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Just sharing my experience in upgrading to Jelly Bean on the Captivate.
Before you begin:
Before you begin, back up your efs partition.
Some ICS and JB ROMS have issues where they will forget your IMEI. If this is the case you'll need to restore your efs partition. If you don't already have a back up, you'll have to reflash to stock (pain in the butt) so that you can back up your efs so that you can restore it on your shiny new ROM. Without an IMEI, you won't be able to make calls or access wireless networks.
How to Backup/restore EFS: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859914
General Process
ICS and Jelly Bean are too big to put the entire rom in /system, so the current practice is to break up the ROM into 2 or more zip files (the ROM itself and a second zip that has essential apps like the Market). Both have to be flashed.
The ROMs have upgraded CWM (Recovery Modules) so you have to flash the ROM twice. The first time installs the CWM, the second time installs the ROM.
My journey
I had been using Mosaic, which is now defunct. When I started seeing posts from Studacris (former Mosaic developer) from several months ago saying "Gingerbread? What is this the stone age?" I decided perhaps is was time to upgrade to ICS.
Of course when I started looking at ICS ROMS, it turns out that now there are Jelly Bean ROMS available as well. Some people say the JB ROMS solve several problems with ICS. Others say the ICS are more stable for now.
Moral of the story. Your Captivate is unique. You won't know which is which until you try them, but my journey may help you.
1. I want to try Slim Bean, but coming from Gingerbread, it's recommended to start on Cynanogen (CM)
2. So I might as well try CM, but do I try CM9 (ICS) or CM10 (JB)?
3. Ah what the heck, let's go CM10!!!
4. Okay, there's at least four versions. The official, three unofficials of varying "v" releases, the Devil version with datadata (what the heck is datadata?), some guy's custom rolled ROM which he says is likely to brick your phone.
5. Okay, I'll try the latest V8 version with the Devil kernel (note, you should use the version with datadata).
6. Flash goes fine, but now it hangs on black screen with the word Android. After 30 minutes, I figured it really was hanged. Reflashing and rewiping solved that problem.
7. I had a lot of issues with it (see below), so I decided to try Slim ICS.
8. I had other issues with SlimICS (see below), so what the heck, let's try Slim Bean.
9. Slim Bean seems like a keeper to me: Fast; great feautures; decent launcher (vastly better than SlimICS). Only real problem I'm finding is that the Market won't let me install (or even see) Astro Player, which is one of my absolute must have apps. Still trying the dev's workaround.
CM 10 Issues:
Outdated:
1. The home key and back key are reversed.
2. My IMEI was wrong, and restoring EFS didn't help
3. I experienced intermittent lag on the launcher
Update CM10
Everything works fine in CM10 Helly Bean (29.07.2012). Faster than Slim.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783064.
Slim ICS Issues
The first thing the Slim ICS installer does is install its own CWM and in the process it will erase your sdcard (internal memory)
SO....
1. Back up your internal SDCARD before you start
2. To save time, put the zip files on your external card also (the newer CWM will let you install from the external card)
3. I hate the launcher
4. I still couldn't make phone calls.
Slim Bean issues
Works great except for the market issue. Seems to be a problem with the DPI. Still waiting to see if it resolves. Alternatively, I could try to restore my Mosaic version of Astro Player with Titanium back up.
Update:
1. Market issue resolved after about 36 hours of following the fix on the website.
2. Internal card and sdcard were reversed, (/sdcard and /emmc)
Conclusion
I hope my journey helps someone out there.
patrokov said:
Slim Bean issues
Works great except for the market issue. Seems to be a problem with the DPI. Still waiting to see if it resolves. Alternatively, I could try to restore my Mosaic version of Astro Player with Titanium back up.
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Apps still aren't showing up in the market, but the TiBu restored apps work fine.
patrokov said:
Slim ICS Issues
The first thing the Slim ICS installer does is install its own CWM and in the process it will erase your sdcard (internal memory)
SO....
1. Back up your internal SDCARD before you start
2. To save time, put the zip files on your external card also (the newer CWM will let you install from the external card)
3. I hate the launcher
4. I still couldn't make phone calls.
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I initially had that issue of not being able to make any calls. I didn't even have ANY service. Then I went to check which baseband/modem I had and sure enough I found the rom didn't flash a modem. I had to go find one and flash it. After that it worked perfectly.
I also didn't like the new Lightning Launcher so I went back to the old launcher they used - Zeam Launcher.
