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[Q] Galaxy Skyrocket Custom Rom

Hello All,
I am a total newbie to all of this, I just bought a Galaxy s2 Skyrocket. I managed to find good info on how to root it and did that with something called superoneclick. So it is showing rooted with out the yellow triangle. Now for my question.
There are so many custom roms out there i have no clue what to do. All i am really looking for is a custom rom that will let me do the following if it is possible, wifi tethering, custom bootanimation and if it will let me overclock. And I guess something that is stable as i see mentioned on here a lot.
Anyway anyone that has time to help a newbie I would really appreciate it. There is a lot of great info on here but most of it is written for people that at least have a clue about this stuff.
Most of all i want to say thank you to anyone who is willing to help me in advance. And if you don't feel like helping a newbie I do understand that also.
Thank You

I like skyROCKeteer. It's a good, stable, custom rom. It'll suit all your needs. Check it out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19279400
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Judono
First of all thank you for your reply. Am I reading this correct that I install version 2.0 and then install the addons and fixes? Or will everything be fine with the 2.0 and the fixes are already in there. Sorry to be so much trouble some of it is just confusing to me and I dont want to brick "i believe that is the correct term" my phone.
Thank You

Okie_Bama said:
Judono
First of all thank you for your reply. Am I reading this correct that I install version 2.0 and then install the addons and fixes? Or will everything be fine with the 2.0 and the fixes are already in there. Sorry to be so much trouble some of it is just confusing to me and I dont want to brick "i believe that is the correct term" my phone.
Thank You
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SkyRocketeer and Sky Ice Cream Sandwich are pretty good. Next one I will be testing out will be the Red Sonja!

Red sonja is the best. Completly stable and fast. Vibrate does not work. But other then that its its perfect.

I'm using Super Stock 2.3.6. It's a rather bare bones ROM that is close to stock but with a few tweaks and removals of stuff like bloatware and other things. Overall I'm satisfied. I'm using this until the AOSP is released and some of the other ROMs become a bit more stable.

I'm using Sky Ice Cream Sandwich, it's my daily driver. Whichever rom you install, make sure you follow the dev's instructions. Only install roms for skyrocket, very important.

Most Roms in the Dev section are Stable-ish.
Red Sonja is probably the MOST stable in my OP.....less vibration, you dont have to do any work arounds, no extra flashing less the 4 intitial flashes( really 2 flashes if you dont want the comic pages)
but after that, everything is working as it would be on stock.

Thank You
First of all again thanks to everyone that gave me advise. I know have my first custom rom on my phone with the addons that looked interesting. Also a custom kernel.
I only have one question if i decide to try another rom, is there a way to go back to the way i have my phone now with out doing each step again. Like if i use the backup feature in CWM, If i do a restore will that put it back the way it is now.
Thank you ALL !!!!!

Okie_Bama said:
First of all again thanks to everyone that gave me advise. I know have my first custom rom on my phone with the addons that looked interesting. Also a custom kernel.
I only have one question if i decide to try another rom, is there a way to go back to the way i have my phone now with out doing each step again. Like if i use the backup feature in CWM, If i do a restore will that put it back the way it is now.
Thank you ALL !!!!!
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That's the point of doing the Nandroid backup. It'll restore your phone to how it was. At least that's what it's supposed to do. I honestly can't attest to it because I've never had to do it *knock on wood*

alien build 5 is awesome! free wifi tethering!

Im using ICS 6.1 with Da_g 0.43preV2 kernel script OC to 1728 so far so good

anisback said:
Im using ICS 6.1 with Da_g 0.43preV2 kernel script OC to 1728 so far so good
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is it possible for me to run that kernel on the alien build? does ICS offer wifi tethering? and do any other roms offer the tethering unlock? thanks everyone!

mimart7 said:
I'm using Sky Ice Cream Sandwich, it's my daily driver. Whichever rom you install, make sure you follow the dev's instructions. Only install roms for skyrocket, very important.
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THIS!
ive tried the Super Stock and that seems to be the most stable to me. the only issue i had was for some reason i couldnt use youtube. i kept getting a fc...

