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Stable rom?

Hi,
I am about to flash my Captivate and looking for a stable roms. any recommendations?
do we have any Gingerbread based roms?
thanks

Perception P8 non-oc/uv version is very stable and works flawlessly for more then a week with very good battery life plus good GPS lock time (20 secs max), HSDPA, very snappy and no problem what so ever. After installation and reboot, Had to rename Swype keyboard app(can download from Perception Thread) to Update.zip and install using Rom manager. Hope this helps.

I suggest the newest i9000 jpx rom that came out over the weekend, its so quick it doesn't even need a lagfix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880859

The most stable ROM that I have found is Cognition 2.3b6. PM me if you cannot find a link. Running it since it came out - no issues whatsoever. If you are looking for stable, stay away from oc/uv ROMs because by definition they are not. Want something even more stable, get Cog 2.1.7 - its Eclair, but rock solid.
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I beg to differ. Axura offers the ability to OC/UV but only if the user decides to. I will never preset any OC/UV prior to release. I utilize SetiroN's 1.4.7 which is able to OC to 1200Mhz. I have never had any problems and the users seem pretty happy too.

peachpuff said:
I suggest the newest i9000 jpx rom that came out over the weekend, its so quick it doesn't even need a lagfix http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=880859
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+1 on this - I didn't even realize the lagfix wasn't applied when I first loaded it With Voodoo applied, it is beautiful.

adamholden85 said:
I beg to differ. Axura offers the ability to OC/UV but only if the user decides to. I will never preset any OC/UV prior to release. I utilize SetiroN's 1.4.7 which is able to OC to 1200Mhz. I have never had any problems and the users seem pretty happy too.
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+1 on this as well - Axura is a great ROM (non biased opinion )

If you want a clean vanilla rom that's stable I'd definitely recommend Assonance. I've tried them all and assonance is by far the most stable bug free rom
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axuora ftw!

adamholden85 said:
I beg to differ. Axura offers the ability to OC/UV but only if the user decides to. I will never preset any OC/UV prior to release. I utilize SetiroN's 1.4.7 which is able to OC to 1200Mhz. I have never had any problems and the users seem pretty happy too.
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Sorry, I should have made that more clear. I meant that using those features of those ROMs will add instability, not that the ROMs/kernels themselves were unstable even if the OC/UV feature was not used.

[Q] ROM/Kernel preference & performance

Hey, just curious what everyone's favorite ROM's are, and what the performance levels are between the ones you have tested. I used to use Darkyy's with Speedmod and Glitterballs, and now I'm on Phoenix 4.5 with Suckerpunch Kernel. There are weird UI glitches in Phoenix and issues with the Kernel as well, but the performance is awesome when it works correctly. I'm also interested in a change of flavor from the green/black of Phoenix, but I'd rather change to a new ROM than a new theme.
So I am just looking for opinions and intelligent discussion on what your favorite ROM & Kernel setup is, and why, with a focus on performance in mind.
Thanks guys.
Joel

10...9...8...7...

Come home to my setup in my signature

Cognition 3.04 with SuckerPunch release 49. It's a dream phone. Overclocked and UVd with great battery life and no sleep death so far.
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I've used Cog 3.04 up until yesterday when I flashed Precision 3.0 along with SuckerPunch #49 kernel. Very smooth and even faster than when I was on Cog, though I did only use the stock kernel with that ROM. I am loving the minimalistic theme as well. I haven't had any problems and the battery life even seems a bit better then what I experienced with Cog.

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Best combo

I'm tired of reading 60+ pages on each kernel and rom thread. What combo of rom and kernel seems to be the best? I know everyone is different but looking for the majority..

I using whats in my sig and couldn't be happier. Great performance and decent battery life.
Tap-a-Talked from my Mesmerize
Rocking Hienz 57
Ultimate Honeycomb
OTB Voodoo v1.3

It really depends on what kind of performance (battery life, speed, etc.) you're after, versus what user experience you're after (heavy theming capability, Samsung's default TouchWiz interface versus something more AOSP-based).
I personally use the Mesmerize port of MIUI with the FROIS 2 theme. Because that's AOSP-based, it's REALLY fast, and I don't even think I've had my Voodoo lagfix enabled for a while. It scans my SD card in seconds, whereas on a TouchWiz rom it takes close to a minute.
On the other hand, there are things broken with the AOSP ROMs. If you're the kind of phone user who can live without those things, AOSP-based ROMs can be VERY fast, and VERY pretty.
TouchWiz tend not to be as fast on the whole (YMMV), but they should pretty be rock-solid stable, and still over some fun customizations and themes.
without specific examples, does that at least give you a better idea of which ROM you should check out?

