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[Q] WiFi reception difference between ROM's

Hello,
I'm using Senseless Extreme with good WiFi reception.
I have flashed HyperSensation-CM7.1-v0.7 and found out that WiFi reception become very very weak in the same settings.
Is there any chance to find out the difference in between those ROMs and tweak the Sensation CM7 to get better WiFi reception?
Thanks in advance.

orld said:
Hello,
I'm using Senseless Extreme with good WiFi reception.
I have flashed Sensation CM7 SelfKang Alphafied Number 10 and found out that WiFi reception become very very weak in the same settings.
Is there any chance to find out the difference in between those ROMs and tweak the Sensation CM7 to get better WiFi reception?
Thanks in advance.
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They are very different ROMs. Mine is based off a sense base and CM7 is like stock android !

wifi driver?
|Melvin| said:
They are very different ROMs. Mine is based off a sense base and CM7 is like stock android !
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i would assume that's depend on wifi driver - can it be ported over?

persiansown: sorry, i have not tried your rom yet.

some devs improve their wifi drivers for better range and whatnot. cm7 isnt fully stable and its devs havent put those things in yet. try Cdtdroids roms. he does em great!

sense kernel w/ broadcom firmware
g1user101 said:
some devs improve their wifi drivers for better range and whatnot. cm7 isnt fully stable and its devs havent put those things in yet. try Cdtdroids roms. he does em great!
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the module for the broadcom wifi chip is in sense stock ROM, as well as firmware and fine tune parameters.
seems like on CM kernels there is no tweaks on that level, and for me that's kinda unusual (on my gentoo box it's a usual routine to build my own specific kernel)
or well, I have not tried Cdtdroid's roms so will give it a try
thanks

orld said:
Hello,
I'm using Senseless Extreme with good WiFi reception.
I have flashed HyperSensation-CM7.1-v0.7 and found out that WiFi reception become very very weak in the same settings.
Is there any chance to find out the difference in between those ROMs and tweak the Sensation CM7 to get better WiFi reception?
Thanks in advance.
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How are you quantifying Good and Very Weak ? If it's just the WIFI bars you need to realise that they have NO direct correlation with the actual signal.
It's easy to spoof perceived signal strength based on the bars shown.
Do the different ROMs you mention actually perform differently ?
There is a way to see what the RSSI value is, can't remember where it is in the settings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_signal_strength_indication

The difference is in ability to connect to the router from a next room, on one - I can comfortably browse, on another - I can not even connect to the AP.

orld said:
The difference is in ability to connect to the router from a next room, on one - I can comfortably browse, on another - I can not even connect to the AP.
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Ahh, OK a real world issue. Hmm that's concerning.
Hmm, more digging needed. GL and I'll keep an eye out for any useful info.

Thanks a lot.
Drop me a PM if you need some testing.
I would love to see bare minimal ROM.

I think most of the sense roms have some improved wifi drivers over the CM/ASOP based ones.

MIUI-110280 build good reception
I am toying with MIUI ROM and the wifi reception is similar to SenslessExtreme and there is CM kernel.
so i think it's matter of the firmware and settings for broadcom wifi chip

Stable and Fast ROM?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FatalityBoyZahy said:
What's wrong with CWM Touch? I've been using it for the past few months with no problems whatsoever.
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It's the lack of proper ext4 support.
hairycheapo said:
There were some problems flashing some things with Touch. I can't remember which right now. Maybe Trinity kernels?
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Advantages of the new baseband

