I am wondering which rom is the lightest and smoothest?i think 2.2 and 2.3 is not the big problem... I would to have the replacement for the stock rom. i hope it can be my daily rom Sorry for my poor english
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I am wondering which rom is the lightest and smoothest?i think 2.2 and 2.3 is not the big problem... I would to have the replacement for the stock rom. i hope it can be my daily rom Sorry for my poor english
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At this point bud there are so many good ones, there isn't a "best" they all are good in their own ways and they all have bugs. Whenever I think We might have a best one, A bug happens and some other ROM pops up and takes it's place. So the best thing to do is try some of the top ones and decide what you like best. I've already seen where someone will get a little *****y if someone directed him to the "best" and his opinion is different. So the best cannot be declared at this point lmao. Sorry I know that's not what you wanted to hear! lol
They all are about the same as far as lightest and smoothest so I'm not sure. Khal's WanHU is very good except for the contacts and number formats. Khals Miui is great too. Khal's v4 is good and Brianlili's Bravo is good. Mz's CM6.3 is great Then you can try the CM7 ROM's.
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At this point bud there are so many good ones, there isn't a "best" they all are good in their own ways and they all have bugs. Whenever I think We might have a best one, A bug happens and some other ROM pops up and takes it's place. So the best thing to do is try some of the top ones and decide what you like best. I've already seen where someone will get a little *****y if someone directed him to the "best" and his opinion is different. So the best cannot be declared at this point lmao. Sorry I know that's not what you wanted to hear! lol
They all are about the same as far as lightest and smoothest so I'm not sure. Khal's WanHU is very good except for the contacts and number formats. Khals Miui is great too. Khal's v4 is good and Brianlili's Bravo is good. Mz's CM6.3 is great Then you can try the CM7 ROM's.
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Thanks for your reply.
if i just consider for the lightest and smoothest points, then i should choose CM6.3? how about the CM7, it can be daily ROM?
by your experience, among all of them you have tried(all ROMs not only CM), which one have the greatest battery for no significance bugs, lightest and smoothest ?
Sorry for my poor english
Rather than start a new thread, I thought I would post a "me, too". I would like a lean rom, too. But I have a couple of more questions.
I've been away from these forums for way over a year and am overwhelmed by all the activity. Back when I used my G1, there were lists comparing the features of various roms. Is there something similar for the XT720?
I've been using a Nokia N8 and am very unhappy that the USA doesn't have Anna yet, much less Belle and I need a portrait qwerty and am tired of waiting. So I dug my XT720 out of the closet (I bought it at a close-out and never used it because of horrible battery life). It's not a 12mp but it does have xenon flash.
So that's my other question - which roms have stable cameras?
Oh - and USB OTG (Host mode) is also a plus.
Thanks,
Terry
p.s. my sig file desperately needs updating.
Hi, I'm form Venezuela, and i bought the moto xt720 UNLOCKED from USA, and i wanna upgrade the OS but i don't know which one to use... i was thinking for the Cincinnati bell official rom but i don't know the issues it could have, CM7 i couldn't find any for the xt720, so wich rom do not have any issues and are stable to use? I want to stay with my unlocked phone... and i like photography... please help me
thanks
Hello and welcome back.
There are a host or ROMs for this phone right now and it is quite hard to narrow down to "The Best". Each as their own +/-'s and while one might be a monster in speed, it might have poor muti-tasking or bad camera. Here are some of the ROMs we have and some of the +/-'s they have (not all, just some +/-'s).
In no particular order other than the top came out first and bottom is the latest.
2.1 Stock - Came with the phone. You can falsh via RSDlite the sbf file for your region.
2.1 Stock~ESB (Eclair Strikes Back) - Same as above, but has aorking app2ext, camera, FM Radio. Still it is 2.1
Dexters 2.2 with MZ patch - First successful attempt to port 2.2 to our phones. All features of 2.2 but camera is sketch and FM radio doesn't work (unless you apply FJfalcon radio patch but then it is still loud), media button doesn't work.
Kahlpower's V2/3/4 - Optimized version of Dexters. Same issues as above but is more stable and generally was the choice as a "home" ROM for many users. I have my wife on this one as we speak. Low maintenance, a good everyday driver. Has App2ext/ Link2sd, native Froyo App2sd.
Cincinnati Bell's "official" 2.2 - More or less a glorified version of Dexters 2.2 but I think the Mioz7AE found a "listening" script that may or may not send info back to developer. I would stay away from this one. Plenty more to choose from.
