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[Q] Whats the advantage of all these AOSP Roms

Just wondering what the advantage is of all these AOSP Roms available in the developer section?
Are these better for the developers or the users?
I ask because it seems these ROMs dont support things like the dock, asus keyboard, don't have those nice Asus apps or google apps.
I know I can flash gapps but no idea about the rest..
I flashed an AOSP a while ago and found so many things just didnt work so I avoid them now...
It would be good if they could mention in the title if their ROM is AOSP or not.
Maybe I got this all wrong and you're welcome to educate me

Malandro2011 said:
Just wondering what the advantage is of all these AOSP Roms available in the developer section?
Are these better for the developers or the users?
I ask because it seems these ROMs dont support things like the dock, asus keyboard, don't have those nice Asus apps or google apps.
I know I can flash gapps but no idea about the rest..
I flashed an AOSP a while ago and found so many things just didnt work so I avoid them now...
It would be good if they could mention in the title if their ROM is AOSP or not.
Maybe I got this all wrong and you're welcome to educate me
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AOSP is from android. its the cleanest possible rom u can ever find. its like a fish u just caught and cooked with just a pinch of salt only. probably u wont experience lag and alot of bloatware taken off. asus apps abd google apps you have to dl urself. i find that troublesome too. HAHA! using a custom rom is different tho. that depends on how the dev develop it. if ur happy with stock then stick with it man.
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I would say stick with custom stock at the moment like revolver or frozn but that's just my preference after trying the aosp roms.
Some like aosp better but for me I will wait awhile until there completely stable before I give them a decent try.
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Mmmm fish
I'm using ARHD at the moment but reading through FROZN posts as I really want to try some other ROM...

Danzano said:
I would say stick with custom stock at the moment like revolver or frozn but that's just my preference after trying the aosp roms.
Some like aosp better but for me I will wait awhile until there completely stable before I give them a decent try.
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I've tried both custom stock and AOSP roms and there's no difference in stability.

horndroid said:
I've tried both custom stock and AOSP roms and there's no difference in stability.
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Ok well not so much stability now I guess but bugs there is still a difference I just feel aosp on the transformer is a bit to young on my gt540 I love aosp its rock solid works and has awesome customization's etc
Like I said maybe after some time but for now I say stock custom is best
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Just wondering what the advantage is of all these AOSP Roms available in the developer section?
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I used Asus' official ICS for about 15 minutes before I decided it was ugly and thrown together quickly.. also comes with a bunch of Asus garbage files in the system partition and a bunch of crappy apps i never use.
I tried EOS and was happy. Now at build #21 its fast, its stable, its got some nice customizations but is otherwise bone stock AOSP ICS, like a Nexus device has.
I also tried AOKP and while I could prefer it in the long run as it is a very slick ROM, but it just doesnt seem as snappy and smooth as EOS at this time.

a.mcdear said:
I used Asus' official ICS for about 15 minutes before I decided it was ugly and thrown together quickly.. also comes with a bunch of Asus garbage files in the system partition and a bunch of crappy apps i never use.
I tried EOS and was happy. Now at build #21 its fast, its stable, its got some nice customizations but is otherwise bone stock AOSP ICS, like a Nexus device has.
I also tried AOKP and while I could prefer it in the long run as it is a very slick ROM, but it just doesnt seem as snappy and smooth as EOS at this time.
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Does EOS still have the minor lag when scrolling home screens? It's barely perceivable but enough to annoy someone like me. The build I tried was 18 or 19.

Hi, what do you say about CyanogenMod9 ROM? Have you tried it?

ezechiele25172012 said:
Hi, what do you say about CyanogenMod9 ROM? Have you tried it?
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I was dissatisfied with CM9. The one that I have been using most has been Android Revolution HD 3.1.0 (GPS locks quick, WiFi stable, dock works). Just recently I have dropped FROZN on my TF101 but have been unable to successfully transfer my APK's to it using APK Batch Installer During the process I receive a segmentation fault. So far it has been only with that ROM that I have had this issue with. Aside from that FROZN ROM is fast!! Can't say much about battery life seeing how I just started using it.

