Are you happy with ICS 4.0.1 on the Nexus S? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Are you really happy with ICS on the Nexus S?
I need to say, i have tried any version that someone has created, i hate it.
Why? Because of the new multitasking, you can see 4 apps where you have seen 8 before, there seems to be no GPU acceleration in this view, it's sometimes slow and i just hate it.
The music player is soooo slow, needs around 2-3 seconds just to load if you open him for the first time. Yeah, Android has multitasking...but with only 512MB of the Nexus S this ****ty player will always be closed.
The Gallery app is also damn slow, it is not accurate to touch-points, it has laggy scrolling. The old 3D Gallery was just 1000 times better.
And then the home launcher...it force closes many times in the background, he lags sometimes and isn't working fine at all. Launcher Pro has proofed that fast launchers are REAL.
Other then that, it's OK...slower then GB, but OK...i hope Google will fix some things or i won't buy any further Android device...WP7 all the way (also just 1Ghz and 512MB but soooo fast)...

These are gn ports the official ics rom will be smoking
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bluefisch200 said:
Are you really happy with ICS on the Nexus S?
I need to say, i have tried any version that someone has created, i hate it.
Why? Because of the new multitasking, you can see 4 apps where you have seen 8 before, there seems to be no GPU acceleration in this view, it's sometimes slow and i just hate it.
The music player is soooo slow, needs around 2-3 seconds just to load if you open him for the first time. Yeah, Android has multitasking...but with only 512MB of the Nexus S this ****ty player will always be closed.
The Gallery app is also damn slow, it is not accurate to touch-points, it has laggy scrolling. The old 3D Gallery was just 1000 times better.
And then the home launcher...it force closes many times in the background, he is lags sometimes and isn't working fine at all. Launcher Pro has proofed that fast launchers are REAL.
Other then that, it's OK...slower then GB, but OK...i hope Google will fix some things or i won't buy any further Android device...WP7 all the way (also just 1Ghz and 512MB but soooo fast)...
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Seems like your main gripe is with speed and stability which you have no reason to criticize on the current builds of ICS because of one simple reason:
The ICS port these ROMs are built on were not made for the Nexus S.
If you want to criticize, wouldn't it make sense to do so on the finished product and not on a ROM that some stranger threw together and posted on some forum? The ICS ROMs in the dev section are simply that. I'm actually surprised that CM threw their name on Koush's ROM as there is nothing official about it. One only has to look at the kernel to see that (read: they are using the GB kernel for an ICS ROM). That's all you need to look at.

Played with it just for playings sake, but as a daily driver, nope.
I'm a news nut and most sites still use flash a lot, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, e.t.c and no flash on ICS means no videos and such, plus just generally it's laggy, battery draining and just not satisfactory to me at all. Sygic GPS app wouldn't run and gave an error message about lack of hardware acceleration (?), amongst other annoyances.
Yes I know these are not official builds but one can still have an opinion like the OP, regardless.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G

Enhanced said:
Seems like your main gripe is with speed and stability which you have no reason to criticize on the current builds of ICS because of one simple reason:
The ICS port these ROMs are built on were not made for the Nexus S.
If you want to criticize, wouldn't it make sense to do so on the finished product and not on a ROM that some stranger threw together and posted on some forum? The ICS ROMs in the dev section are simply that. I'm actually surprised that CM threw their name on Koush's ROM as there is nothing official about it. One only has to look at the kernel to see that (read: they are using the GB kernel for an ICS ROM). That's all you need to look at.
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Well, i hope that they can fix this...but from a developer standpoint (Not Android and Java) i can not see that such HUGE improvements can be done. For example, the gallery app has the same sluggish performance as the one on Honeycomb...

bluefisch200 said:
Are you really happy with ICS on the Nexus S?
I need to say, i have tried any version that someone has created, i hate it.
Why? Because of the new multitasking, you can see 4 apps where you have seen 8 before, there seems to be no GPU acceleration in this view, it's sometimes slow and i just hate it.
The music player is soooo slow, needs around 2-3 seconds just to load if you open him for the first time. Yeah, Android has multitasking...but with only 512MB of the Nexus S this ****ty player will always be closed.
The Gallery app is also damn slow, it is not accurate to touch-points, it has laggy scrolling. The old 3D Gallery was just 1000 times better.
And then the home launcher...it force closes many times in the background, he lags sometimes and isn't working fine at all. Launcher Pro has proofed that fast launchers are REAL.
Other then that, it's OK...slower then GB, but OK...i hope Google will fix some things or i won't buy any further Android device...WP7 all the way (also just 1Ghz and 512MB but soooo fast)...
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How many times do we have to say that the current ICS roms are made of the GALAXY NEXUS source. So they are ''ports''. the offial update wil be wayy faster with the correct drivers for our device

bluefisch200 said:
Are you really happy with ICS on the Nexus S?
I need to say, i have tried any version that someone has created, i hate it.
Why? Because of the new multitasking, you can see 4 apps where you have seen 8 before, there seems to be no GPU acceleration in this view, it's sometimes slow and i just hate it.
The music player is soooo slow, needs around 2-3 seconds just to load if you open him for the first time. Yeah, Android has multitasking...but with only 512MB of the Nexus S this ****ty player will always be closed.
The Gallery app is also damn slow, it is not accurate to touch-points, it has laggy scrolling. The old 3D Gallery was just 1000 times better.
And then the home launcher...it force closes many times in the background, he lags sometimes and isn't working fine at all. Launcher Pro has proofed that fast launchers are REAL.
Other then that, it's OK...slower then GB, but OK...i hope Google will fix some things or i won't buy any further Android device...WP7 all the way (also just 1Ghz and 512MB but soooo fast)...
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1. Have you not scrolled the task switcher? I've counted up to 16 apps here and while it takes longer to open than I'd like, it scrolls smoothly for me 99% of the time.
2. FCs and random sluggishness are to be expected in Alpha builds but I haven't had any since updating to Alpha 13 + Franco's December 12 kernel.
3. Most importantly, this is not only Alpha but we don't even have a real ICS kernel yet. Please be patient.

ICS on Nexus S will gradually be faster, it'll take some time. Not too much longer since Google is working on releasing ICS for Nexus S via official OTA. So at least be thankful for that whereas other phones such as RAZR, Rezound, etc will have to wait longer and rely on the manufacturer.
If this is really a problem. Just get a Galaxy Nexus or go back to Gingerbread and work on CM7 kangs.

The devs here are doing a great job, but there's only so much they're capable of without official release kernels from Google. Once the official release comes out, the vast majority of performance and software bugs will be fixed. To see them even working this well at this point is a very good indicator, imo.

I prefer ICS so much, I havent gone back to GB since the SDK builds...
Long days and pleasant nights............