Hi all,
Having updated two over to the new baseband (June 2011 to March 2012) and sticking with stock on one while using cm7 on the other, my experience has been as follows:
* battery life is the same. Cm7 much better than stock but then it's cm7. I went from Weapon to stock 2.3.4 and did not see a noticeable difference.
* GPS fix is a function of well written GPS.conf. I see a slight improvement in lock from cold start but nothing outside of normal variance.
So what was the purpose of the new baseband? To me it is now appearing to be just a date change in a field . (Obviously there are differences otherwise call audio would work without any changes).
Thoughts? Note that I had to subtract wishful thinking to reach my conclusions.
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Huge signal strength boost on my end. My dorm I used to get no signal. Now I get two to three.
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At least for me, the GPS was massively improved. GPS fix is not purely a function of well written GPS.conf.
On stock 21e/2.3.3 - my GPS barely worked. It was intermittently better on cm7.x - but it was still a POS.. rather .. GPOS (global piece of.. )
On stock 21y/2.3.4 - my gps was massively better, but over all it was like a whole new phone.
On 21y baseband + CM7.2 it works really well, and WIPER/A-GPS works as long as I have data connection.
mansa_noob said:
Hi all,
* GPS fix is a function of well written GPS.conf. I see a slight improvement in lock from cold start but nothing outside of normal variance.
So what was the purpose of the new baseband? To me it is now appearing to be just a date change in a field . (Obviously there are differences otherwise call audio would work without any changes).
Thoughts?
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There are also supposed to be battery life improvements - but this only affected Stock Rom, CM7 was not noticeably affected.
Furthermore, I find that the newer SIM.. TM9177 works .. whereas with 21e.. only the TM9073 SIM worked..
I have also found that my HSPA+ connections are slower - but more reliable.. e.g. now I get a solid 5 mbps down, between 1 and 2 mbps up - with 21e - I occasionally has 10 mbps down - but it was very inconsistent - it would connect/drop all the time - and not necessarily a function of signal strength (e.g. standing in one place the signal would vary a lot) . 21y just plain works better.
One other change - I used to be able to use Faux123 kernels on CM7, but now I can only use Stock CM7 or Trinity - the Faux123 drain battery among other problems. No idea.. it isn't a bad flash, but my phone went from tolerating Faux123 to absolutely refusing to use his kernels.
That being said, it is widely reported (without citations!) that there was poor quality control on the LG manufacturing of G2x.. so the phones apparently vary quite a bit as to what does/doesn't work. I would say my phone never ran 'right' on 21e.. but it feels 'right' on 21y.

I wish I could use the new baseband, I get less disconnects with it.
However I can't live without bluetooth calling, and cm 7.2 for some ??!?!?!? reason still has not fixed the bluetooth bug.

[Q] Suggest ICS or JB Rom

Hi!
Now i`m using Galaxy S 4G Beam. It is really good and fast, i can play new 3d games easy, GPS is much better than on stock 2.3.6, but there are some problems...
First of all Media server uses about 20-25% of battery and i have to charge my SGS every day even if i dont use it hard (only 10 mins of calls and a bit of web serfing and music).
The other problem is that the camera is really bad compared with stock GB 2.3.6.
So can you recommend me ICS or JB Rom for daily use without bugs, with good camera, GPS and battery life?
Thank You!
P. S. Sorry for my bad English. It`s not my native language but i`m learning it.

RuslanUA said:
Hi!
Now i`m using Galaxy S 4G Beam. It is really good and fast, i can play new 3d games easy, GPS is much better than on stock 2.3.6, but there are some problems...
First of all Media server uses about 20-25% of battery and i have to charge my SGS every day even if i dont use it hard (only 10 mins of calls and a bit of web serfing and music).
The other problem is that the camera is really bad compared with stock GB 2.3.6.
So can you recommend me ICS or JB Rom for daily use without bugs, with good camera, GPS and battery life?
Thank You!
P. S. Sorry for my bad English. It`s not my native language but i`m learning it.
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I recommend GB or a test for insanity
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Cooptx said:
I recommend GB or a test for insanity
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Thank you for your answer. But i really like ICS and i would not like to go back to GB. So there is no good stable version of ICS or JB without bugs for SGS 4g?

Without bugs? No. With minimal bugs that may not affect major usage? Possibly, but that depends entirely on what your requirements are.
We have users for whom the lack of wifi-calling is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of wifi at all is not an issue.
We have users for whom lack of 4G display (rather than H) is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of phone/data connectivity is irrelevant due to no longer having a contract.
If you want to make these nebulous requests, expect an answer that directs you back to where bugs are highly reduced and a maximum of features work, especially when your only specific requirements are that things work like GB. If you want to give specific requests as to what you want... besides the GB camera, GB GPS, and GB battery life without actually using GB... we might be able to help you. Otherwise, no. You're not getting GB features without GB.