justinramos83 said:
I was dissatisfied with CM9. The one that I have been using most has been Android Revolution HD 3.1.0 (GPS locks quick, WiFi stable, dock works). Just recently I have dropped FROZN on my TF101 but have been unable to successfully transfer my APK's to it using APK Batch Installer During the process I receive a segmentation fault. So far it has been only with that ROM that I have had this issue with. Aside from that FROZN ROM is fast!! Can't say much about battery life seeing how I just started using it.
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Also I'm using last revolution HD with msticninja'kernel and it's very very stable and fast but it's also my first cooked rom (I just bought my TF101 a month ago). Why are you dissatisfied with CM9? Frozn is faster than CM9 and revolution?
thanks

ezechiele25172012 said:
Also I'm using last revolution HD with msticninja'kernel and it's very very stable and fast but it's also my first cooked rom (I just bought my TF101 a month ago). Why are you dissatisfied with CM9? Frozn is faster than CM9 and revolution?
thanks
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These custom ROMS vary in benchmarks but there really is no perceivable difference in speed with normal usage. They are all faster and more optimized than the stock Asus ICS.

Jelly Bean on HTC Inspire.. my experience.

I am writing my experience with Jelly bean on inspire as I wanted to read one before I tried it but didnt find anything in detail. Here is how I did it and how it has been so far:
I used THIS to root my phone and THIS is the ROM that I used. Please note that you have to install google apps separately to get access to market. Download link is on the same page as ROM.
It went quite smooth and took me about half hour before I had the phone up and running again. I have been using it for last 2 days.
So far everything I have tried has been working:
TOUCH SCREEN: works perfect.
All HARD KEYS are working.
Camera works fine
Camcorder works okay, not great though (the recorded videos have few stutters).
ixMAT scanner dint work but BarCode Scanner did.
Wifi/network data works good.
GPS works fine, i traveled some 20 miles without any problems.
Bluetooth works fine.
Phone works good. Initially it sounded like "sounds was too loud for speaker". I was able to fix that by decreasing the volume just a bit.
Accelerometer and other sensors work good.
I haven't felt any difference in battery. It charged as quickly as it did before and battery life seems okay (although I have really been using it a lot).
Performance of jelly bean:
It is amazingly smooth and fast. Initially I missed the sense UI but once i got used to NOVA launcher, it feels great. I found a launcher called "LP Sense UI". It gives the same feeling as Sense 3.0 did ( I came from Stock 2.3.5 ROM with Sense 3.0) although it is not very customize-able. If you are Sense clock lover, you may like this widget called "Sense flip clock and weather". I like its visuals. Its music apps "Apollo" is quite nice.
You can see a screenshot of my home screen.
Feel free to post if you have any comments/questions.
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Update: Just discovered that by default, the system disables wifi when the phone goes to sleep which results in higher data usage. To avoid this, System settings>wifi> hit Menu and select Advanced> Keep wifi on during sleep> always. This may result in a little higher battery usage.
Update 2: Almost a week now and it is still running quite smooth despite the fact that I have tried A LOT of apps and a lot of widgets. Occasional hang ups have happened when an app becomes non responsive and I have to wait a couple of minute; happened to me twice in a week.

I used to use this rom but now I'm on miui, pretty much better when it comes to camera and battery life.

updated the OP and added a couple of screenshots..

Jellytime from RB es working great, no big issues.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda app-developers app

I get horrible WiFi signal on my wife's inspire with all the JB Roms. I'm fairly certain its the Kang Bang kernel. Haven't tried any of the CM10 nightlies yet, but every other ROM, ICS or GB, the WiFi signal is excellent. And I know its not my router, an Asus RT-66U, I get signal on my skyrocket from that thing out in the street. Lordmod's kernel was the same way, but Existz TalonAce always proved better. Hopefully Existz will give us JB soon.
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Jelly Time is a solid JB rom and I liked it when I used it for a few weeks.
Right now, I use Codefire as my daily rom.

Pacman is a great ROM as well, in the dhd development section.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda app-developers app

The AOKP JB is really great. So far no issues

JB & ICS Roms
In the last 3 months I have used 8 different roms, on CM10 latest nightly. Seems good.
I have swappted the radio trying to find the best one. I only get about 40ft of wifi with one dot.
had the 12.69s and now back to 12.59 and it seems to pick up a little better with less battery drain.
Still playing around to find the best combo.

Thanks for sharing. I'm looking to root my htc and wasn't sure which rom to use.

I currently have the most recent and up to date Ice cold sandwich ROM, and I was thinking of switching to jelly bean. Should I make the switch? I don't know much about these ROM's my friend does, and I've heard jelly bean is a great ROM.

