I have this TF101 for a while running stock and probably want to use a custom rom now. I see all these ROMs on the forum. Not really sure which one to use. Traditionally my other devices, I only use ROMs that are in the stable status and would avoid nightlies, and even RCs simply because I was under the impression that stable status is the most stable and have the fewest bugs. Also the fact I don't like to always constantly flashing.
Now, for the TF101, I don't see that many stable status roms. The only ones I see that are stable are some ICS roms. However, from what I read, it appears that EOS4 is quite stable, despite being a nightly. So my question is my impression of a nightly false and nightlies can also be just as stable as a stable status rom?
likiud said:
I have this TF101 for a while running stock and probably want to use a custom rom now. I see all these ROMs on the forum. Not really sure which one to use. Traditionally my other devices, I only use ROMs that are in the stable status and would avoid nightlies, and even RCs simply because I was under the impression that stable status is the most stable and have the fewest bugs. Also the fact I don't like to always constantly flashing.
Now, for the TF101, I don't see that many stable status roms. The only ones I see that are stable are some ICS roms. However, from what I read, it appears that EOS4 is quite stable, despite being a nightly. So my question is my impression of a nightly false and nightlies can also be just as stable as a stable status rom?
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ROMs that updated in nightlies are updated source, which means that new changes by the developers had been applied. Rarely these untested changes will cause a crash.
However, sometimes nightly builds had minor fixes, which will make the ROM more stable. So the ROM stability doesn't depend on the status, but from what you have been in the ROM.
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We all know the official ICS for TF100 is a CRAP, and apparentily after .24/.27 they do nothing anymore.
Is CM9 for TF100 have all the official ICS bugs, SLODs, RRs, etc or is it stable?
What about the CM10 stability (i know it's alpha yet)?
CM9 is aosp so it has nothing official from Asus in it. The kernel seems to have been the main issue so its worth noting that Guevors/Raymans/Mysticninjas kernels redressed this for most ICS users.
CM10 is very much an alpha as suggested, however Eos3 and Raymans versions are very much improved. Eos3 being at the most polished and advanced stage.
Makelegs is working on CM10 based Jellybro and has made some improvements.
As for performance - ive been real impressed with Jellybean, even with the slowly but surely disappearing bugs. I would honestly suggest giving Eos3 or Raymans JB a go.
Just make sure you are on one of the latest recoveries, full wipe as always, and read the OPs to make sure you have all the files you need for a hassle free experience (ie gapps for all JB builds & the Super SU flashable zip for Raymans)
You can always flash back to ICS based builds if your not happy.....just remember to have an ICS compatable kernel stored for flashing if you do.
And dont use rom manager
Can anyone please tell me what are most stable nightlies for Team EOS, CM and Code name ?
Thanks .....
madazam said:
Can anyone please tell me what are most stable nightlies for Team EOS, CM and Code name ?
Thanks .....
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Nightlies are developmental builds, meaning, the developers are trying to implement new different things into their builds and release them in "nightlies" for people to download, test, and then report back their findings of smoothness, any bugs and such, so really the stability can change from one nightly to another under the same developer.
Example: random ROM nightly 114 woks fine, random ROM developer tries to integrate a theme engine into random ROM nightly 115, which then causes the OS to become unstable under certain conditions, testers that downloaded random ROM nightly 115 notice this problem and report back to random ROM developer and send them their catlogs so random ROM developer can see what is happening in the system that is causing the problem, fixes it and includes it in random ROM nightly 116 to be tested again.
Though nightlies are usually pretty stable themselves(especially EOS,) if you want TRUE stability, you will be better off going with a stable release from one of those developers, some options that nightlies offer after may not be available to you till the next stable release.
Thanks man for such s comprehensive reply. I understand the process but browsing the forum posts I alwaye see people atleast rating the nightlies in some level of stability , though not completely stable like Eos 2 or 3. I meant that kinda relative stability. A nightly rom that is least buggy and not extraordinarily crashy.
I would have experimented myself if I had the time but to tell u the truth I neither have the time nor the patience
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Just test them. Thats what they're there for.
Is it just me or does anybody else experience random reboots with 4.4 roms? I love the 4.4 rom's that are available right now, but the reboots are starting to get annoying (yes, I do full wipes). It particularly happens during phone calls. I know every phone is different, but damn, it's every ROM!
I'm starting to wonder if this is normal or just my phone...
A lot of betas / nightlys are out but people as myself found stable builds. Try liquidsmooth 4.4/slimkat 2.1 beta. Those were my most stable kitkat roms i trie. Heard good word from ppl on beanstalk GideonX and gummy.
Yeah man...
I keep getting random rebboots particularly w/ cm..I get them outta the blue & I can't seem to pinpoint the cause of them..liquid & slimkat seem to be a bit more stable when it comes to this... In fact I Dont recall any for the short time I was using both of those ROMs
im on liquidsmotth is my DD right now . slimkat was a stable rom for me . CM releases nightlys often so some might not be stable some might . my experience was not . but people report good experience wen some nightlies .so keep flashing roms till u find one good and stable or use older nightlys . clean install i would suggest
Are you using the VRBMF1 firmware? You can tell by looking in Settings/About Phone/Baseband. I know that using older firmware before VRBMF1 can cause instability on AOSP.
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So I've just been running a stock rooted flashable ROM nothing else. I want to have CM or a CM based ROM due to easy updating etc.. Anyway I'm ocd when it comes to what's on my phone I just don't want any bugs or issues.
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Yes, CM and most other roms found in Android development forums are stable enough to be used as a daily driver. But obviously you will face fcs sometimes!
Why don't you try it out? If you're not happy with it, just restore the nandroid backup!