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I initially had that issue of not being able to make any calls. I didn't even have ANY service. Then I went to check which baseband/modem I had and sure enough I found the rom didn't flash a modem. I had to go find one and flash it. After that it worked perfectly.
I also didn't like the new Lightning Launcher so I went back to the old launcher they used - Zeam Launcher.
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Which modem did you end up flashing?
CM 10 Issues:
1. The home key and back key are reversed.
2. My IMEI was wrong, and restoring EFS didn't help
3. I experienced intermittent lag on the launcher
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1 sounds like you did not flash a proper kernel
2 no imei troubles here
3 NO LAG WHAT SO EVER
CheesyNutz said:
1 sounds like you did not flash a proper kernel
2 no imei troubles here
3 NO LAG WHAT SO EVER
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CM10 comes with the Devil kernel. Flashing another kernel is not part of their installation instructions.
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CM10 comes with the Devil kernel. Flashing another kernel is not part of their installation instructions.
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It does, but it depends on who ports or where did you get your CM10 rom. That problem you stated occurs when you flash a i9000 devil kernel for what I know. Jelly bean in cappy needs the devil version that has datadata on its filename either VC or CMC. Visit the Hell Bean Thread.
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Which modem did you end up flashing?
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I tried most of them. I live in the Washington DC area and I found the latest XXJVU worked best for me. You'll just have to find out which one works best for you.
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It does, but it depends on who ports or where did you get your CM10 rom. That problem you stated occurs when you flash a i9000 devil kernel for what I know. Jelly bean in cappy needs the devil version that has datadata on its filename either VC or CMC. Visit the Hell Bean Thread.
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I flashed the CM10 that was to be renamed Helly Bean, following these directions: http://hellybean.site11.com/help.html
(at the time the url was something like cm10.site11.com but the directions are the same.)
takeoutttt said:
It does, but it depends on who ports or where did you get your CM10 rom. That problem you stated occurs when you flash a i9000 devil kernel for what I know. Jelly bean in cappy needs the devil version that has datadata on its filename either VC or CMC. Visit the Hell Bean Thread.
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Exactly
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Exactly
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takeoutttt said:
It does, but it depends on who ports or where did you get your CM10 rom. That problem you stated occurs when you flash a i9000 devil kernel for what I know. Jelly bean in cappy needs the devil version that has datadata on its filename either VC or CMC. Visit the Hell Bean Thread.
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This is what I originally flashed and had all the issues with. Is this the wrong one?
http://rootaxbox.no-ip.org/divers/devil_jellybean/rom/v8/
Tonight I flashed this one, and everything works perfectly.
http://rootaxbox.no-ip.org/divers/devil_jellybean/rom/20120729/
The reason I ask is that I'm trying to find out whether it was my error or some weirdness on my cappy's part.
patrokov said:
I flashed the CM10 that was to be renamed Helly Bean, following these directions: http://hellybean.site11.com/help.html
(at the time the url was something like cm10.site11.com but the directions are the same.)
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I don't personally recommend that page because it was not actually tested yet by porters it means that the file in that site was raw JB. Recently derteufel uploaded a version that is "busted". So I would suggest to pay a visit to the HellBean thread and test a version that has already ported.
I just installed the stable CM9 and I don't really like what I am seeing. The lag on the home screen is unbearable and sometimes the notification bar splits into two when I am pulling it down. I will definitely try a CM10 rom and see how well it functions but I want to use the most stable version, or better yet the one with the least issues that I can use as my day to day rom. I really don't want to go through the trouble of installing every single JB rom.
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I will definitely try a CM10 rom and see how well it functions but I want to use the most stable version, or better yet the one with the least issues that I can use as my day to day rom. I really don't want to go through the trouble of installing every single JB rom.
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I'd definitely recommend Helly Bean first, in that case.
helly bean all the way. the only problem i have with it is when flashing a new rom (whether its the same to re-flash or upgrading to latest) you lose google now.
I'm running the 8/11 build OF CM10 KANG builds "JELLYBRO" by Makelegs, it's running great! Here's the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803709
Sent from my SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2
Definitely Helly Bean. Make sure to do a solid master clear and format of your phone first, then flash the latest helly bean. Long time user of slimics then slimbean and just switched over.
Only jellybean rom I've found that works FAST right out of the box, and even better when changing a few settings with devil kernel config. Only rom in which devil config settings actually stick after reboot as well!
VashTS said:
helly bean all the way. the only problem i have with it is when flashing a new rom (whether its the same to re-flash or upgrading to latest) you lose google now.