I've been rockin cm10.1 and can never go to ICS or even 4.1.2 again runs so smooth
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Lisa570 said:
I currently have the most recent and up to date Ice cold sandwich ROM, and I was thinking of switching to jelly bean. Should I make the switch? I don't know much about these ROM's my friend does, and I've heard jelly bean is a great ROM.
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JB is good...but keep in mind like any other ROM...there is going to be bugs.
Sent from my Desire HD

Was using Sabsa prime v 8.0 which had ICS 4.0.3 and now am running CyanogenMod 10.1 with jelly bean 4.2.1 and I am not considering going back. In fact I am looking at how smoothly this 10.1 runs on galaxy note 2 so when I upgrade I can get 4.1.2 Samsung touch whiz stuff off.
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I tried a few of the various jellybean roms and while I really liked them I had a few probs, wifi signal being one, on another it would just freeze up on me, another had really bad sound artifacts when I would listen to music though headphones that I just couldn't live with.
I went to ICS aospx and am content, my battery life kills my wifes stock inspire 4g while running very smoothly...
I may give another one of the jellybean roms another try with a different kernel and see what happens... but right now i'm happy so we'll see if I change it.

Thanks for sharing your experience, based on this I am going to give this a shot.

which kernel and radio suits for jelly bean?

I'm running the JellyTime ROM as well, and I'm pleasantly surprised at how well it's working. I was running CM7.2 previously, and while I liked it, there was a persistent GPS bug that was not being fixed. Navigator would lose GPS after 2 min and never recover it, although I learned that the workaround is to toggle GPS while Navigator is running. JellyTime originally had this bug as well, which apparently made it into CM10. But one of the JellyTime updates fixed it, and hopefully it was back-ported into CM10.
I've only been running JellyTime a few days, but all the important things seem to work well. One minor issue is that the backlight on the hardware keys goes out after a few seconds, rather than staying on when the screen is on or being turned on by the proximity sensor. One thing I miss was a widget in CM7.2 that pulled down notifications, which was a convenience in lieu of swiping.

Cm10.1 smooth
if you like JB, you will also like CM10.1, it's smooth so far for me, everything works or the apps I used all works. I will update, if I find any issues.

Aphang22 said:
if you like JB, you will also like CM10.1, it's smooth so far for me, everything works or the apps I used all works. I will update, if I find any issues.
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what CM10 built are you using?

Which ROM are you running? Like it?

Hey guys.
Currently, I am running CM10 on my verizon SIII and so far a love it! No complaints for me.
I am getting bored of it though, like anyone else would get who loves their phone, and am looking to change to something else!
Please let me know which ROM you are running, and the Pros and Cons of the ROM!
I am very interested to know, THANKS!!!

I'm currently running PACman. It has the best of CM10, AOKP, and ParanoidAndroid all mushed together. It's only the first build for our device so it has a few rough spots to iron out, but so far it hasn't proven to be any less stable than CM10. I personally can't stand TW so if you're looking for something a little bit different in the AOSP realm, give PACman a try.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029357
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028403
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2009706
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2019903
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018442

I deal with tw because it has some sweet perks but i miss having an aosp or aokp but i haven't been able to get the 4.2 camera to be stable without it freezing and not functioning until it restarts.
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Loving CleanROM 5. I haven't tried any others. Not going AOSP due to the fact I like & use the Premium Suite that comes attached to TW.

Running the pac rom as well. Miss the TW features, but I might hang on to this ROM for awhile.

Well I'm running kingkang build 1 best ROM out of all my opinion. I've tried basicly all of the ROMZ but stick with kingkang it works perfectly fine with me sept the cam but hey touch to focus n you be alright!!
Running - KINGKANG BUILD 1
4.2 GAPPS
KT747 KERNEL
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Just moved to Synergy JB r125 last night from ICS r73. So far so good
I didn't really like TW while on ICS, so I used Apex Launcher, but am giving TW a shot on JB this time.
I just want a stable ROM, not interested in changing it daily or weekly or even monthly. I only upgrade when the positives outweigh the negatives.

Feels like at least one thing I use is broken in every ROM I've tried so far. Right now running Galaxy Mod, but can't get wifi tether app to work -- even though it's worked fine on just about every other ROM I've used.
Hate stock, but tempted to go back to it.