Wanhu 2.2 (also Wanhu's Kahl's Optimized) - Korean port of 2.2. FM radio and camera does work. Number formatting is off. App2ext works fine as does native Froyo app2sd.
XDA Special/ Hellmonger Edition - This was moveing really well and then Hellmonger's phone crapped out on him and his carrier gave him an HTC Penache, so no more support for this one. But is DOES work and worth a try.
CM6 - our developer Mioze7Ae's masterpiece (for now until he moves on to something else) All the features of CM6, including themer. Has App2ext and Link2sd.
WIPs
Brianlili's Brovo 2.2 - This one is almost done, jsut a few little thing to finish it off.
JYDaddy's CM7 (nightly/ HoNo/ iceandfire...)
FJfalcon's CM7.1 (make massive progress daily on this one as it is being built from source).
Like I said there are +/-'s to each but the are all spelled out for you in the OP of each thread. Plus, unlike other phone forums, we actually answer your questions and dont respond with, "search".
Good luck and remember to always BACK UP.
Nice work Woodrube! Should be very helpful, just about covered as good as we can, everything is a tossup at this point lol. I was thinking Khal's MIUI would be a good option as well it's really stable from what I can Remember. I forget what the bugs are in that one.
Hi Terry,
One thing you specifically asked about was the camera in each of the ROMs. And unfortunately, in my experience the camera has always been a problem with all the ROMs, including Motorola's 2.1 ROM. Its a bit of a shame considering the 8mp cam and the xenon flash. One thing that seems to be consistent across the ROMs is that the first picture usually takes awhile to process before you can take another (if it doesn't crash) but after the first they tend to do well picture-to-picture afterwards. Not sure why that is.
Has anyone else had a really good experience with this camera? If so which ROM?
I've personally tried:
Motorola Shipping ROM-European (2.1)
Dexters v13 (2.2)
Khals-v4 (2.2)
MIUI Final v2 (2.2) - I had the best experience with this camera, but other MIUI things I didn't like
CM 6.3 (2.2) - Current ROM (Thanks MZ!) - works, but has 1st picture lag
Best,
Jayson
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Hi Terry,
One thing you specifically asked about was the camera in each of the ROMs. And unfortunately, in my experience the camera has always been a problem with all the ROMs, including Motorola's 2.1 ROM. Its a bit of a shame considering the 8mp cam and the xenon flash. One thing that seems to be consistent across the ROMs is that the first picture usually takes awhile to process before you can take another (if it doesn't crash) but after the first they tend to do well picture-to-picture afterwards. Not sure why that is.
Has anyone else had a really good experience with this camera? If so which ROM?
I've personally tried:
Motorola Shipping ROM-European (2.1)
Dexters v13 (2.2)
Khals-v4 (2.2)
MIUI Final v2 (2.2) - I had the best experience with this camera, but other MIUI things I didn't like
CM 6.3 (2.2) - Current ROM (Thanks MZ!) - works, but has 1st picture lag
Best,
Jayson
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I think the best for cam's is Khal's v4 steelblue and his WanHU And probably his MIUI, I forget but Khal was good at tweaking the cam's. The Bravo cam's are very good as well.
***EDIT*** Talking about camera
Thanks for all the responses. I rooted the phone this weekend but didn't have time to research the various recoveries before getting ready to try a new rom. And I need to buy a bigger microsd card and partition it.
Thanks for the warning about the first picture lag, too. I tend to take a lot of macro, close-up pictures - often text and barcodes, so I could probably live with it.
The unmodified camera is touchy, it seems to me in comparison to other phones. I get the occasional awesome image and lots of fumbled ones. The buttons are oddly placed and the phone is so thin that when trying to take a picture, I often accidentally touch the screen and mess something up.
If someone ever ported Android to a new Nokia, that would be awesome. (I had it dually booting on the Nokia N900 but it was never very usable.) Maybe the new WP7 on Nokia hardware will tempt someone into porting Android to it.
Terry
sonicpeter said:
I am wondering which rom is the lightest and smoothest?i think 2.2 and 2.3 is not the big problem... I would to have the replacement for the stock rom. i hope it can be my daily rom Sorry for my poor english
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If you are using Defy, I recommended CM7, but if Atrix, stock 2.3 will be fine.
My friends told me that
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terryowen said:
Thanks for all the responses. I rooted the phone this weekend but didn't have time to research the various recoveries before getting ready to try a new rom. And I need to buy a bigger microsd card and partition it.
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Here is a thread from our master developer that has the Recovery that we are all using. It is really a piece of art. Install instructions are in the OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242259
Also, not sure if you are in the states or not, but I have noticed in the Sunday papers that Best Buy has micro-SDCards for cheap.
