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[Opinion][Updated]Inspire Best ROM (I tried them all)

I got my Inspire on release day at 11:00am when BB opened and by 3pm i ran the ace hack kit and it was rooted and had a DHD ROM flashed on the phone. For the first week there was not a whole lot of ROM's or options, but week 2 and 3, they popped up like a bag of popcorn.
The first set of ROM's and kernels (Desire HD ROM's) left people with dingy sound, no you-tube or any video support at all for that matter. Other people experienced Wi-Fi problems as well. Different fixes and patches came out fixing most problems, except sound seems to be the biggest headache trying to find the right combination of audio settings, drivers, etc.
My favorite ROM was CoreDroid, basically because the theme is beautiful, but no matter what radio/kernel I used It took literally 15 minutes to get a satellite lock. I tried faster fix from the market, I went into the system to make sure it was set to North-America and not Europe nothing worked.
Android Revolution is another awesome ROM, however, I had Wi-Fi issues. "Obtaining IP Address" is as far as it would get before finally disconnecting. Once again I flashed different radios and kernels and still no go.
What I finally kept is the Stock ROM Optimized Rooted and to make this ROM super responsive I used LeeDroid's 1.8Ghz Kernel. I use SetCPU and keep it at 1.267Mhz. (1.6Mhz when playing games or multitasking. Never locked up) I can open my app drawer and give it one flick, and i can watch 90 apps zoom by in less then a second with no hesitation ever. It's very fast, very smooth, no force closes, Gps hits 9 satellites in less then 15 seconds we have full lock, mobile data is 3.8 down, 2.2 up (average) bluetooth file transfer works, and voice activated dialing, sound is perfect, and for people looking to tether, just get wireless tether from the market. It does Wi-Fi and bluetooth. I tethered to my playstation 3 just to see how well it would do a HD netflix stream, and it was flawless. Never had to stop to buffer.
I'm also on the stock radio which is 06.04.06_m, Everything is so smooth and perfect I see no need to change until AT&T releases there version of gingerbread and it has ROOT access. The problems I have had with different ROM's are isolated and doesn't mean your going to have the same problem. It's weird but that's how it works. 2 exact phones, both running same setup, can have 2 totally different problems. Just the way it is in Flashing Land.
I'm no Pro, just giving my opinion and facts with my particular unit. The different ROM's seems to be like the captivate. You gain something, you lose something.
Super Circle Battery Icon works great as well. Get it here
3/16/2011 - Version 2 flashed without a glitch. Wireless, Gps, mobile data, all work as well or better. I also flashed LeeDroid's 2.2. 6 o/c kernel and everything is dead on. Great Job

That's all I want to do it root it, increase the volume and get wifi tether working. Right now if you want to not have any drivers issues it seems like the current on the phone works best Thanks for the info!
I also wanted to increase the cpu speed, did you take much of a hit on the battery?

tom504 said:
That's all I want to do it root it, increase the volume and get wifi tether working. Right now if you want to not have any drivers issues it seems like the current on the phone works best Thanks for the info!
I also wanted to increase the cpu speed, did you take much of a hit on the battery?
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Not at all, it last all day. Put SetCPU on "ondemand" and when I'm not using phone for awhile I simply type *#*#4636#*#* and set is to GSM only and that's another way to save a lot of battery. I also use a app called easy switch where I can turn off mobile data completely when not in use. I have awesome battery life.

i've been using the cm7 nightlies. i don't particularly enjoy htc sense and rather prefer the aosp style android.

I too am loving the Stock ROM Optimized-Rooted-etc. I've only tried it and a build of CM7, which seemed not quite as smooth as the aforementioned ROM. Additionally, whenever I played the game Rush Hour and got a perfect score, it would always force close [not a problem with the stock-optimized ROM].
I am considering trying LeeDroid's kernel on top of Stock-optimized ROM to boost performance a little more, but I'm a little unsure about the process. Do I just copy his kernel to my sd card and then flash it in CWM Recovery using the "install zip from sdcard" command? I assume a similar technique is used to install the super circle battery mentioned in the OP?

I don't see RCMix HD in the OP. I've been using 3.4 and it's solid. If you look at the thread there's hardly any complaints.

