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I have a vibrant and a mytouch 4g and i know almost how to do everything on these phones and u guys know how stressful and how much information u need to suck in before u feel comfortable attempting to root and flash roms and I'm used to rom manager and stuff that I understand u can't use on this phone So my friend wants me to root his galaxy s 4g so it can be faster and have a lot more app space. But I don't feel like researching and testing for hours. So I was wondering if u guys could help me out and point me to the best way to root and best rom and tweaks to apply and if u guys could I would be forever grateful. Thanks.
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Best way to root is to Odin a modded kernel. You get root and clockworkmod in one shot. Just use a gb kernel if on gb and if on froyo use a froyo kernel. as far as roms go I loved Valhalla. Very few issues and good speed/battery life.
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Well he is on froyo now but would want to get to gingerbread what would I want to flash I'm guessing gingerbread but just want to make sure and could u recommend one that is good and can undervolt
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Personally I would use kies mini to upgrade to the official gingerbread then Odin a modded kernel to get root and cwm then flash either whitehawkx's Valhalla or ravers' octane rom. Flashing a gb rom while on froyo will cause bootloader issues.
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manus ferrera said:
Well he is on froyo now but would want to get to gingerbread what would I want to flash I'm guessing gingerbread but just want to make sure and could u recommend one that is good and can undervolt
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I have a Vibrant also and after doing alot of searching and reading I found a thread called GB Ext4 Starter Pack which you can find here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223765
Follow it exactly and your friends phone will be fine. I also recommend flashing the Valhalla Final Rom. It is by far the best Rom I've tried for the SGS4G. Good luck.

Thank u everybody
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So I flashed Valhalla final and it still says I have 404 MB of app storage how do I get SD card app storage with partitions and good stuff.
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manus ferrera said:
So I flashed Valhalla final and it still says I have 404 MB of app storage how do I get SD card app storage with partitions and good stuff.
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cool! just trying to help get the word out that we have a wiki. you can find it by going to http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki and search that page for "T959V". click the link below the image.
it is getting lots of updates and will be a great resource for those like you who just need some instant courage.
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Need help understanding android.

Can you guys explain to me why my phone is freaking fast while im just running GB 2.3.6 ALL STOCK (kernel, rom, no mods and no lag fix )
The things i just did is freeze all bloatwares using titanium backup
Is bad or good?

jules2142 said:
Can you guys explain to me why my phone is freaking fast while im just running GB 2.3.6 ALL STOCK (kernel, rom, no mods and no lag fix )
The things i just did is freeze all bloatwares using titanium backup
Is bad or good?
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i heard a few comments early after 2.3.6 realeased that rfs was faster. i would like to see a benchmark using bonnie++ comparing rfs vs. ext4 on both kj1 and kj6.
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My phones performance increased drastically when I removed all of the bloat off my phone (that I safely could). Ram being used went from 230-ish down to 160-ish.
Though that is still a high benchmark for no tweaks.

Finch what all did you remove ?
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I think i'll just stay all stock as i can for now
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3d roms for optimus 3d

Is there any 3d roms for the optimus 3d yet wanna root and put new rom on but dont want to lose any of the features
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scouse83 said:
Is there any 3d roms for the optimus 3d yet wanna root and put new rom on but dont want to lose any of the features
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Really did you even search try looking in the development section there are many roms with full functionality of the phone
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This is working pretty good,but it looks like you need to do some reading
[ROM's][KERNEL's] The Promethius Project V1.4

Am goin to ignore the stupid name calling and just say ive tryed megatron to no sucsess didnt root my phone can anyone suggest a other way off rooting it easy
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scouse83 said:
Am goin to ignore the stupid name calling and just say ive tryed megatron to no sucsess didnt root my phone can anyone suggest a other way off rooting it easy
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Megatron is all that works on o3d gingerbread
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It dosnt work for me lol cud that be because itts still on froyo maybe it says i am upto date with updates
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Froyo, yikes. Update to gingerbread with kdz method asap. Froyo is slow and battery drain was diabolical.
Ignore the "no updates" rubbish, that's just your carrier who can't be bothered to give you any.
Pete
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Whats the kdz that you said about and how would i do that
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What lol
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You are mucking up the forums with questions that have been answered over and over. Please use the search button. I think it's one of the rules (or at least it should be). Everything you need to know is in the dev section. Reading will make you more knowledgeable about your phone, its capabilities and this entire forum.
Good luck rooting your phone and trying new roms.