I'm on the latest Synergy but I tried Pacman rom also. The keyboard kept force closing on me no matter what I did.
Synergy is smooth as hell though.
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AdmiralSurf said:
Feels like at least one thing I use is broken in every ROM I've tried so far. Right now running Galaxy Mod, but can't get wifi tether app to work -- even though it's worked fine on just about every other ROM I've used.
Hate stock, but tempted to go back to it.
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Have you used treve's version in the apps and themes section?
I use tethering exclusively and have had no issues running the WiFi hotspot toggle that comes with galaxymod.
I don't know if its a different toggle than what the kindacrapmods install on the phone but it works well also.
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I was on CM 10 and it was okay. I did miss having some of the touch wiz features like the motion settings and keeping the screen on while your looking at it. I just recently installed the [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] with the Aroma installer and I have to say it is far superior to CM 10 it brought back the features i loved about touch wiz and let me choose not to install bloat ware. I was also able to OC in rom toolbox to 1900mhz which i couldnt do in stock CM 10.
The [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973982

Baked BlackBean. It's AOSP, smooth, stable, reliable, and black.

im running the PacMan rom
so far so bueno, nand'n back to SlimRom in a minute. the only reliable AOSP out there.
but my all time fave to date is Taste of Beans...all around best performance by far

Beans B5. I like TW features, stability, its plenty fast for me and its themed to look like AOSP.

Lol this thread is going to be locked up by a mod soon...

Baked Black Bean v6. It's fast, stable, had good features, and it's blacked out.
Sent from my SCH-R530U using xda premium

I would but..
chitman17 said:
I was on CM 10 and it was okay. I did miss having some of the touch wiz features like the motion settings and keeping the screen on while your looking at it. I just recently installed the [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] with the Aroma installer and I have to say it is far superior to CM 10 it brought back the features i loved about touch wiz and let me choose not to install bloat ware. I was also able to OC in rom toolbox to 1900mhz which i couldnt do in stock CM 10.
The [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973982
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I get bandwidth exceeded everytime.
Lee

DroidOnRoids said:
Lol this thread is going to be locked up by a mod soon...
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Why would it be locked up??

I used to have a Moto Droid 1 (OG Droid) and the messaging app it came with was able to have group messages, where everyones reply would be in the same thread. It annoys me that it is not the case on my S3.
Does anyone know any app i could get that is good with group convos???
or a ROM that would change that

Best rom for Stability/usability/dock

Want to find the smoothest rom/kernel combo that will function PROPERLY and without the random reboots, SODs and lockups. On JB Cyan 10's latest stable right now, and for christmas my wife got me a dock so that will come into play as well. Which rom would be recommended for these necessities?
Also, NTFS will need to work properly, as I'll be plugging my usb drives up a good deal for transferring. Some are NTFS some Fat32. Also, I have a HDMI mini to reg HDMI converter I'd like to use to put movies on the big screen at the house. Please keep these in consideration when pushing a rom

Okay, like you, I have Mini HDMI, NTFS and the Dock.
At the moment I am using EOS4 preview 88 with KAT kernel #70, and I must say this combo probably won't be the best for you just yet...
My only experiences are with Stock ROM rooted, EOS3 #81 (both KAT Kernel 69 and RaymanFX's kernels) and EOS4 with KAT (current) so I can't say that much.
If you curious or willing to make the jump for Jelly Bean, I managed to test NTFS support on EOS3/KAT and it's just fine, and dock compatibility is just perfect, haven't tested HDMI yet though. on EOS4 the dock is a bit dodgy...

leomeloxp said:
Okay, like you, I have Mini HDMI, NTFS and the Dock.
At the moment I am using EOS4 preview 88 with KAT kernel #70, and I must say this combo probably won't be the best for you just yet...
My only experiences are with Stock ROM rooted, EOS3 #81 (both KAT Kernel 69 and RaymanFX's kernels) and EOS4 with KAT (current) so I can't say that much.
If you curious or willing to make the jump for Jelly Bean, I managed to test NTFS support on EOS3/KAT and it's just fine, and dock compatibility is just perfect, haven't tested HDMI yet though. on EOS4 the dock is a bit dodgy...
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Thanks! i'll happily give those a try. is there any other recommendations from anyone? Does cm9 function correctly?

