I'm asking this question because my wife's GS4G is constantly messing up and all TMO wants to do is send us another one and charge 15 bucks. If I were to exchange again this would be the forth exchange.
My wife is no tech savvy so I'm looking for the most stable rom with the least amount of issues so when I finally flash it over she can be happy. I know there might be several opinions I'm just looking for an idea....
Thank you
For Froyo 2.2.1, I'd say ICBINB by team acid, for Gingerbread, I'd say Valhalla by Whitehawkx or Audiophile FTW by Raver. But it's your choice afterall.
I would recommend flashing a gingerbread rom. Froyo roms are not even close. I'd say flash Valhalla or audiophile. But if you are going flash Valhalla make sure you use a different launcher since right now some people are having issues with touchwiz.
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I would deffinayely flash the valhalla 1.1 so effin smooth simple great battery life its pretty much perfect
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Valhalla or Audiophile FTW. Both ROMs are stable and have great battery life.
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I like ICBINB
the froyo version of ICBINB was the most stable and issue-free, but i personally prefer vahalla 1.1 + ADW EX.
hmmm....
i think my sig says it all.
Honestly, all of them are good. It's just a matter of which ROMs you want to flash.
Froyo:
1) ICBINB = easiest way to get the smoothest Froyo
2) Audiophile = the name tells enough, if you're a music enthusiast
3) Bionix Frost or Black Ice = most basic ROMs; must flash all tweaks yourself
GB:
1) ICBINB = same as above, but better
2) Audiophile = same as above, but better
3) Valhalla = newest stable ROM for us (as of 9/21); a lot of versatility with lockscreens and EDT Tweaks
Obviously, the GB ROMs are better, but they are also a bit more complicated to deal with. Froyo ROMs are easier to flash. Be sure to look at the Bible and everything. You wouldn't want a brick and end up having your wife smack you!
bkoon1218 said:
Honestly, all of them are good. It's just a matter of which ROMs you want to flash.
Froyo:
1) ICBINB = easiest way to get the smoothest Froyo
2) Audiophile = the name tells enough, if you're a music enthusiast
3) Bionix Frost or Black Ice = most basic ROMs; must flash all tweaks yourself
GB:
1) ICBINB = same as above, but better
2) Audiophile = same as above, but better
3) Valhalla = newest stable ROM for us (as of 9/21); a lot of versatility with lockscreens and EDT Tweaks
Obviously, the GB ROMs are better, but they are also a bit more complicated to deal with. Froyo ROMs are easier to flash. Be sure to look at the Bible and everything. You wouldn't want a brick and end up having your wife smack you!
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or better yet like a fast food menu try them all tell u find something u like
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or better yet like a fast food menu try them all tell u find something u like
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That would be the best option if it was actually his phone!
I like the Deodexed KI1 rom from Whitehawkx and the e6x3 theme by Somairotevoli.
Once Whitehawkx finishes Valhalla KI1 I will be using that one.
I am actually in the same exact boat with my girlfriends SGS4G it runs horribly and has massive problems with internet connection and locking up I'm in the middle of going rounds with tmo they've sent me 2 refurbs already first one had hardware issues(brightness switched every second like it flipped through brightness levels) second one the bottum corner of the screen was cracked and now they're sending me a third one if this ones a POS, I'm gonna feel sorry for who evers on the customer service side of the phone next, sorry for going off topic
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I am actually in the same exact boat with my girlfriends SGS4G it runs horribly and has massive problems with internet connection and locking up I'm in the middle of going rounds with tmo they've sent me 2 refurbs already first one had hardware issues(brightness switched every second like it flipped through brightness levels) second one the bottum corner of the screen was cracked and now they're sending me a third one if this ones a POS, I'm gonna feel sorry for who evers on the customer service side of the phone next, sorry for going off topic
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That sucks. For the first one, are you sure automatic brightness wasn't on? If lighting around you changes, the brightness changes (quite easily too).
Maybe you could fix up the next refurb with one of the suggested ROMs.
Very new to installing roms. Uf I have the stock froyo on my phone, will I have to OTA download gingerbread before I can flash a GB rom? Or can I just flash a GB rom?
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Go with ICBINB either Froyo or GB and then either keep that or wait for MIUI to get the links worked out of it
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Juls317 said:
Go with ICBINB either Froyo or GB and then either keep that or wait for MIUI to get the links worked out of it
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or AUDIOPHILE
Haha i love each audiophile but i personally think ICBINB is better for battery life and (slightly) performance
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Audiophile FTW... enough said!
jeffsmith01 said:
Very new to installing roms. Uf I have the stock froyo on my phone, will I have to OTA download gingerbread before I can flash a GB rom? Or can I just flash a GB rom?