Sorry i just dont seem to get the right response when i post in right place for some reason. But i will do it from now on.
Thanks i have rooted it now just want decent rom just hard having time to do it with kids n stuff
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scouse83 said:
Sorry i just dont seem to get the right response when i post in right place for some reason. But i will do it from now on.
Thanks i have rooted it now just want decent rom just hard having time to do it with kids n stuff
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Good that you have rooted successfully.
21E baseband is the one that doesn't have the :GHOST CALLS" issue.
ROMs are sensitive to the baseband versions, so please be careful about te ROM you are trying out else you will face no network / boot loop / stuck on LG screen.
If you can flash Baseband 21E, then Promethius ROM 1.4 with Promethius Kernel v 1.4.5.1 ( please check for kernel versions with + and without + in the end) will give out the best battery life (as per my experience)
(He seems to be the only one active ROM developer left)
All the best
schubeir

Ive tryed that rom a couple of time twice had no network signal and once stuck on lg screen bloody pain. I thought it was coz i was still running froyo but since on gb still wont work and for sum reason it wont flash the kernals all a bit of a blag for me so just on rooted stock rom now lol
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You must be on GB and baseband 21e to use latest prometheus roms, and kernels.I think you can use Prometheus 1.3 rom with 1.3 kernel, and you will have signal.
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Do you have a link to the 1.3 rom an kernel mate
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1639133
You have all the links here.Just scrol down until u see it.
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Poll: Are you using GB or ICS?

Hm.

GB all the way!
well i have tried both CM9 and 10 for my phone, and they stil sucks. Either the camera + root is not working, or everything is realy laggy.
So CM 7.2 on gingerbread is the only option for galaxy ace at the time.
P.S.
btw if someone know any working cm9/10 rom for ace let me know
Galaxy ace running apocalypse final ROM

Rooted ICS 4.0.4.. with many build.prop edits...Fast n smooth even without custom rom

Gingerbread, because I don't have a choice.
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Donut. Cuz am keep it old school...jk ics
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4.1.1 on my phone and 2.2 on my wife's. Every time I use her phone I realize that I do not miss GB or froyo one bit.
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4.1.1 AOKP right here ;D

GB for now (though JB is becoming pretty usable for my Xperia X8)

Jellybean .
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On my SGS3 I've got CyanogenMod10exp! On my previouros "old" phone, ( i keep it for my father, it's SGS1, and he must learn much about the android ), and he want a stable and quick soft on it! So, it's got CyanogenMod7! I think the soft depends about the phone, the hardver, the support, and first of all... who use it!
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ICS since CM9 for my phone is fantastic as everything works with little bugs that don't really bother how I use my phone since its mostly used for gaming.

JB/CM10... on ICS kernel.
Don't ask.. locked bootloader.

Gb here... ICS still has issues on Desire, since there was no official update and i need a responsive & working phone.
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Jelly Time has become pretty nice for my DHD. Before I was using CM 7.2.

GB. Because you need a factory unlocked/dev device to flash ICS
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For my device :
Gingerbread = n/a
ICS = more stable and fast (cm 9 Credit Christian Troy)
Other choice
JB : cool, many feature, fast, and stable (cm 10 Credit Christian Troy)
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Rooted ICS 4.0.4 , soon to go JB...thanks to all of the genius minds of XDA! Trying to learn and contribute more as we go!

Ics. To run jb soon after root
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Previously a GB User but now with Desire C have to say ICS is not that working flawless with the Sense 4.0(A)

I'm using ICS right now, but waiting (hopefully) for JB to kick in.

Assessment

Do you prefare stock or custom Rom and why?
I hope the answer include battery , interface and performance issues .
Thanks for all participants .
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My first phone was an epic and stock was OK but you get stuck on whatever version they.. Namely Samsung ..leaves you at. I have a galaxy s relay now and stock sucked because of bloat ware. Way better rooted and with 4.2.2
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It really depends, I like custom ROMs because it sometimes really helps the device performance wise and visually, but stock roms are sometimes more stable then custom roms, for battery I think custom ROM drains it much quicker
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