Database Info

Favorite ROM?

Whats everyones fav rom? I have only tried Phoenix 4.5 and it is pretty sweet

This thread won't last long, try them all. Personal favorites, stripped, paragon, continuum

What do you mean it wont last long? lol

Serendipity, Firefly, Dorians.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App

10...9...8...7...

I have tried cognition and perception, both awesome and fast ROM's from Designgears. Both ROM's stay on the cutting edge but of course that means there will be bugs. Both Rom's are updated frequently but most of the updates come via a full flash and data wipe. Personally I use my phone for business and need a stable, mostly bug free, phone that doesn't require me to flash, wipe my data and reconfigure everything on a regular basis. I simply don't have the time.
I recently switched to Serendipity which has been the best ROM experience of my phone flashing life. While not as cutting edge as Disigngear ROM's it is very current and extremely fast. There have been reports of small bugs by some users but nothing that I have personally experienced or effected my use of the phone. Updates to fix these bugs are release quickly and are always done as an update not a full flash. Only major releases involve a full flash and a data wipe.
Serendipity is extremely fast, even faster than the Designgear ROM's. My GPS works almost perfectly. The ROM is aesthetically pleasing as well.
I am looking forward to see what other's have to say about some ROM's I have not tried yet. I am pretty sold on Serendipity but if there is something better than I am willing to give it a try.

Skdi said:
What do you mean it wont last long? lol
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are one of these every day mods close them fast

if u like Phoenix u gotta try supernove by team phoenix it is awsome

Skdi said:
Whats everyones fav rom? I have only tried Phoenix 4.5 and it is pretty sweet
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Please read the forum. As mccord said these threads get locked because the roms are personal preference. It is only a matter of time. Try them all.
This is my captivate. There are many like it buy this one is mine.

So i have a quick question for you guys once i make a back up with rom manager how do i use it later, after i have wiped my phones memory to use a dif rom and want to flash back?
Thanks!

Skdi said:
So i have a quick question for you guys once i make a back up with rom manager how do i use it later, after i have wiped my phones memory to use a dif rom and want to flash back?
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to flash the rom you made the backup of prior to restore. Clockwork does not back up kernel and modem

mcord11758 said:
You have to flash the rom you made the backup of prior to restore. Clockwork does not back up kernel and modem
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks dude!
how do i save my recovery from being erased when i master clear?

Skdi said:
Thanks dude!
how do i save my recovery from being erased when i master clear?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thats simple
dont master clear

Skdi said:
So i have a quick question for you guys once i make a back up with rom manager how do i use it later, after i have wiped my phones memory to use a dif rom and want to flash back?
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dude, spend some time reading the forum and doing some searches. This is all basic stuff that can be answered easily by doing so.

but i have to for some roms
where in the phone does it save the recovery so i can put it on my comp?

Pirateghost said:
thats simple
dont master clear
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 good place to start

Skdi said:
but i have to for some roms
where in the phone does it save the recovery so i can put it on my comp?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you do not have to master clear for any rom...its an old wives tale!
its on your /sdcard dude....seriously. you should not be flashing if you have not read about these basics first.

How is this thread still up? Well gotta say pheonix IMHO is just amazing! Gotta love that Green! But keep trying ROM's till you find the one you like, always remember you can re-theme if you like the speed too.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App

Miami_Son said:
10...9...8...7...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
6....5.....4.......

boborone said:
6....5.....4.......
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This has to be a modern record. Zel must he off duty

Can you break your device from "over-flashing"?

I'll be the first to admit it - I'm a flash-whore... some days I'll flash 2-3 ROMS, then try various kernels, then restore my nandroid when I'm done for the day.
Some weeks I flash ROMs daily, some I flash a couple of times.
Can I damage my device if I keep this up?

I think there's some theoretical limit to the number of r/w cycles on this kind of memory, but I've never heard of anyone who's actually exceeded that limit.

..

Good. That set my mind at ease.

Thanks for both the question and the answer. Never knew how to ask the question....puts me at ease too!!!
.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

zgomot said:
I'll be the first to admit it - I'm a flash-whore... some days I'll flash 2-3 ROMS, then try various kernels, then restore my nandroid when I'm done for the day.
Some weeks I flash ROMs daily, some I flash a couple of times.
Can I damage my device if I keep this up?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ive flashed my ns thousands of times, roms and kernels, and im still flashing..

thanks for the info!
great question

I have been flashing roms like a madman too. I guess I flash more kernels everyday. At the moment, I don;t think that this will happen, but in the long run , yes.. there might be some problems. Perhaps you should slow down when flashing a rom. This might give the rom a few days to get back to normal before you do a full wipe again.