Don't use nightlies, use release candidates or releases those will be the most stable. I think the snapshot would be your best bet or read the CM thread and see what problems users are reporting if anything.
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hammerhead
There are more ROMs besides CM. Those Devs work hard and don't want to be overlooked just because CM is the most well-known aftermarket ROM.
Depends how picky you are regarding stability/daily driver of a phone.
If you want to play it safe, just root phone and install Xposed + GravityBox.
If you want to explorer more capabilities, go with a stable build of CM.
However, from my past experience with CM/custom roms, it's really all random. I've had unstable experiences even on a stable CM build, and I've had fairly stable daily driver of a rom when using nightlies too. It's really all a gamble.
Always make backups.
But I will say from where you are coming at, I'd try the Xposed framework + GravityBox 1st before you attempt going CM.
I'm using CM11 snapshot M3 and it's working fine for me. No bugs so far. Give it a shot.
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Depends how picky you are regarding stability/daily driver of a phone.
If you want to play it safe, just root phone and install Xposed + GravityBox.
If you want to explorer more capabilities, go with a stable build of CM.
However, from my past experience with CM/custom roms, it's really all random. I've had unstable experiences even on a stable CM build, and I've had fairly stable daily driver of a rom when using nightlies too. It's really all a gamble.
Always make backups.
But I will say from where you are coming at, I'd try the Xposed framework + GravityBox 1st before you attempt going CM.
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Thats what I'm currently doing... Lol. I only use the status bar signal colours and nothing else. I like stock with a little changes.
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Thats what I'm currently doing... Lol. I only use the status bar signal colours and nothing else. I like stock with a little changes.
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I too recommend gravity box, but give cm a shot, Just back up, play around with CM, if you don't like it just restore, good as new :good:
I'll be flashing the latest nightly right now, 3-5-14
I'm a little OCD myself, I dislike having all those Play Apps to be honest lol, :silly:
You can play it safe with multirom manager. Use it to keep your current rom and dual boot into other rom to test them out. That's what I'm doing.
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I'm for GravityBox + stock honestly. Xposed gives me all the tweaks I really need.
IMO yes it is very stable. I've chosen to run PA purely because I love Pie. They are all very stable these days, only the ones which say that they are unstable are unstable.
Devs and contribs are getting pretty good
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Monthly, release candidates and releases are stable.
+1 to avoid nightlies w/out nandroid backup.
for example all of the nightlies sincd 03/01 breaking google dialer and voice+.
Hello people
My sister is considering flashind custom rom on her SGS Advance. And because I'm not familiar with Samsung devices (I have two Sony :>)
I would like to ask you to help me chose the most stable and fully functional custom ROM.
At the moment she has stock JB installed but it has some freezes and doesn't run very well.
What can you recommend? It doesn't have to be the nevest android.
I think I would chose between SkimKat 4.4, CyanogenMod 11 by Team Canjica and VanirAOSP 4.4.4. I know those are very good custom roms.
Can you tell me if there are any issues with those? like reboots, not working features?
If you say custom ROMs, there is no ROM which is bug free but there are stable ROMs.
Stability depends on how and what you use. All 4.4 ROMs have reached to a state where you can use them for daily use.
I am Using CM11 nightly 20140614 and dont have any problems.
All the ROMs have their dev and Q/A threads, you can check them for the most stable builds and the working/non working functionality.
Try the latest vanir aosp its fast, fluid and stable...
For me its the most stable rom yet
Well SlimKat seems to be bugless.
VanirAOSP has some bugs with SystemUI
Go for the slimkat(final). It's the smoothest, fastest rom for our phone.
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Hello people
My sister is considering flashind custom rom on her SGS Advance. And because I'm not familiar with Samsung devices (I have two Sony :>)
I would like to ask you to help me chose the most stable and fully functional custom ROM.
At the moment she has stock JB installed but it has some freezes and doesn't run very well.
What can you recommend? It doesn't have to be the nevest android.
I think I would chose between SkimKat 4.4, CyanogenMod 11 by Team Canjica and VanirAOSP 4.4.4. I know those are very good custom roms.
Can you tell me if there are any issues with those? like reboots, not working features?
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Test all roms to see which rom fit for you
CM 10.1
Wysłane z WOO-Phablecika 4.2.2...
Vanir is the best!
AOKP 4.2.2 by PV after uninstalling and reinstalling calendar is stable.
Wysłane z AOKP-fonika 4.2.2...
I'd have to go with Vanir. Everything just works and lag is virtually non-existent. The only downside I can see is slightly shorter battery life (could be just my phone though). One advantage that i love is it has it's own updater so it's not much of a hassle to get the latest fixes and improvements!
Another option for her would be to stay with stock JB bit change her kernel to CoCore.
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I'd have to go with Vanir. Everything just works and lag is virtually non-existent. The only downside I can see is slightly shorter battery life (could be just my phone though). One advantage that i love is it has it's own updater so it's not much of a hassle to get the latest fixes and improvements!
Another option for her would be to stay with stock JB bit change her kernel to CoCore.
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More performance = more battery drain.
@lozohcum : How old is she? She want a girl theme too?
After testing almost every ROM, i think that CM10.1 is the most stable(with good battery backup)...
Liquid smooth 3.2 smooth as liquid with all customizations
just battery backup is 15 to 17 hr is matter
charnoha said:
After testing almost every ROM, i think that CM10.1 is the most stable(with good battery backup)...
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Yeah, you should try this. Cm 10.1 is awesome!
I think u can choose between VanirAOSP or AOSP from j.team.. The last one is disscontinued but its 90% finished and 100% stable.
U can choose one of them, or, simpli, test both because testing is the only (exactly) way to know if ROM is for you (or sister).
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