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Not if you flash the add-on like you are supposed to...
Sent from a jelly bean
So far the latest cm9 nightly is the only ics that has worked well for me. All the jb roms I tried have me a lot of issues (sd card switch, no modem-couldn't even flash a modem, etc) so I haven't built up the confidence to try again.
My problems aren't with ROM behavior, but rather the newer versions of system apps. The phone app on gb had a feature at the end of a phone call to redial or text the person you just called. Miss that. Also the clock app doesn't have the world clock. Not a fan of that one. Over all everything is smooth but a lot of features I had with apex 12 are greatly missed.
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simple man said:
I'm running the 8/11 build OF CM10 KANG builds "JELLYBRO" by Makelegs, it's running great! Here's the link below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1803709
Sent from my SGH-I897 using Tapatalk 2
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I also applaud jellybro on my phone and flash each day with new builds as they come. Remeber to have a quick read thro the cherry picks to see what was changed/added/fixed. Runs great!
I do use the devil kernel with it tho - http://rootaxbox.no-ip.org/derteufel/jellybean/Cappy/113/. I use the CMC one.
Matt/eg.
I know this isn't the first thread of this kind to be made but everything seems out of date, a month marks a lot of updates fixing old bugs and making new ones. Anyway, I'm looking for a custom ROM and possibly a separate kernel that is "stable" (as stable as a custom ROM could be) and battery friendly. I was going to do AOKP or paranoid android but I hear in later updates they got buggy from using newer radios and some people are getting the sleep of death. I'm also interested in the Siyah kernel for the lulzactiveq governor but I question its stability and compatibility with other ROMs. I'm a noob and this is going to be my first flashing of a ROM aside from the massively fail attempts on my old Droid Pro. I'm already rooted and unlocked and made a NANDroid with clockwork recovery but advice on flashing and software is cool. I hear with Odin the yellow triangle pops up when you download boot but with cwr it doesn't which is why I plan on using it. Also, exactly how does one clean flash? I know dirty is just clearing caches so which should I do?
Using the latest OTA with the G7 baseband, still ICS.
TL;DR Stable bettery-friendly ROM, advice on flashing, possibly a kernel for ROM for better battery life?
Thanks a lot, sorry again for making the millionth thread on this matter!
Big fan of CleanRom here. I've tried different JB-based roms but keep coming back. I'm on CR 2.5 now with the HD radio, but have been on 2.1 with CleanKernel previously, along with the stock and G7 radios.
A "clean" flash will have you wipe data/factory reset as well. You should do this when switching Rom bases. I dirty flashed from CR 2.1 up to 2.5 and haven't had issues though.
Edit: FWIW, I can routinely see over 24hrs on a charge under normal/low usage.
Edit 2: If you care about your apps' data, you might want to go ahead and run a backup with something like Titanium Backup before doing a clean flash.
I'm no expert but I will answer a few of your questions. I rooted a month ago and have flashed every rom I can find, every rom I used has its own quirks and nothing is absolutely perfect.
It wouldnt hurt to just flash a few roms and see what you like best. As long as you have your backup and you can boot into recovery I dont see how it could hurt right?
At this moment I am using LiquidSmooth-JellyBean v2.0 RC3. Its quick and really clean but I have to manually cycle WiFi to get it working after I leave a routers range (i'm sure theres a fix but I havent looked yet)
A Clean Flash- Wipe your dalvik cache from recovery>advanced and data wipe/factory reset . This is wiping all your phone settings/data. Backup before this point since theres no going back unless you have a backup.
A Dirty Flash- you are installing on top of an old ROM without clearing all of your cache- you can retain settings but will have a high possibility of problems.
GoodLuck!
Thanks, I'm looking at cleanROM now. Is it ICS or JB? Usually it's either mentioned or there's a [JB]/[Jelly Bean] thing in the title but it's got nothing.
Also, does anything not work like wifi-direct or NFC? I know sometimes it's a per-person thing and other times there's a bunch of stuff you have to do to get things working properly.
If it doesn't have wifi or NFC and is ICS based I may as well play with other ROMs then. I don't want my phone OOC for too long though b/c I'm looking for work and lack a house phone.
Touchwiz ICS is the most stable at this time! It does not matter if its Beans, Synergy, or Clean Rom...they all are based off of VRALG1 Touchwiz... anything different between those are just additional mods baked into a stock rom. AOSP still has RIL issues, meaning the data handoff between 4g/3g is bad. Alot of times when Im on the outskirts of a solid 4g area the device's data connection flakes out.