Lol this is funny. They are using gingerbread kernels, it isn't supposed to be speedy and perfect. Even though ''cm9'' works pretty fast with francisco kernel. And who uses stock player? Use poweramp its amazing.
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pitmaster said:
I prefer ICS so much, I havent gone back to GB since the SDK builds...
Long days and pleasant nights............
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Same here. I'm loving the ics ports and have been running aosp's oICS since it was released.
Seems that many people are just not adept enough to be able to use android. Stick with iOS or W7 if you can't handle an ice cream sandwich.

v26 of oics is very nice....cant wait for the final ICS from google
cant wait for the roms from that!!!

I'm perfectly happy with
ICS in it's current form. No issues here that I didn't cause
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LordLugard said:
Played with it just for playings sake, but as a daily driver, nope.
I'm a news nut and most sites still use flash a lot, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, e.t.c and no flash on ICS means no videos and such, plus just generally it's laggy, battery draining and just not satisfactory to me at all. Sygic GPS app wouldn't run and gave an error message about lack of hardware acceleration (?), amongst other annoyances.
Yes I know these are not official builds but one can still have an opinion like the OP, regardless.
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Flash is available for ICS...
I really like the changes that Google made with ICS and I can't wait til we get an official build with the 3.0 kernel. For now I went back to CM7.1 just for the sake of speed and fluidity but as soon as official ICS is available I will likely say good-bye to GB for good.

mlin said:
Flash is available for ICS...
I really like the changes that Google made with ICS and I can't wait til we get an official build with the 3.0 kernel. For now I went back to CM7.1 just for the sake of speed and fluidity but as soon as official ICS is available I will likely say good-bye to GB for good.
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Saw the announcement on various sites but have YET to actually see it in the market or able to install it. If you have a link, could you share it?

LordLugard said:
Saw the announcement on various sites but have YET to actually see it in the market or able to install it. If you have a link, could you share it?
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Its just the newest Adobe that's in the market.
What's New
What's in this version:
This update to Adobe Flash Player 11 includes compatibility with Android 4 supported devices, performance improvements and bug fixes related to security and stability. The complete set of release notes can be found at: http://adobe.ly/s16mAX.
See if this works:
https://market.android.com/details?...1bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hZG9iZS5mbGFzaHBsYXllciJd

It says I already have it (how, i don't know) and when I click open, it pulls up a blank settings page. Version numbers match and all. Using oAOSP 4.0.1 ICS v27.
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Very happy, actually.
Except for the stock ICS icons. Ugly. =(