Theraze said:
Without bugs? No. With minimal bugs that may not affect major usage? Possibly, but that depends entirely on what your requirements are.
We have users for whom the lack of wifi-calling is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of wifi at all is not an issue.
We have users for whom lack of 4G display (rather than H) is a dealbreaker. We have users for whom lack of phone/data connectivity is irrelevant due to no longer having a contract.
If you want to make these nebulous requests, expect an answer that directs you back to where bugs are highly reduced and a maximum of features work, especially when your only specific requirements are that things work like GB. If you want to give specific requests as to what you want... besides the GB camera, GB GPS, and GB battery life without actually using GB... we might be able to help you. Otherwise, no. You're not getting GB features without GB.
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Thank you for great answer. I really appreciate it. I understand that i can`t get all features working with unofficial Rom. I have found a lot of custom ICS/JB roms on this forum. As i wrote above now i`m using Galaxy S 4G Beam, before it i was on stock GB. I just wonder if there are better roms for my needs. So here is a list of things i need to be working in a rom (the order means priority):
-Calls/SMS
-Wi-fi
-Good battery life
-Good camera/Camcorder
-Good GPS
-Good audio with earphones(i was using Voodoo Sound on GB and sound was great and on my current rom it has some annoying bugs)
-Smooth games
-Bluetooth
Things i dont need:
-Wi-fi calling
-Tethering
-Auto Brightness control
-mkv hardware decoding
Thanks in advance

I'd probably suggest checking out Ultragen then, and flashing the Proton ICS kernel onto it after. From most accounts, it's the ICS with the most combined fixes built into it, and while I don't think it has the auto-brightness, everything else should be there including the DSP manager with Voodoo Sound built in so it doesn't have the "my volume is screwed up after answering a phone call" bug. Also, it already has the AGPS fix baked in, so you won't have to edit your build.prop manually after.
Regarding the rest of it... if you don't like ICS/JB camera, use an app. If you don't think your games are smooth enough, change your governor and scheduler.

Theraze said:
I'd probably suggest checking out Ultragen then, and flashing the Proton ICS kernel onto it after. From most accounts, it's the ICS with the most combined fixes built into it, and while I don't think it has the auto-brightness, everything else should be there including the DSP manager with Voodoo Sound built in so it doesn't have the "my volume is screwed up after answering a phone call" bug. Also, it already has the AGPS fix baked in, so you won't have to edit your build.prop manually after.
Regarding the rest of it... if you don't like ICS/JB camera, use an app. If you don't think your games are smooth enough, change your governor and scheduler.
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Thanks, im going to try it rigth
I`m on Ultragen now with Proton ICS kernel. Btw, auto-brightness works now

Yeah, sounds like ultragen is the rom for you. Although I can never get GPS to work.
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gizmoscoop said:
Yeah, sounds like ultragen is the rom for you. Although I can never get GPS to work.
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Testing GPS rigth now with cold start near window. 1 sat in view by now (2 mins).
P. S. Can someone recommend any good camera app for ICS?
P.S.S. Is there a big difference between Galaxy S 4G Beam and Ultragen?