Great write-up. I've been thinking about starting a thread asking developers/users to give a quick description of popular ROMs and go over the pros/cons. It's kind of difficult to sift through 200+ pages of discussions about each ROM and get a clear idea what it's like. Thanks for throwing your 2 cents in. I've been happy with the stock rooted ROM, but I've thought about trying out a couple of others, maybe Revolution, if anyone wants to through 2 more cents into the pot.

budco2000 said:
. . . What I finally kept is the Stock ROM Optimized Rooted and to make this ROM super responsive I used LeeDroid's 1.8Ghz Kernel. I use SetCPU and keep it at 1.267Mhz. (1.6Mhz when playing games or multitasking. Never locked up) I can open my app drawer and give it one flick, and i can watch 90 apps zoom by in less then a second with no hesitation ever. It's very fast, very smooth, no force closes, Gps hits 9 satellites in less then 15 seconds we have full lock, mobile data is 3.8 down, 2.2 up (average) bluetooth file transfer works, and voice activated dialing, sound is perfect, and for people looking to tether, just get wireless tether from the market. It does Wi-Fi and bluetooth. I tethered to my playstation 3 just to see how well it would do a HD netflix stream, and it was flawless. Never had to stop to buffer.
I'm also on the stock radio which is 06.04.06_m, Everything is so smooth and perfect I see no need to change until AT&T releases there version of gingerbread and it has ROOT access. The problems I have had with different ROM's are isolated and doesn't mean your going to have the same problem. It's weird but that's how it works. 2 exact phones, both running same setup, can have 2 totally different problems. Just the way it is in Flashing Land.
I'm no Pro, just giving my opinion and facts with my particular unit. The different ROM's seems to be like the captivate. You gain something, you lose something.
Super Circle Battery Icon works great as well. Get it here
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I really like the Stock Rom Optimized Rooted as well. I'm not getting as high upload speed as you are, but about 4 times higher than I was getting out of the box. And everything is very smooth onscreen as you mention.
I like Hybrid1.72.zip battery icon with it.
I haven't tried overclocking yet, but after reading your post, that is my next project!

substance12 said:
I don't see RCMix HD in the OP. I've been using 3.4 and it's solid. If you look at the thread there's hardly any complaints.
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this 4.2 Gingerbread version is pretty good IMO, its GPS is accurate, WIFI no problem.
[ROM]Mar 10[NewSense]RCMix HD v4.2 Blazingly GingerBread | Now with Transparency

Yep, Both are are flashed in recovery, kernel takes about 5 seconds

mattbollenbach said:
i've been using the cm7 nightlies. i don't particularly enjoy htc sense and rather prefer the aosp style android.
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I disable sense desktop in titanium and use zeme, or adw

Could you post a screen shot of this Rom the way you have it setup>?>

does mobile hotspot work right off the spot without any setting changes?

Im building a rom/kernel now based off stock Rom and compiling kernel from inspire source. Already got the extended power menu done, hopefully it'll be out in a few days. Not sure if the kernel will be done or not but hopefully I can get it out at the same time as the Rom.

+1 for Optimized Stock Rom. I liked Android Revolution, but my Inspire would take 10-15 minutes to get a GPS lock. With OSR, I get lock in 15-30 seconds. No downside to this ROM at all for me!

di11igaf said:
Im building a rom/kernel now based off stock Rom and compiling kernel from inspire source. Already got the extended power menu done, hopefully it'll be out in a few days. Not sure if the kernel will be done or not but hopefully I can get it out at the same time as the Rom.
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Nice. I used your Captivate ROMs and had great results. I guess I know the next ROM I will be flashing.

di11igaf said:
Im building a rom/kernel now based off stock Rom and compiling kernel from inspire source. Already got the extended power menu done, hopefully it'll be out in a few days. Not sure if the kernel will be done or not but hopefully I can get it out at the same time as the Rom.
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I also still use one of your Roms and will without fail try one in the Inspire when you finish cooking!

Right now I'm undecided and switching between Revolution 4 Beta 2 Gingerbread and twopumpchump's Stock optimized with LeeDroid kernel. I'm getting better download speeds with the latter option but both are exceptionally good roms.

SNadler said:
I also still use one of your Roms and will without fail try one in the Inspire when you finish cooking!
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Any chance Call Record will work in the Inspire as it does in some of your other roms?

Have you tried the gingerbread test radio?

[Q] might be coming back to G2x...?'s

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.
mm0

muzicman0 said:
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.
mm0
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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.

player911 said:
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...
mm0

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...
mm0
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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...

formeforfree said:
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.

Best ROM out there

People please share your expreince. I like to which ROM is best becasue I am kind of tired of being stuck with gtg465x which gives me lots of issue with Internet speed.