then just use what make u happy

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[Q] Cyanogen

Anyone know when Cyanogen for the T-former might come out ?
Cheers,
gpearson1968
Presumably when CyanogenMod for Honeycomb comes out. There would be no point installing CM7 Gingerbread onto a Honeycomb tablet.
Hate to say it, but at this point, I'm thinking it is wiser for them to wait for Ice Cream Sandwich to fuse the phone and tablet OS's into one, rather than do the work on Honeycomb, only to have to turn around and do it again for ICS.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream
gpearson1968 said:
Anyone know when Cyanogen for the T-former might come out ?
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I doubt anytime soon, at least in a useful configuration. They could probably port the harmony build for gtablet, etc to the Transformer, but I doubt many people would want to run a Gingerbread build on a tablet that ships with Honeycomb (I sure wouldn't).
Honeycomb probably won't show up in a CM project for a good long while since Google still hasn't open sourced most of it.
not having nvflash, is it even possible to do a mod like cm7 on the transformer?
i understand it has a locked bootloader like the droid x, and cm7 cannot be flashed on a droid x.
I am just wondering if there are any good custom roms like cyanogen available for the transformer
Device info
rooted Asus eeepc transformer tf101
Android 3.2
Kernel version 2.6.36-00003-g9baf8f7
Build number HTJ85B.US_epad-8.6.5.9-20110816
With mobile keyboard doc (mobile doc version ep101-0213)
BTW the noob videos are funny I am a noob on this site but I did bother to learn what to do but its very funny
Thanking you for any advice in advance
divinityman said:
I am just wondering if there are any good custom roms like cyanogen available for the transformer
Device info
rooted Asus eeepc transformer tf101
Android 3.2
Kernel version 2.6.36-00003-g9baf8f7
Build number HTJ85B.US_epad-8.6.5.9-20110816
With mobile keyboard doc (mobile doc version ep101-0213)
BTW the noob videos are funny I am a noob on this site but I did bother to learn what to do but its very funny
Thanking you for any advice in advance
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yea, look around, prime, revolver, and revolution hd are still in development. clemy's rom and kernel combo final is available to.
sonami I thanked you but it did not appear in your thanks meter I clicked the thanks icon, are there any other steps or does it just take some time for my thanks to show up
i think it worked, thanks! im on revolver 3.2 and i love it. im hearing great things on revolution hd as well, and prime 1.9 is a good stable rom as well. id say try them all out and choose what works best for you...
I am checking my Asus eee transformer, and according to a benchmark app I am not saying which one I don't want to accidentally spam, but according to the online specs it is suppose to be 1ghz dual core nvidia tagera 2 but it is only showing me 1 core I am wondering if the retail store I bought it from bought the underrated specs model, like they did with my laptop which is suppose to have a 1080p screen but best buy bought ones with less specs and I am wondering if they did the same for my tablet, any help is appreciated. BTW does the custom ROM you mentioned still support the asus mobile doc keyboard
benchmarking
Try a different benchmark app. The one your not wanting to spam may not support benchmarking of dualcore. As far as I know all Asus Transransformers have the tegra 2 chip
divinityman said:
I am checking my Asus eee transformer, and according to a benchmark app I am not saying which one I don't want to accidentally spam, but according to the online specs it is suppose to be 1ghz dual core nvidia tagera 2 but it is only showing me 1 core I am wondering if the retail store I bought it from bought the underrated specs model, like they did with my laptop which is suppose to have a 1080p screen but best buy bought ones with less specs and I am wondering if they did the same for my tablet, any help is appreciated. BTW does the custom ROM you mentioned still support the asus mobile doc keyboard
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mine says dual core,
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and yes im using the dock right now
Cyanogen and Team have already announced they will not be making a Honeycomb CM build. Since Google refuses to release the source code for Honeycomb, Cyanogen and the rest feel their efforts would be wasted trying to cobble together a Honeycomb build with the little thats currently available. They have said though that as soon as ICS source is released they will begin working on a new CM Rom.
I understand the desire for CyanogenMod but lets give some respect to the other developers who have worked so hard to make the TF101 so great. To me its like saying, "Oh thats a cool tablet, but too bad its not an iPad" To those in the know Android smokes iOS in terms of functionality, and to those in the know, our current batch of ROMs beat the hell out of whatever Cyan and team could cook up (no offense intended)
isolated_epidemic said:
Cyanogen and Team have already announced they will not be making a Honeycomb CM build. Since Google refuses to release the source code for Honeycomb, Cyanogen and the rest feel their efforts would be wasted trying to cobble together a Honeycomb build with the little thats currently available. They have said though that as soon as ICS source is released they will begin working on a new CM Rom.
I understand the desire for CyanogenMod but lets give some respect to the other developers who have worked so hard to make the TF101 so great. To me its like saying, "Oh thats a cool tablet, but too bad its not an iPad" To those in the know Android smokes iOS in terms of functionality, and to those in the know, our current batch of ROMs beat the hell out of whatever Cyan and team could cook up (no offense intended)
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Thank you and I just want to say that I am not a one trick pony I have put different custom ROMS other than cm on my gingerbread devices but for those I personally liked the touch feel and overall look of CMMod 7. That being said this is my first honeycomb device and I am honestly having finding custom ROMS for it, and to be honest I personally think Google dropped the ball, because in gingerbread you could clear all notifications at once instead of one by one, and I am still getting use to the new interface. I am not going to downgrade the AOS on my tf-101 to gingerbread, I have searched around, and I was wondering could anyone recommend any custom ROMS for the tf-101 that keep the improved performance of honeycomb but also give the clear all option for notifications instead of one by one. The rest of the interface I am sure I will get use to soon.
PS is there anyway to make the mobile keyboard dock's mouse less sensitive I cannot find any posts telling you how, or any setting in the tablet itself
Thank you for any and all replies to my query, it is very much appreciated
divinityman said:
Thank you and I just want to say that I am not a one trick pony I have put different custom ROMS other than cm on my gingerbread devices but for those I personally liked the touch feel and overall look of CMMod 7. That being said this is my first honeycomb device and I am honestly having finding custom ROMS for it, and to be honest I personally think Google dropped the ball, because in gingerbread you could clear all notifications at once instead of one by one, and I am still getting use to the new interface. I am not going to downgrade the AOS on my tf-101 to gingerbread, I have searched around, and I was wondering could anyone recommend any custom ROMS for the tf-101 that keep the improved performance of honeycomb but also give the clear all option for notifications instead of one by one. The rest of the interface I am sure I will get use to soon.
PS is there anyway to make the mobile keyboard dock's mouse less sensitive I cannot find any posts telling you how, or any setting in the tablet itself
Thank you for any and all replies to my query, it is very much appreciated
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The option is kinda hidden, if you go to the Language and Input settings page you have to scroll to the bottom and the setting is one of two under Mouse Settings.
As for the notifications, I don't know of any custom ROM that allows for Clear All, hopefully ICS will bring it back. But if you want a custom ROM thats stable and full of features you really can't go wrong with any of the ones on offer. I have tried them all including Prime, Clemsyns, Revolver, and Revolution HD. All of them work fantastic and fast with slight differences like themes and voodoo sound added. I'm currently using Revolver 3.2 because of the included Revolver Parts app. It allows you to tweak with system settings, gives you quick and easy access to compatible kernels and also allows you to update your ROM using small (2-10MB) packages instead of having to download an entire 200MB+ zip file. It makes it very easy on my mobile data package so I can get updates while I'm away from home.
isolated_epidemic said:
The option is kinda hidden, if you go to the Language and Input settings page you have to scroll to the bottom and the setting is one of two under Mouse Settings.
As for the notifications, I don't know of any custom ROM that allows for Clear All, hopefully ICS will bring it back. But if you want a custom ROM thats stable and full of features you really can't go wrong with any of the ones on offer. I have tried them all including Prime, Clemsyns, Revolver, and Revolution HD. All of them work fantastic and fast with slight differences like themes and voodoo sound added. I'm currently using Revolver 3.2 because of the included Revolver Parts app. It allows you to tweak with system settings, gives you quick and easy access to compatible kernels and also allows you to update your ROM using small (2-10MB) packages instead of having to download an entire 200MB+ zip file. It makes it very easy on my mobile data package so I can get updates while I'm away from home.
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prime 1.9.1 is a great rom with the most themes available, i use revoler 3.2 at the moment and i love it. the theme x thme is great (just wish it had the xoom buttons, or if i could flash over them over the theme with rvolver parts, but it didnt work) ive heard great tings about revolution HD, but i havnt tried it, and wont until there are themese available, or i start creating themes for HC (been working strictly with GB at this point). as far as clearing all notifications at once, its just not possible yet, at least not that i have found. if you tap the status br to bing up the pop up, you cn just hit all the :"x's" pretty quickly and easily, although it is still pretty annoying. this would have to be a major fix in the systeUI. apk file, and i dont know enough about HC to even try....
sonami said:
prime 1.9.1 is a great rom with the most themes available, i use revoler 3.2 at the moment and i love it. the theme x thme is great (just wish it had the xoom buttons, or if i could flash over them over the theme with rvolver parts, but it didnt work) ive heard great tings about revolution HD, but i havnt tried it, and wont until there are themese available, or i start creating themes for HC (been working strictly with GB at this point). as far as clearing all notifications at once, its just not possible yet, at least not that i have found. if you tap the status br to bing up the pop up, you cn just hit all the :"x's" pretty quickly and easily, although it is still pretty annoying. this would have to be a major fix in the systeUI. apk file, and i dont know enough about HC to even try....
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I do know about the systeUI. apk file in Linux Ubuntu and Linux Mint but not in android to try so I will deal with it for now. So are all the ROMS you mentioned HC or are some downgrades to GB because if any are I would like to avoid those I am searching xda there just does not seem to be many themed roms for HC or for the tf-101 probably because google still will not release the source code to anyone but phone and tablet manufacturers, but hey nothing we can do about that unles we want to start out own tablet company, which btw if i did have one I would make it overclockable from the hardware menu instead through the software so no mods, for overclocking anyways, would be needed but thats just me
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Ok I have decided on Revolver 3.2 I like the screen shots and stuff I have seen, but I don't know if I am using your search right or if I am somehow messing up something as simple as a search, anything is possible, I already rooted my tablet but I am not able to find a image or adb code or zip files or a forum on xda that has the info I need to install the custom ROM, I mean I have found and installed cm mod7 on my optimus v, my girlfriends nook color. But I am unable to find revolver 3.2 for the transformer tf-101, or any mod for the Archos gen 8-10.1 (also rooted). Any and all help is always appreciated. Thanking you in advance
PS I would just like to say that xda-developers is the best, forum I have ever used, and I have been using smart phones and smart phone forums since the kyocera palm phone back in 2006, I agree with you all that android destroys windows mobile and IOS palm os web os and what ever RIM blackberry uses, I always thank people who are helpful here and this is the only forum I have ever been on that the members answer you quickly with great knowledge, niceness, and in words that anyone who bothers to actually read can understand and do at home, I thank all of you in this thread and this entire site for creating the best source for smart phones and tablets Thank you
You're kidding about not finding Revolver ROM right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1173230
baseballfanz said:
You're kidding about not finding Revolver ROM right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1173230
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I must have messed up something as simple as search like I said anything is possible but Thank You for the link. Btw how do you like your nexus. and I did find a custom ROM for the archos101 but the market does not install or to put it better Google services framework will not install so for now http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1173230 I went back to the stock ROM that is rooted

