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[Q] Cognition 4.1 Rom Boring????????

I was using Cognition 2.3. The home screen was simpler and has a sleeker look. The app screen was the same. Why does Cog 4 seem like a jump back to my Stock Rom. Maybe I'm just stupid???? lol

Because, you know, it IS a jump back to stock ROM?
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whats the point?
why release a new version that is less impressive than its predecessor? Doesn't make whole hell of a lot of sense to me. But again maybe I'm just stupid.

DG's whole point with Cog 4/4.1/4.1.1, is to try to keep it looking and running as stock as possible. Everything that was pre Cog 4 already had an ass ton of themes that were compatible and DG started incorporating them into the ROM's.
DG has a life, so don't jump his nuts and complain about him pushing out a boring ROM. For free. Nobody told you to flash it, and there's plenty of other ROM's out there. Or you can just switch back to your previous ROM.

vunuts said:
DG's whole point with Cog 4/4.1/4.1.1, is to try to keep it looking and running as stock as possible. Everything that was pre Cog 4 already had an ass ton of themes that were compatible and DG started incorporating them into the ROM's.
DG has a life, so don't jump his nuts and complain about him pushing out a boring ROM. For free. Nobody told you to flash it, and there's plenty of other ROM's out there. Or you can just switch back to your previous ROM.
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+1 He even says that he tries to keep it as stock as possible all ROMS have their differences its all about your own personal preference.

vunuts said:
DG's whole point with Cog 4/4.1/4.1.1, is to try to keep it looking and running as stock as possible. Everything that was pre Cog 4 already had an ass ton of themes that were compatible and DG started incorporating them into the ROM's.
DG has a life, so don't jump his nuts and complain about him pushing out a boring ROM. For free. Nobody told you to flash it, and there's plenty of other ROM's out there. Or you can just switch back to your previous ROM.
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Agree %100000000. Couldn't say it any better.
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I love ALL these custom ROMS I can't seem to keep the same one for more than a week, the only ones that I have been able to kep for long are Cognition and Serendipity.

Cognition 4.1 is meant for people like me that wan custom r o m,but wan it to look like stock 1

I don't think he meant boring like a bad job. Once some themes are ported then everyone should be happy. You can't knock the performance or smoothness of cognition. It will work and be consistent. Maybe it is boring in the fact that you can run it and forget you even have a custom rom going. That's because DG is that good. Thanks again!
SqB

Cognition may be boring for some but I need my phone to work and so far it gives me the best balance of features and reliability.
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I love Cog roms!
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The above was written as part of an attempt to waste time using a Galaxy Tab,
Rush exMachina

Cognition isn't as much a rom as it is a rooted, debloated, stock setup. Couple theme improvements like extended power. Using a voodoo enabled kernel. It is a setup one could achieve if they updated to kb1 on their own relatively easy.
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I liked Cog too, but wanted something different than stock. That's why I loved perception, but its discontinued now. Perception 10.4 is a solid rom, stable, fast, and has that slight aosp feel.
Ultimately I went to FireFly. I love it. I how easy they made it to customize. It comes with an app that will showcase and download the other battery's and dialers. I sometimes feel like I need to enable the lagfix, but haven't yet.
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breal4sho said:
why release a new version that is less impressive than its predecessor? Doesn't make whole hell of a lot of sense to me. But again maybe I'm just stupid.
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Two posts in the forum and you've managed to criticize the excellent work of one of the most prolific ROM cookers on XDA solely based on your ignorance of what DG does and why. You might want to create a new account and start over. Knocking a guy's work that he provides for free is just bad juju.

I think he can leave his screen name alone. He did not say anything offensive just asked an honest question.
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mcord11758 said:
I think he can leave his screen name alone. He did not say anything offensive just asked an honest question.
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It was an ignorant question, not an honest one. I wasn't in here long before I knew what DG's ROMs are about. Cog 4.x is all about providing a ROM that is as close to stock Froyo as possible without all the bloatware and just a few tweaks to provide better peformance. The kind of things most users who don't want to mess with themed ROMs or exotic kernels want. And criticizing the work that someone provides for free is just wrong whether it makes sense to him or not. I can see knocking a dev for putting out a shoddy product, but with all the choices in ROMs available in here for the Cappy it makes no sense to knock one just bcause you find it "boring."

His thread title was poorly worded
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mcord11758 said:
His thread title was poorly worded
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That we can agree on.