Try miui. I like it a lot. Pretty smooth with a nice selection of themes to choose from.
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Mine is the best..... for me.....

No way Irish, mine is the best for me..

^^ nice. ;-)

No, mine is best!!!!!
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Anyone try out GSInfuse? If so, how is the internet speeds and battery life compared to Infused?

Serendipity if you don't mind the occasional battery drain bug.
DlevROMInfuse for overall good stability and no battery drain bug.
With either ROM you can either have 1. good data speeds and no MMS or 2. Bad data speeds and MMS. Personally i don't care about MMS enough to lower my data speeds so i deleted the MMS APN and just left the "phone" for good data speeds.

Dlev is the best out. Awesome data killer battery and almost instant GPS lock.
hey ya'll watch this!!

Been running Dlev for a few days and I'm torn. I really like S7 but the out of the box setup for Dlev and the speed of that Rom are amazing. Battery has been excellent, not hard to theme and it has many customization options removing the need to do a lot of custom visual work (unless you dont like green as much as i do.....). It's just a visually appealing fast Rom. I'll have to give it a few more days at least to verify if it's as stable as S7 but so far I have had no issues, and the included email app version is the best "stock" email I've used. It also comes with a slick Twiz 4 clone which is smooth as silk and is pretty easily themed in itself. Not a fanboy yet, but might be if the battery keeps lasting as long as it has over the last few days. 15-18 hours of moderate use (dl's, XDA, youtube streaming Tosh, and some modern combat 2) and still usually have 20-30% left at the end of the day.
Edit: I do like to undervolt quite a bit and I havent OCd this yet so that may also be helping the battery but honestly I havent felt the need to OC this yet because it's so smooth. I dont normally OC until at least 3 days of issue free running on a new Rom anyway though.....
Using it with Entropys daily 9/26
UVs
-175, -175, -125, -75, -75
1200, 800, 400, 200,100.
Noop i/o scheduler
Conservative gov
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No ROM has been perfect for me yet, but MIUI has been the best. If any ROM has working bluetooth to connect to a PS3 controller (Stupid Samsung framework bluetooth stack...) and has video out capability I'll be using that one forever.
Right now it's either one or the other with CM7/MIUI having proper bluetooth but broken HDMI out, or working HDMI out on some of the other ROMs but bad bluetooth >_>

Clyzm said:
No ROM has been perfect for me yet, but MIUI has been the best. If any ROM has working bluetooth to connect to a PS3 controller (Stupid Samsung framework bluetooth stack...) and has video out capability I'll be using that one forever.
Right now it's either one or the other with CM7/MIUI having proper bluetooth but broken HDMI out, or working HDMI out on some of the other ROMs but bad bluetooth >_>
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May I ask why you want bluetooth to connect your phone to the PS3 controller? I also have a PS3 and it seems like I'm missing out on something cool.

Cm7 for the speed of it. I had to set the APN to get data working

slapshot30 said:
May I ask why you want bluetooth to connect your phone to the PS3 controller? I also have a PS3 and it seems like I'm missing out on something cool.
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The reason I want both HDMI out and PS3 bluetooth is so that I can use my phone as a game console. I already have an MHL cable sitting in my drawer waiting for a ROM that does both, and then any time I want to play say... SNES, GBA, PS1 etc. I don't have to start up my computer and load an emulator that's already on my phone.

How about someone running each rom available and posting various comparisons and contrasts in a good format for side by side comparison?
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I'm pretty sure DlevROM's Bluetooth works. Haven't had anyone say it was broke. I will test it when I get home.
I'm not a developer but I try to play one on XDA. DlevROM Yo!

I went from infuse to s7 to miui and back to infuse.
I found infuse with infusion kernel with 1.6 oc and healthy uv was the snappiest although battery life isn't as good as s7., most likely due to the oc. Nonetheless I prefer one of the gb roms over miui because i found they're far more stable with better hardware functionality as they're tailored to the phone. Miui has to cover so many bases I found it was spread thin and did nothing great, beyond the theming capability which was excellent.
Edit: id like to add my bluetooth works fine and hooking my phone to my car is smoother as I kept getting mount errors with miui
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I've tried most Roms out there and I have to say I like dlev rom the most in terms of speed and theming. However I always end up back on infused. It is the most stable one for me. But when I get bored I will jump back onto dlev in a heartbeat until it does something screwy that scares me away (inevitable). Good ole infused hasn't done me wrong yet. Not one complaint about it. So what if HDMI doesn't work. I wouldn't be using it anyways. Bluetooth is always perfect and data speeds are more than fine here in Orlando.
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bigfau said:
I'm pretty sure DlevROM's Bluetooth works. Haven't had anyone say it was broke. I will test it when I get home.
I'm not a developer but I try to play one on XDA. DlevROM Yo!
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DlevROM doesn't have working HDMI out if I'm not mistaken.