How many people are running 2 2 1 with EP1Q radio

I ask this question because I'm running gummy Fe 2.0 with the EP1Q and I'm wondering if i switch back to ee4 radio if ill notice a difference at all
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I'm running gummy 2.0 with the EP1Q radio. No problems whatsoever.
The rom is independent from the modem from what I understand and I have been getting better service with this radio.
I just downloaded the EPQ1 radios yesterday as i was having some troubles with the 4g dropping and have had great signal so far. I will keep an eye on it and report back in a week. Of the phone calls I've made today, all were crystal clear and good volume so fingers are crossed that my problems are solved.
For me, there wasn't much of a difference
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It was better at holding the 4g signal but nothing else has been too noticeable. Still better then ee4, that **** switches between 3g/4g every 10 minutes.
I've been running gummy 2.0 with the epq1 with no problem at all
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I'm running gummy 1.9.1 with the EP1Q and it works fine but I hardly noticed any difference at all from the switch.
~John
Who says EP1Q is trouble some, Im loving it. I have been running since I was on 1.9, no voice issues either
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I have never hit speeds like this on EE4, ever. Not to mention 4G is more consistent with much less searching
well my issue is that i've been experiencing data drop out like crazy sometimes and ive read of other people experiencing the same issue. i think i'll just reflash the EP1Q radio and see if that helps
For me, EP1Q modem has less data dropouts (4G->3G-1X) for me. Also, if it changes, the transition is fast.
I can also vouch for EP1Q, the data stream is definitely more stable in general, though I haven't really noticed any considerable speed improvements.
I only had the signal totally drop out on me once on EP1Q this past weekend but it quickly came back. Then again, they have said that they sent one of those roving techs to check my area and they have admitted my area needs a tower but they need to get approval from the higher-ups to install one.
Apparently Verizon has been doing a lot of work in my area according to some press release in which they are expanding 4G coverage in my area. They say that by Sept. 15th I should be seeing 4G in more places across my city. All I can say is that I'm happy to see that.
Oh, and I'm glad I have unlimited data since I've noticed that doing any kind of streaming anything, especially NetFlix can eat through data like nothing I've ever seen. That and Slacker Radio can cause you to eat data.
ddemlong said:
Who says EP1Q is trouble some, Im loving it. I have been running since I was on 1.9, no voice issues either
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I have never hit speeds like this on EE4, ever. Not to mention 4G is more consistent with much less searching
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I thought the GB leak modems weren't accurate with speed tests? Or was that just the leak itself. Also....
jmorton10 said:
I'm running gummy 1.9.1 with the EP1Q and it works fine but I hardly noticed any difference at all from the switch.
~John
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WHY AREN'T YOU ON 2.0?! Madness!
blarrick said:
I thought the GB leak modems weren't accurate with speed tests? Or was that just the leak itself. Also....
WHY AREN'T YOU ON 2.0?! Madness!
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Yeah the GB modems just didn't play well with the speedtest app itself.
However, going to the speakeasy speedtest site via your browser produces accurate results.
What is the baseband name for ep1q modems? I flahsed the q modems but my baseband version stayed the same. Either the flash didn't take or I already had them. Im on gummy2.0
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blarrick said:
WHY AREN'T YOU ON 2.0?! Madness!
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I thought about it, but my system runs perfectly and after looking at what 2.0 gives you I don't really see anything I care about.
I could care less about 7 different lock screens, I did the tweak to totally eliminate the lock screen. I tried the imoseon kernel briefly, but I kinda prefer the more saturated colors and ended up swapping back.
I think over clocking is a waste of time after trying it for a while, so unless I am missing something I don't really see what I would gain from the 2.0 swap although I am certainly open to suggestions??
~John
jmorton10 said:
I thought about it, but my system runs perfectly and after looking at what 2.0 gives you I don't really see anything I care about.
I could care less about 7 different lock screens, I did the tweak to totally eliminate the lock screen. I tried the imoseon kernel briefly, but I kinda prefer the more saturated colors and ended up swapping back.
I think over clocking is a waste of time after trying it for a while, so unless I am missing something I don't really see what I would gain from the 2.0 swap although I am certainly open to suggestions??
~John
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its just more polished and stable.
msticlaru said:
its just more polished and stable.
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I'm not sure how it could be any more stable than my system. Mine runs weeks at a time without a single freezeup or reboot if I want.
When you say it is "more polished", are you just talking about visual tweaks??
I must have changed ROMs 50 times when I had a TouchPro 2 and every time it was a noticeable improvement so I'm not opposed to switching for a good reason. My system now runs so well however, I don't really see any compelling reason to update just because a new version is out.
~John
jmorton10 said:
I'm not sure how it could be any more stable than my system. Mine runs weeks at a time without a single freezeup or reboot if I want.
When you say it is "more polished", are you just talking about visual tweaks??
I must have changed ROMs 50 times when I had a TouchPro 2 and every time it was a noticeable improvement so I'm not opposed to switching for a good reason. My system now runs so well however, I don't really see any compelling reason to update just because a new version is out.
~John
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While there is no need to convince you as people can choose to run whatever version of whatever rom they want, I find it curious that you would choose to not update. It seems to me that the type of people that generally visit these forums and mess with their devices are the same type of people that generally want things when they are updated.
That aside...
1.9.1
*Fixed misc theme issues across the overall theme
*Removed AM/PM from the status-bar clock
2.0
*Custom kernel by IMoseyON
*TSMparts for modifications (more information below on usage)
*updated toolbox for simplicity (sorry no GUI 2.0 released at this time)
*updated base Theme (we did switch to a blue to give 2.0 a new look as it feels like a new rom)
*updated dialer completely remade to have the contacts built into the app
The updated kernel provides additional stability fixes and fluidity to the UI.
TSM parts is a very handy tool to have.
the update to the base theme gives the phone a more professional feel to it. (i.e. polish) the dialer is vastly better than the pervious.
Again, if you choose not to update, so be it. I could not care less one way or the other. You seem like an intelligent person, so you would know best what works for you.
To get this thread back on topic....
I am running the ep1q radios but as I mentioned earlier, I cant seem to find how to determine what version you are actually running. My Baseband version did not change when i updated the radios. I would like to say I am getting better performance.. but its hard to know if its the radios, or something else.
Any chance that one of you knows how to determine the radio that is installed?
msticlaru said:
While there is no need to convince you as people can choose to run whatever version of whatever rom they want, I find it curious that you would choose to not update. It seems to me that the type of people that generally visit these forums and mess with their devices are the same type of people that generally want things when they are updated
Again, if you choose not to update, so be it. I could not care less one way or the other. You seem like an intelligent person, so you would know best what works for you.
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Actually, I'm usually as you say the kind of person that immediately updates everything as soon as possible. My system runs so well however, I just wasn't sure it was worth going through the PITA of setting up the whole system again.
Now, after reading your post however I may have to rethink that. If the system really will run better/more efficiently etc. I guess you have me getting the itch to update again.... ;-)
It seems like I have been working a million hours a week lately (I'm an IT Administrator among other things) but if/when I ever get some spare time I guess I will just get to it and update."....
~John

NS4G: Who has reverted from an ICS ROM back to GB?