For partitioning, I use MiniTool Partition Wizard and the seems to do the trick for me w/o data loss. Others use GParted/ Linux. I've never used in, so I cannot say one way or the other. Tip: only partition your ext to ext 3 and use the recovery above to change it to ext4 (only a few ROMs use ext4 so read the OPs)
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If you are using Defy, I recommended CM7, but if Atrix, stock 2.3 will be fine.
My friends told me that
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He's not using either of these. It is a Milestone XT720
i was looking for one room i can use that is functional and stable to use, i found one post since 10 febrary 2011 for dkszone (i can't post any outside link for a while)
this work?
never mind, i found it and it's Dexter's ROM, i'm currently looking for the "best" rom i could update my xt720
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Hi,
I am currently running CM6-RC3 on my G1. I am fed up with the slowness of the phone and I want to go to a fast OS, though I am spoilt rotten by some of the Froyo features. However, I think a fast ROM is still my prio.
First step is to get a Class 6 card and I have ordered an 8gig one from ebay. Should get that in a couple of days.
The second step of course is the ROM itself. Currently I have shortlisted SuperD 1.11 and SuperFroyo 2.6 Lite based on the reviews that I have read on the forum.
Firstly, if anyone has used these two ROMs, or can give me a comparative opinion of these two, then it would make my choice all the more easy. Is the SuperD really that that fast as compared to SuperFroyo that I should willingly sacrifice some Froyo functionality?
Also, how do I flash either of the ROMs? As I said, I have CM6 and AmonRa 1.7.0 Recovery. Now SuperD goes on about installing a legal base ROM and DRC83 (which itself has some new and updated versions in many threads) and then installing SuperD 1.11 itself. But coming from CM, is that necessary, or is it dangerous, or in short what am I supposed to do?
Similarly, if I have to flash SuperFroyo, should I do any preparations or just wipe and flash from the recovery?
The tough thing is that CM is so so so well documented that the other ROMs seem stark compared to that. I already have bricked a phone during the JF ROM era, so I don't want to screw up the one which is currently working. Any sort of detailed help, or pointers to other thread would be most helpful. I have been searching the forum and have not found anything that clarifies my doubts.
TIA.
I'm interested in the answers to your questions too. I've tried to improve speed and responsiveness by using many of the tricks posted in various threads but for daily usage the lags and the battery life are still not acceptable for me (though I like many of the Froyo features).
Having said that - you might want to check out the last pages of this thread [FAST][STABLE]SpeedTeam Froyo [v3.1.1][OFFICIAL RELEASE][8/23/10]
XxKOLOHExX is developing a 1.6-ROM with as many Froyo-Features as possible while retaining the speed, responsivness and stability of Donut. I'm very much looking forward to that ROM.
Having said that - you might want to check out the last pages of this thread [FAST][STABLE]SpeedTeam Froyo [v3.1.1][OFFICIAL RELEASE][8/23/10]
XxKOLOHExX is developing a 1.6-ROM with as many Froyo-Features as possible while retaining the speed, responsivness and stability of Donut. I'm very much looking forward to that ROM.
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did he say when about hed be done? or did he just start on the donut rom?
I am currently running CM6-RC3 on my G1. I am fed up with the slowness of the phone and I want to go to a fast OS, though I am spoilt rotten by some of the Froyo features. However, I think a fast ROM is still my prio.
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the final cyanogenmod v6 is really fast and stable. ive been running it since it was uploaded and havent had any problem at all.. kinda weird lol im used to some kind of force close or reboots but so far this rom seems really stable, you should try it out.
You might want to figure out why cm6 is so slow for you. Its probably the user, not the rom. I'm not a cyan groupie but this is by far the fastest rom I've used...and I've tried A LOT of different roms.
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staunty said:
You might want to figure out why cm6 is so slow for you. Its probably the user, not the rom. I'm not a cyan groupie but this is by far the fastest rom I've used...and I've tried A LOT of different roms.
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Really?, and you using it on a G1? CM5 was quite fast until ADW crashed on me and I had to reflash - decided to flash CM6 at that time. What are your SD partitions, if any? I am running it plain with only one large FAT32 partition.
I am a heavy texter. On Hero ROMs, it takes about 500-600 text's to start FC's and loading screens. On Froyo, I don't know how, but it took 200-300...Im on Super E right now and I can say I'm pleased. I'm at 1,902 Texts right now and its running ill say 90% of how fast it was when I just flashed it.
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Really?, and you using it on a G1? CM5 was quite fast until ADW crashed on me and I had to reflash - decided to flash CM6 at that time. What are your SD partitions, if any? I am running it plain with only one large FAT32 partition.
