Root Best Rom to Flash??

[rounsy222]

Is emerald envy only available on ext or can it run on cwm 2.5?

It will run eith ext4 or rfs. But i would suggest flashing the new cwm 3.1.0.1, it will auto convert according to the rom so you wont have to worry about it;-)

 

[ewarren29]

Is it better to flash over ec05 plus or go back to stock and flash? I am new to flashing roms and kernel, so I thank you for your help.

 

[rounsy222]

Is it better to flash over ec05 plus or go back to stock and flash? I am new to flashing roms and kernel, so I thank you for your help.

No flash over it, if you have issues then wipe everything 3x then reflash it.

 

[ewarren29]

Awsome thanks!

 

[rounsy222]

Awsome thanks!

yup. Let us know how it goes!

 

[ewarren29]

Ok I have clockwork mod 2.5 rfs do I have to flash back to stock in order to upgrade to 3.1.1? Also if I wanted to instal emerald envy to I need to upgrade my clockwork mod? It says rfs compatible but I want to be sure. Finally I read someone's comment that flashing over EC05 plus rom, wich am currently using, caused issues and they had to flash genocide kernel and I was having trouble finding that. I appriciate all your help here as I want to get it right the first time

 

[rounsy222]

Ok I have clockwork mod 2.5 rfs do I have to flash back to stock in order to upgrade to 3.1.1? Also if I wanted to instal emerald envy to I need to upgrade my clockwork mod? It says rfs compatible but I want to be sure. Finally I read someone's comment that flashing over EC05 plus rom, wich am currently using, caused issues and they had to flash genocide kernel and I was having trouble finding that. I appriciate all your help here as I want to get it right the first time

Happy to help also i understand about wanting to get it right. You can flash the new cwm with your current cwm no problems. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115999 Also i would suggest the genocide kernel regardless as it is that good. Plus now it has dual boot capabilities which is a nice new bonus feature if you like that. Here is the link to it - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=961614.

 

[ewarren29]

Does rom have to be flashed as soon as I convert to 3.1.1? I know it had to be immeadeate on 3.0.0.6

 

[rounsy222]

Does rom have to be flashed as soon as I convert to 3.1.1? I know it had to be immeadeate on 3.0.0.6

You should be ok as long as your rom is rfs. I just say a comment over at xda about a similar question. Cwm 3.1 is awesome, it will go back and forth between ext4 and rfs with no issues.

 

[ewarren29]

Is the emerald envy rom capable of running genocide 2.0 as well?

 

[ewarren29]

I noticed that it says it comes with clean kernel until genocide is updated

 

[rounsy222]

I noticed that it says it comes with clean kernel until genocide is updated

Ok it has been updated to urban regeneration. I am now a tester for the dev so i can give you some pretty good insight;-) you can use whatever kernel you would like too, i tested both genocide 2.0 and 1.1. It was released with 1.1 because during testing we found 2.0 to sleep lock on occasion and 1.1 didn't. Not saying 2.0 will sleep lock but it did happened during testing so he went with 1.1 for now. The new update is awesome. By far his best work to date. Smooth and fast as all i gotta say about it. And about genocide 2.0, it will run on all roms except stock ext4 that is odexed.

 

[ewarren29]

Any links available to the updated version?

 

[Seddy]

I tried the Midnight Rom (BYOR) for a while and at first it was great, then it started boot-looping and I kept having to reflash and reinstall everything. After Reflashing 4 times in one week, I decided to try something else. It was then that I came across SRF 1.1.1. I think i'm in love (LOL). First off, I love how everything has the dark theme to it. The market looks better, it came with a black keyboard, the notification menu is darkened out, gmail, even the stock SMS app is blacked out. I also found this little lock screen changer and i'm loving the puzzle lock. Everyone that glances at my phone always ask what kind of phone it is and how I got it set up the way it is. I just smile and say that its my little secret.

Above all, the SRF is definitely one of the best. I had problems with a few earlier versions but 1.1.1 seems stable and i've yet to experience a boot-loop, unplanned reboot, or massive force close compilation. LOL

 

[Puddin422]

That's how I'd describe my experience with Urban Legend Emerald Fury.

 

[ewarren29]

You have any problems with emerald? Did you upgrade to urban regeneration yet?

 

[AndroidSPCS]

I've been pretty happy with the EC05 Stock Plus ROM, but lately it has frozen up two days in a row. Getting pretty frustrated.

I've been keeping tabs on the Gingerbread ROMS but it seems there are serious issues with battery life and other functions.

Anyone know what the most stable and usable ROM is right now?

I hope Samsung comes out with the official Gingerbread ROM soon for the Epic!!!

I have also been afflicted with the dreaded SMS text bug that drops the area code so texts fail. This was known since beginning this year and Samsung still has not fixed it!!!

I am getting tired and impatient with Samsung support. This is an awesome phone but Samsung's lack of support is really tiresome. I used to defend Samsung, but these days I will recommend HTC because of the best customer support for their phones, bar none.

 

[cds0699]

I've been pretty happy with the EC05 Stock Plus ROM, but lately it has frozen up two days in a row. Getting pretty frustrated.

I've been keeping tabs on the Gingerbread ROMS but it seems there are serious issues with battery life and other functions.

Anyone know what the most stable and usable ROM is right now?

I hope Samsung comes out with the official Gingerbread ROM soon for the Epic!!!

I have also been afflicted with the dreaded SMS text bug that drops the area code so texts fail. This was known since beginning this year and Samsung still has not fixed it!!!

I am getting tired and impatient with Samsung support. This is an awesome phone but Samsung's lack of support is really tiresome. I used to defend Samsung, but these days I will recommend HTC because of the best customer support for their phones, bar none.

Have you tried SyndicateROM Frozen 1.2? I've been using SRF for a while now and all of their ROMs have been great and provided me good battery life. There was also a new gingerbread build leaked today, EG22, if you're possibly interested there. There's also Bamboozled 1.0 which is a gingerbread based rom off of the EF02 leak. So far it's doing well but I only recently flashed it.

 

[rounsy222]

I would suggest either urban regeneration or urban emerald envy. Both are very solid and if you read through the threads there are very little issues with them. Regen has the lock screen mod built in and envy doesnt if that makes a difference.

 

[androidtp]

srf and emerald are the top roms i'm assuming so far. i'll give emerald a try since most are having a lot of luck with it...

 

[androidtp]

any updates android users??

 

[androidtp]

ok..i made this thread based on 2.2. now what's the best rom for 2.3? any takers? please share thoughts