ashwin988 said:
I have been flashing roms like a madman too. I guess I flash more kernels everyday. At the moment, I don;t think that this will happen, but in the long run , yes.. there might be some problems. Perhaps you should slow down when flashing a rom. This might give the rom a few days to get back to normal before you do a full wipe again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your statement makes no sense. Allowing a few days for the "rom to get back to normal" has nothing to do with flashing.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

Well I said what I thought. Forgive me if it sounded silly to you. Perhaps you have a better answer?
Sent with my Nexus S using CNA 1.4.0/Matr1x 17

ashwin988 said:
Well I said what I thought. Forgive me if it sounded silly to you. Perhaps you have a better answer?
Sent with my Nexus S using CNA 1.4.0/Matr1x 17
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
With respect to flashing.. As others stated, there's a theoretical limit of writes as with any flash memory, but I've yet to seen it reached. As for a rom settling in..it's settled in a few minutes after a reboot from the first boot.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

I understand as I am also a flash whore but I think we would have to be some super flash ho's before our phones breaks. In other words I may have been flashing at least 3 times a day, but you gotta flash much over what anybody would want like hundreds of times. Also if your looking for a good ROM look at my signature, it doesn't disappoint.
Sent from my Nexus S using xda premium

simms22 said:
ive flashed my ns thousands of times, roms and kernels, and im still flashing..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
have you ever had IMEI problems ? or corrupted efs folder ?

mahanddeem said:
have you ever had IMEI problems ? or corrupted efs folder ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
working on my forth year of flashing.. g1, og droid, nexus one, and nexus s. probably 5000+ flashes between them, not a single time did i have issues with the imei or a corrupted efs folder. truthfully, the og droid was only a wifi device for me since im on tmobile not verizon, so we wont count it.

mahanddeem said:
have you ever had IMEI problems ? or corrupted efs folder ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Never any problems of any kind.

[Q] Cyanogenmod 10.1 htc one s ville c2 lockscreen problem

Good day to everyone!
So, today i have managed to flash cm10.1 for my phone (htc one s ville c2, it the s3 model). It worked fine for the first hour or so. I have installed all my old apps through playstore and then i decided to reboot my phone! So I rebooted it...From that time, I' m experiencing a problem.Everytime the screen locks (turns off) either by it's own or by me (by pressing the power button), when i press again the power button so it can be turned on again, it delays about 10 seconds to do so.
In a line: When I try to unlock my sleeping phone, it delays to wake up for about 10-30 seconds.
Please if you have an idea that might work let me know!

Anyone?

letakgr said:
Anyone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I looked through that thread and you are not the only one to complain about it. Some others said it happened occasionally.
If it persisted I personally would flash a different rom or reflash that one.

tivofool said:
I looked through that thread and you are not the only one to complain about it. Some others said it happened occasionally.
If it persisted I personally would flash a different rom or reflash that one.[/QUOT
I just did a full wipe on everything and now I wiil flash it again...Let' s see how it goes...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

letakgr said:
tivofool said:
I looked through that thread and you are not the only one to complain about it. Some others said it happened occasionally.
If it persisted I personally would flash a different rom or reflash that one.[/QUOT
I just did a full wipe on everything and now I wiil flash it again...Let' s see how it goes...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download 10.2 , the lockscreen delay is basically gone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Thank you very much for the reply! But how is battery life on 10.2? Can you confirm better battery life?

letakgr said:
Thank you very much for the reply! But how is battery life on 10.2? Can you confirm better battery life?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The battery life on 10.2 is pretty good in my opinion. I get through the day without any problems even with H+ activated and moderate usage.

That's good to hear! But I have the htc one s ville c2 that's the s3 cpu version! I don't think that the cm10.2 is available for my device! Do you happen to know anything about it?
Edit: I found the rom and I will give it a try possibly in a couple of days to see if the upgrade deserves the try!!
Edit: I found the thread for the rom but I can't find the download link for the 10.2...

Are there solutions for the slowness?

Hey folks,
My mother has the tf700t. It was horribly slow (slow and very jerky swiping between desktops, apps take forever to load, etc). So I factory reset. A little better but not great and within weeks it was horrible again. So I wiped and rooted and installed CMB rom thinking her problem would be solved. Again, a little better but still horrible. Worst Android device I've ever worked with and I have a bunch.
So is this what everyone is experiencing? Is this that whole memory writing speed defect I read about? Is there any solutions?
Thanks

MSmithXDA said:
Hey folks,
My mother has the tf700t. It was horribly slow (slow and very jerky swiping between desktops, apps take forever to load, etc). So I factory reset. A little better but not great and within weeks it was horrible again. So I wiped and rooted and installed CMB rom thinking her problem would be solved. Again, a little better but still horrible. Worst Android device I've ever worked with and I have a bunch.
So is this what everyone is experiencing? Is this that whole memory writing speed defect I read about? Is there any solutions?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I Dev for CMB, this has not been a issue with the ROM... As per users feedback
@sbdags and I have been working on a new rom called CROMBi-kk , very snappy
Check it out its in the Dev section for the 700, If you have any questions there is also a [email protected] section just for the that rom, in the Q&A section
for the 700.....:good:
Thx Josh

