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CM9 or AOKP?

what do u use and with what kernel? and what is the best set up?

You can't have other people choosing for you! lol everyone will have their opinions and liking towards different roms. I personally go for CM9 + InstigatorX's kernels. Some people go for AOKP or Chimaira other AOSP based and use Instigator's kernels. From there you have to choose which version or which governer is to your liking, if you prefer a certain setting like performance ones or power saving ones etc...
As for CM9 and AOKP I am an avid CM9 user but have used AOKP before. AOKP has a lot of customization right out of the box, CM9 is going from the ground up so they add features slowly and is constantly update almost once a day. AOKP they release one update every say 10-15 days~ and occasional milestone which will have more features than fixes. I like seeing updates gradually come and look forward to them on a daily bases thats why I stuck with CM9 and I like it for its stability. I've had a few FC's on the older AOKP but those are probably gone now with the latest milestone but features and readily available tweaks, the unicorn has them all (AOKP). I would personally make a nandroid back up and test them out yourself to see if its to your liking. My preference may not be the same as yours so its each to their own. :good:

Thanks for the reply bro, just wondering what the peeps on here were using, I think I'm going to stick with cm9, I really dig it, but I was wondering what kernel should I add, its a big mess with a bunch of releases on that forum lol
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Should I get 2.2.1 or 4.0?
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I'm an aokp fan here. Milestone 6 is flawless and I don't even know what more features I would want. As for kernel I'm still aokp stock but considering another
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orlandoxpolice said:
I'm an aokp fan here. Milestone 6 is flawless and I don't even know what more features I would want. As for kernel I'm still aokp stock but considering another
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whats the battery life like? im on cm9 been with cm9 for the past 2 days and i really dig it, its smooth but battery kinda sucks, i just flashed that kernel with badass, 4.0, hopefully battery gets better lol im only pushing 8-10 hours maybe less.

HRodMusic said:
Should I get 2.2.1 or 4.0?
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More 'features' in 4.0. But it may bootloop you. If you're ok with dealing with that then 4.0. I myself am trying to decide and I don't want to deal with bootloops so I just, right this second, decided to go with 2.2.1
I'm on AOKP

HRodMusic said:
Should I get 2.2.1 or 4.0?
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I would go with 4.0. I was having trouble with my phone looping when I put on UCLF6 modem, I switched to the newest kernel and everythings been smoother. I would also say don't be afraid to try things out. Usually you will know what you like and don't like after you test a few configurations.

Just backup and keep multiple versions of the kernel in your SD so you can switch just in case it fails to boot. I'm currently using 4.0 badass underclocked to 1.1ghz when idling/light use and use smartassv2 when I play games.
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whosgotlag said:
More 'features' in 4.0. But it may bootloop you. If you're ok with dealing with that then 4.0. I myself am trying to decide and I don't want to deal with bootloops so I just, right this second, decided to go with 2.2.1
I'm on AOKP
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i just flashed 4.0, i always like to super-wipe before i reboot and ive never experienced a bootloop =D lets hope it stays like that lol

UZ7 said:
Just backup and keep multiple versions of the kernel in your SD so you can switch just in case it fails to boot. I'm currently using 4.0 badass underclocked to 1.1ghz when idling/light use and use smartassv2 when I play games.
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nice, i actually thought about that, downloaded both, i will hardcore test today and tomorrow! sofar im loving the skyrocket, battery is terrible compared to other devices i own, but lets hope the kernel fixes it =D

HRodMusic said:
whats the battery life like? im on cm9 been with cm9 for the past 2 days and i really dig it, its smooth but battery kinda sucks, i just flashed that kernel with badass, 4.0, hopefully battery gets better lol im only pushing 8-10 hours maybe less.
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I get 6-8 hrs but I am a heavy user. I get about 2 hrs 15 min screen time.
This has been the same for every Rom I have ever had though.