leomeloxp said:
Okay, like you, I have Mini HDMI, NTFS and the Dock.
At the moment I am using EOS4 preview 88 with KAT kernel #70, and I must say this combo probably won't be the best for you just yet...
My only experiences are with Stock ROM rooted, EOS3 #81 (both KAT Kernel 69 and RaymanFX's kernels) and EOS4 with KAT (current) so I can't say that much.
If you curious or willing to make the jump for Jelly Bean, I managed to test NTFS support on EOS3/KAT and it's just fine, and dock compatibility is just perfect, haven't tested HDMI yet though. on EOS4 the dock is a bit dodgy...
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I agree 100%. The best ROM ever was EOS #81 with KAT kernel 69. The most fast, smooth and stable ROM ever!!!!!
Now I am on EOS 4 build #84 with stock EOS kernel. It is good but it is not yet the best. It will be in the future because Timduru and Rayman are the best devs for our device.

aspros21 said:
I agree 100%. The best ROM ever was EOS #81 with KAT kernel 69. The most fast, smooth and stable ROM ever!!!!!
Now I am on EOS 4 build #84 with stock EOS kernel. It is good but it is not yet the best. It will be in the future because Timduru and Rayman are the best devs for our device.
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Ok so I'm on eos 81 with kat 69.. One problem I've encountered and I'm not sure if its a problem or i've just gone full retard(tropic thunder reference ) but I only see one battery icon at bottom, with my percentage when connected to my dock whereas previously there were two, one indicating transformer battery percentage and one indicating dock percentage. is this normal? is the percentage listed with both dock and transformer or what?
Thanks
Drew

Okay guys, Team EOS4 #88 is out now and is ready for daily use =] I’ve been following their previews since 82 and I think they reach a stable enough point on their 4.2 Jelly Bean ROM as well.
So for those looking for a 4.2 usable rom, EOS4#88 with Kat Kernel 70 and gapps 20121212 is just perfect ;-]
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD

leomeloxp said:
Okay guys, Team EOS4 #88 is out now and is ready for daily use =] I’ve been following their previews since 82 and I think they reach a stable enough point on their 4.2 Jelly Bean ROM as well.
So for those looking for a 4.2 usable rom, EOS4#88 with Kat Kernel 70 and gapps 20121212 is just perfect ;-]
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
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With #88 i lost my agenda, went back to b106 and back is the agenda.

leomeloxp said:
Okay guys, Team EOS4 #88 is out now and is ready for daily use =] I’ve been following their previews since 82 and I think they reach a stable enough point on their 4.2 Jelly Bean ROM as well.
So for those looking for a 4.2 usable rom, EOS4#88 with Kat Kernel 70 and gapps 20121212 is just perfect ;-]
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD
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I am glad to here that you use as daily driver. I am using it too. But our friend is asking about something stable. It is too early for 4.2 builds.
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kingofyo1 said:
Ok so I'm on eos 81 with kat 69.. One problem I've encountered and I'm not sure if its a problem or i've just gone full retard(tropic thunder reference ) but I only see one battery icon at bottom, with my percentage when connected to my dock whereas previously there were two, one indicating transformer battery percentage and one indicating dock percentage. is this normal? is the percentage listed with both dock and transformer or what?
Thanks
Drew
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You could try Dual Battery Widget

I am also looking for rock solid stability, but it would be nice to have a JB rom. I also use dock, hdmi and NTFS.

I just came from EOS 3 #81 w/ their kernel and went ahead and flashed #88 yesterday and to my surpise this am, discovered that they went ahead and released #89. So right now I'm running EOS 4 #89 with KAT kernel 70, and I gotta say that it's pretty stable aside from the software keyboard workaround. It's way too soon to report any SOD or random reboots though. EOS 3 #81 rebooted about once every 48 hours for me but other than that it was extremely stable.