Clyzm said:
DlevROM doesn't have working HDMI out if I'm not mistaken.
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I was talking about bluetooth. I did not mention hdmi at all.
I'm not a developer but I try to play one on XDA. DlevROM Yo!

Stable and Fast ROM?

I just got my G2x from my Optimus V and I'd like to flash a new ROM. I've already rooted it. What ROM is stable and as close to pure Android as possible? I hate all the bloatware that come on these phones from the carriers. I've been reading through all the ROMs in the Dev section but my head is spinning.

If you want super pure, your best bet is probably to stick with stock, since the G2x came with vanilla Android. Use Titanium Backup to freeze/uninstall all the bloat you want gone.
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CM7.2 Official with Faux v50 Kernel. I back the OC down from 1.5 to 1.2 and its suber stable and fast. To help make it even more responsive I use Auto Memory Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lim.android.automemman) set to Aggressive. I've also used Weapon G2x but prefer CM7.2

bg1906 said:
CM7.2 Official with Faux v50 Kernel. I back the OC down from 1.5 to 1.2 and its suber stable and fast. To help make it even more responsive I use Auto Memory Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lim.android.automemman) set to Aggressive. I've also used Weapon G2x but prefer CM7.2
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Thanks, I actually flashed 7.2 a few minutes before I read your post How do I flash the new Kernel?
EDIT: Nevermind, got Faux 050 flashed

bg1906 said:
CM7.2 Official with Faux v50 Kernel. I back the OC down from 1.5 to 1.2 and its suber stable and fast. To help make it even more responsive I use Auto Memory Manager (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lim.android.automemman) set to Aggressive. I've also used Weapon G2x but prefer CM7.2
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CM7.2 (really any CM7 based Rom) is the way to go. Stay away from ICS if you just want everything to work since Nvidia iz not releasing drivers needed for hardware acceleration on the G2x.
Few things to watch out for...
1. Memory managers/app killers are generally a bad idea for stability/battery life
2. Watch what baseband you are on. March2012 has broken bluetooth calling. You may need owain's baseband fix to patch an incompatible rom with your baseband.
3. Some CM7 users have better luck with Morfic's Trinity kernels vs Faux.
4. Lots of overclocking will likely result in stability probs regardless of your Rom/kernel combo (beware of undervolting too)
5. Stock 2.3.4 is now a viable option for stablity. + u could even overclock with Faux's 014b kernel for rooted stock.
6. Read the forums!
Get comfortable with making backups in CWM (oh you shouldn't use CWM Touch - or ROM Manager to flash anything - CWM 5.0.2.0 is fine) That way u can expriment, but restore back if it all starts going to shjt.

hairycheapo said:
CM7.2 (really any CM7 based Rom) is the way to go. Stay away from ICS if you just want everything to work since Nvidia iz not releasing drivers needed for hardware acceleration on the G2x.
Few things to watch out for...
1. Memory managers/app killers are generally a bad idea for stability/battery life
2. Watch what baseband you are on. March2012 has broken bluetooth calling. You may need owain's baseband fix to patch an incompatible rom with your baseband.
3. Some CM7 users have better luck with Morfic's Trinity kernels vs Faux.
4. Lots of overclocking will likely result in stability probs regardless of your Rom/kernel combo (beware of undervolting too)
5. Stock 2.3.4 is now a viable option for stablity. + u could even overclock with Faux's 014b kernel for rooted stock.
6. Read the forums!
Get comfortable with making backups in CWM (oh you shouldn't use CWM Touch - or ROM Manager to flash anything - CWM 5.0.2.0 is fine) That way u can expriment, but restore back if it all starts going to shjt.
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Yup, I've been reading a lot and saw some of the things you've mentioned, but thanks for the ideas.
I haven't touched basebands, should I do anything with them?
I'm on 7.2 Stable, do I need a new kernel to OC/UC? I can't seem to get it to work as nothing comes up when I'm in the CM menus.
I'm familiar with nAndroind backups as I did them religiously on my last Optimus V phone.
EDIT: Nevermind, I flashed Faux 050 now and can OC/UV now.

