about perception and cognition but I'm not familiar with Darkys...what would you say the difference??? Thanks again...
Start with a clean rom like serendipity & make sure you read instructions from all roms that way you can see which steps are most important and which ones are just special instructions to that specific rom. Do as much research as u can bare & don't do anything stupid you'll be fine
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What are you waiting for? The captivate has had froyo for months
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No it hasn't and you know it. He's talking about an official release, not a hacked-up ROM based upon beta code or code for different hardware (I9000).
No need to be cocky.
Minlee, multi-quote your posts instead of triple posting.
I've started running custom ROMs. Tried both Perception and Serendipity for like 1 day each, and so far, I'm liking Perception more. But I'm not going to flash again unless I have to as I have some problems where I'm getting my calls dropped.
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No it hasn't and you know it. He's talking about an official release, not a hacked-up ROM based upon beta code or code for different hardware (I9000).
No need to be cocky.
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Why so angry
geokilla said:
Minlee, multi-quote your posts instead of triple posting.
I've started running custom ROMs. Tried both Perception and Serendipity for like 1 day each, and so far, I'm liking Perception more. But I'm not going to flash again unless I have to as I have some problems where I'm getting my calls dropped.
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I heard Perception is based on I9000 not SGH-I897.. Did you have any problem like dropped calls or anything??? When you flash the rom, did you have to flash the modem and kernel separately or just flash the rom and it takes care everything???
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I heard Perception is based on I9000 not SGH-I897.. Did you have any problem like dropped calls or anything??? When you flash the rom, did you have to flash the modem and kernel separately or just flash the rom and it takes care everything???
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Rom does everything. Dropped calls are not an issue for me, but reach phone is different
I have very limited experience (I've tried 7 or 8 ROMS) but I've found the GT-I9000 based ROMS to be the best of the bunch, so far.
W/Cezar's I had to switch modems (receptions was awesome when I did) and it was good-to-go. It was the least buggy of any flavor ROM I have sampled- not sure with Doc & Stefunel's ROM Kitchen brew I mashed up yesterday (I need more time with it)- It works better than the official 2.1 or "official" leak of 2.2, or any of it's derivatives, that's for sure.
I'll say this to the OP:
Coming from a pedestrian fan of tech and total phone "hacking" noob-
The warranty is really your only concern. You can totally fail at everything (outside of a hard brick) including loosing all data and get the device back to stock in an couple hours- that's if you reload your apps one-by-one.
I botched an install and I was freaked out, for about a minute. Then I did some searching here.
This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10497672#post10497672 is why my patience has yet to run out. I'd rather wait than go through these troubles. Plus, the devs here do a good job so try one of those and be happy.
DARKYY
minlee85 said:
Thank you for your advice...I've heard about perception and cognition but I'm not familiar with Darkys...what would you say the difference??? Thanks again...
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I love Darkyy's ROM.. Cognition is captivate based... Perception is I9000 based with a captivate kernel. Darkyy's ROM is I9000 based. But you need to flash a captivate kernel and a captivate modem. There is also a ported version of Darkyy's ROM.
Original ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
Cappy ported: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890429
The features are:
Based on official XXJPY
Integrated Voodoo [v69.3] Kernel (Support for i9000T)
- Integrated ClockworkMod [CWM]
- Converts all partitons toEXT4
-Startup Tweaks
- 339MB RAM
- v8.0 and up >> BLN Support
Integrated Support for a Custom Boot Animation
- Pre-installed Nexus S Boot Animation
Biggest APN file for instant internet / MMS access
4 Lockscreens to choose from [AOSP / Samsung / Puzzle / Epic]
Recovery 2e to flash unsigned update.zip's like CWM
Updated Apps [Flash Player, Maps, Gmail, YouTube]
YouTube 'GingerBread' Version
Tweaked Settings [Themed]
Tweaked 'build.prop'
- Fingerprint for Market changed to show all protected apps
2 awesome (Homescreens) Launchers
- 3D Gingerbread Launcher
- TouchWiz Froyo
Modded System Apps:
- Hacked Camera with Power-Button Mapping & Low % Shooting [by fr4gg0r]
- Modded Phone App - no more ascending ringtone
- Gallery3D // heavily modded // Stock Samsung Icon [extremly fast // using way less battery than Samsung's one]
- Added Screenfilter to go below the standard brightness [saves a lot of battery & is easy on the eyes in the night!]