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Is there an OTA GB? I don't think so. You'll have to ODIN a GB ROM. I'm using Valhalla 1.2 with drhonk's KI1 Kernel with full ext4. Very sweet.
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So far in my experience with all the custom roms, ive found that the stock kd1 deodexed rom is best. Although quadrant scores arent best i can deal with this roms cpu. Like i dont see any big changes from OC'ing the phone and 1.0 ghz. And you can still do all the tweaks, butbthe theme seems more best for me. I love bionix frost, and the trigger 0.4. Theyre clean and stable. But i always have the urge to go back to stock.
Am i the only one here, or like whats the best set up with a rom?
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I agree i flashed 2.3.3 played with it about 10 mins later founx myself back to stock
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At this point, I prefer stock, as I haven't seen any themes that I really like. I would like to make something using touchwiz, but without all the bright text colors and menu icons. Not as desaturated as black ice though, something in between.
I'd build one, but I can't seem to get APK manager to work correctly. or at least I can't figure out how to point it to the correct location of the adb program in the SDK
Thanks for your agreements guys! Lol i felt like i was loner...
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I will say, I am on Black Ice, Bali v3.2 with fugi tweaks and OC 1.25 GHz, and ext 4 on data only. I notice a huge difference in respone compared without any modding. Now I will say most of that is due to the tweaks and OC and not the ROM, but I would still say a little is due to the ROM since it removes some of the bloat that comes with the stock.
Although, I will admit I added TeleNav back on since Black Ice takes it out since it is such a large app. I don't care for google map directions as much.
I'm running the stock rom + root and deodexed from whitehawkx though, so I was able to remove a ton of the bloatware, and add a few apps to tweak performance, so it has been running great for me, and I'm getting great battery life (nearly 48hrs).
I did remove telenav, only because it launches a background process that runs all the time, even when you aren't using the program.
Oh i didnt oit any tweaks on mine yet! Lol i just like the feeling of stock.
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Hi there,
I've been lurking for a while, trying to absorb as i've information as I could before I worked up the courage to flash my phone.
yesterday was the day I finally decided to flash 2.3.4 audiophile (instead of deciding to go with 2.3.5 Valhalla). So i'm curiois as to what makes audiophile a better "media" ROM as compAred to Valhalla?
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Anyone?
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it is mentioned in the OP of audiophile, but overall, it is supposed to have better sound tweaks.
i like audiophile over valhalla because (TO ME), it is more stable for the way that i tweak my phone. valhalla lasts forever once you undervolt it, though.
jager555 said:
it is mentioned in the OP of audiophile, but overall, it is supposed to have better sound tweaks.
i like audiophile over valhalla because (TO ME), it is more stable for the way that i tweak my phone. valhalla lasts forever once you undervolt it, though.
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that thanks jag
Thanks, curiosity satisfied
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I prefer Audiophiles because it is very stable, sound is amazing and it's fully themed. Also, it's performance is snappy, no lag at all. I have been on them since the first one came out for Froyo. Also, Valhalla and ICBINB are great roms too. All better than stock of course. So maybe you could try them all, like I do, and decide later.
*At the moment... I'm using Valhalla just for curiosity and was told KI3 had better wifi signal. Tried ICBINB some days ago too. All great. Anyway, this is just until Raver releases an update. I will jump back, no second thoughts.*
I flashed Valhalla yesterday because wifi calling volume was incredibly low on audiophile. Seems the same so far, but to be faire, I haven't done anything too intensive or out there, mod-wise
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Heavenly Sin,
I thought the low calling volume on Wifi was always there? Are you suggesting that was 'better' on Froyo?
btw: I run Audiophile and luv it. Nothing against others, its just where I am at present and its proven to be very stable and responsive. Props to Raver
wifi calling is low on froyo rom's.. specifically Bali kernels.. its loud and clear on gb roms but wifi id low signal lmao
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I am using Audiophile FTW and let me say it's great. I love this ROM. Tried Valhalla before this but I was getting random restarts. Switched to this ROM and haven't looked back yet.
Raver, you gonna port audiophile to a kj1 base anytime soon?
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Raver, you gonna port audiophile to a kj1 base anytime soon?
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with it asbsoutly doing nothing to fix wi fi prob not....