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I just came from EOS 3 #81 w/ their kernel and went ahead and flashed #88 yesterday and to my surpise this am, discovered that they went ahead and released #89. So right now I'm running EOS 4 #89 with KAT kernel 70, and I gotta say that it's pretty stable aside from the software keyboard workaround. It's way too soon to report any SOD or random reboots though. EOS 3 #81 rebooted about once every 48 hours for me but other than that it was extremely stable.
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I double what you say here, I updated to #89 as well. This time with a full system/data/factory reset wipe and everything is as smooth as ever.
AnthraX- said:
I am also looking for rock solid stability, but it would be nice to have a JB rom. I also use dock, hdmi and NTFS.
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I haven’t played around with ICS roms besides the stock one, but to be fair, I don’t see any more solid stability than what eos3 and 4 (specially 4) has to offer. The only thing is, since JB 4.2 stills a bit fresh, some things might not be fully working. But for your case...
From my experience, dock on eos4#89 is fully functional, I use it with spanish_us layout and have NO COMPLAINTS at all at the moment. For hdmi I can’t personally tell, but seem reports of people saying it works so you might to give it a shot. I’m just not fully confident on the NTFS as there seems to be some problems with mounting usb devices or dock SD, but I don’t know the extent of your use, so this might be a big let down for you for now.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk HD

Ralkkai said:
I just came from EOS 3 #81 w/ their kernel and went ahead and flashed #88 yesterday and to my surpise this am, discovered that they went ahead and released #89. So right now I'm running EOS 4 #89 with KAT kernel 70, and I gotta say that it's pretty stable aside from the software keyboard workaround. It's way too soon to report any SOD or random reboots though. EOS 3 #81 rebooted about once every 48 hours for me but other than that it was extremely stable.
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I am still running EOS3 #81 with KAT 69, and things are quite stable. Is there an advantage to going with EOS4 #89 (other than just the satisfaction of running latest and greatest?). I am a bit reluctant to disrupt this island of stability, unless, of course, there is a concrete gain to be had

kalkrishnan said:
I am still running EOS3 #81 with KAT 69, and things are quite stable. Is there an advantage to going with EOS4 #89 (other than just the satisfaction of running latest and greatest?). I am a bit reluctant to disrupt this island of stability, unless, of course, there is a concrete gain to be had
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Honestly I would stay on #81 for a bit longer if you have the same stability that I have had. There are a few bugs that still need worked out with the latest EOS 4 build. One is the software keyboard disappears randomly while trying to type, but they do have a workaround in the thread for that. Another one that I have noticed is that after a long sleep, the tablet doesn't recognize the HW keyboard without being redocked. I know petty quirks but the main issue is that it seems slightly sluggish compared to EOS 3 build #81, which they are also aware of. If stability is what you are after I'd wait a few more builds, but if you want to take the plunge than it's definitely ready for daily use.

Ralkkai said:
Honestly I would stay on #81 for a bit longer if you have the same stability that I have had. There are a few bugs that still need worked out with the latest EOS 4 build. One is the software keyboard disappears randomly while trying to type, but they do have a workaround in the thread for that. Another one that I have noticed is that after a long sleep, the tablet doesn't recognize the HW keyboard without being redocked. I know petty quirks but the main issue is that it seems slightly sluggish compared to EOS 3 build #81, which they are also aware of. If stability is what you are after I'd wait a few more builds, but if you want to take the plunge than it's definitely ready for daily use.
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I double what you said. I'm currently on EOS4 and doing just fine, but I do know of some funny problems around specially regarding NTFS and USB drives. By no means EOS4 is bad, but for those who prior stability over everything else, it is indeed worth waiting maybe a couple more builds or so.
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cm10
i am running the last updated "nightly" build of cm10. it works without much of an issue at all. i haven't changed the kernel at all, kept it stock. volume is fine, dock does everything it's supposed to, etc. i WAS getting random reboots when overclocking to the max, but i just went down one level and now it's fine. other than that, not a single issue with it. beautiful, gorgeous rom. quick and responsive enough to even run go launcher on....no device i have ever had hasn't lagged with go launcher installed until this one. even with email, facebook, news reader, clock, to do list, search, music player, and power widgets all running, it's still smooth as butter. i have always loved the look of go launcher and the variety of the gazillions of themes out there for it and whatnot, but have never kept it more than a day because of the lag it creates. now its a problem of the past.

I actualyl just got around to checking out this NTFS/USB drive issue that I read about in the EOS 4 thread but the drive worked perfectly for me. I didn't try writing to it but I copied files from my computer to the drive then copied over to the tablet and it worked fine.
I'm actually really eager to check out the most recent builds of CM 10.1 for our device. It's kinda crazy that it came out so fast since the TF101 is so old. It'll probably be the next one i flash once I get back into the flashing mood.
EDIT: just got introduced to the NTFS bug. I must have used a thumb drive that was formatted with FAT32 earlier.