Useful apps added & updated
- SuperUser
- Spare Parts
- SGS Tools
- SGS Toolbox
- SGS Info
3 Keyboards
- Samsung Stock 2.2.1 Keyboard
- Latest Swype Keyboard
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread Keyboard [working dictionary!]
Many languages supported, QWERTZ + QWERTY.
Various features
- Fixed signal bars for better reception
- Advanced Shutdown / Power Menu [Now with Reboot,Recovery & Download
Android 2.3 Gingerbread Look & Feel
High Quality Gingerbread Experience [redesigned in v7.8!] // Modified by me (thanks to jim_panse, gtg465x, scheichuwe, vukandric, dwillMuffc and more!)
- Redesigned Notification Bar
- Sleek Custom Wallpapers
- Some Apps have been themed like Gingerbread
New "Design Content" [icons & docks] on your internal SD-Card to customize your phone even further.
- Windows Phone 7 High Quality Icons
- New professional wallpaper
- Original Nexus S Ringtones
- Original Nexus S Boot Animation [completely smooth]
minlee85 said:
I heard Perception is based on I9000 not SGH-I897.. Did you have any problem like dropped calls or anything??? When you flash the rom, did you have to flash the modem and kernel separately or just flash the rom and it takes care everything???
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I didn't make any calls on Perception so I can't comment on that. With Serendipity 2.0 with JL2 modem, I'm getting dropped calls when I receive them, not making them. Have yet to find out why that's the case and I've posted in a couple places.
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I didn't make any calls on Perception so I can't comment on that. With Serendipity 2.0 with JL2 modem, I'm getting dropped calls when I receive them, not making them. Have yet to find out why that's the case and I've posted in a couple places.
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Couple of things, maybe try a different modem, make sure your apn is set up correctly
Running Doc's i9000 with jk4 modern for over 2 weeks no dropped calls at all in fact I feel call quality is better.
The captivate is a fickle beast every ones phone had a mind if their own
What is the reason? I'm really curious about that.
We have one. Check here for a list of all roms. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887525
The only ones I found were Froyo with Gingerbread themes...
There are some what of Gingerbread ROM's ported from the I9000, with CM7, Far from a daily ROM. As well it is sort of difficult to actually flash, crazy kernel crap.
There is a team working on bringing 2.3 to the galaxy s. I haven't heard anything in about a month but they still had some issues to work out
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CM7 for SGS
There were people working on porting gingerbread to the captivate but many of them are now involved in the project to bring CM7 to the i9000 and the captivate. The i9000 however seems to be the priority and it is not yet complete search for cmsgs on google to find out more
The problem is that we don't have the source to all of the proprietary Samsung bits, like hardware drivers, leaving some of the hardware either completely non-functional or malfunctioning. With the 2.2 roms, it's a lot easier because we have leaked 2.2 roms that were designed for our hardware, or the source code for other devices in the galaxy s line.
Though the Nexus S is similar to the Galaxy S line, there are a few hardware differences that make porting difficult. I've been following the CM7 twitter feed for the i9000 - it seems like they've figured most of the stuff out. The major hurdle was that the camera wasn't working, which it now is, and the remaining problems are all somewhat minor things - polling problem in the radio interface layer, wifi glitches.. Hopefully we'll see a proper build a lot sooner now that the camera has been sorted.
CM7 for captivate (stock gingerbread 2.3.3) is now working fine.
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CM7 for captivate (stock gingerbread 2.3.3) is now working fine.
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That's not entirely accurate...
At any rate, once i9000 gingerbread source is released there will be a bunch of them.
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QuarkGluonSoup said:
CM7 for captivate (stock gingerbread 2.3.3) is now working fine.
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I agree, it's working fine for me...
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I agree, it's working fine for me...
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just falshed away from CM7 it is not all working
The main parts are working but many things still do not work for our cappys or the I9000 or the vibernt.
It is very useable if u dont use bluetooth, moible AP, Car docking, andmany other highly used featers.
It is fine for web surfing and Phone calls, and texting, and a few other minor things.
So for those of us that need the biger parts of the ROM to work it just isnt going to cut it.
I see there a few i9000 no CM7 2.3.2 roms also i have seen a vibernt 2.3.2 rom.