I just ordered the G2x tonight on a black Friday deal for free from t mobile, very excited to get this phone. im coming from the Samsung galaxy s which is a great phone but my techie needs cry out for a duel core processor. anyways I hope to be seeing you all around the forums in about 4 days when it comes in the mail & also its nice to see a familiar face around here krylon360 has done great things with the sgs4g and his rom will be the first on my phone once rooted anyways hope you all had a great thanksgiving.
Maybe ur already aware of this... but its not bad to refresh it...
To do list:
1. NVFLASH CWM!! There are some neat guides at the dev forum.
2. Make your first backup and save it on ur PC.
3. Choose ur favorite ROM flavor, sprinkle it with a custom kernel and enjoy!
A good start can be a stock rom like whitehawk's weapon x 2.3.3 or jboxers 2.3.4 roms, rock solid (although 2.3.4 roms lack of source so there are no custom kernels for now)
But if u feel more experimented you should choose CM7 or miui... recent nightlies are quite stable...
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Cool thanks for the great advice I appriciate it.
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Weapon would be my first choice to start with. Then MIUI or CM7.
Once you do MIUI or CM7 you'll never go back.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
Tried miui for the first time yesterday... its sick... krylons rom is alright... but hasn't been updated at all... so I agree with weapon or cm or miui... latest miui is on rootz by whitehawkx
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player911 said:
+1
Weapon would be my first choice to start with. Then MIUI or CM7.
Once you do MIUI or CM7 you'll never go back.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
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I had trouble with Weapons my wifi and data alone was really slow,no clue why I hear great things about it.Plus I had to use stock message to send pics and was really slow.I went with Eaglesblood pretty fast wifi and data is amazing along with fast pic sending.I could use gosms too which I like using.
dirtyPISTOLA you'll love this phone
Once you use miui you'll never go back lol everything work great and there so many theme is the best im useing the latest rom whitehawkx ported over very stable. with the faux123 0.4.4 kernel.
Hail to the King, baby!...
But anyways, welcome! Glad to have you aboard, its a great time to have a G2x! CM7, Eaglesblood, Weapon, MIUI... the stock ports of LG roms and even the in-progress ICS port! Just to name... a few, hahaha.
Faux's kernel is .4.5 now btw
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As the title says im interested into what people are running and why
post back with stats and battery life
to start off:
Running Simply Simple 1.0 with asop theme and kj6 kernel w/voodoo and adrenaline shot with build tweaks. I get a little less than 2 days battery but im always on my phone
This is NOT a help thread!! just to see what your running
Seems like a reasonable thread.
I'm running the Bali 3.3UV kernel and RaverX3X's Audiophile Redux for Froyo 2.2.1. That's right, FROYO BABY!
I get about a day's worth of juice which is good enough for me. Although it never hurts to have more.
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Valhalla was my first leap into flashing on this particular phone, and I loved it. But i'm loving octane and it's simplicity at the moment. Both solid enough to keep my urge to constantly flash somewhat at bay. Simply simple looks good, though.
My only complaint it's that Valhalla and octane don't support voodoo sound, but that's a kernal issue that I just haven't delved into enough (soft bricked trying to experiment that one, now i'm overly cautious)
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Octane version 2.x(super smooth and great support from developer)
ki3 kernel(came with the ROM and zero issues)
kj6 baseband(best data transfer in my area)
And voodoo sound works, just need the paid version
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
Hey everyone post the current Tom you are rocking on your phone and the reason you like it. Also note advantages, disadvantages & battery life. Thanks!
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jookdakang23 said:
Hey everyone post the current Tom you are rocking on your phone and the reason you like it. Also note advantages, disadvantages & battery life. Thanks!
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Weapon g2x. Disadvantages = none , battery life = best! Just the best gingerbread rom in my opinion.
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HellFire Sandwich v1.4 (ICS) w/ Faux Kernel
runs pretty smoothly and is snappy, but the battery life could use improving and wifi calling doesn't work....other than that I like!
jab74101 said:
Weapon g2x. Disadvantages = none , battery life = best! Just the best gingerbread rom in by opinion.
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Have you tried Kwes's "New Clip" version of Weapon. Super fast GPS lock and couple of other nice tweaks.
jcbofkc said:
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Have you tried Kwes's "New Clip" version of Weapon. Super fast GPS lock and couple of other nice tweaks.
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i was once using that but didnt like the theme plus i kept getting hot reboots. battery life was good though. can you please post your complete setup
jcbofkc said:
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Have you tried Kwes's "New Clip" version of Weapon. Super fast GPS lock and couple of other nice tweaks.