MSmithXDA said:
Hey folks,
My mother has the tf700t. It was horribly slow (slow and very jerky swiping between desktops, apps take forever to load, etc). So I factory reset. A little better but not great and within weeks it was horrible again. So I wiped and rooted and installed CMB rom thinking her problem would be solved. Again, a little better but still horrible. Worst Android device I've ever worked with and I have a bunch.
So is this what everyone is experiencing? Is this that whole memory writing speed defect I read about? Is there any solutions?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Going from stock to CMB you did a full wipe of /data/? Wiping cache and Dalvik is not enough. Post your bootloader and recovery versions
Sent from my K00C using Tapatalk

The best way to get an answer to your question is to search the forum. You'll find hundreds of relevant posts.

berndblb said:
Going from stock to CMB you did a full wipe of /data/? Wiping cache and Dalvik is not enough. Post your bootloader and recovery versions
Sent from my K00C using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did a factory reset then rom load then wipe cache/dalvik. Im using Philz (the latest 3 weeks ago)

BTrack said:
The best way to get an answer to your question is to search the forum. You'll find hundreds of relevant posts.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I already did and didn't find a relevant answer that was recent, hence why I asked the question.

lj50036 said:
I Dev for CMB, this has not been a issue with the ROM... As per users feedback
@sbdags and I have been working on a new rom called CROMBi-kk , very snappy
Check it out its in the Dev section for the 700, If you have any questions there is also a [email protected] section just for the that rom, in the Q&A section
for the 700.....:good:
Thx Josh
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. I didn't think it was an issue with the ROM. More the device, because even simple animations are jerky. Just wasn't sure if there was an easy fix or if it was common. Thanks though. I'll check out the ROM.

You should definitely look for a custom ROM so you get better performance. You have to know that it will void your warranty
Good luck!

Fix for Root lag Issues! OREO! Very close to stock speeds! [ENG kernel]

FOR THOSE WITH LAG ISSUES:
You will still be rooted using this method!
(I posted this on the oreo rooting thread in a reply but making a thread so maybe more can see it!
I was well aware of the lag issues that came with using the eng kernel, but it got to the point even with all the tweaks & mods (L-speed, kernel auditor, etc.) I was still experiencing severe lag (mainly doing things like listening to music and using snapchat at the same time, phone became unusable with alot of hangs and freezes!)I was just about to flash back to stock oreo because I felt that the trade off of Root for lag wasn't balanced.
But then I remembered seeing a post in one of these threads...might've been during Nougat days or more recent oreo, I do not remember, either way, flashing the stock BL in odin would fix lag completely. I was willing to give it a shot mainly because I was going to go back to stock anyway if it didn't work and to my surprise the phone booted! After everything settled after boot, I already noticed the difference, it was substantial!
Now, if you have already fixed your lag issues by other means then you don't need to read this post! but for some that still have tried everything and you still experience extreme lag, these are the steps I took to fix mine:
1. Was rooted on @jrkruse [Rom][ALL_CARRIERS_CRG2][Stock_Oreo_Hybrid] ( the lastest one which is CRG2) -------> this is the only rom I can say this works on as I have only tried it on this rom
2. Assuming you are already running his rom and not stock oreo (if you are running stock oreo then I cannot say if this will work for you or not, I would suggest going to his rom)
3. In his OP in, [Rom][ALL_CARRIERS_CRG2][Stock_Oreo_Hybrid], download the odin files (SM-G935U_G935UUEU4CRG2.zip)
4. Extract it and find the file [BL_G935UUEU4CRG2]
5. reboot your phone into download mode and flash the stock BL
NOTE: By the time I did this I was already on @jrkruse CRG2 ROM and already rooted, so I suggest the same to avoid any unseen complication! Flash the rom using his instructions, root using his rooting guide and then try this
This worked for me great! I can say that the phone is running VERY close to stock speeds and I have not noticed a single stutter or framedrops, I even tried remaking the same situation that would cause the phone to freeze and the phone did perfectly after doing this!
Let me know if this has worked for anyone else!
Edit:
This is also fixed my heating issues as well, the phone does not get extremely hot anymore
Edit 2:
along with this fix, I have L-speed set to 'Performance' profile and governor set to interactive, no other tweaks

Wow
Works great thanks for being the man

badapple420 said:
Works great thanks for being the man
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Of course! You see a big difference with this fix?

is there any ROM/fix like this for S7 930U?