It comes down to no one has worked or completed work on 2.3.x to our cappys. besides the CM7 thats far from 100% ready for the masses.
I mean i can handle giveing up a few things but with a few custom 2.2 roms and a nice kernel i get benchmarks and many other scores just as high if not higher then CM7 2.3.3, and give up nothing.
So y flash and deal with a few reboots and force close prb i found with a few apps.
Btw yes i had the most current cm7 20110304.
i wish it worked a little better and i am sure it will it just takes time.
I figer this y work on that ROM when we have an i9000 2.3.2 rom unsure but i think it would be easier to port. then an non sammy rom.
But much many be learned there at CM7 helping in converting the sammy 2.3.2 to our cappys.
But i can say i am a bit unhappy that vibernt got the i9000 working on there ohones frist
Those are just my opions not tring to offend anyone.
I've been using CM7 with no problems
I've been using CM7 as a daily driver for a week now, with no issues. I love it actually! You can find clear instructions on how to install it here:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/...7-for-samsung-galaxy-s-phones-build-20110303/
I would love to upgrade to gingerbread someday when they work the knicks out of it. I will wait til this phone gets old enough not to worry about abuse lol.
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Agreed, I have been using Cyanogen and it's been reasonably stable, except for wifi sleep issues, a bit of bad battery life and when I pulled my battery and I had to rewipe.
But I have actually been very pleased with it, very snappy and I love all the customization!
Gingerbread is coming to galaxy s this month.
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steph2 said:
It is very useable if u dont use bluetooth, moible AP, Car docking, andmany other highly used featers.
It is fine for web surfing and Phone calls, and texting, and a few other minor things.
So for those of us that need the biger parts of the ROM to work it just isnt going to cut it.
Those are just my opions not tring to offend anyone.
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I hate to nitpick on anyone... but I think you have the major and minor parts of a phone mixed up.... the big parts are the texting/calls and web browser... bluetooth and car docking and etc are the small parts
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Agreed, I have been using Cyanogen and it's been reasonably stable, except for wifi sleep issues, a bit of bad battery life and when I pulled my battery and I had to rewipe.
But I have actually been very pleased with it, very snappy and I love all the customization!
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The WiFi issue was fixed today, so we migth get an updated release today.
The one issue that made come back to a Samsung ROM is the camera. The picture quality is mediocre at best, and it takes too long to start. Its really unfortunate because otherwise the rom works way better than any other rom. Seriously, I just noticed today his ****ing ****ty the browser is in stock ROMS.
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That made me think of James Rebhorn in Independence Day haha
same here using cm7 on my captivate for a month already. best rom ever! thanks alot to cmsgs team!
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What ROM should I get to increase the phones overall performance and responsiveness? I just want something that is very stable and something that will improve my phone in a good way.
Every single rom is gonna be a million times better than stock eclair...for your first time I would stick with a froyo rom as those are easier to flash. Just pick one
oh man.. where to start. Honestly it varies so much from user to user. Your best bet is to hop on some of the threads and read some of the comments.. first few pages and the last few.. try to get an idea of how well the ROM is working for users and battery life. There are a plethora of 2.2.1 ROMs with excellent battery life. The gingerbread ROMs are coming around to having decent to good battery life. But again, it all varies from user to user.
Good 2.2 or 2.2.1 ROMs
Serendipity, Paragon, Phoenix, Ultimate and theres more of coarse, these were among my top choices.
A lot of the gingerbread ROMs can be found in the first page of development.
But please use the search function. There has been multiple threads started with the same question.. about the same topic.
Once you go serendepity, you can't go back. but seriously I tried a lot of roms and serendipity is BY FAR the best!
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I tried serendipity and its a great rom but I like a side scrolling app drawer as opposed to the cube effect. I use apex 5.3 (froyo 2.2.1) not to be confused with apex 6.x( gingerbread) because its simply works. The five dock bottom is great and battery life is amazing. And the jk4 modem actually gets me much better reception than the stock kb1. but if you like the stock feel cognition is the way to go
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I flashed Serendipity 6.4. So far the first thing that I noticed is that the apps are organized scrolling down, not side to side which is the one thing that I do not liked very much. everything else seems to be very good.
Toad858, which version and where did you the 5.3?
also what kernel do I need?
matase said:
I flashed Serendipity 6.4. So far the first thing that I noticed is that the apps are organized scrolling down, not side to side which is the one thing that I do not liked very much. everything else seems to be very good.