I am really looking for stability and battery life. With the company email always polling and working in a building that has a worse signal than an underground bunker my battery dies in under 8 hours. Right now I am rooted with a stock EC10 voodoo kernel. My big problem now is after being in an area that I lost signal, none of my texts went through. I could get them but not send. A reboot fixed it but dont want it to happen again.
I have been looking at the OTB kernel and JT's voodoo. For a ROM I have been looking at PnP but with the recent issues I have been waiting for the update. The H57 rom seems promising though.

Heinz is good.

For ROMs and burgers. Seriously though it is a great ROM. I couldn't go back to stock and be happy after having this.
Tap-a-Talked from my Mesmerize
Rocking Hienz 57
Ultimate Honeycomb
OTB Voodoo v1.3

Now the 5/7 version of H57 has the kernel included with the zip? So, wipe the phone and install zip from sd and should be good? If so, is it a voodoo kernel? I looked through all 25 pages and didnt see if it was.

1fast72 said:
Now the 5/7 version of H57 has the kernel included with the zip? So, wipe the phone and install zip from sd and should be good? If so, is it a voodoo kernel? I looked through all 25 pages and didnt see if it was.
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It's the OTB-Reloaded version 1.3 - yes it's voodoo

Sweet.. Got it Dl'd and going to flash soon.

Well got it flashed and seems to be working awesome. Only problems i have found is that the camera will freeze up and have to reboot. Changed the scheduler to CFQ and havent tried again. The first thing I noticed that I dont like is that the silent button on the pull down is not there. It has mobile data. I use the silent alot at work and wish it was still there.

I'm not sure about other roms, but with Heinz 57, there are a handful of lockscreen styles that have the ability to silence the phone (turn on/off silence mode). For example I know the Rotary and AOSP unlock screens allow this.
It took a little getting used to, but I'm liking not having to unlock my phone to silence it.

Need rom advice, CM7 right now

i was using PER and moved to CM7 right now, going to check MIUI also but i got used to Samsung roms so i'm looking for a recommendation on a GB Samsung based rom

iakovl said:
i was using PER and moved to CM7 right now, going to check MIUI also but i got used to Samsung roms so i'm looking for a recommendation on a GB Samsung based rom
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MIUI is very nice and very different. I like it, but if you are sticking to a Samsung ROM - try Continuum. It has TW4 and is very smooth.

ln100 said:
MIUI is very nice and very different. I like it, but if you are sticking to a Samsung ROM - try Continuum. It has TW4 and is very smooth.
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Continuum 5.4.1 has TW4. In the latest release (5.5) he went back to TW3 for performance. I thought 5.4.1 w/ TW4 was pretty speedy - definitely liked it better than TW3.

how is the battery life in Continuum?

Im loving Phoenix Mosaic right now, been running it since the first release .. but honestly the only way to find you own personal preferance is to try a bunch of ROMS yourself.

GR-12, enough said!
Caution swyping! Read at your own risk.

Contiuum 5.5.... Great battery life and buttery smooth. Havent had one problem with it yet, including the ever nasty charging bug.(least not as bad as some other ROMs that Ive tried).
On average I can get 20+ hours on medium..... 15-17 hrs on heavy use. bout 50 texts, 30 minutes of phone calls and lots of air time on xda forums(not using wifi) and playing games.

i tried all the GB roms best battery life i found was on the new darkys rom. I am an power user so battery life matters, I flashed it with nothing and deleted the rest of the useless apps i got like 10 apps i use and like. but i do like to surf the web.
for looks i liked simply galaxy 2 and purple Licious both were butter.
and for the best speed it is Continuum its battery life isnt as good as a few others.
any of the JVK or JVO are very stable and good daily drivers.
JVB based roms have a few bugs nothing to stop daily use.
All are very good hard to make a stand out best it all depends on you taste and needs.
good luck I like all the samsung roms far better then CM7 battery life seems much better on the samsung roms.

Ive flashed to cm7, di11,and many others. For me serendipity takes the cake.
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how do i switch back from CM to "normal" GB roms?

