hi so ive had my epic 4g for over a year now and i love it, but due to some recent issues that i have been having with it sprint is sending me a new nexus s 4g
im not familiar with the nexus community and just needed some advice on what were some good roms and kernels to use for my device to get the best performance/battery on my phone.
any help would be greatly appreciated has i await my phone to arrive at my house today.
thanks in advance
Everything you need is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1171
Everybody has different tastes and desires so try a few ROMs to see what works best for you.
Everybody seems to go for either NSCollab or brainmaster's MIUI. I personally run brainmaster's MIUI with trinity euv, which is a great kernel for battery life. All the info you need is in brainmaster's thread.
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Hi guys,
I was wondering if I could get some advice. I had the Nexus One and had Cyanogen running on it, which I loved. I got the nexus S at christmas and love it... the random reboots did annoy me until 2.3.3 came out. Recently I rooted the phone and flashed modaco custom ROM based on 2.3.3 with the KB3 radio and GRI 54 base.
I was wondering if your guys opinions, what is the best ROM to flash, that is stable, with not random boots etc. but an improvment on what I have?
Thanks!!
They're all great. Try them all and see which you like the best.
Personally, I like CM 7 because of the T-Mobile theme engine that allows me to change the appearance of the ROM with the touch of a button. No more constant flashing of themes for me!
CM, only CM)
I was a CM7 fanboy untill i tried MIUI
MIUI without a seconds doubt...
JD
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I've tried a lot and although they all have their advantages I always come back to CM. It generally picks up all the great little mods that the community develop not to mention all its own great features.
Bear in mind that it is still not technically stable yet though R2 has been pretty good for me with only a couple of reboots since installing on the day it was released. Once we get the full stable CM7 it will be a tough one to beat
Cyanogen Mod 7 only.
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They're all great. Try them all and see which you like the best.
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I will elaborate. I've run every ROM available since January (when I got my NS). I've tried almost every release of those ROMs as well and I can honestly say that they are all awesome for different reasons. I try really hard not to be biased to one ROM or one developer because it tends to cloud your ability to try different things with an open mind. Right now I have NANDroid backups of CM7rc2, MIUI, Axura, NSCollab, Stock 2.3.3, Stock 2.3.3 Deodexed, and Honeycomb.
I'm always sad to see these thread because I think its asking the wrong question altogether. What these threads should ask is "What is your daily driver?" because "best" is so subjective to uses and personal preference. What some love about CM7 is also what many other hate. The iOS look of MIUI is both on of its most loved and hated qualities. Whatever tweaks a particular dev or team of devs seems fit to include may be exactly what a person wants or what a person doesn't want.
Now, I've said my diatribe and I'll answer the other question: "What is your daily driver?"
I have two. Some days I run CM7rc2, some days I run Axura. Once the white background issue is cleared up in MIUI, I'll add that to the rotation as well.
Cm7. Other roms are good for if you're bored and want to flash something new. Pretty sure everyone ends up on cm7 for stability and features better than stock.
Axura is my everyday driver. Its fast and its been the most stable for me.
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Axura is my everyday driver. Its fast and its been the most stable for me.
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I must agree entirely. I tried CM7 for awhile but it wasn't stable enough for me. I've never had a ROM as stable and fast and clean looking as Axura! I'd recommended at least giving a few of them a try though. The stickied thread by Kenvan is a wonderful resource!
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AXURA HANFS DOWN IS FAST AND AWESOME
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CM7 for me.. the settings that CM7 offer are just too good to give up.
Axura for speed and animation, and CM for usability.
I use axura as a main rom and stock as backup
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I like CM7, RC2 giving me probs tho, went back to stock.
I'm switching to the nexus tomorrow and giving my brother my evo4g (he doesn't care about rooting and things of the sort) and being that there's a multitude of roms available for the ns4g which do you guys recommend? It's hard to weed through all of the replies with user issues on installs, failure to read instruction, and overall issues to find content helpful.
Basically I'm more interested in battery life + performance. Not too big into themes unless there's something that is really clean, and I need stability as I use my phone very frequently. Heavy web browsing, texting, emails, games, everything I used to do on my pc, my phone has now taken its place. I guess something similar to what team tiamat offers, if anyone is familiar.