Looks like you are doing fine. Congrats on figuring out how to flash a Rom/kernel.
Faux 050 stable and CM7 based Temasek rom is what I've been running for weeks now. If you don't have obnoxious static during phone calls (sounds like loud popping) - you don't have a baseband/rom compatibility issue. The baseband is just the firmware that controls the various radios in the device. Some have reported clearer calls and quicker GPS with the new (March 2012) baseband, but the hassle of upgrading to it is - well - a hassle. Also, If you use like to use bluetooth for calls, you need to NOT upgrade...
I am on the new baseband (I don't have blueteeth) and I'll sometimes need to flash the compatibility fix that enables you to run the new baseband with roms designed for the old baseband (or now, for roms/basebands on our international cousin the LG P990). Check owain's Domination thread for his "baseband fix", it will probably come in handy since some roms authors are not clear about whether their rom is for the new or old baseband.
You would just flash the fix through CWM after flashing a Rom, if you find that you have the call sound static...
You might also need a free app called "Get Ril" to fix your Radio Interface Layer. It automatically checks for compatibility and will automatically apply the RIL it detects that you would need if your calling sound has static.
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If you are comfortable with backing-up and restoring Nandroids, don't be afraid to at least sample some of the ICS builds. IMHO we have some awesome developers making the best of things considering the massive handicap that is presented by Nvidia withholding the drivers. ICS is getting more stable all the time. Fixes are now being incorporated that address memory-bleed issues, data-dropping, browser rotation crashes, missing APNs, and various stability improvements. Still probably not "daily driver" for most people, but you could be your own judge...

hairycheapo said:
Looks like you are doing fine. Congrats on figuring out how to flash a Rom/kernel.
Faux 050 stable and CM7 based Temasek rom is what I've been running for weeks now. If you don't have obnoxious static during phone calls (sounds like loud popping) - you don't have a baseband/rom compatibility issue. The baseband is just the firmware that controls the various radios in the device. Some have reported clearer calls and quicker GPS with the new (March 2012) baseband, but the hassle of upgrading to it is - well - a hassle. Also, If you use like to use bluetooth for calls, you need to NOT upgrade...
I am on the new baseband (I don't have blueteeth) and I'll sometimes need to flash the compatibility fix that enables you to run the new baseband with roms designed for the old baseband (or now, for roms/basebands on our international cousin the LG P990). Check owain's Domination thread for his "baseband fix", it will probably come in handy since some roms authors are not clear about whether their rom is for the new or old baseband.
You would just flash the fix through CWM after flashing a Rom, if you find that you have the call sound static...
You might also need a free app called "Get Ril" to fix your Radio Interface Layer. It automatically checks for compatibility and will automatically apply the RIL it detects that you would need if your calling sound has static.
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If you are comfortable with backing-up and restoring Nandroids, don't be afraid to at least sample some of the ICS builds. IMHO we have some awesome developers making the best of things considering the massive handicap that is presented by Nvidia withholding the drivers. ICS is getting more stable all the time. Fixes are now being incorporated that address memory-bleed issues, data-dropping, browser rotation crashes, missing APNs, and various stability improvements. Still probably not "daily driver" for most people, but you could be your own judge...
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Things seem to be going well with CM7.2+Faux050. I'm waiting till the end of the month for my Virgin Mobile month to end before I start up with T-mobile $30/month plan so I won't know if calls are clear for now. I'll try gVoice sometime soon just to test it though.
EDIT: Once I'm sure this ROM/Kernel is stable I'll do a nAndroid backup and play around with some of the ICS ROMs.

Superorb said:
Things seem to be going well with CM7.2+Faux050. I'm waiting till the end of the month for my Virgin Mobile month to end before I start up with T-mobile $30/month plan so I won't know if calls are clear for now. I'll try gVoice sometime soon just to test it though.
EDIT: Once I'm sure this ROM/Kernel is stable I'll do a nAndroid backup and play around with some of the ICS ROMs.
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I sometimes use GrooveIP with google voice. U 2? Mine works ok and I am thinking of cutting back the number of T-Mobile minutes I pay for each month. Let me know how internet calling works for you...

hairycheapo said:
I sometimes use GrooveIP with google voice. U 2? Mine works ok and I am thinking of cutting back the number of T-Mobile minutes I pay for each month. Let me know how internet calling works for you...
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I use GrooveIP on my other phone where it doesn't work on 3G b/c VM service is so ridiculously slow. It should work on 4G though, but I won't be able to test until the end of the month.