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Ya do you think you can post a thread of it I would like to check it out.
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I did a clean install of Weapon. Rebooted and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rebooted again and let it sit. Then I flash New Clip and let it sit for a bit. New Clip flashes over Weapon.Then I flashed my favorite theme. Stayed with the kernel that comes with it. I have never had great luck with alternative kernels and I really have no need for overclocking.
Kwes has an ICS like theme that looks great. Then I added ADW ex and loaded an ICS theme for it. I am very happy with the setup. Been running it this way for several months.
I have been playing around with the V6 Super Charger script but for whatever reason I seem to run out of memory faster when web surfing. I am still learning about everything it does, so I am not 100% sure that it is set up correctly for my needs.
Weapon Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207125
New Clip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437906
ICS Theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314526
Using latest version of Eaglesblood with faux kernel. It's stable, and battery life is awesome. I'm not into ROM swapping. When find one that works, I stick with it, and it's looking like I'll be with this one for a while. Maybe when an ICS ROM gets refined, I'll give it a go. I would like to have Chrome on the android.
Using CM 7.2 RC1 with faux ds kernel. I get about thirteen hours of medium use, light use lasts a couple of days.
It's a great stock rom without the problems of LG based ones.
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Euroskank kang with faux kernel.
Love the battery life and no sod!
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jcbofkc said:
I did a clean install of Weapon. Rebooted and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rebooted again and let it sit. Then I flash New Clip and let it sit for a bit. New Clip flashes over Weapon.Then I flashed my favorite theme. Stayed with the kernel that comes with it. I have never had great luck with alternative kernels and I really have no need for overclocking.
Kwes has an ICS like theme that looks great. Then I added ADW ex and loaded an ICS theme for it. I am very happy with the setup. Been running it this way for several months.
I have been playing around with the V6 Super Charger script but for whatever reason I seem to run out of memory faster when web surfing. I am still learning about everything it does, so I am not 100% sure that it is set up correctly for my needs.
Weapon Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207125
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437906
ICS Theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314526
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Well, I was going to try this out, but everytime I try to make a backup in CWM, I get that there was an error backing up /data
idbl_fanatic said:
Well, I was going to try this out, but everytime I try to make a backup in CWM, I get that there was an error backing up /data
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Do you have enough memory in your sd card?
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jab74101 said:
Do you have enough memory in your sd card?
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8.5G free
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Im currently rocking...The latest and greatest... seriously Sooo many INCREDIBLE roms to choose from its hard to keep still. however... i recently gave miui (singh)another shot just for fun and am currently hooked. AMAZED at the smoothness and utter sexiness of the theme engine and GIGANTIC selection of themes. This will definetly keep my interest for some time! the ui is different and fun too. Only Con so far is the normal CM7 quirk (upside down video chat), nothing too big to keep me from rockin it for a while.
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8.5G free
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Then you should be good try unmounting and mounting the system, data etc.
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Weapon G2x 3.0 R1
Cm7 7.2 RC1
Actually looks fine. But I notice more stutter than before, perhaps the ICS animation is bogging it some down.
Still a fan of CM7/Cm9.
I can honestly say, I'm sticking to the G2X despite having a Galaxy GS2. I truely enjoy the Cyanogen ROMS and can't wait for it to come CM9 on G2X and GS2
Also that Samsung is too big. Should have waited. Not sure I'll get any device over 4 inch screen. But thats me
shane1diamond said:
Im currently rocking...The latest and greatest... seriously Sooo many INCREDIBLE roms to choose from its hard to keep still. however... i recently gave miui (singh)another shot just for fun and am currently hooked. AMAZED at the smoothness and utter sexiness of the theme engine and GIGANTIC selection of themes. This will definetly keep my interest for some time! the ui is different and fun too. Only Con so far is the normal CM7 quirk (upside down video chat), nothing too big to keep me from rockin it for a while.
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Upside down video chat is an easy fix, use root explorer to change bulid.prop manufacturer to Samsung and model to Nexus S. Works for all cm7 / miui roms
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I was running weapon + new clip for the past few days but battery life was terrible for me, too bad cause I really liked the rom it has a lot of really nice features. I'm currently on cm7.2 rc1, can't complain so far. Battery life's decent, and its quick n snappy even on stock kernel.
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I was running weapon + new clip for the past few days but battery life was terrible for me, too bad cause I really liked the rom it has a lot of really nice features. I'm currently on cm7.2 rc1, can't complain so far. Battery life's decent, and its quick n snappy even on stock kernel.
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Were you running faux kernel?
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