I'm really excited for the opportunity to finally root again. My xoom has lost its luster to me, lol.
Thanks for the help, and I'm really excited to join you all.
I'm just gonna copy/paste what I replied to someone with the EXACT same post less then a month ago...
Honestly there is no "best" rom. Some like cm7 the best, some like stock the best, some like rom xxx or yyy the best.
You will get 100 different answers if you ask 100 people. The best rom is the one that works best for YOU. Honestly what I would do is (assuming you already flashed cwm recovery) back a backup of your current setup, flash a different rom and try it out. Don't like it? Restore your backup. Try different rom/kernel combinations and see what works best for you and your phone. There is no "best" overall, just whats best for you.
My apologies. Didn't really do a thorough search of the q/a forum. Kind of difficult with this being for both the 4G and the other. Thanks for the input, though
I was hoping to weed out the trial and error and just try a couple. But I have the time, so why not right? Lol
As long as you have CWM you can backup and restore roms no problem. Personally I use the stock AOSP 2.3.5 ROM w/ dreamforgotten's quickpanel mod found in the theme section. CM7 gave me freezes, but your mileage may vary. Take a look at the ns4g dev section and see what sounds appealing to you. I will tell you the matr1x kernel is my fav kernel so far and I use it on any ROM I've used
Thanks for the insight. I too liked what I read about the matrix kernel. I'll give it a go.
Good luck and any help you need just post. Feel free to hit the thanks button too
I don't know how to give thanks via the xda application lol. I'll sign in through the browser and do it in the am. Thanks for your help, again.
Hello, I personally find my rooted stock ROM 2.3.5 to be quicker and snappier than CM7. I am using Netarchy Nexus 1.3.7 CFS 2.3.4 Kernal (Stable) and it's extremely quick.
However, I read good reviews on the Matr1x as well but when I flash it, Wiping Dalvik Cache using Rom Manger; my ROM won't boot. Which Matr1x are you using and how's you battery life and stability? Please provide a link as well in case I was using the wrong source.
Nevermind got the Matr1x - cfs (any rom) running with rooted stock Rom and I have to say WOW! way better than my previous kernel, Netarchy Nexus 1.3.7 CFS 2.3.4 Kernel. In addition, it scored higher on Quadrant.
I hope not to see any cons, but I def recommend this kernel and stock rom is fast out the box.
Been running MIUI on my EVO for 5+ months and my girlfriend loves it and wants it on her NS4G, but I'm worried about all the bugs with it, since she doesn't know what to do with it if anything starts messing up. What's everyone's look on it (she's very dependent on her GPS and 4G isn't even an issue) THANKS in advance
And does anyone have recommendations of good roms to check out
I got my nexus s maybe a month ago.. Comming from nexus one with cm7. I loaded up miui from the start for a change and have not had any issues with it since, even when changing kernels. Good performance and 20+ hours mid usage imo.
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I think MIUI is easier to adapt to if you're not used to the stock Android layout and flow, but dunno if your gf have it for more than a month or something...
Anyway, I think you should go for it (do a nandroid backup first, of course)! If she like it, she'll be pleased by you, if she doesn't, she'll ask for your help and by seeing that you're helpfull she'll love you more
looool
(sorry for my sloppy english, but i think you got the point xP)
Just give it a try for BrainMaster MIUI and German Team MIUI......so far so good...
Brainmasters miui is by far the best. Try that one out.
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+1 for brainmaster
only problem so far i have is battery , but i have additional battery , so i won't worry about it ^^
Just tell her not to play around to to much with if if your not around, I found miui runs perfect unless I'm messing around with alot of themes or something..
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I'm new here but not to Android, I've been following SGS2 for a while. I gave my Inspire 4G to my brother but he wants it rooted now.
What is the best option for speed and battery life over stock for a 15 year old? He plays games quite a bit and just wants it to look cool and be fast.
I've heard CM7 is solid as well as Miui, is there something else I should look into? Something closer to stock.
Im running UnNamed on my SGS2 which I dont think is available on this device (we have CM7 and Miui too but its not for me).
