Root Anyone using carbon ROM?

shzrglu12 · Apr 2, 2013

I wonder Is there anyone who uses this ROM? How's it comparing to cm aokp and pa. Most important part: is it smooth like pa?

El Presidente · Apr 4, 2013

Buttery smooth. I was using SlimBean for ages, got some battery drain issues I couldn't trace so decided to give Carbon a whirl and I'm not disappointed.

Slick, battery is great and it has a "dark" option like SlimBean does. Only been 2 days but so far I'm impressed.

SemeteryRocker · May 5, 2013

Realize I'm popping in late, but I figure others could still get some use from it.

I agree with El Presidente, switched to it from Xylon after using Paranoid Android, CM 10.1, AOKP, PAC, Project ELE, etc, etc and haven't thought of going back once.

The new Halo feature in PA got me to switch for a day to try it out but I'm already back to a Carbon backup I kept. Fast, extremely customizable, great battery life, tons of features done right and fun to tweak around on to make your phone look how you want it. It incorporates the best of CM, AOKP, PA and more.

It's definitely worth a try in my opinion, I don't see any reason you'd regret it!

Lanman1978 · May 16, 2013

I tried out Carbon ROM, but ran into some bugs with it. Needless to say I switched in favor of Sentinel ROM.

plasticarmyman · Jun 10, 2013

i'm using LiquidSmooth right now....what IS the real difference between the two?...is Carbon updated more?...and can i just flash it on top of LS?...that would help a bit if i could

jabbawest · Jun 10, 2013

Well, I just tried it after running, and being quite happy with, |Rom||AOSP||E.L.E||4.2.2||Mako|.
Ran just long enough for me to restore a TiBu backup but then it crapped out.
After rebooting and swiping up on the lock and not going home, the system just sat there until the UI rebooted.
I rebooted several times and did a dirty flash with the same results.
I liked what I saw for the few minutes I had it but I'm back to E.L.E, which hasn't given me a moments trouble thus far.
Might try PA soon.

El Presidente · Jun 10, 2013

I'd similar issues on my Nexus 7 and Carbon jabba, what version did you install on your N4? I'm using 1.7 with no problems.

plasticarmyman · Jun 11, 2013

LiquidSmooth with Matrix kernel is friggin amazing tbh....50% battery and 3 hrs of screen time...good thing I didn't switch...

Any issues I have had are because of my messing around with undervolting and whatnot

I'd love to use PA but I'm on the .27 radio and PA Don't like old radios apparently :/

jabbawest · Jun 11, 2013

El Presidente said:
I'd similar issues on my Nexus 7 and Carbon jabba, what version did you install on your N4? I'm using 1.7 with no problems.

I flashed 1.7 also, along with the latest JB GAPPS.
I'm always game for trying a new ROM, and working through any glitchiness or quirks but, once I'm basically locked out from even being able to open the door, I'm moving on.
It was really strange. There were a couple of times I could get past the lock screen only to have a black home screen with unresponsive soft and hard keys. The Status Bar icons and the battery bar were active and working normally though.

El Presidente · Jun 12, 2013

jabbawest said:
I'm always game for trying a new ROM, and working through any glitchiness or quirks but, once I'm basically locked out from even being able to open the door, I'm moving on.

I'm of a similar opinion, always game to try a new ROM. Totally understand your reasoning.

Shame, Carbon is a great ROM otherwise.

plasticarmyman · Jun 15, 2013

LiquidSmooth was giving me some issues with some of my games i play...so i went to Xylon...which is effing perfect for me...has all the little customizations that i like having

Notification Power Widgets, Carrier Label change...6 x 6 pattern for lockscreen...and being able to fully customize the nav bar buttons i.e. Long Press actions etc etc

keisukehonda · Jul 9, 2013

Just started using it a week ago. Very fluid and tons of customization. I think I'll be sticking with this ROM, after trying PA, CM, PAC, and LS.

adeeallmark · Jul 14, 2013

This rom is good when paired with trinity kernel. rom has plenty of customisation to it which is what makes a rom its own. I've tried pretty much every well known rom available which are all good but not enough to make me stick.

Rocco2012 · Jul 15, 2013

Does it matter what gapp package you use? Normally when using GooManager, when downloading a Rom, the Devs normally pairs it with a gapps package. When i tried Carbon, there wasn't a gapps package so I tried one I already had. Rom ran buggy so I quickly changed back to Liquid.

Thanks

El Presidente · Jul 15, 2013

Just use the latest one on the front page of Goo.im. That's what I did iirc.

Rocco2012 · Jul 15, 2013

El Presidente said:
Just use the latest one on the front page of Goo.im. That's what I did iirc.

Ok. When i go to "Download gapps packages" it asks me if I want to download the latest google apps for your device.
If I click yes then it brings me to a gapps file named gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip.

If I click no then it takes me to a long list of files. Your saying to download the top one here?

Thanks

El Presidente · Jul 15, 2013

Is that using the goo manager app? I never use the app, I always use my PC and copy to my phone manually.

xploPR · Jul 27, 2013

I just wanted to share this info with you guys from the CarbonRom team

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zcp6iVWVw_7iH-ErnKgkYy3r5QuqV8PHFoQMb8hoBwQ/mobilebasic?pli=1

"Since we are working on 4.3, most likely no new updates will be added to the 4.2.2 nightlies. If something does get added I will update this changelog. But for now, see you on the 4.3 side "

adeeallmark · Jul 27, 2013

Cool. I'm on stock 4.3 and rooted with su 1.45. Just gotta wait for carbon now

kurtyyyyyy · Jul 28, 2013

I cant decide between carbon and slimbean.

adeeallmark · Jul 28, 2013

Carbon

SemeteryRocker · Jul 28, 2013

kurtyyyyyy said:
I cant decide between carbon and slimbean.

My preference of the two is Carbon (mentioned before). Although I'm getting used to SlimPie as I try ROM after ROM, I really like PA Pie and it comes packaged in Carbon. Someone correct me if I'm wrong (haven't used Slim too lately), but Carbon has a good bit more in the way of customization options. I think Slim is mostly just that; Slim. But I did like it, felt quick and fairly tweakable, but Carbon always feels solid to me and I am a sucker for options. Others may disagree, but that's my experience with the two. Everyone's taste is different on this subject.

But like always, throw a good kernel underneath either of them and you'll love it either way you go. I'm not sure what kernel comes with Slim.

Happy flashing!

El Presidente · Jul 28, 2013

For being "Slim", Slim Bean actually has a surprising amount of customisation options.

xploPR · Aug 1, 2013

I know almost everyone has eyes on 4.3 but for those still on 4.2 CarbonRom has a new update.

adeeallmark · Aug 18, 2013

Has anyone tried the 4.3 nightlies yet ?

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