Delete it and get your money back... oh wait ...
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If you would have read the Cog thread then you wold know why it is built the way it is.
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ROMs and more ROMs

So I'm no stranger to rooting and flashing roms. What I am pretty new to is being a father. Best thing that has ever happened to me.
But with being a father and having full time job I now don't have the spare time I used to have. So with that said, I'm just curious if someone who has used the different roms could give me their personal opinions on which they think are better ones to flash. I just don't have the time to flash them one by one and try them out.
So..... what are your guys opinions? I can tell you from my phone flashing experiences that I like clean, optimized, speedy and a little themed look. I currently run Cyanogenmod 7.2 RC on my Tmobile Vibrant.
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Do you want Cornerstone or no?
That should narrow it down a lot.

Only two ICS ROM I used extensively were the Team Eos and now AOKP.
For me both was very stable. Theý're both AOSP rom and not Asus base.

Cornerstone isn't a must for me. I know it still has its issues.
I do think id like AOSP / aokp
If the AOKP is like Romans usual builds I know I'd like it
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Samsung galaxy s2 I727

Hello.. anyone can tell me what is the best custom ICS rom for I727
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CM9 Alpha2a

Sky ics--- 4.2d-10
The Best!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602216

There is no right answer. Our Devs all do amazing work. Just use the one that works best for your wishes.

tjsooley said:
CM9 Alpha2a
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For a noob(i mean this is the best way) cm9 may be a bit much, I'd say either embryo or nexus mod. Or, if you feeling crazy, sky.
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RE: Best ROM
True enough, they are all great! but for a noob who flashed all the roms the least buggiest so far is SKY ICS--- 4.2D-10 for me anyways.
Again there are different flavors to choose from and it also depends on what you use on your phone. Some bugs may show up days later.

bobfin said:
True enough, they are all great! but for a noob who flashed all the roms the least buggiest so far is SKY ICS--- 4.2D-10 for me anyways.
Again there are different flavors to choose from and it also depends on what you use on your phone. Some bugs may show up days later.
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I agree with you. Ive been using sky ics with the new leak and i think it is quite a stable rom in terms of smoothness and speed. Cant wait for the official one to come out!
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Oh I see how it is guys our aokp build not good enough lmao
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budzc73 said:
Hello.. anyone can tell me what is the best custom ICS rom for I727
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All these guys are right cause there really is no right or wrong answer to your question. When it comes to custom roms its all about personal preference. What someone else really loves you may find out you don't like. So my advice is become a flashaholic like most of us here are and start flashing until you find that perfect custom rom that fits your needs and wants. Just remember to make a backup of your current rom before you start flashing anything that way you can always go back to what you have now. Oh and just so you will know design gears is about to release a new ics leak for the skyrocket soon according to his twitter account so you may want to wait and see what that is all about and the I'm sure plenty of custom roms will be based off of it soon as well... happy flashing...
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budzc73 said:
Hello.. anyone can tell me what is the best custom ICS rom for I727
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It would probably be better to be more specific. A better question would be "which are roms are the most stable" or "which roms are the fastest" or maybe "Which rom has the most features?"
I personally am also trying to decide which rom to go with. I have a friend who owns a Skyrocket and he wants me to root the phone then flash a custom rom, so I'm looking into this. I think I'll probably flash Nexus Mod just because it looks like AOSP. Like many others, it has carrier IQ disabled and has been debloated.

bobfin said:
The Best!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1602216
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second. I ran this ROM for a while, im back on stock but this is/was a GREAT ROM.

Thank you all for giving me a heads up
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+1 to what everyone else said.
I'm amazed that non of the usuals got on here to flame and say "read one of the other hundred threads like this" or "newb dont post questions in the general section" guess you guys are slipping.

AOKP, the best of the best.
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+1 to sky ics for stability (iv flashed the aosp apps patch) it was giving me fc's on other roms but none on this one
nexusmod ics was good but the rom seems to start facing issues after a week of use (might be user error but others were also experiencing this) and also the rom has no further development as MOD has been bricked and has also moved to cm9.
AOKP - great rom that has just surfaced with some solid devs at work still has a few minor issues but this one will become a gem
cm9 - same as above, great dev support but it still has a few minor kinks to be worked out

The above post is right especially about cm and aokp
CM9 Skyrocket

The newish Slim ICS ROM is pretty good too. Gives you some AOSP apps and seems pretty stable and super snappy for me so far. But as others have said, just look at some of the ones with higher traffic and more recent posts and see what you like. Embryo is a nice one i you want a more stock exoerience. Dev is super responsive too. With the new leak and impending (hopefully) official release, they'll all be rebased anyway. TiBu Pro and nandroid are your friends.
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madmax49201 said:
+1 to what everyone else said.
I'm amazed that non of the usuals got on here to flame and say "read one of the other hundred threads like this" or "newb dont post questions in the general section" guess you guys are slipping.
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Well since it is mothers day weekend I guess we are all in a generous giving kinda mood lol.. or we may just be slipping...
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How come some games cant work? It will say "its not compatible for your device" any help?
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madmax49201 said:
+1 to what everyone else said.
I'm amazed that non of the usuals got on here to flame and say "read one of the other hundred threads like this" or "newb dont post questions in the general section" guess you guys are slipping.
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Most of us gave up on that because it's an uphill losing battle.
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Fastest ICS rom for captivate