Just curious: who here has tried several different ICS ROM/Kernel combos and gone back to GB?
I've tried just about every ICS ROM out there, with a substantial amount of the Kernels, but it's the little things that are starting to bug me, such as my phone freezing up overnight and making me miss my alarm in the morning.
I will never revert to gb. I've been using ics roms since the sdk builds came out and I think the OS has come a long way since then.
Lately, my phone has been running flawlessly with AOKP Milestone 2 4.0.3 with Steve Garon's kernel. Performance has actually exceeded that of any gb aosp rom I've used. Super-smooth, quick, and efficient, zero lag and my OEM battery lasts more than 30hrs.
Young_Bon said:
SENT FROM MY SPRINT (not a metro) PURE GOOGLE NEXUS S NOT UNPURE LIKE YOUR ORANGE JUICE
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I too have been on ICS since the SDK dropped, and I really love it. However, I do understand your frustration. I run into bugs and stutters here and there on pretty much every ROM I've tried.
I did revert back to GB (Oxygen 2.3) for a couple days when I was getting annoyed with a few persistent bugs, but swiftly changed back in favor of ICS beauty.
GB seems far more responsive in a lot of places, which i envy. But these ROMs are all still in their early stages and are only going to get better. The official NS4G update hasn't even been released yet.
madeincanon said:
I too have been on ICS since the SDK dropped, and I really love it. However, I do understand your frustration. I run into bugs and stutters here and there on pretty much every ROM I've tried.
I did revert back to GB (Oxygen 2.3) for a couple days when I was getting annoyed with a few persistent bugs, but swiftly changed back in favor of ICS beauty.
GB seems far more responsive in a lot of places, which i envy. But these ROMs are all still in their early stages and are only going to get better. The official NS4G update hasn't even been released yet.
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This. I too revert back to cm7 when I run into a bug or I get fed up with the mini stutters here and there. But once I'm back on cm7, I find myself downloading and flashing new builds of ics. Its beautiful and for the first time it feels like I'm using a new, awesome and complete OS. Gingerbread looks so plain and tacky to me now. Even with themes lol.
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I'm never going back to gingerbread, ICS is just so stunning, it contains all these high quality animations and graphics. I think you just haven't tried the right rom. Try AOSP+ by android user and flash Eugenes ICUP kernel and tell me what you think. it will sure drop you jaw cuz its so fast.
Why would anyone revert back to an older version of a software is beyond me. ICS is young compared to GB so of course bugs exist, bit there aren't any bugs that make the phone or any feature unusable
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DirtyShroomz said:
Why would anyone revert back to an older version of a software is beyond me. ICS is young compared to GB so of course bugs exist, bit there aren't any bugs that make the phone or any feature unusable
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I can completely understand if someone needs rock solid functionality or compatibility with older apps. Luckily, my phone is not critical to my life or job, so I can afford to experiment and run bleeding edge software.
Someone who relies on their phone for work or safety is justified for running a proven, stable os. ICS is improving rapidly, but it is good enough for me and many others as-is.
Me. ICS is just too slow.
Braneless said:
I can completely understand if someone needs rock solid functionality or compatibility with older apps. Luckily, my phone is not critical to my life or job, so I can afford to experiment and run bleeding edge software.
Someone who relies on their phone for work or safety is justified for running a proven, stable os. ICS is improving rapidly, but it is good enough for me and many others as-is.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
I can deal with it in any circumstance except for when I miss my alarm.
jonnythan said:
Me. ICS is just too slow.
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Have you tried AOKP or vhgomez's 2.5.1 with a Eugene icup or Steve Garon kernel? My phone is smooth and quick with either combination. In fact, scrolling, browsing, and switching apps using the Recent Apps feature feels much better than with aosp or NSCollab 2.3.7
I haven't tried those two in particular, no. But unless they're a massive leap forward from AOSP there's no chance at all. ICS seems to occupy more RAM as well.
jonnythan said:
I haven't tried those two in particular, no. But unless they're a massive leap forward from AOSP there's no chance at all. ICS seems to occupy more RAM as well.
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That's a good point. I have yet to find out how these people post such ridiculous battery times with ICS. I don't recall "Android OS" ever eating up so much of my battery on GB.
I went back to GB but came back to ICS, I love ICS but went back because of random reboots and mainly battery life. Now I am on AOSP+ 2.3 with speedy 5 kernal and i found out that after i turned Skype off,that battery life is great, so i think some of the problems are related to software compatibility issues that shouldn't take that much of time to be solved. In general, i think ICS is smoother specially when it comes to the built in browser, plus the native support for my native language ( I liked this sentence ) . Hope Google will solve all the issues with the next update.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk
Where can I find Steve Garon's kernel? Is it available for the NS4G? I don't which one it is.
SComp23 said:
That's a good point. I have yet to find out how these people post such ridiculous battery times with ICS. I don't recall "Android OS" ever eating up so much of my battery on GB.
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Android OS battery consumption is just a bug and does not accurately reflect actual power usage, per Google engineer Dianne Hackborn. Ram usage is just fine as well as ics manages memory very well. I typically have only 50mb of free ram, but experience zero lag or slowdowns.
As far as battery life, I NEVER reached 30hrs with a gb rom, but I exceed that with 4+ hrs of screen on time with Steve Garon's kernel:
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Where can I find Steve Garon's kernel? Is it available for the NS4G? I don't which one it is.
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It's in the NS4G development forum, listed as 'SG buncha numbers etc'.
Braneless said:
I will never revert to gb. I've been using ics roms since the sdk builds came out and I think the OS has come a long way since then.
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Agreed with the above. ICS is Android in its best flavour so far. The UI elements are so much more polished and I just love the little touches. Its also faster than gingerbread and honeycomb ever were. And they weren't exactly slow to begin with.
I've had no stability issues so far after just over a month I'm happy to report.
Running stock rom rooted with stock voodoo kernel.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
I had problems too, I went with CM9 patch 1 or whatever and didn't uses a kernel and this is working great for me. When things get stable I'll use adifferent kernel
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voyager_s said:
Agreed with the above. ICS is Android in its best flavour so far. The UI elements are so much more polished and I just love the little touches. Its also faster than gingerbread and honeycomb ever were. And they weren't exactly slow to begin with.
I've had no stability issues so far after just over a month I'm happy to report.
Running stock rom rooted with stock voodoo kernel.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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I don't have the option to run the stock ROM, because there is not yet one for the NS4G. However, this is what I am most eager to try, so I hope it comes available soon.