CleanRom is using VRALG7 base and that is ICS. From what I remember CleanRom was pretty stable.
Quick definition:
Anytime you do not format your system, your not doing a true clean install.
Factory reset/data, cache, dalvik is a considered a clean install only when running the same base version (4.0 or 4.1 for example).
When changing base versions you should be doing all that + formatting your system (cwm under mounts and storage) or your just flashing a jb rom on top of an ICS rom. Issues arise because of this. Most devs are calling for this too.
Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
Synergy R73 seems to be the best so far. No reboots. Fast stable. Had Clean Rom Prior to it which was also great. Tried Jellywiz but kept having issues.
So only ICS roms are stable? I kinda want jelly though, which ROM seems the most stable? I hear older versions of AOKP and Paranoid work better then the newer ones. Siyah + AOKP might be neat, alternatively Euroskanks CM Kang project with the same Siyah kernel. I've read some great things about lulzpowerq which is why I want that kernel so much, probably with SIO or NOOP for i/o since I hear they're wonderful for battery life. The main battery problem is from using the HD radio though, right? So just flash to G1 and it should be good?
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So only ICS roms are stable? I kinda want jelly though, which ROM seems the most stable? I hear older versions of AOKP and Paranoid work better then the newer ones. Siyah + AOKP might be neat, alternatively Euroskanks CM Kang project with the same Siyah kernel. I've read some great things about lulzpowerq which is why I want that kernel so much, probably with SIO or NOOP for i/o since I hear they're wonderful for battery life. The main battery problem is from using the HD radio though, right? So just flash to G1 and it should be good?
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Just experiment its the only way you'll find out what works best for you.
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Alrighty, thanks for the help! When I watched the noob video I was a bit afraid people would be mean. You guys are really helpful and awesome though. :highfive:
Synergy .r73 and KT747 ...
Most of the issues you hear about are caused by overclocking (anything above 1728 MHz is just for bragging rights or quadrant scores), underclocking (anything under 384 MHz is asking for trouble) undervolting (don't get ridiculous here ... your CPU needs power), using a task killer and/or applying unnecessary tweaks (e.g., V6 Supercharger ... totally unnecessary).
My phone, wifi and GPS work flawlessly, and my 4g speeds are off the charts.
The theme support is pretty good, too.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
Jb rom's will not come close to the stability of ics until the official release from samsung/vzw. Data issues being reported as well. I suggest reading for a day before doing anything. AND BACK UP YOUR IMEI BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING!
Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
annoyingduck said:
Jb rom's will not come close to the stability of ics until the official release from samsung/vzw. Data issues being reported as well. I suggest reading for a day before doing anything. AND BACK UP YOUR IMEI BEFORE FLASHING ANYTHING!
Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
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I've been reading, seems the main problem is the modem being used in some of the ROMs. Apparently they updated to HD and everything works fine after G7. I also heard about IMEI issues, how do I back-up? A lot of the instructions are confusing...
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Read the entire first page min. Do the terminal method A, and the synergy method B if you plan on running a rom other than synergy. (if you flash synergy it does it for you.)
Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
pdinphx said:
Synergy .r73 and KT747 ...
Most of the issues you hear about are caused by overclocking (anything above 1728 MHz is just for bragging rights or quadrant scores), underclocking (anything under 384 MHz is asking for trouble) undervolting (don't get ridiculous here ... your CPU needs power), using a task killer and/or applying unnecessary tweaks (e.g., V6 Supercharger ... totally unnecessary).
My phone, wifi and GPS work flawlessly, and my 4g speeds are off the charts.
The theme support is pretty good, too.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium
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I agree with this.
I've used Synergy r73 with Imo's kernel and KT747 kernel. I'm currently using Ziggy's kernel, which is the default on Synergy r73. So far so good and smooth!!
annoyingduck said:
Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852255
Read the entire first page min. Do the terminal method A, and the synergy method B if you plan on running a rom other than synergy. (if you flash synergy it does it for you.)
Sent from my VZW GS3 running Synergy/Trinity/Dark Horse Rises
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I tried reboot nvbackup but it just rebooted normally and didn't go to the bootloader thingy. Does that mean it didn't work? I had superuser access and everything, am I supposed to do the vol down + pwr + home thing you usually do to get into the bootloader or something?
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I tried reboot nvbackup but it just rebooted normally and didn't go to the bootloader thingy. Does that mean it didn't work? I had superuser access and everything, am I supposed to do the vol down + pwr + home thing you usually do to get into the bootloader or something?