Thanks for the help and please don't just flame me out for "not searching" because I have.
You will get many different opinions on Roms, best is to try to see what works best for you. I use Arhd 6.3.1 and have zero problems.
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AntwanL said:
I'm new here but not to Android, I've been following SGS2 for a while. I gave my Inspire 4G to my brother but he wants it rooted now.
What is the best option for speed and battery life over stock for a 15 year old? He plays games quite a bit and just wants it to look cool and be fast.
I've heard CM7 is solid as well as Miui, is there something else I should look into? Something closer to stock.
Im running UnNamed on my SGS2 which I dont think is available on this device (we have CM7 and Miui too but its not for me).
Thanks for the help and please don't just flame me out for "not searching" because I have.
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I don't believe you searched because if you did you would notice that every thread created like this ends with, THERE IS NO OVERALL BEST STABLE ROM! You must try it for yourself. Every user will swear by their ROM they use. There is no perfect or most stable ROM..every ROM has its bugs and its on you to decide what you can live with and what you can't.
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I don't believe you searched because if you did you would notice that every thread created like this ends with, THERE IS NO OVERALL BEST STABLE ROM! You must try it for yourself. Every user will swear by their ROM they use. There is no perfect or most stable ROM..every ROM has its bugs and its on you to decide what you can live with and what you can't.
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What he said. Thread closed
Hey everyone I am possible coming over from the G2x, someone on craigslist offered to even trade me for a perfect condition gs4g, I used to own the vibrant and liked it, seems like there are not as many custom roms as the vibrant, or an ics build, just wondering if this would be a good trade, knowing all the bugs the G2x has.
I own a Vibrant also plus a sgs4g and I really like the 4g alot. You are correct that there aren't as many roms to choose from, but the ones we do have are awesome.
+1 to that. Our few devs are great at what they do.
Go for it. I picked up a g2x a few months back. Used it for a couple months and came back to my sgs4g. The galaxy is a far superior device in every way, except the processor. And the g2x is to much of a headache to make that very slight speed difference worth it.
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If you like to have many options with flashing stuff like kernels and roms, then don't. If you like what you see here, then yes. I would sell that G2X and get some money to get a GS2. Nuff' said. This phone is a pain when it comes to hacking.
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i wouldn't recommend it, i currently am using this and looking to get rid of it, it crashes on me and has to restarted once in 3 days, also i see no signs of android 4.0 coming to this. I'm trying to get the mytouch4g as there is hope for ICS on it (and it has more memory)
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i wouldn't recommend it, i currently am using this and looking to get rid of it, it crashes on me and has to restarted once in 3 days, also i see no signs of android 4.0 coming to this. I'm trying to get the mytouch4g as there is hope for ICS on it (and it has more memory)
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That's strange - my SGS 4G doesn't crash on me and reboots have been dealt with... and I see better ROM's coming than ICS. I wonder if it is user error
I have both and can honestly say that g2x is wayyy better... the best roms for the galaxy like ravers are not even close to stability or performance of eaglesblood or Hellfire roms for the g2x. And its also officially supported by cyanogen which is nice to have an actual cm7 and cm9 rom . so if your having issues with the g2x I'd look closer at the forums those old stability issues with the lg software are long gone and you can have a phone that kills the sgs2 in all benchmarks. I'm getting a 5200 in quadrant and can get about a day and a half of decent use.
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Hey Guys, this is my first post. I own a SGS4G and I think its a pretty cool phone. I have flashed to a bunch of different ROMS and I have had very little problems with any of them. The biggest problem I have ever ran into was finding the right modem that would switch from Wifi to the Tmobile network properly but the KI3 seems to have taken care of that (running on day 2).
I almost went with the G2 and I probably would have if Tmobile didnt have a really good deal for the SGS4G... but I am very happy with my choice.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S 4G
Firmware: 2.3.7
Base: T959VUVKJ6
Kernal: 2.6.35.7-sms-kj6-v01.1.1-rc1+
Build: Gingerbread.VUVKJ6
Mod: Valhalla-BlackEdition-Stock/CyanogenMod-7.1
+Valhalla-Black-Booster
Modem: KI3