Ever since switching over to EP3H based ROMs, I've had trouble with my phone. I've tried both Humble 4.22 and the stock debloated. My Charge regularly locks up, and the battery drains faster. I've re-flashed several times, to no avail.
What is the absolute best gingerbread ROM/kernal/modem out right now in terms of stability, battery life, and quickness?
I've finally been happy with Gummy as of the release of 2.1. My hotboots are gone and I haven't had any stability problems.
ep3h has been terrible for me as well. EP1W is much better for me on battery life and everything else. Maybe the ep3h infinity build will be better?
I've had no problems with ep3, its the best my phone has run.
edit: I'm running ep3 debloat with imos 3.1 kernel
I haven't enjoyed the few EP3 roms out there. While the Infinity beta was up, it didn't run reliably enough, but I did get 28 hours on the battery right after flashing when I was calibrating. I was getting a lot of launcher lag, games like Dungeon Defenders not running, and even renaming apks in Root Explorer was freezing up on me.
I went back and played with other EP1 roms I haven't used before, but this morning I went back to Darkcharge. I missed the stability and overall it's the most well-rounded one in my eyes.
Been working great for me...
I agree with bleeds. Ep3ha it's the best my phone has ever run
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I would have to agree that ep3ha has been awesome, did have some data issues but i just re-flashed just the radio and its been great ever since!
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The only problem I have with it is the static while on calls. I've flashed to an ee4 radio which has limited the issue to occur only while on speaker phone and wired hands free.
Aside from that...really annoying issue, I can't complain. Using the plain old ep3ha debloat
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I had to flsah it 3 times before it seemed to work right. I suggest doing a data reset from the storage screen, once it reboots, do it again, then re-odin. It worked for me and has been flawless ever since.
before i did this, i had some weird lock ups, screen rotation issues. just things that are hard to describe.
they are all gone now and it works awesomely
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so sup guys. I'm getting my charge tomorrow as a replacement for this fascinate which I loved especially the devs. But seeing all these problems with the roms I'm guessing staying stock might be my best guess. If any of you have had problems that make a rom unusable or haven't had any problems at all I would love to hear from you
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I tell you its so easy to flash back to start it would be worth it to flash a rom period. Now that said I am on Humble 1.4 from with voodoo kernel, and there is no problems at at. Everything in this rom is butter smooth. I wouldn't worry about what people say about different roms. If you listen to what everyone says, then you might be scared of everything.
Enjoy the phone
I came from the Fassy as well I received my Charge today. Its as easy to root as the Fassy and I have had no problems with the humble Rom yet.
They do have the odin to get back to stock, but its all your comfort level.
Also you will see some familiar faces in the development forum here.
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I rooted my Charge with the Humble Odin package within 24 hours of getting it. I haven't had a problem yet and am undeniably pleased with the performance of my phone.
All the issues I've had have been operator error when trying to upgrade to newer versions (which was twice, and I swear I'm going to remember to disable voodoo next time lolol).
Thanks for the quick input guys. I'm pretty Co.fortable I flashed the balls off my fascinate(even managed to permanently brick once - phone turned on to orange screen and that was all) lolol seems like humbles the way to gO. I can't wait for official legit MIUI.
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I will miss aosp and JTs CM7 but i read that OMFGB is already in the works and i like what i saw on the Fassy from them.
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I came from a fascinate myself. Ive tried almost every rom with almost every kernel. I was getting quad scores of upper 1600s with humble 1.4 and imnuts 709 kernel and i over clocked it to 1.4. The battery life was twice of my fascinate on that set up. About 3-4 hrs of hard use. I'm about customizing though. I now use gummy gb with a theme. The quad scores are mid 1200s. These are what Ive found to be the best and have little to no flaws. Hope this helps.
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strictlyphat said:
so sup guys. I'm getting my charge tomorrow as a replacement for this fascinate which I loved especially the devs. But seeing all these problems with the roms I'm guessing staying stock might be my best guess. If any of you have had problems that make a rom unusable or haven't had any problems at all I would love to hear from you
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I was afraid to hack my charge but I did it anyway. I'm running tbh's gingerbread debloated and it works like a charm
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If I was you, I would probably wait until Friday and flash the release that danalo is coming out with for Humble (Froyo). 1.4 seems to have some minor bugs that you may want to avoid that should be completely ironed out in the next release of Humble. The GB roms don't appear to have the maturity to get past some of the weird bugs such as terrible battery life and reduced LTE speeds so I would probably stay away from them for now.
Humble with animations off and LCD density set back to 240 has been running perfectly for me.
Same here
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That's true I now remember people complaining of getting 30% of normal lte speeds. I think I'm sticking with stock rom for now.( I'm gonna miss my Netflix though.