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Did you see tiny blue text at the top left when it was rebooting?
yeah, a quick flash before it booted. is that it? and do I have to do the other backup thing with the program after it or should nvbackup do the trick?
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yeah, a quick flash before it booted. is that it? and do I have to do the other backup thing with the program after it or should nvbackup do the trick?
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Well according to that thread "You may see tiny blue text on the bootloader screen indicating that it is copying." So I would assume that's it.
To be honest, when researching this whole lost IMEI issue, I was so paranoid that I did EVERY type of backup that was discussed in these forums. I saved every backup file to my dropbox account, my phone, and my computer just in case. I'll admit, I'm a bit more care free when flashing now, but I have yet to experience a lost IMEI issue.
If you're paranoid like me then it never hurts to do the other backup methods.
Hey everyone,
After trying almost every single ICS ROM available for my O1 P500h, every ROM seems to have the same problem. Although they all run very good, the phone will just hang at random points, but mostly when installing apps. Then requires a hard reset battery pull, or will reset itself after about a minute. Does anybody know of a solution to this? It wouldn't really be that much of a problem if the phone didn't take so long to restart.
I've seen other users report this problem to ROM dev's as well however the problems seemed to be fixed for them by a newer update for the ROM, but even if I use the newest version I still get this problem.
It's not present on CM7, or Jelly Bean (4.1 or 4.2) ROM's as far as the ones that I've tried. I feel like I've tried every single ROM for this phone already. I wanted to move on from CM7 because of it's lack of new-ness compared to ICS and above, and on the other hand Jelly Bean ROM's don't have a lot of internal storage compared to ICS ones, which is a problem for me because I download lots of apps.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
TheCrazyDirectioner said:
Hey everyone,
After trying almost every single ICS ROM available for my O1 P500h, every ROM seems to have the same problem. Although they all run very good, the phone will just hang at random points, but mostly when installing apps. Then requires a hard reset battery pull, or will reset itself after about a minute. Does anybody know of a solution to this? It wouldn't really be that much of a problem if the phone didn't take so long to restart.
I've seen other users report this problem to ROM dev's as well however the problems seemed to be fixed for them by a newer update for the ROM, but even if I use the newest version I still get this problem.
It's not present on CM7, or Jelly Bean (4.1 or 4.2) ROM's as far as the ones that I've tried. I feel like I've tried every single ROM for this phone already. I wanted to move on from CM7 because of it's lack of new-ness compared to ICS and above, and on the other hand Jelly Bean ROM's don't have a lot of internal storage compared to ICS ones, which is a problem for me because I download lots of apps.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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which recovery You are Using & How do you flash the Rom & what rom you flashed try CM9.2.0 By hephappy
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Amitosh said:
which recovery You are Using & How do you flash the Rom & what rom you flashed try CM9.2.0 By hephappy
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I've tried TWRP, CWM 5.0.2.7 and CWM 6.0.2.7. I've been flashing by formatting everything but sdcard (so boot, system, data, cache, etc.) and then installing zip from sdcard. I tried flashing HepHappy's ROM, IcySnap, XperiaICS and Protos9.
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I've tried TWRP, CWM 5.0.2.7 and CWM 6.0.2.7. I've been flashing by formatting everything but sdcard (so boot, system, data, cache, etc.) and then installing zip from sdcard. I tried flashing HepHappy's ROM, IcySnap, XperiaICS and Protos9.
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Stock kernel..?
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Amitosh said:
Stock kernel..?
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The stock kernels which come with the ROM's, which allow you to overclock the phone to 800-something MHz. I never use the overclock though and keeping it on 600MHz that comes out of the box still has the problem. With GB I'd overclock it to 729 for normal use, and on JB 748 for snappier performance with no bad things happening (well, besides battery life)
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The stock kernels which come with the ROM's, which allow you to overclock the phone to 800-something MHz. I never use the overclock though and keeping it on 600MHz that comes out of the box still has the problem. With GB I'd overclock it to 729 for normal use, and on JB 748 for snappier performance with no bad things happening (well, besides battery life)
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Do You Run Plenty Of apps at a time Because that cause Reboot..., The kernel candied(Ice) Give me problem like yours. if there is no solution switch to 4.1.2 AOKP it is stable.