Ralkkai said:
Honestly I would stay on #81 for a bit longer if you have the same stability that I have had. There are a few bugs that still need worked out with the latest EOS 4 build. One is the software keyboard disappears randomly while trying to type, but they do have a workaround in the thread for that. Another one that I have noticed is that after a long sleep, the tablet doesn't recognize the HW keyboard without being redocked. I know petty quirks but the main issue is that it seems slightly sluggish compared to EOS 3 build #81, which they are also aware of. If stability is what you are after I'd wait a few more builds, but if you want to take the plunge than it's definitely ready for daily use.
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leomeloxp said:
I double what you said. I'm currently on EOS4 and doing just fine, but I do know of some funny problems around specially regarding NTFS and USB drives. By no means EOS4 is bad, but for those who prior stability over everything else, it is indeed worth waiting maybe a couple more builds or so.
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Thanks for your opinions, Ralkkai and leomeloxp! One question though: What advantages (e.g., extra features) do you get with the EOS4 software, vs. the EOS3 on the TF101?

The main advantage for EOS 4 over EOS 3 is that EOS 4 is built on the latest release of Jelly Bean(4.2). Other than that it doesn't have any random reboot issues or sleep of death issues that 3 had. 4 has the ability to use widgets on the lockscreen. It has the latest software for the camera, with Photosphere which is kinda fun to play with. It does however come with the "Phablet" UI so its got the navbar at the bottom and the status bar at the top and the navbar buttons are in the middle of the screen by default. I'm more fond of the layout in EOS 3 which is almost identical to stock. Other than that they are fairly similar. Some people report EOS 4 running super smooth but I felt that 3 had an overall more complete feel to it.
I will say that the current build of EOS 4 does grow on you the more you use it. Like instead of the buttery smoothness that some people mention when sliding through home screens, this one tends to glide through them. Hard to explain lol

I am planning to give the tf101 to my mother to use it mainly as an e-book reader and some surfing the web, can you please tell me if ICS roms or JB roms have better battery life?
The table twill be used mainly as an ebook reader, some internet, wifi on 24/7 (approximately), sometimes 3g, some picture taking and album browsing and some music.
Thanks

jardan said:
I am planning to give the tf101 to my mother to use it mainly as an e-book reader and some surfing the web, can you please tell me if ICS roms or JB roms have better battery life?
The table twill be used mainly as an ebook reader, some internet, wifi on 24/7 (approximately), sometimes 3g, some picture taking and album browsing and some music.
Thanks
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I would recommend ICS if your primary use will be ereader. JB has been a bit heavier on the battery usage for me.

Will Kit Kat work on my TF300T

Hello
My TF300T, Android Version 4.2.1, is getting slow and it does not matter how many times I do a factory restore, it still stays slow. Its got to the point that I've had to turn off the Window Animation and Transition Animation just to get it responsive enough to stop the lag.
The batteries on the device and keyboard drain like there is no tomorrow while on stand-by. This never used to happen before I updated to 4.2.1 late last year.
As it is, I have a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 working on Kit Kat and I would like to know if it is a good idea to attempt putting Kit Kat on my ASUS TF300T?
Or if it is best to leave well alone. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

yes
I did the upgrade to cm-10.2 and am very glad I did. The lag disappeared! Twrp 2.6.3.0.

the lemming said:
Hello
My TF300T, Android Version 4.2.1, is getting slow and it does not matter how many times I do a factory restore, it still stays slow. Its got to the point that I've had to turn off the Window Animation and Transition Animation just to get it responsive enough to stop the lag.
The batteries on the device and keyboard drain like there is no tomorrow while on stand-by. This never used to happen before I updated to 4.2.1 late last year.
As it is, I have a Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 working on Kit Kat and I would like to know if it is a good idea to attempt putting Kit Kat on my ASUS TF300T?
Or if it is best to leave well alone. If it ain't broken, don't fix it.
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You have a lot to choose, but if you want a rock solid rom with no bugs and a lot faster than stock, go for CROMi-X. It's a 4.2.1 rom based on stock but you will see a lot of improvement. For what I know KitKat roms are still very buggy.