Hi guys I was wondering what you prefer in terms of ICS rom on the captivate. I am looking for pure speed here. Any info would be great.
Thanks

davefootball123 said:
Hi guys I was wondering what you prefer in terms of ICS rom on the captivate. I am looking for pure speed here. Any info would be great.
Thanks
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download a few and test each phone is a bit different

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried a few, favourite is dark knight 5 rom with Icy glitch kernel. It is very smooth and I get about 1700 in quadrant. I see some people get well above 2000 in quadrant. How do the achieve this. I know quadrant isn't really important but just curious on how people got scores like that.
Dave,

Quad is worthless imho
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stick with what u like

I'm using doc's and running very smooth
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shameless plug
Cannot complain about my ROM. Enjoyed it twice - while cooking and while running!

Infinitum with Devil kernel 0.55 is by far the most amazing experience I've had on my cappy. And I've tried every rom and kernel config. Second best for me was Slim ICS and then Docs Master ICS v11. For kernels, Devils new i897 kernel blows them away, but semaphore used to be my favorite as it tweaked the most stable. Icy Glitch close behind in third but could be considered second by some for its over locking capability/stability. Keep in mind these are my opinions and what I've tested and works best on my device. Each device will vary.
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Why do people keep saying that each phone runs better on a different kernel or Rom? Aren't they all supposed to be made from the same chips? I don't know which ones my phone like but i know that some work better than others.
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I would recommend simply aokp.
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faroid said:
Why do people keep saying that each phone runs better on a different kernel or Rom? Aren't they all supposed to be made from the same chips? I don't know which ones my phone like but i know that some work better than others.
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because each phone's chips are made slightly different because a dust size difference can make a difference in the phone. It would be impossible to make every chip 100% identacle and cost efficient. Also, between builds there is slight difference that make them different then previous build
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I've only tried Dark Knight and CM9 nightlies.. with stock kernel.. and DK was beautiful, but sluggish and glitchy for me. CM9 nightlies have been pretty solid and quick and responsive.

I have to vote for the latest simply aokp odexed version with devil kernel.
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Best ROM threads don't last here. The best (fastest, whatever) ROM is the one that runs properly on your phone. Try them on for size and make your choice.

Need a rom

Alright, I need a rom that's stable, and not too sluggish. I swear I've looked at numerous different roms, I just want to know your personal opinions on what you're using. I don't need a bunch of fancy features, just a rom that works and isn't too laggy.

It all pretty much depends on your preference. I can't recommend sense roms since I'm not a big sense fan but I hear newSENSE is a good rom that has a lot of "CM like" features. Then there's strapped's roms which I hear is another fav of many people. For aosp there's some on rom manager and a few here on xda as well including cm7.2.0 Stable which cyanogenmod just released (also on rom manager).
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NavalFluff said:
Alright, I need a rom that's stable, and not too sluggish. I swear I've looked at numerous different roms, I just want to know your personal opinions on what you're using. I don't need a bunch of fancy features, just a rom that works and isn't too laggy.
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Before there was a somewhat stable ICS rom, my go-to rom was always CM7.
It's extremely light imo.
I've tried strapped's supreme sense rom for a couple of days, it was a really great rom, just liked ics too much to stick with it.
Newsense was also a great rom, but it wasnt my taste.

As Sparksco stated, it's all a matter of preference. Strapped has one of the best analogies I've ever heard. He said something like " it's like buying sneakers, everyone's taste is different. Because we all use them differently. " The best thing to do is to try various Roms. Flash one try it for a few days, at least. See if it suits you . Also read up on the Rom before you Flash. Make sure it has the things you need it to have, or what it lacks that you can't do without.

Thanks for the replies guys, your advice really is appreciated! I'mma be sure to head off and frolic more in the awesome community that is this forum
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Highly recommend newsense.

AOSP = CM 7.2 (on rom manager) SENSE = newSENSE (in the development section)
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VICODAN said:
Highly recommend newsense.
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I agree with VICODAN! newSENSE is great!
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Chad The Pathfinder said:
I agree with VICODAN! newSENSE is great!
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I third that newSENSE is great. First sense rom I have loved.
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