Gotcha. Be aware too that T-Mobile's "4G" is really more like 3G in most places. I see speeds between 2-5 Mb/s. I really only use my GrooveIP at home on my relatively fast Wi-Fi so I am not going to be the best person to talk to about how well it all works on T-Mobile's data network at our "4G" speeds.
Anyhow, its been good chatting. I gotta get some sleep now. Night...

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Gotcha. Be aware too that T-Mobile's "4G" is really more like 3G in most places. I see speeds between 2-5 Mb/s. I really only use my GrooveIP at home on my relatively fast Wi-Fi so I am not going to be the best person to talk to about how well it all works on T-Mobile's data network at our "4G" speeds.
Anyhow, its been good chatting. I gotta get some sleep now. Night...
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Well, when you come from 100-140kbps 2-5mbps is screaming fast! As long as data is reliable inside buildings around town I'll be a happy camper. It's late here too, but I can't stop playing with my new phone

I spoke too soon... Battery was at 50% a minute ago and now it's stuck on 100%. Tried rebooting and wiping battery stats but no good.

hairycheapo said:
CM7.2 (really any CM7 based Rom) is the way to go. Stay away from ICS if you just want everything to work since Nvidia iz not releasing drivers needed for hardware acceleration on the G2x.
Few things to watch out for...
1. Memory managers/app killers are generally a bad idea for stability/battery life
2. Watch what baseband you are on. March2012 has broken bluetooth calling. You may need owain's baseband fix to patch an incompatible rom with your baseband.
3. Some CM7 users have better luck with Morfic's Trinity kernels vs Faux.
4. Lots of overclocking will likely result in stability probs regardless of your Rom/kernel combo (beware of undervolting too)
5. Stock 2.3.4 is now a viable option for stablity. + u could even overclock with Faux's 014b kernel for rooted stock.
6. Read the forums!
Get comfortable with making backups in CWM (oh you shouldn't use CWM Touch - or ROM Manager to flash anything - CWM 5.0.2.0 is fine) That way u can expriment, but restore back if it all starts going to shjt.
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What's wrong with CWM Touch? I've been using it for the past few months with no problems whatsoever.
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
What's wrong with CWM Touch? I've been using it for the past few months with no problems whatsoever.
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There were some problems flashing some things with Touch. I can't remember which right now. Maybe Trinity kernels?

FatalityBoyZahy said:
What's wrong with CWM Touch? I've been using it for the past few months with no problems whatsoever.
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It's the lack of proper ext4 support.
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There were some problems flashing some things with Touch. I can't remember which right now. Maybe Trinity kernels?
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[Q] Most stable p999 4.0+ version?

What is the most stable version of ICS/Jelly Bean available for the Wind G2X? I read that the phone finally got an official update for ICS from LG. Where can I get this rom? What ICS Rom's have you had the best performance with? Without compromising on important features like audio/camera, etc.

Your expectations are much too high. This phone barely has cm7 working with minimal bugs. Sorry to disappoint.

LetThisNightExplode said:
What is the most stable version of ICS/Jelly Bean available for the Wind G2X? I read that the phone finally got an official update for ICS from LG. Where can I get this rom? What ICS Rom's have you had the best performance with? Without compromising on important features like audio/camera, etc.
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Sadly, if you had an O2X (p990), you would be in business.
With the G2X (p999), you are not going to get an ICS/JB Rom without serious compromise. You either give up hardware accelleration, battery life, video recording with hackfests -- or you give up the ability to make/receive calls/use cellular data on the 10.1 from mazout, etc.. There does not exist an ICS/JB Rom that is an acceptable daily driver on the G2X - it simply doesn't exist.
I hope you didn't just buy that phone, cause you got ripped off if you wanted ICS/JB.

lotherius said:
Sadly, if you had an O2X (p990), you would be in business.
With the G2X (p999), you are not going to get an ICS/JB Rom without serious compromise. You either give up hardware accelleration, battery life, video recording with hackfests -- or you give up the ability to make/receive calls/use cellular data on the 10.1 from mazout, etc.. There does not exist an ICS/JB Rom that is an acceptable daily driver on the G2X - it simply doesn't exist.
I hope you didn't just buy that phone, cause you got ripped off if you wanted ICS/JB.
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The words "acceptable daily driver" are opinion really. I use Tonyp's Jellybean Hackfest build 9 and the newest version of mazouts kernel and smooth performance, and battery life that lasts me through the day. It has never crashed for me or rebooted either.
But then again, I don't care about video recording so I didn't even know it didn't work. And what does not having hardware acceleration really ruin anyways? I don't really see the point of watching Netflix on a 4 inch screen anyways.
But like I said, its all just opinion. You should try a few different ROMs with different kernel combinations and see what works for you.
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[Re] [Q] Most stable p999 4.0+ version?
As someone who has gone through all the ROM's for the G2X as a wind user like you, I found that Paranoid Android build 12 worked the best for me because it was the only ROM that was stable for more than a month, didn't get worse performance over time, and could actually make phone calls unlike all the other ROM's.