oikhlail11 said:
is it possible for me to run that kernel on the alien build? does ICS offer wifi tethering? and do any other roms offer the tethering unlock? thanks everyone!
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Yes you can but I have never tried Alien build dont know how stable is it. ICS does offer wifi tethering. I just ICS only dont know about other rom

Best ics rom and kernal

I am not new to xda, nor tweaking android devices. I have a nook tablet that I have customized the crap out of it. I am planning on getting a transformer next week and would like to hear people's opinions concerning the amount of roms and kernels out there. I have been reading good things about geuvors kernel and will probably use that as well as thing o dooms peri to root.
So please help me out in picking the right rom and kernel.
Thanks in advance
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balrog558 said:
I am not new to xda, nor tweaking android devices. I have a nook tablet that I have customized the crap out of it. I am planning on getting a transformer next week and would like to hear people's opinions concerning the amount of roms and kernels out there. I have been reading good things about geuvors kernel and will probably use that as well as thing o dooms peri to root.
So please help me out in picking the right rom and kernel.
Thanks in advance
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Revolver 4 pretty well rocks, especially with Guevor's kernels.

I recommend Megatron or AOKP for a aosp look and feel, and
Revolver or ARHD if you like stock look. From there it's all up too your preferences.
Let me know how PERI works out for you.

I've been considering megatron as it is suposed to be a mod of cm9, which I love. Correct? What would be a good kernel to pair with that? Ive heard good things about guevors test kernel, but I was reading about testmeh by misticninja and it seems like it should be really fast and stable too. Any suggestions in these or other kernels?
Thanks
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Also, what sort of plugins are available from revolver parts? Sorry it that's a dumb question. The nook was my first Android device and while I've done a lot to it, the restrictioons of the device has limited the number of roms available right now.
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Megatron has modded cm9.
Revolver parts is themes and addons for Gnu's revolver rom.

Thanks for the feedback. Ill probably try a bunch of then out to see what I like the best. What about a kernel? Is there any that you would recommend? Any that I should avoid? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions, I just want to try and get the best experience out of my transformer.
Thanks
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balrog558 said:
Thanks for the feedback. Ill probably try a bunch of then out to see what I like the best. What about a kernel? Is there any that you would recommend? Any that I should avoid? Sorry if I'm asking too many questions, I just want to try and get the best experience out of my transformer.
Thanks
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Guevor's kernels are good and he is constantly updating them right now. For Megatron you'll have to get them from a link in the Megatron thread as some changes are made to Guevor's to get wifi to work on Megatron. Can use Guevor's as is on most other non-cm9 ROMs.

Depending on how you use your TF my favourites are:
Frozn or Gummy for me.
If you have RR or SOD issues then stick with your Cm9/Aokp/Aosp with a suitable Guevor kernel.
I done vids of some of the builds (link in my sig) but i will be updating the following over the next couple weeks: Frozn (if JC gets an update out b4 vacation)
Megatron (will be new)
ARHD (will be new) (screen tare was a killer for me)

Pimp My Rom

Anyone tried this on the TF700T, jellybean or otherwise?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
Thoughts?

mbiggs31183 said:
Anyone tried this on the TF700T, jellybean or otherwise?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
Thoughts?
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46 views and no one knows anything about this or has anything to say about it?

Need root
I would try it out only if i had my root, I'm not into unlocking my device. (I don't have any back up of any sort)

46 views and no reply? Maybe no one has tried it. Why don't you try it first and let us know if it boot loops your infinity?
Personally why would you need this? Install cleanrom ule and you'll have a very quick pimped rom.

sbdags said:
46 views and no reply? Maybe no one has tried it. Why don't you try it first and let us know if it boot loops your infinity?
Personally why would you need this? Install cleanrom ule and you'll have a very quick pimped rom.
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You don't have to install it to have an opinion on it. Stop and think for a second. So you would just install Cleanrom and just leave it at that? The point is this gives you the option to pick and choose what you want to add to the rom and not be at the mercy of a rom creator. I'll say I've been doing this a long time now and I've learned that most roms are just eat up with bugs and more problems than its worth. I mostly prefer a stock rom with just a few performance tweaks here and there as opposed to one that's going to FC or reboot spontaneously. However if no one has anything intelligent to contribute then by all means moderator, lock this topic.