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If I was you, I would probably wait until Friday and flash the release that danalo is coming out with for Humble (Froyo). 1.4 seems to have some minor bugs that you may want to avoid that should be completely ironed out in the next release of Humble. The GB roms don't appear to have the maturity to get past some of the weird bugs such as terrible battery life and reduced LTE speeds so I would probably stay away from them for now.
Humble with animations off and LCD density set back to 240 has been running perfectly for me.
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I've been running gb for a few days now and have no bugs at all. The battery is almost the same has humble froyo. The only catch with humble 1.4 that I found was no gb keyboard. To solve that you go to titanium back up before flashin 1.4 backup gb keyboard flash 1.4 then back to titanium to restore gb keyboard.
Dont flame me, ive been on xda since the g1 so i know what im saying. I was looking for a stable rom because every one ive tried has random freezes and reboots not to mention the lag. I have voodoo enabled and i tried overclocking and normal clocking. I had a vibrant and switched it for a htc phone because of these problems. Since then i switched my Mytouch 4g for this one and i think i made a mistake.
The only time I have ever had these issues was when I installed the rom incorrectly. I understand that HTC is easier to flash than Samsung but that does not make Samsung any less of a phone. I have flashed every rom on here with the exception of the kf gb leaks. Once I had the rom properly installed I had no issues at all.
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Im sure the roms are correctly installed, In your opinion which rom is the most stable so i can try it
Are you looking for a gingerbread rom or a froyo rom?
I never had any issues with icbinb froyo. stable and good battery life. I'm on Valhalla GB now and haven't had any issues once I wiped the data/cache and ran fix permissions.
I sometimes wonder what people mean when they say their phone is laggy. I've never really experienced anything laggy on my phone, but I do run a high speed (class 10) SD card, so maybe that has something to do with it. since a lot of apps run on the SD, a slow card would make a difference.
i have not had any problems with the ROMs i have tried. Froyo and GB ICBINB/Audiophile and Now I am on Valhalla. The battery life on the GB ROMs are great as is the performance. I run UV'd but can OC to 1.62 with zero stability issues.
Ironicly enough, I gave my fiancee the mytouch4g and switched back to the sgs4g. I too had a bit of concern, just last night. But I am certain these guys have got it together. If your a flash crack head like me, then you might appreciate the quality of quantity and the break from flashing every day. I hear there is great quality here.
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In my opinion the most stable was icbinb froyo. I never had any issues at all with it. However Valhalla once installed properly has had zero issues at all as well and with dsextons performance tweaks is probably my top pick.
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For Froyo, I ran Black Ice with Bali 3.3UV for months with zero issues.
Upgraded to GB with ICBINB KH2 and then Valhalla, had the annoying voodoo ext4 / busybox issues briefly (felt like I was taking a step backwards after how predictable Bali 3.3UV was) but thanks to the CWM flashable busybox installer that seems to be a thing of the past.
I would recommend either ICBINBKH2 or Valhalla as I like the stock GB theme. They have both been very reliable for me and IMO GB is light years ahead of Froyo.
I've never had "lag" issues with this phone when flashed correctly.....I hit a button and bam!
Only time I have had any issues was running any ROM with Launcher Pro. ICBINB with Zeam Launcher was the most stable for me. Right now I am still running Valhalla beta release with all tweaks, generally OC'd to 1.3, Zeam Launcher. This setup has been flawless so far, and I get about 40+ hours battery life.
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or install any of the audiophile roms also
Thanks i will try all of the roms suggested in the thread, Im on Vallhala and its alright the only thing is that it randomly freezes or reboots when i try to do something while i listen to music or when im in the middle of a call.
That's very weird that you're getting these random freezes.
For your random reboots, remove your task killer if you have one. Be sure to fix permissions through CWM too. I used to get that problem on Froyo and GB as well, but after I removed my task killer, my rebooting problems officially stopped. Just to be safe, I fix permissions every time I install an app or flash something new.
I know you said you had experience flashing a lot already, but did you also let the phone rebuild its dalvik cache as well? Be sure to let the phone sit for a good 10-20 minutes after a flash.
How is CM7 working now? when I had one, it would drop data, boot with no data, and the battery drivers were all screwed up...how is it now? Have a lot of the mistakes been corrected from the original G2x's that were shipped? (reboots, data drops, etc)...??? Any help would be appreciated. Tired of this Single core phone, and found a good deal on a G2x.
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How is CM7 working now? when I had one, it would drop data, boot with no data, and the battery drivers were all screwed up...how is it now? Have a lot of the mistakes been corrected from the original G2x's that were shipped? (reboots, data drops, etc)...??? Any help would be appreciated. Tired of this Single core phone, and found a good deal on a G2x.
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Mine is working great.. Came running 2.3.3 with no problems. I rooted and left stock rom for awhile still no problems. Then flashed faux123's oc/uv kernel ran fantastic. Tried a few different roms and settled on triggers 8/22 2.3.5 rom with faux123's oc/uv kernel as my daily driver with no problems so far...