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Jackaro said:
As someone who has gone through all the ROM's for the G2X as a wind user like you, I found that Paranoid Android build 12 worked the best for me because it was the only ROM that was stable for more than a month, didn't get worse performance over time, and could actually make phone calls unlike all the other ROM's.
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hey jackaro
i have 2 wind p999's in use by family members - mainly for phone calls, gmail app, photo/video cam and youtube app usage.
both phones are unrooted 2.2 as bought from wind in dec 2011. could you advise if its better to root and use paranoid build 12 or stay away from all of these ics versions and goto a 2.3/cm7 version which is more stable
planning on using both devices for daily use atleast till end of 2013
thanks for the advise

Hanesmart said:
hey jackaro
i have 2 wind p999's in use by family members - mainly for phone calls, gmail app, photo/video cam and youtube app usage.
both phones are unrooted 2.2 as bought from wind in dec 2011. could you advise if its better to root and use paranoid build 12 or stay away from all of these ics versions and goto a 2.3/cm7 version which is more stable
planning on using both devices for daily use atleast till end of 2013
thanks for the advise
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Although I am not a Wind G2x user; (I have T-Mobile) I recommend moving off of 2.2 Froyo and moving up to at least Gingerbread 2.3 CM7 Release. If you want stablility, go with CM7. If you can deal with no video recording and HWA/minor bugs try ICS/JB.

I'm currently running eaglesblood ICS 4.0.4. Everything works exceptionally EXCEPT video recording and wi-fi calling. Everything else is awesome. The phone is faster and smoother than it was before I flashed eaglesblood. However, I do occasionally use video recording and wi-fi calling so I plan on flashing hellfire which is based off CM7. I'm sure I'll be happy being able to record videos again but honestly I'm going to miss the crisp performance enhancement that I am currently getting with ICS eaglesblood.

Pain-N-Panic said:
I'm currently running eaglesblood ICS 4.0.4. Everything works exceptionally EXCEPT video recording and wi-fi calling. Everything else is awesome. The phone is faster and smoother than it was before I flashed eaglesblood. However, I do occasionally use video recording and wi-fi calling so I plan on flashing hellfire which is based off CM7. I'm sure I'll be happy being able to record videos again but honestly I'm going to miss the crisp performance enhancement that I am currently getting with ICS eaglesblood.
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I strongly recommend vanilla CM7 from get.cm over the Hellfire stuff.
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justjackyl said:
I strongly recommend vanilla CM7 from get.cm over the Hellfire stuff.
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Definitely agree. Stock cm7 or teaser language are the only choices worth considering. Or, and for MIUI, Singh, but wide calling g might not work depending on your SIM card.
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Yup, jackyl convinced me on the CM7 latest nightly build. I already have it downloaded but haven't flashed it yet. I also take back everything I said about EB working properly....ironically about 20 minutes after I made that post I was getting all sorts of issues with my t-mobile network. 4g unavailable and "invalid sim" errors. I eventually reflashed it and so far its working smoothly again (hopefully I didn't just jinx myself....). Right now I'm just reading up on mazout and faux kernals to decide which one I would like to flash alonside CM7.

If you think you'll miss the ICS/JB flavour, checkout the dual boot option that Mazout has put together. I'm running dual boot with the latest (well, March anyway) vanilla CM7 as a daily driver with JB 4.2.2 on the other partition, and it is awesome!
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Pain-N-Panic said:
Yup, jackyl convinced me on the CM7 latest nightly build. I already have it downloaded but haven't flashed it yet. I also take back everything I said about EB working properly....ironically about 20 minutes after I made that post I was getting all sorts of issues with my t-mobile network. 4g unavailable and "invalid sim" errors. I eventually reflashed it and so far its working smoothly again (hopefully I didn't just jinx myself....). Right now I'm just reading up on mazout and faux kernals to decide which one I would like to flash alonside CM7.
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Not to add fuel to the fire, but I like the Trinity ELPMax and T15Max series... ELP for stability/battery life, T15 for speed. Though, if you do much gaming you might not want the max as it steals some GPU memory to give to regular system memory.