Anyone know if they make any ROMs that are ACTUALLY STABLE for the XT926? I just unlocked my bootloader and I've tried 3 ROMs so far and NONE of them are stable. Tried CM10.1, that just randomly reboots every 5 minutes. Xenon won't display menu buttons in anything and when I play anything from Google Music it skips ahead every 20 seconds. Just tried Carbon, and that won't even go past the unlocked bootloader screen. lol. I always wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, format /system, and wipe dalvik before I flash.
Tweaken said:
Anyone know if they make any ROMs that are ACTUALLY STABLE for the XT926? I just unlocked my bootloader and I've tried 3 ROMs so far and NONE of them are stable. Tried CM10.1, that just randomly reboots every 5 minutes. Xenon won't display menu buttons in anything and when I play anything from Google Music it skips ahead every 20 seconds. Just tried Carbon, and that won't even go past the unlocked bootloader screen. lol. I always wipe cache/factory reset, wipe cache partition, format /system, and wipe dalvik before I flash.
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Try the Blur based Eclipse.
Cm 10.1 is one of the most stable roms. Your doing something wrong. What recovery are you using?
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Tweaken said:
Anyone know if they make any ROMs that are ACTUALLY STABLE for the XT926? I just unlocked my bootloader and I've tried 3 ROMs so far and NONE of them are stable. Tried CM10.1, that just randomly reboots every 5 minutes. Xenon won't display menu buttons in anything and when I play anything from Google Music it skips ahead every 20 seconds. Just tried Carbon, and that won't even go past the unlocked bootloader screen. lol. I always wipe cache/factory reset, wipe cache partition, format /system, and wipe dalvik before I flash.
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Are u using TWRP as your recovery? I've flashed all of those ROMs with TWRP and not had a single issue you mentioned. Most ROMs out right now are fairly stable, with only small issues like BT audio, GPS icon, and HDMI bugs. Practically all of them at least load correctly and do not bootloop. Make sure you have the fairly recent nightlies (some nightlies that are too recent might have something broken that hasn't been addressed or even realized yet), usually something from the past week or so is good. Check the forums to see which builds are currently working or having issues. (Try going right to the last page of the forum and read what ppl are saying about the latest nightly and if there are any issues, or an earlier nightly that is working without those issues).
The only thing I'm noticing about your post that might be a problem is you didn't list that you wipe data. Make sure your doing that...
Also, make sure you're rooted b/c your post says unlocked but not rooted.
Good luck!
Verizon Droid Razr Maxx HD xt926
I have not had an issue with any of the roms mentioned. With xenon you have to go into the settings and enable the menu. That is not a stability issue and it is addressed in the thread many times.
Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
Eclipse is awesome and very stable, PAC ROMs are also really good and stable but some minor bugs due to it being 4.2.2. And I'm currently on Liquid Smooth and its IMO the best DD for me.
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swboland said:
Are u using TWRP as your recovery? I've flashed all of those ROMs with TWRP and not had a single issue you mentioned. Most ROMs out right now are fairly stable, with only small issues like BT audio, GPS icon, and HDMI bugs. Practically all of them at least load correctly and do not bootloop. Make sure you have the fairly recent nightlies (some nightlies that are too recent might have something broken that hasn't been addressed or even realized yet), usually something from the past week or so is good. Check the forums to see which builds are currently working or having issues. (Try going right to the last page of the forum and read what ppl are saying about the latest nightly and if there are any issues, or an earlier nightly that is working without those issues).
The only thing I'm noticing about your post that might be a problem is you didn't list that you wipe data. Make sure your doing that...
Also, make sure you're rooted b/c your post says unlocked but not rooted.
Good luck!
Verizon Droid Razr Maxx HD xt926
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I use wipe data/factory reset. I accidentally posted it as wipe cache/factory reset. I am using CWM. Only reason I didn't flash TWRP recovery is cuz it says "unofficial". I've never really had any ROM ever work good enough to be a daily driver, and I've flashed 50+ between all of the devices I've owned. There's always at least some little thing that doesn't work right.
mentose457 said:
Try the Blur based Eclipse.
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This ROM is sick so far. I've used this one on my GNex, but it always crapped out after about a week and I'd get random reboots or something like that. So far, absolutely no problems, and now my BT NEVER skips, like it always did on stock JB. I also don't have to wait almost a full 20 seconds to be able to scroll through my recent apps like stock JB. I was hoping for a 4.2.2 ROM to work, but this is good enough for me! Thanks!
deeje00 said:
Cm 10.1 is one of the most stable roms. Your doing something wrong. What recovery are you using?