I tried cromi-x, but it was still laggy. Better, but still.... when I went to cm10.1 things sped up, and 10.2 is better. I'm thinking about cm11, but there seems to be a problem with backups using twrp2.6.3.0. I can't back up. Seems twrp can't complete without error. Something about file size, and it can't determine the size of partitions... will be more exact if asked.
My lag was extreme on the stock 4.2; so bad I had given up on the tablet. The custom roms have saved me!
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HDias said:
You have a lot to choose, but if you want a rock solid rom with no bugs and a lot faster than stock, go for CROMi-X. It's a 4.2.1 rom based on stock but you will see a lot of improvement. For what I know KitKat roms are still very buggy.
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They're not "buggy" at all. Only things like GPS are inconsistent.
I've been using kitkat as my daily driver on my tablet since the first post for it.
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I am on OMNI rom 4.4.2 and have no problems at all. It's quite smooth and definitely better than 4.2.1. JMHO

Ramrod421 said:
I am on OMNI rom 4.4.2 and have no problems at all. It's quite smooth and definitely better than 4.2.1. JMHO
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4.4 Omni Rom runs strangely well on the tf300t, most notably for me is the responsiveness of the packaged launcher.

I haven't notice something buggy about Android 4.4, i'm using the OmniRom and couldn't be happier!

HDias said:
You have a lot to choose, but if you want a rock solid rom with no bugs and a lot faster than stock, go for CROMi-X. It's a 4.2.1 rom based on stock but you will see a lot of improvement. For what I know KitKat roms are still very buggy.
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Hello
I very much would like to go for a Stock version of Android 4.2.1.
I very much would appreciate a Link to a Help or Tutorial that will comprehensively guide me through the process of CROMi-X or something similar which is as close to s Stock Android 4.2.1.
I have only ever rooted and had a go replacing a ROM on my Samsung Ace. Things did not run smooth to say the least. In fact I bricked the phone for a few days before finding a ROM to save the day.
In short, I am willing to have a play at changing the ROM on my TF300T but I will enter into it with some trepidation.
I think I will stick off Kit-Kat for quite a while for the bugs to be worked out. You never know ASUS may help out.

Go here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2425390
You will find all the info you need to flash CROMi in the first page

have any custom rom like cyano or omnirom the hardware acceleration implemented?
with cromix any THD app or movie player application use hardware GPU, instead with other THD app does not work and movie player application work only in software mode using CPU only.

HDias said:
You have a lot to choose, but if you want a rock solid rom with no bugs and a lot faster than stock, go for CROMi-X. It's a 4.2.1 rom based on stock but you will see a lot of improvement. For what I know KitKat roms are still very buggy.
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TheBlack75 said:
have any custom rom like cyano or omnirom the hardware acceleration implemented?
with cromix any THD app or movie player application use hardware GPU, instead with other THD app does not work and movie player application work only in software mode using CPU only.
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Bit confused here, does this mean that if I do a custom ROM then I will lose an important feature of my Tablet for watching media, either on it or projected onto a TV through a HDMI cable?

the lemming said:
Bit confused here, does this mean that if I do a custom ROM then I will lose an important feature of my Tablet for watching media, either on it or projected onto a TV through a HDMI cable?
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Last week i tried the nightly of omnirom and cyanogen 11, they are fastest, but I found an important feature missed.
I tried DICE player to view an .avi and I had a force close, then I tried Sonic 4 Episode 2 THD and I had a force close...
then I discovered that any THD app did not work properly...
I assume that GPU HW acceleration does not work using AOSP rom ....
So I tried Cromi-X and I found again HW acceleration (it is based on official rom) and no lag
I hope that it is my problem with cyano or omni rom but no one answer to me

TheBlack75 said:
Last week i tried the nightly of omnirom and cyanogen 11, they are fastest, but I found an important feature missed.
I tried DICE player to view an .avi and I had a force close, then I tried Sonic 4 Episode 2 THD and I had a force close...
then I discovered that any THD app did not work properly...
I assume that GPU HW acceleration does not work using AOSP rom ....
So I tried Cromi-X and I found again HW acceleration (it is based on official rom) and no lag
I hope that it is my problem with cyano or omni rom but no one answer to me
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Yes, there are some HW acceleration problems with the latest nightlies.
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the lemming said:
Bit confused here, does this mean that if I do a custom ROM then I will lose an important feature of my Tablet for watching media, either on it or projected onto a TV through a HDMI cable?
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HDMI works for me on a custom AOSP CM11 ROM, but I'm on am older, more stable nightly.