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If you'd like to use your original TouchWiz side-scrolling app drawer, give Cognition a try instead. Cognition is best-known as the 2.2 ROM that tries to stay as close as possible to the original, with a ton of under-the-hood features and fixes (like lagfix), minus the bloatware.
(I can't stand TouchWiz, but still love Cog's stability, so I use Launcher Pro (with its vertical app drawer) instead)
cognition rom is my favorite rom when it comes to stability. and its smooth as ever now.
I think I will stick to serendipity. Now I am trying to figure out what modems do and if I need one to be able to use a kernel? I was looking at Onix Kernel and it says "Since based on i9000 sources, use an i9000 modem". I am not sure what a modem is first of all.
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I think I will stick to serendipity. Now I am trying to figure out what modems do and if I need one to be able to use a kernel? I was looking at Onix Kernel and it says "Since based on i9000 sources, use an i9000 modem". I am not sure what a modem is first of all.
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Its your radio..what gives the phone reception.
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matase said:
I think I will stick to serendipity. Now I am trying to figure out what modems do and if I need one to be able to use a kernel? I was looking at Onix Kernel and it says "Since based on i9000 sources, use an i9000 modem". I am not sure what a modem is first of all.
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technically, as long as everything works for you as of right now - you're done. You can sit back and enjoy the rom. If you feel ambitious, you can try a different kernel. I dont know what serendipity uses but I found the Onix kernel to be one of the smoothest froyo kernel, available. Thats, of course, my opinion though.
would it be possible to get other keyboards on my phone now? like android or samsung keyboard?
matase said:
would it be possible to get other keyboards on my phone now? like android or samsung keyboard?
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You didnt need to root for that, go to Market and download away
Serendipity 6.4, Speedmod K13E-500MHz, I9000UGKC1.
You're set. It's 100% stable and works brilliantly. GB is still a bit flaky.
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Serendipity 6.4, Speedmod K13E-500MHz, I9000UGKC1.
You're set. It's 100% stable and works brilliantly. GB is still a bit flaky.
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why do I need I9000UGKC1?
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why do I need I9000UGKC1?
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That's what's packaged in the rom. You don't NEED that modem specifically or need to change ... Unless you're cell signal sucks then check out the modem sticky at the top of the dev section. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=876391 You do need an I9000 modem because the kernel in serendipity is based off I9000 sources.
What you NEED to do is stop right now. Enjoy your phone and READ everything you can. Once you feel comfortable with flashing and knowing how to get yourself out of bad situations, flash away. No one can tell you which rom is best for you. You're more than welcome to narrow your choice to a few, then try them out or try them all. The key is knowing how to do it and the things that can happen.
You may also benefit from THIS new thread
Apex 5.3, as most other roms do, comes with a great kernel and modem so you dont have to worry about it. I cant link the thread right now but you can search for it under development
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I'm coming from LG Revolution land and my girlfriend has the MT. She wants her phone to be like mine and be able to tether, get rid of the dumb VM boot animation (and the power off animation if possible), and have a different theme more like mine which is kindof like GB but at the same time completely different. Any help would be awesome.
Thanks in advance to anyone who helps me.
Also, I'm a major fan of the thanks button and I hit it everytime someone helps me out.
Let's see...
PunkROM has a couple extra themed apps and in some respects looks more like Gingerbread and sometimes a little different; it's also been out longer than mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262589
I built Black Lightning off Gingerbread (and PunkROM!) as a base, and integrated the safest and most stable-looking mods. So it's minimal, but theoretically powerful too if it needs to be.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281340
Princely ROM has a Gingerbread-themed version. I can't say much about it because I haven't used it (much) and remember even less.
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...ons-gingerbread-rbt-bbw-purple-honeycomb.html
And... that's about it. There are other ROMs but
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Let's see...
PunkROM has a couple extra themed apps and in some respects looks more like Gingerbread and sometimes a little different; it's also been out longer than mine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262589
I built Black Lightning off Gingerbread (and PunkROM!) as a base, and integrated the safest and most stable-looking mods. So it's minimal, but theoretically powerful too if it needs to be.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281340
Princely ROM has a Gingerbread-themed version. I can't say much about it because I haven't used it (much) and remember even less.
http://androidforums.com/triumph-al...ons-gingerbread-rbt-bbw-purple-honeycomb.html
And... that's about it. There are other ROMs but
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Hey thanks. Sorry about the wait on the reply. I don't check the mt forum very often. I'll probably be doing this tomorrow so be ready for some questions lol. Also, what is the most updated version of cwm for this phone?