Aww, play nice people.
I just installed it and am checking it out with the stock Jelly Bean. I admit, I was overwhelmed by options but we'll see how it goes. Hopefully I didn't select anything detrimental. Everything seems okay, and I like the option to reboot faster!

mbiggs31183 said:
You don't have to install it to have an opinion on it. Stop and think for a second. So you would just install Cleanrom and just leave it at that? The point is this gives you the option to pick and choose what you want to add to the rom and not be at the mercy of a rom creator. I'll say I've been doing this a long time now and I've learned that most roms are just eat up with bugs and more problems than its worth. I mostly prefer a stock rom with just a few performance tweaks here and there as opposed to one that's going to FC or reboot spontaneously. However if no one has anything intelligent to contribute then by all means moderator, lock this topic.
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So have you actually tried it then?
What's with the attitude?

sbdags said:
So have you actually tried it then?
What's with the attitude?
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I have tried with xbean on a captivate , semaphore kernel , works like a champ , cleans up all the untidy bits , fast and smooth

Looks very interesting.
I'd be willing to try if it's as easy as the vid makes it look.
Pretty smart of devs to warn to backup first.
I would forget that as usual...
Sent from a tablet optimized by CleanROM 2.3

Well I just flashed this on unofficial cm10. I selected a bunch of tweaks, many of which I have no idea what they are. The rom booted fine and so far no fc's. So far I am not noticing a huge difference anywhere but to be fair I haven't used it much.
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I have been using "Pimp My Rom" consistently on my Marvelc (Htc Wildfire S CDMA) running Blackbean-6-V2 from Icu64 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099218 (I put Dext+ in the init.d folder before flashing the rom. Then I flash CM10 Kernel 2.1v by eoghant27, Alquez, Modpunk and OliverG96 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010083. Finally, I flash Oliver's light based Gaps after first boot. Anyway, all the tweaks I have used from "Pimp My Rom" work awesome and have not given me any problems at all. I just about used everything on there except vm sizes. Hope that info helped out. Yeah you right!
BadbrainsEddie
New Orleans, LA
newellj79 said:
Well I just flashed this on unofficial cm10. I selected a bunch of tweaks, many of which I have no idea what they are. The rom booted fine and so far no fc's. So far I am not noticing a huge difference anywhere but to be fair I haven't used it much.
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Is there really that much difference between 4.1.2 and 4.4?

I'm using Stock 4.1.2 and except 5ghz wifi isn't working am pretty happy with it.
Do the later custom roms add enough performance enhancements to warrant the effort? For me the 'proper' dpi and tablet layout of stock is highly preferred so any other layout is really not desired.
Thanks.
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84 views and not one reply......wow that would seem to suggest not a lot of difference.

Try it and see for yourself. +1 for sky high 4.1.2. It all depends what you want, I need hdmi out so Sammy Rom for me.
Good luck.
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I realise I can try it but as posted in the original question there's no point trying it if there's not a lot of difference.....and at the moment there seems little, if any, beneficial difference.
Sent from Galaxy i9502

Wow. I had good reasons to move away from the stock ROM back when I did it. But that was so long ago, I can't remember what they were specifically. I think a lot of people are in that same boat, which is why you aren't getting any responses here.
I would say that if you're happy with the stock ROM, then stick with it! The easiest upgrade you can do is to install an aftermarket launcher, like NovaLauncher or GoLauncher. You'll get a ton of features that will allow you to customize your home screen layout without having to mess with rooting and flashing ROMs and recoveries.

Tom2112 said:
Wow. I had good reasons to move away from the stock ROM back when I did it. But that was so long ago, I can't remember what they were specifically. I think a lot of people are in that same boat, which is why you aren't getting any responses here.
I would say that if you're happy with the stock ROM, then stick with it! The easiest upgrade you can do is to install an aftermarket launcher, like NovaLauncher or GoLauncher. You'll get a ton of features that will allow you to customize your home screen layout without having to mess with rooting and flashing ROMs and recoveries.
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Im on the multi window sky high 3.5 rom its very stable and im happy it does everything i want it too.