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I've never had luck with CM EVER, this just continues the streak. I've used CM 7, 8, 9, 10, and now 10.1. I always feel like they cram so many customization's into it that it just craps out.
JungleKing76 said:
I have not had an issue with any of the roms mentioned. With xenon you have to go into the settings and enable the menu. That is not a stability issue and it is addressed in the thread many times.
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Yeah, I eventually did that, but for some reason any music I played on Google Play Music would skip 5 seconds ahead about every 20 seconds, which is just unacceptable since I have All Access. And I'm not about to use BubbleUPnP as a workaround.
Majestic3 said:
Eclipse is awesome and very stable, PAC ROMs are also really good and stable but some minor bugs due to it being 4.2.2. And I'm currently on Liquid Smooth and its IMO the best DD for me.
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I'll have to give that a try. It kinda annoys me that I "upgraded" from my GNex, yet I'm like 3 versions behind in my OS.
I This is my ROM of choice. All on it works flawlessly. It's a deoxed version of the stock one with some optimizations but I've been extremely satisfied with it:
Check it out here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293262
Custom Kernel I'm using now found below, yes absolutely works with our xt926 phone:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893050
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Hello, all.
I have a T-Mobile Blaze 4G with rooted stock ROM (Gingerbread), flashed radio version T989UVMC6, manually debloated and dewizzed. I'm running Halo launcher and Busybox Free version 9.6.
Since almost the first day I've had this phone, it would occasionally force close the phone process, usually when hanging up the phone with the Bluetooth radio on and paired with an earpiece. It happened bone stock, rooted, after I changed the modem, whenever. It seemed to happen less often after I changed the modem. The process always starts back up, but the Bluetooth device connection and system sound controls are wonky (unusable) until the phone is rebooted.
The only thing that seems to stop it is running Zepplinrox's V6 Supercharger script. That, however, occasionally freezes the entire system when trying to open certain apps, requiring a reboot. I've run earch after search on this subject, and nobody else seems to have this problem. The only thing I haven't tried is wiping the whole thing and flashing a custom ICS or JB ROM. I tried Dark Knight ver. 8 and hated it pretty much instantly.
I have two questions. Number one; Will flashing a custom ROM fix this situation? I figure that this must be a problem with the crappy stock Samsung ROM. Number two; Which ROM is fully functional and stable? I'd really like to keep this phone dependable. I don't care about the latest and greatest funky cool features that are hit-or-miss at best. I just need dependable, fast and functional.
Since you have been having issues for a while, I would suggest starting fresh. With a few runs of black hole wipe from cwm. Add a run of the gremlin remover for extra cleanliness. Then a flash of the latest ICS rooted stock rom and kernel, for reliability.
Black hole wipe. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721057
Gremlin remover, FSC http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218713
Uvmb1 ics ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2329081
Romman0 said:
Since you have been having issues for a while, I would suggest starting fresh. With a few runs of black hole wipe from cwm. Add a run of the gremlin remover for extra cleanliness. Then a flash of the latest ICS rooted stock rom and kernel, for reliability.
Black hole wipe. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1721057
Gremlin remover, FSC http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218713
Uvmb1 ics ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2329081
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I'll definitely go for the rooted version! Does it matter what order in which the ROM and the kernel are flashed? Also, I take it from the name of the download link that I'll have to go through the process of de-bloating this thing again. S'okay, I actually enjoy that part, but I don't want to screw it up since I've not messed with anything newer than GB. Is there a good guide somewhere on the forum for apps that can be dumped safely? I know there was one for GB stock root.
Thanks for the response.
ionizd said:
I'll definitely go for the rooted version! Does it matter what order in which the ROM and the kernel are flashed? Also, I take it from the name of the download link that I'll have to go through the process of de-bloating this thing again. S'okay, I actually enjoy that part, but I don't want to screw it up since I've not messed with anything newer than GB. Is there a good guide somewhere on the forum for apps that can be dumped safely? I know there was one for GB stock root.
Thanks for the response.
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Flash the ROM then the kernel, rewipe cache and davlik, then profit.
The most recent ICS debloating thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183726&highlight=debloat
Romman0 said:
Flash the ROM then the kernel, rewipe cache and davlik, then profit.
The most recent ICS debloating thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183726&highlight=debloat
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A few more silly questions; Do I need GAPPS or is that just for CM? Aren't the CM 10 ICS nightlies fairly stable and relatively bug-free? I use CM7 on my Nook color and it's...okay... Just a few little annoying things pop up with that. To be honest, I like the idea of starting with a clean slate and adding stuff I like rather than pulling stuff out of the Samsung stock ROM, but the issues I've had with the Nook and CM7 have sort of scared me off. Your opinions?