Advice after personal experience

I had Infuse with original Froyo for a while and heard wonderful things about Gingerbread (GB), how battery is much better and stuff.
So I waited for official GB upgrade and used standard way AT&T is doing upgrades.
Gingerbread was bad, freezes, reboots, etc. BTW, my wifes Atrix 2 works nice with GB and holds charge for two days. That was one of the reasons I believed in GB.
Since my GB was so bad I started to look here to get devices rooted and install something new and better.
Unfortunately nothing is better than original Froyo. Sorry guys, I do not understand what is so good in ICS or JellyBean? Can somebody list new features?
I'm using now CM10 8/8, my portable hotspot is not working, my battery is worth, my Bluetooth is having issues, my GPS was not working at all until 8/8 build and most of all I do not see any features of ICS or JB worth spending time installing it. And I did not even try to evaluate camera/video. According to some notes, HD video is having issues.
I am not new to technologies and I did all upgrades according to dev notes. This is just my experience and may help some new people save some time trying.
BTW 8/8 very laggy, changing screens slow, even if I put min cpu to 1200, gps shows satellites but I did not have enough time (waited 15 minutes) and did not get any sat locks.
bilihor said:
I had Infuse with original Froyo for a while and heard wonderful things about Gingerbread (GB), how battery is much better and stuff.
So I waited for official GB upgrade and used standard way AT&T is doing upgrades.
Gingerbread was bad, freezes, reboots, etc. BTW, my wifes Atrix 2 works nice with GB and holds charge for two days. That was one of the reasons I believed in GB.
Since my GB was so bad I started to look here to get devices rooted and install something new and better.
Unfortunately nothing is better than original Froyo. Sorry guys, I do not understand what is so good in ICS or JellyBean? Can somebody list new features?
I'm using now CM10 8/8, my portable hotspot is not working, my battery is worth, my Bluetooth is having issues, my GPS was not working at all until 8/8 build and most of all I do not see any features of ICS or JB worth spending time installing it. And I did not even try to evaluate camera/video. According to some notes, HD video is having issues.
I am not new to technologies and I did all upgrades according to dev notes. This is just my experience and may help some new people save some time trying.
BTW 8/8 very laggy, changing screens slow, even if I put min cpu to 1200, gps shows satellites but I did not have enough time (waited 15 minutes) and did not get any sat locks.
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Well...obviously rooting/flashing roms isntt for you...you know its easy to go back to stock froyo...
And the whole point of ics/jb is staying up to date with the latest software...any true tech guy would want to flash ics/jb-regardless of the bugs
And that is your personal expierence about cm10 8/8...I got a GPS lock in less then a minute...and I have 0 lag
Imho opinion this thread is pointless...it clearly states in ops what doesnt work-just go back to froyo...its obvious that's what you want
Btw...wasn't trying to be rude...just stating my opinion
Sent from my HTC Holiday using Tapatalk 2
mg2195 said:
Well...obviously rooting/flashing roms isntt for you...you know its easy to go back to stock froyo...
And the whole point of ics/jb is staying up to date with the latest software...any true tech guy would want to flash ics/jb-regardless of the bugs
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I was like that 20 years ago, yeah, all new stuff, bugs? we can live with them. But this is point of view of a hacker. The ultimate goal is to make it work, not to make it work maybe. Does it make sense to just "stay with new technology, maybe" ?
I drifted from being hacker who makes cool things to make applications which work and feel great about it.
Most of the people just need their phone to work. Oh, yeah, you are texting now with JellyBean !
My one and a half cent:
IMHO For most people rooting and flashing is probably something they should not do. All they want is a functional phone that does phone things: text, make calls, check Facebook, etc. That is exactly what they get when their phone comes out of the box. That's great and awesome: don't worry, be happy.
There are others "hackers" or not, who like to tinker, figure out how things work, "try" and get them to work more efficiently, or "better". This includes those who are not as technical as the devs but are willing to help, test and report.
These people who are ready and willing to live with the fact that their expensive functional phone may end up as an expensive piece of plastic and metal...well root and flash away.
But to complain that your phone is worse after using someones hardwork and effort is pointless. Report problems yes...complain...not cool.
These boards are filled with complaints and cries for help from people who probably should have stuck with the phone they got from the store and just been happy. Rooting is not for everyone.
Peace
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
bilihor said:
I had Infuse with original Froyo for a while and heard wonderful things about Gingerbread (GB), how battery is much better and stuff.
So I waited for official GB upgrade and used standard way AT&T is doing upgrades.
Gingerbread was bad, freezes, reboots, etc. BTW, my wifes Atrix 2 works nice with GB and holds charge for two days. That was one of the reasons I believed in GB.
Since my GB was so bad I started to look here to get devices rooted and install something new and better.
Unfortunately nothing is better than original Froyo. Sorry guys, I do not understand what is so good in ICS or JellyBean? Can somebody list new features?
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Blasphemer! Heinous! Stone him!!
You don't like ways to break your phone?
You don't like to learn how to add a new APN?
You don't want to downgrade your 720p video to 480p?
- joking.
In several aspects, I agree with you re: FROYO. The Froyo phone does what it is suppose to do. Great cam/vid; GPS, mms and call. If you're not dying the the latest, it runs just fine. Froyo doesn't support Gtalk Video
I'm not sure about your experience with GB though. I've not seen the lags, freezes and reboots on the official firmware.
The main thing I recall from official GB is make sure you install it without a microSD in place and after it is installed, copy off all your stuff from the internal SDcard and do a factory reset under /setting/privacy.
Here a froyo treat for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526638&postcount=1
In December 2011, I wrote this thread. I thought it was pretty funny at the time. If you reflect on it, you may like the practical points I was making.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397287
Forget, Froy, GB, ICS, JB...
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qkster said:
Blasphemer! Heinous! Stone him!!
You don't like ways to break your phone?
You don't like to learn how to add a new APN?
You don't want to downgrade your 720p video to 480p?
- joking.
In several aspects, I agree with you re: FROYO. The Froyo phone does what it is suppose to do. Great cam/vid; GPS, mms and call. If you're not dying the the latest, it runs just fine. Froyo doesn't support Gtalk Video
I'm not sure about your experience with GB though. I've not seen the lags, freezes and reboots on the official firmware.
The main thing I recall from official GB is make sure you install it without a microSD in place and after it is installed, copy off all your stuff from the internal SDcard and do a factory reset under /setting/privacy.
Here a froyo treat for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25526638&postcount=1
In December 2011, I wrote this thread. I thought it was pretty funny at the time. If you reflect on it, you may like the practical points I was making.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397287
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qkster that thread was Awesome! I had never read that before...hilarious