lotherius said:
Not to add fuel to the fire, but I like the Trinity ELPMax and T15Max series... ELP for stability/battery life, T15 for speed. Though, if you do much gaming you might not want the max as it steals some GPU memory to give to regular system memory.
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Trinity is ok kernels as well, although for me, Trinity series gave me more issues with gaming performance, video recording, and that dam "invalid SIM " error for Wifi calling.
These issues occured on all custom kernels, but Faux and mazkrn were less severe for me.
Sometimes I'd have to completely power cycle the phone to get the invalid sim error to clear, whereas on faux and mazkrnl I usually only have to cycle airplane mode once or twice to clear the invalid sim error, and since Pain needs wifi calling to work, I did not recommend Trinity series due to that one problem. Not saying at all that Trinity is a poor kernel, just others excel where it falls short, but its vice versa on other things.
Install Mazkrnl or Faux and than undervolt to the ELP series voltages.
Its really about user preferences, Pain, you'll just have to keep testing till you find what works for you.
Good news is you can dirty flash a kernel, just wipe cache and dalvik cache before you flash it, but you won't need to do fresh setups anytime you want to change kernels.
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Nice. Yup I definitely need wifi calling and video recording to work. I don't play games on my phone often but I need the video recording to settle disputes on game battles when competing in call of duty
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justjackyl said:
Trinity is ok kernels as well, although for me, Trinity series gave me more issues with gaming performance, video recording, and that dam "invalid SIM " error for Wifi calling.
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Just to clarify, do you know of ANY kernels that don't give the invalid SIM error on MIUI? I just switched to Mazout's kernel to see what it was like. Was surprised to see that what he's calling "Ram OC" is actually the GPU carvout, so that version has 404mb Ram just like Trinity MAX series. But I still get unknown phone # in status (and thus invalid SIM from WiFi Calling)...

lotherius said:
Just to clarify, do you know of ANY kernels that don't give the invalid SIM error on MIUI? I just switched to Mazout's kernel to see what it was like. Was surprised to see that what he's calling "Ram OC" is actually the GPU carvout, so that version has 404mb Ram just like Trinity MAX series. But I still get unknown phone # in status (and thus invalid SIM from WiFi Calling)...
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Maz actually doesn't habe a carveout.
We discovered a bug where if you flash a trinity kernel and than a maz kernel, it will display the carveout from trinity.
Is this by chance something you may have done?
As for MIUI, I didn't like any MIUI soley because I could never get wifi calling to work.
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justjackyl said:
Maz actually doesn't habe a carveout.
We discovered a bug where if you flash a trinity kernel and than a maz kernel, it will display the carveout from trinity.
Is this by chance something you may have done?
As for MIUI, I didn't like any MIUI soley because I could never get wifi calling to work.
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Ahh, that's very very odd... Yes, I did flash Maz after Trinity... Now the discussion about whether the carveout is in the init.d scripts makes a lot more sense.
It's clearly NOT in the init.d scripts... however there are scripts inside the kernel image itself that are non-binary. They are supposed to be replaced any time a new kernel image is flashed, as you're flashing the whole image and not the binary within the image... But again, the carvout is changed in the kernel makefile, not in those scripts.... so that's very odd. Of course, my failure to successfully CHANGE the carveout back when I was building my own kernels (for Tsugi) based off of Faux's work now makes more sense as well - obviously there is somewhere that it is changed also that I wasn't aware of. I wonder if that place is where Maz's kernel is picking this up.
Honestly, if I knew where else it could be changed, I'd kang the kernel and build it myself, because I prefer having the extra system RAM versus GPU ram.
The question now is, that 404mb that shows on Maz after flashing Trinity... is that much actually available, or is it a mere artifact and not really there? Because my free memory seems to hang around the same place as it did with Trinity. Makes me worry about stability if something actually tries to _use_ that memory. I wonder if that's why some users have crashing with Maz?
*thinktank mode off*

Ive been trying all day to get CM 7.2 and previous "stable" releases to work and I have had no luck, they all just get hung up on the LG loading screen and I have to reflash it and start over again. Finally decided to just go back to stock 2.3.4 and faux123 kernel.

That's weird spawn. Weapon 2.3.3 is a pretty stable rom from what I hear. Have you tried that one?
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