Continuum 5.5 with Xcal's kernel. Very smooth and stable, great battery life. Cesar's thread has good instructions and observations about moving from CM7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045160

Update: I flashed from serendipity to phoenix ultimate and I must say the boot image is sweet and the battery...i think better than serendipity
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iakovl said:
how do i switch back from CM to "normal" GB roms?
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One click to stock, root, use rom manager.
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iakovl said:
how do i switch back from CM to "normal" GB roms?
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follow these instructions to the exact letter and you cant fail. helped me out when i needed to to load GB bootloaders.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045160
im pretty sure you have to flash to stock first then load GB bootloaders since MIUI and CM use different bootloaders.
EDIT: sorry for double posting link, didnt see it above from jbo12

[Q] Custom Kernel

I installed the Infused 1.5.3 ROM on my Samsung Infuse 4G.
I've been looking around at the kernels, and I was just wondering if the one that goes with Infused 1.5.3 is fine as-is or if there's a more stable one that also provides better battery life and speed.
Stay with what I've got, or go with a different one?

Most people are happy with the kernel thats included in the phone already but custom kernels provide much more options as far as battery life, over/underclocking, over/undervolting, the way the cpu treats the voltages. It is all in preference.
I Haz 3D!

knowledge561 said:
Most people are happy with the kernel thats included in the phone already but custom kernels provide much more options as far as battery life, over/underclocking, over/undervolting, the way the cpu treats the voltages. It is all in preference.
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Thanks for the information, but I understand this much.
I'm more looking for the most stable custom Kernel for my model of phone, and if they even do much better than stock. (If it's worth even flashing.)

Khyrdantai said:
Thanks for the information, but I understand this much.
I'm more looking for the most stable custom Kernel for my model of phone, and if they even do much better than stock. (If it's worth even flashing.)
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Mostly all custom kernels are worth flashing. The hardest part is choosing so people usually flash 1 for a couple days to test out and flash another for the next couple of days and so on.
I Haz 3D!

Khyrdantai said:
Thanks for the information, but I understand this much.
I'm more looking for the most stable custom Kernel for my model of phone, and if they even do much better than stock. (If it's worth even flashing.)
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Gtg rom infused will install his.custom kernel thats what id go with. Good batt life. If u want overclock and undervolt go with infusion
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I hear that Bionic Kernel is pretty darn snappy and sweet . Just saying.

Nopcodex90 said:
I hear that Bionic Kernel is pretty darn snappy and sweet . Just saying.
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Yea it is very fast as well my two fans are yours nop and gtgs shoulda mentioned that
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Nopcodex90 said:
I hear that Bionic Kernel is pretty darn snappy and sweet . Just saying.
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I'll look into it, but will Kernel flashing delete my data like ROM flashing did? I know it was from choosing the delete cache and data setting before I flashed, but do I have to do that this time? (Or is Kernel flashing super different?)

Khyrdantai said:
I'll look into it, but will Kernel flashing delete my data like ROM flashing did? I know it was from choosing the delete cache and data setting before I flashed, but do I have to do that this time? (Or is Kernel flashing super different?)
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Kernel flashing doesnt delete data.
I Haz 3D!

knowledge561 said:
Kernel flashing doesnt delete data.
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Thank god. Though it's not much trouble reinstalling apps so much as it is doing the entire setup process from scratch.

Right now there isn't much difference between the kernels out there except for gtg's Community Voodoo and Infusion OC/UV - over the past few weeks, most of the kernel devs have been cross-applying each other's patches.
GTG's kernel - Minimal changes, gtg has been focusing on ROMs/Gingerbread, handing off kernel work to others
Defuse kernel - This is one of the most mature kernels out there, LinuxBozo is a kickass kernel dev. It was the first one to have reasonably working BLN.
Infusion - Infusion carries about half of the enhancements present in Defuse in its current release and adds overclocking/undervolting. The next Infusion release (which is a bit overdue - bedwa had a crazy week) will contain everything present in Defuse except possibly for BLN, plus it has overclocking/undervolting.
None of the kernels really do anything to touch power management except for the Infusion undervolting code, so you shouldn't see any significant differences in battery life unless you run Infusion and undervolt.

Entropy512 said:
Right now there isn't much difference between the kernels out there except for gtg's Community Voodoo and Infusion OC/UV - over the past few weeks, most of the kernel devs have been cross-applying each other's patches.
GTG's kernel - Minimal changes, gtg has been focusing on ROMs/Gingerbread, handing off kernel work to others
Defuse kernel - This is one of the most mature kernels out there, LinuxBozo is a kickass kernel dev. It was the first one to have reasonably working BLN.
Infusion - Infusion carries about half of the enhancements present in Defuse in its current release and adds overclocking/undervolting. The next Infusion release (which is a bit overdue - bedwa had a crazy week) will contain everything present in Defuse except possibly for BLN, plus it has overclocking/undervolting.
None of the kernels really do anything to touch power management except for the Infusion undervolting code, so you shouldn't see any significant differences in battery life unless you run Infusion and undervolt.
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Alright decided to go with Defuse. Thanks! <3