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Everyone has their personal preference with regard to swap or no swap, compcache, jit, etc. I have no clue what works best even on my own phone (mt3g). But to let you know, I have a 32 MB swap partition, 512 ext 3 or 4 (can't remember, I think its ext4) and the rest FAT32.
donut/1.6? super d
eclair/2.1? super e
froyo/2.2? super f (not completed yet)
theyre all based off CM
geekoo said:
Hi,
I am currently running CM6-RC3 on my G1. I am fed up with the slowness of the phone and I want to go to a fast OS, though I am spoilt rotten by some of the Froyo features. However, I think a fast ROM is still my prio.
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I felt the same way. I've went back to CM4 and CM5 trying to find the right balance. I am now back on CM6 latest and I think I may have found the key to making my phone perform well.
Swap. On a G1 with Froyo it seems that swap is a must. Once I enabled swap my market issues (would return to home at random, especially when searching) and other weird issues went away (shortcuts to URLs wouldn't open he URL but just my homepage). Try swap before you completely bail out of CM6. Even running swap on FAT showed a lot of improvement. I have noticed though that after a couple of days my phone starts acting funny so I turn swap off (swapoff command from terminal) and then back on and things clear up.
Of course this is all my common observation but I really think swap changed CM6 on my G1 from too slow for everyday use to the best ROM there is. I really think with the extra RAM needed for Froyo there just isn't enough left for simple apps (market, browser, etc) to function correctly.
Matt
Super D 1.11 (aka 1.10.4) is quality and I'm so happily suprised at how fast it is
I had forgotten what it was like to own a phone that just well worked without hassle of lose of functionality. As pretty as Eclair and Froyo are they simply can't match a good donut.
Give it a try and use the Setup Up Guide for Donut in my sig a look, it was designed around Super D
shadowch31 said:
Super D 1.11 (aka 1.10.4) is quality and I'm so happily suprised at how fast it is
I had forgotten what it was like to own a phone that just well worked without hassle of lose of functionality. As pretty as Eclair and Froyo are they simply can't match a good donut.
Give it a try and use the Setup Up Guide for Donut in my sig a look, it was designed around Super D
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i just went to Super-E cause all of the froyos are too slow for my taste and all seem to be based on CM6 so what's the point? Plus one of my fav devs, Ben isnt working on SuperF atm so im kind of sad about that. His was my fav but its discontinued . The battery on it is good and speed, not as quick on its feet as donut but gets the job done, plus still has some newer features.
What is the best rom for now XT720.
Stable, with few or no bugs?
miui was the most stable for me, but not as stable as stock
I use miui (the original, not final v2) It's alright but I have heard xda special or cm6 is best. I have used stock 2.1, stock 2.2. I like miui the most out of those 3 at least
Can you give me the link? It is supported by the Portuguese?
If you have other favorite rom can post.
I think the most stable rom that I had was Khals steelblue wanhu. MIUI V2 is probably the fastest that I had.
CM6 is really cool but there are def more bugs in it than other roms.
The XDA Special and Hellmongers RC1 are my favorites that I have tried so far.
I have been using RC1 for about a week straight and I do not have any complaints.
I am eagerly waiting to try RC2. Heading to get my sd card reader here in a couple hourse.
I can't complain with MIUI V2 so far, it's going pretty well, I'd say it's more stable than the stock rom I had.
Cm6 is fast and extremely stable. I haven't had to do a battery pull since I first flashed 6.1.2 until now.... I don't think there are huge bugs left already.
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fernovaes said:
What is the best rom for now XT720.
Stable, with few or no bugs?
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For now my opinion is the XDA Hellmonger Special. Just as fast and smooth as CM6 if not faster plus has more features working such as FM Radio. Plus a final is coming soon. Camera might even be working better not sure, but one thing CM6 has on the Special is bluetooth voice dialing.
Oh and almost bugless, no more bootloop or freezes as long as you flash over CBW sbf
CM7 no doubt
CM7 not work on my XT720 because the baseband and Europe.
But I've used in my old one CM7 Xperia X8 and it is great.
Today, Dexter's 2.2 for me is the best rom.
Many Rom do not have the Portuguese, and I'm Brazilian, I need the Portuguese in my phone.
I used the MIUI XTfinal for a long time, nearly 2 months, and was quite happy with it. Now I am using the CM6 Version of Mioze which I find stable with the new baseband and supercharger multitasking option. Stable and smooth - just how it should be!