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It's 5.x and also around here somewhere.
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Just downloaded it. Thanks. Will have to wait to put it on the phone though.
I just installed CM7 and its amazing, I cant believe how functional it is already. Pretty much everything works.
MIUI is the best
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I've tried them all except for punk and its come down to bouncing back and forth between cm7 and miui. why would you settle for froyo when gingerbread is so stable now? For a minute miui was the best but now that the beta cm7 are fully functional and butter smooth I am finding myself less inclined to flash and that is amazing! Ruined my Samsung captivate while I was still learning, be very careful going back to froyo roms from gingerbread on that one. Darkys killed it! My Triumph however seems unbrickable and is overclocked and stable. The stock rom was a joke and I got rid of that clumsy bastard the third day. Thanx to all the devs for working hard and kikin ass!
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I've tried them all except for punk and its come down to bouncing back and forth between cm7 and miui. why would you settle for froyo when gingerbread is so stable now? For a minute miui was the best but now that the beta cm7 are fully functional and butter smooth I am finding myself less inclined to flash and that is amazing! Ruined my Samsung captivate while I was still learning, be very careful going back to froyo roms from gingerbread on that one. Darkys killed it! My Triumph however seems unbrickable and is overclocked and stable. The stock rom was a joke and I got rid of that clumsy bastard the third day. Thanx to all the devs for working hard and kikin ass!
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How did you go about overclocking? I tried to use the CM settings and it didn't let me just ave me the options to cancel
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How did you go about overclocking? I tried to use the CM settings and it didn't let me just ave me the options to cancel
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In CM7 - You don't--at this time anyways--unless you don't mind certain things not working since the only kernel is old and outdated at this time or unless you build your own OC kernel for CM7.
There's a couple of OC kernels available for FROYO roms atm. Just check the Dev section.
I use no frills PC. It's free on the market
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MIUI is the best.
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Cm7 is pretty good although still in beta stages. But that means it can only get better
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CM7 or MIUI are good ROMs, now they have worked out most of the bugs for this phone besides HDMI and something with camera mirror.
I switched over from the Optimus V and I have a gtablet, im really pleased by CM7 on this phone. I haven't had any problems at all, and the battery life with the last two releases on CM7 is great.
I will try the MIUI ROM as well though, I just chose CM7 because I have had prior experience with it.
I've never had any problems with my phone on the stock-ish ROM, but then again even on my desktop Skype appears to be mirrored (although the other side is okay)... from what I've heard, this is the way desktop Skype works.
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I've never had any problems with my phone on the stock-ish ROM, but then again even on my desktop Skype appears to be mirrored (although the other side is okay)... from what I've heard, this is the way desktop Skype works.
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I believe the HDMI and Mirroring problem are the custom ROM bugs, but I didn't stay on stock ROM longer then one day to find out how it was.
I am used to rooting and custom ROM's now, for me it's interesting to try different things out customizing my phone.
Edit: sorry for the confusion if I implied that HDMI and Mirroring on the camera are stock ROM bugs.
I'm refusing to switch to the Gingerbread Cyanogen mod simply because it doesn't have hdmi output. Even though I can't use the HDMI output anyway. There's probably a pill to alleviate that.
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I'm refusing to switch to the Gingerbread Cyanogen mod simply because it doesn't have hdmi output. Even though I can't use the HDMI output anyway. There's probably a pill to alleviate that.
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I'm refusing until you can use wifi with bluetooth, and the niggling audio bugs I keep reading about go away.
I hear that the gingerbread development is winding down now, so we may just be stuck with current cm7 and miui for a while...without fixes.
If I could just figure out what is killing battery so much faster than my optimus V, I'd be happy....
b_randon15 has a newer cm7 kernel that he claims takes care of the wifi/bluetooth issue. I'd give it a try, but I cant get clockwork to work!
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b_randon15 has a newer cm7 kernel that he claims takes care of the wifi/bluetooth issue. I'd give it a try, but I cant get clockwork to work!
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I used both last night simultaneously with that kernel. Worked fine
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