CM9 with InstigatorX 4.0 kernal. Runs smoothly and excellent battery life
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HRodMusic said:
what do u use and with what kernel? and what is the best set up?
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I use Chimera RC2 and it is amazing with InstigatorX kernel. Had some trouble getting it to run at first but finally got it to run. As for setup, I prefer performance so I am working on getting it to stabilize with 1.7-1.8 OC. I am still testing governors and UV settings but SmartassV2 benchmarked pretty damn high compared to badass and ondemand.
RC3-(Official?) should correct issues and may be released today
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For those having battery life issues here are some UV settings that I posted up in InstigatorX's thread. They have been stable for the past 36 hours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28633559&postcount=594

In my humble opinion, CM9 tends to be a touch more stable than AOKP. But remember AOKP at its essence is CM9 with extra features thrown on, so it's bound to have the potential for a few more bugs. But both are very stable and won't give you any more issues than any other ROM really. Basically it's a question if AOKP's features are something you feel you want. I recommend spending about a week with both and then deciding.

Where can I get an stable official aokp download? I can't find it anywhere!!!! So annoying
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feelinfroggy23 said:
Where can I get an stable official aokp download? I can't find it anywhere!!!! So annoying
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No such thing as of yet. AOKP is based of cm, and that's not stable yet either.... that being said, this is pretty close:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1831858

Reported this teeters on a best thread and is personal opinion
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Gingebread ics or jellybean

I really hate how I flash a new from every day. I though jb was good at first but not like everyone else I have my doubts. A little to "heavy" doesn't feel right on my phone. I really appreciate ics and it feels alright on my phone, but I really miss gingebreads reliability and speed, just curious, does anyone else feel the same? Should I just switch to gingerbread again? Is other a way to keep some features of ics on gingerbread?
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nashy10 said:
I really hate how I flash a new from every day. I though jb was good at first but not like everyone else I have my doubts. A little to "heavy" doesn't feel right on my phone. I really appreciate ics and it feels alright on my phone, but I really miss gingebreads reliability and speed, just curious, does anyone else feel the same? Should I just switch to gingerbread again? Is other a way to keep some features of ics on gingerbread?
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I used to run CM7 and CM9 on my i9023 nexus s.. and I found CM7 to be really unstable. I switched to a CM9 nightly and it was a godsend.. smoother, more attractive and 10x more stable! but I found it sort of "slowed down" after about 3 months.. just a circumstantial observation though, didn't do any tests.
I'm hooking up my friends with a couple of Nexus S's shortly because they need phones. I'm thinking of giving them CM9, rather than 10, for better battery life. But I'm guessing CM9 is susceptible to the SMS remote wipe hack? haven't tested it.

Personally I never liked cyanogenmod up until 9.0 , I'm on cm9 right now but it random reboot & hangs :/ cm10 seems pointless to me.
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I have stuck with stock one on both my droids. I find these roms useless because I have always found an app that can do what these roms can do

i try most roms out thier , the best are slim cm9, remics 1.1 both ics

Whatif the phone's rom memory gets a few bad blocks due to repetitive flashing?

Remics is probably one of the best roms I've seen put out for nexus s, so nice , but I just feel the need to switch sometimes. And I had no idea that that would effect my phone
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Not significant it has some million writes before it wears.

Well. Thanks, I did not know this
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the fastest rom is slim cm9 go for it

nashy10 said:
I really hate how I flash a new from every day. I though jb was good at first but not like everyone else I have my doubts. A little to "heavy" doesn't feel right on my phone. I really appreciate ics and it feels alright on my phone, but I really miss gingebreads reliability and speed, just curious, does anyone else feel the same? Should I just switch to gingerbread again? Is other a way to keep some features of ics on gingerbread?
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Just try Rasbeanjelly. Great, smooth & very stable JB rom :good:

Currently I use TSM V6 and for me it is very stable and smooth. I have a nandroid backup of CyberRom v4 and sometimes I change but I prefer JB.
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Try AOPK JB Build 4, the best rom i've tried so far, no lag, probably as fast as GB

nashy10 said:
I really hate how I flash a new from every day. I though jb was good at first but not like everyone else I have my doubts. A little to "heavy" doesn't feel right on my phone. I really appreciate ics and it feels alright on my phone, but I really miss gingebreads reliability and speed, just curious, does anyone else feel the same? Should I just switch to gingerbread again? Is other a way to keep some features of ics on gingerbread?
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Gingerbread for me.
Rooted it, just to install adfree android.
Removed a few native apps, email, talk and a few others.
Fast, stable and no battery pulls.

ezubiaurr said:
Try AOPK JB Build 4, the best rom i've tried so far, no lag, probably as fast as GB
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true dat. I remember when AOKP came out with their first JB rom, it was so unstable; rebooted my phone every 10 mins and I flashed cm10 and was happy for a while but it then started to do the same thing. Then i went to paranoid and it was even worse; so i went back to cm10. and then AOKP JB build came out and i was skeptical about getting it because of my first experience with them but I gave it a try and I have been flashing AOKP all the way up to build 4 and let me tell you; BEST ****ING ROM ON JB right now. My phone never crashes; never lags, and is super crazy smooth/fast!

MRsf27 said:
true dat. I remember when AOKP came out with their first JB rom, it was so unstable; rebooted my phone every 10 mins and I flashed cm10 and was happy for a while but it then started to do the same thing. Then i went to paranoid and it was even worse; so i went back to cm10. and then AOKP JB build came out and i was skeptical about getting it because of my first experience with them but I gave it a try and I have been flashing AOKP all the way up to build 4 and let me tell you; BEST ****ING ROM ON JB right now. My phone never crashes; never lags, and is super crazy smooth/fast!
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Thing is, every rom is fast and smooth right after you flash it. In order to talk so good about one, I'd say you need to keep it for, at least, 3 months. If it's still stable and fast, with no wipes needed, no daily reboots, I'd believe you.

Felipe Ambrosio said:
Thing is, every rom is fast and smooth right after you flash it. In order to talk so good about one, I'd say you need to keep it for, at least, 3 months. If it's still stable and fast, with no wipes needed, no daily reboots, I'd believe you.
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Damn builds come out every Sunday with new updates every time lol... Itd be hard to stay on one build for that long
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Felipe Ambrosio said:
Thing is, every rom is fast and smooth right after you flash it. In order to talk so good about one, I'd say you need to keep it for, at least, 3 months. If it's still stable and fast, with no wipes needed, no daily reboots, I'd believe you.
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AOKP JB is very stable now. I haven't wiped since the nightlies, up to build 4 currently. I flash new build/nightly as soon as it's available. 3 months? Don't think I can hold for even a few days after new build is released.
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Stable efficient ROMS

Okay guys,
I've browsed the forums and can't find any where that people are talking about roms they love. I would love no data drops. Good battery. I like touch wiz and aosp both. I read someone said something about freeze.. being god but couldn't figure out what he was refering to. . Suggestions? Kernel combinations?
Thanks guys
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Synergy version 73. Stable and a great Rom.
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cuban11182 said:
Synergy version 73. Stable and a great Rom.
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Thanks msn.I just tried the latest synergy and had data issues like crazy....I'll take a look for that line though. Thanks

Synergy or clean Rom for touch wiz, liquid smooth for aosp. And imoseyons kernel on either of them

ive only given AOKP and paranoid android much use lately.
id venture to say that for everday general use any ROM posted here is stable enough.
they all have their quirks, but to call, text, browse, game and send emails all ROMs will do those tasks effeciently enough.
ive always (always) done clean installs though.

To be honest the stock rooted image is also plenty fast and of course stable. This is already a pretty fast phone.