dmbymdt said:
is there any ROM/fix like this for S7 930U?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did this on the s7 edge but looking at the s7 flat forums it looks like you can.
You'll have to be on @jrkruse [Rom][ALL_CARRIERS_CRF1][Stock_Oreo_Hybrid] from that thread (in the verizon flat forums not this forum)
Get the stock odin files from his OP (in the verizon flat forums not this forum) [G930TUVU4CRF1_G930TTMB4CRF1_TMB.zip] ----> this is what you want from his post
Extract and flash the stock BL from that zip after you have installed the ROM and rooted it with his root method

That was very helpful. I did use the suggestion you mentioned and gave noticed a difference in speed and lag. It is much more responsive

Huge difference no lag at all been running about a week now and it's running great thanks again

Just did this fix on my S7 flat and on first boot already noticed a huge difference in boot time and lag! Thanks for this!

Archangel said:
Just did this fix on my S7 flat and on first boot already noticed a huge difference in boot time and lag! Thanks for this!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome! That's great! I saw you talking about speed in @jrkruse root thread and was going to link this to you the other day but I just didn't have the time to with life and things! I want to make this more well known to the people in that thread or actually to all S7 users! I have no idea how or why it works it just does! Was hoping to see if @jrkruse or maybe @stang5litre would try or maybe view this too! I actually first posted this on his root thread on page 64 but I didn't think many people would see it there so I decided to make a thread

gwilly3301 said:
Awesome! That's great! I saw you talking about speed in @jrkruse root thread and was going to link this to you the other day but I just didn't have the time to with life and things! I want to make this more well known to the people in that thread or actually to all S7 users! I have no idea how or why it works it just does! Was hoping to see if @jrkruse or maybe @stang5litre would try or maybe view this too! I actually first posted this on his root thread on page 64 but I didn't think many people would see it there so I decided to make a thread
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll take a look at it [emoji41]. Working on a Oreo Rom atm anyway [emoji106]
stang5litre 5.0 Edition Roms

stang5litre said:
I'll take a look at it [emoji41]. Working on a Oreo Rom atm anyway [emoji106]
stang5litre 5.0 Edition Roms
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Awesome! Thank you! Maybe if this fix is actually something worth noting then you can try implementing in your Rom! Orrrr maybe I'm just flattering myself but either way Thanks for taking a look! It makes a huge difference in my case and in others!

That would be awesome, I remember running your roms back in the day!
stang5litre said:
I'll take a look at it [emoji41]. Working on a Oreo Rom atm anyway [emoji106]
stang5litre 5.0 Edition Roms
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

this means we can be rooted with stock kernel? is phone still booting after modifying system partiton once doing this?

Maxissc said:
this means we can be rooted with stock kernel? is phone still booting after modifying system partiton once doing this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No you are still on ENG kernel, this fix has nothing to do with kernel, we are flashing stock bootloader over Oreo ENG bootloader but for some reason it improves speed and decreases lag by alot

After running this for the past two days now, I can clearly say that it has helped immensely with the lag and the heat issues. My phone is running almost as fast as my Pixel and I am no where near the heat that I used to be. I am also using L speed set to performance and I have no complaints at all. I am not usually one to fall prey to the "placebo affect" where you just think it is running faster, this actually is.

Archangel said:
After running this for the past two days now, I can clearly say that it has helped immensely with the lag and the heat issues. My phone is running almost as fast as my Pixel and I am no where near the heat that I used to be. I am also using L speed set to performance and I have no complaints at all. I am not usually one to fall prey to the "placebo affect" where you just think it is running faster, this actually is.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats great to hear! I've used this for about a week and a half now and like you said the difference is night & day, wanted to share it with everyone so they could use it too!

Hey brother wondering if you did this for the updated CRG2 update and if so did it work as good as before?
gwilly3301 said:
Thats great to hear! I've used this for about a week and a half now and like you said the difference is night & day, wanted to share it with everyone so they could use it too!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Archangel said:
Hey brother wondering if you did this for the updated CRG2 update and if so did it work as good as before?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't updated mainly because I don't want to wipe data and reset up phone but I'm 99% sure it should work look at at the new instructions from CRG2, but just to make sure, reflash the stock bootloader after you update anyway

I tried it on my S7 flat and it gave me a nice bootloop LOL,,,,prob just a glitch cause I did the same thing as I did before and it worked so weird.
gwilly3301 said:
I haven't updated mainly because I don't want to wipe data and reset up phone but I'm 99% sure it should work look at at the new instructions from CRG2, but just to make sure, reflash the stock bootloader after you update anyway
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Archangel said:
I tried it on my S7 flat and it gave me a nice bootloop LOL,,,,prob just a glitch cause I did the same thing as I did before and it worked so weird.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How did you do it? Did you flash new Rom then immediately flash stock BL or did you let rom boot first?