First GPS link takes ~10-15 minutes as it gets all its initial assist data sorted. Getting the free (or at least, guilt-ware) GPS Status app should take care of keeping your AGPS up to date and GPS linking faster. Also, should make GPS not lose its connection when switching apps... at least, not quite as fast.
I personally use Camera ZOOM FX, but I picked it up for 10 cents during one of the market sales. Was SO worth that. Probably worth its regular price too, but... eh, there are free options too. That's what I use though.
You're looking at an August 10th ROM (Galaxy S Beam TUK1) and a December 24th ROM (Ultragen 1.0.1) so... yes, there will be differences in those months. Whether they're ones you notice or care about? Maybe. Also, they each have their own optimizations...
Please try to make sure you're on the getochkn 1.0.1 Ultragen (post 4) though, not the original 1.0 from daothanhduy1996 which needed the hotfix. The original had various GPS and other little issues... the 1.0.1 edition fixed, well:
Fixes include
-working and update-able Youtube
-GPS with fast lock fixes from HERE
-Camera records video in 720p
-DSP Manager added from Audiophile ROM with voodoo sound that doesn't seem to screw up headphone playback after phone calls with PooP kernel, Thanks RaverX and let me know if I shouldn't have taken your DSP manager and used it in this ROM. (scroll to the right in the DSP manager to get the analog boost and other voodoo controls).
-Integrated Hotfix, no longer needed to flash afterwards
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Theraze said:
First GPS link takes ~10-15 minutes as it gets all its initial assist data sorted. Getting the free (or at least, guilt-ware) GPS Status app should take care of keeping your AGPS up to date and GPS linking faster. Also, should make GPS not lose its connection when switching apps... at least, not quite as fast.
I personally use Camera ZOOM FX, but I picked it up for 10 cents during one of the market sales. Was SO worth that. Probably worth its regular price too, but... eh, there are free options too. That's what I use though.
You're looking at an August 10th ROM (Galaxy S Beam TUK1) and a December 24th ROM (Ultragen 1.0.1) so... yes, there will be differences in those months. Whether they're ones you notice or care about? Maybe. Also, they each have their own optimizations...
Please try to make sure you're on the getochkn 1.0.1 Ultragen (post 4) though, not the original 1.0 from daothanhduy1996 which needed the hotfix. The original had various GPS and other little issues... the 1.0.1 edition fixed, well:
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GPS works fine (locked in like 15 mins indoor near window). And yes, im on 1.0.1 Ultragen. Speaking about camera i should say that i have tried a few of camera app (including Camera ZOOM FX) and i must say that the quality of pictures is poor... So i can make a conclusion that on official roms sumsung uses some camera driver or something like that to make photos look really good and sharp.
But i got another problem. Voodoo sound still got call bug. In the Ultraget thread is said "DSP Manager added from Audiophile ROM with voodoo sound that doesn't seem to screw up headphone playback after phone calls with PooP kernel". But i flashed Proton ICS kernel, so voodoo didnt work properly. So i reflashed Ultragen to have Poop kernel but voodoo sound doesnt work anyway... I didnt find anything helpful in the Ultragen Q&A thread. Thanks.

Did you install the Voodoo Sound app? If so, remove it again. The Ultragen DSP Manager has Voodoo Sound built in.

Theraze said:
Did you install the Voodoo Sound app? If so, remove it again. The Ultragen DSP Manager has Voodoo Sound built in.
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Yes, i had Voodoo Sound app instaled, but then i removed it. But DSP manager voodoo sound works only until first call (same as Voodoo Sound app does). By the way, Voodoo Sound app is much better for me as it can automatically control the amplifier level. Is it ok that i can change CPU governor on the PooP kernel?

Well, with the Voodoo Sound app, your volume is always +15 (max) and the amplifier goes from -65 to +2 (or +5, if you want potential distortion). With DSP Manager, you set the amplifier level on the WM8994 page (I like +2 when I'm planning on needing volume) and then the normal volume sets the actual volume level. Half of one, six dozen of the other. In both cases, you're dealing with some volume change being set... you just have ~35 steps (it moves in steps of 2db) through the Voodoo Sound app and ~15 through the stock volume control. But if you see the Voodoo Sound volume pop-up instead of the stock, ever, you're still stuck in current buggy Voodoo Sound-ness.
And yes, you can change governors and schedulers. Just make sure if you change them and switch up kernels that you either don't have it set to go on boot or you make sure you use something that will be available on the new one. That's one of the best ways to lock up a phone I've found... set a nifty option in SetCPU, switch kernels, and every time SetCPU tries to set it after boot, the phone locks up because it can't control its clock anymore. On a positive note, popping the SD card and rebooting appears to confuse SetCPU enough to break the auto-config.

[Q] Most stable p999 4.0+ version?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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