MRBR7 said:
Im on the multi window sky high 3.5 rom its very stable and im happy it does everything i want it too.
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I've installed skyhigh rom. It changend p6800 from tablet to a big phablet. And it's still 4.1.2, so why should i prefer skyhigh to stock rom!
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reza_jolie said:
I've installed skyhigh rom. It changend p6800 from tablet to a bog phablet. And it's still 4.1.2, so why should i prefer skyhigh to stock rom!
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Best for all you don't use it then after all, it's a 4.1.2 PHABLET ROM .......... what (edit: else) did you expect? .......

[Q] Best custom rom for my device?

The title says it all.
I'm new to this whole rooting and custom rom stuff but i loved the changes a custom rom did to my smartphone and i thought i'd also do it on my Asus Transformer Pad.
I attached 2 screenshots to see all the info of my device, and tell me which roms are compatible and which you recommend.
Every tip is appreciated!
Alkis.

so?
anyone?

alkis91 said:
anyone?
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Do you need 3G working after you flash a custom ROM?

cmendonc2 said:
Do you need 3G working after you flash a custom ROM?
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alkis91 said:
The title says it all.
I'm new to this whole rooting and custom rom stuff but i loved the changes a custom rom did to my smartphone and i thought i'd also do it on my Asus Transformer Pad.
I attached 2 screenshots to see all the info of my device, and tell me which roms are compatible and which you recommend.
Every tip is appreciated!
Alkis.
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Which custom ROM is a matter of personal opinion, Personally I use PAC-ROM 4.4.2 though I have used OmniRom and Cromi-X (not Crombi-KK). What cmendonc means is that there are almost no TF300TG sources out there besides what asus provides. This is one of the trade-offs that you have to make (ie do I want 3G or a better ROM overall?). Most of the ROMs in the Developer section are pretty stable. I would recommend Cromi-x, as you mostly have everything you need and it is super stable. Good luck

cmendonc2 said:
Do you need 3G working after you flash a custom ROM?
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No doesn't really matter to me.. what difference does the 3G make after all?

Drahric said:
Which custom ROM is a matter of personal opinion, Personally I use PAC-ROM 4.4.2 though I have used OmniRom and Cromi-X (not Crombi-KK). What cmendonc means is that there are almost no TF300TG sources out there besides what asus provides. This is one of the trade-offs that you have to make (ie do I want 3G or a better ROM overall?). Most of the ROMs in the Developer section are pretty stable. I would recommend Cromi-x, as you mostly have everything you need and it is super stable. Good luck
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I actually prefer a better rom overall than the 3G capabilities, but the reason i ask for the best rom is not about the appearance or anything like this, its just that i've read a lot of people complaining after flashing some TF300 roms, about losing their Wi-Fi, etc.
And i most certainly need my wifi.
So error-wise ( ) , which is the best rom

alkis91 said:
I actually prefer a better rom overall than the 3G capabilities, but the reason i ask for the best rom is not about the appearance or anything like this, its just that i've read a lot of people complaining after flashing some TF300 roms, about losing their Wi-Fi, etc.
And i most certainly need my wifi.
So error-wise ( ) , which is the best rom
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I'm running KK CROMi right now and it seems pretty smooth compared to a few other I tried over the past week.

Ok that sounds good
Do you have a TF300tg , or a TF300t? and if you have the TG, what are the complications, if any? if it's just the 3G, i don't really care.
Thanks
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I'm running KK CROMi right now and it seems pretty smooth compared to a few other I tried over the past week.
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alkis91 said:
Ok that sounds good
Do you have a TF300tg , or a TF300t? and if you have the TG, what are the complications, if any? if it's just the 3G, i don't really care.
Thanks
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Yeah the 3G will most likely be knocked out. I have a tf300t. The rest of the ROM should function normally.

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alkis91 said:
The title says it all.
I'm new to this whole rooting and custom rom stuff but i loved the changes a custom rom did to my smartphone and i thought i'd also do it on my Asus Transformer Pad.
I attached 2 screenshots to see all the info of my device, and tell me which roms are compatible and which you recommend.
Every tip is appreciated!
Alkis.
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How about this one???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290952

How about this one???
How about this one???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2290952