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Running the CM7 nightly on my G2x for past two days. Haven't noticed any problems. Been stable, battery life is good.
The APN Issue is still there, but it no longer drops data. Battery life is AMAZING now.
I couldn't deal with the piece of **** iPhone 4. I came running back to the G2x. Ive kept it stock so far and it's amazing!
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I've been running MIUI. WiFi Calling isn't working yet (which sucks) but I'm using Faux's 4.2 Kernel and getting great battery life and very little issues.
With Faux's kernel, WiFi will sometimes fail which requires a restart, and sometimes using USB Mass Storage will lock up.
Sounds bad, but aside from WiFi calling not working, the other issues are pretty rare.
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I've been running MIUI. WiFi Calling isn't working yet (which sucks) but I'm using Faux's 4.2 Kernel and getting great battery life and very little issues.
With Faux's kernel, WiFi will sometimes fail which requires a restart, and sometimes using USB Mass Storage will lock up.
Sounds bad, but aside from WiFi calling not working, the other issues are pretty rare.
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Also running MIUI, runs great, some FC (music player) but mostly its pretty stable, my favorite rom thus far.
Just picked it up...it is currently running Warrior rom...is it any good? Seems ok so far, but it's only been 30 minutes or so...
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muzicman0 said:
Just picked it up...it is currently running Warrior rom...is it any good? Seems ok so far, but it's only been 30 minutes or so...
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hahahahaha warrior??? im pretty sure u mean the weapon rom
yep...not sure why I typed that...anyways...know much about stability of that rom?
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yep...not sure why I typed that...anyways...know much about stability of that rom?
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yes one of the most stable roms, it is based off stock 2.3.3 but imo way better with the edt tweaks such as lockscreens and battery configurations, very fast and reliable
By the way. Has the reboot issue been fixed if i flash the newest weapon?
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I'm running jboogies 2.3.3 right now with fauxs 1.3 kernal ... Its his first g2x rom. I guess he usually devs for motor but I haven't had any problems .... Fits has a real good kang out right now with some awesome lockscreen rings... but he's not posting here so you have to Google for it...
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By the way. Has the reboot issue been fixed if i flash the newest weapon?
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For me, I had absolutely no reboots at all on the newest version until I went and flashed Faux's OC/UV kernel. To be fair, my battery life is plenty better, just a little unstable. Weapon by itself is amazing.
EDIT: Forgot to say I came from 2.3.5, so I came from a complete wipe.
Just need to know which rom would be the best to install. I use the stock rooted rom.
My Phone Sometime frezzes and I have to take out the battery to reboot it. (rom issue)
thanks in advance for the help and info.
Honestly I'm using Weapon 2.8 with the stock kernel and I've experienced no hiccups at all. Great battery life, and very good performance. No complaints!
To be honest with my opinion I wouldn't root this phone at all cause its running too many things and when you put roms on it it has tweaks and some mess up the phone and the radio sometimes can be good and bad but that's on you on what you decide their is no better our stable rom fully they all are haven issues of their own.. I am just sticking with the way the phone came in and I got a 2.3 gingerbread update one they finally got a update froyo blowed
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I'm also using Weapon 2.8 and it's the only stable ROM I've tried (Eagle's Blood and Trigger both had the wifi issue, among other things). I wish Weapon had more tweaks to play with, like some more CM7 style stuff, but I'm sure the dev is working hard enough as is. I'm much happier now than I was with stock
Every couple of days I go ahead and reboot, just to help clear up the lag, but that is much better than stock: battery pulls every day due to black screen of death.
G2x running Weapon ROM and Zeam Launcher with gestures. Tasker automation utilized for smart improvements.
+1 for Weapon. I went from stock to CM7 nightlies but experienced too many apn/wifi issues so switched to Weapon. Loving it so far - stable and everything works (at least everything I've tried/need).
I hear that the new CM7 release is good and stable but do not feel the need to switch anymore.
I'm just curious because I get a lot of mixed answers, some users claimed they never had a problem and their sidekick 4G runs smoothly while others say their phone freezes and reboots way too often. Some have also said installing custom rom has fixed their phone.
I have my sidekick since last may it does not freeze nor reboot constantly the most that ever really happen was that the screen got mosit so it stop working. I have had no more then 10 battery pulls were the phone froze. Generally I pull the battery when I need to turn it off quick. (Used gingerclone,lighting rev2,glorious overdose,
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this question may perhaps be a bit tricky. some users, like myself, may have installed a custom rom, but that alone may not have fixed the lag. i installed b2tb, but still had a lag, and quadnrant score was the same before and after the flash. before b2tb, i was on stock firmware, and my quadrant score was in the 9s. after flashing, still in the 9s. screen lag was the same. a combination of voodoo lagfix and v6 supercharger have improved my quadrant scores to anywhere in the 11s or 12s. extremely little to no screen lag and no other noticeable performance lag at all. but simply flashing a custom rom did not fix my lag.