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
Okay so maybe ICS and JB are not for you.. but what about GB ROMs like Emancipation and Aeon? Have you given them a try?
Stock is okay but it has too much room for improvement and that's where our brilliant devs come in. Believe in them and in their work. They are not here to turn phones into robots that will lead us to our doom
Sent from my sweet and buttery Infuse
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Joe, you keep that crap up and the mods might take your merit badges, along with your box of cookies and your bag of jelly beans!....lol :laugh:
PoXFreak said:
Joe, you keep that crap up and the mods might take your merit badges, along with your box of cookies and your bag of jelly beans!....lol :laugh:
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Wat?!?
Bigjoe slowly walking away....now running....gone....
bilihor said:
I was like that 20 years ago, yeah, all new stuff, bugs? we can live with them. But this is point of view of a hacker. The ultimate goal is to make it work, not to make it work maybe. Does it make sense to just "stay with new technology, maybe" ?
I drifted from being hacker who makes cool things to make applications which work and feel great about it.
Most of the people just need their phone to work. Oh, yeah, you are texting now with JellyBean !
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Please don't make this into one of those "I'm too old for this crap" debates. I might possibly be as old as you are, seeing as how I got my start on SCO Xenix way back when the 386DX25 was the processor to have.
Hell, I remember MS Windows 1.1! 6 black and white windows, the beginnings of multi-tasking...
All these people want, in essence, is a phone with the newest available software... that works. Thats why there is always someone working on some problem or "bug", trying and (99.9% of the time) succeeding. Sometimes we fail, but there is always someone else willing to pick up where we left off.
One reason I enjoy playing with firmware...; the challenge. I've always been one to take it apart and somehow make it better, regardless of what it is. A car, a radio, a computer... whatever.
On a side note, maybe reflashing your firmware will fix the issues your having with your Infuse now?
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.... thought I read somewhere that pornographic images are not allowed on xda... :silly:
PoXFreak said:
Please don't make this into one of those "I'm too old for this crap" debates. I might possibly be as old as you are, seeing as how I got my start on SCO Xenix way back when the 386DX25 was the processor to have.
Hell, I remember MS Windows 1.1! 6 black and white windows, the beginnings of multi-tasking...
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Wow!!! You are old
Tandy 1000 here .... 5 1/4 floppy ... All DOS baby... Anyone? Anyone?
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
bilihor said:
I had Infuse with original Froyo for a while and heard wonderful things about Gingerbread (GB), how battery is much better and stuff.
So I waited for official GB upgrade and used standard way AT&T is doing upgrades.
Gingerbread was bad, freezes, reboots, etc. BTW, my wifes Atrix 2 works nice with GB and holds charge for two days. That was one of the reasons I believed in GB.
Since my GB was so bad I started to look here to get devices rooted and install something new and better.
Unfortunately nothing is better than original Froyo. Sorry guys, I do not understand what is so good in ICS or JellyBean? Can somebody list new features?
I'm using now CM10 8/8, my portable hotspot is not working, my battery is worth, my Bluetooth is having issues, my GPS was not working at all until 8/8 build and most of all I do not see any features of ICS or JB worth spending time installing it. And I did not even try to evaluate camera/video. According to some notes, HD video is having issues.
I am not new to technologies and I did all upgrades according to dev notes. This is just my experience and may help some new people save some time trying.
BTW 8/8 very laggy, changing screens slow, even if I put min cpu to 1200, gps shows satellites but I did not have enough time (waited 15 minutes) and did not get any sat locks.
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IDK, maybe you got the initial, buggy, official GB update? I jumped ship and flashed Zeus long before that. And it ran smoother and I got better battery life with it than stock Froyo.
And it's pretty clearly written in each thread what is being seen by folks using the ROMs. For the CM10 build, It's pretty well known that GPS had issues until 8/8. It's posted clearly that several folks had issues with trebuchet lagging, so they loaded an alternate launcher and got better results. It's posted that wifi hotspot doesn't work with WPA or WPA2 with the bcrmhd driver (think that's the specific driver) and disabling security will allow it to work.
I know there are 200+ pages on some of these ROM threads, and many of the posts are 'me too' 'OMG this is so cool' or 'WTF? Read the OP'. But there are useful nuggets of information in there, especially the OP, and you really need to read them all to know what you might see with that ROM, or at least to know 'oh, I'm not the only one with that problem, and here's how they fixed it.'
In short, don't be ready to jump to a ROM that's only been out a short time until you know that either the bugs are fixed or you can live with the bugs that have been reported. Believe it or not, there IS a reason it takes time for official updates to roll out too, and it's not just to piss everyone off.
Smokestack360 said:
Wow!!! You are old
Tandy 1000 here .... 5 1/4 floppy ... All DOS baby... Anyone? Anyone?
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
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.... my current rig
may consider an upgrade if the holiday deals are just right....
...only 11 more payments to bigjoe and she'll be all mine.
PoXFreak said:
Please don't make this into one of those "I'm too old for this crap" debates. I might possibly be as old as you are, seeing as how I got my start on SCO Xenix way back when the 386DX25 was the processor to have.
Hell, I remember MS Windows 1.1! 6 black and white windows, the beginnings of multi-tasking...
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fortran, basm, basic, dos 2.0, turbo pascal 3, IBM XT, PS/1 - those are times I started coding, circa 1987
(... deleted "politically incorrect" paragraph addressed not to you PoXFreak. I hate it here in US, people are always nice to each other, no matter what, or you will be called complainer ...)
bilihor said:
fortran, basm, basic, dos 2.0, turbo pascal 3, IBM XT, PS/1 - those are times I started coding, circa 1987
(... deleted "politically incorrect" paragraph addressed not to you PoXFreak. I hate it here in US, people are always nice to each other, no matter what, or you will be called complainer ...)
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Yes...turbo pascal...I remember turbo pascal...or actually forgot turbo pascal. I couldn't code in that anymore to save my life
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
Smokestack360 said:
Wow!!! You are old
Tandy 1000 here .... 5 1/4 floppy ... All DOS baby... Anyone? Anyone?
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
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Timex Sinclair, cassette drive, b/w TV for a monitor... that was my first start. All BASIC language...
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda app-developers app
PoXFreak said:
Timex Sinclair, cassette drive, b/w TV for a monitor... that was my first start. All BASIC language...
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Bunch of old farts in here...soon someone is gonna bust out old punchcards or even an abacus
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
Smokestack360 said:
Wow!!! You are old
Tandy 1000 here .... 5 1/4 floppy ... All DOS baby... Anyone? Anyone?
Sent from a de-FUNKt Infuse
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I saw this in my great grandfather's office.
I'm not sure what it is.
I first PC was an Intel i7 quadcore 8gb RAM and 2tb drive.