Paranoid cm10.jb 2.21 running like a champ
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The only rom i have had ZERO issues with has been Beans TW rom. Absolutely no problems, everything works all the time. No force closes no data,gps, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth problems. I highly recommend it.
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Cleanrom 2.5 stable, great battery, and customizable install options. Then find the thread here on xda to install Google now and you will feel like your almost running JB.

I've been running CM10 since M1 and it's been 100% stable. I've had no issues with call volume or data drops or anything of the sort. I'm on M2 with Nova launcher now and it's even better.
The 10/14 nightly was iffy for me though. My phone wouldn't boot. There were a lot of kernel upgrades so it could be because I'm also using leankernel.
Battery lasts a good 12 hours with about 2.5 hours of screen time with moderate use. Web browsing, E-mail, texting, etc. With mostly Wi-Fi.

Bean's has been great. I haven't had GPS until using this ROM. Great battery life, smooth, cool features. I am really impressed with this.

Fastest JB rom

Ok I know it's about preference but I am looking for the fastest JB rom, that will still save the battery. The reason I am asking this because it would be a lot easier for me to ask then to try out ever single rom.
So what is your guy's opinion?
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Everyone's phone is different and has different conditions like signal and how much you use it/what you use it for. I personally like AOKP since I'm an AOKP dev but the battery life for me isn't the best so far so I'm running Liquid Smooth.

There are 12 or 13 different JB roms out there and you will likely get 12-13 different answers to this question.
Paranoid Android is my current JB rom and the speed and battery are fantastic.

I understand guys. I have had paranoid android but I wasn't able to the feel the fast on the rom. Any others known to be good?
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I'm on paranoid n it feels pretty damn fast to me. I'm thinking of trying other JB ROMs out
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The answer is in your post its all about preference so make a backup and flash away.
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try liquid smooth. everything works, decent battery, and very fast.

Liquid rom is hot. Much love for that one. Pull down bar with my girl picture hot.

zeke2612 said:
Liquid rom is hot. Much love for that one. Pull down bar with my girl picture hot.
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Lmao, I'm gonna try that. My girl would love that ****. Btw TC, between the CM Nightlies, CM10 M2, and LiquidSmooth, I'm gonna have to give the edge to LiquidSmooth. That rom flies!

I'm gonna have to give the edge to LiquidSmooth. That rom flies![/QUOTE]
I second your thoughts

Liquidsmooth. Amazingly fast and the battery life on this baby is really good for me. Have had no problems whatsoever with it. ParanoidAndroid is pretty fast for me as well.

Lol thanks for the input. Liquid smooth it is.
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I'm running AOKP right now and love it. I tried Paranoid Android and CleanRom, but AOKP has been the best for me in terms of battery life and performance.
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'Fastest' is all about perception. If 2 roms share the same base (AOSP or TW), kernel and build.prop / init.d, theoretically they should be the same speed.
Personally all these are plenty fast enough, the difference is in stability and what doesn't work.

Paranoid is unique since you can customize your phone to be in tablet mode. For me, the choice is no longer whats fastest or best battery life because each one is almost the same.
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there no sd card swap mod for aosp yet is there? thats what im waiting for.

Need a new ROM?

Ive been rocking CM for sometime now with this phone and all previous ones, and I do like it its been my dd, but im looking for something different. Now I know this is/can be opinionated and subjective to users, but I would like to get into a good discussion about my next ROM for my S3.
So lets see what you bring to the table.