Try GenericGinger 2.0, I use it. I've never had my phone freeze, EVER. The speed is good, battery life great. Quadrant Standard score 1700+ google search it. I'm sure it won't be a waste of time
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I have been using this phone for a month, and it seems everything runs smoothly. just the battery life, like other smart phones, is disappointing.
Way too often for me, I'm not gonna lie and say it never did, evn though I love this phone to death. Too bad the only beastly phone out there with a keyboard close to the sk's is on verizon.
Then again, I'm not sure what I do that makes it freeze a lot.
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Have had my phone reboot due to running completely out of memory some cases an others just wtf why you reboot momments. Worst issue i had was dealing with a possible issue in the built in kernal drivers for the bluetooth talking with my kia souls bluetooth stereo cause it seamed now an then at work (pizza delivery) the phone wouldn't disconnect correctly an would cause other issues, like...... overheating x.X an it wasn't the battery cause the face of the phone was hotter then the back where the battery was an by hot i mean like almost hot enough to cause a burn x.x! Love the sidekick an if the devs can make a rom that patches every single issue the factory firmware has in it I'll very likely go back to it, but at this time I'm happy with my edge speed on my captivate (daily driver) an X10 mini pro (amazing backup phone that never fails )
Completly forgot sbout this one weird issus. One day, I magically lost root, had bto reflash to get it back, I have no idea how it could've happened because I wasn't messing aroun with anything.
Ever happe3ned to any of you guys?
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Uno if ur tired of rebooting getg a g2
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I had some major issues yesterday with glorious overdose rom, I switched to gingerclone v2 and all is well now. Stock this phone is a turd....
I had to disable the trackpad today because in sunlight it would go hay wire and I wasn't able to browse online
is that what it is when i feel my screen going haywire? i'll be trying to text someone and then it keeps scrolling up the conversation and then trying to do a search throughout that convo...jeez i thought it was just a nasty bug haha i'll have to disable it then, i dont use it anyways...wish they would have brought back the trackball from the SKIII....now THAT trackball was cool.
I disabled it and now im not having issues with it. I get this annoying browser lag tho and I need to stop that. I am looking to get a different phone now. Im sure someone who is a heavy texter would love to have this phone...
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Try GenericGinger 2.0, I use it. I've never had my phone freeze, EVER. The speed is good, battery life great. Quadrant Standard score 1700+ google search it. I'm sure it won't be a waste of time
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Omg! This ROM is perfect! This is exactly what I've been looking for! I wish I could hit the thanks button a billion times!
4th Option
4th option - Factory Reset, Rooted, added App Killer and uninstalled most of the Bloatware (Like DriveSource)
works much better now, even with the Stock ROM.
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xtrem88 said:
...I have had no more then 10 battery pulls were the phone froze. Generally I pull the battery when I need to turn it off quick....
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Push PowerButton and Volume button [+ or -] at the same time for 10 seconds. This is a little faster & easier than a battery pull.
For a while I was using Ice Cream Sandwich v2.0 Domination with the ICS launcher removed and ADW launcher in its place. Everything was fine except for the Gallery. It would take forever to load picture, and occasionally, it would reboot my device if it took too long. I just switched to GenericGinger 2.0, and I've had no problems with crashes or reboots.
I'm running Gingerclone w/ Voodoo Lag Fix and V6 Supercharger Aggressive 2. Using Tegrak to OC up to 1.152 and I'm consistently pulling quadrant scores of 2200+.
On the stock ROM the phone froze and rebooted frequently. On GingerClone I haven't had it crash once yet.
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Oh and I forgot to mention some things. First in Tegrak I set the CPU low limit to 200mhz and the governor to performance. Makes a HUGE difference in quadrant score and minimal effect on battery life.
Kj2 deodexed and rooted.
Stock browser, Gallery, and recently, Defender 2 cause it to lock up.
Stock browser and Gallery lock up less than on kg2 deodexed/rooted, but still do.
Gallery only on loading, and browser on scrolling.
I had that issue allot then I make it an effort to wipe the cache in recovery once per week, fixes its wagon for me. I also a running back to basics and dealing with the touchwiz launcher. Sacrificing looks in the name of this thing working properly is the name of the game.
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Dr.Gonz0 said:
I had that issue allot then I make it an effort to wipe the cache in recovery once per week, fixes its wagon for me. I also a running back to basics and dealing with the touchwiz launcher. Sacrificing looks in the name of this thing working properly is the name of the game.
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Just wipe cache, or wipe cache and dalvik cache?