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A few more silly questions; Do I need GAPPS or is that just for CM? Aren't the CM 10 ICS nightlies fairly stable and relatively bug-free? I use CM7 on my Nook color and it's...okay... Just a few little annoying things pop up with that. To be honest, I like the idea of starting with a clean slate and adding stuff I like rather than pulling stuff out of the Samsung stock ROM, but the issues I've had with the Nook and CM7 have sort of scared me off. Your opinions?
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All the AOSP ROMs for the Blaze needs GAPPs. And yes. The latest CM10 nightly is stable. And you said CM10 ICS? CM9 is ICS and CM10 is Jellybean.
ionizd said:
A few more silly questions; Do I need GAPPS or is that just for CM? Aren't the CM 10 ICS nightlies fairly stable and relatively bug-free? I use CM7 on my Nook color and it's...okay... Just a few little annoying things pop up with that. To be honest, I like the idea of starting with a clean slate and adding stuff I like rather than pulling stuff out of the Samsung stock ROM, but the issues I've had with the Nook and CM7 have sort of scared me off. Your opinions?
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The stock roms don't require gapps, but like Wolf said the cm10 jb variants do.
If your willing to use cm10 it is very stable. Just use the latest CM10 nightly and not the old stable version.
Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922935
The jb gapps 20121011 http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
xWolf13 said:
All the AOSP ROMs for the Blaze needs GAPPs. And yes. The latest CM10 nightly is stable. And you said CM10 ICS? CM9 is ICS and CM10 is Jellybean.
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Of course. I get a bit confused ever since people started talking about 10.1.
Okay, I went ahead and installed the stock rooted ROM with the stock kernel. Went through the debloating process (mostly, there are some apps that I'm not sure I can do without so they stay for now), and did some customizing. I'm seeing a bit more battery drain. Is this an issue with ICS or do I need to try another kernel or supercharge the phone? I also have this crazy issue with ROM Manager ver. 5.5.3.0. It tells me that there is an updated version of Clockworkmod Recovery, but it freezes when I try to flash from ROM Manager. Also, ROM Manager freezes when I try to reboot into Clockworkmod Recovery. Maybe I need to test a bit more before I mess with it any more.
**EDIT** Well, it looks as if my CWM recovery installation is corrupted. Can I reflash it without messing up my current ROM?
ionizd said:
Okay, I went ahead and installed the stock rooted ROM with the stock kernel. Went through the debloating process (mostly, there are some apps that I'm not sure I can do without so they stay for now), and did some customizing. I'm seeing a bit more battery drain. Is this an issue with ICS or do I need to try another kernel or supercharge the phone? I also have this crazy issue with ROM Manager ver. 5.5.3.0. It tells me that there is an updated version of Clockworkmod Recovery, but it freezes when I try to flash from ROM Manager. Also, ROM Manager freezes when I try to reboot into Clockworkmod Recovery. Maybe I need to test a bit more before I mess with it any more.
**EDIT** Well, it looks as if my CWM recovery installation is corrupted. Can I reflash it without messing up my current ROM?
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Yes, with Odin, in the Dev forum
BTW, stay away from ROM Manager with our device. I've softbricked so many times because of it, it's ridiculous
jparnell8839 said:
Yes, with Odin, in the Dev forum
BTW, stay away from ROM Manager with our device. I've softbricked so many times because of it, it's ridiculous
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Used this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011585, it worked well. Still have the battery drain issue, though. : /
ionizd said:
Used this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011585, it worked well. Still have the battery drain issue, though. : /
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Since you have it setup, except for battery life. I would make a backup, then try a mod one at a time and see if any help. Also check the battery stats to see if anything of is seen. ICS will use more juice than GB, generally.
I would suggest Nos/direct injection, supercharger, or cross breeder. I would use one and see, then restore and try another.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=565
Some time later...
I've been using the stock rooted ICS ROM since my last post, debloated and dewizzed of course, with Holo Launcher and T989UVMC6 baseband version flashed. Just over a month has passed, and I have good news!
I FREAKING LOVE THIS PHONE!!!
All of the force close and freezing issues have vanished, the phone's battery lasts almost as long as it did on GB, it's WAY more user friendly, and the phone is as fast as it ever was.
The bad news is that my wife got a GS4 and I lust after it now. : /
Thanks to everyone for their help!