JellyBeans, CleanROM and HELLSROM are great, stable and fully supported. Check them out. I go between them and am currently on 4.2.1 HELLSROM

Depends on if you want a TouchWiz ROM or an AOSP ROM

Well I'd like to stick with AOSP or AOKP
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If you want to try something completely different and stay with AOSP, i suggest trying MIUI.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028368
This is a great build/ rom in the link

That's actually one I'd prefer not to use, I tried that with my droid 2 and to be honest I did not care for it. For me it didn't flow well...if that makes sense
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Well would you want a stable one or a recent one?
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The_Southern_Oracle said:
That's actually one I'd prefer not to use, I tried that with my droid 2 and to be honest I did not care for it. For me it didn't flow well...if that makes sense
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yeah i know what you mean, i used to use MIUI but not anymore, now i use Jelly Beans rom by beanstown106... which for me i like it because of the AOSP theme and feel, but with touchwiz features and stability. mainly the touchwiz camera.

freestyle350z said:
Well would you want a stable one or a recent one?
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I would prefer something I the stable side, I run cm nightlies so I'm not bothered by bugs If they are present
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I've been running CleanROM 5.6 with LeanKernel 1.6 for a couple of days now. I've never used a version of CleanROM that wasn't stable.

If you want a stable AOSP ROM that doesn't have much bugs you would have to go to late versions such as Milestone 1 release of AOKP, but if you want a TouchWiz ROM with a 4.2 AOSP feel HellsROM (recent development so will have a few bugs) would be perfect.
AOKP
HellsROM

freestyle350z said:
If you want a stable AOSP ROM that doesn't have much bugs you would have to go to late versions such as Milestone 1 release of AOKP, but if you want a TouchWiz ROM with a 4.2 AOSP feel HellsROM (recent development so will have a few bugs) would be perfect.
AOKP
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I have thought about using AOKP, and from what I can tell they are getting ready to release a new version over at rootzwiki ( I could be wrong ) or I was thinking about Parnoid..
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I've been running CleanROM 5.6 with LeanKernel 1.6 for a couple of days now. I've never used a version of CleanROM that wasn't stable.
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I have looked at that one too. I don't know if I want to go back to touchwiz, I would not bother me if I did.

The_Southern_Oracle said:
I have thought about using AOKP, and from what I can tell they are getting ready to release a new version over at rootzwiki ( I could be wrong ) or I was thinking about Parnoid..
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I'm pretty sure thats paranoid 3.0 havent seen a recent release for d2vzw from AOKP in a while.
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I have looked at that one too. I don't know if I want to go back to touchwiz, I would not bother me if I did.
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Ya, I tried touchwiz for a while for some reason battery life isn't as balanced as in AOSP ROM's atleast for me anyway, but performance wise they are pretty smooth.

I guess the problem is there are so many spread out across so many forums it's very difficult to get them in one spot.
I've been looking at what's been mentioned but still nothing has jumped out at me. I guess I need to choose one and go with it, unless I should wait for something to come out
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I prefer TW roms myself. As stated before, CleanRom is one of the most stable roms I have ever ran but GalaxyMod 14.1 has so many great custom ports that it has turned my S3 into a mini Note 2

natsnation87 said:
I prefer TW roms myself. As stated before, CleanRom is one of the most stable roms I have ever ran but GalaxyMod 14.1 has so many great custom ports that it has turned my S3 into a mini Note 2
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Ive been looking at Clean ROM for awhile, I might make the jump. As for GalaxyMod 14.1 I have not seen that one.. might give that one a look too

I am about to try out the newest version of pac-man ROM. It is a hybrid of AOKP,CM 10 and Paranoid Android.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028443

Let me know what you think
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The newest version of cleanrom is my personal favorite. Its very fast, clean, lite, and super stable. I don't have a single issue with anything on this rom. Its updated every now and then but not to fix issues because there are none, but to make it even better by removing more crap from the system to make battery life even better. I've tried a bunch of roms and I get better battery life, faster and smoother performance, perfect stability, and overall happiness with this rom than anything else that I've tried. Along with the k3 modem and rpm its perfect. I got 1 day and 4.5 hours off a single charge before I got to 10% battery with medium use (using my phone as I normally would, without purposefully letting it standby to save battery). If I had to pay $50 to have this rom, I'd do it. Flash it and give it a couple days and you'll see why.
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I'd have to say that synergy r257 and clean ROM 5.6 are the two best ROMs
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