[Q] Move to 4.2.2=> Performance?

On my Galaxy S III, I upgraded to 4.2.2, and realized much greater performance, and battery life.
I am quite tired of the quite slow performance on this TF101, and am curious if I will notice much better performance if I go to one of the 4.2.2 ROMs for this.
At the moment, I am on Revolution 3.6.
It's a shame that the forum doesn't have a search function where you could look at other people's results when they've moved to a 4.2.2 ROM.
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bsoplinger said:
It's a shame that the forum doesn't have a search function where you could look at other people's results when they've moved to a 4.2.2 ROM.
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Now, don't you feel so much better, now that you were able to once again pound your chest and complain about someone possibly not searching. Conagrats to you.
I've read quite a few posts (I'll admit not the whole thread) in a couple 422 threads, and most of what there is people asking qustions about isssues they have etc.
You couuld have probably spent fewer words actually helping someone. I suppose you expect that someone with my post count does nothing but ask dumb questions and never searches.
ewingr said:
Now, don't you feel so much better, now that you were able to once again pound your chest and complain about someone possibly not searching. Conagrats to you.
I've read quite a few posts (I'll admit not the whole thread) in a couple 422 threads, and most of what there is people asking qustions about isssues they have etc.
You couuld have probably spent fewer words actually helping someone. I suppose you expect that someone with my post count does nothing but ask dumb questions and never searches.
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The other guy didn't mean for you to MANUALLY search... but rather, use the search tool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sitesearch.php?q=tf101 4.2.2 faster
Returns a forum topic that discusses this very thing.
It's not like people are unfamiliar with search engines these days... so if you see people surprised/frustrated that they're not used more often, that would explain the first response to your original post.
At any rate, I personally use KatKiss (build 200) having started with EOS back in build 90 or so... and it's meant I've sadly had to hold off on buying a replacement to my TF101 because it performs nearly as well as newer hardware...
mak8tack said:
The other guy didn't mean for you to MANUALLY search... but rather, use the search tool:
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I'm sure that is the case. But making smart, sarcastic remarks to people is of no help to anyone. I too find posts that are easily found with search. But I don't wise off. I either ignore it altogether with no answer, or answer it, and then suggest searches in a friencly way,as you did. Much more community friendly, as I find you are, and appreciation is a result instead of anger.
Actually, I find that Google searches, outside of the XDA search, are much better.
mak8tack said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sitesearch.php?q=tf101 4.2.2 faster
Returns a forum topic that discusses this very thing.
It's not like people are unfamiliar with search engines these days... so if you see people surprised/frustrated that they're not used more often, that would explain the first response to your original post.
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I looked at your search. It returned much of what I had looked at, many of which compare various 4.2.2 ROMS. I am interested in knowing if 422 really is appreciably faster than stock. Or, if the tablet is just too low powered, and should be looking for new hardware.
mak8tack said:
At any rate, I personally use KatKiss (build 200) having started with EOS back in build 90 or so... and it's meant I've sadly had to hold off on buying a replacement to my TF101 because it performs nearly as well as newer hardware...
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Great. That is what I was interested in hearing. I appreciate your answering the question. I guess I'll give it a go.
I see you are new...at least with a new ID. I had the honor of giving you your first Thanks on the Thanks Meter
I too am using KatKiss 220 just recently. Believe me, once you're running it you'll be surprised on what you're missing compared to stock. You'd usually think it would be underpowered by getting 4.2.2 but the devs made a great job in tailoring these custom ROMS to the TF101. On KatKiss 220, everything felt much smoother, speakers are louder, and you get ton's of added customizations and boost options
ospen06 said:
I too am using KatKiss 220 just recently. Believe me, once you're running it you'll be surprised on what you're missing compared to stock. You'd usually think it would be underpowered by getting 4.2.2 but the devs made a great job in tailoring these custom ROMS to the TF101. On KatKiss 220, everything felt much smoother, speakers are louder, and you get ton's of added customizations and boost options
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Thanks so much. I'm going to start my backup process, and get the conversion going. In case anyone else is curious about this, I'll post back my impressions and experience once done.
Performance of TF101 running 4.2.2?
ewingr said:
Thanks so much. I'm going to start my backup process, and get the conversion going. In case anyone else is curious about this, I'll post back my impressions and experience once done.
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Hi! Did you mange to install 4.2.2? How's the performance?
Even I am on ARHD 3.6 and want to move to 4.2.2 ROM.
I've tried both CM No-Name nightlies and Team EOS 4 ROMs but switched back to ARHD ROM primarily because the performance wasn't 'butter' smooth and the sound was very low compared to ICS ROMs..
There is a KAT App for fixing the sound, and it works quite well too; but I faced this nagging problem after using that KAT App to increase the sound that whenever I was trying to decrease the sound, it was automatically switching back to full sound.
Would like to know your experience with this ROM? Is this ROM is any better? And whether the sound is as good as.. or comparable to what it is on ICS ROMs.
kishangoyal said:
Hi! Did you mange to install 4.2.2? How's the performance?
Even I am on ARHD 3.6 and want to move to 4.2.2 ROM.
I've tried both CM No-Name nightlies and Team EOS 4 ROMs but switched back to ARHD ROM primarily because the performance wasn't 'butter' smooth and the sound was very low compared to ICS ROMs..
There is a KAT App for fixing the sound, and it works quite well too; but I faced this nagging problem after using that KAT App to increase the sound that whenever I was trying to decrease the sound, it was automatically switching back to full sound.
Would like to know your experience with this ROM? Is this ROM is any better? And whether the sound is as good as.. or comparable to what it is on ICS ROMs.
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I moved from stock to TeamEOS about 6 months ago now, have now progressed to Katkiss 221.
The improvement has been immense, my TF101 runs pretty much as quickly as my wife's Nexus 7.
My advice would be to go for it.
kishangoyal said:
Hi! Did you mange to install 4.2.2? How's the performance?
Even I am on ARHD 3.6 and want to move to 4.2.2 ROM.
I've tried both CM No-Name nightlies and Team EOS 4 ROMs but switched back to ARHD ROM primarily because the performance wasn't 'butter' smooth and the sound was very low compared to ICS ROMs..
There is a KAT App for fixing the sound, and it works quite well too; but I faced this nagging problem after using that KAT App to increase the sound that whenever I was trying to decrease the sound, it was automatically switching back to full sound.
Would like to know your experience with this ROM? Is this ROM is any better? And whether the sound is as good as.. or comparable to what it is on ICS ROMs.
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I installed it last night. Have not had much time to play with it. But initial observation is that it appears to be much faster. After the initial test (only launching Chrome and a small bit of browsing), I upped the CPU Max to 1200. Haven't had any time since.
But, I'm thinking it was worth the effort.
What about the sound?
mattgren said:
I moved from stock to TeamEOS about 6 months ago now, have now progressed to Katkiss 221.
The improvement has been immense, my TF101 runs pretty much as quickly as my wife's Nexus 7.
My advice would be to go for it.
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Okay! Now you've got me curious. I'll download the ROM tonight and give it a spin.
What about the sound? Is it loud enough? Umm.. as good as in ARHD /stock ICS?
I'm emphasizing on sound coz I use the tablet to play music almost all the time and it is a make or break factor for me
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll surely try this ROM
kishangoyal said:
Okay! Now you've got me curious. I'll download the ROM tonight and give it a spin.
What about the sound? Is it loud enough? Umm.. as good as in ARHD /stock ICS?
I'm emphasizing on sound coz I use the tablet to play music almost all the time and it is a make or break factor for me
Thanks for the suggestion, I'll surely try this ROM
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Using KAT Android toolbox to boost the volume it's plenty loud enough for me (but I'm getting old...)
Now up to KatKiss 223 - feels lightning fast even without overclocking
Moved to KatKiss few days ago and its a HUGE difference from stock ROM, even moving from moded 4.0.3 is a big difference.
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Put the EOS 4 rom with kat kernel @ 1.60GHz and your TF101 fly highh
Best rom i've tested in my TF101 ! :laugh: :good:
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