Edit: As I am using the LG optimus theme, there comes a Portuguese keyboard (dictionary) with it. Maybe that helps you...
MilestoneXT720 - CM 6.3.0 by MZ
Are you talking about the 3g Turbo charger?
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Oh I didn't see that thread earlier. Sorry.
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Stock 2.1
Yes, I've tried many many roms before I slipped back to stock StarHubSG 2.1 rom. IMHO, stock roms has less functionality, but are the most stable and power efficient roms. for some visual effects, I replace the stock apps with the whole bunch of Go Dev teams apps. Go Launcher EX, Go Contact EX, Go SMS Pro, Go Dialer, Go Keyboard. everything Go! and too add up some more extra apps, I installed App2Card to make ext2 work. No O/C. Just 720Mhz. It's a life saver.
Now I got an Atrix but still can't get rid of this XT720. Mainly becoz of it's camera. Ya, no one (I mean no phones) can't beat that Xenon flash yet.
Try the cm6, its damn stable. Haven't got to do a battery pull since I first installed it.
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eejin2 said:
Try the cm6, its damn stable. Haven't got to do a battery pull since I first installed it.
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The Hellmonger Special is damn stable now and camera working great as well, plus just about everything working. How is the camera and video with CM6 now? I wonder if it is 5megapixel instead of 8? Since it is based from a phone that was 5megapixel? And is it HD recording? I want a ROM with a good camera since that's the biggest reason for purchasing the phone.
Since 3g and mms are fixed now with Mz's baseband updates the only downfall compared to CM6 is can't make bluetooth voice dialed calls yet.
The speed and smoothness of The hellmonger is just as good or better than CM6 as well. CM6 is good to try and get a feel for for now, but the Hellmonger Special is a keeper! Lol
***The M logo freezes are no more since I flashed over the CBW sbf. It was the Singapore SBF that was causing the issue.
Hellmonger's Final coming soon!
...CM6 is built from source for the XT720 using the XT720's libraries. It's not a binary port from A853. 8MP may or may not work, but you're speculating based on false assumptions. In 6.3, the camera and camcorder settings claim 8MP/HD works and they save files but I have not verified the output. That said, CM6 is definately a work-in-progress.
Hellmonger's XDAspecial is a great, very functional and quite optimized ROM that's nearing a final release. It's my second favorite.
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Stock 2.1
Yes, I've tried many many roms before I slipped back to stock StarHubSG 2.1 rom. IMHO, stock roms has less functionality, but are the most stable and power efficient roms. for some visual effects, I replace the stock apps with the whole bunch of Go Dev teams apps. Go Launcher EX, Go Contact EX, Go SMS Pro, Go Dialer, Go Keyboard. everything Go! and too add up some more extra apps, I installed App2Card to make ext2 work. No O/C. Just 720Mhz. It's a life saver.
Now I got an Atrix but still can't get rid of this XT720. Mainly becoz of it's camera. Ya, no one (I mean no phones) can't beat that Xenon flash yet.
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Hi spiderx_mm, possible to have that rom which you did?
for all those that said ___'s rom is the most stable. Can you give me a rough ratio as to how many battery pulls you had to do compared to how many your previous roms had?
Or is the whole delightful freezing just a plague to a select few?
Personally I don't care for style or speed, as the most entertainment I get from my xt720 would be reading ebooks. It's the random freezes and constant (somewhat embarassing in public) battery pulls that pisses me off to no end.
I'm using stock 2.1, and wondering if installing a new rom is worth the trouble, or if it even helps with the freezing
Mioze7Ae said:
...CM6 is built from source for the XT720 using the XT720's libraries. It's not a binary port from A853. 8MP may or may not work, but you're speculating based on false assumptions. In 6.3, the camera and camcorder settings claim 8MP/HD works and they save files but I have not verified the output. That said, CM6 is definately a work-in-progress.
Hellmonger's XDAspecial is a great, very functional and quite optimized ROM that's nearing a final release. It's my second favorite.
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So is camera and camcorder working good now in CM6.3? Can you give a brief description/comparison of CM6.3? Why you prefer it over Special? I know it's a tough comparison, or at least not much better or worse between the 2. I tried CM6 briefly but it was when it had the minor camera reboot hiccup. I had some issues but I think it may have been from flashing from XDA Special instead of clean from CBW sbf. One thing I know for sure is better is the Bluetooth works good and fully with CM6.3. That may be a deal breaker for me lol. Also I might have to try CM6 for a while just to narrow down my mms issues. Either way I love both ROM's and don't have a real ***** about anything just minor grumps lol.
***Also I don't think Supercharger worked well with CM6 but can't be sure til I try again. It works beautifully with Special.
No, camera and camcorder still currently suck on CM6--but not because it comes from A853--they suck because I don't understand how to configure the build properly yet.
I was just correcting your assertion that the problem was that CM6 relies on binaries from different hardware. There are very, very few non-XT720-derived files in CM6--see https://github.com/Mioze7Ae/android_vendor_motorola_sholest/blob/froyo/inventory.txt . WanHu, XDAspecial and CM6 are all substantially based on native XT720 ROMs.
I don't really care about which ROM is better than which, but I'll give you my perspective as someone that's worked closely with a few of them:
Unfortunately, Motorola baked a bunch of Koreanisms deep into the XT720 froyo framework. These are very time-consuming to identify and fix because you have to work at the low-level of decompiled dalvik bytecode (smali--essentially assembly language). And just forget about modifying the native parts built from C/C++.
The attraction of the CM6 ROM for me is it comes directly from the same high level languages (C/C++/Java) that is used to develop Android. Source-based ROMs are the easiest to modify. For example, milaq's CM6.3 is CM6final+backported features from CM7.
Dexter's 1.3, CBW froyo, CM7, Ice&Fire, FroyoMod, MIUI are all binary ports of A853 ROMs. I don't get too excited about these ROMs because even if you get the sensors working, they will be just as difficult to modify as Dexter's was. That is, low-level smali edits but additionally starting from the handicap of missing XT720 functionality.
CM7 could be compiled from source using the work that's already been done in CM6.3, but nobody's done that. I'm going to get CM6 into a more finalized state before I do that myself. As far as I can tell the major advances in gingerbread are some new animations and API support for in-app billing.
But anyway, you can imagine my preferences are driven by what I perceive will be easiest to fix in the long term, rather than which has the current best state. I don't think any of the ROMs are flawless, but I know I will get significantly more fixed per unit effort on a source-based ROM. Basically, CM6 is the most tinkerer friendly of our ROMs--download the source and build it yourself--but XDAspecial has the most features and best functionality. I expect CM6 to achieve parity by the end of the year, but it's not there yet.
lol manifesto
As the number of custom ROMS or STOCK ROM is growing here and some cooks are providing full/lite/meduim versions I just wanted to get an overview on what to include in a light ROM. So, please give tips on for making the best lite ROM experience as possible
If you are missing an option, please post it...maybe we can collect it here afterwards...
Thanks to this great community!
All of them are pretty identical to be honest with you but...
Where's PeterKing's KingDroid ROM on the list?
This one I mean:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=247038
I think that's the best ROM that I have used and he's working on the new version based on V10J
Farhang said:
All of them are pretty identical to be honest with you but...
Where's PeterKing's KingDroid ROM on the list?
This one I mean:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=247038
I think that's the best ROM that I have used and he's working on the new version based on V10J
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OMG...i miss.
ok, i will update thank's for correction
but..i cannot edit this vote.
i'm so sorry for peterking. i miss your rom.
non at the moment, I'm not gonna vote this. Don't get me wrong and please do not flame me, it is not at all about the developers, I appreciate the developers as everyone does and I thank to everyone for the great custom roms. It is the LG Stock 2.2 roms that suck big time and all roms are based on them at the moment. With the experience with other Android phone, this expensive so called high end phone don't deserve a ****ty rom. I'm only putting up hope with the upcoming official gingerbread rom, probably only then I will get more answer if this phone deserve as a keeper. And from then on, hope Cyanogenmond will have everything 3Ds working.
I'm totally pissed of with the phone due to the rom in many ways.
BTW, my previous old WM6.5 HTC HD2 with ported Cyanogenmod works way better than this LG phone at the moment. What the ****! really!
I fill the same with ^^^^there are to many lg custom roms I'm ready to sale this puppy
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Am using the Stock rom. it has everything I need .
I only
installed root
and did few modifications of some files
to improve a bit the JPEG compression (now my pics are round 1,5MB - was about 0,9-1MB)
and video bitrate (about 9-15Mbps - 10sec/15MB - was about 10sec/10MB).
Thats all i need and this works great, has a nice default font and everything is running fine.
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non at the moment, I'm not gonna vote this. Don't get me wrong and please do not flame me, it is not at all about the developers, I appreciate the developers as everyone does and I thank to everyone for the great custom roms. It is the LG Stock 2.2 roms that suck big time and all roms are based on them at the moment. With the experience with other Android phone, this expensive so called high end phone don't deserve a ****ty rom. I'm only putting up hope with the upcoming official gingerbread rom, probably only then I will get more answer if this phone deserve as a keeper. And from then on, hope Cyanogenmond will have everything 3Ds working.
I'm totally pissed of with the phone due to the rom in many ways.
BTW, my previous old WM6.5 HTC HD2 with ported Cyanogenmod works way better than this LG phone at the moment. What the ****! really!
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I`m totally agree with you.
Current custom ROMs are great and I really appreciate what Devs are doing but the ROM's are basically the Stock ROM without some of LG's apps and a few build.prob tweaks and a different theme.
You can still see some Stock LG in their ROMs. For example, none of them has managed to fully remove LG's Social+ cause you can still see it in Setting>Accounts & Sync even though they removed the Widget.
My only hope was CyanogenMod but the current one is waaaay too unstable and buggy.
I kinda regret selling my old Xperia X10. It had a huge amount of amazing ROMs to choose from.
Oh well...
right now the stock rom or thiaiz rom which uses the stock kernel is good.every other rom i used makes me sick...feels like my old captivate was faster even having a single core..i suggest everyone just stay on the stock and use some tweaks till GB is out..then maybe we can see some hope!
if it wasnt for the 3d stuff i would have never bought this phone!! i would have gone for sgs2!!
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I`m totally agree with you.
Current custom ROMs are great and I really appreciate what Devs are doing but the ROM's are basically the Stock ROM without some of LG's apps and a few build.prob tweaks and a different theme.
You can still see some Stock LG in their ROMs. For example, none of them has managed to fully remove LG's Social+ cause you can still see it in Setting>Accounts & Sync even though they removed the Widget.
My only hope was CyanogenMod but the current one is waaaay too unstable and buggy.
I kinda regret selling my old Xperia X10. It had a huge amount of amazing ROMs to choose from.
Oh well...
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Hi mate.I'm comming from HTC Desire and SGS2. Every single ROM in boths forums looks the same.Stock,cyanogen or MIUI(chinese cyanogen copy) based with build.prop and themes tweaks.What you guys expect HTC Sense running on O3D ? What they have that we dont is custom Kernel and GB, and we have 3D + 3D converter.But I agree LG did a big mistacke with Froyo and that can cost them a lot.
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Hi mate.I'm comming from HTC Desire and SGS2. Every single ROM in boths forums looks the same.Stock,cyanogen or MIUI(chinese cyanogen copy) based with build.prop and themes tweaks.What you guys expect HTC Sense running on O3D ? What they have that we dont is custom Kernel and GB, and we have 3D + 3D converter.But I agree LG did a big mistacke with Froyo and that can cost them a lot.
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ya..when i think about the price i paid for the phone and todays date and in the same time i open the about screen in the phone and looking at "android version 2.2" makes me feel like ****!!!!!! seriously i feel so angry, but i cant do anything!! i think everyone feels the same!! is there something we can do about this?
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i open the about screen in the phone and looking at "android version 2.2" makes me feel like ****!!!!!! seriously i feel so angry, but i cant do anything!
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So you're angry just because it says 2.2? I can tell you how to make the info about say eg. 3.9.9 if you'd like Be happy that the stock rom is stable without any troubles. My opinion is to better have not the newest version but the one which is stable, and this is what LG did - its stable, not crashing, compatible with all official apps. I had many smartphones and its not that common that a stock offical rom runs so smooth as 10D made by LG, believe me.
And, the update to 2.3 will be released during October, so you dont need to wait such long to get rid of 2.2 the official way
Gingerbread will be release on oct
hi all...
Yesterday LG say October will release GB for LG Optimus 2x, Optimus Black and Optimus 3D. so...patient please
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thank's for move to General
tbh i love the phone...
I bought it for the 3d video recording. 2 complaints though:
1. poor bluetooth stack (my iControlPad would be a perfect fit for Mario64 in 3D) and
2. the audio quality on the video recording is appalling. I hope GB fixes this (or a custom rom!
I would be happy to contribute very generously to any dev that can fulfil my 2 gripes.
Im happy with my stock rom. What i need is everything the same as are (the same launcher,3d space) everything as stock, just would be good to have rooted phone and better video photo quality, of course faster is better too. but its fast enough for me after htc wildfire so does whis forum has what i need?
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All of them are pretty identical to be honest with you but...
Where's PeterKing's KingDroid ROM on the list?
This one I mean:
http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=247038
I think that's the best ROM that I have used and he's working on the new version based on V10J
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Sry for going offtopic, but what is the player included in this ROM's pictures?
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Sry for going offtopic, but what is the player included in this ROM's pictures?
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It's the MIUI's default Player which is included in the ROM by PeterKing.
anybody use v10j ? share please...
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anybody use v10j ? share please...
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I flashed the stock V10j (Australian one) and I don't know why but it was slow and laggy. so I went back to King3D v1.8 for now until ThiaiZ release v.1.3 of his ROM.
On the positive note, the Converter app was cool but when you convert a game to 3D, it became a little laggy. (The ROM had Angry Birds Rio by default. When converted to 3D, it wasn't very smooth but it was awesome nonetheless)
I didn't notice any other changes compare to V10e.
Cheers and sorry for my bad English.
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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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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Can anybody tell me what the best ROMS for the G2x are out at this moment??
Honeycomb rom
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o0Marijuana0o said:
Can anybody tell me what the best ROMS for the G2x are out at this moment??
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I would say it is: EAGLESBLOOD™ ICS "AOSP". I have bounced around using different ROMs but always end up with EB. Besides the Devs are there for you when issues come up.
Search and try
There are any number of "good" ROMs out there Some prefer CM7, or CM9. Some Prefer AOKP. SOme like to stick to close to stock because it has fewer potential problems. Your mileage will vary based on your needs and you should try some until you find one that matches your needs. There is no single generic answer to your question. If it were specific it would be more likely that one ROM best fits your needs though. For example, if you are seeking video capture and playback then stear clear of CM9 and ICS. If you are seeking a safer ROM than try CM7 or stockish. If you are seeking massive customization than go with some that have those choices(eaglesblood AOKP is a good choice). If you are looking for an iphone-like interface than Muiu might be your thing. So, sorry, but there is no one answer to this question. Many members of this site will just tell you to search and stop posting this question, but I thought I might help.
If you want stable, then get a modded stock ROM.
ICS doesn't have working video.
Cm7 has Bluetooth issues (I never use Bluetooth so I am on Cm7).
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There are any number of "good" ROMs out there Some prefer CM7, or CM9. Some Prefer AOKP. SOme like to stick to close to stock because it has fewer potential problems. Your mileage will vary based on your needs and you should try some until you find one that matches your needs. There is no single generic answer to your question. If it were specific it would be more likely that one ROM best fits your needs though. For example, if you are seeking video capture and playback then stear clear of CM9 and ICS. If you are seeking a safer ROM than try CM7 or stockish. If you are seeking massive customization than go with some that have those choices(eaglesblood AOKP is a good choice). If you are looking for an iphone-like interface than Muiu might be your thing. So, sorry, but there is no one answer to this question. Many members of this site will just tell you to search and stop posting this question, but I thought I might help.
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Thanks Bro!!! I took your advice and installed eaglesblood AOKP...So far so good :good:
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Thanks Bro!!! I took your advice and installed eaglesblood AOKP...So far so good :good:
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Just to say it. It's Eaglesblood AOSP lol... hope you're enjoying it.
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If you get tired of Eaglesblood (not like it's bad or anything) go for AOKP. I had it on my Fascinate before I switched to the G2X and the features are simply astounding.
At this point, most of the developers are using the same performance mods (making most of the ICS roms run nearly the same in general use). So it comes down to features!
Get a SD card for Nandroids, then try many.
gpmartinson and buru898 offered great advice.
Best thing to do IMHO is to read, mostly the development threads. You'll see lots of posts regarding what works and what the current issues are with particular ROMs (and kernels).
Then get an SD card for all your flashing curiosities. I usually keep this separate from my kids' movies and all my photos that I like to keep on a different SD card. I keep Nandroid backups of each ROM I try (usually between 300 - 700 MB) and remember to rename them so I can keep 'em all straight (that's the only thing I use Rom Manager for). Also finding a good launcher set-up nicely makes a huge difference. ADW EX works so well for me on that even on stock based ROM's my G2x seems snappier than a stock Samsung GS2 or SkyRocket. I bounce back and forth all the time as it takes less than 5 minutes to restore from a backup once I have a ROM set-up the way I like.
Buru, you're on CM7? WTF? I love BuruROM 2.3.4! For reliability and battery life I too like CM7, but I'll put in a vote for Buru too :good: since that rooted stock version is awesome for battery, great GPS, and I prefer using LG Cam 3.0 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1166531) to the CM7 camera mod ported from LG Camera.
GB roms
Are there any GB roms that support the 21y Baseband? Im having trouble reverting back to the 21e so I am giving up soon...
Honeycomb from where's the link
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o0Marijuana0o said:
Can anybody tell me what the best ROMS for the G2x are out at this moment??
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singh miui 2.5 is snappy nd smooth
Closed, no such thing as a best rom.